** CHINA [and non]. A few days ago, May 12, we had news that CRI had
stopped Spanish on SW, to continue only online as ``Onda China``. This
has remained unverified, so on May 16 I resolve to check scheduled
Spanish broadcasts.

17680, May 16 at 0626, JBA carrier, no more than that, like several
others in the nightmiddle on 16mb. CRI only thing was sked, at 06-08
via Kashi/Kashgar, occupied EAST TURKISITAN.

Next Spanish scheduled from 2100. Monitoring via UTwente: 7335 is on
already in Chinese as scheduled at 2054. 9640 pops on at *2057 with
music not // 7335, and at 2059, 9640 talk in neither Spanish nor
Chinese, but they are joint from 2100, just more different music. I
can`t listen for whole hour, but at 2157, they are both in Spanish,
seems to be concluding a language lesson. 2200 sounds like same music
heard an hour earlier, and now also // 17880, still at 2207. At 2221
now a Spanish feature about Chinese folktales, with birdchrip SFX
etc., just like I heard May 12 at 2120: identical? or maybe another
episode. At 2313 check May 16, 11855 // 9800 // 9590 with music to
UTwente.

My impression so far is that what Spanish remains on CRI/RIC is
evergreen archives stuff, nothing about current events requiring a
live staff and new produxion.

``Hoy, 20 de abril``, she says at 2321 May 16 on Chinese learning,
for el dia de la lengua china``.

How about the CRI website? Here`s a page linked as RADIO but it
mentions everyplatform but SW:
https://espanol.cri.cn/audioonline/index.shtml
and everything on it is dated 2017!

Here`s a very generic 2-hour program block showing as of 2017, Boletín
Informativo starting each hour - NOT:

https://espanol.cri.cn/audioonline/informaciones/1223/20170922/30430.html?spm=C46183.PbSsQMGvcUEK.E8hury4RDGY9.1
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 6000 // 9700, May 16 at 0127, RHC English only
here, both somewhat undermodulated with 6165 long gone. 0243 recheck,
9700 now has CCI clearly underneath from Spanish, i.e. Romania as
scheduled 0200-0257. How could RRI possibly know about RHC which
refuses to register in HFCC? Someone should tell them. I don`t know
the total span of RHC 9700, but varies to much later. Aoki does not
list it at all, while EiBi shows 01-04 incorrect Spanish, 05-07
English, all irregular. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 12200, May 16 at 0643, RHC English, S8/9+10 and somewhat
undermodulated; i.e. 2 x 6100 which is indeed still on and much weaker
S7/S9; and no other RHCs found on any band. Same situation as on May
12 when both were heard but dead air. And April 18 with disturbed
modulation. Not only is the harmonic escaping, but the fundamental is
weaker indicating transmitter mistuned to peak on X2. Something`s
always wrong at RHC!

Also today I decide to give RHC another chance to provide an uptodate
nominal schedule. The homepage defaults to Spanish, and under De
Interés, a drop down to
https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/frecuencias

On the homepage there are no longer flag icons for languages, such as
UK`s for English, never USA`s! let alone words. To get to English you
have to click on the globe icon in upper right to get a drop-down of
langs. Click and wait for slow loading. Eventually:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en

From there under Interesting another drop-down including Frequencies:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/frecuencias
same as you get by going via Spanish: also for the B20 season,
starting Nov 17, 2020! FWIW:

``HORARIOS, BANDAS Y FRECUENCIAS
PERIODO NOVIEMBRE 2020/MARZO 2021
CAMBIO DE HORARIO Y FRECUENCIA 17 DE NOVIEMBRE
ZONAS GEOGRÁFICAS FRECUENCIAS HORARIOS - UTC
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA INGLÉS (ENGLISH)
New York 6060 Khz /49 m 05:00 - 07:00
San Francisco 6100 Khz /49 m 06:00 - 08:00
Chicago 15140 Khz /19 m 20:00 - 21:00
9700 Khz /30 m 01:00 - 07:00
Washington 6000 Khz /49 m 01:00 - 07:00
06:00 - 08:00
Banda Tropical 5040 Khz /60 m 24:00 - 01:00
06:00 - 07:00
Africa 11880 Khz /25 m 22:00 - 23:00``

The times, such as 15140 at 20-21 instead of current 19-20, correspond
to some winter/B season, not summer/A.

