** ANTARCTICA. 15476 RCUSB, Jan 29 circa 1450 UT, no LRA36 signal into Pardinho, Brasil SDR this Saturday as usual while it continues to appear on Wednesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Feb 2 at 1500, LRA36 is on again this summery Wednesday, via Brasil SDRs: Pardinho is worst, not best, with too much noise; Campo better, but Brasília #2 best. 1535 closing, ``hasta la próxima``, Antártida theme song, but --- starts over with ``sign-on`` at 1538.7, ``a partir de ---``, multilingual IDs, but chopped off air at 1547* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, Jan 22 circa 1845, no signal from R. Symban into NSW SDR; it`s the Greek ethnic station which used to be on 120m years ago but recently reported by someone nearby. Is anyone else hearing it? Found nothing on website about this frequency, but apparently quite active on VHF digital, mentions 151 MHz area. WRTH now shows most such stations are in 206 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, Jan 28 replies to my non-reception of R. Symban: ``Hi Glenn, I may try this evening local time to see if I can receive them on 2368.5. As you said, they haven't been on SW for many years and their current licensed transmitter location is near their studios in inner-west Sydney. Radio La Manamea Samoa, who "borrowed" the licence for a short time after Symban left the airwaves, is also gone from that frequency. Radio LMS's owner got into a fair amount of trouble a few years back in relation to allegedly pocketing advertising money from local businesses and failing to deliver. IMO, he's also using frequencies/locations that he isn't licenced for by the ACMA. Both Symban and Radio LMS (now known as Samoa FM) are on the 151 MHz "narrowband area service" band in Sydney but not on ~206 MHz, which is the DAB+ frequency and neither Symban nor Samoa FM are in the DAB+ station lists.`` [Later at 1033 UT]: ``Zero signal from Symbian on 2368.5 at the Tecsun Radios Australia kiwiSDR (Araluen NSW) and VK2ARI KiwiSDR which is just around the corner from the licensed transmitter location. It`s all a ruse!! However there is another licensee on the same frequency in Western Australia. I will check their closest SDRs now. VK6QS KiwiSDR has nothing either on 2368.5 at this time (1040 UT), however there is a remnant of local rfi on 2366.15 approx. This was done as a check on the other ACMA licensed station on 2368.5 which may be a work-in-progress (like Dave Hacko, who I’m really keen on hearing when he’s completed his setup). -- Regards, BRIAN POWELL, VK2XBP, Sydney, Australia`` on the WOR iog (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.43, Jan 31 at 1618, continuous Greek songs segued, no announcements, not even a ToH R. Symban ID past 1700; still 1748+ via SW Sydney SDR http://sdrvk2ari.hopto.org:8073/?f=2368.43amz10 which I found already tuned to that exact frequency but no one else using it now, steady S4-S5 but noisy; tnx to WOR iog tips from Brian Powell, Sydney who had not heard it before but found it was indeed on the air at 1023; also reported by Kari Kallio, Finland, and Zacharias Liangas, really in Greece, all using nearby remotes. May be sporadic, but certainly running overnight now. Little chance of hearing it direct even if I were DXing pre-sunrise. Ron Howard also provided news about this Jan 30: ``Noted this unique posting today - https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:5025#5025 "AUSTRALIA: today 30 January 2022 18h50utc, weak but Radio Symban heard with the kiwisdr VK2AAK at Near Forster, New South Wales, AUS. According with the stream: https://radioau.net/symban/ Nico (from France)" Very strange! Ron (Calif. - recovering from a bad fall, but making progress!)`` --- but no frequency from Nico (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {Nico later provided it} ** AZORES. 6114, Feb 1 at 0707, RTTY INTRUDER rapid FSK is S9 vs much weaker 6115 Nikkei Japan. Had hoped the RTTY were gone for good, last heard on January 13 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 9666.561, Feb 1 at 0656, R. Voz Missionária, nominal 9665, now more than halfway to 9667 from 9666, S3-S6 but VG modulation with music, the main/only? overnite ZY on 31m. Have not noticed them on 5939- lately (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 351 MCW kHz, Jan 28 at 0648 UT, dash and YKQ, 500 watt NDB at Fort Rupert / Waskaganish, Quebec. No problem separating from 350 RG OKC, tuning in USB. 258 MCW kHz, Jan 28 at 0652 UT, dash and ZSJ, 1000 watt NDB at Sandy Lake, Ontario. Only one on 258 listed by dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm Higher up still blocked by noise peaking around 395 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 328 MCW kHz, Jan 30 at 0719 UT, dash and YTL, 1000 watt ND beacon at Big Trout Lake, Ontario (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 1610 kHz, Jan 27 at 0158 UT, CHHA Toronto is managing to modulate unlike last night, checked via Milton Ont SDR, PSA in language with `O Canada` jingles, presumably Tagalog, with English admixtures, CHHA ID in passing, ``Voice of the Community``, and ``Radio Latin, Wednesday edition``. In the first place I was checking whether it still ID on air as ``Radio Voces Latinas`` like the website is still branded. Completely covers CHRN Montreal if any. City to city, Toronto is 1764 km, Montreal a further 504 km at 2268. 