** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Saturday May 21 from 1450, no signal yet from LRA36 into Brasil, Argentine SDRs. Finally *1510 but JBA into Brasília, much better into Bs As with sign-on, 1512 Antártida themesong. Talk but too weak to follow, S2/S3; 1520 song, 1523 siren, interview; but being overridden by 5-second-long uteblaaps of noise starting every 35 to 40 seconds hitting S3/S4. At 1622 I notice the bursts have stopped, probably somewhat earlier. 1628 song and RNASG ID. 1638 has improved to S3/S5; gone about 1647* without any formal sign-off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, May 25 at 1430-1546, NO show of LRA36 this Wednesday; first checking via Bs As remote, from 1448 a few tones like a birdcall repeating; at 1510 some unID 2-way QRM off-frequency. I then check all three Argentine and three Brazilian SDRs which get nothing from it. Better luck on Saturday? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** AUSTRALIA. 28445 USB, May 21 at 2214, VK4KX calling CQ10 -- only signal found on otherwise `dead` band. VK4KX Australia flag Australia Bernie Bernard Terry Po Box 357 Nambour, Queensland 4560 Australia Nambour is on the ``Sunshine Coast`` just north of Brisbane. Lots of info on his health, history, equipment, certificates at: https://www.qrz.com/db/VK4KX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 11815.044V, May 20 at 0634, JBA carrier wavering and hard to pinpoint. Presumed R. Brasil Central. 11815.040V, May 21 at 0043, S5/S9 music, RBC remains plus but varying slightly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 290 MCW kHz, May 25 at 0621 UT, dash and QR, 100-watt ND beacon at Regina, Sask., is JBA vs storm noise level, now from TX and SE sextant of USA, not closer. 248 MCW kHz, May 25 at 0617 UT, dash and WG, 1000-watt NDB at Winnipeg, Manitoba, the #1 Canadian to be audible if any (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 7850 & 3330 RC USBs, May 22 at 0659, no signals from CHU, apparently off due to storms; but time marches on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 14670, May 23 at 1504, JBA carrier S8 but no CHU pips audible; and nothing on 7850. Ontario & Quebec hit by a storm May 21 with heavy damage including to CHU. Richard Langley, NB reported at 2110 May 23: ``I have been in touch with the CHU technical officer and he reports: "We are still assessing the situation, we should know more soon. I have not even been allowed on the site yet." Note that CHU is controlled remotely from the NRC Montreal Road (Ottawa) campus. Following (presumably) resumption of power at the station, the transmitters went into some sort of default mode. -- Richard Langley`` NRC webpage detailing CHU outages, had not been updated since last September: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/chu-short-wave-station/ but by 2200 May 23 shows all three offline since 2000 UT May 21, but never any details as to why. Via Ron Trotto here`s about the storm but not mentioning CHU: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6462627 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 3330 & 7850 & 14670, May 24 at 0207, weak carriers but no timesignal modulation from CHUs. The May 21 storms may have disrupted power supply, but if they can now get on the air at all, why not resume service?? Still at 0634 dead air on 3 & 7 propagating. At 1525, 14670 & 7850 are only JBA carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 3330, May 25 at 0230, JBA carrier, perhaps not CHU, as no signals on 7850 or 14670. Still not recovered from May 21 storm power outage. If there were no axual damage, needs to be reset?? Apparently a low priority at NRC; meanwhile, timeseeking Canux may have permission to hear WWV. This uninformative notice appears on one webpage but not the one about System Status: ``Due to the recent severe weather event in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, the CHU time signal for shortwave radio has been impacted and is currently unavailable. We are working to restore the service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11880, May 20 at 2309, RHC is S6/S8 but JBM, in English? as scheduled to Africa. Should be // 5040 but that`s JBA carrier in HNL 11950, Fri May 20 at 2309, RHC in Spanish is S8/S9+25 and even modulating. Is this the alternate Mesa Redonda TV soundtrack? Schedules show it not on Fridays 15730, May 20 at 2310, RHC S9+10 but suptorted, sounds like fraxured French = Kriyòl = Creole as scheduled, toward S America, not Haïti 15230, May 20 at 2311, RHC averages S9 but JBM, should be Brazuguese? No, Spanish, after 22-23 Portuguese, per EiBi 11880, May 21 at 0046, still on with dead air at S9+20. Supposed to last 22-24 UT only, but previously ran way late into the night. Somethings` always wrong at Radio Propaganda Cuba. The other side: Something's rotten in Cuba … and it heralds more hunger While the Government spends $1.5 billion building hotels, it slashes food imports and investment in agriculture. RAFAELA CRUZ La Habana 17 Mayo 2022 - 19:42 CEST https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1652809324_39564.