** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Sat Aug 13, via Buenos Aires remote start listening at 1440, but nothing until cuts on S7/S9 at 1523 amid music, 1524 formal sign-on, quadrilingual, for this ``Ciclo Radial 2022 Esperanza Audaz``, staff names and themesong. 1529 historical items; 1532 song; 1535 ``Radio Arcángel San Gabriel, su compañía``, then ``live`` YL chat starting with María, for this programa No. 15 of Esperanza Audaz, referring to other bases, some transitory, about Melchior this time, as same stuff I heard on Wednesday. So I suspend, especially since a 137 MHz sporadic E patch east of here beckons me to the FMDX caradio --- yet nothing but tropofringers. Recheck for LRA36 at 1605, off already (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed Aug 17 before 1500, LU4AA remote is busy so I try another Argie for LRA36, but nothing or maybe a trace; 1501 I can get onto LU4AA and find RNASG loud S9/+10 in canned sign-on routine, 1502 themesong, 1505 history about Genl. San Martín, but 1507* dumps off air and never comes back as I let it run until the 60-minute timeout. Better luck Saturday; or Friday? for playback if they kept recording (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 9664.935, Aug 13 at 0619, RVM with music; has been fairly stable around here for several nights (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 9818.791, Aug 13 at 0630, presumed R 9 de Julho, JBA on signature skewed frequency and slightly wavering. Last measurement a dekanight ago was .793, margin of error (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 28270.5 CW, Aug 16 at 2340-2347, JBA beacon finally copied after multiple repeats: dash and VVV PY4MAB + more maybe gridsquare: ``28.2705 PY4MAB ? POCOS DE CALDAS, BRAZIL # beacon reported August 2010 coor[d]inated 2 Dec 2021`` per WJ5O roster. It`s the OSOB, no other beacons or phones heard. Es MUF has been way below FM band today, but DXMAPs show lots of multiple-hop Es between Brasil and USA on 28 MHz. QRZ.com: PY4MAB Brazil flag Brazil MAURICIO BERALDO LUIZ ZANGIACOMI 145 POÇOS DE CALDAS MG ZIP CODE 37704-274, MG Brazil Much more info including huge gallery of equipment and his city: https://www.qrz.com/db/PY4MAB ``- I have a Radio Beacon on the frequency of 28.270.5 CW, 24 hours a day, vertical antenna, 10 watts of power. In 2020 it will be 10 years since Beacon is on the air. Whoever receives the signals and sends me a confirmation by letter I will respond to everyone and send a special QSL card from my city. Listen to a montage I made with my contacts with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in the video below:`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 17690, Aug 16 at 1453, the OSOB and consequently the SSOB 16m, in Chinese, partly other language?, S7/S9 until 1500* timesignal and off. HFCC shows 14-15 is USAGM in Bod dialect of Tibetan, 100 kW, 77 degrees from Lampertheim, Germany, but I think this be CNR1 jammer, perhaps from E Turkistan site. Aoki shows VOA Tibetan *jammed. WWV reports: ``Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 August follow. Solar flux 131 and estimated planetary A-index 6. The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 16 August was 1. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate. Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA [and non]. 17595, Aug 16 at 2355, JBA carrier; and 17580, JBA talk. Aoki shows both as CNR1, from Shijiazhuang and Lingshi 725 sites respectively. HFCC agrees, adding both 100 kW, azimuths 217 and 286 degrees resp., i.e. nowhere near thisaway on short day path. Only other sig on 16m is 17855 Spain still blasting in over mostly night path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also TAIWAN [and non] ** CUBA. 15140, Aug 13 at 1701, RHC Spanish, distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, Aug 15 at 0628, S4/S5 of dead air, trace of modulation. Based on previous behavior, strongly suspect it`s RHC, where something`s always wrong; altho other continents are also audible nearby such as 11700 France, 11735 Korea North (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, Aug 16 at 0640, JBA signal suspected to be overrun again of RHC: yes, I can barely match it to the bigsig in English still on 6165 only. Ivo Ivanov, Observer, Bulgaria, also reports: ``Radio Habana Cuba in English after 06 UT on unscheduled 11670 kHz via Bauta, August 16 from 0600 on 11670 BAU 100 kW / 130 deg to SoAm English in A-22 is till 0400 UTC. Good signal via SDR Frostburg MD. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/08/rhc-in-english-after-06ut-on.html Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba and Bauta tx center`` I don`t think 11670 is supposed to be in English before 0400 either, rather Spanish. Of course, website not updated since Nov 17, 2020! https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/frecuencias Showing 11670 in Spanish to Rio de Janeiro [sic] at 24:00[sic]-05:00. The other side: ``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW August 16, 2022 OPINION The Fire in Matanzas: Going Out, or Just Beginning? Accepting that the litany of disasters that Cuba is enduring is a result of chance would mean letting Díaz-Canel off the hook, when, in reality, it is a symptom of a failed system dragging a country towards its ruin. RAFAELA CRUZ | La Habana [caption:] Fuel tanks burned in the Matanzas fire. (H. López/Facebook) A plane crashes with 113 people on board; a tornado wipes out hundreds of homes, many of which would have survived if they had not been in such precarious condition; a balcony collapses, killing three girls; a hotel explodes, taking 