** MEXICO. I haven`t caught any 10 m beacon activity for quite a
while, but now at least two main XEs by sporadic E, Sept 19 at 2222 &
2225:
28171 CW, XE1FAS/B, not listed at WI5V but only 24929.5 from Puebla
28276 CW, XE1JAL/B, 5 watts from Xalapa [not Jalapa? XAL?]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. ``Hi Glenn, About your NDBs mentioned. 350 RG
is decommissioned; this happened several times but it kept coming
back, it appears to finally have taken effect, last reported 1/23. 255
SW still on, reported 8/29/23; 332 IC still on, reported 8/27/23.
https://rxx.classaxe.com/en/rna/signals
73, Steve AA7U in Arizona`` Ratzlaff (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 101.5, Sept 18 at several chex on caradio around Enid,
circa 19, 20 and 21 UT, dead air in $ tereo, again at original level
like months ago leading me to conclude it has to be KOCD Okeene
transmitter, altho R. Salvación claimed to have gone off the air last
January. It`s not local level, but plenty to dominate any signs of
further 101.5s. Once back at home QTH I try the DX-398 with RDS
capability, but not enough signal to display that icon if unlikely in
use, nor even stereo icon.

May have to take the time and trouble to drive the ~80 mile roundtrip
to Okeene, SW of Enid, to be sure. One FCC map indicates site is right
in center of town, slightly NW of junxion of state hwys 8 & 51; but
another shows it on east side, just north of hwy 51 and just east of
N2660 Rd. The 60 dbu contour of 14 kW does not reach Enid.

Digging further at FCC, I see nothing about it being off the air, nor
having been a relay of the 93.9 LPFM in OKC. In fact, guess what, the
main studio of record is in Liberal KS! Where there is another station
on 101.5 I have been getting:

``LICENSED
License Expires: 06/01/2029
Status Date: 08/29/2016
Facility Id: 191552
Community of License: OKEENE, OK
Service: FM Station
Facility Type: Commercial [CDT]
Licensee: Calvario Communications, LLC
Licensee Address:
10628 Lakeridge Run
Oklahoma City, OK 73170
4056641323 [phone]
Main Studio Address:
531 South Kansas Blvd
Liberal, KS 69705
6206268282 [phone]``
(Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Monday Sept 18 at 2200, token English from REE, first
feature after news is interview about a Spanish film festival in
London. VG here direct with the other three quite inferior, 17715,
15520, 11670 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 11785, Sept 18 at 2200, VOT English not off the
air today, but quite inferior direct compared to 17855 Spainglés. Not
on the air after 2300 in German. BTW, Recep is interviewed on today`s
PBS Newshour, jumps on interviewer for interrupting and disrespecting
him; weasely otherwise (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: confirmed UT
Monday September 18 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+10 into Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday September 18 from 0300.8 on Area 51 via WBCQ
6160 -68 Hz = 6159.932, S8/S9 into Maryland SDR, after JL ``gotta go``
at 0300. Next:

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept, or now?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2207]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba? to be confirmed]

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** U S A. 5130+, WBCQ`s Trumpmitter is still off at 0300 check Sept 18
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. George, I have not noted any activity on 5085, tho I could
have missed it. Could you update as of now what the situation and
plans are? (Glenn to George McClintock, Sept 13)

``WTWW coming back --- Glenn, I have paid programming starting within
2 weeks, if all goes as planned. 5085 to start 7 to 11 pm central
[00-04 UT]. Then 9475 later. George McClintock 9-13-2023`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2208)

