** AFGHANISTAN [non]. Remember Radio Sohl, the American psyops station for Afghanistan? Closed down almost a sesquidecade ago at the end of 2008y. Played some great Bollywood songs, over and over, and this is a version of one of them + video, Chunnari Chunnari. R.I.P. Radio Sohl. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/6z1U-kJ3xJE I assume such joyful heterosexual celebration would be anathema to the Taliban. And here`s another one, Temptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSco0oUym9I (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Nov 11 tune-in at 1800 via Argentine remote, LRA36 presumably just started, with music, S6/S7. Constant noise level of S5/S6 at the SDR always makes this tiresome listening tho more or less readable. A carrier would help to overcome it. Did not try to detect and reconfirm at least a much-reduced carrier. Too much else going on now, so only occasional chex: 1842, ``comunicad`` contact info, 1843 acknowledging report de México. 1918 outro ``Noticias Australes``. 1949 brief mention of ``despedida`` and off way early, no signal on further random chex -- until 2106, now it`s back on, talk over musical background; still at 2120. Not checked again till 2335 when it`s off, but?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ASCENSION. 6135, Nov 11 at 0554, African talk mentions Gaza, Nigeria, S9: BBC Hausa at 0529-0600 only per EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4985, Nov 11 at 2320, surprised to hear some Brazuguese instead of a JBA carrier at best, typically later at night, from R. Brasil Central, Goiânia. Blocked by RTTY on the plus side, but clear if tuning LSB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 10000, Nov 11 at 0058, checking calibration of the NH KiwiSDR, timepips neither WWV nor WWVH but almost in synch with them way under. What`s this? 0059, BPM ID multiple times in Morse code, and two voice announcements in Chinese just before 0100. WRTH shows location Pucheng, not Beijing, 24h with 20 kW, also on 2500, 5000, 15000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 9415, Nov 11 at 2324, surprisingly strong Vietnamese, S9+10/20 and much louder than WRMI, WBCQ; into song like a hymn but can`t be since this is CRI Viet service from Beijing site; toward SE Asia, must be close to off-the-backward thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 9985, Nov 13 at 0728, VP signal with talk, music, not noticed before. EiBi shows it`s merely a CNR1 jammer vs Sound of Hope (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA [and non]. 5910, Nov 10 at 0432, S9+40/50 of dead air with some hum. Oh2, CRI relay via CUBA at 03-05 is back here for B-season, ex-9790, obliterating Colombia`s only? SW station, Alcaraván Radio, during a bihour of primetime. How rude. But it`s JBA underneath as long as no mod from C/C, and slightly better with LSB tuning since it`s more like 5909.96 - no het audible. HJDH would be better off on 6010, but not completely; altho 6010 has Brasil, but NOT XEOI which Aoki still lists despite gone for multiple years! HFCC shows CRI 250 kW at 305 degrees thisaway in Eng and Yue, in B-season use for many years; only other 5910 is !IRDR! = standby but no disaster has ever? occurred meriting activation for relief! on this or any other reserved frequency in each band. Available 24/7 to all 85 CIRAF zones, placeholder SMG Vatican site with 100 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11860 & 11930, Nov 9 at 0747, heavy S6 multiple pulse jamming against nothing, no Martí ever on these in the nightmiddle; vs OG&E line noise level of S5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5800, Nov 10 at 0431, pulse jamming vs nothing. WRMI ruined this frequency forever by briefly putting R. República on it several months ago. WRMI hours are now 22-04 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Nov 10 at 0433, RHC with S9+30/40 of dead air except maybe a trace of modulation. Nothing audible on X2 = 12000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Nov 11 at 2319, R. Rebelde is not off the air as was the case last night. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. Xinjiang PBS reported by Dr Hj Biener to have resumed its lower 60ish mb winter frequencies, so I make my annual check of them shortly after sign-on circa local sunrise when it`s grayline to me circa local sunset, Nov 15 {not 14 as in original report} at 0040 UT: 5060, JBA Chinese, a bit stronger of course than the rest: 4980, JBA algo, Uyghur service 4850, JBA algo, Kazakh service 4500, JBA carrier, Mongolian service, vs CODAR With nothing further identifiable, this quartet make it obvious whence. Ron Howard got the new schedule as of Nov 14 from Hiroshi, sign-on times: 5060, 2310- 4980, 2310- 4850, 2315- 4500, 2315- Current Aoki: 5060, 2310- 4980, 2315- 4850, 2315- 4500, 2315- EiBi has nothing anywhere on all four frequencies. Anyway, all should be on by 2315. All of them have several higher frequencies, and the lower ones again in the local evening, impossibly midday here. Gaisma.com shows today`s Nov 15 sunrise at Urumqi, ``China``: 0103- UT. In a bimonth will be near its latest, 0141-, i.e. 9:41 am by local clock required to be on Beijing time of UT+8 rather than when it should be, UT+6. Due to imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems. WRTH 2023 dispenses with any sked info and lists all four not at Urumqi, but ``Changji``! Is that the same as Changzhi in gaisma.com? But that`s way off in east China near Beijing. Mauno Ritola replies: ``Changji is at 43 58.5N 87 15E, 35 km east-southeast of the FS and MW site, so clearly a separate site. Best regards, Mauno`` i.e. near Urumqi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, Nov 10 at 2117, R. Cairo at S9/+10 direct but JBM music. By 2133 a bit better into Italian SDR, S9+20/30 in distorted English, about ``around the world``. Something`s egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE [and non] UNIDENTIFIED. 6085-6090-6095, Nov 12 at 0745, DRM noise S6. Nothing listed, but clues: Nov 11 HFCC shows FRANCE testing DRM at other hours: 6090 1700 1800 27SE,28SW,37NE ISS 100 148 0 146 1234567 291023 300324 N 8500 Fra F TDF TDF 4322 DRM TES 6090 2300 2400 28SE,38N,39NW ISS 100 115 0 146 1234567 291023 300324 N 4950 Fra F TDF TDF 4323 DRM TES But also this one fitting time, not marked as N=DRM: 6090 0700 1000 43,44 KHB 100 218 0 217 1234567 291023 300324 D Rus RUS VOR GFC 1121 KHB = Khabarovsk, and in latest RUS-DX this entry as the *only* SWBC left from Russia, in DRM only, not with this frequency, but at same site: Radio Purga (Radio Chukotka). 20.00-22.00 UTC / 5935-DRM, 6025-DRM / 20 kW / Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Khabarovskiy kray) 22.00-01.00 UTC / 5935-DRM, 11860-DRM / 20 kW / Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Khabarovskiy kray) 01.00-10.00 UTC / 5935-DRM / 20 kW / Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Khabarovskiy kray) Aoki: also France but not Russia; still has Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla on 6090! EiBi: neither France nor Russia; nor Anguilla! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ``I can confirm this is TDF - I received it here in NZ last night. Any other details unknown. TDF seem to consider their DRM test schedule a closely guarded state secret.`` As for Russia DRM on any frequency: ``These haven't been reported for years. Purga in DRM was never regular anyway, normally just popping up for a few days around the change of broadcast seasons on a selection of frequencies totally unrelated to any registrations. I've seen no sign of them this time on any SDRs around the place. Cheers, Chris -- Chris Mackerell, Sandy Bay-Marahau Road, Marahau, RD2, Motueka 7197, New Zealand chris@owdjim.gen.nz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 21640+, Nov 14 at 1546, JBA carrier direct, presumably MiniTransAt sailboat race still underway from Canarias to Guadeloupe. Had not checked for it since Nov 6, over a week. Signature off-frequency. The other Issouduns at this hour are much stronger with modulation, 21485 and 21690. The 15-16 bilingual weather and race info hour on 21640 should be over at latest by Nov 23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN [non]. 6150, Nov 10 at 0434, Japanese, S9+20/30, mentions ``NHK`` pronounced as in English since JJ has no letters! HFCC shows 03-05, 250 kW, 140 degrees from Issoudun, FRANCE toward CIRAFs 37-39 = Spain, across N Africa to Arabia and Turkey. Stays on 6105 in Japanese at 02-04 via ISS at 290 degrees for CIRAFs 10-11, Mexico, C America, Caribbean but also hitting much of N America. So, are there more Japanese speakers with SW in those zones than English further north? Hardly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Nov 11 at 0555, JBA music; could Ballsmacker Radio still be on this Friday night? Yes, until 0600*: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,120964.msg375728.html https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,120962.