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Domestic, Dec 18-24, 2023:
** OKLAHOMA. 1210 kHz, Dec 18 at 0701 UT, Town Hall news, S9+38
dominating, promo some far-right extremist talkshow; 0705 ``Five-state
talker, KGYN Guymon`` ID; too modest. Continues to be ND at night
rather than protecting Philadelphia as required; altho we are slightly
off the notch, more like thru Wichita. This explains how someone in
Connecticut DXed KGYN during a WPHT pause. NRC AM Log shows both
branded as ``The Big Talker``. Both also had CBS News, changed? Log
does not show KGYN with THN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 408 kHz MCW, Dec 21 at 0437, JDM is JBA, 25 watt NDB from
Colby KS in the NW corner, nickname `Wheatfield`. Altho there is now
zero Blitz stormnoise across North America, I am still hearing hardly
any MW/LW beacons - not even 332 IC Wichita, and nothing from Canada.
JDM is seldom heard; probably my unIDs Dec 10 at 0419, and Nov 5, 2023
at 0311. Last definite log was Nov 13, 2021 at 0715, when I added: My
previous log from 2020y bears repeating:
```408-MCW kHz, Oct 18 at 0643 UT, JDM, 25-watt NDB at Colby -
Wheatfield, Kansas. One wonders how a call with no connexion to the
listed location came about? So I try searching on JDM Colby, finding
``Colby Howard Lands at JD Motorsports For Majority of 2020``
about NASCAR - that`s a stretch! Further down are linx to JDM as
NAVAID, but no call significance. Even further down, there is a JDM
Enterprises, LLC, in Colby among 55 other places:
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ks/8804627
but what does it do?`` Do they have a private airstrip in Colby?```
I had also logged it a number of times earlier in 2020y but not
before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 400 kHz MCW, Dec 24 at 0806, AHQ, a 25-watt NDB at Wahoo,
Nebraska, which is just west of Omaha. Heard before but it`s been a
long time, Nov 6, 2021. Manages to overcome the S9+20 local noise
level. Several other intriguing carriers but none readable except:
329 kHz MCW, Dec 24 at 0801, PMV, 25-w NDB at Plattsmouth NE.
293 kHz, FBY, 25 watts at Fairbury NE, no sign of it lately in
numerous tunebys, wonder if still on air? Used to be most reliable
Nebraskan. Classaxe says it`s 50 watts, last logged Dec 5, 2023 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 690, Dec 20 at 0803 UT, dead air atop several weakers.
Dominant 690 here day and night is KGGF Coffeyville KS, no sign of it
otherwise so presumably the dead one. Might have been missing a news
hole, but still silent after 0806 when some talkshow would have
resumed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1700 kHz, Dec 19 at 0800 UT, ``1700theChamp.com`` defacto ID
from Iowa and into CBS Sports Radio, so KBGG Des Moines. A very busy
website (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2222 contents: Antarctica, Australia, (Austria), Canada
and non, China, Cuba, Denmark, (Ecuador), Ethiopia non, Germany,
Iceland, International Internet, (Japan), Korea North non, Korea South,
Liberia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America,
Oklahoma, Per?, Romania, Spain and non, UKQOGBANI, USA; unidentified
1218, 5990; bird monitoring; interviews of gh; propagation outlook -
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2222 available from 0144 UT Friday December 22:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2222.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2222.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Also confirmed Saturday December 23 from 2029 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
Wentzville MO, S9+18 into nearby Warrenton SDR, which tends to
skip/hiccup a lot making it nonuseful for continuous program
listening.
Also confirmed, UT Sunday December 24 starting at 0535 on WA0RCR, 1860
AM, MO, S9+18 into nearby remote, very late after nominal 0415.
UNIDENTIFIED. 730, Dec 23 at 0750 UT, classical music, a surprise as
no stations are overtly so formatted; pause and more as if album cuts.
Not recognizable as ``holiday`` or ``religious`` but maybe, and/or
anomaly for The Season. Would KKDA Korean TX or XEX Deportes CDMX do
this? On 730, no CBC/SRC nor any US public radio stations (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
TEXT INTERVIEWS WITH GLENN:
SWLing Post blog with Jock Elliott, Nov 2023, original English; Russian
and Spanish translations
Extensive Summer 1999 iv by Sheldon Harvey, CIDX upon WOR reaching
1000
Are now linked at bottom of
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html [sic]
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
International, Dec 18-24, 2023:
WORLD OF RADIO 2222 contents: Antarctica, Australia, (Austria), Canada
and non, China, Cuba, Denmark, (Ecuador), Ethiopia non, Germany,
Iceland, International Internet, (Japan), Korea North non, Korea South,
Liberia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America,
Oklahoma, Per?, Romania, Spain and non, UKQOGBANI, USA; unidentified
1218, 5990; bird monitoring; interviews of gh; propagation outlook -
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2222 available from 0144 UT Friday December 22:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2222.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2222.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2222 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 22
at 2158 just in time the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 kHz, good
trans-Europe into UTwente with no Romania or other QRM. Likewise tail
of WRMI 2130 on internet only.
Also confirmed Sunday December 24 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1323 kHz, S9+10/20 into nearby SDR, not on 918 or 207; and 1323 also
S9 into UTwente across Europe, no QRM at either.
UNIDENTIFIED. 730, Dec 23 at 0750 UT, classical music, a surprise as
no stations are overtly so formatted; pause and more as if album cuts.
Not recognizable as ``holiday`` or ``religious`` but maybe, and/or
anomaly for The Season. Would KKDA Korean TX or XEX Deportes CDMX do
this? On 730, no CBC/SRC nor any US public radio stations (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier check, Dec 18 at
0706, only 891, audible het against 890s, among the regular spots. Not
only WLS but CCI seems Spanish, likely CUBA 200 kW rather than several
low-powered Unitedstatesians (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic just barely audible MW carrier check, Dec
22 at 0748: only 891 kHz in non-exhaustive bandscan, usual 1 kHz het
upon WLS. Surely ALGERIA, about as late as it can be on shortest
dayofyear. Site Ouyed Falet is not included in the extensive locality
list at gaisma.com, but it`s just west of Algiers, so what`s the
sunrise time there? 0657 UT. With 300 kW it can still be propagating
westward less than an hour after LSR. Latest will become in a biweek,
0702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
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Domestic, December 11-17, 2023
All times and dates strictly UT!
Rx: NRD-545 with 100` E-W longwire;
IC-R75 with Wellbrook loop E/W or
N-S interior shortwire.
DX-398 with internal antenna only;
Nissan stock caradio as specified.
Or remote receivers when specified.
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham,
which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
Yes, I know MW starts at 300 kHz, but may include LW
beacons below that for sake of completeness. It also
extends above to 3000 kHz. I also include reports of
harmonix originating with MW stations.
** CANADA. 2598 USB, Dec 15 at 0446 UT, S7 YL voice in French with
marine weather, keeps mentioning ``vendredi`` = Friday forecasts. 2749
USB sounds like the same, S9. Confirmed // with 2598 on the R75,
enough sig into DX-398 with reelout clip-on to hear 2749 USB matching,
but 2749 with a slight split-second delay. DXinfocentre.com shows at
this hour from 0437, final broadcasts of the day before a 3-hour
pause:
2598, VBQ-22, Natashquan (Escoumins), FF/EE 600 watts;
2749, VCN, Escoumins, FF/EE, 600 watts.
Both in Québec, Les Escoumins is on the left bank/NW shore of the
St-Laurent, east of Saguenay. Natashquan further up the north coast
across from the east end of Anticosti island. Distance between them
587 km = 365 stmi = 317 nmi. Listing implies Escoumins is the
originator, contradicting the monitored delay. Google cannot translate
Escoumins from French; perhaps a proper name (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. Re 2598 & 2749 USB: ``Escoumins is the originator,
contradicting the monitored delay. Google cannot translate Escoumins
from French; perhaps a proper name``
``"Its name has traditionally been recognized to come from the
Montagnais iskomin, meaning "where there are many seeds" or "there are
fruits or seeds", in turn from the roots isko or ishko ("as far as
this/that") and min (red seeds, or wild berries in general). According
to more recent theory, it could also be a variation of the Mi'kmaq
term eskumunaak, meaning "lookout place". In addition, other sources
say that the place is named Essipit in Montagnais, meaning "river of
shells"."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins,_Quebec
Note that in NB, we have a village called Escuminac, with Canada's
largest inshore fishing vessel harbour. It is also the location of one
of the permanent government GNSS stations and a tide gauge. -- Richard
Langley`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 275 MCW kHz, Dec 11 at 2319 UT, 25-watt GUY Guymon is the
only somewhat unusual NDB audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Finally heard from OG&E guy Dec 13, that two bad
insulators had been found less than a mile away, and indeed the SW
intermittent arcing/buzzing seems to have stopped. Still a loud
continuous buzz worst on LW, apparently something else and he doesn`t
have a radio tuning LW (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 660, Dec 11 at 0526 UT Navajo chanting, segué to country
song in English, culture clash! Suspect KTNN, AZ/NM, dominating
channel, so on 50 kW ND day pattern not protecting NYC? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1130 kHz, Dec 13 at 0803 UT tune-in, just as rock music
breaks for ID as KLEY Wellington KS and two FM translators -- no
shame, obviously 250 watt day power instead of legal ONE WATT at
night; normally dominates KWKH and anything else here. Used to be on
100.3, but moved to 104.1 K281DI per WTFDA FM DB, which yet still
shows branding as 100.3 The Wave. No hits if you search on KLEY in the
`Relay of` field: it has to be KLEY-1130, and no other translator hits
either with that. Format AC, no longer Country as in NRC AM Log. At
least it`s not jointly IDing with sibling station, probably same
computer bank, KKLE 1550 Winfield KS which is bluegrass.
