** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Feb 5 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG S9+40/50
direct but zero signal on 12030 to ME; 17715 JBA and 17755 JBA
carrier. Preview topic to be about books; 2301 news leads with
Drumpf`s plans for Gaza (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2280 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.
WRMI, USA, World of Radio #2280, 9395 kHz, QRN, changeable reception,
0030, 0045, 0059 (4-55433), (45433), 0059, February 5 UTC 2025 [Wed]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Wednesday February 5 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+30/35 into
Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed UT Wednesday February 5 not starting until 0031 on SW
Radio, Germany, 3974.991+, further off-frequency than usual, S7/S9
into UTwente.

Also confirmed Wednesday February 5 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003-, S9/+10 into UTwente.

Also confirmed Wednesday February 5 at 2200 on WBCQ 7489.93, JBA
direct. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week to Moises Corilloclla, formerly of Perú, now of Rego
Park, NY, for a contribution by check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P
O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and says, ``Please take this humble
donation, a token of gratitude for all the years of dedication.
Wishing you the best for year 2025 and plenty of WOR editions!``

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

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 5 at 0700 and still 0709, NO signal from R.
Vanuatu, nor on 9960 at 0657. Checking due to this report from Ron
Howard:

``Hi Glenn - Radio Vanuatu remains silent through 0425 UT, Feb 5.
Since Feb 2, have checked 2485, 3945, 5040, 7260 and 9960,
with no results, via various Pacific Kiwi SDR remotes. So tonight I
sent off an email. Quick reply from: Warren Robert,
Manager Technical Services, But he only sent me the following:

VBTC HF SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 2025
VILA Time    UTC  Frequency
0600-0700   1900  5040
0700-1000   2000  7260
1000-1800   2300  9960
1800-2400   0700  7260``

And different lineups for January and March as if changing every
month. This appears to be aspirational (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [and non]. Trying to unravel the true sites for VR Amharic
at 1530 on 15565 & 13830, Feb 5: 15565 already on at 1528 with IS, but
no 13830, which does not pop on until 1530. On two receivers direct, I
confirm they are synchronized, so from same site, listed as SMG.

Then I try to run TDOA direxion-finding on 15565, but don`t get it to
guess at a ``likely`` location. Perhaps others can try and succeed.
Could it be MADAGASCAR instead? Both are very bigsigs here in the
wrong direxion from the target area, unless they are aimed back from
MAD. One can also investigate signals in skip zones around SMG and
MAD. Arezzo in N Italy, 168 km from SMG, gets 15565 with some echo,
maybe backscatter.

After 1600 they are both much weaker direct, but still seem synchro,
while by then 13830 is allegedly switched from SMG to MAD, while 15565
allegedly remains SMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 4940 - 17 Hz = 4939.983, Feb 5 at 2356, S9/+10 into
Bonaire SDR, man talking in strange language, must be native, with
occasional Spanishish words like Jesucristo, uno, tres, past 2400 with
no break or ID, 2405 to song in unknown language too. So it`s Estación
4940.

Note that WRTH 2025 lists this station as in Rincón Hondo, Apure
state, 1 kW, no callsign, R. La Montaña, not as Estación 4940.
Previous DF led to somewhere in Apure state, and perhaps the exact
town is authoritative,
https://ie.toponavi.com/192748
but the Montaña name seems to have been that of a Colombian? program
it was carrying in the early days, not an ID. Sometimes it`s on air
all?-night past 0700, sometimes not. S American trop band stations are
getting really scarce (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 216 kHz, Feb 5 at 0701 UT, JBA carrier from some NDB,
unusual spot. RNA list shows only one anywhere: CO, `Epsom`, COncord
NH, 0 watts = unknown power, last logged 2024-11-14. DXinfocentre.com
agrees it`s the only one, 25 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0012 UT February 6