This report dispatched at 0020 UT Sept 19

** CANADA. 6754 USB, Sept 17 at 0109 nothing from CHR; must have been
pause until starts at 0110 but JBA vs S9+25 line noise, still nothing
but ``no report received``s during brief monitoring of Trenton
Military. EiBi implies starts at :10 past the hours, but unclear the
extent of pauses/breaks (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11850, Sept 17 at 0122, RHC at S9/+15 [direct u.o.s.], but
main a hum with trace of modulation, and JBA parasitic spur carriers
on 11840 & 11860. That`s more like it: somethings` always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9600, Sept 17 at 0127, RHC Spanish and S9/+20 // 11760. Seems
9600 not be a mistake, keeps happening, avoiding Romania 9700 clash at
0200-0300. EiBi & Aoki still haven`t caught up with 9600 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 17640, Sept 17 at 0115, CRI English chat
about education, AI, surprisingly good signal this hour via Kashgar,
land of ChiCom imperialist genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems,
toward Europe so rather USward too, in fact the SSOB, S4/S7 with some
flutter. It sounds better in plain USB than in ECSS. I then survey
other signals, mostly JBA or JBA carriers on band+ without further
research, likely mostly China from NE or NW: 17490, 17530, 17565,
17580, 17605 + noisejam?, 17740, 18900, 18970. At this hour I would
have expected better signaling from east China over NW path than west
``China`` over NE path.

9580 at 0126, CRI English also, CUBA relay undermodulated and a few
seconds behind // 17640 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. See USA: 11880

** MEXICO. 18084.5 CW, Sept 17 at 0112, sounds automated in several
repeats: CQ CQ CQ CQ DE XE2AD - something else followed probably
gridsquare. QRZ.com:
``XE2AD Mexico flag Mexico, DAVID MORO-FRIAS, AP 006, Aguascalientes,
Ags 20000, Mexico --- ​Website: http://www.xe2ad.com Hi! I am David,
born in 1980 and ham radio operator since 2006. I´m an Electronic
engineer with a MSc and PhD in microelectronic design. Actually I work
in the semiconductor industry as analog integrated circuit designer
and as an university lecturer`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ``

** NORTH AMERICA. 6952 USB, Sept 17 at 0105, weak talk from pirate way
below what sure seems like jamming, much stronger random tone beepery
like someone wiggling a VFO a few kHz above and below, S9+30 also vs
line noise at S9+12. By 0133 recheck, none of this. Many reports here
of Zeke taking requests and being jammed:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,118250.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. KAUT ``43`` is no longer ``Freedom 43``, but ``CW 43``,
that network branding taken from KOCB, ``CW 34`` on RF 33. KOCB is now
merely ``independent``. KAUT is mainly on RF 19 but the only
transmitter around here so far in unvisable ATSC 3.0. As KAUT is also
owned by NexStar, i.e. KFOR ``4`` RF 27 with NBC, we can really see
KAUT via RF 27.5, in ATSC 1.0 as virtual ``43-1``. Altho when I first
noticed this at 2359 UT Sept 16, it was via Optimum Cable 2 in Enid. I
soon found that rabbitears.info already made the change, so don`t know
exactly when it happened, as there is little reason to watch KAUT or
KOCB. Except: NBC or other KFOR programming such as `Discover
Oklahoma`, the state-sponsored travelog, is shunted to KAUT when
stupid ballgames or maybe BREAKING NEWS or WEATHER, takes over KFOR,
as happened today. Last week KAUT also had a stupid ballgame so
Discover OK was out of luck! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. LW/MW beacon reception has been pitiful. Still
plenty of summer storm noise and also my OG&E line noise. The only
reliable regulars are 515 kHz, PN, Ponca City; and always JBA despite
proximity, 341 kHz, EI, Enid. Former regulars 350 kHz, RG, WRWA OKC,
and 255 kHz, SW, Stillwater remain absent, maybe forever. I have been
hesitant to conclude the 332 kHz, IC, Wichita KS, is off, but
unconfirmed for weeks. At 0102 Sept 17 I get a trace, maybe of a 332
carrier. I`ll be delighted to hear any further beacons, let alone
several Canadians regular in the winter, if they still exist. There
was one on 332 mixing with and atop wIChita (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 11880, Sept 17 at 0123, KBS World Radio in Spanish mailbag
calling someone in México but suppressed/distorted modulation, so
something`s wrong at Grimesland since this is the relay hour via VOA.
KBS cares enough about Spanish to maintain this relay service, not so
for English to North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: not yet UT Sunday
Sept 17 at 0000 on WRMI 9955 as supposedly planned for ``later in
September``, rather another Viva Miami repeat, and at 0015 some gospel
huxter. That leaves one more week, Sept 24.

