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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs March 2-3, 2025 (Glenn Hauser)
2. #386 RECEPTION IN SAO BERNARDO SP, BRAZIL ? March 3, 2025
(Rudolf Grimm)
3. Glenn Hauser logs March 3, 2025 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:52:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 2-3, 2025
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CUBA [and non]. 870, March 3 at 0640 UT, wobbler, or whipper about
equal level to WWL. Not on 1040 or anywhere else now (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, March 3 at 1540, RHC S8/S9 but suptorted music.
Something`s always wrong at (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 1549.82, March 3 at 0547, JBA carrier still perceptible
probably from XEREL, Morelia, Michoac?n (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.9, March 3 at 1545, not even a JBA carrier
from the pirate, ex-Hikari FM, nor have I perceived it for several
days in random day and night chex. Last log I see was from Rick
Barton, AZ on Feb 22. Anyone heard it since or from now on? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 11934.9, March 3 at 1546, JBA carrier, presumed Rep.
of Yemen Radio via Riyadh on signature skewed frequency. However, Tony
Pavick has reported via NASWA Flashsheet: ``11935.03 SAUDI ARABIA. R
of Yemen Radio, 1700, 26 Feb. ARABIC: Military sounding music.
Slightly high from nominal 11935. Fluttery signal, fair quality
{Pavick-BC}`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960.002, Sunday March 2 at 2300, VOT English not off the
air, S9+40/45 into UTwente, s/on with date, and news. Next check 2317
the CCCCCCI is now on but well under, during a commentary, until 2319
about foreign affairs, title per Alan Roe`s sked is `The Pulse of
Turkish Foreign Policy`; TRTVOTVOrld.com promo, and start `Letterbox`.
Same new YL hostess as last week, says QSLs have been sent to those
reporting since resumed Feb 17. Those called this week, many of the
names not understandable: 1) Portugal; 2) Antonio? from Croatia wanted
a song to be IDed; 3) Chakroborty, India, laments skiresort fire
disaster; 4) John Jurasek, Orlando FL, welcome back; 5) Alan Roe, UK,
welcome back, heard since Feb 18, explain what happened? She repeats
briefly what said last week, and makes a point again that there is now
only one ``political`` program, on Fridays: I guess that would be the
`Foreign Policy` one which just repeated today. 7) Christer Brunstr?m,
Sweden, TV audio on SW was not a good idea, she agrees. 2329 a song.
2333, 8) Lithuania, report for QSL. 9) Chris? from Canada; 10) Chris
Campbell [Ohio], says VOT his favorite station, has been SWL since
1986 and plans to visit Turkey soon; 11) Mike? from Belgium. 12)
Harold -?, Boston. 13) Guy? Atkins, USA. 2342 contact info, closing
song from Azerbaijan, singer with guitar. 2347 Letterbox outro. Then
some other talk I missed instead of music fill. 2352 s/off as if 1330
on 13635: awry. 2353 IS. 2356 restart IS with German IDs: erroneous.
0000 March 3 timesignal and German s/on. 0010 same `Letterbox` theme
now called `Briefkasten`. Keeps going in German, but by 0016 I notice
Chinese only, which has been uncovered sounding just as strong as VOT
was (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2284 monitoring: Also confirmed
Sunday March 2 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.998- kHz, S8
into UTwente across Europe.
Also confirmed Sunday March 2 at 2258 the 2230 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003-, S8/9+5 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Sunday March 2 at 2337 the 2330s on WRMI 7570, S9+15/25
and on 7780, S7/9+5 into S Texas SDR.
Also confirmed UT Monday March 3 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+20/30 into S
Texas SDR.
Also confirmed UT Monday March 3 from 0402 on Area 51 stream only,
while WBCQ 5130 -57 Hz = 5129.943 played some music after JL gotta go,
until 0403* Next:
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
Thanks this week to Terry L Krueger, Niceville FL for a contribution
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``for all your years of
dedication to accuracy``
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 26110 NBFM, March 3 at 1540, KMK282, aux of KOVR, only S5
and far from full quieting (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. ``Hey Glenn: The UNID 840 KHz is likely KVJY - the station
frequently plays Spanish religious music at night (of many genres).
