** ALBANIA [non]. 15770, Mon Apr 13 at 2015, WRMI amid Radio Prague
International in English as usual; recheck at 2050, nothing but music,
from Radio Tirana? Yes, 2058 Tirana theme and 2059 its IS before cut
to JIP TOMBS at 2100.

It appears that over two weeks since the stupid clock change in
Europe, automated recording of RT for this and the German relay have
not been reset an hour earlier, instead keeps picking up music fill on
that stream at the former UT feed time. I`ve had to point this out
season after season, but am not responsible, nor is anyone else, not
even Radio Tirana itself which pretends it`s not on SW at all!

But WRMI has inserted a new time for RT even if it`s defective: 2230
UT on 7780, as noted by Richard Langley on April 12. This now shows on
the transmission schedule, as System H, but not below on System H or
any other program schedule at http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ALBANIA [non]. 15770, April 14 at 2030, I make a point of
monitoring WRMI, good enough via an eastern US SDR, but not making it
to the substitute receiver at UTwente. Because it`s time for Radio
Tirana relay, reported recently to be partly or wholly music fill,
leading us to suspect the automated recording of the English service
is grabbing it at the wrong UT since DST started in Europe more than a
biweek ago. But now we get it:

2030, Radio Tirana IS, theme and canned sign-on in English, Klara
always claiming they can only be heard on internet, and pronouncing
the URL incomprehensibly in English. And into news by other announcer,
seemingly current with latest COVID-19 statistics and little else
until 2038 cut abruptly to music fill, obviously not Albanian, but
from WRMI`s World Music reel starting with a hymn at a tropical beat.
2041 pause for WRMI ID in Spanish! by Alfonso Montealegre, my old
colleague from Radio Enlace on Radio Nederland. 

On the Hitlist, http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm --- I go looking for
what`s up at Radio Tirana.

http://rti.rtsh.al/radio/

``Emisioni ne gjuhёn --- Orari Ditёt Transmetimi Angleze
18:00-18:30
22:00-22:30
00:00-00:30
03:30-04:00 
08:00-08.30
10:30-11:00
13:30-14:00``

Those are no doubt in local time of UT +2, the original at 16 UT and 6
repeats on the ``live`` webcast.

``Kontakt:`` gives us spelling of the announcers, with c-cedillas:
English: english@rtsh.al — Klara Ruçi, Ervin Çali

Then I check the podcasts via 
http://www.radio360.eu/index.php/english-podcasts/74-albania

and find at the top today`s April 14 edition which is identical to the
8 minutes I just heard on WRMI, axually lasting 7:57! ---
http://www.radio360.eu/mplayer/podcastplayer-e.php?datei=http://www.radio700.info/podcasts/en/al/tirana/./20200414_1800.mp3&feed=albania

So as presently set up, R. Tirana relays contain 8 minutes of news
only, and that may well be all that RT is putting out now under
current circumstances, despite full half-hours being reserved.

7780, April 14 at 2230, two hours later on WRMI, I can barely hear
direct the RT IS at its new repeat time. 2238 cut to different music
fill, Andean, a quena & guitar tune but not the usual one. 

Beware: not all of these RT relays may appear every day of the week if
there be something of higher priority (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ALBANIA [non]. Re my report on Tirana via WRMI, WOR iog replies:

``As I reported earlier, the Radio Tirana program via WRMI on 7780 kHz
on 12 April at 2230 UT was (nominally) 30 minutes of polyphonic music.
I believe the announcer introduces the program with "Join us for some
information about Albanian Easter Holy Sunday ... Albanian Easter
polyphony is a traditional part ..." So, this was a special Easter
program. But new this year? -- Richard Langley, NB``

``Hi Glenn, I have monitored the podcasts of R Tirana as uploaded by
www.radio360.eu --- These were all 30 minute transmissions (although
Tuesday 7 April only really consisted of an 8 minute news broadcast
followed by music). Programmes monitored were as follows:

Sat 4 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Mosiac of the Week"; xx13 "Folk Music of
Albania"
Mon 6 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania in a Week"; xx12 Music
(standards & pop)
Tue 7 April: xx02 News; xx08 Music (standards & pop)
Wed 8 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania & EU Integration"; xx10 Music
"Hits Through the Years"
Thu 9 April: xx02 News; xx10 "Albania Economy and Facts"; xx12 Music;
xx17 "Around Albania" (Tourism); xx24 Music
Fr 10 April: Repeat of entire 9 April transmission
Sa 11 April: Undateable feature on Albania polyphonic music (which I
think I've heard before - possibly it's an "emergency reserve"
programme)
Mo 13 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania in a Week";
Tu 14 April: (8 min programme only described as "news edition")

By the way, the announcer on 4 April at (xx08) mentioned "you can hear
the English broadcast of R Tirana can be heard on the shortwave of
6005 kHz from 2 to 3 o'clock pm". That is local time of UT +2 - it's
actually 1230-1300 UT). Alan Roe Teddington, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ALGERIA [non]. 7295, April 15 at 0545, RTA in Arabic via FRANCE is
still/again getting jammed(?) by tones/beeps (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, April 10 at 0105, RAE via WRMI with Spanish
in progress instead of English; generic comments by Fernando Farías
about the quarantine situation with regular programming unavailable.