1130, Dec 13 at 1901 UT I listen again carefully for ID: no `The Wave`
branding, just `a My Town Media station` - I think, hard to understand
but that is the current licensee; second translator chex as K281DI, and
the first one maybe a -262- which = 100.3, so is that still on the
air? No such xltr anywhere in KS per FCC and WTFDA (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 1130, Dec 14 at 0744 UT, super-cheater KLEY Wellington KS,
YL weather she precedes and follows with this branding I`ve never
heard before: ``Super Hits 1130 AM and 104.1 FM``. The station
obviously running 250X its authorized nite power of one watt (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2221)
WORLD OF RADIO 2221 contents: Antarctica, Ascension, (China), Cuba,
Europe, (Finland), (France), Germany, India, Korea North, (Korea South
non), Mongolia, Romania, Solomon Islands, Sweden, (Tajikistan), Tibet
non, Turkey, USA, (Uzbekistan), (Vatican non); also: publications, RIP
David Zantow, holiday programming, WSPR, smart meters; propagation
outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2221 available from 0138 UT Friday December 15:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Also confirmed Saturday December 16 at 2030 about 2 minutes into so
started circa 2028 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO. Also from 2030 on RMI
webcast only and WRN N America webcast.
UNIDENTIFIED. 810.6 kHz approx., het against 810 stations, no audio
pullable but seems too strong to be a local birdie and nonesuch noted
here before. Nothing any more than +045 Hz in mwoffsets list; 0529 UT
Dec 11 and none of it next night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1090 kHz, Dec 13 at 0802 UT, maybe trace of a tone under
presumed KAAY AR. KMXA Aurora CO had been reported intoning all night;
still? It`s 50/0.5 kW. Could be mistaken for a TA or TP het from 1089
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1218.1 approx., JBA carrier hetting 1220.0 stations.
Reminds me of 2011/2013y era when KMVL Madisonville TX was on 1219.84
and/or its co-channel experimental booster. Current mwoffsets shows
only one lower than that, WERT Van Wert OH on 1219.5 as of 2023-08-12.
Adding time and date! 0751 UT Dec 14, 2023 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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International, Dec 11-17:
** MEXICO. 660, Dec 17 at 0757 music, 0758 ``Esto es ABC Deportes``,
rock music in English, 0801 full ID as ``XHGBO 92.1, Monterrey, Grupo
Radio ---``. Next song sounds like ABBA. IRCA Mexican log shows XEFZ,
10/1 kW at 1200-0600 only. GBO must stand for General BravO, location
of the FM. Another late nite, KTNN was dominating the channel, not
now. It`s a ``sports`` station with music instead of that (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 770, Dec 17 at 0754 ``Música W`` ... ``Mambo #5`` song in
English; 0800 ``W Radio Zacatecas`` ... ``24 horas`` ... ``-- media``.
W is always pronounced ``doble-ú``. Dominating frequency at first even
on E/W longwire. IRCA Mexican Log shows it`s XEFRTM, Fresnillo, 10/1
kW, W Radio sometimes // XEW 900 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 1323 kHz, Dec 15 at 2308, German songs and announcements
received at Noale and UTwente, after QRMing IRRS with WOR until 2200
and on a bit longer with news. This has got to be R. Neumarkt, a
MW-only German language service via as in mwlist:
``SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități/Marosvásárhelyi Rádió/Radio
Neumarkt SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-0500 hu [SaSu], SRR
Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-1900 hu [Mo-Fr], SRR Radio Târgu Mureș
Minorități 0500-0600 rom [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1800
hu [Su], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1900 hu [Sa], SRR Radio
Neumarkt 1900-2000 de [Mo-Sa]`` --- but not at this hour, extended
perhaps for holidays. Cuts off abruptly in mid-aria at 2337*! More
about Neumarkt:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Neumarkt
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2221 contents: Antarctica, Ascension, (China), Cuba,
Europe, (Finland), (France), Germany, India, Korea North, (Korea South
non), Mongolia, Romania, Solomon Islands, Sweden, (Tajikistan), Tibet
non, Turkey, USA, (Uzbekistan), (Vatican non); also: publications, RIP
David Zantow, holiday programming, WSPR, smart meters; propagation
outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2221 available from 0138 UT Friday December 15:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed Friday
December 15 at 2136 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, but
with musical CCI under into UTwente; both stronger into Noale so
probably Romania on variable sked, 3 Hz SAH. See ROMANIA. Still not on
918 or 207 kHz, but 918 with something weak in Russian? sounds like.
MWlist shows nothing in Eurussia nor anything else likely to be in
that language; largest area powers are in Iran, Egypt, Nigeria.
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW 9/kHz carrier search, Dec 11 at
0459: 567, 576-2, 684, 738, 774, 891, 1107, 1125, 1296, 1341, 1503,
1566, 1710. Later on a 10/kHz bandscan at 0527 another one not noted
earlier: 711 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 13 at 0432:
891, 963, 1431 kHz; Algeria and two more intriguing ones (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 14 at 0448:
only 891, surely Algeria. Repeated bandscans might encounter a few
others with enough signal to detect, vs. variable supersplash from NAm
10/kHz stations, and their own fading, which tends to be quite slow if
unimpeded (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search Dec 15 from 0435:
531, 819, 855, 891, 999, 1107-2 beating. Axually tuned downward in
reverse order. 819 is an unusual one: WRTH 2023 shows nothing
significant in Europe; major sig 300 kW Egypt; lesser sigs in Iran,
Mauritius, Sudan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 810.6 kHz approx., het against 810 stations, no audio
pullable but seems too strong to be a local birdie and nonesuch noted
here before. Nothing any more than +045 Hz in mwoffsets list; 0529 UT
Dec 11 and none of it next night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1218.1 approx., JBA carrier hetting 1220.0 stations.
Reminds me of 2011/2013y era when KMVL Madisonville TX was on 1219.84
and/or its co-channel experimental booster. Current mwoffsets shows
only one lower than that, WERT Van Wert OH on 1219.5 as of 2023-08-12.
Adding time and date! 0751 UT Dec 14, 2023 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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International, Dec 3-10, 2023
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2219 monitoring: Confirmed Sunday
December 3 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9 across
Europe to UTwente with no CCI.
WORLD OF RADIO 2220 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba,
(Cyprus), Egypt, France and non, Germany and non, Hawai`i, Indonesia,
Iran, Korea South and non, (Lithuania), (Madagascar), Maldives non,
Myanmar, Netherlands, North America, Romania, Spain, Sudan South non,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine non, USA, Zambia;
propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in
order)
WOR 2220 available from 0204 UT Friday December 8:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Complete WORLD OF RADIO schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2220 monitoring: confirmed Friday
December 8 at 2138 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+7
across Europe to UTwente; S9+16 into nearby Noale SDR, and no QRM at
either.
Also confirmed Sunday December 10 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1323 kHz, S9+5 and no QRM into UTwente across Europe.
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JJBBA MW carrier search Dec 10 at
0409-0414: 531, 855, 891, 1431, 1494; 1710-2 NAm TIS or pirates (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE
Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update, Dec 9:
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm
The next update is scheduled for end of December.
Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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Domestic, Dec 4-10
All times and dates strictly UT!
** U S A. 379 MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0418, local line noise has abated but
now there is heavy noise from a straight line of storming from the RGV
of TX to the PA/NY border, heaviest in LA/MS/AL/TN, so I can detect a
few JBA DX beacons, but copy is difficult. But ongoing, should be
low-noise nights of both kinds.
On 379 first seems like SU? Nothing listed. At 0454 I am more sure
that it is RS. Only this is close enough to that, also geographically,
as in the RNA reference classaxe, previously logged: ``379 RUE
Russellville AR 25w 08Oct23 Tony reports it is mis-keying as 'RU' . .
. no E``
408 MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0419, OJ? or maybe OLA? nothing even fuzzily
similar at RNA or DXinfocentre.