73, Mike Beu, KD5DSQ, Austin, Texas`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. ``Glenn, with local KLAT 1010 on a daytime only STA
operation the past nine months, I have heard WJXL on numerous
occasions at night here in Houston. I have also wondered about their
pattern being out of whack. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (via Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 7260, March 3 at 0712, S9 but noisy music from R. Vanuatu
reactivated, but not on 9960 before 0659. Ron Howard confirmed them
back? on 7260 earlier this date via remote, no change at 0659. And he
says still on 7260 at 1908+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VATICAN [non?]. 13830 at S9+20 // 15565 S9+30, March 3 at 1539, VR
in Somali, usual conundra, as each is the SSOB except for USA 13820,
13845, 15150, and hardly anything else from Europe, so are these SMG
aiming the wrong way, or really back from MADAGASCAR? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15022 USB, March 3 at 1541, 2-way in Spanish JBA, many
``cambio``s; Klingenfu? 2022 shows AMS for this frequency, no further
details, = aeronautical mobile service (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1951 UT March 3
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 22:02:15 +0000
From: Rudolf Grimm <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] #386 RECEPTION IN SAO BERNARDO SP, BRAZIL ? March 3,
2025
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Rudolf Grimm
Sao Bernardo SP (GG66rg) / Ibiuna SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL
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#386 RECEPTION IN SAO BERNARDO SP ? March 3, 2025
Receivers: KiwiSDR (PY2-81502 SWL, S?o Bernardo SP) + Magnetic Loop Antenna
//// Tecsun S-2000 + 20 m Horizontal Antenna
=> DATA SEQUENCE: Country, Frequency, Broadcaster, Transmitter Site, Language,
Date & UTC Time, Details Observed, SINPO, Target Area, Remarks.
=> (!!) Live audio checked
=> (t): tentative
=> Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
.....................................................................................................................
ARGENTINA
. 630 kHz: Radio Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Spanish, 26/02 0017. Sport News, talk
by a announcers group about ?... River, futebol, nuevos juegos...?. 25342.
. 1110 kHz: Radio Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Spanish, 03/03 0455. Argentinian songs.
25542.
BRAZIL
. 590 kHz: Radio Cruzeiro (!!), Salvador BA, 26/02 0002. Christian broadcast,
traditional songs, OM: ?Programa ?A Palavra de Deus tem poder? ?. 24542.
. 690 kHz: Radio Brasil, Santa B?rbara do Oeste SP, 25/02 2339. ?A Voz do
Brazil?. 24432. **QRM 700 kHz, Nossa Radio, S?o Paulo. ***The Voice of Brazil',
officially, must be broadcast from Monday to Friday from 2200 to 2300 UTC by
all Brazilian authorized stations. However, by decree, the Federal Government
authorized broadcasters, if they so wish, to broadcast the Voice of Brazil at
2300 UTC, or 0000 UTC, at their option, on the same day..
. 890 kHz: Radio Difusora (!!), Bento Gon?alves RS, 03/03 0430. Brazilian
songs, jingle ?Difusora?, time checking. 25442.
. 1320 kHz: Radio Vit?ria, Videira SC, 28/02 0221. Pop song RPM. Jingle ?Radio
Vit?ria?. 35543.
. 1380 kHz: Radio Itatiaia (!!), Janauba MG, 28/02 0331. News about Carnival in
Minas Gerais. 25442.
. 4895 kHz: Radio Brasil Central, Goiania: off.
. 5940 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC: According to what was informed
by VM in one of a recent broadcast video, on the 49 m transmitter (used for
5940 kHz) occurred a severe fire, which took it out of service. In the same
video, they reported that they are in a new process of acquiring a new
transmittertter. Given this situation, the return of VM's 49 m should take a
long time!!!
. 6010 kHz: R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG: In normal activity.
. 6180 kHz: Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF: In normal activity.
. 9665 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC: In normal activity.
. 9818,9 kHz: Radio Nove de Julho, S?o Paulo SP: Active, but not continuously
in SW.
. 11750 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC: in normal activity.
