** AUSTRALIA. 28266 CW, Aug 31 at 2207, JBA dash and DE VK4RST, that Queensland beacon again as last logged Aug 23, q.v. Really gets out. No other beacons or phones on 10m (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** AUSTRALIA. 28266 CW, Sept 3 at 2212, DE VK4RST, beacon getting to be regular, from St. George, Qsld. See also NZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 2749 USB, Aug 29 at 0309, YL in French, no doubt marine weather, one of the major 2 MHz Canadian frequencies still in use, but inaudible/noised out all summer. Now it`s still vs high storm noise level but audible; nothing on the other, 2598 USB at the moment. https://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm shows of the four NS CCG stations sharing 2749, the one scheduled before 0309 is from 0240, VCS-21, Halifax, 1500 watts - but no languages specified unlike some of the others. I wonder how uptodate this ref be, since atop it`s dated 2020-05-13 and abottom is (C) 2020. Latest EiBi, however shows plain old VCS Halifax in English and French at 0240-0310! All of them are in a break between 0500 & 0740: do these shift with DST or not? There is a CCG website of such info I have lost track of, presumably current (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA [and non]. 24955 USB, Sept 3 at 2219, CY9C, ``QRZ up 5``, a DXpedition, but where? First noticed on 24960 USB where JR6EZE uttered nothing but his call fonetikaly over and over. This is surely not a distinct radio country, but a big deal as an Island. QRZ.com: ``CY9C St Paul Island [Canadian] flag St Paul Island, C/o Murray Adams, P.O. Box 45, Farmville, NC 27828, USA. QSL: ClubLog OQRS or Direct to WA4DAN. St. Paul Island Dxpedition, CY9C August 26 - September 5, 2024 Click here for more information https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy9c/ ``St. Paul Island is a small uninhabited island located approximately 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Cape North on Cape Breton Island and 71 km (44 mi) southwest of Cape Ray on Newfoundland; it is along the boundary between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Cabot Strait`` ``JR6EZE Japan flag Japan, KAZUNORI KUROKI, 909-1, TONOE, SHIROISHI-CHO, KISHIMA-GUN, SAGA JAPAN 849-1105, Japan`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA [non]. Re 24955 USB, CY9C: ``Hi Glenn, Just for your reference, St. Paul Island is counted as a separate country on the ARRL Country list as is Sable Island. Bill Smith, Douglas, MA`` Makes no sense to me, but ARRL can create radio countries at will. Sable, yes, far out in the Atlantic. Wikipedia info: ``Sable Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand") is a small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and about 175 km (109 mi) southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic Ocean.`` ``St. Paul Island is a uninhabited island located approximately 24 km northeast of Cape North on Cape Breton Island and 71 km southwest of Cape Ray on Newfoundland; it is along the boundary between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Cabot Strait. Province: Nova Scotia`` Such a ruling would imply any island more than 24 km from mainland, despite no *political* separation, could be a radio country. How about Magdalen Islands, further than that? Haida Gwaii? countless other Arctic situations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, Aug 29 at 0312, R. Progreso is OFF; something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 5025 Rebelde is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 29 at 0316, RHC English at S9+30/40 but sup/torted, and still no 9700. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Following my previous report, David E Crawford, FL, replied Aug 29 at 1512: ``I haven't heard any daytime RHC during random checks the past week or so, at least in the 1400+ Z range, nor the return of any midday HM01 so far. One wonders if RHC is finally on their terminal "run HF to failure" phase, following which they become an internet-only service. 5025 is on today, so-so modulation quality and fair signal`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258) ** CUBA. 9790, Aug 29 at 0324, CRI relay manages to modulate in English, but sup/torted, S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 30 at 0311, RHC English S9+30/40 undermodulated but readable; still no better 9700. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9790, Aug 30 at 0316, CRI English relay is very undermodulated but more than JBM, S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5990, Aug 31 at 0051, suptorted Spanish presumably CRI relay, S9+40/45. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Not much yet on 6000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, Sept 1 at 0207, R. Progreso is off while 5025, R. Rebelde is on, and modulating, to boot, and even still at 0636. Have not heard RP for some time, has anyone? Nominal sked was 0030-0400 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Sept 3 at 0342, RHC English? S9+40 but suptorted and still no 9700. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9790, Sept 3 at 0350, CRI English relay is S9/+10 but JBM. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Sept 3 at 0654, S9+20/30 of dead air in Spanish from R. Rebelde. Earlier at 0340 it was nominal. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, Sept 4 at 0257, S9 of dead air from RHC. 6000 is only other frequency found, S9+40 at 0306, suptorted English and still no 9700. Somethings always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``'The ideological spirit and forces driving regime change in Mexico are from Havana' --- Diego Santana, Madrid 03 Sep 2024 - 17:52 CEST Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana [caption]. Mexico 'The ideological spirit and forces driving regime change in Mexico are from Havana' DIARIO DE CUBA talks about relations between the two countries with Cuban journalist Rubén Cortés, who has been based in Mexico for more than 20 years. Cubadebate Relations between Mexico and Cuba, between the governments of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Miguel Díaz-Canel, have been particularly intense in recent years, marked by ideological affinities, the influence of propaganda from Havana in Mexico, and the economic support that AMLO has provided to the Cuban regime amidst the unremitting collapse of Cuban society. In the coming weeks, Mexico will swear in a new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, heiress to the current ruler, but will relations with Havana change? DIARIO DE CUBA spoke with the Mexican-based Cuban journalist Rubén Cortés, with extensive experience in that country's media, to analyze the current context of bilateral relations, how they have influenced each other, and how they will do so in the future. What do you think is Cuba's real level of influence in Mexico today? Havana is supervising and overseeing the design, structure and execution of the dismantling of democracy in Mexico, like it did in Venezuela and Nicaragua, with some variations, depending on local characteristics...