10 kW CHHA is easily audible here direct, far better than 50 kW stations such as 1010 CFRB, 860 CJBC, 740 CFZM since 1610 is a `clear` channel (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 6660, Jan 29 at 0155, CHU-like pips, but with uteblatt QRM and cannot make out an ID before top of next minute. Second harmonic of 3330 is often reported by Harold Frodge, better positioned in Michigan, and I keep seeking it, but need to continue checking this WOOB frequency oftener. Remember when their ex-frequency 7335 was exactly half of 14670? Now 15700 would be the spot (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 6660 RCUSB, Jan 31 at 0715 UT, CHU pips JBA on 2 x 3330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA [and non]. 7365, Jan 31 at 1445, S8/9+20 Chinese music and excited talk, CNR1, presumably live simulcast of CCTV New Year celebrations, as warned by Ron Howard were expected on many frequencies around 12-16 UT. Also similar but not sure if // on 9390, huge collision, i.e. jamming RFA Cantonese via Tinian; and 9605, vs VOA Chinese via Philippines. I also looked for WOOB CNR1 jammers, if not Firedragon, above & below 11 and 13 MHz, but nothing. Have these diminished, or is it just lack of propagation and/or scheduling. I think a lot of them used to close at 1400; but it will take the imposition of DST here to get me up that early (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Jan 27 at 0708, RHC English still on here, S9+20; usually this one goes off earliest, but now all the rest of The Cuban Five, 5040, 6060, 6100, 9700 are off. You never know which combination will be active. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9700, Feb 2 at 0725, S9+10 of dead air from RHC, while all others of The Cuban Five on 5 & 6 MHz have been offturned. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9899.604, Jan 31 at 2200, UTwente is locking on to an S8 signal here but only hearing tones; it is the exact favorite channel of Radio Cairo. 9899.605v, Feb 1 at 2136, via UTwente, R. Cairo English is S9+25 but only modulation is occasional scratches and some hum. Something`s always egregious at Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9899.606v, Feb 2 at 2134 check, via UTwente, R. Cairo is S9+25/35, with scratchy modulation attempts much like yesterday, or just silence except for some hum. Comments on the WOR iog: From Dan Robinson, ex-VOA: ``As Glenn likes to say -- there is always something egregiously wrong at Radio Cairo. Perhaps it's time for the DX/SWL community to pitch in for a special delegation of knowledgeable persons to visit to help them out?`` But Christian Milling of SWService in Germany replies: ``I've offered them help a dozen times, either having a look at the SW txes or bringing on a reliable live stream or checking their leveling issue --- Forget it. It will never change`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15400, Sat Jan 29 at 1614 JBA signal into Kenya SDR, even less into Kuwait, but scheduled now at 1600-1629 is a new, or reactivated clandestine which must not be reaching target effectively, as discussed in the WOR iog: Arthur Pozner, near NYC, Wednesday Jan 26 at 1610 UT: ``[WOR] Unknown program on 15400 kHz at 16:00 UTC --- Not listed, seems to be heavily jammed. Sounds to my ears as one of the Ethiopian languages`` Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, 1643 UT: ``Language is Afan Oromo Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat probably via Galbeni from NEXUS IRRS SW from January 21. Registered today in HFCC Database`` Arthur Pozner at 1644: ``ID as "IRRS Milano". Music interval from Carmen (Toreador).`` Ivo, Observer, Bulgaria: ``ROMANIA New clandestine broadcast of NEXUS IBA IRRS Shortwave via RADIOCOM Galbeni: 1600-1629 on 15400 GAL 300 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Wed/Fri/Sat from January 21 1600-1629 on 15400 MIL 150 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Wed/Fri/Sat in HFCC is wrong https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/01/new-clandestine-program-of-nexus-irrs.html Weak/poor signal of this unknown clandestine broadcast via SDR Tambov Russia on January 26`` Kai Ludwig: ``Oromia National Media – Arraata Biyyoolessa Oromiyaa. https://www.nexus.org/member-services/radio-and-tv/schedules/monday-program-schedule/ https://www.onm-abo.org/ Based in Toronto: https://www.bizapedia.com/canada/oromia-national-media-arraata-biyyoolessa-oromiyaa-onm-abo.html IRRS had already transmitted them, circa summer 2020 til spring 2021, from Kostinbrod. Seems these guys have found some new money...`` The NEXUS program schedule does show this on Mon, Tue, Fri, not on Wed or Thu; Sat & Sun refuse to load (Glenn Hauser, Jan 29, WOR) ** ETHIOPIA. 7110, Jan 31 at 0418, R. Ethiopia quite blatantly INTRUDING with a big S9+20 signal fading to S7 in an Ethiopian language; nothing on 7140 or 7180 from Eritrea (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 11824.96 approx., Jan 31 at 0424, S4-S7 medical discussion about strokes, as MWV vies with VOHA for the Christian-subjected early audience. I suppose it`s African Pathways Radio, but this broadcast does not appear in WRTH 2022 page 485; in so-called ``winter`` schedule, the only English is at 03-04 on 13760. We are referred to ALASKA for more, but page 462 does not show any `KNLS` programming via Mad! The English at 18-19 on 13670 and 20-21 on 11965 are absent from both. Seasonal nomenclature smax of hemispherism or northern temperatism (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NETHERLANDS. 