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Today's Topics:
1. interesting site with DX mags and more (Zacharias Liangas)
2. Skopje again 810 (Zacharias Liangas)
3. Re: Skopje again 810 (Chris Smolinski)
4. Glenn Hauser logs July 12-13, 2020 (Glenn Hauser)
5. Monitoring 12/7 (Zacharias Liangas)
6. Re: [WOR] Fw: [odxa] Mark Coady, Ont., July 12th and 13th
Loggings (Wolfgang Bueschel)
7. Glenn Hauser logs July 13-14, 2020 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:48:53 +0000 (UTC)
From: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] interesting site with DX mags and more
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
https://worldradiohistory.com/
old mags and periodicals , broadcasting ,music,research , ratings,regulation
directories,booklerts ,technical? ,shortweave & DX ,
more than 200 periodicals
Zacharias LiangasRSP1a? with Console & Uno &2x16 m antena
Icom? R75 /PL380 /? De1103? radios
https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:06:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>
To: Zach Liang <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Skopje again 810
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
1730z Skopje on 810 is again back after 1.5 week off since yesterday with
program for foreign languages IDing as Zborova Makedonske radio , Makedonja za
stranski..
referring all Balkan languages except Greek and sat freqs then with headline
news then with folklore music (the second is Kalamatian a Greek dance )
-66 max over -105dbm noise floor with a range of 14db max fading and 2x7.3kHz
Also 630 Romania 1754 with a hard rock song and rock connections from R
Timioara mentioned in English by all the DJs involved? Signal -66/120dbm with a
huge 18kHz wide channel
Zacharias LiangasRSP1a? with Console & Uno &2x16 m antena
Icom? R75 /PL380 /? De1103? radios
https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages)
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:25:43 -0400
From: Chris Smolinski <[email protected]>
To: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>, Glenn Hauser via
Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Skopje again 810
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Speaking of pirates: This past winter I logged what I think may have been a
Balkans area pirate on 1730 kHz, but never could figure out an ID. Logging and
audio recording here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,62146.0.html
Some other logs here if you search for 1730:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/board,30.0.html
Chris Smolinski
Black Cat Systems
Westminster, MD USA
https://www.blackcatsystems.com
> On Jul 13, 2020, at 2:06 PM, Zacharias Liangas via Hard-Core-DX
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> 1730z Skopje on 810 is again back after 1.5 week off since yesterday with
> program for foreign languages IDing as Zborova Makedonske radio , Makedonja
> za stranski..
>
> referring all Balkan languages except Greek and sat freqs then with headline
> news then with folklore music (the second is Kalamatian a Greek dance )
> -66 max over -105dbm noise floor with a range of 14db max fading and 2x7.3kHz
> Also 630 Romania 1754 with a hard rock song and rock connections from R
> Timioara mentioned in English by all the DJs involved Signal -66/120dbm with
> a huge 18kHz wide channel
>
>
>
> Zacharias LiangasRSP1a with Console & Uno &2x16 m antena
> Icom R75 /PL380 / De1103 radios
> https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages)
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:41:19 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 12-13, 2020
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CHINA. CNR1 jammer quick check before 1400* July 13, from 1358:
13020, 12880, 12820, 12800, all poor. At 1423, only on 11460, 11100
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 12200, July 13 at 0544, RHC English is S9+10 and the SSOB (if
you attach this to 25m), but suptorted during a song. 2 x 6100, but
nothing on 12290 which would be 2 x 6145. Unusually, however, 2 x 6000
is also audible on 12000, S9 and undermodulated but not distorted. At
