** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Monday August 9 at 1502 check, no
signal from LRA36 into two Brazilian SDRs. Had been active last 5
days, Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. Re decommissioning ND beacons, Richard Lacroix, odxa: A
copy of Aeronautical Study - NAVAID Modernisation can be found here:
https://copanational.org/sites/copanational.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Aeronautical-Study-NAVAID-Modernisation.pdf
(via Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6931-USB, Aug 9 at 0024, S6 mostly soft songs with
long pauses, 0025 resuming S5 to spixe of S7-S8. Occasional quick
announcements, unreadable; 0053 soft ballad; 0057 upbeat bluegrass;
0100 another pause but no ID, then as in
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84850.0.html
``House of the rising Sun - The White Buffalo with Forest Rangers``
from KIND (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6860-USB, Aug 9 at 0116, rock music at S9/+10; 0120
electronic. These pirates competing with Olympix closing ceremony as
delayed on NBC TV. It is Mix Radio International:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84845.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 341-MCW kHz, Aug 9 at 0614 UT, Enid`s NDB, EI,
is off again so at JBA strain level vs noise, 341 signal #2, OIN from
Oberlin KS is copied. 515-MCW PN Ponca City and 255-MCW SW Stillwater
also remain off; but 350-MCW RG in OKC remains reliable. A couple of
the big Canux also audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6974.9-AM, Aug 9 at 0118, JBA music, presumed
Nowhere Radio. I am still suffering from high local line noise level
on LW thru MW thru most SW bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Aug 9 at 2200, it`s Monday so time for another token
English semihour from REE; VG 9/+15 via Maryland SDR; 15520 is OFF,
but also well audible on 11940 for SAm and even 11670 for Africa.
Justin Coe introduces news to be followed by the so-called `DX
program` which is really a mailbag; he gets into that at 2208,
admitting that he`s ``not used to working``, just back from a 2-week
holiday inside Spain but not even reaching the beach.

So the show will be ``chaotic``; and it certainly is, but not much
more than usual. First has e-mail from Peter Jones in GB, who wonders
why English programs have been missing since July 22. He must be
referring to new podcasts posted, not SW. JC says there are struxural
problems at REE; summer holidays, not enough personnel to keep all
podcasts up and running. Sooner or later.

Then a report in English from someone in Guangdong for a Spanish
broadcast on 17855 with a SINPO of 44444. Wants a QSL and sticker, but
JC still hasn`t located who is responsible for QSLing; if and when,
will forward that report. You see, in August everything stops in
Spain. Next from Richard Lemke in Alberta suggesting ``have fun`` name
for mailbag.

This somehow leads into a bit about today Aug 9 being International
Day of Indigenous Peoples, by the UN. And 2222 talking about a
Guatemalan woman singer, Sara Culchich? sounded like, but a search
engine knows better, Curruchich. Yadda3, he goes on and on about her,
since he apparently played a bit of her music earlier and more to
follow. But by the time he gets around to that, it`s 2229.6 so only a
little bit before the 2230 timesignal and into French. It appears JC
is programming for the podcast of variable extended length, never mind
getting it cut short on SW. Anyhow, here is more about her I found,
and more linx to her songs:

https://theculturetrip.com/central-america/guatemala/articles/meet-sara-curruchich-the-singer-songwriter-fighting-for-indigenous-rights-in-guatemala/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYUMm8BRjY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVTY8eyvBUw
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 9 at 2200 and later quick chex of Maryland SDR
during SPAIN, no signal today from VOT simulEnglish. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: NOT confirmed
Sunday Aug 8 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia 918 kHz: S9+35 via Noale
SDR, after ID, goes to dead air for several minutes, and believed for
entire span to 2030; back with country music at 2115 check.

Confirmed Sun Aug 8 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, S9/+15 into Bonaire remote.

Confirmed UT Mon Aug 9 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, S9+10/20 direct.

