** CUBA. 11760, March 2 at 0748, S9+20 of dead air; AND 11670, S9/+10
of dead air; obviously RHC which may have been modulating English or
Spanish before 0700; while no RHC signals remain on 5, 6 or 10 MHz
bands. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``One year of war in Ukraine: a timeline of the Cuban regime's support
for its Russian ally --- Havana has tried to ease the UN’s pressure on
Moscow and has echoed Putin's disinformation in Latin America. DDC
Madrid 01 Mar 2023 - 01:47 CET

Russia's war in Ukraine is one year old. Since February 24, 2022, more
than 42,200 people have died and 14 million have been displaced in
what Vladimir Putin defined in his speech as a "special military
operation" in defense of the Donbas region. Beyond the human and
material consequences for Ukrainians, the first territorial invasion
of a sovereign state in Europe in 80 years has had international
repercussions, from food to energy.

What the western democracies condemned from the very first moment, and
continue to today, with heavy sanctions against the aggressor, was
justified by the Cuban regime, also from the beginning of the
conflict. Havana has been in charge of reducing pressure on Moscow
exerted by the United Nations, and has disseminated the disinformation
spouted by Putin across Latin America...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1677631672_45522.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, March 2 at 0732, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
and no other 9/kHz splits (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PERU. 4810, March 2 at 0743, JBA carrier vs CODAR and STANAG,
presumably another night that R. Logos has not turned off its
transmitter. Others report it after 1000 with programming (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2180)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2179 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday March
2 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 direct; for this airing, WRMI inserts
a few seconds of intrusive music between ID and WOR starting. But NO
signal on WRMI 5010, off the air as also confirmed via Maryland
remote; nor was it back on later that night.

WORLD OF RADIO 2180 contents: Andorra non, Antarctica, Australia,
(Austria), Brasil, Canada non, Chile, China, (Cuba), Guatemala non,
Iceland, Indonesia, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, México,
Myanmar, (New Zealand), Perú, Slovakia and non, Solomon Islands,
Turkey [WTFK at 1930? 6050], UK and non, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu,
Vietnam; unidentified 2580; propagation outlook
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2180 available from 0130 UT March 3:

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2180.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2180.mp3

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

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW
1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [usually, or webcast only?][jammed by
Cuba?]
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 7295 & 14590-Bulgaria [unsked but Feb 11
appeared]
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ditto]
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0345vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557]
0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S [not on air last week]

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; thanks this week to Kelley Sprout, KB3LR, Hughesville
PA, for a postal MO to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by cheque on a US bank to above address; or
via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 1140 kHz, March 2 at 0700 UT, rock music dominant
on both DX-398 and R75 with E/W longwire. I`m here for an unconfirmed
DX test by KXST Las Vegas, sibling station to 720 KDWN, both about to
go dark. I never hear any sign of KXST with gambling format or
anything. Instead, it`s ``Good Time Oldies``, 1140 KZMQ IDs heard at
0701, 0707. That`s a 10 kW *daytimer*, non-direxional in Greybull,
Wyoming, but address in Cody some 40 miles west. I see it`s been
reported at night before as early as 2020, and as recently as last
month. But not this: ``1140 KZMQ Greybull, WY old slogan: “Good Time
Oldies”, new: “Star 92.9”`` as per Broadcasting Info, IRCA DX Monitor
Feb 25 --- no mention of the latter, still G-T-O.

Meanwhile on 1140 also noted: 0701 ABC news, 0709 Coast-to-Coast, both
likely WRVA Richmond VA; 0710 XEMR Monterrey, Spanish from south
plugging its platforms but asserting that AM is still primary,
probably a gospel huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2180)

** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, March 2 at 0740, R. Vanuatu back on
tonight, S8/S9 with JBA talk probably cyclone warnings; aside Nigeria
7255- dead air. Others` reports:

Ron Howard: ``7260, Radio Vanuatu: Feb 28 - From 0742+ UT; tuned in to
hear emergency sirens followed by multi-language cyclone warnings for
Tropical Cyclone Judy and advising people to have plenty of water,
food for 2 to 3 days, have candles, batteries, etc. due to electricity
possibly being off for several days, and for information, listen to
TV, Radio Vanuatu and check the Internet; followed by more sirens;
0750, the usual advertisement for the "mobile stage" for events in
Vanuatu and PSA for mental health; 0831, more sirens and cyclone
warning/advisories.