I`ve yet to catch the Africa service before or after 23 UT on 11880,
and suspect it has totally got lost. It used to be at 22 UT in B
seasons, 23 in A seasons, opposite of DST shifting.

How about programming, in English?
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/programacion
It leads to exactly the same thing as this:

How about programming, in Spanish:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/programacion
This is NOT a program sked - no names or times of specific pgms, but a
transmission sked in English and the other languages. This one is
undated, but we recognize some frequencies long out of use, if ever,
so surely is very outdated. Like 17730, 6075, 9850, 17580. Somethings`
VERY wrong at RHC.

Things were a little better until the passing of frequency manager
Arnaldo Coro Antich, who refused to participate in HFCC, but would
send more or less intentional seasonal schedules to Wolfgang Büschel.
I wonder who`s mismanaging them now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17480, May 16 at 1537, S5/S8 talk with heavy
flutter; can`t be sure if one station or two in Turkey`s radiojamming
war; but there is a JBA carrier on 17450, maybe Dengê Welat (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR. 17790, May 16 at 0627, S5/S9 piano and orchestra
playing an hymn, the SSOB until cutoff at 0629* with no ID or
announcement. Scheduled as AWR French at 0600 via Talata (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 350 MCW kHz, May 16 at 1535 UT, still no signal from RG,
400-watt ND beacon at Will Rogers World Airport, SW corner of OKC. I
patrol past here at least once every day or night; first date noted
absent was Feb 20. It had been on since Jan 6 after missing as of Dec
23.

Here is the info from RNA Signals List at:
https://rxx.classaxe.com/en/rna/signals

``OKLAHOMA NFDD 238 - 1 12/13/2022 OKLAHOMA CITY GALLY NDB IDENT RG
LAT 35-17-42.23 N **LONG 097-35-19.24 W **NAVAID STATUS DECOMMISSIONED
*** still on air Dec 14, 2022 *** /// subsequent NOTAM says status
'operational' the first one may have been in error /// Decom (again)
per NFDD 009 - 3 01/13/2023 - Last Logged: 2023-01-24`` (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, WOR)

** SINGAPORE. 12025, May 16 at 1543, S3/S7 something in English. It`s
BBCWS at 15-19 aimed NW from Kranji, better than expected here to the
NNE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. 15770, May 16 at 0630, WRMI-9 propagating well
tonight, S9+10/20 as R. Slovakia International relay starts as
scheduled on System H daily. But I can hardly believe my ears as it`s
announced as the *Monday, January 30* broadcast! Among other things,
about some WWII anniversary on January 27. This must mean that WRMI
has got no newer files than 3.5 months ago from this station. Has no
one else noticed? Something`s odd at Okeechobee. Another System H time
is 0130 on 5800.

However, RSI is also scheduled at more times on System F, a different
server, which might not be so outdated. Listen for datestamps at their
sign-ons!
2200 on 5850
0030 on 5850, 7730, 15770
0300 on 7730, 7780, 15770