47 lives; energy generation plants fail daily, and one of its most important facilities burns down; and, in Matanzas, the worst fire in Cuban history frightens everyone. Not holding Díaz-Canel responsible for this state of affairs would mean accepting that this series of disasters is a question of chance, when, in reality, it is a symptom of a failed system dragging a country towards collapse. It was not really lightning that set fire to the Matanzas Supertanker Base, but rather the failure of its safety systems; probably because, like everything else in Cuba, they are in dreadful condition due to a lack of maintenance and technological obsolescence. While there is no proof of this, we know that of the 2,606 megawatts (MW) that the Energy Revolution should generate, in 2021 745 MW were out of service due to a lack of maintenance, and another 497 MW were about to be due to equipment exceeding their operating cycle. If this is how they treat the commander's last "feat," what can we expect regarding the maintenance of everything else? ...`` https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1660577868_41600.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, Aug 17 at 0333, RHC in Spanish, not English, S9+10 but quite distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11850, Aug 17 at 0333, S9+20 but just barely modulated, obviously RHC where something is always wrong. 12000, Aug 17 at 0334, S5/S6 of RHC English on 2 x 6000, quite weak compared to the fundamentals on 25m, but there. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6100, Aug 17 at 0631, presumed RHC Spanish instead of English, since it`s music not // much stronger RHC English on 6060 & 6165. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995+, August 10 at 2115, R. Cairo, S9+25/40 into UTwente, humwhine but timesignal cuts thru 1:20 late at 2116:20! 2117 YL undermodulated announcement in English, almost readable with program summary; 2118 news? Autonotch helps reduce the whine, i.e. vs. self-QRM rather than external het/QRM, but it also increases distortion level of what`s left. 2119 talk briefly sounds like another language, maybe French, why? Not Arabic. English talk mixed with music so guess not news, yet. 2130 another timesignal, this time only 35 seconds late. Of course only a few seconds of each would be due to internet delay. Something`s always egregious in Egypt. As far as I monitor today. Date correct, omitted from last report (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, August 12 at 2144 and 2159 chex, R. Cairo is AWOL again in English, no signal to UTwente, and no loss, where something is ever egregious if on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, Aug 13 at 2150, R. Cairo, English, very strong into UTwente but extremely distorted suppressed modulation. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995+, Aug 16 at 2200, R. Cairo news theme recognizable but English unreadable vs huge humwhine and distortion, S9+20/35 into UTwente. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, Aug 17 at 2200, R. Cairo only big humwhine into UTwente; 2221 recheck, it`s off before nominal 2245* of 2115 English. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY. I posted this Aug 13 exclusively to the WOR iog; apparently no other group found it worth quoting in time: ``WMRI Europe closure From: Neil Gates Hello Glenn, WMRI Europe will be ending probably temporarily its shortwave transmission via Channel 292. The final broadcast will be on Sunday August 14 2022. I hope to return the station to the air in early 2023. 73 (Neil Gates, WMRI Europe, Aug 7) Has been Sundays only 12-16 UT on 9670, WOR circa 1330. Neil, Sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting me know. I was just hearing WOR well via remote in Ireland. Thanks so much for including WOR. Hope WMRI will be back and anticipate news about that. Also, what about your 24 hour music stream? Will that continue, with or without I suppose, WOR. And what is your QSL policy? I could prompt listeners to pick up your final broadcast for QSL. Best wishes, (Glenn to Neil, Aug 7) Hello Glenn, The 24 hour music streaming will end following the final shortwave transmission on 14 August. eQSL verification is available for reports sent via wmrieurope.com 73 (Neil Gates) As reported on WORLD OF RADIO 2151`` See USA [and non] WORLD OF RADIO monitoring for the first part of my report; this time I keep listening to the rest of the broadcast, via remote in Ireland, antenna ``dipole SW/NE 164 feet``. 1400:15 WMRI Europe ID, as via Rohrbach, Germany, ``making shortwave great again``, music; 1425 drops to dead air, ACI from 9675. Not until 1444.4 does music chop back on, but keeps going off and on again. 1445 announcement as Animals tune, cuts out. 1452.5 rock music on until 1453.6 dead air again past 1500. Website supposedly displays current music as ``71-238 The Doors``. 1503 cuts on classic rock with ``Gloria``; sked at 15-16 is ``Mario Marconi``. 1510.5 DA, 1512 music; recheck 1541 music; 1542 Mario Marconi says ``back next Sunday at 12 UTC``. 1554 sign-off ``until next Sunday``, tune loops, from MASH? until 1600 right into `Encore` from Radio Tumbril, which I already heard better last night at 0100 on WRMI. It seems that WOR is the only spoken-word program on WMRI Europe. No dead-air interruptions were heard after I tuned in and can only hope there were not before. Unfortunate that the final transmission was so interrupted. Can`t tell where the problem was, from HQ somewhere in UK, on the way to Germany, or at Ch 292; but not the remote receiver which kept getting the signal whether modulated or not. We look forward to WMRI`s return next year (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** INDIA. 