5954.987, Feb 2 at 2341, pop ballad in English, S9+10/15 via UTwente, first noticed as ACI to Turkey/China on 5960, q.v. EiBi says Sunlite Radio but only at 04-17; while Aoki shows overnite on days 3 & 6 = Tuesday & Friday but this is Wednesday going into European Thursday: 5955 0500-1800 HOL ICON BV.Sunlite Radio Dut Overslag 1-7 5955 1800-0500 HOL ICON BV.Sunlite Radio Dut Overslag 36 But WRTH 2022 shows overnight 1800-0600 only on Saturday as a daggered irregular test: does that mean Saturday into UT Sunday, or Friday into UT Saturday??? 500 watts. SHN`s latest Feb list of Euro private SW stations says 24/7, plans daily 0400-1700. Location is Westdorpe, which is in SW Neth right on the Belgian border. Operator clarified that it is barely on the Dutch side. That`s 238 km = 148 stmi from UTwente at Entschede. As if confirming at an awkward distance, 2348 ID fades right as the name is said, and then stays downfaded; 2359 announcement definitely in Dutch; 2401, YL ID as ``This is Sunlite`` and back to music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. Re: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 6920.0 AM, Jan 16 at 0714, S6-S8 rock music with heavy bass. Extremely unusual for a N American pirate to be on so late; and I had not heard any on this band during `prime` Saturday evening time. No reports in HF Underground, except this unrelated? 7 hours later on 6920.6 with various IDs including Partial India Radio, Pirate Radio Boston, Captain Ganja, Radio Free Euphoria: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,91736.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)`` Chris Lobdell replies Jan 27: ``Hi Glenn, Your later reception on 6920 was actually partial India radio with their 25th anniversary show and you heard audio clips from various stations as part of the program`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6940 USB, Jan 29 at 2303, surprised to hear a pirate in Dutch, commercials? S7-S8 and surely intracontinental. 2305 jingle as --- something Radio, music. 2312 playing ``Downtown`` by Petula Clark, in English. Then I notice a stronger pirate on 6935, but when back on 6940 at 2318, it`s off. These say it`s Sky Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92273.0.html and Big Badfish Al quotes this from somewhere: ``Sky Radio is a Dutch commercial radio station playing non-stop Adult Contemporary pop music, owned by Talpa Holding. The target audience is men and women between 25 and 54 years of age. It is programmed according to the AC format`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6935 USB, Jan 29 at 2306, S9+5 hard rock and omodist = overmodulated and distorted, yet does not QRM 6940 Sky Radio as I had hit first on a downtune. 2318 SSTV; 2319 live? DJ still distorted says ``Imagine that``, and ``Alice? Radio``. Drama about Mars lander leads into another song; 2323 another Alice Radio ID. Well, it`s really OUTHOUSE Radio per all these; enunciate! https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92274.0.html with three noisy SSTV captures, a pierced tongue outstuck, a privy, and a full-bearded guy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925 AM, Jan 30 at 2303, pirate music; 2343 ballad, 2346 maybe `When A Man Loves A Woman`. 0024 January 31, S8-S5 of classic rock. 41 posts here say it`s Mix Radio International which started as unID long before by 1751 on 6875, moving to 6925 at 2229: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92341.0.html and finally went off at 0132 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 1 at 0701 UT, PN, ND beacon at Ponca City, is OFF. Log search indicates last outage briefly had ended on August 16, and always heard since until now. Still off at 2326 check. Can this be coincidental?: 14 hours earlier there was an earthquake not far away, also felt in Enid, but not by me. USGS: ``Magnitude 4.5 - 7 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma, 2022-01-31 17:10:21 (UTC) 36.851°N 97.794°W 7.9 km depth``. Blamed on disposal wells: ``UPDATED: OCC orders disposal wells near quake epicenter to shut down --- Kat Jeanne | Enid News & Eagle Jan 31, 2022`` https://www.enidnews.com/news/updated-occ-orders-disposal-wells-near-quake-epicenter-to-shut-down/article_b296387a-82bb-11ec-8e33-771cddd06187.html ``OCC directive shuts down 7 wells near quake epicenter Enid News & Eagle 2 hrs ago`` https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/occ-directive-shuts-down-7-wells-near-quake-epicenter/article_184e1eaa-83af-11ec-8d19-b73a2ee0d4ed.html 25-watt PN was my strongest beacon, even while 341 EI Enid, and 255 SW Stillwater were on, both still missing; while 350 RG OKC remains. Few other OKies are ever heard, sometimes 267 HET Henryetta. Another check Feb 2 circa 0245 UT, still no PN - a complete beacon bandscan, still with elevated line noise level about 350-420 kHz, finds hardly anything out of state, just the beefy WG Winnipeg kilowatt dashing in on 248 MCW. This may be due to this WWV info: ``Solar-terrestrial indices for 01 February follow. Solar flux 129 and estimated planetary A-index 7. The estimated planetary K-index at 0300 UTC on 02 February was 4. No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are likely`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0715 UT, PN, 25 watt NDB at Ponca City is back! After two days AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1640 kHz, Feb 2 at 0250 UT, surprised to hear KZLS