** ALGERIA. 17600, Feb 2 at 1627, RTA in Arabic, S6/S9 with unusual short/long path echo. Direct short path at ground level is 8441 km. Earth`s equatorial circumference is 40,075 km, so long path would be 31,634 km. Difference between LP and SP = 23,193 km. Speed of radio, 299,792 km/sec. Therefore the delay is: 0.07735 second, or about 1/14 of one second which would be 0.07143. All these figures slightly more, bouncing up and down from the ionosphere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 224 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0800 UT, dash and DN, a new beacon for me and a VG one! Only 25 watts and listed as decommissioned at dxinfocentre.com, from Dauphin, Manitoba, which is 1650 km away = 1025 miles at 41 miles per watt, if the path were along the ground, slightly more via ionosphere. 233 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0800 UT, dash and BR, which is 200 watts at Brandon, Manitoba; last heard Feb 10, 2021 at 0706. 250 MCW kHz, Feb 2 at 0759 UT, dash and FO, 1600 watts at Flin Flon, Manitoba. I seldom hear anybeacons below 248 WG Winnipeg, let alone any superpower Euro LWBC; I suspect my R75 and E/W longwire are losing sensitivity that low. Habitually to avoid MW overload images, I DX longwave above 350 with both preamps off, below 350 with only Preamp 1. But this time I`m on Preamp 2 but with separate ATTenuation engaged, which may make the difference (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, R. Kiribati: since had not detected it lately after 07 UT direct as JBA carrier, wondering if off the air; so checking Maui remote SDR, Feb 2 at 0526 an hour after local sunset, not even a trace on the waterfall; while 850 is a JBV trace from Hilo: o, that`s because this SDR is on a 75 meter Beverage [sic] aimed north! So over to the Kaneohe, Oahu SDR which has a 220 foot N/S non-terminated Beverage, and there it is on 846, equal to 850 KHLO JBA. Later tonight Feb 2 at 0746 UT I again try 846 direct and it`s JJBBA there; while 1098 is much stronger: could that be V7AB, Marshall Islands? Late but could also be Spain, as 855-2 and 1044 JBA carriers likely are (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2175 monitoring: ``Hi Glenn, I wasn't online today so this my first chance to report in. I DID listen last night [Wed Feb 1] during the 1000 UT hour, and they did NOT have WOR [at 1030 on WRMI 5850]. I stayed with it to see if the program popped up later on, but went ZZZ myself by 1130 this time around. Best - Rick in AZ`` Barton -- tnx, Rick! ``9395, 0131, 0143, 0155 (55433), 0159, February 2 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Thu Feb 2 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9395 S9+15/22 into Virginia SDR; 5010 S9+12 into Virginia, S6/S8 into Brasília. WORLD OF RADIO 2176 contents: Afghanistan, Andorra non, Antarctica, Australia, Austria, Brasil, Canada, Congo [WTFK? 6115], Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia non, Europe (France), (Germany), Hawai`i, Indonesia, (Italy), Korea South, Martinique, Myanmar, Nigeria, North America, Oklahoma, Oman, Perú, Russia, (Spain), Sweden non, (Taiwan), Turkey, UK and non, USA; unidentified 6300, 9340; propagation outlook (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2176 available from 0135 UT February 3 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2176.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2176.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW 1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [webcast only?][jammed by Cuba?] 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Satirdau WRMI 5850 to NW [to be confirmed] 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530] 0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to Moises J. Corilloclla Escajadillo, Rego Park NY, formerly of Perú, for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 One may also contribute via Pay Pal, not necessarily in US funds to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890, Feb 2 at 0749, JBA carrier from R. Vanuatu but stronger than 11835 which is also weaker than NZ 13755 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0250 UT February 3
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