13710, Aug 15 at 0133, AIR with special coverage of Independence Day ceremonies from Red Fort: first tried Kuwait remote but hardly any signal; then to Vadodra SDR in India which I thought might be in skip zone from Bengaluru. Tnx to advance notice from Alokesh Gupta that 13710 would be in English but mostly it is not. I then posted to the WOR iog: ``At risk of spoiling your SWLing, there is also video here, audio partly in English: https://prasarbharati.gov.in/live-tv/ For some amusement, turn on the auto-generated English captions while Modi is speaking Hindi => gobbledygook. Also the clock in LR corner is wrong for some world cities from Paris to San Francisco...`` It has Paris on UT+1 instead of 2; New York & SF are both stuck at some other certain time to the second. Before Modi started his 82-minute speech, as on TV stream, W in English and M in Hindi took turns describing the scene, quite a visual spectacle. Huge audience seated outside with no shade as the morning sun climbed higher and higher, most of them in heavy clothing. As he spoke, checked 13710 again, and there was no simultaneous English translation, nor any available on TV. Every so often, the sometimes hilarious totally off-topic wacky captions would include something that may have applied to India. Apparently the bot was listening to the original Hindi and instead of translating it, displaying English terms resembling the Hindi syllables. Modi finally finished about 0330 but TV coverage continued to 0350 with huge bilingual credit roll. Meanwhile, 13710 had been turned off, not sure when (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 17790, Aug 14 at 0623, gospel music at S9/+20 direct, the SSOB by far, as nightmiddle propagation continues on this hiband, then French signoff by RMA = AWR, with address in Côte d`Ivoire, and off by 0630. Aimed at W Africa, thUSward beyond. 17530.025, Aug 14 past 0634 now becomes the SSOB, BBC English and always off-frequency, scheduled 0600-0800. Also several more JBA carriers on this band. I also scan 21 MHz band just in case but no carriers there, not even JBAs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13760, Aug 17 at 0330, MWV amid English hour, no African accent but I guess it`s African Pathways Radio as per EiBi, rather than KNLS programming, S8/9+10 --- No! This mapsked does not show this hour as APR so must be NLS: http://www.africanpathways.org/home/radio/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MONTSERRAT. 21285 USB, Aug 16 at 2340, VP2MNI making US contacts, also Japan? OSOB: VP2MNI Montserrat flag Montserrat Frankie Morgan Dagenham Plymouth Montserrat Huge gallery of his equipment and Montserrat https://www.qrz.com/db/VP2MNI ``Montserrat`s Nicest Individual`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6954 USB, Aug 15 at 0046, only pirate with a bit of jazz? into SSTV beepery, S6/S8 vs HSNL; 0049 resume same music, soul/rock? cut off at 0056 with no ID or any voice announcement. At slightly earlier times, these say it`s Wasteland Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,100699.0.html as IDed on fuzzy SSTV, but finally a sharp, studio? copy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6930 USB, Aug 16 at 2339, blues music, OPOB, S5/S6 about = noise level. These say Thunder Chicken Radio, SSTV fuzzy: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,100754.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 350 MCW kHz, Aug 11 at 0658 UT, RG, ND beacon at OKC is back on air after missing yesterday. 341 MCW kHz, Aug 11 at 0700 UT, OIN, ND beacon at OberlIN, Kansas is JBA but not local EI EnId on same frequency. But by 0703 can hear them both alternating, JBA; with different periods, at first the three dits from Enid must have been mixed with those from OIN (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 95.3, Sat Aug 13 at 1545 UT, // 1520, KOKC translator with call-in show about nutrition? not excluding praying, so an infomercial as sked `Great Health Live`. Checked because of CCI from algo, hoped-for Es or at least tropo DX. 100.1, Aug 13 at 1700 UT, ``The Spirit of the West``, i.e. KWFX Woodward, listed as ``Spirit Country``, 100 kW, but mostly blocked here by my closest local, 99.9 KVBN-LP (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 97.3, Aug 15 at 1927 UT, quick bandscan on caradio in case Es MUF ascend: no, but hit something here from ``Catholic Radio`` plugging stuff relating to ``Blessèd Stanley Rother``, i.e. the martyred GM of LV de Atitlán, Guatemala, 2390 -- the Okarche, Okie proto-saint, so got to be KKNG-FM, the 1 kW OKCR in Blanchard. Quickly fades, so maybe airplane scatter or just a GW fluke (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 18, Aug 16 at 0500*, KOPX OKC goes off the air. When there is nothing else of interest, I often run one of my four TVs on antenna with Newsy which is virtual 62-7 and never encabled; but seldom am I motivated axually to listen to it. Soon find that KOPX main channel, the only one on Optimum/Suddenlink cable, ch 22, is missing, so they must also be relying on an off-air pickup. Or not even anything by fibreoptic from studio to headend. Back on by next check after 1500. Probably planned maintenance (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 7420, UT Mon Aug 15 at 0045, S9+10/20 of nice folk music on RRI Romanian-language service; while 7375 in English talk rates the same but sounds weaker (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAO TOME E PRINCIPE. 