5850 hardly gets out as early as 2200 in summer, but Georgia remote
gets enough of it to confirm as a new one for today dated Tuesday May
16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, May 16 at 2203, VOT English is not off the air but
S9+50/55 into UTwente with accented news. Spot chex while also
monitoring Slovakia [non], China, and BBC News on PBS TV: 2214-2228
`Weekly Commentary` penned by Jonathan somebody and read by
heavyaccentedess, subject at start about China involvement in ME as in
détente -- is that too strong? between Sa`udi Arabia and Iran. 2234
`Turkey`s Geomarked [?] Products`, 2252 usual sign-off (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday May 16 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/25 into Missouri SDR. As
always for this emission, Jeff starts to insert a ``World is in
turmoil`` commercial between ID and my start. Can`t automation be
adjusted to fix errors like this? Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 5130, May 16 at 0128, S8/S9 of open carrier, surely WBCQ,
but why? R. Angela not starting until 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, May 16 at 0648, S9+30 as WRNO vies to win the dead-air
sweepstakes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 10140, May 16 at 1546 two JBA carriers. Not a known
Sound of Hope frequency tho 10160 is; and nothing to harmonicize from
5070 whence WWCR longgone. Maybe utes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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** CHILE. 28415 USB, May 15 at 2312, CE2TP in contact with a W9.
QRZ.com: CE2TP Chile flag Chile, ALEJANDRO GUSTAVO TOLEDO SCHIAFFINO,
Olmue, V Región, Chile.

``Hola, todos! Nací el 13 de mayo de 1967 en la localidad de Quillota,
República de Chile, radioaficionado licenciado desde 1981, cuando
tenía 14 años.

Mi primera licencia fue la de solicitante número 1881, luego obtuve
ce2fau, ce4fau, ce4ats, ce2ats, y en la actualidad ce2tp. Estoy
felizmente casado con Claudia Bernal desde el 28 de agosto de 1993,
tenemos dos hijos.
Me gusta el radio hamming y lo disfruto mucho, es el único hobby que
tengo.

Lo que me gusta es la comunicación de larga distancia (dx) en todas
las bandas, pero sobre todo intente la propagación en la banda de 6
metros.

En mi choza hay un Icom IC-746 pro, Icom IC-7000 versión europea, Icom
Ic-761, raro Icom IC-740s, solo 25w PEP con el que utilizo un pequeño
amplificador Trio TL-120, Kenwood TS-2000x, Yaesu FTDX-1200, Kenwood
TS-440sat, TS-850sat, TS-450sat, TS-130s, Yaesu FT-891, Yaesu System
600, y otro es un gran Kenwood TS-430s. En mi coche utilizo el Yaesu
FT-100 D, y Icom IC-706, con antena helicoidal de Eco veicolare
fabricado en Italia, y el Kawasaki pongo Alinco DR-135mkII VHF, antena
de 5/8 ondas.

Además, transceptor digital DMR TYT MD-2017, Anytone AT-D878plus,
Kenwood Dual bander, TM-733A, TM-731A, TM-D700, TH-D7A G2.0, Icom
IC-2000, IC-2I00, Yaesu FT- 4700Rh. Aunque está en la imagen también,
Swan 700cx y Yaesu FT-200. Amplificadores Dentron Radio Co., modelos
Clipperton-L y MLA-1200, Yaesu FL 2100z.

Las antenas que utilizo como se muestra en las imágenes de abajo hacia
arriba: 3 elementos yagi Hy gain TH 3 jrs. Elaboración casera 3 el.
monobanda para 6 metros. En la parte superior de la torre hay una VHF
9-el. viga, espaciamientos largos, fabricada por Tonna (Francia).
Antena adyacente cerca de la torre: Diamond X-50 de doble banda para
VHF y UHF.

Gracias por mirar, un gran abrazo para todos y nos vemos en radio.``

In my brief F2 10m session, heard only one other phone higher up and
two Es beacons lower down from MEXICO, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, May 15 at 0638, huge S9+10 dead air, got to be RHC way
out of whack again, supposedly daytime only frequency. Now it`s the
SSOB by far -- strongest signal on band, not even 15770 WRMI more than
JBA carrier. No other RHCs found now on any band. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 28183+, May 15 at 2314, VVV XE1RCS/B and E+ something grid
square: XE1RCS Mexico flag Mexico, Radio Club Satélite A.C., Apartado
Postal 341-A, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, Edo Mex 53100, Mexico. WI5V
list: ``28.183 XE1RCS C CERRO GORDO, MEXICO # 5W, VERTICAL New
8/08/08, Club call 27/06/10 Back on 16 Sept 1``

