** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15475.98 RCUSB, Sat Jan 27 at 1935, no signal from LRA36 into Argentine SDR, nor any expected. Nor in a few more random chex while mainly listening to `Carmen` live from The Met (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, here is the last word about LRA36 status, Jan 29 from Horacio Nigro: ```[WOR] [Antarctica] LRA 36 R Nac Arcángel San Gabriel, current status info from Adrian Korol Director of RAE, Argentina --- Hi DXfellows, The following text translated to English (thanks to Bard IA for the best syntax given from the original in Spanish) has just been released as a message on "DXnosaurs", my WhatsApp group coming from OM: Adrian Korol, Director of RAE, Argentina: ``Dear Colleagues, Alejandro Petrecca (Chief of the LRA1 Transmitter Plant) and Claudio García (technical operator of Radio Nacional El Bolsón and amateur radio operator with previous experience at LRA 36) finally arrived at Joint Antarctic Base Esperanza today. Their mission is to perform maintenance and optimization work on the audio chain, install a new console, and place the FM antenna and the tower that will be used for the new LRA 36 shortwave transmitter. Upon arrival, they discovered that the output stage of the Collins HF 80 transmitter, which is used to transmit LRA 36 programs on 15476 kHz, was burned out. They also found that the tower sections for the shortwave antenna and the audio console had not yet arrived at the base. LRA 36 broadcast regularly until January 13. Then, Juan Benavente, the architect of many if not all of LRA 36's achievements in recent years, was unfairly recalled. With Benavente's departure, the radio was left in the hands of unqualified people, which is evident by the fact that the transmitter burned out the day after Benavente returned. The causes of the fire are being investigated, but it is possible that it was due to the incompetence of those who remained at the base. Juan and Nicole Valdebenito (operator) know the sequences necessary to start up the transmitter by heart, but this was not the case with those who came after them. There are many issues surrounding this matter, but it would be very important to spread this news among colleagues around the world. At this time, Petrecca and García are installing the FM antenna for local coverage. It is estimated that the new Studio Console and audio distributor donated by Trialcom, thanks to a personal effort by Juan Benavente, will arrive at Joint Antarctic Base Esperanza by the end of next week. The output board of the transmitter is also being sent to replace the burned one and keep it in operation during February. If Juan Benavente had been coordinating, none of these situations would have occurred. Unfortunately, political favors promoted by the previous administration left LRA 36 abandoned in its most important mission, which is shortwave transmission. JUAN BENAVENTE must return to LRA 36 as soon as possible to sustain the radio until the arrival of the donated new transmitter. I estimate that if they agree and the planets align, we could resume LRA 36 shortwave broadcasts before the end of February. Thank you for spreading the above information. Adrian Korol Director of RAE`` 73 Horacio Nigro, CX3BZ, "La Galena del Sur", Montevideo, Uruguay``` (via gh, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. Posted at 1928 UT Jan 31 to the WOR iog by Horacio Nigro: ``BREAKING NEWS [TODAY JANUARY 31] TEST BROADCAST OF LRA 36 NATIONAL RADIO ARCHANGEL SAN GABRIEL. Technicians Alejandro Petrecca and Claudio García, with the collaboration of personnel in Base Antártica Conjunta Esperanza, under the orders and supervision of Base Chief Lieutenant Colonel Juan Pablo Escobedo, are progressing in the repair of the Collins HF80 shortwave transmitter and announce the execution of test broadcasts. The test broadcasts will take place today, Wednesday, January 31, between 20:00 and 22:00 UTC on 15476 USB. Adjustment signals, identifications, and music will be transmitted with brief interruptions. We deeply appreciate the immediate dissemination of this information in groups and channels of Radio Listeners, DXers, and Ham Radio operators. We also look forward to receiving listening reports, audio and/or video recordings, and your feedback on this occasion via email to qslrae@gmail.com 73 and Thank you very much. Adrián Korol [translation via IA asking it for the best syntax, by Horacio Nigro, Uruguay. Source, direct message via WhatsApp]`` Manuel Méndez had first posted another version at 1919. Tnx to both! So I bring up 15476 USB on an Argentine SDR at 1954 and hear a bit of music test before silence, but resuming promptly at 2000 with ID and songs, S9+10 sufficient, as good a signal as before. At 2035 check I could not hear it direct, but several North Americans were getting it poorly. Spot chex later found only music except at 2151 the RAE multilingual ID reel. Unknown when RNASG may resume regular Saturday? broadcasts, with this old but repaired transmitter before the new 10 kW be installed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ARGENTINA [non]. 