** AUSTRALIA. 28266 CW, Aug 23 at 2204, JBA beacon: dash, DE VK4RST VK4RST VK4RST QG41; does not include any /B. Nothing else beaconish or phonish audible on 10m. WGB list: ``28266 VK4RST - St. George QD AUS QG41°° - #0 (11 Jan 2024) Note: de ID + grid + 5" carrier - Ant 1/2 wave vert.`` And QRZ.com: ``VK4RST is a 10m propagation beacon in grid QG41hw St George, Southwest Queensland, approximately 550km due west of Brisbane. The beacons power is 10 watts into a 1/2 wave vertical antenna 15m agl and 200m asl. Reports would be appreciated via vk4rst@gmail.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {previously heard April 21 at 0037} ** CHINA. 21490, August 25 at 0140, JBA carrier is the OSOB, obviously jammer against Sound of Hope. Also 18970 at 0145 JBA Chinese and 18965 JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 21800, Aug 27 at 0251, Chinese at S6/S9 and the OSOB, CNR1 jammer against Sound of Hope. Also many unID but probably Asian sigs/carriers on 17 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COSTA RICA [and non]. 28433 USB, Aug 27 at 2212, TI2JJP, José, calling CQ DX Asia/Pacific. Quickly making contacts JBA here including Louisiana. QRZ.com: ``TI2JJP Costa Rica flag Costa Rica, QSL Mgr EA7FTR, ING. JOSE "TI9JJP" PASTORA, QSL Manager EA7FTR, PO Box 2048-2050 SAN PEDRO MONTES OCA, Costa Rica, QSL: QSL MANAGER EA7FTR`` -- hmm, wonder if he have a QSL manager? No 10m beacons, but also a Brazilian on 28400 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 891 & 889 kHz, Aug 27 at 0253, JBA carriers hetting 890 with WLS and LA mixture presumably Cuban and also source of spurs. Should Algeria 891 fundamental also be in there, I never hear any beat so would have to be on exactly same frequency as Cuba. No 9/kHz carriers now in full bandscan vs HSNL. Recheck at 0636: still both 889 & 891 detectable. Spurs sourced to Cuba are just an assumption, one of two 890 stations there, but could be elsewhere in Carib/LAm or even US? Need to triangulate them or something more certain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Aug 24 at 0625, S9+48 of dead air from R. Rebelde. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Think of all the undernourished Cubans who could be fed for the cost of this wasted juice! Not to mention all the jamming against nothing or something. Strangely, I`ve yet to see DDC make an issue of this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9580, August 25 at 0212, S9/+10 of dead air from CRI relay. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, August 25 at 0213, RHC is S9+20/30 but JBM, can`t tell if it`s English; and 9700 is OFF - when on it can be VG signal and mod, tsk2. Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9790, Aug 26 at 0406, CRI relay S9 but only a trace of modulation. Cantonese scheduled, supposedly an ``endangered`` language per Dore Stein on `Tangents`, KALW San Francisco, where it`s more Chinese than ``Mandarin``. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Aug 27 at 0634, S9+25/30 of dead air in Spanish from R. Rebelde, as more often than not at late-night. Is no one paying attention at station? Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Earlier at 0530 same date, Wolfgang Bueschel reported ``wonderful audio quality`` on 5024.994 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 15230, Aug 27 at 2206, RHC Portuguese not off the air, S9/+10 but somewhat sup/torted; not noted on any other frequency now. Something`s always wrong at RHC. There is a sig on 11760 at 2217, S9+10 with flutter, sounds like Chinese music. O, per EiBi it`s CRI ``Portuguese`` via site x = Xi`an? at 22-23 which of course is nothing but fill music for years; like via Cuba on 13650 at 23-24, not checked lately. Commies vs Commies! Almost (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 28 at 0627, S9+40/45 of dead air from RHC, supposedly English frequency usually useless if on earlier. Something`s always wrong at RHC. But 5025, R. Rebelde is still modulating. The Other Side: ``DDC Today: In Cuba, the mask is falling off READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW August 20, 2024 OPINION Between its loss of control, the military's disconnection from the rest of the apparatus, and runaway corruption, it is increasingly difficult for Castroism to conceal its decomposition. RAFAELA CRUZ | La Habana Image of Fidel Castro in a wet newspaper. (Diario de Cuba) The greatest nightmare of any totalitarian regime is a loss of control, something already evident in Cuba, now like a boat adrift "without a rudder or a captain." The national currency, once one of the cornerstones of state control, today gores salaries and pensions with inflationary impiety while an impotent Government watches the bull from the stands, knowing that it is powerless to deal with a tumultuous foreign exchange market in the hands of traitorous frontmen. These actors, fattened ticks managing "private" companies with access to infrastructure "owned by the whole people," but that only enrich them, reveal themselves to be untouchable by the Government, conspiring and profiting by speculating against the peso. There is no honor among thieves...