** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Feb 18 at 2039, LRA36 on air again,
replaying that clip of LRA60 in Islas Malvinas, 2 April 1982. Seems
like whole transmission will be a rerun. Tnx to Manuel Méndez, Spain,
and Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, for forwarding advance notice from Adrián
Korol of RAE about another test today at 2000-2300. The 1 kW temporary
transmitter is not there until next week, recalibrated, so we`ll know
it`s on when 15475 becomes the frequency. Yet now the old one is VG
S9+5 via Argentine SDR. Says the inoperable 10 kW transmitter is being
moved back to General Pacheco to be repaired, eventually so RAE can
resume own SW BCs direct. Meanwhile tnx to Jeff White`s WRMI relays
for proving to bosses that SW is still viable. Still anticipating a
replacement 10 kW for LRA36 by next January (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. Re my report of 9440, R. Cairo reactivated on Feb 14 only,
Richard Langley, NB, replies on the WOR iog:

``I automatically record 9440 kHz every day using the U. Twente SDR
receiver. I can confirm that 14 February was the first time in a long
time that Cairo tried to transmit its English service at this time.
The modulation was quite low initially and not as distorted as usual
but with a noticeable 100 Hz hum. The accented English was actually
(painfully) understandable for stretches at a time. Time pips and
usual theme music and ID at about 22:00 UTC (brief recording
attached). At about 22:15 UTC, they increased the modulation level a
bit and the audio became more understandable but not for long. Most of
the following recorded segments were heavily distorted right up until
s/off at about 22:43 UTC with an approximately 1000 kHz test tone for
a few seconds. The transmission has not been noted since, including
yesterday 17 February, not even a carrier. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 18 at 0743, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
again the only 9/kHz split detectable circa this hour (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 18 at 0809, signature off-frequency carrier
from VON, keeping VANUATU company (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** RUSSIA. 9310 USB, Feb 18 at 0534-0545, Soviet/Russia national
anthem station, repeating every 3 minutes and 29 seconds including
pause between them, S3/S5 into Maryland SDR. The pace is a bit faster
than usual? as it would sound more majestic to me. Also somewhat rough
and distorted modulation. Here`s a good source for more info about it,
including lyrix transliterated and translated:
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/national-anthems/russia-federation-state-lyrics-history-english-translation/
Putin not mentioned in lyrix, just: ``The melody and lyric combination
heard today was established in 2000 by the Putin regime`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re 26110 NBFM, KOVR-TV talkback transmitter in last report
before 0100 UT Sat Feb 18: Nothing further heard from it after 0100
until maybe 0110, tho newscast supposedly ran another sesquihour.
Rabbitears.info shows it`s really on RF 25, virtual 13. And:
``Operator: CBS Corporation
Licensee: SACRAMENTO TELEVISION STATIONS, INC``

IIRC, KOVR was originally a Stockton station, and yes, as Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOVR
explains its convoluted history:

``KOVR (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Stockton,
California, United States, broadcasting the CBS network to the
Sacramento area. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News
and Stations division alongside CW affiliate KMAX-TV (channel 31).
Both stations share studios on KOVR Drive in West Sacramento, while
KOVR's transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

KOVR began broadcasting in September 1954 from studios in Stockton and
a transmitter atop Mount Diablo. This facility provided wide coverage
from San Francisco to Sacramento and beyond, but KOVR could not obtain
a network affiliation in the San Francisco market, whereas its move
completely into the Stockton/Sacramento area in 1957 resulted in an
affiliation with ABC. After moving, the station was sold twice before
being acquired by newspaper publisher McClatchy in 1963. McClatchy
would sell the station in 1980 under intense pressure on owners of
newspaper-broadcast combinations, and it changed hands another six
times from 1983 to 1996. The station became a CBS affiliate in 1995 as
the result of an affiliation switch and was purchased by CBS in 2005;
uniquely, it broadcasts prime time programming one hour ahead of other
West Coast stations. Traditionally a third-rated station in local
news, ratings have gradually improved for its newscasts since the
1990s.``

There is much, much more about KOVR, including 117! footnote
references; but nowhere any mention of 26.11 MHz or 26110 kHz, despite
being a co-pending auxiliary! And far more likely to reach worldwide
coverage than on DTV. RF 25 transmitter site is Walnut Grove, so is
26110 there or at studio? Nominal city-to-city distance between
Stockton and Sac`to is 44 miles. W.G. roughly halfway between them.

