** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0120, RAE AAM is on now via WRMI with porteño-accented Spanish item about progress of gender equality in different countries, led by Iceland; 0142 music rather than DX program, so evidently not the original ``Friday`` edition we have been hearing repeated on UT Mondays; apparently this RAE relay is going out daily altho produced only M-F; altho sometimes missing on UT Tuesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, Feb 4 at 0133, RAE AAM relay via WRMI succeeds this UT Tuesday, after tango, interview about a national park in Patagonia, good via Rockport ME KiwiSDR with some static crashes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BOLIVIA. 5952.4v, Feb 2 at 0041, JBA carrier vs heavy splash from 5950 WRMI music, i.e. signature split frequency of Emisoras Pio Doce, occasionally on the air (Saturday nights?). About 24 hours earlier I tuned across and it was not to be detected. Still going at 0132 recheck, no better than before. Walt Salmaniw was also hearing it in BC tonight, and Ron Howard in CA last week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 3365, Jan 31 at 0029, no JBA carrier here from R. Cultura de Araraquara, unlike 24 hours ago, so maybe gone for good; but did not try remotes again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 9630.345v, Jan 30 at 2251, R. Aparecida is on now with split frequency which I have not been hearing late at night, like 9666v Voz Missionaria; now Aparecida is also // on 11856.303v amid the Cuban mess. Might audiblize their Saturday DX program, but what`s the time, 2100? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 223-MCW kHz, Jan 31 at 0712 UT, ND beacon YYW, which is 1000 watts from Armstrong, Ontario (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 395-MCW kHz, Jan 30 at 0726 UT, dash and YL, 1600 watt NDB at Lynn Lake, Manitoba, which is more than a megameter NNW of Winnipeg, even beyond Flin Flon, not far from the SK border; or 2286 km from me (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 2749-USB, Feb 1 at 0732 UT, YL voice marine weather in English; overlain by CCI at 0733 from human OM voice ID as ``Halifax Coast Guard Radio``, sharper modulation and more easily readable, then same voice in French but English accent with ``securité``, i.e. warning about something until 0735:45* off while the YL is still going. CCG reference shows VCO Sydney via site Port Caledonia, NS starting at 0740 on 2749-USB, nothing immediately earlier. https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part2-eng.html 2749-USB, Feb 2 at 0053 UT, YL in English weather, also VCO Sydney NS via Port Caledonia scheduled from 0040. Same synth voice as on 2598-USB but not // (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 2598-USB, Feb 1 at 0738 UT not earlier, but after activity on 2749 I check sibling frequency, now with something, YL voice in English citing several events in Newfoundland Standard Time; visibility less than one mile (sic), gale warning, etc. VCP Placentia NL via St. Lawrence (not the river/seaway) site starts at 0737. 2598-USB, Feb 2 at 0053 UT, YL in English with forecasts; same station and site scheduled to start at 0048. Same synth voice on 2749-USB but not // (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 6140, Jan 31 at 2355, YL singing ``Swing Low, Sweet Chariot`` until cut off at 2357*. Typical rude behaviour of CRI: yes, listed as Cantonese service via Kunming site, but whyever would they be broadcasting that song/hymn? 6100 also propagating, CRI Portuguese fill music via Beijing site; not to mention 12190, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 12190, Jan 31 at 2347 Chinese, VP with heavy flutter, CODAR QRM; a *jammed Sound of Hope frequency, presumably with CNR1. I bet this is on Wolfie`s latest exhaustive monitoring of these: ``Log of Jan 23-26 checked some Asian target outlets on remote SDRs in Hiroshima, Akitakata, northern Tokyo Japan; as well as at Doha Qatar and eastern Thailand SDR rxs. 12189.955 TWN SOH Chinese S=4-5 weak and tiny at 0626 UT on Jan 26 12190even CHN CNR1 jamming signal against TWN SOH services at 0748`` But I was hearing only one signal. I deleted ``UT`` after the second time as redundant clutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA. 2940+, Feb 1 at 0730, JBA carrier, presumably Radio Huella, Cali, 2 x 1470+, which I have not detected in months. Don Moore visiting Colombia just reported to the MARE Tipsheet: ``Colombia, 2940, Radio Huellas, 0345-0357, Weak & somewhat distorted signal with ID at 0356. 2 x 1470 harmonic. Brett Saylor has logged this in Pennsylvania. Has been around for a while as I also heard it in Colombia in 2018 (Jan 26, Don Moore, near Armenia, Colombia)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, Jan 30 at 0654, this is the only VG signal and modulation of The Cuban Five in English; 6145 is fair; 6100 JBM; 6000 suptorted; 5040 strong but squealy overmodulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC ::: (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13740, Jan 30 at 1551, RHC still on a couple hours late with dead air at S9+10/20; forgot to turn it off? While 13700 is normally modulating with no spurs today; something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15696 & 15704 approx., Jan 30 at 1553, squealyspurs in the sidebands of CRI Plus relay, which sounds OK on 15700 itself. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11880, Jan 30 at 2238, RHC English is S9+40 with VG modulation; but 11850, RHC Spanish is S9+20 and just barely modulated; along with its -10 kHz spur on 11840 rating S9-S8 but with no modulation audible; its mate on +10, 11860 is JBA QRMing the jamming which is still running against OCB. