** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Feb 26 at 1523, no signal from LRA36
into four Brasilian SDRs this Saturday, probably no-show, tho it might
have come and gone by now, usually at least until 1530. Have seen no
other reports of it today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, March 2 at 1510, no signal from LRA36
into three Brazil KiwiSDRs, missing this Wednesday. Someone in Salem
OR was also checking, no doubt Sam Sánchez (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** AZORES [and non]. 6114, Feb 28 at 0715, RTTY INTRUDER believed to
be US Navy, is back. Not strong and altho abutting 6115 Nikkei Japan,
USB tuning on 6115 escapes it. Lou Johnson, Georgia, keeps complaining
that the RTTY QRMs WWCR after 0100 when it`s on 6115 until 0200. But
WWCR is so blasting here that it would not be a problem in the
unlikely event I ever wanted to listen to it. Still, RTTY, by the USG
no less, has no biz inside the exclusive 49m SWBC band (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** AZORES. 6114, March 1 at 0732, RTTY INTRUDER stronger than last
time, and it might complain of QRM from 6115 Radio Nikkei, Japan, tsk2
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** AZORES. 6114, March 2 at 0715, RTTY again vs 6115 Japan. Now I see
that Lou Johnson, Atlanta told me at 1330 Feb 27, presumably referring
to monitoring before 0200 when WWCR is on 6115: ``For the last 3
nights (2/24, 2/25. 2/26) I can hear some teletype, but it`s weak,
maybe 15% of the signal, and generally not a problem. Lou`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BELIZE. 21282-USB, March 2 at 2058, V31XX with quick contacts,
pileups, then says he is taking a break to rest his butt. QRZ.com:

``V31XX Belize flag Belize. QSL MANAGER: K4XS DIRECT ONLY WITH
SASE/GREEN STAMPS. Bill Kollenbaum, Consejo Shores, Corozal District, 
Belize. I QSL 100! V31XX has been on the air since October 2021``.
It`s easy to assume 15m is not open, but full scan encounters a few
scattered DX signals, as 21525 WRMI is much more than usual JBA
carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9666v, Feb 25 at 0735, NO signal from RVM, normally always
there overnight as it drifts upward toward 9667. Must be off (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9666.728, Feb 26 at 0737, R Voz Missionária back on
tonight, S9-S6 but usual VG modulation with songs that sound more
secular than sacred without being able to follow the lyrix. Very slow
upward drifting trend continues. Last time I measured it was Feb 1 on
9666.561, or plus 6.68 Hz per diem on average, but it has not been
steady (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. CNR1 WOOB jammer search, Feb 27 at 0022: 13130 S4-S6 with
flutter; 13020 JBA Chinese. NO others detected below 15, 14, 13 or 11
MHz, but some suspicious inside 22m band, not trying to sort them out
from legits (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Feb 25 at 0733, S9+30 of dead air in English on RHC;
6060 also still on air, but S9+20/10 of DA except for some hum. Also
still on at 0743 is 5040 in Spanish, S9+20, too bad for Vanuatu.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 9700, Feb 26 at 0735, RHC English still on here at
S9+30 but no others. Even 5040 is off by 0742 leaving a JBA carrier,
presumably Vanuatu. Something`s always wrong wRHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 5040, Feb 27 at 0018, S9+25 of dead air in English from RHC.
At 0019 other frequencies in music all // presumably Spanish service:
13740 S9+5, 11760, 11860 JBM S9/+15. By 0046, 5040 is modulating but
// same plus 9650, so Spanish not English on both 5040 & 13740.
Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5990, Feb 27 at 0041, CRI relay in Spanish is S9+35/45 but
just barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Sun Feb 27 at 1614, RHC weekly Esperanto is JBA, S7-S9
undermodulated; seems // 11760 much stronger S9+10 but distorted.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11850, Feb 28 at 0229, RHC Spanish is S9+20 but JBM and
suptorted; also with parasitic spur carriers on 11840 & 11860, the
upper one QRMing jamming against nothing (else except maybe Yemen
[non]). Meanwhile, 11760 is S9+20 distorted, 11670 S9+10
undermodulated. Somethings` always wrong at RHC. In the NASWA
Flashsheet, Jerry Lenamon in Waco puts it thus about 15730 QRMing
15720 NZ: 

``Only a handful of frequencies in use with over a hundred to choose
from but the Cubans have to infringe. I think the Cubans would be much
better off if they retired half of their transmitters in order to
devote their obviously inadequate budget to the remaining equipment.
I’ve heard it said that the Cuban government pretends to pay their
workers and the workers pretend to work. Perhaps their equipment
problems are a result of this`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15230, March 1 at 1527, RHC is S9 but JBM vs much stronger //
S9+20 15140 sufficiently modulated but with squeal. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, March 2 at 0712, S9+30 of dead air, the only RHC still
on air where something`s always wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CURACAO. 21275-USB, March 2 at 2101, QRZ and CQ15 de PJ2/AF4Z
making quick contacts; is a contest underway? Someone asks him,
``where`s Curacao`` -- NE of South America. Oh. QRZ.com:

