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Today's Topics:
1. TRS: CRI Shortwave frequencies(A14) (Akbar Indra Gunawan)
2. Glenn Hauser logs March 28-29, 2014 (Glenn Hauser)
3. 4820.591 KGR1 Kyrgyz Radio 1, Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek
(Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX)
4. DX Listening Digest 14-13; World of Radio 1714 (Glenn Hauser)
5. Re: [dxld] Mahe Last Broadcast (Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX)
6. Re: [dxld] Programacion REE-A14 (Glenn Hauser)
7. Re: [dxld] Programacion REE-A14 (Glenn Hauser)
8. Glenn Hauser logs March 29-30, 2014 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:54:29 +0800 (SGT)
From: Akbar Indra Gunawan <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] TRS: CRI Shortwave frequencies(A14)
Message-ID:
<1396097669.55724.bpmail_high_carr...@web194003.mail.sg3.yahoo.com>
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----Pesan yang diteruskan----
Dari: [email protected]
Kepada: [email protected]
Email Keluar: Sab, 29 Mar 2014 11:08 ICT
Judul: CRI Shortwave frequencies(A14)
Dear Mr. Akbar Indra Gunawan
: By clicking the links,
you'll find the relevant frequencies for your listening convenicence in 2014.
America: http://english.cri.cn/7146/2010/03/30/2141s560015.htm Europe:
http://english.cri.cn/7146/2010/03/30/2141s560016.htm Asia:
http://english.cri.cn/7146/2010/03/30/2141s560017.htm
Africa:http://english.cri.cn/7146/2010/03/30/2141s560021.htm The South Pacific:
http://english.cri.cn/7146/2010/03/30/2141s560019.htm Best wishes, Yours
sincerely, YingLian English Service China Radio International
http://english.cri.cn/ Facebook: Ying Lian
https://www.facebook.com/ying.lian.39#!/
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 08:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 28-29, 2014
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** BANGLADESH. 15505, March 29 at 1359, BB IS is JBA, and so is the timesignal
ending at 1359:53 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9664.45 approx., March 29 at 0010 check for the widely varying Voz
Mission?ria, roughly here as on the YB-400 stepping between 9664 and 9665 gets
a slightly higher BFO pitch from 9665.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. Mostly bigsigs from CNR1/FD jamming, March 29 at 1319-1325
bandscan, starting with:
17780, CNR1 jammer PLUS Firedrake equally, VG March 29 at 1319. Target is BBC
Uzbek via OMAN during this semihour only; standard remark. Rest are CNR1 only:
18870, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter March 29 at 1321
16100, CNR1 jammer, very good March 29 at 1321
15555, CNR1 jammer, good March 29 at 1322, VOT het on lo side
15510, CNR1 jammer, good March 29 at 1322, vs BBC Uzbek via Thailand
15375, CNR1 jammer, good with flutter March 29 at 1323, vs RFA Tibetan via
Tajikistan
15265, CNR1 jammer, good March 29 at 1323 plus usual het vs RTI Tainan, off
frequency, or additional jamming?
14920, CNR1 jammer, very poor with flutter, March 29 at 1324
13865, CNR1 jammer, very good March 29 at 1324
13530, CNR1 jammer, fair March 29 at 1325
13430, CNR1 jammer, very good March 29 at 1325; none in the 12s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also TAIWAN [and non]
** KOREA SOUTH. 15575, March 29 at 1351, KBSWR is F-G with flutter, sufficient
to keep listening during mailbag segment, from Rich D`Angelo in Wyomissing PA,
who wonders what`s the target on 11810 at 22-23 (Europe), and wants more info
from them to write articles. They refer him to the website for starters. Indian
DX report this week at 1354.5-1358.7, starting with AIR Nagaland again being
heard evenings on 4850, but I have a hard time understanding his Indian accent;
hope the Indians don`t have such a hard time understanding my American.
