|
 ** BRAZIL [and non]. 6010.1 & 6010.0 approx., Feb 1 at 0743 contrary to my recent comments, seem to be two JBA signals direct making low het, some music, some talk, languages not clear, i.e. both R. Inconfidência, Brasil and LV de tu Conciencia, COLOMBIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. Several NDBs audible, not just YXL, Feb 1 at 0720-0728 UT: 250 MCW kHz, dash and FO: 1600 watts at Flin FlOn MB; 300 MCW kHz, dash and YIV, 500 watts at Island Lake MB; 346 MCW kHz, dash and YXL, 500 watts at SiouX Lookout MB; 351 MCW kHz, dash and YKQ, 500 watts at WasKaganish QC; 353 MCW kHz, dash and PG, 25 watts at PortaGe la Prairie MB; 382 MCW kHz, dash and YPL, 1000 watts at Pickle Lake MB; per listings at dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 2598 USB, Feb 1 at 0747 UT, marine weather by artificial YL, S9+20; said next forecast would be at 1-0-0-0 AST. Per EiBi at 0737-0805 it`s VCP, Placentia, Newfoundland, site St Lawrence NL. 2749 USB, Feb 1 at 0749 UT, marine weather by same artificial YL voice as 2598,, S9 direct. Per EiBI at 0740-0800 it`s VCO Sydney NS, site Port Caledonia NS. Both these with best signals heard in a long time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA [and non]. 13650, Jan 31 at 2330, relay via CUBA not off the air, but usual continuous Chinese music fill instead of Portuguese. 2358 announcing full sked of Portuguese, with Brazilian accent; for Europe, and then I copied for Africa, 2200 on 9410, 9685; America 2300 on 6100, 13650, 15600; 0000 on 6100, 9710, 15600; 1930-2000 on 11640, 13630 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, Sun Feb 1 at 1558, only RHC on air, JBA S5/S6 direct, no 15140, 11880 or 11760. 1601 IS and opening weekly Esperanto. At 1615 into Georgia remote, S9/+10 with song in Esperanto about ``La Mondo``. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ESWATINI. 11880, Feb 1 at 1520 somelang here VP instead of RHC. Must be listed TWR Swaziland as sked in Somali 1500-1530. Could be longpath. I hear it mispronounced by newscasters; it`s Eswátini (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 800 kHz, Feb 1 at 0759 UT, distorted audio QRMing KQCV OKC Bott gospel huxtering. Have been noting this for long time, as assumed to be XEERG, Ojo de Agua, NL, as tracked down months ago in daytime via remotes. Or not? Feb 1 at 1705 UT into Monterrey SDR, clear audio. Maybe it`s a night thing when 2.5 kW transmitter instead of 10 kW day? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 6125, Feb 1 circa 0410, VOT English not off the air, fair direct, but no signal on // 7285 for ME, off or notprop? BTW, in WRTH 2026 International pages, 627, TÜRKIYE comes before TAIWAN since U-umlaut precedes A in their alfabet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9660.018+, Sun Feb 1 at 1742, VOT Engish with `Letterbox`, S9+10/25 into UTwente, with rapid clickery QRM. Cemre says it`s been a hectic week at the office, just remembered she had to send a QSL card to someone. Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, India, Panama this week: 1) Mr Francis Loler??, Dublin, Ireland: listened via UTwente, 5960 has Chinese QRM, and is sometimes missing, as per some DX program[!]. 2) Simon? --?, Rome, Italy, heard Italian on 11970. 3) Mr Mohammed Breyel?, KL, Malaysia, 9490 at 1630 in Persian. 4) Siddhartha Papajarjee, India, heard 9660. Is World Leprosy Day celebrated in Turkey, how many lepers? It`s the last Sunday in Jan, only by advocates, very few, less than 5 annually. 5) Ricky Hein, South Dakota continues to complain about bad reception on 5960, 6125, sorry they have not been able to improve it. 6) Víctor Gutiérrez, Panamá, English on 7265 - Cemre does not question this, presumably meant 7275. 7) SWL club in India, some on own rx, or via UTwente, 0400 on 6125 - which is to NAm! 1757 closing, 1758 theme (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2332 monitoring: not confirmed the 2030v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, Sat Jan 31, trying closest remotes to St Louis in MO, IL, TN, but something JBA in noise maybe me at 2110 into N9AZZ SDR, Cartersville IL. Confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2030 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 3975.002-, S9/+15 into UTwente [last week this aired at 2130 by mistake]. Also confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2030 on WRMI 9395, S9+30/20 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2100 on WRMI 9395, repeating immediately. Also confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2111 on WRN Europe stream. Also confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2200 on WRMI 9395, S9+25 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed Saturday January 31 at 2230 on WRMIs 17790 S7/S8 and 15770 S9+20 both direct. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 1 at 0030 on NEXUS/IBA/IRN stream. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 1 from 0448 UT the 0415v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15/20 into Georgia SDR but with considerable crashing from storm toward Bermuda. Also confirmed Sunday February 1 at 0734 the 0730 on WRN via WRMIs direct: 5850, S9/+40; 7570, S9+20 but undermodulated with some hum; 7730 JBA S6; 7780 S5/S8. Also confirmed Sunday February 1 at 1130 on WRN via WRMIs 7570 S9+20, and 7780 S7/S8 direct. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW; 0000 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 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. As a noncommercial public service program, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Gary Drew, Cranfield UK, for a contribution via PayPal not necessarily in US funds to woradio at yahoo.com And says: ``Hi Glenn. many thanks for the regular programmes of World of Radio and the legacy of archives online. Long may it continue. Wishing you Good Health and happiness for 2026 from Gary and on behalf of everyone at Laser International`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13845 Feb 1 at 1557, and 12160 after 1600, WWCRs still off the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 790, Feb 1 at 0800 UT, ID as ``104.7 and Mighty 790 KSPO``?, into CBS news // 780 WBBM not synch. Must be KFGO Fargo ND as everything else fits, U2 5/5 kW. Night pattern has minor lobe to S, notch to the SW, site right along the River, so is it really in MN? See my last log of April 11, 2025, where this was still undetermined (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1925 UT February 1
|