326 MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0416, MA, no doubt about this ND beacon, 400
watts at Midland TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1540, Dec 4 at 0803 UT, (479) area code ad for something in
Scranton, -- what?? ``True Country``, weather info, then ``Real
Country``. Not Pennsylvania, but Arkansas. As in NRC AM Log, it`s
KLYR, Ozark AR, as ``True Country``. Ozark is east of Ft Smith on I40,
Scranton further and off I40 to the south. 479 is NW Arkansas. Not bad
for one watt! Could it possibly be on 500 watt day power? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1590, Dec 6 at 0751 UT, ballad in Spanish, break for ID as
``Ambiente Clásico Radio``, another tune. What?? NRC AM Log has
several USSS on 1590, but no such slogan. Nor anything fits in
exhaustive IRCA Mexican Log. Google search finds immediately, a story
from late Aug after the NRC AM Log deadline and printing:
https://rbr.com/ambiente-clasico-sec...-am-ownership/
‘Ambiente Clásico’ Secures Chicago AM Ownership By Adam Jacobson -
August 29, 2023
It`s the new format and ownership of WCGO, Evanston IL, which had been
Korean, 10/2.5 kW. Radio-locator still shows yet another outdated
format, ``Chicago`s News Talk``. Ambiente was already reported by
IRCAns in September. Nitetime coverage map has a notch thisaway to its
SW, major lobe northwards:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pa...service=AM&h=N
but daytime is non-direxional:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pa...service=AM&h=D
Some IRCA reports also suspected ND day pattern at night (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1690, Dec 4 at 0805? UT, Virginia references, ``the
Commonwealth``, into `Red Eye Radio`, i.e. WPTX Lexington Park,
Maryland, address in Mechanicsville, both of which are in SW MD, quite
close to VA partially in coverage area; 10/1 kW, but NRC AM Log does
not show it with RER, rather AC/EZL format. Per that the only RER on
1690 is WMLB in GA. IL or CO are the regular 1690s heard here. Nicely
displaying RER affiliate list at
https://www.redeyeradioshow.com/red-...io-affiliates/
agrees that its only 1690 is ``WMLB-AM`` Atlanta -- and every single
MW station is shown with an ``-AM`` suffix, which is nonsense! There
was no sign of two stations mixing, and I can`t imagine a Georgian
with Virginia references as ``the Commonwealth``. Website
https://1690wptx.com/ asserts ``more music, less talk`` and is quite
Marylandish. The VA refs I thought were local, just before rejoining
RER. Schedule at https://1690wptx.com/schedule is not very helpful,
nothing but ``regular programming`` 24/7!! Now I`m wondering if
without embargo it had to be WMLB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Greg Hardison has the answer to my quandary over VA vs GA on
1690:
"... 1690 is 'WMLB-AM` Atlanta ..." - WMLB is owned these days by some
{censored} in Virginia, same owner of WJFN/820 in Chester and
of late, WJFP/740 also in Chester, the one just outside of Philly,
along with possibly one or two others in the mid-Atlantic area. I've
seen indications in the past that all of the above are programmed out
of the Hub at WJFN, including local mid-Virginia sponsors and
references. Cheaper that way; saved overhead=more money left to give
to t{censored}. My own funds say that you indeed did receive WMLB, on 1690,
with Red Neck Radio.`` Tnx, Greg (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1690, Dec 4 at 2320 UT, several Relevant Radio, Catholic
promos during break in a talkshow, of course KDMT Arvada CO, dominant
now but some deep fades. Official Dec sunset is 2330 UT, so still on
10 kW daypower (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2220 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba,
(Cyprus), Egypt, France and non, Germany and non, Hawai`i, Indonesia,
Iran, Korea South and non, (Lithuania), (Madagascar), Maldives non,
Myanmar, Netherlands, North America, Romania, Spain, Sudan South non,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine non, USA, Zambia;
propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in
order)
WOR 2220 available from 0204 UT Friday December 8:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Complete WORLD OF RADIO schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2220 monitoring:
Also confirmed Saturday December 9 starting at 2043 the 2030v on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+18 into nearby SDR; including the 1:43 clip of
Myanmar 5985 with some music, at 2054.
Also confirmed UT Sunday December 10 at 0551-0557 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
MO, S9+18, so the nominal 0415v started way late circa 0528. Overtime
HamSat ending at 0512 and into ARRL news which must have lasted ~16
minutes.
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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Domestic, Nov 27-Dec 3, 2023
All times and dates strictly UT!
** OKLAHOMA. 267 MCW kHz, Nov 27 at 0254 UT, HET is JBA for a change,
25 watt NDB from HenryETta, seldom heard. Axually listening on 265
USB; 201 km = 125 stmi from Enid. Still suffering from hi line noise
level, worst on LW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 353 MCW kHz, Nov 27 at 0256, LI, 400 watt NDB from LIttle
Rock AR, seldom heard but now anything outside OK is notable vs local
noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1510 kHz, Dec 3 at 0637 UT, traditional choral Xmas carols,
with WLAC nulled about 6 Hz away. I`m checking following reports that
R. Monumental, Ecuador was being widely heard in N America, but
unlikely to be this. 0700 English ID mentions translator but I can`t
copy any calls. Another try at 0800: KPLS Littleton CO plus 97.7 and
92.9. NRC AM Log shows that`s the `K-plus` group, with KPLS-FM on
97.7 and K225CZ on 92.9. Unless a daytime cheater, I figured it would
likely be this, due to paucity of 1510 night stations around here;
yet, seemingly unlikely due to tight NNE/SSW pattern both day and
night, so we are very much in a null; out of whack? KPLS is also
remarkable with a much *higher* power at night, 10/25 kW.
Night coverage:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pa...service=AM&h=N
Own website shows nothing but 1510, and programming, other stuff such
as Radio 74 International, correlate with 3ABN = 7DA TV network
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1630 kHz, Dec 2 at 0809 UT, KKGM Ft Worth TX with Black
Information Network promo and joint ID for 1630 & 970 in DFW. 970
would be KHVN, also licensed to Ft Worth, why both? For ancient radios
without X-band? No longer heavenly but keeping previous calls.
Radio-locator shows night coverage of 270-watt 970 from site just NE
of FW, ``local`` contour falls short of Dallas; unlike 1 kW 1630 which
from site further NE of FW halfway to Irving, exceeds almost to Balch
Springs, both ND. Studio address axually in Dallas (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 3090, Nov 27 circa 0700 and earlier, not a trace of the KBUF
KS third harmonic I heard 24 hours before. Apparently totally
repaired, but worth further chex just in case along with 2060, 4120,
5150 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2219 contents: Antarctica, Bolivia, China, Cuba,
Denmark, Europe, (France), (Germany), Guam, Iran, Kiritimati, (Korea
North), Newfoundland, New Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Papua New
Guinea, Romania, (Slovenia), Spain, Sudan South non, Switzerland non,
Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet non, Turkey, Ukraine, (UAE), UK non, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, Vatican, Zambia; propagation outlook --
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2219 available from 0203 UT Friday December 1:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2219.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2219.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services. Complete WOR schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Also confirmed Saturday December 2 at 2034 about 2 minutes into so
started circa 2032 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG S9+20 into nearby SDR;
also underway the 2030s on WRN N America webcast and RMI webcast only.
Also confirmed UT Sunday December 3 finally at 0532 about 3 minutes
into, so started circa 0529 after nominal 0415, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
good direct but with CWQRM encroaching during some 160m DX contest.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
International, Nov 27-Dec 3:WORLD OF RADIO 2219 contents: Antarctica, Bolivia, China, Cuba,
Denmark, Europe, (France), (Germany), Guam, Iran, Kiritimati, (Korea
North), Newfoundland, New Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Papua New
Guinea, Romania, (Slovenia), Spain, Sudan South non, Switzerland non,
Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet non, Turkey, Ukraine, (UAE), UK non, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, Vatican, Zambia; propagation outlook --
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2219 available from 0203 UT Friday December 1:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2219.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2219.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services. Complete WOR schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2219 monitoring: not confirmed
Friday December 1 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, JBA into
UTwente but no CCI, enough to tell it`s #2218 instead. I was late in
uploading it to IRRS server! They now have 2219 for further airings.
This also reminds me to be sure WRMI has it ASAP. I seem to be getting
forgetful. Via Dec BDXC-UK Communication, note this:
``A test transmission has been heard on 1323 kHz from the Brighton
(Southwick) transmitter which used to carry Smooth Radio Sussex. The
announcement stated “This is an engineering test transmission to
establish the feasibility of new commercial and community radio
stations. If you can hear this broadcast we would be very grateful for
your reception report. You can email broadcastconsultant@gmail.com
Thank you for listening and enjoy the music we have for you as part of
this test transmission.” (mediumwave.info 12-13 November)``
So WOR from Italy on 1323, Fri 2130 & Sun 2100, may regain CCI, but so
far clear even unto UTwente.