Enid with silly ballgame, Tulsa vs Wichita State. KZLS recently started simulcasting with co-owned 96.9 KQOB as ``The Eagle``, but now they are split again, KQOB still with Alex Jones nonsense. I was not aware that either ever broke far-right talk format or ex-rock music, for SBGs, but could easily have missed them (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1640 kHz, Feb 2 at 0713, KZLS Enid is back to talk show, and running about 1 second behind same on 1650. What`s that? `Red Eye Radio`, via KYHN, as listed on RER affiliates website. Allegedly in Ft Smith AR, it`s really in Sallisaw, OKLAHOMA; so no need for any [non]s here. DXers and editors who ought to know better seem oblivious to this distinxion. BTW, I don`t hear it much, day or night, for a station so close; 1650 usually dominated by Iowa, or even Colorado or Texas moreso than KYHN at night (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PERU. 4810, Feb 2 at 0246, JBA carrier direct, maybe trace of modulation, presumed R. Logos active again. Had been missing from bandscans mostly later at night. LSB required to avoid Martinique STANAG on plus side. At 0326 trying the Duitama, Aguadas, Caldas, Colombia KiwiSDR, but it`s broken again with NO SW signals showing on the H2Ofall but plenty of noise. It was getting WRMI/WOR/9955 just fine 3.5 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 12030, Jan 27 at 1603 direct; 1620 and still past 1700, again today! REE dead air in Spanish toward ME, but as usual good off the back to Maryland SDR. S9/+10 while much weaker // 11685 is modulating. Recheck at 1910, 12030 is still dead air, and by now 9690 has started with VG signal and mod. Something`s always nonsensical at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 12030, Jan 29 at 1643, REE is yet again in dead air, S7-S9 into Maryland SDR. Recheck at 2022, OFF the air while the other three frequencies are good to very good: 11940, 11685, 9690. Something`s always nonsensical at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Feb 2 at 2306, token English from REE is VG S9+15/22 into Maryland SDR, as Justin Coe is interviewing a flamenco/fusion guitarist and composer, José Luís Montón, whose name makes a bilingual website, never mind the accents? Recorded before Xmas; too much talk, too little music until 2317 - but just a pause before more interview. 2320 axually asks him to ``play 15-20 seconds of his beautiful sweet music``, but fortunately lasts a bit longer. More like a full minute! Closes with a full song by his collaboratress in latest release (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Fri Jan 28 at 2300, VOT succeeds today as heard via UTwente, only +16 Hz carrier offset, VG modulation, no squeal! SimulSpain on 9690 via Virginia is VG too, but topic seems familiar, interview about an exhibition of American art --- rather offputting since none of it is to be seen, so I stick with TRT. After news, press review, a commentary by an academic about Turkey`s interest in defusing the Ukraine/Russia situation just across the Black Sea, offering to mediate; and 2322 `Feeling Supreme/Health Line`, this time about natural cures for nasal congestion, such as apple vinegar. Since 2310 there has been CCCCCCI way under the Turksig but gradually increasing; after 2329 mostly music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 6125, Jan 29 at 0423, VOT English now on the squealy transmitter, unlike the previous emission at 23 UT Jan 28 on 5960. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 29 at 2302, no signal from VOT direct. Unknown if it might have come on later. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.004, Jan 31 at 2349, via UTwente, VOT is on today VG S9+35 but the transmitter with squeals. 2354 sign-off claiming this has been the 1330-1430 broadcast on 12035. Only fragment of IS before 2355* chopped off air uncovering Chinese mixing with music, but seems one transmission rather than QRM; 2400 timesignal a sesquisecond late as received roundaboutedly. 5960, Feb 1 at 2325, NO signal from VOT direct. Evidently came on later: 2347 check via UTwente, now S9+30/40, good modulation level except for squeal, sign-off reciting entire English schedule and obviously wrong note that the 22-23 & 03-04 are recorded, those being the times they would and will be on in A-seasons. Then to IS which keeps playing after 2356 when German IDs start to be inserted twice a minute: I count six of them; 2400 timesignal mixes with that from CCCCCCI, not quite synchronized; sign-on in German with irrelevant satellite parameters, announcers never aware they are accidentally on SW at this hour. Still on past 0003 but not for full hour. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 2 at 2305, no VOT signal into UTwente, but a trace of something; 2318 now nothing but the Chinese, S9+15/25 from EAST TURKISTAN, standard denunciation. 