** ALGERIA. 17600, Feb 2 at 1627, RTA in Arabic, S6/S9 with unusual short/long path echo. Direct short path at ground level is 8441 km. Earth`s equatorial circumference is 40,075 km, so long path would be 31,634 km. Difference between LP and SP = 23,193 km. Speed of radio, 299,792 km/sec. Therefore the delay is: 0.07735 second, or about 1/14 of one second which would be 0.07143. All these figures slightly more, bouncing up and down from the ionosphere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Fri Feb 3 at 1958, another short-notice test by LRA36, already on with songs, S5/S8 into Argentine SDR. All 4 RX are tied up with this so I camp at first on the one tuned to this exact frequency. More rock past hourtop, 2008 finally Morse code and voice s/on, multi-lingual announcement, brief scripted intro about ham radio = radioafición; something about 1927y, ``la radio viva en la Antártida``; 2011 song; 2012 ``Uniendo Voces`` joint produxion with RAE and a university name I can`t catch. Juan has two guests both named Alejandro, and Nicola/Nicole? also mentioned as technician. 2015 contact info; chat about bases. 2029 rock music break. 2033 ``Su cía`` ID, Radio Nacional with `Panorama Nacional` originating here on network, M-F 6-7 [later implies in the morning] during January. 2034 about soberanía, RAE produxion. 2035 weather currently on the plus side, 8.5C, windchill 4.8; winds W 30 gusting to 45 kph, and partly cloudy. Contact info, two Alejandros, who are updating equipment, ultimately to use more frequencies on augmented schedule. 2040 interview about veterans. 2057 ID, contacto info. 2058 closing, modernization to be completed by *next* summer. 2101 songs only keep playing past 2123. Walt Salmaniw was barely hearing this direct in BC for first time in a long time; Bruce Churchill finds good reception via remote in Iceland - which is an all-oceanic trans-Atlantic path. I continue to know I`m never going to hear it direct again until upgrade so don`t even try. I guess will be on again Saturday at regular time 1500, maybe 1900 too? Horacio Nigro, who has been tipping the WOR iog about upcoming LRA36 specials, adds this: ``Evidently the primary adjustment work to the transmitter has improved low modulation issue. Today news via Adrian Korol add this additional information: From Radio Nacional Resistencia they are sending by land a repaired 1 kW Collins HF80 to Base El Palomar and then flying it in a Hercules aircraft to Antarctic Base Marambio and from there by helicopter to Esperanza. If everything goes well they will be loading it from the heliport in the Unimog and we will lower it with the Arcangel San Gabriel bobcat to the radio with the purpose of leaving that 1 KW transmitter until next summer when we will have a new solid 10 KW. Much better reception in Chile and the southern America area reported today. Horacio Nigro CX3BZ Uruguay`` And Andy Robins adds at 2347 Feb 3: ``Argentine Antarctic ARO Station on 20 Meters --- LU1ZV at Base Esperanza in Antarctica (the same QTH as SWBC station LRA36 on 15476 kHz) is fair level on 14282 kHz at 2335 UTC on February 3. Working stations, mostly in the U.S. "by the numbers" (by the number in their callsigns) and "split," listening "five up" on 14287 kHz, to alleviate the QRM. 73, Andy Robins KE8TEN, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, Icom IC-7300 and ZS6BKW multiband dipole at 35'`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Feb 4 not tuned in until 1514 via Argentine remote, S7/S9 rap in Spanish, 1516 more songs. Seems I did not miss much as Dan Robinson says they cut on at *1511. Finally 1529 s/on, multi-lingual disclaimer, ``siempre mirando al sur, desde Patagonia``; scripted piece about ``malvinazando`` which is the theme of this transmission, somehow linking today in Antarctica with the war 40+ years ago over Falklands: are they implying that Esperanza will be defended militarily should the Brits invade?! BTW neither today nor recently have they played the ``Antártida`` themesong as part of the opening, that we enjoyed so much; why not? 1534 live opening, says lots of people in the studio, staff name credits, hosted by Juan Benavente, and welcoming YL Carla Calzado. This is the only Argentine station on SW, on either continent. Greeting to Jujuy and Neuquén. Carla gives the weather: +7 C, wind chill +3, SE at 27 kph, partly cloudy. Talking about flights expected. (At this time for the record I check for any trace of a signal direct: none!). 1537 announcer for `Panorama de Noticias`, Marcelo, has conducted more than 35 interviews and plans to continue originating from here at 6 am M-F until 10th of Feb, and then move to Marambio base. Connexion to Bs As is via T-line; does that mean undersea cable? No. 1545 Carla with contact info. 1547 again about Malvinazar. 