** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Oct 15 at 1439 tune-in via best Argentine SDR, nothing yet from LRA36; finally cuts on during music at *1508.7, S4/S9 peaks but never overcoming background noise level for which a full carrier would be helpful. 1513 standard canned s/on ``a partir de este momento...``; multilingual about Spanish only; ``Ciclo Radial 2022, Esperanza Audaz``, staff names, ``Nacional, La Radio Pública``; 1514.6 themesong; 1518.3 recitation, another song; 1523.6 ID with frequencies, ``N,LRP``; 1524 YLs ``live`` with programa #25, same as heard on Wed Oct 12; 1530 phones and other contact info. Says there is a repeat on Fridays, 16 horas -- not sure if that`s start or end time but = 13 UT, earlier than I would ever tune for it. BTW, I did monitor after 15 UT this Thursday when there was allegedly a special station anniversary broadcast - but, nothing heard. 1532 song but dumps off air already at 1535* for a total of only 23+ minutes achieved today. Remote times out at 1539, and still nothing at another check before 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Wed Oct 19, tune-in via Argentine remote at 1500 when LRA36 is already on with music prélude; 1503 usual sign-on routine; 1503 themesong; 1507 recitation and song; 1512 ID with ``nos une``, and finally live YLs, with program #26 of the Esperanza Audaz season; staff names; it`s ``muy ventoso`` on this 19th of October; temp minus 1 C, with a low of -10, snow, winds 93? kph, partly cloudy; 1517 phone numbers and all other contact info; 1518 song; 1520 ID; 1521 This Week in History starting with Oct 17. *Tomorrow* will be special program for the anniversary of LRA36, no time heard but presumably also circa 15 UT Thu Oct 20. 1524 song; 1527 ID ``Radio Arcángel San Gabriel`` omitting ``Nacional``, ending with ``su compañía``. Then about Brown Base, from 1949/50, now named for Almirante Brown, changed name in 1990. Seldom says anything about that base, but see Wikipedia: ``Brown Station (Spanish: Estación Científica Almirante Brown, or more often Base Brown or Estación Brown) is an Argentine Antarctic base and scientific research station named after Admiral William Brown, the father of the Argentine Navy. It is located on Sanavirón Peninsula along Paradise Harbor, Danco Coast, in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. As of 2014 Brown is one of 13 research bases in Antarctica operated by Argentina.[2] From 1951 to 1984 it served as a permanent base; since then it is open during the summer season only.[3]`` More chat I don`t follow much past 1540 with music background, 1545 ID with frequencies, ``Nacional, la Radio Pública``. 1555 again plug birthday broadcast mañana; 1600 song; 1603 ID with staff again, ``Nacional, nos une``. 1605.5 dead air, off? Not quite, 1606 a bit more music, then gone, no more heard past 1641. Was good signal, modulation peaking S9. PS: Here are details on the B-day special via the AER ForoDX list: ``Mañana Especial de LRA36 RADIO NACIONAL ARCÁNGEL SAN GABRIEL por su 43 aniversario de 1430 a 1630 UTC 15476 USB. Fonte: Adrián Korol (Diretor da Rádio Nacional da Argentina e RAE Argentina ao Mundo) vía Antonio Avelino, del DXCSF -- Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España`` And Gary Pence, TX, who would rather DX it via N American remotes than hear it clearly via S America, reports: ``It`s on, 1454z in song. When listening to LU4AA SDR, has a noise floor of -104 dbm and their signal was in the beginning S7, S8 or -92 to -82 dbm. When using the KFS SE SDR Array at Half Moon Bay, CA, has a higher noise floor of S5 or -97,-98 dbm and LRA36 was barely audible but signal never built up. I tried the quieter omni antenna at KFS, which was -104 dbm but it doesn't have the gain of the SE Array. So for right now LRA36 remains fairly elusive to the USA KIWISDRs, but we will keep trying. 73, Gary`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 258 MCW kHz, Oct 18 at 0634 UT, dash and ZSJ, 1000-watt ND beacon at Sandy Lake, Ont. Occasionally heard; the regulars, also hefty 1 kW, I seldom bother to relog: 248, WG WinnipeG; and 332, QT Thunder Bay, mixing with IC wIChita KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 28197 CW, Oct 14 at 2141, four dashes at step-down powers, DE VE7MTY/B --- relog of Oct 7 & 8, q.v. ``28.197 VE7MTY C PITT MEADOWS, BC # 25W, VERTICAL`` See also MEXICO, USA, more this session (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. Re my VE9XX log, ``Not clear why he keeps a 9 call in a #1 call area. More unique?`` ``Originally, all three Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) used the VE1 prefix. VE9 used to be for experimental stations. In 1990, the PEI prefix for new licences became VY2 and in 1994, the NB prefix for new licences became VE9. Holders of a VE1 prefix in NB had the choice to keep it or switch to VE9. For example, VE1UNB became VE9UNB. Only NS retained the VE1 prefix. And so there are hams in all three provinces using VE1 just not all of them. -- Richard Langley`` ``VE9 has been the NB call sign for quite a while now. See “Call signs in Canada” on Wikipedia, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick which says: ``<< with latecomer "VE9" for New Brunswick. ("VE1" used to be for all three Maritime provinces.)>>> 73, Saul Broudy (W3WHK), Philadelphia, PA, USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Oct 13 at 0626, S9/+10 of dead air instead of Radio Rebelde. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 5040, 11670, Oct 13 at 0630, these and all other RHC frequencies off, except: 6060 // 6100, both S9/+10 and modulated; 6140, had been presumed leapfrog mixing product of those two but stronger tonight, S5/S7 and no modulation, so something else? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2160) ** CUBA. 13740, Oct 14 at 1456, RHC on here instead of 13700, but off by 1505 recheck. EiBi shows 13740 at 11-14, 13700 at 13-15. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``Protests in Cuba: 'The rift between the regime and the people is widening, the circumstances for a total breakdown are in place' Three analysts offer DIARIO DE CUBA their viewpoints on the most recent demonstrations: 'People have learned to stop being mere populations, and are starting to be citizens'. Ángeles Rosas, Madrid, 12 Oct 2022 - 16:53 CEST`` ... https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1665586439_42805.