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13637, 13569, 13764, 13829 approx., Jan 31 at 1521, FM/AM spurblobs out of RHC 13700-AM, also with F# tone reconfirmed on my keyboard above C-middle, about 370 Hz. These would be fascinating topix for Arnie to explain, but never will admit there is anything wrong at RHC; or if he did would blame it all on the blockade (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Jan 31 at 1555, RHC is S9+20 overmodulated and distorted as has been for several days now, at least consistent; while // 15230 is weaker S9+10 undermodulated and not distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15700, Jan 31 at 1553, CRI English relay is undermodulated today but no squealyspurs +/- 4 kHz in the sidebands as there were yesterday. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6010-6045, Feb 2 at 0047, jamming splatter out of 6030 messing up this frequency range. Something`s always wrong at the DCJC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [non]. 5040 & 5025, Feb 2 at 0049, both RHC and Rebelde are absent! Uncovering a JBA carrier on 5040, probably INDIA; and slightly stronger signal on 5025+, presumably Quillabamba, PERÚ. Power failure at Bauta site? No chance to check other RHC frequencies, but no break in the priority jamming just logged around 6030. Something`s always wrong at RHC/RadioCuba. By 0129, both 5s are back on and so is open carrier on 4765, then Progreso modulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6145, Feb 2 at 0714, only RHC frequency still on air --- and it`s S9+20 but suptorted, no good. So what will become of the nominal 0800 Sunday Esperanto broadcast on one 6 MHz channel or another? wb: ``RHC Bauta Sunday only Esperanto special 0800-0830 UT not on air in 49 mb, no trace at all. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 2)``. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13963, 13900, 13833, 13767, 13632, 13566, 13505 approx., Feb 2 at 1507, FM/AM spurblobs out of RHC 13700-AM, weaker toward the outskirts but plenty strong closer in. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Feb 2 at 1854, RHC S9+10 but severely suptorted, as has been for several days at least; wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13564 & 13632 approx., Feb 3 at 1523, FM/AM spurblobs out of RHC 13700; breakfast interrupted finding the others until 1543: 13498, 13768, 13837, 13905, 13972. The two outermost were traces only. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15700, Feb 3 at 1547, China Plus relay is S9+30 but just barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, Feb 4 at 0643, this is the best of The Cuban Five, in strength and modulation; then 5040 good; 6145 weaker than 6100 but with more modulation; 6000 is S9+20/30 but suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13700 & 13740, Feb 4 at 1525, both RHC Spanish altho 13740 is supposed to be off by now; and no spurs from 13700 for a change. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11880, Tue Feb 4 at 2222, RHC English, VG S9+20/30 with `DXers Unlimited` until 2229, but Arnie refers to 2019 as ``this year`` and to a ham DXpedition upcoming on November 26 --- so it must be an old repeat, wherein any propagation info would also be very outdated. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11850, meanwhile, RHC Spanish, Feb 4 at 2230 is S9+10/20 but suptorted/JBM. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6145, Feb 5 at 0713, the only RHC frequency still on air, but JBM at S7-S9. Other English channels of The Cuban Five are OFF: 5040, 6000, 6060, 6100. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15696 & 15704 approx., Feb 5 at 1534, squealyspurs in sidebands of CRI Plus relay in English; and a weaker one about 15692. These are not evident every day; you never know, but something or other is always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** IRELAND [non]. 7290, Tue Feb 4 at 1855, via UTwente SDR, open carrier already for IRRS via Saftica? Romania, off at 1856*, back on at *1858.5, 1900 joining `Aïda` theme late, also with a break in it, sign-on and right into Brother Epston(?) at Crosscurrent(?) Ministries, Cuba, Missouri, on European Gospel Radio. I was checking how it would open after yesterday`s late join into WORLD OF RADIO (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 9890, Jan 30 at 2249, NHK Japanese is VG S9+10/20, still amazingly strong for a broadcast listed for the opposite direxion to SE Asia; as I continue to suspect it`s erroneously azimuthed thisaway from Yamata. This time a long-path echo is also barely audible during brief fades (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 5955, Feb 4 at 1603 carrier, then with some rock music JBA, presumably Shiokaze on latest frequency, altho Ukrainian from Romania is also scheduled. Before 1600, CRI on here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Ron Howard replies to my 5955 log of Shiokaze: ``Hi Glenn, Feb 4, indeed found Shiokaze changed frequencies. Now ex: 7345, is clear for just CNR1 mixing with Thazin Radio, without Shiokaze QRM (1300-1400). Found one Shiokaze frequency myself, on 6145, at 1352. Per Hiroshi: JSR Shiokaze, February 4: 1300-1400 6145 // 7245 1405-1435 6070 // 7325 1600-1700 5955 // 6020 Ron, California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010-, Feb 1 at 0332, JBA carrier on minus side as in RNM; but I was not hearing any of it before 0200 vs WOR/WRMI, nor after (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALI [and non]. 13685, Jan 31 at 1519, CRI English with `World Today`, poor but // 15700 via CUBA; need LSB to evade WINB hybriDRM 13685-13690-13695, yet intermittent carrier 13684.8 QRM, maybe out of WINB transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 4117-USB, Jan 31 at 0026, pirate music found here after nothing on the 6.9 MHz band; S9+10 but generally too poor to enjoy the music or copy exactly what the DJ says, but I can recognize some of it; now it`s ``My Old Friend Martin`` (Luther King). 