** GUATEMALA. 4055, Oct 11 at 0613, R. Truth is still on with music, train bell
SFX, not yet NA. Seems OK now, after notice a couple hours earlier that
transmissions were irregular due to rain disrupting their studio-transmitter
link antenna. Also at 1112, sermon alternating English and Spanish every few
words, huge reverb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 774,
Oct 12 at 1227 from NW, enough signal barely to perceive some YL talk in
Japanese intonation: JOUB, NHK-2, Akita. See also UNIDENTIFIED for many more TP
JBA carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non].
11600, Oct 12 at 1326, good Kurdish music, 1327 dead air, 1329 more music, 1330
Denge Kurdistanye ID and Kurdish talk; good signal presumably via BULGARIA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 940, Oct 12 at
1235-1240, continuous Spanish music, from SW, so Santa Rosalía BCS? Replying to
my previous log, Tim Hall in ABDX:
``For what it's worth, last week at
the Border Inn beverage site I listened to XERLA for a few mornings between
1200-1300 UT. They have a new slogan "Radio Surcalifornia" and frequently tag on
"la mejor música para tus oídos" or other similar phrases. They used both male
and female announcers between songs, but the "IDs" (slogans) with the additional
phrases were generally in a female voice. I can post a short audio clip if you
want. Just need to dig it up from my archives. 73 Tim Hall`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 11720, Oct 11 at 1755, no signal
from new frequency for VOA Oromo, which I belatedly learned about from Kim
Elliott. But something audible at 1809, perhaps after site change, which? Kim
does not have a Need to Know, so neither do we! However the two deleted
frequencies, 12040 and 12080 were previously reported to be São Tomé during the
1730 semi-hour.
From this week`s VOA radiogram as of Oct 7:
``VOA
to Ethiopia. During last week’s VOA Radiogram, I included the transmission
schedule for VOA broadcasts to Ethiopia, which are now jammed in Ethiopia, at
least on some frequencies. Two of the frequencies have been changed: 12040 and
12080 kHz have been replaced by 11720 and 15785 kHz. The new schedule
is:
Afan Oromo
1730-1800 UTC* 11720 12110 12140 13860 15630 15700
15785
Amharic
1600-1630 UTC* 1431
1630-1700 UTC* 6040
15580
1800-1900 UTC 11720 12110 12140 13860 15630 15700
15785
Tigrigna
1900-1930 UTC* 11720 12110 13860 15630 15700 15785
*
Monday through Friday``
15785 has a JBA carrier at 1755 Oct 11, much
weaker than 15700, presumably Lampertheim per previous info; and much much
weaker than 15630 which is always best here, believed to be
Woofferton.
At 1809: 13860 audible, 15630 with a VOA jingle at 1810;
15785 now very poor but better than 15700. No signals audible on 12140, 12110.
15630 is not synchronized with 11720 et al., if really the same programming.
AND: NO DRM jamming audible at all on any of these, but does not mean none is
being transmitted.
Wolfgang Büschel has reworked above schedule for the
DXLD yg, somehow adding transmitter sites: note how many change from one
language to the next, but also some change site amid language blox; a fluid
situation not necessarily same from day to day:
``IBB / VOA to Ethiopia
frequency changes. During last week's VOA Radiogram, I included the transmission
schedule for VOA broadcasts to Ethiopia, which are now {WHITE NOISE DIGITAL
SCRATCHING, wb.} jammed in Ethiopia, at least on some frequencies.
Two of
the frequencies have been changed: 12040KWT and 12080WOF have been replaced by
11720LAM and 15785WOF. The new schedule is:
Afan Oromo
1730-1744 UTC*
11720SAO 12110LAM 12140MEY 13860UDO 15630WOF 15700LAM
15785SAO
1744-1800
UTC* 11720SAO 12110LAM 12140UDO 13860UDO 15630WOF
15700LAM
15785SAO
Amharic
1600-1630 UTC* 1431DJI
1630-1700 UTC*
6040BOT 15580BOT
1800-1812 UTC 11720LAM 12110KWT 12140UDO 13860WOF 15630WOF
15700LAM
15785WOF
1813-1825 UTC 11720LAM 12110LAM 12140UDO 13860WOF
15630WOF 15700LAM
15785WOF
1826-1835 UTC 11720LAM 12110LAM 12140UDO
13860WOF 15630WOF 15700LAM
15785WOF
1835-1855 UTC 11720LAM 12110LAM
12140UDO 13860WOF 15630WOF 15700LAM
15785WOF
1855-1900 UTC 11720LAM
12110LAM 12140UDO 13860WOF 15630WOF
15700LAM
15785WOF
Tigrigna
1900-1913 UTC* 11720UDO 12110BOT
12140LAM 13860UAE 15630WOF 15700LAM
15785UAE
1913-1930 UTC* 11720UDO
12110LAM 12140BOT 13860UAE 15630WOF 15700LAM
15785UAE
* Monday through
Friday``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF
RADIO 1846 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday October 11 at 2130 on WRMI 15770, fair.
Also confirmed Tue Oct 11 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.086v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed
Wed Oct 12 after 1315.5 on WRMI, 9955, good with no jamming audible.
Next:
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1480, Oct 12 at
1243 UT, rapid conversation between a YL and another(?) YL, mixing presumed
Hindi with English, usual SAH with KQAM, from KBXD Dallas. Topic is about
science and ``have a great day at school``, 1248 UT to S Asian pop music; 1253
UT next break brings Hinglish traffic report for The Metroplex; 1255 UT news of
NC flooding. This programming must be from Radio Salam Namaste, altho that ID
not heard today, unlike some other days with music-only, or just TX DOT PSA/KBXD
IDs/dead air as recently caught (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** YEMEN [non]. 11860, Oct 12 at 1325 music from Rep. of Yemen
Radio, via SAUDI ARABIA(?), 1330 talk segment in Arabic about Yemen. Good signal
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA
MW carrier search October 12, generally from NE, some a bit more ENE, hampered
by lightning in the next OK counties:
0520-0525: 612, 639, 774, 936,
1044
0525-0530: 1062, 1152, 1413
0530: 783 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search October
12:
from 1213: 774-NW, 702-WSW, 675-??, 666-NW, 603-WSW, 594 NW &
WSW
from 1219: 828-NW & WSW, 2 signals beating; 882-WSW, 891-NW,
1053-NW
from 1223: 1098-W
from 1228: 1566-NW
See also JAPAN: 774 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1525 UT
October 12
