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Glenn Hauser logs January 3, 2023 (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023 06:40:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 2-3, 2023 Message-ID: <204166245.3112313.1672728058...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** CHINA [non]. 11980, Jan 2 at 2319, CGTN/CRI in English undermodulated S5/S9, = 2 x 5990 where much stronger. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, Jan 2 at 2315, S9+30/40 of dead air except for hum. 11850 at 2317 is S9+20/25 and attains just barely modulation, with hum and much weaker parasitic spurs 11840 & 11860 vs residual jamming. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also CHINA [non] ** EGYPT. 9439.995, Jan 2 at 2117, R. Cairo enters another year of abject failure, no signal today in English into UTwente. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Jan 2 at 2324, rock music, S9 vs S9+10 storm crashes; 2326 I copy one word, ``Whatever`` -- many logs of R. Free W.e.: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,107693.0.html 6925 AM, Jan 2 at 2325, S9+15/20 of rock music vs storm crashes. A few logs here as Classic Rock Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,107699.0.html There are heavy lightning lines N/S along the KS/MO, OK/AR and TX/LA borders as well as further east centred around Paducah. Fortunately most of this wx missed our part of OK and is hurrying away (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, Monday Jan 2 circa 2345 UT, KUCO-FM, local classical programming seems to have resumed, partially, as planned. Kent Anderson previews the evening in CST = UT -6: 6, Exploring Music, 7 Performance Today, 9 New York Philharmonic, 11 Wolf Trap. Homepage now says: ``Happy New Year from KUCO --- Warm tidings, and welcome to 2023. As KUCO continues to digitize it exceptional classical music library (and it will for sometime to come) January returns our local, weekday hosts Kimberly Powell, Curt Timmons, and Kent Anderson back to the air waves playing the beautiful music so many enjoy. All of KUCO thanks our listening members for their patience as we transitioned to a new on-air system over these past few weeks that will assist us with our library digitization. Your phone calls, emails, and kind words of support on social media were appreciated. Another transition soon to take place is the launch of the new KUCO FM website. Preparations are underway to sync playlist information to the new site (another facet of digitizing our music library) and validating links and connections. Information shall be forthcoming. KUCO is excited to present 'Performance Today' each weekday at 9am and encored at 7pm. This nationally-recognized, Peabody Award-winning classical music program, hosted by Fred Child, is the most listened-to daily classical music radio program in the United States. Performance Today is followed by Exploring Music at 11am and Curt Timmons at Noon playing locally-programmed, long-format pieces for your listening pleasure. Please reference the weekly music schedule to know when your favorite program airs. The 2023 resolution of KUCO is to continue playing more locally programmed classical music to the communities we serve and be Oklahoma's Voice for the Performing Arts. It is only possible with members like you who support this endeavor. Happy New Year, and thank you for your support.`` And the websked now updated: https://www.kucofm.com/programs/program-schedule-grid/ So much for the 3-hour M-F jazz show at 9 pm from Kansas City? Another short-lived strip of one-hour programs from elsewhere M-F at 10 am was already gone. I am pleased to see that altho gone from Sunday afternoons, two of my favorites are somewhere: `Wind & Rhythm` - band music at 8 pm Sundays; and `Feminine Fusion`, at 11 pm Thursdays. Other orchestra broadcasts are stripped M-F at 9 pm, including own `Performance Oklahoma` now at that time on Thursdays, still repeated Saturdays at 8 am. `Classical Through the Night` is now the title at 12-6 am 7 days, so back to NC`s WCPE? No, overnight is called `Sleepers Awake`, with their only? Black announcer, Sherman Wallace: https://theclassicalstation.org/about-us/meet-the-announcers/ No, at 0628 does not match WCPE stream and announcer is someone else. Info about module programs such as StarDate still has not been updated since 2017 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 91.7, KOSU, Jan 2 at 2001 UT, the NPR news ``hole`` is really empty, 6+ minutes of dead air until 2007.7 JIP `The World` -- automation without any human oversight wins again (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Jan 2 at 2300, REE in token English makes S9+25 direct on meter, but too much storm crashing N/E of here. Feature topic something about a play. Pass. 11940 & 12030 totally unusable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 2 at 2300, VOT English seems to be on, but VP direct with storm crashes, worse than Spain. Not convenient for me to bring up remotes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2171 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday January 3 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+25 into Missouri SDR. Tried Athens GA first and got zilch! Jeff still tried to start his ``world is in turmoil`` ad between ID and WOR. