** BRAZIL [and non]. 9696-, big het on NHK English direct on 9695.0, Jan 7 at
1214, and with audio but can`t split them apart on the FRG-7. EiBi shows R. Rio
Mar, Manaus on 9695.8 at 10-21, which fits nicely, as it was measured there by
Manuel Méndez, Spain, Nov 28, 2010 at 1010-1020 including ID, so I presume it;
rather than Madagascar, which I vaguely remember was once there (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTIENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 9865, Jan 7 at 1212, good signal playing Vatican Radio IS, at tail
of Spanish relay via Sackville, reconfirmed.
Surprisingly, 9650, Jan 7 at 1215 lacked KBS World Radio in English via
Sackville, but by 1216 it started to fade in. It`s 250 kW, 268 degrees, while
VR is only 100 kW, 227 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6010, Jan 7 at 0621 RHC in Spanish instead of usual and scheduled
English! Today`s primary SNAFU. Checked the other overkill frequencies: Spanish
also on 6120 and 5040; English on 6060, 6150-undermodulated as usual, and
6050-initially with Spanish underneath, but this time may have been
crossmodulation caused by overload (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See
also USA: WINB, WRMI
** INDONESIA. 9525-, VOI still on its lower frequency, Jan 7 at 1300 with
Japanese ID at end of hour in that language, but then a very long intermittent
audio dropout of almost two minutes, missing the opening of English, finally
JIP (joined in progress) during news at 1302, and back to fraxional seconds of
IADs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985, Jan 7 at 1421, checking whether Shiokaze via JSR
JAPAN has changed frequency yet, at first I thought it had, but weak signal is
still there and cannot be sure it is in English as normally on Fridays unlike
NYE, but intonation by OM seems to be. Plus weak het on hi side from Myanmar.
Conditions from E Asia were subnormal this morning, but as sun rises earlier,
the 1400 transmission will become harder and harder to hear here (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. 9460, PRES via AUSTRIA in English, Jan 7 at 1313, classical
music discussion about a sinfonietta by David ---, apparent modern composer as
they played a bit of it. Only fair reception but not yet blown away by WTWW
9479 overload, not yet built up to daytime supersignal level (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 9855, VOR English to Alaska, western Canada and western USA, finally
audible in CNAm, Jan 7 at 0618, only fair with discussion of New Year
celebrations in Moscow; seems undermodulated, and much weaker than 9865 RNW
Dutch via Bonaire. 9855 is via Vladivostok, and supposed to be // 9840 via
Pet/Kam but inaudible there. Used to be that 9840 would surpass 9855, tho both
for exactly same targets. In Haida Gwaii, Walt Salmaniw on Dec 31 at 0501 found
the opposite, 9855 VG and 9840 just a weaker open carrier. Such is the
redundancy setup of this service, it seems (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9405, Jan 7 at 0616, surprised to find big signal here, S9+20, must
be WINB, which until now in the first week of its existence, has been poor to
JBA. Trouble is, there is no program modulation, just open unstable carrier,
hum, and crackling. Same at 0628 when I quit. Must have been: unusual
propagational opening; or: until now has been way under-powered. We shall
continue to check. Is Rod Hembree really paying for 40 hours a week on 9405
(plus more on 13570 in daytime)?
WINB is still using 9265 in the morning, but shorter span than before: on the
air in Spanish, presumed WYFR relay, Jan 7 at 1223; and at 1258, doing its
offensive frequency change announcement to 13570 as talkover to the National
Anthem!! Worse, cut off the end of The Star Spangled Banner at 1259 before it
was over. Did not check 13570 immediately, but at 1309 it was very poor, not
yet up to daytime propagation level. At this time, only Cuba had good signals
on 13 MHz, and just about the only signals on 15 MHz. If 9405 really runs until
1130, as publicized, that leaves only 1130-1300 for 9265 in the mornings (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4050-, Jan 7 at 0624, very poor but can detect the usual YL DJ from
KWMO, Washington MO on 3 x 1350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9885, Jan 7 at 1212 big open carrier, obviously IBB Greenville-B
preparing for the 1230 VOA Spanish broadcast. Was on for a while but did not
monitor whether it stayed on all the way to 1230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3160, so far I have not been able to hear the WPJK Orangeburg SC 2 x
1580 harmonic in 2011y. Finally on Jan 7 I am up in time to check for the 1230v
sign-on which had been in effect in Nov-Dec 2010, and 1130v during Oct+ DST
since first heard Oct 12 as in DXLD 10-41 and most subsequent issues. Monitored
Jan 7 from 1228 continuously until 1246, no sign of any carrier, and still not
at final check 1305, while 3185 WWRB was still VG. Nor as of Jan 7 have I been
able to detect it in evening before nominal 2245* in Jan or even 2215v* as in
Dec. So has the harmonic finally been fixed? Is anyone else hearing it now
morning or evening? Or midday as Terry Krueger in FL succeeded in doing? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, WORLD OF RADIO 1546 confirmed on WRMI, Friday Jan 7 at 1538,
along with pulse jamming but much less than the wall-of-noise on 9965 against
never-audible Radio República. Tnx a lot, Arnie! WOR 1546 also confirmed on
WWCR 7465, Friday Jan 7 at 2130, VG as always. Next, please check Sat 1700 on
12160. Also on ACB Radio Mainstream webcast during 2-hourly repeats on Fridays,
heard at 0600, 2400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 3240-3410, Jan 7 at 1306, most of the 90m band is blanketed by a
wideband multi-carrier noise source, peaking circa 3319. Had not noticed it
before 1300. Can`t be certain whether it is local nor whether it is related to
the carrier I have been getting on 3319 at many hours of darkness, for several
nights, which puts het on 3320 South Africa in evenings, Korea North in
mornings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6064-SSB, intruder Jan 7 at 1227, weak 2-way Spanish vs weak AM
carrier on 6065, which would be either KBS or Beijing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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