March 2 - From 1002+ UT; emergency sirens and advising people to
listen to TV, Radio Vanuatu and the Internet for the latest cyclone
info; 1007-1017, sounded like the Prime Minister's speech to the the
nation (poor audio quality); 1026, "Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 4"
for cyclone Kevin, giving location, direction, and speed.

https://www.vmgd.gov.vu/vmgd/index.php/forecast-division/tropical-cyclone/warning
. Map showing the location of cyclone Kevin -
https://zoom.earth/storms/kevin-2023/
RV totally blocked at 1057, with very strong sign on of CRI, in
Japanese (*1057-1257* UT). Ron, California``

And Tony Rogers, UK, BDXC: ``Checked for Radio Vanuatu on the Te
Kauwhata KiwiSDR in New Zealand at just after 1200 UTC today (2 March)
and found them back on 7260 kHz with an emergency broadcast now in
place for Tropical Cyclone Kevin. 7260 kHz also has CRI Japanese
between 1100-1300 (from Xian 500 kW) but Radio Vanuatu still well
audible on this SDR. 73’s Tony`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2180)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9510.1, March 2 at 0759, S9 carrier with hum, one
zero-beat about +0.1 kHz. It seems no one else is interested in
pursuing this? Ah, here is one other report: ``9510 S8 hum back;
missing a few days; 1723, 3/1; 1438, 3/2 (Harold Frodge-MI)`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9895 USB, March 2 at 0756, JBA 2-way seems like Spanish
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0211 UT March 3

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Wed March 1 at 2110 tune-in late via
Argentine SDR, LRA36 also starting late with Morse code ID and
standard spoken sign/on, S8/9+10. Someone thought it would now be pure
USB but I confirm there is still a JBA reduced carrier when tuned to
15475.00 USB. But too weak for the Kiwi in Sync modes to lock onto it.
2112 credits, into usual discussion, mentioning ham activity from 6 to
160 meters - but nothing specific known about any further 14336 USB
transmissions. 2116 contact info via whatsapp, email only. 2117 into
efemérides for dates in February and I wonder if this is really a
rerun. I have to go out so log nothing further but others report it
cut off around 2130 but resumed later. I checked next at 2209 direct,
nothing. Already Feb 28 via Horacio Nigro, a further broadcast is
planned for Sat March 4 2100 until 0300 UT Sun March 5 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9440, March 1 at 2224, R. Cairo is on, S9/+20 direct but JBM
except for some hum. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA [non]. I have let UTwente run on and no Verdad. There has
been some heavy ute activity in the area which AMsync will lock onto,
such as 4053.876 at 0445 UT March 1. That`s yet another obstacle which
Dr M does not understand. He will need 4055 to be a clear frequency
worldwide - highly unlikely, not even in a broadcast band.

Here is TGAV`s advance notice of a ``4055 via satellite`` test for Feb
28, in translation:

"We need to be ready from 22:00 UTC (4:00 Guatemala). I can't be
sure about the exact time the transmission will start, because the
Technicians and Engineers will be making all the previous connections
of the equipment. But, the broadcast will be long, like 12 consecutive
hours, in part to see if the equipment can handle it and not get
hot.

After this test in Guatemala City, we will have to move all the
equipment to the city of Chiquimula, install everything again, and do
the final tests, until the new Radio Verdad Internacional is
inaugurated, via satellite. The signal is expected to come through
strong and clear. We await your reports, preferably with recorded
reports.

It has been a great struggle for 6 years, but I think that now we have
finally triumphed, because 4 days ago we did a test transmission for 3
and a half hours, and we received an excellent report from La China.
We will reach Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, the
Caribbean, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Thank God and the
efforts of our Engineers.

