DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Sept 6: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST update Hi Glenn, my latest Hitlist update. https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm 1) Aggregator - World Radio Network: Updated links (Thanks to Peter Jones in WOR iog mail list) 2) Germany - Shortwave Gold: Update details and links from former name of "Shortwave Radio for Europe)" and added links to programme content providers 3) Netherlands - R Classic Sunday: New addition to list, added links for this station 4) Netherlands - R Delta Int: New addition to list, added links for this station Unless there's a major change anywhere, the next update will be late September. Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Sat Sept 4 at 1505, LRA36 is back! After a month away, good S5-S4 into Brasil remote with Antártida theme song as I intune, more and more songs until 1542 ``a partir de este momento`` as if signing-on, multilingual IDs including English just to inform us that the broadcast is in Spanish; historical talk about Mendoza and San Martín, subject of today`s `El Lejano Sur` program, i.e. not about Antarctica at all, per se. 1544 Anta. song again; 1545 produxion credit for this `Wednesday` show; current? weather: low -26 C, can`t copy the high. Contact info including whatsapp, phone, correo, etc. 1551 QRM? from some beeps and tones, V only briefly. 1556 `Nacional, la Radio Pública` ID; 1613 ID and contact info again, more of same past 1654 Anta. song again; and still past 1714, but since 1606 I`m mainly listening to `The Score` cinemusic on KUCO, and then the opera. Meanwhile, I see that Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain had posted this at 1302: ``The LRA 36 team informed via whatsapp that they will be on air today Saturday, 15476usb, at 1400 hours after they fixed the fault they had in the station antenna`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Sept 4, continued from last report of LRA36, still running at 1714 UT via Brasil remote: mostly music, still past 1827, 1859, but cuts off at 1907* after another song is over (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Sept 8 at 1506 and still just in case at 1750, NO signal from LRA36 into Brasil SDR for its main broadcast on Wednesday, tho it had resumed after a month on Sat Sept 4, which is announced as a repeat of Wednesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4885, Sept 2 at 0645, quarter-hour pips like a timesignal, Rádio Bandeirantes IDs and promos, which is the network R. Clube do Pará relays a lot; now no sign of a second carrier from Acre vs this S9/+10, biggest Brazie on band. By 0900, Bryan Clark, NZ, was hearing them both competing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 340-MCW kHz, Sept 4 at 0648 UT, dash and YY, no QRM from 341 EI Enid still off; 500 watts from Mont Joli, Québec, 2761 km = 1715 statute miles; far beyond Québec city on the Gaspé. Only other Canadian, common 332 QT Thunder Bay. Also several closer Unitedstatesians logged in this session, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 382-MCW, Sept 5 at 0611 UT, ND beacon dash and YPL, JBA, which is 1000 watts from Pickle Lake, Ontario. 366-MCW, Sept 5 at 0612 UT, NDB dash and YMW, 500 watts from Maniwaki, Quebec. 362-MCW, Sept 5 at 0613 UT, NDB dash and SB, 500 watts from Greater Sudbury, Ontario (how is that different from Lesser Sudbury?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 351-MCW kHz, Sept 7 at 0625 UT, dash and YKQ, which is 500 watts from Ft Rupert / Waskaganish, Quebec, at the southern end of James Bay near Ontario border. a.k.a. Wînipekw in Cree. 335-MCW kHz, Sept 7 at 0627 UT, dash and YLD, which is 1000 watts from Chapleau, Ontario. Still some storm noise but nothing much nearby; I notice that such noise is now much heavier on tropical SW than on LW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also USA ** CANADA. 6030, Sept 7 at 0631 UT, reactivated CFVP Calgary received direct vs residual Cuban jamming; ad with a .ca link, back to comedy routines with audience laughter, not fully readable but glad to get anything from this 100-watter. Wonder if something have been beefed up lately (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 6030, Sept 8 at 0625, comedy from CFVP again audible vs remnant Cuban pulse jamming. Now being reported elsewhere deep into America; Ron Howard has been hearing it well on the California beach haven (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 6754-USB, Sept 4 at 0244, 0247, 0254, 0307 chex, no VOLMET signal from Trenton Military, CHR. On WOR 2102 I mention that day frequency 15034-USB is not being heard unlike night frequency; but now it`s gone too. It would seem that a single transmitter serve both when operable, but EiBi, where SSB is never specified, shows a schedule overlap: 6754 at 2310-1100, 15034 at 1010-2400. Did anyone ever hear both of them at same time between 2310-2400, or 1010-1100? Or do those numbers allow for irregular switchover times. Also, didn`t the ``schedule`` include regular hourly breaks like some other VOLMETS, rather than continuous? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 11650, Sept 4 at 1428, Chinese opera? off-key singing, and talk; scheduled this hour is CRI in Amoy via Kunming. Poor with flutter. No CNR1 jammers heard now around 11 or 13 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 13130, Sept 6 at 1439, CNR1 jammer, JBA with flutter. None others in the 12s-13s or 10s-11s, which means as I approximately bandscan, 10.7-11.2 and 12.5-13.55 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 10960, Sept 8 at 1335, CNR1 jammer weak with music; only other WOOB ones are 12820 and 13130, also JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 820, Sept 3 at 0617, whooper occasionally audible vs WBAP, and not on 870 vs WWL at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15370, Sept 2 at 1504, RHC S9+20 undermodulated with `Efemérides` segment, wrong frequency instead of vacant 15140; also nothing on 15230, but // 11760; while on 31m there remains S7-S9 of dead air on 9710 not yet turned off. Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Sept 3 at 0240, RHC English frequency is off, nor on 5990 either; is on 6165. Could 6000 transmitter be on another wrong frequency as happens? None found: 11670 and 11850 in Spanish, 11760 off; 6060 also in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 6000 English is running by next check at 0634, S9+30; also 6060 JBM English under humbuzz, 6100 good S9+10 and 6165 off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, Sept 3 at 0342, R. Progreso is OFF, despite sked as 0030-0400. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. BTW, proper Spanish words lack double-S; possible in Italian names, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Sept 3 at 1451, RHC back on today after excursion to 15370 yesterday, but it`s suptorted S9/+10. 15230 is always weaker, S5-S9 but sufficient modulation. 11760 is S9/+10 but undermodulated at 1455. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 10715, Sept 3 at 2214, a few Spanish numbers alternating with digital blaaaps, spy number station as regularly scheduled but seldom noted here. EiBi shows 2154-2257 on days 1357 = M/W/F/Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000 & 6060 & 6165, Sept 5 at 0555, all three RHC English are splattering plus/minus 10 kHz; overdriven modulation from the studio? 6060 also with its humbuzz; 6100 off, 5040 Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Sept 5 at 1926, no signal on RHC English frequency; again, she`s on 15370 instead, but after a few words stops modulating tho S9 carrier stays on. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, Sept 7 at 0640, RHC English with buzz in irregular pulses, rather than continuous humbuzz. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 6140, Sept 7 at 0641, RHC English JBA in a leapfrog mixing product of 6060 over VG S9+20/30 6100 another 40 kHz beyond, including trace of same buzz of 6060. A long time since I have detected any of these on 49m; more: 6230, Sept 7 at 0642, RHC English, JBA in leapfrog mixing product of 6100 over VG 6165 another 65 kHz beyond; during boring voice-over translation of an official about vaccines. Nothing audible on 6270, which would have been 6060 over 6165 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 9770, Sept 8 at 1645, nice low-key strumming Chinese music with occasional brief announcements until 1657*. Listed as CRI Hakka hour via Urumqi, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems. Via Alberta SDR, I was seeking YHWH on 9775 which Rick Barton had just reported from AZ, but gone already (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 25800, Sept 5 at 1505, no signal from RFI in Swahili, into RSA and Kuwait SDRs, despite RFI registering 11m this hour only effective today starting what used to be the S-season. The only major broadcaster bold enough to MUF itself up already. Instead, still JBA on 21690. Will they really get around to QSY tomorrow? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 25800, Sept 6 at 1507, still no signal from RFI Swahili into RSA SDR, but JBA on 21690. Anyway they are all set to QSY if they dare before end of A-21 season (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 25800, Sept 7 at 1506 via Kuwait SDR, no signal from RFI Swahili, but JBA on 21690; still not making the big leap (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 21690, Sept 8 at 1515, RFI Swahili hour S9-S6 into RSA SDR, still no move to 25800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GUINEA [and non]. 9650, Sept 5 at 2256, no signal from RTG into UTwente: hastening to check only SW frequency following news of coup, but has been inactive or sporadic for months. There is a JBA carrier, probably VOK in Japanese as scheduled, but more QRDRM from 9655 covering 9650-9660, which would be CNR1 as scheduled 2157-0100 via Urumqi, East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. Another 9650 check next day Sept 6 at 2225: nothing. Domestic Broadcasting Survey of April 2021 showed 9650 had been heard as recently as March, sked 0600-2400. In Communication of the British DX Club, Lionel Clyne in Kent had reported it July 14 at 1944. It seems my last log of it was January 23 at 0742. May I point out that major broadcasters would not give a QRM break to a small country with only one possible SW frequency; altho Cuba did move off 9650 for some reason (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** HAWAII. 6501-USB, Sept 8 at 0628, robo marine weather, distorted modulation any ham would be ashamed of, but not the USCG. EiBi shows 6501 is shared among NMN Chesapeake, NMO Honolulu, NRV Guam, NOJ Alaska; not to mention XSL China. Some of the times allegedly overlap, at this hour could only be NMO from 0600, with NMN until 0615. I would have guessed NMN anyway, but some of the ocean areas cited between 137 and 162 west, so Hawaii (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 18119-USB, Sept 4 at 2115, JR7#TG, contacting a W9 et al., JBA and not sure about one of his letters, R? No such station at qrz.com, but definitely starts with JR7, around sunrise in Japan. A couple of other unID phonehams up the band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KASHMIR [non]. 15170, another Tuesday Sept 7, so I`m monitoring via UTwente from 1457. Carrier on by 1459 with tail of some unID English program, typical misalignment; then ``This is IRRS, Milano, signing on`` and 1500 into presumed Urdu from Kashmir Civitas, via ROMANIA, ``Salaam Aleikum`` which is originally Arabic. Yes, indeed, let peace be with us! Much worse reception than usual for weekly broadcast, noisy but reduced by USB tuning until cutoff at 1529*. Solar flux hitting magic 100 has not helped (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Sept 6 at 0616, carrier more than usual JBA, presumed R. Kiribati. I note that a PNW DXer who gets it much stronger says no modulation is to be heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Sept 8 at 0608, only 9-kHz carrier is here, presumed R. Kiribati, while previous nights there would be a few remnants from western Eurafrica: very-low latitude path funxions while higher ones from the east do not: due to K-index of 4 at 0300? But down to 2 by 0600, no storms, says WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9475, Sept 3 at 1456, hymn-like music, M&W talk in presumed Korean, from National Unity clandestine via TAIWAN, S7-S9 and off by 1500 as scheduled; lacking WTWW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 5960, UT Sun Sept 5 at 0100, The Mighty KBC reactivated here via Nauen, GERMANY, ex-9925 summer frequency for past quadrimonth; UT Sundays at 0000-0200 to N America, should stay on 5960 until next May. From Nov should again confront German overrun from Turkey CCI. VG S9+10/20 but seems more fading than we had on 9925 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEW ZEALAND. 