Replying to my recent remark that this `N American` service is aimed 81 degrees
toward S America, Peter W Hansen in Bethpage LINY points out, ``Hi Glenn, In
HFCC A14 data, it now shows that the broadcast on 15575 is aimed at 40
degrees.`` And so it is, also for 14-15 Korean, and 00[sic]-03 Spanish.
Well, well, KBS in HFCC! It`s been missing for some seasons, nothing in B-13
HFCC except one registration by RFI for a relay via Korea. I wonder if they
just installed a new antenna for N America, or if it`s really been at 40
degrees for a long time, just unknown with no new registration data. Anyhow,
A-14 isn`t until tomorrow. Either way, 15575 is still totally wrong for a
winter hi-latitude night-path. The 40-degree azimuth goes thru Seattle, Salt
Lake, Santa Fe, San Fernando and San Salvador, so not too far from Enid and
closer to Farmington (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1640, Saturday March 29 at 1243 UT, KZLS Enid is *still* playing
some music, now country-rock by OM which may not officially be True Oldies
Channel, then ``Fool-Hearted Man`` by YL; and at 1259 UT Hank Williams Jr
starts but is cut off without any ToH ID for Glenn Beck`s Blaze Network
``news``; 1306 UT `Under the Hood` call-in show as also heard last week.
Various DX bulletins are in too big a hurry to denote KZLS format as ``talk
ex-music``, like NZ DX Times, but it is still *both* depending on the time! I
wonder it that music was from sibling station (hardly a sister), Hank-FM, KNAH
Mustang/OKC on 99.7; need to check for // (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. 21640, March 29 at 1317, open carrier/dead air, presumably
a failure from REE Noblejas normally on here, but *no* signal at all on 21610,
while 21540 Kuwait seems to have the usual REE CCI. Also weakly audible: 21560
Vatican, 21505 Saudi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [and non]. 11635, March 28 at 2317, big mess here, Chinese with het
of about 440 Hz (A-note on keyboard). HFCC shows nothing at all! Aoki shows RTI
in Chinese at 22-24, 250 kW, 208 degrees from Tainan, *jammed of course. But
also: VOK (KCBS) in Korean, 200 kW, 271 degrees from Kujang. Most likely to be
off-frequency is Taiwan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 780, March 29 at 0544 UT, dominant signal in *Spanish* with
ad for Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park, Chicago. Could this possibly be
WBBM, during its old-time-radio hour?? Confirmed for August 1-3, 2014 at
http://www.lollapalooza.com/ where it`s already sold out. Or is this a Mexican,
most likely XEWGR or XESFT? In next minute I start to hear drama in English
again = WBBM, mixing with rock music in English = XESFT? Making a SAH of 1.2
Hz. With both these nulled, weak country music from KCEG in CO (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1657 UT March 29
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:18:23 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 4820.591 KGR1 Kyrgyz Radio 1, Krasnaya Rechka,
Bishkek
Message-ID: <18AAA28DA5F14F638228258053807A57@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 4820.591 {ex4795 kHz TX unit.} KGR1 Kyrgyz Radio 1,
Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek, QRM of XZDT PBS Xizang on even 4820 kHz noted with
S=9+10dBm signal in Moscow remote SDR unit; at 1715 UT March 29, program
contained more Russian talk than Kyrgyz in this KGZ otlet.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 29)
Ron, nothing on TJK/VoRUS 4975 kHz, channel is empty now.