1551 IDs, ``comunicad``. 1552 ``Uniendo Voces`` program title/theme; contact info again; interview an Alejandro; contact info again; saludos; same wx info again. Trying to make phone contact with Claudio, failing time and again. 1616 says all their communication is via a satellite. 1617 about ham contacts yesterday on 20m and 10m with USA, Europe as well as Argentina. 1618 whatsapp number again by Carla, rock music. 1622 RAE AAM multi-lingual ID. 1624 contact info yet again by Carla for Uniendo Voces. Interview with Daniel Marchi, veteran of Malvinas, finally connecting 1630 after fourth? try, ``hola, hola, hola``, ``cambio?``. Again about Malvinazar. Weather again. Long discussion as my ears are glazing over by now. 1659 seems to finish, rock music; 1700 RNASG and RAE IDs, Carla with contact info, saludos. 1717 music only whenever checked; some of the rock seems in English. I daresay much music has nothing to do with Antarctica or even Argentina; why bother? Also music only at 1800, 1857 past 1944 tho the repeat was supposed to start at 1900? No, it`s 2000, Horacio Nigro has just found out. Also this additional info via him earlier at 0159 UT Feb 4 to WOR iog: ``[WOR] More about LRA36 (relaying news as soon as they evolve from source) --- New broadcast of the special summer program broadcast season “Uniendo Voces” on LRA 36 “Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel” – Radio Argentina al Exterior (RAE). SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – 12:00 HS LOCAL ARGENTINA (15:00 UTC) with repetition at 16:00 local time (19:00 UTC). (NOTE: This would possibly be the last broadcast before the 1 kW arrives at the Base). The Antarctic radio station at Base Esperanza will broadcast a new program from RAE's special summer cycle “Uniendo Voces”. During the program, the following people will be interviewed: Dr. Claudio Parica, a prestigious geologist with a great Antarctic career; Malvinas (a.k.a Falklands --HAN) and Antarctic war veteran Daniel Marchi, as well as music from our country, cultural information about Argentine Antarctic bases, and activities carried out during the 2023 Summer Antarctic Campaign. Staff: LRA 36 Director: Lieutenant Colonel Gustavo Cordero Scandolo Production: Juan C. Benavente, Alejandro Álvarez, Alejandro Petrecca, Carla Calzado. Technical operation: Nicole Valdebenito. General Coordination: Adrián Korol – RAE – Radio Argentina Abroad Production: Joint Antarctic Command, Argentine National Radio and the “Uniendo Voces” project of the National University of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. To listen to the program: Short wave, at the frequency of 15.476 KHz. USB Local FM (Hope Base) 96.7 MHz. Internet: www.rae.com.ar https://sa.mp3.icecast.magma.edge-access.net/sc_rad35 www.radionacional.com.ar entering "Emisoras – Antártida. ---- As always, for this series of latest news, they come through from Adrian Korol, RAE, Argentina, via Whatsapp, translated and edited by Horacio Nigro, [alas, non native English speaker] Montevideo, Uruguay, Feb. 3, 2023). -- Horacio Nigro, CX3BZ, "La Galena del Sur", Montevideo, Uruguay`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Feb 4 at 2002, LRA36 s/on again after long music-only fill between broadcasts, managing to stay on air since first heard via Argentine remote at 1515 as in my previous report. I`m not paying attention to this replay but others monitor it for hours more, with improving reception direct to Europe. Still going at my final recheck 2123 music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Tue Feb 7 at 1945, LRA36 is on again with songs, S4/S5 into Argentine remote. Tnx to Horacio Nigro for advance notice a few hours earlier of another extra broadcast at 2000. 2002 standard s/on, multi-lingual disclaimer; 2003 scripted piece about Malvinazando, joint produxion with RAE. 2005 contact info; 2007 mentions LU1ZV ham operation from Esperanza Base. Now I`m also getting it slightly better via Brasil remote, S4/S7. But not really interested in content somehow connecting the failed Falklands war 40+ years ago with current Antarctic hegemony. At one point interviews a woman who set foot on Malvinas while Argentina held it and talking about LRA60 which briefly replaced FIBS. 2039 song. 2045 seems to start the whole thing over with RAE multi-lang ID, 2046 ``s/on``, 2046 scripted Malvinazando piece; 2048 `Uniendo Voces`` jointly with RAE and some Universidad Nacional whose name I still don`t catch; contact info. 2102 about LRA60. Recording of it 2 April 1982, IDs in Spanish and English and a snippet of Arg. national anthem. 