** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 6230-USB, Nov 28 at 1352, coastal marine weather info, obsessed with wind direxions and gusting speeds in knots, S6; 1354, ``end of transmission from VMW``, i.e. Wiluna, Wester

** BRAZIL. 11880, replies to no DRM heard from RNA as last reported: ``11875-11880-11885, Nov 27 at 2252, cannot hear any DRM under RHC-AM in English`` ``Well, they are tests, and by nature tests may

** BRAZIL [and non]. 11875-11880-11885, Nov 27 at 2252, cannot hear any DRM under RHC-AM in English at S7-S9; meanwhile RNA-AM on 11780 is S9/+20 with flutter, unusual for trans-equatorial on HF. Bras

** BRAZIL [and non]. 11780, Nov 25 at 2302, RNA-AM is S9+5/15 at Bonaire SDR, compared to RNA-DRM on new 11875-11880-11885 as first covered in my last report; which is now S8-S9 when the noise is tune

** BRAZIL [and non]. 11875-11880-11885, Nov 25 at 1949, TWR Bonaire SDR is getting an S6 steady DRM noise signal here, ~9 dB SNR, but nothing decoding to the ear. Via Richard Langley, this has just be

** ARMENIA. 9290, Nov 24 at 1355 past 1400 with no break, S Asian language at S6-S9. Still there but weaker at 1417 vs running-H2O QRM. It`s TWR-India via Gavar, in Hindi daily 1345-1415, amid a total

From the Isle of Music, November 29-December 5: This week, special guest Toni Basanta shares music from Monte de Espuma and Expreso Ritmico, two popular dance bands in Cuba in the 1970-1980s, with us.

** CANADA. 284-MCW kHz, Nov 23 at 0719 UT, dash and QD, 500 watts from The Pas, Manitoba. Evidently the name is not Anglo-French; The Canadian Encyclopedia says: ``The origin of the name is uncertain,

** ALASKA [non]. 13670, Sun Nov 22 at 1840, clear speech by YL in Russian about Yesus, i.e. KNLS via its other station MWV MADAGASCAR; tnx to tip from Richard Langley. This hour is supposed to be `Afr

** BOLIVIA. 5952.50, Nov 21 at 2320, JBA carrier vs pointless Cuban pulse jamming, no doubt Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX on its signature split frequency, also vs 5950 WRMI; Ralphus Perry thinx it`s active

** CHINA [and non]. 7545, Nov 21 at 1353, two Chinese stations mixing at almost same level, i.e. CNR1 jamming and VOA Mandarin via PHILIPPINES at 1300-1500. The ChiCom obviously have no shame, no sens

A WBCQ Thanksgiving Date/Time: Thursday, November 26, 10-11pm EST (November 27, 0300-0400 UTC) Frequencies: 6160 & 7490 UTC It has been a rough year for so many of us, and yet there is much for which

** CUBA. 4747 & 4782 approx., Nov 21 at 0236, ratchety spurblobs out of 4765 R. Progreso, plus/minus 17-18 kHz. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 6000, U

** ALASKA. 6110, Nov 20 at 1420, rock music at S9/+10, 1422 devotional talk about children; 1428 KNLS ID with Anchor Point postal address lacking the P O Box number where they must be well-known; or e

** CANADA. 300-MCW kHz, Nov 19 at 0717 UT, dash and YIV, 500 watt ND beacon at Island Lake, Manitoba, vacillating whether it be LW or MW. Location is NE MB near Ontario, same latitude as north end of

** NORTH AMERICA. 6914-USB, Nov 18 at 2259, pirate music at first hard to pinpoint until a voice could sound about right here. Heavy beat dance music at the rate of 128/minute - slightly more than dis

** CUBA. 6100, Nov 18 at 0704, RHC English is S9+30 but just barely modulated, in fact suptorted; also 6000 but undermodulated. Not on 6145 or 6060 or 5040 which might have provided usable audio. Stil

** CANADA. 2749-USB, Nov 18 at 0253, synthyl in French with marine weather, S8 vs local noise level of S7. Dxinfocenter.ca shows the latest start among the four Canadian CG stations timesharing 2749 i

From the Isle of Music, November 22-28: This week, we dive into a couple of recordings from our vinyl collection. The broadcasts take place: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target ar

** CANADA. Not a single lightning strike anywhere in USA or Canada showing at Blitzortung, Nov 17 at 0645 UT, so should be a great low-noise night for beacon DX -- other than from local sources. So ba