``PJ2/AF4Z Curacao flag, DONNIE L WINN, 1882 BARKLEY AVE, MELBOURNE,
FL 32935, Curacao. I will be in Curacao operating from Febuary 25 to
March 5 2019 [sic]. I will at the contest station PJ2T and also
operating  with a team in the ARRL International DX Contest as PJ2T.
While at PJ2T contest Station, I will be operating as PJ2/AF4Z during
the week as time permits. QSL will be via LOTW or Direct only`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN. 9590, Feb 27 at 0034 poor in Latin American Spanish
with soft background music. Not a bit of Chinese accent, just like CRI
English which sounds as if it`s American - until you hear what they
are saying. This does mention China. Scheduled 2300-0257 for S America
via Kashgar, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and
other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.608+, Feb 28 at 2112, R. Cairo is S9+30 into UTwente
with extremely distorted music. Something`s always egregious in
Egypt.

9899.608v wavering slightly plus and minus by hundredths of Hertz,
March 1 at *2114.5, carrier on from R. Cairo after nothing at 2111
when there were 2390 users at UTwente; 2115 timesignal is loud and
clear, but then talk and music at S9+40 is suptorted; still totally
unusable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.60, March 2 at 2221 direct, no need for a remote to
detect Cairo crashingly on the air, S9+30/40 of extreme distortion,
presumably English. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15330, Feb 27 at 1613, HOA music, talk, S8-S9; EiBi
says it`s  Radiyoni Dirree Shaggar at 1600-1630 in Somali via FRANCE,
but WRTH 2022 has Raadiyoonii Dirree Shaggar from Pennsylvania via
France in OROMO. I was in the area looking for TOMBS cult via Bulgaria
on new 15335, reported by Ivo as of Feb 19 at 1500-1800 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** GUAM. 15665, Feb 24 at 1538, VP S5/S6 talk, intonation sorta
Germanic? KSDA registered at 1530-1600 only, due west in Kan language
= Kannada for S Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK,WOR)

** GUAM. 15530.040, Thu Feb 24 at 1539, off-frequency in unknown
language. KSDA scheduled this semihour only on Thu & Fri only in Bod
dialect of Tibetan, other days English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRAN. 7380, Feb 28 at 0234, S9/+10 of dead air - or is it just
barely modulated. Per Aoki and EiBi, can only be VIRI in Arabic via
Zahedan at 0230-0530. HFCC shows 500 kW at 289 degrees for CIRAFs 38 &
39 = Arabia to Turkey, Egypt, Libya (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY [and non]. Glenn Hauser wrote on 28/02/2022 01:28:

Alfredo, The last two Fridays there was no signal on 7290, and now I
see that 7290 has been removed from your program schedule - the days I
can see, as Thu, Sat and Sun will not load. Can you confirm that 7290
is permanently canceled; and there will not be any IRRS SW broadcasts
of WOR or any of the other media programs? Meanwhile 1323 seems to be
doing well at least to the nearby remote -- except during the 19-20 UT
hour when interference from Romania in German is considerable. And in
Hungarian before 1900. Glenn``

Alfredo Cotroneo of IRRS replied March 1: ``Hi Glenn, We focused more
on raising power on MW 1323 kHz lately to cover Ukraine, eastern
Russia and Belarus (besides the rest of Central and Northern Europe).
I confirm our commitment on 7290 kHz Shortwave for one hour in the
evening from 20-21 CET. Our program schedule had been adjusted
slightly to allow new programs from 19-23:10 (approx) CET and added
more news coverage on 1323 kHz. We may have to move WOR slightly as
airtime is filling up due to special programs beamed to the new war
zone, regretfully. Will update you on this. Also check:
https://www.nexus.org/humanitarian-radio-broadcasting-at-the-time-of-the-ukrainian-war/
Best 73s. Alfredo``

I see that 7290 has been re-inserted into the program sked at 19-20 UT
only, at least on the visible days, along with 1323 on a longer span.
Let`s hear if 7290 be axually on air today. And go to the link about
IRRS` power increase --- never specified -- on 1323; but WRTH 2022
showed it originally only 5/1 kW. ``Beamed to the war zone`` -- does
that mean a direxional antenna?