9955, Jan 25 at 1530 and spot chex thru 1554, WRMI nothing but the multi-lingual ID filler reel from RAE, supposedly scheduled this semihour in French. It`s been like this for months, I think, an exercise in futility, but paid for? tho I can`t be sure the proper new program never appeared; not result of recent uncertainty about RAE and R. Nacional survival. WRMI supposedly closes 9955 weekdays at 1600, but still going at 1611 with screamer, gospel huxter and/or politihuxter; at least it`s undermodulated. Could be Blalock the Blaster, `Full Gospel [semi]Hour``. System B skedgrid, otherwise mostly 9955, implies internet-only after 1600 weekdays with WRN. Something`s odd at Okeechobee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA [and non]. 328 MCW kHz, Jan 28 at 0756, dash and YTL, 1000-watt ND beacon at Big Trout Lake ON; simulaudible from 329 MCW, PMV, 25-watt NDB at Plattsmouth NE. 346 MCW kHz, Jan 28 at 0758 UT, dash and YXL, 500-watt NDB at Sioux Lookout ON; hardly any other beacons beyond OK overcoming local noise level now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. Bandscan at earlier hour than usual hits two DRM noisesblobs: Jan 28 at 0108, 17765-17770-17775, S9/+10; and at 0113, 15175-15180-15185, S8/S9, both in HFCC as internal ChiCom services aimed from south to north China, 30 kW at 16 and 32 degrees from Dongfang, Hainan; and Kunming: 17770 0100 0900 43NW,44NE DOF 30 16 0 216 1234567 291023 310324 N Zho CHN CNR RTC 3365 15180 0100 0400 43NE,44NW KUN 30 32 0 216 1234567 291023 310324 N Zho CHN CNR RTC 3226 Aoki shows both start at 0053 with CNR1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 17490, Jan 28 at 0110, FE/Chinese screeching song with orchestra, S9+10/20 the SSOB tho really OOB, with Doppler flutter. Beijing site at 193 degrees listed, SSW hardly USward, in Nan, AM or Amo, as Big 3 sources can`t agree on lang. abbrs. WRTH says Amoy. There are many weak AM signals on the bands displaying FE Doppler flutter, mostly likely China (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. Many JBA signals or JBA carriers with Doppler flutter, in survey 16-12 MHz, including OOB, most likely CNR1 jammers vs Sound of Hope, as listed, Jan 28: 15970 at 0116, JBM S9+10; 15920 at 0117, JBA music; 16100 at 0117, carrier; 16160 at 0117, talk sounds Chinese; none higher in the 16s; 14920 at 0118, S9/+10 Chinese; 13920 at 0119, S6/S8 Chinese; 13805 at 0120, Chinese; 13640 at 0121, S9/+10 Chinese; 13610 at 0121, // 13640; 13530 at 0122, JBA carrier; 13020 at 0123, JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CLIPPERTON. 18132 USB, Jan 26 at 2316, TX5S found immediately, tuning first to nominal 18130, making a VE6 contact, 59 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {DXpedition reportedly ended early before Jan 31} ** COLOMBIA. 5909.96, Jan 30 at 0754, music S6/S8 direct, presumed Alcaraván Radio, now totally in the clear on signature off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Jan 25 at 1940, RHC is on at S9+28 but suptorted, sounds like Kriyol as sked, but suptorted. SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 12360, Jan 28 at 0124, S9/+10 JBM signal hit after China OOBandscan, barely in English and //6180 S9+30 also JBM but slightly more readable on harmonic. Not // 6000 which is RHC. CRI relay, sked now on 6180 as is Brasil, but no sign of that now. By 0154 recheck, 12360 faded to a JBA carrier, due to prop, or suppressed at site? 6180 remains S9+10/20 and just barely modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Jan 29 at 0747, torch song in English, could it be Rebelde? No! program source is now ``Habana Radio`` as in distorted ID at 0749. 5025 reactivation first reported by John the VORW in FL, Jan 26 at 0319, presumably as Rebelde, but this ID was first reported by Bill Tilford, IN, Jan 28 at 0500. WRTH 2024 pp 214-215 shows it the main station for Ciudad de la Habana province, on FM only but also FM in some other provinces. Via Alan Roe, here is the program schedule and listen link; and undated 25th anniversary: http://www.habanaradio.cu/category/programacion/ Of course, R. Rebelde remains overkilled on MW all over Cuba yet gone now from SW, why? Nice to hear something else, HR, which is nowhere even on MW. Something`s odd if not wrong at RadioCuba. Michel FREMY explains: ``It was a special programme of Radio Rebelde which broadcast the ceremonies and concerts to mark the 25th anniversary of Habana Radio``. January 30 at 0158 check, it`s neither: 5025 off the air again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11756 & 11764, Jan 29 at 1637, roaring spurblobs flanking 11760. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 11760, Jan 30 at 1645 direct, RHC is modulating and flanked by wobbly spurs approx. 11764.35 and 11755.55. At 1725 now mod is mostly dead or broken up, and Maryland remote gets spur peaks approx. 11764.3 & 11755.7 -- something`s always wrong at RHC. At *1755.5, carrier comes on 11765, which would be BBC via Bulgaria, French from 1800. It`s much worse at 2308 check, multiple increasingly diffuse spurs out of 11760, all approx. at plus & minus 4.3X kHz: 11755.7 & 11764.3; then audible in range from 11720 to 11812. RNA Brasil 11780 is also flanked by them circa 11777.2 & 11785.8, but overcomes inbetweener calculated at 11781.5. Something`s very wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Jan 31 at 0741, R. Rebelde frequency on air but with congratulations on 25th anniversary of Habana Radio, so still relaying that FM station, as others also note. Wonder for how much longer and if this affect R.R. MW frequencies? Among countless ones, I am not getting any clear reception to compare, 670, 710, 1620 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Jan 31 at 1540, RHC music S9+25, overmodulated and distorted, splattering plus/minus 10 kHz or so. // 15230 much weaker but clearer S6/S7. At 1544 I check // 11760 which is similarly splattering, but not the spurblobs every 4.3 kHz as yesterday. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. See TURKEY [and non] ** EGYPT. 9439.931, Jan 24 at 2111, S9+25 of just barely sup/torted modulation into UTwente from R. Cairo, past 2118 as English sesquihour has supposedly started. At least the transmitter be on air today tho much further minus than usual; often nothing at all. Something`s egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2227) ** EGYPT. 9440v, Jan 26 at 2126 & 2159 chex of UTWente, NO signal from R. Cairo in English. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** INDONESIA [non]. 7780, Jan 28 at 0818, VOI via WRMI in American English, promoting Bali for tourism but please don`t litter the beaches, etc.; S8, with three brief noise-blast QRMs at 0819, same as on tops and bottoms of hours. This would be a lot more useful if not only in the middle of our nights and on a better frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6882 USB, Jan 28 at 0132, rock music and unreadable announcement, the OPSOB, S9+20. Many logs here as Radio 48 via Mix Radio International Worldwide, including waterfall images: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,124700.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Jan 28 at 0136, S7/S9 direct of Station YHWH, anti-Christ pirate, voice and intonation of Josiah recognizable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Jan 30 at 2320, pirate M&W talking and laughing, S9+10 but hard to understand. Several others agree on this unID, and there were some SSTV images: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,124885.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA, 6925 USB, Jan 30 at 2322, pirate talk, sounds like emphatic preaching, to put it politely. Other reports of same, ID as Possibilities Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,124884.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1640, Jan 25 at 1948 UT, KZLS Enid is back on with stupid sportstalk // 1390 KCRC; was still off last night, earlier this UT date, since first noticed absent on Jan 21 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 2227) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO, as of Jan 27 still has not expanded its websked to show what is really airing early Saturdays 12-6 am CST = 06-12 UT, nor replied to my inquiry of almost a week ago. So this date I check again. At 0800 UT going from ``ambient`` music, presumably again `Beyond the Barrier`, to `Café Chill` as heard one biweek ago. And amid the 11 UT hour, ``ambient`` music again, presumably more `BtB`; but still unknown what occupy 09-11 UT, zzz (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 9700, Jan 28 at 0142, S9+30/20 bigsig, rock songs with heavy disco-beat of 120/minute, lyrix all in English, mostly YL voice; DJ interjexion in French, and then Romanian. 