`` https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1724086698_56679.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, Aug 25 at 2213 quick check, R. Cairo in English, S9+20/25 into UTwente, and very loud but extremely distorted, so back to TURKEY for me, tnx this tip from Andy Reid, Ont., on the WOR iog: ``Egypt half intelligible tonight -- R. Cairo is somewhat intelligible tonight 9440 22 UT``. Well, we had not even run across a signal in months, altho hardly motivated to keep seeking it. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 9490.12, Aug 25 at 0210, S8/9+10 of dead air from the always off-frequency Issoudun relay of RMI R. República. Per WRMI skedgrid it`s now scheduled 0100-0200 UT only daily. BTW on the very last line is VORW Sundays at 1900-2000 on 11930, multilingual for Somalia --- huhhh? Is that so, John? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {yes, no G-H-I-J-K-L items this week} ** MADAGASCAR. 11824.96 approx., Aug 26 at 0415, good S9/+10 in English, African Pathways on Madagascar World Voice, Mahajanga (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13760, Aug 27 at 0332, MWV, S9+20 English discussion of how WCB has LPFM in Greenland? and SW stations. This is service to India, but VG signal here despite way off the side of beam; antipodal and trans-equatorial advantage ruling (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925 AM, August 25 at 0136, rock music S9+20, the OPOB, too strong to be S American; Report here says it`s Liquid Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,132954.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Aug 26 at 0408, JBA S5 signal, undermodulated, presumably pirate Station YHWH, which is sporadically active. EiBi shows irr. possible span 0100/0500. Others often report him but none tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1270, Aug 26 at 0638 UT, VG Spanish music, loud & clear, better than some 50/50 kW ``clears`` such as WOAI 1200. Figured it must be KFLC Benbrook [The Metroplex] TX, U4 50/5 kW, but now listed as TUDN sports -- maybe not in the nightmiddle? Night pattern is E/W, no good for us, nor daypat major lobe east. Then non-ID as ``107.9 FM y 1270 AM`` so it`s really KRXO, Claremore [Tulsa] OK, listed as SS:CHR, address in OKC, 5/1 kW direxional SW but not totally nulled thisaway. Besides ownership, KRXO[AM] has no relation to programming on the original KRXO[FM] 107.7 OKC, silly sportstalk in English. WTFDA FMDB shows 107.9 is K300CY Broken Arrow [Tulsa], 150 watts, CHR, Lang NOT as Spanish, yet slogan Ritmo 107.9. Another tail wagging an AM dog. A confusing situation; why apply the same calls to AM in Tulsa, and not // FM in OKC? But then I hear ``St. Joe`s classic rock, KY-102``, huh? That`s KYSJ, St. Joseph MO, dog wagged by its tail, K273BF, 102.5 per NRC AM Log and supposed to be only 36 watts at night! AOR format. Don`t think I had ever heard it, U1 1000/36. Unless it changed to Spanish? Website shows still English: https://www.ky102.net/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1390, Aug 27 at 0638 UT, and still past 0700, local KCRC Enid in dead air again; and so is sibling station 1640 KZLS, but someother talking station is audible underthat, anything but Biloxi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.875 AM approx., Aug 25 at 0138, local Enid pirate is back at only S9 and one channel only, // 105.5 K288FX translator of K-Love KYLV 88.9 OKC. Again Aug 25 at 1434 on 27184.82 approx., S9 but undermod // 105.5 and this one channel only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 91.5, Aug 23 at 2006-2010 UT, strong dead air in $tereo, i.e. KSNS `Keep Singing New Songs`, Medicine Lodge KS, just across the border, and 96 kW ERP vertical only. 105.3, Aug 23 at least 2005-2010 UT, dead air in $tereo from normally fringe KINB Kingfisher; o, it`s only 930/930 watts per WTFDA DB. There are some stronger but further KS and OKs on same; during routine bandscan on caradio with absolutely no DX (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PERU. 4775, 4810, 4820, Aug 25 at 0150, JBA carriers, obviously the three active Peruvians; but