7245, Sept 2 at 0600+, no signal from RNZP which is supposed to start this frequency now; nor any on 11725, scheduled until 0559. But Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, was tracking it: ``Radio New Zealand Pacific on wrong frequencies at 0600 UT, September 2: till 0604 on 13840 instead of 11725 kHz; from 0604 on 11725 instead of 7245 kHz; from 0614 on 7245 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, as scheduled in A-21`` When I check again at 0649, 7245 has indeed come up. A Thursday so maybe disrupted by maintenance testing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. Unsolicited but very welcome eQSL received UT Sept 7 from MRI: ``Hello Glenn. It was amazing how many liked the classical music mix. We will do it again. See attached QSL for your great report in WOR 2102. 🎵MIX🎵 MRI Antenna Logo 2.jpg Mix.Radio.International@protonmail.com Sent from ProtonMail for iOS`` And here it is: https://www.w4uvh.net/MixRIntl_Classical_08-31-21_0148_0340_6880_USB_Glenn_Hauser.jpg Or #130 via http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6969-USB, UT Fri Sept 3 at 0242, pirate mostly talk with 2 or 3 guys chatting, rapidly, poorly enunciated and a hard time figuring out what they are talking about, but F-bombs and S-bombs every few seconds! Yet one manages a big word, ``neuro-linguistic``. Maybe a call-in over phones? Bits of wild ``music`` here and there such as 0249.5. S9+20/30. I wonder if the frequency choice convey a secret implication? 0303 discussing computers. 0308 muse about ``trying to get on all SW frequencies``; eQSL from L0DE@L0DE.com sounds like, and that 0 = zero, mentions HF Underground. 0311 disjointed music to 0314.7* Many reports here as: ``L0de Radio Hour 6969 USB 0113 UTC 3 September 2021`` https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85862.0.html L0DE.com is a real Not Secure website, leading to numerous audios of previous broadcasts of Nov/Dec 2018 tho I`d never heard it nor heard of it before. Maybe this replayed one of them (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11840, Fri Sept 3 at 1454, I run across the intonations of Josiah, anti-Christ pirate Station YHWH, but unreadable as S7-S9 equals the high local line noise level I still suffer from. Seems he is often on 11840 in the mornings. Previously with good signal into Alberta remote, not checked today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 9720, Sept 7 at 1436, the thintonations of Josiah Elias, of Station YHWH, S5-S7 direct. I beat Rick Barton, AZ, by 3 minutes posting about this to WOR iogroup, hi; he also had YHWH the morning of Sept 5 on 9700 instead. Rick says 9720 ran until 1630* while on Sept 5, 9700 heard 1703-1750+. BTW, I notice that when the pious Allan Weiner mentions YHWH logs from FRW on Worldwide, he refers to it as ``religious``; can`t bring himself to say ``anti-Christ``, which is clearly what YHWH is all about, if not using that exact term (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. An hour earlier I wasn`t hearing any, but by 0122 UT Sun Sept 5, I have four pirates at once, and then a fifth, as they love to run on Saturday nights, especially holiday weekend. Too much to track them all, but this is what I get, plus later HFU uplooks: 6960-USB, Sept 5 at 0122, pirate music. Many reports here of WDOG, but before 0119: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85947.15.html 6950-USB, Sept 5 at 0122, pirate music. Several reports here of R. Genix, but mostly before 0100: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85952.0.html 6930-AM, Sept 5 at 0123, JBA pirate music. No reports of a 6930-AM at HFU, but a few minutes earlier of Radio 48 on 6930-USB: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85954.0.html 6925-AM, Sept 5 at 0124, stronger than 6930, pirate music, 0125 announcement, 0126 ``This is Radio Station SSN [??? or similar]``. Repetitive vamping music and ``Please stand by, broadcast will begin in one minute``, but in less than a minute cuts off the air, and no soon return. These logs say it was X-FM on 6925, which moved to 6285-USB at 0127; how did they know? ``RH`` later said that among: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85955.0.html 6935-USB, Sept 5 at 0129, this one has just come on, pirate music; 0132 a countdown, otherwise unreadable announcement; 0137 ``Radio for You`` seems like ID and again at 0141, music. Several logs here after 0149 first as unID, then as Radio 48: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85959.0.html At 0142 when I quit, all these except 6925 are still going, never mind competition from WBCQ, Mighty KBC or WTWW (Glenn Hauser,OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6974.9-AM, Sept 5 at 2223, JBA music, presumed pirate Nowhere Radio as particular to this off-frequency. unID reported here between 2010 and 2200 only: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,86017.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6965-USB, Sept 6 at 2217, JBA pirate music and talk. These say Radio Free Whatever from 2207: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,86087.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6885-AM, Sept 6 at 2218, JBA carrier. Nothing reported now in HFU, but most recently in the morning by Dan Robinson, via a remote in New Mexico; et al., Radio Pushka: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,85992.