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13680, May 22 at 2240, RHC Spanish S9/+20 on secret frequency, still missing from EiBi but which has not been updated since May 3; nor in Aoki as of May 21 which has made little effort to include true current RHC listings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000 & 6060 & 6100 & 6165, UT Sunday May 22 at 0700, all RHC frequencies are off so nowhere for Esperanto scheduled now. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, May 25 at 0223, R. Progreso is off. Nominal span is 0030-0400. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, May 25 at 0225, RHC English is off, but attains 6165. Something`s always wrong at RHC. [non]. 6060, at 0226 May 25, has two weak carriers with a beat. Altho Aoki shows RHC from 0100, probably instead Zahedan, Iran in Arabic until 0230; and if active, SRDA Curitiba, Brasil, seldom heard by itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, May 25 at 0627, RHC is S9/+10 of huge humbuzz with English JBA underneath; but 6100 is still on, S9+20/30 VG in English, better than 6165, S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15730, May 25 at 2225, S7/S9 of dead air. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995, May 24 at 2202, R. Cairo, S9+35 into UTwente with news in English, axually readable tho considerably distorted and hummy, better than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, May 24 at 1526, Voice of Martyrs Korea, S4/S8 in Dhivehi, via secret site direct. If Taiwan as wb suggests, we are *way* offbeam. 1529 music, 1529.8 English sign-off uncovering JBA carrier from Vatican. Similar signal on 11825, S4/S6, known to be Reach Beyond Australia, in Myanmarianese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALTA. 18125 USB, May 20 at 2305, 9H5BZ contacting 6Y5TL Jamaica, also audible weaker, and then beaming east to CQDX Australia/NZ. 9H5BZ Malta flag Malta Dione Caruana `Maria` 6, Church Street, Zebbug, Gozo ZBB1202 Malta ``If I am calling CQDX - and I frequently am as I am a DX Chaser - for me, DX means a country at least 3000 km away. So do NOT call me if you are nearer than that. If I am calling CQ (country or continent) then I am only interested in contacts from that country or continent and will NOT reply to anybody else. My name is Dione. I live in the Island of Gozo in an old village of Zebbug. I am a senior nurse and work in the Emergency Department in one of our Local General Hospital. I am married to Ben and have 2 lovely daughters.`` Lots of illustrations, background info about Gozo on qrz.com page. https://www.qrz.com/db/9H5BZ Sounds and looks like a male person. At first I thought he was saying 9A5BZ until foneticized. I started with 10, 12, ``15`` m without hearing any activity, very little on ``17`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6185, May 21 at 0635, NO signal from R. Educación, XEPPM. Sure hope it`s not the end of Mexico`s only surviving SW station!!! It was last reported May 15 by Rick Barton, AZ. As of May 17-18-19, Ron Howard says it was missing at 1024, audiblizing China. Still nothing at earlier hours May 20 & 21. It had been running all-night till about 1100*? EiBi: 2100-1040. Aoki: 2100-1000. WRTH: 2200-1000, a.k.a. Señal Cultura México, 5 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6185, May 22 at 0700, still no signal from R. Educación. Stephen Luce, Houston TX, replied on the WOR iog: ``Glenn, I haven't heard anything out of XEPPM for the past few days here in Houston at various checks between 0300 and 0500 UT. Usually has a decent signal though audio levels can be all over the place`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 255 MCW kHz, May 25 at 0616 UT, SW, ND beacon at StillWater, is BACK!! Checked almost every night, or day, there has been nothing until now. SW was first not heard here on June 16, 2021 --- many subsequent chex found it still missing. The MARE Log Summary as of 29 April shows SW was last logged 15 Sept 2021, but I never heard it even then. Classaxe.com shows last logged 2021-04-04, 50 watts with this note: ``u/s to 19Apr22 // Extended to May 30, 2022`` --- what means u/s?? dxinfocenter.com shows 25 watts, certainly weak enough for that. Storm noise is slightly less tonight, from TX and SE sextant of USA, not closer to OK. I also detect at 0618 UT May 25, tuned to 265 USB: 267 MCW kHz, HET, 25 watt ND beacon at HenryEtTa; unknown if irregular but seldom audible (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, May 19 at 1551 UT some tropo help for KFXI, ID: ``92.1, Foxy 92``; RDS: FOXY_92_ / __KFXI__ / THE_REAL / _GIANT_ Is 100/100 kW from Marlow. 