0029 ``Linden Tree``; i.e. string of folk songs; 0034 DJ mentions folk music, downtown Los Angeles, wish this could be in stereo; long pause at 0035, Santana; 0049 says station is a work in progress; banjo song; 0058 blues, 0102 another. 0105 says listened to his own audio and it sounds wonderful; hasn`t bought a CD in 20 years; brief noise bursts; 0111 talks over music, blues; 0117 still going with YL song, ``Let`s Call the Whole Thing Off``; 0122 more folk music; 0125 song with guitar and fiddle; 0128 YL group song or overdubbing; 0132 ``Universal Soldier``; 0134 DJ says he hasn`t heard that in decades, and should play another from same CD. Next recheck at 0153, it`s off. Never heard any ID and wonder if he ever gave one. Now to check HFU: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,62764.0.html Many logs there say it was Zeke`s Attic, with much more complete playlists; and Harold Frodge say he pronounces it Zee-kee. Please QSL? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 4103-LSB, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0102, piano jazz music at S9+5, a pirate now here, bad news for the ``Windy`` W-beacon in the SW desert on 4102.3, which I cannot detect now nor lately. It`s Ze-ke`s Attic, DJ frequently with off-the-wall comments, says Ma (Maud?) is helping pick the music; 0108 something about QSL cards, available? But sidetracked to comments about no fires at the house. 0109 ``Redwing Blackbird``; wife`s name is Arlene, a.k.a. Arlie, or Harley, ha2; 0111 plays his pick, Santana; 0119 says there is a thunderstorm there but stays on air; going to play ``Abilene`` which he has not heard in 25 years; 0122 ``Dominique`` in French; 0126 a tune he knows nothing about, ``Just My Funny City of Laughter``; 0129 says is being heard in Mojave Desert, so: 0130 ``California Dreamin```; 0133 ID for listeners in Calif; 0134 song about dog walking cats(?), sandwiched between comments about corned beef and cabbage; etc. Many more logs here until 0155*: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,62840.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA.1320-, Feb 1 at 1851 UT, bandscan on caradio finds dead air here from our nearest daytime dominator, KCLI Clinton; trace of some other audio, maybe leakage or KWHN Fort Smith AR, second closest. KCLI has been off-frequency minus for years, causing LAH against anything else at night. At 1906-1908 UT still dead air when I measure it on the R-75: 1319.96! And beating against a much weaker signal. Then I check mwoffsets which is close: KCLI on 1319.9615 as of two years and one week ago (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1319.96, Feb 2 at 1910 UT, KCLI Clinton is *still* dead air, about 24 hours after last notice, but I have not monitored it much in between. Anyhow it adheres to its signature off-frequency. Can it be that the people at 10040 St. Hwy 54 in Weatherford don`t notice, or don`t care? NRC AM Log shows current format is only Fox Sports Radio as easily available elsewhere, so no great loss, not to mention its FM translator on 97.3, which what do you bet is funxional normally? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1319.96, Feb 3 at 1915 UT, for at least the third afternoon in a row (and 24h?) dead air only from KCLI Clinton, always way off-frequency; trace of other audio; and by 2059 recheck, skywave building up vs the KCLI LAH, ID for KWHN Fort Smith AR and ABC News sounder; CCI and by 2106 an ID from KLWN Lawrence KS, along with FM 101.7, sports-talk, my other closest 1320.0. KLWN is only 500/250 watts U1; KWHN is 5000/5000 U2; neither in NRC AM Log with network A = ABC, but KWHN with Ar = Arkansas Radio Network (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1319.96, Feb 5 at 2112 UT, KCLI Clinton still dead air while skywavers are QRMing already from AR/KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 88.3 WBFM, Feb 1 at 0328 UT, for the first time tonight, K202BY translator for Enid is back on the air with nominal good signal and modulation, no spurs, obviously repaired/replaced for new owners, from Family Radio, to ``Great Plains Christian Radio``, a.k.a. KJIL, originating with 99.1 full-power in Copeland KS. They have a bunch of translators and a few non-translators in western KS, but as far east as Emporia, plus adjacent parts of CO, TX and OK, including a translator as close to Enid as Fairview but not heard until now in Enid. Program was `Focus on the Family` ``on KJIL``, then commercial for Harvest Transport. Now I`ll have to use 88.1 instead for RF feeder purposes in the car and home, or even further to avoid ACI. As I had been reporting, K202BY had been out of whack, dead air, or off the air for many months, depriving us of the wisdom and remarkable prophecy of Harold Camping (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. RF 29, ``48-1``, KOCY, OKC, Estrella TV affiliate, has a new logo! Just noticed UT Feb 5, a 4-pointed star in blue rather than 5, each point a different color: http://www.estrellatv.com/ I can`t say this is an improvement. The old logo can still be seen on some of their shows, like on a mug, but not on the bug; and KOCY will have to redesign their ID slide. Why: ``Estrella TV @estrellatv Nos gustaría presentar el nuevo nombre y nuevo logotipo de nuestra empresa madre- @estrellamedia_ . Nos entusiasma iniciar esta nueva era con nuestro público fiel. Están listos? http://Estrellamedia.com #BrillamosMas #Brillamoscontigo #SoyEstrellatv 1:28 AM · Feb 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone Estrella TV @estrellatv The Estrella TV network is home to the most innovative and entertaining Spanish TV programming on the planet: Tengo Talento, Rica Famosa Latina, iTestigo, etc. Estrella Media Inc @estrellamedia_ Estrella Media, is a leading vertically integrated, multi-platform, Spanish-language media company in the U.S.