Got to UTwente just in time March 1 at 1957 when there were 2797
users, and on 7290 heard a bit of an Irish song before it froze up.
Off the air by the time I got it back but that must have been IRRS
reactivated via Bulgaria. Later checking 1323 kHz via nearby Noale
SDR, at 2038 closing TUC Radio, maybe their latest podcast about
Ukraine crisis:
https://tucradio.org/section/podcasts/newest-podcasts/
then `Power Minute` of gospel-huxtering. At 2059 someshow cut off, ID,
2100 `Feature Story News` and `UN News`

BTW with so many users on UTwente now, some are constantly going and
coming, so if you don`t hook up at first, or lose it, chances are good
of getting back on if you keep refreshing sooner rather than later,
the max now unknown but keeps expanding? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY [non]. 7290, March 2 at 1902, checking how IRRS is doing this
Wednesday via Bulgaria: at UTwente weak vs heavy rapid steady pulsing
and heavy ACI from CRI on 7295. 1926 clear of pulsing with
anti-abortion show from AC 916, `Life Matters`; what has that to do
with Ukraine vs Russia? 1930 IRRS ID, `Feature Story News`; 1952
recheck, the rapid pulsing is back, also heard via Carlow, Eire SDR at
1902, so definitely something external, perhaps OTH radar (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 9525.005, Feb 25 at 0406, via UTwente, S9+5/15 of
martial choral music with few announcements. At first I expected Dengê
Welat as previously scheduled here, but conclude it must be the
Turkish jammer. It also has a slight squeal which is a defect of at
least one Emirler transmitter, tho certainly not the only such
station. Still going at 0424; past 0500 weakening some until cut off
at 0530*. 

7350, Feb 25 at 0409, mostly talk in presumed Kurdish, really Dengê
Welat here now as scheduled 0330-0600 via Issoudun, FRANCE. Mentions
Ukraine and Russia. No jamming but ACI from 7355 Martí in Spanish,
even at UTwente. Meanwhile nothing on 9550, one of four new DW relays
via Bulgaria per Ivo, that one only at 1700-1900.

EiBi shows DW and Turkish jammer on 9525 both at 1600-2100 only; while
Aoki shows 9525 jamming not until *0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. Feb 26 I have spent several hours monitoring
remotes for Dengê Welat and/or jamming.

9525 at 0504 via UTwente, S7-S9, martial music jammer like yesterday
when it cut off at 0530* but today keeps going until 0600*. DW itself
is again on 7350.

11530 at 1525 via UTw: jammer with same kind of martial music as last
nights; while DW programming is on 11540, with some BBC-like sounders.
At 1547 a brief clip in English. Off at 1559*.

9525 retuned to and at *1600 it seems to be just coming on with DW
music and talk. 11530 via UTw still jamming against nothing with
wailing and music, but off at 1608*. 

Meanwhile recheck the skeds to get bearings, but neither seems correct
today:

EiBi as of Feb 16: DW 11530 at 06-17 via Moldova, 17-19 France. Jammer
11530 at 06-19 via Emirler, but also ``anti-Kurdish tape`` at 06-16 on
11540. Also earlier: 7350 at 0330-0600 DW via France. 

Aoki as of Feb 23: DW 7350 via France at 0330-0558, no jam; 9525
France 1558-2200 with jamming at 05-21. 11530 at 13-15 Moldova, 15-16
France, no jam. 11540 Moldova at 06-13, no jam listed.

Observer Bulgaria had new DW relays via Secretbrod/Kostinbrod as of
Feb 23, but none of these heard on Feb 26: 07-14 15285 unchecked,
14-17 9480, 17-19 9550, 19-22 6180; 22-24 5945.

Back to what I do hear: 

9525 at 1614, S8-S9 to Ireland SDR; 1630 abrupt switch from music to
talk; more music past 1700. It`s notable that in all my hours of
listening I never perceive a Dengê Welat ID or even mention in passing
of either word, tho possibly somewhere in there and missed. I do hear
Ukraine mentioned occasionally.

11530, at 1702, jam music against nothing via Ireland

9550, at 1709, no Bulgarian signal to Ireland.

9525 at 1730+, DW music via UTwente; occasional brief OTH radar clix
such as at 1735, 1747, 1802, 1952.

9525 at 1739, I am shocked to hear the VOT interval signal tune, so is
this really Turkey instead of DW? But this is a different version of
the song with vocal lyrix.

11530 at 1741, jammer still on with music, crowd yelling. 1802 during
martial music, speech over PA with reverb; heard via Ireland

9525 music before and after 1800 but YL talk at 1802. UTw stops at
1830 but I reboot as it had displayed 900 instead of max 750 users. 
1835-1928 UT, I`m out paying exorbitant ever-rising cost of PO Box;
and lunch.

UTwente now displays around 1460 users, constantly fluxuating.

9525 at 1928, DW music still via UTw.

11530 at 1929, jammer is now off into Ireland; nor on 11540.

6180 at 1933, another Bulgarian frequency absent into Ireland. Also at
2045, nor 9480 which I think I also checked earlier.

