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Today's Topics:
1. WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1418 (Michael Bethge (WWDXC))
2. Log March 8th (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. SWLDXBulgaria News March 7-8 (Ivo Observer)
4. FRS Holland news about next transmission (Manuel M?ndez)
5. Glenn Hauser logs March 7-8, 2020 (Glenn Hauser)
6. Log March 8th, 23.00 til March 9th at 00.30 UT (Wolfgang Bueschel)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 10:54:49 +0100
From: "Michael Bethge \(WWDXC\)" <ww...@arcor.de>
To: <rec-radio-i...@panix.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1418
Message-ID: <526165BA166F4AEF996DE89F083819BE@BETHGEZUHAUSE>
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The latest edition (08 March 2020) of the WORLDWIDE DX CLUB "Top News",
compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel, has been posted:
http://topnews.wwdxc.de
(or http://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml / https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml)
It can also be downloaded as a txt file at: http://bcdx.wwdxc.de.
Best regards,
Michael Bethge
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 17:00:09 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de>
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "wor" <w...@groups.io>
Subject: [HCDX] Log March 8th
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Log of March 8.
Grayline now midst on Atlantic Ocean close to Cabo Verde isl.
at present 08.02 UT on March 8.
NIGERIA 7254.941 kHz Voice of Nigeria Abuja, in Cape Canaveral
from Florida state and Hanson Massachusetts USA remote units.
At 08.00 UT, March 8, S=4-5 tiny on -99dBm to -104dBm level.
CUBA No 49 meterband RadioCuba signal in 49 mb, not RHC Bauta in En,
nor in Sunday special of Esperanto language at all. 07.54-08.01 UT.
ONLY Radio Rebelde Bauta heard on 5025 kHz channel. March 8.
TAJIKISTAN 9806even kHz Voice of Tibet, clandestine radio program
for decades. Now from Dushanbe Yangi Yul Tajikistan 100 kW site.
As usual not on even x.5 / x.0 spacing.
Heard full 45 mins on that channel, when I tuned-in at 13.15-14.00 UT.
No China mainland jamming accompanied today !
S=9+25dB in remote Delhi India SDR rx.
S=6 only on remote Doha Qatar unit, at 13.24 UT on March 8.
CHINA/PHILIPPINES 9825even Strong like digital NOISE SCRATCHING
jamming against VoA Tinang-PHL in Mandarin Chinese 10-14 UT,
S=9+5dB, 8 kHz wideband audio.
Similar scratching noise spur signal on range 9813 to 9821 kHz.
Chinese program mostly on lower sideband side. 13.26 UT.
In eastern Thailand remote SDR rx S=6 or -86dBm only,
but no jamming from CHN heard here.
MALAYSIA 9835even RTM Sarawak FM? in Malaysian language,
via K-L Kajang. S=9+10dB in eastern Thailand,
S=5-6 fluttery only in Doha Qatar remote rx.
Audio signal part only on lower_sideband_flank side.
Though strong carrier in Delhi, Qatar and Thailand post,
but only 10% low modulation at 13.32 UT on March 8.
GUAM 9975even KTWR Agana Guam, S=9+15dB at 13.41 UT on March 8.
Chinese program, mx like religious Gospel songs, 10 kHz wide
audio block.
PHILIPPINES/MOLDOVA/VIETNAM 9950 kHz FEBC Koko sce to Vietnam mountain,
via Iba site ended 13.30 UT. But noted even at 13.43 UT a strong carrier.
And underneath noted the Vietnamese security forces service jamming on
very special sirene / wailing tone even at 13.44 UT on upper side flank
on odd frequency of 9952.070 kHz.
9950 kHz But from 13.45 UT scheduled TWR India program in various exotic
Indian subcontinental languages, on Sundays in Vasavi or Kurukh languages,
via Radiotelecentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac in Moldova
Pridnestrovie East Europe. S=9+20dB in remote eastern Thailand SDR rx.