2331 recheck now atop the ChiCom is a tone on 5959.887 per Sync when tuned to 5960; but also locks on 5960.888 if tuned up to there: so that means a 1 kHz tone but not centred on 5960.000, from VOT. Tone stops at 2338. And now sync lox a tad above 5960.000 as Chinese again audible. Kuwait is also well-known for its 5960 offfrequenciness but never at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Some ND beacons, not new, but not often heard: 305 MCW kHz, Jan 27 at 0657 UT, RO, 150 watts at Roswell NM; tuned to 303-USB. 293 MCW kHz, Jan 27 at 0658 UT, TOR, 50 watts at Torrington WY; tuned to 291-USB 198 MCW kHz, Jan 27 at 0701 UT, DIW, 2000 watts at Dixon NC, indeed not miskeying now as DI_W (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 338 MCW kHz, Jan 29 at 0644 UT, RYN, 400 watt ND beacon at Tucson / Ryan AZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 517 MCW kHz, Jan 31 at 0721 UT, a second JBA NDB under my strongest `local`, 515 PN Ponca City OK, where I am tuned USB. Tough copy but maybe RN. Fortunately, PN makes long pauses. DXinfocentre roster shows most likely it`s FN, 517, 25 watts at Clinton / Hills, Iowa. Only one dit difference. Previously I had also pulled on 515, OS at the other OSU, in Ohio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13565 CW, Jan 27 at 1552, HIFER beacon K6FRC clearly audible with continuous IDs only, vs CODAR. Supposedly only 1.8 milliwatts from Patterson CA. I don`t always log it when a trace is heard, but mostly not heard at all. When it is, always in the mornings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2122 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday January 27 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010, S9 into Knoxville SDR; as usual gospel huxter isn`t quite finished by 0129.5 when chopped off for WRMI ID. also 9395 is VG S9+15 into Knoxville. 5010 inaudible at Aguadas, Colombia SDR where it`s aimed; out of order? Laser Soul Hits is one of our valued webcasting affiliates. WOR is supposed to appear every night, on a very flexible schedule, anytime between 0000 and 0600 UT, perhaps toward the start, otherwise mostly music. UT Thu Jan 27 I`m trying out their new audio link https://web-radio.co.uk/stream/8002 and let it run from 0000 onwards. WOR finally starts this time at 0453.6! They also had Feature Story News at top of some hours. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 contents: Alaska, Albania non, (Armenia), Australia, (Austria), Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea non, Ethiopia non, (France), Germany, Kashmir, Korea South and non, (Madagascar), Netherlands, Norway, Perú, (Romania), Russia and non, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, (Ukraine), UAE, UK and non, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela; propagation outlook () countries mentioned along with others WOR 2123 is available as of 0120 UT Friday January 28, 2022 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2123.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2123.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 0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S 1530 UT Friday WRWI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580?; 1323-Italy & 207? 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy & 207? 0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy & 207? 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Michael Beu, Austin TX for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and says: ``Hey Glenn: Thanks for all of the timely DX/RF technology info that WOR provide this year. WOR/Club bulletins more important than ever with demise of WRTH.`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: confirmed UT Friday January 28 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5850 VG direct; at 0149, 7780 S9+10 into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Fri Jan 28 at 0330 on WRMI 5985: S5 to Maryland SDR, S9 to Knoxville SDR and JBA direct. NO signals at new Aguadas, Colombia SDR; still streaming but antenna disconnected? Also confirmed Friday January 28 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, S9/+10 direct, no jamming. Also confirmed Friday January 28 from about 1915 on IRRS via Bulgaria 7290 into UTwente, and AM Italia 1323 kHz into Noale SDR. During my lunch hour, both signals into one recording. But tuning first at 1854 on 1323, nothing on 918 or 207, it`s Jeff White talking about TWR, so must be `Wavescan` perhaps only a fragment. NEXUS/IBA program schedule for Friday now shows only 1323 kHz added to streaming at 1800 UT, but nothing about `Wavescan`, while WOR does show at 1915. Did not follow exactly what went on in the 1900-1915 period, but at 1913 live check, 7290 has ME music presumably IRRS fill, no trace of 14580 harmonic, and 1323 has QRM in German, i.e. the minority service from Romania. This continues to be a problem for the rest of the hour. Distance from Târgu Muresh in central Romania to Noale, Italy, SDR location is 969 km = 602 stmi, yet it overcomes AM Italia only 53 km = 33 stmi away, city-to-city distances. 1915 IRRS ID on 7290 and WOR, while on 1323 we are underneath the German. At 1925 I check how 1323 is making it to UTwente: JBA mix of WOR and Romania. Still going past 1930 until 1944, altho in last few minutes of recording I am hearing only one of me, not sure from which. Also confirmed at 2139 the 2130 replay on 1323 kHz, now much better into Noale, S8/12 and no CCI; while to UTwente, 1323 is S9+10 with some deep fades, and lite CCI under, language uncertain. Also a very lite squeal audible via both remotes. There are two very low powers in UK; more in Iran and Tanzania if on at this hour, but language could be Chinese, i.e. PRC where there are 8 stations totaling 1360 kW, led by a 600 and a 500. Anyhow, WOR plays to completion 2159, then IRRS ID, FSN and UN news, 2208 still on with music. Next: 0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy & 207? 