When we inaugurate the new International Truth Radio, via satellite,
we are going to announce all the instructions and explain how this new
invention works. This is the same project that, initially, was called
"Radio Verdad Transmundial", about which we received many excellent
reports, but Radio Transmundial opposed us, and forced us to change
its name, despite the fact that the law was on our side.

Thank you, God bless and keep you.

Dr. Edgar Amílcar Madrid
Radio Truth International
Chiquimula, Guatemala, C.A."

But our further occasional chex of 4055 directedly or remotedly got
nothing well into UT March 1, like Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, also
reported at 0613: ``As I think it was expected, 4055 kHz, checked
directly here in the NW of Spain and in various remote receivers in
Europe and America and no signal.``

Guess what: later at 1701 UT March 1 via Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain:
``Mail from Radio Verdad about the test transmission: Google
translation:

"We had problems with Network Transmissions: They didn't open the
channel for us, because they hadn't received the payment money. We are
waiting for it to be enabled. Let's wait and I'll report. Edgar
Madrid, Radio Truth International"

"Tuvimos problemas con Network Transmissions: No nos abrieron el
canal, porque no habían recibido el dinero de pago. Estamos esperando
que nos lo habiliten. Esperemos y yo informaré. Édgar Madrid, Radio
Verdad Internacional"`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, March 1 at 0718, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
but stronger than usual; and no other 9/kHz splits. Gary Pence, KM5X,
detected it at 0552 ``the hard way`` via Oahu remote, tuned to 844 USB
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Mar 1 at 2300, SNR English opening with preview
about some youth volunteer project in Nepal, but I don`t have time to
listen. Usual // in diminishing strengrh on 12030, 11940, 11685 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960, March 1 at 2300 & 2325, no signal from VOT
English direct, presumed another off-day but did not check UTwente
until after 2400 when there was nothing but XJPBS. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2179 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 #2179, WRMI:
5850, 0130, 0159 (55433), S9 signal, 0159, February 25 UTC 2023 [Sat]
9395, 0130, 0158 (45433), S6 signal, 0159, February 28 UTC 2023 [Tue]
9395, 0030, 0044, 0059 (55433), 0059, February 22 UTC 2023 {meaning
March 1?] [Wed]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Also confirmed UT Wednesday March 1 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+20/30
into Missouri SDR.

Missed checking Wed March 1 at 2200:21 on WBCQ 7490; did anyone hear
it? Next:

0130 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

New WOR 2180 should be ready for download by 0200 UT Friday March 3
and first SWBC at 0330 on WRMI 7780.

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support
is appreciated, this week from Greg Putz, KI7UED, Bountiful UT,
``Thank you for your work!`` with a generous check to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 720 kHz, March 1, much-anticipated DX test from KDWN, Las
Vegas NV, just before it closes down forever, 0759-0809 UT. I am
writing the following from my log notes, deliberately before reading
what anyone else says about it: first on the R75 with E/W lw, nothing
but WGN as expected. Then on my DX-398 with WGN nulled as much as
possible - yes, they did not turn off carrier or modulation for this
historic event. That means nulled toward NE/SW and favoring NW/SE
while LV is almost due west, so that worx. By 0802 the Star-Spangled
Banner is being sung with heartfelt emotion by a male with orchestra
-- got to be KDWN signing off forever. Weak but readable presumably 25
kW non-direxional day pattern. At 0803 some digital beepery,
presumably SSTV which you certainly don`t often hear on the MW band.
At 0805 Morse Code, a fairly long and seemingly repetitious message
but I DO copy the KDWN ID several times as well as 73, some Q-codes,
like QRA? concluding with QST at 0808.7*. Never heard any voice ID;
maybe it uttered at the start. A bit later some music probably from
another station, like the black-water QRM. I`ve heard KDWN before, but
tnx for the test. I did not record it.

Now, what else? Not a single report of this on the WOR iog: maybe I
should have pre- reminded them. Plenty on the IRCA iog. Played the
Nevada state song before the SSB. The beepery was SSTV; someone posted
a very fuzzy image. Sibling station 1140 KXST was also testing, and
maybe it, or they will test again tonight? 11 pm PST mentioned = 0700
UT. Reception was spotty; 720 made it to Florida, but not Alberta,
etc.