`` It has ten O&O TV stations including LA, Dallas, Houston. Corporate HQ in Burbank, CA, a.k.a. Liberman Broadcasting Media, Inc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PERU. 5980, Feb 3 at 2351, JBA carrier from R. Chaski under pointless Cuban jamming, until autocutoff at 2353:10.5*. Last check was Jan 27 until 2353:23*, or 12.5 seconds later, 7 days earlier, averaging 1.8 seconds earlier per noctem, rather than previous dekaday span average of 1.95; perhaps within margin of error, but of my timing or their timer? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PHILIPPINES. 9344.975, Feb 3 at 1551, gospel rock at first thought English, then Chinese, and Chi announcement. It`s FEBC at 14-16 via Iba site; not worth jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PHILIPPINES. 9450, Jan 30 at 2259, ``Jesus Saves`` IS from FEBC Bocaue, 2300 sounds Thai-like, music with flute and drum. It`s Iu Mien at 2300-2330, which is spoken by 400K each in S China and Vietnam, per EiBi; for whom original religions are not good enough. Some splash from 9455 WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11820.045, Jan 30 at 2240, SBC Qur`an is S9-S7, always off+frequency; a sign of spring as this has not really been propagating in the depth of winter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SCOTLAND [non]. (7490.24v), Feb 3 after 0100, `Encore` classical music on WBCQ; VG reception via webcast, unlike SW; unlike somewhat defective WWCR 9350, 28 hours earlier, but same misplaced announcement in the middle of William Tell Overture. Only last week`s playlist for 25/1 is still shown on website. Still a big fan of this rare service and wish the best for it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Thu Jan 30 at 2300, REE with `Amigos de la Onda Corta`, first discussion of TVE in Catalunya, and a museum preserving RNE artifacts; S9+20/30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** THAILAND. 13750, Jan 31 at *2357.6, VP carrier on, as I am parked here waiting for HSK9`s so-called eastern North American service direct from Udorn; 0000 Feb 1, JBA modulation. Never better than this here, or inaudible. No Cuba on 13740 tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 30 at 2301, quick check confirms VOT English on the air today, with disclaimer not to expect any Breaking News on this or the 0400 broadcast, recorded earlier; relatively poor signal compared to Spain on 9690 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 31 at 2345, VOT English to us gone again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 1 at 2357, VOT after English is still on with IS and starting to intersperse German IDs; so prospects are good for an imminent collision with the weekly The Mighty Farty KBC; Nauen carrier for that *on just before 2359, mixing with TRT producing a SAH --- but then, Turkey turns off, just in time! Shux. From 0000 Feb 2, KBC starts modulating its 125,000 watts of Dave Mason in the clear. BTW, I noticed one editor censored the word ``Farty`` from a previous report of mine. But where would KBCB without fart mentions? During Uncle Erix second hour, anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 3 at 2327, NO signal from VOT English, AWOL yet again. What is going on here? Unseems severe technical problems, rather severe operational problems, like irresponsible and/or drowsy kids running Emirler. Does this sporadicity not get back to management? Erdogan might throw them in jail (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K [non]. 7445, Feb 3 at 1908, BBC English already propagating from Talata, MADAGASCAR shortly after noon here tnx to 315-degree azimuth --- but, just barely modulating, tsk. Quite a long span for BBCWS, 15-20 UT, but two parts of it colliding with Iran and East Turkistan, not now. 7445, rechecked Feb 3 at 2220, now Chinese with flutter, i.e. CNR1 jamming or VOA THAILAND this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 353-MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0707 UT, mix of IN and LI, NDB beacons of 100 and 400 watts resp. at International Falls MN and Little Rock AR. 420-MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0702 UT, mix of FQ and PK, NDB beacons, both 25 watts, at Fairmont MN, and Olathe+ KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 426-MCW kHz, Jan 30 at 0720 UT, very strange beacon ID because two are overlapping at same pitch: I do copy SU and then a Z. But in between unclear what. Must be two I have logged before individually, but even after a few minutes now they have not diverged, like periods synchronized rather than taking turns. Apparently the two 25-watters, IZS in Montezuma, Georgia, and UV in Oxford, Mississippi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13927-USB, Feb 5 at 1527, Roadie (sp?) 33 in contact about engine issue, bound for Quonset, but turning around back to Andrews; other ID fonetikaly as ``Mars Radio 3JI, out`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15740, Feb 3 at 1911, very surprised to find new frequency for Radio Martí with conversation about the station itself, loud & clear with no jamming; while VG // 13820 is still on; and detectable in the jamming still on 11930 & 11860, all Grimesland NC. 15740 would normally be an open-carrier warmup for VOA French *1930, staying away from 15730 itself as occupied by Botswana VOA French until 1930*. Then site switch on 15730. Not rechecked until 2158 when 15740 is off. Martí-mod maybe mistaken; but could it rehappen? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15740, Feb 4 at 1922, big S9+10/20 open carrier from Grimesland, no Marti modulation like yesterday, just warming up for 1930 jump to 15730 to continue VOA French up to that hour via Botswana, a nonsensical site switch in the middle of the broadcast. Is there some arcane rule about the number of hours or dollars each one may expend? 