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 11:14:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 14-13; World of Radio 1714
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
DX Listening Digest 14-13 has now been posted at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1413.txt
and also soon, sometimes delayed at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt
CONTENTS:
WOR 1714 / ALASKA / ALBANIA +non A14 / ALGERIA non / ARGENTINA / ARMENIA / ASIA
non A14 / AUSTRAL ISLANDS ham / AUSTRALIA Symban / AUSTRALIA VK3AH / AUSTRALIA
RA / AUSTRALIA HCJB / AUSTRIA A14 / BAHRAIN / BANGLADESH / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL
+non / CAMBODIA non / CANADA RCI / CANADA CKZN/CKZU / CANARY ISLANDS non /
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / CHINA +non / COLOMBIA +non / CUBA / CYPRUS / EAST
TURKISTAN / ECUADOR +non / EGYPT / EQUATORIAL GUINEA non / ETHIOPIA +non /
EUROPE Pirate / FRANCE +non / GERMANY / GREECE / GUAM / GUATEMALLA / HAITI non
/ INDIA +non / INDONESIA ham+ / IRAN / IRAQ +non / ISRAEL / JAPAN +non A14 /
KOREA NORTH +non / KOREA SOUTH / MADAGASCAR / MALAYSIA / MEXICO +non /
MICRONESIA +non? / MONGOLIA +non / MYANMAR B13 / NETHERLANDS non / NEW ZEALAND
/ NIGERIA / NORTH AMERICA Pirates / OKLAHOMA KJMU / OKLAHOMA KZLS / OKLAHOMA
KRXO/K243BJ/K283BW/KKNG / OMAN / PERU+non / ROMANIA A14 / RUSSIA / RWANDA /
SARAWAK non / SEYCHELLES +non / SOMALIA non /
SOUTH AFRICA / SOUTH CAROLINA non / SPAIN +non A14 / SRI LANKA / SUDAN non /
SWAZILAND / TAIWAN +non / TAJIKISTAN / TURKEY A14 / UGANDA / UKRAINE / UK +non
BBCWS / UK BBCR4 / UK BBCR5 Live / USA +non VOA / USA +non
WOR/WWRB/WRMI/WBCQ/WTWW/HLR / USA WWRB / USA WRMI / USA WBCQ / USA WTWW / USA
WINB / USA KVOH / USA WRNO / USA WEWN / USA WWCR / USA non AWR / USA KEWI / USA
KLOE / USA NOAA 760 / USA KTXW/KEOR / USA KCKM / USA WWXL / USA
WLEC/WNBY/WPGG/WPSE/WIBM / USA KESJ / USA KYOK / USA KVNS / USA KKLF / USA KBGG
/ USA Radio Free America / URUGUAY / UZBEKISTAN / VANUATU / VIETNAM / VIRGIN
ISLANDS BRITISH ham / ZANZIBAR / UNIDENTIFIED TA Carriers / UNIDENTIFIED 3230 /
UNIDENTIFIED 7530 / UNIDENTIRIED 7615 / UNIDENTIFIED 7633 / UNIDENTIFIED
12160-12195 / UNIDENTIFIED 15721 / UNIDENTIFIED 17745 / TESTIMONIALS /
PUBLICATIONS / WORLD OF HOROLOGY / POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS / DIGITAL
BROADCASTING A14 / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / PROPAGATION
For restrixions and searchable 2014 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
For restrixions and searchable 2013 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid13.html
[also linx to previous years]
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but
have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself
obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
WORLD OF RADIO 1714:
*DX and station news about: Albania, Asia non, Australia, Brazil,
Cameroon non, Canada, Canary Islands non, China non, Cuba, Ethiopia
and non, India, Israel, Korea North non, Madagascar, M?xico, Mongolia
non, Nigeria, North America, Oman, Romania, Russia, Sarawak non,
Seychelles, Somalia non, Spain, Taiwan non, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, unidentified
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1714, March 27-April 2, 2014
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [confirmed]
Thu 1230 WRMI 9955 [confirmed]
Thu 2101 WTWW 9475 [confirmed]
Fri 0326v WWRB 5050 [confirmed, ex-3195]
Sat 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sat 2330v WTWW 9930 [we hope, as presumably scheduled now]
Sun 0030 WRMI 9495 [could be previous edition]
Sun 0401 WTWW 5830
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Wed 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Wed 1300 WRMI 9955 [on northwest antenna]
Wed 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or 1715 if ready in time]
Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite
and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or
http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org
For updates see our Anomaly Alert page:
http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html
WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS HAVE RESUMED starting with #1701:
Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club.
http://www.rmrc.de/index.php?option=com_podcast&view=feed&format=raw&Itemid=156&lang=de
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO:
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
or http://wor.worldofradio.org
DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS:
Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of
them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated,
inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to
manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues:
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
Best DX wishes, Glenn Hauser
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:23:02 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Mahe Last Broadcast
Message-ID: <F1A51333C75B4BF5909AE334782FB0A4@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
SEYCHELLES QSL BBC Seychelles relay.
