** CLIPPERTON ISLAND [and non]. 24955 USB, Jan 24 at 2317, TX5S, ham DXpedition making quick pro-forma contacts, nothing but other station call, 5/9 and 73: seldom giving own call! I heard it once, and then again thrice at 2324. Said ``listening 5/10 up`` but he kept getting calls on same frequency from clueless WX6G, and another one. Mainly working USA and Japan. There was also someone on 24957 USB at times. Details on this DXP lasting till end of Jan: https://clip.pdxg.net/
``The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) is organizing a team of experienced DXpedition and contest operators to activate Clipperton Island (IOTA NA-011), currently Clublog #38 most wanted (#26 EU). The team will be QRV on 160-6 meters, SSB, CW, RTTY, FT8, 6m EME, and Satellites. We plan to leave San Diego, California on Jan 11, 2024 and arrive Clipperton Jan 17, 2024. Current schedule is to be on the island for 14 days. The call sign TX5S was issued for this project...`` Before finding TX5S on 24955, I tried other planned frequencies: at 2307, 18130 USB had a domestic IL/FL QSO; 7095 & 21285 with no activity; 14195 with TI5VMJ contacting USA; 28485 no activity but a VA7 on 28486, all USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Jan 24 at 0412, JBA carrier, presumably anti-Christ pirate Station YHWH; Rick Barton, AZ, notifies earlier when it`s on but usually I check too late, so still on now? Yes, until 0421:20* says Walt Salmaniw, BC. Is anything else ever on 7475? Yes, per EiBi but nothing in our nights after ChiCom jamming until 2400. HFCC shows nothing between 1900 and 1730, likewise Aoki and not even YHWH (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17754.991, Jan 24 at 1736, REE to Africa off-frequency as measured at UTwente; checked after it sounded slightly minus direct at 1620 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Jan 24 at 2310, token English VG from SNR with AcAw nomination news; 2312 feature interview with someone from the NGO `Goals [Gols?] for Freedom` which uses the language of fútbol somewhy, so a stupid ballgame can accomplish something positive? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. ``Re: Turkey January 23 5960. I’m not surprised Glenn it was a no show for the English to North America from 2300 as it was absent on 9610 English 2130-2230. Continuing problems at Emirler! Craig Tyson, Perth, Western Australia``. 5960.003, Jan 24 at 2301, S9+10 but JBA music direct, unlike VOT which would be at sign-on into news; and too early for XJRTV to be on. A JBA carrier on 9610, doubtful VOT either. Not rechecked until 2350 when measured at UTwente, S9+25/35 obviously VOT now with Turkishish song, but kept playing that, no announcements, s/off or IS until chopoff at 2357* uncovering the fellow genocidal station. Evidently the `English` hour ran fill music instead. Something`s awry at Ankara, erroneous at Emirler (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2226 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees, Dear Glenn: update, confirming WOR #2226, WRMI: 5850, QRN, 0130, 0158 (55443-4), 0159, January 20 UTC 2024 [Sat] 9395, 0030, 0042, 0056, 0059 (4-55433), (55343), January 24 UTC 2024 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Wednesday January 24 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/30 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday January 24 at 1522 the secret 1500 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct, undermodulated. Also confirmed Wednesday January 24 at 2058 just in time for the Propagation Outlook, the 2030 on 3975.001, SW Radio, Germany, S7/S9 into UTwente. But missed checking the Wed 2200 Jan 24 on WBCQ 7490v; anyone hear it? Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 [not all SW Radio Gold times confirmed; may be testing] As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Hank Blackwood, Dalton GA, for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to: woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 24 at 0351-0358: 684, 738-2 with slow SAH beat, 774, 837, 855-2, 882, 909, 999, 1017, 1026, 1044 & 1053 strongest, 1089 stronger than 1098-2, 1107-3, 1125, 1224, 1422. This on internal N/S shortwire. Standard assumptions, mostly Spain and UK (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 88.1 FM, Jan 24 at 2134 UT, praise song in Spanish, $tereo; could be Es, MUF barely into FM band: DXMAPs had shown Es caught eastward from Nevada if not exactly here, so I`m half-bandscanning on caradio. But 2136 segué praise song in English, and signal is rather too steady for Es. Could KMSI Moore OK Oasis Network mix Spanish & English? It`s a normal fringe-area signal here vying with KWOU Woodward. WTFDA DB unshows any Spanish/Religious on 88.1 west of NM. Retune by 2139 the 88.1 now has OK underwriting (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0051 UT January 25 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com 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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