** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Aug 19 at 1818, LRA36 is on with
another reliable Saturday afternoon broadcast, S6/S8 as I tune in via
Argentine remote. Chatting, crediting this as joint produxion with
Universidad de Quilmes and RAE. After lunch, recheck at 1851 it`s off
- normally there are abrupt transmission breaks, or sometimes never
returning. This time it does at *1853, still chatting about Antastuff.
By 1907 songs. 1912 contact info, ``comunicad``. Greetings to/from
nearby Arglisteners. I suspect most of them there hearing via domestic
LRA network relays; but also a ham call mentioned. 1954 still going
with Quilmes plug. 2011 Uniendo Voces ID. 2026 check still going. And
at 2208, but off by 2222. Sorry, but this afternoon I am multi-tasking
including listening to other emissions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. Rafael Rodríguez R. in Colombia writes me, and I translate:

``RHC 9700 kHz Bauta -- This was published in the FB group `Todo sobre
Radio y Diexismo` by Engineer José Ibrahim Pose Morera, in charge of
the Bejucal transmission center. It`s his opinion of what could have
happened to the RHC signal on 9700 from Bauta.``

``Sometimes satellite receivers are used as backup linx in case the
main routes fail. The satellite receivers sometimes ``de-program``
themselves with failures of AC or abrupt voltage changes, going to
channel 00 which is Cubavision. It`s necessary to reboot them to
return to the RHC channel. I`m not 100% certain that it`s like this at
Bauta, but it is in my work. Aggravating the situation at Bauta is
that the programming transmitted on this frequency is in English and
may not be perceived by the operator. It also could happen that a
transmission starts OK and later this happens.``

Is he suggesting that ``Cadillac Man`` in English was being broadcast
on Cubavision? There are about 10 different channels, and it seems not
unusual to be running Yanqui movies late at night. Maybe with original
English sound, but subtitled. Program skeds do not want to go back in
time, at
https://www.tvcubana.icrt.cu/cartelera-de-la-tv-cubana/multivision
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17460, Aug 19 at 1831, propagation quite degraded,
but I do detect JBA carriers here direct, two of them making a beat,
so surely Dengê Welat, Tashkent site? and on very slightly different
frequency, Turkish jamming from Emirler. No other carriers in the
17450-17495 range except there`s often algo on 17495 where nothing is
listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Aug 19 at 2200, no signal direct from VOT
English, not even JBA carrier; not checked UTwente until 2210, now
it`s on so must have started late. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler. News until 2212, then multi-lingual ID filler reel.
2230-2234, `Gripping Piles` [?], on UNESCO banning smartphones, in
schools? At first I thought they were saying ``sulfites``! Usual
mixture with musix. 2252 usual canned jumbled s/off and IS. By 2257
still on interspersing German IDs; 2300 almost accurate timesignal and
opening German, as the op must be dozing instead of turning off before
2300. Something else is always erroneous at Emirler. Still going past
2313 when I check the signal: S9+40. I wonder what their audience in
Germoeurope is like past 1 am? It made no sense in the first place to
run German at that hour even on satellite and internet program feed.
Still going at 2321, 2338. It could be abruptly interrupted if they
awaken. 2353 s/off until the rehearing, and IS. 2357 starts Portuguese
IDs. This language is not supposed to be on SW at any hour. Good
timing for Brasil, but would only hit ouvintes by chance unless they
know to keep checking every night. 2400 almost accurate TS and s/on
with satellite parameters only for Portugal and Brasil --- but finally
chopped off air at 2401* before I could get to check out reception in
Brasília. Neither EiBi nor Aoki account for these bonus broadcasts
sporadically after 2300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2204 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
August 19 at 1600 on WRN North American webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday August 19 starting at 1943 the 1930v on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG into nearby remote. Just before then the RAIN
report was presenting Benn Kobb of Experimental Radio, about the
upcoming LPFM licensing window and the emergency alert test.

Also confirmed circa 1945 the WOR webcasts presumably starting at 1930
on WRMI, and WRN for North America. Next:

0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW, unconfirmed][jammed by Cuba?]
[also web/phonecast]
2000 UT Sunday WRMI web/phonecast only? [not Aug 13]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2203]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks this week to Gwynn Reel for a contribution via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com, ``I've been a listener since the 1980s. I
appreciate your accurate, detailed content!``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank in US funds to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Tropo is up for DTV around here. Besides the usual Tulsans
on 20, 26, 28, 34, I am getting solid decode from only one Wichita
station, KAKE ``10`` on RF 10; not often seen here with antenna aimed
at OKC. From circa 0300 UT Aug 19. Rabbitears.info shows KAKE is on
both RF 10 and RF 21 from exactly the same tower, why? More power on
VHF; I think I have seen it before on 21 but not now. Subchannels
match r-e info.
10-1 KAKE-DT ABC
10-2 MeTV
10-3 Bounce
10-4 Defy
10-5 SCRIPPS news
After 0400 I stick with SCRIPPS for a MAUI Lost Island special, tho I
could also get it on 62-5 OKC. Finally at 0456, 10-1 signal breaks up
and away. But there are still plenty of BAD sigs, including RF 6,
which on my ch 7+ antenna I always assume is KBSD Dodge City KS,
without evidence to contrary. Indeed, APRS tropo blob now extends out
to Ensign area (Glenn Hauser, Enid, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0020 UT August 20

** BRAZIL. 9664.932, Aug 18 at 0659, RVM S1/S3 JBA. Again suffering
from high noise level something in the neighborhood (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CHINA. 13020, Aug 18 at 2327, Chinese vs clickkery 13000-13025 like
OTH radar. A longrunning ChiCom CNR1 jamming vs Sound of Hope
frequency. I had not been in habit of checking this area lately. Also,
13530 at 2330 with JBA music vs CODAR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, Aug 18 at 0710, R. Rebelde is OFF. No RHCs found on any
band. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9439.994, Aug 18 at 2134, R. Cairo S9+25/45 into UTwente but
with extreme distortion, total loss. Something`s always egregious in
Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EUROPE. 9290.017, Aug 18 at 2010, presumed R. Spaceshuttle
International, poor signal with rock music, interspersed with DJ talk,
Dick Spacewalker, S7/S8 into UTwente, probably too close, getting
residual groundwave or backscatter. 21st anniversary special supposed
to last all weekend, See http://spaceshuttleradio.freeservers.com/
It`s after 1400 Aug 18 but I do not see anything more specific about
birthday schedule than 9290. Website has roster of everyone(?)
reporting or QSLed over the years. I`m there once for: ``21st of April
2012, VOR Extra, 15843 usb``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRELAND. 13264 USB, Aug 18 at 2329, YL with VOLMET, about
Copenhagen. This is Shannon (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 101.5, Aug 18 at 1820 UT, KOCD Okeene still dead air in
$ tereo for at least the tenth day, first noticed Aug 9 (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Tropo up from OKC, Aug 18 at 0510 UT. On RF 36 I am
getting decode, so explore all the subs into the STB. As I flip thru
the channels, I am getting input from two *different* RF channels.
This is very confusing. At each stop on the virtual span I change to
RF to see where it`s really coming from.

36-1, first the PSIP ID is KUOKCD1 which means it`s RF36;
36-1, later just KUOK which is RF 29. That`s Univision on both
36-2, UNIMAS, RF 29
36-2, UNIMAS, RF 36
36-3, this number is skipped!
36-4, Catchy, RF 36
36-5, H&I, fades below threshold before I can check
36-6, seems another one here I did not get to

For KUOK-CD, RF 36 & virtual 36, rabbitears.info shows:
36-1 KUOK
36-2 Unimas
36-3 [skipped]
36-4 StartTV
36-5 H&I
36-6 3ABN
48-1 Estrella

Catchy is a Comedy channel. Its website does lead to 36.4 KUOK for ZIP
73101:
https://www.catchycomedy.com/schedule/

Rabbiters.info has lots of stations on that net, mostly translators,
but nothing for Market 50, OKC:
https://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=Catchy+Comedy

Note: adding to the confusion, the *real* plain old KUOK is in far
Woodward, RF and virtual 35 with UNI, never? seen here, 8 kW ERP. Are
the OKC KUOKs considered as subsidiaries/satellites/relays of the
Woodward one? Surely it`s the other way around. RF 36 site in OKC is
just east of Santa Fe Ave on SE 49th St.