Confirmed UT Sunday September 17 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S5/S3 with
storm crashes, offbeam into Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed not starting until 0358 UT Sunday September 17 the
0315v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG into nearby SDR, after ARRL News
which started at 0345.

``World of Radio is the premiere news and information radio service
produced by respected shortwave journalist Glenn Hauser.``
http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=p&id=18
Tnx, but don`t you believe the imaginary first time shown,
``5130 Su 0400-0430 UTC Su 12:00AM 12:30AM EST`` [sic]
which was never correct.

Not awake to check the Sun 1030 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it? Next:

2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept, or now?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2207]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba? to be confirmed]

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** U S A. 9330, Sept 17 at 0125, no signal from WLCR/WBCQ-6, but
Classic WBCQs maintain on 7490 & 6160 at 0130 check. Wonder if that
huge rotatable antenna could not tolerate sub-hurricane force winds
from Lee. NWS info for Caribou/Monticello predicted winds gusting to
46 mph and declining, probably more than that earlier. `BCQ is of
course pretty far inland, while the ME/NS/NB coasts were getting
pummeled. Back on by 1730 Sept 17, JBA direct but S9+18 into Maryland
SDR.

7489.9 at 0130 Sept 17 had some crackles and dead air, not unusual
during Pirate Joe`s `Shortwave Saturday Night` live from WHVW 950, but
S9+20/30 here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7300V, Sept 17 at 0501, the gospel huxter pirate is
back, sermon about Daniel stuff. I last logged it Sept 2, no luck
since on occasional but not nightly chex. Tnx to tip from Lucas
Bandura at 0454:

``WOR] UNID religious 7300v AM --- Glenn’s UNID station on this
frequency is on tonight, I finally got it. S7 on TWR Raleigh, North
Carolina KiwiSDR. Just a carrier direct in British Columbia, no audio
heard. Preacher now, music at tune in around 0450 UTC.

Interesting, at 0513 UTC I saw the operator bump the VFO up [with
screenshot]. I have heard religious pirates on AM mode in the 80 meter
ham band, I’m sure this is another one of them. Likely using an
antique transmitter and VFO tuned right up to the top of its range for
40 meters.``

I`ve brought up the TWR NC SDR too and let it run for quite a while.
Very steady signal strength but noisy, maybe near local range.
Frequency constantly varying, and SDR calibration is accurate compared
to WWV 10000. At first it`s on 7300.125, shortly downward to +100.5,
97.5, 72, 69.

0522 no ID but cut to ``holy`` hymn, but not the well-known ``Holy3``.
Now it`s offset minus 30 Hz. 0527 back to preacher IDing self as
Robert Breaker ? sounds like, with website southchurch.org - I go
there and find that`s in New Britain CT, but searching on name with as
many alternate spellings as I can think of finds no one. Visual
reference, and podcast mentioned. 0541 happens to attain 7300.000 but
not for long! Still going 0608 at +155 Hz. 0639, +368 Hz. At 0648 I
finally tune in direct and he`s S9+10 but due to noise, JBA on
7300.389 varying upward to 7300.425 by 0652 when I quit.

Ron Howard reported from CA: ``Sept 17 - Hearing 7300 at 0730 UT with
extremely weak signal at Asilomar Beach. Ron`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7410-7415-7420, Sept 17 at 0135, DRM noise at S9+25.
Nothing listed in Aoki, EiBi, HFCC or drmrx.org -- whatsit? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1928 UT September 17

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Sept 16 at 1921 tune-in via
Argentine remote, LRA36 ID and credits, into another anniversary
salute with a song, S7/9+5. I guess they signed on somewhat earlier,
but nothing there at previous chex before and after 1800. Still going
at 1943 check with `Uniendo Voces`; at 2108 with LRA36 mention; 2126,
``comunicad``. Still at 2242 music, off by 2300 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ASCENSION. 21645, Sept 16 at 1507, JBA S4/S5 is the OSOB except for
21550 Algeria. EiBi shows it`s BBC Hausa, only on Saturdays at
1300-1700; for anything besides stupid ballgames? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CANADA. 6754 USB, Sept 16 at 0418, Trenton Military, CHR
reactivated after weeks of silence whenever checked at random,
likewise day frequency 15034 USB. But it`s an exercise in futility as
it`s ``No report received`` from everywhere, at first Canadian
locations only, both for aviation weather and terminal forecasts; by
0434 ditto for Thule and European airports. At 0419 UT, time announced
as ``0020Zulu`` when it`s really almost that hour EDT!! Same kind of
error always happened last time it was active. This was via Georgia
remote. I was not hearing it direct at first due to? underpowered?
propagation? R1 blackouts have occurred. My high line noise level.