9525 at 1935, Ireland now hears both DW and JBA under, the jammmusic,
finally on same frequency; but at UTw the two are mixing almost even
level. Quite a cacophony at 2055 with both in music, but by 2105 only
one is left on both remotes, I think DW.

At 2202, via UTw, no activity on any of the mentioned DW or jammer
frequencies, not even 5945 Bulgaria. 

Now UTwente shows ~1700 users! Must have expanded its capacity with
huge demand thanks to Putin. Unfortunately there is no SWBC, let alone
in English, from Ukraine or Russia, but one can try to hear MW such as
400 kW UR1 on 549. As discussed in the WOR iog, Ukrainian TV and radio
can be accessed online. Previously scheduled English segments seem to
have been suspended (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KUWAIT [non?]. 11765, March 2 at 1547, surprisingly strong S9/+10
signal next to Cuba, in Chinese, music, not much else from Asia on
band. Scheduled is RFA via Kuwait this hour on M/W/F, so it could be
CNR1 jammer instead. Jumps around to: 11590 Sat/Sun, 11725 Tue/Thu
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 24 at 0740 UT, PN, 25-watt NDB at Ponca
City, is OFF again; sporadic. It might make sense to turn on only when
incoming flight requests, except 25 watts is hardly significant for
power saving (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 26 at 0744 UT, PN, 25-watt NDB at Ponca
City is still off as it has been since Feb 23 (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 28, March 2 at 1515 UT, only one DX signal decoding
with marginal tropo enhancement, Ion on virtual 44, including the only
subchannel of any value, Newsy on 44-6, unlike 62-7 in OKC. This is
KTPX Okmulgee = Tulsa market. Rabbitears.info shows it`s direxional
toward the NE, but thisaway very much off the side close to a null,
belying it being one of the top `Tulsa` stations decoding here. There
were also BAD sigs into the STB on at least: 10, 12, 34? The other
major TV info site, W9WI.com is gone and Doug Smith says it`s not
coming back; now goes to a Wordpress sample page (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)

** ROMANIA. 5990 // 7410, UT Mon Feb 28 at 0239, lite jazz during the
RRI Galbeni hour in French. Alan Roe`s Music on Shortwave says it`s
`Les tubes du moment` on UT Mon & Tue while the 0230-0245 block
contains other music every day except Fri. Tubes means hits in this
sense, pour quoi? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAO TOME E PRINCIPE. 15460.072, Feb 27 at 1616, African language
dialog, S6-S9, way off frequency, since it`s VOA Pinheira, in Kirundi
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Mar 2 at 2300, REE English VG into Maryland SDR;
after news at 2307 Amy introduces interview in Beirut with an
expeditioner to South Sudan to get acquainted with primitive tribes
and enjoying? being included in a flesh-cutting ritual. Just as this
is getting interesting, segment over already, 2311 on to Justin
visiting Madrid bookshops presumably with flesh intact (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** THAILAND. 13750, Feb 27 at 0020, HSK9 in English to N America,
S4-S7 with heavy flutter. Seldom if ever listenable here: too far west
for the ENAm beam, too far east for the WNAm? Grimesland would do a
lot better, duh, than the USAGM Udon Thani site (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TIBET [non]. 12125, Feb 24 at 1542, S9/+10 in tonal Asian language:
scheduled RFA in Bod dialect of Tibetan, this hour only, 100 kW at 296
degrees from TINIAN. Amazingly good here way offbeam, no CNR1 jamming
unless really a jammer not in Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.016, Feb 25 from 2301, VOT English is VG
S9+35 into UTwente. It`s Friday so I have to decide whether to listen
to this or Spainglés on 9690 - billboard there says feature will be
about ILO, which sounds pretty boring, onward to Ankara. Partial notes
for the hour: 2312 the COVID 19 PSA, with good advice but *still*
claiming that ``a vaccine is yet to be found``! At 2328 `Feeling
Supreme`, this episode about tachycardia, fortunately a word I can
recognize despite the heavily-accented YL. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler: transmission breaks off in the middle of it,
2329*-*2332 by when she is talking about remedies such as lavender,
cinnamon. May I suggest further reading about tachycardia first such
as what Mayo Clinic has to say. 2344 the outro for `Did You Know
That?` about whatever I will knever know. Then the 2-minute
multi-lingual ID loop filler; 2346 sign-off enumerating in rather
jumbled order the English times and frequencies; announcer obviously
not understanding what he is reading, e.g. ``in the 49 meter band and
on 6125...`` The ``and`` does not belong since that implies they are
separate things. Also still claims the 22-23 and 03-04 broadcasts are
recorded, i.e. the summer not winter timings. Something`s always awry
at Ankara. Another version admits that all the airings after 1330? are
repeats so don`t expect Breaking News. Then into IS loop but cuts off
air at 2352.7* before any German. Uncovering the CCCCCCI which had
been just an undercurrent from Xinjiang PBS, standard denunciation.
Thruout VOT there was breakup/crackling more than once a minute, not
clear whether problem at transmitter or UTwente receiver or in
between. Since it`s still happening to the ChiCom, we can now rule out
an Emirleric cause (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 26 at 2337 dipping into the VOT English
Saturday broadcast, which is not off the air, VG via UTwente with a
recipe; but TRT`s AVC surges annoying background hum during pauses.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. 2341 Turkish Cuisine; 2347
multi-lingual ID loop filler. Off in time for weekly Sunday The Mighty
KBC from 2400 via Nauen, Germany ex-East; over there a bit of QRM from
the ChiCom in East Turkistan but probably not so much over here (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, March 1 circa 2300, no signal here from VOT
on the DX-398 with clipon, but maybe on the air. At 2358, UTwente is
still getting it S9+30 with IS and German ID, so here we go again
since something`s always erroneous at Emirler: 2400 timesignal and
opening spurious German atop the CCCCCCI; only the latter at 0014
recheck March 2, CNR1 via PBS Xinjiang, East Turkistan, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960, March 2 at 2300, after BBC 2259*, no signal
from VOT English into UTwente; by 2305 the CCCCCCI is on already: make
that CCCC as there is nothing to CCI with: PBS Xinjiang, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems. Still
no VOT by 2315 and not checked further, so SPAIN q.v. without
competition (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K [non?]. 15735, Feb 24 at 1536, S7-S9 in English about Ukraine;
new unlisted BBCWS frequency also reported by others until 1600*. HFCC
shows Tashkent was registered at 1300-1530, but this is probably
Woofferton. Look out for more BBCWS additions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
{later: 15735 confirmed as Woofferton at 14-16 for Ukraine}

