** BRAZIL. 9564.939, Oct 16 at 0558, some Brazuguese audible vs weak pulse jamming, which the stupid Cubans keep running here long beyond the Radio Martí hours which end at 2400. SRDA Curitiba is seldom heard this well under the circumstances, and remains weaker than the others on 31m, all off-frequency, approx. 9666-, 9675-, 9725+, 9819 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1899 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria reports:
``GERMANY Reception of World of Radio via HLR 9485-CUSB on Oct 15:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/10/reception-of-world-of-radio1899-via-hlr_15.html
1031-1100 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak/fair``
WOR 1899 confirmed Sunday Oct 15 at 2344, the 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.079v-CUSB, S9 fair. Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 16 at 0320, the 0300 on Area 51 webcast, while WBCQ 5130.3v is a JBA carrier. Also confirmed UT Mon Oct 16 at 0345 the 0330 on WRMI webcast, JBA carrier on 9955. Also confirmed Mon Oct 16 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.231v-CUSB, S9+10 over noise level; also confirmed UT Tue Oct 17 at 0038, the 0030 on WRMI, 7730, S9+30 very good. Also confirmed Tue Oct 17 at 2042 the 2030 on WRMI, 11580 good, 9455 fair; also confirmed Tue Oct 17 at 2135 the 2130 on WRMI, 9455 fair (WOR 1900 was ready by then but internet down at WRMI).
WORLD OF RADIO 1900 contents: Alaska, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran and non, Korea South and non, Madagascar, Myanmar, North America, Perú, Romania, Sa`udi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Carolina, Turkey, USA, Zanzibar; and the propagation outlook
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1900 monitoring. Confirmed first SW broadcast, Tuesday October 17 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.25v-CUSB, good. Next [we hope internet uploads to WRMI will be restored in time for:]
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Thu 2230 WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW]
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0315v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
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 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or maybe 1901 by then]
Full schedule on all affiliates:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Download and podcasting linx:
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9455 // 9395, Oct 17 at 2249-2254, VOA News relay at another odd time within the WRMI Oldies service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, Monday October 16 at 1815, I`m checking KVOH whether it is still a menace to the entire 16mb and beyond as it was when last on the air Friday Oct 13, pushing out a noise field at least to 17600/18200 kHz --- no, fundamental itself is just too weak today, poor S8 on the R75, S4-S5 on the NRD-545; music modulation may sound OK now. It could still be putting out the noise field, but not exacerbated by pipeline propagation: OR, they`ve turned the output power way down to minimize it? Spain 17855 is now inbooming at S9+25 to S9.
17775, another try October 17 at 1632, S9 to S+10, somewhat distorted but no KVOH spurs audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re my report of open carrier on 1030 kHz in the middle of the night, from the south or north, believed to be 50 kW DAYTIMER, KCTA, Corpus Christi TX, I received this confirmation sent October 15:
``Good morning Mr. Hauser, I follow your DX Reports on the WTFDA Boards. You mentioned in your most recent post, KCTA in Corpus Christi, Texas operating at night.
I, too, have received KCTA in Nashville, TN. I enjoy listening to WBZ from Boston, MA at night, but KCTA completely overpowers WBZ’s signal. I went to the KCTA Webpage http://www.kctaradio.com/ and found contact info at the station to e-mail my complaint to. (This is not the first time this station has operated at night. I e-mailed them a couple months ago about the same problem.)
On my latest complaint to KCTA, the first response said there is no way I can be hearing them as they are a daytime only radio station, but they would look into the problem. I, then, heard from the engineer who said the recent hurricane damaged the communications lines between the transmitter and the studio and that KCTA has been unable to shut the transmitter off at night. (I think I would get into my car, drive to the transmitter and manually shut it down, but that is just me.) He said he was in hopes the phone company would repair the lines and the interference problem would cease at night.
The first response to my e-mail confirmed what I am hearing at night is indeed KCTA. The e-mail said they continue to stream programming long after the transmitter (should) sign off. But, since it stays on, the programs also air on 1030 kHz to approximately 10:30 pm CDT [0330 UT]. After 10:30pm, there is dead air until the streaming picks back up early in the morning. Since the programs are meant to be streamed only at night, no station IDs are aired.
They did appear to correct the problem, as a couple days this week KCTA was off at night. But, the last couple nights, KCTA has been back on interfering with WBZ.
I can only imagine how bad the interference must be for stations authorized to operate at night on 1030 kHz, including one about an hour west of Nashville. It seems strange to me this station has no fear of the F.C.C. and admitted to me about their nighttime operation.
Around the Nashville area, there have been several cases of local AM Stations, with low power night operating authority, to remain on daytime power for months at a time. You may have received them in Oklahoma. WMCG 810, WAKM 950 and WHIN 1010 to name a few, which have been guilty in the past of operating more than a month on their daytime power.
The FCC wants to revitalize the AM Band; maybe they should start by enforcing the laws on the books governing low power operation at night. The engineer stated maybe this was God’s way of talking to me in Nashville. Keep up the good work, William ‘Buzz’ Rawls, III, Nashville, TN`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM. Ron Howard responds to my log on 7906-USB of Ho Chi Minh Radio on later than reported previously, at 1312 UT October 13:
``Hi Glenn, Happened to be listening at the same time as you today, but I was on // 8294-USB. Yes, your "1312" reception is correct. When they have unusual weather to report they do run longer than normal.
Today the Vietnam coast stations would be providing up-to-date info on tropical storm Khanun (expected to turn into a typhoon), that is headed their way - http://goo.gl/cA4Dfz
Earlier this week, they experienced tropical depression 23W, which caused extensive flooding - http://goo.gl/qJmp6e
Today started at *1305 with series of tones; providing coastal weather
conditions, with mentions of "kilo-mét" (Vietnamese for kilometers); went off at 1317* with another series of tones. My audio, ending with tones, at http://goo.gl/RWPy78
The VISHIPEL website, in English, at http://goo.gl/HykdZA
Nice map of the Vietnam coast stations at http://goo.gl/6r7avW
Ron`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0236 UT October 18
