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It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. Sat Morn (Charles) 2. Sat Morn (Charles) 3. Recent Loggings (Dave Valko) 4. Loggings Oct. 6 (Arthur Delibert) 5. Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 (Glenn Hauser) 6. Re: Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 (Wolfgang Bueschel) 7. DX Listening Digest 12-40; World of Radio 1637 (Glenn Hauser) 8. Re: Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 (Wolfgang Bueschel) 9. Re: Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012: Algeria non (Glenn Hauser) 10. Glenn Hauser logs October 6-7. 2012 (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:54:50 -0000 From: "Charles" <ka4...@peoplepc.com> To: "'Ankeer Petersen'" <anker.peter...@mail.dk>, "'Bob Wilkner'" <r...@earthlink.net>, "'Chrissy Brand'" <chriss...@hotmail.co.uk>, "'DXLD'" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, "'Gayle Van Horn'" <gaylevanh...@monitoringtimes.com>, "'Glenn Hauser'" <wghau...@yahoo.com>, "'Hard-Core-dx@hard-core-dx.com'" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "'Liz Cameron'" <ale...@yahoo.com>, "'Marie Lamb'" <mal...@mailbox.syr.edu>, "'Short Wave World'" <shortwavewo...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] Sat Morn Message-ID: <B90977999837407CAEC4B110E99F7B05@CharlesPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bolivia, 6134.80, Radio Santa Cruz, 1010-1020, Noted a male in Spanish Language comments. Noise on this frequency this morning is terrible, but still can make out some audio. Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) Peru, 4747.09, Radio Huanta Dos Mil, 1020-1030, Noted a male in Spanish comments between Huaynos Musical selections. Signal was poor and fading. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) Peru, 4775.00, Radio Tarma, Pres, 1022-1027, Just steady music here with not live details noted. Signal was poor with noise. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) Peru, 4955.00, Radio Cultural Amauta, 1037-1045, At tune in, noted Huaynos type music with a male commenting in Spanish over the music. The music continues while the signal remains at a poor level. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) Peru, 5039.19, Radio Libertad, 1044-1055, Signal is almost gone due to local sunrise, but hearing some Spanish comments from a male with music also. Signal is threshold at this point. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) NRD545 26N 081W ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:20:14 -0000 From: "Charles" <ka4...@peoplepc.com> To: "'Ankeer Petersen'" <anker.peter...@mail.dk>, "'Bob Wilkner'" <r...@earthlink.net>, "'Chrissy Brand'" <chriss...@hotmail.co.uk>, "'DXLD'" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, "'Gayle Van Horn'" <gaylevanh...@monitoringtimes.com>, "'Glenn Hauser'" <wghau...@yahoo.com>, "'Hard-Core-dx@hard-core-dx.com'" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "'Liz Cameron'" <ale...@yahoo.com>, "'Marie Lamb'" <mal...@mailbox.syr.edu>, "'Short Wave World'" <shortwavewo...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] Sat Morn Message-ID: <1406470935134DAFA1DC9896ABEB494E@CharlesPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thailand, 5875.00, Radio Thailand, 1100-1115, Noted a male in Vietnamese language comments (scheduled), until 1115 when end of Vietnamese schedule. Many mentions of Thailand during comments. At 1112 music is presented until 1113 when male gives station details it seems? At 1114 details are given in English. "this is ... Radio Thailand broadcasting from the ... in Bangkok Thailand." This is followed with chimes. Signal was good. At 1115 another segment commences in unknown language. Also good signal. (Chuck Bolland, October 6, 2012) 26N 081W NRD545 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:39:19 -0400 From: "Dave Valko" <djva...@verizon.net> To: "Hardcore DX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Recent Loggings Message-ID: <9F18321F21AD4D47990110622573FB38@DavePC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original ZANZIBAR 11735 R. ZBC 1940-2056:20* Usual pgm of AR mx and host M anncr in SW every so often. 1958 short anmnt by M over mx w/ment of Dar-es-Salam. 5+1 slow time ticks, then local nx by M starting w/ment of radio in what sounded like a very fast "ZBC Radio" ID, then several ments of Zanzibar. 2005 another anmnt w/"Radio ZBC" ID. Went off the air in mid-song again before ToH. Fair to good signal. Tnx Brian Alexander info on new ID via Ron Howard. (4 Oct.) 5 OCTOBER 2012: Since I was hearing bits of audio on 3385 at 0845, I decided to try going out again. It wasn't until I was just about at the pond that I chose to try running the BOG through the field. Did so at 340 degrees, closer to Asia. When I started I was shocked to hear at least some audio on all the PNGs!! It looked really promising. Not overly noisy either. It was quite fady though. The PNGs were stagnant again however until they started suddenly rising around 1105. In 10 minutes they were getting decent. And by 1125 they were peaking. A little later than Wednesday. RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp. ANT: 315' Beverage (BOG) at 340? (through the field this time) QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, adjacent to the field below the pond. Duration: 0935-1245 UTC Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 113 A Index = 2 K Index = 0 No storms. WX: Clear. Warm, upper 50's. BOLIVIA 6154.95 R. Fides 0947 found out the instru. song played during canned s/on anmnts is "Stairway to Heaven"!! 0951-0953 choral NA. 0953 soft vcl mx, 0954 short canned anmnt by M, then soft vcl by M. 0959 usual W anncr on in Aymara. Unfortunately CNR came on then too. (5 Oct.) PERU 3329.54 Onda del Huallaga Carrier at 0935 but didn't get any audio then. Very weak Huayno mx at 1007 then. Still weak LA mx 1024 amid CHU modulation all over (can only notch out so much!!). 