** ARGENTINA. 28193 CW, Feb 4 at 2259, beacon, VVV DE LU2DT. WGB list:
``28193 LU2DT - Mar Del Plata BA ARG GF11fx - #0/1/3 (29 Jan 2025)
Note: VVV de ID + grid  30" off - Pwr 10w`` - QRZ.com: ``LU2DT
Argentina flag Argentina, Radio Club MAR DEL PLATA, C.C. 664 Correo
Central, MAR DEL PLATA, BA 7600, Argentina`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 28535 USB, Feb 4 at 2306, PY2VM calling QRZ, CQDX. QRZ.com:
``PY2VM Brazil flag Brazil, Carlos Ad Carareto, Estrada Santo Amaro,
201, Sao Paulo - SP, SP 05544000, Brazil`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 28170 CW, Feb 4 at 2258, beacon, VVV DE VA3XCD/B... and
later, CAM...  WGB list: ``28170 VA3XCD/B - Camden East ON CAN FN14nj
- #0 (04 Feb 2025) Note: VVV de ID + Camden East + grid - pwr 1.5w`` -
QRZ.com:``VA3XCD Canada flag Canada, William G Pooley, 400 DEWEY ROAD
RR3, YARKER, ON K0K 3N0, Canada`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 13920, Feb 4 at 2311, S8/S9 VP Chinese with Doppler flutter,
no doubt CNR1 jammer of SOH; also 14980 and even weaker 14920 JBA
carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 15755-15760-15765, Feb 4 at 2315, DRM noise. EiBi shows CNR1
DRM 21-17 UT, from qq site; and guess what, it`s also a SOH frequency.
Kudos to the DRM Consortium for providing another way to jam (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13650, Feb 4 at 2309, NO signal from CRI ``Portuguese``
relay. Its unreliability also noted by Rick Barton, Sun City AZ:
``13650 CUBA CRI (via Quivicán site) at 2300, carrier up on-the-hour,
and going straight into the canned Chinese restaurant mood music that
would otherwise be Portuguese to Brazil. (NOT heard at all on 1/28)
--- Poor to Fair 1/26 (Barton-AZ)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 12030, Tue Feb 4 at 2257, again NO signal from this REE for
ME, while 9690 unEnglish to NAm is VG S9+40; 17715 S9/+10 and 17755
JBA. Something`s not right at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 293 MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0729 UT, mixture/alternating not only
usual FBY, FairBurY NE, 25 watt NDB, but also UI, 30 watts at qUIncy
IL. DXinfocentre.com shows only one other 293, TOR, 50 watts at
TORrington WY, which I have also logged, but not since Oct 4, 2022
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 314 MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0731 UT, VTN, 25-watt NDB at ValenTiNe
NE, seldom heard but last on Dec 10, 2024 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 365 MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0735 UT, AA, 100-watt NDB at
Fargo/Harwood ND (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13927 USB, Feb 4 at 2310, ``MARS Southeast`` VG signal
taking official phone patch from an aircraft, 7-digit number I do not
report, preceded by DSN? instead of area code, but no ring or contact
before I tune on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 28217.5, Feb 4 at 2301, beacon WA1LAD/B. WGB list:
``WA1LAD/B - West Warwick RI USA FN41fq - #0 (07 Jan 2025) Note: de
WA1LAD/B`` - QRZ.com: ``WA1LAD USA flag USA, GILBERT D "Gil" WOODSIDE,
III, 285 3rd Ave, Warwick, RI 02888, USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2280 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday February 4 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9/+20 into S Texas SDR.

Also confirmed Tuesday February 4 at 1404 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S9+20
direct, no jamming audible.

Also confirmed Tuesday February 4 at 1520 the 1500 on WRMI 9955, JBA
direct.

Also confirmed Tuesday February 4 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.998-, S8/S9 into UTwente. Next:

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 Moises Corilloclla, formerly of Perú, now of Rego
Park, NY, for a contribution by check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P
O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and says, ``Please take this humble
donation, a token of gratitude for all the years of dedication.
Wishing you the best for year 2025 and plenty of WOR editions!``

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

** VATICAN [non?]. Re 15565, VR in Amharic at 1530, supposedly SMG
site but incredibly strong way back here, Gianni Serra replies to my
obs that MADAGASCAR relay would be more likely:

``--- According to Vatican Radio (VR) B24 schedules:  
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/short-waves.html
VR 15565 kHz 1530-1600 in Ethiopian programme (Amharic) is via Santa
Maria di Galeria (SMG), Vatican (see schedules for Africa, as well as
VR Downloadable Global Short Wave Frequencies Chart)

--- I monitored on 15565, 02.04.2025 1525-1550 with s/on at 1526:44”,
VR Interval Signal loop, Laudetur Iesus Christus and some
announcements by man in German (presumed), music pause, and talk
program by man in listed Amharic; heard with FM like audio, with
always strong and steady signal in AM with aux audio filter (S9+25 of
peak); certainly from SMG site.