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, Oct 15 at 0633, RHC English again on wrong band, S9+10 but overmodulated/distorted, YL boringly reading propaganda. This did not happen the nights before, as it had on Oct 11. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13740, Oct 15 at 2118, dead air from this RHC at S9+15/25 or maybe a trace of modulation. Weaker 13680 has S9/+15 of OK mod in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, Oct 16 at 0650, RHC English with jazz, S9+10/20 but undermodulated with hum, only frequency left unless a JBA carrier on 6165 under local birdie be it; nothing else is scheduled. 6060 gone already at 0653. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5040, Oct 16 at 0653, music in Spanish so is this RHC Spanish? unseems // 6060 English but which has just vanished. By 0720, 5040 with classic rock songs in English, so is this now RHC English? NO, at 0725 ID in passing, ``Rebelde en la mañana``! Meanwhile, the proper Reb frequency 5025 has been off. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13700, Sunday Oct 16 at 1430, RHC still on but unusually weak compared to // 15140, but which at 1458 at S9 the latter is JBM. By 1503, 15140 is S9+10 and suptorted with weekly Esperanto, louder than // 11760, S9+10, also suptorted with hum, plus another audio undermixing, probably mainstream Spanish. 13700 stays on at 1504 with unscheduled Esperanto, and still not off at 1518, now S9 into Maryland SDR. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Oct 17 at 0402, R. Rebelde is off. 5040 is in undermodulated Spanish with big hum, // better 11760 so presumably RHC programming. However, at 0639, 5040 music is the only Cuban signal on 5 or 6 MHz, but 11760 is still on //. 11760 normally is off by 03* per Aoki, 02* per EiBi. Due to recent mixups, without an ID, one cannot assume programming now is not Rebelde instead. Ron Howard reports later: ``Oct 16 - I found 5025 was silent from 0823+ UT (past 1035+), but Radio Rebelde was in fact still being heard on 5040, past 1035+``. Still no 5025 signal here at 2311 check Oct 17 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, 5040, 6000, Oct 19 at 0417, all these Rebelde/RHC frequencies are off. 6060 & 6165 English on. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995, Oct 14 at 2123, no signal today from R. Cairo into UTwente. Consequently, no egregious distortion! Making progress (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995, Oct 18 at 2205, R. Cairo S9 but just barely distorted modulated with hum, into Spain SDR. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 11560-11580, Oct 19 at 0406, sounds like DRM noise but too wideband; amid at 11570 a weak carrier. EiBi explains: ``11570 0400-0500 ETH Dimtse Woyane TIG EAf /F-i = Issoudun site 11570 0400-0500 ETH Noise Jammer EAf`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY. 15205.011, Oct 16 at 1432, gospel huxter in English with flutter, slightly off-frequency, gone at 1457 recheck, what? Panam`s Frank & Ernest, what luck, on air only a quarter-hour per week, Sun 1430-1445 per EiBi & Aoki, via Nauen toward S Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 11825, Oct 16 at 0656, Japanese about Tokyo, S4/S6, instead of 11815 with a presumed weak Brasil. Yes, NHK A22 scheduled 11825 at 0655-0800; 11815 at 0955-1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, Oct 14 at 0632, JBA carrier, reconfirming R. Kiribati is on this Friday night; only other 9/kHz JBA carriers: 855-2, 882 and 711 = likely Spain, Canary, Morocco resp. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Oct 17 at 0635, no JBA carrier direct from R. Kiribati, this Monday. But without remote chex, cannot be positive whether it`s on the air or not (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, Oct 18 at 0627, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati. Gary Pence advised me earlier it was on tonight with a screenshot from the Oahu SDR of a tiny trace on 846 already at 0412 UT. Now, I also have neighboring 9/kHz JBA carriers on 837 and two beating on 855, likely Canarias/Spain; As for Oct 17, 16: ``Hi Glenn - Yes, 846 was heard Oct 17 (Monday), from 0603+ UT. Clearly was silent yesterday (Sunday). Ron (California)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, Oct 19 at 0613, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati; only other 9/kHz splits: 855 and 1116, both likely Spain synchros tho 1116 max power only 5 kW; 855, 50 kW. Note: there is a lot more 10/kHz splash above 1200, so harder to detect any splits. But Gary Pence reports; maybe was intermittent: ``846 khz Kiritimati off No jba in Oahu. I almost forgot but I checked 846 at sunset and around 0630z from Oahu SDR and I believe they were off last night. Gary`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 28171 CW, Oct 14 at 2136, three dashes, XE1FAS/B EK##, Puebla beacon with same remarx as on my Sept. 24 log, q.v. 28183 CW, Oct 14 at 2139, Cerro Gordo beacon: VVV XE1RCS/B EK09, and long dash, also as on Sept 24 log, q.v. and Oct 8. Other beacons this session: see CANADA, USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEW ZEALAND. 7225 LSB, Oct 15 at 0706, surprised to hear ZL1XR repeatedly calling CQ 40, finally contacts unheard VK3SMW, on a legal frequency? ZL did not specify a QSX. Except in W Hemisphere, below 7200 is ham, above 7200 is for broadcasting, like RNZI on 7245 but not on yet. Or, like on 30m where Oz hams have special permission to operate phone, do NZ hams have special permission to operate in this broadcast band??? Bare-bones in QRZ.com: ``ZL1XR New Zealand flag New Zealand, Roger Smith, Auckland, New Zealand`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEW ZEALAND. 9700, Wed Oct 19 at 0632, RNZP starting `Digital Planet` with some interesting topix, qualifying as a Media program; as usual, 9700 this hour is the SSOB, S9+20. Guess what: it`s really a BBC programmme, and not even mentioned on the RNZ Pacific sked, only as a RNZ National relay this hour: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights ``7:06 PM. Nights with Karyn Hay --- RNZ's weeknight programme of entertainment and information; 10:00 PM. News at Ten`` but including, at least this week: ``7:30 [sic] Digital Planet --- It's estimated that 5.3 billion mobile phones will become waste this year. Despite being packed with precious metals like gold, silver and palladium and other recyclable parts most will not be disposed of properly. This mountain of e-waste (that if piled on top of each other would reach 120 times higher than the International Space Station) is only part of e-waste problem with other small consumer electronics such as remotes, headphones and clocks.