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 25695 USB, Nov 11 at 1839, heavy rock music, tnx to tip from Walt Salmaniw on the WOR iog that MRI is here, i.e. Mix Radio International. I`m getting it direct at S6, presumably sporadic E from the Chicago area, but listen further for convenience via Alberta SDR where Don Moman is also hearing it. Lots of heavily produced promos/IDs, but I wish they would Mix in some other music genres like world, folk or classical. 1857, ``Mix Radio International Worldwide``, then played newer version of ``Venus``, then ``Eternal Flame`` by Bangles. 1904 ID ``Broadcasting from the United States of America...`` 1934 ``Best of shortwave radio, Mix Radio International``. Still going at 2042, 2106, 2120 chex. Not checked again until 2316 direct, unheard, nor at 2335 to Alberta. More reports of MRI on 11 mb: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,121017.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6935 USB, Nov 12 at 2338, S9/+10 pirate seems a novelty song. 2341 echoey unreadable announcement. Many logs here as WENO Shortwave: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,121132.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 255 MCW kHz, Nov 10 at 0438 UT, ND beacon SW is JBA. Sad situation when this nearby Stillwater becomes DX vs OG&E`s line noise level, worst on LW but extending to 25+ MHz. Four days later I am still waiting for any response to my latest complaint Nov 6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1520, Nov 14 at 0746, KOKC OKC seems stronger than usual, S9+45/35 direct in talk. Paul Walker heard that it had finally resumed 50 kW direxional westward at night. For years was on STA 12 kW ND after antenna damage. Back in the glory days as KOMA with rock, was a powerhouse in western N America, and of course on to Down Under. Now there is QRM from a music understation, I wonder what. Even with DA-N we are not getting the full brunt of it thisaway to the NNW (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Re 1520, KOKC allegedly back to 50 kW DA-N: Mike Beu at 0144 Nov 15: ``Hey Glenn: Interesting info about KOKC antenna pattern change - definitely weaker down south in Austin, Texas - easier now to DX the channel. KRHW Sikeston, MO with C&W music is frequently audible under KOKC including now at 0144 UTC, here in Austin. Receiving Equipment: Drake R8B, Terminated Delta (17ft apex and 28ft base) -, northeast, Mini-Flag (7ft by 15ft) - southeast. Pennant (14ft by 29ft) - southeast. 73, Mike Beu, KD5DSQ, Austin, Texas`` And on the WOR iog in EST: ``1520 KOKC OK Oklahoma City 11/14, 2330 {0430 UT Nov 15}. Chad Benson talk program, in and out, over/under co-channel QRM. Man at 2359. "KOKC...95 point 3 and 15-20 AM". Stronger signal than we usually get here post-tornado, but not really as strong as pre-tornado. A hard call to make, this listening session, if they really at full power. Monitored on Grundig Satellit 205 and internal loop. -- Rick Barton-AZ`` From IRCA iog Nov 14: ``Last night and this morning KOKC 1520 did not appear to be back to normal. Weak signal compared to what it was before the tornado took down towers. -- John Johnson DXing from Mesa, Arizona, SDRplay RSPduo, Wellbrook ALA1530LNP`` ``Paul B. Walker, Jr., Alaska: ``They might be doing some final fine turning {sic} before turning things up for good.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Nov 10 at 2300, VG direct, token English from SNR, still opens with B23 schedule but no language details, inviting listener contact, no news and soon interview about a 300-piece art exhibition from the Americas, Alaska to the southern tip; but sorely lacking any visual content, this being SW, unlike lots of pirates, or Radiograms, which manage somehow (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Nov 13 at 2300, token English from SNR, correct timesignal unlike Turkey; news mainly about new government compromise in Spain. 2307 feature is interview with co-authors of ``Why Empires Fall`` just published in Spanish version; VG direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.002, Nov 10 at 2300, VOT is JBA to DX-398 portable but at 2323, S9+20/30 into R75, something about Gaza; 2355 IS playing, S9+25/35 into UTwente where measured; 2356 restart IS with IDs in German; 2400 timesignal and s/on extraneous German, news until chopoff at 2413* again, uncovering the CCCCCCI which was always an understation. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Nov 11 at 2317, VOT is not off, S9+20 direct but vs intermittent line noise blasts to S9+40! Something about caving. Want to get stuck like that last spelunker? Then 5960.006 at 2337 via UTwente, S9+30/40, music with good modulation. 2351 s/off with wrong labeling of times as UTC but they are really local UT+3; at least this 5960 gets mentioned as ``02-03 UTC``; this is by the otherwise well-spoken YL, not the badax. Then IS for a while and chopoff* before 2356 when it would have restarted with German IDs; uncovering the 6CI. Something`s always awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Nov 12 at 2335 check, VOT is not off the air, VP talk direct. 5960.005, Nov 13 at 2259, not off the air with timesignal about 15 seconds early, usual sign-on with English schedule, local times mislabeled UTC. Something`s always awry at Ankara. At S9/+10 direct might have been sufficient were it not for OG&E linenoise bursts hitting S9+30/40. Later via UTwente at 2336, S9+25/35 `New Day, New Choices` until 2338 music; 2343 `always-by-your-side` promo; 2344 `Did You Know That` angora rabbits are from Ankara? music; 2352 s/off again with times wrongly; 2354 IS starts; 2355* off revealing the CCCCCCI understation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, Nov 14 at 2300, VOT English not off the air, S9+20/30 between line noise bursts. Measured at 2351 via UTwente, S9+35/40. 2352 s/off mangled with usual wrong time schedule by ignorant clueless announcer; IS briefly and off before 2355* uncovering the CCCCCCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K Q O G B A N I. 25900, Nov 11 at 1631, BBC English JBA S6/S7 direct in daily bihour toward S Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 26110 FM, Nov 10 at 1625 UT, KMK282 at KOVR/KMAX fades up briefly in report about prospects for ski areas opening; never reaching full quieting (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28202 CW, Nov 12 at 2320, EEEEEEEEEE DE WA7JYK/B, among lots of 10m beacons beeping, I pick one. WI5V list: ``28.2020 WA7JYK C Joseph, Oregon 10w 43'vertical formerly WB7EUX. 23 JUL 2023`` --- QRZ.com: ``WA7JYK USA flag USA, TOM S BINGHAM, 406 E Third St, PO BOX 368, JOSEPH, OR 97846, USA --- I changed my callsign from WB7EUX to WA7JYK effective per FCC 7/11/23. WA7JYK is the original General Class call I had when in high school back a LONG time ago. Beacon at 28.202. Activated 12/3/2022. Please send me a signal report. 73!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28216.5 CW, Nov 13 at 2306, dash and ID, N7MA call repeated but not copied full loop; heard before. Per WI5V: ``28.2165 N7MA C ROSE LAKE, IDAHO # 5W, VERTICAL New 23 December 09``. Seemed closer to 28217.0 to me but not measured (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 35790, Nov 13 at 2317, intriguing JBA carrier again, probably from R. Martí 3 X 11930 as discovered by Don Moman. Sporadic E should audiblize it here eventually. Meanwhile we should also look for other 3rd harmonix from Grimesland. Checking total spans of all ``GB`` 11 MHz channels in HFCC: 35160 = 3 X 11720, 2100-2200 only, VOA music 35580 = 3 X 11860, 1500-2300 RM 35640 = 3 X 11880, 0100-0200 only, Korea in Spanish 35790 = 3 X 11930, 1400-0100 RM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2215 monitoring: ``WRMI, 9395, 0130, 0144, 0159, S9 signal, November 9 UTC (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Also confirmed UT Thursday November 9 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+15 into Bonaire SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday November 9 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday November 9 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+30 into Missouri SDR. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 contents: *Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Antarctica, China, (Cyprus), Europe, Germany, *Guam, India, Israel, Korea South, (Lithuania), (Madagascar), México, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Palestine non, Romania, *Russia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and non, *Thailand, (Tunisia), Turkey, Ukraine non, UK and non, USA, *Vatican and non, Vietnam non; ignition noise; propagation outlook *with B23 schedules (countries mentioned with others not in order) WOR 2216 available from 0252 UT Friday November 10: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2216.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?] 