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Jen's Cast from Unique R Feb 26th 17-20 UT is up and ready for you (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:50:07 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News & DX RE MIX NEWS # 1285 Message-ID: <CANVtGkAZ3OYFivxspAcp=iuj9nopdvm4dqsbvf1chey8uv0...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" SWLDXBulgaria News & DX RE MIX NEWS # 1285, February 25-26 (publications ?34986-?35000) ARMENIA(non) Afghanistan International in Pashto on 7600 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 25 from 2030 on 7600 ERV 100 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Pashto. Good signal via SDR So Phisal, THA.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/afghanistan-international-in-pashto-on.html AUSTRIA(non) Radio Pravda dlja Rossii in Russian on 9745 kHz via ORS Moosbrunn, February 25 1500-1600 on 9745 MOS 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Russian Sat. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUIhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/radio-pravda-dlja-rossii-on-9745-khz_26.html AUSTRIA(non) Very good signal of Radio DARC ? 420 in German on 6070 kHz via Moosbrunn, February 26 1000-1100 on 6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun+unknown carrier on 6067 via SDR Heimiswilhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/radio-darc-420-in-german-on-6070-khz.html CUBA Unscheduled broadcast of RHC in Spanish on unscheduled 11670 kHz via Bauta, February 26 till 0857 on 11670 BAU 100 kW / 130 deg to SoAm Spanish and off air. Good via SDR Frostburg MD 0000-0500 on 11670 BAU 100 kW / 130 deg to SoAm Spanish Radio Habana Cuba Winter B-22 schedule Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba and something`s always wrong at Bauta tx centre!https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/unscheduled-rhc-spanish-on-unscheduled_26.html DX RE MIX NEWS # 1285, February 26https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/dx-re-mix-news-1285.html GERMANY Reception of Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG on 6055 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 26 1130-1200 on 6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-on-6055_26.html GERMANY(non) Reception of BVBroadcasting in English on 11900 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 25 1430-1500 on 11900 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs English Sat. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUIhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/bvbroadcasting-in-english-on-11900-khz_26.html GERMANY(non) Reception of HCJB Voice of The Andes in Russian and Chechen on 9500 via MBR Nauen, February 25 1530-1630 on 9500 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/hcjb-voice-of-andes-on-9500-via-mbr_26.html GERMANY(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting in Bahasa Malay on 15209.85v kHz via MBR Tashkent, February 26 1230-1245 on 15209.85vTAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Bahasa Malay Sun. Very good via SDR So Phisal, THA.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/bvbroadcasting-in-bahasa-malay-on_26.html TAIWAN(non) Reception of Radio NUG of Myanmar in Burmese on 11940 kHz via Paochung, February 25 1400-1430 on 11940 PAO 250 kW / 205 deg to SEAs Burmese. Very good signal via SDR So Phisal, THA.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/radio-nug-of-myanmar-in-on-11940-khz.html TAIWAN(non) Reception of Radio Northern Europe International RNEI on 9900 kHz via Paochung, February 26: from 0925 on 9900 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN English Sun. Very good signal via SDR So Phisal, Thailand from 0931 on 9900 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN Japanese Sun. Very good signal via SDR Daejeon South Korea from 0944 on 9900 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN Japanese Sun. Very good signal via SDR So Phisal, Thailand from 0952 on 9900 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN Japanese Sun. Very good signal via SDR So Phisal, Thailandhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/radio-northern-europe-international-on.html U.K.(non) Good signal of FEBA Radio in Tibetan on 15215 kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya, February 26 1200-1230 on 15215 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg to CeAs Tibetan Sun-Tue plus tx hum via SDR So Phisal, THA.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/feba-radio-in-tibetan-on-15215-via-enc.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting on 11590 and 7550 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 25 1300-1330 on 11590 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs Korean Sat/Sun. Fair/good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia 1830-1900 on 7550 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs Korean Sat/Sun. Good signal via SDR So Phisal, Thailandhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/bvbroadcasting-in-korean-on-11590-7550.