6079.996, Aug 13 at 0416, VOA English about Afghanistan, into UTwente, no sign of any other signal such as R. Marumby, Brasil. Even to Brasília SDR, no ZY but VOA VP S4/S5 and minus 4/5 Hz. 0622 recheck direct, 6079.998 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also UNIDENTIFIED ** SPAIN. Re my Aug 10 report, Richard Langley and Alan Roe say it must have been the Jeff Healey Band, from Canada, not Joe Healy. Yes, reviewing my original scribble, it was Jeff, not Joe (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855 & 15520 & 11940, Friday August 12 at 2200, REE token English all good into UTwente; news mostly about monkeypox. 2205 Amy Egan`s feature about Rosalía de Castro, poet from Galicia who made the Gallego language respectable in 1863; and songs. Died at age 49 of uterine cancer (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Aug 17 at 2200, NO signal from REE token English on Wednesday, into UTwente and Maryland. Propagation is degraded but not that much. 15520 for ME is however S8/9+10 into UTwente, VG S7/S9 into Maryland; 11940 for S America is *horribly distorted* into both. 11670 is S7/S9 with a squeal into Maryland. Something`s nonsensical at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TAIWAN [and non]. 18899.81, Aug 16 at 2352, JBA Chinese, and since it`s so weak and off-frequency, suspect it`s really Sound of Hope without jamming; especially since the only other signal on this almost disused extra SWBC band is 18970, S3/S5 of Chinese talk and music, surely CNR1 *jammer against the only other SOH frequency, as in Aoki: 18900 2200-1000 TWN * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi Miaoli 1-7 18970 2200-1000 TWN * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi Miaoli 1-7 21530, Aug 16 at 2350, JBA carrier is the OSOB, which fits as the only 13 mb channel of SOH and consequently CNR1 jamming: 21530 2300-1300 TWN * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi Miaoli 1-7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TAIWAN [and non]. Wolfgang Bueschel replies to my logs of Sound of Hope and/or CNR1 jamming on or around 18900, 18970, 21530: ``18900even CHN CNR1 Jammer Mandarin, 2200-2400 UT 11 - 24 kHz wide broad-Audio block. S=7 on Aug 11, off switch at 2400 UT after pips at 2330 UT. Start S=9 sig of different jammer on Aug 12 at 0112 & 0002 UT. S=9+20dB powerful jammer on Aug 15 at 1335 UT. 18900.021 CHN CNR1 jamming, 12 kHz wide audio block. at 0431 UT, 18899.549 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, S=6 in Tokyo-JPN. 18969.816 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen Chi Miaoli Aug 12 0003 UT. S=9 in Tokyo-JPN Mandarin Falun Gong sect, S=8 in Hiroshima-JPN. 18970even 2200-1000 CHN CNR1 Jammer Mandarin, 20 kHz wide broad audio, S=8 on August 12, against 0040 UT. 21530even CHN CNR1 program jamming powerful signal. S=9+20dB at 0037 UT; on August 12 also 0110 UT.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830.002, Aug 12 at 2200, VOT English, S9+35/40 into UTwente, VG signal and modulation, no whine or other complaints this time, but because of simulSpain and BBC World News America on PBS/OETA, I can`t pay attention until 2231 when `Feeling Supreme` is opening, this time about food order ---? Heavily-accented YL. No, it`s *Foot Odor* remedies starting with soaking them in lemon water. Wow, such a helpful SW station, info provided nowhere else! Same catchy theme plays at end 2237; into Turkrock. 2242 DYKT? = `Did you know that?` 14-km-long beach, and a Roman era tunnel 1380 m long, 7 m hi, 6 m wide, for water. Brief DYKT O&C theme includes beeps. After usual disorganized recitation of English sked, chopped off air at 2255* following only first two notes of IS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830, August 13 at 2202, no signal from VOT English into UTwente, nor later in hour checked direct. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 15 at 2226, VOT is on VG, repeating the advice about treatment, remedies, for stinky feet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830.002+, Aug 16 at 2200, VOT on today and VG modulation, English sked and news, S9+35/45 into UTwente. 2215 `Review of the Tuerkiyeish Press`. 2217 `Weekly Commentary`, by someone from American University, Kabul? by heavily accented YL. No competition from unreadable Cairo, and since it`s Tuesday, no Englishable from España (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 17 at 2200, 2221, 2245 chex into UTwente and/or Maryland SDRs, NO signal from VOT. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, Aug 11 at 0500.5-0507.6, UR1 via WRMI, VG into Maryland SDR, with `Ukraine: Security Issue` for Aug 10, Day 168 of Putin`s war; by YL announcer, not the one with perfect English, but sufficient: they never ID themselves; including: nuclear power plant concerns, with 6 reactors supplying 20% of Ukraine`s power. IAEA not so worried? Sham referendum in Kherson for joining Russia. Ukraine`s counter-offensive could be rapid once fully supplied with weapons which have been arriving too slowly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, Aug 12 at 0500-0505, UR1 via WRMI, `Ukraine: Security Issue` with the too-fast-talking-heavily-accented guy, including: Russia has a shortage of manpower for the war; there should be a Nuremberg-like trial of war criminals; more shelling of power plant could lead to nuclear disaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {that was for Aug 11 = Day 169} ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, Aug 13 at 0500-0507, UR1 via WRMI, via Maryland SDR, `Ukraine: Security Issue` for Aug 12 = Day 170 of Putin`s war. Best YL announcer. Including: still shelling Kharkov; various other