lunedì 3 agosto 2015

WRMI Listener Correspondence Summary - August 2015

WRMI
News - August 2015

Comments from recent listener correspondence

Neiva,
Colombia (Hermes Alexis Rubiano, via Facebook) - Queridos
amigos de WRMI, desde Neiva, Colombia. Quiero enviar un efusivo saludo. Deseo muchos éxitos a cada uno de quienes hacen posible las transmisiones de tan importante emisora. Hace mucho rato que no les escribo. Sin embargo, soy asiduo oyente de sus programas en español. Deseo recibir el boletín de programación, calendarios asi como recuerdos de la emisora. Hasta pronto amigos. Me pueden NEIVA HUILA COLOMBIA.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Douglas Copeland) - I picked up Wavescan on 9955 kHz and heard WYFR Part 15.  SINPO 43344.  Could you please verify my report with the special QSL card?

Welsum, Netherlands
(E.J. Zijlstra) - I heard a transmission of Wavescan on 11995 kHz via the SLBC relay in Sri Lanka.  

West Bengal, India
(Mr. Avijit Mondal) - I heard Wavescan via KSDA Guam on 15330 kHz.

Forest Hills, NY, USA
(Alfred Spremo) -  enjoyed your broadcast on 9955 kHz with Wavescan.  As usual, this was a very interesting and informative show, especially the WYFR report.  I was a big shortwave listener from the early 1980’s to the early 1990’s and my Yaesu FRG 7700 and later JRC NRD 515 and hear that interval signal, which was remember the station so well.  I can remember how often I would tune the dial of one of the best out there.  The Australian DX Report was also excellent as Wavescan.usual.  Personally, it’s my favorite of the various DX reports that air on

Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA
(Henry Zapatka) - I returned to shortwave listening last year after about 20 years and was really surprised at how much has changed.  I’ve listened to your station quite often and enjoy many of the programs (Wavescan, World of Radio,  Radio Prague, Radio Slovakia, etc.).  Most days reception is fair to good.

Scarsdale, New York, USA
(Frank Colella) - I listened to the Wavescan program yesterday.  The signal was very strong.  

Summit, New Jersey, USA
(Edward Insinger) - I am pleased to report reception of WRMI at 2305 UTC on 11580 kHz.  I heard news from the Famagusta Gazette, with a mention of new cancer drugs tested on 945 patients with positive results.  Reception conditions today were good -- SINPO 45444.

Kanagawa, Japan
(Masaru Sekimoto) - I heard Family Radio in Japanese on 7570 kHz at 0959 UTC.  Now your wave conditions are becoming good.  Thank you for your Japanese program.  I can study the Bible through the program of Family Radio.  I have a good time to listen to your beautiful hymns.  

Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
(C.R.S. Stacey) - Thank you very much indeed for sending me your station’s QSL card.  They arrived here to my surprise on 18th May.  As a token of my thanks, please find enclosed a postcard from Eastbourne, showing Beachy Head, a 500 feet high promontory some two and a half miles west of my apartment block.  It is one of the premier bird-watching sites in the United Kingdom.

Poitsila, Finland
(Hannu Kiiski) - I heard The Overcomer Ministry on 21 May at 0700 UTC on 11580 kHz.  Signal strength was good.  Could you please send me a list of programs and frequencies.  I don’t have a computer.  I also heard you on 11580 kHz with good signal strength with mentions of Nicosia and EUNN.  




Portland, Oregon, USA
(Soren Hackley) - I am a listener of the station from Portland, Oregon.  I can receive WRMI on my shortwave radio during all times of the day on several frequencies, but the signalstrength is best at night.  On June 6 at 9:45 pm PDT on 7570 kHz I heard The Overcomer Ministry.  Signal strength was very strong.  Overall merit was excellent.

Postmunster, Germany
(Thomas Drescher) - Last night I succeeded in listening to Wavescan via WRMI on 15770 kHz.  So it was great listening to you over here at my new home at Austrian border.Postmunster, a village you surely do not know in Bavaria, not far from the

Bloomington, Indiana, USA
(Carl J. Heuer) - I am reporting reception of your broadcast on 9955 kHz.
 

Ireland (Godfrey Ryan) - I was receiving your signal this morning, June First, between 0500 and 0700 UTC, on the west coast of Ireland.  I’m not sure of the frequency, but it was somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 kHz [11580 kHz).  The program was by Brother Stair of Overcomer Ministry.  At 0630 there was a 10-minute talk by another announcer about the wrath to come.  He spoke about the End Times and Russia’s missiles pointing at the US.  It was quite easy to listen to.  

Veurne, Belgium
(Hugo Matten) - I heard a broadcast from WRMI on shortwave at 0100-0200 UTC on 7570 kHz. Interesting to hear again recordings of the voice of Radio Netherlands after they left shortwave 2.5 years ago.  I enjoyed the broadcast.  I was a little village near Veurne in Belgium.  That’s about 10 kilometers from the therefore pleased that reception here was fair.  I’m 62 years old and I live in French frontier and 10 kilometers from the North Sea coast.  I work in a mediumwave and shortwave for 32 years now.  I am very proud of having been able hospital in Veurne as a technician.  I have been listening to remote radios on to listen to this special broadcast on WRMI here in my location.  I saw on the Internet there is also a program “Viva Miami.”  I hope to listen next time!

Wainscott, New York, USA (Tom Lewis) - Enjoying great reception here on Long Island as you carry the music programming of Radio France International at 2115 UTC on 15770 kHz.

Scarsdale, New York, USA
(Frank Colella) - I tuned in to the Radio Africa broadcast over WRMI on 15190 kHz from 2148 to 2202 UTC on 19 June.  The signal strength was very strong, with no interference. I listened on my Sangean ATS909 receiver.

Rockford, Michigan, USA
(William Zahradnik) - I am here in Rockford, Michigan listening on 9955 kHz at 0356 UTC.  I am listening to the e-mail reports right now from listeners, and I thought I would shoot out a report too.  You are +20 over 9 just booming into  Michigan tonight.  You are sounding like you are right next door.

Millsboro, Delaware, USA
(Kevin Turner) - I heard you at 9:45 am on 9395 kHz with an RST 5/9 signal.

Saratov, Russia
(Dmitry Elagin) - I had the pleasure of listening to your radio station on 11580 kHz at 0100-0205 UTC with news about the crisis in Greece and Putin’s war of  Russia against Ukraine on Radio France Internationale with a SINFO rating 45335.