on 4940 no Venezombian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.419, Aug 22 at 1910, Rep. of Yemen Radio with ME music, no jamming S9+25 into UTwente; but circa 1930 interrupted every few seconds by strong ``chirps``, recorded example on WOR 2257; not sure, but seems to be internal rather than external QRM. 1938 Yemen ID in Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2257) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.4, Aug 23 roughly 16-18 UT via UTwente running in background, no chirps heard unlike yesterday. I did not notice anything like this then, but Zacharias Liangas, Greece, replied at 0812 UT: ``just checking in waterfall I have seen that the carrier is shifting upwards in a way similar to the Russian air horn signal at a variable frequency range that is between 5 and 10 kHz with ca 2 times per second`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.4 approx., Aug 26 at 0418 weak S4/S5 rapid chirping direct as heard recently from Riyadh`s Yemen service. Over to UTwente at 0422 where it`s S9, and will not synchronize at any point. Rapid chirping maybe 4X per second but irregular, in USB tuning, but in AM, only hear clix above much weaker program modulation. Magnifying waterfall, we see spikes upward only from 11935.5 past 11937; still so at 0502. This transmitter keeps finding new ways to disrupt itself - unless it`s external jamming, unseems. Next check 1918 Aug 26 into UTwente - clear, no chirp, S9+15/25 on 11935.403 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.411, Aug 27 at 1626, Qur`an at S9+10/20 into UTwente; no chirping or other disruptions now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Aug 23 at 2159, REE S9+20 direct and the other three audible; 2201 token English on SNR, Marilyn Quintana only this week, preview something about a volcano and female social platforms. 2202 news starting with Catalan exiled leader returned but vanished, cops failed to capture him. 2210 about marine ecosystems around Canary Islands, changes since 2021 eruption leaving a new submarine volcanic cone (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Mon Aug 26 at 2201, token English from SNR, VG S9+20/30 direct starting news. Also audible on 17715, 15520, but no signal on fourth frequency 15390 for Africa. Something`s not right at Noblejas. Feature after 2210 is interview about photography and exhibitions of such (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15520, Aug 27 at 1517, REE only frequency on, for ME, as 15390 for Africa has been absent since Aug 25; and the other two, 17715 & 17855 do not start until 1800 on weekdays. Something`s notright at Noblejas. 1958, 2203 chex: still no 15390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Aug 28 at 2201, NO signal direct in token English from SNR; 17715 is VP S8/S9 for S America, unusable, like 15520 for ME off the back; and 15390 for Africa is still OFF too. However at 2204 I get a JBA carrier on 17855 much weaker than 17715, maybe RNE. Propagation seems OK, e.g. music on 17880 which would be CRI Beijing site in Spanish. At 2222 I try UTwente: 17855.002- is JBA also weaker there than 17715.012 S7/S8. 15520.000 S7/S9 and 15390 off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. 21270 USB, Aug 26 at 2209, EA2K, José in southern Spain making quick contacts among many phone signals, pileups on ``15`` m, apparently some contest. QRZ.com: ``EA2K Spain flag Spain, Jose Ignacio "Jose", CADRETE (ZARAGOZA), Spain``. A few minutes earlier had a deep Argentine on 28445 USB, no beacons on 10; never phones but some digitals around 24900 on 12. Almost as if voice have been banned on this band like `30` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SWAZILAND. 15105, Sun Aug 25 at 1439 open carrier S5/S8, 1440 music box IS and ``This is TWR, broadcasting from ESwátini``. Afar language starting, sked 1440-1457 Thu-Sun only. Where do you find this in WRTH 2024? Under SOUTH AFRICA, where else? Fortunately almost same page with no SWAZILAND entry even for cross-reference, but of course under E, as this country has distanced itself from RSA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004-, Aug 23 at 2158, VOT not off the air, IS & IDs, S9+30/40 direct. 2200 s/on by Ibrahim, ignoring SW. 2226 into UTwente when measured, S9+35/45, ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2227 `Turkish Folk Tales` first about memorizing essences, but then reshaping and embellishing them; music. 2237 `That`s Why` with Efsun the accentuated, about what happened 112? years ago in the Ottomemp. 2244 music. 