** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-CUSB, LRA36 publicized a big broadcast for Sat
Aug 29, alternating Spanish and German at 1500-2030, then English at
2030-2200. But: Not a trace from 1500 past 1540 on any Brazilian or
Argentine SDR I can access. Is anyone hearing it anyhow? There has
been a propagation disturbance as long predicted. Note admission of
low power 800 watts. WRTH 2020 said ``1 x 10 kW (operated at 1.5 kW).
F.pl: increase output to 10 kW`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR iog)

Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, replies at 1612: ``Hi, transmission
suspended due to bad weather. Best 73,s`` (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 6134.8, Aug 29 at 0554, weak signal sounds like Brasilian
talk, but cuts off air 0555* before I can measure it exactly; presumed
R. Aparecida. Nothing audible on 9630v by 0558 while RVM is audible,
q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 5939.5, Aug 29 at 0557, music and soon announcement in
Brazilian, sounds like official RVM canned ID, S4 vs S9 noise crashes,
and not too much 5935 WWCR now. Within a few Hz of 5939.500 producing
equal hets, SSB tuned to 5939 and 5940.

9664.808, Aug 29 at 0559, Brazilian talk at S4-S6 from
always-off-frequency RVM. Only ZY audible now on 31 or 49m (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 29 at 1352: none higher than 12880
JBA carrier; also 11460, 11170, 11150, 11120, 10960; 10160 trace of
Chinese; 9215 S3-S5 of Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13820, Aug 29 at 1315, noise jamming where there has been no
RM since March. Something`s always wrong at DCJC. Also jams its real
frequency 13605 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13740, Aug 29 at 1315, RHC on here but not 13700 and no
spurs, with report on COVID-19 statistics in Cuba by provincias,
municipios, barrage of figures I don`t try to copy but I think he said
the mortality rate was under 3%; from echoey venue.

Still no 13700 at 1352, but by 1454, 13700 is on and 13740 is off.
Nominal skeds for these two: 13700, 13-15 to San Francisco; 13740,
11-14 to Buenos Aires, but not noticeably weaker here. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7254.9v, Aug 29 at 0602, VON is AWOL again, and not on
9689.9v either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2049 monitoring: almost confirmed
Saturday August 29 at 1310, the 1300 on WRMI 15770, JBA traces of
talk.

Also confirmed at 1615 the 1600 Saturday on all WRN webcasts, presumed
International-Vacuum satellites too. Next:

1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800-NEW to SSE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 NEW to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5850 to NW & 5010 to S NEWs

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks for financial support from Eric Lund, Karlsborg, Sweden
for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
- not necessarily US funds as PP will convert

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1070, Aug 29 received this reply to my report of the WCSZ DX
test: ``Hi Glen[n], Thanks for your report - it confirms your
reception of WCSZ on August 22, 2020. This was non-DA, at 50 kW the
entire time. They were DA daytime until about ten years ago, when that
equipment was removed. Three towers at night, aimed at the ocean with
Greenville [SC] in it's main lobe. Indianapolis kills them in their
fringes at night. Al Hajny`` --- that`s it, no eQSL attached.

S.S. is an ~8K suburb on the NW side of Greenville. My Collins Gem
pocket dixionary, originally owned by G. B. Hancock for a 5th hour
French class, says souci means: care, worry, anxiety, solicitude,
marigold; but Google says the expression, without any of those =
carefree. The Arizonans skipped the French for their Carefree, as Paul
Harvey used to remind us, north of Phœnix, presumably a retirement
community (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Aug 29 at 0606:
nothing but 621, presumed CANARY ISLANDS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1725 UT August 29

** GERMANY. On Friday, August 28, 2020, 01:52:33 AM GMT+1, Bill
Tilford via groups.io <trombonchicago76@yahoo.com> wrote:

``There will be a test of FTIOM & UBMP on 9670 kHz (Channel 292 from
Germany) from 1600-1800 UTC. The rest of the week's schedule
follows:`` My sequence of WOR iog posts: ``What date for this? Like
before, Friday, 28th? Glenn``

Yes, it`s today Friday Aug 28. Listening via UTwente, signed on late
at 1603, VP signal. By 1623 only a JBA carrier or bits of music and
hash on frequency; something on 9665 but not enough to QRM. Nothing at
Portugal KiwiSDR, which should be better skip distance. 1719 still
nothing at Lisboa; wild jazz S7 audible at UTwente but far too much
noise/hash to enjoy. But fading up by 1725 to S9+15 peak on 9670.00439
locked, almost tolerable, back down to S7. Is anyone else listening
anywhere with better reception? Glenn`` By 1730 tuneout, Bill is
plugging his Sept 7 specials on Channel 292 and WBCQ. Wolfgang
Bueschel replies:

``Such mini 10 kW non-directional antenna broadcast to either western
Europe, nighttime across ocean to Maine and Massachusetts, or UTC
nighttime to European Russia target IS INEFFECTIVE. It is necessary
to r e n t the real broadcaster 100 kilowatt or 300 kW powerful
units in ORS Moosbrunn Austria, MBR Nauen Germany or CJSC Yerevan
Gavar Armenia. 73 wb`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7254.9, Aug 28 at 0623, VON is on for a change, S9+10/20,
and with good modulation for a change, talk in presumed Hausa about
COVID-19 -- number pronounced in English -- and demokrasi (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2049 monitoring: confirmed first
WRMI broadcast, Friday August 28 at 2200 on 9955, good via TWR Bonaire
SDR and no jamming audible.