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v OR 5130v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to John Spicer for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says: ``Thanks for keeping the hobby alive and your fine work on the reports. Many thanks to the listeners that have contributed. Happy Listening, John Spicer`` One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330.041+, Jan 2 at 2122, UTwente displays this WBCQ-6 frequency, not outstanding signal only S7/S9, WLCR in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, Jan 3 at 0354, have not paid much attention to WRNO lately, but it`s S9+10/20 now with music Just Barely Modulated. The incompetence of so many SW stations continues to amaze (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. I`m very sorry for the FB player who collapsed in a game, but I can`t believe how at least MSNBC and CNN blew away most or all of their other news programming for the next hours, starting before 0300 UT Jan 3, merely to speculate on his critical condition and bewilder that the game was axually stopped. Surely there are countless far more significant people who have suffered in some way during the same time period without any notice by the media. I might add that anyone who voluntarily engages in a violent ``sport`` is asking for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7260: I notified Adrian Sainsbury, RNZ about the QRMongolia as in my last report, and he promptly replied that he would get on it pronto; apparently is a frequency advisor for R. Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1386, Jan 3 at 0354 UT earlier than usual complete 9/kHz split bandscan for JBA carriers, such as Benin on 1566? Only one audible is here, worst possible spot next to blasting 1390 local KCRC. If not a coincidental spur out of that, what have we TAs in WRTH? O yes, a neat catch would be 75 kW Radio Baltic Waves, Lithuania, which relays Ukraine et al. Not much else: 50 kW in Kenya, 10 kW in Egypt, 1-watt LPAMs in UK, unknown power in Greece (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0640 UT January 3 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023 23:35:34 +0000 (UTC) From: Zacharias Liangas <zlian...@yahoo.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [HCDX] ..With alan roe's holiday guide 24+25/12 Message-ID: <1766488208.2826575.1672788934...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 One more part is pending Full listing https://zliangaslogs.wordpress.com/2022/12/24/22-24dec-longs/ 24/125130 Angela 0320 with Orwelian airwaves then with GMR ?not heard in USa but on Canaries SDR instead with -80dbm signal and gradually getting better 25/12 13755 RNZI Blue smoke Christmas Special heard in Maui with good signal , in twnte also with good signal and locally near marginal above the local noise Around 0810 There were also noting BBC 6020 Delta radio at 0859 with hotel California , good via Twente > 11750 was not used that time 6095 SE-TA2 at 0906 with songs and fair locally 9455? WRMI ?with festival of Chr Music showing 0940 with Hawaiian version? -48 dbm via Louisiana kSDR 11815? for NHK once tested with only some signal trace . After some severe check in various kSDRs this signal was best in Europe featuring TRT Turkish service with clear ID on 1448 6005 R Slovakia holiday programming, 15+ (times unnoticed ) mentioning abt Ukraine Alan Roe Holiday broadcast (!)? 12065 and 9410 BBC WS with message from King Charles on 1505?? Heard best in Kuwait with 9410 poorer 9955 WRMI 1535 with program Festival Chr Music tested in Orlando at -84dbm and on maui with -70dbm Off 1547 9670 for Tumbril ,, no signal in twente!1` , -100 in Wessex and -100 in canaries Another crazy propagation problem 4965 VoHope Afica? heard via TWR S Africa at -45 dbm (near local one of the best receptions for this program so far? Festival of Christian songs or FoCS ?) 1808 wit the German version 9670 R Saudi intl? 1903 wit program in Indonesian ad fair signal via twente 15770 WRMI? with Texas Christmas at 2100? heard via Rockport with -36dbm on 2143 5850? R Slovakia 22 +? hard wih some STANAG Signal via canaries SDR 12040? AWR trying? again to listen to the festival of Christian songs via various kSDrs in Asia? but unsuccessfully on 22+ Very possible that it could be heard inn Canaries at -90dbm on 2208 but SDR was quite congested showing only half of the signal 7490? WBCQ 22+ with Marrions Attic ina? theatrical? like show?? on 2210? Signal in canaries -90 dbm 7770 & 7530? 23+z second try but unsuccessful to listen? to the FoCS program Both are? empty? Zacharias Liangas Hard Core Radio monitor and gear tester https://bit.ly/3OZixtr? disclaimer on my writing https://bit.ly/34NEBpc? why SDR is better https://linktr.ee/zliangas? all my pages ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 00:09:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 3, 2023 Message-ID: <673177375.3606245.1672790943...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** CANADA. 