** AUSTRIA. 18152 USB, June 11 at 2225, OE6##, Tom, working pileups as if there be a contest and he be rare. Found a match of exact time and frequency at https://dxheat.com/dxc/ as OE6TLF, and at qrz.com:
OE6TLF Austria flag Austria
Thomas (Tom) Loidl
8224 Kaindorf 300
Austria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** BELIZE. 18121 USB, June 11 at 2222, Keith, V31ZA, with unheard contact and QRZ: See his bio and photos including animal rescues:
https://www.qrz.com/db/V31ZA
V31ZA Belize flag Belize
KEITH SLATER
P.O BOX 76
San Ignacio, Cayo
Belize
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6060, June 12 at 0712, only RHC still on when Esperanto is scheduled Sundays, but dead air. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** EGYPT. 9440, June 11 at 2228, distorted music at S3/S6, better than usual for R. Cairo direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GERMANY [non]. 15215.10, June 12 at 0632, African language S6/S9. It`s DW via Issoudun, FRANCE defective transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ITALY. 21244.3 USB, II3WR TC calling QRZ and working someone unheard in Oklahoma. He always appends TC fonetikaly to his call after a pause; what`s that mean? No, it`s really a 4-letter suffix from a multi-operator station per qrz.com:
II3WRTC Italy flag Italy
WRTC 2022 Award S.E.S.
wrtc2022.it/award
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige
Italy
We have to go to the award site to find out what WRTC stand for: World Radio Team Championship (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 27184.5, June 11 at 2033 UT, S9+22 of country music as // 103.1 KOFM Enid continues to be a SW station tnx to a CB pirate relayer. Still going at 0209 June 12 check.
27184.4, June 12 at 1919 still KOFM relay but with huge het from 27185.4, another carrier to jam it? KOFM still audible at 27183.4 area. Anyone DXing this by sporadic E skip? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Hepburn tropo map shows Level 5 = strong blob edging Enid over SE half of OK into AR, so bandscan from 1426 UT June 12: BAD signals on RF: 9, 10, 11, 20, 23, 31, 32, 35 which are otherwise open; also OK channels baddened no doubt by DX QRM: 7, 17. Channel which ought to bear DX but nothing due to two DX CCI: 26. Decodes:
RF 28, Ion 44: KTPX Okmulgee OK for Tulsa
RF 34, 41-1, KMYT-TV Tulsa OK
RF 36, 17-1, TBN-HD KDOT-TV Bartlesville OK for Tulsa mkt
RF 22, 23-1, KOKI-TV Tulsa Fox
RF 21, 40-1, KHBS-DT, Fort Smith AR, ABC: site is near Poteau,
OKLAHOMA per FCC contour map!!
RF 20, 19-1, KQCW-HD Muskogee for Tulsa
No time to explore multi/sub channels for each, but rabbitears.info listings I have found to be quite accurate.
As always my DTV DX is via Zenith set-top-box converter, fed by one antenna about 7 feet above roof peak, hi VHF/UHF only, reflector element slightly broken/hanging misaligned, fix-aimed SSE toward OKC, and no amp. Under dead condx it will not decode KETA 13, KOCM 16, KSBI 23. Besides not being on UHF, OETA`s problem is QRM from 2nd harmonic of local 107.1 KNID which falls within ch 13 on 214.2 MHz. I used to be able to get KETAs-13 by carefully placed rabbit ears, but not lately: something changed?? Several greater FM/TV antennas and rotors have not survived storms thru the years. Thus I cannot even try for lowband Es DTV DX; altho this antenna did once manage to DX KBSD RF6 Ensign KS by strong tropo so I do recheck for that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SLOVENIA. 18130 USB, June 11 at 22224, sounds like CR51DX, as in a Portuguese colony? No, mentions Slovenia, so it`s really S51DX as in Sierra instead of C-R. I was thrown likewise in 2020 by his brother S57DX. S51DX:
S51DX Slovenia flag Slovenia,
JANEZ CELARC, Susnikova cesta 9, 1360
VRHNIKA, Slovenia
Previously logged on 18130-USB, Oct 31, 2020 at 1450 and on 10m, 28505.6 USB, March 28, 2014 at 1434 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830, June 11 at 2229, VOT English YL, S5/S7 but LSB required to avoid RTTY USB. Often nearly inaudible unless I go remotedly to UTwente (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, June 12 at 0500, YP1 via WRMI with English `Ukraine: Security Issue`, but Day 107 of war with YL#1, repeat of 24 hours ago so RMI did not get a new file today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 22477.5 CW, June 11 at 2240, VVV DE KPH etc., alternating fast and slow markers mentioning QRU = have you anything for me? As in EiBi for KPH Point Reyes CA, 1700-2300 Saturdays only.