0111 switches to French, soon devoting its time to summary of DX info:
IRRS with schedule of Bannon`s Pandemic show; Catholic station at
Gracias a Dios, Honduras; Radio Cuarentena; letter from a francophone
DX club.

0119 back to Fernando who also does the English segment, from home.
This is the second, apparently once-a-week pandemic program featuring
all the RAE language services. How April 2 is a significant date,
anniversary of the Malvinas War in 1982y; shortened edition of the
normally-Friday 7-10 minute DX Actuality feature: again about War Room
Pandemic, sked via IRRS; Honduras station. President has extended
lockdown in Argentina to April 13.

0127 outro in Spanish gives names of announcers in all 8 languages as
if we have just heard them all, ``Made en/in Casa`` on RAE/Argentina
al Mundo: Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Chinese,
Spanish, English, in that order --- but we`ve heard only three of them
this semihour and I don`t think it started at 0030 tho I was not
listening then, rather to pirates. 0130 WRMI Spanish ID by Dino and
into Radio Prague International in English.

No other WRMI frequencies checked tonight except 5800 just after 0100
when it sounded again like Radio Taiwán Internacional (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, Friday April 10 at 2100, the nominal
``Italian`` hour of RAE relay via WRMI starts in Spanish by host
Fernando Farías, 2102 into the voz of Arnaldo Slaen with abbr`d
Actualidad DX, about IRRS War Room Pandemic show, Honduran FM station,
Radio Cuarentena. 2110 into French introduced as the second of their
multi-lingual shows from homes; very much like if not identical to
what I was hearing last night, April 10 at 0100 on 9395. I am afraid
that listeners abroad may not appreciate the baggage and credibility
issues Steve Bannon drags with him into WRP, one who bears
considerable responsibility for the presence of the ignorant,
incompetent, forever-impeached acting president Drumpf (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800 only, April 14 at 0230-0330* monitoring RAE
Argentina al Mundo as now on WRMI skedgrid and also on the air. It`s
not Spanish-only, but all 8 languages. Opening by Fernando in Spanish
as ``Made en Casa`` #3, sked since 6 Apr at 0230-0300 [sic] Tue-Sat.
So it`s a week old already? Last week it was #2, apparently produced
once a week and repeated over & over. 0235 into Portuguese YL; brief
music bridges, Andean music this time; 0243 French giving time for
that as 2330 L-V on 7780; 0249 Italian YL & OM; 0256 German YL thru
hourtop; 0302 English by Fernando again, giving new A-20 sked for that
as 1-1:30 am Tue-Sat on 9395, starting April 6 referred to as ``last
Monday``, so now it seems this segment was recorded today? 0308 to YL
in Chinese; 0314 Japanese; and that`s 8 with time to spare, so? 0321
Portuguese again; 0324 outro in Spanish, 0326 music to 0330*. Each may
include a bit of news about what`s going on especially
quarantine-related in Argentina, and refer to website for more real
news in each language. Note: just last night, UT Monday after 0300,
something totally different on 5800: Prague in English // 9955 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, April 15 at 0250 checking for RAE relay via
WRMI as logged in detail last night --- but NOT this time! African
percussion world-music like from the WRMI filler loop instead, not
RAE; yet at 0256 Eslovaquia outro in Spanish as if they had been
playing such music; 0301 recheck still on with ``Andean`` music, 0309
WRMI Spanish jingle and Jeff White ID in English, more music; off at
0330* after a few sex of deadair. So what became of RAE??. See also
SLOVAKIA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, April 16 at 0238, again no RAE as scheduled
and really heard 48 hours ago, but WRMI world music fill --
``Milonga`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 6180, April 15 at 0135, RNA is OFF here, but still
inbooming on 11780; anyway no ACI to 6185 MEXICO, q.v.

However, here`s an audiovideo about RNA: ``After a tender which EBC
requested a 100 kW HF DRM transmitter, they aired this video on TV
Brasil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKy9Z6QO3w
Cheers, Rafael`` via DRMNA iogroup via Ian, swsites. Specifically
about the facilities from 17:46; testimonials from grateful listeners
in the outback (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 12190, April 14 at 1441, weak Chinese vs CODAR, certainly
CNR1 jammer against one of countless Sound of Hope, Taiwan low-power
frequencies. Quick check of WOOB areas 10.9-15 MHz finds no others
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non?]. 711.00 kHz, April 15 at 0138, the off-frequency
carriers still here hetting 710 stations; yes, not one, but two of
them beating at rate of 204/minute = 3.4 Hz, one of them one of the
Radios Rebeldes offshifted for more annoying jamming, and perhaps the
other; altho I am getting also some mostly weak TA carriers; see UNID
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, April 9 at 1403, RHC is S9+20 but extremely distorted.
15230 and 13700 are OK, VG, no spurs; after 1900 in English, 15140 is
relatively clean today, different transmitter?

