All times and dates strictly UT. MW log editors are welcome to excerpt items,
reformat and change to favorite timezone if necessary. Rx: mostly DX-398 with
internal antenna only; some caradio as specified; above 2 MHz on FRG-7 with
110-foot east-west longwire.
** MEXICO. Circa sunrise DX Oct 20 on DX-398 with internal antenna, AC power
indoors, UT, peaking from the WSW to the SW:
640, at 1220 accordion music, inserted ``Uno`` a couple times, so R. Uno,
XEHHI, Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua.
680, at 1224, discussion of education ``en el norte del estado de Sinaloa``,
soon overtaken by KNBR with Bay Area ads. Therefore it was XEORO, La Mera Jefa,
1 kW from Guasave, per WRTH.
730, at 1226, big signal with emphatic ID, ``7-30, Radio Viva Vida``, i.e.
XEHB`s 50 kW from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua.
800, at 1201 Mexican NA, 1202, XEROK ID or sign-on claiming 50 mil watts,
rather than listed 150, Radio Cañón, belongs to Grupo 7; ads for El Paso
including Twisters, tacos, tiendita with phone cards. No problem from KQCV OKC
this early.
950, at 1232, discussing ratings of Mexican banks. One station each in
Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora, likely PTA (probable target area).
990, at 1235 YL discussing escuelas, fades, 1239 peaks with accordion music,
slow sad song with refrain ``Yo quiero morir``; 1243 segué to frenetic tune
with East European sound; 1246 segué to slow ballad by YL. Still no luck
nailing R. Lobo, XEER, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, which is most likely.
1030, at 1244, Spanish talk from east-west, definitely not KCTA = north-south.
Most likely XEYC, R. Fórmula, Juárez, Chih. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1120, KEOR Sperry-Tulsa is off the air again. Had noticed it on
the day before, but absent, not even a carrier around 1830 UT Oct 19; and still
off at 1300 Oct 20, only KMOX weakly audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 3160, WPJK, Orangeburg SC, 2 x 1580, Oct 20 at 1154 gospel music, DJ
mentions Gospel Train, weather forecast, 68 degrees. Meter says S9+20 but
modulation level not commensurate. I suspect a considerable fraxion of the
modulation and the 1 kW power is still outgoing on 1580, of no use here (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1110, haven`t heard KFAB Omaha NE in daytime for a long time, but on
caradio Oct 19 at 1941, talk is audible, 1958 I notice it fades a little, but
1959 UT mentions `huskers in passing. This is only one sesquihour after local
mean noon, so could be first sign of daytime skywave as we are two months from
winter solstice; however, at some 350 miles, 50 kW, KFAB can also barely make
it here on groundwave. The fading could be caused by SAH from very weak KVTT
Mineral Wells (The Metroplex) TX, which can exist only because KEOR Atoka OK
was hijacked out of the way to the Tulsa market on 1120, sporadically active;
see OKLAHOMA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Sunrise observations Oct 20:
660, at 1222 UT, national spot for Quicken in English, immediately followed by
announcement in Navajo. I`ll bet it`s KTNN, but night pattern?
720, at 1251 UT, Heidi Harris again from KDWN Las Vegas, playing anti-Democrat,
anti-Reid political ads apparently as program examples to comment upon, rather
than paid commercials; how generous of her. Says she has been a longtime
supporter of Sharon Angle as a viable candidate! Night pattern? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENG DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. MW TP carrier search Oct 20 at 1210-1216, up and down on DX-398
in both LSB and USB modes: none found, except: 1098 at 1214; 738-trace at 1216.
Also tried the big `uns from Japan on 747 and 774 some more times, but not
making it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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