Richard Lacroix and I may take credit for its reactivation. Since I
had asked him if he had any news from his contacts at Trenton about
its status, whether it would ever come back. He tells me at 0248:

``Hummmm, I left a message today with one of my contacts, the LF/HF
Team Lead, and interesting enough, 6754 is now back on-air, loud and
clear, with "no report received" and still not in the EST, not UTC
time zone. No response to my e-mail yet. I will be curious about the
explanation. Richard``

Maybe they just needed a reminder? By 0640, 6754 USB has become JBA
direct, about equal to my S9 noise level.

Richard said it should switch to 15034 USB at 1100 and he was hearing
it at 1300, but not me at 1504 nor at 1555 into Maryland SDR. At 1616
it`s audible at Missori remote; still only ``no report received``. By
1818 I finally detect 15034 JBA direct. Well, that`s a start (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT [and non]. 9439.995, Sept 16 at 2143, no signal from R. Cairo
during 2115+ English sesquihour, into UTwente. Something`s always
egregious in Egypt. Of course they will try again and fail again over
and over. By 2200 there is some other weak signal just above 9440.
That hour is listed as BBC English via Philippines to Indonesia.
Qahira could QRM that when on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17450, Sept 16 at 1505, JBA carrier and nothing
else below 17500, presumed Turkish jammer which has not caught up with
major schedule -- and name! change of Dengê Welat, as reported by Tony
Rogers to BDXC-UK:

``Dengê Gel on 11510 kHz --- Dengê Gel (Voice of the People) has a new
schedule according to their website. The station was previously called
Dengê Welat. Translated from denge-gel.org

"Our radio, the Voice of the People, goes to the winter frequency.
From September 15 onwards, our radio will broadcast on 2 frequencies.
According to this, the new frequencies are as follows. Diyarbakır time
from 06:30 to 19:00 on frequency 11.540 kHz. It is on the frequency of
7.460 kHz from 19:00 to 01:00."

Converted to UTC this would be 0330-1600 on 11540 kHz and 1600-2200 on
7460 kHz. Presumably this is via Tashkent. However, I found them at
1115 UTC today (16 September) on 11510 kHz instead, matching the live
stream on their website. They were previously on the 16 metre-band
around 17450-17485, shadowed by a Turkish music jammer (which is still
on 17450 today). 73's Tony`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950 AM, Sept 16 at 0125 just a bit after posting my
previous log, another ID: ``WAVE Radio, we are very existential, ride
the wave`` as heard via NH remote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 20, Sept 16 at 0206 UT, area tropo is up visiblizing
KBZC-LD, OKC, virtual 42. Logged a number of times before but now I
compare it to rabbitears.info info. Unlike most multi-subchannel
stations, this one displays the same PSIP ID on all of them, KBZC-LD.
Makes it harder to ID the individual subs, not always with clear bugs
of their own. Like 42-1 illegible algo #LFN ? in UR. Has open
captioning in English altho the audio is already in English. As far as
I can tell, they do correlate with rabbitears.info info:

42-1 20.1001 720p DD2.0 KBZC-LD Visión Latina
42-2 20.1002 480i (w) DD2.0 KBZC-LD beIN Sports Xtra
42-3 20.1003 480i (w) DD2.0 KBZC-LD BUZZR
42-4 20.1004 480i DD2.0 KBZC-LD RVTV
42-5 20.1005 480i DD2.0 KBZC-LD [Blank]
42-6 20.1006 480i DD2.0 KBZC-LD Infomercials
42-7 20.1007 480i DD2.0 KBZC-LD Shop LC

I have not found what (w) means. 42-6 at the time was about Legal
Help. On the way to oblivion, but by 0231 has faded to breakups
providing ever-changing unique views of DTV art!

