Glenn Hauser logs November 4, 2020

** CHINA [non]. 15700, Nov 4 at 1523, CRI English via CUBA is S9+30 but just barely modulated, with hum. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, Nov 4 at 0708, RHC English back on here with hum, // better 6145 only, and NOT 5910 which was active last night instead of 6100, mistake? Also OFF now are 6000, 5040. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13700, Nov 4 at 1527, RHC Spanish again much weaker than usual, poor S6-S8 during `Sonido Cubano` music. Also // 15140, and stronger than usual 9535 at S9+10. At this level one could hardly expect any spurs out of 13700 to audiblize. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 7435 // 7355, Nov 4 at 0705, Radio Martí is on later than late, discussing the Yanqui elexion, both S9+10/20 with little jamming, also 6030 with more jamming. These are the frequencies registered with temporary extension 0400-0600, only until 5 December; maybe back to 0600* henceforth whether or not the elexion be stolen by Trump? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Nov 4 at 0710, JBA carrier, presumed SIBC starting to propagate around sunset there, and about equal to the JBA carrier on 5055, presumed 4KZ Queensland, as heard last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 12035.0, Nov 4 at 1328, VOT IS & English ID, JBA back on proper frequency ex-12032.0 yesterday. Recheck at 1440, 12035 is off instead of Kazakh on wrong frequency as suspected recently. Something`s not erroneous at Emirler today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2058 monitoring: note timeshifts for the first two of the last three, due to standard time, which might generally improve reception later in the days:

2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW [timeshift]
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE  [timeshift]
0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

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Next WOR 2059 should be ready by early UT Friday November 6 for first broadcast at 0130 on WRMI 5850, 5010 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7490.0, Nov 4 at 0559-0600*, I tune in just in time to hear at S9, classic WHRI sign-off from Cypress Creek, South Carolina, LeSEA Broadcasting --- huh? That name was abolished over a year ago. Now it`s FBC. The strange thing is, the WBCQ program schedule now claims that station is on 7490 at 0400-0600 Tue-Sat with some wacko conspiracy talkshow. WBCQ is supposedly in the process of acquiring WHRI, but are they already responsible for some of the programming on WHRI transmitter?

This can be ambiguous, since of course 7490 is also WBCQ`s prime frequency from Maine, despite currently HFCC-registered at these hours as from WHRI! It`s pointless trying to see what program WHR claims to have on 7490, for it is not among the drop-down choose-a-frequency list on their website, where it seems we can no longer display a complete program schedule for any frequency/Angel, but instead have to enter search criteria for any individual item! and take our chances on finding anything at all. What a mess (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7310-7315-7320, Nov 4 at 0707, hybrid DRM noise from WINB, as now registered M-F at 0700-1000; is high-speed stock trading going on in the middle of our night?

BTW, HFCC shows WHRI is also registered for 7315, daily at 0600-0900, Sat/Sun at 0900-1000. Those two better coordinate with each other axual usage.

13650-13655-13660, Nov 4 at 1528, WINB hybrid DRM is still here as I first logged on Oct 26 as B-20 replacement for 15750-15755-15760.

But latest HFCC dated Nov 2 shows it on 13660-13665-13670 instead, M-F at 1200-1700. Ivo Ivanov had also reported Nov 3:

``*USA Last minute frequency change of WINB Red Lion in Hybrid DRM*
1200-1700 NF 13665 INB 015 kW / 062 deg to WeEu Mon-Fri, ex 13655``

It is not clear whether he axually heard it circa 13665 yesterday or was just going by unconfirmed and questionable HFCC info, which also claims that WINB DRM power is 50 kW. No way to be certain here, but sure sounds strong enough to be 50, not 15. WINB website still lacks any program schedule for DRM transmissions, just AM 9265V, barely mentioning DRM at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1823 UT November 4