11760, April 9 at 1413, RHC is S9-S7 of dead air. Somethings` always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 10 at 0553, R. Rebelde is S9+20/30 but
JBM/suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba; 5040 RHC in
English at same signal level and with usual squealy defective
modulation but readable. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

5025, April 11 at 0217 check, now it`s off, let us hope for
much-needed repairs; while 4765 R. Progreso and 5040 RHC remain on
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11830-11855 & 11908-11955 approx., April 11 at 1454, expanse
of jamsplat if not full pulse jamming. Tuning upwards I at first think
it`s centred about 11845, a long-gone Radio Martí frequency. But there
is full jamming against current RM on 11860 and more splat on its plus
side, obscured by 11880 CRI relay. And another range certainly coming
out of the other RM jammed channel, 11930. In their zeal to suppress
any dissent, the Cuban Commies don`t give a damn about what collateral
damage it may cause, even to their own other broadcasts (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) 

** CUBA. 15370, April 11 at 2016, RHC French at S9/+10 but distorted
with hum; while in a switch, // 15140 has OK modulation at S9+20.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 12 at 0013, Radio Rebelde back on air at S9+25
after missing last night, and now with OK modulation; but for how
long? Something must be wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11850, April 12 at 0457-0502*, dead air averaging S9 and the
SSOB. Got to be RHC; also much weaker 11700 with JBA Spanish goes off
about same time. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 13700 // 13780, April 12 at 1343, last half of RHC `En
Contacto`, acknowledging reception report for 11840! That frequency
was replaced last year by 11850, demoting 11840 to only that minus 10
kHz JBA spur, so was it what they really heard?! Or is this another
oldshow rerun? On to Pedro Sedano`s monthly report from AER in Spain
with the current sked for WWCR Spanish, L-V 21-22 on 15825. He always
laboriously spells out postal addresses of stations which are anything
but Spanish, including H-A-S-H-V-I-L-L-E [sic]! I think he also blew
the ``1300`` but will have to listen again. Then the Spanish skeds for
safely Commie stations VOK and VOV, with their addresses. Final
segment back to Arnie at home via marvelous fibre-optic line for
propagation, but all he does is somehow connect the pandemic with
900-km DX between E & W Cuba on 2 meters --- tropo or Es? This week`s
hostess seems named Maya Quiroz. Of course, any announcer can handle
it, since Arnie writes the whole script, including third-person
references to himself. Also filled some time with vintage Radio
Rebelde clips.

6000, April 12 at 1343, presumed RHC carrier still on here, JBM,
before I ascend to 13 MHz for En Contacto.

13620, April 12 at 1350, leapfrog mixing product of RHC 13780 over
13700 another 80 kHz lower, this time with enough // modulation to
make it certain. Reverse leap on 13860 is however a JBA carrier.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 15140, April 12 at 1558, JBA carrier means RHC must
be off instead of continuous, uncovering OMAN. 11760 RHC is still
running for midday. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. Missed SW repeats of April 12 `En Contacto`, but audio here:
https://cdn.teveo.cu/media/5W/Sn/EUZJjbRZny4c/artifact/R7WGgRVSHpVUkwQq.mp3

Hostess intro as Maya Quiroga. Pedro did not blow the 1300 in WWCR`s
address (any number would do, as there is nothing else on ``WWCR
Avenue``, but chosen to match their WNQM MW frequency; why not 15825
WWCR Ave.?); he said ``trethe-thero-thero``. Altho he pronounced it
Nashville, he spelt the city starting clearly with an H. Altho he`s in
Spain, Russian-influenced Cuban commies could easily confuse H with N.
Never mind the Greex (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15370, April 13 at 1950, RHC in English, good audio on
unscheduled frequency; has it been on since 1900 at least? // only
regular frequency 15140 which is as usual distorted. The same
continued after 2000 in French. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 11670, April 12 at 2338, RHC Spanish, S9+20 but
undermodulated with big hum: wiggle that patchcord! // much better
11760 which is S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at RHC. No clash
with REE, which per Eibi is now running no later than 2300* and RHC
not until *2300 but it might be interesting to monitor at that time,
as REE often runs its IS for several minutes after closing (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6145 // 6100 // 6060, April 14 at 0552, quite unusually, RHC
English now at equally good signal and modulation levels on all three!
But rounding out The Cuban Five, 6000 is undermodulated and 5040
mushy. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 14 at 0553, Radio Rebelde is off again;
something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Next check 1449 a JBA carrier:
remnants normally audible ~sesquihour before sunset to sesquihour
after sunrise over this 2+ megameter path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, April 14 at 1808, dead air from RHC, while the only
other midday frequency, 15140 is distorted and hummy worsening the
already choking Arabic. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, April 11 at 0218 check, R. Verdad is off; despite
local noise level of S9+20, I should be able to detect at least a
carrier. A ``Good`` Friday thing? The perennial question: should pious
broadcasters transmit more, or less, upon holy days? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 5010v, April 13 at 0315, LAH between two weak
signals; one is surely RNM as always offset minus, and the other?
Maybe WRMI on past nominal 0230* --- or a Cuban 5040/5025 leapfrog?
Too late for India (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 6185-, April 15 at 0135, XEPPM better than usual on
slightly minus frequency, music undermodulated but almost sufficient;
and no ACI from off RNA 6180 Brasil (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. Just in at 0142 April 16: ``Hi Glenn, As of today Radio
Educación 6185 kHz "Cultura México" is going to broadcast from 2000 to
0800 UT. There has been an important improvement in its signal as they
are already using the 10 kW transmitter. They may adjust the schedule
depending on the results. Best wishes, Julián Santiago. 
Enviado desde mi iPad`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. DXmap showing sporadic E into the FM band, so
since we have some essential grocery shopping to do, I also tune
around on the caradio, April 15. Strangely neither now nor later do I
hear a bit on the few somewhat open frequencies in the non-commercial
band, which would give the impression there be no DX happening. A
cardinal rule of Es DX is that it works upward from lower
frequencies.