0557 I check the fundamentals: 6100 S9+30 suptorted; 6000 S9+20/30
undermod. Something`s always wrong at RHC. In case you think I say
that too much, axually I should say it four times about this item: bad
mod on both of them, harmonix out of both of them (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** JAPAN [non]. 13840, July 13 at 0541, JBA YL in French. I`m checking
in case NZ be on here in addition to its VG 9700 this hour. No, this
is NHK via MADAGASCAR at 0530-0600. BTW, Radio Japan languages
continue to default to English filler. Alan Roe reports:
``JAPAN [non]. The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect output
from NHK World R Japan. English news audio originating from NHK
Newsline [television! -- gh] heard during the opening 9 minutes in the
French service of NHK R Japan on 11730 kHz via Issoudun at 0530 UT on
Saturday 11 July. This was followed by audio from the English TV
programme J-MELO with a voice-over in French. NHK Newsline audio
continues also in the English service (as heard on 5975 at 0500, also
Saturday 11 July). Alan Roe, Teddington, UK``, WOR iog (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. In Enid we are blessed with three signals carrying ``The
House FM``, Jeezus rock aimed at younger demographic, which I avoid
like the plague, but in a very idle moment compare them, July 12
around 2132-2145 UT. First how they appear in the WTFDA Database:
KJTH 89.7 PONCA CITY OK 100.0 kW H&V 307.0 m HAAT 36-35-42 97-34-38
29B9 KJTH - Religious Music CHRISTIAN CHR/ROCK THE HOUSE HD is Off
KGVV 90.5 GOLTRY OK 14.0 kW H&V 40.0 m HAAT 36-27-45 98-02-28 220F My
Praise FM - Music with a message Adult Hits CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN THE
HOUSE OF PRAISE
K253BC relays KLVV 88.7 98.5 ENID OK 0.25 kW H&V 78.5 m HAAT H 0.0 m
HAAT V [huh?] 36-23-54 97-50-14 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MY PRAISE FM
At this time, 90.5 is running 20 seconds behind 98.5; 89.7 sounds
similar but I can`t make a match plus or minus at all. Also on my
headphones it is obvious that 90.5 in $tereo is modulating on right
channel only!
88.7 and 89.7 in Ponca are the originating sibling stations. To
confuse the situation further, July 13 at 1639 check, the three *are*
in // but not synchronized during a joint ``The House, and Praise``
fundraiser: translator 98.5 is first, 89.7 follows 13 seconds later,
and 90.5, another 5 seconds later! I suppose internet connexions are
being used for some or all of this. And 90.5 is still right channel
only (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. July 13 at 1455 UT, level-5 tropo blob centred around OKC
per Hepburn predixion, lesser rings out to the fringe here. Bandscan
with broken antenna gets many Bad signals on the few open channels,
including 6, presumably KBSD Ensign = Dodge City KS. And some of the
OKC channels are not decoding, RF 27 & 29, obviously due to DX QRM,
and even our local Enid K17JN-D translator invisible.
RF 20, 19-1 KQCW `News on 6` Tulsa market`s CW is the only clear
decoder, as it often is, but no subchannels on it.
RF 23, KSBI OKC is normally marginal or not decoding with its inferior
tower/power situation, but now it`s boosted so I explore its lineup:
52-1 KSBI; 52-2 Bounce: 52-3 Laff; 52-4 Grit; 52-5 Mystery. These
match rabbitears.info listings, but W9WI.com does not show any beyond
52-1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2042 monitoring: missed check of
the newish 0030 UT Monday July 13 on WRMI 7730; did anyone hear it?
Confirmed UT Monday July 13 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente;
also WRN webcast a few seconds apart.
Also confirmed UT Mon July 13 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, good at Utwente.
NOT confirmed UT Mon July 13 after 0300 on WBCQ 5130, nor 6160v, both
of which are not audible at Rochester or Alexandria SDRs, and presumed
off air. But on Area 51 webcast start at 0302. Recheck the remote at
0400, 5130 is now on but signing off; unknown at what point during the
hour 5130 came on, during or after WOR?
Also confirmed UT Mon 0330 on WRMI 9955, VG at Bonaire SDR and no
jamming heard, while at Rochester there is only jamming.
