WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST
Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update.
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

Special thanks to Peter Jones who has run the whole web page through a
URL checker and highlighted a few broken links, which have been
updated/deleted as appropriate below. Much appreciated, Peter.

1) ~Aggregator - WRN: Updated links to new (B-22) schedules*
2) Austria - TWR: Updated links to the TWR Programme schedules
3) Bangladesh - B.Betar: Added link to livestream (thanks to Peter
Jones)
4) Belarus - R Belarus: deleted all links to obsolete domain name and
added links to new home page and livestream
5) Brazil - R Trans Mundial: deleted obsolete link to webcam
6) Croatia - HRT: deleted obsolete link to English schedule; updated
livestream link
7) Germany - DW: deleted obsolete link to programme schedule; updated
links to livestream and latest audio
8) Germany - Hamburger Lokalradio: updated link to HLR livestream
9) Germany - Shortwave Gold - deleted obsolete links to Scorribande
and SouthgateARC

The next update is scheduled for mid-March. Best wishes and 73 Alan
Roe

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, UT Sun Feb 19 at 0002, LRA36 test
first heard after 2000 Feb 18, and publicized as 2000-2300, is still
running, S7/S9 into Argentine SDR with music; 0012 it`s hard rock;
0015 plugs Panorama Nacional news originating at Esperanza during
entire month of January: how helpful; keep in mind for 2024y? 0027
``Comunicad`` promo. Unknown for how much longer, but Mick Delmage was
still hearing it at 0035; he and the other Albertan, Don Moman, were
getting it direct. But no way here with my HNL and inferior antenna
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 7399.924, Feb 19 at 0754, JBA carrier from presumed Pará
pirate, R. Antares (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11670, Feb 19 at 0750, RHC Spanish still on here, S9+10/20
long-after-hours when nowhere on 5, 6, or 10 MHz bands - slanted news
about Yemen, etc. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``Public Health --- Is Cuba planning on a Russian-style privatization
of its health system? A sector of the Cuban population, especially
those over 50, has for years accepted the lack of freedom entailed by
Communism in exchange for 'guaranteed health and education.' But what
about now?
Juan Antonio Blanco Miami 13 Feb 2023 - 17:50 CET
A pharmacy without medicines in Havana. Diario de Cuba [caption]

Strange things are happening in Cuba. They have just granted
authorization to a MIPYME (TaTamanía) for doctors, nurses and
therapists to set up a private business taking care of the elderly.
And Havana has not reacted hostilely to the announcement of a private
business (Horus Intellicare Solutions) to provide telemedicine
services in Cuban territory from the United States, where the
community of exiles will pay for the medical attention for their
family members and friends on the island.

What is the reason for the regime's silence and tolerance of these
developments while new and stricter measures are being devised against
the exodus of doctors and nurses from the public health system?``...
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1676307006_45201.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 15360, Feb 19 at 1607 Horn-of-Africa strumming and singing,
S9/+10 direct. So far new unID clandestine brokered by BRB Belgium,
not in latest HFCC Feb 15 but in Observer, Bulgaria, EiBi and Aoki:

``New unknown BRB clandestine broadcast on 15360 kHz via TDF Issoudun
on February 16:
1600-1630 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic Tue/Thu/Sat.
Very good via SDR Albertirsa

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/new-brb-clandestine-on-15360-khz-via.html
15360 1600-1630 246 XUU Unknown Station AH EAf /F-i
15360 1600-1630 F BRB Amh Issoudun 357`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. Quick check of the 10m ham beacon sub-band first hits two
regular XEs; quite a few others uncopied but not chock-full as often
happens now. These would be sporadic E rather than F2, with WI5V and
qrz.com listings:

28183.3 CW, Feb 18 at 2135, dash and VVV XE1RCS/B EK#### -- ``28.183
XE1RCS C CERRO GORDO, MEXICO # 5W, VERTICAL New 8/08/08, Club call
27/06/10 Back on 16 Sept 1`` 28183.3 is my estimate, not measured but
listed as 28183 exactly. - ``XE1RCS Mexico flag Mexico, Radio Club
Satélite A.C., Apartado Postal 341-A, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, Edo
Méx 53100, México`` More info on club and ``28.182`` beacon:
https://www.qrz.com/db/XE1RCS?aliasFrom=XE1RCS/B

28276 CW, Feb 18 at 2137, dash and XE1JAL/B EK19MM --- 28.276
XE1JAL I XALAPA, MEXICO 5W, 5/8 VERTICAL New 11 September 2021`` -
``XE1JAL Mexico flag Mexico, Mario Rizo Campomanes, Calle Francisco
Navarrete No. 8 - B , Colonia Tamborrel, Xalapa - Enríquez, Veracruz,
Código Postal 91050, México`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 19 at 0752, VON signature off-frequency carrier
still detectable anext Vanuatu. Gary Pence, KM5X, suggests: ``Nigeria
carrier only 0759z, new call sign, Station 67 as in minus 67 Hz from
7255 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11950 USB, Feb 19 at 0045, poor S3/S4 into Maryland
SDR with music reported as classical. With ACI but clear here; CNR1
jamming and RFA Tibetan via Kuwait should start at 0100 when I do hear
a timesignal. First reported to WOR iog:

``11950 Feb 18 0025 UNID in USB mode. Classical music in sequence
without narration. Excellent signal on Atlanta SDR. Here in my QTH
good signal. None of the other broadcasts from Cuba feature classical
music at this time. Announcer with ID in English at 0030, but I
couldn't identify. Can someone help me? Still streaming. 73 Jorge
Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia 12°14´S 38°58´W - Brasil, Tecsun
PL-660, XHDATA, Antenna Delta Loop and LW 20 meters`` - Cuba not on
11950 weekends.

At 0158, a reply: ``Hi, Jorge - This is pirate station Mix Radio
International on 11950, according to the HF Underground board. By the
way, here near Seattle, it's a very good signal on 11950. It's even
very audible here without USB on. Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens,
Washington``. And later at 0310 from him:

``I'm not sure when the station switched frequencies, but after hours
on 11950, pirate MRI is now on 11935 USB with classical. Sounds good
here on the U.S. West Coast! Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens,
Washington``

11935 USB, so I try that and 0418, S8/S9 into northern Utah SDR, with
more familiar classical music than before but no IDs of the music.
0433 YL IDs like ``Finest Sounds: You are listening to MRI, Mix Radio
International, Worldwide`` and at 0444 inviting reports to
mix.radio.international@protonmail.com
Appears to be off at 0539 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 18 at 2343, VOT is on today for the
2300 English for NAm, S9+25/35 into UTwente, music, 2351 multi-lingual
ID filler reel - you never know when or where this or other regular
features will appear during the hour, but this just in time before
2354 s/off with schedule atop CCCCCCI; 2355 IS, 2356 German IDs
inserted but cut off 2358* before bonus German hour, ceding to the
XJPBS ChiCom, std denunciation. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13563.5 CW, Feb 19 at 1611 UT, PCO, <4 mW HIFER beacon in
Pine, ColoradO is JBA, and just above it on 13565 CW, K6FRC, <2 mW
HIFER beacon in Patterson, California even weaker JJBBA (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
February 18 at 2230 on WRMIs: 5850, S9 direct vs high local noise
level; 15770 better with less noise, S6/S8.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, sufficient
into Maryland SDR way offbeam but where the 14-second noise burst at
outset is considerably underneath.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0451, about 4 minutes into so
started circa 0447 instead of nominal 0415, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
Wentzville MO, S9+15/20 into nearby Warrenton SDR by groundwave.
Next:

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

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** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 19 at 0752, R V is JBA as usual here (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VIETNAM. 11885, Feb 19 at 1614, S7/S9 harmonious choral songs,
English announcement. It`s VOV at 1600-1630, part of much longer
multi-lingual span; and not noticeably significantly off-frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1954 UT February 19