93.3, not till I tune up to here do I hear something, and it`s not an
open frequency but occupied by 100 kW KJKE OKC. But something in
Spanish has captured, April 15 at 1911 UT, soon ID as ``Exa FM -- en
tu casa, carro``, etc. Search on WTFDA FM Database, essential
reference at:
https://db.wtfda.org/

finds only one Exa FM on 93.3, viz.:
``XHPS-FM 93.3 VERACRUZ VER MEX 30.94 kw ERP 208.0m 19-09-14 96-06-30
Spanish ---- EXA FM EN TODAD [sic] PARTES...PONTE EXA! SPANISH POP EXA
FM``

Spanish on 93.3 makes another resurgence at 1918 discussing something
on Netflix? mixing with the Jake FM C&W.

Veracruz is at prime Es distance, seen/heard many times before: 
1919 km = 1193 statute miles. Then I keep bandscanning, alert for any
other hints of Spanish, notwithstanding some Okies and Kansies.

94.1, April 15 at 1912 UT, some weak Spanish mixed in the CCI.
Certainly not definite, but there is only one 94.1 in the Veracruz
state PTA:
``XHHV-FM AM 1310 94.1 BOCA DEL RÍO VER MEX 25.0 kW ERP 65.99m
19-07-58 96-07-50 Spanish ---- LA FIERA 94.1 FM SW 09 REGIONAL MEXICAN
LA FIERA``

Less likely but also a possible SS fullpower groundwave remnant from:
``KLNO 94.1 FORT WORTH TX 98.0 kW ERP 485.0m 32-35-22 96-58-10 Spanish
HD 2E6C QUE BUENA QUE BUENA Language REGIONAL MEXICAN 94.1 LA QUE
BUENA``

94.1 also has growing CCI at 1916 UT from our nearest fringe gospel
huxter with several other frequencies, ID as ``The House FM,
Stillwater 105-9``. Flagship is really 89.7 in Ponca City = local in
Enid:
``KTHM 94.1 WAYNOKA OK 9.8 kW 122.0m 36-34-55 98-52-12 VARIETY THE
HOUSE FM``

92.1, at 1932, some Spanish in and out quickly about películas. Again
there is only one in Veracruz:
``XHPG-FM 92.1 CÓRDOBA VER MEX 49.95 kW 213.0m 18-52-34 97-00-15
Spanish GRUPERA LA MEJOR`` [KAMG-LP Enid still silent]
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) See also USA [and non] for a Mexican ham
on 6m during this opening

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, April 12 at 0502, NO signal from RNZI tho
scheduled here daily 0459-0658; nor other nights. If really still on
there, zero propagation where it used to be a standout, SSOB by far on
25m, in fact its best frequency of all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) 

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, April 12 at 0010, S9 of rap music. These
logs say it`s Texas Radio Shortwave on an Easter theme until 0030:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65462.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6931-USB, April 10 at 2323, pirate music S7-S8, 2326
W&M folksong with guitar; 2330 DJ maybe ID but caught only
``all-natural radio``, more music to close; 2342 another announcement,
being heard in northern New England; long reverb repeats every few
words. 2344, ``Yeti Radio signing off``, another song, still going
until 2350*. Oops, just a break, soon back on. More logs here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65375.0.html
I thought I heard some John Prine, as did others;

End of log above for Free Radio Weekly with 0000 UT deadline nigh. But
this station really keeps going: 2357, mentions Walmart, cut off for
music. April 11: 0009 announcement; 0023 WALMART plug as others have
noted; 0041 still going but frequent cut-outs. Without a carrier we
keep getting faked out that they`ve pulled the plug. 0110 ``gonna keep
goin` for a helluva long time``, ``Here Comes the Sun`` song to 0121*
apparently final stop (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, April 10 at 2324, another pirate with
music at S5-S6. Many more logs here again as Radio 48:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65371.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6953-USB, April 9 at 2324, pirate music at S3-S5;
2329 two announcers talking vs high storm noise level from south of
San Antonio and the southern half of Louisiana. ``Virus-19 Radio``,
maybe back tomorrow, maybe not. Radio conditions pretty damn good
tonight, getting up into New England. ``Good night, stay well``,
playing out on ``When I Die`` by Blood, Sweat & Tears until off at
2336*. More logs here with variations on ID with Zeke as host:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65317.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, April 9 at 2326, S4-S6 soul music, 2328
announcement but too much reverb, etc., to copy; blues music. 2337
jive music with some cut-outs, YL ID at first sounds like ``Four AM
Radio`` with hotmail address like that; Mix Radio International ID,
jazz piano; 2342 ID I then realize is ``Cool AM Radio``. More logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65319.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6916-USB, April 10 at 0044, S9 of wild rock, lots of
yelling over the music as if a `live` event rather than any studio
announcements. Past 0100 when I switch to 9395 for Argentina. 0131
recheck still going with more of same hard rock. These say it`s Radio
48 via MRI, having started on 6880-USB but moved to 6916 at 0028:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,65322.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) 