`` https://diariodecuba.com/internacional/1725378739_56950.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9790, Sept 4 at 0313, CRI English relay S9+20/30 but quite undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Sept 4 at 0635, S9+25/35 of dead air in Spanish from R. Rebelde - seems like they turn off the mod but not the transmitter circa 0630. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ECUADOR [and non]. 6050, UT Sat Aug 31 at 0650, song seems hymnic, S7/S9 direct. Not ELWA as one might guess but HCJB on air long past usual 0500*, as tipped by Manuel Méndez, Spain who was still hearing it after 0600. Anomaly or permanent change? If so, bad news for coreligionist ELWA Liberia which starts a bit before 0600. EiBi shows 0500* daily tho used to be extended only on weekends, and 0230*v weekdays. Also shows another overlap when both are on 6050, *2100-2232*. ELWA has always been no better than JBA here around 0600. Manuel Méndez wrote: ``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Friol. ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, with extended program today, the station usually closes at 0500 but today on air beyond that time. At 0500 "Son las cero horas, música cristiana contemporánea para tu corazón", religious songs, at 0609 ID "HCJB, encuentra tu melodía preferida para establecer tu conexión con Dios", at 0600 new identification and religious comments by male, Spanish. 25422.`` And Kai Ludwig replied: ``Is any of the separate programming in indigenous languages left on this frequency? If I recall correct it had been reported to be completely gone when 6050 kHz returned after a prolonged break. Only the FM programming was observed anymore. So the extension was presumably just a failure of a timer that is supposed to turn off this transmitter overnight. Kai`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ECUADOR [non]. 6050, Sept 1 at 0638, JBA carrier, presumably remnant of ELWA, not HCJB which ran late last night, evidently a one-off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ECUADOR. 6050, Sept 4 at 0307, instrumental music S9+10, presumably HCJB indeed staying on later than 0235*v weekdays, until at least 0500? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** HAWAII. 28445 USB, Sept 3 at 2213, working Georgia on the ``Mainland``, therefore must be speaking from Hawaii. No fonetix, could be AA6V or KH6V, but QRZ.com implies this: ``AH6V Hawaii flag Hawaii, JEREMY J STORM, PO BOX 21, NINOLE, HI 96773, USA. Ninole (nee-no-lay) is one of many retired sugar plantation towns along the north east coast of Hawaii Island. AH6V is inland 4.3 km. and 545 m. above sea level. This rain forest is best known for birds, bugs, fungi, wild hogs, amphibians and rain. The temperature here is always between 12c and 32c. The annual rainfall varies between 4 and 7 meters. Rather damp! ~ 100% POWER FROM THE SUN. ~ AH6V is lost somewhere in a horse pasture where power line noise can't be heard on any band`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 1170, Sept 3 at 0703 UT, something Spanish is QRMing KOTV Tulsa, seemed an ID I could not copy, into Mexmx. The only likely USSS would be KJJD Windsor CO, but it`s a daytimer. Very likely XERT, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, 5 kW daytimer which runs 24h, per IRCA Mexican Log, and I`ve heard it before, March 13, 20 & 22, 2015; December 23, 2014 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6185-, Sept 2 at 0635, XEPPM in dead air, or maybe trace of modulation unless it`s crossmod. Harold Sellers, BC had it modulating as recently at 0538 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEW ZEALAND. 28228 CW, Sept 3 at 2202, EEEEEEE DE ZL3TEN + more. Beacon getting to  be regular, from Rolleston, Christchurch. JBA, requiring multiple passes to copy ID. Then QRM from 28229+ at 2209, dash and call seemed to start with FF but not listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6855 USB, Sept 3 at 0345, rock S9+20/30. Tuning downward, I knew a bigsig was imminent as it was wideband as far up as 6867. These say Radio 48 via Mix Radio International, between 00 and 05 UT with waterfall ID images: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,133360.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6970 USB, Sept 2 at 0228, S9+10/20 with song. These say it`s WDOG: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,133332.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950 USB, Sept 2 at 0229, S9+10/20 music with CW IDs overlaying every couple minutes, tough to copy but partly DOG RADIO. It`s OLD DOG RADIO: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,133334.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Aug 29 at 0420, Station YHWH is JBA, S9+10 direct = HSNL. Seems to be on almost every night how (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.92, Sept 4 at 0301, JBA carrier on what was once the signature off-frequency of pirate Hikari FM, missing for months, supposedly just across the AZ border in Mexico. Also 11514.9 JBA carrier Sept 4 at 1520. Ron Howard had also been wondering about him and reports on Sept 3: ``[WOR] Hikari FM (formerly Radio Pushka and later became Radio Channel Eastern Star/Radio Vostochnaya Zvezda) --- Hi Glenn, Thanks very much to Gary Pence for the reminder that the pirate Hikari FM has not been reported for a while now, so perhaps I should resume my  contact with the station to find out what his current plans are. As a  result I emailed the operator of Hikari FM and here is his quick reply: "Thank you very much for reaching out! Thank you very very much. I will bring hikari back on, I have brought it on with my old transmitter  on 11.515. I am designing and building a new shortwave transmitter.  Last time my antenna got demolished by careless landscaping  workers. I have rebuilt everything and re-tuned the system which  was lavishly tuned prior. I really want to get a local signal into  California and a (listenable) signal into Japan. SW is definitely my  go to from now on. I cannot get any good coverage locally even with a 500 watt FM transmitter, my location is horrible for FM, my site is lower than the average terrain. While I am on the small transmitter I will run the station 24/7 but when I finish the 100 watt one I am not sure. I might even relay NHK at some point idk, not sure what the rules are regarding that. Very Very best regards" I appreciated receiving his neat eQSL in the past - https://app.box.com/s/840fokvf0foh4oll221ekynr0vx4ku3s Ron, California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 960 & 100.9, Sept 3 at 0334, still 0442, 0521, 0630 UT, KGWA Enid in dead air but translator RDS reassures us it`s ``KGWA-FM_`` -- NOT! Rather K265FL. The real FM side of KGWA is 103.1 KOFM. I see that WTFDA DB now marx 100.9 MONO as per my info. ``Cagey Way`` is not to be outdone by crosstown rival KCRC/KZLS in the Dead Air Sweepstakes! By nulling 960 on the handheld DX-398 I hear two or three other talkstations mixing, but could not pull an ID by 0400 after one of them weathered. KGWA 960 has come to life by next check 15 UT. Hey, it`s been a holiday. Think of all the undernourished Enidians who could have been fed for the cost of all that wasted AM&FM juice (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.86 AM, Sept 2 at 2205, Enid pirate is back relaying 105.5 K288FX, translator of ``K-Love`` KYLV 88.9 OKC, gospel music undermodulated S9/+20, and // 27224.53 AM, JBM at S9+10. Not heard since Aug 25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.79 & 27224.48 approx., AM, Sept. 3 at 1528, Enid CB pirate is back with S9 but undermodulated relays of 105.5 K288FX translator of `K-love`, KYLV 88.9 OKC (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** PANAMA. 