Espelkamp, Germany
(Georg Morawski) - I was very pleased to hear you today on 13775 kHz in English from Issoudun, France.  With best wishes from Germany.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinski, Russia
(Nikolay Kudryaev) - I heard the Overcomer Ministry with a talk from Brother R.G. Stair on 11580 kHz at 0717-0737 UTC with good signal strength.

Dessau-Rosslau, Germany
(Eckhard Roescher) - It seems that reception conditions are fair to good here early in the morning on 9955 kHz.  I listened to the Spanish program of Radio Overcomer Ministry too on 9955 kHz.  I also heard about the 25th anniversary of Slovakia with good results.  Later on I could listen to Radio Prague and The the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB).  I want to send my congratulations for this great birthday.

Gilching, Germany
(Rudolf Sonntag) - I heard about the special NASB 25th anniversary QSL card which is issued by the NASB member stations.  I take this opportunity to listen to WRMI.  Reception quality in the early morning hours here in southern Germany was good.  The SINPO was 45444 on 9395 kHz at 0340 UTC.

Rosny-sous-Bois, France
(Jacques Agustin) - I heard WRMI on 11580 kHz at 0930 UTC relaying The Overcomer Ministry with preaching by Brother Stair, with a fair signal.

Fort Worth, Texas, USA
(Eddie Matney) - I was able to listen to your Spanish broadcast of Radio Libertad and Forum Revolucionario Democratico Cubano on 9955 kHz.

Pune, Maharashtra, India
(Arjun Sharma) - Wavescan was heard in India on 9955 kHz.  I enjoyed reception of WRMI with fair signal strength.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
(John P. Cooper) - I really enjoyed listening to your Hausa program.  I really liked the selection of music that was played.  

Tottori, Japan
(Kazuhiro Takao) - I have listened to your radio Family Radio programs on 7570 kHz in Japanese at 1028-1100 UTC.  I enjoyed the holy music.

Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
(Jeff Lee) - I heard your relay of Radio Ukraine International in English at 2330 UTC
on 11580 kHz with a report on joint Ukraine-Saudi aircraft production, followed
by a report on yoga.

Miyagi, Japan
(Yukihiro Yuasa) - I heard Family Radio in Japanese on 7570 kHz at 1002 UTC.  When a hymn is heard, my heart is refreshed.  I am 54 years old.

Ottawa, Canada
(Robert Gauvin) - I write to you as springlike weather is finally amongst us.  Trees are beginning to show buds and tulips are slowly beginning to sprout out of flower beds.  I listen to your Radio Ukraine International broadcast s almost on a nightly basis.  I used to be a listener to Radio Kiev in the 80’s.  I am  grateful your rebroadcasts make Ukraine available on shortwave.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
(John Andres Jr.) - I recently returned to listening to shortwave radio and stumbled on your station.

Warlingham, Surrey, England (Frank Miles) - I want to let you know that I listen to your station here in the U.K. on frequency 11580 kHz from 0400 UTC with very good signal and reception.  Towards 1000 UTC the reception begins to fade away.  As I do not use computers, would you please send me a copy of your list of shortwave frequencies?  Thank you very much and God bless you all at WRMI.  

Horsham, Sussex, England
(David Ansell) - I listened to WRMI on 11580 kHz with good reception at 0800 UTC with the Brother Stair ministry.

Pontes e Lacerda, MT, Brasil
(Jose Moacir Portera de Melo) - Tengo el placer de escribir nuevamente a su emisora.  Algunos programas son mis preferidos:  Antena DX, La Verdad para el Mundo, Blues Radio y otros.  Y tambien los programas de Radio Praga y Radio emisiones de Family Radio y Radio Taiwan Internacional.  Estoy escuchando esas Eslovaquia.  Me alegro mucho descubrir ahora la frecuencia de 11920 kHz con la 0000 UTC Acontecer Venezolano, a las 0045 el program Dios Habla Hoy, y a la dos emisoras.  A las 1100 UTC escuche Historias de Radio con Daniel Camporini, a mejoras maneras de llevar informacion a las localidades mas remotas del mundo, 0100 UTC Maravillosas Palabras de Vida con senal buena.  La radio es un medio de comunicacion que no falla.  Para mi la onda corta sigue siendo una de las radio sigue con su mision.  como en algunas de America Latina.  A pesar de los avances tecnologicos, la

Central Espana Republicana, Matanzas, Cuba
(Jose Travieso Blanco) - Cada jueves escucho su programa Antena DX.  Lo disfruto al maximo.  

Hiroshima, Japan
(Yuuji Murakami) - I heard Family Radio in Japanese on 7570 kHz at 1000 UTC with reading of the Bible from Kings chapter 9.  Reception was reasonably good.

Cedar Lake, Indiana, USA (Joseph Pecenka) - A big thank you WRMI for keeping shortwave alive.  I enjoyed the Radio Prague broadcast.  The interview with Van Tesla was fantastic.
 

Berlin, Germany
(Detlef Jurk) - I have great pleasure in sending you the following report.  I listened to WRMI on the web live stream with excellent quality with a broadcast of Radio Prague at 1200 UTC.

El Paso, Texas, USA
(Luis Camarillo) - Por medio de esta carta les saluda un amigo mexicano el cual les desea esten bien de salud.  Escuche Radio Libertad y Radio Hobart.

Sartirana, PV, Italia
(Massimo Uccelli) - At 2145-2200 UTC on 15770 kHz I heard FG Radio and the Famagusta Gazette news about Greece appearing one step closer to leaving the Eurozone.  

Dagenham, Essex, England
(Grant Skinner) - I have pleasure in submitting a report after listening to various programs including a newscast, a pastor, and Radio Ukraine via WRMI on 11580 kHz.  I am very pleased that you broadcast to England.  WRMI radio listeners’ curiosity and emotions.  In my mind it is the very fundamental provides fully-fledged radio broadcasting programs which always enliven criterion to arouse listeners’ intensity and devotion to remain with WRMI.

Padiham, Lancs., England
(Allen Dean) - You may be interested to know that TruNews radio on 9395 kHz is heard regularly here each morning until fadeout around 0700 UTC, although some mornings a little later.  It’s good to know that AWR continues with its Wavescan programme; long may it continue.  

Leibnitz, Austria
(Patrick Robic) - I am 38 years old and I have been interested in listening to remote radiostations for 25 years.  