0147 R. Romania International IDs and more music past 0151. Alan Roe`s Music on SW lists this as `As We Like! (Hour 2)(Club/party)`, Sundays only at 0100-0200; 24h later: folk music. EiBi shows 01-03 in Romanian to ENAm. But Aoki shows 0100-0257 in Aromanian via Tsiganeshti! I think not: Aromanian is a related minority dialect spoken in several Balkan countries, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromanian_language WRTH shows two other B23 frequencies for the bihour in Romanian; RRI does have three Aromanian semihours for Europe on 5955 via Saftica site (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ROMANIA [and non]. 17790, Jan 31 at 1537, about equal level mixture of WRMI in English and RRI in Romanian: a failure of HF coordination with a one-hour overlap, despite loads of vacant frequencies on the 16 mb. Perhaps radically different target areas did not energize any red flags: RRI Galbeni, 285 degrees for France, and WRMI 160 degrees for C & S America hoping it will also reach original target Africa, as before eastward antenna was hurricaned (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. 9690, Jan 26 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG direct starting with accurate timesignal. No news this time. Subject is Ecuador, from a tourism-promotion event in Málaga, presented by an announcer who says Ecuador is her home country; is that Quintana? Also heard a Fernandina mentioned later, not sure if she were an interviewee among many, about many different topix with some Andean music; such as café, 2321 mariposas. Worth hearing the podcast if they get around to loading it, to be dated 27/01: https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/english-language-broadcast/ or should be repeated on webcast only after SW be off, at 0300 Sat. Also into UTwente at 2320, marred by heavy OTHR clatter extending from 9690 to 9710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Monday January 29, token English from SNR; after news, Lebanon correspondent, from 2313 interview about Lanzarote, Islas Canarias, at the tourism expo. VG direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 31 at 2300, token English from SNR after accurate timesignal, first biminute previewing later topic: interview about the Royal Collexions Gallery; 2302 news mainly about an amnesty vote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TAIWAN. 18040, Jan 28 at 0112, JBA carrier with flutter. AM unusual in this aero band and not expecting any ``broadcaster`` but there it is in Aoki, at 0000-0200, XingXing guangbo dianti, Kuanyin. That`s a numbers station, StarStar, last reported 7 months ago when Ron Howard referenced this: http://radio.chobi.net/DX/SKDV13.php (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 26 at 2327 NO signal direct from VOT English, just a noise blob probably local. UTwente at 2332, no signal either, just Chinese. I finally check 9610.003 and there it is! VG S9+27 during music. Another instance of failing to change transmitter frequency after the 2130 English hour be over, supposedly aimed 105 degrees toward SE Asia. 2336 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, and `That`s Why` voiced by the badax so I can barely make out that the subject is hobbies. 2341 music, 2345 ``a-b-y-s`` again already, music. 2349 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2351 music. 2354 s/off for the 1330 on 13635 only: something`s awry at Ankara. 2355 IS, 2356 restart IS with German IDs twice a minute. 2400 timesignal 4 seconds late, as received, s/on German, news, etc., 2420 still going with music, 2425 another feature. So this time something`s doubly erroneous at Emirler, zzz: wrong frequency and German would not supposed to be on, even if frequency were right. China also listed on 9610 but Beijing site in Mongolian, and totally overcome by TRT. Finally cuts off at 2431*, uncovering nothing but an S7 JBA trace of China? on 9610.001 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [non]. 5960.000, Jan 27 at 2310, NO signal from VOT English into UTwente, but, *2311 oncomes XJRTV in Chinese, its usual odd JIP starttime, from EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist Chicom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. But unlike yesterday, from the land of Armenian genocide denial, VOT is not on overrun 9610 either, just a JBA .000 signal, presumably Beijing. No change, same at 2328, 2345 rechex. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. The reactivated `Letterbox` on V of Turkey appeared again this Sunday Jan 28 at 2317-2329 on 5960.002, which was not off the air, but VG S9+30/40 into UTwente, yet with JBA undercurrent of CCCCCCI. Mostly reception reports, QSL requests - no eQSLs, just by post but may take a while. From UK, 3 from India, Finland, Italy, USA, Lucas Bandura from BC Canada, Germany. Said would be back next week. With a little luck, this one will repeat at 0417 UT Monday on 6125, unchecked. Rest of 5960 broadcast unusually nothing but songs 2329-2354, s/off as if 1330 on 13635 only, semiminute of IS and off by 2354.5* uncovering XJRTV. Standard genocidal remarx about both (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.013, Jan 29 at 2303, VOT English JBA direct; and 9610 JBA carrier presumably China, since checking UTwente at 2333 when measured, VOT is VG and with heavy SAH since it`s so far off-frequency, presumably beating with East Turkistan, std. genocidal denunciation of both. Turkish music plays until 2340 `That`s Why` voiced by the badax, something about sunlight, claiming our Sun is at the center of the Milky Way rather than outskirts! 