Also confirmed Monday July 13 from 1800:23 as received via UTwente
SDR, on 7290, IRRS via Bulgaria, off to a good start and still going
well at 1825, over at 1829.4 into music, IRRS ID and Milano contact
info, 1830.5 longer FSN.
Carrier was already on at 1755 tune-in, vs 7291 warble and 7280/7300
splash; just before 1759 cut on music --- never the same pr?lude from
one week to next; just before 1800 quick sign-on and Feature Story
News from Washington, headlines only, and then WOR. Next:
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Thanks this week for financial support from Ron Howard, Monterey CA,
for a generous check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box
1684, Enid OK 73702; in memoriam Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania DXer
who died in December 2012
One may also contribute via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
PayPal not necessarily in US funds as they will convert.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9385, July 13 at 0549, WEWN English is still AWOL. Found
nothing about this on website; still shows A-20 frequency schedule,
but the program schedule
https://www.ewtn.com/radio/download/Shortwave_Grid.pdf
will not open. Lots of activity on their disgraced FB linked from WOR
Hitlist, but all about program promotion, and listener response,
obviously not any by SWLs. Who needs SW?
I`ve now asked Glen Tapley, frequency manager: ``Glen, WEWN English
frequencies 15610 and 9385 have been off since July 3, at least never
heard here in numerous checks. What`s the problem? Have you decided to
stop broadcasting in English? Both transmitters out of order? Spanish
continues on 12050 and 5970. Regards, Glenn Hauser`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 11835, July 13 at 0546, RV talks in Bislama, S5-S7, after
several nights of JBA signals; 3 x 3945, but pales in comparison to
RHC 2 x 6100 on 12200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1840 UT July 13
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:40:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Monitoring 12/7
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
https://zliangaslogs.blogspot.com/2020/07/4010.html
4010.16? Kirghiz radio at -56dbm over -95noise level .most time QRMed on 1738?
by HFDL bursts withmusic program 5135Charleston radio with -75dbm instead of
5140 ?due to a same level FSK signal on the otherfreq 5985CRI 1741 with afropop
song ?72/115 . Talks on corona then a song? named Jambo . soundis 2x5 khz wide
6060IRIB 1746 with talks in Arabic with max signal -49/-115dbm sound I a
bitcorrupted with low quality around 3.2 khz 6090Nice to listen? to Amara radio
with niceHoA song on 1751 on a -67dbm signal 6110Fana ? 1850 talk in lang that
does not seem as Amharic . Audio suffers from? a VLF audio freq buzzer similar
to my 200 KHzstep footsteps. the sound is good at 5kHz with -75dbm wide audio
CRI on 1859 inRussia with-52/120dbm 6130TWR in Ubundu as per eibi etc 1857?
with religious?acapella song then talk mentioning Angola -the lang origin. IS
on 1859 in Portuguese. Signal -79/120dbm 6180VoA in French via STP ina just
-82/120dbm signal 6242pirate? 1828 with rock song an -87
/120dbm. better in Hungary with 25db SNR in
http://ha6smfkiwi.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/6660pirate op on 1913 with talks in
French ,hearing also a donkey voice behind!!!? als?referinf to Greek ops6665
Greek pirate QSO net with interesting talx in GR -95& -105 6670head 2112 , 12
?? 12 on 1915 in English -104/-1209100VoPeople best in 9102 talks in Korean
1753 ut also mixed wthi a Stanag cochannel signal -71/105dbm 9515? religious
program 1757 mixed with a CNR ?program .TWR Swahili noticed in the eibi
butprogram is in English and passes 1800 without ?noticing any ID -75/-120dbm
carrier spacing is20 Hz 9548a FSK Baudot mode 1808 carrier with aurally
supposed as 50 bd with 200 Hz width-95dbm only 9555BSKSA program 1809 in Arabic
with signal -45/-115dbm Very clear sound at 5 kHzwidth with mostly talks Also
on 9650 in // 9555 with 2-3 secs later 12200QSOnet in unIDed lang poss PO with
-90dbm at 1906 12210Kontayner signal of 20 kHz with -100dbm on 1907
MW1566? interesting signal of -56dbm and trance musicon 1939 the operator made
some countups mentioning test and then continuing music1539V Ichos? 1942 with
old nice Greek folk songs of 70s Thefence on 11 MHz and above seems stopped !!