Mein Bericht ging an <jose.tambara @ babcock.sc>
Jose Tambara (Senior Engineer) ist auch der VS.
(Kurt Enders-D, A-DX March 2)
Am 29.03.2014 01:14, schrieb Wolfgang Bueschel:
> ... Link BBC Relay station Seychelles.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/srmartin/sets/72157627864492592/
>
> http://binged.it/QpgTEg
>
> 73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ste Cooper" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:04 PM
Subject: [dxld] Mahe Last Broadcast
> Here are recordings of the last ~10 minutes of BBC from Mahe from the
> Twente SDR:
>
> 12095khz -
> http://www.shortwave.am/audio/websdr_recording_2014-03-29T20-00-12Z_12095.0kHz.wav
>
> 15420khz -
> http://www.shortwave.am/audio/websdr_recording_2014-03-29T20-00-23Z_15420.0kHz.wav
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:47:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: Grupo HCDX <[email protected]>, Grupo GRDXC
<[email protected]>, [email protected], Grupo CumbreDX
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Programacion REE-A14
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
The first page linx to the others, but the ``.txt`` linx axually go to the dox.
From the PDF, we see:
With HOE at the left margin and UT on the right, obviously Spain is still on
double-daylight time two hours apart (altho Galicia west of 7.5 degrees ought
to be on UT -1, so it`s on triple-DST!) Watch out for day of week in the UT
column, as it applies only to the first two hours of 22-24 before rolling over.
An alternative program (to certain unspecified target area) on Sat at 1500-1515
UT is `Vernacula` --- could that be what they are now calling the brief
newscasts in Catalan, Galician, and/or Basque?
Also, `Vida Verde` is Saturday at 09-10 and ``second edition`` UT Monday at
01-02. For this and other shows does that mean a different program, or just a
repeat?? See DXLDs 12-13, 12-32, 12-47 where we discussed VV really being in
Catalan if you listen to it, and named `Vida Verda` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
--------------------------------------------
On Thu, 3/27/14, Jose Bueno <[email protected]> wrote:
Informaci?n facilitada
por Antonio Buitrago de Radio Exterior de
Espa?a.
Se puede descargar en
diversos formatos en la
p?gina de Programas DX:
?
http://programasdx.com/ree_a14.html
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/programacionreea14.pdf
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/programacionreea14.doc
?
Saludos
Jos? Bueno
C?rdoba,
Espa?a
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:48:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: Grupo HCDX <[email protected]>, Grupo GRDXC
<[email protected]>, [email protected], Grupo CumbreDX
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Programacion REE-A14
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
The first page linx to the others, but the ``.txt`` linx axually go to the dox.
From the PDF, we see:
With HOE at the left margin and UT on the right, obviously Spain is still on
double-daylight time two hours apart (altho Galicia west of 7.5 degrees ought
to be on UT -1, so it`s on triple-DST!) Watch out for day of week in the UT
column, as it applies only to the first two hours of 22-24 before rolling over.
An alternative program (to certain unspecified target area) on Sat at 1500-1515
UT is `Vernacula` --- could that be what they are now calling the brief
newscasts in Catalan, Galician, and/or Basque?
Also, `Vida Verde` is Saturday at 09-10 and ``second edition`` UT Monday at
01-02. For this and other shows does that mean a different program, or just a
repeat?? See DXLDs 12-13, 12-32, 12-47 where we discussed VV really being in
Catalan if you listen to it, and named `Vida Verda` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
--------------------------------------------
On Thu, 3/27/14, Jose Bueno <[email protected]> wrote:
Informaci?n facilitada
por Antonio Buitrago de Radio Exterior de
Espa?a.
Se puede descargar en
diversos formatos en la
p?gina de Programas DX:
?
http://programasdx.com/ree_a14.html
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/programacionreea14.pdf
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/programacionreea14.doc
?
