** ARGENTINA [non]. The long-awaited RAE QSL card arrived August 21. I heard the
first relay via WRMI 9395 in early May and reported it by webform, resulting in
a personal reply from RAE`s new Director, Adrián Korol, who knows me from the
old days on Espacio Diexista and Radio Enlace on Radio Nederland. He told me I
would be honored with their number 001 QSL for this. Here it is:
also
added to my QSL gallery:
It`s
for 02/05/2017 at 0100 on 9395, but does not mention WRMI. It bears a postal
label rather than stamp, dated 09/08/2017 costing $73,00, ICS. It seems others
are just now reporting their QSLs, apparently none in the p-mail until early
August. 73 pesos (a fortuitous amount) as of Aug 23 converts to USD $4.23! for a
little 20-gram card. They do have a bit of an inflation problem. Thanks, Adrian!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 11825, Aug 22 at 0656,
weak talk at S5-S2, can`t tell language, but it`s NHK direct from Yamata in
Japanese at 0655-0800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW
ZEALAND. 9630, Aug 22 at 0651, RNZI is as usual now the SSOB, at S9+20, way
above the only competition, WRMIs on 9395 & 9455. 9395 rates only S7-S3,
9455 less than that (WRMI really needs to go lower than 9 MHz overnight). At
0659, already changed to next frequency 7425 with Bell Bird, timesignal,
S9+20/10. A previous night it stayed on 9700 instead of 9630/7425.
7425,
Aug 23 at 1057, I`m tuned to RNZI to catch their transition from NNE to NNW
antenna on same frequency, causing a signal drop if not also a break in
transmission. But nothing happens! No announcement either, just programming
continuing with accurate timesignal at 1100 and news. So apparently the NNW
antenna is still out of order, causing the full 100 kW to go out on all
frequencies to the NNE. Fine with me! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1891 monitoring: confirmed
Sunday August 20 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB, poor. Also confirmed UT Monday
August 21 after 0300 on WBCQ, 5130v-AM, JBA; and after 0330 on WRMI, 9955, poor.
These while I was in Salina KS.
Also confirmed Monday August 21 at 2354
the 2330 on WBCQ 9330.0v-CUSB, fair, while at Belle Plaine plaza on Kansas
Turnpike. Now back on frequency! Also confirmed UT Tuesday Aug 22 at 0033 on
WRMI 7730, Very good, as I am now back in OK --- but, recheck at 0042, 7730 is
OFF, and so are all other WRMI frequencies on 5, 7, 9 and 11 MHz; still off
after 0100, power failure? Last repeat of this week`s show, anyway.
WORLD
OF RADIO 1892 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, Australia, Bhutan, Bougainville,
Brazil, China, Colombia and non, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, German,
Indonesia, International Vacuum, International Waters and non, Korea North non,
Korea South, Morocco, New Zealand, Perú, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan non, UK,
USA
WOR 1892 completed less than an hour before first airings, Tuesday
August 22 at 2130 on WRMI 9455, good, but 15770 a JBA carrier, can`t be sure of
modulation, during heavy storm noise. Also confirmed Tue Aug 22 at 2330 on WBCQ,
9329.93v-CUSB, fair on the PL-880; recheck 2350 on the R-75, 9329.908v-CUSB.
Also confirmed Wed Aug 23 at 1050, the 1030 on WRMI 5850, VG S9+30, but // 9455
is a JBA carrier. Also confirmed Wed Aug 23 after 1315 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/S9,
no jamming. Next:
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490 to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
to WSW
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB to
WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat
2300 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0315v WA0RCR
1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to
SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to
WNW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, Wed Aug 23
at 1352, WRMI with ME World Music instead of `Viva Miami`, which is scheduled at
1345 on Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri. New ones come out on an irregular basis, not
necessarily every week, but usually old ones keep on playing. Jeff must be away
in South Africa for HFCC, no doubt recording more interview material for VM and
Wavescan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Look for my separate
ECLIPSE DX REPORT FROM GLENN HAUSER
This report dispatched at 1651 UT
August 23