Confirmed UT Mon Aug 9 at 0130 on WRN webcast to N America,
http://shoutcast.wrn.org:8025/NAMAAP
This direct link continues valid despite WRN website link broken.

Confirmed UT Mon Aug 9 at 0230 on WRMI 5800, S9+10 into Bonaire; but
// 7780 is OFF, as it was at earlier 0055 check, and later.

Confirmed UT Mon Aug 9 at 0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 kHz minus 102
Hz on SAM mode of Maryland SDR = 6159.898; slight glitch of a few
words of BS between ID and WOR start; after JL bi-weekly
expletive-laden show. So this is the reactivated time for WOR
replacing Sunday 2200; did not check A51 webcast then August 8 but may
well have been there too, as at 2230 HRI was starting, while 6160-
stayed with TOMBS past 2200. HRI has also moved to 0329 UT Mon; in too
big a hurry to start, cutting my last few closing words. Nevertheless,
``standard disclaimer`` still applies. By this time into Maryland,
WBCQ at S7-S9 is axually QRMing 6165 RHC more than vice versa, but not
so into OK closer to azimuth of RHC. Next, skipping any Tuesday
opportunity:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** VENEZUELA. 6205-AM, Aug 10 at 0015, nondescript music here with
ROCV reactivated. I`m camping on the Bonaire SDR which is all busy but
someone in Caracas already on this frequency, until they start tuning
around the 49mb at 0017. But quits by 0020 when I take over and back
to 6205, showing carrier offset plus 8 to 11 Hz at S5-S7, some strange
off-mike singing and clapping? or chugging? keeping rhythm past
0040+.

Manuel Méndez had reported on the WOR iog yesterday morning: ``ROCV,
El Tigre, Venezuela, 6205 on the air again testing --- Radio Onda
Corta Venezuela ROCV, El Tigre, 6205, is on air again as reported by
its engineer Gregorio Kina in the ROCV whatsapp group. Checked via SDR
remote receiver in Bonaire, heard right now, 1300-1311, 08-08 with
Venezuelan songs, "LLaneras" and others, ID "Somos Radio Onda Corta
Venezuela, El Tigre", "En Venezuela son las ...". Fair signal, not
possible to hear it here in Friol, NW of Spain at this time due to
daylight`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1080, Aug 9 at 0620 UT, C&W music overcoming KRLD on E/W
longwire, making slow SAH. Last year`s NRC AM Log shows only two C&W,
both daytimers: 250-watt KOAK Red Oak IA; and 10 kW KSLL Price UT.
KRLD remains dominant on DX-398, can`t get a DF on this nor enough
null of KRLD (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1130, Aug 9 at 0618 UT, Spanish QRM to KWKH, with
super-hype voice actor, SHVA, could be USA or EUM. Last year`s NRC AM
Log shows only non-daytimer SS is KSDO 10/10 kW San Diego but
religious; supposed daytimers in GA, TN, TX. IRCA Mexican Log had 4 or
5 there. Getting more of it on E/W longwire than DX-398 so could not
DF it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0048 UT August 10

** ANDORRA [non]. Christian Milling of shortwaveservice, who produced
the 6180 special aired via Austria, August 7, replies:

``Well, the show was a program from Summer 1979, one of about 10 still
existing complete original recordings on cassette in more or less
studio quality from Radio Andorra that survived the severe storage
conditions in the more than 30 years abandoned transmitter building in
Encamp. The program was composed by the last artistical director of
Radio Andorra, Arty Parera together with the chansonnier Sacha Distel,
one of the most important artists of France at that time. But for sure
this rusty old tape can't beat the excitement of a WOR show. And
sorry, we "forgot" North America again, the undoubtedly center of the
universe...``

It is my center so no apologies for representing it; but I certainly
do not begrudge Europeans their nostalgia. Tnx to Christian for
producing and availablizing it. I continue to be bemused by Europeans`
thirst for rock back then, while there was plenty of great classical
music on radio; in North America, rock everywhere and classical a
small minority to be sought out, still today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Aug 8 at 1627, tnx to reminder from Dan
Robinson, LRA-36 is also on today Sunday, S4-S6 into Brasil SDR, usual
music, brief talx, frequent IDs still past 1732. And 1827 item about a
meteo observatory in Cordoba; 1855 Antarctica song, 1858 opening Wed
show `El Lejano Sur` once again, still past 1917.