24950 USB, Aug 30 at 2206, finally a phoneham heard on 12m after many weeks of almost afternoonly bandscans of nothing - English with accent about 6m, mentions Panamá. Quickly worx UStations, says humidity of 90-95% there is a hardship, finally fonetik ID as HP1XV, not HP1AV as it first sounded. QRZ.com: ``HP1XV Panama flag Panama, Rafael "RAFA" Ferrer Orsi, calle 3 b las cumbres, panama 0850, Panama`` This is all he says on his page, also in Spanish but his English is more literate: ``Dear colleagues, I would like to inform you that the BUREAU is neither here nor expected and if that were not enough, the Panamanian postal service only receives correspondence from abroad but does not let out correspondence. As a radio amateur I am very clear that the QSOs must be confirmed with their corresponding QSL card, unfortunately this is difficult to do here but not impossible, and I have come to the conclusion that I must adapt to this new QTH to be able to continue enjoying this magnificent hobby, the conclusion is that the most effective way I see to confirm is through LoTW, logbook of the world, however, for those nostalgic for the physical QSL, they can claim it via Spanish mail. The colleague EA5HB, who is my brother, has offered to handle my correspondence, any contribution to pay for the return is well received, you can also claim the QSL card via Spanish BURO (HP1XV via EA5XV) I regret not being able to confirm otherwise because my family finances cannot support 500 QSOs per month directly via UPS or DHL. I hope they are compassionate. R Ferrer Orsi`` What good is a post office if you cannot send mail abroad??? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11934.999, Aug 31 at 1514 into UTwente, S9+5/10 in Arabic, so Yemen service is back on-channel after some time circa 11935.4. No chirping or other extraneous noise now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.405-, Sept 2 at 1609, Qur`an in Yemen service, S9+25 into UTwente, but with heavy ACI from 11940 CRI English at S9+35/45, inescapable even by LSB tuning. But no chirping or other internal noise now. So resumed offfrequenciness after switch to 11934.999 a biday ago. Wolfgang Bueschel points out that Riyadh has 9 transmitters; so these may be two different ones (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 11935.395, Sept 3 at 1606, Qur`an at S9+20/25 into UTwente on Yemen service, again with heavy ACI from 11940, which is CRI English this hour only via Kashgar, East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.417-, Sept 4 at 1816, Yemen service with ME chanting and drumming, soon Arabic exhortations, S9+15/20 into UTwente. No chirps or other noise (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Friday August 30 at 2201, token English from SNR not off the air, S9+20/30 direct, previewing interview about anthropology exhibition. 2202 news leads with pause in Gazawar for polio vaccinations of children. Finally the combatants realize they have a common enemy --- but they can hardly triage which kids are going to be killed in the war anyway, wasting the vaccine. 17715 & 15520 are also on but still not 15390. 2212 feature is about a street fight by rockers in post-Franco 1974 which got worldwide publicity, and also the Brighton Brawl in UK 60 years ago. Now there has just been a new B.B. in Melbourne: https://www.3aw.com.au/wild-brawl-involving-teenagers-with-machetes-erupts-in-brighton-this-afternoon/ https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-investigate-alleged-brawl-in-front-of-residents-at-brighton-in-melbournes-southeast/f355af71-d39d-4b4b-be88-007de33ecbc8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Monday September 2 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG S9+20/50 direct, also on 17715 & 15520 but 15390 is still AWOL. Preview topic, a novel based on facts, ``Colonia Dignidad`` in southern Chile supposed to be wonderful but really a cult like a Nazi concentration camp headed by one Paul Schafer. That`s all I care to hear about that. News leads with Far Right advances in German elexions, today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15520 & 15390, Sept 3 at 2158, if it`s Tuesday there must not be English, but I check REE anyway to find both these OFF the air, while 17715 & 17855 remain with VG signals. Something`s notright at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TAJIKISTAN. 15515, Sept 4 at 0258, unknown language bit, AWR theme, IDs in English, French, German, Italian. Then English announcement to stay tuned for ---? chopped to dead air and then off. Something`s dubious at Dushanbé, S8/9+10 with flutter, peaks stronger than 15230 DA CUBA, so SSOB. EiBi shows 0230-0300 English for BGD = Bangladesh specifically? And nothing to follow on 15515 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7275, Aug 30 at 0313, VOT English not off the air, ending `Review of the Turkish Press`, ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music, S9+30/40 direct while // 6165 thatway is JBA. As usual on Thursdays during WOR produxion, I missed checking the 2200 broadcast; was it off? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005+, Aug 30 at 2159, VOT English not off the air, S9+10/20 direct but with flutter, 2300 timesignal 6 seconds behind WWV! Something`s always awry at Ankara/erroneous at Emirler. S/on as if the 1230 on 17620: ditto. I`ll get back to it later after simulsidetrack to WOR/WRMI, REE/SNR, et al. 2228 into UTwente when measured, S9+50 music and `Turkish Folk Tales`. 2235 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2240 `That`s Why` by Efsun the accentuated, altho that did not sound like the name she gave? explaining refraxion of lite. Recheck at 2254, already off. As for the Aug 29 at 2200 I missed checking, ``Glenn, Voice of Turkey was missing on 11785 kHz at 2200 last night (Aug 29). I didn't find it anywhere else at that time. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004-, Aug 31 at 2201, VOT not off the air BUT NOT in English - sounds like a Turkic language, possibly Turkish, S9+10/20 direct, YL with news or olds with stingers. 