. 11780 kHz: Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF: In normal activity.
. 11815 kHz: Radio Brasil Central, Goiania GO: Extremely poor and a distorted
signal, with spurious at 11960 kHz.
. 15190 kHz: Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG: In normal activity.
CANADA
. 14670 kHz: CHU, Ottawa, English / French / Time pips, 25/02 2142. Time
checking each 60 seconds. 25432. *Target: North America.
CHINA
. 3950 kHz: PBS Xinjiang, via Urumqi, Mandarin, 28/02 0205. OM / YL: talk.
35543. *Target: China.
. 3990 kHz: PBS Xinjiang, via Urumqi, Uyghur, 28/02 0209. Talk by OM / YL,
music. 35433. *Target: China.
. 4980 kHz: PBS Xinjiang, via Urumqi, Uyghur, 28/02 0150. Talk by OM / YL.
35543. *Target: China.
. 11620 kHz: CNR5 Cross-Strait Radio (t), Beijing, 28/02 9228. OM / YL: talk,
Chinese music. 35333. *Target: Taiwan.
COLOMBIA / VENEZUELA (?)
. 4940 kHz: Estaci?n 4940 (t), Spanish, 28/02 0169. Talk by OM, typical music.
25322. *Target: N South America. **Is this a station broadcasting from Colombia
to Venezuela? Who can help with a ?good? information? Thank you very much in
advance!!!
ESWATINI
. 7410 kHz: TWR Africa, Manzini, Portuguese, 26/02 1932. Christian broadcast,
message by RTM Brasil announcers. 25432. *Target: Angola.
GUAM
. 15625 kHz: Adventist World Radio, Agat, Mandarin, 25/02 2228. Christian
broadcast, message, id in English on 2230, then again the Mandarin broadcast.
45554. *Target: China.
JAPAN
. 6251 kHz USB: Slot Machine, Ichihara, 22/02 2122U. According Internet, ?The
Japanese Slot Machine is a simplex system used by the Japanese Maritime
Self-Defense Force transmitting from Ichihara, Japan?. 25552. *Other Slot
Machine frequencies: 4154, 4233, 4292, 6418, 6446, 8314, 8589 and 8705 kHz.
KYRGYZSTAN
. 4010 kHz: Birinchi Radio (t), Bishkek, Kyrgyz, 28/02 9213. Talk by OM. 15421.
*Target: C Asia.
MADAGASCAR
. 11735 kHz: Voice of America, via Talata-Volonondry, Shona, 03/03 1710. Talk
by male and female voices, electronic music, jingle ?VoA?. 35553. *Target: To
Zimbabwe.
NEW ZEALAND
. 15720 kHz: RNZ Pacific, Rangitaiki, English, 28/02 2035. Talk about New
Zealand by YL, interview, phone-in. 35553. *Target: Oceania.
PARAGUAY
. 730 kHz: Radio ABC Cardinal, Asunci?n (!!), Spanish, 03/03 0439. Talk by YL
about ?La Madrugada en Asunci?n?. 35553.
PHILIPPINES
. 15450 kHz: Voice of America, via Tinang, Burmese, 26/02 1439. Talk by OM /
YL. 35333. *Target: SE Asia.
. 15560 kHz: FEBC, Manila, Javanese, 28/02 0219. Christian broadcast, message,
song. 35443. *Target: Indonesia.
ROMANIA
. 21470 kHz: Radio Romania International, Tiganesti, English, 28/02 1240. Music
by piano, talk by YL, ?...Romania...?. 35333. *Target: E Africa.
SPAIN
. 684 kHz: Radio Nacional de Espa?a (t), Sevilla, 25/02 2321. News Bulletin by
YL. 15331. *Very low audio, and it was only possible to understand as a news
bulletin in Spanish presented by a female voice (RNE style). Therefore, it was
only a tentative listen.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
. 21595 kHz: Radio Ergo, via Al-Dhabbyia, Somali, 28/02 1235. Talk by OM,
typical music. 25432. *Target: E Africa.