Hopewell, Virginia, USA
(Luther Gray) - I listen to your station Sun Power Radio on 9395 kHz daily.  I have a Grundig G4000A radio.  Keep up the good work.  If possible I would like a program guide and frequency list.

Astoria, New York, USA
(Renato Belac) - I listen to your program every day.  Please send me your program schedule.

Yamato-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
(Shoko Sakaguchi) - I have listened to Family Radio in Japanese via WRMI on 7570 kHz.  A lot of music was played on the program, but I didn’t know the titles of these song.  So please announce the titles of songs.  Thank you.  I was born in 1972.


WRMI Radio Miami International
10400 NW 240th Street
Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA
Tel +1-305-559-9764
Fax +1-863-467-0185
www.wrmi.net

Glenn Hauser logs August 2-3, 2015


** EAST TURKISTAN. 17615, August 3 at 0535, CRI in German but folk songs, apparently Tibetan as mentioned, good with flutter and about 2 seconds later on 17720, same reception. For German at 05-07, 17615 is Urumqi, 17720 Kashgar, both 500 kW, 308 degrees. Trans-polar overnight conditions are picking up (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1210, August 3 at 0606 UT, KGYN Guymon is inbooming, VG with weather and ID, country music. Must not be on night pattern, supposed to null toward Cleveland; also noticed this the night before (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OMAN. 9500, August 3 at 0119, Qur`an at S9+25 as Radio Sultanate of Oman is on proper frequency tonight rather than 15140 or 9740 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, August 3 at 0103, JBA carrier from R. Chaski until autocutoff at 0104:06*. So there has been another reset earlier, as the last confirmed cutoff was July 20 until 0107:05.5*. Now expect it to precess ~6 seconds later per 24 hours for a while (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SRI LANKA. 11905, August 3 at 0116, SLBC prélude is underway at poor S3-4 level with flutter, and 2+1 mistimesignal ending at 0115:17 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K. 9440, August 3 at 0528, nice to hear the B-B-C- chimes, 0529 cut to Hausa opening, listed as Woofferton at 170 degrees (but Hausa an hour later on 9440 is via Ascension) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1784 monitoring: replaced by something else, Sunday August 2 at 2100 on WRMI 15770. A new religious program, which also has been entered at several other times and WRMI frequencies; but a new WOR airing also appears, Fridays at 2330 UT on 5850, 315 degree antenna across North America. 

This week, still confirmed Sunday at 2300 on WRMI 11580; UT Monday August 3 at 0322.5 on Area 51 & webcast via WBCQ 5109.7-CUSB --- a late start as Johnny Lightning live ran over as he mused over whether it was worth continuing with such a small audience; WOR also confirmed after 0330 UT Monday on WRMI 9955. Next:

1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9370, August 3 at 0526, WWRB with Brother Scare both here and on 3185; you never know when they will keep the second transmitter on 9 MHz at night. Meanwhile, 9330 and the other two WBCQ frequencies are all off, this being UT Monday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1503 UT August 3

Propagation News

HF propagation conditions during last weekend’s IOTA contest were pretty dire. This was due to a perfect storm of typical summer conditions, a fairly low sunspot count and poor geomagnetic conditions, reflected in a Kp index of three. This was due to the arrival of material from a coronal mass ejection and the onset of a weak high speed solar wind stream from a coronal hole. One contestant said that he worked no stations outside of Europe at all in the IOTA contest, which just about sums it up!

Over the next week the solar flux index is predicted to be in the range 100-110 with the Ap index in the range five to sixteen. The third, fourth and fifth are predicted to be the most settled days geomagnetically, with Sunday, 2 August and next weekend predicted to be very unsettled with the chance of the Kp index hitting five. This means that you may be better off hunting DX during the week as next weekend may see a return of unsettled conditions with poor maximum usable frequencies in terms of F layer propagation and low DX potential.

As we are now in August, make sure you use the new smoothed sunspot number of 51 for your VOACAP-based prediction programs.

VHF and up propagation news:

This will be another week of mixed, but not really strong indicators. Tropo-wise there are likely to be periods when there is a weak ridge of high pressure over southern parts of Britain and this could mean slightly enhanced prospects at times, both across to the Baltic, and south across Biscay towards Spain.

Unfortunately, for much of the week, there will be a large area of low pressure near north-western Britain and this will mean its only rain scatter on offer for many north-western areas of the UK.

For sporadic-E, the prospects are reasonable on two counts. Firstly there is a very non-summer jet stream, albeit weaker than last week, over the British Isles and into northern Europe. Jet streams are good places to generate the wave motion in the air that can propagate vertically to make sporadic-E.

Secondly, we are approaching the interesting part of the year for the Perseids meteor shower, which peaks around 12 August and meteors are generally regarded as the raw materials of sporadic-E. For a day-by-day update on the jet stream check out the sporadic-E blog on RSGB Forums.

It is also less than two weeks to the Perseids meteor shower, peaking around 12 August.

With EME, the moon declination is increasing and losses are lowest today and Monday.

Agenda DX 03/08

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Pridnestrovie, Russia (1991)
Radio Cultural, Guatemala 3300 Khz (1950)
XEUAQ Querètaro, Messico 580 Khz (1979)