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search of entire band at
9/kHz intervals, November 28 at 0430: only 711 het on 710, and rather
strong but no audio pulled. A few years ago, one of the Cuban Rebeldes
was thought to be exactly +1 kHz off-frequency, but surely more likely
the Moroccan imperialist station in Western Sahara. WRTH 2023 shows 8
Rebeldes on 710 from 1 to 200 kW. The 400 kW Moroccan // on 936 used
to be a regular carrier here but has been inactive a few years (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carriers: Nov 29 circa 0330, 711
kHz; again at 0647 when also detecting 774 & 855 likely Spain, maybe
819? 711 probably Western Sahara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Nov 30 at
0435-0440, including some not usually detected but all are extremely
weak JJBBA: 576, 612, 711, 774, 855, 891, 1008, 1089, 1107, 1161, 1305
and two beating on 1710 = pirates or TIS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 1 at 0435:
855, 891, 1044, likely Spain, Algeria, Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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International, Nov 20-26, 2023:
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Nov 22 at 0748, no signal from R. Kiribati,
which I continue to check almost every night after 0700; last season
this would be the earliest/only ``trans``-Pacific MW carrier audible
here. Probably off, but still must overcome local noise level here.
Need further checking via Oahu remote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Nov 23 at 0700, NO signal detected from R.
Kiribati at Kaneohe, Oahu SDR which used to pick it up reliably on N/S
antenna. And of course no trace direct as I used to often have it last
wintrish (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. Ron Howard replies Nov 25 to my latest report about R.
Kiribati: ``Glenn - This past week (Nov 19+) I have also been checking
846, here at Asilomar State Beach, and like you, have had no hint of a
carrier (0630+ UT). Is probably off the air or running extremely low
power? Ron``. GB on `Calling All Radio Nutzzz` also mentioned us about
this not being heard as he also dealt with the other Xmas Island in
the Indian Ocean. He pronounced K- and K- as if in English rather than
approximating `kuh-ris-mas` and `kir-ee-bass` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2217 monitoring: Also confirmed
Sunday November 19 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9 into
UTwente SDR across Europe, no QRM. Also at same time on WRN Europe
stream and WRMI webcast only.
WORLD OF RADIO 2218 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Canada,
China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Finland non, France, Germany, India,
Iran and non, Isle of Man, Japan, Korea North and non, (Lithuania),
México non?, (Newfoundland), North America, (Palestine non), Qatar
non, Russia, (Taiwan), Turkey, Turkmenistan and non, Ukraine and non,
UAE, UK, USA*, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; Ruscha RADIO paintings;
propagation outlook -- (countries mentioned along with others not in
order) *see correxion at USA 15770 WRMI log
WOR 2218 available from 0158 UT Friday November 24:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2218.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2218.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2218 monitoring: confirmed Friday
November 24 at 2148 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9/+8
into UTwente across Europe and no QRM; not bad for 858 km = 533 miles,
5 or 1 kW per mwlist, or maybe already the F.Pl. of 15?
WORLD OF RADIO 2218 monitoring: confirmed Sunday November 26 at 2100
on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+5 into UTwente with no QRM.
UNIDENTIFIED. 891 kHz, Nov 25 at 0741, JBA carrier vs WLS, presumably
Algeria; nothing else this late checking a few other 9/kHz splits,
684, 774, 855 kHz Spain. Need to do some full TA carrier bandscans
much earlier in evening, but propagation has been degraded lately
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carriers, Nov 26 at 0507: 621,
711, 891 kHz, checking likely spots below 1200, not 9/kHz complete
scan; likely Canary, W Sahara, Algeria. No Spains on 684, 774, 855
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
Domestic, Nov 20-26, 2023:All times and dates strictly UT!
Rx: NRD-545 with 100` E-W longwire;
IC-R75 with Wellbrook loop E/W or
N-S interior shortwire.
DX-398 with internal antenna only;
Nissan stock caradio as specified.
Or remote receivers when specified.
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham,
which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
Yes, I know MW starts at 300 kHz, but may include LW
beacons below that for sake of completeness. It also
extends above to 3000 kHz. I also include reports of
harmonix originating with MW stations.
** CANADA. 2749 USB, Nov 22 at 0746, marine weather in English by YL
voice, S7. Also same synth voice on 2598 USB much stronger S9+20.
Scheduled now are 2749 VCO Sydney NS from 0740 and 2598 VCP Placentia
NL from 0737, first broadcasts of the local days. However, EiBi shows
sites are really:
pc-Port Caledonia NS 46N11'14"-59W53'59"
sl-St Lawrence NL 46N55'09"-55W22'45"
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 2749 USB, Nov 26 at 0730 UT, algo JBA in English, presumed
CCG with marine weather; but nothing sked in EiBi or dxinfocentre
before 0740, VCO Sydney NS. Maybe additional for urgent/emergency
info? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 255 MCW kHz, Nov 24 at 2320 UT, ND beacon SW in
StillWater is JB readable as the local line noise has finally abated
considerably but still occasional bursts: audiblized are numerous
birdies on LW, nevertheless a good sign, rather than any DX beacons,
yet. OG&E never contacted me after latest complaint, so unknown
whether they really did anything (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. 1550, Nov 26 at 1619 UT, `The Bluegrass Express` between
tunes. 1700 ToH ID as ``The Bluegrass Express, on 1550, KKLE,
Winfield, Kansas``. Weak but steady groundwave with SAH probably from
Sapulpa if it`s on. I was checking this out for Mauno Ritola of WRTH,
who asked earlier: ``Hi Glenn, do you hear this station? Is it still
on operation as "Bluegrass Express"? Thanks, Mauno``
I replied at first: ``Believe I did last time I tuned by. Will have to
check in daytime. 73, Glenn`` -- meanwhile Mauno replied:
``Thanks. Later I noticed in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKLE :
"In September 2023, KKLE began airing an all-bluegrass music format,
branded as "The Bluegrass Express"", quoting:
https://www.sumnernewscow.com/wellin...ng-relaunched/
Also reported on the air in October:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tin4bICS_xM
So I suppose they still continue, but if you happen to check, please
confirm. 73, Mauno`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 3090 kHz, Nov 26 at 0731 UT, S9 pop music in AM --- whoopee,
must be a third harmonic from 1030. It`s been ages since I have DXed
any such MW harmonic. No other fundamental would be an even fit. This
on the E/W longwire which is icy. Soon find // music tuning the DX-398
to 1030, and rough DF for NW/SE. On 1030 only, CCI from a C2C station,
no doubt KTWO WY, nothing unusual there. Then refined to country
format, 0743 all too brief YL announcement, maybe not an ID, also 0749
between tunes. Also audible weaker on 2060 = 2 x 1030 and 4120 = 4 x
1030; even a JBA carrier on 5150 = 5 x 1030. 6180 unchecked but might
soon confront Brasil. Paucity of 1030 stations around here makes KBUF
Holcomb = Garden City KS very likely, except in current NRC AM Log it
is also a talker. One tune identified at 0746, `The Greatest Man I
Never Knew`, by Reba, i.e. her father. But by 0755, 3090 is fading
down to S5, and gone by 0800 ToH ID time! Are they tweaking the
transmitter?
KBUF doesn`t quite make it here on groundwave daytime circa 1730 UT to
check whether a format change, JBA carrier vs S9+20 line noise. But:
Radio-locator shows address, where else? Valley City ND yet leads to
website with streaming:
https://www.westernkansasnews.com/kbuf/
and guess what, at 1757 it`s C&W music despite ostensible branding as
``The Ag Leader``. 1800 ID and ABC News, 1805 back to country. 1812
ABC News again but JBM on stream, 1813 blasts on with ID and back to
C&W. ``We love being your Ag Leader, KBUF``. 1820, `Sixteen Tons``.
Maybe they are mainly C&W on weekends or part time among talk. Website
does not link to any program schedule; who cares about that?
Going by NRC AM Log, the only C&Ws on 1030 are: WEBS in Georgia, 3
watts at night; and WYCZ in Tennessee, 250. At 1810 I check for
harmonix in daytime but none heard (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2218 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Canada,
China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Finland non, France, Germany, India,
Iran and non, Isle of Man, Japan, Korea North and non, (Lithuania),
México non?, (Newfoundland), North America, (Palestine non), Qatar
non, Russia, (Taiwan), Turkey, Turkmenistan and non, Ukraine and non,
UAE, UK, USA*, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; Ruscha RADIO paintings;
propagation outlook -- (countries mentioned along with others not in
order) *see correxion at USA 15770 WRMI log
WOR 2218 available from 0158 UT Friday November 24:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2218.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2218.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Also confirmed Saturday November 25 from 2026 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+18 into nearby SDR.
Also confirmed UT Sunday November 26 at 0426 about 7 minutes into so
started circa 0419, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, S9/+20.