1026 lively canned anmnts but just a little too weak. Did catch ment of Peru. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 NBC East New Britain Around 0943 much better than on the 3rd. 1010, 1030, 1050, 1100 no change. Starting to improve slightly at 1105. Right at readability. 1045 ad block w/contest anmnt and apparently a feed store, then deadair. Finally ment of New Britain weakly at 1047, then Pop song "Breathless", then 2 ads at 1051 and studio M returned. 1100 2 ads, live M, then 1102 usual signature and NBC nx. 1118:00 ID by W during nx "NBC East New Britain Provincial news". Department store ad, start of lumber ad and then just a white noise, must have been having tech problems. 1229 finally a bit of mx, then live speech w/occas. clapping. 1137 studio M anncr returned, and tlk abt the "World Teachers Day" celebration. Still getting W anncr at 1218, then ads or promos. The only one showing up at this time. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3235 NBC West New Britain 1119 live M anncr w/ID over instru. version of "Careless Whisper" again. Ballads. 1126 live M anncr then Reggae song, and conchshell blowing and M again w/ID and ment of what sounded like a slogan "The Voice of ??" but couldn't copy as it was too fast. Then classical mx and short EG ID MW and FM freqs by M, and studio M anncr. Then a long tlk. Studio voice audio was muffled and kind of difficult to copy. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3325 R. Buka Nothing but a very weak carrier by 1030. Just a little bit of audio w/M tlk at 1122. Nowhere near as strong as on the 3rd. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3204.97 NBC Sandaun 1113 easy C&W-like song. 1115 W anncr w/poss. ment of NBC, and PSAs and messages w/ment of Saturday, phone number, Highlands, Vanimo, children, 1119:45 NBC Sandaun ID. 1120-1025 Island Pop song. 1126 canned anmnt by M over mx w/ment of PNG. 1126-1129 Reggae-like song. 1129 W anncr w/TC then canned inspirational PSA anmnt by M and W in EG abt education, (no doubt about "World Teachers Day") over instru. mx 1030-1032. 1132:50 W w/ID, freq 90.7, and TC. 1032 Island song w/C&W flavor, turned down after a minute then long tlk by W but couldn't determine subject to 1150. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260 NBC Madang Usual nx by W to 1109, then live studio M anncr. PSAs and messages. 1122 ad/promo block w/last ending w/ment of NBC. 1124 live M again w/TC and ment of Madang. 1137 incredible signal!!! M shouting during EG speech by local Madang politician promising 1,000,000 kina to the Province of Madang and audience applause. Better than East New Britain. 1140-1146 island mx, then lively M anncr w/apparent live event including laughing by people. Back to studio anncr at 1149, then speech. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3315 R. Manus 1122 W anncr w/sev. ments of Lorengau before going into lively island song. 1127:40 W w/ment of Manus and then Lorengau during PSAs. 1129 M w/speech. (5 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365 NBC Milne Bay, The Voice of Kula 1125 end of song and nice quick ID w/freqs by live studio M anncr and tlk abt some lcl event. 1128-1133 uptempo island song, then live M again w/song anmnt and greetings ".a very good night to you, and I do hope.you had a wonderful day today.here in town.". Then government official speech. (5 Oct.) MYANMAR 7110 Thazin R. 1214 playing "Mickey" by Toni Basil!! Still getting some Asian Pop mx at 1235. (5 Oct.) BANGLADESH 15105 Bangladesh Betar 1226 OC, then tone start. 1228:15 IS start. 5+1 time ticks, then M w/short opening anmnt, usual pleasant subcont. mx, then nice ID w/freq/beam "Hello there. This is the External Service of Bangladesh Betar broadcasting ?? shortwave...", and pgm rundown. 1231 subcont. mx bridge, then W w/nx starting w/ID. Undermodulated and a bit of hum in the signal. A little slop QRM from 15115. (5 Oct.) BRAZIL 9695.3 R. Rio Mar 1018 ad block at t/in. Ments of Manaus. Cont. of nx pgm w/M and W hosts. 1022:50 usual very short singing ID jingle to start ad block. 5 time ticks and TC by M at 1030. 1030:20 nice clear full ID w/all freqs followed by jingle. Fortunately Japan had gone off and it was in the clear. 1031:15 EG slogan in ad ("... ?? gets you"). Another ID/promo at 1032. Still fair w/soft ZY Pops at 1047. QRM from R. Japan 9695 which was //9625. Both Japan and Rio Mar about equal. (6 Oct.) MYANMAR 7200.102 R. Myanmar Found here this morning at 1045 w/tlk by M weakly, before peak. Was on at 1110 check but gone at 1113 recheck. (6 Oct.) CHINA 9810 CNR-2 Tlk by M and W hosts in CH w/promos 1058-1100, 5+1 time ticks, then Beijing ID. //9515, 9620. (6 Oct.) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 R. East New Britain Again, PNGs beginning to peak at 1115. Way down just 10 minutes prior. ID at 1115. Playing Darude "Sandstorm" then phone caller at 1122, then into Reggae song. 1127 "Get ready for a lot of fun" jingle. (6 Oct.) ANDAMAN IS.?? 4760 AIR Port Blair?? 1133 very weak signal here but sounded like tlk by M, and tlk by W at 1137 and mx 1140. M again 1143. Abt equal w/RRI Makassar 4749.96. Other poss. Indians abt same strength on 4895, 4950, 4970, 4990. (6 Oct.) SOUTH KOREA?? 4925 MND R.?? Signal came on the air at 1158:27. Too weak for audio. Must be MND. (6 Oct.) THAILAND 9890 R. Thailand 1242 nx by W in EG, 1143 ID by M, then canned PSA on education and couple more anmnts, then 1245 canned ID/pgm promo by M again. Decent signal but just blasted by VOA Greenville 9885. Had to use USB to make it even semi-readable. (6 Oct.) 73 Dave Valko Dunlo, PA USA At home: NRD-535D and Perseus SDR Wellbrook ALA1530S+ and 153' Vertical Triangle Delta Loop ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:52:13 -0400 From: Arthur Delibert <radio7...@msn.com> To: "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Loggings Oct. 6 Message-ID: <snt124-w1905eb48a52aec1833baf4e4...