** U S A. 293 MCW kHz, Feb 27 at 0740 UT, TOR, 50-watt non-direxional
beacon at Torrington, Wyoming, under but mixing with FBY, 25 watts at
Fairbury, Nebraska, which is one of my regulars. I would say that
despite being only second-adjacent, NE is my #1 state for NDBs. WY is
also 2nd-adjacent, only CO between us. Torrington is conveniently in
the SE corner, near Scottsbluff NE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4095+, March 2 at 0718 UT, upward sweeps and DW ID on CW for
Desert Whooper, heard twice in less than a minute. Very weak, JBA as
always (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 12888.5 CW, Feb 27 at 0024, VVV marker from KPH with QSX
frequencies. VG standout signal from California, with hardly anything
else left on this marine band. Maybe Korea South but not heard now
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 21282-USB, March 2 at 2059, KN2CZZ, John, close to center of
NY state, contacting unheard W5ZXV. Is he a novice?? Surely not now,
but displays his original novice license dated 4/17/53:
https://www.qrz.com/lookup/kn2czz
``KN2CZZ USA flag USA, John W Bell, 106 Stockton Pl, Syracuse, NY
13219, USA``. So you can still opt to op with novice call? 15m finally
a bit open but no activity on 12 or 10m, not even beacons (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) {more 15m hamlogs: BELIZE; CURACAO}

** U S A. 15740, Feb 28 at 1921, S9+10 of open carrier. Obviously SOP
from VOA Grimesland, warming up on a frequency other than the one
about to start, i.e. 15730 JBA already in French from another site, in
order to avoid override/collision. At 1929.5 the OC jumps to 15730 and
Botswana probably just turned off. 1930 JIP music in French service;
pause, cut to news about Ukraine. Same signal level as was on 15740.
Rationale for making site switch in middle of French hour remains
unknown.

BTW, Mike Cooper reports:

``VOA English has a new program, "Flashpoint Ukraine," airing at 2105
UT weekdays. Here is the description from today's schedule:

16:05 - 16:30 [EST] FLASHPOINT UKRAINE: Russia and Ukraine hold talks
as U.N. meets --- Ukraine demanded an immediate cease-fire and the
withdrawal of Russian forces as it met with Russia. How the current
war is impacting Europe and the plight of refugees as they struggle to
cross the border to escape fighting.

Episodes can be found here: 
https://www.voanews.com/z/6932
There is also an Apple podcast page:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flashpoint-ukraine-voice-of-america/id1610018620
Presenter: Steve Miller``

Fortunately, 2105 is the only hour in English still transmitted from
North Carolina, on 11720 as long as B21 lasts, and VG here off the
back to mid-America, aimed away toward Africa. Only other English SW
frequency registered this hour is 6195 São Tomé. Otherwise, VOA has
been getting low ratings for its breaking news coverage. This hour had
been `wasted` on rock/African music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 11720, Feb 28 at 2105, VOA is still playing music over its
only active English frequency from Grimesland, Soul on Mondays, rather
than `Flashpoint Ukraine`. It`s reported only on VOA regular English
webcast, presumably of no interest to Africans! (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR) see also SAO TOME

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2126 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday February 24 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010, S7-S9 into Maryland SDR;
St Lucia S9+10/20 showing -15 Hz offset; 9395, S6-S7 to Maryland,
S7/S9 to Minneapolis.