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Oct 13 at 0634, still no VON direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA [non]. 7255-, Oct 14 at 0624, absence again of VON. 7255-, Oct 14 at 1727, no signature signal into Spain SDR, just JBA carrier almost on-frequency from Tibet. 1837, not even that; while Canary SDR is too busy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255 minus 67 Hz = 7254.933, Oct 15 at 1730, VON is on in English, S9/+15 into Canary SDR but virtually unreadable, marred by heavy lightning crashes; Blitzortung shows only small storm areas in Western Sahara and Western Sahara [non] = northern Morocco. The really heavy storms are further in SE Spain, and moreso eastern Mediterranean between Crete and Cyprus. By 1735, VON is gone leaving only the lightning and presumed trace of Tibet close to on-frequency. At 1739, VON and its squeal are back on. 1746 gone again. 1800 back on with squeal, minus 67-69 Hz = 7254.932v. And so it goes: Something`s always abysmal at Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Oct 16 at 0648, no signal direct from VON. At 1721 & 1847, no signal into Canary SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA [non]. 7255-, Oct 17 at 0637, no signal direct from VON. Also no signal into Spain or Canary SDRs at 1855; hit at 1857 by ChiCom big open carrier, 1900 CRI Tuerkiyeish (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Oct 18 at 0635, no signal direct from VON. Also no signal at 1740 into Spain SDR while Canary SDR is too busy, nor the latter when it connects after 1800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925 USB, Oct 13 at 2325, S6/S7 of pirate music, ``Lay, Lady, Lay``. Many logs here of WTF Radio Worldwide: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,103208.0.html Nothing else heard on pirate band now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Oct 17 at 2310, pirate music VP S6/7. Many reports here as RFW > Radio Free Whatever: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,103399.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. PAUL HARVEY - The Rest of His Story Becoming ``The Voice of Middle America`` by Terry Phelps : pp 9-12 of this excellent magazine, illustrated: https://www.okhumanities.org/doccenter/670f498647e24676a9a5ccab320defa5 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PANAMA [non]. 9955, Tue Oct 18 at 2228, tuning in WRMI early via Maryland remote for WOR at 2230, tail end of `Antena DX` in Spanish, or rather Portunhol, with DX report voiced by someone from DX Clube Sem Fronteiras, with Portuguese hours of WLCR/WBCQ 9330, outdated? Antena DX is produced monthly but allegedly aired weekly. This is still the Sept edition as found later on their website, no October yet. http://programasdx.com/antenadx.htm Víctor Gutiérrez produces it: ANTENA DX | La Chispa Estereo Escuchar en SoundCloud HORARIOS Y FRECUENCIAS Lunes 7.780 KHz 00:00 UTC (domingo en América) Lunes 5.985 KHz 04:30 UTC (domingo en América) Martes 9.955 KHz 22:00 UTC https://www.facebook.com/LaChispaEstereo/ Of course, 7780 has been off since Ian; 5985 was dropped months before that. Another version shows 9455 at that time. Aoki shows some other times: 0030 Day 4 = Wed, on 7490 = WBCQ, but not on WBCQ`s own sked at any time; Wed 1300 on 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Oct 19 at 2200, token English to NAm from REE is VP, unusable direct on this, let alone the other three frequencies, 15520, 11940, 11670. I`m not on computer to try for it via Maryland remote, the usual workaround. B22 QSY to 9690 at 2300 M/W/F cannot come soon enough (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SRI LANKA. Here`s why I was not hearing 11905 at 0030: ``Found this info on facebook: one transmitter of SLBC is noted off air since 11 Oct 22. So SLBC 11905, BBC Bangla 9410 and many AWR channels are not heard. Many AWR programs via 2nd transmitter are heard as usual. Maurits Van Driessche ON3MK 73, Hard-Core-DX mailing list`` where attachments are disallowed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830.003, Oct 18 at 2207, VOT is on in English, S9+50 into UTwente, undermodulated but otherwise sufficient. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830.002, Oct 19 at *2158, JBA carrier cuts on as at first I am monitoring only on the DX-398 direct with shortwire clipon, so presumed VOT trying to start English, but useless to deep North America. I detect it only with BFO slightly offtuned LSB, avoiding the RTTY on USB. By 2247 I check it via UTwente which provides the typical +2 Hz offset, but even there it`s so weak it could have been underChina instead. Reads S7/S9 max but hardly readable as may also be undermodulated. At 2248 I can tell it is really VOT, YL in English. Occasionally surges to brief readability, signal and/or modulation. 2253 sign-off and into IS; 2258 German ID, 2300 timesignal, and still on air but unreadable at 2323, not a good prop day for such a bonus, even unto Europe. Seems to cut off at 2327*. We expect B22 to make usual switch to 5960 and both one real UT hour later; which can`t come soon enough. It would then again be subject to collision with The Mighty KBC should extra German surpass 0000 on a UT Sunday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 10m ham beacons hopping again, Oct 14 at 2143-2146 UT, including a few I have time to log, besides CANADA, MEXICO: 28210.8 CW, FL FL FL VVV DE NX3GT/B --- WI5V list, and QRZ.com: ``28.2108 NX4GT C CLERMONT, FLORIDA 5 WATTS, # VERTICAL DIPOLE. New 19 Jan 2019. Call chgd 4/2022`` ``NX4GT USA flag USA Gary V Thornton, 3231 Sanders Rd, Davenport, FL 33837 USA new for me; nothing about a beacon, but: ``I am into nudism, wilderness camping and canoeing, hiking, sailing and small power boating, skydiving, and homebrew QRP, and I try to combine my interests whenever possible. (For example, Flea powered CW rig while naked in my campsite miles away from the nearest road, or from the sailboat in the middle of nowhere, or operating parachute mobile while skydiving (my first parachute mobile was in the 1970s, and included a phone patch to my mother!), bicycle mobile, etc)`` 28214.3 CW, W6REK/B - only over & over; previously logged Jan 14. ``28.2143 W6REK C San Jose, CA # 25W, VERTICAL DIPOLE`` ``W6REK USA flag USA HENRY A STRICKLAND, III, 1215 Monte Sano Ave Apt 1, AUGUSTA, GA 30904 NOTE ABOUT 10m Beacon W6REK/B on 28.214.3 (coordinated): the beacon is in San José, California, USA; grid square CM97ah. See http://wiki.yak.net/1107?size1=XL&size=M [huge file] (I'll try to let RBN know where it is.)