Nothing on 26110 at 2005 UT Feb 18, since it`s Saturday with no noon
news. See sked in previous report. With increasing solar activity, F2
MUFs normally well above 26 MHz on day paths, but closer distances and
at night may be sporadic E, which also typically attains 72 MHz MUFs,
no good for FMBC DX, but maybe lowband VHF DTV. To check current 10m
active paths, pick N. America and 28 MHz at:
https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php
Keep tuning across 25.8-26.5 MHz for others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday February 18 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, VG S9+25/35 into Missouri
SDR.

Also confirmed UT Saturday February 18 at 0500 on WBCQ Radio Angela,
S9 into Maryland SDR on 5130 minus 15 Hz = 5129.985, closer to
frequency accuracy than any other WBCQs. This airing always starts
exactly on time.

Also confirmed Saturday February 18 at 1700 on WRN N America webcast.

NOT confirmed Sat Feb 18 at 1800 or 1826 on IRRS SW, 7295 via
Bulgaria, into UTwente, rather music; when WOR appeared without notice
by surprise last week.

Also confirmed Sat Feb 18 from 2027 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 into
nearby SDR. This does not mean the repeat at nominal 0415 UT Sunday
will be nearly on-time; like last week could be a sesquihour+ delayed.
Next:

2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557]
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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490v), UT Sat Feb 18 at 0100, `AAAWWW`, a new one on WBCQ,
listening via webcast but SWs also checked at 0140 into Missouri SDR:
7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929, 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933, 5130 -4 Hz = 5129.996;
3265 off; 9330v with WLCR +36 to 55 Hz = 9330.036/9330.055. Thus their
SuperStition is also the most unstable. Starts off with ``time to get
to work`` and spends several minutes trying to recruit two new
engineers; implies an EEO, doesn`t care if they are aliens or females,
but must have experience with high power transmitters, such as UHF TV
employing Klystrons. Again compares the rotatable curtain antenna to
the Grand Canyon. Living in northern Maine: you either love it or hate
it: AW the latter spending winters in Florida.

Then about Model T Fords --- some museums will teach you how to drive
one. 0129 looking for new issue of Free Radio Weekly, but can`t find
it because this week alternating editor Dave Turnick never finishes it
before Saturday mornings. Asks Larry Will to forward it but all he can
do is resend last week`s, from which AW finally pix some items at
0156. Meanwhile at 0130 reading an article about how US DJs used to
play rock hits from Britain analog tape-recorded at 50 Hz, on 60 Hz
equipment, speeding them up and raising the pitch, which was just fine
so more commercials could be squeezed in. No more of that once CDs
came in. 0135 stats of radio listenership concerning World Radio Day
Feb 13 which he forgot to mention last week. 0144 lets himself be
interrupted by a call from Mike. Hasn`t heard from Freddie in some
months; etc., etc. Not much politix this week, whew (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 18 at 0809, RV still here, JBA (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 2054 UT February 18