domenica 2 agosto 2015

Ultimas escuchas José Miguel Romero

ALEMANIA 3985 Radio 700, Kall-Krekei, 03:43-03:46, escuchada el 31 de julio en alemán con emisión de música pop, cuña de ID por locutor, SINPO 33343
6150 Europe 24, Kall-Krekei, 22:14-22.20, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 en alemán con emisión de música pop melódico, SINPO 34333
CHINA 7230 PBS Xinjiang (CNR8), Urumqui, 17:38-17:41, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en mongol a locutor y locutora con comentarios y emisión de música popular, SINPO 32432
CUBA 4765 Radio Progreso, Bejucal, 03:30-03:42, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en español a locutora con comentarios, música de piano, ID “…Radio Progreso…”, locutor y locutora con titulares y noticias, SINPO 33222
ERITREA 7175 Voice of Broad Masses 2, Asmara-Selea Daro, 17:23-17:26, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en idioma sin identificar, probablemente en amharico, locutora con comentarios y conversación con invitado, SINPO 24332
ETHIOPIA 6090 Amhara, Addis Ababa-Gedja, 17:48-17:52, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en ahmarico a locutora con comentarios, segmento musical, SINPO 24322
6110 Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 17:43-17:48, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en ahmarico a locutor con noticias y locutor con entrevista a invitado, SINPO 24332
GRECIA 9420 Voz de Grecia, Avlis, 05:19-05:23, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en español a locutor con presentación, ID, noticias nacionales, deportivas y pronóstico del tiempo, despedida, “al micrófono…en el control técnico…”, en paralelo por 9935, SINPO 45444
SOMALIA 7120 Radio Hargeysa, Hargeysa,  17:18-17:23, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en somalí a locutor y locutora con comentarios, posible boletín de noticias, comentarios de corresponsal, SINPO 23442
SUAZILANDIA 4775 TWR África, Manzini, 03:48-03:58, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en lomwe a locutor y locutora con comentarios, segmento musical, SINPO 33443
SUDAN 7205 Sudan Radio, Al Aitahat, 04:11-04:15, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en árabe a locutor con noticias, locutora con invitado o corresponsal, SINPO 35433
TANZANIA 11735 Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 17:47-18:00, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en swahili con emisión de música étnica, se aprecia una sorprendente mejoría en la modulación, SINPO 33443
11735 Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 18:00-18:10, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en inglés a locutora con ID “Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporatión”, noticias internacionales con referencias a “Wasington, Minesota y Mexico City”, nueva ID, SINPO 34443
TAYIKISTAN 7245 Voice of Tajik, Dushanbe-Orzu, 17:32-17:37, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en persa a locutor y locutora con comentarios, SINPO 22332
Clandestina
15470 Radio Abisinia, 16:03-16:20, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 en ahmarico, comienza la emisión con dos locutoras conversando en inglés, locutor con ID en inglés, locutor con cuñas de ID “Radio Abisinia”, sufre micro cortes, anuncia horarios, frecuencias e Internet, SINPO 35543
BULGARIA 11600 Dengue Kurdistana, Kostinbrod, 14:48-14:56, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en kurdo a locutor y locutora con boletín de noticias, referencias a “Magmud”, noticias separadas con segmento musical, sintonía e ID “Dengue Kurdistana”, música étnica, SINPO 34343
ETHIOPIA 7234 Voice of Eritrea, Addis Ababa-Gedja, 04:16-04:20, escuchada el 31 de julio de 2015 en tigriña a locutor con noticias y segmento musical, SINPo 24432
FRANCIA 17580 Codka Khaatumo, Issoudun, 17:27-17:30, escuchada el 30 de julio de 2015 en somalí con música étnica, sintonía y locutor con despedida, SINPO 35443
Free Radio
6240 Radio Montferland International, 19:08-19:13, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 a locutor con ID, música y fin de emisión, SINPO 34443
6255 Radio Abu Dhabi, 21:57-22:06, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 a locutor con ID “Radio Abu Dhabi”, emisión música folk holandesa u alemana, saludo “Good Morning” y tema “Ricky Amoroso”, SINPO 35443
6286 Radio Focus International, 20:58-21:00, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 con emisión musical, SINPO 23442
6304 Radio Bluestar, 19:14-19:20, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 a locutor con ID “Thi´s Bluestar Radio”, música disco, SINPO 34443
6323 Radio Underground, 19:40-19:45, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 con emisión de música, tema versionada de la película “Súper Man”, SINPO 34443
6390 Radio Powerline, 21:54-21:57, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 en inglés a locutor anunciando frecuencia, ID y emisión musical, SINPO 23332
6400 Radio Mustang, 19:21-19:40, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 con música tecno y música country, SINPO 44444
6423 Studio 52, 21:00-21:02, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 con emisión de música rock, SINPO 24332
6930 NO ID, 22:06-22:11, escuchada el 1 de agosto de 2015 con música melódica de los años 80 o 90, SINPO 34433
José Miguel Romero
Sacañet (Castellón)
España
YAESU FRG-7700
Antena hilo 10m

Ascolti AM Luca Botto Fiora

Ascolti AM
(orari UTC)


Lunedì 27 luglio 2015
17.25 - 6070 POPRADIO ÖSTFRIESLAND via Channel 292 (D), GG, rock e IDs. SF-BN
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Martedì 28 luglio 2015
*12.00-12.30* - 15215 GAWEYLON TIBETAN R. via FEBA (UAE), Tk OM+YL. SF
*17.00-17.30* - 17580 VO KHAATUMO - Issoudun (F), mx somala e annunci OM. BN
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Giovedì 30 luglio 2015
07.30-07.45 - 7310 R. DPØ7 - Kall Krekel (D), GG, wx OM. SF-IN
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Sabato 1° agosto 2015
16.00-16.15 - 6070 HOBART R. INT. via Channel 292 (D), EE, IDs e mx. SF-BN
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Domenica 2 agosto 2015
07.00-07.15 - 6070 SUPERCLAN R. via Channel 292 (D), EE, ID YL e rock. BN-MB
08.05-08.20 - 6070 GOLDRAUSCH via Channel 292 (D), GG, IDs OM e oldies. SF-BN
08.30-08.45 - 7310 R. AMATHUSIA - Kall Krekel (D), DD, annunci OMs. SF-IN
09.00-09.15 - 6070 R. DARC - Moosbrunn (AUT), GG, jingles YLs e IDs OMs. BN
12.00-12.15 - 17660 R. FRANCE INT. - Talata V. (MDG), FF, ID e nxs OM. SF


SEGNALE-SIGNAL
JBA - Portante-Carrier
IN - Insufficiente-Poor
SF - Sufficiente-Fair
BN - Buono-Good
MB - Molto Buono-Very Good


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QTH Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G.C. 44° 21' 06.89" N / 09° 13' 30.94" E

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RICEVITORI
R7 Drake (R7)
VR5000DSP Yaesu (VR5000)
PL-660 Tecsun (PL-660)
DE1103 Degen (DE1103)
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ANTENNE
(da 70 kHz a 2 MHz)
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA modificata per LW-VLF
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(da 2 a 5-6 MHz)
Loop magnetico interno tipo KR1ST 150x100 cm su finestra
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(da 5-6 a 30 MHz)
Dipolo "windom" 20 metri


Balun su ferrite (ø 1 cm x 9 spire bifilari)
Isolatore di linea (ø 15 cm x 5 spire di RG174)
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ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito (escludibile)
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(per loop e dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 modificato W8JI (escludibile)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE (escludibile)
Splitters 0-1000 MHz a 2 vie GBC

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REGISTRATORI IC SONY:
ICD-BX800 (R7)
ICD-B500 (VR5000)
ICD-BX112 (PL-660)
ICD-B500 (DE1103)

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DXToolbox 4.4.0 demo (propagazione)
HourWorld 3.5.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.6 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.2 demo (orologio mondiale)
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Glenn Hauser logs August 2, 2015


** AUSTRALIA. 15240, August 2 at 0530, RA in silly ballgame involving Newcastle and/or the Dragons, // much better 17840 which is the strongest signal on band (SSOB); both of which were again absent 4 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11815, August 2 at 0523 tune-in, immediate ID for Rádio Brasil Central, TC for 2:22, back to music. No crackling spur circa 11814 from RNA/RNB 11780; instead the fundamental is splashing out to ~20 kHz, far enough away from RBC.