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" PAPUA NEW GUINEA, R. East New Britain, 3385.0, 11:20 - 11:55. Male anncr with call-in show mostly in local language, but with some ads in English; pop mx. Signal had dropped considerably by 11:40, but bits of audio still there at 1155. This is typically the best PNG station at my location, but it's occasionally hit with RTTY. (Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD, 10/6). SOLOMON ISLANDS, SIBC, 5019.87, 11:06 - 11:18, with news in English, ID at 11:07:30, into mx at 11:13. Somewhat readable when Rebelde not playing mx. Still audible at 12:00 recheck, with male anncr with prayer in English, unreadable announcement by female, anthem(?) and s/off. (Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD, 10/6). Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD. NRD535D with SE-3 synch detector, Pennant antenna aimed NNW with DX Engineering pre-amp ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:00:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: d...@yahoogroups.com Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 Message-ID: <1349542851.8058.yahoomailclas...@web114006.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 ** ALBANIA. 9590, Oct 6 at 0527, CRI Arabic relay remains distorted, unlike // 9515 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALGERIA [non]. 9535 at 0527 and 7295 at 0534, RTA relays via FRANCE are both on and modulating tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. 15105, BB English before 1300 unchecked Oct 6, but nothing for Nepali after 1315. 15505, Oct 6 at 1358 carrier on with tone, then BB IS at 1358:30, very poor with flutter, but cut off the air at 1359:50 before I could criticize their timesignal, and still off at 1404. So much for Urdu today, depriving tens of millions of Pakistanis from contact with the East Wing; and one Oklahoman (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 6180, Oct 6 at 0535, RNA now with VG signal // 11780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6175, Oct 6 at 0525, relay of VOV is back on wrong frequency tonight instead of 9555, with Vietnamese music. NHK English relay was however funxioning properly on 6110 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 6, circa 1330: 12670, poor at 1326; none in the 13s, 14s, with degraded propagation 15490, poor at 1335; none in the 16s, 17s (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 6116 approx., Oct 6 at 0537, huge noise blob with traces of modulation, so with another receiver I search for matchups elsewhere on 49m: soon obvious that it`s RHC English like on 6010, 6050, 6060, 6125, but unseems out of 6125 transmitter, as no match on the hi side. I keep tuning thru entire band and finally find a match around 5904, barely far enough away from Colombia if one tunes to its upper side from 5910. Bingo, these are spurs out of the 6010 transmitter at plus/minus 106 kHz. Listening closely to 6010 itself, it also has a bit of whine at same pitch as the spurs, and is somewhat undermodulated. Could the spurs axually be multiples of 53 kHz? No, none heard around 6063 or 5957. What about further multiples of 106? Yes, detectable but weak around 5798, 6222, 6328, 6434. This behavior is suspiciously similar to what 17580 does in the mornings, altho at very different multiples; same transmitter? Oct 6 that was already off before I fired up after 1300. 17730, Oct 6 at 1446, RHC in English! Playing a knockoff of Procol Harum song, sounds like, during Spanish service switching to news sounder at 1447.5. Did I say news? I mean, propaganda. Seems this is international anti-terrorism day, or some such, with the US being the culprit against Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, Oct 6 at 0549, English talk about Jesus Christ, poor signal. R. Africa must have come on in the last few minutes as not heard in previous tuneby. Nor have I heard it lately in our afternoons, tho maybe not checking early enough before irregular sign-off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. 9420, Oct 6 at 0528, V of Greece remains reactive for a second day, very good signal. I`m looking forward to 24 hours later on UT Sunday when they traditionally aired a Greek Orthodox service, violating separation of church and state, but oh, the music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUIANA FRENCH [and non]. 11995, Oct 6 at 0529, no signal from open carrier with hum, as occasionally happens, but it has always come back. Turkey 11980 managed a poor signal tonight. However, at 0530 I notice a similar-pitch hum on 12045 instead, S9+5 mixing with some broadcast modulation, i.e. DW Portuguese via Rwanda. 12045 is not a GUF frequency at any time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985, Oct 6 at 1339, seemed Chinese, but at 1348 Japanese, no giveaway sad piano music here, but presumed Shiokaze, from Japan, which Ron Howard reported just moved again yesterday from 6135 back to 5985, English on Fridays. Also barely audible het from Myanmar on hi side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Oct 6 at 1355, Kurdish music, ululations, fair signal with flutter, continuing past 1400 from Denge Kurdistan. HFCC claims site is `SMF`, UKRAINE, since 1 September, 300 kW, 129 degrees all the way from 0300 to 1900. However, HFCC participants are allowed to post disinformation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. 7245, Oct 6 at 0534, still no signal from IGIM, if they are ever on the air at all. Seems most other monitors are reluctant to report non-logs like this, which are necessary to establish what is really going on at a station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 620, Oct 6 at 0604, Mexican NA segu? to Chihuahua SA, i.e. XEBU Chihuahua city (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 710, Oct 6 at 0554 UT, Chihuahua state anthem is already playing, mixing with KCMO, i.e. XEDP Cuauht?moc (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOROCCO [and non]. 