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Today's Topics:
1. Ivo Ivanov SW News Aug.12/13 (Ivo Observer)
2. VoINS 9525.977 / 9525.975 kHz (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. UNIDENTIFIED utility station (Ivo Observer)
4. Glenn Hauser logs August 12-13, 2015 (Glenn Hauser)
5. Voice of Indonesia In Spanish now on air (Manuel M?ndez)
6. HOR?RIO DE TRANSMISS?O DA RADIO DIFUSORA DO AMAZONAS 4805 KHZ
EM ONDAS TROPICAIS (Daniel Wyllyans)
7. Relays this weekend (Tom Taylor)
8. JRX Logs August 12,2015. (Jota Xavier)
9. Glenn Hauser logs August 13-14, 2015 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:06:32 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com>
To: frequenc...@bnr.bg
Subject: [HCDX] Ivo Ivanov SW News Aug.12/13
Message-ID:
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ARMENIA Reception of Voice of Armenia on August 12:
from 1628 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME
Greekhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-voice-of-armenia-on-august.html
CHINA Reception of PBS Xizang Holy Tibet on 4 freqs:
from 1645 on 4905 LHA 100 kW / non-dir to EaAs English
from 1645 on 6130 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg to EaAs English
from 1645 on 7255 LHA 100 kW / 085 deg to EaAs English
from 1645 on 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAs
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-pbs-xizang-holy-tibet-on-4.html
CLANDESTINE TRANSMISSIONS via MBR and SPL on August 12
Oromo Voice Radio, Raadiyoo Sagalee Oromoo
from 1601 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Wed/Sat
Eritrean Forum, EYSC Medrek
from 1707 on 15245 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed
Voice of Khaatumo, Codka Khaatumo
from 1714 on 17580 ISS 250 kW / 120 deg to EaAf Somali Tue-Thu
Dimtse Radio Erena
from 1728 on 11855 SOF 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar
Dailyhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/clandestine-transmissions-via-mbr-and.html
GERMANY Receptions of Radio Channel 292 on August 12
1620-1825 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu
Music:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-radio-channel-292-on.html
GERMANY(non) Athmee Yatrahe GFA, instead of Voice of Oromo
Liberation on August 12
1748&1757 on 17630 NAU 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf SoAsian lang, instead
of Amharic
Wedhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/athmee-yatrahe-gfa-instead-of-voice-of.html
GERMANY(non) TWR Europe with huge difference of the signal strength
between two transmitters of Media Broadcast in Nauen and Moosbrunn:
1400-1430 on 7300 NAU 100 kW / 065 deg to EaEu Russian
1400-1430 on 9470 MOS 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu
Russianhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/twr-europe-with-huge-difference-of.html
GREECE Voice of Greece was back on air on August 12, probably after 1800UT:
from 1805 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, co-ch VIRI/IRIB Arabic
from 1805 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek terrible
audio/hum
tonehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/voice-of-greece-was-back-on-air-on_13.html
INDIA Reception of AIR Vividh Bharati on August 12:
from 1615 on 9870 BGL 500 kW / 035 deg to SoAs
Hindihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-air-vividh-bharati-on.html
INDONESIA Voice of Indonesia was back on shortwave on August 12,
after more than
five months absence from around March 1. But on August 12 with very
low modulation
1815-1855 on 9526 JAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Chinese, instead of German
>From 1900 nominal frequency 9525 kHz is totally blocked by CRI in Russian.
My last video of Voice of Indonesia on Feb.12 - good modulation and
strong signal:
Full summer A-15 schedule of Voice of Indonesia by languages is here
<http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/voice-of-indonesia.html>.http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/voice-of-indonesia-was-back-on.html
MOROCCO Radio Medi 1 off air on frequency 9575 at 0730UTC, August 13!
RUSSIA Good reception of Pirate Comintern Radio 1618-1748 on 6990,
August
12http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/good-reception-of-pirate-comintern.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:24:59 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de>
To: "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
"BCLNEWS" <bcln...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] VoINS 9525.977 / 9525.975 kHz
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INDONESIA Voice of Indonesia checked after 'tune-in' around 0955 UT Aug 13
on finger print 9525.975 kHz, but TX moved up slightly to 9525.977 kHz,
noted around 1010 UT.
But VERY LOW MODULATION, S=4-5 signal in Tokyo Japan remote unit.
Cimanggis Indonesia signal suffered by adjacent transmission of
CNR11 Tibetan language from Baoji China on 9530 kHz, S=8 audio strength
in Tokyo Japan remote SDR unit.
