** ANGOLA. 4949.732, April 1 at 0132, JBA carrier, presumed RNA on signature off-frequency - checked just as I am mentioning on 9395 during WOR that Ron Howard had found them missing. Also an even weaker carrier close to 4950.0, likely AIR Srinagar, Kashmir --- neither in HFCC but in Aoki/NDXC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 328 kHz, April 1 at 0617, dash and YTL from NDB beacon at Big Trout Lake, Ont., 1000 watts. Really remote, fly-in only in NW Ont., beyond Pickle Lake, almost 90 west, 54 north. 2031 km = 1262 miles from here. Also got three de USA, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 7355, April 1 at 0042, wall-of-noise jamming against no Martí, which seems jamfree on 7335 // 7365. Way to go, incompetent DCJC on first day of new season! HFCC A-19 registrations for IBB in Spanish from Greenville-B, which mean precisely nothing but RM:
23-03 7365 00-07 7335 00-12 6030 03-05 7435 05-07 7365 07-10 5980
10-13 9805 10-14 7335 12-14 7365 13-20 13605 14-20 11860 M-F
14-24 11930 20-24 9565
We sincerely hope this non-classified info assist DCJC to jam correct frequencies and no others! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6165, April 1 at 0049, RHC English is instead S9+20 of dead air; while 6000 has undermodulated music at S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11670, April 1 at 0100, RHC news theme for Spanish is S9 but JBM, much softer than 11700, 11760, 11840 and its 11830/11850 spurs. Spain is now scheduled on 11670 until 2300 so will those ever collide? Not sure when RHC start, where something always be wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6165, April 1 at 0544, RHC English survey during music: this one is S9-S6 and JBM; 6100 S9+10 suptorted; 6060 S9+20 slightly distorted and Algerian Qur`anRM is gone! 6000 S9/+10 JBM and distorted; 5040 S9+30 about like 6060.
Rechecking at 0606+, 6165 JBM; 6100 undermod; 6000 OFF; 6060 & 5040 both with CCI --- no it`s not, rather undercurrent during voice-over translation, self-QRM! When will SW stations ever learn to fade the VO down completely once briefly established?? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 4764.999, April 1 at 0327, R. Progreso VG signal measured here with margin of error of 2 Hz at most. And it matches 5025 BFO pitch. Anker Petersen, Denmark has been reporting this as 4765.02, such as March 24 at 0330, but I have never noticed them that far off in BFO 1-kHz-step bandscans. Some of his other logs such as Eritrea and Mali appear to be measured +.01 or +.02 too high. Please check receiver calibration vs WWV or the like (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA. 7180.024, April 1 at 0325, JBA carrier, presumed VOBME, but nothing on other channel 7140+; nor still inactive Somaliland 7120 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. 12005, April 1 at 1418, SW Asian music S7-S8, from Radio Farda, eastward from Woofferton at 13-18 (also Lampertheim at 11-13) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 9625, April 1 at 1420, Japanese lesson for English with arpeggios, as NHK 1400-1430 is now here, due west from PALAU. Ignore all the South Africa listings on 9625 still in HFCC A-18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. 5995.000V, April 1 at 0550, R. Mali is already on with song of lament in French, S9 and best heard yet. 0556 apparent switch to IS repeating; 0557 military-band NA, sign-on in French I copy partially vs distraxions, including ``Ici l`Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Mali, éméttant de Bamako,`` and decades-outdated frequency list including 4783 and another on 60m! And 92 MHz FM (four-score and twelve). With BFO, frequency wavers very slightly. By 0602 is in non-French, probably Bambara. Anker Petersen, Denmark, has reported this on 5995.02, such as March 25 at 2120, but again I think his measurement is way off. Please calibrate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 5980, April 1 at 1416, RNZI is poor S5-S7 on new frequency, bad for us. Maybe usable somewhat from *1259 if the Cuban jammers be turned off in time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6889-USB, March 31 at 2227, folk/rock song at S3-S4, not rechecked until 0038 April 1 when it`s off. Already at 2232* per several logs of this pirate as Evergreen Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52472.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 7420, April 1 at 0043, Balkan music, good S9+20; at first imagined Greece ex-9420 or mistake? EPT is usually silent early UT Mondays; in fact this is the RRI Romanian service now, as spoken at 0054 and // 9790.