2346 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2351 canned s/off reverts to the totally wrong one with current frequencies but all times called UTC are really local UT+3; fragment of IS chopped off at 2353*, finesseless, uncovering the 6CI. As for VP 5960 reception direct, this is likely to worsen on the average as we approach spring with more and more solarlight on the GC path, such that we shall wish they changed already before official A24 at Marchend; last year it was 11785 at 2200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.002, Jan 30 at 2300, VOT not off the air, S9/+10 direct, better than yesterday, but too noisy and fadey. Not rechecked until 2352 into UTwente, as measured, when music goes to the canned s/off for the 1330 on 13635 only, and IS, S9+30/35 until 2355* chopoff uncovering the already audible XJRTV, East Turkistan, std denunciations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.002, Jan 31 at 2311, VOT not off the air, S9+10 direct but needs more vs noise level. 2336 into UTwente when measured, S9+30/40 with `The Middle East and Turkey` about relations with Kuwait; 2342 music; 2346 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, 2347 `Sports Panorama` with the badax; buts off at 2351* I think early before any s/off could be uttered but I was not listening closely; uncovering of course the XJRTV understation in Chinese from another land of genocide, ChiCom-controled East Turkistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 365 MCW kHz, Jan 31 at 0748, AA, 100-watt ND beacon at Fargo / Harwood ND. A few other regulars/occasionals JBA vs local noise level which is slightly less above 350 or so (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 35790, Jan 30 at 2303, JBA carrier on the R75 with shortwire. Since Don Moman, AB, reported 3rd harmonic of R Martí, 11930, Grimesland NC, on Nov 4, I`ve been checking for this; and a bit later DXMAP shows a sporadic E MUF of 70 MHz about halfway between us. First time I`ve heard any trace of it. Guess what, my archive search shows it was also heard in UK on 3rd March, 2014! as in DXLD 14-10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 35790, Jan 31 at 2312, JBA carrier presumed from R. Martí, Grimesland. Still hoping for enough mod to // it to fundamental bigsig 11930. On the R75 there are some stronger carriers in the 35s, probably birdies (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2226 monitoring: WRMI: Missed checking 5010, UT Thu Jan 25 at 0130; anyone hear it? Confirmed UT Thursday January 25 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+27 into Missouri SDR. ``9395 kHz, 0232 (55343), 0244 (4-55343), 0258, January 25 UTC 2024 (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Reconfirmed NOT on WRMI 9955 as scheduled Thu at 1500, Jan 25 at 1525, rather oriental? music. Not `Full Gospel Hour` as supposedly Fri/Sat/Sun 1500-1530. Confirmed Thursday January 25 at 1742 the 1730 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.001, S9+5/15 into UTwente. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 contents: Antarctica, Argentina, Bangladesh and non, Canada, China, Clipperton Island, Cuba (and non), Egypt, Ethiopia non, France and non, Germany, (Indonesia), Israel, Kurdistan non, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oklahoma, Russia non, Solomon Islands, Turkey, Ukraine, (UAE), USA; ISonline, PAL, IBOC/CQUAM, sporadic E FMDX; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2227 available from 0433 UT Friday January 26: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2227a.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2227a.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?] 