** SAUDI ARABIA. 15434.985, April 10 at 1518, poor signal in Arabic;
also seems to be a weaker carrier low-hetting closer to 15435.000, but
nothing else is scheduled. Not even KSA is in HFCC of course, but
Aoki/NDXC shows it at 1450-1700-1800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 15205.060, April 12 at 1600, S8-S9 in Arabic, not //
15435v, not measured. These fit for B-19 schedule from SBC, Qur`an and
General services respectively (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. 9395, April 15 at 0252, WRMI with interview in
English about GF & Easter, so another gospel huxter client? No, faked
out as soon mentions Bratislava. RSI not known to be scheduled now.
Also ending at 0256 on 5800 has been RSI in Spanish or at least so
announced following fill? music; instead of ARGENTINA, q.v. (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, April 13 carrier until 0500:45*, no doubt
SIBC about to QSY to 5020 which won`t be audible till later (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAIWAN [non]. 5010 // 5800 // 7780 // 9395, April 14 at 0217, RTI
Spanish via WRMI on *four* frequencies as we have observed before; now
the April 11 update of WRMI skedgrid finally agrees with this
observation; always a time lag to match up. The 0100 is shown and
heard on 5800 only and the 2200 on 7780 only. I`ve not yet confirmed
whether there really be a new show every night; maybe still mentioning
date in openings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAIWAN [non]. 5800, April 15 at 0128, WRMI closing RTI Spanish
relay with schedule, as if only one frequency each, next one at 0200
on 5010 only, rather than that *PLUS THREE MORE* as I monitored last
night but not checked tonight; don`t they read my reports? Or look at
WRMI skedgrid? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 10 at 2229, with the Bogotá SDR still running
after monitoring WOR on 9955, I check whether VOT makes it to air
today: yes, poor signal there, but to my surprise it`s the IS and ID
in English, 2230 timesignal and sign-on --- 30 minutes late! A new
something-erroneous at Emirler, unless they have without notice and
inexplicably decided to retime the eastern North American service.
After a few minutes of news, now monitoring direct a bit better, back
to Turkish music fill, except at 2252 a brief spot with the
also-American advice about coping with COVID-19, and back to more
music until cut off the air right at 2300* when presumably only
slightly more than half of today`s broadcast has radiated (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 13 at 2227 check, VOT already on in music fill
rather than signing on 30 minutes late as monitored April 10; perhaps
they even started at 2200 today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 14 at 2201, VOT English underway successfully
today except for the RTTY QRM from NAU Puerto Rico; but the R75 ANF
feature helps a lot to minimize it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 341-MCW kHz, April 9 at 0613 UT, ND beacon OIN, which is 25
watts from Oberlin, Kansas; as EI Enid is still gone, but there are
loads of others on 341 I would like to hear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5214-USB, April 10 at 0139, MARS? net mostly with abbr`d
calls, such as 8AM, 8HQ; one full call starting with AAR---; at 0141,
M8A in contact with 8HS, fonetikaly, declaring ``the net is free``.
Next few minutes occasional calls are ``closing stations``. Most
signals weak, a few good (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 14332-USB, April 14 at 1508, W8BF in TN prompting for
check-ins from anywhere to the YL Systems net. What`s this? Nothing
but OM voices heard, 1509 on to KM4TTT in FL asking for calls. Also
ran across this net recently on 40m. All explained here:
https://ylsystem.org/
``Since 1963y, YL International Single Sideband System`` --- Once OMs
were allowed in, nothing about the gender differential percentage
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 18143-USB, April 12 at 1847, KW6J/7 contact with
someone in Waukesha WI, unheard. We have sporadic E opening from AZ
per DX MAP showing MUF of 30 MHz over NM in between (but nothing heard
on 21 MHz band except JBA carrier from 21525 WRMI). QRZ.com:
``KW6J/7, BRIAN C STAPLETON, 642 RAMONA DR, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625``
But I think he`s in AZ now, says he goes back and forth to CA.

18131-USB, April 12 at 1851, another OM in Phœnix judging from local
refs, inviting check-ins to YL-System net or something like that. But
neglecting to sign his own call.

18145-USB, April 12 at 1852, among a few other phone sigs on band, Oz?
accent, says he is ex-RAF, worked in Saudi Arabia as civilian, VE7UHS.
DX Map unshows any Es MUF over this path, Rob Hatch in West Kelowna
BC, with lots of photos:
https://www.qrz.com/lookup/ve7uhs
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. It may not feel like spring with lows near
freezing here, but it`s time to keep an eye on the sporadic-E map:
https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php
April 15 around 1800 UT, it shows MUF blobs *all* over the USA, mostly
below 30 MHz, but a few higher approaching the FM band.