Via Wayne Heinen, NRC: ``KDWN and KXST May final Test Tonight {UT
March 2} --- ``From irca.io group --- UNVERIFIED information posted by
someone on Radio discussions suggests that KDWN is still on as is KXST
1140 and they`ll run the DX test again again. This was posted by
"DNezTech"

"Shutdown will be tonight. The same program will air again on KXST at
11pm and KDWN just before midnight. There are free apps and software
to decode the Slow Scan TV transmission in the Scottie 1 format."``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, March 1 circa 0730, no signal from R. Vanuatu, which
had been reliable lately; Gary Pence, KM5X, agrees at 0713: ``No
Vanuatu on 7260 or any other freq right now!!``

Later, Tony Rogers reports to British DX Club: ``No trace of Radio
Vanuatu today (1 March) at 1830 UTC (which is around the time their
daily schedule normally starts) on 7260 kHz or on the alternative
frequencies of 3945 and 5040 kHz (and associated harmonics); checked
using the Brisbane KiwiSDR in Australia. Live stream at
https://www.vbtc.vu/en/listen-online-2/
still operational. Maybe Tropical Cyclone Judy has knocked the
shortwave transmitter off the air. The last time I checked 7260 kHz
was at 1100 yesterday (28 February) after which it continued with its
emergency broadcast.

Ron Howard posted this link on Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio iog which
follows the course of the cyclone:
https://zoom.earth/storms/judy-2023/
73’s Tony `` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2580, have heard no further traces of mystery harmonic
as of March 1, nor has Gary Pence, KM5X: ``UNID 2580 khz not heard
since I recorded it. I sent Manuel, NW Spain, a copy to listen to
closely`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0050 UT March 2

** ASCENSION. 11660, Feb 28 at 0727, song in English S9/S6, chopped
off air at 0729* without any announcement. Aoki shows BBC French at
0700. Romania in Arabic supposed to follow at 0730 but unheard before
0730 tune-out; should have been running IS. Well-coördinated
scheduling also shows Turkey on 11660 at 0450-0656; not so well-coörd,
also CNR2 at 01-09, no sign of that. It`s off for siesta after 0600 on
Day 4 only, but this is Day 3 = Tuesday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, Feb 28 at 0726, S9/S7 open carrier from RHC on way
late again. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN. In case you find my denunciations of ``imperialist
ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems``, excessive
whenever XJPBS comes up such as QRM to Turkey 5960, consider this:

``How a search tool offers overseas Uyghurs harrowing insights
William Yang, Taipei, 02/23/2023 February 23, 2023
Leaked data and a search tool have allowed some overseas Uyghurs to
gain insights into their family members in China's Xinjiang region.
Some say they feel a deep sense of guilt while others are filled with
fear. [...]
https://www.dw.com/en/tech-gives-overseas-uyghurs-chilling-insights-into-plight-of-relatives/a-64796343
via Hansjörg Biener`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA [non]. 4055, R. Verdad, which has been off the air from
Chiquimula for more than a year: Dr Madrid is still believing that by
paying some organization, which has no web presence, the 4055 SW
signal will soon be available worldwide via satellite. And claims that
testing is now underway. A few days ago it was ``heard`` in China, and
the perfect-Spanish ``reception report`` he forwarded is pretty
obviously fabricated. This has been discussed in more detail in the
WOR iog.

For once, he publicized the latest test in advance: Feb 28 from 2200
UT past 0300, the first part to be heard in Europe only. Guess what,
UTwente is getting no sign of it at 2237, 2321, 2355 chex, but there
is a roaring noise centred 4050 with no specific carrier. Later he
says the worldwide test would be around 3 am - I guess local time? so
09 UT.

