** CHINA. Firedrake July 24; before 1300:
10300, good at 1235. Had not heard this one since July 9, altho S. Handler had it on July 10.
11500, good at 1235
12900, good at 1240
14700, very good at 1242; none in the 13s
14950, good at 1242; none in the 15`s
16100, poor-fair at 1245
16980, very poor at 1245
After 1300:
16980, very poor at 1323
16100, JBA at 1324
15670, poor at 1304 mixed with CNR1 jamming; no TOH break here!
15565, poor at 1325
15545, very poor at 1325; unusual to have two at once, nearby 15565
14700, very good at 1327
13920, very good at 1328
12025, poor at 1313, mixed with CNR1 jamming, probably // 15670; very poor at 1328
11500, poor at 1328
10300, poor at 1329
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA [and non]
** CUBA [and non]. 15230, July 24 at 1307, mixing with CNR1 causing SAH, Commies vs Commies; again no listing or reason for CNR1 to be here. During ``En Contacto`` DX program from 1335, RHC briefly off the air at 1341-1343 clearing 15230 for China. Quick check of other RHC frequencies found 13680 and 13780 were still on but without modulation during this disruption amid another opus in the series ``¿Qué le ha traído a Vd. el Diexismo?`` -- What has DXing done for you? This one written but not read by Luís Cristián Alonso, Córdoba, Argentina. See also VENEZUELA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9650, KBSWR in English via CANADA, July 24 at 1248 is about equal level with VOK direct in Japanese, producing SAH of about 5 Hz. KBS doggedly stix to this frequency, unnecessarily clashing with the other side. I daresay Sackville is no problem for VOK reception in Japan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Not much Es TVDX but MUF briefly poked up to channel 2 around 0400 UT July 24, Spanish from the south (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 6170, July 24 at 1229, RNZI is on in program about the première of Verdi`s Aïda in Egypt in 1871y; nothing on 9655 where RNZI is supposed to be at this hour. 1231 on to interview with a film director and more cultural items. 6170 is supposed to resume at 1300, so I monitored closely before then: amid old movie music, 1257:30 cut to dead air for a minute; unaware of reality in the studio, automation at 1258:30 ran QSY announcement from ``this frequency`` to 6170! ``This is New Zealand``, bell bird IS, no carrier breaks, and 1300 news. Must be another case of misprogrammed automation. Some other monitors noted that 6170 did not change to 9655 at 1100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13620, July 24 at 0525, R. Dabanga via MADAGASCAR, and no tone-jamming for a change; after jingle ID, off at 0527:30* leaving only weak carrier and no modulation audible from next site, Nauen, GERMANY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12100, after July 22`s problems getting WTWW-3 to stay on the air, checked again July 23 at 1250: not yet on. But at next check 1254 it had come on and stayed on, in Arabic. Recently has been missing after 0500, but July 24 still on at 0530, Bible in English. I think the reader mispronounced learnèd as ``learned`` in the context. Off again at 1239 check, but by 1254 it was going again, in Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1574 monitoring: reconfirmed on WTWW-1, 5755, UT Sunday July 24 from 0400:42, VG reception here. Seems this is always preceded by talk about sorcery on the streets of Washington DC, break for WTWW ID, something from SFAW about gun control, then WOR.
Remaining airings this week: on 9955 WRMI, Sunday 1530, 1730 (also on WRN via SiriusXM 120); Monday 1130, 1530, 2130; Tuesday & Wednesday 1530. On Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB: UT Monday 0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370, WTJC continues to be a blight on the band: July 24 at 0540 check, distorted and spurring out to plus/minus 25 kHz. 1222 very distorted on fundamental and even bothering very strong WHRI 9410 which is on the air Sundays only; blocking WBCQ on 9330, QRMing YFR Taiwan 9280, and spurs audible down to 9265 where there is no WINB. Worse peaks around 9350 and 9390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13570, July 24 at 1309, WINB is on in the mornings now Sundays only; usual unstable carrier with BFO, and now also hit by WEWN 13580 squishy spur. WINB airing off-key hymn-singing with piano, ``What a Friend`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, July 24 at 1237, RNV via CUBA missing, maybe because it`s Sunday? But not required due to transmitter usage. RHC audible as usual on 6000, 6150, 9550, 11690, 11760, 11830, 12040, 15120, 15230, 15360. Latest news from Venezuela is that their own site should be on the air by the end of this year, a couple years late (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
10300, good at 1235. Had not heard this one since July 9, altho S. Handler had it on July 10.