94.1, May 19 at 1545 UT `The House FM` and indeed // 89.7. This one is KTHM Waynoka, 9.8/9.8 kW, 122 m, not ordinarily audible (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PHILIPPINES. 15435, May 24 at 1535, Korean at S9/+10, so here`s why: BBC at 1530-1830 via Tinang, no doubt on the 21-degree beam which happens to carry right on toward us making it the SSOB = strongest signal on band - and that includes anything from USA or Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** RUSSIA. 78.0 kHz, May 21 at 1904, Russian mentions ``Mayak``; on the Izhevsk SDR I am about to try for 9370 R. Svoboda, already tuned here. With BFO, carrier is slightly unstable, but steady S8/9+5, and no QRM from 77.5 kHz German timesignal. 78 kHz of course is not where any broadcaster is supposed to be. An image from MW or higher on LW? No such frequency known in Russia for Mayak or anything anymore. Zacharias Liangas had also heard this May 18 at 1615 and not on any other remote. ??? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** RUSSIA. 78 kHz, re my report of Mayak heard via Izhevsk SDR, shortly after posting that, another possibility occurred to me: remnant of ``rediffusion`` wired ``broadcasting`` on LW. And then multiply confirmed on the WOR iog: ``Also regarding the 78 kHz signal on the Russian SDR: I recall seeing a similar report a few years ago, and it was said to be the SDR picking up RF from an old Soviet era wired radio distribution system that (amazingly) is still in operation. That same report also mentioned a second signal on 120 kHz. Perhaps this is what you heard? Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` ``This is a traditional line transmitter/wire radio frequency in Russia. So looks like this type of broadcasting is still on in some cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linjesender 73, Patrick Robic, Austria`` ``Hi Glenn, That's easy: 78 kHz is the Mayak subcarrier in Russian cable radio networks that still remain operational in some cities here. Unfortunately the English Wikipedia article says nothing about such networks in Russia. Russian article is much more extensive, and you can also find some info on this matter in the Spanish one: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_por_cable By the way, cable radio in my city is completely off since 2012, due to economical non-efficiency. Best 73, Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia`` ``Cute! How convenient to find this SDR already tuned to 78 kHz. I almost wonder why I so far did not have the idea to check if somewhere Radiotochka bleed-out can still be detected. By the way, word has it that in the GDR some wired radio systems (I understand using frequencies above 150 kHz, for use with regular radio sets) remained in operation into the 70s. But so far no citations are available to back up this gossip. And don't confuse two different things: "Cable radio" will nowadays in a number of countries be understood as "FM radio via TV coax cable", as introduced in the eighties. It's at present a nice voodoo doll for those who want to "close down analogue radio", and then they are very surprised when being told that this political gesture will just bring the cable distribution of many radio stations to an end. Kai Ludwig, Germany`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** RUSSIA [non]. 9370, May 21 at 1902, checking for R. Svoboda relay via Armenia? But no signal into UTwente, nor Izhevsk, Russia. Must be off, or canceled? Still nothing at 1916 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** RUSSIA [non]. 9369.9985, May 23 at 1913, UTwente is getting S9+20/30 in Russian, R. Svoboda 1900- unofficial relay, via Armenia? Or Uzbekistan? 1959 ID and runs until abrupt cutoff at 2001*. This transmission had been missing at my last check May 21 on the Izhevsk, Russia SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** RUSSIA [non]. 9370, May 24 at 1956 tune-in via UTwente, OC already on, 1957.6 JIP Russian, pause by 2000, IS and ID R. Svoboda. So the secret unofficial relay, via Armenia? Is active today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAO TOME E PRINCIPE. 