I`m bandscanning the entire 22-25 MHz range for anything at all other than hams which are propagating above and below, and this is all I hit. I`m hoping for some broadcast harmonix, but no luck yet. I showed in my Hunting Harmonics [sic] with Hauser column in NASWA FRENDX, SWBC harmonic ranges, but which would now be:
23000-24320 for 2 x 11 MHz band;
23200-24800 for 4 x 5/6 MHz band;
23750-25650 for 5 x 4/5 MHz band.
21600-23340 for 3 x extended 7 MHz band.
Further ranges from more bands can be calculated up to 31 MHz or even higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. No luck June 11-UT 12 with sporadic E FM DX here, altho DXMAPS showed several openings not quite reaching us and a few high MUF spixe. At least pokes above 28 MHz for some more 10m ham beacons at 0033-0055 UT June 12; but all faded before 0100. Reference the WJ5O listings and then further info from QRZ.com:
28281, at 0033, DE W8EH EM####
28.281 W8EH C MIDDLETOWN OHIO # 8W, GP VERTICAL
W8EH USA flag USA
ERNEST W "Ernie" HOWARD, JR
401 Eastline Drive
MIDDLETOWN, OH 45044
W8EH/BEACON: 10 meters on 28.281 MHz in Middletown, OH. It is running
7 to 8 watts to a Cushcraft Ringo 15' above ground at 860' elevation.
28271.2, at 0036, N1KON/B IN -- my frequency does not match exactly:
28.2723 N1KON C CENTERVILLE, INDIANA # 5W, VERTICAL testing 1 January
2010
N1KON USA flag USA
JERRY A TOSCHLOG
212 NW 20TH ST
RICHMOND, IN 47374
10m CW beacon on 28.2723 MHz. Activated: 1 January, 2010. XMTR: Radio
Shack HTX-100, running 5W. Operates continuously, 10 WPM. Antenna:
I-Max 2000 @ 10 feet above ground. Grid: EM79lt -- lots of
professional photos of antennas; has special QSL card for ``your very
first Amateur Radio Contact!``
28204, at 0041, W0WF/B
28.204 WØWF * SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI # 20W, VERTICAL (*) Daylight New
16 June 14
W0WF USA flag USA
JERRY D WATTS
3630 TARRAGON
SAINT CHARLES, MO 63303
IF YOU COPY MY BEACON ON 28.204 PLEASE E-MAIL ME A SIGNAL REPORT AND
YOUR LOCATION TO W0WF.B@AOL.COM
28205, at 0042, VVV DE N9LXP/B N9LXP/B 5W VERT
28.205 N9LXP C MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN # 5W, VERTICAL New 10 July 18 QRT
29 March 2021 reactivated 12 Jun 2021
N9LXP USA flag USA
David C Dropp
7313 W Holt Ct
Milwaukee, WI 53219
Here at the QTH I also operate a coordinated 10m beacon on 28.205 @ 5 watts into a vertical antenna. 73 David N9LXP
28193, at 0049, VVV DE W4ARM/B as I copied plus longer msg, must be:
28.193 VE4ARM C AUSTIN, MB # 5W, GP --- logged them last year(s)
VE4ARM Canada flag Canada
MANITOBA AMATEUR RADIO MUSEUM INC. C/O DAVE SNYDAL
25 QUEENS CRESCENT
BRANDON, MB R7B 1G1
Canada
28250, at 0053, K0H###/B, fading out, must again be:
28.250 KØHTF C URBANDALE, IOWA # 3W, INVERTED V New QTH 19 June 17
K0HTF USA flag USA
THOMAS E H GRUIS, EdD
3217 78TH STREET
URBANDALE, IA 50322-4168
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15730, Sat June 11 at 2048, S5/S7 in African language where usually there is nothing: because VOA Grimesland is here at 2030-2100 only on weekends, Sunday in French. This is Hausa, but discussing ``monkeypox`` for which apparently there is no Hausa term! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15185, Sat June 11 at 2050, S9 of VOA French with an English lesson. This Grimesland is on air 2030-2100 Sat & Sun only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2142 monitoring: confirmed Saturday June 11 at 1943 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+5 into nearby SDR, about 2 minutes into so started circa 1941.
