** ALBANIA. 9854.973, July 2 at 0128, R. Tirana is S9 with interval signal,
buried under the humbuzz like it has been for a couple weeks now. This is
distressing, as we would hate for R. Tirana to become another zombie like Radio
Cairo. As Wolfgang Büschel points out, this transmitter is Chinese-made, there
are some Chinese operators at Shijak and more compatriots at Cërrik, so some of
them ought to get busy and fix it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815.030, July 2 at 0111, ``Brasil Central`` ID in
passing, by announcer enthusiastic about something but maybe not a silly
ballgame as there are also bits of music. S5 signal now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA [non]. 11985, July 1 at 1900 on PL-880
portable, JBA carrier; hoping for more at 1928 on the NRD-545 & ALA-330 but
still a JBA carrier. Scheduled this hour is a new clandestine (or is it just
targeter?), Radio Niger Delta, Voice of Peace, which Ivo Ivanov says is probably
via Issoudun, FRANCE, starting today in English at 1900-1955. We should have a
better shot at their morning broadcast 0500-0555 on 9515. David Kernick,
Interval Signals Online, found this info about it for the DXLD yg:
"In
the battle for hearts and minds in the Niger Delta, some Niger Delta agitators
in Diaspora have established Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace in New
York.
The radio which started transmission this (Friday) morning on 9515
KHZ 31 meter band from 6am-7am Nigerian time [0500-0600 UT] was received with
clear signals in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Brass, Warri, Yenagoa, Sokoto, Niamey and
Abidjan.
It started with Rex Lawson’s music with a male announcer calling
the station ID as Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace. The one hour programme
featured music, interview with Prince Collins Eselemo from Bayelsa.
The
radio broadcast will include night transmission from 8pm-9pm on 11985 KHZ 25
meter band. [1900-2000 UT]
The broadcast declared total support for
dialogue and extends its hand of fellowship to President Muhammadu Buhari. It
also expressed its appreciation and readiness to continue working with National
Security Adviser General Babagana Monguno." (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925.00-USB, July 2 at 0133, the only pirate
signal audible is S7-S5 vs storm noise level at least as loud, with João Felipe
Sousa march music for the Fourth Weekend, but over at 0134 and announcement
``this is --- --- station``, only once, can`t read it, and off? A minute later
CW VVV marker possibly from same station but can`t read it either as disrupted
by ute blaaap bursts, and only sent once, nothing further past 0138. Well, HF
Underground will have the answer --- NOT, but a couple other logs of it from
Warwick to Denver, as unID:
(Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1832
monitoring: confirmed Friday July 1 at 2130 on WRMI 15770 but JBA; also 2130.5
on WRMI 13695, VG S9+20. Also confirmed Fri July 1 at 2330 on WBCQ
9329.963-CUSB. Next:
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to SW
Sat 1430 HLR
7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Mon 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
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 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
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. 7489.95-AM, UT Sat July 2 at 0102, tune-in WBCQ for the
rest of Allan Weiner Worldwide often running another half-sesquihour --- but no,
this week AW is wrapping it up, ID and 0103 to gospel music which at first
unseems of the quality Brother Scare would play, but indeed // more or less to
WRMI frequencies, and soon BS himStairicalself.
5129.9, July 2 at 0104,
I try another WBCQ and find it`s JBA but at least initially sounds like the same
music as on 7490. I think Allan said 3250 was also on tonight, but inaudible in
summer storm noise level. 9330-CUSB had just signed off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, July 1 at 1930 check, WTWW-3 is still
OFF --- did it break down, or Bible Worldwide run out of financial backing? Now
into its second week of AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
YEMEN [non]. 11860, July 2 at 0108, fair S6-S4 signal with Qur`an, 0109 to
Arabic talk including ID ``Huna Sana`a``; then an assertive declamatory speech
of some sort in the middle of their night (well, it`s still Ramadan, time for
unbreakfast). Anyhow, better than usually heard, including in our mornings circa
1300-1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched
at 0410 UT July 2