There are a few short-skip contacts on the 18 MHz ham band, but no
phone activity at all on the 21 MHz band; a bit of CW/digital at the
low end. Nothing much on 24 MHz, but at 1814 UT, WWV is inbooming on
25000, less than 500 miles away and normally inaudible; much better
than on 20000. 

And 11m CB is hopping, with pileups of hets on several channels:
26965, 27025, 27085, 27135, 27205, 27285 and various freebanders
beyond. 27185 is still blocked by constant noise from Enid jammer:
that should be getting out and no one anywhere else could locate it.

28 MHz hamband is also open, such as at 1821: 28380-USB, in the 10-10
club/net, N5MK, Mike in Louisiana, I thought he said but N5MK is
really an SK in Texas, per QRZ.com.

In the next hour I`m DXing FM on the caradio; see separate logs.

Ten is still open at 2200, with 28500-USB, N4RLD near Atlanta
contacting weaker AG7JS in northern Utah:
N4RLD  USA Rickie L Dingler Moreland, GA 30259
AG7JS  USA Warren C Bassett Wellsville, UT 84339

The R75 tunes up to 60000 kHz, but I seldom even try six meters as I
have no VHF antenna for it; but I tune anyway and find the same LW as
used for HF and MF has no trouble hearing at 2208 April 15:

XE2NBW in Monterrey NL, making quick pro-forma contacts in accented
English as if there were a contest, adding only his own grid, DL95,
but the others generally inaudible here, one being in EN53.

XE2NBW  Mexico YEPIZ RUIZ LUIS CARLOS, MONTERREY, NL 64000
Check out his Yaqui motto/oath:
https://www.qrz.com/db/XE2NBW

Simultaneously on exactly the same frequency, 50135-USB I hear a US
understation making his own QSOs but he and XE2NBW are obviously not
hearing each other. AC4TO in EM70:
AC4TO  USA KEN L REECY, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32317

50120-USB, April 15 at 2218, N4CLJ contacting a KK5##; says he will
also be on 2m, 144.210:
N4CLJ  USA Carl L Jones, Lecanto, FL 34461

In the following hour, more FM band DX also from FL as in separate log
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17530, April 14 at 1756, VOA in English ending an interview,
1800 News voiced by ``remote`` Joe Palka (sp?), 1805 `African News
Tonite`. S9/+10 but not the big solid signal Grimesland used to
provide daytime on 15580 or 11720. This sesquihour at 1700-1830 is now
the *only* English broadcast from GB; like the previous ones, 250 kW
at 94 degrees eastward to Africa, but unlike them, too close to the
MUF / too close for hefty skip off the back on this band. Maybe those
a bit further west can get it better? Certainly not further east
(except with sporadic E/short-skip in play), until the mid-Atlantic
where the first F-layer hop plunge down (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 contents: Alaska, Algeria non,
Anguilla, Antarctica, Armenia, *Australia, *Austria, Canada,
China/East Turkistan, Eritrea non, India, *Iran, Korea South and non,
Kurdistan non, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, México, North America, Oman,
Philippines, *Romania, Sa`udi Arabia, Somalia, *Thailand, Turkey and
non, USA, Vanuatu; and the propagation outlook' *with A-20 info

WOR 2029 is available as of 2357 UT Thursday April 9
(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2029.m3u
(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2029.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

0900 UT Friday    Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB or 5045-USB
2200 UT Friday    WRMI 9955 [maybe jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Saturday  WRMI 5850 to NW, 5010 to S, 7780 to NE
0900 UT Saturday  Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB or 5045-USB
1130 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 to SSE
1300 UT Saturday  WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday  WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0900 UT Sunday    Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB or 5045-USB
0130 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday    Unique Radio NSW 32100-USB or 5045-USB
1800vUT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks this week for financial support from Doug Brown of
London, Ontario and Seminole, Florida who sent a US$ cheque
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring: confirmed first American
SWBC, Friday April 10 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, VG via Bogotá SDR with no
jamming audible. Since there were some problems with podcasts, I
monitor the whole thing to be sure it`s totally intact; it is.

Also confirmed starting at 0130 UT Sat Apr 11 and ending at 0159 on
all three WRMIs: 5010 VP, 5850 VG, 7780 JBA with erratic uteblasts on
the plus side. Next:

0900 UT Saturday  Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB or 5045-USB
1130 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 to SSE
1300 UT Saturday  WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday  WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0900 UT Sunday    Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB or 5045-USB
0130 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday    Unique Radio NSW 32100-USB or 5045-USB
1800vUT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria:
``Reception of World of Radio#2029 via WRMI-09 Okeechobee, April 11:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2020/04/reception-of-world-of-radio2029-via.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC3Y9FhuqJk&feature=youtu.be
1300-1330 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sat, weak``

Also confirmed UT Sunday April 12 starting at 0313 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM,
Wentzville MO during the Gateway 160 Meter Radio Newsletter; tried via
different KiwiSDRs nearby in IL, KY, none in MO; and got best results
from Edinburgh, Indiana. Next:

0130 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE [presumably still not 9395]
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW [or 6160v?]
0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday    Unique Radio NSW 32100-USB or 5045-USB
1800vUT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring. Confirmed UT
Monday April 13 at 0130 & 0230 on WRMI 7780, both fair-good via
eastern remotes and both without any //, as it`s settled that 9395 &
5800 at 0130 have been overtaken by Radio Prague. WOR also confirmed
on WRN webcast at 0130.