11855, August 2 at 0526, R. Aparecida, poor with 2:26 timecheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 13920, August 2 at 1247, CNR1 jammer in drama, poor with flutter; none in the 12s, 14s, 16s, 17s, but about same poor level on 15250 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 13850, August 2 at 0528, R. Cairo good in Arabic but suptorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE [non]. 17660, August 2 at 1253, JBA signal; could it be CNR8 revived domestic Korean service? No, improves marginally so I can tell it`s in French, and off after 1300, so per HFCC it`s RFI at 12-13, double registered via two different sites, MADAGASCAR and SOUTH AFRICA, both with 250 kW servicing exactly the same CIRAFs, at 305 and 342 azimuths respectively. EiBi and Aoki both go with Madagascar (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185-, August 2 at 0534, XEPPM carrier still on after 0500v* sign-off, slightly on the lo side as ever (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PHILIPPINES. 11870, August 2 at 1328, R. Veritas Asia with YL English ID twice as 11.870 MHz on the 25 meter band, Hindi to follow at 1330; poor signal with music background, 1330 clarion call and into Hindi. Thus begins a sesquihour in Hin/Ben/Zom per HFCC registrations, the last shifting from 300 to 280 degree beam. Zom??? Aoki unlists the latter, but EiBi transforms it to C-Z, which per his README.TXT is: ``C-Z Chin-Zomin / Zomi-Chin: Myanmar (60,000), India-Manipur (20,000) [zom]`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [non]. 13800, August 2 at 0527, fast SAH as R. Dabanga is QRMing itself during site transition from MADAGASCAR to VATICAN: at least only one of them is modulating, the other OC. Modulated one continues after other carrier cuts off at 0527.5*. And no Sudanese carriers jamming this time on the hi side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1519 UT August 2

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Glenn Hauser logs August 1-2, 2015


** ARGENTINA. 15345.09 approx., JBA carrier, presumed R. Nacional on late weekend sked at 0133 UT Aug 2 instead of RAE 11710.4v. If this one is ever on 15345.00, it`s just a lucky coincidence; it varies quite a bit both sides. A few hours earlier, Wolfgang Büschel pinned them: ``Radio Nacional Argentina in Spanish at 2100 UT Aug 1 on measurement 15345.154 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** AUSTRALIA. 17840 & 15240, August 2 at 0112, RA is AWOL again, and still gone at 0132; while NZ is making it on 15720 at 0112.

RA`s Ways to Listen page has Tweets on a sidebar, including this duplicated a few times:

``#raonair Twitter Radio Australia @radioaustralia Reminder: There will be a shortwave outage today between 08.15-15.00 AEST/PNG time due to maintenance. #RAOnAir Retweeted by Shauna-Marie Wilson`` et al. 

Trouble is, they are all dated July 18! In real Universal time that would have been 2215 UT July 17 to 0500 UT July 18, i.e. banker`s daytime working hours except it was a Saturday.

The linked pdf SW frequency schedule still claims to have all 24 hours covered by the usual pairs of three frequencies for 12 hours each; effective since April (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, August 2 at 0100, no signal from RHC English which is opening on 6165. I leave the PL-880 USB on 5999 to find RHC chopping 6000 on in progress at *0110:54.5.

5040 RHC and 5025 Rebelde are also AWOL, August 2 at 0119, but both on at 0140 in Spanish and music respectively (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15470, regarding the new Amharic clandestine, registered for Fridays only 16-18 UT: Japanese DXers had already heard it last Saturday July 25, not Friday, nor did I hear it Friday July 31, so I`m checking again on Saturday August 1, at 1606: now there is a JBA carrier, presumably via ROMANIA. 

It`s Radio Abisinia, with a studio YouTube via Ron Howard:
illustrated by a guy in what looks like religious garb, but which? Abyssinia was of course the previous name for Ethiopia; conjuring up the colonial, or monarchic past? Opening mentions Uganda, and Washington DC.

José Miguel Romero found this on FB with same poster:

Sakaé Obara in New Jersey says at 1645 UT August 1:
``Apparently it is "Radio Abisinia"
Fairly good signal here in north NJ right now``

That Japanese BBS has several logs of it last week and this. One says it had previously been on MW 1390 Sats & Suns, which of course would be a split frequency in that region. But if this is originating in Washington DC, that might allude to WZHF Arlington VA, 5/5 kW U4, with an ethnic format, if not a 100% Voice of Russia relay which is mentioned in the 2014 NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. August 2 at *0143:29.5 UT my streetlite ignites with RF burst, a little earlier than usual since cloudy at sunset; so then it`s to:

1120, August 2 at 0143 with Spanish songs until chopped off mid-tune at 0150:16.5* UT, which is 3 seconds later than last night, which was 2 seconds later than the night before, rather inconsistently. What next? Month rollover made no difference, anyway, since official Catoosa sunset in August is now 0115 UT, losing a full semi-hour from July`s 0145 UT. August sunrise: 1145 UT. Still, *never, any* announcements heard at random chex thruout the day if they are on. By when they do cut off, KMOX is already in to compete with ~6 Hz SAH, seemingly always silly baseball games (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1610, August 2 at 1632 UT, I find that the NRD-545 can pull in an S1 but almost readable signal of WQCL720, the NWS relay by TIS at Great Salt Plains OK; YL robot mentions conditions at Kingman, Pratt, presumably originating in Wichita KS (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1680, August 2 at 1633 UT, I find another very weak daytime signal on the NRD-545: certainly not Monroe. Weaker than the 1610 TIS, but can make out loop announcements by a human OM, including ``Hi, this is ---`` and ``new carpets``, so it must be a Talking House, which have popped up before on the X-band in Enid, but not for quite a while. Switching to USB/LSB makes it *less* readable, since the frequency is wobbling, crummy TH transmitter. 