9579+, Oct 6 at 0527, M?di Un off-frequency hetting 9580.0 Africa No. Un, GABON, with only music modulation from the latter audible. This time het continued way past 0530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 15120, Oct 6 at 0520, VON good but some hum, interviewing author; by 0550 with music it`s the SSOB. Most other signals on 19m are from Africa and E Asia, not Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 960, Oct 6 at 0500 UT, KGWA Enid continues with modulation instead of a 5-minute hole; this was UT Saturday as I am trying to establish a pattern (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN [non]. 9630, Oct 6 at 0529 via COSTA RICA, REE with electronic music theme closing `Amigos de la Onda Corta`. Missed it, but at least I have confirmed it`s still on air at 0505 UT Sats, unlike 1230 Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non]. 15400, Oct 6 at 0548, R. Dabanga via MADAGASCAR with fair signal; it`s no longer so reliable as in summer here/winter there, and // 11650 via VATICAN is better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 15265, Sat Oct 6 at 1410, sufficient signal from VOA with `On the Line` discussion, interviewing Reuters` Pentagon correspondent about betrayals by murderous Afghan trainees; 1415 on to another guest. And still more talk rather than vapid music fill after 1430, discussing presidential debate. HFCC shows 14-15 daily is 100 kW, 100 degrees from S?o Tom?, but also lists MBR Issoudun during this hour on weekends, which must be wooden, fortunately. Then found stronger // VOA on 17530 but a few words behind 15265. HFCC says this one is also Pinheira, at 124 degrees, but why aren`t they synchronized if really same site? Some sites deliberately de-synchronize in order to even out power consumption (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9330-CUSB, Oct 6 at 0528, open carrier/dead air from Radio 2:11 = Good Friends Radio Network = TV soundtrack via WCBQ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15615, Oct 6 at 1335, WEWN English, poor signal with co-channel fax QRM, presumed Australia but at least no Firedrake on, above or below 15615 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. If anyone missed the first three airings of WORLD OF RADIO 1637 on WTWW, WWRB or WBCQ, there`s one more good chance on SW tonight: UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5745. Also on WRMI 9955: Sat 1730, Sun 0800, 1530, 1730, Mon 0500, 1130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 730, Oct 6 at 0516 UT tuneby, ``KKDA, Soul 73`` and music. Surprised to hear this Grand Prairie TX (DFW) 500-watter instead of XEX or some other Mexican, but none of them at least for the moment. KKDA pattern does have a main lobe northward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1030, Oct 6 at 0500 UT, open carrier with hum N/S from presumed KCTA Corpus Christi TX 50 kW daytimer is still going; nulling it, at 0503 I hear SRN News, seems like the start of the cast, delayed, instead of mid-break. NRC AM Log 2012 shows KVOI Cortaro AZ (Tucson) is on that net, 1 kW at night, most likely the one, close to right angle from CC. But also SRN on WCTS in MN, and if the 50 kW daytimer in NC happens to be on overnight, WDRU. Earl Higgins in St Louis says the OC was covering WBZ at 0300 Oct 6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 55.25 MHz, Oct 6 at 1532 UT a split-second burst of NTSC video on channel A2 thanks to a meteor, antenna aimed south and surely from Mexico. I still run my old 12-inch analog Zenith TV set several hours a day in mostly vain hope of seeing some sporadic-E DX, no doubt shortening its lifespan by an equivalent amount as it`s otherwise nothing but snow. So this was a treat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:32:57 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesche...@web.de> To: "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 Message-ID: <BB9B9C2BED974B5E85EB5C40A28BCFEC@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original FRANCE to ALGERIA/SAHEL zone 1800-2000 13820 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAF, confirmed Oct. 2, 55555 Yes, RTA also heard again on Oct 6th, when checked from 1800 UT. Symphonic orchestra concert heard and interspersed by female annmt in Maghreb Arabic, this symphonic program lasted til 1831 UT. Newscast from 1831 UT. Very tiny weak Spanish program underneath from North America. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 6) GREECE Once again heard in 1300 - 1400 UT slot Oct 6th, both noted Voice of Greece 9420 and 15650 in Greek, and ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias on 9935 kHz, which is always a little weaker than 9420 kHz. On Oct 6th at 0240 UT heard Voice of Greece on 7475 kHz S=9+15dB signal, 9420 kHz S=9+30dB signal here in Germany. 7475 left the air approx. 0255 UT, 9420 left the air for short periode around 0258-0300 UT, but latter came back on air at 0300 UT with different antenna azimuth, decreased signal here in Germany then. But NO TRACE of 3rd channel, at least no propagation at my post. Nothing heard on 11645 and 15630 kHz either, but on 15650 kHz noted US Radio Liberty Uzbek sce from Udorn Thani Thailand just above threshold. [later] When checked VoGreece Avlis again at 0355 UT Oct 6th, heard 11645 kHz joined on air, proper signal seemingly via 002 degrees antenna? S=9+25dB powerful. 9420 on S=9+5 dB level, seemingly via 285 degrees azimuth towards central America ? Nothing heard on 7450, 7475, 9935, 12105, 15630, 15650 kHz. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 5) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mauno Ritola" Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Voice of Greece at 0530 > 5.10.2012 8:59, Frequencies kirjoitti: > GREECE Surprise, today October 5 I heard Voice of Greece in Greek: > 0530 on 9420 (35543), 11645 (35443) and 15630 (55444) > Maybe it will resume 24 hours broadcasting. Please check today. > > 73! Ivo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Hauser" Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 7:00 PM Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 ALGERIA [non]. 