Also confirmed from 0301 UT Monday April 13 on WBCQ 6159.93v but
ripple carrier disturbing modulation: this transmitter again
substituting like last night for 5130 during Area 51.

Also confirmed UT Monday Apr 13 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, JBA here. Too
bad VG 5800 cut off just in time as until 0330 had been // 9955 with
RPI.

Also confirmed Monday April 13, from 1802 JIP during initial Alaska
item, on IRRS 7290. After 1800 ID, and FSN headlines, but drops to
dead air except for some hum, before finishing first one, not resuming
till WOR 2029 playout is already running. Still going at 1822 check,
but 1829 DA again just before WOR finishes; and there may have been
more breaks earlier.

7290 monitored via a substitute UTwente SDR explained at:
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
which is sufficient for this purpose:

``This WebSDR is a temporary replacement for the University of Twente
WebSDR. It is a makeshift setup at PA3FWM's home, with unfortunately
quite some local noise sources. The university receiver is currently
unusable due to an antenna malfunction since April 8. Because of
access restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is unclear if and
when it can be repaired. Hence this replacement`` 

Also confirmed UT Tuesday April 14 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair via
UTwente. Next:

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring: confirmed Wed Apr 15 after
2100 on WBCQ 7490v, good via KiwiSDR in NY state

Also confirmed UT Thu Apr 16 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, good via Virginia
SDR.

WORLD OF RADIO 2030 should be ready early UT Friday April 17 and for
first US SW broadcast Friday at 2200 on WRMI 9955.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks this week for financial support from Doug Brown of
London, Ontario and Seminole, Florida who sent a US$ cheque
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490.1v), UT Sat Apr 11, tune-in WBCQ webcast with `Allan &
Angela Weiner WorldWide` in progress, as the couple are axually
arguing about some issue to do with COVID-19. At 0021 the 7490 webcast
goes silent but keeps running connected. So I switch to (5130) Area 51
webcast and hear them still going a little longer, until it too stops,
then several starts and stops; 0024 music fill as the outage is
upline, like between FL and MD or ME. Then 7490 webcast is back while
5130 in music. Maybe they eventually got back together.

Dipping in and out, seems to be same CV19 topic until last few minutes
when he gets into his repair super-power searchlights including
virus-killing UV; they were once used at Cape Canaveral to light up
night launches. 

Still not hearing from our regular monitor of AAAWWW, John Carver in
mid-north Indiana; hope it`s only continued computer problems and he
can get a message to us that he`s OK.

Meanwhile, mark your calendar for May 5, per this from A & A April 9:

``Hi Glenn, Radio has been a beacon of hope and a way to spread good
feelings in bad times for over a century. In that spirit, WBCQ The
Planet will present WBCQ's Big Broadcast of 2020 as a special
simulcast on 5130 and 7490 on Tuesday, May 5 from 2200 to 2300 UTC
[presumably meaning 21-22 UT] (5pm-6pm EDT in the US). 

This special broadcast will feature the presenters and music of some
of WBCQ's most innovative music offerings including Marion's Attic,
Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, From the Isle of Music, Behavior Night and
the Lost Discs Radio Show. This is a chance to escape that COVID-19
gloom for an hour and maybe discover a new favorite program in the
bargain. Hope you are well and safe, Allan & Angela`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6159.91, April 12 at 0009, WBCQ at S9/+20 with music, yet
rough copy in noise level. Last-minute notice came from Larry Will
that due to maintenance, Area 51 would be on 6160 instead of 5130
Saturday night from 2300. Unknown yet whether that will still apply
for the Sunday night span, including WORLD OF RADIO at 0300v UT Monday
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6159.959v, Sun April 12 at 2325, WBCQ is on here again like
last night instead of 5130 off for maintenance; music but
undermodulated. See also WOR monitoring (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6159.911V, 0132 UT Wed Apr 15, WBCQ, S9+20/10, still on here
instead of 5130, rippling carrier marring modulation, which is *not*
the `W5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable` as scheduled 0100-0230 on 5130,
but --- after NHTSA PSA, `Hal Turner`! // 7490.1v and WRMI 9455. But
Turner is supposed to be on 5130 only on UT Thursdays at 0100-0300
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7570, Sat April 11 at 1534, survey of all WRMI frequencies,
10! of which are scheduled for Brother HyStairical`s live Sabbath
service --- any social distancing in the tabernacle? --- finds no
signal on this one but TOMBS or at least a carrier on 5800, 5850,
5950, 7730, 7780, 9395, 9455, 9955; 5010 also listed but not checked.
Only 15770 is on with something else, SMTV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5850 & 7570 & 7730, April 12 at 2329, surprised to find
WRMIs 11-12-13 all off the air. All had been BSing from 2300 as
confirmed on the April 10 edition of EiBi; but WRMI websked is now
updated as of April 11 showing no BS on these until 0000 (5850
Slovakia), except Fridays when 5850 starts another gospel huxter at
2230 and stays on with BS from 2300. Perhaps adding all those
transmitters for TOMBS on Sabbathday morning entailed some reduxions
elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, April 13 at 0317, WRMI with R. Prague, sacred choral
music on easter Sunday, maybe St Matthew Passion excerpt as not IDed
before closing at 0328 and then applause; bit of other music but 0330
cut to dead air, and off by 0331*, just in time to avoid simulcasting
9955 for WOR as until now it has been //. 5800 is supposedly scheduled
now with RAE in Spanish at 0230-0330*. See also MADAGASCAR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WRMI: See ALBANIA [non]; ARGENTINA [non]; SLOVAKIA [non];
TAIWAN [non]