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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-Italy 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 [not all SW Radio, Germany times confirmed; may be testing] As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Chris Campbell, Columbus OH for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to: woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``I try to send support on a regular basis. I use your I/O group, radio show or weekly roundup on a daily basis. Your information is priceless`` and also mailed a box of equipment. One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) WORLD OF RADIO 2227 monitoring: confirmed Friday January 26 at 2130 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9 into UTwente but noisy and with ACI from Castilian on 1314: that would be Spain, RNER5 synchros, 3 of them totalling only 45 kW. Preceded by AWR Wavescan. Missed checking WRMI 9955 at 2300 UT Friday January 26; anyone hear it? Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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-Italy 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 [not all SW Radio, Germany times confirmed; may be testing] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday January 27 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+20/30 into Missouri SDR. Missed checking Sat Jan 27 at 1530 on SW Radio, Germany, 6160; anyone hear it? Confirmed Saturday January 27 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday January 27 after 1830 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, S9+5/12 into UTwente. And: ``WOR via SWR - Germany confirmed. Saturday 1831z Jan 27, just listening via Kiwi-SDR @ Wessex South West UK. http://wessex.zapto.org:8074/?f=3975.000amz8 nice job, Glenn. Cheers, Lesley`` Illingworth, Germany. Also confirmed Saturday January 27 at 2029, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 groundwave into nearby SDR, about 2 minutes into so started early circa 2027. Also confirmed Saturday January 27 at 2030 on WRN North America webcast, and on WRMI webcast-only. Is this coincidental? WRMI could also be plugged into WRN feed, but have not tried to hear any such IDs before or after. 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-Italy 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday January 28 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S9+20/30 direct, atop Cuban pulse jamming. Also confirmed UT Sunday January 28 already at 0402 about 9 minutes into so nominal 0415 started way early circa 0353 UT on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, S9+10 direct but noisy. Missed checking due to zzz, Sun Jan 28 at 1130 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it? Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 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 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday January 28 at 2100 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S7/S9 into nearby Noale SDR, no QRM. Also confirmed Sunday January 28 at 2257 the 2230 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, S8/9+10 into UTwente. Off the air at 2300. Also confirmed UT Monday January 29 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/15 into Durango2 SDR and with no utenoiseblast audible at outset. Recheck slightly before 0059, music playing already, so was WOR truncated? Also confirmed UT Monday January 29 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.963, S9+10/20 into NH SDR. Also confirmed Monday January 29 at 2030 & 2054 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, S8/S9 and noisy into UTwente; 2059 ID and FSN headlines, 2100 The Frogman, Frogzilla for the next bihour, ``24/7 progressive rock``. Next: 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 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 monitoring: ``as well confirmed on Monday 2033z on 3975 kHz on UK-SDR. http://wessex.zapto.org:8074/?f=3975.000amz7 Cheers, Lesley Illingworth, Germany`` Confirmed UT Tuesday January 30 at 0330, S7/S9 into Maryland remote; no initial uteblast. Also confirmed Tuesday January 30 at 1417 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S4/S7 direct, no jamming audible. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2226][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3, 10, 17, 24] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW, 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2227 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: Update, confirming WOR #2227, WRMI: 5850, 0130 (55434) confirming broadcast, 0159, January 27 UT [Sat] 9395, 0030, 0059 (55443), January 31 UT 2024 [Wed] 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed UT Wednesday January 31 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+10 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday January 31 at 1507 the secret 1500 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct, no jamming audible; after 1530 the wasted RAE multilingual ID filler reel. Also confirmed Wednesday January 31 starting at 2031.5 after some German on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, S7/S9 but JBA into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday January 31 at 2200 on WBCQ 7489.969 into Maryland SDR. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 [not all SW Radio, Germany times confirmed; may be testing] As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Chris Campbell, Columbus OH for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to: woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``I try to send support on a regular basis. I use your I/O group, radio show or weekly roundup on a daily basis. Your information is priceless`` and also mailed a box of equipment. One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5950, UT Mon Jan 29 at 0420, I run across some nice ``ambient`` music on this WRMI, where I was listening to `Encore` classical music at 0300-0400. Brief ID at 0451 as R. Catface International; 0456 some brief SSTV beepery. 0500 C M Obrecht`s music show starts with artificial voice but soon chopped off the air, why? That`s nowhere at all on the WRMI skedgrid. He does special bookings rather than regular weeklies anywhere. It seems this is the only WRMI time for RCI, 0400-0500 UT Mondays, and it`s nowhere on the Programming page, so I search it out to: http://meowr.net/ I have no idea whether it`s always ambient, but there are playlists for 14 shows thru Oct. Also linx to an attempt by Guero to reorganize WRMI schedules: http://meowr.net/skedgrid into more usable formats but I`m afraid this is also confusing, and inaccurate per a few WOR times I find. Many blox are not specific, and lots of `TOMBS` - wonder where they got that? Anyhow, check it out (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) WRMI: see also ROMANIA [and non] ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` check of WBCQs, UT Sat Jan 27 at 0040, into Rochester NY SDR: 3265 off. 5130.272 S9 ATATT. 6159.932 S9/+5 TOMBS. 7489.961 S9+12/20 FKB anti-gay rant. 9330.001 S9+5/15 WLCR Brazuguese. 0100 `AAAWWW` on 7490-, starts about antique autos, sounds familiar but I guess it`s new, right into politix complaining that altho smart people work at WBCQ, some of them are `Moonbats`; tsk2. Recheck at 0120, he`s proudly reading the recent Radio World article about WBCQ, which mentions World of Radio; and how the 500 kW can operate on any band between 5.95 & 26.1 MHz - I didn`t hear him explain why it *never has* anywhere but 9.33, allegedly because the frequency-change procedure is not understood. Despite ``worldwide`` coverage, this led WLCR to rent time on some other sites, tho none on own wacko website now. Sked shows beams = azimuths which would seem to imply a globular rather than flatular Earth! As for names and spellings of their deities: ``the Creator, Yahuwah, and His Son, Yahushua.`` None of that ``Yahweh`` stuff by ignorant competitors. [and non] At 0143 I try NH SDR on 7490, but it`s too close to ME, as QRM from 7495 overwhelms skipover WBCQ! That`s VOA R. Ashna in Pashto, which switches from Thailand to KUWAIT at 0130. Entire Ashna broadcast is 0030-0230 alternating Pashto and Dari, half&half via Thailand, Kuwait. HFCC shows 70 degrees from Kuwait, which should not be so severe over here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. 7490: when I was uplooking what QRMed WBCQ from 7495, in Aoki, I also spotted this totally wrong entry; don`t you believe it!: ``7490 0100-0300 USA WWCR The Overcomer Minis Eng Nashville 1`` i.e. on Sundays only --- like NEVER, as 7490 is WBCQ always during those hours, not even with TOMBS on Sundays but `SW Saturday Night` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. About WTWW`s current problem: ``A broken heat exchanger??? Must be a single stage heat exchanger. They use distilled water for cooling of the PA tube. The water turns to steam and is fed to a radiator where it is cooled and turned back to water to be fed thru the system again. There is a water pump to do this. So, the water must have frozen up inside the radiator and it (or pipes) burst. Northern stations have a 2-stage heat exchanger. It`s distilled water on the inside and anti-freeze on the outside. I worked at a station that had a single stage system. When it got cold (below freezing) we had an operator at the transmitter to keep an eye on things. If it got too cold he would close the louvres, and it would warm up again. But that was in the days of the first class license and we had an engineer on duty 24/7. Now, most transmitters are solid state. Lou KF4RCA`` Johnson (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 5085: update on WTWW from George McClintock as of 0040 UT Feb 1: #2 transmitter is funxional, should resume Thursday night after some final work on the cooling system. Guy from Continental coming in Feb 