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday January 29 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 direct instead of almost faded out as often happens with this. Confirmed Sat Jan 29 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Sat Jan 29 starting at 2033 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, S9+12 into nearby Warrenton SDR. Next: 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy & 207? 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday January 30 at 0053 the 0030 on WRMI 7730, S9+12 into Knoxville SDR. Also confirmed starting at 0445 UT Sun Jan 30 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 into nearby SDR but with multi-pitched very fast robotic CW QRM -- must be another 160m A1 contest encroaching on this A3 broadcast. Also confirmed Sunday January 30 at 1350 the 1330 on WMRI Europe, via Channel 292 Germany 9670, S9+20 into UTwente reading +7 Hz, modulation surges up and down a bit, but receiving artifact? Also checked Carlow, Ireland SDR at 1355, S7-S9 and not surging, +6 Hz carrier offset. Both have lite ACI from music on 9665, presumably CRI Russian via x-site rather than Korea North. I happened to awaken an hour earlier than I would have preferred. Not knowing this, tnx also to Alan Roe, Teddington UK: ``WOR 2123 confirmed on WMRI Europe Sun 1330 UT on 9670``. Where is Teddington? ``a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by The Sunday Times. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long meander of the Thames between Hampton Wick and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. Wikipedia`` Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy & 207? 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday January 30 at 2100 on AM Italia, 1323 kHz, but with QRM into UTwente; usual nearby Noale SDR offline. Tuned in before at 2058 something in English about carbon monoxide detectors, UK phone. Also confirmed Sunday January 30 at 2330 on WRMI 5950, good direct. Also confirmed UT Monday January 31 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct. Also confirmed UT Monday January 31 at 0230 on WRN N America webcast. Also confirmed UT Monday January 31 at 0401 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.94, S9; preceded by coughing fit at 0358-0401 interrupted by WBCQ ID at 0400 and a different one just before WOR. Per A51 sked http://zappahead.net/#2022-0129-area51 the coughing fit is from W.D.C.D. Radio at 0330. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?] 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: confirmed Tue Feb 1 at 2349 the 2330 on WRMI 9955, S9+25/30 into Aguadas, Caldas, Colombia SDR, which is back in business; jamming audible way under. SAM mode shows 9955 carrier is -2.4 Hz low, but tuned to 10000, shows WWV as -3.5 varying to -4.0 Hz: I think not! That means this WRMI really be about one sesquiHertz plus. Next: 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2123 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: World of Radio #2123, confirmed, below with Details: 5850, confirmed hearing #2123, 0159, January 28 UT [Fri] 7730, S9 signal, variable, 0030, 0044 (45433), 0059, Jan 30 UT [Sun] 7730, confirmed hearing #2123, 0059, January 31 UT [Mon] 9955, stormy conditions, 2330, 2336, S 9 signal, 2359, Feb 1 UT [Tue] 5850, slight QRN, 1030, 1057 (55433), 1059, Feb 2 UT [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Also confirmed here when I happen to awaken, VG Wednesday February 2 at 1045 on WRMI 5850. Also confirmed Wed Feb 2 at 2228 the 2200:21 on WBCQ 7490.1v, JBA direct in hi noise/low signal level. At first suspected WBCQ off. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Michael Beu, Austin TX for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and says: ``Hey Glenn: Thanks for all of the timely DX/RF technology info that WOR provide this year. WOR/Club bulletins more important than ever with demise of WRTH.`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. New WOR 2124 should be ready early UT Friday February 4 for download and first airings on WRMI 5850 & 7780 at 0130; if we don`t lose power during winter storm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490.1v), UT Sat Jan 29 at 0100, WBCQ webcast starts `AAAWWW` but it`s immediately obvious that it`s another repeat of last week which was a repeat of January 8 with all the Happy New Year stuff. So never mind. If you wonder what a lot of radio tubes, Allan, and the gorgeous Angela look like, many photos appear on his feed at disgraced Twitter: https://twitter.com/Allanwbcq (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490.1v), UT Tue Feb 1 at 0000, WBCQ webcast with secret semi-repeat of `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot` from fullcast 25 hours earlier when I was distracted. This week, ``Oy Canada``, presented by two self-confessed Gentiles, with guest Fred Waterer, about Jewish entertainers, actors and comedians, from Canada. Great fun, starting with O Canada sounding like Hatiqvah; William Shatner monolog about how yes, he *is* Canadian, etc., until abrupt chopoff at 2330 for `Camp Constitution Radio`, this time without a commercial prologue (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5850, UT Sun Jan 30 at 0101, excellent classical music show `Encore` has started on this WRMI; while `Texas Radio Shortwave` had started on 5950 this week to play 14 songs from SXSW festival - but I have to prioritize classical. Beyond me why TRSW would choose a time up against not only