Note also, RF 29 KTUZ with its panoply is really licensed to Shawnee,
which is rather too far out to be considered a suburb of OKC. Its
transmitter site is really among the NE OKC antenna farm, halfway
between Kelley & Eastern a few blox south of Britton Road (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Fri Aug 18 at 2200, token English from SNR, not
opening with multi-lingual IDs so guess that was a fluke or optional.
Again no sign of Justin Coe, just cohostessed by Amy Egan and Marilín
Quintana. VG signal into Maryland SDR. 2207 first feature is about
some cyclist from Toledo who won the Tour de France and just died at
age 95. 2216 contact info. 2217 forests in flames in Spain, including
Tenerife, interviewing someone there with a very heavy accent hard to
understand (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Aug 18 at 2200, VOT English, not off the air, VG
signal into UTwente, mod OK except rather distorted during music. 2222
ending `Weekly Analysis`, music; 2225 multi-lingual ID filler reel;
etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2204 monitoring: NOT confirmed
Friday August 18 at 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz - instead
some preacher or storyteller with a heavy Irish? accent. Maybe same
thing as on the European Gospel Radio stream but not synch. WOR still
shows at this time on the NEXUS-IBA Friday program schedule! Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930 UT Saturday WRMI webcast only:
http://wrmi.listen.creek.fm/stream
and phonecast: +1-641-741-1762
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW, unconfirmed][jammed by Cuba?]
[also see 1930 Sat]
2000 UT Sunday WRMI web/phonecast only? [not Aug 13]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB [previous #2203]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks this week to Gwynn Reel for a contribution via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com, ``I've been a listener since the 1980s. I
appreciate your accurate, detailed content!``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank in US funds to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1130 kHz, Aug 18 at 1520 UT, KLEY Wellington KS has resumed
modulated rock music instead of dead air for days & nights (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0104 UT August 19

** CUBA. 9700, Aug 17 at 0648, drama in American English, completely
produced with sound effects, NOT typical RHC programming, but this has
got to be RHC transmitter extension, huge S9+20/30 rather than some
pirate. Also an undercurrent of Spanish audio. Perhaps site plugged
into wrong program feed, even something off satellite? Keeps going
past 0700 with no break, when I`ve got to quit. Something`s always
wrong at RHC.

Paul Walker, Alaska, was also hearing this: ``R. Havana Cuba Stoops To
A New Level Of... I'm not sure what to call what I heard last
night/this morning. They were broadcasting English language movie
audio last night in the 0700 UT. Not just snippets, but an entire
Robin Williams movie. The slightly odd but not shocking thing was, RHC
program audio was heard under the movie audio. The movie audio was
quite well heard, clean, easy to understand. The program audio was way
way under that barely rising to barely detectable levels. Even after
9700 should've signed off, it continued on, but solely with audio from
another movie. Not sure what in the world was going on!``

I did not recognize Robin Williams, but this was not a comedy. I
recall hearing a similar anomaly at least once before, but difficult
to find among all my RHC logs. Maybe the ops were watching a movie in
the shack, mistakenly putting it on the air?

Paul replies: ``A friend and I were texting as we both DX'd, he in
Mobile Alabama. He identified it was Robin Williams as I wasn`t at my
radio at the time, but I rushed over to it; and I would've recognized
the voice as Robin Williams shortly, if my friend hadn`t told me. In
continued listening my friend was even able to ID the movie, "Cadillac
Man"`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2204)

** SPAIN. About Hélena Rigobert suddenly saying goodbye to SNR on Aug
14, 2023: we first heard her last Sept 2, 2022, so must have been an
almost-one-year contract (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2204)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2203 monitoring: ``From: Richard
Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening
post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees.
Dear Glenn: confirming World of Radio #2203, WRMI:

9395, static in area, 0030, 0044, 0059 (45433), 0058, August 15 UTC
2023 [Tue]
9395, jingle heard, Signal S6, S7, 2330, 2358, 2359 (45343), static
QRN, August 15 UTC 2023 [Tue]
9395, 0031, 0045, 0054 (45433), 0130, 0142, 0159 (45443), (55433),
0131, August 17 UTC 2023 [Thu]. 73’s, Richard, 8:10 PM August 16,
2023``

Confirmed UT Thursday August 17 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, good direct.
Also confirmed UT Thursday August 17 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, noisy S9+10
direct, S7/S9 into Maryland.
Also confirmed UT Thursday August 17 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20
into Maryland SDR

WORLD OF RADIO 2204 contents: Alaska, Antarctica, Brasil, Canada,
Colombia, Colombizuela, Cuba, East Turkistan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe,
Guam, Korea South, México, Myanmar, (Philippines), Russia, Sa`udi
Arabia, Spain, (Taiwan), Turkey, UK and non, USA, (Yemen non);
unidentified 6023.32, 7572; propagation outlook -- (countries
mentioned along with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2204 available from 0044 UT August 18:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2204.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2204.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930 UT Saturday WRMI webcast only:
http://wrmi.listen.creek.fm/stream
and phonecast: +1-641-741-1762
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW, unconfirmed][jammed by Cuba?]
[also see 1930 Sat]
2000 UT Sunday WRMI web/phonecast only? [not Aug 13]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB [previous #2202]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks this week to Gwynn Reel for a contribution via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com, ``I've been a listener since the 1980s. I
appreciate your accurate, detailed content!``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank in US funds to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7490v, about WBCQ dead air Aug 16 at 2100 instead of WOR:
still dead more than 3 hours later after 0000 UT Aug 17; next noted
webcast back to normal around 0130, during Hal Turner claiming
vaccines don`t work. At 1651, a reply: ``Hi Glenn, Thanks for the
info. Computer issues but they have been fixed. Jason`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0059 UT August 18