`` 28216 CW, 4 dashes at step-down powers, DE K3FX/B ... ``28.216 K3FX C NEPTUNE CITY, NEW JERSEY # 5W, 1/2 VERTICAL. ``K3FX USA flag USA CHARLES P BAKER, PO BOX 134, BRADLEY BEACH, NJ 07720-0134 USA`` ``10 METER CW PROPAGATION BEACON: ♦ 7 ERPw on 28.2160 MHz ♦ Icom IC-706MKIIG ♦ Super CMOS 3 Controller ♦ Cushcraft AR-10 half-wave vertical @ 50' AGL / 65' ASL ♦ Farthest Confirmed Reception - 14,135 km (8,783 statute miles) by ZL2IFB in Hastings, New Zealand (RF80hl) at 0138 UTC 15-APR-2010.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. F2 propagation on the lower bands is pitiful but some more 10m ham beacons, plenty of sporadic E, Oct 15 at 2118-2135; there are more that I don`t have time to log and research at WI5V, qrz.com: 28202.5 at 2128, KA3BWP/B and lots of VVVs ``28.2025 KA3BWP C STAFFORD, VIRGINIA # 5W, VERTICAL new 13 Sept 09`` ``KA3BWP USA flag USA Joseph P. McGinley, JOSEPH P "J.P." MC GINLEY, 46 SCOTLAND CIR, STAFFORD, VA 22554, USA --- Licensed since 1978, 10 meter beacon 28.2025, Keying with an Arduino, Me and my BEAUTIFUL Bride`` 28222, at 2130, N6DXX/B ``28.222 N6DXX C SACRAMENTO, CA # 5W OCF DIPOLE Changes eff. 7 May 2022.`` ``N6DXX USA flag USA Anton F "Tony" Leneis, 751 Clipper Wy, Sacramento, CA 95831, USA -- I operate a 5 Watt 10 meter beacon on 28.222 MHz with the REALISTIC HTX-100.`` 28249.5, at 2132, E E E E E DE KA3JOE/B CN [or was it FN = PA gridsq] ``28.249 KA3JOE I BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA # 10W, DIPOLE relocated formally {sic} W3ATV 28 Aug 10.`` ``KA3JOE USA flag USA Joseph W Ciesielski, 1176 Poquessing Avenue, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA WELCOME TO THE KA3JOE BEACON !! Thanks for tuning in! The KA3JOE beacon operates continuously on a frequency of 28.248.7 Mhz, at a power level of 5 watts. The transmitter is an HTX-10 fed into a half wave vertical at a height of 10 meters. I would perfer a good, old fashioned, tree killing, non-electronic QSL, SASE to my QRZ address, but I will also respond with an email promptly. It's more fun to receive QSL Cards in the regular mail. I have been interested in radio since I was 12 years old. Like many, I started out on CB radio but got bored of that scene quickly. I then discovered cars, girls, work, etc. and got side-tracked. Finally, getting licensed at the age of 36 I rekindled my interest in radio and have been playing with it ever since. Thanks again for tuning in to the KA3JOE 10 METER BEACON @ 28.248.7 MHZ Please QSL, SASE to my QRZ address Thank You & 73 Joe`` 28300, at 2134, K6FRC/B - stronger than the others ``28.300 K6FRC C TRACY, CALIFORNIA # 100W, "POGO stick" VERTICAL Freq change 8 July 09.`` ``K6FRC USA flag USA Paul Shinn, P.O. box 175, Valley Springs, CA 95252, USA Operator of- K6FRC/B 50.080 MHz. K6FRC/B 28.300 MHz. K6FRC 13.565 MHz. (Part 15 'HiFer') Go to www.K6FRC.com for K6FRC beacon locations. Please mail your reception report or QSL to: Paul Shinn P.O. Box 175 Valley Springs, CA 95252 No S.A.S.E. required! It is a pleasure to respond to all mailed QSL cards and reception reports. Respect for tradition demands it`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2159 monitoring, WRMI: ``9395, static QRN, S9 signal, 0030, 0056 (45343), 0059, Oct 13 UTC 2022 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed UT Thursday October 13 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+5/15 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday October 13 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+15 into Bonaire SDR [but 5010 off the air again 24 hours later direct]. Preceding on Oct 13 was SearchingHisWord, a.k.a. Alameda Bible Fellowship, robotic readings from California, ending just in time at 0130 for WOR, minus any ID break. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 contents: Antarctica, Australia, (Bulgaria), Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia non, Germany, Indonesia, International JOTA, Kazakhstan, Kiritimati, Korea North & South, Kurdistan non, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oklahoma, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, UK, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam; Purple Power; propagation outlook - (country mentioned not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2160 available from 0119 UT October 14: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2160.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2160.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: *WRMI frequencies not yet restored as of October 14! But check all other frequencies at scheduled times for possible substitutions 0330 UT Friday WRMI *7780 to SW; but last week on 9455!! 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 Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 5950 [NEW] 0030 UT Monday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v 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 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 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, preferably by money order or check on a US bank. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Port Colborne, Ontario Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) Confirmed still NOT on any WRMI frequency at the former time for first broadcast, UT Friday Oct 14 at 0130. 7730 supposedly on air at low power but inaudible direct, 5850 still off. But if and when they resume, presumably with other programming unless Jeff relent. I have not wanted to press him about this with all his major problems. Try 9455 at 0330 UT Friday like last week. BTW, in the Ethiopia [non] item I perpetuated a typo as until 1830 instead of -1630 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: confirmed UT Friday Oct 14 at 0330 on WRMI 9455, S9+20 into west TX SDR, substituting, temporarily? for still silent 7780. Also from TX: ``Hello my friend! I have been listening to your program via WRMI on 9.455 MHz. On Thursday nights at 2230 my time (Central Time), 0330 GMT. It`s great and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy it and how helpful and informative it is. I remember your name from a couple of club bulletins out of my past, (ASWLC, NASWA). It does my heart good to see you are still at work in the SWL hobby. Terry Kelly K5NGD`` ``Heard the second half of the program via WRMI on 9455 kHz, 0345-0400 UT on Oct. 14. Signal was generally fair, although some fades were more difficult to counteract. Average SINPO 43333. 73, Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alberta, Canada`` Also confirmed Friday October 14 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 direct, undermodulated, no jamming audible; by 1455 down to S4/S5. Also confirmed Friday October 14 from 1815.3 on IRRS SW via BULGARIA 7290.001, S7/S9 into UTwente, and also JBA S5 on X2 = 14580 at 1833 check, tuning LSB to avoid warble on USB; and on AM Italia, 1323 kHz, Villa Estense, where there is continuing heavy CCI from Romania in German, WOR at best vying for equal level, intolerable; while 918 transmitter is not on air despite clear frequency, as if they are not taking my advice. To completion 1844. My monitoring before and after: 1756 I tune in 1323 to hear classical piano music from Romania, IRRS English talk underneath. 1759 Hungarian announcement atop IRRS; 1800 `Feature Story News` is JBA under German now from Rom. Always late at *1800.8, 7290 pops on the air, JIP `FSN`; 1803 `Spotlite` segment about threats to wildlife; 1805 IRRS ID and music fill, until 1812 opens an astronomy show, missed title, but hosted by someone from magazine Universe Today, guest about Jupiter being close to Opposition; and the DART mission. Chopped of at 1815 for IRRS ID and WOR. Afterwards, 1844 music, ID, more music fill until 7290 chops off at 1857 just in time to avoid the ChiCom ACI which is just starting; while 1323 continues with birdcalls, fragment of TUC Radio opening, still heavy CCI from Romania in German until few seconds of tone from it at 1900 and off, just in time to hear on 1323 ``IRRS Shortwave signing off`` and Verdi theme --- even tho SW 7290 already cuts off at 1857 without any formal s/off!! At 1903 `Feature Story News`. Also confirmed next play on AM Italia 1323 only, at 2030 after Irish music show, IRRS/NEXUS ID, S9+5/15, now with much less QRM but still some understation. Next: 0400 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 5950 [NEW] 0030 UT Monday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v 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 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 2160 monitoring: did not show at former time of 0130 UT Sat on WRMI 9395 nor any other active frequency. Confirmed UT Saturday at 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela, 5130 minus 24/27 Hz = 5129.974v, S9. Next: 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 5950 [NEW] 0030 UT Monday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v 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 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 *frequencies not yet restored as of Oct 15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: confirmed Saturday October 15 at 1615 the 1600 on WRN N America webcast. Missed checking the 1930 airing, likewise circa on WA0RCR, 1860 AM. Did anyone hear it? Also missed reconfirming WOR is still no airing at that time on WRMI 15770, which is now back on the air. Fortunately? I got a QSL request out of the blue from a Netherlander with a clip at that time of a gospel huxter, who he thought was WOR, as on the sked! Another WRN NAm webcast confirmed at 0130 UT Sunday October 16. At 0030 UT Sun Oct 16, 7780 is still silent when WOR is scheduled. Just in case, I check all active WRMI frequencies, but noWOR. Of course that`s amid the trihour of TRSW on 5950 UT Sundays, but when WOR has been newly scheduled UT Mondays. Also confirmed UT Sunday October 16 from 0324 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, S9+20 into nearby SDR, but with huge storm noise; lightning is not right over St Louis area, but nearest in SE Kansas, N Arkansas, across central OK to NM and AZ. This caused our NBC station, KFOR, to blow away almost all of SNL except for the opening skit and goodbye! Re Purple Power on World of Radio #2160: ``Thanks for the tip for cleaning the stickiness from the surface of Eton radios. I have a few of them and, with the exception of the Satellit 750, the rest of them all have that problem. One year I left my G8 in Florida over the summer. When I got back here it felt like it had been dipped in maple syrup. I'll be going out tomorrow to look for Purple Power. Best Regards & 73s, Doug Brown, Ont.`` I have no personal familiarity with, just quoting someone. Before purchase, I recommend googling and noting the caveats about it. Seems you`ve got to purchase at least a gallon of it, $7 at Walmart. That would clean off an awful lot of Etóns. Maybe you can find some other stuff needing degreasing. Glenn --- Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 5950 [NEW] 0030 UT Monday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v 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 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 *frequencies not yet restored as of Oct 15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: new skedgrid of WRMI dated Oct 15 shows no changes in WOR times, including imaginary Saturday 1930 on 15770. Aside from post-Ian temp changes, there could also be unknown other times which are not imaginary. If you happen to run across such a WOR airing, do let me know! Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 5950 [NEW] 0030 UT Monday WRMI *7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v 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 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 *frequencies not yet restored as of Oct 16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: Confirmed Sunday October 16 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9/+20 with a SAH and lite musical underference into nearby Noale SDR. If not a 500 or 20-watt UK station, per WRTH 22, Tanzania would not be on at this hour and when on would only be CRI relay! but 50 kW Iran in Azeri runs to 2030*; if not a spoiler from China. WRTH 22 on page 544, MW frequency lists, shows 200, 600 and 500 kW stations on 1323 and a bunch of 10 kW. Sorting everything out is quite a task, likewise at PAL, but the Big Three CRI relays on 1323 are on page 56 (of 408), including one for Russian from East Turkistan most likely to be a problem in Europe, but not on the air 1500*-*1100. Once again, we would be much better off on 918 instead of 1323 as 918 is a virtually clear frequency. Also confirmed UT Monday October 17 at 0030 on WRMI 5950, S9+28 into Athens GA SDR; original 7780 still not restored. Also confirmed UT Monday October 17 at 0300 on WBCQ Area 51, 6160 minus 64 Hz = 6159.936, S9 into Missouri remote. JL axually finished in time! Gotta go. 