Heard before, sporadic E with no US or Canadian or anywhere else
beacons audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 28171+, May 15 at 2316, -- -- -- XE1FAS/B and E+something
grid square: XE1FAS Mexico flag Mexico, SEGURA WALLS ALEJANDRO, 31
PONIENTE 2926 COL.EL VERGEL, PUEBLA, PU 72410, Mexico. WI5V beacon
list has him only on 24.9295 MHz: XE1FAS PUEBLA MEXICO New 16 Sept
2010. See my previous logs on March 17 and February 20 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** NORWAY [non]. Re R Northern Star via TRSW via WRMI, "All the music
is US classic rock, in English, and even the wide variety of jingles
and IDs are in American accent." Kari Kallio, Finland replies:

``RNS buys the entire music program package ready-made, I remember
from the USA. Svenn might have said the name of that company to me,
but in that case I've already happily forgotten it. br Kari`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Mon May 15 at 2200, NO signal from REE to NAm; 15520
& 17715 in OK, as Justin skips any news, about this being 40th
anniversary from 1983 teletext in Spain, then interview with an artist
named Williams (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. Correcting my comment about 5960 not in English, May 14:
``5960 always carries Turkish, English at 18:30 was on 5945 kHz as
usual. Announcer Omar was reading out the latest election figures
followed by some music. I did not stay listening for long.
11785 at 23:00 [2200 UT] is too late for me to listen.

Earlier in the day at 12:30 on 15450 kHz, the lady announcer with the
almost incomprehensible accent was on duty, speaking about the
election. She appears to have been suffering from a sore throat - due
to a virus - or maybe from over enthusiastic shouting at a rally?

It looks like a winner for Erdogan in the run-off in two weeks time.
So another 5 years of oppression of the media in Turkiye. Alan Holder,
G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K.`` on the WOR iog.

9875, May 15 at 2042, VOT English via UTwente, S9+20/30 but
heavyaccent YL about elexion. 2045 `Feeling Supreme` theme; 2105
multi-lingual ID filler reel.

11785, May 15 at 2200, not off the air direct but poor. It would take
very careful listening with perfect reception and accent to evaluate
whether VOT reporting is objective or partial to Recep (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring, next:

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** ALGERIA. 17600, May 14 at 2037, Qur`an at S3/S6, so presumed the HQ
service during off-hours of Ifrikya FM. Béchar site scheduled 18-21
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA. 28459 USB, May 14 at 2044, LW9EMY, in a contact, says he
is Alejandro, in Quilmes. QRZ.com: LW9EMY Argentina flag Argentina,
Alejandro Daniel Gio, Quilmes, lw9emy@gmail.com, Argentina.