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 338-MCW, Sept 4 at 0649 UT, ND beacon TU, which is 30 watts from TUlsa, seldom heard and wonder if operable only sporadically. I was tuned to 336-USB. See also CANADA and USA (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 267-MCW kHz, Sept 8 at 0615 UT, NDB HET which is 25 watts from HenryEtTa; I was tuned to 265-USB. Notably the only one in N America on 267 per dxinfocentre.com. Not often audible day or night and wonder if only sporadically active. City-to-city distance 202 km = 126 miles. Is due south of western Tulsa (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1170, Sept 8 at 0606 UT, KFAQ Tulsa with sports talk about some team named ``Cowboys``; instead of C2CAM, so transition to Blitz must be complete (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1170, Sept 2 at 0606 UT, ``Talk Radio 11-70`` ID still from KFAQ Tulsa, not ``The Blitz 1170 AM`` stupid ballgame talk as previously publicized to start Aug 23. Brock Whaley, SC forwards an allaccess.com story that the flip is now scheduled to begin Tuesday Sept 7, but refers to new format ``all day``, nothing about overnight. Loss of one of countless `C2CAM` affiliates would hardly be missed, except perhaps by Tulsans who can`t imagine any out-of-town AM radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2102) ** OKLAHOMA. 1170, Sept 7 at 2324 UT, I condescend to monitor KFAQ Tulsa as this is the postponed date for format/slogan change. Amid local sports talk about Jenks HSFB, ID in passing still as ``Talk Radio 11-70``; but at 2330 before next show, ``The all-new Blitz 11-70``. Whether callsign KFAQ ex-KVOO is also to be exxed not yet confirmed. 50 kW groundwave around 200 km not enough to overcome storm crashes here (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 12030, Sept 3 at 2210 UT, around here, very wideband distorted FM blob, but I make out a KOFM ID in passing, and then confirm the music is // my Enid local on 103.1, also at 2219. This is happening only with the Wellbrook loop antenna; gone when switching to internal shortwire. Previously I had 12030 FM spurblob here matching 11780 RNA Brasil which is also on now; that was just as certain then as KOFM source is now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF-7, UT Sept 4 at 0433, only BAD signal from KOCO ``5``, OKC ABC ``local``, not enough to decode via STB nor direct into Sanyo screen; same problem yesterday. Other OKC TVs normal, mostly UHF. Must be on reduced power unless my antenna have broken; no, by 1645 UT Sept 4, back in sufficiently, altho signal meter shows not full strength (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 7, KOCO ``5`` OKC is marginal at first but catches my ears at 1530 UT Sunday Sept 5 as a church choir is singing showtunes! And not a mask in sight. Turns out to be ``St Luke`s on Broadway`` live? from the major United Methodist Church in OKC, once frequented by some of my uncles & aunts. Shortly preacher launches into long sermon past 1600, somehow centered on Angela Lansbury. By 1610 he mentions Jerry Orbach per captioning; I am not auditioning. 1615 back to tune, ``Beauty & the Beast``; they also have a small instrumental ensemble (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PERU. 4810, Sept 2 at 0642 previous JBA carrier has improved to JBA music, so a broadcaster, vs CODAR and LSB tuning essential vs STANAG noise on 4812. Also 0659-0702+ but music continues, no ID. I still think it`s likely reactivated R. Logos, Chazuta, as does Bryan Clark, New Zealand, who replies Sept 2 to my yesterday`s report: ``Glenn, I have heard non-stop music on 4810 LSB several times over the past week. I recorded the frequency on 29 August from 0723 past 0900 UTC and the music sounds like contemporary Christian vocals. The frequency measured here is 4809.993. I am now replaying my recording for any other clues and will advise, but my guess would be Radio Logos. Earlier today (0859 UTC) I discovered a Latin American station on 4939.973 with good signals, co-channel with the Colombian religious station. Latter was clear on the Bonaire KiwiSDR with only the barest trace of the other station showing on the waterfall. Checking an Argentinean SDR I found the mystery station was at good level. I have yet to replay my recording but suspect that this is Peruvian Radio San Antonio, which MWOffsets io Group lists as on 4939.971. Best regards from Mangawhai, New Zealand - Bryan Clark`` 4810, Sept 3 at 0105, via Bonaire SDR a definite carrier, but just a bit of talk modulation even in LSB tuning, S4 unreadable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2102) ** PERU. 4810, Sept 3 at 0628, JBA music audible on LSB only vs STANAG on plus side, still confronting CODAR, presumed R. Logos, Chazuta (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PHILIPPINES. 9410, Sept 3 at 1501 tune-in to dead air, and off in a few seconds. Scheduled 1400-1500 is VOA Korean via Tinang; before and after for many hours on 9410, various BBC languages and sites (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAO TOME. UNID 4960, Sept 3 at 0340, S9/+10 of open carrier, VOA São Tomé? Not scheduled in HFCC & EiBi until 0400-0500 English daily, 0500-0530 Hausa daily, 0530-0600 French M-F, 0700-0730 Hausa daily; 2030-2100 Hausa daily, all 100 kW at 30 degrees. Aoki agrees except for 2030 on M-F only. 4960 carrier still at 0629. No other stations anywhen on 4960. Almost on Equator, sunrise varies only ~30 minutes during the year, currently 0529 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 11940, Sept 3 at 2208, this SNR frequency for S America is still AWOL including during token English Friday semihour. 17855 to N America still holding up well, S9/+20, about Venice Film Festival. clips in Italian. 15520 is S2-S4 and modulating, about the same on 11670, all monitored direct. [and non] At 2312, 15520 is off as scheduled, 11670 now occupied by S9+20 of dead air from CUBA, 11940 is still AWOL, but should remain until 0200* like 17855, the only one left (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 11940, Sept 6 at 2209, this REE for S America is still missing during token English semihour Monday; as `cello music is starting: about time for another ``DX Program`` = mailbag, but not yet. Good on 17855, fair on 15520, and audible on 11670 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 11940, Sept 7 at 2128, REE S American frequency is back on air! Had been missing since Aug 27 or maybe 26. Not only that, but all four frequencies are modulating! 