** CUBA. 11930, April 3 circa 0550, instead of beeps, jamming network against
nothing is now radiating a big continuous whine mixed with pulsing (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9745, April 3 at 0113, lite
whine at S8, so R. Cairo is already on here with no modulation, now scheduled
for ``Spanish`` at 0045-0200, 250 kW, 241 degrees from Abis; plus 0200-0700,
``Arabic``, 250 kW, 315 degrees from Abis for Europe and North America, the
latter same as in B-15. Other ``Arabic`` with little or no modulation is still
on 9965.3, also S8. FWIW, hardly anything at all, A-16 HFCC shows the imaginary
0200-0330 English to NAm could be on 9315 or 9860; Spanish at 0045-0200 on 9665,
9745, 9860, 11750, 12070 --- pick two or three at most (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, April 3 at 0540, carrier
detectable, so RNGE Bata is on by now this date, among widely variable opening
times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR [and non].
9665, April 3 at 0117, LAH no doubt caused this hour only by MWV vs. 9665.4, R.
Bandeirantes. I bet the QRM is even worse around Brasil (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEWFOUNDLAND. 2598-USB, April 3 at 0121 UT, very
poor YL voice, must be marine weather which starts at 0107 from MCTS Labrador,
VOK, via St. Anthony, Isle of Nfld site, consisting of per CCG website:
``Radiotelephony --- Technical marine synopsis, forecasts and wave height
forecasts for marine areas: 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230, 235, 237 and 238. Ice conditions and forecast for the East Coast of
Newfoundland, and the Labrador Coast, south of 54N. Iceberg Bulletin –
Newfoundland Coast and Strait of Belle Isle.`` Nothing audible on 2749 at the
moment, the closer Nova Scotia group which are generally stronger (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 9700, April 3 at 1312, RNZI is
still here, very good S9+20 instead of scheduled 6170 which would be much weaker
for us; as first noted April 1, they have only one transmitter operational
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, April
3 at 0102, jazz singer at S9+25, ``Drink Muddy Water`` song, applause, Wolverine
Radio ID just before 0105, more music. Still going at 0147 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, April 3 at 0058, JBA carrier from R.
Chaski in splash from 5990, 5985. I`m back at 0109.5 standing by for slippery
shutoff, but no signal at all. Seems like they have done another reset on the
autotimer earlier, so next I must monitor continuously from 0100 to pinpoint
when it be starting another cycle (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, April 3 at *0114:11.5, JBA carrier on from
SLBC, S1 and can`t tell exactly when prélude start, but mis-timesignal ends at
0115:16.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [non]. 19010,
April 3 at 1337, JBA carrier, the only one detected on this band, and it matches
for the Sunday 13-14 hour of RFA Tibetan via KUWAIT + ChiCom jamming (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 12095, Sunday April 3 at
0542, S9+10 in African language dialog, some hum and distortion. HFCC A-16 shows
at 0529-0600 Sundays and 0500-0600 Saturdays is BBC in Kin[yarwanda], 250 kW, 5
degrees from Meyerton, SOUTH AFRICA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 5371.50-SSB, April 3 at 0135, ham QSO including
KD4TL/mobile 4 in Tyler TX (which is in the 5 area!). This is one of those
discrete ``60 meter`` channels allowed for hams. Failed to note whether LSB or
USB, but I think the latter, unlike standard practice on the 40 and 80m bands.
KD4TL is: HENDERSON, THERON G, HUNTSVILLE, AL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 10000, April 3 at 0109, tail of North Atlantic weather
info modulation is distorted, but WWV ID itself is OK before 0110 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1819 monitoring:
confirmed Sat April 2 at 2233 on WBCQ 9330.014-CUSB, poor. Also confirmed UT Sun
April 3 after 0315 on WA0RCR 1860-AM, poor (but my local noise levels are not
being suppressed). Next:
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ
5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ
9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
to WSW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed
2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330, April 3 at 0120 check, WBCQ is off for at least
the second night after 0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. 9955, Sunday April 3 at 1412, WRMI again in a concert hour rather than BS,
sounds like traditional Japanese instruments; 11580, which often has a separate
music loop, instead radiates a gospel huxter other than Brother HyStairical who
occupies so many other transmitters (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 7504, April 3 at 0107, WRNO is AWOL this Saturday night
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, April 3 at 0126,
WWRB has reactivated this frequency, very good, found after checking 90m, 3185
with BS, 3195 not on. Presumably a summer-thing, and registered available 22-13
UT, 100 kW at 45 degrees. (US SW stations are supposed to pay a fee to FCC for
hours reserved, whether used or not? But I hear that a lot of them are in
arrears, FCC not enforcing that like so many other rules.)
And it`s a
hard rant from Dave F-RANTz! Oh boy, in fine form tonight: He`s full of disgust,
extreme mocking sarcasm, expletives against preachers! Summarizing: He has 5 x
100 kW transmitters, mostly idle, as Christians are fighting over doctrine. If
he has one sect on, others object and won`t go on. ``All I`ve heard for 20
years, Christians making excuses`` for not purchasing airtime.
Also
complains of preachers requesting free private charter jet transport for ailing
parishioners to medical facilities. (His main business air transport. This is
safer than mass transport subjecting victims to who-knows-what from other
passengers). He used to do this and covered the cost, but no more! Because all
the preachers will do in return ``when we need help`` is *pray*, nothing
tangible, no reciprocity, just lip-service. Lately he decided to pray real hard,
raising his hands higher and higher, asking God for his fuel tanks to be filled
with 400 gallons of Jet-A, in order to comply with the latest request, still
willing to cover remaining expenses. ``Prayer doesn`t work!`` No increase in
fuel levels per the dipstix. ``This is why Christianity is dying,`` he asserts
at 0148 and later.
``WWRB is no longer a religious radio station. It`s
commercial, for profit``, no more subsidizing by his aviation business. Now in
negotiations with ``an Islamic group who want six hours of airtime in English
because they feel their religion is being maligned``, and is seriously
considering it.
If any of his remaining Christian clients heard this,
they may not stay around much longer --- but unlikely any of them axually listen
to SW WWRB, especially on a frequency which just came back. He`s still ranting
past 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 774,
April 3 at 1145 UT, awake a semihour before local sunrise of 1214 UT, so hasten
to check for trans-Pacific MW carriers. There is one here on 774, but repeated
manipulation of the DX-398 finds it peaking from the west, not northwest, so
instead of NHK JAPAN it`s likely 3LO, 50 kW, ABC Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; another
detected at 1150, from west on 702, consistent with 2BL, 50 kW, ABC Sydney
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7610-USB, April 3
at 0106, very poor Spanish 2-way, no sign of Red Beacon Radio, pirate (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1548 UT April
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