Nothing visible of domestic RRI Jakarta Cimanggis on 9680v kHz.
wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [dxld] Ron's logs - note return of VOI
> INDONESIA re 9525.977 kHz finger print at 18 UTC on Aug 12,
> Voice of Indonesia back, S=9+15dB signal strength in southern Germany,
> level little stronger on remote SDR unit at Moscow, Russia.
>
> BUT MODULATION IS VERY UNDERMODULATED this nighttime.
> Had to switch-OFF AGC to OFF option ! - to understand Chinese language
> program.
>
> Instead of scheduled 15-16 UT, heard Chinese now at 18-19 UT hour.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivo Observer" <ivo.obser...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:06 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Ivo Ivanov SW News Aug.12/13
> INDONESIA Voice of Indonesia was back on shortwave on August 12,
> after more than five months absence from around March 1. But on August 12
> with very low modulation
> 1815-1855 9526 JAK 250 kW 290 deg to WeEUR Chinese, instead of German.
>
> From 1900 nominal frequency 9525 kHz is totally blocked by CRI in Russian.
> My last video of Voice of Indonesia on Feb.12 - good modulation and
> strong signal:
> Full summer A-15 schedule of Voice of Indonesia by languages is here
> <http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/voice-of-indonesia.html>.http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/voice-of-indonesia-was-back-on.html
> -- 73! Ivo Ivanov
> Hard-Core-DX mailing list
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:05:29 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com>
To: frequenc...@bnr.bg
Subject: [HCDX] UNIDENTIFIED utility station
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UNIDENTIFIED utility station About two weeks ago, on 31st July at 0904 UTC
(noon local time) we received an unidentified station in Arabic on 12800 kHz
USB (in the 12MHz maritime band). Propagation at that time of the day in the
summer does not favor long-range reception in that band and the propagation
was generally poor, but our 25 meters band inverted V dipole proved to be a
good performer. Any help in identifying the station would be appreciated.
You may find recording below.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/identifying-arabic-utility-station-on.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:03:09 -0700
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: d...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 12-13, 2015
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** EGYPT. 12070, Aug 13 at 0042, R. Cairo is S8 with Arabic music, and not very
distorted, so that`s an improvement; but 11935 is JBA at S1-S2; 9965 is S9+
with whine and no other modulation; 9315 at 0047 is open carrier/dead air at
S9+. Tarek Zeidan in Cairo has forwarded complaints about these to station and
may meet with them about identifying or solving the problem; further reports
wanted. Well, I`ve been logging this mess several times a week for months, so
how much more do they need? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1786, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Some sporadic E continued from last report, August 12 UT:
1828 on 2, fade-in algo video, maybe Televisa-2 star bug glimpsed LR
1831 on 2, Spanish audio briefly, sounds like game show
1846 on 2, some video CCI; nothing more.
August 13: 1510 on 2, CCI briefly with some audio, language uncertain; 6m Es
map shows center of activity over southern Illinois, so maybe Ontario, but
those maps often miss Mexican openings even into TV band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 91.7, Aug 13 at 1506-1510.4 UT, dead air from KOSU instead of `On
Point`. These lapses happen far too often. Their automation / computer
programming too unreliable, and need human to oversee it constantly (in which
case who needs the automation, anyway?) (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.7, Aug 13 at 1458-1500 UT, I`m monitoring KRDR Alva for any ID
during ESPN programming; seems ESPN allows about 10 seconds around 1459:30 for
local IDs, but just silence, no WMBH mentioned either (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120-, Aug 13 at 1328, JBA AM carrier amid the hams, presumed R.
Hargeisa, longpath trace during what should be English segment on signature
off-frequency slightly to the low side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1785 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday August 12 at 2100
on WBCQ 7490 webcast.
WORLD OF RADIO 1786 monitoring: ready for first airing 1130 UT Thursday August
13 on WRMI 9955 ? but as often, I myself sleep thru it; this time up as late at
0645 viewing a few Perseids. Next on SW:
2100 UT Thursday WRMI 7570
2130 UT Friday WRMI 15770
2130 UT Friday WRMI 7570
2330 UT Friday WRMI 5850
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6180, Aug 13 at 0040, no signal from KBUF 1030 x 6. I wonder what
caused this extremely distorted harmonic to emanate before, and if they
deliberately fixed it or just a fluke? Nor circa 1315 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD
OF RADIO 1786, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6220.0-AM, August 13 at 0041, another try for this tantalizing
unID, this time definitely Mexican music, and fair signal peaking S9+20, and
soon canned ID by OM as ``escucha La Ranchera, mil 300 (? 600??)``, then
another number by a different voice, back to music, but signal drops
drastically to S8 at 0043:33 or so, same music still barely audible.