--- SMG site is in an area north-west from Roma, Italy, around 24 km
-14.9 miles circa - as the crow flies from my home in south of Roma.
73, Gianni Serra``

Missing/deleted in NASWA Flashsheet was an extremely important aspect
of my log of this, that at same time Feb 2, two ROMANIA frequencies on
19m, 15250 & 15370 were incredibly weak and with extreme Doppler
flutter during disturbed propagation; how could those be over similar
path from Europe while VR inbooms?

OK, if it has to be SMG, that further bolsters my original /
alternative explanation that VR is radiating at least equally off the
back of their SE azimuth, or even has their azimuths reversed. Hard to
dispute ``local`` quality reception in Roma, but note that if via MAD
to the NW, would also be aiming back toward Italy, and USA beyond.

More on this! From Terry Krueger, Niceville FL: ``13830, VATICAN,
Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria, 1550. 26 JAN 2025. Amharic
(listed) man, clear and fair. RV interval signal briefly at 1557. What
happens to this tiny and equally landlocked extraterritorial Holy See
property once Vatican Radio eventually shuts down? Retirement condos
for Catholics?`` and:

``13830, MADAGASCAR, Vatican Radio, Talata-Volonodry, 1600 26 JAN
2025. Seamlessly up after Amharic via Santa Maria di Galaria ends and
same level, supposedly in Swahili. Really via two sites?``

Unlike 15565, which is listed as SMG before and after 1600, // 13830
is listed as switching from SMG to Madagascar at 1600. More something
really fishy here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0018 February 5

** BRAZIL. 15189.804, Feb 3 at 2315, R. Inconfidência, fair direct in
Portuguese, measured vs WWV 15000.0000 calibration. Used to be on plus
side of 15190 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 24940 USB, Feb 3 at 2304, PY2OI calling CQ 12. QRZ.com:
``PY2OI Brazil flag Brazil, CLAUDIO NOVIKOVAS, Rua Maria Quintina dos
Santos, 377, Osasco, SP 06122-19, Brazil``. Also a few deep SAms on
10m but hardly any beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [non]. 13650, Feb 3 at 2312, no signal from CRI Portuguese
[non] relay of music only. Surely this pointless exercise via CUBA be
missing only temporarily (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Feb 3 at 0718, HK3QQ, Bogotá, looping defective
keyboard-order letters, QWETYUIOX etc., good signal now; also noted
various other times JBA but not logged. I start or end my 31m
bandscans here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9565, Feb 3 at 0720, pulse jamming against nothing, where R.
Martí is scheduled 21-01 UT only. And there is electricity shortage?
Think of how many undernourished Cubans could have been fed for cost
of totally wasted juice (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Feb 3 circa 1930 UT, still on with dead air in
$ tereo, the OG&E unlicensed transmitter in downtown Enid to go with
the `tree of lights`, which has now been dismantled. No sign of a
`black box` transmitter or antenna in that area on north side of
Garfield County courthouse. Must be nearby, with considerable range,
but where? Will QRM the LPFM on 95.1 CP if it ever come on.

1670 AM, Virtual DJ Radio, Feb 3, continues as always, peaking circa
US 81/412 junxion (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Feb 3 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG direct,
but no signal on 12030 for ME, JBA carriers on 17715 & 17755. Feature
preview something about the EU vs USA? And launch of a Spanish
satellite at Cabo Cañaveral. 2302 news leads with trial of some
footballer for sexual assault (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2280 monitoring: Ron Norton
confirms that Fri Jan 31 at 2130, IRRS via AM Italia 1323 had to
pre-empt WOR airing one time only.

