** ARGENTINA. 28485.13 USB, oddly split frequency, April 21 at 2220,
Marc, LU1JHD, says he is 400 km north of Buenos Aires, working US
stations. QRZ.com: ``LU1JHD Argentina flag Argentina, MARCELO MARIANO
ITZCOVICH (MARC), BLAS PARERA 128 (EL MARTILLO), CONCORDIA, ER, C.P.
3200, Argentina`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** BRAZIL. 28270.4 CW, April 21 at 2215, dash and VVV PY4MAB, one of
few beacons audible now, but this is the time for deep South America.
QRZ.com: ``PY4MAB Brazil flag Brazil, MAURICIO BERALDO, LUIZ
ZANGIACOMI 145, POÇOS DE CALDAS MG ZIP CODE 37704-274, MG, Brazil ---
I have a Radio Beacon on the frequency of 28.270.4 CW, 24 hours a day,
vertical antenna, 10 watts of power. In 2025 it will be 15 years since
Beacon is on the air. Whoever receives the signals and sends me a
confirmation by letter I will respond to everyone and send a special
QSL card from my city.`` Has a huge gallery of photos of equipment,
city, wildlife (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, Apr 21 at 0355, RHC S9+25/30 but JBM, can`t be positive
it`s English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9790, Apr 21 at 0347, CRI relay is S9+40 but extremely
sup/torted English, unlistenable. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 15500 VG S9+20/30, 15520 weaker but suffish, 15390 weaker
still, but 17715 for SAm is JBA carrier unlike usual second-best,
token English Monday Apr 21 at 2211 check, interview with someone who
runs a bilingual bookstore (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9875.002, Sun Apr 20 at 2046, tune-in to VOT English, S9+25
backward into UTwente, some splatter from plus side tho nothing sked
on 9880; but `Letterbox` is already in progress. Hostess talking about
an antenna problem at Emirler accounting for irregular operation. Not
recording, and hard to understand every word anyway, but we need to
know exactly what she said about this. Did anyone get it? Attempting
to enumerate the listeners called: 1) Francis, Ireland. 2) Mohammed,
Malaysia. 3) Alan Holder, UK - spends a lot of time with and very glad
to hear from him, long-time listener, since 1970? And he will be 70
next month. He wonders if 11785 problem may be due to maintenance, or
shift changes. She says shift change is at 0200? or 0300? local time
probably. 2055 pause for a song, from the 2003 Eurovision Song
Contest. 2059, 4) Spain reports a wrong frequency but will forward to
QSL dept. anyway. 5) Alejandro Vázquez? publicizing this year`s
Mexican Encuentro DX, Aug 1-2 in Oaxaca City. 6) Hiroshima, Japan,
discussing 200 varieties of cherry blossoms. 2107 wrapup with contact
info, 2108 song, tune-out.
11785.025-, Sun Apr 20 at 2200, no signal into UTwente, but chops on
at *2203 open carrier at S9+30; 2204 plays two-minute multi-lingual ID
filler reel, so no olds. 2206 already into `The Pulse of Turkey`s
Foreign Policy`, about Iran, yawn. I should have stayed on it for
early start also of `Lbox` repeat, but not back to it until 2232 as
it`s about to end. 2254 s/off as if it`s 1230 on 17620, always awry at
Ankara, IS to 2255.5* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 7275, UT Mon Apr 21 at 0301, NO signal from VOT English for
North America, nor on 6165 to Asia, but *0305, 7275.003+ chops on,
S9+25/40 into UTwente, and weaker 6165.005- is also on as they JIP the
2-minute multi-lingual ID filler reel instead of any olds, just like
the 2200 broadcast. 6165 has some RTTYditty QRM, probably on 6164.
0306 starts `The Pulse of Turkish Foreign Policy`, about the ``Iranian
Kurds`` I think tho sounds a lot like ``Iranian Turx``. 0315 `The
Letterbox Program` starts with new frequencies especially for
listeners in America are a bit of a ``menace``. Ricky Hein, SD, called
thrice that 11785 and 6165 are not funxioning properly and signal not
reliable at all, 11785 SINPO 15111, and all-twos? in 6165 [of course
6165 is not toward NAm unlike ex-6125 at 0400 in B season]. Alan
Holder also says 11785 has been missing some Sunday transmissions.
Asked the Emirler staff and they said the antenna for American
continent is out of use, and the replacement antenna is not working as
it should. Rain prevents trux from moving around the ground for
repairs, and afraid it will not improve very quickly. This time I
recorded the opening via UTwente, and that helped to quote her
accurately. Well, *when* they are on, 11785 and 7275 seem to be plenty
strong as if with a proper antenna.
Alan Holder also replies: ``Hi Glenn, My recent e-mail was featured on
"Letterbox" yesterday and since I always keep recordings of such
events, I am sending these on to you. The presenter read out my
message in full. The lady now regularly hosting the show is Seher
Cemre Turan. She appears to prefer to be called by her middle name.
Only recently did I find out that in Turkish, the letter 'c' is
pronounced 'j' (as in John). Therefore it's "Jemre" with the stress on
the Jem.