Also confirmed UT Sunday June 12 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, JBA direct vs HSNL = high storm noise level from SE KS; but way off side here from 222 beam: hope it`s better in C America, maybe Europe off its back.
Also confirmed UT Sunday June 12 at 0322 midpoint on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, so started about 0309, with storm noise from SE KS? into nearby SDR.
Also confirmed Sunday June 12 ending at 1401 on WMRI Europe via Channel 292, GERMANY, 9670, S5/S6 into NW Ireland SDR. Next:
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still June 5]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
For these noncommercial services, voluntary financial support is much appreciated, thanks this week to generous Doug Brown, London ON, who sent a Florida US$ check to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, and comments: ``Thanks, Glenn, for continuing to promote the medium of short wave radio at a time when many are saying the Internet had made SW obsolete. Online streaming is no more like radio than intravenous feeding is like fine dining. Authoritarian governments can control the Internet but they can`t control RF propagation``
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15150, June 11 at 2051, no signal from reactivated WMLK, Bethel PA. There were reports Friday June 10 around 2230 of carriers on its other registered frequency, 9275, and their FB claimed they were about ready to test on the air. Of course, June 11 is a Sabbathday off, but maybe on Sunday. However, 15150 is A-22 registered at the rather strange span of 04-09 for Europe, whilst 9275 only at 17-22, both 300 kW at 53 degrees on days 123456 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1130 kHz, June 11 at 2245 UT, KLEY Wellington KS is again/still dead air. Way to go, Rocking M! Maybe this have something to do with it:
https://www.rbr.com/rocking-m-moves-forward-with-bankruptcy-reorganization/
``Rocking M Moves Forward With Bankruptcy Reorganization
By Adam Jacobson - March 29, 2022
Three years ago, a family feud of sorts ensued for Doris and Monte Miller. The longtime Kansas-based broadcasters dismissed two family members, son Christopher Miller and grandson Cale Miller, from the company. Then came barbs from Doris and Monte that Christopher Miller had unwisely expanded Rocking M Media‘s holdings to 32 stations between 2008 and 2018, putting the finances in a difficult position. There was also a April 2019 deal that never closed, with Doris and Monte Miller seizing control and taking the stations dark.
Today, Doris and Monte Miller are moving forward with a plan designed to ensure the family’s media holdings, which date to the 1880s, continue to generate profit while bringing luster back to a legacy that includes The A.Q. Miller Family School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas State University, named after Monte’s father.
Rocking M Media has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection.
Update: On May 11, 2022, Rocking M Media filed paperwork with the FCC amending its licensee status to “debtor in possession.”`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Sporadic E FM DX opening from the east, June 12 between 1652 and 1915 but not continuous listening. With OK fringe tropo still up, little to show for it. Full details in next report: 94.3 WRLX Riviera Beach FL; 95.1 WRNS-FM Kinston NC; 100.7 WRDU Rocky Mount NC; and I hope more to be IDed or logged later (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 11835, June 12 at 0630, RV with music at S8/S9 on 3 x 3945 reactivated; as Manuel Mendez, Spain, first reported before 0600 on 7260 instead of 5040. Also JBA carrier on 7890 = 2 x 3945 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1951 UT June 12