17855, 15520 and 11670 also audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SRI LANKA. 11870, Sept 7 at 1429, S7-S9 of dead air with flutter, something about to sign-on? 1430 JBA talk. Aoki shows AWR in Chinese for entire hour 1400-1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830, Sept 3 at 2213, VOT English to NAm is AWOL again today. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9830, Sept 6 at 2227, VOT English is not AWOL today but JBA direct on LSB to avoid USB RTTY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 329-MCW kHz, Sept 2 at 0635 UT, ND beacon PMV, 25 watts from Plattsmouth NE. Noise level diminished a bit audiblizing it. 326-MCW kHz, Sept 2 at 0636 UT, NDB MA, 400 watts from Midland TX, also not heard for months. I was tuned to 324-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Some ND beacons again audible, amid storm crashes from Kansas, fortunately not enough of those to overlap into continuous: 293-MCW, Sept 4 at 0652 UT, FBY, 25 watts at Fairbury, Nebraska, a regular in the winter, not heard summerly for months 338-MCW, TU Tulsa: see OKLAHOMA 340-MCW, YY Quebec: see CANADA 347-MCW, Sept 4 at 0647 UT, AFK, 25 watts from Nebraska City NE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 420-MCW kHz, Sept 6 at 0623 UT, ND beacon FQ, which is 25 watts from Fairmont, Minnesota. 257-MCW kHz, Sept 6 at 0705 UT, NDB JYR, which is 25 watts from York, Nebraska (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 382-MCW kHz, Sept 7 at 0623 UT, ND beacon SP, which is 25 watts from SPringfield IL; I was tuned to 380-USB --- often get more readable copy thus than right on the frequency. 255-MCW kHz, Sept 7 at 0629 UT, NDB FWC, which is 25 watts from Fairfield / Wayne County IL. Last logged Feb 19, since then nil in still absence of SW Stillwater OK. This is in SE IL between Mt Vernon and Mt Carmel. But there is no other known Fairfield in another IL county. 245-MCW kHz, Sept 7 at 0620 UT, NDB FS, which is 400 watts from Sioux Falls SD; I was tuned to 243-USB; on 243 itself there are zero NDBs in N America per dxinfocentre.com. See also CANADA for two more (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 395-MCW kHz, Sept 8 at 1831 UT the two KS NDBs, ULS ULysseS and CA Newton / Harvs, mixing together at the limits of 25-watt groundwave? 336 km = 208 stmi from ULS. Must be a greater collision midway between them, while I am transborder south of one, southeast of the other, via N/S wire. Periods differ slightly per classaxe.com, 6.28 vs 7.41 seconds, so eventually they alternate. At night often only one or the other can be heard. 407-MCW kHz, Sept 8 at 1832 UT, NDB HRU, which is 25 watts from Herington KS. I hear it best day or night on 405-USB, and relog it now for the record (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13565-CW, Sept 2 at 1507, HIFER beacon is JBA with ID K6FRC repeating, QRMing CODAR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13565-CW, Sept 4 at 1427, HIFER beacon K6FRC IDs repeated vs CODAR, 1.8 milliwatts from Patterson CA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2101 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, From the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: This time I made my loggings that I confirmed hearing World of Radio #2101, I have not heard yet 5950 kHz, at 0030, UTC Sunday/Saturday night, Details: 0130-0159, static, 5850 kHz, 0135, 0144 (55343), (55434), 0159, 5850 kHz, August 27 UTC 2021 [Fri] 0130-0159, QRN, 9395 kHz, 0132, 0155 (45433), (45343), 0159, 9395 kHz, August 28 UTC 2021 [Sat] 2230-2259, QSB fading, 9955 kHz, S 6 signal, 2259, 9955 kHz, August 29 UTC 2021 [Sun] 0030-0059, train ride QRN, wash out, 7730 kHz, 0046 (ID half way mark), 0059, 7730 kHz, August 30 UTC 2021 [Mon] 0230-0259, internet noise, 5800 kHz, heard interview with Jeff White, [NOT WOR] 0258, 5800 kHz, August 30 UTC 2021 [Mon] 5850 kHz, yes, ID 1046 (half way mark), 1030, 1042, 1044, 5850 kHz (55433), 1059, 5850 kHz, Sep 1 UTC 2021 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Also confirmed UT Thu Sept 2 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S8/S9+5 but noisy at Maryland SDR; JBA at Pardinho, Brasil. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 contents: Afghanistan and non, (Algeria), (Armenia), Antarctica, Australia, Belgium non, Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, (East Turkistan), (Germany), International Vacuum, Korea North, (Madagascar), Malawi, Malaysia, México, Myanmar non, Netherlands and non, North America, Oklahoma, Perú, Solomon Islands, Spain, )Sweden not(, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, Western Sahara [non]; receiver reviews; propagation outlook () countries mentioned but along with others not in order WOR 2102 is available as of 0039 UT Friday September 3, 2021 (mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2102.m3u (mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2102.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE 2030 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NE [new] 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support; via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com --- Thanks this week to Ray Lappeus who says, ``Former amateur radio op here. Recently returned to SWL as well as your program and enjoying both. Thank you for all the hours and hard work going into this program every week. Ray Wraye Mid Michigan`` One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 monitoring: confirmed first SWBCs, UT Fri Sept 3 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5850 VG direct; 7780 S9+5/15 into UTwente SDR. Next: 2030 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW & X2=14580, 918-Italy 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NE [new] 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 monitoring: confirmed Friday September 3 at 2030 on IRRS SW via Italia AM, Villa Estense, 918 kHz, VG S9+32 into nearby Noale SDR. Also confirmed UT Sat Sept 4 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+30 into Missouri SDR. Next: 