** ALGERIA [and non]. Due to this report: ``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Friol, NW of Spain, Sangean ATS 909X, Tecsun PL-880, cable antenna, 8 meters: 17600, Ifrikia FM, Bechar, 0635-0646, 23-04, English program, ID “Ifrikia FM”, news and comments about African countries, “Radio Ifrikia FM”, “Ifrikia FM, The Voice of Africa”, African song, at 0645 news and comments in French, African songs, at 0700 time signals, “Le Journal de la Information”, news in French. 35433. Also 0626-0650 , 24-04, African songs, at 0630 news in French, more French comments, at 0634 English program, news, comments, songs, at 0645 French, news, comments. 35433.``
I make a point of checking the next night after 0630 Apr 25 for what could be a regular English segment. During that hour the other // scheduled is 15160, which ought to propagate better across the nightside. In fact, 17600 is still incoming direct much better, S3/S6, but there is no English, rather 0634 French, 0638 song, 0644 French and into Arabic 0646. At first I thought much weaker 15160 was //, but then clearly not, talk continuing while 17600 in music. 15160 never strong enough to be certain of language, unable to recognize intonation as English. At 0700, 17600 news in French. MM was also rechecking this with somewhat different results: ``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Lugo, Sangean ATS-909X: Ifrikya FM, checked at 0528-0650, 25-04, on air on 9500 with program in Arabic and French. Good signal. At 0559 closed on 9500 and open on 17600 and 15160 with African songs and program in French, at 0630 news in French and comments at 0638 African song. At 0638 transmission cut off abruptly on 15160 and returns at 0642, no cut off on 17600, at 0645 news in French and Arabic. No English segment today. Fair on 17600, good on 15160`` Was I getting something else on 15160? Yes! Aoki & EiBi show CRI Mandarin via Jinhua 831 site until 0700. Without embargo, further chex for Ifrikya in English are needed at this and any other time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2240) ** TURKEY. Since the VOT English to us at 2200 on 11785 was missing both April 23 & 24, I make a point of checking the 0300 UT April 25: both frequencies are ON, into UTwente: 7275.017 thisaway S9+40 at 0257 with IS & English IDs. 6165.006 thataway is S9+10/20 again with dittering on the upper side; autonotch gets rid of most of it. Not really listening for content but noticed at 0335 the multi-lingual ID filler reel is running (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2240) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wire in the trees. Dear Glenn: Update, confirming WOR #2239, WRMI: 5850, 0130, 0156 (55433), 0159, April 20 UTC 2024 [Sat] 9395, 2330, 2358 (45433), April 23 UTC [Tue] 9395, 0130, 0159 (4-55433), 0159, April 25 UTC 2024 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Thursday April 25 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+20 into Georgia SDR off the back while Bonaire is busy; also on WRMI 9395, S9+20/30 into same. Also confirmed Thursday April 25 from 1630.8 on SW Radio, Germany, 6160.001, S9+10 into UTwente, fading to S7 as soon as WOR starts, but soon recovers. WORLD OF RADIO 2240 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, Australia, (Belarus non), Canada, China, Costa Rica and non, Cuba, (Germany), Indonesia, Iran and non, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, North America, (Philippines), Russia, Sa`udi Arabia, Slovakia, South Carolina non, Turkey, UK and non, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; QSL archive; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2240 available from 0107 UT Friday April 26: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2240.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2240.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?] 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2239][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160 As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Mike Newland, Morgantown KY, who sent some equipment to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0126 UT April 26 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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