WORLD OF RADIO 2127 contents: Antarctica, Australia, (Bulgaria),
Canada, Colombia, Cuba and non, Egypt, (France), Germany, Greece, Iran
non, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, Kuwait, (Macedonia North),
México [1670+ kHz], North America, Poland, Romania, South Carolina
[non], (Tajikistan), Turkey, UKRAINE, UK, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu;
unID 6300; wireless charging radio noise; propagation outlook ()
countries mentioned with others not in order
WOR 2127 is available as of 0125 UT Friday February 25, 2022

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2127.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2127.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 [confirmed]
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
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy
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
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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

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** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: confirmed first
airings UT Friday February 25 at 0130 on WRMIs: UTwente maxed out at
750 users, unavailable, but 7780 S9+15 into Maryland SDR; 5850
S9+25/30 into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Fri Feb 25 at 0330 on WRMI 5985, S9+10/20 into Boa
Vista, Brasil SDR, S9 into Knoxville, both with jamming ACI from 5980
unless narrowed.

NOT confirmed Fri Feb 26 at 1530 on WRMI 9955; gospel music instead at
1554 check direct. Without notice, but WOR still appears on the
program skedgrid, along with 5 other DX/Media programs at 1530 every
day except Sat TOMBS Sabbath. Are they gone too? This strip only
started circa December 10.

NOT confirmed either Fri Feb 25 at 1915 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria. No
signal at all into Carlow, Eire SDR while UTwente is still maxed out.
This 19-20 UT transmission was missing already Feb 18, a 3rd Fri when
WOR would have been pre-empted anyway, a fluke? But Feb 25, we see
that 7290 has disappeared completely without notice from the
IRRS/NEXUS-IBA schedules -- at least the days that will load, not
including Thu, Sat, Sun. Are the other few IRRS SW segments gone too?
With nothing but MW 1323 still added to streaming daily at 18-22 UT
including the WOR times of Fri 1915, Fri 2130, and presumably Sun
2100; the only SW still exhibited is 15400 at 1600-1630 for Oromo
National Media.

1323 monitoring at nearby Noale SDR Fri Feb 25, S9+5/10: 1901, usual
Feature Story News in progress, 1905 UN News, 1908 music fill ---
generally atop German from Romania, but at 1910 AM Italia fades down
and Romania up; by 1915, AM Italia redominates with IRRS ``SW``! ID
and right into WOR 2127, confirmed. Also confirmed Fri Feb 25 at 2130
on 1323, S9+10 with little QRM after Scottish music and IRRS address.
Does not seem any stronger than before but this vague claim of
increased power for Ukraine, a notice Feb 25 from Ron Norton via Alan
Pennington, BDXC-UK:

``Hello There from NEXUS-IBA and IRRS in Milano, Italy! You have
undoubtedly heard the latest news about the Russian invasion of
Ukraine today. It has almost continuous coverage on Radio and TV in
Europe as of this morning, and it makes everyone worried about the
consequences for European stability. Just in case you hear from
someone interested in Russia and Ukraine in these difficult moments,
you should know that we have increased our power on 1323 kHz, and we
can reach these regions with a fantastic signal also on AM/Medium
Wave.

We increased our special news coverage, adding repeats of the most
informative and inspirational programs in English from 7 PM to 11 PM
Central European Time to support displaced people and cover the latest
events. On AM/Medium Wave 1323 kHz, we broadcast daily from
19:00-23:00 CET...`` Well, I doubt it reach Ukraine very well as long
as Romania be in the way, but that closes earlier than 2100 UT.

Next WORs:
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
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday February 26 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+10 direct; weakening
into noise level by 0254 to S5-S8; while to UTwente at 0258, S8/S9 yet
way off the NNW beam.

Also confirmed Sat Feb 26 at 1700 on WRN webcast for North America.

Also confirmed Sat Feb 26 at 2041 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, S9+12 into
nearby Missouri remote, about the new Bulgarian relay schedule of
Dengê Welat -- which are not being heard today -- about 13 minutes
into so started circa 2028. 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
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. I`m told the Friday morning airing of WORLD OF
RADIO on WRMI 9955, which was missing Feb 25 at 1530, will resume
after DST starts, March 18 at 1430 UT instead.

WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday February 27 at
0030 on WRMI 7730, S9+25/30 direct but not ``solid`` sounding. 

