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These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without
much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and
publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open
access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page43
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only
or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan
stock caradio as specified; ICR-75 with E-W longwire; FRG-7 with NW-SE shortwire
** MEXICO. 540, Jan 14 at 1330, ``La mera mera, La Ranchera de Paquimé``, after
a string of federal PSAs. I knew if it were XETX, Nuevo Casas Grandes,
Chihuahua, there would be an ID within two minutes of tuning in. By this time,
most of the lowband XEs are gone, except 620 XEBU Chihuahua2, but this 1000/250
watter persists. Our sunrise today: 1343 UT, earlying at the rate of 3 or 4
minutes per week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, Jan 13 at 1324, one announcer reading live adstring, 1327
mentions 98.9 FM, 6:27 time, ``Chihuahua capital``, all of which mean it`s
XEACB, Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, Jan 14 at 0700, Chihuahua state anthem is playing (listen for
``chihuahuense``), vs IBOC from WSCR, 0701 ``son las 12``, en 98.9 FM, so it`s
XEACB, Ciudad Delicias again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 700, Jan 11 at 1316, rustic fiddle and guitar music, staple in the
mornings from XEETCH which at 1333 gives full ID in Spanish as La Voz de los
Tres Rios, Etchojoa, Sonora, and also native languages; 1334 ``toque un baile``
and back to music. Some of the usual other signals from NW Mexico in the UT -7
zone also in during this pre-sunrise span: 550, 620, 660, 710, 870 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 700, Jan 13 at 1330, XEETCH rustic music at the moment from
Etchojoa, Sonora, is drumming and piccolo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 720, Jan 13 at 1332, ``Fonógrafo 720 AM`` ID, classic rock, YL with
Spanish dedication, timecheck as 7:33, loops WSW? We have a confusing situation
about the identity of this station: a few nights ago, Dec 27 at 0121, I assumed
it was XEDE Saltillo, Coahuila, which fits for the timecheck heard now, CST.
In the morning around sunrise, it`s likely to be a bit further west, such as
XEJCC Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, where the time is 6:33 am MST. Searching on the
slogan, I get a Wikipedia listing of Grupo Radio México stations including
XEJCC 720 Juárez as Fonógrafo 720, so that would seem to clinch it except for
the clock.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grupo_Radio_M%C3%A9xico#Ciudad_Ju.C3.A1rez.2C_Chihuahua
Fonógrafo does not appear for any 720 station in our DX source listings: WRTH
2016, IRCA Mexican Log 2015, and Cantú as of early 2015, all of which have it
as Extremo 720 (and BTW, IRCA Log has upped the power from 1 kW to 25 kW
daytimer).
The GRM website itself,
http://www.gradiomex.com/estaciones-por-ciudad/
still has XEJCC on its long-abandoned frequency 1520 as ``La 15 20``. The
Fonógrafo monicker also applies to a Grupo Radio Centro station on 1150, XEJP,
México DF. I suppose it`s possible that the 720 station in Juárez is inserting
local non-IDs, while relaying programming out of DF with TCs local for there. A
DXer in El Paso could clarify this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 770, Jan 8 at 1358, historical item in Spanish about the 1930s, 1400
Radio Fórmula ID, so XEACH Monterrey NL. This late, after sunrise I would have
expected something further west, like XEREV Los Mochis, but obviously not
top-40. Only this now, no KKOB NM, which doesn`t hit day pattern on 770 until
1415 UT in January (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 800, Jan 13 at 1336 UT, strong Spanish from the WSW with KQCV OKC
nulled as much as possible --- just like XEROK used to achieve before it
disappeared. Two men and one woman in studio, dialogs with callers; 1340 with
6:40 timecheck, mentions ``carretera a Casas Grandes``, and an address in
``Colonia Villa Esperanza``; 1343 discussing Powerball and its sesquigigadollar
jackpot. Makes slow SAH with KQCV of approx. 92 per minute or almost 1.5 Hz,
which IIRC was also typical of the old XEROK.
And this *is* definitely XEROK, seemingly jacked up again to 50 kW power at
least for the moment. The colonia chex out for Ciudad Juárez (but also one in
Ahumada, Chihuahua, which is just south of CiJz, and another in San Nicolás de
los Garza, Nuevo León, not the right direxion altho there is one NL station on
800, in Montemorelos); and Nuevo Casas Grandes is the next town to the SW of
CiJz via federal hiway 2. Neither at sunrise nor at night have I been hearing
any such signal on 800 vs KQCV --- if I get anything else at night, it`s likely
to be TWR Bonaire. We`ll see if XEROK continues revived at night (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1808, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So I check 800 again Jan 14 at 0157, and find XEROK is still strong in Spanish,
now making SAH of 80/minute with KQCV (where they are in English about FEBC
Philippines), 0159 ID mentioning Ciudad Juárez and Grupo 7; Recheck at 0258,
now XEROK is really inbooming overcoming KQCV; and at 0300 full ID as Radio
Cañón, with street address, Grupo Siete (If they ever utter ``XEROK``, I`ve not
heard it). So this station is back in business at apparent full power once
again of 50 kW non-direxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 800, Jan 14 at 1306, XEROK with two cuckoos for a time check ``6 con
6 minutos``, headlines; 1308 this time it`s a rooster crowing, and ID including
call letters XEROK. Still with restored hi power, presumably 50 kW ND entitled
to own the frequency at night across western USA, holding its own against
nearest groundwave KQCV OKC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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