2247 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2253 s/off ignoring SW. Something`s always awry at Ankara, and IS once chopped before 2254* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004+, Aug 24 at 2202, VOT English not off the air, S9+45/55 with olds into UTwente. 2214 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2216 `The Energy Agenda` about Syrian civil war. 2223 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` repeat about Hanak? string cheese. 2255 music, music, music. 2254.8 s/off as if the 1230 on 17620, something`s always awry at Ankara; fragments of IS and chop before 2254*, something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7260, Aug 25 at 0154, t/in just in time to hear LV de Türquiye s/off with Spanish schedule, S9+20/30 but with QRhaM since TRT is intruding! Quick check of // 9870 sounds even better tho S9+10/20 before 0155* chop after IS once (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004+, Sun Aug 25 at 2200, VOT English not off the air, S9+50/55 into UTwente, s/on by Efsun the accentuated for the 1230 on 17620, who also makes the olds hard to follow, but one item is about a TRT TV crew risking making a documentary about how Israeli ``settlers`` are pushing Palestinians out of their West Bank. 2220 `Letterbox` opening, but then some irrelevant music until 2224 when Halil greets us. Says this has been the hottest week in Ankara, 35-39 degrees. It will soon cool down but in the south of Turkey it stays hot until end of October. Expects winter to be damn cold, freezing. First letter is handwritten, 3 pages, can`t make out what country is from nor name, Marleen Testumi??? man or woman? Says started SWLing in 1968, now resumes listening on internet. Australia: Paul Simmons, SA, VK5PAS. USA: Daniel Burns, Orange VA, 3pp by post. Wants to know name of IS song. Try Shazaam, or he will find out. Austria: 4pp from Harald Süss with two dots, wants QSL again. India, someone from an SWL club with 270 members, wants QSL ASAP, mailed 14 June, just received. USA: Miss Marlene Sherburne? the same as above? Auburn/Boston MA, resuming SWL, congrats host and he is very impressed. India: Jayanta Chakroborty, New Delhi, a regular, says could not hear 11 August 03 broadcast, due to blackout? [no, both frequencies not on air as I monitored same UT date]. Malaysia: Peter Ng who must be Chinese; Kuala Lumpur is Halil`s ex-town, greets in Malay and says his wife is Chinese Malaysian, having trouble, delays getting her expired visa renewed. Halil talks about how Singaporeans cross to Johore Bahru for cheaper meals and gas. His report was for 5/31 and sent 6/3, long delay in arriving. ``Goodbye, my lovely, lovely dear listeners; may God protect all of us, amen``; 2249 song before 2252 `L`box` outro. 2252.5 headlines by Efsun and 2254.7 right into s/off which I am sure she was reading `live` at 1324.7, for the 1230 broadcast, something always awry at Ankara, and IS fragment until 2255.8*. BTW, I have been saying ``IS once`` meaning only the first few notes before it goes into variations, constituting the complete IS tune often unattained (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, Aug 26 at 2200, JBA carrier direct, presumably VOT attempting to come up, but not even that at 2210 recheck, nor later in hour into UTwente, nor 9875 nor 11795 previous errors. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Meanwhile Romania had a good signal direct on 11800; why don`t I listen to that? However, the final VOT English repeat is not off the air, UT Aug 27 at 0336 on 7275 with the inimitable tones of Efsun, S9+20/30 including HSNL on NAm frequency, JBA on 6165 to SAs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005-, Aug 27 at 2158, VOT English not off the air, IS and IDs, S9+20/30 direct and sufficient. Olds leads with latest? Gaza casualty toll; and TRT cameraman injured in Gaza. 2231 into UTwente when measured, S9+50 as Efsun the accentuated is reading a Weekly Commentary - or is it Analysis? What`s the diff? 2240 outro/intro as the former, music. 2245 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products`, Tawas? charred yogurt, made from sheep milk and carmelized. 2247 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2250 music. 2253 s/off ignoring SW, something`s always awry at Ankara, IS. 2256 restart IS but off 2256.5* before Germanizing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005, Aug 28 at 2159, VOT not off the air with IS, 2200+ timesignal 2 or 3 sex later than WWVH, s/on as if the 1230 on 17620. Something`s always awry at Ankara. But this time direct reception is sufficient, S9+20/30, unusually unlike simulSPAIN q.v. on any of its remaining frequencies. But by 2221 for convenience I`m on UTwente when measured, S9+35/40 with music. 