** BRAZIL. 7399.918, Feb 17 at 0723, S7 direct with music, presumed R.
Antares with a better signal than last night, but further below 7400,
the pirate in Pará, as reported by many others. Ron Howard found this
almost hourlong recording of it via Brasília SDR, Feb 10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiiMTX9VyI
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 9454.995, Feb 17 at 1905, Firedragon music jamming, VG
S9+25/30 into UTwente with hardly anything from victim except a SAH,
i.e. per HFCC something in Chinesemandarin from USAGM via Saipan at
16-17 & 19-21 plus via Kuwait at 21-22; likely totally jammed, and no
sign of this ``24h`` WRMI frequency. Seems like the FD music may be
slightly different than previous years but still heavy on the
percussion and raucousness (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY [non]. 14589.996, Fri Feb 17 at 1813 IRRS SW via BULGARIA,
rock music, S7/S8 into UTwente on 2 X 7294.998 where it`s S9+30.
Recheck 1857 already very heavy 7295 CCI from CRI English, or rather
``CGTN Radio`` as ID in the clear at 1900: HFCC registered as 500 kW
due west from Urumqi, i.e. EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist ChiCom
genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 17 at 0736, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
once again the only 9/kHz split audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 17 at 0725, S9/+10 of dead air from VON, where
something`s always abysmal at Abuja; in contrast to neighbor VANUATU,
q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Feb 17 at 2306, token English from SNR, VG
S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR, and better than still sufficient 12030 >
11940 > 11685, the last of which suffers from some squeal. After news,
feature about an environmental NPO concerned with cleaning up litter
in the landscape of natural areas. They coined a new Spanish word for
this, ``basuraleza``, combining basura = trash and naturaleza. Called
Libera, another word sounds like ``ecoenvez`` = ecology instead?
Finally refers to website https://proyectolibera.org 2325 fills with a
``chirigotas`` song from the Cádiz Carnaval (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.005+, Feb 17 at 2316, VOT VG into UTwente, S9+40 well
atop the CCCCCCI. 2321 multi-lingual ID filler reel; 2323 `Feeling
Supreme/The Healing Spring` about choosing the right shoes for babies.
2338 acknowledging S&R help from abroad after the EQ. 2339 `Did You
Know That?` something about ancient remains in Anatolia. 2343 music.
2351 s/off with sked; 2353 IS to 2355.6* uncovering XJPBS, std.
denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Feb 18 at 0015, S8/S9, TV weathercast about
freezing tonight in the San Joaquín Valley, etc., by Cristine(sp?)
turning it back to anchor Curtis for some news from NY, balloonland.
IDs as ``CBS13``, some breaks in transmission like 0028 probably
during ads, 0030 back on, YL with ``top stories at 4:30``. Another
break at 0038. Sometimes completely off, others dead air. 0040
Breaking News, live from a shooting near a school. 0046 sports
segment, etc.

Quite steady signal. It`s one of those ``talkback`` transmitters so
correspondents in the field can be cued without internet or satellite
delay, from KOVR-TV, Sacramento, apparently wide coverage as also
refers to ``Bay Area``; first reported a few days ago by Colin Newell
in BC, and then heard as far away as Chile as an unID by Claudio
Galaz. I figured best chances for this to be on would be during local
news segments, so I checked their websked:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/program-guide/

``Called CBS13 implies KOVR may axually be O&O by CBS?
Local news times when 26110 NBFM is most likely to be active,
strictly UT and probably one hour earlier from March 12:

Fri Feb 17: 1400-1500, 2000-2030, and probably other weekdays too
UT Sat Feb 18 & Sun Feb 19: 0000-0230, 0600-0730
UT Sun Feb 19 & Mon Feb 20: 0100-0130, 0600-0730
Much less news on weekends and more subject to variations due to
Stupid Ball Games``

HFUnderground has a list of several other stations like this, most of
which I recall hearing in years past, but none reported lately until
now; and circa 0025 I don`t find any other activity 25.8-26.5 MHz
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: not confirmed UT
Friday February 17 at 0330 on WRMI 7780: instead last week`s 2177
replays: totally my error in not getting new 2178 uploaded in time!

2178, Confirmed Friday February 17 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, S9/S7 direct,
no jamming audible. Never have I been so happy to hear Blalock the
Blaster, at 1528 since that means 9955 has not been turned off yet
this week! WOR complete to 1559, but off at next check 1615.

Also confirmed following Wavescan, Friday February 17 at 2130 on IRRS
SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, Villa Etense, S9+15/20 into nearby
Noale SDR and hardly any QRM. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 7295 & 14590-Bulgaria [unsked but last week]
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ditto]
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557]
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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 17 at 0725, music S7/S9 from R. Vanuatu, but
still not good enough to understand anything spoken. Watch out for
Mongolia which might also show up on 7260, near the end of RV circa
1100, but not so today per Ron Howard, who of course hears it much
better at Asilomar State Beach, California (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0108 UT February17

** BRAZIL. 7399.988, Feb 16 at 0424, music at S7 into UTwente SDR; by
0513 it`s 7399.992. This had been quite a mystery for a few hours in
the WOR iog. 7400 is a frequency `reserved` in HFCC for IRDR =
International Radio for Disaster Relief, with Vatican site as
placeholder like one other frequency in each band, possibly explaining
why V of Turkey has shown up on 5910 and 9430? Hardly any
announcements on 7400 but music recognized as Brazilian, and finally
IDs heard as R Antares, which is a pirate in Pará state (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2178)