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Martyrs in Korean on 7490 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 25 1900-1930 on 7490 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Fair/good signal via SDR Daejeon, Koreahttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/voice-of-martyrs-in-korean-on-7490-khz_26.html UZBEKISTAN(non) BRB Denge Welat in Kurdish on 7469.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 25 from 2000 on 7469.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Kurdish. Fair/good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia.https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/brb-denge-welat-in-kurdish-on-74699v.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 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:52:19 +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 February 25-26, 2023 Message-ID: <111666915.669262.1677441139...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** ANTARCTICA. 15476 USB, Sat Feb 25, LRA36 continued from last report. Stayed on past 2100 and widely reported via remotes and direct to various parts of N America. Seems mostly music, and talk segments repetitious of what we`ve heard before. At 2255 with some hum on the audio. Then at 0017 UT Sun Feb 26 I can report: ``Recheck at 0000, I`m finally getting LRA36 direct, S3/S5 barely above the noise level, mostly music on 15476-USB. From their rough scheduling probably not on much longer tonight. Still at 0016. It would take too much research to find when I last logged them direct, but it`s been years. Glenn, OK`` Continued monitoring direct and at least a JBA signal remained at 0030, 0100, 0131, 0146; ID at 0156 saying they are playing Argentine music; still at 0230, but finally off at 0300*. Walt Salmaniw recorded the closing when they said next broadcast would be Wednesday at 21 UT. Walt is thrilled with how well it gets into his remote at Masset BC. I point out, that far west, it`s almost all Pacific Oceanic path, missing Chile and Mexico, just ultimately crossing California and Oregon. Hope they stay with evening rather than morning emissions, for better propagation and convenience (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 351 MCW kHz, Feb 26 at 0804 UT, dash and YKQ, 500 watt NDB at Fort Rupert / Waskaganish, Quebec, in continued absence of RG 350 OKC. There is only one other on 351, 25 watt AE, Albuquerque, I`d like to hear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, UT Sun Feb 26 at 0818, RHC music S9+20, and 0821 in Esperanto! Also 11670 in Spanish, S9+10. NO RHCs on 5, 6 or 10 MHz bands. Weekly Esperanto supposed to be on 6100. These late-night 11s are getting to be regular so wonder if intentional rather than accidental. Propagation is certainly cooperating. First time I`ve heard both 11670 & 11760 on late at same time. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 26 at 0745, no signal from R. Kiribati or any other 9/kHz split; presumably regular Sunday night off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 350 MCW kHz, Feb 26 at 0805, RG, NDB at Will RoGers World Airport, OKC, is still off. See CANADA. I see there is another RG nearby, 5000 watts on 352, RarotonGa, Cook Islands: must not confuse those two should we ever be so lucky! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO FM, Edmond/OKC, the classical station: shakeup. About a week ago the distinctive voice of Kimberly Powell began to disappear, from IDs, underwriting plugs, continuity announcements, player greetings. Then at 0100 UT Friday Feb 24, when `Performance Oklahoma` should air, another announcer said it would be returning with a ``new host``, then some concert recording from elsewhere. It seems her departure was rather abrupt. From the staff page on revamped website, her position has been replaced by ``Forthcoming -- Programming & Production, Morning Host, Producer``. I do not mean to pry, but I emailed her at the only address I have, via KUCO, hoping her departure was not under unpleasant circumstances, hoping she`s OK, wishing her well, she will be missed, and hoping to hear if she wind up at another classical station. Here`s a 10-year-old portrait of her and CV, still on the web, but hurry: https://www3.uco.edu/press/prdetail.asp?NewsID=16050 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, Feb 26, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, K17JN-D, 3ABN satellator, Enid`s only local TV signal, is ON again, Feb 26 at 0040 UT; had been invisible since Feb 13. Such protracted absences are not unusual. I wonder if instead of a major problem, something trips it off, and it takes a couple weeks for somengineer to get here and reset it. Again with the usual 4 video subchannels and top 3, 17-5, 17-6 and 17-7 labeled AUDIO ONLY, but 17-7 is silent (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2179 monitoring: confirmed Saturday February 25 from 2039.5 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, usual VG into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Saturday February 25 at 2230 on WRMIs: 5850, S9/+10 into Missouri SDR; 15770, S9+35/40 into Maine SDR, S9+10 into Maryland, S9+15/20 into Missouri; but VP only S7/S8 into UTwente despite targeting Europe on NE beam. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/9+5 into Louisiana SDR. Not confirmed on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO: nominal 0415 UT Sunday, but never heard via nearby remote, checking every 15 minutes or so starting at 0420 to 0555; and to my surprise, WA0RCR off the air early by 0600, 1860 immediately occupied by swift LSB ham contacts, sounds like a contest. I asked Vern what happened and he explains: ``Hi Glen, First of all, regarding WOR: Due to the limited schedule time today, I was not able to get WOR on at the normal time approx. 22:15 CST. It did air from 21:44 to 22:13. I am sorry that I wasn't able to get it on closer to schedule. "This Week In Amateur Radio was 146 minutes long this week; and I did not have enough schedule time to fit WOR in closer to correct time. With 18 to 19 hours to work with; I can usually shift everything around enough to get all of the scheduled start times fairly close. TWIAR can run 89 to 209 minutes; which makes schedule rotation fun (not). Regarding why we went QRT at midnight; the CQ Worldwide 160 Meter Contest on SSB is this weekend. To free up a couple of channels for SSB contesters to try to work DX stations; the past two years, I have closed down the News bulletin service at midnight. This is the only weekend in which that is done. I look forward to getting things back on schedule this next week. 73, Vern`` OK, we expect WOR timings to be flexible; just need to know the possible range, now as early as 0345-. Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated, this week from Greg Putz, KI7UED, Bountiful UT, ``Thank you for your work!`` with a generous check to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address; or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9975, UT Sun Feb 26 at 0411 and several later chex, KVOH is gone again from weekend-only schedule. What now? Maybe the SoCal snowstorm? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, Feb 26 at 0820, RV is JBA; no 7255- Nigeria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 2580, Feb 26 at 0806, JBA carrier: checking following this thread via the WOR iog starting Feb 25: ``MYSTERY STATION ON 2580 --- Greetings, Can find nothing online anywhere. Suspect that it's something new or a harmonic. 2580 kHz - sign on 5 minutes before 0800 UTC with no talking just music (sort of like Radio Tarma at sign on) and then at 0800 official sign on and announcements. Spanish. Mostly quite weak but some occasional good audio. Mix of talk and music. Sometimes very long blocks of talk. I have heard them every night / morning for over a week now. Fades out before / around my sunrise. Recording everything. I tried finding an SDR that had copy but only found one SDR that gets it - even weaker than me (SDR in S. Florida). Does not sound like a domestic US Spanish station. Fairly good copy here - actually best ever at 08:40 UTC (03:40 AM EST where I am located). RX QTH - N. Florida, Kenwood TS-590. Ant 1) 160M full size NVIS dipole; Ant 2) Vertical/L array over buried radial field. I did find an SDR (Brownsville, TX I think) where there was a signal and audio on 2580 kHz but it was not an audio match and after further investigation I discovered that SDR was getting a harmonic of a local station to them. Don't know if it's a true harmonic or just a faulty SDR though. Best regards, Randy Holt / WB9LUR`` My first reply: ``Randy, This is very intriguing, surely a MW harmonic, which have become quite rare on the 2 MHz band, from domestic or international. Could be 1290 x 2 or 860 x 3. First, what Spanish possibilities are there in USA per NRC AM Log? On 1290, only three SS: KUOA Siloam Springs AR and KRGE Weslaco TX, but both 24h; and WCHK Canton GA, sked not given but not a daytimer: close to you should be ruled out before proceeding. On 860: KNAI Phoenix AZ, 24h; WDMG Douglas GA 24h; and that`s it. Mexico? IRCA Log has 5 on 860, 24h, or 24h? or not *0800; only 2 on 1290 and no sked matches; need further clues to be worth pursuing XE further. https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2022-23_IRCA_Mexican_Log.pdf The `early` 0800 UT s/on may imply an easterly timezone like UT-4 as in PR, Venezuela; or even UT-3 as in Argentina and Uruguay, but truly a *long* shot. Could be anywhere in Latin America. But lasting until your sunrise indicates not much further east. WRTH 2022 shows no PR or Ven on 1290; no PR on 860 but two YVs which may or may not still exist. I did an exhaustive search of my archives on 2580 and found a few: Dec 21, 2020, I had a JBA carrier at 2319, harmonic suspected. >From 2004y! In a long list of Brazilian harmonix: `2580 22/06 0050 B, R. Novo tempo, S?o Jos? do Rio Preto - SP, programa evang?lico (QRG de origem, 1290) 33333 Local das escutas: Zona Rural de Itatiaiu?u - MG Receptor: Yaesu FRG - 100; Antenas: Beverage 100 metros