** CANADA [non]. Re 24955 USB, CY9C: ``Hi Glenn, Just for your
reference, St. Paul Island is counted as a separate country on the
ARRL Country list as is Sable Island. Bill Smith, Douglas, MA``

Makes no sense to me, but ARRL can create radio countries at will.
Sable, yes, far out in the Atlantic. Wikipedia info:

``Sable Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand") is a
small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and about 175 km (109 mi) southeast of the closest point
of mainland Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic Ocean.``

``St. Paul Island is a uninhabited island located approximately 24 km
northeast of Cape North on Cape Breton Island and 71 km southwest of
Cape Ray on Newfoundland; it is along the boundary between the Gulf of
St. Lawrence and the Cabot Strait.
Province: Nova Scotia``

Such a ruling would imply any island more than 24 km from mainland,
despite no *political* separation, could be a radio country. How about
Magdalen Islands, further than that? Haida Gwaii? countless other
Arctic situations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15230, Sept 4 at 0257, S9 of dead air from RHC. 6000 is only
other frequency found, S9+40 at 0306, suptorted English and still no
9700. Somethings always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``'The ideological spirit and forces driving regime change in Mexico
are from Havana'
Diego Santana, Madrid 03 Sep 2024 - 17:52 CEST

Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana [caption].
Mexico 'The ideological spirit and forces driving regime change in
Mexico are from Havana' DIARIO DE CUBA talks about relations between
the two countries with Cuban journalist Rubén Cortés, who has been
based in Mexico for more than 20 years. Cubadebate

Relations between Mexico and Cuba, between the governments of Andrés
Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Miguel Díaz-Canel, have been
particularly intense in recent years, marked by ideological
affinities, the influence of propaganda from Havana in Mexico, and the
economic support that AMLO has provided to the Cuban regime amidst the
unremitting collapse of Cuban society.

In the coming weeks, Mexico will swear in a new president, Claudia
Sheinbaum, heiress to the current ruler, but will relations with
Havana change? DIARIO DE CUBA spoke with the Mexican-based Cuban
journalist Rubén Cortés, with extensive experience in that country's
media, to analyze the current context of bilateral relations, how they
have influenced each other, and how they will do so in the future.

What do you think is Cuba's real level of influence in Mexico today?

Havana is supervising and overseeing the design, structure and
execution of the dismantling of democracy in Mexico, like it did in
Venezuela and Nicaragua, with some variations, depending on local
characteristics...``
https://diariodecuba.com/internacional/1725378739_56950.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9790, Sept 4 at 0313, CRI English relay S9+20/30 but quite
undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, Sept 4 at 0635, S9+25/35 of dead air in Spanish from R.
Rebelde - seems like they turn off the mod but not the transmitter
circa 0630. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ECUADOR. 6050, Sept 4 at 0307, instrumental music S9+10, presumably
HCJB indeed staying on later than 0235*v weekdays, until at least
0500? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.92, Sept 4 at 0301, JBA carrier on what was
once the signature off-frequency of pirate Hikari FM, missing for
months, supposedly just across the AZ border in Mexico. Also 11514.9
JBA carrier Sept 4 at 1520. Ron Howard had also been wondering about
him and reports on Sept 3:

``[WOR] Hikari FM (formerly Radio Pushka and later became Radio
Channel Eastern Star/Radio Vostochnaya Zvezda) --- Hi Glenn, Thanks
very much to Gary Pence for the reminder that the pirate Hikari FM has
not been reported for a while now, so perhaps I should resume my 
contact with the station to find out what his current plans are. As a 
result I emailed the operator of Hikari FM and here is his quick reply:

"Thank you very much for reaching out! Thank you very very much. I
will bring hikari back on, I have brought it on with my old transmitter 
on 11.515. I am designing and building a new shortwave transmitter. 
Last time my antenna got demolished by careless landscaping 
workers. I have rebuilt everything and re-tuned the system which 
was lavishly tuned prior. I really want to get a local signal into 
California and a (listenable) signal into Japan. SW is definitely my 
go to from now on. I cannot get any good coverage locally even with
a 500 watt FM transmitter, my location is horrible for FM, my site is
lower than the average terrain. While I am on the small transmitter I
will run the station 24/7 but when I finish the 100 watt one I am not
sure. I might even relay NHK at some point idk, not sure what the
rules are regarding that. Very Very best regards"

I appreciated receiving his neat eQSL in the past -
https://app.box.com/s/840fokvf0foh4oll221ekynr0vx4ku3s
Ron, California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.417-, Sept 4 at 1816, Yemen service with ME
chanting and drumming, soon Arabic exhortations, S9+15/20 into
UTwente. No chirps or other noise (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAJIKISTAN. 15515, Sept 4 at 0258, unknown language bit, AWR theme,
IDs in English, French, German, Italian. Then English announcement to
stay tuned for ---? chopped to dead air and then off. Something`s
dubious at Dushanbé, S8/9+10 with flutter, peaks stronger than 15230
DA CUBA, so SSOB. EiBi shows 0230-0300 English for BGD = Bangladesh
specifically? And nothing to follow on 15515 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 7275, Sept 4 at 0308, VOT not off the air, VG S9+30/40
INTRUDER to N America during olds by an accented M voice I don`t
recognize, about PKK terrorists. // 6165 thataway is JBA. The previous
repeat airing at 2200 failed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2258 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
September 3 at 2351 the 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.001-,
S9/+10.

NOT confirmed Tuesday September 3 at 2330 on WRMI 9395 because that
transmitter is OFF the air; but resumed later.

Confirmed Wednesday September 4 at 1931 on Shortwave Gold Radio,
Germany, 6160, VG into UTwente via timer recording, unmeasured exactly
and 3975 not checked.

Missed checking Wed Sept 4 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490-; anyone hear it?
Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.

As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated.
Thanks this week to Robert W. Gruska, Glendale NY, for a MO to Glenn
Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 - one may also remit by check on a
US bank in US funds to same address.

Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9455, Sept 3 at 2354, and still Sept 4 at 0312, this WRMI is
OFF. 9395, Sept 3 at 2330, this WRMI is off when WOR should have run,
no signal into GA, IL or OK SDRs, nor Brasília. It`s not propagation;
9955 is S9+25 direct at 2354 and OK to Brasília. 9395 however is back
on by 0312 at S9+20/30 direct. Somethings` odd at Okeechobee (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1110 kHz, Sept 4 at 0654 UT, C2CAM on KFAB Omaha is now
running a hefty 27 seconds behind same on 1100 WTAM Cleveland (GLenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 91.5, Sept 4 at 1920 UT, KSNS Medicine Lodge KS finally
resumed modulation, but somewhat distorted; 1954 anti-abortion screed.
See previous reports (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6925 AM, Sept 4 at 0310, S9+10/20 pirate carrier,
undermodulated talk in unknown language, with pauses, as if 2-way.
Then carrier off and talk remains in USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2349 UT September 4