I resolve to track it down by driving around Enid. No sign of it on the west side, but signal grows as I drive east on Broadway. Near the intersexion of Walnut and N 16 St, in the NE quadrant of town, it`s strong enough to copy while I park: gives phone 548-4895, Greg Jensen realtor. This house also has a new wood floor under the new carpet; 2 BR, 1 bath, brick. One-year service agreement available from Smith Real Estate. Also generic promo for the concept of Talking Houses, like I was hearing from them a few years ago. I`m running out of time, so don`t locate the exact house (no address transmitted!), but have inquired by webform to Greg, since he also mentions enidliving.com but which really forwards to Smith Real Estate, a.k.a.
where this house doesn`t seem to match any of the listings (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OMAN. 15140, August 2 at 0114, VP carrier, presumed RSO as it`s not heard on 9500 or 9740 this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 6173.9, August 2 at 0131, JBA carrier, matching the off-frequency of R. Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco. A tough one here, much weaker than RSC on 6134.8, at least in the evenings. And there is nothing on 6175 now to QRM it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330-CUSB, UT Sunday August 2 at 0139, no signal from WBCQ, when `Good Friends Radio Network` is supposed to be running at 01-05 UT nightly. Yes, even weeknights, despite `Midnight [sic] in the Desert` at 04-07 M-F [sic]. Not likely, unless for that overlap hour WBCQ runs independent sidebands? I assume GFRN really got an hour chopped off to accommodate Art Bell; and isn`t he UT Tue-Sat, not M-F?? Meanwhile, at 0139, 7490 and 5109.7-CUSB are both BSing, altho 5110 is supposedly in other Area 51 programming Sat nights, 23-04 UT Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15550-USB, August 1 at 1607, presumed WJHR is JBA tho inaudible yesterday; Wolfgang Büschel was also hearing it today via Edmonton at 2112 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 690, August 1 at 1627 UT, open carrier/dead air from KGGF Coffeyville KS, and it isn`t even after midnight, or before 7 am CT. I assume their operator-in-charge (if any) is paying more attention to their FM; just another SNAFU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 780, August 1 at 0628 UT, can`t null WBBM completely, but enough to make out an announcement from KCEG, something about wanting to ``get in good graces of landlord`` in Colorado Springs, asking for checks; ``Save The Ranch``, and country music. KCEG is 1900/720 watts U4, COL Fountain CO but address in Denver, and known as The Ranch (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15505, August 1 at 1647 poor S3 signal maybe with hymn, 1648 Arabish? Aoki and HFCC show only thing at this hour is VOA Tibetan via Biblis, Germany (+ jamming), but only on M/W/F and this is Saturday. Maybe Bangladesh was on past 1545? Unlikely; or something completely different (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0359 UT August 2

Agenda DX 02/08

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Murcia EAJ17 (1933)
Radio Sinal, Brasile 730 Khz (1986)
Radio Apintie, Suriname 4990 Khz (1958)

AWR-Cuba via WRMI


From the August 2nd edition of  Wavescan:

"Adventist World Radio has just begun a new service to Cuba, which is also audible throughout much of Latin America and the Caribbean.  The new 30-minute program, which began August 1st, is broadcast twice daily at 1100 and 2300 UTC on the frequency of 5950 kHz via the transmitter site of WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida.  And particularly interesting is the fact that the program originates at AWR studios in Cuba with all locally-produced content, such as a segment called “Somos Cuba” or “We are Cuba.”  Much of the AWR-Cuba programming is intended for young people, but there are features for a wide variety of listener interests.  Again, the new service can be heard daily at 1100 and 2300 UTC on 5950 kHz."
(Jeff White, August 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

And we shall be very interested to hear if this escape jamming (gh)

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation marks 80th anniversary

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on Friday celebrated its 80th anniversary, taking its listeners and its website visitors through the evolution of the station.On Friday, various programmes were done including one in Hausa language, where the National Chief Imam, Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, offered Musl im prayers for the GBC.
The Director General of GBC, Major (Retired) Albert Don Chebe, praised past directors and staff for bringing the station this far and pledged that the current generation of broadcasters would work hard to improve on set standards.
GBC is the first radio station to be established in Ghana in 1953 by Sir Arnold Hudson, then Governor of the Gold Coast which is known today as Ghana.
He was assisted by F. A. W. Byron, a British Radio Engineer, and transmission was through a rediffusion box.
GBC is seen by many Ghanaians as the pace-setter when it comes to broadcasting, training prominent many Ghanaian news readers.

Summer Evening Broadcast August 30th

FRS-Holland will hit the airwaves on Sunday August 30th. That's almost exactly 35 years following the official start of the station back in 1980. Programmes will start at 17:52 UTC/ 19:52 CEST and will last till 23:05 UTC/ 01:05 CEST. Frequencies are most likely: 7700(7685) //9300 (9335) kHz.
For s
treaming (at the same time as the SW output!) please check: [http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u] and  [http://laut.fm/jukebox]. For mobile devices there is a 24 kbps mono stream: [http://nednl.net:8000/frsh24.m3u]. Streaming will be repeated one week later on Sunday September 6th from 15:52 UTC/ 17:52 CEST till 21:05 UTC/ 23:05 CEST.
The upcoming broadcast will include five 60 minute thematic musical shows.
Understandably reception reports and letters with comments & criticism are much appreciated and will be verified with one of our QSL cards from our current series FRS through the Years. This implies you can make your very own choice out of the eight QSLs this series consists of. The only condition is you send us the number of the QSL you'd like to receive. Curious about the previously published QSLs from this series? Take a look at our Image Gallery > QSL Gallery > QSL Series
 E-mails please to frs@frsholland.nl and for a hard copy use our Herten maildrop: P.O.Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands.

sabato 1 agosto 2015

15470 New Clandestina, ID "Radio ¿Arshiniano?

15470 Radio ¿Arshiniano?, 16:00-, escuchada el 1 de agosto en idioma africano sin identificar, probablemente en amharico, comienza la emisión en inglés con dos locutoras, segmento musical y locutor con cuña de ID en inglés "Thi´s ....", al comienzo de la emisión sufre microcortes y llega a desaparecer, locutor con cuña de ID "Radio ¿Arshiniano?", anuncia horarios, frecuencias e Internet, SINPO 35543

En cuanto pueda subo los audios, excelente señal.