attax; civilian casualties in Mykolaiv; over 43K Russian casualties so far; Russia recruiting mercenaries from Syria, Mali, Laos, Uzbekistan [what a motley group]; Zap. nuclear plant still being shelled (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. (7730), Aug 14 at 0500-0507, UR1 via WRMI immediately into English `Ukraine: Security Issue` with its ever-dramatic music also bedding thruout with fadeup transitions; for Aug 13, day 171 of Putin`s war, S9 into Maryland SDR, this time by heavily-accented YL who also speaks too fast to follow very well, including: frontline stretches 2500 km; 193 somethings in past 24 hours; Ukraine destroys occupier`s logistic centers; Russians destroyed thousands of homes and apartment houses (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, August 15 at 0500-0507, UR1 via WRMI, `Ukraine: Security Issue` for Aug 14 = Day 172 of Putin`s war. Again it`s the accented YL who speaks too fast, including: more shelling; 16 cruise missiles in the Black Sea; Russia has lost 43,500 soldiers, 10,000 military equipments; NY Times says Ukraine is getting new stronger, long-range weapons, changing tactix; raising funds for 200 drones; Russia using captured foreigners as hostages (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, August 16 at 0500, WRMI brings up UR1 relay but stays in UU until 0504 `Ukraine: Security Issue` in English finally starts, by the fast-talking heavily-accented OM. I decide to listen to it later online http://ukr.radio/images/ckeditor/files/files/ENG_NEWS_15_08_22.mp3 where one can play it at three-quarter or even half-speed, and may back it up if needed to copy some topix correctly. Including: For Aug 15, Day 173 of full scale war. Russia lost almost 44K fighters, 4K tanx, 195 helicopters, etc. U army in dire need of artillery and aviation reinforcements. U destroyed all bridges over Dniepr in Kherson, controlling all transport arteries, causing Russian forces to flee. Kharkiv under massive attack, apartment block, children`s playground, shelled. Homes near border need repairs before winter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 347 MCW kHz, Aug 13 at 0625 UT, AFK, 25-watt ND beacon at Nebraska City NE, encountered JBA between 341 Enid and 350 OKC; easy in winter and now the central storm noise abated abit (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2150 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday August 11 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S6/S8 into Maryland SDR with storm crashes, but at 0154 better S9/+12 into Bonaire with no crashes. NOT confirmed, UT Thursday August 11 at 0130 on WRMI 9395 via Maryland SDR: instead, a DX program in Italian! About Vietnam Democracy Radio. No, not the late Roberto Scaglione, but RAE which is on new August 7 schedule at 0100-0200 UT Thursdays --- and I see that our other 0130 on 9395, UT Saturdays is also replaced, by Argentina, in Spanish. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 contents: Algeria, Angola, Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Canada, China, Congo DR, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Korea South, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, North America, Somalia, Spain, Sudan South, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu; remote receiving; Milwaukee DX Get-together; propagation outlook; bumper stickers we`d like to see WOR 2151 is available as of 0030 UT Friday August 12, 2022 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2151.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2151.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 1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed? by Cuba] 1815 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580?; 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 5130 to WSW 0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 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 [finale] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still August 7] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 5950 [NEW] to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 1100 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, by money order or check on a US bank. 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 2151 monitoring: NOT confirmed, first broadcast UT Friday August 12 at 0130 on WRMI 7730 because it`s OFF THE AIR! Tuned in at 0124, no signal to UTwente nor Maryland, still off at several chex, but back ON by 0159 in time for Brother Scare, replacing R. Liberty at 0200-0300 but still at 0400-0500 per skedgrid, but 7730 is supposed to be on 1530-0630+, so hope this be only a one-time anomaly, especially since this happens to be the only WOR airing to the NE on 44-degree azimuth, good for the east coast and Europe, and S Asia? As WOR is no longer anytime on 15770 either tho still shown on skedgrid as Saturday 1930! Confirmed, however, first broadcast UT Friday August 12 at 0130 on WRMI 5850 to the NW; only S7/S9 into Maryland SDR, S9+30 into Missouri but stormnoisy, as also direct. Best into Georgia SDR at S9+25 and less noisy. Also confirmed UT Friday August 12 at 0330 on WRMI 7780 - again on Georgia SDR but no signal now feared also off; but on and audible into Missouri, S7/S9+10, noisy and not solid; despite way offbeam to the SW, best almost northward into Maryland, S5/S8. Also confirmed Friday August 12 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct and no jamming audible. 