** CANADA. 2749 USB, Aug 29 at 0309, YL in French, no doubt marine
weather, one of the major 2 MHz Canadian frequencies still in use, but
inaudible/noised out all summer. Now it`s still vs high storm noise
level but audible; nothing on the other, 2598 USB at the moment.

https://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm
shows of the four NS CCG stations sharing 2749, the one scheduled
before 0309 is from 0240, VCS-21, Halifax, 1500 watts - but no
languages specified unlike some of the others. I wonder how uptodate
this ref be, since atop it`s dated 2020-05-13 and abottom is (C) 2020.
Latest EiBi, however shows plain old VCS Halifax in English and French
at 0240-0310! All of them are in a break between 0500 & 0740: do these
shift with DST or not? There is a CCG website of such info I have lost
track of, presumably current (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 4765, Aug 29 at 0312, R. Progreso is OFF; something`s always
wrong at RadioCuba. 5025 Rebelde is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, Aug 29 at 0316, RHC English at S9+30/40 but sup/torted,
and still no 9700. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Following my
previous report, David E Crawford, FL, replied Aug 29 at 1512:

``I haven't heard any daytime RHC during random checks the past week
or so, at least in the 1400+ Z range, nor the return of any midday
HM01 so far. One wonders if RHC is finally on their terminal "run HF
to failure" phase, following which they become an internet-only
service. 5025 ison today, so-so modulation quality and fair signal``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258)

** CUBA. 9790, Aug 29 at 0324, CRI relay manages to modulate in
English, but sup/torted, S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Aug 29 at 0420, Station YHWH is JBA, S9+10
direct = HSNL. Seems to be on almost every night how (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258)

** U S A. 4095, Aug 29 at 0311, sweeps upward JBA again vs noise
level, the ``Desert Whooper`` beacon DW. Just before, I listened to
2097.0 in USB for more than 10 seconds and still unheard beacon on
2097.3 ``A`` anywhere but Quartzsite AZ, apparently still kaput (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday August 29 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+15/20 into Bonaire SDR.

Also confirmed Thursday August 29 at 1631 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.001-, S9/+15 into UTwente.

WORLD OF RADIO 2258 contents: (Belarus), Brasil, Canada and non,
Chile, China non, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, (Germany),
Indonesia and non, (Japan), (Kaliningrad), Kiribati/Kiritimati, Korea
North non, Malaysia, Mongolia, Netherlands, North America, Romania and
non, Russia, São Tomé, Sa`udi Arabia, Taiwan, USA, Vanuatu, (Yemen
non); propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not
in order)

WOR 2258 available from 0122 UT Friday August 30:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2258.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2258.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 web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085;
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW;
1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100];
2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [suspended for repairs];
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500];
1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
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.

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** U S A. 5085, Aug 29 at 0313, WTWW is off already; had been heard
after 0100. Evidently current much curtailed schedule is 0100-0300 -
except on UT Saturdays I hope until 0330 to contain WORLD OF RADIO.
However, 5085 and all other frequencies OFF at 0142 check August 30.
May need to be off while working on some of transmitters (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2258)

** U S A. 5800, Aug 29 at 0313, WRMI in English with Freedom Synergy
Radio ID, the Miami-based pro-Taiwan, anti-PRC program, no jamming
audible. Guess what, when I check 9955 at 0325 it`s also // there,
S9+30/40 with better modulation than usual. Contrary to own websked:
System B at 0300 shows Prague in English and French on 9955. System H
also shows 9955 with Pragues. While WRMI-10 transmitter does have FSR
as System B on 5800! Something`s odd at Okeechobee. By 0638, 9955 is a
JBA carrier, as always weaker than 9455 & 9395 with more favorable
azimuths thisaway, but they are also VP (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 2258)

** U S A. 5925-5945, Aug 29 at 0315, noise field surrounding 5935 WWCR
with DGS, like I noted earlier around 9980; in addition to various
spurtones out of dirty 5935, constantly varying with modulation (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9742-9760 approx., Aug 29 at 0323, OTH radar clickery. Altho
INTRUDING into broadcast bands they seem to avoid BC signals out of
own self-interest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1110, Aug 29 at 0646 UT, `Coast to Coast AM` on KFAB Omaha
is running 5 seconds behind weaker 1100 WTAM Cleveland. I think the
delay be not always thus, so now I have something to compare with
later (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1160, Aug 29 at 0638 UT, take that, LDS, instead of KSL,
Christians vs Christians, dominant signal is Spanish preacher
reverbing, 0656 ID as R. María, outro program as `Reflecciones
Bíblicas`. Now there is a sesquiHz SAH = 90/minute, probably KSL
attempting to regain. Refers to radiomaria.org, lots of info there, HQ
in Roma, but no obvious station list! 0700 breaks for ID in English,
KCTO with two FM frequencies, 100.5 & 90.3? Am I correct that FCC
rules do not require legal IDs to be in English? Radio-locator.com:
``KCTO-AM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2
transmitters
K257DZ  99.3 FM Kansas City, MO (99 watts)
K263BU 100.5 FM Kansas City, MO(250 watts)``

0702 back to Spanish for ``2 de la mañana`` timecheck and long list of
R. María stations, most/all FM. KCTO is in Cleveland MO, U4 5000/230
watts, yet overcomes U1 50/50 kW KSL. We explored this in great detail
when last logged May 27-28; see:
https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2024_0523_0529.txt
with a follow-up next week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING -- Guest commentary by Greg Hardison:

``It seems maybe 90% of Amerikans cannot grasp the fact that, both
Socialism and Communism are ECONOMIC, not Political entities! True,
many Communist heads-of-state have not been able to resist turning
their realms into full-blown dictatorships — which again, too many
Amerikans would be happy with (led by Guess Who - not the rock
group!), yet without the actual benefits of Socialism.

Our own limited Socialism gives us publicly maintained roads, the
Interstate Highway System (13 hours from Atlanta to the Canadian
border at Detroit), Fire Departments and other first responders —
including Ambulance crews, streetlights, gas and electricity in many
cases, the nation's finest WiFi system (in Chattanooga, Tennessee),
Medical Research including those dreaded, treacherous vaccines (so
it's better to have Polio everywhere, such as what we had 70 years
ago?), or Medical Research which developed implanted cardiac
defibrillators (greatly reducing the number of deaths due to
Ventricular Tachycardias, which otherwise cut life-expectancies down
to about fifteen minutes).

Socialism means your health care is a guaranteed right, not a
commodity or a luxury like, say, a Lamborghini. If you can't afford a
Lamborghini, then you don't buy one. In Amerika, if you can't afford
the necessary health care, some just die & move out of the way in the
process. Otherwise you have to find a way to game the system; either
way, the rich bitches just get fatter.

Under Socialism, schoolchildren have enough to eat thanks to their
local school — but in our non-Socialist "red states", free school
lunch programs are being eliminated, while the kids are fed manmade
organized religion instead. Ironically, without the Socialism produced
in tax-exemptions, many religious establishments would not even
exist.

In fact, without "Socialism", the "red states" wouldn't exist at all,
as much of their public funding is provided by tax dollars collected
and collated in the "blue states". How would they even pay for all
those postings of the King James-Christian Ten Commandments in public
classrooms? ​There, enough of that from me--but what have I left
out?``

This report dispatched at 0155 UT August 30