11720, Tue Feb 4 at 2050, another Grimesland warmup already, 2100 news and 2105, ``the best music today, now from VOA-One``. In my quest to ascertain just what subgenres of music appear during this hour, no help from VOA Africa program schedule, I should have consulted Alan Roe`s Music on Shortwave first, which fills in gaps: Sun Country Hits USA Mon The Soul Lounge Tue Wed Sat The Hits Thu Top 20 Countdown Fri Music Time in Africa These are all part of VOA One, and besides 11720 grv are on only one other SW frequency, 6195 bot. You will note huge variety of American music genres are overlooked, notably classical (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re my report of unID DRM-like noise on 7335-7350, Feb 4 at 1553, Walt Salmaniw, BC, replies UT Feb 5: ```Nothing noted DRM tonight at 0400 check. Note this posting at DRMNA, though: ``On the 4th of February, USAGM Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) began testing Radio Marti in DRM from Greenville. The transmitter being used is a venerable Continental Electronics 617-A 50 kW ISB transmitter, a Transradio DMOD3 DRM modulator and a content server from RF Mondiale. Antenna is a Rhombic (BR31) oriented 174 degrees True. Peak power is around 50 kW but DRM average power is just over 5 kW. Check 41 Meters for further tests. Reception reports to gstraub@usagm.gov`` 73, Walt`` Original was from Fibber. It linx to this more complete but no times or frequencies! http://drmnainfo.blogspot.com/ ``Tuesday, February 4, 2020 == DRMNA EXCLUSIVE - Radio Marti on DRM! Channeling the late and legendary Willis Conover, Radio Marti hit the air today for the first time ever on DRM - playing JAZZ! You read that right! On the 4th of February, USAGM Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) began testing Radio Marti in DRM from Greenville. The transmitter being used is a venerable Continental Electronics 617-A 50 kW ISB transmitter, a Transradio DMOD3 DRM modulator and a content server from RF Mondiale. Antenna is a Rhombic (BR31) oriented 174 degrees True. Peak power is around 50 kW but DRM average power is just over 5 kW. Check 41 Meters for further tests. Reception reports to gstraub@usagm.gov DRM North America indeed. How cool is this - DRM and Jazz on on the North American continent. This is what DRMNA is all about! Posted by us at 7:53 PM`` More from the DRMNA iog: ``I. I am receiving the VOA DRM transmission on 7345 kHz here in the Atlanta area even though my shortwave antenna was blown down very recently and is lying on the ground in several pieces! The Screen ID shows two separate audio streams, Radio Marti and Voice of America. {No time given! But post dated Feb 5} 2. I cannot decode the audio because it is using the latest xHE mode and the Dream software does not have that capability. 3. The KiwiSDR web receivers do have the xHE decoders (DRM extension) and I have listened to the audio on several KiwiSDR receivers in the SE USA. 73, -Zyg- AF4MP Brendan Wahl Feb 5 #7184 They're kinda/sorta visible out here on the West Coast, but I have a faint CNR1 broadcast co-channel. No go in other words. Very weak on the waterfall so far. Brendan {no time given!} According to VOACAP the signal is directed towards Cuba, with most of the signal covering the Atlantic Ocean south of North Carolina and limited westwards to the Eastern States. As the day progresses the signal area will expand, at first eastwards towards the night time, and then westwards across the US as the night sets in. The coverage will also expand southwards to South America as daylight fades away. -Zyg- AF4MP`` {no time given!} Look for further posts here: https://groups.io/g/DRMNA/messages?start=2:2020:480 Were any of these before 1600 UT as in my first log? Recheck Feb 5 at 1538, no sign of DRM-like noise 7335-7350; but just now, 0158 UT Feb 6, there it is, DRM noise 7340-7345-7350; 7340-AM station RRI separable by LSB tuning; and more RM on 7355-AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 contents: Albania non, Argentina non, Bolivia, Bougainville, Brasil, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Indonesia, Korea South & North, Mali, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Russia and non, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA; dangers of 5G; propagation outlook WOR 2019 is available as of 2325 UT Thursday January 30 (mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2019.m3u (mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2019.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave broadcasts should be: 0900 UT Friday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [usually starts with heavy jamming but maybe abates; try a remote KiwiSDR in Colombia] 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850, 5010, 7780 1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415] 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode] 1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Reminder, first WRMI airings of WORLD OF RADIO 2019 are: Fri Jan 31 at 2300 on 9955; UT Sat Feb 1 at 0130 on 5010, 5850, 7780; Sat 1300 on 15770 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed first WRMI broadcast, Friday January 31 at 2300 on 9955 --- I`m listening via Bogotá KiwiSDR where reception is good with no jamming audible, but at 2323 check direct, mixing with jamming, more or less readable depending on fading, but night conditions are closing in and dropping the MUF. Never mind my suggestion that others listen now via Colombia; that SDR only accommodates a few listeners at a time; so if you can access it via the web, you can also access the WRMI webcast, or podcast via multiple sources; do that rather than tie up SDR. Also confirmed UT Saturday February 1 at 0130 on three WRMIs direct: 5010, S9+10 but noisy; 5850, S9+10/20, better but not the big solid signal it usually is; and 7780, only S9 and noisy. Next: 