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1630 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ex-2000] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?] 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [irregular?] 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW One may contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Or via PayPal not necessarily in US funds to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: add (Tunisia) to contents. Confirmed Friday November 10 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, still not on 918 or 207, ever? S9+10/20 into nearby Noale SDR but with considerable pop music CCI. Certainly not Iran nor 30 watts in UK, per MWlist leaving only this on extended schedule; unless an unlisted pirate, unlikely: ``ROU SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități/Marosvásárhelyi Rádió/Radio Neumarkt SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-0500 hu [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-1900 hu [Mo-Fr], SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități 0500-0600 rom [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1800 hu [Su], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1900 hu [Sa], SRR Radio Neumarkt 1900-2000 de [Mo-Sa] Târgu Mureș/Ernei * 15 {kW} Harris DX-15 tx // 1197 1593 live audio http://stream2.srr.ro:8312/; `` Also confirmed Friday November 10 at 2130 on WRMI webcast-only. Also confirmed Friday November 10 at 2300 ex-2200 on WRMI 9955, first SWBC of #2216, fair direct but seems undermodulated and tinny. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1630 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ex-2000] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?] 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [irregular?] 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday November 11 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S7/S5 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed Saturday November 11 at 1630 on WRMI 15770. Tuned in direct at 1629, No signal! But pops on just in time for WOR, poor S7/S8. Then into UTwente, European target area, it`s only S7/S5. But Maine SDR on the way has it well, S9+20/15. Alberta SDR at 1641 getting it sufficiently, S6/S8, even tho off the side of NE beam, so this should be usable in much of North America beyond the skip zone. I kept it running at least in background to be sure there were no further breaks. Also confirmed Saturday November 11 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday November 11 at 2028 about 2 minutes into so started circa 2026 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+13 into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Saturday November 11 at 2030 on WRMI webcast-only, and on WRN North America webcast. Next: 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ex-2000] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?] 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [irregular?] 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday November 12 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR; no signal into Vilhena Brasil SDR where it`s aimed. Also confirmed UT Sunday November 12 at 0540 about 11 minutes into so started way later than nominal 0415, circa 0529 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO. Previous ham shows running long, but this time WOR not shifted earlier to circa 0330. Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ex-2000] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?] 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [irregular?] 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: confirmed Sunday November 12 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+10 into nearby Noale SDR, this time with NO QRM: can only assume the Romanian station extends a different schedule on Sundays than Fridays. Also confirmed UT Monday November 13 at 0040 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S5/S7 into NH SDR way offbeam, with constant QlickRM, OTH radar? Also confirmed UT Monday November 13 from 0400 sharp after JL gotta go on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933, S7/S9 into NH SDR. Next: 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [irregular?] 