R-e info: Technical Data: 7.2 kW ERP,
292' 7.2 kW ND (C) (Vertical ERP: 7.2 kW)
(1 kW + 8.57 dB gain = 7.2 kW ERP)
31.5 mile contour / 3126.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,143,298
328' AGL; 1430' AMSL; (1045226)
NAD83: N 35° 35' 52.1", W 97° 29' 23.2" (35.597806, -97.489778)
That is: the NE OKC antenna farm, just south of Kilpatrick Tpk near NE
122nd St. and Kelley.

Operator: HC2 Holdings
From that we can link to all other HC2s including in same market:
22 (22) KTOU-LD OKLAHOMA CITY OK
42 (20) KBZC-LD Oklahoma city OK
45 (31) KOHC-CD OKLAHOMA CITY OK
Licensee: DTV AMERICA CORPORATION

There is also a link to stations sharing this tower:
https://www.rabbitears.info/tower.php?request=site&asrn=1045226
RF DTV: 25 13 20 23. FM: 102.7 94.7 96.1 101.9. Xltrs: 89.5 90.5
I was not aware of that before, very handy as it would be very tedious
to compare the exact G.C. of all other local FM and TV sites. With
full details including exact heights and callsigns I have omitted.
KWTV atop at 1568 feet AGL, i.e. it`s their original tower for analog
9, first hyped as 1572 feet, the tallest anywhere.

KBZC-LD last logged May 6, 2023 and multiple times in 2016, 17, 18,
19, 20. It was originally licensed to Enid on 42 in 2016 but never
seen as a local. First seen Nov 10, 2016 from OKC on RF 42 before
repack.

At the outset of latest log, besides several BAD signals, the only
other LP decoding was RF 34 33-1 KWRW-LD (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 16 at 2158, VOT IS & English IDs, not off
the air today, S9+50/55 into UTwente. Timesignal about 10 sex early
before 2200 even considering internet delay. What`s the point? False
implication of general accuracy. Modulation starts OK this time. First
news about aid to Libya. 2211 song, now distortion is annoying. 2215
two-minute multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2217 song with drumming. 2221
travelog about Ephesus, some other place on Black Sea; with lots of
distorted musical intervals. 2228 finishes, another distsong. 2231
`Gripping Piles` about a neural network, language learning. 2234
music. 2237 multilingual ID filler reel crutch *again*. Song. 2243
`Turkey`s Geomarked [sic] Products` on carpets. 2246 another song: now
the music distortion is terrible. A pity TRT ruin some otherwise nice
music thus. 2252 sign/off. 2254 IS. 2256 restart IS, now with German
IDs interspersed twice a minute to 2257* depriving us of any
accidental German hour. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, UT Saturday September 16 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+30/40 into
Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday September 16 at 1600 on WRN N America
webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday September 16 at 1930 on WRN N America webcast;
and also on WRMI webcast only. AND a minute or so later via WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO, S9 into nearby SDR. Next:

0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept; or now?]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept, or now?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2207]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba? to be confirmed]

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** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 16 at 0644, RV is JBA in HLNL. At least showing
it hasn`t changed frequency schedule again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2350 UT September 16, 2023

** CUBA [and non]. 11850, Sept 15 at 0018, S9+20 RHC Spanish air not
dead, merely undermodulated; even the spurs on 11840 & 11860 exhibit
traces of mod; the upper blasted by Sa`udi Yemenia buzzmitter.
Something`s always wrong at Riyadh and RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9442.43, Sept 15 at 2129, can`t get UTwente synch to lock on
R. Cairo at usual 9439.995 or anywhere close to 9440 but reads S9+30,
extremely sup/torted modulation, unusable, wiggle that patchcord; try
Parma SDR instead, seems to peak around here then with offset
fluxuating from +1 to -21 Hz, later -42 to -67 Hz. Finally at 2158,
UTwente lox on to 9440.002. Something`s always egregious in Egypt
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620.00, Sept 15 at *1459.7 carrier on, 1500 s/on
of VOMK Maldives service; seems English but very undermodulated S9/+10
vs HLNL here. Back on-frequency after yesterday on 11620.41. As soon
as we are more or less convinced it`s the RBAustralia Kununurra site,
this comes in from Mauno Ritola:

``[WOR] 11620 1500-1530 site --- Sorry, wrong info, Reach Beyond
Australia confirmed now, that it is not (any more?) via them. So maybe
TWN or TAC. Best regards, Mauno``. I still say it`s not Tashkent. I
also compare it to 11825, RBA in Burmese: weaker S9 = HLNL, and slight
wobble of carrier, similar to 11620.

