** AFGHANISTAN [non]. R. Solh, 17700 via Rampisham UK, finally audible here
again May 13 after a long absence due to poor propagation. Only poor to fair
signal with occasional peaks, and lots of fades, from tune-in 1332 with music;
1344-1346 talk, 1346-1349 the sticking CD, so quickly confirming they are STILL
playing exactly the same defective recording as they have done every day since
at least last fall! 1359-1400 a pause in modulation but no carrier break,
1400-1404 talk, but can it be news or just the same old propaganda
announcements also duplicated daily? 1419 into familiar music I have recorded
and uploaded before. Still trace of it at 1600 recheck, but quite poor. Can its
reappearance be accounted for by SWPC numbers? Not really: for May 12, solar
flux was 68; at 1200 May 13, K=1; at 1500, K=2. Repeat performance May 14 at
1332+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1408, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake check, May 14 at 1314 found lots of the regulars such as
15285, but also some I had not noticed before, 15330, 15795 and even
propagating on 17565, long path? Despite usual poor signals overall on 16m.
Aoki has the answers: 15330 is BBC Uzbek via Cyprus during this semihour only.
15795 is All India Radio, Chinese via Bangalore at 1145-1315. 17565, however,
is unaccounted for not only in Aoki, but Eibi, HFCC, and WRTH, so bears further
investigation. Firedrake was also audible before 1300 on 14410 vs Sound of Hope
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. VOK, 11710 in English to NAm, May 14 at 1322 was somewhat
distorted and just strong enough to carry along with it the more distorted
spur, which this time was centered between 11645 and 11646 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. BBC Mundo Radio, via WHRI 9410, Wed May 14 at 1230 with
Efemérides, a neat little show with clips from the BBC archives, this time
about the 60th anniversary of Israel, the Spice Girls, the tragic downfall of
Winnie Mandela, i.a., until 1234 when the classical music fill was introduced
as ``Los Compositores e Intérpretes de Siempre --- Los Clásicos``, then a
Puccini aria for starters from Madame Butterfly, as always, unannounced. Usual
excellent signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBCQ, which was still on 17495 May 12, was trying 15420 again May 13,
first detected at 1408 underneath DW Russian via Rampisham, with distinctive
monotonous intonations of New Mexico preacher which occupies great gobs of time
on this transmitter, whatever the frequency. However, could no longer detect it
by 1414, either off or losing the relative strength battle. Meanwhile, many
other 19mb frequencies were open, including 15590, ex-KTBN, which is being
reserved for the perpetually ``mañana`` WRNO reactivation.
Rechecked 15420 at 1559 after DW had finished, and weak WBCQ in the clear. BBC
Seychelles is listed on 15420 still during this hour until 1700 at 280 degrees,
but no sign of it here, which is normal. Probably in Europe it is dominating
rather than WBCQ. Just like on 17495 the day before, flanking reduced carrier
was USB modulation, but also some on LSB, not completely suppressed, in about
the same proportion.
BTW, per HFCC, all WBCQ frequencies are on antenna azimuth of 245 degrees
toward Laredo, make that Nuevo Laredo (not Tijuana as I first said), but not
all are 50 kW --- 9330 shows as 100 kW. Like most SW stations, actual
transmitter power in use is probably considerably less than nominal, and actual
antenna lobes may differ considerably. 245 degree azimuth carries on just south
of Invercargill, so the heirs of Arthur Cushen should have a good shot at
hearing WBCQ.
Here`s the entry on the annotated WBCQ program schedule:
``Program IDs as "The Lord of the Spirit Radio Broadcast". Female speaker
notable for monotone delivery of scriptural material. Usually six half-hour
programs in three hours.(6/6/03)
Sunday, May 29, 2005, 1946: Global Spirit Proclamation, sio 444. Finally got an
address and e-mail contact for this show: HR60, Box 11, Sence Lake, NM 87315,
e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As a little googling quickly shows, it`s FENCE LAKE, a very remote place in
Cíbola county south of Gallup and Zuñi Pueblo, SW of El Morro, NW of Quemado
where state hwy 36 makes a right angle. I believe I have driven thru there at
least once without knowing it was the home of a major evangelical organization!
Furthermore, the annotated ``17495`` sked shows this not starting until 1700, 7
days a week until 2100, and not even on the air before then except on Sundays
from 1300 for The Zeph Report, so that is obviously outdated.
The question is now, whether WBCQ will stay on 15420 at 1400 (1300?)-2300
daily, perhaps later on Wednesdays and Fridays, and live with the QRM until
1600, as long as the prophet is paying for the extra time --- and how is
reception in Fence Lake, anyway?
Checked again May 14: no trace of WBCQ or anything on 15420 before 1400, when
BBC Russian via Rampisham came on. BBC Seychelles is on there before 1400 but
not audible here. Listening carefully with BFO until 1417, could not detect
WBCQ underneath, nor on 17495. Another check after 1500: still no sign of WBCQ
on either frequency, despite BBC becoming much weaker on 15420 with switch to
UAE site.
Second-nearest SW station to WBCQ, Sackville was as usual inbooming on 15220
before and after 1500 and also on 15240 after 1430.
Nearest SW station to WBCQ, WHRA, is scheduled on 15 and 17 MHz as follows, for
comparison: 12-14 15710, 14-16 15195, 16-18 17520, 18-20 17690. Per WHR
website, these all appear to be 7 days a week now. But no sign of 15195 at 1510
check!
We`ll see if WBCQ appears on 15420 later in the day, perhaps including WORLD OF
RADIO at 2300 Wednesday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1408, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WEWN, 17595, inbooming May 13 at 2108 with two OM discussing their
lady, in English, with litely squealing transmitter. Not a trace of Spain`s
Brazilian service underneath, unlike log a few days ago. WEWN was benefiting
from sporadic E, as 15 and evenmoreso 17 MHz are normally in skipzone here only
one megameter away. Yes, at 2117 Es started to show up on ch 2 TV, more than 3
times WEWN`s frequency, 55250 kHz.
KVOH, 17775, Los Ángeles, was also in well, May 13 at 2104 giving local P O Box
address and introducing some música al estilo norteño and seemingly secular
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. The oscillating jammer again heard spreading to both 11635 and
11640, May 14 at 1324 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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