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Glenn Hauser logs July 31, 2022

** CANADA. 284 MCW kHz, July 31 at 0635 UT, dash and QD, 500-watt ND beacon at The Pas, Manitoba, is JBA vs storm and line noise levels. Pleased to hear it but nothing else from Canada, nor any USA beyond OK. 1956 km = 1215 statute miles (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, July 31 at 0621, RHC …

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Shortwave Australia replies

The idea with this station is to cover South East Australia, specifically around 500km around Bendigo Victoria Australia. This gives good coverage with small portable radios on the in built whip and would cover Melbourne, Adelaide and Southern New South Wales. I am using antennas set up for a NVIS shower service so it is not optimal for long distance …

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Jen & GB’s World Beat Special, 18-22 UT Sun on Unique Radio, Australia 5035 or 3210 plus live streaming

From Jen: A World Beat Special Sunday at 1800 to 2200 UT: in two parts, GB’s World Music pod from 1800 to 2007 UT; then I take over in my Worldly Musical State, to 2200 UT. This is all because of the WOMAD Musical Fest happening over in England, it`s a tribute — just playing anything worldly in music. All …

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Glenn Hauser logs July 30-31, 2022

** ALASKA. 18130 USB, July 30 at 2310, K7K on Kiska Island in the Aleutians, calling CQ, then making a bunch of contacts. This is a special event I had been seeking day and night on publicized phone frequencies, nominally: 3790, 7090/7240, 14260, 18130, 21260, 24955, 28485 kHz. No luck until now directedly or remotedly; on the KFS Half Moon …

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Algeria: requests for the coming B-22 winter season

ALGERIA Requests for the coming B-22 winter season, requests cover all BC bands from 49 to 16 mb from Bechar, but no 25 mb outlet from Ourgla so far. Both Ampegon curtain arrays at Bechar and Ourgla sites cover 49 to even 13 mb ? – if necessary … with autotune ? 6145 0300 0400 37SE,38SW,46E,47NW BEC 300 131 146 …

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BBC Proms on the BBC World Service

UK (non). BBC World Service is airing some highlights from this years BBC Proms Season. Apologies for late notice, as I’ve only just spotted it it in the schedules. Saturdays 30 July, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August at 1806 (to Middle East): 6195-sla, 12025-sng Saturdays 30 July, 6, 13, 20 and 27 August at 1906 (to Africa):6155-sao, 6195-dha, 7265-mdc, …

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Absent transmissions from Cuba

The information in this Reuters article isn’t directly related to radio, but the subject matter might explain the more noticeable absence of that country’s shortwave stations from time to time. A whole bunch of frequencies were dark last night, for example. “Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens” https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/havana-announces-blackouts-cancels-carnival-crisis-deepens-2022-07-30/ 73, Ricky Leong Calgary, Alberta, Canada (via WOR io group)

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Glenn Hauser logs July 29-30, 2022

** NORTH AMERICA. 6922.1? USB, July 29 at 2357, music in high storm noise level such that I can`t even be sure of the frequency, but there seems to be a vestigial carrier as above. Music sounds no better or worse tuned to 6923 USB. Maybe same as these on `6920`: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,100060.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.4 AM, …

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Glenn Hauser logs July 29, 2022

** BRAZIL. 9664.887V, July 29 at 0617, RVM is on again and varied to here with gospel music, S5/S6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 13710.056, July 29 at 1502, SBA with Qur`an, poor signal direct and off-frequency as usual; scheduled to 1757; not to be confused with MWV Madagascar Arabic hour at 2000 which is also …

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Glenn Hauser logs July 28, 2022

** CUBA. 6060, July 28 at 0610, RHC English S9 but undermodulated also vs high storm noise level; 6165 is S9+20 but just barely modulated; but 6100 is well-modulated S9+20/30. 5040 is off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, July 28 at 1509, RHC Spanish, S9/+10, just barely modulated but what I can hear …

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Glenn Hauser logs July 26-27, 2022 really

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wednesday July 27 at 1450, no signal yet from LRA36 into Argentine remote, and I`m busy until next check 1529 when it`s in very well peaking S5/S9 with music; 1530 ID as Radio Arcángel San Gabriel, omitting Nacional; YLs send saludos; 1532 This Week in History such as a US atomic explosion on July 25, 1946? …

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Glenn Hauser logs July 26-27, 2022

** BRAZIL. 9664.101V, July 26 at 0631, RVM now drifting downward, almost minus one kHz from nominal 9665, S7/S9 with praise music, usual VG modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, July 26 at 1450, RHC Spanish is S9/+10 but just barely modulated, while // 15140 is merely undermodulated. 26 de julio: time for my annual salute to The …

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