6220 cannot be an harmonic of any (even) MW frequency, so that`s out. However,
the signal drops circa 0045 smack of a standard sunset powerdown of a US MW
station. Visually searching thru the NRC AM Log on 1300 and 1600 I don`t find a
single ``La Ranchera`` slogan; nor from M?xico in Cant?, IRCA Log or WRTH, so
dead ends there too. Maybe I didn`t hear the frequency correctly. Still suspect
a pirate relay. Must start monitoring earlier than 0030 for further clues.
Rechecking hfunderground.com, searching entire site, no reports this year of
anything on 6220; nor at freeradiocafe.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1786, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1602 UT August 13
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:41:46 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com>
To: DX Listenig Digest <d...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Indonesia In Spanish now on air
Message-ID: <93a02838-a056-4166-a9a6-b6502f4d5...@typeapp.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Log in Reinante
Tecsun PL-880
Cable antenna, 8 meters
INDONESIA, 9525.95, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, 1710-1737, 13-08, program in
Spanish, "escuchen nuestro comentario",? "Esta es La Voz de Indonesia". 34433.
(M?ndez)
Enviado desde TypeMail
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:06:20 -0300
From: Daniel Wyllyans <danieln...@gmail.com>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] HOR?RIO DE TRANSMISS?O DA RADIO DIFUSORA DO AMAZONAS
4805 KHZ EM ONDAS TROPICAIS
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HOR?RIO DE TRANSMISS?O DA RADIO DIFUSORA DO AMAZONAS 4805 KHZ EM ONDAS
TROPICAIS
Caro Daniel, considerando que os hor?rios de transmiss?o das r?dios em
ondas tropicais ? regulamentada pelo minist?rio das Comunica??es, segue
abaixo os hor?rios que estamos no ar.
Segunda ? sexta..................5:30 ?s 9:00 horas
10:45 ?s 14:00 horas
16:45 ?s 21:00 horas
S?bado................................5:00 ?s 9:00 horas
14:00 ?s 21:00 horas
Domingo...............................5:00 ?s 10:00 horas
14:00 ?s 21:00 horas
Eng. Genival Jos? de Paula
Mando um abra?o a todos os seus amigos ouvintes.
genival.pa...@yahoo.com.br
(Time = Manaus Amazonas BR , 5:00 Morning Manaus = 09:00 UTC )
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:08:27 +0100
From: Tom Taylor <emrs...@gmail.com>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Relays this weekend
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Relays this weekend
Radio City will be on the air:
Friday August 14th at 18 - 19 UTC on 7290 kHz via IRRS and at 20 - 21 UTC
on 846 and 1368 kHz via Challenger Radio, Padova, Italy.
A repeat Saturday August 15th at 08 - 09 UTC on 9510 kHz via IRRS
A different program will be transmitted via Hamburger Lokalradio Saturday
August 22 at 12 - 13 GMT on 7265 kHz.
Every Saturday evening there is yet another programme via Radio Merkurs,
Riga, Latvia at 19 - 20 GMT on 1485 kHz.
Our address remains: citymorec...@yahoo.ca
Saturday and Wednesday HLR:
06.00 to 08.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
08.00 to 11.00 UTC, on 6190 KHz
11.00 to 15.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
Sunday Relays:
HLR - 11.00 to 15.00 UTC on 9485 kHz
E-mail: *redakt...@hamburger-lokalradio.de
<redakt...@hamburger-lokalradio.de> *Thank you!
HLR FM-Program via the Internet: www.hamburger-lokalradio.net
For outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web RX at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
You can also hear many European free and alternative stations via the
Internet at: http://laut.fm/jukebox
Radio Revival Sweden Transmission schedules:
http://radiorevivalsweden.blogspot.se/p/schedules.html Radio Channel
292 Transmission
schedules:http://www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings/
Radio Mi Amigo Transmission schedules:
www.radiomiamigo.es/shortwave
EMR has a NEW website at: www.europeanmusicradio.com
Good Listening!
73s, Tom
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:21:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br>
To: "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs August 12,2015.
Message-ID:
<380229806.4310241.1439500880332.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
JRX Logs August 12,2015.
ICOM IC-R6 receiver.
Portable Telescopic antenna.
?? ?
References: Aoki,EiBi,WRTH & Others.
?? ??? ?
COUNTRY
+KHz Date UTC ITU Station,Location/Relay,Language;Program Details,SINPO.