9535 at 0527 and 7295 at 0534, RTA relays via FRANCE are both on and modulating tonight. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GREECE. 9420, Oct 6 at 0528, V of Greece remains reactive for a second day, very good signal. I`m looking forward to 24 hours later on UT Sunday when they traditionally aired a Greek Orthodox service, violating separation of church and state, but oh, the music. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frequencies" Subject: ERA-3 + ERA-5 GREECE Additional two hours of ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek on Oct.5: 1200-1400 on 9935 (45544) GREECE Additional two hours of ERA-5 Voice of Greece in Greek on Oct.5: 1200-1400 on 15650 (45444) 1200-1400 on 9420 (55544) 73! Ivo ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:14:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> Cc: NASWA <na...@yahoogroups.com>, s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 12-40; World of Radio 1637 Message-ID: <1349550870.84175.yahoomailclas...@web114019.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii DX Listening Digest 12-40 has now been posted at http://dxld.org or http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1240.txt [as sometimes happens, upload of this edition as dxlatest has not been immediate, but has been immediate at the dxld1240.txt link above] CONTENTS: WOR 1637 / ALBANIA / ALGERIA non / ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS +non / ANGOLA / ANTARCTICA / ANTIGUA & BARBUDA / ARGENTINA / AUSTRALIA Symban / AUSTRALIA VL8 / AUSTRALIA RA / AUSTRALIA +non HCJB / AUSTRALIA VMW/VMC / BAHRAIN / BANGLADESH / BELARUS / BIAFRA non / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL +non / BULGARIA / CAMBODIA +non / CANADA CFOS / CANADA CHRC / CANADA CBW / CANADA CBC Kamloops+ / CANADA CHHA / CANADA VOV/NHK / CANADA CBCNQ / CANADA +non RCI / CANADA CBC/ATV / CANARY ISLANDS / CHAD +non / CHILE +non / CHINA +non / COLOMBIA / COSTA RICA / CROATIA non / CUBA +non / CYPRUS / DJIBOUTI / EAST TURKISTAN / ECUADOR / EGYPT / ERITREA / ETHIOPIA +non / EUROPE Pirates / FRANCE / GABON / GERMANY +non / GUAM / GUATEMALA / GUIANA FRENCH +non / HAWAII / HONG KONG / INDIA / INDONESIA / INTERNATIONAL non-news / IRAN +non / IRELAND +non / ISRAEL +non / ITALY +non / JAPAN +non / KASHMIR / KOREA NORTH / KOREA SOUTH +non / KURDISTAN non / KUWAIT +non / KYRGYZSTAN / LAOS / LIBYA / MADAGASCAR / MALAYSIA / MALI / MAURITANIA / MEXICO / MICRONESIA / MOROCCO +non / MYANMAR / NETHERLANDS +non / NEWFOUNDLAND / NIGER / NIGERIA / NORTH AMERICA Pirates / OKLAHOMA KGWA+ / OKLAHOMA KTOK / OKLAHOMA KITO / OKLAHOMA KOCY-LP/KUOK/KOCM/KXOK/KOCO / OMAN / PAKISTAN +non / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / PERU +non / PHILIPPINES / ROMANIA / RUSSIA +non / SAAR +non / SAO TOME E PRINCIPE / SARAWAK non / SAUDI ARABIA / SEYCHELLES non / SOLOMON ISLANDS / SOMALIA non / SOMALILAND +non / SOUTH AFRICA / SOUTH CAROLINA non / SPAIN +non / SUDAN non / SUDAN SOUTH non / SYRIA / TAIWAN / TAJIKISTAN / TANNU TUVA / THAILAND / TIBET non / TUNISIA / TURKEY / UKRAINE / UAE / UK +non BBCWS / USA WWV / USA BBG/OCB / USA +non VOA+ / USA non RL / USA WOR/WTWW/WWRB/WBCQ/WRMI+ / USA WTWW / USA WBCQ / USA WRNO / USA KJES / USA WEWN / USA WWCR / USA WHRI / USA non YFR / USA non AWR B12 / USA +non WTWW/WEWN+ / USA KFRM / USA WBAP / USA KKOW / USA KHAC / USA KLMR / USA WMIX / USA KKIM / USA KMMQ/FCC / USA KEXS / USA KFAB / USA WINK / USA WPHT / USA KRND / USA TIS 1650 / VANUATU / VATICAN +non / VIETNAM +non / YEMEN / ZAMBIA / ZANZIBAR / ZIMBABWE +non / UNIDENTIFIED 530 / UNIDENTIFIED 930 / UNIDENTIFIED 1000 / UNIDENTIFIED 1030 / UNIDENTIFIED 1180 / UNIDENTIFIED 1450 / UNIDENTIFIED 1610 / UNIDENTIFIED +non 1650 / UNIDENTIFIED 6925 / UNIDENTIFIED 6945 / UNIDENTIFIED 7600 / UNIDENTIFIED 11877 / UNIDENTIFIED 11930 / UNIDENTIFIED 15151 / UNIDENTIFIED 26050 / TESTIMONIALS / PUBLICATIONS / WORLD OF HOROLOGY / DX-PEDITIONS / CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES / LANGUAGE LESSONS / MUSEA / DIGITAL BROADCASTING / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS / PROPAGATION For restrixions and searchable 2012 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html [also linx to previous years] NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1637 HEADLINES: *DX and station news about: Algeria non, Andaman Islands, Antarctica, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada and non, China non, Germany and non, Guatemala, Iran non, Ireland, Kashmir, Mauritania, Micronesia, Netherlands non, Niger, North America, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Solomon Islands, Somaliland, Spain, Sudan and South Sudan non, USA, Vietnam non, Zimbabwe SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1637, October 4-10, 2012 Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 Thu 2100 WTWW 9479 [confirmed] Fri 0329v WWRB 5050 [unable to play back] Sat 0130v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 Sat 0630 HLR 7265 Hamburger Lokal Radio Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 1500 WRMI 9955 Sat 1630 HLR 7265 Hamburger Lokal Radio Sat 1730 WRMI 9955 Sun 0400 WTWW 5745 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1530 WRMI 9955 Sun 1730 WRMI 9955 Mon 0500 WRMI 9955 Mon 1130 WRMI 9955 Tue 0930 HLR 5980 Hamburger Lokal Radio Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or maybe 1638 if ready in time] Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#world-of-radio WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/customize-panel/addToPlaylist/98/09:00:00UTC/English OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser Best DX wishes, Glenn Hauser ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:42:56 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesche...@web.de> To: "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 Message-ID: <CDEF8411D514447FA1368D2FDDDFD3E1@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original FRANCE to ALGERIA/SAHEL zone RTA via Issoudun at 1900-2000 UT Oct 6, fair signal on 13830 in short skip zone up to 1000 km - and I guess powerful in Algeria and CeAF target. And poor on \\ 11775 kHz, which suffers here in Europe by co-channel CRI German sce til 1957 UT, but will be on clean channel til 21 UT then. GREECE At 1930 UT ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias on 7450 kHz. And on 9420 kHz powerhouse Voice of Greek, and also \\ fair signal on 15630 kHz. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 6) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" To: "HCDX" >; "DXLD" Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 > FRANCE to ALGERIA/SAHEL zone > 1800-2000 13820 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAF, confirmed Oct. 2, 55555 > > Yes, RTA also heard again on Oct 6th, when checked from 1800 UT. Symphonic > orchestra concert heard and interspersed by female annmt in Maghreb > Arabic, this symphonic program lasted til 1831 UT. > Newscast from 1831 UT. > > Very tiny weak Spanish program underneath from North America. > (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 6) > > > GREECE Once again heard in 1300 - 1400 UT slot Oct 6th, both noted Voice > of Greece 9420 and 15650 in Greek, and ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos > Makedonias on 9935 kHz, which is always a little weaker than 9420 kHz. > > On Oct 6th at 0240 UT heard Voice of Greece on 7475 kHz S=9+15dB > signal, 9420 kHz S=9+30dB signal here in Germany. > > 7475 left the air approx. 0255 UT, > > 9420 left the air for short periode around 0258-0300 UT, > but latter came back on air at 0300 UT with different > antenna azimuth, decreased signal here in Germany then. > > But NO TRACE of 3rd channel, at least no propagation at my post. > > Nothing heard on 11645 and 15630 kHz either, but on 15650 kHz noted US > Radio Liberty Uzbek sce from Udorn Thani Thailand just above threshold. > > [later] When checked VoGreece Avlis again at 0355 UT Oct 6th, > heard 11645 kHz joined on air, proper signal seemingly via 002 degrees > antenna? S=9+25dB powerful. > > 9420 on S=9+5 dB level, seemingly via 285 degrees azimuth towards central > America ? > > Nothing heard on 7450, 7475, 9935, 12105, 15630, 15650 kHz. > (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 5) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mauno Ritola" Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 8:37 AM > Subject: Re: Voice of Greece at 0530 >> 5.10.2012 8:59, Frequencies kirjoitti: >> GREECE Surprise, today October 5 I heard Voice of Greece in Greek: >> 0530 on 9420 (35543), 11645 (35443) and 15630 (55444) >> Maybe it will resume 24 hours broadcasting. Please check today. >> >> 73! Ivo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glenn Hauser" Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 7:00 PM > Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 > > ALGERIA [non]. 9535 at 0527 and 7295 at 0534, RTA relays via FRANCE are > both on and modulating tonight. > (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > > GREECE. 9420, Oct 6 at 0528, V of Greece remains reactive for a second > day, very good signal. I`m looking forward to 24 hours later on UT Sunday > when they traditionally aired a Greek Orthodox service, violating > separation of church and state, but oh, the music. > (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frequencies" Subject: ERA-3 + ERA-5 > GREECE Additional two hours of ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias > in Greek on Oct.5: > 1200-1400 on 9935 (45544) > > GREECE Additional two hours of ERA-5 Voice of Greece in Greek on Oct.5: > 1200-1400 on 15650 (45444) > 1200-1400 on 9420 (55544) 73! Ivo ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 15:09:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: HCDX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, DXLD <d...@yahoogroups.com>, Wolfgang Bueschel <buesche...@web.de> Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012: Algeria non Message-ID: <1349561368.98093.yahoomailclas...@web114002.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Wolfy, I assume you meant 13820 as in first item, not 13830. Totally buried by Cuban jamming and Marti here on 13820. I could hear Arabic under 11775 Anguilla just before 2100, and after 2100 a JBA carrier on 7495. Glenn Hauser, OK --- On Sat, 10/6/12, Wolfgang Bueschel <buesche...@web.de> wrote: > From: Wolfgang Bueschel <buesche...@web.de> > Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 > To: "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 2:42 PM > FRANCE to ALGERIA/SAHEL zone > RTA via Issoudun at 1900-2000 UT Oct 6, fair signal on 13830 > in short skip > zone up to 1000 km - and I guess powerful in Algeria and > CeAF target. > > And poor on \\ 11775 kHz, which suffers here in Europe by > co-channel CRI > German sce til 1957 UT, but will be on clean channel til 21 > UT then. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" > To: "HCDX" >; "DXLD" > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 > > > FRANCE to ALGERIA/SAHEL zone > > 1800-2000 13820 ISS 500 kW? 162 deg to CeEaAF, > confirmed Oct. 2, 55555 > > > > Yes, RTA also heard again on Oct 6th, when checked from > 1800 UT. Symphonic > > orchestra concert heard and interspersed by female > annmt in Maghreb > > Arabic, this symphonic program lasted til 1831 UT. > > Newscast from 1831 UT. > > > > Very tiny weak Spanish program underneath from North > America. > > (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 6) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Glenn Hauser" Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 > 7:00 PM > > Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6, 2012 > > > > ALGERIA [non]. 