Encore but The Giant Jukebox, and TOUTA, the Saturday evening music-glut hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7780, Jan 31 at 0416, S9+6 of dead air from this WRMI. 0400* is the scheduled closing. I missed all the excitement but WRMI and apparently much of Florida had power failures early Sunday due to frigid weather, as described on disgraced FB; I guess the juice froze in the power lines. Transmitter 14 is the one on 5010 which I was hearing with a poor signal early UT Jan 31: ``WRMI Radio Miami International 16 hrs · Regresó la electricidad a la planta transmisora de WRMI en Okeechobee después de un apagón de aproximadamente tres horas y pico durante la noche. Todo está funcionando normalmente otra vez, excepto el transmisor número 14 que necesita algunas reparaciones. Esperamos tenerlo en el aire esta noche si todo va bien. La causa del apagón fue el clima; tuvimos temperaturas debajo de 0 centígrado. WRMI Radio Miami International 16 hrs · [ago, how precise!] Power is back on at WRMI -- It has been a brutal night and morning (Jan 30) here at the WRMI transmitter site in Okeechobee. Electrical power was out for about three and a half hours due to an extreme freeze in this area. And when the power returned, we had many problems with computers and one transmitter damaged. At this time everything is working normally again, except that we have a problem with transmitter 14 that we hope to have resolved in time for this evening's transmission. WRMI Radio Miami International 20 hrs · Power is out at WRMI! At approximately 0745 UTC Sunday 30 January, we lost all electrical power at the WRMI transmitter site in Okeechobee, Florida. This is the reason that all transmitters and our Internet stream are off the air. Florida Power & Light is dispatching a team to our site to try to restore power as soon as possible. The power outage is caused by the near-freezing conditions at our site tonight, which is a very unusual situation here in South Central Florida. Author WRMI Radio Miami International Gracias Osmany y todos. Ahora la compañía de luz estima que debemos tener electricidad a las 10 de la mañana hora de Miami (1500 UTC), pero eso puede cambiar mientras están haciendo las reparaciones.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (5085), UT Sun Jan 30 at 0047, `Theater Organ Under the Arch` is already underway on WTWW-2 webcast. Must have started way earlier than usual? Since it`s chopped off without any formal closing at 0059 for Bible verse, CQ, WTWW canned ID treating our national anthem as a produxion jingle, and then a ham radio show. Something`s always loco at Lebanon (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 700 kHz, Jan 28 at 0703 UT, S9 of open carrier dead air from WLW! Is this a Fox-hole? No, news network is apparently ABC per NRC AM Log. 0706 cuts back on with `Red Eye Radio`. Obviously nohuman paying attention at WLW, one of our `great` radio stations. Meanwhile I hear traces of other signals; KHSE TX is the normal #2 here on 700, but the Log now shows 8 other US & Canadians at night; and IRCA Mexican Log shows three there. Try subsequent nights for 700 DX in case the hole be programmed into automation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 700 kHz, Jan 29 at 0700-0705+ UT, I`m checking WLW exactly 24 hours after the deadair newshole, but it keeps modulating tonight with ``Queen City`` local news rather than ABC. CCI under from a music station. Should that be ``Sin-city``? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, Jan 28 at 2047 UT and still after 2100, KLEY Wellington KS is modulating! Pop music, on caradio. With KLEY, dead air is the norm and mod the anomaly, so to be heard how long this may last (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Prompted by announcements preceding and following `Weekend Radio`, webcast at 0300 & 0400 UT January 30: classical WCLV Cleveland OH will soon be changing from 104.9 to 90.3; this is because of a merger of sorts with WKSU at Kent State, and realigning those stations; some years ago WCLV lost its original better frequency, I believe it was 90.3, and had to move to 104.9 where the power can be only 6 kW ERP. 90.3 has been occupied by another Ideastream station, 47 kW, WCPN with NPR news/talk programming, and WCLV banished to HD2 on that frequency. WKSU originates on 89.7. From a detailed press release at https://www.ideastream.org/about/press-releases/ideastream-public-media-and-wksu-public-radio-to-enter-into-public-service-operating-agreement ``Between January 1 and April 1, 2022, the following changes are expected to take place: WKSU will become the region’s NPR news and information station, with repeater stations in Ashland, Mansfield, New Philadelphia, Norwalk, Thompson and Wooster continuing to serve their local markets. Ideastream Public Media will reformat 104.9 FM to serve an additional repeater station for WKSU programming, bolstering coverage in the Cleveland area. The call letters associated with 104.9 FM will change from WCLV to WCPN. Those who love the classical programming provided by WCLV at 104.9 FM will have access to that programming at the new WCLV at 90.3 FM. There, they can continue to enjoy locally hosted performances by local artists and ensembles, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire and Lés Delices, along with student and faculty ensembles from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory and Cleveland State University. Reflecting the intent to serve its new expanded coverage area, 90.3 FM programming will spotlight more performances by musicians in Akron and Kent as well...