17530.079, Sun May 22 at 1458, JBA carrier, one of few sigs on band beyond 17855 Spain, measured just in time before 1459*. VOA in Kinyarwanda/Kirundi scheduled Sat & Sun only 1400-1500, to be followed immediately by English daily via Botswana but no sign of that, which per Aoki would be *jammed by the ChiCom where too many subjects understand English. Something`s unsettled at USAGM. I also have a JBA not off-frequency signal on 17580 continuing past 1500 where Pinheira in Kin is also scheduled until 1500 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7260, May 21 at 0057, dead air at S8/9+10 or just barely modulated; 0100 5+1 timesignal cuts thru, the last pip same pitch but prolonged; still JBM at 0133. EiBi shows this has to be VOT Spanish to S America at 0100-0200. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830.018, May 23 at 2207, VOT English, S9+40 into UTwente but huge squeal vs the talk. Somewhat obscured at 2227 during loud music, but still infesting when talk resumes at 2238 and 2243 soft music. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, May 19 at 0501-0508, UR1 via WRMI, `Ukraine: Security Issue`, war report for Day 84 = May 18. Really brings it home (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, May 23 at 0500-0507.8, UR1 via WRMI, immediately into English `Ukraine: Security Issue`, war summary for Day 88 = May 22, by the YL anchor who does the best job. Final story about a woman muralist who has painted a huge 5 x 6 meter image of the F-you postage stamp against the Russian warship. She had a hard time getting the original stamp to go by. VG into Maryland SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, May 24 at 0503-0509, UR1 via WRMI, VG into Maryland SDR, English segment `Ukraine: Security Issue` a little later than usual, leading Ivo to assume it never appeared today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, May 25 at 0500-0507, YP1 via WRMI immediately starting English segment `Ukraine: Security Issue` (Glenn Hauser, oK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, May 24 at 1930, WRMI relay of VOA remote news, VG into Maryland SDR, and from 1935 `Flashpoint: Ukraine` dated for this, the third mensaversary of the War, succeeds --- but wait! At 1946 abruptly chopped to music fill starting with running water, for rest of semihour; 2000, VORW, John explains that he doesn`t have time to do a [new] show tonight, so a rerun ensues. But everything`s fine, he reassures us. AFAIK this hour started airing originally on May 19, so it`s been a while already (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO ``monitoring and confirming the latest for #2138, Go, Oilers Go, WRMI: 9395, 9455, QSB fading, 9395, static QRN, QSB fading, 0058, May 17 UT [Tue] 5850, the number was lost, late ending, 1059, May 18 UT [Wed] 9455, 9395, S7 signal, QSB fading, 9395, heard Standard saying twice, 0059, May 19 UT [Thu] 9395, static, QRN, QSB fading, 0141, 0143, 0158 (45343), 0159, May 19 UT [Thu] Good listening, Richard Lemke, AB, May 19, 2022`` ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2138 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday May 19 at 0030 on WRMIs via Missouri SDR: 9395 S9+10/25; 9455 S9+10/20. Also confirmed UT Thursday May 19 after 0130 on WRMIs direct: 9395 S+25 vs HNL; 5010 JBA. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 contents: Antarctica, Brasil, Bulgaria, (Canada), China non/Cuba, Egypt, (Frnce), Greece, Iran non, (Italy and non), Kuwait, Maldives non, New Zealand, North America, Pridnestrovye, Russia and non, Taiwan, USA, Vanuatu; Marconi; WRTH; propagation outlook WOR 2139 is available as of 0127 UT Friday May 20, 2022 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2139.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2139.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7730 to NE 0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW [NEW] 1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 1815 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580; 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [but pre-empted third Friday = May 20] 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 5130 to WSW [ex-4790] 0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still May 15] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html For these noncommercial services, voluntary financial support is much appreciated, thanks this week to Radio Dan, Ohio; preferably by MO or check in US$ 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 First airings confirmed, 0130 UT Friday May 20 on WRMIs: 5850 good with storm noise into Missouri and Oklahoma; 7730 good with storm noise into Maryland; not bad onward to UTwente but also noisy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) WORLD OF RADIO 2139 monitoring: confirmed new second airing, UT Friday May 20 at 0330 on WRMI 7780; at 0348 check, S7/S9 noisy into Durango, Dgo. SDR and S9/+5 noisy into TWR Brownsville RGV TX SDR, also noisy. It`s a shame that the 285 degree WNW antenna which should have been used for this is no longer funxional, so a 222 aimed toward Central America instead, i.e. SW. There are no Kiwis in that direxion, the closest being the two above. 