1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415] 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode] 1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday February 2 at 0423 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 7 minutes into so started circa 0416; fairly good at KiwiSDR in Peoria IL. Next: 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode] 1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, reports: ``Fair signal of World of Radio#2019 and Shortwave Radiogram#137 on February 1: 1300-1330 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sat World of Radio#2019 and 1330-1400 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sat Shortwave Radiogram#137``. Next: 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode] 1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed Sunday February 2 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente SDR. Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0130, on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente. Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0230, on WRMI 7780 good, and 9395 fair via UTwente. Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 starting at 0403 on Area 51 webcast; WBCQ 5130 checked at 0357 was a JBA carrier.' Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, VG via Rockport, Maine KiwiSDR, far off beam heading, with slight pulse jamming under. Also confirmed Mon Feb 3 on IRRS, 7290, Romania? via UTwente SDR, VG but joined in progress already underway at 1901.5, after 5 minutes of dead air, missing their opening. Also confirmed UT Tue Feb 4 on WRMI 7780, VG via UTwente. Next: 0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday February 5 at 2100 on WRMI 7780, VP on portable. Also confirmed Wed Feb 5 from 2200:30 on WBCQ 7490.25v, F-G S8-10. Also confirmed UT Thu Feb 6 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair with storm QRN via UTwente SDR. WOR 2020 should be ready for download/podcasts by late Feb 6 or early UT Feb 7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 4980, Jan 31 at 0639, JBA carrier, suspect WRMI low-power unit, not on schedule any more. Certainly not East Turkistan propagating from local midday, and no other broadcasters known on 4980. Most of the time at other chex, no such carrier heard. Of course, could be utilitarian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, Feb 1 at 0715, JBA music, unID; another possibility would be 3 x 1660 something, but not // the two closest to here mainly talking. Later I ask Jeff White if it`s WRMI low-power and he confirms it is, just testing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, Jeff White now replies about WRMI as heard here: ``Glenn: Briefly: 4980 is using only the exciter of transmitter 4 for testing, approximately 2100-0900. It's an existing antenna 160 degrees. Of course Okeechobee site. Programming varies, but a lot of Supreme Master (System J). Ultimate plans will depend on results of testing. We're watching the adjacent teletype QRM as well [4985]. I've been very busy with a conference crisis this week. The HFCC A20 Conference in China was cancelled. I was supposed to leave today. We are working on finding another location and hotel. It has not been confirmed yet. Jeff White, General Manager, WRMI Radio Miami International, 10400 NW 240th Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, Feb 3 at 0512 check, JBA carrier from WRMI-4, testing with exciter only into 160-degree antenna, per Jeff White. Not sure how much this or a typical exciter emit, presumably well under 100 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5850, UT Sat Feb 1 at 0200, WRMI starting VORW after WOR, this time John saying it`s the ``newest`` show of Thursday 15 August --- so he`s still rerunning during dental healing; three weeks ago it was the 8 August show (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490.25v), UT Sat Feb 1 before 0100, hardly any signal from WBCQ nor on 5130, so I bring up webcasts for `AAAWWW`, both main and Area 51, but despite WTO theme, it`s Pirate Joe substituting this week, into political ruminations which I might find agreeable, but not expecting any WBCQ tech or programming info, move on to other monitoring. John Carver in IN was not getting either SW signal at all until end of hour on 5130. 7490+ had been audible here but fading down by 2300 for `Behaviour Night` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0001, WBCQ playing that novelty tune I mentioned last week, connected with TimTron, then opening Radio TimTron WorldWide, to be a generic program but produced Feb 1, 2020, and to repeat on Sunday [UT Monday] on Area 51; originating from WXMZ-LP in Skowhegan. The tune led to replies, first from John Carver: ``Glenn, In reference to your comment about the novelty tune before AAWWW started. That originated with TimTron and is played when there is a problem with his internet feed connecting. I don't know how it is triggered as if his feed isn't connecting he can't send anything. At any rate it is a snippet of some sort of ethnic music folk song done by a youngish female that Tim has slowed down to sound as it does. Could be Hungarian or Gypsy or something. At any rate it's quite familiar to listeners of Area 51. Several years ago I heard it played one time at normal speed on Area 51 and immediately recognized it. I wrote to Larry Will and asked about it. He replied with the story behind it and gave me a Wiki link to the story behind the tune and if I remember correctly it contained a link to the actual tune at normal speed. When I was finally able to boot the computer today I did a search through the headers of every message Larry has sent me since sometime in 2010 and couldn't find it based upon the subjects listed in the headers. If you're really curious I suppose you could ask Larry Will if he remembers. John`` Voilà, Larry Will also replies, on the WOR