UNITED KINGDOM
. 25700 kHz: BBC, Woofferton, Hausa, 26/02 1423. Talk by OM, id ?BBC... Hausa?,
music, sign-off on 1429. 35553. *Target: W Africa.
URUGUAY
. 1340 kHz: La Voz de Melo, Melo, Spanish, 25/02 2302. Discussion on social and
economic projects for the Melo region and surroundings. Announcement: ?Globo
Centro?, and again a discussion, on this time about the programming for 2025.
35433.
VIETNAM
. 11885 kHz: Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnamese, 03/03 1720. Talk by male and
female voices, song in Vietnamese style. 15421. *Target: Europe.
........................................................................................................................
*** Psalm 51:10 - "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit
within me.".
73 & good DX, rg
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 03:16:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 3, 2025
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CHILE. 28485 USB, March 3 at 2135, CA3PHX making quick contacts in
English or Spanish, with North, Central American stations. Had a hard
time understanding the last two fonetix of his call, finally decided
they were ``hotel, x-ray``. QRZ.com with lots of photos of him and his
equipment: ``CA3PHX Chile flag Chile, Mauricio "Mauro" Pacheco, La
Florida, santiago chile. +56984082037 Chile`` I already logged him Dec
25, 2024 on 28505 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. Re 11529.9, ex-Hikari FM missing lately, Ron Howard
replies: ``Hi Glenn - Here is the quick reply from Ivan, who operates
the station. Ron (Monterey, Calif.)
"Sorry about the blackout, the shortwave transmitter is not doing
great and I took it down for investigation. There are harmonics that
might interfere a little with other stations if my signal is strong.
They are not bad but at this point I have figured out how to design it
differently and avoid class D modulators. I am also trying to get into
California right now on 1710 khz and it is difficult to run two
transmitters at a time. There is some success though so I think keep a
lookout on 1710, hopefully I will be able to get a signal into your
area. Right now it is there but it is weak and XEPE [Tecate, Baja
California, Mexico]{1700} is a problem. I plan on rebuilding the
shortwave transmitter entirely or at least looking at the schematic
and seeing if there are any shortcomings that need to be fixed. I am
switching over to class G modulators, they require no filters and have
better audio. They are slightly less efficient and require multiple
power supplies or DC converters. Hopefully I can get everything
working properly soon. Very Best Regards, Ivan" (via Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Mar 3 at 2300, token English from SNR VG direct,
good on 17715, fair on 17755, still missing from 12030; previews topic
to be roots of Spanish astronomy - or rather gastronomy upon
quickcheck at 2322, interviewee with a very heavy accent (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, March 3 at 2259 direct, no signal but JBA on 9610,
but by 2301, JBA carrier on 5960 from VOT to NAm. Into UTwente at
2325, 5960.003 is S9+40/50 with 6CI; during cute talk about famous
cats inhabiting the White House, 10 Downing St., Hermitage in St.
Pete, Hemingway house in Key West, Hugo Ch?vez in C?rac?s [sic],
Kosovo. I guess it`s the item Alan Roe refers to simply as `The
Feature`. 2330 music. 2341 multi-lingual ID filler reel, music. 2355
s/off and IS off before 2356* uncovering Chinese music (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 28470 USB, March 3 at 2145, quick contacts among domestic
hams, refers to hfqso.com which shows contacts on many different bands
and frequencies but this is the starter on 10m (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2284 monitoring: confirmed Monday
March 3 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003-, S9+10 into UTwente.
Next:
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
Thanks this week to Terry L Krueger, Niceville FL for a contribution
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``for all your years of
dedication to accuracy``
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9275, March 3 at 2302, WMLK is S9+30, surprisingly playing
``God Save The Queen`` -- I mean, ``King``. Couldn`t make out the
lyrix, ``from every mountainside``? I heard them in morning on 15150
but not lately in afternoon on 17525 - is that one active? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 93.5, March 3 at 2050 UT on caradio, `Thunder Country`, as
tropo is enhancing a fringer, KKDT, Burdett KS, close, in WTFDA FMDB
as ``93.5 Thunder`` not to be confused with one other, KTND Aspen CO,
``Thunder 93.5`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0316 UT March 4
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 267, Issue 4
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