5985 during its 5 hours per week at 0400-0500 is also 222 and also VP here to the NW. Also confirmed Friday May 20 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, S6/S8 direct and no jamming audible; following Tourette`s erupter Terry Blalock finishing by 1429 for a bit of a Spanish song buffer. Checked IRRS just in case third Fri May 20 on 7290 via Bulgaria into UTwente; tuned to 7290 LSB to avoid warble, a brief tone/het came and went at 1758:35. IRRS as always cut on about 1800:55, JIP rock music from monthly preëmptor Radio City which IDs at 1809 and also on AM Italia, 1323 and 918 kHz, but not LW 207. So no WOR at 1815 this week WOR 2139 confirmed Friday May 20 at 2053 the 2030 on AM Italia, 1323 kHz at S9+3 with lite SAH QRM; slightly better on clear 918, S9+5, no 207. Also confirmed UT Saturday May 21 at 0133 the 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20 direct. Next: 0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 5130 to WSW [ex-4790] 0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still May 15] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday May 21 from a few seconds before 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela, 5129.976, S9+10 into Maryland SDR. No QRM but stormcrashes. Meanwhile on another SDR in TN I view the waterfall around 4790. There are still uteblaaps there but weak boxes maybe once a minute, alternating, plus, zero, minus 4790. Below the clear 5130, I also see some on the plus side of 5085, but probably inaudible vs huge WTWW signal. Also confirmed Sat May 21 at 1610 the 1600 on WRN N America. Next: 1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still May 15] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov reports: USA, WBCQ-3 Radio Angela relay World of Radio № 2139 on 5130 kHz via Monticello Maine, May 21 till 0430 on 5130 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to LaAm English Sat. Fair via SDR Frostburg, MD in USA. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/05/wbcq-3-radio-angela-wor-2139-on-5130.html Confirmed Saturday May 21 at 1930 on WRMI 15770, S8/S9 into UTwente, BUT, BUT: cut to music fill after my first six words in the opening! I asked Jeff White what happened but no reply yet. 1930 Sat is nominal same start time for WOR on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, so I tune that in via nearby Warrenton remote, at 1933 finding it almost over, and finishing at 1937:50 so must have started way early about 1909! S9+8 but heavy storm crashes. Confirmed UT Sunday May 22 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S6/S7 into Durango SDR but JBA vs storm crashes; better S7/S9 into Missouri; JBA direct with HSNL. Confirmed UT Sunday May 22 at 0345 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, at midpoint so started circa 0331, S9+5/10 vs HSNL. Confirmed UT Sunday May 22 ending at 1358 on WMRI Europe via Channel 292, Germany, 9670, and immediately into Russian with no ID, S6/S7 into NW Ireland SDR but good with low noise level; had been JBA into too-close UTwente. Must have started at 1329. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still May 15] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 monitoring: confirmed Sunday May 22 at 2230 still on 5950, S8/S9 into Knoxville SDR, altho still not shown on skedgrid. Also confirmed UT Monday May 23 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into Maryland SDR with storm crashes. Also confirmed UT Monday May 23 from 0300 sharp on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160, minus 56 Hz into Maryland SDR = 6159.944, S9+5/15. Preceded by multiple loops of ``WDCD Radio`` IDs from previous program. Next: 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday May 24 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20; but // 9455 is OFF -- as it has been a lot lately as also noticed by Richard Lemke, Alberta -- maybe completely from 24/7 schedule. Next: 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW] 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2139 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: From WRMI Facebook page, `Regular listeners may have noted that our frequency of 9455 kHz is off the air. We have some transmission line problems, and our engineers are working to get 9455 back on as soon as possible` World