2227 when measured into UTwente, S9+45 M&W dialog perhaps drama. No  language but English is sked at this hour on any SW frequency, but no doubt domestic programming in TT is available at Emirler, where something is always erroneous (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004+, Sunday September 1 at 2207, VOT English not off the air, S9+60 into UTwente, as Efsun the accentuated is reading the olds. 2208 `Weekly Analysis` something about Iran and Hezbollah as I am distracted. 2215 `Letterbox` this time no song before Halil starts. He`s OK, glad it`s close to September autumn, very lovely. Again it`s painfully obvious he has not even glanced at the letters before recording. #1 is from Japan, but can`t read the handwriting for name but it`s from someone he recognizes from before, in Hiroshima where it`s rainy, hot and humid. Refers to a July 7 festival of attaching strips with wishes on bamboo branches, wants another QSL. (I`m numbering them:) #2 at 2221 from Peter Ng, Johore Bahru, Malaysia again, report of May 19. Mail is taking a long time. #3 from Spain, can`t read name, handwriting. #4 Netherlands, Al Vogels?, Dutch SWL Lima Victor. #5 from Norway, handwritten from Mr Petersa? Host can`t understand what he is writing about, questioning whether TRT has paid for rights to broadcast the music? Halil is sure they have. At 2228, #6 from India 10 July, tnx for QSL, Ahan Banin? wants promo material to distribute to 317-member club. Even if he gives the name I can only guess on the spelling, except this one: #7 from Peter Ng again, reception report of a French broadcast but since he wrote in English it did not go to French dept. #8 at 2231, ``My Man/Mate``, Alan Holder, Isle of Wight. Once had a cat. Several topix, can`t read my scribbles. Germans visit Turkey in Oct, off-season with less crowding, lower prices. Halil is renting in a building which has only two apts on each floor, not four. At 2245, #9 from Kerala, wants QSL. 2248, #10 from Massimo Marmonte?, Italy, IZ2493SWL, wants QSL. 2249 time`s up, goodbye like last week, Amen and song fill until 2252 outro. 2253 headlines by Efsun. 2255 s/off the 1230 broadcast, first notes of IS a sesquitime before chop at 2255.7*, no finesse (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005-, Sept 2 at 2158, VOT not off the air, S9+10/20 direct with IS & ID, seems somewhat undermod and fadery. 2221 into UTwente when measured, S9+50/55 in `The Energy Agenda` about a deep-sea drilling ship in the Black Sea discovering lots of natural gas reserves. 2225 music. 2230 multi-lingual 2-minute ID filler reel. 2232 music. 2236 `That`s Why`, Efsun about the Caspian Sea. 2242 music. 2252 one headline about Israel/Hamas, s/off as if it`s the 1230 on 17620. 2253.7 IS. 2256 restart IS with German IDs. 2300 TS and s/on German, Alten; 2312 still going. And 2323 the 2-minute multi-lingual ID filler reel including English. 2330 same theme as `That`s Why` and about Das Kaspische Meer. Usual alternating with songs like in Englisch until suddenly chopped off finally at 2347* when the op woke up. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 3 before 2200, no signal direct from VOT, but then pops on a carrier only S9, fluttery and no modulation. Recheck at 2215, NO signal, so another failed attempt to get English on. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. So we cannot get their take on news beyond of Turx attacking Americans; maybe tomorrow on the olds (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7275, Sept 4 at 0308, VOT not off the air, VG S9+30/40 INTRUDER to N America during olds by an accented M voice I don`t recognize, about PKK terrorists. // 6165 thataway is JBA. The previous repeat airing at 2200 failed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 353 MCW kHz, Aug 30 at 0656 UT, ND beacon LI is JBA vs HSNL, i.e. Little Rock AR, not heard in months since winter. A sign of gradually improving conditions. Also some other intriguing NDB carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4095, Aug 29 at 0311, sweeps upward JBA again vs noise level, the ``Desert Whooper`` beacon DW. Just before, I listened to 2097.0 in USB for more than 10 seconds and still unheard beacon on 2097.3 ``A`` anywhere but Quartzsite AZ, apparently still kaput (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15016 USB, Sept 3 at 0642, ``all stations, Abundance, break, [fonetikaly:] X2BK07, I say again...`` I am not positive the penultimate character was ``zero``. USAF, strong signal but lousy mod breaking up somewhat with crowd/office noise in background. Repeated the alfanumerix a few times, and then the axual message starting with the same and adding a few more, but not really long as often the case, I did not try to copy. The `Abundance` ID only heard once, and never the same again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. 17630, August 30 at 1630-1700, I`m monitoring the new Friday-only Fulani language service of VOA, via remotes. At UTwente, 1629 no signal, *1630 carrier pops on at S9+25/35, and a few seconds later, JIP modulation in progress, with some hum. At RSA SDR it`s VP S5/S7. Then I attempt TDOA locating since the site is unknown and still not in HFCC last updated Aug 21: at 1640, Brasília, Jo`burg and Sardinia point to 33N/47E, i.e. close to KUWAIT: Kuwait City is 29.38N/47.98E. That is certainly believable. So I then check the Kuwait SDRs: good signals S9/+15 but some fading so unseems groundwave. 1645 another try with Maryland, Argentina, RSA: surely extraneous showing 3N/68.5W = SE Colombia. I wanted to employ Canary Islands but was not available until near the end, at 1655 anyway VG S9+20/30 as would be expected. 1658 check direct just in time and it`s a JBA carrier, so certainly not Grimesland which would have been possible. VOA chopped in progress at 1700 to OC and off at 1700.5*. No IS or ID at open or close, altho I do not understand much Fulani. Others could handle it: Botswana, Madagascar, several European sites. BTW, HFCC has 17630 registered for RMI via ISS at 1700-1800, but nothing there. Also checked 17630 earlier at 1444, algo JBA direct which is listed as CRI English via Mali. So what did others find by TDOA or other monitoring? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. Re new VOA Fulani service, Fri Aug 30 at 1630-1700 on 17630, site? Andre Strydenburg, RSA, reports Aug 31 at 1958: ``WRTH web app was updated today, it's Botswana indeed`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Here`s my report to VOA Grimesland: ``To:mdail@usagm.gov --- ``Hello Mr Dail, I`m listening to your DRM test around 6090. First noticed DRM on my analog NRD-545 at 0051 UT August 31. It did not seem to be centered on 6090, but roughly 6083-6094. I don`t have DRM capability here so I brought up on the New Hampshire KiwiSDR: http://w1nt.onthewifi.com:8073/ which does show it at 6090 {6085-6095}. VG reception of music only, no announcements or IDs heard but the display showed Murrow Station, Greenville, and QSL requests to you. Several songs followed with pauses, none in Spanish. I could not name most of them until 0116 Beatles` Hard Days Night, but stopped at 0118 for transmitted silence, 0119 a variety of strange sounds as some other song attempted. More of that at 0122 as I am about to dispatch this. I see that the drmrx schedule shows R. Martí 24 hours. This is the first time I`ve run across tests on 6090. What are the actual transmission hours? Does this really have anything to do with Martí? Are you going to put that programming on it? Wonder if you will try Journaline? I copied some of the parameters off the display, which no doubt match what you are sending out. SNR varying 13.0 up to 15.5 dB. xHE_AAC(1001)DRM Test Tx EEP Audio 9.76 kbps. I would be interested to know which GB# transmitter this is, what brand, and what else it may be used for in AM. Are there any active DRM tests on other frequencies? I would also like to know the power for this and antenna azimuth. I would appreciate QSL as offered. If card available, my postal address is: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Also monitored with interest the brand new VOA Fulani service on 17630 AM at 1630-1700 today Friday-only apparently, August 30. Which transmitter site is that from? Thanks and 73, Glenn Hauser, Enid OK`` - no reply to any of this by Aug 31. {but see below} Additional info: on AM tuning, S9+20. At W1NT it showed S8. Music heard at 0055 was soul/jazz, no ID at hourtop 0100. Pauses and other tunes 0103 YL vocal, 0107. Still on at 0130, 0156, 0251 considerably weakened, but off around 0300 when I went back to it after checking 5085 for WOR. DRMrx sked shows: ``6090 Radio Marti 0000-2400 Irregular Spanish Cuba ?, USA ? ? ID:1001 reported 2024/08/23. Details to be confirmed`` See discussion by others at: https://groups.io/g/DRMNA/topic/108066173#msg8869 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 6085-6095, Sept 1 circa 0100 & 0200, no DRM test from VOA Grimesland like there was last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Reply received Sept 3 for my VOA 6090 DRM report, not heard again since: ``Hi Glenn, Thanks for the reception information. We were running 6.5 kW pointed south so was surprised that we had enough of a rear lobe that could be decoded. We are currently running several DRM test to check propagation for various locales as well as exciter parameters. At this time, there is not a DRM program scheduled from our station. Test will be run as time permits. The transmitter is a vintage Continental 617, 50 kW ISB transmitter that was repurposed for DRM. Unfortunately, I do  not yet know where the VOA Fulani service on 17630 AM is transmitted from. I will be glad to put you on the list for a QSL card. Thanks and best of 73' ------------------------------------ Macon M. Dail, Jr. Supervisory Electronics Engineer Transmitter Plant Supervisor Engineering and Technical Operations Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station 3919 VOA Site B Road Grimesland, NC 27837-8977 mdail@usagm.gov 252-758-2171`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday August 29 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+15/20 into Bonaire SDR. Also confirmed Thursday August 29 at 1631 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001-, S9/+15 into UTwente. WORLD OF RADIO 2258 contents: (Belarus), Brasil, Canada and non, Chile, China non, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, (Germany), Indonesia and non, (Japan), (Kaliningrad), Kiribati/Kiritimati, Korea North non, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, North America, Romania and non, Russia, São Tomé, Sa`udi Arabia, Taiwan, USA, Vanuatu, (Yemen non); propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2258 available from 0122 UT Friday August 30: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2258.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2258.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; 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. Thanks this week to Robert W. Gruska, Glendale NY, for a MO to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and says, ``The weekly radio broadcast/podcast and the radio loggings digest continue to be timely, informative sources of DX news each week. Thanks for your continued efforts!`` - one may also remit by check on a US bank in US funds to same address. Or via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2258 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 30 at 2050 the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.994+, S9/+15 and noisy into UTwente. Next: 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 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 2258 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 30 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, S9/+10 direct and at 2210 noted as undermodulated as usually on this old frequency. Also confirmed Friday August 30 at 2230 on Shortwave (Gold) Radio, Germany, 3975.002+, S9+5/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Saturday August 31 at 0300 on WTWW 5085, VG direct, followed by harmonious gospel music 0329-0331* off without ID or sign-off. Also confirmed Saturday August 31 at 1440 the 1430 on SW Gold Radio, Germanym 6160.001-, S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Saturday August 31 at 1600 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday August 31 at 1736 the 1730 on Shortwave Radio, Germany, 3975.002 at S9+10/20 and 6160.001- at S9+10/15 into UTwente. {and heavy ACI from 6165, listed as CRI English via Beijing site} Also confirmed Saturday August 31 at 1930 on WRN North America webcast. And on WRMI webcast only. Also confirmed from 1956 UT August 31 the 1930v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 into nearby SDR. Next: 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [no longer 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 2258 monitoring: confirmed Saturday August 31 at 2300 on reactivated WTWW 9475, VG direct. Seemed to interrupt other programming for ID and WOR. Missed checking UT Sunday Sept 1 at 0000 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it? Confirmed UT Sunday September 1 from 0312 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO the 0315v, S9+15 into nearby SDR but HSNL. Confirmed Sunday September 1 at 1900 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323.006, S9+15 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 2258 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday September 1 at 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.003-, S9/+15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday September 1 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+20/30 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday September 2 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Georgia SDR with storm crashes. Also confirmed UT Monday September 2 from 0300.8 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -72 Hz = 6159.928, S9+10/20 into Georgia SDR, after JL gotta go and ``contact Scott Becker`` insert; whatever became of him? Larry Will tells me: ``Scott is alive and well in Kiowa [KS]. He's keeping a low profile, as always. His family still runs the Plum Thickett Inn there. Lw`` Also confirmed Monday September 2 from 1931 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.002+ at S9+5/15 and 3975.002+ at S9+10/15 into UTwente. - Next: 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 2258 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday September 3 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+20/30 direct, following `Everglades` ID. Also confirmed Tuesday September 3 at 1305 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, S9 but JBA in noise  level. Also confirmed Tuesday September 3 at 2005 the 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.994, S9+20 into UTwente. 