9.5 kHz wideband audio signal, excellent Maiac outlet.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8)
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 17:26:25 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com>
To: frequenc...@bnr.bg
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News March 7-8
Message-ID:
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SWLDXBulgaria News March 7-8 (publications ?23024-?23040)
AUSTRIA(non) Reception of Radio DARC#264 via ORS Moosbrunn, March 8
1000-1100 on 6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun, very good
Special 12-Hour Marathon of Radio DARC via Channel 292 will be on air
0800-2000 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Wed, March
11.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-radio-darc264-via-ors.html
GERMANY Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG via MBR Nauen, March 7
1130-1200 on 6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun,
fairhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-emg-via.html
GERMANY Missionswerk Friedensstimme MWF via MBR Nauen on March 7:
1600-1628 on 6060 NAU 250 kW / 080 deg to EaEu Russian Sat, very
goodhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/missionswerk-friedensstimme-mwf-via-mbr.html
GERMANY(non) From the Isle of Music via Channel 292 on March 7:
1200-1300 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu Eng/Spa Sat,
fairhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-from-isle-of-music-via.html
GERMANY(non) Reception of HCJB, Voice of The Andes via MBR Nauen on March 7:
1529-1629 on 9500 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat,
very
goodhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-hcjb-voice-of-andes-via.html
GERMANY(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR Nauen on March 7
1630-1700 on 11875 NAU 100 kW / 145 deg to CeAf Nuer Daily, very good signal.
Again no signal of Voice of Eritrean Lowland League via MBR Issoudun:
1700-1730 on 11875 ISS 100 kW / 123 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat is
deletedhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting.html
GERMANY(non) Adventist World Radio Obiettivo DX#871 via MBR Nauen on March 8
1000-1100 on 9610 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun, very good
signal:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/adventist-world-radio-obiettivo-dx871.html
GERMANY(non) Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on March 8
1700-1730 on 9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun,
very
good:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation.html
GREECE Reception of Voice of Greece Sunday Orthodox Liturgy, March 8:
till 0801 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3, fair
signalhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-voice-of-greece-sunday.html
ITALY(non) NEXUS IRRS Shortwave Special Coronavirus
programhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/updated-schedule-of-irrs-shortwave.html
ROMANIA(non) IRRS EGR/UNR and AWR Wavescan#575 via RADIOCOM Saftica, March 8
1030&1230 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun IRRS EGR/UNR, weak
1200-1230 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun
Wavescan#575,
fairhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/irrs-egrunr-and-awr-wavescan575-via.html
SECRETLAND(non) Brother Stair/TOM via SPL Secretbrod on March 7:
1400-1455 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, very good
1501-1940 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English, very
goodhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/reception-of-brother-stairtom-via-spl.html
SECRETLAND(non) IRRS Radio Warra Wangeelaa via SPL Secretbrod on March 7
1500-1503 on 15515 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf tx is off & then dead air &
1503-1530 on 15515 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sat, good
signalhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/irrs-radio-warra-wangeelaa-via-spl.html
TAIWAN(non) New test transmissions of Radio Taiwan International on
shortwave:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/new-test-transmissions-of-radio-taiwan.html
USA WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio on wrong/new or extended time, March 8
0800-0855 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to PORT Portuguese, instead 0900-0955
0900-0955 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI Spanish, instead 1000-1055UTC
1000-1055 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI Spanish AS SCHEDULED IN B-19!
Not mentioned in official World's Last Chance Radio / WLCRadio Internet sked.
Something`s always wrong at WLCRadio WBCQ-6 Monticello transmitting
station!!https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/worlds-last-chance-radio-on-wrongnew-or.html
USA WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio with wrong azumut/target area, March 8
1100-1255 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI Spanish, instead 180 deg NSAm
1255-1300 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI Spanish, instead 220 deg CeAm
1300-1301 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI English, instead of Spanish!!
from 1304 on 9330 BCQ 250 kW / 220 deg to CeAm English, instead of Spanish!!
Not mentioned in official World's Last Chance Radio / WLCRadio Internet sked.
Something`s always wrong at WLCRadio WBCQ-6 Monticello transmitting
station!!https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/worlds-last-chance-radio-with-wrong.html
VANUATU New schedule of Radio Vanuatu eff.from March
1https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/03/new-schedule-of-radio-vanuatu-efffrom.html
--
73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com
QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.
QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 18:33:57 +0000
From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com>
To: "DX WRO groups" <w...@groups.io>
Subject: [HCDX] FRS Holland news about next transmission
Message-ID: <eme952beab-0846-48b5-b11c-4c5beda92aa4@manuel1>
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Mail from FRS Holland:
"As you may know 2020 is a special year for us at FRS.
In fact we has planned a BC late February/ early March, but I haven't
been fit for a while.
That's the reason we have postponed this BC. I guess it will be within
the next 4 or 5 weeks.
Interesting: the modulation of our big TXhas been improved. Opposite to
our December BC, we can now use full power
and very loud audio. Since late January there have been (unannounced)
tests on 5800, 5810, 7700, 7705 & 7715.
Mostly late in the afternoon. Last Thursday we tested on 7715 with
excellent signals all over Europe (apart from the nearby
areas --> skip). Also in Spain, Greece, Lisbon, Scandinavia and even in
the US/ Canada good reception.
Perhaps next Sunday a presented test...watch your mail!
Have a good Sunday and spread the word...
73s PV"
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 19:18:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 7-8, 2020
Message-ID: <1743206429.1117527.1583695096...@mail.yahoo.com>
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DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS
updated for North American DST season
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST by Alan Roe
updated for Cuban & USA DST season:
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE
updated for North American DST season
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
** BRAZIL. 9630v & 11856v, Sat March 7 at 2220, no signals at all from
R. Aparecida just when we wanted to hear their DX program. Propagation
OK with 11780 S9+10 RNA in SBG; some weak distorted talk on 11815,
probably RBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 9155, March 8 at 0041, JBA maybe Chinese on one of the CNR1
jammer frequencies against Sound of Hope; no others around in the
lower 9`s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** COLOMBIA [non]. 5910, March 7 around 2330 I check the two KiwiSDRs
in Colombia for any signal here or on 6010, but none; 47 hours ago,
Bob Wilkner in FL had a tentative something in Spanish where Alcarav?n
radio used to abide, and there have been implications visiting gospel
huxters might refurbish it.
At 0005 UT March 8 on one of my radios I do get a JBA carrier
offset-minus from 5910, but no trace at 0014 on the other, so probably
a local birdie. 6010, March 8 at at 0018, JBA carrier, probably Brasil
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11760, March 7 at 2219, RHC is S9 but very distorted --- just
in an axuality clip, OK once the announcer resume. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 17480, March 7 at 2222, JBA carrier, the OSOB if you count
this as part of the 16 mb --- only thing listed in Aoki is Cuban Spy
Numbers at 2155-2350 on days 357 = including Saturday (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 13635 & 13766 approx., Sunday March 8 at 1427, RHC spurblobs
out of 13700-AM transmitter, ending music show presumably `Sonido
Cubano` now one UT hour earlier, and plugging 22 de marzo as ``Dia
mundial del agua -- fuente de vida``; 1430 M?sica del Cine. 13740 is
off but 15230 and distorted 15140 are still on. At 1508, 13700 is
still on with dead air, making the spurs less obvious; and weekly
Esperanto confirmed on 11760 and distorted 15140 --- now one UT hour
earlier for DST season in step with Yankee Imperialists. Something`s
always wrong at RHC.
Despite being an international SW station, RHC allows local DST to
bump most but not all of its transmissions and programming around.
Something`s always wrong at RHC.
Based on what happened in the A-19 season, we expect first English to
be at 19-20 instead of 20-21, still on 15140? Next at 23-24 instead of
22-23 on 11880 --- yes, one real hour *later* rather than earlier in
this case. While the 5040 English at 00-01 should earlyize to 23-24,
i.e. same time as the 11880 --- but will that frequency maintain now
and/or into real A-20? Sometimes it`s been on 9720. Evening to NAm,
will English start at 00 reliably instead of 01? Will end at 07 rather
than 08 on constantly shifting batch of frequencies? TBD.
15140, March 8 at 1713, RHC still on here at S9+10 but suptorted while
// 11760 modulation is OK during music. Something`s always wrong at
RHC.