At 1527 I try one of the five KiwiSDRs on Taiwan, BM2KVV #1: 11620 is
JBA and on-frequency. Of course that is inconclusive, as could be too
far for groundwave and too close for skywave. I wonder which of the
five may be real close to any of the three major SWBC sites on island?
Off shortly after 1530*

From my angle it`s not Tashkent. But Wolfgang Bueschel says 11620
signal characteristix today for AWR Burmese on 11850 before 1500 via
Uzbekistan were identical to 11620 afterwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950 AM, Sept 16 at 0026, JBA carrier direct, the
OPOB. My HLNL makes my pirate DXing even more minimal. By 0102, NH SDR
is getting drumming at S7. 0108 dinging and YL ID as ``W-A-V-E Radio``
as also reported here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,118198.0.html
0117 ID again this time adding it fonetikaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Sept 16 at 0059, JBA carrier direct,
slightly stronger than 6950. 0102 into NH SDR, S7 with rock. Bet this
one is Ballsmacker, regular frequency and UT Saturday time. Yes, as
here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,118204.0.html
I am trying to be helpful by linking to other reports at HFU, but some
editors delete them from my reports! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Friday Sept 15 at 2200, token English from SNR,
previews features after the news to be about a ``Prado on the
Prairie`` art museum in Dallas featuring worx of Spain; and Lebanon
correspondent about sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean. Even
before the news, fan mail from a John in Florida. 2208 interview about
art with Frank Warden? 2222 Leb report. 2228 song ``El Fin del Mundo``
which became popular with the COVID pandemic. Three other frequencies
also weakerly audible into Maryland SDR, 11670, 15520; and 17715 with
some strange fluxuation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SWAZILAND. 9585, Fri Sept 15 at 1453, S6/S8 open carrier, then
starts music box IS and IDs as ``This is TWR, broadcasting from
Eswátini``. HFCC shows 64 degrees for CIRAF 53SE, i.e. Madagascar, in
Malgache language except French on weekends. This has got to be
longpath. My NGS globe shows the route would be roughly ESE from
Manzini, across southern Indian Ocean, Australia, Tarawa, Hawai`i, to
Enid. CRI in Japanese also sked at 1500 on 9585 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 15 at 2200, VOT English is not off the air,
VG strength into UTwente, but heavy overmodulation distortion. Altho
mostly understandable, I refuse to subject myself to that and move on
to Spain. 2312 recheck, already off the air, so little or no extra
German this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Additional WORLD OF RADIO time appears on WRMI skedgrid
checked Sept 15: Thursday 1400 UT on 9955; to be confirmed. Two other
9955 airings have been pending for ``later in Sept``: UT Sun 0000 and
Tue 1300.

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: confirmed Friday September 15 at 2045
the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, Villa Estense;
nearest SDR Noale is busy but Parma gets it poorly, S6/S7 very noisy
with music QRM understation. I guess that`s still Brighton, also
earlier:

At 1800, I checked 7290 via UTwente, IRRS SW during the hour WOR
formerly aired. FSN at first; 1810 VOA-One ID, I guess after VOA news
and music followed. Not audible on 14580 second harmonic. 1845 after
music, `Shortwave Report` starts: I though media programs had been
canceled on SW -- but a semi-hour show doesn`t quite fit into a
quarter-hour slot, so chopped off for 7290 sign-off at 1900 but to
continue on 1323. Fragments of WOR could also appear somewheres on the
NEXUS-IBA `schedule`, so much of which is generic on the website. If
anyone run across such, let us know.