28480 USB, May 14 at 2045, LU7YZ says he is in Patagonia: LU7YZ
Argentina flag Argentina, Alejandro "Alex" NAZRA, 8309 - Centenario,
Neuquen, Argentina (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 28453 USB, May 14 at 2043, PY3PA calling CQ. QRZ.com:
PY3PA Brazil flag Brazil, PAULO SANTOS, DAVID RIBEIRO, 555, AP.201,
TOMAZETI, CEP 97065-000, SANTA MARIA - RS -, RS, Brazil (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17480, May 14 at 2036, JBA talk, only sig here
below 17490, therefore to be assumed it`s Dengê Welat and/or Recep`s
Turkeyjam (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NEW ZEALAND. 28492 USB, May 14 at 2046, ZL1WN, mentioning his 10-10
interest. Heard already a few weeks ago; now at same time as Deep
South Americans: ZL1WN New Zealand flag New Zealand, ROSS BIGGAR, 210
Oroua Rd, R D 5, Palmerston North 4475, New Zealand. After four
longhaul countries on 10m in 10 minutes, at 2047 I tune across 12m and
encounter zero activity (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. I don`t watch KWTV News 9 much, but during 60 Minutes,
May 14, 2023, I notice a promo for some anchordude whose face and name
I don`t recognize, so I wonder what happened to Kelly Ogle? Where
better to investigate than this blog:
https://thelostogle.com/2023/01/05/kelly-ogles-pic-and-bio-officially-scrubbed-from-news-9-website
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** PARAGUAY. 28450 USB, May 14 at 2040, ZP8VAO calling CQDX, careful
fonetix for the suffix, not for prefix: first thought he was saying
``VP2`` instead of ``Zulu Pete``. Suffix = his initials out of order
per QRZ.com: ZP8VAO Paraguay flag Paraguay, AMADO OSVALDO VILLASANTI
GAUTO, Manzana 28 Lote 15 1000 Viviendas, AYOLAS-MISIONES, Paraguay,
400 miles from Asunción. At 2042 called for 10-minute QRX. Love these
long-haul 10m F2 openings with nothing close. Might think band dead,
tuning up from 28150 with no beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, May 14 at 2238, checking VOT for any elexion news,
but just music, S9+50 into UTwente. At least, unlike the 1830 on 5960,
this has been in English instead of Turkish, per routine closing at
2252 ``always with you``, 2253 heavyaccent YL with partial sked,
goodbye, and IS less than once to 2254*. I could not hear anything
direct on the intervening English from 2030 on 9875 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2160 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
May 14 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+5/15 into
nearby Noale SDR, only lite SAH and understation CCI. But by 2013 much
more musiQRM, presumably Smooth Radio, Brighton, England, UQKOGBANI.

Also confirmed UT Monday May 15 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/S9 into
Louisiana SDR but always with external 14-second noise blast override
starting at exactly same time. I also have UTwente running so check it
there even tho aimed SW from FL: detectable but unreadable in HSNL.

NOT confirmed UT Mon May 15 at 0300 on WBCQ Area 51, 6160 -68 Hz =
6159.932 into NH SDR. Instead after JL ended on time, played a graphic
tutorial on love leading to sex, and later a lo-fi phone? conversation
past 0333. I have no idea why WOR was pre-empted. Unless narrowed,
some ACI splash from Turkey 6165 thataway in English about elexion.
Next:

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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Algeria, 13790, at 04:52 Z, R Algerienne MA in Arabic, noisy. I was surprised to pick this up on my PL880 & 10m wire. Normally I log this coming from France.

Ken A Baird,
6 Willis Grove, Wainuiomata,
Lower Hutt, NZ, 5014
Phone: +64 04 564 2579, Mob 021 202 7243
e-mail <ka.baird@xtra.co.nz>,
Location: 41.16.36 S; 174.58.00 E
Radios: Tecsun PL880, PL600, PL330.Sangean ATS 405
Antennas: 4.5m vertical, 10m wire, I-BRA-4 multi element 1/4 wave .