2225 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2227 music. 2232 `The Middle East & Turkey` penned by an expert in international relations, about development of T`s own fighter jet called Khan [sp?]. 2238 music. 2242.5 `Sports Panorama`. 2249 ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2250 song. 2253 s/off ignoring SW, IS chopped after a few notes by 2254*, no finesse. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 21330 USB, Aug 25 at 0142, W1ENR with short CQs, good signal but the only phone heard on band. If he`s making it, where are all the others in New England? He`s evasive on QRZ.com but apparently Rory McGonagle in NH. Just before this, observed zero activity on 28 & 24 MHz bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non?]. 17630, Tue Aug 27 at 1630, no signal yet into UTwente. VOA has a new Fulani language service for Africa, allegedly weekly on Fridays at 1630-1700 via unknown site; subject of much news and discussion in the WOR iog (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2256 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday August 22 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR. Also confirmed Thursday August 22 at 1630 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001+, S9/+5 into UTwente. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 contents: Algeria, (Ascension), Belarus non?, Brasil, Canada, China and non, Finland, India, Indonesia, International Waters non, Iran, Japan, (Kaliningrad), (Kiribati/Kiritimati), Korea North & South, Kurdistan non, (Lithuania), Malaysia, Marshall Islands and non, Moldova/Pridnestrovye, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Northern Mariana Islands, (Saipan), (Samoa), Sa`udi Arabia, Switzerland non, Taiwan, Thailand, (Tinian), Turkey, (Tuvalu), Ukraine and non, UAE, UK, USA, (Yemen non); propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) (Note: please disregard a few unavoidable glitches in the recording; also at the midpoint I misspeak 2256 instead of 2257) WOR 2257 available from 0111 UT Friday August 23: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2257.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2257.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [ex 0400!]; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100]; 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [suspended for repairs]; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated with a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com 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 2257 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 23 at 2046 the 2030 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.994+, S9 into UTwente across Europe. Also confirmed Friday August 23 at 2214 the 2200 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 direct. Next: 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [ex 0400!]; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100]; 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [suspended for repairs]; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday August 24 at 0300 on WTWW 5085, VG direct. Also confirmed Saturday August 24 at 1437 the 1430 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000-, S8/9+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Saturday August 24 at 1733 the 1730 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000, S9/+10 and 3975.000+, S9+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Saturday August 24 at 1930 on WRMI webcast only, and WRN North America stream. Until 1929 WRMI was relaying WRN, coincidentally? same time for WOR. Also confirmed Saturday August 24 at 1942 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+16 into nearby SDR, about 3 minutes into the 1930v, so started circa 1939. Also confirmed Saturday August 24 at 2007 the 2000 on WRN Europe stream. Not confirmed, as expected Sat Aug 24 at 2300 on WTWW 9475 since this transmitter is off the air, down for repairs. Next: 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday August 25 at 0000 on WRMI 9955, S9/+20 into Pardinho, Brasil SDR. I`m pleased with how well we are doing into deep S America. Also confirmed UT Sunday August 25 from 0307 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, steady S9+14 into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Sunday August 25 at 1900 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.994+ kHz, noisy S8 into UTwente. Next: 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2000 on WRN Europe webcast. Also confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2158 