=======================================================
CHINA
+9685 8/12 2245 CHN CRI,Kashgar,in Portuguese;OM/YL presents a Chinese
Lesson;ID,website,;2250 A song;55544.
+15435 8/12 0203 CHN CRI,Xian,Pashto sce; YL presents
news,presumed;words:China,Islamic State,Barak Obama,etc;45444.
CUBA
+15370 8/12 2316 CUB RHC,Bejucal,in Creole lang;YL/OM talks;45332.
PHILIPPINES
+9365 8/12 2305 PHL FEBC Manila,Bocaue,in Mian lang;OM talks; a song; YL
talks;45433.
ROMANIA
+11700 8/12 2347 ROU RRI,Tiganesti,Spanish sce;prgr It is worth knowing the
Romania.ID,postal addr;2354 a folk song;ID,RRI sked in spanish,IS,55544.
UNITED STATES
+9690 8/12 0218 USA AWR,Moosbrunn-AUT,Urdu lang; YL talks;0225 a song; 0226 OM
talks,ID,Postal Addr,website,45433.
+11920 8/12 0131 USA Family R.,Okeechobee-FL,in Spanish; Pastor presents a prgr
"Bible study for the Family"; ID,postal Addr;rlg song;OM says ID:Family R.,"El
sonido de la nueva Vida";website;other rlg song;45444.
+12115 8/12 2330 USA VOA,Tinang-PHL,Burmese sce;IS,ID,OM/YL presents
news,presumed;2340 ID VOA jingle;YL talks;35433.
Jose Ronaldo Xavier (JRX)
Cabedelo - Brazil (UTC-3)
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:13:03 -0700
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: d...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 13-14, 2015
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** CUBA. 9505-9565, Aug 14 at 0014, RHC 9535 transmitter is surrounded by
horrible big buzz field equally on both sides, and obviously the source. Not so
much immediately adjacent, but roughly equally spread 9505-9530 and 9540-9565,
tapering off at the edges. RRI 9520 Romanian is strong as usual, but can still
hear the Cubuzz under it; weak Iran carriers on 9510 & 9550 haven`t a chance.
At 9565, Cuban jammer against nothing takes over the interference duties. And
to think, Arnie said he chose 9535 for RHC in honor of Spain which had quit
this and most other SW frequencies last year; but Spain never messed up the
band like this! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN. 15140, August 14 at 0023, very poor S3 signal in Qur`an, no doubt RSO
here instead of missing 9500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1786 monitoring: confirmed on caradio after 2100 UT
Thursday August 13 on WRMI 7570. Next:
2130 UT Friday WRMI 15770
2130 UT Friday WRMI 7570
2330 UT Friday WRMI 5850
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Circa 2140 UT August 13, with figures swirling around in my head, I
am suddenly hit by inspiration, a likely explanation for the 6220 unID I have
been hearing last few evenings: a mixture between a US shortwave station and a
mediumwave station at the same site: AFAIK, this could apply only to WBCQ (with
WXME 780) and WWCR (with WNQM 1300). (WINB was an outgrowth of WGCB 1440, but
the latter has morphed into WGLD at a different site 5 minutes of latitude and
10 minutes of longitude away from Red Lion.)
Further: 0045 UT is indeed the current August powerdown/pattern change time for
WNQM 1300, 50 kW day non-direxional, 5 kW night direxional to SE with very
minor lobes in other direxions; per FCC AM Query:
WNQM LSR/LSS, UT:
Aug: 1100/0045
Sep: 1130/0000
But via the WWCR website, linking to WNQM:
http://www.1300wnqm.com/
lacking any program schedule, you`d never know there is anything but English
religion, nor here:
http://www.1300wnqm.com/pgm-links_wnqm.html
WNQM webstream checked at 2240 UT Aug 13: certainly English, gospel-huxter. I
know that WNQM used to change to Spanish at night, and probably still does.
This gets more complicated. The listed ``La Ranchera`` (6220 slogan I logged
previously) in Nashville is 880 WMDB, and the ``1300`` or ``1600`` ID I heard
went on to say algo- ``ochenta``. Perhaps the WMDB format is duplicated or
transferred to 1300 after dark? Since it`s allowed only a puny TWO WATTS at
nite on 880. But the website http://www.laranchera880.com/ is all about 880,
nothing about 1300. I vaguely recall hearing something about such a rental as
of a few years ago, but haven`t been able to locate a story on it. (I have also
DXed WMDB directly on 880 a couple times --- not on 2 watts, tho!)