2118 song at S5/S9; 2129 ID, more music past 2136 when I de-remote, but by 2140 reconfirm on two direct receivers zero signals at all. Would not be surprised if further emissions ensue on daily notices; Wed 1500 used to be a prime time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {but not heard on Feb 8} ** BOUVET ISLAND. 21225 USB, Feb 8 at 1635, big ham DXpedition is on air, 3Y0J. Working stations as fast as possible, which means uttering call of contact and signal report. ONLY OCCASIONALLY utters own callsign, heard at 1639, 1654. I think: could have been a contact saying it. I again object to typical DXpedition protocols. Callers see no need to call the station by name: they just keep saying their own calls. IMO, no contact should be complete without BOTH stations saying the call of the other, followed by ``this is`` or ``from`` their own call, every time! So it takes a few more seconds: live with it. Further problems: 3Y0J often QRMed by stations calling him on same frequency. Others without IDing themselves often interject ``up five!`` and then some other others swear at them for doing that. All this I was hearing via the Campo SDR in Brasil. The TWR S Africa SDR was tied up on 10115, evidently the CW frequency of 3Y0J, I did not try to copy, but I bet they still sent ``DE`` to make it clear who is who. At 1652 could not hear 3Y0J direct on 21225 but occasional interlopers and most activity by callers on 21230 where they are supposed to be (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 410 kHz, Feb 8 at 1633, IG, ND beacon via Campo SP SDR as I bring it up to reach Bouvet, already tuned here. Classaxe RNA shows IG is at Guarulhos SP nearby, but not listed by dxinfocentre.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 224 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0800 UT, dash and DN, a new beacon for me and a VG one! Only 25 watts and listed as decommissioned at dxinfocentre.com, from Dauphin, Manitoba, which is 1650 km away = 1025 miles at 41 miles per watt, if the path were along the ground, slightly more via ionosphere. {see below} 233 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0800 UT, dash and BR, which is 200 watts at Brandon, Manitoba; last heard Feb 10, 2021 at 0706. 250 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0759 UT, dash and FO, 1600 watts at Flin Flon, Manitoba. I seldom hear anybeacons below 248 WG Winnipeg, let alone any superpower Euro LWBC; I suspect my R75 and E/W longwire are losing sensitivity that low. Habitually to avoid MW overload images, I DX longwave above 350 with both preamps off, below 350 with only Preamp 1. But this time I`m on Preamp 2 but with separate ATTenuation engaged, which may make the difference (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. Re my DauphiN MB beacon log in last report: ``Glenn, Beacon DN-224 is not scheduled to be decommissioned until April 20, 2023 as part of Phase 9, according to the NAV CANADA website. About a dozen DX’ers heard it this past weekend during a coordinated listening event. The NDB list at the dxinfocentre.com website is in error. Steve Howe, Saint Albans, VT`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Feb 3 at 1614, RHC missing, but still on 11760, and no more extra frequencies on 13 or 15 MHz bands. 15140 back on after 1930 in Kriyol. Meanwhile circa 1615, many weak JBA signals on 11 & 15 MHz have Doppler flutter, disturbed hi-latitude paths. Yet WWV reports ``no spaceweather storms`` while K-index went up from 2.0 at 15 UT to 3.33 at 18; that`s all it takes. The Other Side: ``Cuba, prostituted, between London and Moscow --- Castroism is now accelerating the transition from a supposedly socialist dictatorship to a supposedly capitalist one, with Russian counsel and control. Rafaela Cruz La Habana 31 Ene 2023 - 18:46 CET [caption:] Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks at the Russian Duma in November 2022. AP The fact that Castroism would like to adopt the "Russian model" is obvious, as it seems to constitute a stable formula mixing a largely liberalized economy with discreetly privatized strategic state sectors, such as Banking, Communications and heavy and extractive industries, all under a dictatorial government that is only technically accountable, having legal mechanisms to concentrate and perpetuate itself in power. Cuba, however, lacks what renders the Russian model viable: a productive sector (in Russia, hydrocarbons) providing the Government with sufficient revenue so that it can, without losing power, liberate the rest of the economy while having resources to cover every dictatorship's overhead: propaganda, repression, bureaucracy and loot to give out to avert power struggles in the leadership...