** U S A. 5085, April 10 at 0552, WTWW-2 is so weak at only S9/+10
that I can`t hear the spurs on 5072.1 and 5097.9! Since neighbor 4840
WWCR is just as weak, we know the MUF has dropped out, a propagation
problem. The 5830 & 5935 pair are similar at JBA level. 18 hours
later, 5085 is already on and almost up to usual strength with spurs
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, April 12 at 0012, WTWW-2 tune-in finds TONITO already
running earlier than usual, S9+30/40 somewhat distorted organ music
and I`m not near the computer for the $tereo webcast. Applause between
selexions, and considerable hum, background noise during pauses, but
doesn`t sound like air compressor. 0030 during final piece other
extraneous noises, animal? 0032 outro as again a performance by guest
Len; 0033 finished, into a Morse CQ as hamstuff resumes (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9350, April 13 at 2001, this WWCR has during a pause,
cross-talk from something else, presumably bleeding out of another
WWCR transmitter. It would have been clearly readable without self-QRM
and volume upturned (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3215, April 12 at 0019, gospel huxter on presumed WWRB
before 3215 switch to WWCR at 0100. On air weekends only, but in
A-season normally ascends to 5050. Not yet, so when? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 87.9 FM, a church in Detroit is transmitting services to
cars, per a tip from TRMS:
https://www.freep.com/story/life/2020/04/06/metro-detroit-churches-drive-in-coronavirus-pandemic/5100571002/

I haven`t heard it of course, but serves as a reminder to look for
more of these especially over Holy-Day weekend; others might be on AM
or even CB. Michigan is already full of 87.9 pirates, judging from
Harold Frodge`s logs around Midland (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. [continued from MEXICO [and non]]
The Sporadic E DX opening is still going April 15 at 2330 UT
when DXMaps shows an MUF of 107 MHz due east of Enid, so after a rest
it`s back to the caradio, now parked in garage, to hear what I can
hear; Once again there is NO DX to be found on marginally open
non-commercial frequencies like 89.5, 90.7; but there is CCI on a
number of 92+ channels, including 93.3 & 93.7 vs semi-local Okies.

92.9, April 15 at 2338, ``Hang in there, southwest Florida, we`re
Kix-country 92.9``, viz.:
``WIKX 92.9 CHARLOTTE HARBOR     FL 100.0 kW 246.0m 26-53-47 82-14-27
COUNTRY KIX COUNTRY 92.9``. They have trouble spelling Ikx. C.H. is at
the mouth of Charlotte Harbor near Punta Gorda, 1823 km = 1133 stmi
from Enid.

96.5, April 15 at 2340 UT, talk show with fading but atop two fringe
Okies, hosted by ``Kevin and I``, saluting the ``Orlando Evening News
Scumbag of the Week``, someone complained by waiter Joe who left zero
tip for a $120 restaurant bill. This is:
``WDBO-FM 96.5 ORLANDO FL 99.0 kW 454.0m 28-34-07 81-03-16 HD 5CBC
96.5 NEWS/WEATHER 96.5 NEWS/WEATHER News TALK NEWS 96.5 //WDBO 580``

100.3, April 15 at 2342 UT, YL in Spanish talking about Florida
Polytechnic in Lakeland; soon fade out. It`s the only SS, nearby:
``WRUM 100.3 ORLANDO FL 95.0 kW 484.0 28-34-51 81-04-32 Spanish HD
13A0 - 'KBJS' LA RUMBA Song/Artist LA RUMBA Song/Artist Top 40
TROPICAL RUMBA 100.3 MAS MUSICA VARIADA`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
see also MEXICO [and non] for 6m and 10m Es ham logs

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic just-barely-audible MW carrier search,
despite K-index of 3, April 15 at 0143-0150: 531, 558(2), 621(2 @ 3.2
Hz), 639, 684, 774(2), 828, 855(2), 882, 891, 909, 936(2), 1026(2),
1044, 1053, 1089, 1098, 1215, 1422, 1431, 1575. See also CUBA 711
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11895, April 12 at 0503, after 11850 & 11700 CUBA go
off, this is the OSOB, S8-S9 and JBM? Aoki shows CRI English via
Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN, land of imprisoning and brainwashing native
Uyghurs; but also RFA Chinese via SAIPAN which of course requires
additional CNR1 jamming; still there at 0602 sounds like Chinese, so
likely the latter. If really Saipan, could be noticeably off-frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

75, Glenn