So appears to be active every day now for extended hour, starting
circa 1400, past 19 or 20 UT recently (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. Steve McDonald, VE7SL replies: ``Most large commercial jets
are equipped with RNAV capability l which can be used in conjunction
with ground-based nav facilities (VORs and DMEs) to navigate
accurately but that’s not the case for the smaller stuff.``

Martin Potter, Ont., replies on the ODXA iog:
``Concerning your item about NavCanada decommissioning LW/MW beacons,
your correspondent Walt Salmaniw makes a very good point. It seems to
me that NavCanada, with their emphasis and reliance on GPS satellites,
is creating an "all our eggs are in one basket" kind of situation.
There will be no redundancy, other than more satellites.

An item just this morning on Slashdot.org
https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/08/07/0212200/cnn-explores-how-space-force-is-defending-america
makes the point that a military war in space, while not likely for the
foreseeable future, is not exactly *unlikely* either.

All an aggressor has to do it detonate a few nuclear devices *above*
the ionosphere and the global positioning satellite system would be
toast instantly. Will NavCanada immediately turn on the beacons again
to save all the aircraft in the air at that time?

Then there are natural events. A very unusually strong solar flare
might adversely affect many of the GPS satellites on the sunlit side
of the earth at the time of the flare. I know the satellites are
hardened against expected solar events of that nature, but hardening
has its limits and I am sure the GPS designers had a practical upper
limit on what they could do and did do. Unfortunately, Nature has a
way of surprising us in unexpected ways and at unexpected times.

Maybe NavCanada is a bit short-sighted and perhaps too trusting of
both technology and the present "peaceful world". 73, ... Martin
VE3OAT``

Yes, but would an aggressor really want to eliminate its own GPS
access at the same time? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 1390, Sun Aug 8 at 0625 UT, my strongest local, KCRC, is
again in dead air; but too late at bedtime to try for any DX
under/thru it. Say, other stations which do this should have a default
set up of continuous IDs and other DX test noises. Or turn off the
transmitter: obviously, broadcasting dead air accomplishes nothing
except keeping the electricity bill humming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO monitoring: last week, UT Sunday
August 1, Hansjoerg Biener in Germany was hearing WOR on WRMI 5950
before 0100. It`s not on the skedgrid, as that half hour is not
accounted for on System L. Other days of week there may be 1-hour
programs from 0000, but on Sundays at 0000 it`s Wavescan which is only
one semihour. So we are sure to check for WOR 168 hours later, UT
Sunday August 8 at 0030 on 5950: YES, it`s on, but from 3+ years ago!
#1935 recorded June 19 [2018!]. S9+10/20 via Knoxville SDR.

Unlike a lot of time-sensitive weekly shows, we always give the
produxion date right at the beginning, saving listeners from trying to
figure it out or wasting their time on a rerun. The # if not the date
is also always given at the mid-break and the very end. Apparently
this was an orphan file in System L --- no telling how long it`s been
showing up at odd times with long-out-of-date info. I`ve asked Jeff if
he could arrange it so the latest WOR appear in this slot.

Current WOR 2098 confirmed UT Sunday August 8 from 0330 on WA0RCR,
1860-AM, Wentzville MO, good via nearby Warrenton SDR but with heavy
storm noise no closer than WI/NE/KS, none in MO/IL. Next for #2098!