> On 14/05/2023 09:46 NZST Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:
>
>
> ** ALGERIA. 13590, May 13 at 0145, S8/9+10 but just barely modulated.
> 13790, May 13 at 0145, S9/+10 with good modulation. Presumed both
> Ifrikya FM, the new `station` now carried by the TDA SW transmitters;
> but are they //? With some difficulty on two receivers direct, yes. At
> 0200 a 5+1 timesignal, final pip higher pitched, and French talk. At
> 0205 I simultry 13590 on Maryland remote, 13790 on UTwente, and yes,
> they do match. Not checked after 0300 when should be 13790 & 9470 - or
> 7210 & 9500?
>
> Next check at 1850 May 13: 17600 VP S0/S1 in Arabic? No 15160 but
> could be under high noise level. I have extracted complete schedule
> from HFCC as of May 12:
>
> Béchar site, 300 kW at 131 degrees from the NW near Morocco:
> 03-06 9470 & 9500 [alternates; 9470 reported]
> 06-09 15110
> 09-11 17600
> 11-18 21550
> 18-21 17600
> 21-03 12590
>
> Ouargla site, 300 kW at 210 degrees from north central west of
> Tunisia:
> 02-06 7210 [not in use? partial alt to 13790 below]
> 09-12 17600
> 12-15 21455
> 15-18 17600
> 18-20 15160
> 20-09 13790
>
> Note that 17600 is registered for both sites at 09-11 and switches
> from one to the other at 1800. Publicity did state that Ifrikya would
> occupy 19 hpd. Tony Rogers says Holy Qur`an Radio is still carried at
> 18-23. And that ``Ouragla`` is assumed not on air at 00-18. I still
> see Ouargla misspelt, even with a Q! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
>
> ** ANTARCTICA. 15476 USB, Sat May 13 at 2119, LRA36 is VP S3/S4 vs HNL
> into what is usually the best Argentine SDR, as I camp upon someone.
> Even worse, JBA when at 2135 I can tune it to 15475.98 RCUSB (Glenn
> Hauser, OK, WOR)
>
> ** KURDISTAN [non]. 17455, May 13 at 1848, Turkish? music jammer,
> S0/S4 direct but JBA carrier on 17460, presumably Dengê Welat. Same at
> 1940 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
>
> ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday May 13
> at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+20/30 direct. As always a bit of intrusive
> music between the ID and my start; why?
>
> Also confirmed UT Saturday May 13 at 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela, 5130
> minus 24 Hz = 5129.976, S7/S9 into NH SDR.
>
> Also confirmed Saturday May 13 at 1609 the 1600 on WRN North America
> webcast.
>
> Also confirmed Saturday May 13 at 1947 UT, about 13 minutes into so
> started about 1934 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, near St Louis MO, S9+15 into
> nearby SDR, but with very heavy storm noise over central Illinois.
> Next:
>
> 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
> 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
> [maybe now also reactivated 7730, as on skedgrid forever?]
> 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
> 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
> 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
> 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
> 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
> 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
>
> Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
> http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
>
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>
> 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. 3265.112, May 13 at 0128 check direct, no signal from this
> WBCQ, which had been turned on just for `AAAWWW` ``quadricast`` at
> +00-01 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
>
> This report dispatched at 2146 UT May 13
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** ALGERIA [and non]. 21550, circa 1505 May 14, no signal direct from
Ifrikya FM, but VG S9+10 at 1557 into UTwente with exotic music - and
no signal on the other scheduled frequency 17600. At 1600, 5+1
timesignal ending 10 seconds *early* by soon comparing to DCF77 on
77.5 kHz Mainflingen via same remote, as no RWM or WWVs audible on SW.
Pips imply much greater precision! If you can`t do better than that,
dispense with TS and just speak the time approximately. Into language
other than Arabic mentioning several N African countries (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, Sunday May 14 at 1503, RHC VG opening weekly Esperanto
still citing wrong schedule: Sun 08 on 6100, 16 on 11760; and one more
in the afternoon I always have trouble copying, but likely wrong too,
:30 past some hour on some frequency. Aoki shows 2230 on 15730, which
sounds about `right`. EiBi shows that but also:
2030 15140, 2300 5040. 15140 maybe too now at 15 but JBA. Previously
at 0707+ I had searched all bands from 5 to 15 MHz and found zero RHC
signals, not even 12200/6100. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

BTW, searching entire Aoki on language Esp, and EiBi on EO, finds only
other lingo station is CRI. WRTH 2023 shows five daily broadcasts on
two frequencies each, to a variety of targets via variety of sites.
Too bad only Commies are interested: Domaĝe nur komunistoj interesiĝas
pri paroli Esperanton (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Richard Cuff replies about accessing two
short shows:
``Looks like Composer's Datebook is archived back to June 10, 2002,
based on modifying the number at the end of the URL, as in:
https://www.yourclassical.org/composers-datebook/763