11500, good at 1235
12900, good at 1240
14700, very good at 1242; none in the 13s
14950, good at 1242; none in the 15`s
16100, poor-fair at 1245
16980, very poor at 1245
After 1300:
16980, very poor at 1323
16100, JBA at 1324
15670, poor at 1304 mixed with CNR1 jamming; no TOH break here!
15565, poor at 1325
15545, very poor at 1325; unusual to have two at once, nearby 15565
14700, very good at 1327
13920, very good at 1328
12025, poor at 1313, mixed with CNR1 jamming, probably // 15670; very poor at 1328
11500, poor at 1328
10300, poor at 1329
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA [and non]
** CUBA [and non]. 15230, July 24 at 1307, mixing with CNR1 causing SAH, Commies vs Commies; again no listing or reason for CNR1 to be here. During ``En Contacto`` DX program from 1335, RHC briefly off the air at 1341-1343 clearing 15230 for China. Quick check of other RHC frequencies found 13680 and 13780 were still on but without modulation during this disruption amid another opus in the series ``¿Qué le ha traído a Vd. el Diexismo?`` -- What has DXing done for you? This one written but not read by Luís Cristián Alonso, Córdoba, Argentina. See also VENEZUELA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9650, KBSWR in English via CANADA, July 24 at 1248 is about equal level with VOK direct in Japanese, producing SAH of about 5 Hz. KBS doggedly stix to this frequency, unnecessarily clashing with the other side. I daresay Sackville is no problem for VOK reception in Japan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Not much Es TVDX but MUF briefly poked up to channel 2 around 0400 UT July 24, Spanish from the south (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 6170, July 24 at 1229, RNZI is on in program about the première of Verdi`s Aïda in Egypt in 1871y; nothing on 9655 where RNZI is supposed to be at this hour. 1231 on to interview with a film director and more cultural items. 6170 is supposed to resume at 1300, so I monitored closely before then: amid old movie music, 1257:30 cut to dead air for a minute; unaware of reality in the studio, automation at 1258:30 ran QSY announcement from ``this frequency`` to 6170! ``This is New Zealand``, bell bird IS, no carrier breaks, and 1300 news. Must be another case of misprogrammed automation. Some other monitors noted that 6170 did not change to 9655 at 1100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13620, July 24 at 0525, R. Dabanga via MADAGASCAR, and no tone-jamming for a change; after jingle ID, off at 0527:30* leaving only weak carrier and no modulation audible from next site, Nauen, GERMANY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12100, after July 22`s problems getting WTWW-3 to stay on the air, checked again July 23 at 1250: not yet on. But at next check 1254 it had come on and stayed on, in Arabic. Recently has been missing after 0500, but July 24 still on at 0530, Bible in English. I think the reader mispronounced learnèd as ``learned`` in the context. Off again at 1239 check, but by 1254 it was going again, in Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1574 monitoring: reconfirmed on WTWW-1, 5755, UT Sunday July 24 from 0400:42, VG reception here. Seems this is always preceded by talk about sorcery on the streets of Washington DC, break for WTWW ID, something from SFAW about gun control, then WOR.
Remaining airings this week: on 9955 WRMI, Sunday 1530, 1730 (also on WRN via SiriusXM 120); Monday 1130, 1530, 2130; Tuesday & Wednesday 1530. On Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB: UT Monday 0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370, WTJC continues to be a blight on the band: July 24 at 0540 check, distorted and spurring out to plus/minus 25 kHz. 1222 very distorted on fundamental and even bothering very strong WHRI 9410 which is on the air Sundays only; blocking WBCQ on 9330, QRMing YFR Taiwan 9280, and spurs audible down to 9265 where there is no WINB. Worse peaks around 9350 and 9390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13570, July 24 at 1309, WINB is on in the mornings now Sundays only; usual unstable carrier with BFO, and now also hit by WEWN 13580 squishy spur. WINB airing off-key hymn-singing with piano, ``What a Friend`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, July 24 at 1237, RNV via CUBA missing, maybe because it`s Sunday? But not required due to transmitter usage. RHC audible as usual on 6000, 6150, 9550, 11690, 11760, 11830, 12040, 15120, 15230, 15360. Latest news from Venezuela is that their own site should be on the air by the end of this year, a couple years late (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
