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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when
changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period
to the previous date by ELT].
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; IC-R75
with E-W longwire
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/page51
These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of
USA, unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in
frequency order
** CANADA. 990, Wed Oct 5 at 0605 UT, CBW Winnipeg with Monocle 24 previewing
coverage of events in London; not to be confused with BBCWS! As on the CBC
Overnight schedule:
``Section D & The Foreign Desk regularly airs on:
CBC Radio One Wednesday 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM [local, in this case CDT]
Want to know more? Visit
http://monocle.com/radio/shows/section-d/
Presented by Hugo Macdonald, Section D investigates the design world from
furniture brands to architecture. The Foreign Desk: Monocle 24’s flagship
global affairs show featuring interviews with political leaders and in-depth
analysis of the big issues of the day`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEWFOUNDLAND. 2598-USB, Sept 30 at 0101 UT, YL robot with marine weather in
English, fighting the S9 noise level with less than that. Per the sked I
compiled in DXLD 16-36 at this hour it`s VCP, transmitted from the town of St.
Lawrence, on The Rock. Nothing from the New Scotlands now on 2749-USB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** OKLAHOMA. 255, Sept 30 at 0151 UT, beacon ``SW``, which per
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
is merely Stillwater OK, ``Blaki``, airport name?? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Google Blaki and you mainly get some Spanish actor and a
place in Poland; what`s it got to do with Stillwater NDB? (gh)
** OKLAHOMA. 594+, another Friday afternoon, Sept 30, so another DX-pedition
into the wilds of Garfield county pursuing that mysterious weak carrier which
at first could have been coming from Kolkata: I`m determined to keep driving
until I find it. I`ve already confirmed that it is to the SSE of Enid, so I
start at the same spot as a week ago, Wheat Capital Road eastward from US 81
(opposite from the south side of Vance AFB). Yes, it`s there this week. Then I
go a couple miles further south before turning east, past Pioneer School. By 78
St. intersexion, it`s about due south, but there are not passable (or any
roads) at every mile, so I`m zigging and zagging a bit, and soon can tell there
is enough signal to bring with it a trace of modulation on the DFing DX-398. By
2103 UT, near Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Reed Road and 78 or 66 (no street
markers this far out), there`s enough talk mod to search another radio for a //
on MW from top down --- first stop is 1640 KZLS --- and that`s it! That site is
further in the same direxion, a few miles east of Hennessey across the county
line in Kingfisher on State Hwy [not US as in original report] 51.
So for some strange reason, this 1640 transmitter is putting out a spur 1046
kHz below it. I check 1046 above it on 2686, altho I don`t really have a
suitable antenna with me for almost-shortwave, but I have never noticed
anything there at home. Back on the home rig NRD-545 and ALA-330S antenna,
still in daytime circa 2130 UT, I tune carefully between 590 and 600, and
believe it`s the extremely weak carrier on about 594.85, among some other
birdies nearby from who knows what, but are unstable. Maybe bigrigs at DX can
detect it on 594.85? Or at least Richard Allen near Perry, SW from him (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 3740-AM, Oct 4 at 0549 UT, I`m checking all the publicized Cuban
ham frequencies involved with hurricane coverage, but hear nothing; except here
as I am reminded that this is occupied by a JBA local mixing product: 2 x 1390
(KCRC) + 1 x 960 (KGWA) = 3740 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** U S A. 880, Oct 3 at 0051 UT, Spanish song seems to have Christian angle,
but soon at 0053 UT ``La Ranchera 880`` non-ID; best on E-W ALA-330S antenna,
but not much KRVN to cope with tonight. That slogan leads to WMDB Nashville TN,
2500/2 watts! And not to the one I assumed last time, 880 WIJR Highland IL,
1700/160 watts, which is ``La Tremenda`` per 2016-2017 NRC AM Log. WMDB is the
one which was compensating for negligible night power by buying time on WNQM
1300 and its spurs out of WWCR until those were eliminated; now maybe they just
leave 2500 watts on 880 instead. Does WCBS care? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1170, Oct 3 at 0345 UT, gospel huxter under KFAQ Tulsa, making slow
SAH with it, so WWVA Ohio is still out of whack, deliberately? Failing to
protect us from itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1579.58, Oct 3 at 0047 UT, significant het to 1580.0 stations from a
carrier here, no doubt WVOK Oxford AL still on same off-frequency as weeks ago
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 930, Oct 2 circa 1230 UT, another Spanish station with
WKY OKC nulled, likely KAPR Douglas AZ, as per previous research, but tough to
get a definite ID. Correlates with 730 and 980 XE logs from same area now,
south of the AZ border, anyway. At 1242 UT, WKY music suffers IADs again (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1330+ and 1350-, Oct 3 at 0049 UT, I am getting the same rapid
clicking sound when tuned to 1330-USB and 1350-LSB, but not the corresponding
LSB/USB of either, ergo suspected of being matching spurious out of one of the
hundreds of 1340 stations.
1330+ and 1350-, Oct 3 at 0353 UT, the rapid clicking noises I reported before
on the NRD-545 with stationary antenna, I now also hear on the DX-398 so can
get a bearing on them: east/west on both, presumably from some out-of-whack
1340 station. Closest along that axis is KJMU Sand Springs OK, if active, but
never notice the spurs in daytime. Beyond that, a couple in northern AR, a
couple more in southern MO, many further east; two in northern NM, one in
northern AZ, etc., etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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