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 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 *frequencies not yet restored as of Oct 17 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Tuesday October 18 at 0030 on WRMI 9395: instead, after an ID, switched to SMTV! Which per skedgrid during this hour is supposed to be on 5800, but something else not // there; and normally always QSYs at hourtop not bottom. Jeff White explains that the automation sometimes goes haywire changing System inputs when it`s not supposed to, so this was a mistake and hopefully will not rehappen. Anyhow, was S9/+20, nor was WOR to be found on any other active WRMI frequency. Next: 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 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 *frequencies not yet restored as of Oct 18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 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, monitoring and confirming the latest for #2160, 9395 and 5950 kHz only heard until the antenna farm can be fixed up, Hurricane Ian, Hope to hear soon 5850 kHz, 1030 UT. WRMI: 5950, fading, jamming noise, 0040, 0043, 0054 (55443), 0059, Oct 17 UTC 2022 [Mon] 9955, clear audio, one direction beamed, 2230, 2243, 2258, (45433), 2259, October 18 UTC [Tue] 9395, clear audio, VE1 ON [???], 2330, 2344, 2358 (45433), 2358,Oct 18 UTC 2022 [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed Tuesday October 18 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, S9/+15 into Maryland SDR, well-atop Cuban pulse jamming. Also confirmed Tuesday October 18 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+8/12 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday October 19 at 2128 on WBCQ 7489.9v, JBA direct but I can recognize my last item about Vietnam on 1071. Signal picked up slightly from 2100 when nothing could be copied. Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} 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, preferably by money order or check on a US bank. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Port Colborne, Ontario Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. [WOR] WRMI 15770 kHz Back On the Air From: Radio Miami International Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022, 11:30:52 PM GMT+1 [2230:52 UT] ``Dear Clients, Listeners and Friends: At 1900 UT today (October 13), WRMI's frequency of 15770 kHz was back on the air, finally, after Hurricane Ian had severely damaged the transmission lines between this transmitter and antenna. We have been broadcasting much of the normal 15770 kHz programming on other WRMI frequencies since the hurricane, but everything is now back on 15770 kHz again. Next week, we will be working on getting 21525, 5850, 7570 and 7730 kHz back on the air. We are already broadcasting on our other frequencies of 5010, 5800, 5950, 7730, 9395, 9455, 9955 and now 15770 kHz. We want to thank dozens of WRMI listeners, clients and supporters around the world who have donated to our hurricane restoration fund to get all of our frequencies back on the air as soon as possible after the strong winds of Hurricane Ian did extensive damage to our antennas and transmission lines. We greatly appreciate their contributions and the dedication of our staff who have been working continuously to restore everything back to normality. Jeff White Jeff White, General Manager WRMI Radio Miami International 10400 NW 240th Street Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA Tel +1-305-559-9764 Fax +1-863-467-0185 www.wrmi.net`` Nominal 15770 WRMI-9 hours are/were: 1100-2400 UT - but I had just checked circa 2345 and no signal into UTwente or Maryland SDRs. Is it again on a 44 degree azimuth, antenna which was reportedly irreparable? Glenn Walt Salmaniw replies: ``I've got a somewhat strong wobbly carrier on 15770 at 0004 UT tune in, Glenn. OC only. Walt in Masset, BC`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Previous WRMI update direct from Jeff said 7730 would be among the frequencies still to be reactivated. That should have read 7780. However whenever we check, 7730 is JBA on low power so really of no use. The FB version, as of about 22 UT Oct 14: ``WRMI Radio Miami International 18h · HELLO EUROPE! - 15770 kHz is back on the air, finally, after Hurricane Ian damaged the transmission lines. The regular schedule is 1100-0000 UTC daily, but we might extend the schedule somewhat in the coming days. Our next targets are 21525, 5850, 7570 and 7780 kHz. We hope that some of these will be back on the air next week. So stay tuned!`` 15770, Oct 15 at 1623 tune-in via Maryland remote, dead air, then a bit of BSing, dead air, partial WRMI IS and BBB ID, back to BSing, i.e. other voices, presumably live Sabbath service at TOM; 1625 cut to ME music fill! Quite a mess. But it`s a good S9/+10 signal. How about into target Europe? Only noisy S7/S9 at UTwente, 1629 cut to ``That`ll be the day that I die`` tune. And more fill music 1630+. Yet the skedgrid shows SMTV on 15770 at 14-19. By 1727 recheck, 15770 is on SMTV. At 1740, music and SFX, like soundtrack to a WB cartoon of yesterday but with some Chinese dialog, and English, 1744 outro as a skit with actors protected during COVID, about the S.M. Skedgrid still shows System B on 15770 instead of 9955 at 19-20 only, including WOR Saturday at 1930, despite having deleted us from there months ago. So we continue without any WRMI broadcast toward Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WRMI update from their FB circa 0000 UT October 16: ``We have extended the schedule on 15770 kHz to 24 hours per day until further notice. Today our Facility Manager Pat Travers repaired more transmission lines, and we might have 21525 kHz back on the air on Monday if all goes well. We will then continue to work on 7570, 5850 and 7780 kHz, as well as improving 7730 kHz. Thanks for all of your encouraging messages and support`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 7730, Oct 16 at 0646, WRMI-1, best yet of this since reactivation, S6/S8 direct but dead air or maybe just barely modulated. I wonder what its true power and azimuth, antenna type be (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010, Oct 16 at 0652, surprised this WRMI-14 is still on, S9+10 now with TOM, BS with a caller mentioning listening on 5085 - which would have been WTWW many years ago. But WRMI skedgrid has now been updated October 15 showing 5010 at 22-14 daily + TOMBS to 16 Saturdays. 