Updated:
DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS
WORLD
OF RADIO SCHEDULE
ALAN
ROE`S HITLIST OF SWBC STATIONS
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ALBANIA. 7475, Feb 7 at 0229, NO signal from R. Tirana; propagation remains
degraded, but Romania is audible on 40m. Expect English to North America in A-17
at 0130 to resume 9855 or so (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
ARGENTINA. 11710.6v, Feb 7 at 0220, NO signal from RAE; it`s never strong but
usually detectable on weeknights; and ought to be, compared to Brazil 11780
propagating at S9+25, and the other much weaker 25m ZYs. I also have not heard
anything recently on 15345v in the afternoons. So is RAE off completely,
Arnaldo? But see my 6060 log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
CANADA. 3330-CUSB, Feb 7 at 0255, CHU is AWOL again, and maybe from 7850, or is
that a JBA carrier from it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
CHINA. 4900, Feb 6 at 1400, 5+1 timesignal about a sesquisecond late, S6-S8, and
not // 4940. At 1503, still VP carriers detectable on both, 4940 slightly
stronger. These are Voice of Strait, Fuzhou, 4900 being a new frequency, cf. my
previous report. The referenced Japanese forum has had further info about this,
unclear about total schedule, languages:
(Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5040, Feb 7 at 0240, NO RHC,
only weak S8-S6 carrier. Yet 5025, R. Rebelde is active again in evening, at
S9+40 with music. I can`t see how 5040 could be anything but RHC transmitter,
perhaps on exciter only, as it never has any CCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Feb 6 at 1425, no signal from Denge
Kurdistane during the segment allegedly via PRIDNESTROVYE, so off the air? We`ll
see what happen when FRANCE is supposed to start at 1500. Already at 1454
recheck I do get a JBA carrier on 11600; then *1459:55 cut on a strong open
carrier at S9-S7. Not until 1502:02.5 is presumed Kurdish talk faded up, JIP
(joined in progress). As per previous logs, when KCH is on, the transition at
1500 is virtually seamless (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
NORTH AMERICA. 7615, Feb 7 at 0226, here`s Station YHWH on another new
frequency, at S9-S7; still at 0246 but fading down past 0255+. Bob LaRose, San
Diego had also discovered this, and also heard by Walt Salmaniw, BC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1863
monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Feb 7 at 0030 on WRMI, 7730, S9+40; also on WBCQ
9329.9v-CUSB, poor. Next:
Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue
2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed
0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed
1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu
0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. (7490.1), UT Tue Feb 7 at 0100-0200, since I`m at the
computer, listen to WBCQ online for `From the Isle of Music`.
Bill
Tilford is adding another program come March 3, UT Fridays 0000-0030 on 7490,
`Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot` of American musical variety, he tells the MARE
Tipsheet; and of course shifting an hour earlier one biweek later due to DST,
Thursdays at 2300. I think I have converted the times correctly, unlike MARE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505.01, Feb 7 at 0228,
WRNO with YL huxtress, seems unreasonably steady rather than wandering as I
listen, so impatiently move on and don`t get back to recheck it in the next
semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 14770, Feb 7
at 0231, no signal from WHRI second harmonic, while 7385 is S9+50. Harold
Sellers, BC had heard 14770 Feb 5 at 0210, almost as strong as 7385. Nor could I
hear 14770 when checked 24 hours after that. I`d not expect much signal if any
at this distance from SC at that hour, but maybe BC would get longer skip from
it, altho I wonder if he really had receiver overload. Can anyone else hear
14770 anywhen? If it`s very strong, see if it remain with attenuation (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5059.1, Feb 7 at 0241,
approx. center of second-order spurious hash out of 5085 WTWW, i.e. 2 x 12.95
kHz away, along with the much stronger with some modulation even audible
first-order on 5072.05; matched on hi side by 5097.95 and 5110.9. Ted is playing
music on one of his sporadic broadcasts, and this time 5085 is about the
strongest signal I have ever had on SW, almost pinning the NRD-545 meter at
S9+65! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3195, Feb 7 at
0246, WWRB is still on with usual paranoid politico-gospel huxters, and usual
lo-fi audio, hum and breakup. It`s UT Tuesday, so should soon be off completely
until UT Sunday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 5915,
Feb 7 at 0237, 1 kHz tone at S8-S5, must be ZNBC Radio 1 about to sign on. By
0242, Fish Eagle interval signal is playing and continues until 0251; nice to
hear, but can`t get rid of splash from 5910 Romania and 5920 WHRI, equally on
both sides even tho they are only slightly stronger. 0251 choral NA, 0253
non-English announcement, drumming and chanting.
This morning
transmission is often cut off early in an hour or so (WRTH shows continuous
until 2205), due to power outages. This ``load shedding`` problem is discussed
in detail by Ray Robinson and Bill Bingham in DXLD 17-04. Electricity rates are
also higher in the mornings, which caused VOH Africa to drop its morning
broadcasts completely in favor of evenings. And more in 17-05 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4070.34, Feb 7 at 0257, JBA CW beacon
sending ZN over and over slowly. Previously logged Feb 4 a 0448 as on 4070.36;
maybe my estimates are varying rather than the transmission. So where is it?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.4, Feb 7 at
0227, open carrier at S9+25; as I previously reported twice: ``7597.4, Dec 8 at
0532, S9+30 open carrier, equal to my previous log Nov 14 at 0042; utility
accomplishing nothing other than occupying frequency?`` Perhaps it`s on once a
month, but I missed it in January? This time, also heard by Bob LaRose, San
Diego, and Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, measured it on 7597.425 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11739.15, Feb 7 at 0219, JBA carrier.
Seems stable unlike the slightly wandering birdies the NRD-545 produces, so
maybe really there. Certainly not a spur out of weak Cuba. No Brazilians on
11740v; maybe missing ARGENTINA, q.v.? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0449 UT February 7