Confirmed Sunday February 2 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.998-, S8 but noisy into UTwente.

Also confirmed Sunday February 2 at 2258 the 2230 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.003-, S9+5 into UTwente.

Also confirmed Sunday February 2 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+10/20 into
Georgia SDR; and also still at same time on WRMI 7780, S7/9+10 into
Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday February 3 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+5/15 into
S Texas SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday February 3 from 0402 on Area 51 webcast
only.

Missed checking Mon Feb 3 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975; anyone
hear it? Next:

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 Moises Corilloclla, formerly of Perú, now of Rego
Park, NY, for a contribution by check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P
O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and says, ``Please take this humble
donation, a token of gratitude for all the years of dedication.
Wishing you the best for year 2025 and plenty of WOR editions!``

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

** U S A. 9395, Feb 3 at 0721, S9+20 of dead air from WRMI-6, normally
SMTV at 06-10. I wonder when this happen, is there anyone awake or
awakened at site to deal with it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1280, Feb 3 at 0800 UT, ID for 107.5 and news. Reverse
lookup at WTFDA FM Database finds one 107.5 as a relay of 1280: WWTC
Minneapolis MN on K298CO. Then checking NRC AM Log of 1280s: ditto,
the only match. Unusually, WWTC is licensed for more night than day
power, 10/15 kW. Radio-locator shows night pattern major lobe to NNE,
several notches oppositely including one rather usward.
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWTC&service=AM&h=N
Day pattern is similar:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWTC&service=AM&h=D
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0314 UT February 4

** GERMANY. 3955, Feb 1 after 2200, Texas Radio SW, monthly via
Channel 292, too poor into UTwente, and too much programming
competition at this hour. Next two repeats are for E & W North America
on 9670. JBA carriers direct! At 0200, into Maryland SDR
insufficient S4/S6 and noisy, `YROT` opening theme. At 0415, only
wideband QRM, maybe something local at NA5B. By 0448, no signal direct
or to Maryland, but at 0454, N9AZZ has fair S4/S6 signal. Too bad
can`t be on a WRMI bigsig (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PHILIPPINES. 11504 approx., Feb 2 at 1551, rough peak of extremely
distorted Korean, S9+15 direct, FMish out to 11496/11507. Is RFA via
Tinang, VERY out of order, normally a goodsig on 11510 here at 21
degrees far beyond target area. Now there is also a JBA carrier on
11510, probably the KurdoTurko radio war, nothing else listed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 15250 & 15370, Feb 2 at 1548 among few sigs on
19m, JBA carriers with extreme Doppler flutter, the lower one slightly
stronger. EiBi shows both can only be RRI, via Tsiganeshti and Galbeni
resp., 307 thisaway & 285 degrees. I assumed at first with such heavy
Dfl, would be from China or something east-Asian. Continued at:
VATICAN [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15016 USB, Feb 2 until 1545*, US military crypto message
exercise, repeated, and ``Mill Run, out`` in an ever-changing tactical
ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2280 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday February 2 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S9+15/20 off the back into
Georgia SDR, after hearing nothing but noise at Bonaire.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 2 at 0414 about 10 minutes into so
started circa 0404 the 0415v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S8/9+5 into N9AZZ
remote in IL. Next:

** U S A. 15150.000, Feb 2 at 1546, S8/9+20 of dead air from WMLK.
Still dead at 1658, S9+5/15 into UTwente, calibrated vs WWV 15000,
until cutoff at 1701* -- just as scheduled, 1200-1700. Maybe soon to
deaden likewise on 17525? Nominal *1730 but nothing by 1746 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [non]. Continued from ROMANIA, which had heavy Doppler
flutter on two 19mb signals: Yet Feb 2 at 1550, Vatican in Amharic on
15565 is loud & clear, no flutter, belying listings as SMG site which
would be offtheback of thataway, instead of MADAGASCAR, coincidentally
aimed thisaway. Latest HFCC Jan 30 still claims all 15565 VR
broadcasts are from SMG. I don`t believe it. I have often observed
about this and other VR transmissions to the SE have incredibly strong
signals here to the NW if really out of SMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)