`` https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1675187210_44943.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13680, Feb 4 at 2150, RHC very strong but somewhat distorted in Brazuguese, // much weaker 11760. Per EiBi at 2130-2200, 13680 is supposed to be Arabic to Europe; Portuguese on 11880; and 11760 off from 20 or 21 until 22. Somethings` multiply wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 11760, Feb 7 at 0722, S9+10 of dead RHC air or trace of modulation? No, that would be understation RFI in Hausa via FRANCE at 0700-0730. 11670, Feb 7 at 0723, this RHC is also on way beyond schedule, S9+20/30 in Spanish. None heard in 5, 6 or 10 MHz bands. Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 11875.083V, Feb 8 at 0753, African language S9+10 but varying audibly as I try to measure it. RFI Fulani this semihour from Issoudun, altho CRI in Mandarin also listed. MUF from Europe has ascended. Way off frequency but in unlikely event NASWA log editor pick this item, he will lop off the numbers right of the decimal making this nonsensical; anti-accuracy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** IRAN [non]. 12035, Feb 7 at 0719, songs S9/+20 direct, and soon hearing same much weaker on // 12005. Per EiBi, both R. Farda via GERMANY, 12035 Lampertheim at 0400-0730, 12005 Biblis at 0630-1800. No sign of any jamming, as apparently Iran does not try to block it, why not? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, R. Kiribati: since had not detected it lately after 07 UT direct as JBA carrier, wondering if off the air; so checking Maui remote SDR, Feb 2 at 0526 an hour after local sunset, not even a trace on the waterfall; while 850 is a JBV trace from Hilo: o, that`s because this SDR is on a 75 meter Beverage [sic] aimed north! So over to the Kaneohe, Oahu SDR which has a 220 foot N/S non-terminated Beverage, and there it is on 846, equal to 850 KHLO JBA. Later tonight Feb 2 at 0746 UT I again try 846 direct and it`s JJBBA there; while 1098 is much stronger: could that be V7AB, Marshall Islands? Late but could also be Spain, as 855-2 and 1044 JBA carriers likely are (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Feb 4 at 0715 UT, JJBBA carrier here but no other 9/kHz splits, presumed R. Kiribati (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. Re my Feb 4 report about 846, Ron Howard replies: ``Hi Glenn - R. Kiribati with carrier at 0735 and still there at 0910 UT`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Feb 7 at 0733, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati and no other 9/kHz splits. Gary Pence, KM5X, confirms hearing it as early as 0400 tonight via Oahu remote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846, Feb 8 at 0803, no JBA carrier detectable from R. Kiribati; since it`s Wednesday? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KUWAIT. 12110, Feb 7 at 0717, SW Asian language at S7/9+10 direct, usually no such propagation. It`s USAGM`s Mashaal Radio in Pashto for Pakistan per EiBi at 0400-1300 (Glenn Hauer, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. See USA [and non] 730, XEX and KKDA ** NETHERLANDS. 6020, Feb 5 at 0738, JBA carrier, presumed R. Delta International as reported active, also on 11730 per Manuel Méndez, Spain but zero signal there for me (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, February 6 at 0642, VON is on with sufficient modulation in presumed Hausa, S9+10 direct; and still at 0710 final check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 8 at 0745, S8/S9 of dead air from VON. Something`s nullified in Nigeria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Feb 4 at 2152 and 2228 recheck, pirate music, S4/S6 direct. Many reports here between 2043 and 2340: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,109300.0.html as Radio Free, Whatever. Earlier than I usually check or expect to hear any pirates below 7 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6959.895 AM, Feb 5 at 0341, Mexmx S7/S8 into Utah SDR; checked after many reports in the WOR iog. And ID at 0424 as ``ésta es la Zanahoria en Escabeche`` which means ``spicy pickled carrots`` as had been heard two+ years ago. Ron Howard and I heard it Nov 25, 2020 on 6924.884 and I copied the CW and voice IDs. More new reports: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,109318.