** BOTSWANA. 9774.99, Feb 16 at 0326, music at S6/S8, VOA English
relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [non]. 9790, Feb 16 at 0322, CRI relay via CUBA is as usual
S9+20/40 but JBM - what mod can be heard is distorted. Something`s
always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, Feb 16 at 0336, RHC managing to modulate in English,
S9+30, calling for end to blockade, ho hum. Somewhat suptorted but
mostly readable.

As for mailbag show which I was hoping to reconfirm on UT Monday or
Thursday, Chris Campbell, Columbus, Ohio, reports: ``RHC had their
Mailbag on last night, 0347 UT Saturday. I caught it mid program in
which they actually read a letter from me. Since they are back, the
programming has changed around a lot. At 0300 Friday I heard them
playing Music With A Message. It used to be on Saturday nights only.
But I did hear it on Sundays a while back before their last long
break. Regards, Chris`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR. 9754.96, Feb 16 at 0324, La Voz Alegre ID in passing
and Bible stuff, S6/S8; always off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6924.95 AM, Feb 16 at 0240, pirate with rock music,
still going at 0316. Several ``6925`` logs say it`s Liquid Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,141004.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6917 USB, Feb 16 at 0240, S9+20 of hard rock. 0246 &
0250 seeming jingles but unreadable IDs. 0253 Radio 48 ID. 0255 ``Mix
Radio International on Shortwave``. 0258 ``Radio 48, the station that
dares to be different``. 0301 parody ad for ``Motel Strict`` which
will take care of unruly children. 0304 long string of heavily
produced hyper IDs for Mix Radio International; exhausting just to
listen to, but can`t complain of IDs lacking! 0314-0316* ``closing
down``. Many more logs here, mostly a lot earlier:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,140990.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.865 approx., Feb 16 at 0318, ex-Hikari FM with
music at S5/S6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Among the ND beacons audible Feb 16 at 0756-0801 UT, not new
but at extended range:
245, FS, Sioux FallS SD, 400 W
305, RO, ROswell NM, 150 W
356, ODX, Ord NE, 25 W
365, AA, fArgo/hArwood ND, 100 W
379, DL, DuLuth MN, 50 W
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4724 USB, Feb 16 at 0334, US military crypto message
exercise, I say again: starts with ``TROXUY...`` but can`t understand
tactical ID at end, sounds sorta like Hegseth? Out. There were
``scratchy`` sounds thruout rather than echoes (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT
Sunday Feb 16 at 0100 on WRMI 9955; instead some preacher. WOR is
still on the skedgrid at this time. Once again we have no idea,
without notice, whether this be a temporary or permanent deletion.

Confirmed UT Sunday February 16 starting at 0528 the 0415v on WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO, with storm crashes from TN & KY, S9+20 into nearby SDR.
Next:

1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``

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. 660, Feb 16 at 0805 UT, not KTNN for a change, but local ads
for Fairview, Williston; ``660 K-? weather``, including windchill of
-40; C&W music. That`s KEYZ, Williston ND, U4 5000/5000, ``Keys``.
Believe that`s new for me. Radio-locator shows night pattern major
lobe to NE, minor to SSE; day pattern more circular with notch toward
Omaha (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED? 680, Feb 16 at 0807 UT, ``Fibber McGee &
Molly`` classic radio episode. CJOB? KFEQ? KKYX? Those are the usuals
heard on 680; format info in NRC AM Log no help as this is likely a
departure from whatever. KFEQ website makes you hunt for plain old
program sked, but here it is:
https://www.680kfeq.com/program-schedule/
Sunday When Radio Was midnight-5:00 am www.whenradiowas.com
However, FMcG&M is not shown for `future` show today or this week:
http://www.radiospirits.com/onradio/wrw_future.asp?source=wrw&pcode=WRW2008
It looks like each program is only one hour, two oldshows, so for five
hours KFEQ must be running an accumulation. FMcG&M is among shows they
are trying to sell when not out of stock (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [non?]. 15565, Feb 16 at 1533, VR Amharic the SSOB at
S9+25/35 direct, rivaled only by 15150 WMLK at S9+20/25. Same on //
13830 which is also synchronized, S9+20/25, vs USA on 13845 S9+25/30,
13820 S9+20/25.

On both bands, NO other significant signals from Europe. From 1555 I`m
watching and listening to 13830, now only S8/S9, 1557 VR IS weakening
to S7/S8, and 1600 drumming, into Swahili. There was *no* break in
transmission, supposedly switching from SMG to MADAGASCAR; and still
// synch with 15565.

Latest HFCC Feb 13 shows 15565 SMG adjusting beam from 135 to 145 at
1600. Also there was a change Feb 1 vs Jan 31 on 13830:

Until Jan 31, 13830 was from MDC at 1600-1700 in Swahili, Somali,
English; From February 1 all those changed to SMG. 15565 stayed SMG
only. 1530-1600 portion shown as SMG only on both frequencies before
and after Feb. 1.

So I continue to suspect these are both really via Madagascar before
and after 1600. Someone suggested I should ask VR - maybe as a last
resort. So far the evidence is contrary to registrations, listings
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 1953 UT February 16
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