iog February 1: [WOR] Radio Timtron Worldwide's interval signal --- John Carver and Glenn recently mentioned the foreign language interval signal loop that Timtron WA1HLR uses before he starts broadcasts of his show, Radio Timtron Worldwide, and occasional guest spots on Allan and Angela Weiner Worldwide. This interval signal sometimes makes it on the air on WBCQ because of the timing issues associated with the internet delivery of audio to WBCQ master control. The music loop is a pitch-altered version of the audio from the 2006 Internet meme "Leekspin", also known as "Loituma Girl": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma_Girl ...which itself is based on a selection from a traditional Finnish folk song "Ievan Polkka" performed by the Finnish group Loituma on their 1995 album "Things of Beauty": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh9i0PAjck Timtron has been using this interval signal since at least 2009. At the 2009 SWL Winterfest, I recall that Tim used a low power AM transmitter that ran on 650 AM in the late afternoon, using what he called his "WSM crapstal." Later in the day he switched crapstals and used 7415 AM. When the frequency switch was happening, he used this interval signal as audio input. I also remember that this transmitter was capable of a very wide AM bandwidth and the fidelity was outstanding; Tim brought along a Hallicrafters S-38 to the Winterfest that was modified to receive the full bandwidth signal. We have some recordings of this event, directly from the audio output from the Hallicrafters receiver, in the WBCQ archives: https://archive.org/details/timtron2009 Larry Will`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490.2v, Feb 4 at 2245, WBCQ with an `AAAWWW` playback answering question from caller, what is the model of the 500 kW transmitter. He has to look it up: Continental 420-D-DRM (capable), then plugs special $15/hour rate on 5130, and quotes some of the programming there which is outdated; so a rather old show and I think the $15 rate is also expired: rerunning such info as was could be rather misleading to prospects. Meanwhile, not a peep out of WBCQ-6 9330, since January 16, when that Blown screen bypass capacitor - antenna piece failed; how`s that going for repairs/replacement? Meanwhile, I catch up on twits outlining further problems, captions: ``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 31 Yes. Brand new transmitter and the PA tube socket screen ring shorts out (again). So more downtime on the worlds Superstation. Sorry but not of our doing. CEC-not quite designed the PA input stage right. But-again-no one listens to Allan (me). 7490/5130khz still there for you. Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 30 We try. 9330khz superstation still down as the big 500kw PA tube socket is being rebuilt. Sad but true. 7490/5130 kHz on with the best in shortwave programming. It is always worth your listening in. Radio- lots of fun. Still at it 100 years later 👏 😄 Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 23 Always doing the radio thing. Testing. Broadcasting. Tuning. All to provide great radio for the shortwave masses. Kindly keep listening to 7490/5130/6160khz. More to come. Continental Electronics up pulling the BIG tube socket on the 500killowatter. $2.5 million and this?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9350, Sat Feb 1 at 2111, `Encore` via WWCR pre-announces `William Tell Overture` and then plays its famous finale; but just before that we were already hearing previous movements of WTO, which has just been back-announced as prelude to act 3 of Wagner`s Parsifal --- but that was interrupted a few minutes earlier for WTO. Must be an editing problem. This week`s playlist not yet up, to tell exactly what was intended altho does not show timings. Always very strong signal, but marred not only by occasional selective fading distortion, but also transmitted distortion at modulation peaks causing me to tune away, sorry. May have been OK on the webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5890, Feb 4 at 0638, S8 to S9+10 of dead air from WWCR, wasted watts as frequently happens on Tuesdays, at a time when this transmitter is supposed to be off. About same level as 5935 with PMS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4840, Feb 5 at 0716, this VG WWCR signal is in dead air; 3215 is S9+10 but JBM, still with BS? 5890 is off tonight as it should be; and the other one, 5935 S9+10/20, fair with DGS. Clearly, managing more than one broadcast at a time is beyond their attention span; altho the fourth may have been dumb luck, while everybody zzz at 1300 WWCR Ave., if any (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13685-13690-13695, Jan 30 at 1550, WINB-DRM noise is S9+10; that is noise on the top half, beepery on the bottom half, never explained. Summary for `Wavescan` Dec 29 says they have 3 x 15 kW DRM transmitters; strange, as never heard on more than one at a time, and sounds more like the registered 50 kW than 15; likewise 7310-7315-7320 late in the night. Or maybe 15+15+15 kW at a time? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 2019) ** U S A. 3215, Feb 2 at 0057, WWRB gospel huxter at S9+30/40 but with clix, and S-meter shows signal fluxuating with those and modulation peaks. Something`s wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0122, WTWW-2 theater organ music show has started after a bunch of ham radio news. 0144 outro ``Deep Purple`` and closing nameless show until 0147 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 17775, Jan 31 at 1951, VP signal S6-S7 with gospel music, presumably in Spanish, the SSOB and also the OSOB: KVOH. Nice to know it still exist, as usually inaudible, especially when checked around nominal *1500 M-F. We still await an update about if and when their `new` transmitter was ever put into service (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15610, Feb 3 at 1913, not even a JBA carrier from WEWN; off, or not propagating all the way from Alabama? 