** BRAZIL. 5940.026, Feb 16 at 0756, JBA praise music //9665v.
Incredibly, R Voz Missionária is almost on-frequency after years
closer to 5938. WWCR 5935 somewhat weakened by K=5, G1 storms (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2178)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 16 at 0745 UT, JBA carrier from R.
Kiribati: lucky to detect this vs high storm noise level from eastern
OK, so no further MW or LW DXing tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5000.000v, Feb 16 at 0749, WWV S9+20/30 but with heavy
Doppler flutter = unstable wobbling frequency as received: very
unusual from nearby best night channel of WWV. But 2500 & 10000 also
audible without the Dfl. WWV via email as of 0900:

``Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 February follow.
Solar flux 174 and estimated planetary A-index 29.
The estimated planetary K-index at 0900 UTC on 16 February was 5.00.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2177 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 #2177, Happy Valentines Day,
WRMI:

15770, 2230, 2245 (3-45443), 2259, February 11 UTC 2023 [Sat]
9395, 0131, 0140, 0143, 0159 (55433), (55443), 0159, February 14 UTC
2023 [Tue]
9395, 0030, 0055, 0059 (45433), February 15 UTC 2023 [Wed]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Thursday February 16 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9395, S9+15/20
into Missouri SDR; 5010, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR.

WORLD OF RADIO 2178 contents: Antarctica, Argentina non, Australia,
Brasil, (Bulgaria), (Canada), Chile, China, (Colombia), Cuba, Egypt,
(France), Germany, Guatemala non, India and non, Indonesia and non,
Italy non, (Japan), Korea North and non, Korea South, Mongolia,
Myanmar and non, Netherlands, New Zealand, (Oklahoma), Russia, Sau`di
Arabia, Spain, Switzerland and non, (Turkey), UK, USA; unidentified
9025; Pico balloons; propagation outlook
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2178 available from 0218 UT February 17

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2178.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2178.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
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 7295 & 14590-Bulgaria [unsked but last week]
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ditto]
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557]
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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9395, Feb 16 at 0754, JBA carrier, is this WRMI? Compared to
other 31m channels: 9455 absent; 9955 S6/S9. There are severe
propagation disturbances, but if 9955 be that good, the others should
be even better: problems at Okee site? Nothing else ever scheduled on
9395 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, Feb 16 at 0800, S7/S9 talk from R.
Vanuatu. Can`t understand anything, but intonation sounds Frenchy,
probably not? But FF is V`s third official language per WRTH 2022.
Also a bit of Nigeria remains on 7255- (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0243 UT February 17

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Wed Feb 15 at 1555, no signal from
LRA36 during its former and future? regular broadcast time; into
Argentine SDR, I let it run for half a sesquihour or so anyway, with
nothing.

BUT there it is with music prélude? at 1951 tnx to tip from Horacio
Nigro, when I don`t have time to follow it much further. 1954 RAE ATTW
multi-lingual IDs, back to songs.

From 2151 I`m back on it, mostly music at S9/+12. Maybe it`s the new
temporary 1 kW transmitter they were expecting to improve reception at
higher power than before. 2204 an ID and seeming live saludos to
Marambio Base. 2230 another check direct: no trace of it. Back to Arg
remote: Still going with rather frenetic music at 2252, 2300; 2327 ID
for LRA36, music.

UT Feb 16 at 0007, RAE IDs amid more and more music. 0016 again
greeting Marambio Base including individuals by name, various sectors
there, and mentioning guests from Colombia. Apparently Esperanza is
very grateful for something from Marambio. 0024 plugs the Panorama
Nacional newscast from RNASG the entire month of January on the
Nacional net, somewhat outdated. I notice some hum surges during
pauses between talk and more music until finally chopped off at 0027*
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 15 at 0739, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
and no other 9/kHz splits. Gary Pence had detected it earlier at 0404
via Oahu SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 15 at 0757, off-frequency carrier still
detectable from VON, aside better 7260 Vanuatu, q.v. (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Feb 15 at 2302, token English from SNR/REE is
S9+20/35 of DEAD AIR on N American frequency for the entire semihour
and beyond. Something`s nonsensical at Noblejas. The other three
frequencies are nominal, 11685, 11940; and 12030 best and quite
sufficient S9+10/20 despite off the back from ME beam into Maryland
SDR. 2308 recheck already interviewing an author of historical fixion
explaining what`s true and what`s not. Then about a `virtual museum`
he runs, ending with web reference mucain.com which stands for MUseo
CArrera INdias --- that should be a lot more interesting to explore
than the interview. 2328 Hélena concludes with a song (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) See also TAIWAN

