** BRAZIL. 6180 // 11780, Mon Feb 23 at 0750, token English from RNA,
introduced as originally from March 2024 when RNA`s 50th anniversary
was celebrated, explaining how it came about. At first there were some
modulation dropouts if not the carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. Tim Hall, compiler of the IRCA Mexican Log, replies to my
590 unID: ``XEE turned off their AM last month.
XEGTO is believed to be silent. They were definitely silent from at
least 11/24 to 4/25, and I haven't seen any reports of them coming
back on the air yet.
XEPH should be // XEBS-1410, but I have never managed to log both of
them simultaneously. In the western states where I DX, XEBS is an easy
catch whereas XEPH is almost never heard. 73 Tim``
So by elimination that leaves ``590 XEPH CDMX México 25000 10000
Sabrosita 5-90 y 14-10, La Más Caliente, Sabrosita Digital`` as listed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 640 kHz, Feb 23 at 0600, notes of Mex NA audible here, but
little chance of overcoming KWPN OK et al. IRCA Mexican Log shows
three: XELOVE/XEJUA Chih, XENQ Hdgo, XETAM Tama. plus another with CP
but had tested, XECCCN Zac. Local midnight is a great time to spot
Mexicans at NA time, but without further clues, non-IDable. NA now
also on 540, 550, 610, 690, 760 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 770, Feb 23 at 0557, Spanish, all about Kenia [¿Quenia?],
0558 full ID for XERFR, 9-70 AM, Grupo Fórmula, 50 mil watts`` and
national anthem. Ahem, network relays should suppress specific IDs for
originating stations. This is really XEACH in Monterrey NL, 25/1 kW,
two more XEs on 770 unlikely to make it here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 1570, UT Mon Feb 23 at 0604, XERF playing Coahuila anthem,
full ID for 1570 and 103.9 including street address, phone numbers,
toll-free inside Mexico, 800-700-1570. Lyrix:
https://educacion.seducoahuila.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/HIMNO-COAHUILENSE-LETRA.pdf
One can also hear it via websearches (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 335 MCW kHz, Feb 23 at 0727, BK, 25-watt NDB at Brookings
SD; more readable tuned to 333.5 USB; such sesquikHz offset tuning is
often helpful depending on QRM situations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5000, Feb 23 at 0614, WWV with Doppler flutter, indicating
very unusual disturbed condx on normally clear blaster, which it still
is on 2500. WWV reported: ``The estimated planetary K-index at 0600
UTC on 23 February was 4.67. Space weather for the past 24 hours has
been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred``(Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2335 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
February 22 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.998-, S9 into
UTwente across Europe. Immediately preceded by `Maria`s Heart to
Heart` at 1945 on European Gospel Radio.
Also confirmed Sunday February 22 at 2112 the 2100 on WRN Europe
stream.
Also confirmed Sunday February 22 at 2239 the 2230 on SW Radio Gold,
Germany, 3975.001+, S7/S9 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Sunday February 22 at 2330 on WRMI 9455, S9/+10 into
Knoxville SDR, but with some OTHR clickery before 2359.
Still not confirmed UT Monday February 23 at 0000 on WRMI 9395 since
that transmitter is still off the air.
Confirmed UT Monday February 23 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+5 into S
Texas SDR.
Also confirmed UT Monday February 23 from 0358 the 0400 on Area 51, so
the first two minutes aired on SW! WBCQ 5130 -84 Hz = 5129.916, into
Georgia SDR, until inflexible s/off at 0400; WOR continues on webcast
only. Next:
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0130 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
Thanks this week to Moises J Corilloclla, Rego Park NY, originally
from Peru, for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684,
Enid OK 73702.
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5935, Feb 23 at 0242, WWCR-2 is finally back on air, long
after WWCR-3 resumed on 13845/4840; first reported by Ron Trotto at
2353 UT Feb 22. So 7490/12160/9350 will also be on in daytime. Usual
huge signal under normal conditions. It`s nothing but TUN/DGS/PMS
between 0100 & 1300. Yes, 7490 is on and blasting S9+40 at 1517 check,
and after 1600 on weaker 12160 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4840, Feb 23 at 0611, WWCR-3 gospel huxter explaining his SW
schedule in detail; missed most of it, but now about ``3215``, at 1-2
CST, for S.C. Johnson, www.mygospelhighway11.com and lots of other
platforms. This is for the Church of Jesus Christ of Apostolic Faith,
in Philadelphia - clueless that 3215 has been off the air for many
months. That website shows full schedule with many other programs on
this ``radio`` station without a frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. ``Glenn, KLBJ 590 has been a 5/1 kW U2 since the mid-1940s
when it was KTBC. The station had a CP for 5 kW days and 350 watts
nights, both nondirectional, moving to a new, separate tower at the
KVET 1300 site in north Austin, but that expired unbuilt in November
2025.
On January 30 the station filed for an STA to operate with 250 watts
nondirectional at night, pending repairs to the night DA towers. They
are likely still operating with that at night, which is why Glenn was
hearing KLBJ in Enid. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Feb 23 at
0555: complete bandscan at 9-kHz intervals tuning USB at 1 kHz below
TA frequencies: not a trace. Everything is against this: more and more
Euros off the air, or reduced power, notably Spain; incessant local
noise level; uncoöperative propagation; inadequate antennas? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1928 UT February 23
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