So it seems that the North America antenna is only a temporary affair.
The original may have been damaged by bad weather and must have
collapsed. The irregularity of the 2200 UT broadcast cannot be wholly
explained by the use of the temporary antenna. Also, the 2030
broadcast on a different antenna is off air on some days, as you
know.
I checked some time ago and at 2200, only one transmitter appears to
be in use. All five units are on air at one point in the daytime
(including the one jamming Dengê Gel until 1600). I reckon they
reserve late night hours local time for transmitter maintenance.
Wolfgang Bueschel also pointed out that some HFCC listings for TRT
include 300 kW power, which means that they have (or will) install a
new transmitter at Emirler. {WRTH says they already have 5 x 500 kW}
By the way, I remember the situation at Kol Yisrael's Yavne site when
one of their curtain antennas was damaged by severe gale force winds
back in 2002. The antenna was in place but some of the elements were
broken. They had to hire a mobile crane with a reach of 100 metres and
it was about a nine month wait before repairs could be done. Only then
was the ground solid enough to support the crane (and this in Israel's
relatively dry climate). If the thing toppled over, you can imagine
the damage that would result.
Belated best wishes to you on your 80th birthday, Glenn. Alan Holder,
G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, Apr 21 at 2310, VOT English not off the air but JBA
direct vs HNL. Re: [WOR] What`s wrong with Emirler ---
``VoT observation today Apr 21 at 2030 on 9875 very strong here in
Melbourne AU in EE, however annoying buzz on frequency from co-channel
DPRK. It`s OK at 2100 after Pyongyang closes. At 2156 tuning signal on
11785 quite strong on Vermont SDR and on time into EE pgm at 2200.
Splatter from 11780 R Nacional da Amazônia is very strong. Gavin
Waters, Victoria`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2291 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
April 20 at 2147 the 2130 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.001+, S9+5/10
into UTwente; and also 6160.001-, S9+10 with RTTYditty on plus side.
Also confirmed Sunday April 20 at 2330 on WRMI 7780, good into S Texas
SDR, but still NOT on listed 7570 which is TOMBS instead.
Also confirmed Sunday April 20 at 2330 on new unlisted WRMI 9455,
S9+25/40 in S Texas; and also S9/+15 into VE6JY Alberta remote. closer
to its NW aiming.
Also confirmed UT Monday April 21 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20 into
S Texas SDR.
Also confirmed from 0301 UT Monday April 21 on Area 51 webcast, while
WBCQ 5130- switched to music.
Confirmed Monday April 21 at 1930 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.001+, S9
into UTwente, but it was last week`s #2290 not the current 2291. I
hope not all the previous airings have also been the wrong one. Next:
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
Financial support appreciated for our non-commercial public
service program: thanks for a generous contribution via PayPal, not
necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com from Peter Robinson,
Preston, UK.
One may also contribute by MO or check in US$ on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. WTWW Xmtr update? Hi George, A while since I`ve heard from
you. Ricky Hein says you got the part from China, so is 5085/9475
about to come back? I`ve also been wondering if you have been changing
transmitters on 9930/5920, due to some differing characteristics. Like
the parasitic spurs +/- 12.9 kHz which used to flank 5085 have been
showing next to 9930 --- but not tonight. 73, Glenn``
``Glenn, Tube is in but transmitter driver is overloaded. Working on
it with our Continental consultant. George McClintock 4-20-2025``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9955, Apr 21 at 0349, S9+15 of dead air from WRMI; by next
check 0408, TOMBS is undermodulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 7505, Apr 21 at 0351, WRNO in presumed Hindi, S9+25/40. You
never know whether will be on air or not; I think they were not by
nominal *0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9259/9263/9267/9271; 9279/9283/9287/9291, April 21 at 0343,
squealing spurs at ~4 kHz intervals out of strong fundamental 9275 of
WMLK, weakest at the edges, but framing 9265 WINB on both sides,
neighbor in more ways than one. Also heard similar galaxy out of third
frequency 17525, March 7-8. And around 15150 later April 21, q.v.
Yahweh needs to clean their act up (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15130/15134/15138/15142/15146; 15154/15158/15162/15166,
April 21 at 1449, WMLK is only S9+5 on fundamental 15150, but
accompanied by all these unstable spurs at ~4 kHz intervals, weakening
the further out they go. Same surrounded 9275 April 18 at 0343, q.v.
And around third frequency 17525, March 7-8. Something`s botched up at
Bethel (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 790, Apr 21 at 0459 UT, surprised to hear an
ID for 93.9 and 680, CJOB - double take, am I tuned to 680? NO. Then a
92.9 ESPN/WMC Memphis ID. Not necessarily both from same station as
there is a lot of CCI on 790. There are *no* Canadians at all on 790.
I guess some unknown USA program/net must have mentioned CJOB. I don`t
find any 93.9 in connexion with it. 92.9 does not correlate with WMC
790 either, but I find that WMFS 680 & 92.9 is a ``sister station`` to
WMC. Hmmm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 0134 UT April 22
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