1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW & X2=14580, 918-Italy 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NE [new] 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 monitoring: confirmed Sat Sept 4 from 1800.5 on IRRS SW 7290 Bulgaria, S9+5/15 into UTwente; tuned in too late to track the runup to this transmission. UTw is not hearing 918 kHz Italy relay, only music presumably Spain. But 918 is also confirmed, Italia AM, Villa Estense, S9+25 into nearby Noale remote, a few seconds apart from 7290. Missed checking WA0RCR, 1860-AM, circa 1930 Sept 4; anyone hear it? Confirmed UT Sun Sept 5 from 0334 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, S9+20 into neighborly Warrenton SDR atop some storm crashes, a line across the SE corner of MO extending from central OK per Blitzortung. Once again there are no US SWBCs of WOR between 0130 UT Sat and 2230 UT Sun; stations pick the times, not me. For timely info, I strongly suggest you try to catch one of the first two airings on WRMI, UT Fri 0130 or UT Sat 0130; or, shhh! pod- or webcast ASAP. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NE [new] 2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [NOT Sunday, was error] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 monitoring: confirmed Sunday September 5 from 2000.8 on IRRS SW via Italia AM, 918 kHz, via Noale SDR - as I tune in at 1959, someone in Manchester is already running this frequency! So I camp. But they depart as soon as WOR is heard. BTW, Kiwis think my IP is in Grove OK -- Not. Also confirmed Sun Sept 5 at 2230 on WRMIs, via TN SDR: new 5950 VG S9+10/15; 9955, S9+27. Almost synchronized but probably separate playouts from different Systems. Also confirmed UT Mon Sept 6 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct. Also confirmed UT Mon Sept 6 at 0130 on WRN N America webcast. Also confirmed UT Mon Sept 6 from 0300:38 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 6159.948, S9+10/20 direct but splash from 6165 Cuba. Then I check a TN KiwiSDR in SAM mode which measures carrier offset at 6160.000 minus 30-31 Hz, or 6159.969-6159.970 --- which to believe? Or it might have varied that much in the few minutes between them, but SAM does not show much fluxuation now. BTW, by 0608 recheck direct, 6160- is playing jazz, presumably from the Area 51 webfill, rather than back to TOMBS from 0500; Overlooked? Now these are // if not synch with The Overkiller: 5800, 5850, 5890, 5950, 7570, 7730 for starters, probably also on several 4 and 9 MHz. WOR 2102 next not until Wednesday: 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2102 monitoring: zzz, unchecked Wed Sept 8, 1030 on WRMI 5850; anyone hear it? Especially in PacificAsia. Yes: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, From the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: This time I made my loggings that I confirmed hearing World of Radio #2102, 0230, 5800 kHz, some guy writing and playing his own music, Greg Fishmen, Sep 6 UTC, see you down future radio journey other frequencies are logged on my shortwave radio dial, Details: 0130-0159, static, 5850 kHz, 0136, 0140 (55443), (55434), 0159, 5850 kHz, Sept 3 UTC 2021 [Fri] 0130-0159, QRN, 9395 kHz, 0132, 0155 (45433), (45343), 0159, 9395 kHz, Sept 4 UTC 2021 [Sat] 2230-2259, QSB fading, static QRN, 9955 kHz, S 6 signal, 2259, 9955 kHz, Sep 5 UTC 2021 [Sun] 0030-0059, Static noise, 7730 kHz, 0044 (ID half way mark), 0059, 7730 kHz, Sep 6 UTC 2021 [Mon] 5850 kHz, 1044, halfway mark, 1030 (45433), 1045 (55434), 1059, 5850 kHz, Sep 8 UTC 2021 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Also confirmed Wed Sept 8 at 2100 on WRMI 7780, VG S9+15 into VA SDR with slight storm noise; 21 seconds later on WBCQ 7490, carrier offset -105 Hz = 7489.895, VP vs heavy storm noise - nearest over DelMarVa peninsula, and much more to the N and S. Next, and last: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support; via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com --- Thanks this week to Ray Lappeus who says, ``Former amateur radio op here. Recently returned to SWL as well as your program and enjoying both. Thank you for all the hours and hard work going into this program every week. Ray Wraye Mid Michigan`` One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4980, Sept 3 at 0630, WRMI TOMBS is missing, but there is some Cuban style pulse-jamming. AFAIK, WRMI has never put any exile programs on 4980 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7489.9v), UT Sat Sept 4 at 0000, WBCQ webcast with `AAAWWW`; not even checking SW frequencies but Allan says they are only trimulcasting on 7490, 6160, 4790, as he couldn`t get 3265 to come on when he tried at 2345, unknown why it`s getting no AC, and no time to mess with it now, maybe a fuse blew? The $245K plate amplifier tube from France has arrived. Continental will be coming next week to test it before installing in the SuperStition. The crate alone must have cost $1K. It was well packed with a tip indicator, which shows it was also carefully handled in shipping. Complains that can`t get people in to do antenna work no matter how much the pay. 2 megawatt Diesel generator has also needed maintenance for two years. Blames government for unemployment compensation. Electricity cost has doubled since WBCQ started in 1998, but airtime rates remain as then, not even raised for inflation; roughly $50/hour, should be $200+. 0022, caller from Toronto with news that CHML 820 in Hamilton has flipped to comedy format. [NO, 820 is CHAM; CHML is on 900! -- gh]; discussing formats and whether there is really any demand for comedy; 0026 mulling future of AM & FM; noting that Switzerland is keeping FM a little longer until 2024 when everything goes DAB. 0033 caller from Durango CO, ``Ravvashoe``? 0037 starts reading cold some items from new Free Radio Weekly just in, including mine about ``Lode`` Radio, MRI classical and YHWH. 0039 Bill in Ohio interrupts as another caller. Points out that unlike most cars, the Toyota Prius has VG AM radio engineered so car computer noise itself is avoided. 0045 resumes FRW items. 