** BOTSWANA. 15610.307, April 1 at 1436, way off-frequency unknown
language but mentions Washington. VOA relay in `Kur` language
scheduled this hour only on ``15610``. That would be
Kinyarwanda/Kirundi. Last logged March 27 when it was not
off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA [and non]. 15110, April 1 at 1441, S6/S7 algo talk with
Doppler flutter: VOA Chinese via Tinang, Philippines, and/or CNR1
jammer; more Dfl here than on more transpolar 15030 India. K index at
1500 is 4 with storms and blackouts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 14980, 13530, 13130, 13020, April 1 at 1449, JBA carriers on
traditional ChiCom jammers of Sound of Hope; none in the 11 MHz area
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, 6060, 6100, 6165, April 1 at 0617, RHC English on 4
channels at once, unusual: 6000 S9+10/20; 6060 S9+10 with hum; 6100
S9+10; 6165 S9+20/30 but less modulated. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GREECE. Christos Rigas near Chicago forwards news that ERT got a
two-month reprieve for shortwave until the end of May. They may not
have got word at Avlis site, as no signal on 9420 into UTwente at
1809. Hope they didn`t hasten to blow the thing up. By 2318, some
Greekish music is JBA, maybe degraded propagation; but nothing at all
to Maryland. Or could really be Beijing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GUAM. 11590, April 1 at 1443, S9/+10, one of best signals on band,
mentions ``Radyosu`` so must be Turkic language; contact info with TWR
and .hk, off at 1444.6*. It`s KTWR in Kazakh daily, 250 kW and 305
degrees, way offbeam thisaway. I wonder how many Kazax they have
converted to Protestants? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MONGOLIA. 12014.878, April 1 at 1447 algo talk at S5/S7, presumably
VOM`s offfrequency signature altho VOK in Russian is also sked on
12015. Aoki shows English at 1430-1500, really? Has been 1530-1600 as
in WRTH with Chinese at 1430-1500. BTW there is a very rare typo in
the page 486 heading, MOGOLIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** PHILIPPINES. 9410, April 1 at 1500, VOA `YDD` S9/+10 closing and
1501*. Was an hour in Korean from Tinang, 21 degrees so aimed onwards
right at us. 9410 mainly a BBC frequency, taking a one-hour break at
1400, but not heard resuming from Oman at 1500 in English, nor
scheduled Cairo in Albanian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 11940, Friday April 1 at 2225, token English from REE
concluding part 1 of an Amy interview about tromp-l`oeil art in
America; best to Maryland SDR on this S American beam! As 17855 for
NAm is weaker and fadier, with 15520 backwards to ME even worse. BTW,
has anyone heard Justin Coe with an REE mailbag, or ``DX program``
this year? Late last year we thought they were showing up maybe
alternate weeks on Monday and/or Wednesday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SWAZILAND. 9585, April 1 at 1456 good signal S9/+10 in unknown
language. Aoki shows TWR starts at 1455 M-F in Mal, i.e. Malagasy, or
French on weekends. Azimuth is 64 degrees and could be long-path. I`m
dragging my feet on recognizing namechange to Eswatini. That`s fine in
Siswati, but this is English. BTW, starting at 1458 is CRI in Japanese
on 9585. Would they really collide? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830.021, April 1 at 2216, VOT VG today, S9+40 to UTwente
with the COVID PSA. BTW, I just got my Moderna booster #2 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, April 1 at 0506 tune-in via Maryland remote,
Ukraine Radio 1 via WRMI is already in English `Ukraine: security
issues`, until 0512.6 back to UU. May not have started right at 0500
or 0501 this time. Here`s recording of the March 31 edition, the first
few minutes of which are included in WORLD OF RADIO 2132:
https://www.w4uvh.net/Ukraine_English_2022_0331_0500_WRMI_7730.mp3
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U A E. 15230.07 approx., April 1 at 1440, weak RHC 15230.00 has a
weak het. Aoki shows DW in Dari & Pashto 1400-1500 via UAE, one of the
most offfrequency-capable sites (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2132 monitoring: confirmed first
broadcasts, UT Friday April 1 at 0143 the 0130 on WRMIs: 5850 VG
direct; 7730-ex7780, S8/S9 and noisy at new Durango2 Mexico SDR.