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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Domestic, November 6-12:
** OKLAHOMA. 255 MCW kHz, Nov 10 at 0438 UT, ND beacon SW is JBA. Sad
situation when this nearby Stillwater becomes DX vs OG&E`s line noise
level, worst on LW but extending to 25+ MHz. Four days later I am
still waiting for any response to my latest complaint Nov 6 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1637.3 & 1682.7, Nov 6 at 0402 UT, spurblobs out of 1660
WTOU Kalamazoo are still rampant. When will they fix? Don`t 1640 or
1682 stations care? Of course not! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2216 contents: *Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Antarctica,
China, (Cyprus), Europe, Germany, *Guam, India, Israel, Korea South,
(Lithuania), (Madagascar), México, Netherlands, New Zealand, North
America, Palestine non, Romania, *Russia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka
and non, *Thailand, (Tunisia), Turkey, Ukraine non, UK and non, USA,
*Vatican and non, Vietnam non; ignition noise; propagation outlook
*with B23 schedules (countries mentioned with others not in order)
WOR 2216 available from 0252 UT Friday November 10:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.mp3
Also confirmed Saturday November 11 at 2028 about 2 minutes into so
started circa 2026 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+13 into nearby SDR.
Also confirmed UT Sunday November 12 at 0540 about 11 minutes into so
started way later than nominal 0415, circa 0529 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
MO. Previous ham shows running long, but this time WOR not shifted
earlier to circa 0330.
Domestic, Nov 13-19:
** NEWFOUNDLAND. 2598 USB, Nov 17 at 0742 UT, YL with marine weather
in English, JBA vs local line noise. DXinfocentre.com shows this the
first 2598 broadcast of the local day from 0737 UT, VCP-4, 3000 watts
from Placentia, which is on the west side of the SE peninsula. Nothing
at this time on 2749, altho closer 550-watt VCO Sydney NS is supposed
to start at 0740 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 1520, Nov 14 at 0746, KOKC OKC seems stronger than usual,
S9+45/35 direct in talk. Paul Walker heard that it had finally resumed
50 kW direxional westward at night. For years was on STA 12 kW ND
after antenna damage. Back in the glory days as KOMA with rock, was a
powerhouse in western N America, and of course on to Down Under. Now
there is QRM from a music understation, I wonder what. Even with DA-N
we are not getting the full brunt of it thisaway to the NNW (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Re 1520, KOKC allegedly back to 50 kW DA-N:
Mike Beu at 0144 Nov 15: ``Hey Glenn: Interesting info about KOKC
antenna pattern change - definitely weaker down south in Austin, Texas
- easier now to DX the channel. KRHW Sikeston, MO with C&W music is
frequently audible under KOKC including now at 0144 UTC, here in
Austin. Receiving Equipment: Drake R8B, Terminated Delta (17ft apex
and 28ft base) -, northeast, Mini-Flag (7ft by 15ft) - southeast.
Pennant (14ft by 29ft) - southeast. 73, Mike Beu, KD5DSQ, Austin,
Texas``
And on the WOR iog in EST: ``1520 KOKC OK Oklahoma City 11/14, 2330
{0430 UT Nov 15}. Chad Benson talk program, in and out, over/under
co-channel QRM. Man at 2359. "KOKC...95 point 3 and 15-20 AM".
Stronger signal than we usually get here post-tornado, but not really
as strong as pre-tornado. A hard call to make, this listening session,
if they really at full power. Monitored on Grundig Satellit 205 and
internal loop. -- Rick Barton-AZ``
From IRCA iog Nov 14: ``Last night and this morning KOKC 1520 did not
appear to be back to normal. Weak signal compared to what it was
before the tornado took down towers. -- John Johnson DXing from Mesa,
Arizona, SDRplay RSPduo, Wellbrook ALA1530LNP``
``Paul B. Walker, Jr., Alaska: ``They might be doing some final fine
turning {sic} before turning things up for good.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 329 MCW kHz, Nov 17 at 0736, PMV, ND beacon is JB readable
despite line noise level on LW of S9; unlike any others in bandscan,
not even local 341 EI. PMV is 25 watts from Plattsmouth, NE. That`s
just south of Omaha where the combined N&S Platte Rivers flow into the
Missouri (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2217 contents: (Armenia), Brasil, Bulgaria, China,
Colombia and non, Denmark, East Turkistan, Eritrea non, Europe,
Greece, India, Ireland and Northern, Israel non, Japan, Korea South,
Kurdistan non, (Madagascar), México, Netherlands, North America,
Oklahoma, (Russia), Sa`udi Arabia, Sudan South non, Turkey, (Ukraine),
USA, (Yemen non); unidentified 5845; propagation outlook - (countries
mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2217 available from 0143 UT Friday November 17:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2217.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2217.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Also confirmed Saturday November 18 at 2029, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
VG S9+18 into nearby SDR.
WORLD OF RADIO 2217 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday November 19 at
0416 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9/+20 direct, about 1 minute into so
started on-time at 0415.
UNIDENTIFIED. 610, Nov 15 at 0657 UT, Mexmx unusual, dominating, 0700
very brief announcement in a fade. NRC AM Log shows the only USSS are
in GA and OR, both unlikely; and only five Mexicans, XEGS Guasave,
Sinaloa probably most likely, and four others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Greg Hardison replies:
``I dunno. WPLO/"La Bonita" was pretty clearly heard in the 610 mess
on a West Virginia remote last night (Nov 16 UTC). Seems they could be
cheating, and the signal usually gets out around the East fairly well
anyway. If you hear any sporadic "La Bonita"s, that should cinch it``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1440, caradio on an expedition 30km N of Enid, two weak
signals interfading, one religious, the other talk, likely early
skywave from KEXP Metroplex TX, 50 kW day power; and KMAJ Topeka KS,
respectively, 1937 UT Nov 15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
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These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
Intrnational, November 6-12:
** KIRITIMATI. Bruce Conti, NRC IDXD ed., replies to my obs that 846
carrier is not being heard direct nor at Kaneohe, Oahu, KiwiSDR which
used to hear it well:
``AsiaWaves lists R. Kiribati schedule 0000-0130, 0500-1005,
1825-2030, mwlist 0000-0130, 0530-0936 [12456], 1800-2000, and the
September 2023 Pacific-Asian Log lists 0000-0130, 0500-0935,
1630-2030. [Conti]``
Well, 846 was certainly on air by 0430 if not earlier, last year, and
it`s not clear if these listings be current. 1440 entry in Asiawaves
is dated Jan 2020; and for 846, Oct 2020. Also, same UT sked for 1440
and 846 which are 2 timezones apart?? Is 846 a 100% relay // 1440? PAL
explicitly states they are not //; but both off the air 0130-0500.
I`ll certainly check Oahu later from 0500 or even 0530. If they are
not //, why should each reference claim exactly the same timespans for
both despite two timezones apart? I don`t find any Pacific in mwlist,
hidden? Is Oahu or anyone hearing 846 deeper in the night to -0935,
-0936 or -1005? Hardly ever any audio. It could also be that the
carrier sometimes? stays on during the silent hours. That would not be
reported as part of the schedule. It may really be totally off the
air. Oahu remote at 0530 Nov 6 shows no 846 on waterfall yet suggests
there is an inaudible signal fluxuating between -4.8 and +1.2 Hz. No
different at 0600. I suspect that be a drawback of the SDR.
Casually, one may not realize how far East K. is from West K:
``The islands extend about 3,900 km (about 2,400 mi) from east to
west. From north to south they extend about 2,100 km (about 1,300 mi),
straddling the equator. 4,468 mi {statute?} Distance from My Location
(Enid, OK) to Kiribati`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2216 contents: *Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Antarctica,
China, (Cyprus), Europe, Germany, *Guam, India, Israel, Korea South,
(Lithuania), (Madagascar), México, Netherlands, New Zealand, North
America, Palestine non, Romania, *Russia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka
and non, *Thailand, (Tunisia), Turkey, Ukraine non, UK and non, USA,
*Vatican and non, Vietnam non; ignition noise; propagation outlook
*with B23 schedules (countries mentioned with others not in order)
WOR 2216 available from 0252 UT Friday November 10:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.mp3
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: add (Tunisia) to
contents. Confirmed Friday November 10 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM
Italia, 1323 kHz only, still not on 918 or 207, ever? S9+10/20 into
nearby Noale SDR but with considerable pop music CCI. Certainly not
Iran nor 30 watts in UK, per MWlist leaving only this on extended
schedule; unless an unlisted pirate, unlikely:
``ROU SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități/Marosvásárhelyi Rádió/Radio
Neumarkt SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-0500 hu [SaSu], SRR
Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-1900 hu [Mo-Fr], SRR Radio Târgu Mureș
Minorități 0500-0600 rom [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1800
hu [Su], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1900 hu [Sa], SRR Radio
Neumarkt 1900-2000 de [Mo-Sa] Târgu Mureș/Ernei * 15 {kW} Harris
DX-15 tx // 1197 1593 live audio http://stream2.srr.ro:8312/; ``
UNIDENTIFIED. 711 kHz, Nov 10 at 0439, JBA carrier, no doubt Morocco`s
in occupied WESTERN SAHARA. Cursory check of 531-1044 kHz finds only
this TA, no Algerians 531 or 891, no Spaniards on 684, 774, 1044
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
International, Nov 12-19
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
November 12 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+10 into
nearby Noale SDR, this time with NO QRM: can only assume the Romanian
station extends a different schedule on Sundays than Fridays.