Saludos
Jos? Bueno
C?rdoba,
Espa?a
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:27:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 29-30, 2014
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** ALBANIA. 9845, March 30 at 0129, R. Tirana already on new frequency for A-14
English to North America with IS, 0130 sign-on and Klara gives correct new
schedule for the two remaining English broadcasts, the other being 2000 on 7465
to Europe, Mon-Sat, while 9845 is UT Tue-Sun. Good signal with some flutter,
propagating well despite recent disturbance, and no CCI, nor ACI anywhere near
9845 for several channels. Last summer WHRI was a problem on 9860, but not at
all for A-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9664.6v, March 30 at 0112, Voz Missionaria with songs/hymns, poor
and very wobbly --- unstable transmitter and/or Doppler, after radio blackouts
reaching the R3 level in the past 24 hours, per WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANARY ISLANDS. 28772-USB, March 29 at 1918, EA8TX is the highest in-band
10m ham I find, as contesting forces some to get away from the crowd below
28500, occupying a range ordinarily vacant. He simply emits ``Contest`` and his
call over and over, with about 2-second pauses before repeating. You`d better
hustle to get in between them. Worked an IS7 at one point. QRZ.com lookup:
EA8TX
Fernando Borges Dom?nguez
C/ Domingo Hern?ndez, 21
La Guancha (Tenerife Island) 38440
Canary Islands
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6000, March 30 at 0117, RHC English with some pulsing QRM under, like
jammer bleed? Or possibly Brasil on an extremely disturbed carrier across the
Equator after propagation disturbance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 11710.1, March 30 at 0122 past 0130, and still until cut off at
0152*, open carrier, good with flutter; nothing to het it but measured
off-frequency. What`s this? Certainly not Argentina which is closer to 11711
weekdays but still heard on 15345v at this hour on weekends. PL-880 shows 55-66
dBu.
HFCC A-14 has the answer: R. Cairo in Spanish at 0045-0200, 250 kW, 241 degrees
from Abis. All they need now is to modulate it, possibly an insurmountable
task. Is this ex-11760 where Cairo has been colliding horribly with Cuba? No,
parameters match 12080 and/or 13620 in B-13 schedule. Neither checked before
lookup while 11710.1 was on.
11760 Cairo Spanish was 250 kW, 286 degrees from Abis, also Arabic from 2330,
in B-13 but not in A-14 sked. Now it`s Argentina which will be victimized,
Portuguese from 0000, Japanese from 0100, but at least Cairo will be off
11710.1 by 0200 when RAE starts English. Of course, Cairo doesn`t know about
Habana or Buenos Aires since neither of those participates in HFCC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 17670, March 29 at 1855, poor signal with S Asian singing. Nothing in
HFCC B-13, but Aoki shows AIR GOS in English at 1745-1945, 250 kW, 245 degrees
from Delhi (Khampur) and *jammed by the ChiCom presumably with noise. Anyhow,
not bad for a 16m signal starting out around local midnight (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 11590, March 30 at 0121, Japanese lesson in Hindi with frequent
musical cues, good with flutter. Is NHK via UZBEKISTAN, to continue here in A14
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 21450-USB, Sat March 29 at 1842, as I start bandscanning,
hear Station YHWH, where some have reported him before, just on the edge of the
15m hamband; after notifying the DXLD yg, heard sermon at 1847 about the
``Christianity cult`` which started in *30 AD, mistakenly worshipping Jesus
instead of Yahweh, the True Deity who is going to do this and that in the near
future; debunx Biblical verses, such as Isaiah VII: 14-15 as ``a phony text``,
etc., etc.