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Feb 3 at 2306, token English from REE, VG S9+20/25 into Maryland SDR, which also thinx I`m in Pflugerville despite the power outages around Austin; also sufficient on weaker 11940 for S America, but absent from 12030 for ME: instead weak on 11685 for Africa - not 11670. That had been missing for weeks; now it`s the ME`s turn to be overlooked? One of the four Noblejas transmitters must be down; something`s nonfunxional. After news, about sustainability? No it`s interview with author of an article in El País about the Brazilian insurrexion, with inevitable comparisons to Jan 6 in USA. But I`m mainly monitoring Turkey, q.v. Ken Zichi, Michigan, for months has been posting greatly detailed logs of the content of Spain`s English, in the MARE Tipsheet and WOR iogroup, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. No tokEnglish from REE on Saturday but I recheck frequency usage direct Feb 4 at 2149 and find it the same as Friday. 12030 for ME is still missing; 9690 NAm, 11940 SAm, and weakest S1/S5, 11685 for Africa are on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 12030, Wed Feb 8 at 2300, token English from REE direct, VG here on ME frequency off the back, as good as 9690 toward NAm. Also on weaker 11940 SAm, AND much weaker 11685 Af, all four transmitters on air for a change. At 2258 tune-ins, 11685 // 12030 and separately 11940 // 9690. Subject after news is interview about a large audio-visual trade show in Barcelona completed a few days ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.015, Feb 3 at 2306, VOT English, VG S9+25/35 into UTwente. After SPAIN, q.v., 2315 retune as theme to `Feeling Supreme/The Healing Spring` is ending. Now the XJPBS CCCCCCI understation is audible but way down. 2316 `Did You Know That?` about 1/4 of Turkey`s honey produxion coming from Muğla province, where there are orchards and beekeeping, especially pine honey which has high mineral content. Note the curve over the g which means it sounds like a W just like Erdoğan, but in this case it`s virtually silent, ``Moo-lah``. That`s the 48th of 81 provinces in Wikipedia`s alfabetical list; in the SW corner on the Aegean, probably with the mildest climate north of the TRNC. BTW I can`t recall VOT ever mentioning Cyprus. 2323, `Weekly Analysis`, ``special program: Turkey`s defense industry continues to shine like a star``, in 2022y, i.e. weapons of destruxion. 2328 music break; 2339 multi-lingual ID filler reel; 2341 more songs; 2351 multi-lingual ID filler reel again! 2353 s/off as if this were only the 1330 broadcast on 12035 --- NOT! Something`s always erroneous at Emirler and/or awry at Ankara. 2354 IS plays a bit and shortly off* uncovering Chinese on 5960.000 from EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. At first there seems to be another weak carrier along with it: now I`m thinking it may be the exciter from Emirler staying on a little longer than the bigsig (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 6125, Feb 4 at 0451, VOT S9+8/18 into Maryland SDR with multi-lingual ID filler reel, 0453 s/off still claiming to be the 1330 broadcast on 12035 -- NOT!, 0454 IS briefly and off. I could avoid the timeclash with Spain at 2300 by hearing VOT at 0400 on 6125, final repeat of previous day, but there are more shows elsewhere with higher priority (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.000, Feb 6 at *2258, VOT on with IS & ID in English quite before BBC Oman be finished. S9+35/45 into UTwente. 2300, 5+1 timesignal and s/on as if this were the 1330 broadcast on 12035. This means that instead of only the 2300 and 0400 Englishes being pre-recorded as often conceded, all the English broadcasts are repeats of one new produxion at the end of the workday. I give this priority over simulSpain but the news which follow are really olds, and to make it worse, casted by the heavily-accented YL. Mostly about the earthquakes but full of statistics and info about other countries sending aid; was at 4:17 am LT Sunday, mag 7.4, depth 7 km - not matching figures we have been getting from major news media where there has been plenty of coverage, not only audiol but visual. 2310 finally some other items. 2314 `Review of the Turkish Press` about otherstuff; 2317 `Feeling/Supreme/The Healing Spring` repeat about the benefits of carrots. By now the CCCCCCI from East Turkistan is audible underneath. 2326 something about Augmented Reality (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 7 at 2349, VOT English not tuned in direct until now but confirming active today, and to here no CCCCCCI to bother it, S9+10/20 with sad Turkish song. 2351 multi-lingual 2-minute ID filler reel; 2353 s/off as if this were at 1330 only, brief IS to 2355* Something`s always erroneous at Emirler, awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 8 before and after 2300, no signal direct from VOT English to N America; so I listen to simulSpain. It does not take a disaster for TRT to go missing. But by 2336 recheck, Turkish music inbooming to UTwente, +001 Hz, S9+40/45. 