WORLD OF RADIO 2217 contents: (Armenia), Brasil, Bulgaria, China,
Colombia and non, Denmark, East Turkistan, Eritrea non, Europe,
Greece, India, Ireland and Northern, Israel non, Japan, Korea South,
Kurdistan non, (Madagascar), México, Netherlands, North America,
Oklahoma, (Russia), Sa`udi Arabia, Sudan South non, Turkey, (Ukraine),
USA, (Yemen non); unidentified 5845; propagation outlook - (countries
mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2217 available from 0143 UT Friday November 17:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2217.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2217.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2217 monitoring: confirmed Friday
November 17 at 2140 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9/S8
into UTwente remote, reaching across Europe, no need to check nearby
Noale SDR as usual. NO co-channel QRM and quite readable with some
fades; ACI splash from S9+10 Spanish on 1314, i.e. three RNE Radio 5
synchros of 25 +10 + 10 = 45 kW. Also confirmed at same time almost
synchro on WRMI webcast only.
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, not a total 9/kHz
bandscan, Nov 19 at 0321: 1107, 1098, 1089, 891, 855, 621 kHz. Another
at 0749: only 855, 774, surely Spain this late (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 610, Nov 15 at 0657 UT, Mexmx unusual, dominating, 0700
very brief announcement in a fade. NRC AM Log shows the only USSS are
in GA and OR, both unlikely; and only five Mexicans, XEGS Guasave,
Sinaloa probably most likely, and four others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Greg Hardison replies:
``I dunno. WPLO/"La Bonita" was pretty clearly heard in the 610 mess
on a West Virginia remote last night (Nov 16 UTC). Seems they could be
cheating, and the signal usually gets out around the East fairly well
anyway. If you hear any sporadic "La Bonita"s, that should cinch it``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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International, Oct 30-Nov 5:
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carriers: not searched whole band
amid S9+20 line noise level but manage to detect a couple, Nov 2 at
0640 UT, no doubt SPAIN, 855-2 and 1044 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier check Nov 3 at 0710 UT:
JBA on 621 and 711 kHz, surely RNE Canarias and neighborly Moroccan
from occupied ``Spanish West Africa`` as in mwlist. Such ending in --1
are axually easier to spot than further splits, since the --0 N
American stations provide no splash and quieten the frequency when
tuning USB. Same would apply to those in --9 if I ever tuned in LSB
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carriers, Nov 4 at 0536, picking
some likely spots to tune USB 1 kHz below: 531, 684, 711, 774, 855,
999, 1125 - likely Algeria, Spain, Western Sahara (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2215 contents: *B23 schedules, Andorra non, Antarctica,
Argentina non, Canada, China, Cuba and non, Egypt, Europe, Finland and
non, France, (Germany), *India, Indonesia, International Internet,
Israel non, (Japan), *Korea South, Korea North and non, (Kuwait),
Madagascar, North America, Palestine non, Perú, (Poland),
(Pridnestrovye), Taiwan, (Tajikistan), Thailand, Tibet non, UK, *USA,
(Western Sahara); unIDs 1548 & 6300; propagation outlook - (countries
mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2215 available from 0043 UT Friday November 3:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2215.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2215.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2215 monitoring: confirmed Friday
November 3 at 2157 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+17
into nearby Noale SDR, and no CCI audible; new shifted time. However,
some storm crashes from NW Greece/SerboCroatia coast right across
Adriatic. Flooding in Tuscany must not have reached to Villa Estense.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2215 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
November 5 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+17 into
nearby Noale SDR. No co-channel QRM. At same time also confirmed on
WRN Europe webcast; and on WRMI webcast-only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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Domestic, Oct 30-Nov 5:
All times and dates strictly UT!
Rx: NRD-545 with 100` E-W longwire;
IC-R75 with Wellbrook loop E/W or
N-S interior shortwire.
DX-398 with internal antenna only;
Nissan stock caradio as specified.
Or remote receivers when specified.
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham,
which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
Yes, I know MW starts at 300 kHz, but may include LW
beacons below that for sake of completeness. It also
extends above to 3000 kHz. I also include reports of
harmonix originating with MW stations.
** CANADA. 940, Oct 30 at 0701 UT, Canadian news, so CBM Montréal?
Dominating on my E/W longwire: but NOT // 990 CBW, and also mentions
Canadian Press, so it`s the only other non-LPRT, CJGX Yorkton SK, U2
50/10 kW. And CBM is long-gone! Now 940 in PQ is CFNV, U4 50/50 in
French (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 356 MCW kHz, Nov 3 at 0704 UT, ND beacon ODX is JBA vs S9
line noise level here which is worst on LW, making it a struggle to
hear any beacons. 25 watts from Ord, Nebraska (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 408 kHz, Nov 5 at 0311, JBA carrier detected here, most
likely JDM, 25 watts at Colby/Wheatfield, NW corner of KS, as the
only two others are in WA & AB. Only NDB I can detect vs line noise
level, except from OK 341 EI and 515 PN. At least the storm noise
level has dropped. Normally would detect 407, 25 watt HRU Herington
KS, closer (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1682.7 & 1637.3 approx., Nov 3 at 0700 UT, matching
spurblobs, both about 22.7 kHz from 1660, i.e. out of WTOU ``The
Touch``, Kalamazoo, as recently discussed in this IRCA thread:
https://groups.io/g/IRCA/topic/101970919
The lower one obscured here by local on 1640 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 1682.7 & 1637.3 approx., Nov 5 at 0306 UT, spurblobs from
1660 WTOU Kalamazoo are still there as heard direct; while 1660
itself is primarily occupied here by KWOD Kansas City KS (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2215 contents: *B23 schedules, Andorra non, Antarctica,
Argentina non, Canada, China, Cuba and non, Egypt, Europe, Finland and
non, France, (Germany), *India, Indonesia, International Internet,
Israel non, (Japan), *Korea South, Korea North and non, (Kuwait),
Madagascar, North America, Palestine non, Perú, (Poland),
(Pridnestrovye), Taiwan, (Tajikistan), Thailand, Tibet non, UK, *USA,
(Western Sahara); unIDs 1548 & 6300; propagation outlook - (countries
mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2215 available from 0043 UT Friday November 3:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2215.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2215.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2215 monitoring:
Also confirmed Saturday November 4 at 1930 UT, right on time via
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG into nearby SDR; from next week will be at
2030 UT. Also on WRMI webcast-only; but not on WRN Europe stream,
rather Poland now, and WOR presumably at 2030, not checked.
Also confirmed UT Sunday November 5 at 0355 about 15 minutes into, so
started circa 0340, WA0RCR, 1860 AM, S9+18 into nearby MO SDR. From
next week nominal time 0415 but could start as early as 0330.
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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Domestic, Oct 23-29, 2023:
All times and dates strictly UT!
Rx: NRD-545 with 100` E-W longwire;
IC-R75 with Wellbrook loop E/W or
N-S interior shortwire.
DX-398 with internal antenna only;
Nissan stock caradio as specified.
Or remote receivers when specified.
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also
VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham,
which may be found in several archives
without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
Yes, I know MW starts at 300 kHz, but may include LW
beacons below that for sake of completeness. It also
extends above to 3000 kHz. I also include reports of
harmonix originating with MW stations.
** CANADA. 2749 USB, Oct 29 at 0314 UT, S9 marine weather by YL voice
in French, my first log this season of Canadian Coast Guard MW
broadcasts. https://dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm shows the latest
transmission on 2749 starts at 0240 from VCS-21, 1500 watts, Halifax
NS, but not flagged as bilingual. DST is still in effect, but never
clear to me whether these stay at same local clock time or same real Z
time. Nothing heard now or yet on 2598 USB, from the further
Newfoundland area (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 2097.3 CW, Oct 26 at 0333, NOT heard single-letter beacon A,
every dekasecond from anywhere but Quartzsite AZ; also several other
chex lately, so wonder if no longer active (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2214 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba,
(Czechia), Egypt, France, Germany, India, *Iran, Ireland non, Israel,
*Japan, Kiritimati, *Korea South and non, Myanmar, Netherlands, *New
Zealand, Perú, *Romania, Russia and non, *Scotland non, (Slovakia),
*Spain, Sweden, *Turkey, Ukraine, (UAE), UK, USA; propagation outlook;
*with new B23 schedules - (countries mentioned along with others not
in order)
WOR 2214 available from 0138 UT Friday October 27:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2214.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2214.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Also confirmed Saturday October 28 from 1928 UT on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
MO, VG S9+18 into nearby SDR.