About the next scheduled airing 0330 Friday on WRMI 5985, I wrote to
Jeff White at 0411:
Jeff, With NHK gone I was wondering if it would be worth it to keep
5985 on the air at all? I see it is still on your schedule. As usual
trying to confirm WOR at 0330 UT Friday, I could not hear anything at
several remotes in several direxions; but then [at 0341] I could
*barely* detect what sounded like my voice at the Bonaire remote -- as
if on air but very reduced power? Propagation may be disturbed, but
surely not that much. 5970 WEWN is still well audible everywhere; as
is your 5950 for example.
I have also noticed 4980 missing last night and again tonight. Hope
you are not having further transmitter or antenna problems. So
appreciate it if you can fill us in on what`s happening with these.
Glenn``
I would not be surprised if 5985 were running the exciter only. There
has been no reply; nor anything about these on disgraced FB. Another
check of 5985 direct at 0354 got a JBA carrier only; and 4980 off.
WOR 2132 also confirmed Friday April 1 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, S8/S5 and
seems somewhat undermodulated.
Also confirmed Friday April 1 at 1815 on IRRS SW, 7290 via Bulgaria,
only S8/S9+5 into UTwente and no trace of 14580 second harmonic. Also
on AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9/+10 into nearby Noale SDR, but considerable
CCI in German from Romania`s minority service, as this has also moved
one UT hour earlier than in winter. We are usually atop and maybe will
improve as sunset latens.
Also confirmed Friday April 1 at 2030 on AM Italia, 1323, good S9+5
and no QRM by now but some occasional storm crashes into Noale SDR.
Previous unID program discussing how far-right is not always inversely
proportional to environmentalism; as usual chopped off incomplete at
2030 for ID, then WOR. The canned IDs continue to invite postal mail
to the Box in Milano, while publicity from Ron Norton specifies that
is no longer acceptable! Next:
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 4790 to WSW
0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB [new]
1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430]
1030 UT Sunday IRRS 9510-Romania to WNW [new]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled?]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB [new]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Thanks this week for financial support from Keith Konnerth, KC8YJW,
for a contribution via PayPal not necessarily in US$ to
woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``keep the Ukraine info coming.``
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. (7490v), April 2, 0001-0101, WBCQ webcast with `AAAWWW`. No
calls, no email, no music request which he keeps forgetting/promising,
just continuous conversation, often yelling over each other; and
reading some long articles. But first, discussing whose mike is on,
and being in underwear. UFO show, with Angel, is returning for at
least 4 weeks from April 5, Tuesdays at 8:30 pm [EDT = 0030 UT
Wednesdays].
0013 early datestamp as 1 of April YOOLF 2022, trimulcasting on 7490,
6160, 4790. Allan had never heard of Aspidistra, a 600 kW MW
transmitter used by the Brits to fool the Germans in WWII,
``Dreadnaught of the Ether``, from issue #6, 2020 of Nuts & Volts, by
Michael Banks. Sort of like the known 500 kW of WLW. Until 0033.
0037, survey shows AM & FM radio is still very popular in cars.
However, 39% of people don`t own any radio. Recommends an AM station
group in Florida, Boss Hog Radio. FCC is to add 15 positions to fight
pirate radio --- what a waste, but plug for pirates to go legal via
WBCQ. 0050 railing against war on genders: there are only two, and
that`s that! Was going to be Angela`s Angle: maybe next week. Boycott
Disneyland. 0059 prayer from Psalm 148, about praising that
self-centred deity. 0101 as always joining Hal Turner already in
regress (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6174.030, April 1 at 0611, JBA carrier, instantly
reminding me of R. Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco, Perú which has been inactive
for a long time, and was always offset about 6173.9. It`s still in
Aoki, of course, on 6174. And still in WRTH 2022 as OAX7C, 1 kW on
6173, and not daggered as inactive or irregular. It was last reported
by LOB in Brasil June 22, and by me remotedly by June 26, 2021.
Nothing found since (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 17620, April 1 at 1434, JBA carrier is also the OSOB -
only signal on band --- and guess what, nonesuch in Aoki or HFCC; EiBi
A22 not yet available (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 0127 UT April 2
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20220402021503309