12050 Spanish is also VP/JBA most of the time; 5970 at night hardly exhibits 500 kW oomph (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5970, Feb 4 at 2356 tune-in, WEWN Spanish saying it`s about to QSY from 12050 to 5970 --- but it`s already there! Then I check 12050 and it`s inaudible. However, WEWN has admitted that two different transmitters are used, so they could overlap. 5970 now is S9+10/20, into Salve Regina chanting/IS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 690, Jan 31 at 0113-0130+ UT as I am bandscanning MW for any sign of live coverage of acting president Drumpf Impeachment Trial --- zilch --- I can`t help but notice KGGF Coffeyville KS in dead air. Clearly this, the normally dominant signal here day and night, tho the OC facilitates several other signals, notably Spanish presumably XEN rather than Cuba. By 0151 check, KGGF has revived with condescending financial advice to a very indebted ex-medical student in danger of burning out: work very long hours for a few years in the ER (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 750, Jan 31 at 1455 UT, talk show mixing with gospel music from KMMJ Grand Island NE. KMMJ signal is steady from groundwave, weakly audible all day in KRMG splash; the other from NE/SW fades up and down slowly, skywave. At 1459 only ID semi-caught mentions 104.3 FM, which corresponds to KMMJ`s tail-wagging-dog translator; and then 1500 USA Radio News, which does not fit for KMMJ with SRN news per NRC AM Log, but rather KBNN Lebanon MO. USARN dumps to commercials after only 1 minute at 1501. KBNN seems unreasonably close geographically to 10+kW direxional daytimer+ KMMJ, but KBNN is a 5 kW ND daytimer which does not make it here in full insolation. They are 608 km apart; from Enid, KMMJ is 505 km over superior ground conductivity; KBNN is 484 km. BTW, NRC Log shows belabored slogan for KMMJ, ``Keeping your Mind on the Message of Jesus``, surely a back-formation as original station was not a gospel huxter. Easily found on the first FCC history cards from 1925-1926 was the original licensee, M. M. Johnson Co. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1090, Jan 30 at 0701 UT, yet another check of what`s happening at Cumulus` KAAY Little Rock AR: PSA and illegal ID ``AM 1090 KAAY``, 0701.6 into mandatory dead air circa ToH; 0705 revives, JIP tail end of SRN news, 0705.5 gospel music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1090, Feb 5 at 0703 UT tune-in, dead air of course from KAAY Little Rock, until 0705 cuts into tail of SRN news; 0705.5 starts music, a few seconds later cuts to other music, gospel. Something`s always wrong at Cumulus KAAY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Feb 5 at 1345: only 774 and 828 from the NW, surely the NHKs. A minute early could not hear FEBC S Korea on 1566. Need to awaken earlier before LSR now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6055, Feb 4 at 1555 past 1628, S9-S6 of open carrier. R. Nikkei is supposed to be off by 1500, and so is AWR Madagascar. One of best signals on band, like 5955 CRI Beijing English, and 5845 BBC Tinang, Philippines, Korean (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7335-7350, Feb 4 at 1553, sounds like DRM noise over this range but it`s 15, not 10 kHz wide; vs RHC 7340-AM remnant. No DRM is known at any time on 7340 or 7345 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.4, Feb 2 at 0116, S9+25/30 open carrier; reminds me of this last log on frequency more than a sesquiyear ago: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.4, June 9 at 0212 and 0542, rapid RTTY clattering away now from unknown source rather than open carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7696.7-USB, Feb 2 at 0115, 2-way in Spanish conversation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 8992-USB, Jan 30 at 2256, US military alfanumeric crypto message but with heavy RTTY QRM, one carrier zeroing at 8993.6. Both stop about the same time, 2258, making me think that is not coincidental; same transmitter? I was looking for 8989 el pescador predicador nicaragüense, no show (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 8992-USB, Feb 1 at 0003, ``New Deal`` concluding alfanumeric cryptomessage, pause, ID and repeat. NO RTTY CCI today, and always has echo/reverb to add to its mystery. Never the same ID again; or from same site? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 12469.50-USB, Jan 30 at 2229, contact between two YLs, unusual in Spanish, conveying traffic, reading out some document with ``dos puntos`` = colon, maybe URLs, but also mentions ``grados`` = degrees so maybe about weather or navigation. Much spelling out fonetikally, employing the English A-B-Cs --- ``November`` etc., but otherwise in perfect non-colloquial Spanish. And not a word about putas! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 12746-USB, Jan 31 at 2348, 2-way in colloquial informal Spanish, engine noise, not long before `puta` mentioned; intruders? I wish some native speakers would monitor all these and give us an idea who/what/where they are about (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 13752.2-USB, Jan 31 at 1518, 2-way in Spanish INTRUDERS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15111.11-USB, Jan 30 at 2157, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, INTRUDERS; 2158 one of them whistles, and with engine noise in background (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15803-USB, Jan 30 at 2213-2223, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, discussing putas, etc.; not INTRUDERS into the 19m SWBC band if you buy that it ends at 15800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Feb 3: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html