José Miguel Romero

Radio Free Iraq Signs Off After 17 Years


WASHINGTON -- RFE/RL’s Arabic Service to Iraq, Radio Free Iraq (RFI) will air its final broadcast on July 31. The resources of RFI will be merged with Radio Sawa Iraq to provide the audience with extensive Iraq-specific news and informational programming. The new Radio Sawa Iraq programming will be broadcast on both its existing frequency and those of RFI during a period of transition.

In recognition of their service, BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell presented letters of appreciation to RFI colleagues, noting that, “[Radio Free Iraq’s] coverage of all sides of Iraq’s political scene has been unparalleled and deeply appreciated by its audience, as has its coverage of news from throughout the country with its wide network of regional correspondents.  Iraqi decision makers have considered RFI a must listen or read in their daily news diet while Iraqi citizens have expressed gratitude to RFI for providing a platform for them to raise their voices and concerns.”

RFE/RL Editor-in-Chief Nenad Pejic paid tribute to the sacrifices made by RFI colleagues to deliver the news in a country riven by constant political turmoil, violence, and war. A bomb blast at the AlHamra Hotel in Baghdad in 2005 ripped apart the Service’s bureau, two correspondents - Khamail Muhsin Khalaf and Nazar Abdulwahid al-Radhi - were murdered in 2007, and RFI Baghdad Bureau chief Dr. Muhammad Bdaiwi Owaid al-Shammari was shot dead at a checkpoint in 2014 while on his way to work. RFI correspondents have also suffered kidnappings, death threats, harassment, and physical injury while reporting the news.

In remarks to RFI staff members, Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) President Brian Conniff said that, “At this moment in history, when Iraq is threatened by an extremist Islamic insurgency and faces numerous challenges in rebuilding from decades of open warfare and authoritarian rule, we believe adding RFI’s signature programming to the Radio Sawa Iraq lineup will provide the audience high quality content that will enhance their listening experience.” MBN manages and oversees Radio Sawa.

Radio Free Iraq was created by RFE/RL in 1998, in response to direction from the U.S. Congress. Led first by former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq David Newton, and since 2004 by journalist Sergei Danilochkin, it has provided accurate and non-sectarian news and information to local audiences and fostered informed debate of issues that are not otherwise reported in Iraq’s ethnically, politically and religiously fragmented media. 


*30 October 1998
1998-2004 on short wave
2002-2013 on medium wave (first Armenia 1314 kHz, later Kuwait 1593 kHz)
after 2003 on FM, 2015 13 cities
closure already proposed in 2012
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Additional transmissions via WRMI Okeechobee from August 1

USA   Additional transmissions via WRMI Okeechobee from August 1:

In Christ We Love and Wavescan
1200-1300 on  7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Sun tx#11
1300-1400 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sun tx#09
2000-2100 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sun tx#09
0000-0100 on  7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to WNAm English Mon tx#13
0700-0800 on  7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to WNAm English Mon tx#13

Sounding the Alarrm and Blues Radio/Wavescan/World of Radio/Trova Libre
2300-2400 on  5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm Various Dly tx#12

Adventist World Radio
1100-1200 on  5950 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to Cuba Spa+En? Dly tx#14
2300-2400 on  5950 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to Cuba Spa+En? Dly tx#14

Family Station
2200-2300 on  5950 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to Cuba Spanisn Dly tx#14, new  time
0200-0300 on  7730 YFR 100 kW / 222 deg to MEXI Spanish Dly tx#14, cancelled

--
73!
Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Voice of Greece in 8 languages at new time on Sat, August 1

GREECE    Voice of Greece in 8 languages at new time on Sat, August 1:
0530-0630 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Various*, ex 0500-0600
0530-0630 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Various*, ex 0500-0600
*3-5 minutes news in Serbian/Romanian/Spanish/Russian/Polish/Albanian/
Italian/Arabic. Till 0600UT 11645 is totally blocked by Radio Dabanga.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/voice-of-greece-in-8-languages-at-new.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Glenn Hauser logs July 31-August 1, 2015