of Radio, monitoring and confirming the latest for #2139, Go, Oilers Go, WRMI: 9395, static noise, 0132, 0146, 0158 (45433), 0159, May 21 UT [Sat] 9395, S7 signal heard, 0052 (45443), 0059, May 24 UT [Mon] 5850, slight other QRN heard, 1029, 1043 (55433), 1100, May 25 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB) Good listening, Richard, May 25, 2022`` Confirmed Tuesday May 24 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, S9+5/10 into Bonaire SDR, with rapid clicking, not the usual Cuban jamming roarsound; but S9+30/35 into Knoxville SDR with no QRM, even tho off the back but closer than Bonaire. Clickjam grows after 2300 vs R. Libertad, and by 0045 May 25 has become huge, sprawling 9950-9978, also blocking weaker 9975 KVOH as monitored at Bonaire. WOR 2139 also confirmed Tuesday May 24 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/S4 but noisy. Also confirmed Wednesday May 25 from 2100:32.5 on WBCQ 7490v, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR, while at 2055 direct, only JBA carrier. (Before 2100 the speaker on `Financial Survival` was propagating Russian propaganda that Ukrainians commit war crimes.) Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW {9395 but 9455 is OFF} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html For these noncommercial services, voluntary financial support is much appreciated, thanks this week to Radio Dan, Ohio; preferably by MO or check in US$ 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 New WOR 2140 should be ready early UT Fri May 27 for first broadcasts at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 21525, May 19 at 1535, WRMI music with good signal due to sporadic-E boost; also 15825 WWCR no longer JBA. 1557 beach music on 21525 strange for Radio Africa, but shortly soon IDed and 1600 into gospel huxter. On DX-398 battery portable during local OG&E power outage from 1327* until *1914 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 21525, May 21 at 2214, S5/S7 of dead air, as WRMI-7 Radio Africa has not been turned off at 2100* as scheduled; with sporadic E boost (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, May 22 at 0703, no signal from WRMI-5, supposed to run 24/7, this hour only with Fámily Radio in Spanish. Obviously off while 9395 is S9+20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, Sunday May 22 at 1930, WRMI after Prague relay, classical music fill mostly solo `cello, instead of scheduled `Wavescan` --- another no-show like no WOR except 6 words Sat May 21 at 1930; otherwise M-F should be VOA news + Flashpoint Ukraine. 2000 C&W music apparently Memphis Weirdos as sked from System H, also shown on Sys B sked but as ``internet only`` this hour. On caradio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, May 24 at 0639, no signal from this WRMI with TOMBS and consequently no 4975 parasite either. 9455 also off at 0641 while 9395 & 9955 are good. Is 9455 totally off from 24/7 schedule? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, May 25 at 0222, this WRMI is back on air with what else? TOMBS, missing last night. Also 4975 parasitic spur (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490v & 6160v, UT Sat May 21 at 0055, WBCQ `AAAWWW` with email about upcoming 50th anniversary on March 17 of pirate Radio Free Naptown --- must be an oldie; away at hamvention? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490v, Sunday May 22 at 2230, WBCQ with second half of `UBMP` on webcast, but conx out at 2240, 404 unfound. So I am forced to listen on SW for the rest of it, sufficient into Maryland SDR. The first half hopefully will repeat Monday at 2300 on both. Yes, stream is working May 23, says first aired in June 2021, starting with original version from Rhodesia of `The Lion Sleeps Tonight` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9940, May 19 at 0031, WTWW is on playing ``Don`t Worry, Be Happy``; had been absent whenever checked last few days in daytime. Off again at 1535 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, May 25 at 0228, WRNO is back on with gospel music, missing for several nights; however, gone again at 0636 check rather than all-night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re WEWN down to one frequency: ``[WOR] WEWN May 22 at 4:24 PM --- I dimly remember that Glenn or someone else here had contacts to the Vandiver station or someone else responsible for the EWTN shortwave operations? It would not hurt to find out what's up there. Looks like English, the hours for West Africa on 15610/9385 kHz left since 2018/2019, is completely gone since mid-March, and I see the last mentions of 5970 kHz being heard in mid-April. I don't know if they