15140, March 8 at 1830, RHC starting Kriyol, moved an hour earlier
from the winter timing of 1930, so expect English too at 1900. But
this frequency is very suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
Yes, English now confirmed March 8 from 1900 on 15140, but who would
want to put up with its crummy modulation? Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 11880 has reliably provided the best signal and modulation back
here even tho it`s supposedly for Africa, now at 23 instead of 22?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 13605, March 8 at 1827, lite pulse jamming altho Radio Mart?
will not move here from 13820 until A-20 March 29. Something`s always
wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. Here`s my eQSL for Oromia Media Network via IRRS:
http://www.w4uvh.net/20200306-11990-kHz--Hauser-Glen-IRRS-QSL-2020-CoronovirusPandemic.pdf
BTW, while WRTH 2020 has only one cland to Ethiopia, not this one, the
2019 edition had four more. Have they all really disappeared, and why?
Situation improving? And why has OMN just started up along with IRRS`
expanded Corona virus broadcasts --- related? So far Ethiopia has had
very little infexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GUINEA. 9650, March 8 at 0044, no overtime signal from RTG tonight.
Ron Howard replies to last night`s report:
``Hi Glenn, There have been several cases recently of Radio Guinea
being on the air well beyond their normal schedule. Believe
this has to do with ongoing local events happening there. Here is the
"Security Alert ? U. S. Embassy Conakry, Guinea":
https://gn.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-conakry-guinea-6/
Ron, California`` That`s about avoiding areas of violent protests, but
no info what they are about (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** IRELAND. Re my unID carrier on 5780, March 5 at 0715, here`s a
possibility from the logs of Carlos Gon?alves, SW coast of Portugal:
5780.0 2145-... 03/3 IRL Harmony R - pir. Oldies. 35343 CGS
5780.0 1439-... 04/3 IRL Harmony R - pir. Mx. 15341 CGS
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ITALY [non]. Re my obs of transmission overlap on 7290 IRRS just
before 1900 UT March 2, Richard Langley, NB, replies: ``Listening /
watching carefully today (7 March) at 19:00 UTC using the U. Twente
SDR receiver, I heard/saw no suggestion of a transmitter change from
before to after 19:00 UTC. Frequency stayed in the vicinity of
7289.998 kHz. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 5960, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0135, The Mighty Farty KBC
is VG as usual; Alan Roe reports already, ``NETHERLANDS/GERMANY. KBC
posted this on their Facebook page on 5 March: "On March 29 The Mighty
KBC is moving back to 9925 kHz for the summer period. Sunday 00:00 -
02:00 UTC." This is via Nauen. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK``
But normally 9925 is in use only May-August, following the Croatian
Radio Zagreb model. We`ll see whether MUF support 9925 a month+
earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6923-LSB, March 8 at 0025, pirate with rock song,
0027 segu?, 0030 ``Taste of Honey``, 0035 DJ says ``from the capital
of Argyle`` and something about Ireland, ``across the Great Plains of
the North Atlantic``; also pronounces ``oot`` Canadianish. 0043 ``Come
Together``, and gone by 0045. These logs say it`s Zekey`s Attic, first
heard at 1943 March 7 and another transmission in the evening:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,63871.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 6130 //> 7325, March 8 at 0058 RRI IS prior to English and
no signals on Romanian 5910 & 7410, as transmitters remain OOO.
5910, March 8 at 0129 recheck, however, now RRI is on with Romanian
rock and rap all with heavy beat, S9+20, but 7410 is still off. (I
should have checked 7340 next to 7345 OCB DRM.) Occasional quick two
or three words by YL DJ at 0138, 0149; 0157 ID barely discernible
under music. Alan Roe`s Music on Shortwave shows:
0100 - 0200 Su As We Like! (hour 2) (Club/party) 5910 7340
Wish I had kept listening after 0200 for:
0200 - 0256 Su Radio Concert Season (Classical) 5910 7340
6130, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0140-0145 meanwhile, RRI had its `DX Mailbag`
reading and replying to reports from Zeeland, Michigan; Finland; Japan
as poorly heard in DRM via SDR in Switzerland; and Dave Harries in
Bristol, England (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 420 kHz, March 8 at 0645 UT, ND beacon PK, Olathe KS,
difficult to separate from another one IDing at same pitch, same time,
presumably the usual FQ, Fairmont MN, both 25 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2024 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday March 8 at 0413 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 11 minutes in so
started early around 0402, VG S9+30 --- this rivals another St Louis
station with much more power, KMOX 1120! Note: from next week due to
DST, nominal start will be 0315 UT. Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9395? to NNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9395? to NNW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5950, March 8 at 0016, WRMI with a rare spot commercial for
Dish TV vs cable, then ``back to the music`` Oldies where such ads can
be accommodated. The transmission sked shows 5950 during this hour is
System G, but the System G grid shows that on 9395 only, among a
number of contradixions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5010, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0059, Rudy Espinal, Dominican
Republic, WRMI Spanish ID, while 5850 runs a Bob Biermann English ID.