e super KAZ (Wilson Rodrigues, Ita?na MG, @tividade DX via DXLD)` But you are probably sure it`s Spanish, not Portuguese. If you have some brief clips which may contain any ID or local clues, we`d be glad to listen to them. I try to be asleep by 0800 but not always, so maybe can check for it. 73, Glenn`` His next reply: ``Glenn, Thank you for the detailed info. Every night I have checked the two fundamental frequencies and have heard nothing that sounds like the 2580 station, So if it is a harmonic, the fundamental frequency is coming from outside my "hearing" range - which is quite possible. The last time (not counting Vanuatu) that I made and recorded solid ID on a harmonic was for a domestic US station on 800 kHz (2400 kHz 3rd harmonic) and that station was not identifiable here on the fundamental. Here is that recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6mnZT-jTwE I have logged and recorded positive ID on numerous MW stations in the Caribbean and Central America. The furthest South with solid ID made / recorded from my QTH was from South America: Bogot?, Colombia. Spanish or Portuguese? I find it quite easy to confuse the two on weak signals but I believe I've heard enough distinctly Spanish words spoken and have fair confidence it is Spanish. The programming content does not sound like a US Spanish station at all. Nor any Mexican station that I have heard previously. The programming "sounds" almost Andean - heavy on "native" sounding flute music. Large spoken segments of programming include a featured speaker/hosts talking over flute music. This is a big part of the broadcasts that I've heard so far. Much of the music played - without talking over - is also flute based "Andean" sounding music. My recordings are not clear enough yet to bother you with but I have many hours to sift through yet. When I find something I will definitely pass it along. Fade out well before local my (observable) sunrise - a big clue - if this station was West or even due North/South I would expect fade at or after my local SR. Radio Tarma from Peru (4775 kHz) does a similar type fade out here in the morning. Tonight at my sunset not even detecting a carrier. When I think I have some audio clean enough to share I will forward that to you. Best regards, Randy`` My next reply: ``Well, there are several 1290s in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru: https://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=4&kHz=1290 WRTH 2022 also had 3 in Bolivia. Earlier this evening I tried 2580 on Chile, Argentina KiwiSDRs. Nothing. Unfortunately there are none further north in the Andean countries. Glenn`` Then Gary Pence, KM5X, reports on Feb 26: ``Hi Glenn, I could hear 2580 in Dallas SDR and the omni in VT, good one for down south. Could not on Utah East ant Or KFS southeast or Brazil or Argentina, which kinda rules out South America. Best copy is found so far from SDR Maurice, Louisiana. I Recorded a little starting at 1059Z and on 2580 it also shows about 14 or 15 Hz low. If it`s not primary freq, it might the 3rd harmonic of 860 or 2nd Harm. On 1290 khz I checked Louisiana SDR since it was the strongest so far, but there was an excess of three stations heard on those two frequencies when comparing with the cadence of 2580 I couldn't verify. I think this station is in Southeast USA or Mexico. 73s, Gary`` I could not make much out of it but I forwarded his clip to the RealDX iogroup. So far, no replies there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9510v, Feb 26 at 1549, that hummy open carrier, S2/S3 with split-second breaks. First time heard in daytime instead of nightmiddle, but is it something local to me? NO! I also get the same sound at 1559 on the Maryland SDR, but not Missouri or California (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1951 UT February 26 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:26:18 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: bcln...@groups.io, primetimeshortw...@groups.io, o...@groups.io, hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, internetra...@hard-core-dx.com, swprogr...@hard-core-dx.com, na...@groups.io Subject: [HCDX] Jen's Cast from Unique R Feb 26th 17-20 UT is up and ready for you Message-ID: <1420295370.734282.1677464778...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From Jen: Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023, 03:14:59 AM GMT+1 Subject: Jen's Cast from Unique R Feb 26th 17-20 UT is up and ready for you Hi Glenn, Thanks. Here's my cast from Feb 26th, Eclectic Views/Real Deal R&R. https://www.dropbox.com/s/eagchmhaafle63x/Jen%27s%20Eclectic%20Views%20%26%20Real%20Deal%20Feb%2026th%20on%20Unique.mp3?dl=0 Next week is my Surf Instrumental Madness Special Plus a little this and that. Show starts on Sun March 5th 1700 UT to 2100 UT Live on Unique Radio Australia's Live Stream http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html See You Then. Jen Surfs Up. End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 242, Issue 27 *********************************************