0047 caller requests some music, ``It`s a Beautiful World`` by Devo. This is not a music request show, but will make an exception and play that for him next week. 0053 stream craps out as usual at this exact time, why? I restart it. Don`t blame White people for slavery: everybody did it back in the day. 0058 prayer, and off by 0100 in time to hear Hal Turner theme. John Carver`s version: ``Tonight's show started on time on 4790, 6160 and 7490. Allan and Angela in the studio. Allan went out to check why 3265 wouldn't come up before the show started and said it wasn't getting any AC power. Didn't have time to tear into it then. The next talk was about a new tube that showed up at the station. I'm assuming it's the new tube for the superstation but I've been fielding a lot of telephone calls this evening. They went on at length about how the tube was packed and how sturdy and high tech the crate was. Phone call at 0022 from Canada talking about radio formats. Phone call at 0033 from a long time listener whose name I can't spell. Reading of the new Free Radio Weekly began at 0038 and was interrupted a minute later by a phone call. Starts reading the Free Radio Weekly again at 0045 and a phone call at 0048 from Kracker. Into reading of the emails at 0051 and closing prayer at 0058 and off the air at 0100. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7489.9v, Sun Sept 5 after 2230, WBCQ with `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`, listening better here via TN remote rather than mono webcast which is rather distorted. I expect to catch the first half tomorrow at 2300 on the secret semi-repeat. But: 7489.9v, Mon Sept 6 at 2225 first check, NO signal from any of the 5 WBCQs, turned off since there are storms all along the NB/ME border. Propagation? 7850-RCUSB CHU is audible, and so is 9265V WINB. After 2300 via Maryland remote, still no 7490- but now the webcast is OK for `UBMP` until chopped for McDonald`s! ad at 2330, and `Camp Constitution Radio`, show apparently attached to different national pre-commercials. But does McD really know about such a political adjacency? The rest still missing 2300+ except a carrier on 6160-. 7490- still silent UT Tue Sept 7 at 0015 during `FTIOM` but which is well heard on the webcast of semi-classical documentary movie theme (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, Sept 7 at 1434 and still at 2129, no signal from WBCQ/WLCR. Maybe they are working on installing the new $240K PA tube? At 2129, 7490- is on and JBA, 6160- with JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7370-7380, Sept 2 at 0559, sounds like WINB`s hybrid DRM, but not currently scheduled on any 7 MHz frequency per EiBi and HFCC. But Aoki shows 07-10 M-F on 7315, i.e. 7310-7320, as in B-season. Nothing there now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2102) ** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Sept 5 at 0020, theatre organ music already on WTWW-2: but soon at 0021 a 3-minute hard-sell commercial by Ted; is he now inserting ads in Theater Organ Under The Arch? I guess not, Bob Heil then starts the real show at 0024 which runs unscathed until 0053. This week it`s inconvenient to listen to $tereo webcast, so I stay with SW which is not too distorted but totally mono (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4840, Sept 8 at 0622, a not infrequent occurrence, WWCR with S9+30 of dead air instead of TOMBS, tsk2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15610, Sept 8 at 2243, JBA carrier direct. Should only be WEWN, which English service was off air recently. I try a number of remotes to confirm it but also JBA carrier everywhere on the 85 degree azimuth toward Africa: Spain, UTwente, Virginia, even Birmingham which however admits it`s ailing tho it gets 9955 OK. I wonder how well it would normally get Vandiver on groundwave. South Africa is too far into the night for any signal by 2300. So could WEWN be back on but very reduced power; or is it just propagation. Finally I check Maine SDR which is hot and it does get an RCatholic discussion at S9! That`s it at a better skip distance, whatever the real power and azimuth: 1915 km = 1190 miles, close to two megametres (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 600, WBOB, Jaxonvil FL with a last-minute DX test from 0400 UT Sat Sept 4: report sent about an hour later: ``Hi WBOB: Tnx for the DX test. I listened for the first few minutes after 0400 UT, both on my R75 with E-W longwire and on my rotatable DX-398, where WMT dominated as usual, and nulling it, mostly KTBB in Texas. I might have detected your code IDs or sweeps, but I did definitely get your DX test in 2016, so instead I went online and tried some remote KiwiSDRs: the ones in Orlando and Tampa are deaf! Nothing on 600, could you believe it. However I am hearing it loud and clear via the one in Woodstock, Georgia. I want to hear what you are doing even if it`s not `DX` via the remote. So tonight`s details are via GA, and not direct! --- 0429 sweeps, S9+25 and dominating 600; 0433 announcement with reverb, to be on for a couple hours, 50 kW day pattern. E mail bobtx@protonmail.com - old school audio processing except for the reverb. On for another hour or so; ``WBOB, Jacksonville, testing`` and music. 0441 about the audio equipment which seems to be the original reason for the test. Got an email from Broward county; mentions WMT, what is identity of the wobbler ruining WWL 870? --- It`s certainly one of the Cuban transmitters. Three are listed on 870, but no one seems to know which. Radio Reloj network, and one of the others provides the timesignal beeps also to be heard. 