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.002+ at S9+5 and 6160.000+ at S9/+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2335 the 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+10/15 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday August 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday August 26 at 0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 6160 -71 Hz = 6159.929, S7/S8 noisy into NH SDR. Next: 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed Monday August 26 from 1931 the 1930v on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001-, S9+10/20 and 3975.002, S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Tuesday August 27 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20 direct but JBA in HSNL = high storm noise level, extending from SE NM to NW TX, W OK & KS, SC NE. Also confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 1300 on WRMI 9955, S6/S9 direct, not preceded by any ToH ID; no jamming audible. Also confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 2000 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.994 kHz, S9+20 into UTwente across Europe. But 2003-2005 faded way down to S9+10, power cut? Audiblizing Iranquran? underneath. No more of that by 2020, offtime. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S8/S9 into Peoria SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.002, S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday August 28 at 1931 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000+ at S9/+10 and 3975.002+ at S9+15/20 into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday August 28 at 2100 on WBCQ, 7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929, S6/S8 into Maryland SDR. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated with a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com 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. 5085, Aug 22 at 0202, this WTWW is back on the air with Truth2Ponder, VG signal direct, S9+50/60! George McClintock informs me before 1600 that will try 9475 again later today. Good news: the factory in Germany is so concerned about the failure of their transmitter that they are sending someone over next week to work on it. The other transmitter, #1 is a ``total disaster, fell apart``, and there is no one to blame but -- you know who. 5085 only is again on air at 0130 check August 23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2257) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 25 at 0151, NO signal from WTWW when it ought be on, but recheck at 0216 now it`s on, and how! pinning the meter S9+60 hardly ever accomplished by a non-local signal. Some guy is musing that he doesn`t think much of the Democratic or Republican presidential+vice candidates, nor foreign leaders who could be puppets of The Deep State, yeah right. Recheck 0308, 5085 is already off again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Three messages from George McClintock after 16 UT Aug 25: ``Healing: Glenn, My leg is slowly healing from the attack but my head is not so fast. George McClintock 8-25-2024`` - with photo of wound on leg. ``Factory Tech: The German technician is scheduled to be here this week. The factory is very concerned that this new product failed so soon. George McClintock 8-25-2024`` ``WTWW: broadcasting SOLELY to the US -- Several years ago, an FCC monitoring station in Texas, cited 2 FCC shortwave stations, for airing 800 phone numbers. The monitoring station stated that these numbers were only usable in the USA and therefore constituted broadcasting SOLELY TO THE US. One of these stations was WWCR Nashville, TN, that I am part owner and managed for many years. The FCC in Washington LATER stated that since the coverage of the stations were also OVERSEAS and that this constituted NOT broadcasting SOLELY to the US. The citations were rescinded. No further citations have been issued on this matter. It follows that the target area of 8 {ITU CIRAF = eastern USA} is in compliance with this FCC judgement. You may remove it from the WTWW request if you still feel that it is not in compliance with FCC regulations which are in writing, but a later opinion revised. George McClintock 8-25-2024 WTWW, Lebanon, TN`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 26 at 0332, checking whether this WTWW be on air, yes, but chop off air midword a few sex later about 0332.6*! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 27 at 0328, WTWW is off already; it had been on earlier tonight circa one sesquihour earlier check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 28 at *0059, WTWW comes on now, ID and JIP SFAW = join in progress Scriptures for America Worldwide; I had been standing by since 0055 for it to show. Recheck 0325, already off. Earlier in afteve, still nosigs on 9930, 9475, 5920 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WRMI anomalies: 5800, Thu Aug 22 at 0644, S9+10/20 of dead air, must be WRMI-10, which normally finishes at 0400* and no jamming audible. 5950, WRMI-8, normally also off at 0400* is S9+30/35 with TOMBS at 0645, and running about 4 words behind 5850, WRMI-12 which is normally overnight. Also the continuing anomalies of 9955 WRMI-3 with RFI Spanish, and 5010 WRMI-14 with TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5800 & 5950, Aug 23 circa 0630, these WRMIs are off the air, as they are supposed to be, contrary to 24 hours ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, Aug 25 at 0147, WRMI-9, S9+20 much stronger than usual and the SSOB by far, sounds like a Vietnamese song. Of course, this is during a Supreme Master TV cult bloc (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7730, Aug 25 at 0159 and still past 0200, S9/+10 of dead air from WRMI-2. Something`s odd at Okeechobee. This is exactly when System L is supposed to transition from `Pop Shop Radio` to `Encore`, and // 5950 which I didn`t think to check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010 & 9955, Aug 26 at 0404, both these WRMIs are OFF, as happens only on UT Mondays, othernights still past 0700, perhaps all-night, totally contrary to own websked (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, UT Tue Aug 27 at 0645, WRMI with Israeli? music instead of mis-scheduled RFI Spanish relay, featuring accordion, soon switch to ukulele, song maybe in Arabic? Apparently part of their music filler loops. 0659.5 ID and 0700 into Polish Radio External Service out of WRN in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Aug 28 at 0620, WRMI back in Spanish presumed RFI relay as not scheduled, instead of fill music last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` check of WBCQs, Aug 23 at 2341 into NH SDR: 5130 -71 Hz = 5129.929 is on, S6/S9 with FKB. So is 3265.114, slightly better S9/+5. Since both reactivated we may expect a new AAAWWW to follow. 6160 -71 Hz = 6159.929 with else, TOMBS? 7490 -72 Hz = 7489.928 with FKB, S9/+5. At 2356, varied to 3265.180; 2358 to 3265.162. 2359 one-minute tone cue and FKB wraps up. Allan immediately with ``Time to hit the button``, WTO theme, starts with ``Good old real radio``, and during pause near end, ``40``. Angela remote on phone yet again. Wednesday was National Radio Day. Before 0007: ``communist Democrats``, ``Democrat Communist party now poses an existential threat to the USA``. I am not going to subject myself to delusional stuff like this for the rest of the hour, so tune-out. They manage to be 180-degrees out of step with reality, tsk2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490-, Aug 25 at 0157, nice to hear some anti-*rump comments on Free Speech WBCQ, as normal on `SW Saturday Night` with J.P. Ferraro; even more so alternate Sunday Nights on 6160- with Johnny Lightning (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, Aug 28 at 1510, NO signal direct from WBCQ with WLCR, what`s wrong? 500 kW ought to provide at least a JBA carrier even in worst propagation. At 1650 zero signal into UTwente where it`s aimed, 57 degrees in HFCC; but blasting into Maryland SDR. At 2204 direct, JBA much weaker than 9350 WWCR blaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5935, Aug 23 circa 0630, this WWCR is unusually absent, no PMS/DGS/University Network, normally 00-12 UT daily. Also, WWCR normally makes a few intra-seasonal sked changes on Sept 1, but not yet posted on website (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9970-9990, Aug 28 at 2210 direct, noise field surrounds extremely strong 9980 WWCR with TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, Aug 25 at 0158 and 0348 recheck, WRNO is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 780, Aug 28 at 0640 UT, WBBM ``Newsradio 105.9`` with `Stardate`, 2-minute feature from McDonald Observatory, TX. Maybe a regular spot. We normally catch it at 1704 UT M-F on KANU=KPR webcast, or 1800v on KUCO; or daily 1730v on ``QXFM`` TX webcast. Many more chances, and lots of stations run it more than once a day: https://stardate.org/radio/affiliates but I`m afraid much of that is outdated or wrong. There is no ``KCOU`` 91.1 in Enid! This time not shown for WBBM. Better check each station`s linked website, but some ignore a mere 2-minute item, if they deign to provide anything resembling a plain old program schedule. Stardate really pushes people to ``subscribe`` for a price, but one may read the latest script and then link to some previous ones (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (880), Aug 22 at 1530 UT, WCBS NYC amid a two-sesquihour retrospective before it`s deleted Aug 26, via webcast  https://www.audacy.com/stations/wcbs880#  at one point mentioned that WNYC devoted a semihour yesterday to WCBS. This looks like it, sound and full transcript from Aug 19: https://www.wnyc.org/story/wcbs-newsradio-signs-off-for-good/ It was also mentioned there would be another retrospective on WCBS itself, Saturday at 8 am = Aug 24 at 12 UT; and listen for the final final broadcast Sunday night before midnight EDT = UT Monday August 26 0345-0400******* UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2257) ** U S A [and non]. A 10/kHz bandscan in USB audiblizes LAHs - low audible heterodynes on several frequencies due to perpetually off-frequency stations, some of which have been identified before, Aug 28 at 0635-0640 UT. No definite IDs now; no exact measurements here but from [mwoffsets]: 1670, XEFCR, Reynosa, Tamaulipas. [.035-.047]. IRCA: 1670.03-1670.05 1440, KTUV, Little Rock AR [.9678] 1360, ?? 1340, ?? 1320, Not now but in daytime KCLI Clinton OK [.9615] 1260, ?? 1240.2, more than low, believed to be KCRT Trinidad CO 1070, KFTI, Wichita KS [.9773-.9783], also daytime here for ages 830, ?? 740, XEQN, Torreón, Coahuila [.06], nasty longtime rumble on KRMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 91.5, Aug 28 at 2216 UT, dead air in $tereo from semi-local KSNS, Medicine Lodge KS. Also sometime on Aug 27 but neglected to log. DA was logged on Aug 23. Haven`t checked enough to know whether it`s been totally dead since then or sporadic (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Aug 25 at 0658, R. Vanuatu stronger than usual, S9+10/20 so I can axually understand some of it, PSAs in English about prescriptions? 0700 R. Vanuatu ID with MW 1125 frequency and FM, but not SW? 0702 drumming and Bislama, presumably news. 7260 earlier? See TURKEY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 891 kHz, Aug 26 at 0630, JBA carrier hetting 890 WLS; cannot find a match on 889, so presumably ALGERIA. No other TA carriers checking a few prime spots such as 531, 711, 774 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1370, Aug 27 at 0637 UT tuneby in bandscan, ``KWIQ`` -- easiest DX ID ever? No, the real KWIQ is on 1020 in Moses Lake, Washington, with ESPN. Maybe mentioned on that net? But no ESPN correlation on 1370. O well (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6105, Aug 25 at 0152, JBA carrier; nothing listed, closest being NHK via FRANCE from 0200, which of course is a bigsig as reconfirmed by then. Maybe ISSoudun on exciter only warmup before jacking up to full power? Or a spur, or a pirate; or XEQM reactivated?! Hi. Another time might try to match exact frequency offset if any before and after 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. OTH radar INTRUDERS repeatedly encountered in bandscan Aug 25: 7730-7745 next to WRMI at 0200; 9428-9450 missing broadcasters at 0208; 9547-9565 at 0212, abutting residual Cuban jamming against nothing on 9565; and again 9595-9612, all with the same sounding clickery, not very strong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9421 USB, Aug 25 at 1446, ``HF radiocheck`` between 9-X and 9-6, they sound like, loud & clear to each other but not to me, ``out``. INTRUDERS, probably US military. Only 2 hits on 9421 in entire UDXF iog archive, and not as a frequency. Nothing anywhere around here in Klingenfuß 2022y (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 11550, Aug 27 at 0331, RTTY warbling atop a broadcaster, talk and music, totalling S9+10/20 direct. Probably Kurdo/Turco radio war at the edge of variable range for Dengê Gel via ARMENIA and Erdoğan jammer, but which don`t start until 0400 per EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15169-15191, Aug 27 at 2205, OTH radar clickery, typical 22-kHz bandwidth, not strong and no broadcasters hit but could bother Inconfidência, Brasil if active on 15190+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ``Call me a geek if you like, but over the past several months, your Propagation Outlook on World of Radio, has become the high point of my week. Before the cycle commenced, experts were predicting it would be one of the weakest cycles in centuries. Well, cycle 25 has confounded the experts. Solar flux above 300. I'm making the best of it because I'm now at an age when this may well be the last Solar Max I get to experience. Thanks for all your valuable information. Doug Brown, London ON``