** BRAZIL. 9665v, Aug 16 at 0647, RVM is missing again. Still
something JBA on 11750 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 15190.127, Aug 16 at 2318, JBA carrier I`m confident is R.
Inconfidência; all ZYs must be off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [and non]. 15555, Aug 16 at 2322, S5/S7 with flutter,
Chinese. Jamming this hour only vs RFA Chinese via Saipan. Fortunately
not overlapping with WJHR span, which earlier this afternoon had VG
USB signal, much better than US AM stations on 19m, 15610, 15770. Must
have been a limited-area sporadic E boost (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 15920, 14920, 13920, Aug 16 at 2329, JBA carriers from Sound
of Hope jammers on their favorite triad (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9565, Aug 16 at 0645, residual jamming against no Martí, also
with as occasionally happens, BFO-audible, two tones alternating,
axually CW at slightly offset frequencies. Counted 25 in a row once,
then 38 in a row, with brief pauses between. Why? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 15230, Aug 16 at 2320, RHC Spanish, S9+10/20 but very
sup/torted. Wiggle that patchcord. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
The Other Side:

``Fidel Castro: 'History will absolve me.' What 'social triumphs' can
Cubans claim 70 years on? To defend his actions, Castro pointed to the
'terrible tragedy' that Cuba was suffering in six areas: land,
industrialization, housing, unemployment, education and public
health``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1692111655_49175.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 28466 USB, Aug 16 at 2335, HI8RD making very
quick contacts with US stations. Not positive about last letter in his
rare own IDs, think it was Denmark. Only one other phone signal on
band, and no CW beacons at all.
HI8RD Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic Rig - Rigoberto Diaz
G., P. O. Box 799, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
His qrz.com page is huge with certificates/awards, equipment and
people (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 101.5, Aug 16 circa 1920 UT, another day of dead air in
$ tereo from KOCD Okeene (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 13660, Aug 16 at 2342, RRI Spanish about football, S4/S8
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Aug 16 at 2200, token English from SNR is VG into
Virginia SDR, and the other three also audible, good to fair. Brief
news, then interview with a guy about roller coasters and themeparx -
lo fi on phone and heavy accent. Entire show co-hostessed by the two
remaining YLs Amy Egan and Marilín Quintana. Nothing heard of OM
Justin Coe for some time -- still just on holiday? O, Aug 16 is World
Rollercoaster Day as well as the unrelated Madonna`s 65th birthday,
closing with bit of a song by her, ¿Where Is Isla Bonita? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Aug 16 from 2200 past 2235, no show, no signal
from VOT English to us. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO ON GDWR --- ``Hi Glenn, Hope you’re
keeping well. I will be adding WOR to my new internet station from
this Friday night and it will be updated every Friday. The time of
broadcast will be anytime between 2200 – 0600 UTC every night here in
the UK on GDWR International.

GDWR stands for Gary Drew Worldwide Radio and there is also a second
channel called GDWR-2. WOR will not be appearing on the 2nd channel.
All the info is here with the URL you will need
https://garydrewshows.bravesites.com/gdwr
Kind Regards and 73, Gary, Gary Drew Worldwide,`` Aug 16

===

Thanks, Gary! Stream linx appear to be:
https://liveonlineradio.net/gdwr
https://stream1.hippynet.co.uk:8131/stream
Glenn

WORLD OF RADIO 2203 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday August 15 at 2330 on
WRMI 9395, S8/9+5 but noisy into UTwente.

NOT confirmed Wednesday August 16 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -72 Hz =
7489.928 and S9+20 into NH SDR and webcast. After WHVW show until
2100, both went to dead air, and still dead at 2402! Hello? Emailed
boardops at 2103 but no reply, no fix. While letting them run in
silence, I listened to other stuff with modulation, such as
`Composer`s Datebook`, SNR.

Next:
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks this week to Kenneth Brookner for a generous contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com, ``Thanks for all of the WOR since
1975. It`s really nice to see you still at it and I`m enjoying working
my way back through the podcasts.``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank in US funds to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9265, Wed Aug 16 at 2345 check, WINB S9/+10 in Spanish, yet
Frank & Ernest is on sked. SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0029 UT August 17