1428 preceded by ME? music buffer. Also confirmed Friday August 12 from 1815.4 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, good into nearby Noale SDR, with CCI in German from Romanian minolity service, sometimes overcoming during fadeup circa 1839; meanwhile the alt. or ex-frequency, 918 kHz has NO signals to cause QRM! //7290 via Bulgaria also, not checked until 1823 but presumably on from 1801. Additional monitoring before and after: 1323 kHz from 1753 tune-in, songs in Spanish, unknown program or fill; 1759 opens ``Country Jamboree``, but shortly it`s ``Country Style USA``, a US Army produxion, so originally on AFRTS? 1800 ``IRRS SW Milano, signing on`` which must be confusing for listeners on MW which is already on. `Feature Story News` including 1803 `Spotlite`. 1805 UN News. 1808.5 songs in English. 1814 open show of Irish music, soon chopped off 1815 for ID and 1815.4 WOR. Afterwards: 1844 song, ID, 1845 more music till 7290 chopped off at 1857*; 1323 continues to 1859 ``IRRS SW signing off`` offering QSL for reports to Milano PO Box which is otherwise denied, and Verdi theme, QRM from brief tone presumably Romania closing; 1323 still going at 1902+. Missed checking the WOR 2151 repeat at 2030 Fri Aug 12 on 1323 only, but has been quite reliable especially when 1815 had succeeded. Did anyone hear it? Note that next Friday 19th, being the third in August, WOR will be pre-empted by some monthly music show on SW & MW at 1815, but still at 2030 on 1323 only. Next: 0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 5130 to WSW 0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB [suspended; see below] 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 [finale] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still August 7] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 5950 [NEW] to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 1100 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB [suspended; see below] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Tim Gaynor notifies us Aug 13: ``Unique Radio, Australia off air --- Hi everyone, Unique Radio will be on hold for a while, whilst I move, due to a new job in radio. I will let you know when it's back. The internet where I'm located isn't so good on uploads and this is a problem. I have tried to upload several times, on podcasts and they were really too slow and stopped. So whilst I investigate and search for a decent building and better internet speed, the station will be on hold. However, Jen will continue on her streamed programs as usual. This also applies to the shortwave. Thanks for your understanding. Tim`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: confirmed NOT on 9395 anymore at 0130 UT Saturday August 13, as per revised sked. Also, 7730 is *on* the air after 0130 with algo, unlike 24 hours ago when WOR should have aired there. Also confirmed UT Saturday August 13 at 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela, 5130 minus 27/28 Hz into Maryland SDR, = 5129.9725, S9/+10. Also confirmed on WRN North America webcast, Sat Aug 13 after 1600 and 1930. Still not confirmed on WRMI 15770, Sat Aug 13 at 1950, as still on skedgrid for System B, but fill music instead of original replacement gospel huxter on System C. Confirmed Sat Aug 13 at 1947 about 8 minutes into on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, VG steady S9+16 into nearby SDR north of Warrenton, so started about 1939. Next: 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 [finale] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still August 7] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 5950 [NEW] to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday August 14 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+12 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed UT Sunday August 14 at 0325 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 but noisy into nearby SDR, about 7 minutes into so started circa 0318. As usual, no signal direct to OK at this hour on 9670, but: Also confirmed Sunday August 14 from 1354 tune-in until 1400:15 on WMRI Europe via Channel 292, Germany, 9670, so started slightly late at 1331:15; S7/S5 into NW Ireland SDR with considerable local line noise. After this, WMRI is suspended, maybe resuming in January: see GERMANY for more. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still August 7] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 5950 [NEW] to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: confirmed Sunday August 14 at 2001 underway on AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+5/15 into nearby SDR. Not confirmed, Sunday August 14 at 2230 on WRMI 5950 where it has been appearing for months despite being replaced by something else on skedgrid. Not that either, but now open carrier/dead air at S9+10/20 into Georgia SDR; I believe a gospel huxter had just finished. Dead air remains until 2255 starts IS & ID loop, to start at ``top of hour``, tho sked shows 5950 should begin with System L at 2100, and a new hour of TOMBS daily at 2200-2300. Meanwhile, 5850 is also dead air at 2230, while all other 5, 7 and 9 MHz frequencies are active. 5850 was supposed to start at 2200. Checked next day at 2255 Aug 15, 5950 is in TOM but not BS himself, // 9455 & 15770, so that will apparently rule out any more WORs at 2230. What about 2330 on 5950, scheduled as `Challenge` for an hour daily from 2300, but last Tuesday WOR was really heard at 2330? Is it really a 60-minute show? Apparently, on Aug 15 it keeps playing past 2330, so WOR unlikely on Tue Aug 16, but should still be on 9395 at that hour. Also confirmed UT Monday August 15 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S5/S7 noisy into Georgia SDR, better S7/S9 into Maryland. Direct at 0044? S7/S9 but VP including high storm noise level. Also confirmed UT Monday August 15 at 0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 minus 63 Hz into PEI SDR = 6159.937, S8. Next: 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5950 to NNW [last week, but not? See above] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday August 16 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 into Maryland SDR; between the ID and WOR some extraneous audio intruded: ``...world in turmoil...