** TAIWAN. 9690, Wed Feb 15 at 1628, singing in Chinese? VP with
flutter, cuts off at 1629* but shortly back on a bit to 1630* off
again. Noted since this would QRM SPAIN when its N American service
starts at *1500 weekends. Aoki shows at 1600-1630, Furusato no Kaze in
Japanese, clandestine for N Korea, via Paochung site; 9690 also at
1500-1600 CRI in Bengali via Kunming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.001+, Feb 15 at 2305, VOT VG S9+40 into
UTwente, on the air for English hour. Recheck 2316 outro ``Whipping
Files`` or whatever it`s called. 2317-2325 `Weekly Commentary` by a
guest with an Arabish name, denouncing racism and anti-Islam in
France, making fun of EQ victims in Charlie-Hebdo cartoons. Read by a
VOT announcer and inviting other outsiders to contribute.

I`m trying to monitor Antarctica and Spain at same time, back and
forth via different remotes. 2329 has started a talk about when and
whether to wear shoes --- yes, per 2334 outro it`s been `Feeling
Supreme/The Healing Spring`; then music, no more features caught until
2354 s/off with full English sked, fragment of IS and 2355* off
uncovering the CCCCCCI from Urumqi, std denunciation. It starts at
5960.000+ then creeps up beyond .001+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2177 monitoring: confirmed UT Wednesday
February 15 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/28 into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed Wednesday February 15 at 2202 the 2200 on WBCQ 7490-,
S6/S7 direct. Next:

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 for ``My yearly anonymous
contribution to WoR. Thanks again, Glenn, for allowing me to
participate in your historic radio show``, generously via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com

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 [non]. 9455, Feb 15 at 1630, WRMI missing unlike 9395 with
TOMBS only S5/S6 and steady; rather S6/S9 algo with heavy flutter,
i.e. RFA Chinese via SAIPAN sked per Aoki M/W/F only at 1600-1700,
and/or CNR1 jammer. WRMI 9455 is supposedly 24/7 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 15 at 0756, VP S8/S9 talk from R. Vanuatu, but
better than usual; and still no 7890 or 11835 from no 3945 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9025 AM, Feb 15 at 1632 in routine bandscan, surprised
to encounter President John F. Kennedy`s inaugural address, one of the
great speeches of history, mentions ``first 100 days`` and immortal
phrases like ``let us never fear to negotiate``, but cut off air
abruptly at 1636.6*.

Sounds like could be a regular broadcast transmitter, and S9/S6, even
stronger than 9395 WRMI at S5/S6. I soon find that this has been
previously reported almost exactly one year ago on Feb 18, 2022,
suspected of being US military rather than a pirate:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,93157.msg297341.html#msg297341

Like then, this keeps cutting on for 5 minutes or so, breaks off for 5
minutes or so. JFK certainly deserves more respect! FWIW, further
on/off approx. timings, but this gets old rather quickly: *1652-1657*,
*1702-1707* including 1703 ``Ask not what your country can do for
you...``; end of speech 1704, ``God`s work must truly be our own``,
brief outro by another voice, or rather intro and restarted.
*1712-1717*, *1723-1727*, *1732-1737.5*, *1742.5-1747.5* then some
``running water``; *1752.7-?, *1802.8-1805, restart; *1812.8-?; 1817.5
another restart with Chet Huntley? voice intro, but soon cut off
again. *1823-; 1845 recheck still going; and *1903.5 and 1923 yet
again.

I notified the WOR iog and it seems I am getting it better than in
Michigan or Maryland. I switched from direct to the Missouri remote
for convenience at *1652, hitting S7 and only 3 or 4 Hz
off-frequency-minus (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0112 UT February 16