7520 schedule of WWCR-4 is currently 0000-0200 UT only. I recall there have
been previous instances of WNQM 1300 mixing with a WWCR SW frequency to produce
a spur displaced by 1300 kHz. Such as:
``U S A. 7190, April 7 [2011y] at 1143 UT, the dulcet tones of Brother Scare
are just barely audible, but still there when fully attenuated, fading in and
out, with some QRhaM, and // 5890 synchronized, so spur from WWCR +++ plus
WNQM, 1300 kHz higher. There could be another one, 1300 kHz lower on 4590
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST 11-15)``
Might as well compute all the possible plus/minus 1300 mixes with #4
frequencies and the other three WWCR transmitters:
15825: 17125, 14525
15795: 17095, 14495
13845: 15145, 12545
12160: 13460, 10860
9980: 11280, 8680
9350: 10650, 8050
7520: 8820, 6220***
7490: 8790, 6190
6115: 7415, 4815
5935: 7235, 4635
5890: 7190, 4590
5070: 6370, 3770
4840: 6140, 3540
3215: 4515, 1915
This of course does not account for lots of other possible mixes involving two
of the SW transmitters and/or the MW transmitter! If we were to hear two WWCR
programs on a 2A minus B shortwave-only mix of extremely strong signals, there
might be some question whether it`s transmitted or caused by receiver overload.
But if the MW 1300 frequency is involved (far away from Nashville where we
don`t hear it at all on fundamental) it has to be transmitted as a spurious SW
frequency.
This theory of origin of the 6220 mystery accounts for: powering down circa
0045; mixture of Spanish and English at times; frequencies mentioned and slogan
in the partial IDs.
Now it remains to catch something more certain on 6220 to confirm the theory!
If not, then to check the WMDB and/or WNQM webcasts.
So at 2354 UT August 13 I start monitoring 6220 on the NRD-545 with ALA-330S,
and 7520 on the PL-880 with rod, both with BFO offset to detect exactly when
the carriers come on --- and they do! Simultaneously at *2358:32.5. A minute
earlier on 6220 I was hearing some Spanish, but it`s coincidental 2-way (which
is what belongs on this marine band), and still after 6220.0-AM comes on for a
bit, with ``cambios`` on USB only. Meanwhile I can detect the WWCR steel-drum
transition IS on 6220 as well as on super-strong 7520. I wonder if the Spanish
2-wayers are confounded by this QRM, and give up? No more of them to be heard.
Now we are into UT August 14: I quickly check 8820, which is 7520 plus 1300,
and do detect a JBA carrier there, likely a match, but no match in strength or
readability. 7520 with huxter talk is registering 45 over S9 at 0008, while
6220 mostly music is S4 barely above the noise level. At 0028 I retune to 6220
and find Spanish music in a nice peak, enough to also audiblize the English YL
g.h. underneath and // 7520; 0030 announcement is unreadable during a fade.
0032, 6220 fades up to S5; 0038 another fade up with double audio like at 0028;
0041 a peak to S7 and super-hype voice actor in Spanish mentions ``ocho
ochenta`` (880); 0044:37.5 or so the 6220 signal drops down to S2, below the
noise level, at official August sunset time in Nashville.
Now it`s back to the computer for the webstreams. At 0059 UT I bring them both
up and they are the same, altho not synchronized, with Telemundo promo/ad, but
no ToH ID before resuming music.
WMDB: http://www.laranchera880.com/en-vivo-247/
WNQM shoutcast: http://216.240.139.89:3663/
At 0103 UT, ID mentions ``WNQM, 1,300, se convierte en La Ranchera, 880, y mil,
300, tu m?sica y tu tradici?n`` --- the slogan on the 880 website. So now my
theory is totally, 100% confirmed. Never mind previous ideas it might be a
pirate relay, or a shortwave-only frequency mix. This 6220 signal may only be a
few watts, supposedly within tolerance for spurs? That makes it hot DX.
WWCR program schedule shows 7520 is on the air UT Tue-Sat ONLY, at 00-02 with
only three gospel-huxter programs: Real Radio (not a DX program!), Unshackled,
and A Call to Decision. So we are greatly indebted to WWCR for providing some
fascinating DX from this transmitter & WNQM`s, lacking any worthwhile
programming.
I had asked pirate specialist Chris Lobdell in MA if he was hearing it, but he
hasn`t, while some others now have, resulting in this thread:
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,22948.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6180, Aug 14 at 0047 after 6220 has cut power, I check again for the
sixth harmonic extremely distorted of KBUF Garden City KS 1030, and there it
is, modulation peaking at S6, and somewhat more readable by slope/side tuning
around 6179. First time heard since initial catch, but don`t stay with it as I
am sure what it is (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 0312 UT August 14
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 152, Issue 15
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