`` Next: 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5950 to NNW [last week, but not any more?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: almost confirmed Tuesday August 16 at 2230 on WRMI 9955: start ``This is Glenn Hauser with World of Radio...`` then cuts immediately to TOMBS! Was S9+15/20 into Knoxville remote, no jamming yet. Jeff White says the audio matrix occasionally plays wrong audio system, so I guess WOR is still supposed to air at this time. Confirmed Tuesday August 16 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 into Maryland SDR; but not on 5950 like last week, so I guess that were another mistake. Next: 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 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: World of Radio, 7780 kHz, not beaming towards Alberta, monitoring and confirming the latest for #2151, 9955 kHz, listen creek fm/stream internet, 40 years of shortwave listening since 1982, August is this guy’s birthday month, birthday boy, WRMI: 5850, S7 signal, QRN, 0144, 0158 (45343), 0159, Aug 12 UT [Fri] 9395, static QRN, 0030, 0044, 0058 (45343), 0059, Aug 16 UT [Tue] 9955, web stream, fm creek listen, first six minutes aired then empty, 9955, static moderate on shortwave, 2258, 9955, Aug 16 [Tue] 9395, static moderate, jingle, voice hearing late, 2335, 2344, 2358, 2359, Aug 16 UT [Tue] 5850, 1030 (55444), (55434), 1059, Aug 17 UT [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB) Good listening, Richard, August 17, 2022`` Confirmed Wednesday August 17 at 2118 the 2100:21 on WBCQ 7489.9, JBA direct, finally recognizable an item really within #2151. Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, by money order or check on a US bank. Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com New WOR 2152 should be ready for download early UT Friday August 19 and first broadcasts at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9329.938, Aug 12 at 0630, WLCR/WBCQ in English now off-frequency-minus rather than +plus, S7/S9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330.051, Aug 13 at 0617, WLCR/WBCQ in English, back to the plus side, from the minus side 24 hours ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490), Aug 13 at 0000, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW` is another rerun of a rerun originally July 16, a quadriweek ago since he starts off referring to the first Webb spacescope images which were released July 12. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130 minus 24 Hz into PEI SDR = 5129.976, UT Monday August 15 at 0340, `Concert Hall` on WBCQ Radio Angela with Wagner`s `Parsifal`, part I, all the way until 0358 for brief poem `A Jellyfish`, part II to be next week from 0200 UT Monday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, Aug 14 at 0320, surprised to find this WRMI daytime frequency on air in the night, as I bring up the Missouri remote to check WOR, which was last tuned to 15770 for checking after 1930. To be sure it`s not an SDR anomaly, I find the same into Maryland remote at S6/S7. Soon obvious it`s TOMBS, // 5850 et al.; 0335 kids singing, then Alex Scourby, Bibling as if it were incontrovertible. WRMI skedgrid shows 15770 only at 11-24 UT. Forgot to turn off #9 transmitter? Or maybe a propagation test? Hardly anything else on 19m at this hour. I keep checking, still at 0422, 0457 S7/S9 gospel music, but by 0507 dead air, carrier still on, S9/+10 into Maryland. Direct at 0628+ it`s a JBA carrier still2 on. What gives? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, Aug 15 at 0507, no signal from WRMI into Maryland SDR, unlike surprise extension last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Aug 15 at 1454, no signal at all from WRMI while 9395 & 9455 bear weak signals. 9955 is supposed to be on all day from 1100 to 0400. Let`s hope 9955 be back Friday at 1430 for WOR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Tue Aug 16 at 1448 check, this WRMI is off again like yesterday, contrary to schedule; while 9395 & 9455 are on and audible. Bodes ill for WOR Friday at 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4840, Tue Aug 16 at 0654, S9+30 of dead air on WWCR-3, supposed to be Brother-Scaring. This happens again and again late at night, no one paying attention at 1300 WWCR Avenue, fortunately (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, Aug 17 at 1812 UT, KLEY Wellington KS is modulating! with rock music. Had been dead air for many weeks whenever checked day or night tho not tuned every day. Last log of it modulating was June 1. Something`s always wacky at Wellington (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 05:23:17 AM GMT+1, Terry Krueger wrote: ``1430 WPLN Madison TN continues to blast in here in Ft Walton Beach, Floriduh on zombie day power right now at 0415 GMT with BBC WS feed. You hear it?`` ``Hi Terry, Yes. 1430, Aug 17 at 0452 UT, could make it // 9915. Figured would not be synch but only a reverb apart. Heavy QRM dominated by CBS Sports Radio, maybe WXNT IN? Could not get a WPLN ID at 0459. 