At 0100 they join when `Encore` classical music is supposed to play
but instead Bob introduces music, not Oldies, rather tunes from the
very familiar World Music reel, the first song sounding like gibberish
but maybe a real language, which? Still no Encore at 0112, 0132 chex.
Such a default is what happens when there is something wrong with the
proper scheduled file. I notified Brice Avery about this and he says
the problem should be fixed for the next airing, UT Monday March 9 at
0300 on 9455 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9330, March 8 at 1825, WLCR on WBCQ amid German hour as
previously scheduled, poor signal here. Ivo Ivanov and Alan Holder,
however, have heard some mixups or changes in times, languages,
azimuths now that Monticello is on EDT - which should be irrelevant to
overseas broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5085, March 7 at 2209, WTWW-2 is already on at S9+40 with
music this Saturday, unlike yesterday - early UT Sat when it was not
on at all. But no 5830 WTWW-1.
5085, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0113 and 0134, still rock, no sign of nameless
theatre organ show nor ham news (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 990, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0106, plug for bass event in
Birmingham, but no station there, then listing of fishing/hunting
events in FL, MO, WY so a network program, also plugging NRA.
This page
https://kwamthevoice.com/page-schedule
presents a ``weekly schedule`` without specifying *which* days!
Apparently means M-F only ignoring very different lineup on weekends.
Fortunately the host mentions his own website, bbkoradio.com which
converts to:
https://bigbillykinderoutdoors.com/
including KWAM-AM Saturdays 6-8 pm CT, from a well-designed affiliate
map at
https://bigbillykinderoutdoors.com/The-Show/Radio-Stations
0115 UT ID ``KWAM, The Voice, now on 107.9 and AM 990`` and
kwamtheoice.com --- Evidently the slogan is now just ``The Voice``
rather than ``Voice of Memphis``. This is dominant on my E-W longwire,
no CBW, which I do hear on the DX-398 aimed N/S; and on it E/W there
is also Spanish CCI.
107.9 is --- you guessed it --- a paltry 250-watt translator, W300DE.
Speaking of powers, when I heard 990 it was surely on 10 kW day power,
not 450 watt night power, which is supposed to start in March at 0000
UT! Day pattern is tight east-west, night also tight slightly
clockwise, both favoring us (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5915, March 8 at 0005, very weak talk, African? At 0015
carrier is either wobbling or beating with another --- both Zambia and
Myanmar? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6966v, March 8 at 0020 as I am checking the pirate band,
a hamspur here, chirpy signal constantly drifting downward, seems like
negative keying so I only copy a DE W0 - something before losing it. I
would have tried to match it to a fundamental above 7.0 MHz (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9411.0-USB, March 8 at 0042, 2-way in Spanish,
INTRUDERS. While 9410 is unoccupied by BBC Singapore until 0100 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1917 UT March 8
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Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 03:24:29 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de>
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "wor" <w...@groups.io>
Subject: [HCDX] Log March 8th, 23.00 til March 9th at 00.30 UT
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5129.997 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 2301 UT on
March 8. Pop mx played S=8-9 in remote Alberta-CAN SDR rx
installation.
5085even USA WTWW Lebanon TN, English "Amateur Radio License reached
in age of 14 years ..." talk, S=8-9, 23.05 UT on March 8.
5800even USA S=9+5dB one of the stronger signals out of Okeechobee FL
into Alberta. At 23.07 UT WRMI English, public annmt, batch
online annmt, on Middle East ... ?
