World of Radio

** AUSTRALIA. 19000, May 13 at 0100 I tune in R. Australia amid its neat new frequency span 23-01, but it`s off to change antennas midway. Wait and wait, and finally good carrier comes back on at *0102:54, adding modulation at 0103:13 as news is joined well in progress (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 28415-USB, May 13 …

** BELGIUM [non]. 17880, May 12 at 1408, DX-Antwerp thirtieth anniversary special is underway, fair signal but deep fading via Guiana French, 250 kW on 311 degree beam to E North America. I listen for the rest of the hour, to hear: 1408, announcements of full schedule for all these specials, in French, German; address for QSL: dxaqsl @ gmail.com …

** ANGUILLA. 11775, missing earlier today, May 10 at 2001 check, DGS is back on air (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 15515, UT Friday May 11 at 0300, RA has signed on in English, // 15160 which also just started, and 15240 which was already on. I was looking for a revived French broadcast as …

** ANGUILLA. 11775, May 10 at 1258 and 1346, no signal from Caribbean Beacon, nor at 1554; IIRC it was on 6090 as usual around 0535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6080, May 10 at 0535, CRI English via Sackville is again on wrong frequency instead of 6190 during this hour, having failed to QSY at 0500. …

** CHINA. Firedrake May 9, before 1400: 16100, very poor at 1337 with heavy flutter; none in the 17s 15970, JBA at 1344 15490, very poor at 1344 with heavy flutter 14800, very poor at 1345 14700, very poor at 1345; none audible in the 13s, 12s, 11s, 10s Propagation was very disturbed. I`ve long suspected that many of the …

** ALBANIA. 7425, May 8 at 0128, R. Tirana IS, fair with lots of summer storm static, 0130 opening with correct schedule of the remaining two English broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 6134.8, May 8 at 0132, peppy music, best heard on USB to avoid the TADIL-A bonker infesting the low side; despite weaker signal, has …

** CANADA. 6190, May 7 at 0524, CRI English is back here, after Sackville having put it by mistake on 6080, almost 24 hours earlier, the frequency which is supposed to quit at 0500. 9555, May 7 at 0527, tune-in to open carrier; then 0527:45 BaBcoCk fill music loop plays a couple times, 0529 RCI IS, French and English ID …

** BRAZIL. 6180, May 6 at 0537, RNA is absent, transmitter broke down again? Still going on 11780, which on UT Sundays only runs all-night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake May 6, before 1300: 11500, poor at 1256 with flutter 12600, very poor at 1256 14600, good signal at 1258, suspicious open carrier with flutter well …

** AUSTRALIA. 6020, May 5 at 1300, barely audible in high storm noise level, I can barely // RA to 9580, so it`s still in English instead of temporary excursion to Chinese last week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake May 5, before 1300: 11500, poor at 1256 12600, good at 1256 13130, very good at 1255 …

** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 15515 // 15240 // 13630, May 4 at 0526 check, RA English with roughly equal signals USward, whilst 15415 to Asia was JBA. 11945 is second only to 9580 before 1400 May 4, but after 1400, 11945 is quite a bit weaker: wonder if there has been a beam change. It really should not be on …

** AUSTRALIA. 21740, May 3 at 2101, R. Australia has just opened on this reactivated frequency, good signal with news. 19000 is not yet on, but it is at 2318 check with poor signal. Much better May 4 at 0059, 19000 cuts off during music, and takes a sesquiminute to come back, presumably after antenna switch tho I couldn`t tell …

** ANTARCTICA. Haven`t posted a non-log of LRA36 for several weeks, so here`s one on a Thursday, which was supposedly the most likely broadcast day as of last year: 15476, May 3 at 1351, no signal on 15476, altho other broadcasters are still respecting its absence, nothing on 15475, never even Firedrake. Stations which *are* active should be so lucky …