Also confirmed UT Sat Aug 29 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9955 better S4-S6 via
Boa Vista than Bonaire; 7780 good S9+10 via UTwente.

From Unique Radio, Australia website, https://www.uniqueradio.biz/ ---
``Unique Radio SHORTWAVE FEED 5045 kHz & 3210 kHz has ended due to
relocation. Podcasts and online continue as usual. Unique 2SG &
Classic Hits from the 60's to the 80's and beyond · The Sound of
Gunnedah and the Northwest - New Local Radio Coming Soon``

Is 2SG a legal, licensed unique callsign, in NSW pattern as if were on
MW? Since this weekly WOR schedule deals with SW, not webcast-only,
Unique Radio will no longer appear here, but WOR times remain: 0900 UT
Fri & Mon; 0700 UT Sat & Sun. Will its SW ever resume? Next:

1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800-NEW to SSE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 NEW to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5850 to NW & 5010 to S NEWs

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks for financial support from Eric Lund, Karlsborg, Sweden
for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
- not necessarily US funds as PP will convert

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6159.9v, Aug 28 at 2347, S8-S9 but noisy, WBCQ `Old Tyme
Radio` is opening an episode of `Amos `n` Andy` as re-produced by Ed
Bolton; a little late if to finish by hourtop? But it does, now
listening to Area 51/61 webcast, 2357 organ theme and outro. 0000 Aug
29 into `Crusader Rabbit` instead of `AAAWWW`, which has already
started WTO theme and interjexions on 7490 webcast. Allan soon plugs
OTR show but says he is now on 6160; random conversation with Angela,
including benefits of vertical antenna to reduce
horizontally-polarized noise. 0023 false-start to politix he always
says he doesn`t want to get into on show, is quadri-casting on 3265,
5130, 6160, 7490. Angela is wearing soft, sexy, pants he hasn`t seen
her in before.

0026 I check Rochester SDRs and indeed AAAWWW is heard on 6160 and the
others; but still NOT on the A51/61 webcast; at 0027 it exclaims, ``Dr
Becker`s Magic Mushrooms on the Lumpy Gravy Show``. Back on AAAWWW,
0032 confirms date as 28 August YOOL 2020; then A&A really get into
politix: hypocrisy, ``deep state`` conspiracy nonsense; they can`t
comprehend how anyone could vote for Biden instead of Trump, thus
ending freedom and everything in America. (Me, if I had to choose
lesser of evils, it would be Socialism instead of Trump`s Fascism; in
fact Democratic Socialism is not evil at all but successful in much of
N/W Europe; but the populace needs to be unselfish, a tough call for
Americans, and a Canadian.) Reads long anti-Democratic screed e-mailed
by more than one listener; Angela is also anti-vac, but Allan claims
to be pro-science. 0059 prayer and 0100 over to Hal Turner. Here`s
John Carver`s version:

``Tonight's show started on time on 7490 and just a few seconds later
on 5130 and 6160. I don't check 3265 as it's such a pain to do so.
Allan and Angela in the studio. Opening positive talk about the Area
61 Old Time Radio program on 6160 and all the positive comments they
have received about it. Then a plug for shortwave listening in
general. Some antenna talk then into antennas on dumbphones. Angela
broke in and said they should have a picnic on top of the
superstations antenna and Allan quips that they are the only two
people at the station that could climb to the top and still function.
Then into TV antennas and finally back to radio antennas. Then talk of
antenna problems in FLA because of all the noise down there.

By 0023 they start to slowly drift into some political talk even
though Allan said he didn't like to do political talk during his show.
Allan distracted us by talking about how Angela was dressed and when
the discussion restarted we were back to talking of dumbphones again.
Angela brought up Pirate Joe and Allan stated that he was a communist,
left wing liberal and we're back into politics. Then Allan read an
older email from Ross on the Cape and it had to do with the election
and the general conditions in this country at this time. Angela got
animated after this and Allan started to read another email that had
to do with draining the swamp.

Reading of regular emails began at 0052 and Angela got a little wild.
Closing prayer at 0058 and program was off the air at 0100 again in
mid-sentence. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. JBA TA MW carrier search Aug 28 at 0622 UT: only 621,
stronger than 711, presumably Canary Islands and Morocco. (No 846 from
Kiritimati either) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0246 UT August 29

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 27 at 1410: none in the 16s; only
15110 JBA; 11440 JBA carrier; 11150 JBA Chinese; 11120 S2-S3; none in
the lower 9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11950, Aug 27 at 2215, RHC on here during the hour earlier
than scheduled, with non-// alternative Spanish programming to 11760
mainstream. Something`s always wrong? at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 9490.028V, Aug 28 at 0242, R. República via RMI via
Issoudun, FRANCE, with song blending ME and Cuban elements? Soon 0244
into complaints of a political prisoner; S9+10/20 and no jamming
audible now. Frequency is varying slightly, difficultizing measuring.