9535 at 0527 and 7295 at 0534, RTA > relays via FRANCE are > > both on and modulating tonight. > > (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > > > ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 20:30:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: d...@yahoogroups.com Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 6-7. 2012 Message-ID: <1349580604.33695.yahoomailclas...@web114010.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 ** ALGERIA [non]. 11775, Oct 6 at 2057, Arabic music audible under Anguilla, the long cigar-puffing pauses of DGS being helpful, a benefit he could never have imagined at the time. Is revived RTA transmission via Issoudun, FRANCE at 19-21 to Africa. The collision should be worse in NE America, further off the beam from Anguilla to Los Angeles, so DGS could hear himself. Off after 2100, and RTA supposed to go to 7495 for another hour, but at 2102 the best I can pull is a JBA carrier vs much stronger 7490 WBCQ; forgot that 9375 was scheduled too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 9810, Oct 7 at 0017, RHC Spanish with humbuzz marring Fidel(?) on Los Cinco; 0042 now the buzz is overpowering the audio, still at 0108. Not to be outdone by Cairo, French Guiana (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. As I am checking out various rude noises on the 9 MHz band, see GUIANA FRENCH, I have to include Cairo, Oct 7 at 0003, but that`s too early for anything on 9305 or 9315. At 0014, 9965 stronger than 9374 has quite a humwhine and no intelligible programming. By 0039, 9315 is on with carrier, no modulation, but not 9305, which is supposedly on straight thru from 19 to 07 UT, but have noticed absences before around this time. At 0200, 9305 is finally on in Arabic, somewhat less distorted than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 9276 ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, Oct 6 at 1933, fair signal from screaming preacher, R. Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. 7475 & 9420, Oct 7 at 0201, V. of Greece is still on with music, instead of previous 0200*, a propitious sign that we can expect 9420 still to be on past 0500 with Greek Orthodox Sunday musical service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUIANA FRENCH [and non]. 9374 approx., Oct 7 at 0003, big FMy humblob, just barely modulated. Rather like Cairo is capable of, but nothing yet from there on 9305 or 9315. At 0027 I find another blob on 9276 but they are not //, and there is nothing equally between them on 9325. See UNIDENTIFIED for more on 9276. At 0036 Oct 7, yet another spurblob on 9606 with whine at the same pitch as 9374. Now these two do match, as I hear an announcement in Spanish mentioning 5955 kHz, bingo! It`s Radio Rep?blica, 9490 equally between 9374 and 9606 by 116 kHz. Each blob spreads about 4 kHz, 2 on each side. Come to think of it, the pitch of the humwhine resembles what I have been hearing for weeks on 11995. 9610, Oct 7 at 0103, Vatican Spanish via doomed BONAIRE has started with VG signal, yet bothered by the GUF spur on 9606 which will be there for another hour; and every night? Fundamental 9490 is so far, enough above the wall-of-noise jamming to be mostly readable if one cares to put up with the blather from paranoid dentroCubans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN [non]. 11850, Oct 6 at 2058, novelty song with orchestra, French ID from R. Japon, signing off with schedule as 0530-0600 on 11730 and 13840 (except the frequencies I heard sounded different), and 2030-2100 on 11850; 4+1 timesignal, 2100 open carrier for a while. 13840, not heard lately, and 11850 are via MADAGASCAR, 11730 Issoudun (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOROCCO [and non]. 9579.12, Oct 6 at 2104, M?di Un off-frequency transmitter making 880 Hz but slightly wavering het against 9580.0, presumably Gabon at this hour. Oct 7 at 0040, the 880 Hz is on again, altho not heard a few minutes earlier, apparently intermittent transmission. Or is the 9580 station responsible? HFCC shows Vatican registered simultaneously for the entire A-12 season at 0025-0200 both from SMG and UZBEKISTAN, with the latter making a beam change at 0040 from 163 to 131 degrees; which is it? Forget both after 0100, when CRI English via CUBA on 9580 now beats the het, one syllable behind // 9570 via ALBANIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9400, Oct 7 at 0002, Mighty KBC from Netherlands is making its special broadcast to North America as previously publicized, inconveniently at the same time as WTWW-2 test on 9990, so I am tuning back and forth and also encountering other interesting stuff on 31m. KBC signal peaks at S9+10 but sounds much weaker at first, barely modulated? 0005 a bit better with music, 0006 announcement seems English, very poor, more music; 0009 I recognize ``Surfin` USA``. 0022 announcement, ID, KBC jingle. No better at 0027. At 0107 I give it a generous SINPO of 34433, and wonder what the slight QRM is from? HFCC: R. Liberty in Uighur 100 kW, 79 degrees via LITHUANIA at 0100-0200. Why would KBC pick a frequency for a special already occupied by another European?? I assume reception was better further east, altho not sure we need another station to play classic rock to us on SW. I do recommend that if they want to continue reaching North America, they need a better transmitter site and frequency management to avoid any collisions. During the first hour I compare 9400 to some other stations from Europe, and found 9400 wanting: 9420, Greece is considerably stronger. 9700, Romania in English is very good, and on 11965 good enough; 9685, Serbia is stronger. Altho KBC did not reveal transmitter site, the coverage map indicates from SE Europe, and Wolfgang B?schel is convinced it was Kostinbrod (Sofia), what`s left of SW capability from BULGARIA. Since it did not compare well to neighboring Romania, Greece or Serbia, I have my doubts. Spaceline, the program broker, is involved not only with Bulgaria but also with ARMENIA, which from reception quality would be more like it. The only other convenient Armenian signals to compare were on the next band up, 12060 and 12155 V. of Russia in Spanish, which at 0043 were also poor, much like 9400, but they are also beamed further south. Uplooked later in HFCC, other ERVs I might have checked were 7270 and 12140; but presumably wooden entries as neither in Aoki nor EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SERBIA [non]. 