Note that some items quoted on WOR 2208 are no longer correct already:
Ben Dawson says WFME 1560 does not use a ``slant-wire antenna``, but
rather a slant-wire *feed* to a vertical tower, which is entirely
different. Also outdated: as in MALDIVES, VANUATU, this report. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2207]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba? to be confirmed]

No new contributions this week which might have been sent via PayPal,
not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com

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

** U S A. 6160 -68 Hz = 6159.932 into NH SDR, Sept 16 at 0000, WBCQ
with `AAAWWW`. In first triminute I recognize as repeat of a recent,
like ``what does VU stand for?``, so never mind. 5130+ is still off
the air, no Trump, SOB! 3265+ not on either; only also 7490 -74 Hz =
7489.926 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 15 around 0615, no signal detected from RV in
routine bandscan but vs high line noise level. Manuel Méndez, Spain
says 7260 had resumed: ``Vanuatu today on air on 7260, 0550-0641,
15-09, male, comments, female, songs. Very weak here in Reinante, NW
of Spain at the moment. 15421. Good via SDR Kiwi remote receivers in
New Zealand``. It had been on 5040 instead for a short while. Probably
still QSY to 3945 only at 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15835-15855 approx., Sept 15 at 1458, strong
multi-frequency beepery just far enough not to bother 15825 WWCR,
which is at the defacto upper edge of this SWBC band (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0122 UT September 16

** AUSTRALIA. 11620.412, Sept 14 at 1523, VOMK Maldives service is way
off-frequency, first time ever noted such, as measured direct; after
the Missouri SDR also displayed it at 11620.408, and accurately
calibrated compared to WWV 10000.000; 1459 open carrier, 1500 s/on in
English, 1501 English preaching. All the evidence points to RBA
Kununurra being the true site for this. Reception inferior today into
N America with geomag disturbance, only S8/S9 but still no signs of
transpolarity. Also, on HCDX, Craig Tyson in Perth says, ``Heard at
very good strength signing on at 1500 on 11620 in English on the 12/9
here in Perth. Very likely this is from KNX as the signal strength and
fading patterns were very similar to 11825 Burmese which is definitely
from KNX. Local quality at times from 1500-1530. Craig-Perth``. Aoki
still shows Uzbekistan as if there were no doubt, but EiBi shows [XUU]
site = unknown and calls it ``clandestine``. USAGM RMS monitoring
files still hide the site as [XXX] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2208)

** CUBA [and non]. 15140, Sept 14 at 1912, dead air in English from
RHC; yet the SSOB along with WRMI 15770 as other signals are
degrading; inaudible 15825 WWCR, 15610 WEWN, 15555-USB WJHR.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW
September 14, 2023 LAWS
Cuban ranchers: controlled, helpless and turned into criminals
No meat producer in Cuba actually owns their animals, as demonstrated
by the fact that they need authorization from the State to sell or
slaughter their animals.
LUCÍA ALFONSO MIRABAL | La Habana...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1694623805_49735.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2208)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2207 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday September 14 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 direct.

Also confirmed UT Thursday September 14 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+20/25
into Georgia remote; and S9/+12 at 0145 into Bonaire.

Also confirmed UT Thursday September 14 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+5/20
into Maryland SDR.

``Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2207, notes, loggings, 9395
kHz, WRMI:
S8, S9 signal, 0030, 0045, 0059 (45443),
0130, 0145 (45443), September 14 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)
73s, Richard``

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Colombia, Cuba,
(Ethiopia non), France, Germany, Korea South, Madagascar, (Maldives
non), Monaco, Netherlands non, (Oklahoma), Perú, Russia, (Slovakia
non), Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and non, UKQOGBANI and non, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, Vatican; propagation outlook -- (countries
mentioned with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 available from 0240 UT September 15
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2208.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2208.mp3

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

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2207]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

No new contributions this week which might have been sent via PayPal,
not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com

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

** U S A. 5130+, Sept 14 at 0612, still no signal from the WBCQ
ex-Angela transmitter repurposed for 24/7 ``R. Trump International``,
following lighting strike has been off since Sept 7. I wonder how much
``original`` material was collected for this disservice before
repeating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2208)

This report dispatched at 0256 UT September 15