https://sites.google.com/site/zliangas/sdr
Zacharias LiangasRSP1a? with Console & Uno &2x16 m antena
Icom? R75 /PL380 /? De1103? radios
https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages)
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:25:29 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "wor" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [WOR] Fw: [odxa] Mark Coady, Ont., July 12th and
13th Loggings
Message-ID: <14461A0353764BF68DADA387C983597C@HNPC1>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
reply-type=original
USA 7490.032 kHz WBCQ at 23.42 UT on Monday July 13, female presenter
about curfew, wobbling sounded distorted signal, S=8. (wb, wor July 13)
5980even R TV Marti S=9+35dB or -38dBm powerful, phone-in with Spain Europe
talk about football team of Real Madrid, and also FC Barcelona.
6015even World's last Chance Arabic ? Woofferton likely? S=8-9 at 23.28 UT
7345drm mode R Marti Greenville NC S=9+20dB or -55dBm in Florida. 23.44 UT
7335even R Marti in AM mode, S=9+40dB or -33dBm powerful signal 23.45 UT
from
Greenville NC, 10.4 kHz wideband audio block visible on Perseus screen.
7315.003 WHRI SC, likely Lester Sumrall prayer, S=8 much fluttery in
Cape Canaveral remote FL installation. 23.46 UT, but suffers heavily by
UNID UTE whistle tones on neighbour channel of
7312.641 kHz plus/minus whistle strings of 120 and 240 Hertz either
sideband.
MALI 7295even CRI Bamako Mali West Africa relay in Mandarin, S=8-9 backlobe
of non-dire West African relay at 23.50 UT on July 13.
ECUADOR 6049.996 HCJB Quito S=8 at 23.29 UT flute mx and pips like 23.30
UT
BRAZIL 6180.020 R Nacional da Amazonia, S=9+15 or -58dBm, and next door
MEXICO 6184.972 Low modulated R Educaci?n Mexico D.F. guitar mx at 23.38 UT
SINGAPORE 6195even BBC Singapore Kranji, S=6 -90dBm tiny at 23.40 UT
CUBA 11950even RHC Spanish Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda" from Bauta S=8-9 fair
and \\
5999.994 kHz Quivican San Felipe TITAN, totally distorted S=9+35dB
or -38dBm powerhouse at 23.15 UT on July 13.
next door
CUBA 5990even also from Quivican, but clean audio for CRI English service
via Latin America Cuba relay site. S=9+35dB or -38dBm in Cape CanaveraL
Florida state Perseus SDR unit. Not heard any hx of 11980 kHz tonight.
(wb, wor July 13)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Hauser via groups.io" Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 12:35 AM
Subject: [WOR] Fw: [odxa] Mark Coady, Ont., July 12th and 13th Loggings
7490 USA The Overcomer Ministry (via WBCQ) at 2002 with Brother Stair with
his usual verbal garbage of preaching and pontificating ? Fair with fading
July 12 Coady-ON
7490 USA Marion's Attic (via WBCQ) at 2100 with Marion Webster's most
refreshing change from Brother Stair's psuedo-Christian rants with her
eclectic and really old music program with Christina spinning the discs and
wax cylinders ? Fair with fading July 12 Coady-ON ? Anyone who prefers ?The
Overcomer Ministry? to ?Marion's Attic? is just not right in the mind.