The archive does go back all the way to Episode 1. The originals were
made beginning in 1987 on audiotape, says the website, and were remade
starting in 1999 and given new numbers. (source: website)
https://uh.edu/engines/ RC`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORWAY [non]. And I do mean non. Texas R Shortwave publicized a
relay of Radio Northern Star, 35 watts on 5895, so rarely DXed outside
Europe, UT Sunday May 14 at 00-01 via WRMI 5950, special QSL offered
by TRSW itself. I`m listening direct on R75, with considerable storm
noise nearby but not so close I have to disconnect 100-ft E/W
longwire. SINPO 45333 with some deep fades. I sent a much more
detailed report for QSL as required. All the music is US classic rock,
in English, and even the wide variety of jingles and IDs are in
American accent. The tunes lasted only a minute or two, must be
truncated versions. No Norwegian music until the national anthem
toward the end. Anyhow, tnx for availablizing, and eQSL received
shortly:
https://www.w4uvh.net/TRSW_RadioNorthernStar_Relay_QSL_WRMI_Hauser.pdf
or #142 via http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. Elexion returns: It might be more interesting than usual to
monitor VOT today and tonight. If they can make it onto air, don`t
expect any Breaking News rather than olds, but FWIW, English hours:
1830 5960, 2030 9875, 22 11785, 03 6165 7275, 1230 15450, 11630
11660.

Major Turkish language fqs which maybe would be `live`, in order
starting now for longer stretches: 9460, 5960, 7360, 6040, 9770,
13635, 15375
http://hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A23&broadc=TRT

Guess what: via UTwente, 5960 is not in English at 1830, maybe plugged
into domestic service Turkish relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 14487 USB, May 14 at 0136, ``NSS`` making crossband contacts
with hams on 20m, as part of an Armed Forces Day celebration even tho
that`s not until May 20, not May 17. Tnx to ARRL publicity via Harold
Frodge, this would be active only until 0200. It`s not really NSS
Annapolis reactivated, but some ham has been authorized to use that
call. ``CQ Armed Forces Day`` over and over, succeeding a contact
maybe 10% of the time. ``November Sierra Sierra, listening 14289``.
First contact he mentions is WB3JIA. I don`t try to hear the QSX
frequencies which he changes as time goes on, to 14304 at 0141; 14318
at 0156. When he does make a contact, says operating from Glenwood,
Maryland, tho ARRL mentioned Greenbury Point in Annapolis. QSLs
available via K3LU. Doesn`t say by what method or whether SWLs are
eligible. Good S9 here; one brief spurt of running-H2O QRM; says also
on 7536.5 which I don`t hear on one quick check. Voice pitch sounds
best tuned to 14486.95 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
May 13 starting at 2230:30, not 2230:00, on WRMI 15770, JBA direct;
and 5850, JJBBA direct; 7730 too weak to tell what`s on it. But at
2235 I try Maryland SDR, where 15770 is S9+20, and also confirmed //
on 7730, S6/S7 with storm crashes. 7730 was never removed from the
program skedgrid, but was just reactivated this week with a 44-degree
antenna as before, same as 15770, but not necessarily // at all 24h.

Also confirmed UT Sunday May 14 at 0049 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into
Louisiana SDR but noisy; outset 0030 was totally buried direct in
nearby storm noise.

Also confirmed UT Sunday May 14 from 0321 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+10/15 into nearby SDR with storm noise. Next:

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
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial
support is appreciated; via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com

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. 7730, May 14 at 0701 check, this reactivated WRMI now
programming TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085 & 9475 [nons]. Have not heard any signal evenings on
5085 for weeks; and no 9475 at most likely Sunday-morning time at 1504
May 14. Another update on repairing WTWW: ``Subject: WTWW: missing
equipment -- All, I went to test a piece of equipment from transmitter
#1 and could not find the step up transformer, 120 volt to 220 volts.
Transmitter #1 & 2 use items at 220 volts. The transformer was at the
station before I came back. The GOOD OLD BOYS struck again by walking
off with the transformer. As I need items, I find that they have been
taken by the GOOD OLD BOYS. George McClintock, 5-13-2023`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 11835, May 14 at 0700, RV still here on 3 x 3945, S6/S8
after JBA carrier on 7260 before 0700. Not audible on 15780 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1953 May 14
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