7375, April 1 at 0044, RRI English now here giving schedule during a mailbag, much stronger than // 6040 at 0048 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also SAO TOME 6080
** SAO TOME [and non]. 6080+, April 1 at 0548, VOA news magazine in English, S9+20 but with fast SAH CCI. We already know Pinheira is the one off-frequency, but now the collider is RRI in English, 300 kW to W Europe and USWard at 0530-0600, also French 0500-0530, while VOA runs 04-07. How is this acceptable to HFCC?? Surprised RRI be the understation, but that may change with conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 9830, March 31 at 2225, VOT in English, S8-S9 with flutter, back on always-A-season frequency to North America at 22 instead of 5960 at 23 in Bs. No RTTY now, but 9830 fully occupied earlier in day: we can only hope it will always quit by 2158. Will Emirler knock this one off to 9830.7 at times too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. 7300, April 1 at 0040, sounds like BBCWS in science magazine, now about LEO satellites, S9/+10. 0058 wrap up `Science in Axion`, 0059.5* chop off. HFCC shows Woofferton eastward this hour only. Offers a decent chance to hear in its long-abandoned N American target area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 245 kHz, April 1 at 0612 UT, ND beacon FS is JBA! Is at Rock, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 400 watts per dxinfocentre. LW storm noise level is unusually low so I take advantage for some sleepytime beepery.
293 kHz, April 1 at 0615 UT, ND beacon FBY, which is 25 watts from Fairbury, Nebraska.
329 kHz, April 1 at 0618, ND beacon PMV, 25 watts from Plattsmouth, Nebraska (a flood area, I think). Also logged one from CANADA, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1975 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio via HLR on 7265 CUSB, March 31
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/04/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on.html
1031-1100 on 7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak``
Confirmed Sunday March 31 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, poor S5-S7.
Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+20 (and
still not on 5950).
Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 after 0230 on WRMI 7780, fair S9/+10.
Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 from 0301 on Area 51 webcast; and at 0323 on WBCQ 5130.41, VP and not // 3264.9.
Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, JBA. Next:
Oops, missed checking new time 1800 Monday April 1 on IRRS 7290 Romania; but another SWL program VG via UTwente at 1840
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available editionif necessary]
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490.15v, UT Mon April 1 at 0045, sacred choral music, S9+10 on `Encore` from Radio Tumbril via WBCQ. Brice Avery in Edinburgh is disappointed in lack of listener response to his new WBCQ broadcasts, in the form of QSL requests. Lack of any listing on the outdated WBCQ program schedule, nor any publicity on its website, surely do not help. Still showing for UT Mon 00-01 on 7490 is `Shoot the Darn Messenger`. He welcomes music requests and has had much better response to broadcasts via Channel 292 in Germany. Let`s show him some support! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Area 51 webcast flowed on, UT Mon Apr 1 at 0400 after HRI and WBCQ 5130v presumably closed down --- with `Church of the Subgenius Hour of Slack`, reveling in how many F-bombs could be exploded on internet only. I had thought that show was a bit more erudite (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, April 1 at 0050, WWRB reactivated on A-frequency with politico-gospel huxters at S9+40. Likely the only frequency in use, no more 3185 or 3215; unless some Ugandans give it another try (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505v, April 1 at 0541, WRNO is S5-S9 of dead air; in Chinese or English? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST
Note: there are NO April Fool items in this report!
Note: the above note is not an April Fool item. Etc., etc.
This report despatched at 1854 UT April 1