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 2258 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday September 3 at 2351 the 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.001-, S9/+10. NOT confirmed Tuesday September 3 at 2330 on WRMI 9395 because that transmitter is OFF the air; but resumed later. Confirmed Wednesday September 4 at 1931 on Shortwave Gold Radio, Germany, 6160, VG into UTwente via timer recording, unmeasured exactly and 3975 not checked. Missed checking Wed Sept 4 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490-; anyone hear it? Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; {confirmed} 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Robert W. Gruska, Glendale NY, for a MO to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 - one may also remit by check on a US bank in US funds to same address. Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 29 at 0313, WTWW is off already; had been heard after 0100. Evidently current much curtailed schedule is 0100-0300 - except on UT Saturdays I hope until 0330 to contain WORLD OF RADIO. However, 5085 and all other frequencies OFF at 0142 check August 30. May need to be off while working on some of transmitters (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258) ** U S A. 9475, Aug 31 at 2213, WTWW reactivated with preaching, inbooming direct S9+50/60, so if previous sked resume, WORLD OF RADIO should appear at 2300. AND, 9930 the other transmitter is also back at 2214, not quite as loud but also S9+50 with music. Presumably both will shift later to 5085 and 5920 respectively. The engineer from Germany must have arrived and fixed things (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5920, Sept 1 at 0206, the night frequency of WTWW 9930 is on again, but 5085, the night frequency of 9475, is not. Then early UT Sept 1, George McClintock sends 5 photos captioned: ``WTWW glass capacitor -- first picture is a bypass capacitor in the #2 driver stage put there by a previous person. The capacitor should be an RF Glass cap. The German engineer found this when inspecting the #2 transmitter. 2nd pix is the glass replacement. 3rd, glass in place in the #2 transmitter`` and: ``WTWW: #1 transmitter freq. change -- first pix is the bad capacitor in the #1 transmitter that prevented it from changing frequencies. A new capacitor was put in. Works fine now. 2nd pix shows the wrong spacing for the motor to the capacitor. Spacers were put in which made the frequency change work better. George McClintock 8-31-2024`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WTWW check, 0028 UT Sept 3: 9475 playing song ``Delilah`` so then PPP can rant about it religiously; 9930 is also on presumably TOMBS, VG signals direct. At 0121, 9930 had changed to 5920 at S9/+20 into NH SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5920, Sept 3 at 0341, this WTWW is still on while 5085 is off. As of Sept 3, HFCC A24 has still not been updated since Aug 21, and does not show 5920 for WTWW, rather for several other stations. But FCC must have okayed it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9930, Sept 3 at 1535, TOMBS at S9+15/35, 6 seconds behind // 9980 WWCR at S9/+15. So TOMBS hours on WTWW 9930 have expanded earlier, A24 HFCC registered as available 14-24 at 180 degrees. The Overkiller! It`s a safe bet that if you can pick up one Tennessee station, also the other. But if TOM wants to pay for it, take the money and run it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5800, Aug 29 at 0313, WRMI in English with Freedom Synergy Radio ID, the Miami-based pro-Taiwan, anti-PRC program, no jamming audible. Guess what, when I check 9955 at 0325 it`s also // there, S9+30/40 with better modulation than usual. Contrary to own websked: System B at 0300 shows Prague in English and French on 9955. System H also shows 9955 with Pragues. While WRMI-10 transmitter does have FSR as System B on 5800! Something`s odd at Okeechobee. By 0638, 9955 is a JBA carrier, as always weaker than 9455 & 9395 with more favorable azimuths thisaway, but they are also VP (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258) ** U S A. 5050, Aug 30 at 0323, JBA carrier; WRMI Legends is scheduled until 0400 and registered until 0500. 5010 WRMI is OK, usual weak signal. 5050 maybe dropped to exciter only. Nothing else in EiBi altho Beibu Bay Radio, China is on 5050 a lot, not at midday there and would not propagate (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955 & 5010, Sept 2 at 0630, these WRMIs are off, prolonging usual Monday-only anomaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010 & 5050, Sept 3 at 0340, these WRMIs are off while they are supposed to be on - rather as before, 5050 bears a JBA carrier hard to explain otherwise than a WRMI exciter-only. The other 5s, 5800, 5850 & 5950 are doing fine as normal, and `Freedom Synergy Radio` on 5800 is still duplicated on 9955. More anomalies on the 9 MHz band at 0349: 9395 S9+30, 9955 S9+20/30 but 9455 abnormally weak, S8 JBA. Each on a different azimuth but this is beyond that. Somethings` odd at Okeechobee. However, at 0653 recheck, 5010 is back on with TOMBS and 9955 in Spanish presumed RFI relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Sept 3 at 2354, and still Sept 4 at 0312, this WRMI is OFF. 9395, Sept 3 at 2330, this WRMI is off when WOR should have run, no signal into GA, IL or OK SDRs, nor Brasília. It`s not propagation; 9955 is S9+25 direct at 2354 and OK to Brasília. 9395 however is back on by 0312 at S9+20/30 direct. Somethings` odd at Okeechobee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex Aug 30 at 2343 into NH SDR: 3265 & 5130 OFF, so a rerun is likely. 6160 -71 Hz = 6159.929 with TOMBS and never changes to AAAWWW. 7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929 FKB S9+5/15. 