73, Glenn`` This follows his previous report: ``From: Terry Krueger Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022, 06:26:31 PM GMT+1 All times/dates GMT. Frequencies in kc/s unless otherwise stated Niceville, FL, IC-R75, NRD-535, ICF-7600GR, Tescun PL-360, active loops, random wire, misc. junk 1430 TENNESSEE WPLN Madison 0703 8/14/22 Surprised to stumble upon BBC World Service here, often peaking near local level, pointing north. So, WPLN on 15 kW day power instead of 1000 watts night. Wonderful to hear BBC WS in glorious mono amplitude modulation. Just a couple seconds behind my semi-local WFSW-FM 89.1 MHz NPR affiliate (mostly a WFSU-FM Tallahassee/different Time Zone simulcast – but not always) that runs BBC WS overnights. So do WUWF-FM Pensacola, 88.1 MHz – about equal distance from me but instead west – however, they divert to Jazz and things overnights local weekends. There again the following early morning (local Sunday), so either a weekend fail, or they’re the latest in the multitude of constant violators. First time log. Thanks for cheating!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. DXMAP Es MUF spikes 137 MHz east of here, so worth checking for FM DX on the caradio, Aug 11 at 1554 UT. Trouble is, tropo is also way up from OK and KS, boosting many semi-open frequencies with spoilers. No Es DX heard in next few minutes, but at least a couple from TX and NE, as in WTFDA FM DB: 96.7 at 1554, ad with (972) area code, i.e. Dallas: KTCK-FM 96.7 FLOWER MOUND TX SPORTS RADIO 1310 & 96.7, THE TICKET 90.0 kW 621.0 m All Sports all the time - KTCK The Ticket - //KTCK 1310 --- 381 km = 236 miles 100.3 at 1558, ``KZ 100`` sung ID, country: KZEN 100.3 CENTRAL CITY NE COUNTRY KZ-100 100.0 kW 562.0 m Nebraska FM NEBRASKA'S BIGGEST FM KZ-100 --- 525 km = 326 miles 92.3 at 1559, St Joseph`s Indian School ad, not so bad any more, stjo.org then ``Z92 KMZE`` so it`s only Woodward OK, the main fringer here. Where is it? Unsaid, finally found at website: ``We are located in central South Dakota, where Interstate 90 crosses the Missouri River. Our community, Chamberlain, has a population of approximately 2,500 people.`` and it`s for Lakota (Sioux), hardly an Okie tribe, but I`m not getting SD. Is it Catholic as name implies? Yes, admittedly in the FAQ. 96.7 at 1604, Kansas political ad has taken over from TX: besides two translators, one of two ``full`` powers, but not very, surprisingly close to each other, 127 km = 79 miles, north of here: KSOB relays:KMMM-1290 96.7 LARNED KS TRUE COUNTRY - THE MIGHTY 1290 3.0 kW 81.0 m --- 226 km = 141 mi OR: KMPK 96.7 MCPHERSON KS ADULT CONTEMPORARY MIX 96.7 6.0 kW 75.0 m --- 221 km = 137 mi So these few logs cover a north/south span of 906 km = 562 miles, city-to-city, not site-to-site. I also heard one Perseid meteor scatter burst somewhere. Thursday is WORLD OF RADIO produxion day so I can`t spend hours of FMDX digging; but MUF soon falls anyway (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. 96.7, Aug 13 at 1550 UT, after nothing much, suddenly a strong signal with football talk, about TX Rangers, DFW, and soon JBA again, only KTCK-FM Flower Mound TX, which really gets out when it catches a wave, as also heard Aug 11 at 1554, 381 km = 246 miles. Faded in and out like sporadic E which I was hoping for, with a 137-MHz MUF patch east of here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) 98.3, Aug 13 at 1654 UT, Open carrier, dead air, must be from 97 kW semi-local KQZQ, Kiowa KS, just a few km and fewer miles from OK. However, pretends to be a Pratt station, site more than halfway from Kiowa, north of Medicine Lodge. Still dead for a few minutes, not rechecked until 1935 when it`s alive with country. BTW, Kiowa was the last known location of Scott Becker, onetime partner of Allan Weiner until becoming a nonentity to WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835 & much weaker 7890, Aug 11 at 0657, RV harmonix of 3945 reconfirmed still active. See Ron Howard`s reports on the WOR iog of content details (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835, Aug 12 at 0626, RV, 3 x 3945, with music and Bislama talk, ``b`long`` frequently, the genitive preposition, S5/S8 and with side-tuned BFO, double-pitch from apparent unstable transmitter, rather than external QRM. 7890, Aug 12 at 0633, JBA on 2 x 3945 with similar warble. And also confirmed as inaudible on 3945 itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835, Aug 14 at 0621, quick bedtime check confirms RV still thirdharmonicizing JBA. On Aug 5, Walt Salmaniw with his super setup on Haida Gwaii was able to hear the fourth harmonic on 15780, but not the fifth on 19725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6079.997, Aug 12 at 0636, algo JBA; I have assumed this be VOA English via SAO TOME at 0400-0700, but it used to be much further off-frequency. Checking because Manuel Méndez, Spain, reported: ``6080, Radio Marumby, Curitiba, BRAZIL, 0640-0653, 07-08, Portuguese, religious songs and comments. 15421``. EiBi shows this one with strange hours of 1000-0800, but Aoki as 24 hours. Normally I`d not consider 3 Hz off as consequential, but what about VOA? MM had I=5 no QRM, and the language, content clinch it as not VOA, so we need exact current measurements of frequency of both, perhaps at other hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see SAO TOME E PRINCIPE UNIDENTIFIED. 15196 USB, Aug 16 at 2358, weak 2-way in colloquial Spanish, INTRUDING into the 19m exclusive WW SWBC band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING THE DISTORTED GOSPEL OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE RALLY KEEPS SPREADING By Amanda Tyler Aug 11, 2022 https://sojo.net/articles/distorted-gospel-charlottesville-rally-keeps-spreading-white-christian-nationalism