2339 ``VOT, always by your side`` promo, and 2340 `Feeling Supreme/The Healing Spring` topic the benefits of carrots - for at least the third time! Good for eye health. 2353 s/off as if it were the 1330 broadcast, IS and stays on with German IDs, 0000 Feb 9 opening German, news; soft/sad music by 0010. Still German past 0045. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler and/or awry at Ankara. BTW, maybe missed some, but have never heard KURDISTAN or Kurds in any sense in connexion with the EQ, mentioned by TRT nor any of the major news media. No doubt Erdogan would be pleased if as many of the victims as possible were Kurds. It would be interesting to understand how Dengê Welat is covering this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2175 monitoring: ``Hi Glenn, I wasn't online today so this my first chance to report in. I DID listen last night [Wed Feb 1] during the 1000 UT hour, and they did NOT have WOR [at 1030 on WRMI 5850]. I stayed with it to see if the program popped up later on, but went ZZZ myself by 1130 this time around. Best - Rick in AZ`` Barton -- tnx, Rick! ``9395, 0131, 0143, 0155 (55433), 0159, February 2 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Thu Feb 2 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9395 S9+15/22 into Virginia SDR; 5010 S9+12 into Virginia, S6/S8 into Brasília. WORLD OF RADIO 2176 contents: Afghanistan, Andorra non, Antarctica, Australia, Austria, Brasil, Canada, Congo [WTFK? 6115], Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia non, Europe (France), (Germany), Hawai`i, Indonesia, (Italy), Korea South, Martinique, Myanmar, Nigeria, North America, Oklahoma, Oman, Perú, Russia, (Spain), Sweden non, (Taiwan), Turkey, UK and non, USA; unidentified 6300, 9340; propagation outlook (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2176 available from 0135 UT February 3 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2176.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2176.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW 1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [webcast only?][jammed by Cuba?] 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Satirdau WRMI 5850 to NW [to be confirmed] 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 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 Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to Moises J. Corilloclla Escajadillo, Rego Park NY, formerly of Perú, for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 One may also contribute via Pay Pal, not necessarily in US funds to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2176 monitoring: confirmed first SWBC, UT Friday February 3 at 0340 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, JBA S6/S7 direct but VG S9+5/12 into Maurice, Louisiana SDR, where BTW it thinx this User is in Pflugerville TX! I`m also frequently misplaced into Amarillo TX, as for weather info. Must be a lot of confusion about IP numbers. Or maybe my connexion is being routed thru theres? Pflugerville is a little-known suburb of Austin, 46K almost as massive as Enid. Not confirmed Friday February 3 at 1530 on WRMI 9955: tuned in at 1521 just in time to hear some Blalock between blasts, S9 but promptly turned off at 1522*. WOR still on the webcast, however. Also confirmed Friday February 3 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 only, VG S9+10/20 into nearby Noale SDR, after tune-in to Irish music show at 2128, cut off at 2130 for ID and WOR. Only slight musical CCI under, presumably Smooth R, Brighton, England. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW [to be confirmed] 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 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 2176 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday February 4 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+10/20 into Missouri SDR, also VG direct aimed thisaway. Also confirmed UT Saturday February 4 at 0500 on WBCQ Radio Angela, 5130.009, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed Sat Feb 4 at 1700 on WRN N America webcast. Next: 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW [to be confirmed] 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 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 2176 monitoring: confirmed Saturday February 4 at 2029 about 3 minutes into so started circa 2026 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, VG S9+20 groundwave into nearby Warrenton SDR but inaudible direct: wintry lowsun is over. Confirmed Saturday February 4 at 2230 on both WRMIs 5850 and 15770. Until the 2229.5 ID, 15770 is closing RTI in Spanish, something else on 5850; then as heard on two receivers direct, they join synchronized for ID and WOR 2176; 15770 S8/S9, 5850 S7/S9 with more fading and noise, despite huge direxional advantage thisaway vs 15770 off the side. Hope 5850 be much better closer to FL. Despite scheduling, WOR had been missing from 5850 at this time for a few weeks. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 5 at 0040 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9+5 into Louisiana SDR. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 5 at 0422 about 9 minutes into so started circa 0413 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+22 into nearby SDR. Did anyone hear WORs 2176 & 2175 at 0800-0900 on Unique Radio, Australia, 5035 USB? or its webcast? Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 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 2176 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday February 5 at 2100.5 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+15 into nearby Noale SDR. Light SAH flutter but no significant modulated QRM. Did I say Andorra special would be Sunday Feb 25? OMG, was really Feb 5. But 1323 modulation stops at 2104, and off the air! a few sex later tho S-meter still shows about the same of noise level. So much for that; 2118 recheck: back on, unknown for how long. Also confirmed UT Monday February 6 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Louisiana SDR, tuned in a bit too late to hear whether first 14 seconds still hit by noise blast; but heard a couple of random ones at 0056. Also confirmed UT Monday February 6 at 0402.8 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -62 Hz = 6159.938, S8/S9 into Maryland SDR, after: 0400 ``Goodbye`` song; 0402, JL finally ``gotta go``. Next: 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 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 2176 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday February 7 at 0137 the 0130 on WRMI 9395, VG S9/+10 direct. Also confirmed UT Wednesday February 8 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+20/35 into Missouri SDR. As always at this time, Midnight Cry Ministries chopped off for WRMI ID at 0029.5 before they can finish uttering their URL after www. Must not listen to own emissions or they would know they need to tighten them up a bit. Next: 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2176 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: Confirming World of Radio #2176, WRMI: 9395, 0130, 0159 (45343), 0159, February 7 UTC 2023 [Tue] 9395, 0031, 0035, 0044, 0059 (55343), (45343), 0058, February 8 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed Wed Feb 8 at 2200:22 on WBCQ 7490 minus 76 Hz = 7489.924, S9+10/15 into Virginia SDR. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} New WOR 2177 should be ready early UT Friday Feb 10 for download and first broadcast at 0330 on WRMI 7780. Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to Moises J. Corilloclla Escajadillo, Rego Park NY, formerly of Perú, for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 One may also contribute via Pay Pal, not necessarily in US funds to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130, UT Sat Feb 4 at 0056, WBCQ Radio Angela with IS & ID loop, prior to early opening to carry `AAAWWW`; into Maryland SDR reading +15 Hz = 5130.015. The others: 7490 -41 Hz = 7489.959; 6160 -64 Hz = 6159.936. 3265+ no signal. Soon WTO theme is playing, but then obviously a pre-Xmas show replay, date announced as Dec 23. Never mind. Twit earlier on Friday had claimed: ``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Feb 3 Friday, very important show on Angela & Allan Worldwide about the future of our world.`` But later circa 0230 UT: ``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · 15h Sorry, no live show tonight. -22 below 0. 40 mph winds. Power bumps dumping the transmitters and internet. Where the heck is all that global warming they keep talking about? Stay warm.`` It seems WBCQ`s nickname as ``The Planet`` is a bit exaggerated. To state the obvious?: Global warming takes into account average temps over the whole planet, including the oceans, bad news for many species accustomed to cooler water; and icecaps, glaciers, very obviously shrinking. That`s what Global means. Certainly there will still be cold spells here and there, duh (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9975, UT Sat Feb 4 at 0304 and later, no signal from KVOH. Nor can I get their webcast to play, which is supposedly running all the time. Since cutbax a few months ago, SW has been sked 0100-0600 UT Sat/Sun/Mon only and still such at: https://www.voiceofhope.com/schedule/kvoh_program_grid.pdf