Past 1900 I notice QRhaM on the lo side, as AROs are occupying just about every
kHz for a contest, one on 21449-USB, another on 21447-USB at 1908. Same Yahweh
stuff at several rechex past 1915, but gone at 1923 so I must have missed ID
and sign-off just a few minutes earlier. On this high a frequency it`s
obviously not in central North America, but one skip zone away, such as west
coast. Rich Ray in IL was hearing him again at 2042 on 21450-USB (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, March 30 at 0059, R. Chaski single carrier is very poor, and
can`t hear BBC Oman joining it a few seconds later, due to propagation? No,
it`s gone in the A-14 HFCC schedule; in fact, nothing shown on 5980 between 21
and 03 UT. There is heavy splash from 5990 CRI/Cuba, but that`s soon off, so I
can track the Chaski cutoff unimpeded at 0106:50.5* which is 12.5 seconds later
than 48 hours ago. Even riper for a reset to circa 0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA [and non]. 9520 // 7335, UT Sunday March 30 at 0109, RRI playing
classical music, good signals both. A-14 schedule has just started, Romanian
service at 0000-0156 on these, replacing B-13 at 0100-0256 on 5910, 7340. So
Alcarav?n Radio is uncovered until Japan-via-France remains a collider after
0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SEYCHELLES [and non]. 15420, March 29 at 1857, I start monitoring the very
last day and last hour of the BBC Indian Ocean Relay Station. Except, WBCQ is
as always in the way on 15420-CUSB, and also much weaker but audible modulation
on the LSB. At first I am hearing no BBC even by tuning LSB only, while 12095
has a JBA carrier. At 1903 in the AM mode, I can tell there are two carriers
not matching 15420, making a low audible heterodyne rumble, as BBC`s distant
full carrier is gaining on WBCQ`s reduced carrier. By 1929 the two 15420s are
roughly equal and can hear some BBC programming on LSB, while 12095 now has a
trace of audio. At 1951, BBC has overcome WBCQ on 15420-LSB. So far I have been
using the DX-398, but now I switch to the PL-880 and find that it is getting
less WBCQ on the LSB, so now it seems this is caused by the DX-398 not
suppressing the LSB of WBCQ, or maybe mirroring the USB. See USA: WBCQ.
PL-880 now registers 27-31 dBu on 15420, while 26-30 dBu on // 15400 BBC
Ascension. I wonder if there will be anything special on the Seychelles
frequencies by way of farewell, but hardly expect it. 1959 a song bit of ``Je
ne regrette rien``, but I think that was just closing the program which seemed
to be something about France. The 15420 signal simply stops at 1959:33* or so,
and that`s it. QRT. Now WBCQ can have 15420 all to itself in A-14 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 17685-17725, March 29 at 1854, approx. range of splash
from 17705 WHRI with Brother Scare; main victim, 17715 Spain. Extremely strong,
presumably aimed this way, while 17610 not yet with BS is not so problematic.
Aoki shows 17705 at 315 degrees from Cypress Creek, and 17610 at 85 degrees,
supposedly both with BS at 18-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 15420v-CUSB, March 29 from 1857, I am trying to hear the
final hour of BBC Seychelles, despite perpetual blockage by WBCQ, which might,
just might, have kept quiet on this special occasion --- but no, on and on the
anapaesstic droning from the androgynous preachperson of Fence Lake NM,
Proclaiming the Global Spirit.
On the porch I am running both the DX-398 and the PL-880, with the two random
antennas, one a reel-out and another about twice as long also around the eaves.
Trying to hear BBC IORS on the LSB since WBCQ is on the USB. In the past and
now on the DX-398 I also hear some WBCQ modulation on the LSB and have assumed
some is leaking there in its transmission, but compared to the PL-880, I am
getting less WBCQ on the LSB, so now it seems the old receiver is to blame. I
also switch plugging the antennas back and forth in case that make a
difference. See also SEYCHELLES report.
5110-CUSB, UT Sunday March 30 at 0127, WBCQ with music, then Pabst Blue Ribbon
commercial (vintage? Can`t imagine their buying time on a SW station), // 7490
but about 2 seconds behind it. Axually closer to 7489, as that transmitter has
been varying even lower; and 5110 unchecked but habitually a bit on the lo side
too. This would be the `Lumpy Gravy Radio Show` at 01-02 UT; now only on
Saturday nights = UT Sundays, Area 51 is on both frequencies at 23-04 UT. And
checking the A51 schedule, coming up this week:
``Monday-Thursday 5110, 0100-0300 Radio Caroline Offshore Free Radio special
programming``. That means UT Tuesday-Friday. It`s the 50th anniversary of R.