5850even USA WRMI Okeechobee, TOM BS roarer, but many voices talk on
air mixed, S=9+15dB at 23.11 UT. \\
5950even same program, terrible to listen though, some male voices,
and female complaint. Lower S=6 strength in Alberta CAN.
5890even SNG BBC Kranji Singapore across the Arctic zone,
S=4 poor -104dBm signal at 23.13 UT.
5915even ZMB Surprise, surprise Zambia NBC, never heard so strong,
a couple sounded like in African Vernacular mix,
S=6 at 23.15 UT.
5960.003 TUR Voice of Turkey Emirler in English, S=7 or -81dBm
poor to fair signal, at 23.17 UT, female announcer talk.
5990even CUB CRI English program via RadioCuba Quivican San Felipe
TITAN bcast relay site, S=9+5dB noted in Edmonton Alberta
remote SDRrx. Low modulated -
but much stronger next channel
5995even MLI RTVM Bamako French service, powerful modulation level,
S=9+10dB strong signal, excellent modulation across the
Atlantic Ocean path. Maybe repaired recently by China's
engineer service on that MLI African relay of CRI.
6000 kHz RHC not on air in 23 - 00 UT time slot.
6060even CUB RHC Bauta Spanish sce heard on S=9+20dB level, 23.22 UT
nice modulation and audio quality this night on DST.
Cuban amore canciones at 23.23 UT. 10 kHz wideband audio
seen on screen. Stn annmt at 23.24 UT, and also checked at
00.04 UT on March 9, S=9+25dB in Massachusetts remote SDR.
6069.982 CAN CFRX Toronto domestic sce, S=7 in Edmonton Alberta.
Female voices talk at 23.26 UT.
6100even CHN CRI Beijing, 500kW powerhouse, Portuguese program, but
played only Chinese mx over and over. S=9+5dB across Siberia
via Arctic zone at 23.27 UT. Flute mx heard.
6115even USA WWCR En sermon rather TOM BS program relay, S=8 at
23.29 UT, 9 kHz wide audio block visible on Perseus software
6150.004 THA VoA Burmese sce via AGM Udorn Thani relay station,
S=7 at 23.31 UT on March 8.
6180.014 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 23.37 UT
tremendous S=9+35dB powerhouse, real 30 ! kHz wideband
signal noted tonight. \\ also on
11780.007 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 00.03 UT
on March 9th, only tiny S=5-6.
6185.700 MEX ?? empty signal string visible, S=5-6 poor 23.36 UT.
7490.097 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.39 UT
English talk program, '...on China's stable power, ... and
China - US relationship...'. S=9+20dB powerful signal in
Edmonton Alberta.
7494even Most probably TJK Voice of Tibet in Tibetan veiled shortwave
sce via Dushanbe Yangi-Yul site. 23.40 UT, but 2nd check at
23.43 - 23.44 UT the Dushanbe tx hopped away to 7499even kHz.
S=8 signal though in Alberta-CAN remoted SDR unit.
7540even CHN CNR jamming program at S=9+10dB level against US program
co-channel RFA Tibetan program via USAGM RFA Kuwait al-Dschahra
suburb at 23.46 UT.
7560even THA 1000 Hertz test tone procedure by technicians heard
already at 23.51 UT. Probably test procedure from USAGM relay
site at Udorn Thani, Thailand, scheduled VoA Mandarin from
00.00 UT start later. S-8-9 strength. Next door
7570even USA TOM BS overmodulated from WRMI relay at Okeechobee Florida
S=9+50dB twist the needle level, at 23.55 UT, BS heard and
some barking dog in background, noted over and over again.
9330even USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.52 UT
S=8 signal in Alberta CAN. Smooth Bras-Portuguese presenter,
sermon?
9395even USA WRMO Okeechobee, Hard Rock memories played, around 23.56
UT S=9+25dB powerful noted in Edmonton Alberta remote SDR rx.
9455even USA WRMI Okeechobee site, TOM BS at 23.53 UT, then organ +
singer at 23.54 UT. Powerhouse S=9+30dB, 10 kHz wideband audio
block visible.
9504.994 USA WHRI En sermon, S=6 at 23.58 UT.
9535.005 CUB RHC Bejucal site towards Central America, Caribbean target
Spanish sce fair S=6-7 at 23.59 UT.