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW -- OR, 5130v 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees, Dear Glenn: WRMI: 5850, 0131, 0144, 0156 (45433), 0159, November 11 UTC 2023 [Sat] 9955, 0101, 0129 (45433), QRN, beamed SSE, hard to copy, Nov 12 [Sun] 9395, 0130, (45433), S8.5, S9 signal, 0159, November 14 UTC [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed UT Tuesday November 14 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/15 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed UT Tuesday November 14 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9/S6 into Missouri SDR with usual noise blast QRM first 14 seconds and sporadically later. Also confirmed Tuesday November 14 at 1400 on WRMI 9955, S9 direct. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2215] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW -- OR, 5130v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2216 monitoring: confirmed UT Wednesday November 15 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+25/15 into Missouri SDR. Not confirmed Wednesday November 15 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490v; at first no signal audible on BSR1 caradio or DX398 portable; nor by 2230 on 5130v, but a trace of something on 7490. Could anyone hear WOR? `BCQ had been missing from 7490 but at last previous check was back on. Also confirmed on at 0048 November 16 about 7490.06 direct on the plus side for a change. Maryland SDR shows 7490.073; {may be backup unit} 5130 back to T****, 5130.308. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490 -74 Hz = 7489.926, UT Sat Nov 11 at 0100, WBCQ opening `AAAWWW`, but VP S4/S6 into New Hampshire SDR I have picked; and NOT // 5130+ which stays with T****, and 6160- which stays with some gospel huxter, and 3265+ not on the air; and 9330.00 stays of course with the flat-earthers. So to really hear AAAWWW one must bring up the webcast quickly - soon recognizing that it`s playback of last week, pre-time-change, 68 degrees and Angela is ``half-naked`` as Allan strives to make his listeners envious. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130.356, Nov 12 at 0424, surprise, on WBCQ, Radio T**** has been replaced by J.P. Ferraro on `SW Saturday Night` which is supposed to be on 7490 - but NO signal there. Must have crashed, so programming moved to 5130+ while 6160- continues with something else. At 0459 brought up 7490 webcast a bit too late while playing ``Dixie``, and I think ID by JPF before switch to another canned TimTron ID and into TOMBS, still pre-empting T****! Frequency as above measured at 0509 into Maryland SDR; at first I estimated it at 5130.34; had been 5130.2+ below 5130.3, never .0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7489.9v, Nov 12 at 2310, this WBCQ is still AWOL for the second day. Is on, weak 5130.357, S9+10 direct but VP vs noise level, music, not T****, must be `Ginga Brasil`, since this is the second Sunday. And next hour, `Le Show` with Harry Shearer has also moved, 0026 UT Mon Nov 13 into NH SDR measures 5130.346. Is there anything about this on the WBCQ homepage? NO. Has AW twitted about it? I am not about to sign up for disgraced X in order to access him; but will accept second-hand info from those who are in/on it. BTW, last night UT Sun when criminal T**** was replaced by more or less ``liberal`` J P Ferraro on WBCQ 5130+, his cultists must have been shocked by the sudden change. Hey, it`s all about Free Speech! And keeping the ``7490`` primary program stream running, somewhere. Altho Angela/T**** was not webcast, 7490-via-5130 is. 7490- still off the air Nov 13 at 2317 but 5130.293 is on at 2320, VP direct, doesn`t sound like T**** and presumably still with `7490` programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130.21 approx., Nov 14 at 0756, WBCQ with S9+10 of dead air instead of T**** or TOMBS; 7490- programming had been moved here but would be off the air anyway long before this hour. 7490- is back on Nov 14 at 2259 after a few days AWOL, S9+20 and still off-frequency-minus. {see also WOR monitoring above} 5130.2, Nov 14 at 2307 is too weak direct and vs line noise level, but probably back to T**** cultism (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Nov 11 at 0247, WTWW is finally back on air, as George McClintock just notified me, after the 3-day visit by a Continental engineer. Ex-bishop Bob Biermann pontificating, VG direct and S9+18/25 into Missouri SDR. Off somewhere around 0500. Check 9475 next in daytime, at least afternoons. If he fixed two transmitters could also simul-be on other ex-frequencies. 