`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Another follow-up on the WOR iog to my WCLV report; yes, I now recall it had been on 95.5, and I believe originally a commercial classical station before joining the Ideastream empire: ``My father has older reel to reel airchecks of WCLV clearly announcing its frequency as 95.5 MHz back in the older days. I remember growing up in Cleveland falling asleep to the radio on sleep timer tuned to WCLV. The 7-way swap in 2001 saw them picking up the former WAKS in Lorain on 104.9 which is where their signal is found now with very little channel separation from country station WKKY in Geneva. Ideastream added the station to its stable of properties in 2011. WKSU was the latest acquisition by Ideastream and was announced last year. It has a translator network blanketing most of the northeastern quarter of the state. WCPN would join WKSU and the rest of the network. Ideastream owns WCPN-FM, WVIZ-TV, WKSU-FM (and translators), and WCLV-FM plus a stake in the “Ohio Channel” television channel it runs in partnership with Ohio Government Telecommunications. Northeast Ohio is still a shifting media market. Stephen Michael Kellat, Ashtabula, Ohio`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ZAMBIA. 9680, Jan 31 at 0421, American English with Bible story about Jacob and Rachel, S6-S9: I bet it`s V of Hope Africa this early: yes, immediately // 11680 which sounds quite louder but reads slightly less, S5-S8. WRTH 2022 shows both at 0400-0800 for the so-called ``winter`` 2021-2022 season; the Bible is speaking (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 28 from 0655 to 0702 UT: 774-2, 837, 846-TP?, 855, 882-2, 909, 999, 1044, 1053, 1098-2, 1107, 1134, 1215*, 1413. *strongest no doubt UK. -2 means at least two carriers beating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 29 at 0429: 738, 837, 1089, 1107 --- and 1665 kHz. Where Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal has reported numerous pirates from Holland, Greece and Balkans, but also all over the X-band. Probably something closer I get (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search Jan 29 at 0638: 603, 684, 837-2, 909, 999, 1044, 1089, 1107-2, 1215 kHz. Axually logged from top down. 603 is unusual, but at this late hour more likely lower-powered Spain than Romania, Cyprus, Oman (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Oceanic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 31 at 0719 UT: only 9-kHz ones detected are 846, surely Kiritimati; and surprise 1458: lots of Pacific rim area stations but biggest is 200 kW from somewhere in China; or remnant of 125 kW ethnic R. Lyca from the other London, UK? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 830 kHz, Jan 29 at 1845 UT, I`m making a low-noon MW bandscan just after local mean noon at 1832; on caradio by Box 1684, not much unusual on frequencies with low enough noise level, but here there is a JBA talk signal and a SAH from a second station. Sky- or ground-wave or a mixture? Main one is presumably WCCO. The other could be in WY, LA or TN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 4030 AM, Jan 29 at 0237, JBA carrier registers S9 but so does the noise level. Ball Smacker Radio was reported here exactly one week before. And also tonight: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92219.0.html I guess now her regular weekly Friday-night-at-8-pm-CT schedule, ex-6960 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6920- AM, Jan 29 at 0235, JBA carrier presumed pirate; nonesuch reported at HFU (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6925 USB, Jan 29 at 0158-0228*, S9 big-band-era songs, instrumental or crooners, continuous segués with no announcements until chopped off mid-song. At 0201, duet ``Don`t Know Why I Love You Like I Do``; 0226 ``Ordinary People``. More pirate logs as unID just before and after I was hearing it: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92215.0.html https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92217.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 12000- CW, Jan 30 at 1552, letter Z sent over and over, JBA fading in and out; unsure if some other letter or number interspersed. First time noted despite bandscanning across here every day. One of those Russian one-letter beacons? I have not deliberately sought any of them out. Other letters on other frequencies, but not Z, have been logged by Harold Frodge, MARE Tipsheet. They are never on exact even frequencies. My Z was slightly on the minus side but too weak to measure (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 12000, I had not found a DX reference listing the single-letter beacon Z that I heard, but tnx to Ron Howard for this: ``Letter beacon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_beacon According to D.W. Schimmel, in 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the following HF direction finding results for single letter beacons, all of which indicate locations in the USSR . . . . Z Mukachevo, Ukraine`` Where is Mukachevo? ``Mukachevo is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine. Wikipedia`` --- so not in Soviet/Russian occupation zone now; perhaps no coincidence the oblast starts with 3 = Z (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)