After 0300, the UT Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon extension hour has resumed on 5800,
WRMI itself, confirmed at 0344 check Aug 28 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7254.9, Aug 27 at 0558, no signal from VON which should be
running IS by now for 0600 broadcast, but not rechecked later here or
elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. I haven`t kept rereporting this daily, but as of 1409 UT
Aug 27 daytime, no change since last report Aug 21, concerning 515-MCW
kHz, ND Beacon PN, Ponca City, still OFF; and 341-MCW kHz, NDB EI,
Enid, still on (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 27 at 2212, no signal here from VOT, surely off;
remote not checked since 9420 neighbor Greece accomplishes S8-S9.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, Aug 27 at 1418, WRMI prolonged today beyond nominal
1400* with Freedom Synergy Radio talking about Taiwan in English. You
never know whether this webcast-only time will also get shortwaved
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1130 kHz, Aug 27 at 1410 UT, KLEY Wellington KS, is still on
steadily S9 but only a trace of music modulation; maybe the 250-watt
daytime rating, but useless except for the 100.3 FM translator to
pretend to relay it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2049 contents: Algeria, Antarctica,
Belarus non, Bolivia, Bougainville, Canada, China, Cuba and non,
France, India, Indonesia, Korea South & North, Laos, Madagascar,
México, Mongolia, Netherlands and non, New Zealand, Perú, Poland,
Spain, Sudan, Tajikistan/Tibet non, Turkey, UK, USA; and the
propagation outlook

WOR 2049 is available as of 2318 UT Thursday August 27
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2049.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2049.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

0900 UT Friday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9955-[jammed?] to SSE
0700 UT Saturday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800-NEW to SSE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 NEW to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5850 to NW & 5010 to S NEWs

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks for financial support from Eric Lund, Karlsborg, Sweden
for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
- not necessarily US funds as PP will convert

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5850 // much weaker 5010, UT Fri Aug 28 at 0129 WRMI
abruptly cuts off Robobibling in English from ABF for ID and 0130 Bob
Bierman ``Greatest Music of All Time``, first Middle Eastern, by 0144
Cuban, ``MiLonga``, etc. Filling a blank field on the System F
skedgrid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. JBA MW carrier search, Aug 27 at 0605: 621, 711, 846,
855(2), 882, all probably Eurafrican except 846 Kiritimati (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Aug 28 at
0253-0300, not in the order tuned: 684, 711.0, 891, 936, 1098(2),
1107(2), 1125, 1152, 1215(2), 1305(2) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING

Politics --- DONALD TRUMP’S CORRUPTION WAS ON FULL DISPLAY AT THE RNC
George Zornick, Jesselyn Cook, HuffPost August 25, 2020, 11:10 PM CDT
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-corruption-rnc-041022029.html

THE DAILY [SOCIAL DISTANCING] SHOW, with TREVOR NOAH

On Comedy Central, UT Tue-Fri at 0300-0345, repeated 0515-0600 UT, but
you don`t even need basic cable. Terrific political satire so needed
now, segment by segment:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trevor+noah+daily+show
This week however, another episode UT Sat Aug 29 to wrap up RNC (gh)

This report dispatched at 0409 UT August 28

** TURKEY. 9830, Wed Aug 26 at 2214, VOT S9+50! VG via UTwente but
with some hum, not even tried directly, already finishing `Turkey`s
Tourist Attraxions` and next into `This Day in History`, the latter
voiced by the `Letterbox` guy which is what I am expecting, ranging
from something Turkish in 1071y (when ``August 26`` if any, was
somewhen else) to the death of Charles Lindbergh in 1974y. 2217 his
canned COVID-19 PSA; 2218 music break but no `Letterbox`; 2224 the YL
with `Did You Know That?` about Hatay, UNESCO Creative City of
Gastronomy --- Well, the only Turkish city in the Top Ten here is #8,
Gaziantep!
https://lifeofdoing.com/unesco-creative-cities-of-gastronomy-foodie-destinations/
By 2230, more music fill, it`s quite clear this is another week with
no Letterbox (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2048 monitoring: Re: ``Slept past 1330 UT Sat
Aug 22; did anyone hear 1300+ on WRMI 15770?`` --- Yes, direct here in
NB. Reception very good. Preceded Shortwave Radiogram. Recorded both.
-- Richard Langley``

Also confirmed Wed Aug 26 from 2100:17.5 on WBCQ 7490v, good via
Rochester SDR.

Also confirmed UT Thu Aug 27 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, good S8-S9 via
Rochester SDR.

Also confirmed UT Thu Aug 27 at 0130, new time on WRMI 5850, good
S9+10 via Rochester and VG direct; and new 5010 VG S9+15 via TWR
Bonaire.

Next WOR 2049 should be ready by early UT Friday August 28 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0146 UT August 27