3 to see about fixing #1 and #3. On property are two more nonworking transmitters, total 5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. [WOR] I`ll See You on the Radio - Charles Osgood --- This week`s entire, almost, CBS Sunday Morning is in tribute to its late former host, Charles Osgood - who accomplished a lot more than that: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sunday-morning-full-episode-1-28-2024/ CBS SM is my one absolutely-must-see program. Best viewed on the air, altho on the web the sesquihour shrinx to only 62 minutes - but you will be forced to endure commercial breaks even more repetitive than on the air, tho they may be muted. It`s all worth it, especially this week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Jan 26 at 0826, not getting even a carrier from RV; sked change again? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Jan 27 at 0610, no signal from R. Vanuatu into Brisbane remote; should be something if on, local time 1610/1710. Nor anything direct earlier or later, nor on 9960, 5040, to last check 0821, JBA carrier on 7260, could be ham. This may well explain it, from Ron Howard: ``Jan 27, from 0645+ UT, no Vanuatu on 2485, 3945, 5040, 7260 nor 9960 kHz. Ron (Calif.), FYI: `A magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, at 1:33 am local time...``` https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/8801495/2024-01-23/14h33/magnitude6-Vanuatu.html As in previous report, I was also not getting it on 7260, Jan 26 at 0826. More from USGS, latest significant quake there: ``M 6.3 - 40 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu VIDYFI VShakeMap GREEN PAGER Time 2024-01-23 14:33:44 (UTC) Location 17.996°S 168.046°E Depth 31.0 km`` https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000lt73/executive (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Jan 30 at 0748, W&M conversation, S7/S8 direct, presumed R. Vanuatu reactivated, first time heard since earthquake a week ago, related? Also reported about same time by Gary Pence, TX and Manuel Méndez, Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 7250, Jan 28 at 0809, VR IS at S5/S7, 0810 into RCC chanting; what luck: this is Sunday-only Romanian until 0925 per Aoki, -0920 per EiBi; -0920 liturgy per WRTH // 9710, both also on Catholic holidays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 351 MCW kHz, Jan 27 at 0805, JBA unreadable ND beacon, without a dash, so can`t be ``usual`` Canadian YKQ in QC. RNA Signals list shows only two others in N America: MSQ in Culpeper VA, 25 watts last logged 2024-01-23, and more? likely AE, `Dudle`, Albuquerque NM, power 0 = unknown? last logged 2024-01-01. DXinfocentre.com lists only YKQ and AE, 25 watts, ``Double Eagle II` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 28 at 0055: 855, 891, 909, 1044, 1107, 1152 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1218.1 kHz, Jan 26 at 0735 UT, JBA carrier hetting 1220.0 stack. This time I try to DF it with the adjacent DX-398, but cannot get a null on it. May well be something local or even internal to the NRD. Next time I should turn that off and see if it`s still audible on the DX-398; also, in daytime? Not so far. And it seems no one else has heard it. But if anyone does detect it, even unID, do let us know. And try to DF it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1218.1 kHz, Jan 30 at 0756, JBA carrier, het to 1220.00 stations. This time I still hear it on the DX-398 when the NRD-545 is off, and a very rough DF as NNE/SSW. That implies maybe from 1220 station in KS or IA. Circa 1805 UT, remotes on both sides of IA get nothing, and KS is busy. By 2123, SDR near Kansas City gets a weak 1220, not 1218+. Of course if could still be one of these with a different unit at night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7292-7304 approx., Jan 29 at 0752, S9+26 of DRMish noise, but not exactly, and center would be about 7298. Nothing listed in DRM at this hour on 7290, 7295 or 7300, nor any likely jamming targets. A ham experiment? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7295-7300-7305, Jan 30 at 0750, DRM noise S9+20/25. 24 hours ago this was askew centred about 7298 and noise did not sound quite right. Now it does, but whence? Remains unlisted at HFCC, Aoki, EiBi and drmrx. I suppose most likely is TDF France which has been running various pop-up DRM tests. By this late hour I`m almost asleep, computer is off so no checking remotes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {recurred 24h later} UNIDENTIFIED. 9160-9185 & same sound on 9355-9375, Jan 28 at 0139, OTH radar pulsing at S9+30/20; nicely avoiding USA broadcasters on 9265, 9330, 9395 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)