![Hauser](http://www.hard-core-dx.com/images/hcdx/wor.gif) ** CUBA. 9790, Aug 26 at 0406, CRI relay S9 but only a trace of modulation. Cantonese scheduled, supposedly an ``endangered`` language per Dore Stein on `Tangents`, KALW San Francisco, where it`s more Chinese than ``Mandarin``. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** EGYPT. 9440, Aug 25 at 2213 quick check, R. Cairo in English, S9+20/25 into UTwente, and very loud but extremely distorted, so back to TURKEY for me, tnx this tip from Andy Reid, Ont., on the WOR iog: ``Egypt half intelligible tonight -- R. Cairo is somewhat intelligible tonight 9440 22 UT``. Well, we had not even run across a signal in months, altho hardly motivated to keep seeking it. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 11824.96 approx., Aug 26 at 0415, good S9/+10 in English, African Pathways on Madagascar World Voice, Mahajanga (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Aug 26 at 0408, JBA S5 signal, undermodulated, presumably pirate Station YHWH, which is sporadically active. EiBi shows irr. possible span 0100/0500. Others often report him but none tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1270, Aug 26 at 0638 UT, VG Spanish music, loud & clear, better than some 50/50 kW ``clears`` such as WOAI 1200. Figured it must be KFLC Benbrook [The Metroplex] TX, U4 50/5 kW, but now listed as TUDN sports -- maybe not in the nightmiddle? Night pattern is E/W, no good for us, nor daypat major lobe east. Then non-ID as ``107.9 FM y 1270 AM`` so it`s really KRXO, Claremore [Tulsa] OK, listed as SS:CHR, address in OKC, 5/1 kW direxional SW but not totally nulled thisaway. Besides ownership, KRXO[AM] has no relation to programming on the original KRXO[FM] 107.7 OKC, silly sportstalk in English. WTFDA FMDB shows 107.9 is K300CY Broken Arrow [Tulsa], 150 watts, CHR, Lang NOT as Spanish, yet slogan Ritmo 107.9. Another tail wagging an AM dog. A confusing situation; why apply the same calls to AM in Tulsa, and not // FM in OKC? But then I hear ``St. Joe`s classic rock, KY-102``, huh? That`s KYSJ, St. Joseph MO, dog wagged by its tail, K273BF, 102.5 per NRC AM Log and supposed to be only 36 watts at night! AOR format. Don`t think I had ever heard it, U1 1000/36. Unless it changed to Spanish? Website shows still English: https://www.ky102.net/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.4 approx., Aug 26 at 0418 weak S4/S5 rapid chirping direct as heard recently from Riyadh`s Yemen service. Over to UTwente at 0422 where it`s S9, and will not synchronize at any point. Rapid chirping maybe 4X per second but irregular, in USB tuning, but in AM, only hear clix above much weaker program modulation. Magnifying waterfall, we see spikes upward only from 11935.5 past 11937; still so at 0502. This transmitter keeps finding new ways to disrupt itself - unless it`s external jamming, unseems. Next check 1918 Aug 26 into UTwente - clear, no chirp, S9+15/25 on 11935.403 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.004+, Sun Aug 25 at 2200, VOT English not off the air, S9+50/55 into UTwente, s/on by Efsun the accentuated for the 1230 on 17620, who also makes the olds hard to follow, but one item is about a TRT TV crew risking making a documentary about how Israeli ``settlers`` are pushing Palestinians out of their West Bank. 2220 `Letterbox` opening, but then some irrelevant music until 2224 when Halil greets us. Says this has been the hottest week in Ankara, 35-39 degrees. It will soon cool down but in the south of Turkey it stays hot until end of October. Expects winter to be damn cold, freezing. First letter is handwritten, 3 pages, can`t make out what country is from nor name, Marleen Testumi??? man or woman? Says started SWLing in 1968, now resumes listening on internet. Australia: Paul Simmons, SA, VK5PAS. USA: Daniel Burns, Orange VA, 3pp by post. Wants to know name of IS song. Try Shazaam, or he will find out. Austria: 4pp from Harald Süss with two dots, wants QSL again. India, someone from an SWL club with 270 members, wants QSL ASAP, mailed 14 June, just received. USA: Miss Marlene Sherburne? the same as above? Auburn/Boston MA, resuming SWL, congrats host and he is very impressed. India: Jayanta Chakroborty, New Delhi, a regular, says could not hear 11 August 03 broadcast, due to blackout? [no, both frequencies not on air as I monitored same UT date]. Malaysia: Peter Ng who must be Chinese; Kuala Lumpur is Halil`s ex-town, greets in Malay and says his wife is Chinese Malaysian, having trouble, delays getting her expired visa renewed. Halil talks about how Singaporeans cross to Johore Bahru for cheaper meals and gas. His report was for 5/31 and sent 6/3, long delay in arriving. ``Goodbye, my lovely, lovely dear listeners; may God protect all of us, amen``; 2249 song before 2252 `L`box` outro. 2252.5 headlines by Efsun and 2254.7 right into s/off which I am sure she was reading `live` at 1324.7, for the 1230 broadcast, something always awry at Ankara, and IS fragment until 2255.8*. BTW, I have been saying ``IS once`` meaning only the first few notes before it goes into variations, constituting the complete IS tune often unattained (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2000 on WRN Europe webcast. Also confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2158 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.002+ at S9+5 and 6160.000+ at S9/+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday August 25 at 2335 the 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+10/15 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday August 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday August 26 at 0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 6160 -71 Hz = 6159.929, S7/S8 noisy into NH SDR. Next: 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 with a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, 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) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 26 at 0332, checking whether this WTWW be on air, yes, but chop off air midword a few sex later about 0332.6*! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010 & 9955, Aug 26 at 0404, both these WRMIs are OFF, as happens only on UT Mondays, othernights still past 0700, perhaps all-night, totally contrary to own websked (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 891 kHz, Aug 26 at 0630, JBA carrier hetting 890 WLS; cannot find a match on 889, so presumably ALGERIA. No other TA carriers checking a few prime spots such as 531, 711, 774 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1924 UT August 26
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