** ARGENTINA. 9455, Mon Apr 6 at 2304, RAE via WRMI, not in
Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, or even Spanish, but --- English!
S9+40/45 into Georgia SDR. In multi-lingual ID reel, music, 2306
announcer says they are on 5850 kHz, which they would be if this were
at 2230, but for half an hour? I really haven`t tried to hear it then.
He speaks very conversationally, not like reading a script. 2309 more
music and then a talk until 2321 as about an ecological zone in Bs As.
Music break again. 2327 intro a Norton Lecture at Harvard in 1967y by
Jorge Luís Borges about metaphor in literature, continuing past auto
timesignal at 2330. English was one of his languages, but he speaks
rather haltingly here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 5910, still hearing a JBA signal April 6 overnight. Ron
Howard explains: ``Re: [WOR] Colombia: Alcaraván Radio (5910 kHz.) in
English - April 5 (UT) Hi Glenn - Thanks very much to Rafael Rodríguez
R. for his informative reply to my inquiry. Appreciate his help to
understand what is happening at the station. [My bold emphasis -
Ron]{between ** and ** here} "Hi Ron, The signal returned to the air
on March 31st. The transmitter is still being adjusted after repairs.
The format is new, with **100% English-language programming**. For
now, it's Jubilee Bible readings and music; other programs are planned
for later. The decision to implement the new format was made by Martin
Stendall, but it's not clear to me what the objective is. For now, the
name Alcaravan Radio remains the same. Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá,
Colombia"`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, April 6 at 0528, RHC S6/S8 deadair except for
windhowl, SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 21680, April 6 at 1846, JBA talk, OSOB: RFI French to
Central Africa at 18-19; per EiBi also in use at 09-10, 12-13, 15-16,
17-18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY. Current frequency usage of SW Radio Gold, Germany, as Andy
reminds me: 6160 only: Fri/Sat/Sun 07-15. Both 6160 & 3975: daily
15-22. 3975 only: daily 22-24 UT. This of course affects the different
WOR times every day of the week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 28500 USB, April 6 at 2214, TG9AHM calling in English,
CQDX, and working someham in Tulsa. QRZ.com: ``TG9AHM Guatemala flag
Guatemala, EMMANUEL H. MIERES G. (Manny), 19 CALLE 10-38 ZONA 11 COL.
MARISCAL, BOSQUES DE MARISCAL, CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA 01011, Guatemala``
- has to charge $ 5 for paper QSLs only due to high postal costs. The
local OG&E high line noise level is now S9+5 on 10m (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 780, April 6 at 1438 UT, KSPI Stillwater is OFF! Leaving
a JBA carrier; a bit late after sunrise for anything else like WBBM,
KKOH, CHQR, WJAG, so maybe an image or a vestige of KSPI QRP, or just
a birdie. Still off at 1843. Under normal conditions I can`t hear the
``Pete 94.3`` translator, which is the ID on 780, back on at next
check 1955 into caradio, music OK but modulation dropouts during
announcements. But next2 check 2223, off again, exposing a JBA
carrier. KSPI is 250 watt daytimer (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, April 6 at 2159 and still 2211 direct, no trace of a
signal from VOT English. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 410 MCW kHz, April 6 at 0654 UT, BA, 25-watt NDB at BAkalar
IN, copiable off-tuned a sesquikHz below in USB to 408.40. Strange
name for a town there, Turkish? Really at Columbus IN. No, Wikipedia
explains, ``In a formal dedication ceremony held on 13 November 1954,
the Atterbury base was renamed Bakalar Air Force Base in honor of
First Lieutenant John Edmond Bakalar (1920–1944) of the 353d Fighter
Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. Bakalar, a Hammond, Indiana, native was
killed in action 1 September 1944, over France when his North American
P-51D-5 Mustang (AAF Ser. No. 44-13895) crashed.[19][20] His
decorations and awards included the Distinguished Service Cross and
the Purple Heart, both awarded posthumously, and the Air Medal with
six Oak Leaf Clusters.[4]`` - each DX log a potential learning
experience! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 414 MCW kHz, April 6 at 0656 UT, GRN, 25 watt NDB at GoRdoN
NE, JBA vs high local line noise level which abates a bit on higher
beaconband frequencies, while few audible below 400, even fewer below
300. Also a carrier on 419 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2341 monitoring: confirmed Monday
April 6 at 1930 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 6160.002- S9+15 and
3975.002+ S9+5/10 into UTwente. Next:

0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2330 UT Thursday WRMI 5950 to NNW.

Thanks this week to Mike Cooper, Stone Mountain GA, for a generous
check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One my also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9930, April 6 at 1854, WTWW S9+40 with
overmodulation/distortion, making TOMBS praise songs even more
off-putting than usual; also with the spurs plus/minus ~12.9 kHz
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 940 kHz, April 7 at 0040 UT, British-accented gospel huxter
on huge signal we hear neither in full day nor full night. Of the
nearest ones, this must be KPSZ Des Moines IA, the only REL format, U4
10/5 kW, ``Hope 940``. I remember it as KIOA up until 1996. Day
pattern is skewed toward the SW, while night pattern has tight major
lobe to WNW, notch to the SW.
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KPSZ&service=AM&h=N
Weakened a bit around 0045, which happens to be the exact SS time
today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1690 kHz, April 6 at 0659 UT, WVON Chicago ID with
disclaimer (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Re: "1440+ & 1460-, Apr 5 at 0257 UT bandscan, again
hearing those matching JBA carriers implying they are spurs out of one
of the 160+ USA 1450 stations. One I measure approx. 1458.4. Wonder if
Tim Hall has found anything further about this from his Border Inn
recordings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)"

Hi Glenn, After two or three unusually busy weeks, I'm back to
reviewing my recordings, and have finally started to do what I should
have done when I first noticed these spurs: I've started a simple grid
(antennas on one axis, hour-of-day on the other), and will start
making note of where these carriers have been appearing in my
recordings. My initial guess is that the spurs will show up (with good
strength) in so many of my recordings as to be of limited use, but
perhaps they will be missing from a few wires and/or hours of day, and
give us a little clue. Conditions were very favorable to northern
states that weekend, and very unfavorable to southern states, so that
may pose a challenge as well. I had northern stations all over my
southern wires in these recordings.

By far the most consistently present station on 1450 across all of my
recordings was KBFS {Belle Fourche SD}, so they remain my initial
prime suspect; however, the fact that the spurs are present on so many
of my recordings could also support your preliminary DF indicating the
station might be closer to me, perhaps in UT or WY. It may take a
while for me to gather enough data to be useful, but I will keep you
posted when I finally have a good sample.

One interesting experiment (which I should also try here at home if I
ever get the time) would be to check for the spurs shortly before the
top of the hour, then if they are present, tune to 1450 and see if you
hear KBFS' "Close Encounters" theme (5 notes) around the top of the
hour. Those 5 notes pierce through the interference like a mini DX
test at the top of every hour. 73 Tim Hall, April 6 (via Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1590, April 6 at 0702 UT, local news mentions Scott
County, no further clues. There are 11 states with a Scott County,
many of them with a 1590, but would have to check each one whether a
1590 be local, near or far. Yet most likely my closest, Kansas, county
in the west, KVGB Great Bend near the center, U2 5/5 kW. I was
checking whether `Ambiente Clásico` WCGO Evanston IL were still
audible, as it`s authorized to double-decimate night power from 2.5 kW
to 24 watts! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0238 UT April 7
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