5800 is now off, as sked 22-04 only. 5850 still not restored at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 15770, Oct 16 at 0655, JBA carrier, so along with 15230 JBA carrier, the OSOBs and SSOBs. Jeff said 15770 would be running 24 hours; but can hardly expect it to propagate in the nightmiddle. Yes, new sked shows WRMI-10 on 15770 for 24 hours, partly // 7730, both allegedly on 44 degrees toward Europe. So have one or two such antennas been restored despite initial conclusion it was irreparable? 15230 at this hour presumably CRI Xianyang site, not RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010, Oct 17 at 0402 this WRMI is S7/S9 of dead air direct. At 0638, 5010, 5800, 5950 all TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WRMI update on FB circa 21 UT Oct 18: ``Another transmitter and frequency is back on the air as of 1940 UTC today. We are replacing 21525 with the new frequency of 17790 kHz. The programming of the Radio Africa Network will be airing on this frequency daily from 1500-2100 UT. We are using a different azimuth of 160 degrees for this one, due to the damaged 87-degree antennas that were used before. Tomorrow we will attempt to get another frequency on the air. We still have 5850, 7570 and 7780 kHz to go. Thanks very much for the tremendous listener support we have received.`` -- 17790 not checked here yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010, 5800, 5850, 5950, 7570, 7730, 7780, Oct 19 at 0416 all these WRMI frequencies are OFF, including some that had been restored post-Ian, leaving nothing but the 9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 17790, October 19 circa 1830, WRMI on NF ex-21525 with Panam`s ``Radio Africa`` service of gospel huxters in English, S9+10, much better than 13m usually was but could still be affected by sporadic E. Remains to be heard what be `normal` for this to here. It is almost at right angle from correct Africa ex-azimuth of 81, i.e. 160 degrees really for S America, considerably missing Africa, but maybe some signal get in there. However at 1939 recheck it`s off; 2046 recheck, back on. Sked is 15-21 UT; a stopgap measure until/unless the Af antenna can be repaired. Latest update on FB circa 22 UT Oct 19: ``WRMI Radio Miami International 1h · Here's the hurricane restoration report for today (October 19) from WRMI. Our crew was completing work on the transmission lines for 5850 kHz, when suddenly the transmission fluid sprung a leak on one of our trucks, and it spilled onto the catalytic converter causing the truck to catch on fire. Fortunately our engineers were able to put out the fire quickly, so we hope there is not much damage. We used another truck to finish the transmission line work on 5850. Then when we tried to turn on the transmitter, a compressor blew up on a fan motor in the rear of the transmitter. (How many things can go wrong in one day?) So tomorrow morning they will remove the blower and replace it with another, which we understand is a fair amount of work. But we will try to finish this tomorrow and put 5850 kHz on the air -- finally! Wish us luck tomorrow. In the photo below, WRMI Facility Manager Pat Travers is finishing up the transmission line work on 5850 kHz. Here's where you really need to know what you're doing!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3265+, Oct 14 at 2358, no WBCQ signal into Maryland SDR when it might have been gearing up for 1 hour a week activity during `AAAWWW`; while IS & ID loop is running on 5130-, two hours earlier than on other nights. At 0000 UT Sat Oct 25, that joins 6160- and 7490- for `AAAWWW`, which seems to be new despite initial A&A banter about whether her mike is on, etc., discussion of big egos among broadcasters, especially TV --- until at 0008 he admits that this is live if you are hearing it on 2 September 2022. We`re not, but checking my log, I missed it that week. At 0034 he readmits that it`s 2 Sept YOOLF 2022, from Studio 9 in FLA. Then checking today`s twit: ``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · 11h [c. 13 UT Oct. 14] 7490/6160/5130 kHz tonight at 8pm eastern. Angela & Allan Worldwide. Tune up that great shortwave radio and let’s have some fun. Listen in. Call in. Email in. 207-286-5483, wbcq@wbcq.com. All for you on WBCQ. Unstable times need real non-fake media. Real radio. Real life❤️`` -- so he correctly does not claim to be on 3265 this week, but since it`s a sesquimonth- old-rerun, why does he ask for calls-in?? 0035 olds about FCC notifying property owners about fines for accommodating pirates. New clients on any WBCQ frequency are charged a flat rate of $50/hour, less than a meal at a restaurant, he thinx. Larger blox negotiable. 0056 squeezes in some FRW logs of frequency and name only, just in from Harold; back then (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130 minus 26 Hz = 5129.974, UT Sat Oct 15 at 0230-0259, good `Greek Music Refuge` on WBCQ Radio Angela, programmed by Zacharias Liangas and presented by Bill Tilford, S8/S9 into Maryland remote, then 0300 faux-timesignal and `FTIOM` ``For you to Enjoy``. Opening edited in ``5130`` instead of 4790 which remains in email address (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Intrigued by the motto? still atop the KBDT 1160 website, ``Snot Rocket Cock Socket Hot Pocket`` -- is it slightly naughty? I try a broad Google search on that, but except for a few spurious, get nothing but scads of hits back to saigondallasradio.com -- nothing DX related, not even my own logs which have been on the web for several days now. Among all those useless hits, I do see that R. Saigon Dallas used to pertain to 1600 kHz, i.e., KRVA, which would overcome OK reception of KUSHing around sunset. But the current KBDT website shows nothing about 1600 or KRVA. It does say in English that new home is on 1160. I try a couple of Dallas-area SDRs at 2346 UT October 15: one of them gets nothing but noise on both frequencies, the other weak SE Asian songs on 1600, not 1160. At 0000 UT August 16 I listen direct and do not hear anything Asian on either frequency. What does the very slow-loading FCC AM Query say? KRVA 1600 owned by LRAD Media