** ARGENTINA. 11710.57 approx., August 1 at 0158, RAE varied again, S5 signal just barely modulated, but I think I hear an RAE ID go by (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BOLIVIA. 6025, August 1 at 0110, JBA carrier on the FRG-7 squeezed between jamming/Martí 6030 and CRI/Albania 6020; and at 0147 also JBAC on the NRD-545. According to Aoki, the only station anywhen anywhere on 6025 is R. Illimani, 10 kW ND La Paz, Bolivia, 0930-0400 in Spanish/Aymara a.k.a. Red Patria Nueva, 0930-0300 in WRTH; but I would like a little modulation which would be more likely at 0930. However, HFCC A-15 has five stations on 6025! All imaginary/inactive? Only one at this hour, Lhasa which would be post-sunrise (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11855.41 approx., August 1 at 0202, Brazuguese talk, S5 from R. Aparecida (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 590, August 1 at 0208, operatic solo by YL from NW/SE, 0212 brief Spanish announcement and more aria; must be R. Musical Nacional, and wow, no problem from Omaha, or Pueblo for that matter. WRTH shows CMBF, 25 kW at La Julia MB. Parallel IDing is not an option with the *only* other CMBF listed in WRTH on 1140. Website http://cmbfradio.cu mentions only 590 AM and 99.1 FM --- surely as serious/classical music network it`s mostly on FM ``tiny Caribbean`` island-wide? Sked chex,
with `La Opera` at 2200-2228 EDT Fridays. And two hours later `A Coro`, which I don`t think is Arnie singing! They also claim to stream on Audio Real which launches as Windows Media, just as mixed up as RHC with its constant plugs for Real Audio (not). Indeed I try that:
mms://media.enet.cu/radiomusicalnacional
at 0442 and do hear choral music at only 32 kbps. Back to hi-fi/stereo KUSP I always listen to UT Saturdays 03-05 for `On Site` starting with local classical performances including the Carmel Bach Festival and the Cabrillo New Music Festival (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 11775, August 1 at 0200, regular Cuban pulse jamming can be detected in the heavy sideband splash of 11780 RNA/RNB Brasil which however, is not putting out the usual further spurs. R. Martí has not used 11775 for several years now, but the DentroCuban Jamming Command doesn`t know or doesn`t care. Maybe one residual transmitter, as I don`t notice it when Anguilla or WHRI are running on 11775 earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9315, August 1 at 0207, R. Cairo is S9+20 but OCDA to JBM in presumed English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15470, July 31 at 1703, no signal from alleged new clandestine in Amharic, which had been registered for Fridays only 1600-1800 via IRRS, which means via ROMANIA. Altho I reminded the DXLD yg about this shortly before, NO replies seen of anyone hearing it or even trying to hear it. BTW, BSKSA in Bambara is also registered exactly same time and frequency daily, presumably imaginary as IIRC Bambara was canceled? Altho not much audible on 19m, Saudi Arabia q.v. is making it else-frequency, so propagation sufficient (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9420, August 1 at 0114, VOG with Greek music, but no // 9935 this time. However, at 0156 I find that same Avlis transmitter active on 11645 since it`s putting out humbuzz/propeller noise atop the talk modulation which is // 9420, still no 9935 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 620, July 31 at 0459 UT, ``La Norteñita`` briefly overrides KMKI The Metroplex, i.e. XEBU, Chihuahua2; and KMKI, technically Plano, is still Radio Disney tho it`s being sold to the cluster including KSKY-660 officially licensed to another suburb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 9690-, July 31 at 0558, VON drumming prélude with extremely distorted modulation, // weaker 7255-, 0600 announcement opening Hausa is slightly better, merely suptorted on both (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. *0148:14.5 UT August 1, my streetlite ignites with a wideband RF noise burst, which means it`s about time to check again for KETU/KEOR Catoosa/Sperry/Tulsa to cut off the 1120 air amid Mexican music, and that does happen at 0150:13.5*, which is 2 seconds later than last night. I wonder if it slips at a constant 2-second rate, à la Radio Chaski, or just varies/margin of error. Time will tell (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OMAN. 9740, August 1 at 0113, poor signal in Arabic? Nothing on 9500, nor 15140, so presumably RSO only one frequency-late instead of two (9740 sked at 22-24). At 0205, JBAC on 9740: Iran in Urdu is scheduled 0120-0220 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** SAUDI ARABIA. 15205, July 31 at 1707, bits of Qur`an and plain talk in Arabic from BSKSA, scheduled 16-18 but achieving only poor S3 signal; better S7 with different Arabic service on 15435. Both HFCC listed with exactly same parameters, 500 kW, 320 degrees USward, 25 degree slew, 216 antenna, so why the disparity? A propagation check since nothing on 15470 audible for ETHIOPIA [non], q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7261.0-USB, August 1 at 0232, I am bandscanning thru the 40/41 mb in USB mode to find something besides hams, but here`s a ham in USB mode! Ragchewer finally IDs as KJ5GT, I think, no fonetix, and his Js sounds like his Gs; much weaker contact is also in USB mode. I guess LSB on 40m is a convention, not a requirement, so why not? ARRL shows: CHAVEZ, ALFRED A, KJ5GT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7425, August 1 at 0238, music and talk in Spanish, mentions ``la capital habanera`` so something to do with Cuba. O, it`s // 7365 R. Martí mixed with some weaker Spanish, i.e. // Vatican Radio relay (violating Separation of Church and State --- how much longer before Brother Scare demands airtime from IBB?) on 7305 --- so a rare leapfrog mixing product from Greenville, 7305 over 7365 another 60 kHz higher (should also check for mirror/reverse leapfrog on 7245). 7425 audible on both the NRD-545 and PL-880 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1784 monitoring: confirmed Friday July 31 at 2130 on WRMI 15770; and at 2130:34 on WRMI 7570: roughly equal only fair signals now with 15770 at right angle to us and 7570 toward us but absorbed. Next:
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2100 UT Sunday WRMI 15770
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15550-USB, July 31 at 1704, no signal detectable from WJHR; often buried in the noise level, but not even the NRD-545 can pull anything, while neighbor 15610 WEWN is sufficient. So, off the air? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 770, July 31 at 0500 UT, CBS news from E/W running one word *ahead* of 780 WBBM, 0505 UT national ad, no ID, 0506 `Red Eye Radio`. Must be KKOB Albuquerque NM, an RER carrier, but the last I knew it was with ABC news (and that always seemed out of place, as originally NBC along with KOB-TV). NRC AM Log of a year ago had it with ABC. Website sked 
doesn`t bother to mention news on the hour, but does now carry some CBS extended news programs especially weekends. I guess `Perspective` from ABC news is also gone. As for the website, it depends on linking to CNN for news stories (IIRC, CNN is no longer in the radio network news biz). 

Usual quandary here whether I am hearing 50 kW North Valley main transmitter bleeding around the edges of its pattern supposedly protecting WABC in almost the same direxion but a hazard to balloonists; and/or the 230-watt ND fill-in KKOB in Santa Fe on the air only at night. Couldn`t the latter at least be granted a separate callsign, like KKOB-1? I am still espering for someone to arrange a DX test on Santa Fe with the Albuquerque deliberately turned off, however briefly in the middle of the night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)  

** U S A. 810, August 1 at 0215 UT, cowboy instrumental music including steel guitar, coming in fine on the NRD-545 with N/S shortwire, but ``looping`` east/west on the PL-880 ferrite (which I have to keep away from the noisy NRD display panel); 0217 UT ``Santa Fe`s best hoedown country music, AM 810``. 

KSWV NM has long been a hybrid, ``Qué Suave`` but bilingual; still partly Spanish? I haven`t had a chance to listen to it locally in far too long. Obviously on 5 kW day power, not 10 watts night, both ND. Oops, official July sunset is 0215 UT, from tomorrow in local August, 0200 UT. Should have stayed with KSWV longer to note when they really disappeared. 770 KKOB already overtaken by something in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0537 UT August 1

Agenda DX 01/08

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Calypso 102, Malta FM (1993)
Yemen BS 9780 Khz (1954)
Radio Cumanda, Ecuador 3350 Khz (1990)
Radio Catolica Nacional, Ecuador 5030 Khz (1984)
Radio Espinharas, Brasile 1400 Khz (1950)
WSTA, Virgin Islands 1340 Khz (1950)
Radio Union, Ecuador 1490 Khz (1973)
KISN, Utah 760 Khz (1938)
Radio Nuevitas, Cuba (1939)
Radio Sfax, Tunisia (1977)
Radio Colmèia, Brasile 850 Khz (1958)
Radio TV Dominicana, Repubblica Dominicana 620 Khz (1942)
Radio Reloj, Venezuela 1300 Khz (1961)
Caracol Neiva, Colombia 4945 Khz (1962)

FESTE NAZIONALI
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