** CANADA. ``Glenn, Concerning your comment that there are no other
advance-of-date decommissioning notices for Canadian beacons, there
actually is a new list of beacons to be decommissioned as of January
27, 2022. Scroll down to the bottom of the page at this link
https://www.navcanada.ca/en/air-traffic/navaid-modernization-program.aspx
to see the beacons to be decommissioned in Phase 7 of 12. Also, in
William Hepburn’s list, the higher-powered beacons are shown in caps,
with the highest powered ones shown in the largest font size. Steve
Howe, Saint Albans, VT``
That site also purports to explain why this ``modernization`` is being
undertaken, but is unclear to me and unconvincing. But then I am not a
pilot. ``Completion date of the project is planned for May 2024`` (via
Glenn Hauser, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, August 6 at 0559, RHC English is not on wrong frequency
5990; also same on 6100, better on 6165, much worse just hum on 6060.
By 0601, both 6000 and 5040 are off. See VANUATU. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6980-USB, August 6 at 2350 giving out a 302-area
code phone number; first thought it was a MARS net, but then for
call-ins to R. Free Vatever; DJ muses about forbidden Dungeons &
Dragons and plays such music. I did not copy the full phone number and
no one else reports it either. We may assume that 302 = Delaware is
not a clue to RFV real QTH. S6-S7 vs noise level. Many more logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84739.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, August 6 at 2353, pirate DJ talking about
a nest? S5-S6 vs noise level. Many logs here as Camelback Radio about
Vermont, not Arizona; a Zekey station:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84740.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 6 at 2200 and later, no signal from VOT English
to N America, checked at Maryland SDR. I believe it was there
yesterday but an earlier day this week was also AWOL. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBCs on WRMI: UT Friday August 6 at 0130, VG on 5850 direct; 7780
poor in storm noise via UTwente but VG S9+10/20 into Virginia SDR.
Also confirmed Friday August 6 at 2030-2059 on IRRS Shortwave via AM
Italia, 918 kHz, Granze, VG via nearby Noale SDR.
Larry Will notifies us August 6: ``Area 51 WOR schedule change --- Hi
all, Since Herald of Truth left WBCQ on July 1, we are able to move
World of Radio and Hobart Radio International from Sundays at 2200 UTC
(6pm eastern) to Mondays at 0300 UTC (11pm eastern) on 6160. This
should be a better time slot for these programs. This change is
effective this weekend. Regards, Lw``
4790 is also being evaluated as a replacement for all Area 51
programming instead of 6160. I would say wait until fall/winter as it
will have a smaller coverage area and confront more noise during the
storm season. OTOH, it`s free of QubaRM unlike 6160 from 6165. Next:
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2000 UT Saturday WRMI 15770
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 [NEW]
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0300 UT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [ex-Sun 2200]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: no new contributions this week which might have been via
PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank
to: Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. (7489.9v), UT Sat Aug 7 at 0000, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW`
sounds familiar, going to do a ``tutorial on freedom`` as if we need
that from him; usual opening fiddling with mikes, praising Angela`s
appearance, for his eyes only. And then about the 175th anniversary of
Monticello ``tomorrow``, so this indeed is a repeat of last week`s
show, and John Carver agrees; no further monitoring needed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4840, Aug 6 at 0608, WWCR with S9+30 of dead air from TOMBS
in English. AGAIN. Keeps happening around this time of night, but not
on other WWCR or WRMI frequencies. How nice that they are wasting
their watts but the programming is thus upgraded (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** VANUATU. 10080, Aug 6 at 0610, no trace of R. Vanuatu harmonic from
5040 nor has anyone ever? reported it here. 5040 however has been
reported on air well past 0600, instead of 3945 which does harmonicize
on 7890 and 11835. It`s still too early to hear RV on 5040 even if on
and Cuba be off, which it is this date (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 0101 UT August 7
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20210807011502809