** CHINA. 17690, Aug 16 at 1453, the OSOB and consequently the SSOB
16m, in Chinese, partly other language?, S7/S9 until 1500* timesignal
and off. HFCC shows 14-15 is USAGM in Bod dialect of Tibetan, 100 kW,
77 degrees from Lampertheim, Germany, but I think this be CNR1 jammer,
perhaps from E Turkistan site. Aoki shows VOA Tibetan *jammed. WWV
reports:
``Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 August follow.
Solar flux 131 and estimated planetary A-index 6.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 16 August was 1.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are likely.``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11670, Aug 16 at 0640, JBA signal suspected to be overrun
again of RHC: yes, I can barely match it to the bigsig in English
still on 6165 only. Ivo Ivanov, Observer, Bulgaria, also reports:
``Radio Habana Cuba in English after 06 UT on unscheduled 11670 kHz
via Bauta, August 16 from 0600 on 11670 BAU 100 kW / 130 deg to SoAm
English in A-22 is till 0400 UTC. Good signal via SDR Frostburg MD.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/08/rhc-in-english-after-06ut-on.html
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba and Bauta tx center``
I don`t think 11670 is supposed to be in English before 0400 either,
rather Spanish. Of course, website not updated since Nov 17, 2020!
https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/frecuencias
Showing 11670 in Spanish to Rio de Janeiro [sic] at 24:00[sic]-05:00.
The other side:
``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW August 16, 2022 OPINION
The Fire in Matanzas: Going Out, or Just Beginning?
Accepting that the litany of disasters that Cuba is enduring is a
result of chance would mean letting Díaz-Canel off the hook, when, in
reality, it is a symptom of a failed system dragging a country towards
its ruin. RAFAELA CRUZ | La Habana [caption:]
Fuel tanks burned in the Matanzas fire. (H. López/Facebook)
A plane crashes with 113 people on board; a tornado wipes out hundreds
of homes, many of which would have survived if they had not been in
such precarious condition; a balcony collapses, killing three girls; a
hotel explodes, taking 47 lives; energy generation plants fail daily,
and one of its most important facilities burns down; and, in Matanzas,
the worst fire in Cuban history frightens everyone.
Not holding Díaz-Canel responsible for this state of affairs would
mean accepting that this series of disasters is a question of chance,
when, in reality, it is a symptom of a failed system dragging a
country towards collapse.
It was not really lightning that set fire to the Matanzas Supertanker
Base, but rather the failure of its safety systems; probably because,
like everything else in Cuba, they are in dreadful condition due to a
lack of maintenance and technological obsolescence.
While there is no proof of this, we know that of the 2,606 megawatts
(MW) that the Energy Revolution should generate, in 2021 745 MW were
out of service due to a lack of maintenance, and another 497 MW were
about to be due to equipment exceeding their operating cycle. If this
is how they treat the commander's last "feat," what can we expect
regarding the maintenance of everything else? ...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1660577868_41600.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** EGYPT. 9439.995+, Aug 16 at 2200, R. Cairo news theme recognizable
but English unreadable vs huge humwhine and distortion, S9+20/35 into
UTwente. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. RF 18, Aug 16 at 0500*, KOPX OKC goes off the air. When
there is nothing else of interest, I often run one of my four TVs on
antenna with Newsy which is virtual 62-7 and never encabled; but
seldom am I motivated axually to listen to it. Soon find that KOPX
main channel, the only one on Optimum/Suddenlink cable, ch 22, is
missing, so they must also be relying on an off-air pickup. Or not
even anything by fibreoptic from studio to headend. Back on by next
check after 1500. Probably planned maintenance (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830.002+, Aug 16 at 2200, VOT on today and VG modulation,
English sked and news, S9+35/45 into UTwente. 2215 `Review of the
Tuerkiyeish Press`. 2217 `Weekly Commentary`, by someone from American
University, Kabul? by heavily accented YL. No competition from
unreadable Cairo, and since it`s Tuesday, no Englishable from España
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, August 16 at 0500, WRMI brings up UR1 relay
but stays in UU until 0504 `Ukraine: Security Issue` in English
finally starts, by the fast-talking heavily-accented OM. I decide to
listen to it later online
http://ukr.radio/images/ckeditor/files/files/ENG_NEWS_15_08_22.mp3
where one can play it at three-quarter or even half-speed, and may
back it up if needed to copy some topix correctly. Including:
For Aug 15, Day 173 of full scale war. Russia lost almost 44K
fighters, 4K tanx, 195 helicopters, etc. U army in dire need of
artillery and aviation reinforcements. U destroyed all bridges over
Dniepr in Kherson, controlling all transport arteries, causing Russian
forces to flee. Kharkiv under massive attack, apartment block,
children`s playground, shelled. Homes near border need repairs before
winter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2151 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday August 16 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 into Maryland SDR;
between the ID and WOR some extraneous audio intruded: ``...world in
turmoil...`` Next:
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5950 to NNW [last week, but not any more?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, by money order or check on
a US bank.
Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9955, Tue Aug 16 at 1448 check, this WRMI is off again like
yesterday, contrary to schedule; while 9395 & 9455 are on and audible.
Bodes ill for WOR Friday at 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4840, Tue Aug 16 at 0654, S9+30 of dead air on WWCR-3,
supposed to be Brother-Scaring. This happens again and again late at
night, no one paying attention at 1300 WWCR Avenue, fortunately (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2222 UT August 16
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20220816231502163