0453 VVV VVV VVV DE WBOB WBOB WBOB + several more lost count before K and back to music. Of course it`s no big deal to pick up WBOB in Georgia, altho I would not mind a QSL. However, I would be more interested in a QSL for my DX report of your test in *2016* when I really heard it direct to Enid OK. This is my report of it then: I don`t recall whether I also sent it to WBOB at that time. Times as always UT, in winter of course 5 hours ahead of EST rather than 4 hours ahead of EDT now: from 2016!!: ** U S A. 600, Jan 10 at 0545 UT on the R75 [from Brandon] with E/W longwire, first check for the WBOB Jacksonville FL DX test which started at 0500 UT. Really too much WMT on this antenna, so switch to DX-398 nulling WMT IA as much as possible, i.e. aiming SE instead of ESE, which leaves a mix of Cuba and who knows what. Soon I hear Morse code spelling out JACKSONVILLE, so I could stop right there; 0549 UT sweep tones; 0550 UT rising beeps, phone-off-hook pulses; 0554 UT fire alarm siren & bells; very slow Morse spelling out WBOB a few times; 0555 UT phone-off-hook; 0557 UT WBOB in Morse many times; 0558 UT sweeps upward; 0559 UT beeps upward; 0600 UT phone-off-hook; 0603 UT fire alarm; 0605 UT I hear a voice mention Jacksonville, but suspect it was coincidental at end of Fox ``news`` from WMT; etc., etc. Tnx for the test, reportedly with 35 kW non-direxional day power and ND pattern rather than 9.5 kW out into the Atlantic normally at night (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BTW, I also DXed some FM stations in the Jax area this summer, by sporadic E. Maybe some/one of them related to WBOB? I could also send a detailed report of those. Thanks and best wishes, Glenn Hauser WORLD OF RADIO P O Box 1684 Enid OK 73702`` One minute after sending this, I hear my name mentioned on the air at 0503! But does not refer to what I wrote. Nice selexion of music too, tho I did not note the details. Further log details: 0441 discussing audio equipment; email from Broward, mentions WMT as another great station; quoting me about the wobbler from Cuba. 0444 CW ID again VVV DE WBOB with repetitions. 0505 says objective is to go to all-tube-type audio chain avoiding digital distortion. But are they still a talk station? 0518 CW ID, 0529 sweeps and VVVs; 0535 `Stairway to Heaven`. 0543 mentions 33 rpm records? 0545 about to close with Sandy Patty`s `Star Spangled Banner`, but when she goes into an extra verse with lyrix I don`t recognize, she is cut off at 0548, more CW IDs. 0549 only snippets of other tunes: Rhapsody in Blue for less than a minute; 0550, 0551 others, ``In the Mood``. 0600 VVV DE WBOB IDs again, but still more music, Edith Piaf doesn`t regret anything, and it`s time for me to tune out. At 0557 I followed up to WBOB: ``Tnx for mentioning me one minute after I sent the email. I`ve also enjoyed your musical selections, but did not note down the details. I see in FCC info the only FM in Jax under same ownership is the 102.3 translator, I suppose of WBOB. Not sure if you have gone back to night facilities; the signal seems to have weakened into Georgia with more interference by 0555 UT, still music. Regards, Glenn Hauser, OK`` No reply to my mail by 1700 UT. Checking FCC listings, WBOB is owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting; the only FM they own licensed to Jax is a 102.3 translator, does not show if it relay WBOB (AM). FCC AM Query has been very slow-loading lately. Previous calls of WBOB in reverse order: WBWL, WPDQ, WOKV back to 1981y. The DX host mentioned pulling music out of the dormant WPDQ record library. All this certainly a great improvement over WBOB normal format as of last year`s NRC AM Log: ``The Answer`` = far-right talk like 660 Dallas. This must be pre-empting `Red Eye Radio` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Hepburn Tropo map shows big Level-5 blob across southern KS into OK, and even Level-6 centred on Enid. TV bandscan Sept 5 at 1513 UT finds two decoding: RF 15, KSNW ``3`` Wichita, and RF 31, KDCU ``31`` Derby with Univision. Also BAD signals on RF: 10, 12, 20, 21, 28, 30, 34, 35; By 1607. 15 and 31 have Baddened, plux a few others, 8, 11 and 26; mostly correlating with Wichita market (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 5040, Sept 3 at 0631, JBA carrier presumed R. Vanuatu after Cuba is off. Wish they would pump up the second harmonic on 10080 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Sept 3 at 0350-0355: 612, 747, 774-, 837, 855, 873, 882, 999, 1044*, 1116(2), 1125, 1134, 1215, 1296, 1476. *strongest. Another x9 kHz scan at 0608-0613 Sept 3: 1107, 882, 846=Kiritimati TP, 837, 774-, 711, 621(2) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Sept 6 at 0616: 711 > 621 strength probably Morocco & Canary; 882 where Wales has lowered power so probably also Canary 20 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-oceanic JBA 9-kHz MW carrier search, Sept 7 at 0618-0621 UT, with listed kW powers: 846-Kiritimati 10, 837-Canary 10, 711-Morocco 300, 531-Algeria 600, 882-Canary 20. Let me explain: I rarely get any audio on these, but the source in most cases is pretty clear, taking into account SR/SS times, known powers. I am NOT claiming any country since I don`t care about counting countries, rather reporting what is really happening. If there be even a carrier, there IS DX! With my equipment and deep-North America location, this is about all I can accomplish. First time this `season` anything on 531; Algeria has been reported missing a lot. If 531 were in, so would be 891 Algeria as big het on WLS, but not yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 5808-USB, Sept 2 at 0653, weak 2-way in unID language, unseems Spanish; far enough away from 5800 WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6765-USB, Sept 3 at 2317, 5HF in contact with unheard 5IS; MARS net? Soon fuller ID as NN5HF, or is it NNN5HF? Then digital blaaps (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6885-AM, UT Sat Sept 4 at 0242, JBA carrier, maybe trace of music, also at 0303, pirate? But nothing reported tonight on HF Underground. I had a similar log on Aug 21 UT Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6948-AM, Sept 5 at 0535, JBA carrier S3-S6. Could it be --- Radio 48? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 11690-11695-11700, Sept 4 at 1429, sounds like DRM noise. EiBi shows VOA Khmer via Philippines, not DRM, at 1330-1430. However, CNR1 Digital, CHINA is on 11695 at 0055-0900 so maybe that running a bit late, from Dongfang, Hainan as Aoki agrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 13570, Sept 8 at 1402, open carrier with flutter, S5-S6 until 1403*. Aoki and EiBi have CRI until 1300 only; next not until 1600, RFA and jamming. Surely not the still HFCC-registered impossible alternate to 9330 for WBCQ with WLCR, but anyway not imagined until 1700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/bin-laden-won