9475 not heard Nov 11, nor 5085 on by 2419 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Nov 12 at 0009, 0304 chex, no signal from WTWW, off the air again after resuming last night. Nor on 9475 Sunday morning churchgoin time circa 1700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Nov 12 at 2326, WTWW back on air tonight, missing last night; gospel huxter at S9+40/50 direct. He`s trying to relate the space shuttle Columbia to Obadiah IV if he can find it. It`s PPPP, from shortly after the disaster of Feb 1, 2003, over a bidecade ago. Who cares now what he said then about it? Who cared, then? But curious, I uplook the quotation in KJVish: ``Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.`` Ah, so God is against space travel! Serves `em right! The Continental guy has also revived the JBA spurcarriers about 5072.1 and 5097.9. 5085, Nov 13 at 2319, WTWW on air again with passé Pastor Pete Peters, S9+10/30 direct. Did not notice 9475 back earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, Nov 11 at 0555, JBA carrier past 0600, presumed still RV until 0659, much weaker than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 610, Nov 15 at 0657 UT, Mexmx unusual, dominating, 0700 very brief announcement in a fade. NRC AM Log shows the only USSS are in GA and OR, both unlikely; and only five Mexicans, XEGS Guasave, Sinaloa probably most likely, and four others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 711 kHz, Nov 10 at 0439, JBA carrier, no doubt Morocco`s in occupied WESTERN SAHARA. Cursory check of 531-1044 kHz finds only this TA, no Algerians 531 or 891, no Spaniards on 684, 774, 1044 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1440, caradio on an expedition 30km N of Enid, two weak signals interfading, one religious, the other talk, likely early skywave from KEXP Metroplex TX, 50 kW day power; and KMAJ Topeka KS, respectively (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 4941.00, Nov 14 at 2304, S9+10 open carrier, then off. No sign of 4940 Venezombia unless this were it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 5050, Nov 14 at 2306, JBA carrier, surely too weak to be WRMI, not sked anyway until *0200. Possibly Beibu Bay Radio, China (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Lots of 2-way activity below the official CB, Nov 14 at 2309-2318: 25985-LSB, maybe Brasuguese, autobeeps at cambios 26320-FM, music at first but not a studio link, switch to 2-way talk, lang? 26375-LSB, lots of Spanish? 2-way upward from here 26555-LSB, pileup of Spanish and ?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ``Reception report --- Hello Mr. Hauser, I just finished listening to your World of Radio program on 9395 kHz on WRMI on November 7 at 0030 UTC. The program was very interesting and I enjoyed it very much. I listened regularly to shortwave radio as a teenager in the 1970s. My favourite program was the Sunday show on Radio Nederlands. After a long break, I recently purchased a Tecsun PL880 and began listening again. Thank God for WRMI. I am located in Dundas, Ontario about 60 km west of Toronto. We live in a 6th floor condo and I drop a 50' antenna off our balcony. Your program came through very strongly with little interference or fading. Thanks for keeping shortwave alive. Howard Williamson`` LANGUAGE LESSONS ``Anti-Semitism`` and ``Islamophobia`` are being treated under current circumstances as equivalent and certainly both to be condemned. But they are not equivalent. Islamophobia means *fear* of Islam, so should there be a corresponding way to say fear of Judaism? Or are we really trying to talk about hate, not fear. In the latter case, an appropriate Latinate construxion would be Islamodium. But what about the other? Anti-Semitism has always been problematic, but is so ingrained that we are unlikely to get rid of the term. You see, both most Jews and Arabs are Semitic, so it`s nonsensical to apply it only to Jews. How about Judodium to go with Islamodium? (Glenn Hauser, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING Kiss It Goodbye: What If We Send a Paranoid-Psychopath back to the White House in 2024? -- Frogs Boiled: What Trump is Planning for a Second Term Last night Democrats saw what happens when they run on the issues. When they run on who they are, instead of running away from it, they win. Now Democrats need to take on an issue many would rather avoid: Donald Trump and the future of democracy if he’s re-elected... https://joycevance.substack.com/p/frogs-boiled-what-trump-is-planning (via Greg Hardison)