Caroline with quite a celebration going on in the UK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 29776-USB, March 29 at 1912, N7RO is ``QRZ contest`` and making lots
of quick contacts. What? This is outside the 10m band which ends at 29700. I
was tuning up here in search of harmonix or anything else interesting, since
10m was bursting with signals during a contest. On a normal day, very little
SSB to be heard above 28500, but now there are signals up to 28772-USB [see
CANARY ISLANDS].
So is my new PL-880 to blame for putting this signal on 29776, or is N7RO
putting out a spur? I`m not hearing any co-channel contacts, which suggests the
latter; this signal is a little wobbly. And I`m not hearing 29776 on the
DX-398. At 1933 he gives PY3PA a 59-586. I hate to take the time away from
BBC/SEYCHELLES in its final hour forever, as there is little hope of finding an
N7RO fundamental on the packed 10m band, but I do tune down the 28772-28300
range looking for him, with no success, finishing at 1949. Of course, I may
have tuned across his frequency during a pause. BTW, I do not hear a single
ordinary conversation, let alone ragchew --- *everyone* is contesting with the
briefest possible contacts. N7RO still going on ``29776`` at 2002.
N7RO is RICHARD J MOEN, 2935 PLYMOUTH DR, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225, quite the
contester and DX-peditioner per his QRZ.com page. Skip distances are such that
except for closer sporadic-E (none of that yet!), here in deep North America
the only US 10m stations we normally hear are from the extremities, such as WA,
FL and New England (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1714 monitoring: whew, confirmed at expected new time
and frequency of 2330 Saturday March 29 on 9930, WTWW-2 --- after gospel tunes,
ID and really starting at 2329:18, excellent signal. For one reason or another,
this was missed on the past three Saturdays. Finished after 2358, QSY to 5085
announcement, ID, and no QSY but starting `Amateur Radio Newsline` until 9930
cuts off at 0001 UT Sunday March 30. Then tune to 5085 where WTWW-2 is much
weaker now over day path. `QSO with Ted Randall` followed, still around 0125
discussing the Dayton Hamvention 2014 next month.
The WRMI-14 airing on 9495 at 0030 UT Sunday: just barely audible, as there has
been a propagation disturbance, if not QRP. ``Radio blackouts reaching the R3
level in the past 24 hours; estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UT on 30 March
was 3, per WWV.
There is even ACI from Oman 9500! Finally toward the end I recognize something
I said on last week`s #1713, so it`s not 1714.
Confirmed UT Sunday March 30 at 0400:55 on WTWW-1, 5830, WOR 1714 starting
fine, but transmitter break for about a minute before the billboard is
finished, rest OK to conclusion. Next 1714 airings:
UT Monday 0300v on Area 51 via WBCQ, 5110v-CUSB
Tuesday 1100, Wednesday 1300, Thursday 0330 on WRMI, 9955
Wednesday 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio, 7265-CUSB
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 12005, March 30 at 0115, nasty collision between V of
Vietnam, English via Woofferton to North America, A-14 frequency in effect,
ex-6175 in B-13; and something in Arabish? No, Pashto, Deewa Radio via SRI
LANKA still on B-13 schedule one more night. So much for co?rdination during
the seasonal transition (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1450, March 30 at 0344 UT, trying for the WWXL DX test from
Manchester KY, after word got out that it did start at 0300 UT instead of 0400
UT. Mostly tuning USB on 1452 or 1453, LSB on 1448 or 1447, on the DX-398,
possibly some bits of code at 0344, 0346, near-imagination level; possibly
continuous steady tone at 0345, 0350 UT. No sweeps heard and others say none
were transmitted. But just not enough here for any certainty (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0527 UT March 30
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 135, Issue 30
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