9640.004 CUB RHC Spanish sce from RadioCuba Bejucal former USSR relay,
Latin Cuban mx program. S=7 \\ checked 11760 kHz S=9+30dB.
11700even CUB RHC French sce on DST time, Spanish Cuban singer group,
surprisingly also intermodulation same programe, often reported
also before many times, on
12000even CUB RHC French intermodulation of 11700 / 11850, some 150 kHz
away distance. Via 250 kW RadioCuba site at Quivican San Felipe
TITAN site. S=8-9 nice signal. Forgot to check lower side
tonight on symmetrical 11550 kHz intermodulation.
RHC lot of "D?a de la mujer ..." programs mentioned often during newscast.
Noted also in Sao Paulo Brazil check on remote KiwiSDR rxs there.
All S=9 signals there on 11670, 11700, 11760, 11850 kHz,
and at S=7-8 level on 13740 kHz. At 0015-0022 UT on March 9 followed by
Sports nx as noticias deportivas ...
11780.007 BRA RNA 00.03 UT see above.
5999.996 CUB RHC Spanish started from 00.00 UT, Quivican site S=9+15dB
Little low modulated.
15120even CUB CRI Spanish sce via RadioCuba relay site at Quivican,
noted behind the signal skip zone in Sao Paulo Brazil target,
on remote KiwiNet SDR S=8 at 00.19 UT on March 9.
15425even CHN CNR1 jamming against co-channel AGM VoA Tibetan sce via
Tinang the Philippines realy site, at 00.24 UT, S=9+25dB
noted in Edmonton Alberta remote rx unit.
15730even CUB Now at DST time RHC Creole / French sce to South America
at 135 degr azimuth from 50 kW ex USSR relay site. S=7 signal
at backlobe into Edmonton Canada SDR rx unit. Final 00.30 UT
Nothing noted of RHC on Sundays night on 11950 kHz at 00.00 UT.
Nothing noted around 5910 kHz from domestic Colombian transmission.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8 / 9 )
BRAZIL. 9630v & 11856v, Sat March 7 at 2220, no signals at all from
R. Aparecida just when we wanted to hear their DX program. Propagation
OK with 11780 S9+10 RNA in SBG; some weak distorted talk on 11815,
probably RBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 7)
and some DST time changes from March 8th, see above, wb.
CUBA. 13635 & 13766 approx., Sunday March 8 at 1427, RHC spurblobs
out of 13700-AM transmitter, ending music show presumably 'Sonido
Cubano` now one UT hour earlier, and plugging 22 de marzo as "Dia
mundial del agua -- fuente de vida"; 1430 M?sica del Cine. 13740 is
off but 15230 and distorted 15140 are still on. At 1508, 13700 is
still on with dead air, making the spurs less obvious; and weekly
Esperanto confirmed on 11760 and distorted 15140 --- now one UT hour
earlier for DST season in step with Yankee Imperialists.
Something's always wrong at RHC.
Despite being an international SW station, RHC allows local DST to
bump most but not all of its transmissions and programming around.
Something's always wrong at RHC.
Based on what happened in the A-19 season, we expect first English to
be at 19-20 instead of 20-21, still on 15140? Next at 23-24 instead of
22-23 on 11880 --- yes, one real hour *later* rather than earlier in
this case. While the 5040 English at 00-01 should earlyize to 23-24,
i.e. same time as the 11880 --- but will that frequency maintain now
and/or into real A-20? Sometimes it's been on 9720. Evening to NAm,
will English start at 00 reliably instead of 01? Will end at 07 rather
than 08 on constantly shifting batch of frequencies? TBD.
15140, March 8 at 1713, RHC still on here at S9+10 but suptorted while
// 11760 modulation is OK during music.
Something's always wrong at RHC.
15140, March 8 at 1830, RHC starting Kriyol, moved an hour earlier
from the winter timing of 1930, so expect English too at 1900. But
this frequency is very suptorted. Something's always wrong at RHC.
Yes, English now confirmed March 8 from 1900 on 15140, but who would
want to put up with its crummy modulation? Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 11880 has reliably provided the best signal and modulation back
here even tho it's supposedly for Africa, now at 23 instead of 22?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 8)
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 207, Issue 9
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