Also confirmed UT Sunday Feb 27 starting at 0454.7 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
Wentzville MO, VG S9+12 into nearby Warrenton SDR. Next:

1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: due to snoozery,
missed checking Sunday Feb 27 at 1330-1400 on WMRI Europe via Channel
292, Germany, 9670; did anyone hear it? Next:

2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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, WOR)

** U S A [non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
February 27 at 2101 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+10, no QRM but
noisy, via nearby Noale SDR.

Missed checking Sun Feb 27 at 2330 on WRMI 5950; anyone hear it?

Confirmed UT Monday February 28 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, S9+15 into
Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed at 0256 UT Mon Feb 28 the 0230 on WRN N America
webcast.

Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 28 at 0425, S9/S7 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160
minus 28v Hz into Knoxville = 6159.972v, just as I am mentioning the
`Taste of Radio Angela` which is on 4790 right now and have mainly
been monitoring, WOR ending at 0429 so must have started on time.

Next:
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday March 1
at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10 into Minneapolis SDR; still holding to
that level at 0155.

Also confirmed Tuesday March 1 at 2330 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 direct.
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, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2127 monitoring: zzz thru Wed Mar 2 at 1030
on WRMI 5850; anyone hear it?

Confirmed Wed March 2 at 2222 the 2200:21 on WBCQ 7490.1v, S3-S6 in
the noise level. On average reception here will get worse and worse
into spring and summer, markedly March 16 when shifted to 2100:21, an
hour further into the dayside. I hope it`s listenable further east.
Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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New WOR 2128 should be ready early UT Fri March 4 for download and
first SWBC at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7780 (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** U S A. 9950 & 9960, Feb 25 at 0732, TOMBS cult parasitic spurs are
quite audible at S1/S2 out of very strong S9+20 9955 WRMI (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, Mon Feb 28 at 1540, something in Spanish, a clip
inside AWR Wavescan on WRMI. Since WOR was replaced on Fri at 1530, I
was wondering whether other shows in the DX/media strip were also
affected; but not, still there among some three dozen weekly WS
airings on WRMI. Next on Tue: SW Radiogram beepery (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 9955, Wed March 2 at 1548, music, then ``pigs in space`` on
WRMI. That would be Hobart R Intl. Seriously? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490.1v), UT Sat Feb 26 at 0100, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW`
--- soon recognized as a rerun since starts with ``X-rated pictures of
my wife``, ``in a bad mood all day``, and ``as in Ted Nugent movie
(?), open windows and yell `I`m mad as hell and not going to take it
any more``` ... We`ve heard all this before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4790, UT Mon Feb 28 at 0300, WBCQ has signed on after IS &
ID loop, initiating `Radio Angela`, with intro `A taste of` show.
S9/+10 fading up and down and constant CODAR swishes covering from
above and below, so it`s unpleasant listening direct to here. First
part is about classical music which will be the entire 03-05 program
henceforth on UT Mondays: unfortunately at same time as `Encore`! on
WRMI 5950 at 0300-0400 - which tonight I have recorded off an SDR for
later listening. By 0314 we hear Marion from her Attic; 0339 Radio
Ohne Namen, etc., etc. 

Radio Angela is deliberately not being webcast, as the point is to
promote music and drama on SW. But I`ll have to use remotes further
east to avoid the CODAR. Is WBCQ stuck on this 60mb frequency, no
matter what? They are certainly aware of the CODAR. With perhaps the
most innovative programming in store, yet by any objective standard,
it`s WBCQ`s worst frequency; as long as 3265 is not even active: least
coverage reach and facing most noise level which will only worsen into
spring and summer storm seasons.

The detailed convoluted Radio Angela schedule for the remainder of
Standard Time is to be distributed shortly by Bill Tilford, but still
not showing at wbcq.com which displays nothing but Brother Scare on
4790, despite being withdrawn weeks ago. An advance look for the first
night, UT Tuesday March 1: 0300 `Marion`s Attic`; 0400 `Bluegrass
State of Mind` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re my comments about WBCQ 4790 and the new Radio Angela,
Bill Tilford responds:

While I dislike the CODAR issue more than anyone, I'm not sure I
otherwise agree with the notion of 4790 being WBCQ's worst frequency
in terms of coverage reach. Both in tests and the first night's
official broadcast, 4790 has terrestrially outperformed 7490 in parts
of the midwestern US and clobbered it in Europe, where 4790 will often
arrive in parts of Eastern Europe as a quite listenable breakfast show
as well as the US and Canada. Yes, there are local bad zones, but that
is true with many frequencies. As to Latin America, we'll see what
coming months bring (or not). 7490's secret weapon has been its
webcasts, which in the context of this discussion don't count, along
with its somewhat better reach out west and down south.  As a
transatlantic frequency, 4790 appears to be the better option, azimuth
notwithstanding.   