We are 99% sure that poor Dr Madrid is letting himself be conned out
of scare funds, and have warned him repeatedly in the past. If any
legit DXer ever hear this directly or via any remote, we may have to
reconsider; meanwhile beware of a pirate possibly pretending to be
this on 4055. He seems to be implying that the SW frequency 4055 is
being transmitted from multiple satellites, as if HF 4 MHz were not
totally inappropriate for direct satellite broadcasting; has promised
to explain how this worx once it`s successful (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 28 circa 0745, no sig detected from R.
Kiribati, maybe due prop storms even on a trans-eq path. Gary Pence
confirmed it earlier at 0425z with a screenshot from Oahu SDR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.003+, Feb 28 at 2256, VOT IS is already on blotting
out BBC OMAN, S9+30/40 into UTwente. 2300 TS and s/on again mentions
only the 1330, 1930 and 0400 broadcasts. First news item is like this,
412-2 vote in US House:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mtg-house-turkey-syria-earthquake-b2291044.html
Modulation level is loud enough, in fact too loud causing some
distortion, more so during music. Before sports, ends with report that
Antarctic sea ice area is the lowest in 45 years. 2314 `Review of
Turkish Press` quoting Recep et al. always brief, hardly more than a
few extra headlines. 2316 salute to S&R teams from all over the world.
2317.5 `Weekly Commentary` by Brad McDermott? an Australian
psychiatrist, a guide to healing from EQ depression, PTSD. 2327 ``TRT
VOT is with you`` promo, distorted music break. 2331 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. 2334 about aromatic apples produced somewhere in Turkey,
was `Turkey`s --algo-- Products`. 2336 salute to S&R teams again. Just
realized I`m not hearing the CCCCCCI from East Turkistan, q.v. Maybe
buried further than usual. 2337 music. 2343 third salute to S&R teams,
music. 2348 ``always by your side`` promo, more music. 2352 s/off
again citing 1330, 1930, 0400 bcs only, why? 2354 IS gets to repeat a
few times before chopoff* uncovering XJPBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2179 monitoring; next:
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 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, this week from Greg Putz, KI7UED, Bountiful UT,
``Thank you for your work!`` with a generous check to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, Feb 28 at 0741, RV still here but VP
unreadable; and no Nigeria 7255-. However, at 0730 I was listening to
13755 RNZP, VG with `Melanesian Update` warning about Cyclone Judy
hitting Vanuatu: in some pidgin with plenty of English terms. Earlier
about that, at 0408, Ron Howard recommended to the WOR iog:

``Hi Glenn - Would be a good idea for folks to listen to Radio Vanuatu
(7260 kHz.) over the next 24 hours. Certainly there will be active
coverage about cyclone Judy. https://zoom.earth/storms/judy-2023/
Ron, California`` -- and before that:

``Thanks to alerts from Art Delibert and Ralph Perry today (Feb 27),
Radio Vanuatu (7260) with extended broadcasting, well past normal
closing down time of about 1100* UT!

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/02/27/tropical-cyclone-judy-forms-near-vanuatu/

https://www.vmgd.gov.vu/vmgd/index.php/forecast-division/tropical-cyclone/warning
Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 4 for TORBA, PENAMA, SANMA and
MALAMPA.``

And from Tony Rogers, BDXC-UK: ``I have been listening on the KiwiSDR
in Brisbane, Australia, but it’s interesting to follow the programme
content more clearly on their online stream at
https://www.vbtc.vu/en/listen-online-2/
73’s Tony`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0012 UT March 1

** CUBA. 15230, Feb 27 at 1602, S7/S9 of dead air or maybe JBM from
RHC where something`s always wrong. Ops normal Spanish on 15140 S9+10
& 11760 S9/+10, the only midday frequencies supposed to be on air
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 27 at 0747, VON S9 with some unreadable
modulation, weaker than neighbor VANUATU, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Here we go! Our `spring` tornado season is underway UT
Feb 27. Major OKC TV stations are in wall-to-wall warning coverage by
0030 UT as the storms in TX Panhandle are moving swiftly into their
territory of western OK. The first half of CBS` 60 Minutes made it to
air but KWTV 25 ``9``, chopped into the Afghan/girls story before it
was over, and then we found KFOR 27 ``4`` deleted NBC programing, KOCO
7 ``5`` deleted ABC, and KOKH 24 ``25`` deleted Fox including a new
episode of The Simpsons at 0100 UT. We`ll have a lot of upcatching to
do via On Demand or online.

