![Hauser](http://www.hard-core-dx.com/images/hcdx/wor.gif) ** CUBA. 5025, July 31 at 0640, NO signal from R. Rebelde; when there is a signal, it`s often with no modulation. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, July 31 at 2210, RHC S9+10/20 direct but JBM, supposedly Portuguese. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27224.53 AM, July 31 at 1448, Enid CB pirate after missing a few days, S9+5 and JBM // 105.5 K288FX `K-Love``. Also 27184.83 at S8. Originally from KYLV 88.9 OKC. 2205 another check on different receiver: 27184.87 // 105.5, and 27224.6 with heavy skip QRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PHILIPPINES [and non]. 12080, July 31 at 1456, S9+10/15 in Korean, VOA via Tinang at 12-15, is the SSOB with very little else from abroad. In fact most of the bands are near-dead except for WWCR blasting 9980, less so 13845, and not enhanced 15825. All WRMIs are very weak to JBA, also 9330 WBCQ. 12080 is on the 21-degree antenna toward Korea, and a defacto N American service far beyond, crossing near Barrow and Detroit, and we are about 10 degrees away from that bearing. It seems that almost every 3-hourly SWPC report says ``Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred`` and ``Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are expected`` and https://spaceweather.com/ via Mike Terry: ``Multiple CMEs are heading for Earth. They could spark G2-class geomagnetic storms when they arrive on July 31st and August 1st. During such storms, naked-eye auroras may be seen in northern-tier US states and central Europe.`` Keep an eye on this auroral oval display: https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/ovation/north/latest.jpg (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed July 31 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG S9/+10/20 direct, and the other 3 detectable, preview about a Mérida festival which started in 1933y to interview someone named Gil. And Spanish being #2 favorite foreign language in British secondary schools [#1 French?]. 2201 news starts with counter-lawsuits involving PM Sánchez; Catalunya to collect taxes instead of central government (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004-, July 31 at 2158, VOT English not off the air, IS and ID, S9/+10 direct but JBA vs noise level. 2221 into UTwente when measured, S9+20/40 about relations with Qatar including a Turkish military base there. 2224 outro as `The Middle East & Turkey`, multi-lingual ID filler reel, music. 2231 Ms Badax in a segment I`m not sure of, maybe That`s Why? Something hardly understandable about calculators and our world, music. 2241 ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2242 `Sports Panorama` about Olympic opening ceremony to how Turkish athletes are doing well. 2250 music. 2252 s/off ignoring SW - something`s awry at Ankara. 2253 IS. 2256 restart IS with IDs in German to 2257*. Something`s erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2253 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday July 30 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S7/9+5 into Peoria SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday July 30 at 2352 the 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.001, S9/+10 into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday July 31 at 1930.5 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000- at S9+5 and 3975.002+ at S9+15/20 into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday July 31 at 2100 on WBCQ 7489.93, S8/9+5 into NH SDR. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, thanks this week for financial support via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com from William Fenech: ``Glenn - thanks for all your efforts to promote radio, especially Shortwave radio... 73 and Good DX, William NJ6O`` 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. 93.5, July 31 at 1717 UT on caradio, ``this is Thunder Country`` and country music. Only my usual fringer, KKDT Burdett KS; WTFDA db shows ``93.5 Thunder`` instead as slogan. Apparently a recent change from ``My Country 93.5`` the last time I noticed it. Unclear how Thunder is distinctive to Hays KS area; 46 other USA stations slogan that word including some elsewhere in Kansas. Of course, I was bandscanning for Es DX -- MUF way up east of here but paths not yet reaching this far. Slogan heard again at 2305 during another fruitless Es pursuit. This signal faded from strong to nothing in seconds vs CCI, as if were ionospheric, but it`s the turbulent 100+degree troposphere. Also here any weaker signals are subject to surges via Vance airplane scatter constantly traversing us, and we suspect also raining jet fuel exhaust exacerbating oily dust at ground level (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0003 UT August 1
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