As to Encore, our own schedule was not for the purpose of stealing
listeners from it - I respect and enjoy that program myself. But it
does have multiple repeats throughout the week (unlike WBCQ Concert
Hall, which plays once) with the same remote web sdr possibilities
that some of our listeners will need to use to bring in Radio Angela's
programs. There are miscellaneous reasons, some related to production
schedules, why the other programs in the RA schedule are pencilled in
where they are, and for now Sunday is what makes sense for WBCQ
Concert Hall. We are also doing longer-form works (whole operas and
symphonies) than Encore due to the luxury of a two hour slot, so it's
not really the same material. Whether that works to our advantage or
Encore's at any point in time will depend upon a listener's mood and
preferences. Hopefully we will both thrive. And, for those on the
horns of a dilemma, there are, as mentioned, recorders. Since neither
program is pay-per-listen, let us instead be happy that this much
classical is back on the airwaves between the two. A much better
problem to have than "gee, there's nothing on..."

The WBCQ.com website has historically taken its time for updates, for
those with access to Facebook, the WBCQ The Planet Facebook page has
the full published schedule.`` (via WOR iog via Glenn Hauser)

** U S A. (7490v), UT Tue March 1 at 0030, WBCQ webcast after secret
semirepeat of UBMP, theme sounder of `Camp Constitution Radio`, then
commercial for IBM.com! before body of CCR. Amazing that IBM would
sponsor that; possibly random adsertion somewhere up the line (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (5085), UT Sun Feb 27 after 0100, WTWW-2 $tereo webcast of
TOUTA, but music at tune in is only mono; ends at 0150, into rock.
`Encore` missing at 0100 from WRMI System F on 5850 & 7780 due to some
mishap, so default to `TOUTA` no problem except I`m also missing TRSW
blues shows on 5950 in the Saturday evening music glut. Better luck we
hope for next `Encore` UT Monday 0300 on 5950 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. +6100-6130+, Feb 27 at 0044, WWCR is splattering more than
15 kHz either side of S9+50 6115. Something`s noxious in Nashville.

Not to mention America`s most obnoxious SW broadcaster, Alex Jones,
about whom CNN has been promoting this:

CNN Special Report CNNHD - Sun, 2/27, 9:00 PM [CST] 1 hr
"The Alex Jones Story: Megaphone for Conspiracy"
New, 2/27/2022, News, Topical, Current Events
CNN's Drew Griffin examines the rise of conspiracy theorist Alex
Jones, drawing on exclusive footage and interviews with former
employees and followers to track how his rhetoric moved from the
fringes to the mainstream of American politics`` --- Mainstream? Let`s
not concede that to him! Original time and known repeats, here
strictly UT dates and times: Mon Feb 28 at 0300 & 0700, Sat March 5 at
0200 --- maybe: all subject to bumping for Breaking News. I wonder if
the show will ever even mention SW? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
{surprise: after heavy promotion for week(s), Alex Jones Story was 
pre-empted for BREAKING NEWS about you-know-what; so, when??}

** U S A. 7505, Feb 27 at 0320, no signal from WRNO into Missouri SDR.
I kept intending to recheck since first noticed absent Feb 18 at 0722,
and I can`t find any reports of 7505 since (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5810.43-USB, Feb 25 at 0740, 2-way in colloquial
Spanish; cambio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6017.10, Feb 27 at 0042, JBA carrier, not a local
birdie. Probably that Colombian pirate, as in EiBi but not Aoki:
``6017 2230-0615 irr CLM Organ. Radial El Prado S CLM``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6920-, Feb 27 at 0015, only pirate activity is JBA music
slightly on low side, signature of R. Pushka (Rifle), the Russian
ethnic pirate. Slightly better at 0045, S6 of undermodulated music
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9560.4, Feb 27 at 0032, JBA talk in Asian? language but
then disappears. Unseems spur out of strong 9565 Martí, and no match
on 9569.6. Sked per Aoki on 9560 until 0030 is BBC English via
Singapore; and at 00-01 CRI English via Beijing 572: neither seems
likely. But wait: EiBi says the BBC language is Burmese (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11620, Feb 24 at 1544, algo VG but off at 1545* before I
can monitor further. Nothing scheduled at this hour after KSDA at
1400-1500. IIRC, 11620 used to be an All India Radio channel but not
listed now. Searching EiBi and Aoki on -1545 can find a number of
stations and transmissions on other frequencies ending at this odd
hour, so maybe a new frequency for one of: FEBA Radio Pakistan in
Pashto via Moldova; NHK Urdu via UAE; TWR Somali, and Arabic via
Eswatini; Bangladesh Betar in Hindi; KTWR in Korean (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)