9685, Oct 7 at 0041, IRS in Serbian, as I compared it to KBC on 9400, which was weaker if really from Bulgaria. At 0101, IRS is now in English by that rather boring and accented YL announcer, and this is again contrary to their own schedule as in EiBi, which shows NO English on the NAm frequency UT Sundays, and not even on the air after 0100: 9685 0000-0030 SRB Int. Radio Serbia SR NAm /BIH 9685 0030-0100 Tu-Sa SRB Int. Radio Serbia E NAm /BIH 9685 0030-0100 Su-Mo SRB Int. Radio Serbia SR NAm /BIH 9685 0100-0130 Mo-Sa SRB Int. Radio Serbia SR NAm /BIH However, Aoki has it right showing English at 0100 is UT Sundays only: 9685 R.SERBIA INT. 0000-0030 .234567 Serbian 250 310 Bijeljina SRB 9685 R.SERBIA INT. 0000-0100 1...... Serbian 250 310 Bijeljina SRB 9685 R.SERBIA INT. 0030-0100 .234567 English 250 310 Bijeljina SRB 9685 R.SERBIA INT. 0100-0130 1...... English 250 310 Bijeljina SRB 9685 R.SERBIA INT. 0100-0130 .234567 Serbian 250 310 Bijeljina SRB 02008E 4433N IRS a12 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. 9535, UT Sunday Oct 7 at 0030, REE is starting `Amigos de la Onda Corta`, so another airing confirmed, but will it still be absent from Sunday 1230? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. All three WEWN transmitters are acting up, perhaps more obvious because of enhanced HF sporadic-E propagation producing very strong signals, Oct 6 at 1939: 12050 Spanish, with hash out to 30 kHz, 12020-12080 13830 Spanish, with squeal on channel, but not spurring outward 15610 English, usual squishy spurblobs peaking at plus and minus 9 and 18 kHz, but also audible in between 15592, 15601, 15619, 15628, and the top one bothering 15630 Voice of Greece (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9955, Oct 6 at 1943, pleased to find WRMI jamming-free, allowing poor-fair signal to be more or less readable, during report about Maoists in India. WRN North America schedule shows Sat at 1930 is Radio Australia with `Asia Review`. I hope WRMI was just as audible a bihour earlier during WORLD OF RADIO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15550-USB, Oct 6 at 2054, Scott Mock`s favorite preacher he pushes thru WJHR. I`ve seen some reports of this as 15550.1, but whenever I hear it including now it`s right on 15550.0 (reference frequency, no carrier), e.g. with BFO matching the JBA carrier from 17550 Kuwait one biMHz higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. George McClintock notified me Saturday afternoon that WTWW-2 would be on the air again that evening, from 2300 UT with other programming, and then from 0000 UT Sunday Oct 7 until 0400 or later, Ted Randall with another music and call-in show. He didn`t mention frequencies, so I assumed it would be on usual 9990 until 0100 QSY to 5085, but this did not eventuate. >From 2300, nothing on either frequency; at 0000, still nothing, tho WTWW-1 is >still inbooming on 9479. By 0007 check, 9990 has come on with classic rock. At >0018 Ted is inviting requests, plays some ABBA. At 0059 he is introducing a >new program `Nightshift` to be previewed tonight, after which he will be back >(when?). Turns out to be from Rod Hembree, who lauds SW as superior to >unreliable internet, from Quick Study Television = Radio 2:11 = Good Friends >Radio-TV Network in Orangeville, Ontario. Just as he is starting, WTWW canned >ID fires and talks over him and he then plays some music. I check WBCQ >9330-CUSB, and QSTV/211/GFRN programming there is not //, and the signal much >weaker than WTWW on same band (as it always is vs. 9479). Meanwhile WTWW-2 has stayed on 9990 rather than QSYing to 5085 as expected at 0100, altho WTWW-1 9479 did to 5745. I notice at 0109 that 9990 is starting to fade down, so at least tonight 0100 would have been a good time to change frequency. I needed to turn the computer back on, so tuned a radio nearby to 5085 expecting to hear WTWW come on whenever, but never did, maybe too much local noise. Another check at 0200 found 5085 now on and very good with ID, then ``Classical Gas`` but marred by IADs: problem in the studio-transmitter feed? And so it goes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR [and non]. 11735, Oct 6 at 2056 tune-in to song, cut off at 2056:39*, no doubt ZBC, which others have also reported chopping off the transmission before hourtop. Poor signal, but better than nothing I had been getting all summer; just need to listen a bit earlier. This was much better than the other thing to check Saturdays during this hour, 11870 V. of Biafra London, which was JBA from UK site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9276 approx., Oct 7 at 0027 spurblob with unreadable distorted modulation, while I was figuring out the ones on 9374 and 9606, to which this was not // and not related. No matching spur found, nor a fundamental // on the band. One possibility would be Cairo, missing from 9305, where it resumed by 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15061.5-LSB, Oct 6 at 1931, 2-way in Spanish: stronger signal has engine noise, mentions ``el vuelo`` (flight), and one of them mentions ``a ver que pasa`` (see what happens). Since this is an off-route aero band, maybe legit, but sounds suspicious. Why don`t these ever ID, inside or outside the SWBC bands? Also surprised to find him in LSB, vs usually preferred USB which I was trying to tune at first (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15456-USB, Oct 6 at 1936, weak Spanish 2-way (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 118, Issue 7 ********************************************