** AUSTRALIA. 10125 USB, Aug 11 at 0645, two Oz hams S4/S5 discussing equipment. Mentioning Sydney, and Damian? name of one of them? This time at 0652 IDs without fonetix sound like VK2XZL and VK2AKP. QRZ.com:
``VK2XZL Australia flag Australia, GI SCLANDERS, 49 WARRAH RD, YOWIE BAY, NSW 2228, Australia``; and: ``VK2AKP/SK2024 Australia flag Australia, SILENT KEY SILENT KEY, Saviour "Sam" GALEA, 57 FAIRVIEW ROAD, CANLEY VALE, NS 2166, Australia`` So one of them is deceased. Possibly miscopied one of the letters? Can also search QRZ.com by names: there are 394 Damians, worldwide! including 8 in Australia, but none with similar calls. In late-night bandscanning I always check this frequency, but first time any phone heard again in ages. Jan 16 at 0756 a QSO in non-English, German? unID Ozzies last heard Aug 29, 2023 at 0647. I never hear any other voices on this band. This is of particular interest, to me, anyway, since the 29m ``30m`` hamband is supposedly for CW/digital modes only, not phone, but Australia apparently makes an exception (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY. 9670, Aug 11 at 0350, Texas R SW test with `YROT` versions, via Channel 292, only S3/S5 and noisy direct = SINPO 25232. Insufficient for easy listening over here. Others report better results; it was aimed toward western N America. Station claims 10 kW transmitter power contrary to 1 kW license (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7275 & 6165, Aug 11 at 0340 into UTwente, VOT English missing from both frequencies, as it was for the previous 2200 broadcast on 11785. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Hope they can get back on in time for the `Letterbox` on Sunday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2255 monitoring: ``[WOR] World of Radio on WTWW Today --- Sat, Aug 10 at 11:40 PM --- As expected, reception of WTWW on 9475 at 2300 UT continues to improve for me as we move past mid-summer. Here is the open and close as received by me using my RSP1a https://twitter.com/PopShopRadio1/status/1822416000375238884 and then -- to show of the beauty that is the Qodosen DX-286 -- WTWW at 2317 https://twitter.com/PopShopRadio1/status/1822416758516683044 Tony Pavick, Hope BC Canada`` Confirmed Saturday August 10 at 2300 on WTWW 9475, VG direct. Also confirmed UT Sunday August 11 at 0022 the 0000 on WRMI 9955, S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR, on the edge of OTH radar clickery 9955-9983, peaking S7/S8 amid. Also confirmed UT Sunday August 11 at 0344 about 12 minutes into so started circa 0332 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15/20 into nearby SDR. Earlier at 0335 I could barely recognize me direct in HSNL. Also confirmed Sunday August 11 at 1900 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.994+, S9 into UTwente SDR across Europe. Preceded by IRRS s/off announcement of ``7285`` altho supposedly on 7290 currently via Bulgaria, unchecked. Next: 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated, via PayPal not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com 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) ** VENEZUELA. 4940 -17 Hz = 4939.983, Aug 11 at 0030, Estación/Onda Corta 4940 VG S7/9+10 into Bonaire SDR, Spanish preaching mentions ``oro puro`` but no IDs heard; 0034 music sounds Celtic. 0038 `la historia para hoy`, and 0055 dramatized Bible story (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1956 UT August 11
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