LLC, but it errors out beyond that. Radio-locator agrees about KRVA, while KBDT is licensed to Dallas Broadcasting, LLC. But FCC finally attributes KBDT to Pacific Star Media LLC. I was wanting to check the official FCC SS/SR times for both, which supposedly cut to much lower and direxional power at night. At least for KBDT: October, 0000/1230 UT; November, 2330/1300 UT. Could be 15 minutes difference at KRVA site. As for the motto, maybe a joke of their website designer? No credit for any on homepage. Perhaps someone in The Metroplex DFW market can explain more, such as what has become of 1600? Here`s a thread about it; finally someone thought 1600 may have become S Asian: https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/kbdt-1160-sold.747365/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Oct 13 at 0634, S7/S9 of presumed Bislama talk on Radio Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Oct 14 at 0624, usual poor signal of R Vanuatu X1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890, Oct 15 at 0705, presumed Bislama talk is JBA on 2 x 3945 R. Vanuatu; at 0730 check, also on 3 x 3945 = 11835, S6/S8 in BB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Oct 16 at 0648, S6/S8 of ``island music`` from RV. Tuning to 11835 at 0659.4 it`s just come on, S6/S8 of music; and 7890 JBA carrier, the harmonix of 3945 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Oct 17 at 0646, R. Vanuatu JBA on first harmonic = fundamental; intermittent QRM from AM carrier, presumably spoiler ham (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 9645, Friday October 14 at 0618, RCC-style chanting in unknown language, S7/S9, presumed Vatican Radio, but normally here only on UT Sundays for Ukrainian & Romanian liturgies at 0605/0820; per EiBi, CNR1 Beijing site these hours on 9645 except Siesta Tuesdays, but no sign of that. So Oct 14 is some holy-day for the RCatholix? Nothing about it in the Oct 13 Vatican News Newsletter, to which I subscribed in a mostly-vain attempt to keep informed about its SW broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1140, Oct 17 at 0658 UT, steady big S9+10 open carrier dominates, vs something weaker making fast SAH, continues past hourtop 0700+. More of a signal than we get from our nearest in daytime, 1 kW daytimer KRMP OKC. Too late for me to switch from the E/W longwire on R75 to the DX-398 where I might have DFed it. No modulator really owns 1140 here at night: is 50 kW XEMR Monterrey NL, still active, 24h? Supposedly direxional SW at night per 2013y NRC Pattern Book, but not mentioned as direxional in current IRCA Mexican Log -- the word appears only about 15 times in entire list, some noted as not directional despite official info. WRVA VA pattern unfavorable tho has been heard. KXRB Sioux Falls SD U2 10/5 kW but only if on ND day pattern rather than NNW direxional at night. Second-closest, KLTK in NW Arkansas might do it, 5 kW ND daytimer. Checking circa 1925 UT, KRMP is weak but with a fast SAH, likely KLTK if not TX or MO. Must check again late night and DF if possible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1140 kHz, Oct 18 at 0620 UT, open carrier again, not as obvious as last night, but suppressing `C2CAM` from presumed WRVA VA, altho one other 1140 is on that, Palm Springs CA, never heard. This time I do DF the OC on the DX-398 and indeed it is E/W, so KLTK, 5 kW ND, Centerton AR daytimer is even more likely source. On the R75 with E/W longwire, the OC is more prominent. Nulling it on DX-398, weak Spanish, unsure if XEMR. BTW, KLTK is also Spanish if ever modulated. Also noted the OC much earlier in evening, so KLTK presumably does not turn off carrier at LSS. I want to check the official FCC SS/SR times for KLTK, but AM Query errors out when trying to get to https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=33073 Are others having this problem? The first page before that shows KLTK as licensed to La Zeta 957 Inc.; but NRC AM Log shows it`s // K260CS, 99.9, ``Radio Las Américas 1140``. That implies some relation to 1120, KETU Catoosa/Tulsa OK, which FCC has licensed to Radio Las Americas Arkansas, LLC; but NRC AM Log for KETU says it`s ``La Que-Tu, 1120, La Diferente`` -- I also have had that daytimer sometimes modulating at night, QRMing KMOX. Judging from commercials, Las Américas is at root a grandiose grocery store (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 2097.3 CW, Oct 19 at 0622 UT, single-letter beacon A every dekasecond, anywhere but Quartzsite AZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7555-7585 approx., Oct 13 at 0632, DRMish noise in the absence of 7570 WRMI, and have also noticed before. Far too wideband for regular sharp 10-kHz-wide DRM. There is also a JBA carrier at the lower edge 7555. None of this explicable in broadcast listings; maybe utilitarian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 26200-26380 approx., Oct 15 at 2125, CODAR swirshing, unusual? to hear on 11m, but sporadic E provides it. Other than visiting one on a coast, is there any way to locate these by frequency range, pulse rates, waterfall patterns, hours, or whatever? Presumably they are licensed by government, maybe even with callsigns (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 90.1 FM, Oct 19 at 2010 UT, on caradio in Enid, KUCO FM has CCI from another classical station in fall fundraising, mentions whether or not to broadcast the Clinton Symphony Orchestra. Normally such all-too-common QRM would be from KHCC Radio Kansas, Hutchinson, but why would they mention such an orch? That brings to mind Clinton, IOWA, where research shows there is one in that town on the Mississippi, ergo, WOI-FM Ames IA? Outside its main coverage area but IPR do have a ``Symphonies of Iowa`` program on Sunday afternoons. However, I have not been able to correlate that with Clinton. Strangely, the only 90.1 hit for Iowa in the WTFDA FM DB is for WOI-FM, but with news/talk format on HD. What about classical format? That is on the HD2 of 90.1 per this confusing map and attempt to explain it all: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/find-your-signal I don`t have any HD receiver for FM; or AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING "Mike's Midterm Tsunami of Truth" Campaign, #21 Don’t believe it. (A daily series to counter the myth that the Republicans are going to win the House and Senate)... https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/midterm-tsunami-truth-21