** ANTARCTICA [non?]. 15475.98 RC USB, again this Wed, April 26, I neglect to check for LRA36 as early as 20 or 21 UT, but no one else reports it either. I do tune from 2309 via Argentine remote, not hearing it but instead some intermittent rather musical utilitones. Can be roughly once a minute or much less often, to 2240. Sounds like same sequence each time. They last only a few sex, never enough time to try to pinpoint the reference/carrier frequency if any. I do also hear them on 15478 where the tones are of course quite different. I suppose these have nothing to do with LRA36? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 17460.010, April 26 at 1519, S9+15 into UTwente SDR of a speech, so a Recep Turkish jammer? While 17480.008 has a YL talking, S9+20, so Dengê Welat? Anyhow they are failing to collide, so what`s the point? Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Next check at 1605: 17480 with OM talking over music background; 17460 with choral music. At 1648: 17460 still music; but 17480 has changed to 17470, with talk at S9+25/35. At 1657 on 17470 I axually perceive a ``Dengê Welat`` ID. That means ``country voice``, preceded by sounded similar to ``inja`` which appears in Farsi IDs as ``here``. Google translate suggests it could be ``li vin`` = ``here`` in Kurmanji Kurdish. At 1737, music and shouting on 17460, weaker than talk on 17470. At 1755, both are finally on same 17460 with a SAH. At 1800 the dominant one crossfades from a vocal song to instrumental music, shortly YL talk, mentioning ``Kurdistan`` several times, but no explicit ID for D.W. heard. At 1839 both are still on 17460, talk and/or music, and the SAH is 2 Hz, as fits for the original .008 and .010 measurements on different frequencies. Not rechecked until 2033, when there is only one signal and on 17470.008, talk S8/S9 with no CCI, 2044 into music. All this via UTwente SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Apr 26 at 2200, token English from SNR is not off the air today, rather sufficient direct tho with some deep fades, better than 15520, 17715. News first about Bras. Pres. Lula visit to Spain and reluctance to side with Ukraine against Russia. Feature from 2207 is about the opera ``Nixon in China`` being produced for first time in Spain at Royal Opera House = Teatro Real. Interviews with minimalist composer John Adams who considers himself a synthesizer, not innovator, same difference among classical composers. Also with various others involved in the produxion. It`s daunting, as part of the time different singers are not in unison but singing different texts in different keys simultaneously. First produced in 1987y, one sesquidecade after the real event. Boner: Hélena refers to ``Mrs. Tse-tung`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, April 26 at 2158 & 2230 chex, NO VOT English signal audible direct. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2187 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2187, WRMI: 15770, 2234, 2246, 2259 (45433), April 22 UTC 2023 [Sat] 9395, 0031, 0045, 0059 S9 signal, April 25 UTC 2023 [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed Tuesday April 25 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/25 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday April 26 at 2100+ on WBCQ 7490-, S9/S7 into Maryland SDR. Next: 0030 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 Dan Sheedy, Encinitas CA, for a generous contribution to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; ``Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and throw a donation into the `WOR vat of consistently useful and accurate DX info`. Thanks for all your efforts to keep DX info non-trivial. Cheers, Dan`` One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. More from George McClintock about repairing WTWW with captions to close-up multi-MB photos: ``Subject: WTWW: not enough control cards --- I have only 5 power modules for 6 empty slots out of 48 in transmitter #1. 2 power modules are now being repaired. I have only 2 control cards to use for the 5 power cards. I am short 4 control cards. I have been unable to find any more on the property. THEY have done something with the cards. NO CHANCE THEY will tell us anything about where the cards are. Continental says they do not have any and cannot make any more. George McClintock 4-23-2023`` ``Subject: WTWW: typical repair problems --- Burned resistors on power modules left by the GOOD OLD BOYS. Bad traces repaired. Burned in half resistor. George McClintock 4-21-2023`` ``Subject: WTWW: #1 transmitter repair --- This is what I face in trying to get all of the transmitter burned up power modules operational. I have replaced 7 burned transformers on the power modules. I have only one transformer left and hope I do not need any more as I only ordered 8. Of the required 48 power modules, I am short one (1). The real problem is that I am short 4 control cards and they are not anywhere to be found. THEY have done something with the cards and I am sure THEY will not tell us. Continental says they do not make these cards anymore. I will ask if they have some damaged or half built cards lying around. George McClintock 4-24-2023`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 2357 UT April 26
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