11780 BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazonia (Brasilia) at 0056 in Portuguese //
6180 (Poor and noisy) with Brasopops and a man with ID of ?Radio Nacional do
Brasil? at 0057 followed by station slogans and a male DJ with talk to 0102
and the Beatles' ?If I Fell in Love? ? Fair to Good with fading July 13
Coady-ON
13630 MALI CRI at 2018 with a ?Chinese Theater? radio drama ? Good July 12
Coady-ON
13645 MALI CRI at 1732 in Swahili with two men with talk ? Fair at best with
heavy fading July 12 Coady-ON
13685 MALI CRI at 1918 in Arabic with a man and woman in a lively
discussion ? Fair with fading July 12 Coady-ON
15770 USA Red Banner Radio (via WRMI) at 2010 with Matt Coker playing a mix
of music genres and interjecting his own thoughts on everything ? Fair with
fading July 13 Coady-ON ? As mentioned last week this is a new program on
Mondays only at this time. Coady-ON: Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:36:58 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 13-14, 2020
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
** CUBA. 11800, July 14 at 0015, RHC is S9+10 but JBM, even less so
the JBA parasites on 11790 & 11810. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
11630 approx., July 14 at 0018, S9+10 spurblob from 11670 RHC, no
program modulation but in AM mode, not FM, same tone as in background
on 11670 which is S9+10/20 and suptorted, this time closer to F
natural than F#. But no match circa +40 at 11710, nor multiples of 40
either side. Recently had some of those about x39 kHz from 11670.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 89.5, July 13 at 1930 UT on caradio, a signal on normally
vacant 89.5; promo for CSN and 1-800-327-4226? Into Allen Jackson
Ministries. MUF was not quite into FM when I left, but maybe it is
now? Soon fades out completely, as if it had been Es. CSN has
stations, mostly translators, all over out of HQ in of all places,
Twin Falls, Idaho. WTFDA Database shows ten on 89.5, all translators
or rather satellators, except for this full power one, which strangely
enough is not shown relaying KAWZ like all the others:
``KJCC 89.5 CARNEGIE OK 23.5 kW H&V, 118.8 m HAAT, 35-21-17 98-13-58
RELIGIOUS TEACHING CSN INTERNATIONAL``
That reminds me I have heard it before 3+ years ago, reported in
detail then with much of what I would remark about it and CSN again:
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1724.txt
Carnegie is WSW of OKC, where there is also a CSN 89.5 translator, or
157 km = 98 statute miles SSW of here, between Anadarko and Gotebo
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 9830, Mon July 13 at 2215, no signal from VOT
English to us, but plenty RTTY from NSS Annapolis. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler.
But 9690 Spain has some nice classical music presented by Justin Coe,
finishing with a song for a Don Quixote play (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15610 & 9385, WEWN English frequencies: Glen Tapley,
frequency manager, replies July 13 to my inquiry about their
sesquiweek absence: ``Filament and cable repair. Should be back in a
day or two. Sent from my iPhone`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9330, July 14 at 0023, no signal from WLCR via WBCQ-6. 500
kW if really at full power, is often weak here way offbeam, depending
on rotatable azimuth, presumably huge in the boresight, but there
should be at least a carrier if it`s on. So we always wonder if there
has been another breakdown of some kind. AW has not been twitting
daily, latest ones of July 12, 8 and 5 and nothing about any such
problems, just promotion and photos (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 93.1, re my KRVN Lexington NE log by uncertain propagation,
Chris Lucas replies: ``On June 29 around that time, there was really
great tropo conditions out that way. Oklahoma City and Denver being
received on FM near Omaha; South Dakota and Western Nebraska reported
being received in Oklahoma City. In fact there were enhanced tropo
conditions in that region for a few days. Chris Lucas dtvdxer
Poughkeepsie, NY``
Well, there was no sign of anything else unusual here on the FM band,
just KRVN briefly overriding closer marginal 100/100 kW 93.1 in Pratt
KS, KHMY i.e. as a MY for Hutchinson KS (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 8990-USB, July 14 at 0022, weak 2-way sounds Spanish,
noticed as checking for 8989-USB blackwater fisherpreacher altho never
reported after 0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0336 UT July 14
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 211, Issue 14
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