7850 RCUSB, CHU still missing Jan 3, but Richard Langley, NB replies to my last report: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/chu-short-wave-station/ ``I first noted it AWOL on Dec 31 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)`` ``The page has now been updated and I received this message from the technician in charge this morning: "Both 7 MHz transmitters had failed, I am working on them now. I hope to get at least one operational soon." -- Richard Langley`` 7850 RC USB, my next check Jan 3 at 2143, CHU is back on, S9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 13550, Jan 3 at 1648, algo JBA QRMing CODAR, presumed CNR1 jammer which no longer infests 13530. Both are still in Aoki & EiBi as *jammed SOH channels but only until 1600 or 1550 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 10080, Jan 3 at 2210, RHC Spanish at S9+10, yet again mistuned up on second harmonic of 5040 where nothing detectable yet; while 5025 Rebelde fundamental and no 10050, is JBA, only S7/S8. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 3 at 0754, VON is S8/S9 but undermodulated. Something`s abnormal at Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, Jan 3 at 1258 UT, I happen to awaken and hear KUCO-FM playing module bit, `Bird Note` amid Kimberly`s Classical Morning. Websked still not updated from former times M-F 7:06 am & 1:58 pm [1306 & 1958 UT]. More here and access to many more 2-minute episodes: https://www.birdnote.org/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.002+, Jan 3 at 2258, VOT IS already playing, not deferring to BBC Oman in English until 2359.5 on 5960; S9+20/35 into UTwente; 2300 opens with full English schedule in jumbled order, then news. 2311 CCCCCCI starts from EAST TURKISTAN, std denunciation; but VOT English remains well atop thru the hour. 2312-2315 `Review of the Turkish Press` starting with record level of exports; 2318-2326 `Weekly Commentary` ``flight of fancy`` about a new Turkish-made fighter jet; 2326-2328 multi-lingual ID filler reel; not paying attention further until: 2351 s/off with full English sked again; 2353 IS and keeps playing until 2400 TS and spurious German hour starts, right into news, still overriding XJPBS. I don`t keep on it to tell how long something`s always erroneous in Emirler last this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13563.5 CW, Jan 3 at 1649, JBA vs CODAR swirshes, PCO, beacon ID repeating rapidly with hardly a pause, i.e. Pine, COlorado, as in: https://www.lwca.net/sitepage/part15/mfmain.htm No K6FRC audible now a sesquikHz higher; and where are all the others on this roster, never detectable here? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 17655, Jan 3 at 1650, S9+10 of open carrier, obviously VOA Grimesland warming up for the Portuguese to Africa sesquihour from 1700, checked at 1800 in Luso not Braso accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re WORLD OF RADIO 2171 monitoring in last report: ``"Not confirmed UT Monday January 2 at 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela 6160" --- Nonono, Radio Angela is 5130.`` -- Bill Tilford. Sorry! Of course, the scheduled 0400 Mon airing on 6160- is part of Area 51. WOR has three airtimes on WBCQ each week, each a different substation I should not confuse. One or another could be missing scheduled time for one reason or another. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v OR 5130v to WSW [still 5130 JBA carrier Jan 3] 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to John Spicer for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says: ``Thanks for keeping the hobby alive and your fine work on the reports. Many thanks to the listeners that have contributed. Happy Listening, John Spicer`` One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7890, Jan 3 at 0752, JBA carrier for the first time in weeks, so RV must have moved to harmonicizing 3945 as I suggested, to avoid QRMongolia on 7260. But there is also a JBA carrier now on 7260, so suspect that be Mongolia. Nothing audible however on 11835 = 3 X 3945. It may well be on, but not propagable, not surprising since NZ 13755 is only a JBA carrier despite 100 kW. Then other Jan 3 reports emerge: ``Manuel M?ndez, Lugo, Spain: VANUATU, 11835 (3rd harmonic of 3945), 0750-0803, comments. Very weak directly. Good signal Via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in North New Zealand on 11835, fair on 3945, weak on 7890`` Ron Howard, California: ``January 3 (Tuesday) observations: 3945 (ex 7260), R. Vanuatu, after Glenn's notification to Adrian Sainsbury (thanks Glenn!), RV moved here to get away from Mongolia (absent tonight); fundamental frequency (3945) being the only usable signal that I had; while // 7890, 2nd harmonic was unusable, as was the 3rd harmonic on 11835. Reception on the former 7260 was infinitely better for me! 7260, No Mongolia 0830+ UT and no Vanuatu.`` So remains to be heard whether VOM remain active on 7260 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0008 UT January 4 End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 241, Issue 4 ********************************************