2359 1-minute-warning tone and he wraps up, bit of music fill and disclaimer that following AAAWWW originally aired Aug 23, 2024, i.e. last week: never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5925-5945, Aug 29 at 0315, noise field surrounding 5935 WWCR with DGS, like I noted earlier around 9980; in addition to various spurtones out of dirty 5935, constantly varying with modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4840, Aug 30 at 0321, unusually, this WWCR is OFF. Still going on 3215 and the dirty transmitters on 5890, 5935. Something`s nogood at Nashville (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1080, Sept 3 at 0655 UT, KRLD Dallas is getting QRM at about equal level. I keep listening and at 0700 there is a multi-station ID, most of them FM translators, but could not copy details in rapid recitation. Only location caught at start is Evansville, so I look it up later in NRC AM Log to find there is no Evansville IN on 1080. Instead, must have been *Edwardsville* IL, which is non-commercial *WRYT, U7 500/20 watts, Heart of Jesus Radio, with CVN/EWTN. NRC Log shows no translators but reverse lookup in WTFDA FMDB shows two which are Relay of WRYT-1080: K216DI 91.1 in Harvey ND!, Covenant Network; and W224DC 92.7 in Caseyville IL with EWTN. On my E/W longwire which unfavors Dallas to the SSE. U7 is an unusual antenna combination, meaning 3 different patterns for daytime, nighttime and critical hours. NRC Pattern Book shows one itty-bitty loop toward the WSW, favorable for us. radio-locator.com shows all three: daytime and CH at 380 watts aim thisaway, while night pattern does not, pulled in to protect KRLD but far from a notch. Anyhow, I strongly suspect WRYT was NOT on night pattern/power. After IDs at 0700, into religious talk show with hostess, repeat of something which occurs on first Monday of each month (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1110, Aug 29 at 0646 UT, `Coast to Coast AM` on KFAB Omaha is running 5 seconds behind weaker 1100 WTAM Cleveland. I think the delay be not always thus, so now I have something to compare with later (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1110 kHz, Sept 4 at 0654 UT, C2CAM on KFAB Omaha is now running a hefty 27 seconds behind same on 1100 WTAM Cleveland (GLenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1160, Aug 29 at 0638 UT, take that, LDS, instead of KSL, Christians vs Christians, dominant signal is Spanish preacher reverbing, 0656 ID as R. María, outro program as `Reflecciones Bíblicas`. Now there is a sesquiHz SAH = 90/minute, probably KSL attempting to regain. Refers to radiomaria.org, lots of info there, HQ in Roma, but no obvious station list! 0700 breaks for ID in English, KCTO with two FM frequencies, 100.5 & 90.3? Am I correct that FCC rules do not require legal IDs to be in English? Radio-locator.com: ``KCTO-AM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2 transmitters K257DZ 99.3 FM Kansas City, MO (99 watts) K263BU 100.5 FM Kansas City, MO(250 watts)`` 0702 back to Spanish for ``2 de la mañana`` timecheck and long list of R. María stations, most/all FM. KCTO is in Cleveland MO, U4 5000/230 watts, yet overcomes U1 50/50 kW KSL. We explored this in great detail when last logged May 27-28; see: https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2024_0523_0529.txt with a follow-up next week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Finally a reconfirmation of the off-frequency het I have been hearing, as first definitely IDed many years ago, still, from Tim Hall`s review of his recorded DX-pedition logs last year from the NV/UT Border Inn: ``1240.200 KCRT CO, Trinidad. 10/27 1133 – After about a decade of chasing this off-frequency carrier on hundreds of Perseus recordings, I finally caught a nice ID "My 99-3, KCRT." 534 miles, 10 miles short of the current GYDXA record. New, CO #81, GY #254`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1590, Sept 3 at 0707 UT, ``Those Were the Days``, classic song in English, 0709 brief Spanish! announcement, another classic song in English, ``What a Wonderful World``. 0711 I copy ``Ambiente Clásico`` non-ID and a song in Spanish. So it`s WCGO Evanston (think Chicago!) IL, as previously logged, a strange station which is also partly in Russian, e.g. Feb 13, 2024, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. GLOBAL MUSIC is one of my favorite shows, on KUNM webcast UT Tuesdays 0400-0700. On Sept 3 it`s about ``The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time``, playing some and interviewing Alan Tigay of the blog https://worldlisteningpost.com - check it out. KUNM shows are in a 2-week archive at kunm.org  I later listened that way to the third hour, originally a bit too late for me. From the start, select 10 pm MDT Sept 2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 91.5 FM, Aug 30 circa 1915 UT on caradio, KSNS Medicine Lodge KS is *still* broadcasting dead air in $tereo, AND Aug 31 at 1900. Slogan changed from ``Keep Singing New Songs`` to ``Keeping Silent, No Sounds`` They should put that on their RDS. I`m investigating this further. Would you believe that radio-locator.com says this ``Christian Contemporary`` in KS is owned by FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, address in Titusville, yet with a (620) KS AC phone?! And website https://www.krejksns.org -- Indeed they are sibling to KREJ 101.7 ``Keep Ready Expecting Jesus``. Maybe transitioning to FPR ownership, however unlikely? This on website may explain why it`s deadairing for more than a week: ``Dear faithful KREJ/KSNS listeners and support partners, I’m Carol Henry, now the president and manager of the network of eight stations my husband Randy was used of God to build. It’s with a heavy heart still that my sons and I have taken up this mantle that Randy left to us when he entered heaven on April 12th, 2024. Keeping all the stations on the air has put a tremendous responsibility on my shoulders. And without Randy and Mike Henry’s help here in Kansas, I feel we must find new owners to continue this ministry that we know has blessed many lives for 34 years...`` And look at this when you click on KSNS Schedule: ``KSNS Program Schedule Last updated August 18, 2024. Programs in bold are locally produced. We have switched the content on KREJ and KSNS. Now you hear KREJ programming on 91.5 FM and contemporary Christian music on 101.7 FM.`` The KREJ schedule is much more detailed, https://www.krejksns.org/krejschedule.php but note the limited hours for live streaming, much less than onair times, strange, due to costs??: ``KREJ Program Schedule Last updated July 1, 2024. Programs in bold are locally produced. Often short programs are aired multiple times but may only be listed once. Streaming is available Monday - Friday 5 AM - 6 PM and Saturday and Sunday 5 AM - Noon. Click on “Listen Live” in the menu`` KREJ is 50 kW on 101.7 also in Medicine Lodge. Seems I last logged it in 2021 & 2022 as QRMing Es DX - I would not call it ``semi-local`` now, normally unheard so maybe really has been off, not even dead air, or QRP? I wonder what the other six stations were. They are also on disgraced FB but nothing beyond quoted above (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re deadair 91.5 KSNS and unheard 101.7 KREJ, Medicine Lodge KS, being owned by ``Florida Public Radio``, this is not an error. It so happens that this FPR is a PRIVATE gospel-huxtering group, forcing the *REAL* PUBLIC RADIO stations in FL to aggroupize themselves as Florida Public MEDIA! And the KSNS/KREJ connexion in KS goes wayback per noncomradio.net, the website reached by search on Florida Public Radio, listing among its O&O stations, KREJ since Sept 1990, and KSNS since May 2000. They also have a couple in Iowa. Shows different ex post facto slogan for KREJ was or is: ``Kansas Radio Exhalting {sic} Jesus`` FPR HQ is WPIO 89.3 Titusville. Has one KS or the other axually been a satellite relay of WPIO all these years? After all, WPIO means ``We Pass It On``. If FPR is the real owner of the KS stations, why is the KS widow wanting to sell them? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 91.5, Sept 4 at 1920 UT, KSNS Medicine Lodge KS finally resumed modulation, but somewhat distorted; 1954 anti-abortion screed. See previous reports (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 100.3, Aug 31 at 1801 UT, routine caradio bandscan hits here an ad for ISU Bookstore, and mentions of IOWA! DXMAP shows no Es, and too close anyway; nor APRS map tropo, altho there is some from Iowa into Kansas, supposedly not extending to Enid. Some more local? ads follow, but soon fadeout. This is the only Iowan on 100.3 per WTFDA FMDB: ``KDRB 100.3 DES MOINES 100.0 kW 547.0 m 41-49-48 93-36-54 HD 19A7 100.3 The BUS title & Artist No Program Type or Undefined ADULT HITS 100.3 THE BUS 51332`` Perhaps a propagational fluke, aided by airplane scatter; unseemed meteor scatter. It`s hard to imagine ISUBS advertising outside Iowa or even further from Ames than DM. Unless from a SBG net? First ISU FB game of season is today but radio coverage on KCHA 95.9 at least does not start until 1930 UT, against North Dakota in Ames (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 100.3, caradio still tuned where I got Iowa earlier today, at first nothing, but as I move the car slightly, I begin to hear some station, Aug 31 at 2332 UT, soon non-ID as ``100.3 Jack FM``. Unless it`s a 200-watt translator in AZ, WTFDA FMDB shows this is: ``KJKK 100.3 DALLAS TX 97.0 kW 574.2 m 32-35-02 96-57-48 HD 28D2 JACK~ FM - Song/Title Song/Artist Adult Hits 100.3 JACK FM 63779`` - another bit of extended groundwave in the 400+ km range. Last heard on May 6, 2023, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Aug 30 at 0700, R. Vanuatu is gone again; had been here before and after 0700. Nor on 7890, 9960, 11835 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Aug 31 at 0656, no signal from R. Vanuatu - as soon as I mention on WOR 2258 that it`s been reliable as of Aug 29. Ron Howard and I did not find it on any other known frequency. I am however getting spurbirdies every 40 kHz including 7260 from something local, probably a computer not turned off yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 1 at 0640, R. Vanuatu is on with music, S7/S8 direct. But Ron Howard and Tony Rogers report that at 0658/0659 it switched to 3945. Presumably its harmonix of 7890, 11835, even 15780 are still suppressed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 2 at 0630, RV is still on here with VP signal. Harold Sellers, BC reports: ``7260, at 0609, Sep. 2, Pacific islands music. Poor. Had not been audible before 0600. Good by 0645. In Bislama. 0656 male announcer, IDs, ads and off abruptly before 0659. Checking 3945 there was a very weak signal there`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 630.03 approx., Sept 1 at 0645, LAH against 630.00 stations, not the 631 het from Cuba. Nothing in mwoffsets from USA higher than 630.0033 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1390, Sept 1 at 0658 UT, KCRC Enid again providing deadair. This time I try nulling very strong signal on the DX-398, and can hear at least 3 othersigs mixing, talk and music, but can`t ID anything as I am falling asleep until 0720. There are 1390s in adjacent states AR, KS, NM, TX, and many more beyond mostly low-powered at night. One still with 5 kW is WGRB Chicago but tightly direxional northwards. Sibling 1640 KZLS also DA again, but always much weaker in town and other 1640 station(s) audible without really trying (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6925 AM, Sept 4 at 0310, S9+10/20 pirate carrier, undermodulated talk in unknown language, with pauses, as if 2-way. Then carrier off and talk remains in USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9742-9760 approx., Aug 29 at 0323, OTH radar clickery. Altho INTRUDING into broadcast bands they seem to avoid BC signals out of own self-interest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9970-9987 approx., Aug 30 at 0310, OTH radar clickery not bothering any broadcasters. I suppose the latter would be the intruders this far out of the 31m band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 27200 USB, Aug 31 at 2205, 2- or rather multi-way net in unknown language. A split between regular US CB channels which must end in 5. With Queensland in on 10m, could be any Pacifican (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING -- Guest commentary by Greg Hardison: ``It seems maybe 90% of Amerikans cannot grasp the fact that, both Socialism and Communism are ECONOMIC, not Political entities! True, many Communist heads-of-state have not been able to resist turning their realms into full-blown dictatorships — which again, too many Amerikans would be happy with (led by Guess Who - not the rock group!), yet without the actual benefits of Socialism. Our own limited Socialism gives us publicly maintained roads, the Interstate Highway System (13 hours from Atlanta to the Canadian border at Detroit), Fire Departments and other first responders — including Ambulance crews, streetlights, gas and electricity in many cases, the nation's finest WiFi system (in Chattanooga, Tennessee), Medical Research including those dreaded, treacherous vaccines (so it's better to have Polio everywhere, such as what we had 70 years ago?), or Medical Research which developed implanted cardiac defibrillators (greatly reducing the number of deaths due to Ventricular Tachycardias, which otherwise cut life-expectancies down to about fifteen minutes). Socialism means your health care is a guaranteed right, not a commodity or a luxury like, say, a Lamborghini. If you can't afford a Lamborghini, then you don't buy one. In Amerika, if you can't afford the necessary health care, some just die & move out of the way in the process. Otherwise you have to find a way to game the system; either way, the rich bitches just get fatter. Under Socialism, schoolchildren have enough to eat thanks to their local school — but in our non-Socialist "red states", free school lunch programs are being eliminated, while the kids are fed manmade organized religion instead. Ironically, without the Socialism produced in tax-exemptions, many religious establishments would not even exist. In fact, without "Socialism", the "red states" wouldn't exist at all, as much of their public funding is provided by tax dollars collected and collated in the "blue states". How would they even pay for all those postings of the King James-Christian Ten Commandments in public classrooms? ​There, enough of that from me -- but what have I left out?``