did on 12050 kHz a five minutes sign-on, like they do it now, already when it was just a frequency change from 5970. But in the case of English I meanwhile really suspect that it could this time be gone for good. By the way, in last September the Pope made his opinion about EWTN known... https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/pope-francis-issues-thinly-veiled-criticism-ewtn-comments-gender-ideology Kai Ludwig`` Must read that NCR story! Quite a schism as the Mother Angelicans consider themselves ``more Catholic than the Pope``. So on May 22 I sent this to Glen Tapley, but there has been no reply: ``Hi Glen, We can`t help but notice that after English broadcasts disappeared, Spanish is now left with only the daytime frequency 12050. Could you enlighten us on what the situation is? Is EWTN deliberately withdrawing from radio/SW broadcasting, are more and more transmitters non-funxional, or what? Thanks, Glenn Hauser`` ```[WOR] WEWN. May 25 at 5:25 PM --- Don't remember if if this info has been posted recently: ``Thank you for the email. Due to supply issues and lack of parts available, we are presently unable to broadcast our English programming. Once the parts arrive, we will perform the necessary maintenance and resume our English transmissions. Say howdy to Glenn for me (Glen Tapley, EWTN)`` Jean-Michel Aubier, France``` So how long ago was that? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 93.7, May 19 at 1540 UT, Spanish overriding KSPI Stillwater, soon ID as ``La Raza`` so it`s KNOR Krum TX again from The Metroplex, tropopening into ground level DX-398 with whip only. 94.5, May 19 at 1554 UT, urban-sounding adstring in English, ``Magic 94.5 -- The Real Sound of the Dee-Eff-Dub. But it`s really another rimshotter from far north of The Metroplex, closer to OK: KZMJ Gainesville TX, Urban AC, Majic {sic} 94.5, 100/100 kW, 591.0 m, R&B, per WTFDA db (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835, May 19 at 0615, yay, R. Vanuatu is back on 3 x 3945, island music, S6/S9; and JBA carrier on 7890 = 2 x 3945. 0632 drumming. Had been missing May 14-18, but now also heard later by Manuel Méndez, Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Ron Howard. Our harmonic spree resumes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2139) ** VANUATU. 11835, May 20 at 0632 check, R. Vanuatu is gone again after one night back May 19 on 3 x 3945. Maybe to do with a threatening tropical cyclone Gina as Ron Howard also points out, not to be found on any other known frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835, May 23 at 0623, still no R. Vanuatu on 3 x 3945. It came back only on May 19, but keep checking (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [non]. 11835.178V, May 25 at 0638, checking for R. Vanuatu I find a JBA wobbly carrier, behaving like a local birdie, but which I have not had before vs RV when it was on. No 7890 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6000, May 19 at 0626, JBA 2-way seems USB - in obvious absence of RHC by this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 12000, May 22 at 0712, 2-way in Spanish. These seem to have an affinity for RHC frequencies in off-hours, cf recent 6000 log (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 16m bandscan May 23 at 0616-0620 UT finds multiple carriers mostly JBA from the dayside, now penetrating into the nightside tnx to north polar summer midnight sun: 17485, 17510, 17500, 17530*, 17540, 17615, 17650, 17680, 17710, 17720, 17730, 17740, 17780, 17790*, 17810, 17830, 17865. No doubt most if not all could be list-logged referencing EiBi/Aoki/HFCC with few collisions. *the stronger ones, no doubt MADAGASCAR as previously logged. Nonesuch on 13m however, also surveyed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 16-24 MHz, May 25 around 0100, viewing the Bonaire SDR waterfall, which is set at very wideband, I see some JBV diagonal lines starting about 16 MHz on up to fade around 21, 22 or max 24 MHz. I assume these are from ionosonde somewhere, tracking the MUFs; and if listening to one frequency between, might hear them cross. Probably starting much below 16 but lost in the clutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 93.1, May 19 at 1835 UT, burst of Mexmx over fringe KS signal on the DX-398. WTFDA db has only 9 SS in USA of which only 5 are close enough in TX, but only one of those is above translator level: KHCU Concan TX, 9.9/9.9 kW but religious. Concan, population 100, is north of Uvalde in S Central TX; doubt it. More likely a full-power Mexican on meteor scatter, or sporadic E attempting; plenty of them in range (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)