Not confirmed UT Sunday October 29 between 0300 and 0605 on WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO into nearby SDR; nominal time 0315. This Week in Amateur
Radio seemed to go on forever; I should catch WOR if I check at least
once every 25 minutes. One ham radio news item was about the SAQ
upcoming Oct 24 transmission.
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULES
update for non-DST in Europe:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
non-DST in North America will be in effect Nov 5
UNIDENTIFIED. 1210 kHz, Oct 25 at 0701 UT, CBS News with audio
dropouts every second or two; figured it would be WPHT Philadelphia,
but KGYN Guymon OK is also with CBS per NRC AM Log. KGYN tends do
dominate here despite supposedly nulling toward WPHT (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 275 MCW kHz, Oct 26 at 0331 UT, GUY, 25-watt ND beacon at
GUYmon. Seldom heard this distant Okie, last logged Feb 3, 2022. So
JBA at first 0316 that it seemed MSY or MUY; the last dot of G, --.
not very prominent. This is a good time to extract all the OKs from
https://dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
for own reference; some of which I have never heard; 25 watts u.o.s.
201 BV Bartlesville
255 SW Stillwater
267 HET Henryetta
275 GUY Guymon
278 SRE Seminole
338 TU Tulsa 30
341 EI Enid
350 RG OKC 400 decommissioned
385 LB Liberal KS across state line
388 OK Okmulgee
393 BZ Burns Flat / Foss
400 AI Ardmore 30
515 PN Ponca City
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser
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International, Oct 23-29, 2023:
These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Oct 23 at 0446, still trying to get R.
Kiribati via Oahu SDR: nothing visible on waterfall, but SynchAM tries
to lock onto signal plus/minus ~2 Hz. 24h earlier this was displaying
a line at 846 but appeared to be boundary of something rather than a
genuine signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI [non]. 846 kHz, re my not hearing carrier from R.
Kiribati direct, and no more than an uncertain trace sometimes at Oahu
SDR: ``Glenn - Here at Asilomar State Beach, have also noted no signal
at all recently on 846 kHz. Conditions have been fairly good, as on
Oct 22 (Sunday), actually had some rare audio on 1017 kHz, perhaps
from Tonga, at 0701 UT, with religious singing; normally I only hear
with a carrier. Ron (California)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Oct 26 at 0508, another try to detect R.
Kiribati into Oahu SDR: nothing audible or visible on the H2Ofall, but
SAM claims to lock on to an 846 varying plus/minus 4 Hz. Could it
really be on but very QRP? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2214)
WORLD OF RADIO 2214 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba,
(Czechia), Egypt, France, Germany, India, *Iran, Ireland non, Israel,
*Japan, Kiritimati, *Korea South and non, Myanmar, Netherlands, *New
Zealand, Perú, *Romania, Russia and non, *Scotland non, (Slovakia),
*Spain, Sweden, *Turkey, Ukraine, (UAE), UK, USA; propagation outlook;
*with new B23 schedules - (countries mentioned along with others not
in order)
WOR 2214 available from 0138 UT Friday October 27:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2214.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2214.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
WORLD OF RADIO 2214 monitoring: Confirmed Friday October 27 at 2030 on
IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, fair into Parma SDR and can hear no
CCI = co-channel interference. From next week this should be at 2130.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2214 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
October 29 at 2100 ex-2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+15
into nearby SDR, atop some CCI talk, can`t make out language, but
Romania or something schedule also probably shifted an hour later
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULES
update for non-DST in Europe:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
non-DST in North America will be in effect Nov 5
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic just-barely-audible MW carrier search,
October 24 at 0330-0335 on the E/W loop: 576, 612, 621, 639, 774-2,
855*strongest, 891?, 999, 1044, 1098, 1125, 1296, 1305, 1413 kHz.
Notably missing: 711 from WESTERN SAHARA occupied by Morocco.
Correlating with this posted at 0711 UT Oct 24:
``[bdxc-news] 711 kHz Morocco --- 711 kHz SNRT Laayoune Morocco has
been putting a good signal into Playa Blanca Lanzarote but with very
poor modulation. It normally makes it very difficult for me to receive
WOR New York 710 kHz. This morning 711 kHz noted off, maybe for
maintenance and excellent reception of WOR from 06.30 as I type at
07.10 just starting to fade but still audible. 73 John Hoad, Elad
FDM-DUOr (Stand Alone) + Wellbrook ALA1530LNP, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
{Canary Islands}`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 25 at 0653:
684, 711*strongest so WESTERN SAHARA is back on; 774, 837, 855 kHz.
The others likely SPAIN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 26 at 0225 UT,
on the E/W longwire into NRD-545: Tnx to Canadians Richard Langley and
Peter Laws for leading me to the manual instruxions on 9/10 kHz but it
is too complicated to change its tuning steps, unlike simply on the
R75, so this is not a thorough bandscan, rather picking several likely
frequencies to punch individually 1 kHz below in USB to hear a 1 kHz
het = carrier; not in the order tuned over the next few minutes:
531-2, 576-2, 595**, 621, 639-2, 684, 711-NOT, 774, 801, 855-2, 882,
891, 999, 1107-2, 1305-2, 1422, 1539. Likely mostly Algeria, Spain.
**595 rather than 594 strongly implies the off-frequency SNRT Oujda,
MOROCCO, 50 kW per mwlist, altho supposedly off air at 01-04.
Later at 0320-0328 UT Oct 26 on the R75 with E/W Wellbrook loop: 531,
549*, 576-2, 639, 657, 684*, 693, 702, 711-NOT, 738, 747, 774-2, 837,
855*, 882, 891, 963!=3 kHz from 960 local, 999, 1026, 1044, 1089,
1107-3, 1116, 1125, 1296, 1413, 1476, 1512; 1710=TIS or pirate?
*strongest. -3 = more than 2 carriers beating.
963! most likely would be 100 kW from Tunisia per mwlist. There are
also 50 kW or more on Cyprus, Iran, Sudan, Mozambique; nothing
significant in Europe. DXers in the Atlantic Northeast were getting
plenty of TA modulation on MW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2214)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 27 at
0332-0340 UT on the R75 with E/W loop: 531, 576, 612*, 684*, 711, 774,
855, 891, 909, 999, 1044, 1098-2, 1107-3, 1125, 1305-2, 1413, 1449,
1611 kHz. *strongest; -3 more than two carriers beating.
Per mwlist, nothing significant in Europe on 1449, but 200 kW from
Jeddah, Sa`udi Arabia; or less likely 400 kW from Iran (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 28 at
0514-0531 on the NRD-545 with E/W longwire: this time I laboriously
punch each of almost all 9/kHz channels minus one in USB. I started
downwards from 855, then upwards from there but here put in order:
603, 612, 621, 639, *684, 702, 711, 747-2, 774-2, 801-2, 837, *855-2;
864, 882, 891, 936-2, 963, 999, 1017, 1044, 1098, 1107-2, 1125,
1152-2, 1296, 1305-2, 1314, 1413, 1422. *strongest, likely both Spain
and many of the others. -2 = at least two carriers beating.
Above 1422, I hit only two anomalies, off-frequency approx. 1467.3 and
1565.13. Mwoffsets has Iran on 1467.39, but nothing that far below
1566. These could be local receiver birdies; or spurs from US
station(s). If matching from one station it would be exactly halfway
between them: 1516.215 = very unlikely as nothing there. Does anyone
else get carriers on those? Could also be Latin American variants
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 29 from 0302
UT, vs hi storm noise level, on the R75 with loop: 531, 774-2, 855-2,
891, 1098, 1107, 1116, 1125, 1134 ---
AND 1548 kHz at 0309, much stronger than the others but no audio-ible;
slight fades unlike something local. Right on 1548.00 to my ear. The
only two bigsigs on 1548 in Eurasia are R. Farda, 600 kW via Kuwait;
and TWR Europe, 500 kW via Pridnestrovye, but mwlist, WRTH Update and
EiBi show both on air only in local evenings, not mornings.
Nevertheless possibly one of them testing, and no signal at next check
circa 0325.
Another TA bandscan at 0321: 585, *684, 693, 774-2, 837, 855-2, 891,
1008, 1098, 1107, 1305; and something offset below 1494, nothing
listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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These logs are excerpts from my daily
all-band reports, mainly SWBC,
also VHF/UHF, sometimes utility, ham,
which may be found in several
archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx:
NRD-545 with 100-foot E-W longwire;
DX-398 with internal antenna
only; IC-R75 with ALA-330S
inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S;
Nissan stock caradio as specified;
Or remote receivers when specified.
