** ASCENSION. 15490, Oct 6 at 2003, African language mentions Nigeria and BBC World, S5-S9 with HUM --- I`ll bet it`s that English Bay transmitter again, as heard on 6005, 5960, and others. Yes: HFCC shows Hausa, 65 degrees with 250 kW at 1930-2000 is extended until 2030 on Fridays only, since May 20 (but the daily broadcast preceding only started on 15490 August 19) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9664.11, Oct 8 at 0043, Brazuguese praying and singing, so R. Voz Missionária has drifted down to here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENNG DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 7500, Oct 7 at 1330, 1332, Chinese talk and music mixing: this hour only, IBB Chinese via THAILAND, which Must Be Jammed, CNR1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 11840, Oct 8 at 0047, RHC is S9+25 of dead air; while 11760 is modulating somewhat under; there`s always something wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 15535.040, Oct 7 at 1434, Very poor humming carrier, trace of modulation. R. Cairo in Arabic scheduled on nearby 15535 at 13-16 to W Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Sat Oct 7 at 0549, RNZP still on this frequency, and surprised to hear a song in German, in fact Marlene Dietrich with ``You Are in My heart``. So the nostalgia request show is already underway? No, `Saturday Night` not officially until 0608 under new DST scheduling when has switched to 9630. In another month when we go off DST, it will become a more waking hour CST: 12:08 am (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, Oct 8 at 0019, S9+10 commentary that communists (as in Italy, Hungary, Latin American Marxist movements) have more connexion with Catholix than with Atheists, so give them a break, don`t lump Atheists in with commies. Lists some great Americans who were/are Atheists. Another announcer comes on and disagrees with a few of those named, but plugs Dial-an-Atheist, Austin TX, 512-458-5731, and clip of Madalyn Murray O`Hair herself. If a station ID, missed it, but address as P O Box 5074, Hilo HI 96720 (was that John T Arthur`s??). Others report it`s Tangerine Radio with Raunchy Rick. 0025 SSTV, 0027 resumes with wild music, stops at 0033, but 0051 it or something is back on same frequency with some ute blaaps QRMing the music. See: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,37818.0.html This all seemed rather dated; several copied the SSTV, such as: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=37818.0;attach=14399 which says ``it was Tangerine Radio from March 1985, relaxing with Pee`` Wee. So a relay now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6930-USB, Oct 8 at 0023, rock music at S6-S7, 0037, and 0050 when cut abruptly and off. These say it was Moonlight Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,37821.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-AM, Oct 8 at 0020, S6-S7 pirate music, too weak as I mainly attend other SSB frequencies. These say it was Radio Paisano, a perennial on Columbus Day weekend: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,37817.0.html Should try again with better transmitter Oct 9-12 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6935-USB, Oct 8 at 0052, ``Ladies & gentlemen, you are listening to New York`s progressive giant, where the music is, WQLB`` and some singing IDs of same. Or WQLD, which everyone else thinx it is altho no one quotes that ``full ID``: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,37822.0.html WQLB is a real 15 kW station on 103.3 in Tawas City, Michigan, but FCC AM/FM/TV queries find no WQLD (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OMAN. 15140, Sat Oct 7 at 1432, presumed RSO playing music instead of news in English, poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND. 7120, Oct 7 at 1327, very poor S3 talk vs stronger CWQRM, presumably English segment from INTRUDER, R. Hargeisa, via longpath. BTW, Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria reports to DX Fanzine only, that on Sept 19 from *0330 he also had Hargeisa on plus/minus 42 kHz spurs, 7078 & 7162. We should look for those (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 15550, Oct 7 at 1437, urgent talk in African language, poor S3-S5. It`s R. Tamazuj, via VATICAN at 1430-1530 per EiBi, followed by R. Dabanga at 1530-1600. Aoki and EiBi show both of them in ``Sudanese Arabic``, but WRTH says Tamazuj (which means Blend) is in plain Arabic, for South Sudan and border areas of plain Sudan; while Dabanga is in Standard Arabic, Darfuri Arabic, Fur, Massalit and Zaghawa. It`s aimed at the Darfur area of western Sudan. On the contrary, Ivo schedules show ``Juba Arabic`` for both, which would be the dialect of Sudan South, not plain Sudan. I see other reports confusing which is for which Sudan. BTW, I haven`t heard a trace of 15555-USB WJHR for a few weeks now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. 15590, Oct 8 at 0016, R. Thailand with world news, American-accented, apropos, via American relay station, fair S7-S5, better than usual here, virtually inaudible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1898 monitoring: confirmed Friday October 6 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.14v-CUSB, fair. Not confirmed Saturday October 7 again this week on HLR 7265-CUSB between 1431 and 1500, via UTwente, just a weak station with some music, i.e. CRI Sinhala via East Turkistan. Confirmed Saturday October 7 at 2130 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, good on a portable in the park. I missed checking the 11580 airings on WRMI, Sat 2300 & UT Sun 0200. Confirmed UT Sunday Oct 8 at 0329 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 13 minutes in, so started circa 0316. Next: Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. 3925-LSB, Oct 7 at 1317, W5ZML (``zip my lip``, has had a brown recluse spider bite, QSO with WW5US, good ol` boys don`t mind the soft jazz musical background from JOZ on DSB. W5ZML is Richard K. Short in Pauls Valley OK; WW5US is Ronald D. Crowe in Lufkin TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17775, Oct 6 at 2004, KVOH is still on with praise music in English, this extension past 1900 scheduled on Fridays only. S9+20 on very distorted center frequency and *splattering* out plus/minus 20 kHz, gradually diminishing but still audible at the edges to 17755/17795, and a few noise peaks within each 20 kHz span. I can`t divine how any self-respecting broadcaster would allow its signal to stay on the air under such circumstances. It also means they don`t respect any other broadcaster they may be blotting beyond legal bandwidth (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 6965-LSB, Oct 8 at 0018, pileup of Brazuguese talkovers, QSOs, and some bits of music. Various NAm pirates elsewhere on band but this really seems unlike any of them would transmit. Still going at 0027, 0054 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 16540-USB, Oct 8 at 0007, 2-way in English, weak. Klingenfuss listed this as a worldwide simplex ship frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This report despatched at 0453 UT October 8 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. 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