I don`t blame the stations for this essential public service! But I do
blame KWTV for not shifting CBS programming to its substation KSBI 23
``52`` as it has done in past and is certainly possible; especially
since this severe weather they have been predicting for almost a week!
If anyone cared what`s on NBC, KFOR could shove it to substation KAUT
19 ``43``; KOCO and KOKH have subchannels or substations and could do
likewise but have never seen them do it. Networx` HQ of all four must
not be too pleased.

Lots of views in the dark from the stations` mobile units even in TX.
KFOR labels one shot as from ``Sweetwater TX``! It`s obviously? really
Sweetwater OK, which is just east of Wheeler TX on the OK side. The
much larger Sweetwater in TX is way down out of the storm line near
Abilene TX - not KS, just to be clearer. We are concerned about this
in Enid, but not quite yet: storm line with winds of 80-100 mph if not
tornados too forecast to cross us circa 0300 UT. I`m not delaying
posting this in case we lose power or worse (Glenn Hauser, Enid, 0130
UT, WOR)

We are OK. Storms skirted north and east of Enid and moved away from
us, some tornado warnings for NE Garfield County and neighboring
areas. Wind was not even very high here but just in case we were ready
to go into the storm cellar around 0330 UT February 27. On portable
radio, only local stations with continuous weather coverage were 1390
KCRC // 1640 KZLS, obviously plugged into some TV station I did not
recognize, never aurally IDed, so probably from #4 station KOKH Fox
``25``. Out of OKC of course fixated on what`s happening in The Metro,
occasional info about here; better when NWS interrupts with our area
warnings. BOOO to KGWA, our other local commercial station, 960 //
100.9 which stayed in regular programming as well as all the FMs I
checked, including 107.1 KNID, which is the FM side of KCRC. At 0400,
KCRC & KZLS had enough and resumed ``WWLS The Sports Animal``. There
was lots of damage in western and central OK. All the TV stations
started covering that about 0400 UT, normal late news time, and stayed
on it toward midnight - well after 0500 UT. No doubt much more to
reported after daybreak and following days (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.018, Feb 27 after 2300 I`m mainly attentive
to VOT, rather time collision with Spain since it`s a token English
Monday for them: all four frequencies are on in usual ranking; TRT
into UTwente S9+25/35, somewhat distorted, moreso during music. After
news, 2313-2315 `Review of the Turkish Press`; 2315 ``VOT, always with
you`` and `Feeling Supreme/The Healing Spring` on computer use and eye
health -- bottom line, bad for you as blink rate reduces and eyes dry
out, so I guess we should force ourselves to blink more often. 2323
multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2325 `Did You Know That?` about city of
Hatay, devastated by EQ, one of earliest settlements in Anatolia,
going back 100,000 years - did she mean 10,000? Heavily accented YL
hard to understand, and the CCCCCCI from XJPBS does not help, std
denunciation of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other
Moslems in East Turkistan; music break. 2340-2343 a feature not caught
before, different theme but did not get title; about Turkey`s first
astronaut to be spaced this year - by whom? 2344 ``VOT, always by your
side``, music; 2348 ``ABYS`` again, so it is getting closer to Always.
2349 music; 2352 s/off with partial English sked not including this
one, only the 1330, 1930 and 0400, why? 2353 fragment of IS before
chopped off uncovering Urumqi. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2179 monitoring: Confirmed Sunday
February 26 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+15/20
into nearby Noale SDR with JBA CCI.

Also confirmed UT Monday February 27 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into
Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday February 27 at 0420 the 0400 on WBCQ Area 51,
6160 minus 60/63 Hz = 6159.937/940, S9 into Maryland SDR. Next:

0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 27 at 0717, RV is S9/+10 direct with flutter,
stronger than neighbor NIGERIA, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2580, Feb 27 at 0755-0805 UT, tuned to 2579 USB for
harmonic carrier to pop on, but nothing from it as I am dozing off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9510, Feb 27 at 1557, S2 pulsing at rate of about 3X per
second, surely the same thing previously with steady carrier but
split-second breaks (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0035 UT February 28