GLENN HAUSER`S WEEKLY LOG ROUNDUPS
Published by early UT Thursday each week, the original complete
all-band logs in one merged alfabetical file:
http://worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search: whoopee, the
`season` is back, able to detect a few on two receivers, three
different antennas; despite line and other noise levels, Oct 16 at
0231 on 855, 1044 and two beating on 1053. At 0247, 855 and 828. At
0305, 855 and 1053. Not making any airtight claims, but: 855 & 828
both have 100 kW Ethiopians. 855 more likely RNE Spain synchros. 1044
has 10 & 20 kW from Spain but 200 kW from Ethiopia. 1053 Talksport UK
synchros up to 500 kW, but also 50 kW Ethiopia -- the country common
to all 4 frequencies. WRTH 2023 has no sked info, but this would be
around 6 am local, likely to be on air and skipping out westward circa
sunrise. MWlist shows 828 // 855 // 1044 all R. Ethiopia, 24h. 1053
is R. Oromiya not until *0400, but Talksport is 24h.
Method: I scan the entire MW band with the new R75 set at 9 kHz steps,
USB tuning 1 kHz below each: thus, 1 kHz tones/hets on TA frequencies
stand out except of course those ending in -0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 17 at 0652,
obvious het direct from 711 kHz when tuned to 710, likely this as in
mwlist: ``AOE SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia El Aaiún 24h Laâyoune=El Aaiún
300 kW languages: Tamazight (Berber), Tachelhit, Rifain, ar // 936``
--- AOE as country means Spanish West Africa - hardly anymore, rather
WESTERN SAHARA but occupied by MOROCCO imperialism, their station. At
this late hour, far more likely than lower-powereds further into
Africa, Europe, ME (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search October 18 at
0111-0120 UT. This time on the NRD-545 which doesn`t tune in 9-kHz
steps - or if it can, I don`t know how; rather than the IC-R75, so I
have to manually go in USB to 1 kHz below some of them, and do get
some hits, not in exact order tuned: 684, 711, 774-2 beating, 855,
891, 909-strongest, 999-2, 1053, 1107 kHz. Likely from Spain, Western
Sahara, Algeria, UKQOGBANI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 20 at
0329-0334, on the R75 with N/S interior shortwire: 1566?, 1044, 999,
855-2=strongest, 774-2, 711, 585, 576, 531 kHz.
Then I switch to the Wellbrook loop aimed E/W and get slightly better
results tuning back upward at 0334-0342: 531, 576-2, 639-2, 684, 711,
729, 774, 855-2, 882-2, 909, 954, 999, 1017, 1026, 1044, 1107-2, 1125,
1296, 1305-2, 1422, 1503, 1521 kHz. -2 means at least 2 carriers
beating.
Might have pulled a few more, but all the splash from obstructive
North Americans on 10/kHz channels is fierce. Here in deep North
America, with my ordinary equipment, getting any axual TA audio is
rare. But hey, a signal is a signal, making the trip. Many of these
I`m sure are Spain but there are some intriguing other possibilities
listed I won`t go into now.
Trans-Pacific: 846, R. Kiribati, Kiritimati, so far have not detected
this, if on the air? Would be audible as early as 0430 at least into
Hawaii SDR, and of course direct long after TAs absorbed in daytime;
anyway, nothing over 3 kW in Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, R. Kiribati: still not getting any trace of it
direct; so I am trying via Oahu SDR which last season got it as early
at 0430 UT, circa sunset there and on Xmas Island to the south: Oct 21
at 0435, nothing audible or visible on the H2Ofall, yet SAM synch lox
onto a carrier displaying +0.4 to +1.1 Hz averaging +0.8. Don`t see
how it could be anything else from Pacific or Asia, let alone Europe.
At next chex 0523 & 0555, there is a JBV fuzzy carrier, still nothing
audible, and variation slightly greater, plus/minus 2 Hz. Some or all
of that could be instability of receiver; or partly transmitter; or
unstable propagation. Will keep checking periodically. June 8 at 0658
was the last time I logged a JJBBA carrier direct (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 21 at
0418-0425 UT, on Wellbrook loop E/W into R75: 531, 558-2, 576, 585,
612-2, 621, 639, 657, 684, 711*, 774-2, 837, 855*, 882, 972-2, 999,
1098, 1107-2, 1332, 1422 kHz. *strongest; -2 = at least two carriers
beating. Impossible on any frequencies ending in -0, next toughest
those in -9 with USB step tuning 1 kHz below. See also KIRITIMATI
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WORLD OF RADIO 2210 contents: Antarctica, Argentina non, Canada,
Colombia [and non?], Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechia, France, Germany,
(Italy), Kurdistan non, Netherlands, North America, (Oklahoma),
Romania, Russia, Spain, Swaziland, Turkey, UAE, UKQOGBANI, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned
along with others not in order)
WOR 2210 available from 0130 UT Friday September 29:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2210.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2210.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2210 monitoring: confirmed Friday
September 29 at 2054 the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only,
S9+10/13 into nearby Noale SDR, and for a change no CCI, so Smooth
Radio, Brighton, England, UKQOGBANI, may have already closed down
forever. 2059 usual false s/off, 2100 Feature Story News, 2108 start
`The Shortwave Report` again with Dan Roberts, but bound to be chopped
off air in a few more minutes. Yup, -2111.7*, and still nothing else
on open frequency.
WORLD OF RADIO 2210 monitoring: confirmed Sunday October 1 at 2000 on
IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+10/25 into nearby Noale SDR, with
lite ripple SAH CCI just like before from Smooth Radio, England, which
I was not getting 48h earlier, and was reported in Oct MW News, to
have turned off abruptly, before WOR time on Friday, back on now?:
``Smooth Radio 29 September 2023 --- The two sites closed at Bexhill
945, and Brighton (Southwick) 1323 on Friday 29th September.
Transmitters were switched off abruptly with no closedown or retune
announcement. 1323 switch off at 1055 UT:``
https://youtu.be/FtpoBvfXmeQ?si=buP6kC5k4HQ2I6cs
WORLD OF RADIO 2211 contents: Antarctica, Botswana, Brasil, Canada,
Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, (International Vacuum), Japan
and non, Kurdistan non, Kuwait, Liberia, (Lithuania), Maldives non,
México, North America, Romania, Switzerland non, Thailand, Turkey,
Ukraine, (UAE), UKQOGBANI, USA, Vanuatu; Eclipse events; propagation
outlook (Countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WORLD OF RADIO 2211 ready early UT Friday October 6, and for first
SWBC at 2200 on WRMI 9955, if that still exist.
WOR 2211 available from 0215 UT Friday October 6:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2211.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2211.mp3
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2211 monitoring: confirmed Friday
October 6 after 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+12 into
nearby Noale SDR, and no CC QRM, England finally gone.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2211 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
October 8 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+10/12
into nearby Noale SDR; with lite CCI singing, sorta Qur`anish, from
what? if Smooth Radio, England begone? mwlist: IRIB Radio Tabriz
1820-2020 azeri -- and with 50 kW per WRTH 2023. Seems off by 2022 and
then no signal into Kuwait SDR. So our other airing on 1323, Friday
from 2030 would be after Iran closes. There could still be a 30-watter
on 1323 from UK.
WORLD OF RADIO 2212 contents: Antarctica, Canada, Cuba, France,
Germany, India, Iran, Israel and non, Korea South, Lebanon,
(Lithuania), Mayotte, North America, (Palestine non), Perú,
Pridnestrovye, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland non, Turkey,
Ukraine, UK, USA, Vanuatu, Venezombia, (solar storms); propagation
outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2212 available from 0123 UT Friday October 13:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2212.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2212.mp3
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2212 monitoring: confirmed Friday
October 13 at 2046 the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz,
S9+10/12 into nearby Noale SDR; and NO QRM: Romania, Iran, England
must all be off.
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2212 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
October 15 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+17 with
slight QRM from understation, Qur`an? so Iran sked until 2020. Also
confirmed on WRN to Europe webcast and WRMI webcast.
WORLD OF RADIO 2213 contents: Australia, Brasil, Canada, China,
Colombia, Cuba, East Turkistan, (El Salvador non), Eritrea non, India,
Indonesia and non, Israel, (Japan non), Kaliningrad, (Korea North
non), (Madagascar), México, New Zealand, (Nigeria), North America,
Perú, Russia and non, Sa`udi Arabia, Scotland and non, Taiwan, UAE,
UK, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, (Yemen non); propagation outlook -
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2213 available from 0133 UT Friday October 20:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2213.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2213.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Confirmed Friday October 20 at 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323
kHz, S9+10/20 into nearby Noale SDR, but with considerable pop music
CCI! Only other thing listed on at this hour by mwlist is 30 watts
from Leeds, UKQOGBANI; or has Smooth Radio resumed? It`s even worse by
2100 and definitely in Hungarian, so Romania`s 15 kW minority service
must have been expanded past 1900, or 2000?
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2213 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
October 22 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, still not
908 or 207; S9+17 into nearby Noale SDR, Qur`anRM barely audible under
from Iran, but unlike yesterday, no Hungarian heard from Romania. Also
confirmed at same time on WRN Europe webcast, and on WRMI webcast-only
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn
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