but dated as of 2 Dec 2022. It was also reported missing the weekend of Jan 21, by Kenneth Vito Zichi, Michigan: ``***9975 KVOH not noted at all this weekend. Are they well and truly off the air? ****`` My inquiries to Ray Robinson have not been answered. Of course much of California has been subject to Acts Of God, wildfires, flooding, mudslides, etc., so how is it around Chatsworth Peak or KVOH studios? Then I ask Jeff White: ``I believe they are waiting for some parts. Hello from Tunis``. HFCC website says: ``The A23 Global Coordination Conference will be held from 5 to 9 February 2023 in Tunisia`` --- that`s odd as there has been no SWBC from Tunisia for years. Does anyone remember when they quit? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 730v, Feb 8 before and after 0700 UT, mixture of Korean talk and English rock music -- what else but KKDA Grand Prairie TX = The Metroplex, and XEX México CDMX, which is mainly W Deportes, sports but always heard with English rock music instead overnight. On a household AM/FM radio not normally for DXing but positioned such that it favors N/S paths, Panasonic RF569D made in Singapore, inherited from my late aunt. Not sure of the 6 and 9, numbers hard to read as imprinted. Yes, that`s it, as another illustrated on eBay for $20. KKDA is 500 watts, somewhat direxional northward at night to protect XEX. Originally a superpower station, XEX now only 60 kW day and night per WRTH 2022; and IRCA Mexican Log, with nothing about it being anything but 24h sports. Much of the time the signals are equal here, producing a SAH of about 7 Hz, by the rapid-counting-as-seconds-tick-by-on-my-watch method. MWoffsets shows them 9.43 Hz apart: 729.9889 MEX XEX W Deportes (México D.F/Col. El Vergel) [729.9877-729.9907] 24h 2021-01-03 729.99833 USA KKDA (Grand Prairie, TX) 2017-08-03 However, at the max XEX variation, the apartness would be only 7.63 Hz; altho the measurements were 3.42 years apart. Radio-locator says KKDA is Radio Korea, DKnet, address in Dallas: https://dalkora.com/bbs/main.php?gid=radio Format as ``Asian`` but really Korean only? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890, Feb 2 at 0749, JBA carrier from R. Vanuatu but stronger than 11835 which is also weaker than NZ 13755 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7890, Feb 3 at 0734, R. Vanuatu X 2 is JBA; while X 3 on 11835 is a JBA carrier, weaker than the NZ 13755 JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 4 at 0708, JBA carrier here but none on 7890 or 11835, so suspect R. Vanuatu has stayed on 7260 instead of 3945 plus harmonix after 0659 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890 & 11835, Feb 5 at 0739, no signals from R. Vanuatu harmonix; wonder if changed schedule again. About Feb 4, Ron Howard replies: ``Hi Glenn - R. Vanuatu off the air on all their known frequencies (0800+ UT)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 6 at 0632, JBA carrier aside Nigeria; still at 0710 and no signals on R. Vanuatu harmonix of 3945 on 7890, 11835 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 11835, Feb 7 at 0725, no signal from R. Vanuatu X 3, but at 0726, JBA talk on 7260, presumed R. Vanuatu staying there after 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 8 at 0746, JBA presumed R. Vanuatu, still not changing to 3945 and multiples at 0700. Nothing on 7890, but some weak 2-way on 7889 USB. No 11835 either. Gary Pence agrees: ``Hi Glenn, Was listening to Vanuatu at ToH 0700z which they remained on 7260 with [no] QSYing at ToH. Sent [me .wav of] the first 2 minutes at 07z-0702z from ZL1KFM where they were S9+15db and at KFS SW rSDR H.M. Bay, CA, they were S9 signal on 7260. At 0711z still on 7260. No signal on 3945 khz. 73s, Gary, KM5X`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA 9/kHz split MW carrier search, Feb 3 at 0741: 693, 837, 855, likely Spains, except 693 has stronger pileup of BBC Radio 5 synchros. Nothing on 846 from TP Kiritimati (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6860-6920 & 7655-7705 approx., broad noise humps peaking roughly in centers of 50-60 kHz-wide ranges, as received direct Feb 6 at 0650. Suspect they are US high-frequency trading HFT emissions, a growing threat to SWBC. At least these are well out of BC bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7655-7705 approx., Feb 7 at 0727, noise hump, suspected HF trading US `experiment`, exactly same range as Feb 6 at 0650; but this time not another one at 6860-6920 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING Highly recommended, three <1 hour programs. SEARCHING - Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science https://searchingformeaning.org/