2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0300 UT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [ex-Sun 2200]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 7570, Aug 8 at 0044, WRMI is back here very strong after
absence last night; and 7780 is weakened again, so evidently back to
`normal` configuration, antenna NW on 7570, NE on 7780 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. (5085), UT Sun Aug 8 at 0040, WTWW-2 webcast of `TOUTA` in
stereo finishing at 0052, back to rock, so missed most of it starting
early circa 0021. Bob Heil says next week he may fire up his own
thorgan besides playing recordings of others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9475, Aug 8 at 1506, the usually silent WTWW-1 daytime
frequency is on since it`s Sunday morning, with PPPP; the SSOB of
S9+30 vs WWCR 9980 at only S9+20 and hardly anything else on band
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1926 UT August 8

** ANDORRA [non]. 6180, Aug 7 at 1750, another R. Andorra revival is
underway, via 100 kW AUSTRIA, VG via UTwente. Too much else going on
now so I only check occasionally, mostly rock music so what is the
excitement about? 1752 talking in French. Never going to make it
direct to deep North America on such a schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Aug 7 around 1450, tune in via Brasil
remote, LRA36 is in progress, active again on Saturday after missing
the last two. After breakfast, listening again at 1528 ID, S4-S6,
usual pop music and frequent IDs past 1540; 1549 YL talking about the
bases or greeting them; 1549 OM ``es todo por hoy`` fake sign-off;
1551 Antártida song, immediately followed 1554 by more music; will it
be for another 3.5 hours like Wed? 1604 ``sign-on`` of `El Lejano Sur`
Wed program. About something happening on 30 June 1810. Manuel Méndez
soon explains that:

``Día de la Prefectura Naval Argentina 30 de junio --- El 30 de junio
de 1810, por decreto de la Primera Junta, redactado por Mariano
Moreno, el Coronel Martín Jacobo Thompson es nombrado primer Capitán
de Puerto de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata. Este hito
histórico equivale al acta de nacimiento oficial de la actual
Prefectura, siendo por ello que el 30 de junio de cada año, es
conmemorado el Día de la Prefectura Naval Argentina
http://www.marambio.aq/diaprefecturanaval.html
Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain``

MM had been listening since 1410 direct. He keeps hearing it past
1734; as I do when checked at 1700, 1713, 1743, 1803, 1830; and still
at 2017 S3-S5 ID, gone by 2052 next check.

Not only running much longer now but on additional days of week.
Wojtek Zaremba, Poland, was also hearing it direct on THURSDAY, August
5 at 1915, And FRIDAY August 6 at 1913 as reported on HCDX (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, UT Sat Aug 7 at 0124, tuning in WRMI early
before WOR at 0130, RAE, Argentina to the World, in English is
wrapping up a program dated Tuesday July 13! I wonder if they can`t
keep producing new shows every week or day; or a mixup in playback, an
old show not overwritten? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. Re decommissioning more and more LW/MW ND beacons, ```That
site also purports to explain why this ``modernization`` is being
undertaken, but is unclear to me and unconvincing. But then I am not a
pilot. ``Completion date of the project is planned for May 2024`` (via
Glenn Hauser, WOR)``` --- Walt Salnaniw, who commutes between Victoria
and Masset BC, replies:

``Glenn, I happen to be a pilot, and here's my take: Most pilots use
GPS for navigation with fancy Garmin units in the cockpit. I never
really did, preferring a map in my lap and nav aids (VOR and NDBs) to
help with navigation. I always enjoyed using NDBs, both the official
ones, and the unofficial (read AM stations on 530 to 1700 kHz) ones.
They were surprisingly useful and simple to use. The NDB signal when
heard would point directly to the station, so it was very easy to turn
the aircraft directly to the signal, and if you flew over it, it would
immediately swing 180 degrees. One could also triangulate one's
position by tuning several stations. VORs more or less worked the same
way, but in the VHF range. I always found them a bit more complicated
to use. I foresee the day when GPS satellites are disabled for natural
or man-made means, and then there'll be a whole lot of pilots who will
be utterly incapable of navigating! 73, Walt`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 6060, Aug 7 at 0622, RHC English with modulation somewhat
distorted but not the usual humbuzz. 6100 is OK; 6165 & 6000 are off
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. At 0214 UT Sat Aug 7 I posted to WOR iogroup:

``Cupid Radio on 7780 and 5800 now --- Hearing the TRSW relay of Neth
pirate Cupid Radio after 0200 UT Sat Aug 7 as publicized on 5800 only,
from WRMI, but rather poor here in noise level and local blobs. Say,
why wouldn`t it be also on 7780 since during this hour the two are
normally // as on UT Mondays for WOR at 0230?

Guess what, it IS also on 7780, which is much better here, S9+20/30,
which is abnormally strong for that frequency on their NE antenna.
Guess what2, 7570 is off again, and I bet 7780 is now on the NW
antenna instead. Glenn``

Also sent to TRSW and to Cupid with some more details for QSL:

``0205 announcement says has been on air for 29 years, 6265 or 15070
or 21460; 3-element beam antenna in any direxion for higher
frequencies; inverted V for 48 & 76 mb, 3-9 MHz range. 0208+ dance
music. 0221 homebrew transmitter of 75 watts 3-21 MHz. etc., more
transmitter and antenna info. My Receiver: R75, Antenna: 30m E-W
longwire. However, WRMI is so strong on 7780 that I get you well on
ATS-909 with a few meters of clip on wire 73, Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF
RADIO`` -- Also heard to the end with YROT theme of TRSW at 0258.

Cupid Radio replies: ``Hello Glenn, Thank you very much for the
reception report, too bad 5800 khz work out not that well last night.
Propagation have been not really helping so far, it seems the higher
bands are opening a bit now and then. Well it was lot of fun being
relayed by the transmitters of WRMI, I saw the video on the internet
from the station and it`s very impressive. The antenna park have been
guarded by alligators under the wires 🙂. I don`t know with how much
power I was being relayed, assume 5 kW or so. For this broadcast I
made a very rare QSL card, I hope you will like this one. Check out My
Facebook page for more information, movies, and all things what
happens here around the studio.
https://www.facebook.com/Cupid-Radio-Shortwave-1719305095057496
Kind Regards from The Netherlands, Cupid Radio``

O no, WRMI is rated 100 kW or 50, and surely close to that, not 5.
Viz.:
https://www.w4uvh.net/CupidviaTRSWRMI58007780.jpg
or #129 via:
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html

TRSW also replied:

``Ahoy Glenn - That sneaky Jeff White! Thanks for the tip. We wonder
how many others found the better signal on 7780 kHz. We hope you'll
send Cupid a report for 7780. He certainly won't be expecting it! He
has a great looking eQSL that would make a nice addition to your
collection. Sent from Cap'n Ric's iiPad``

Terry Colgan also replied: ``An email to Jeff White at radiomiami9
(at) gmail (dot) com asking him to keep TRSW on this freq might not be
amiss. According to TRSW's current program schedule, Europirate relays
on WRMI end their run on 5800 kHz at the end of August, but a second
series begins September 5 UTC on TRSW's "regular" frequency of 5950
kHz.

The new series runs through the end of November and airs at Midnight
UTC, and changes to 0100 UTC on November 14. Along with returning
stations like Radio Monique International and Cupid Radio, other
stations like the UK's Radio Clash and The Netherlands' Radio Pamela
join the lineup. It looks like the broadcast schedule hasn't been
finalized; there are three dates still available.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515-MCW kHz, Aug 7 at 0618, PN Ponca City is OFF (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 92.3, Aug 7 at 1850 UT on caradio, two stations, the
stronger one with dead air; by 1858 it`s KMZE, Z-92 Woodward, so the
other one would be the Wichita KS ESPN (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2097 monitoring: Richard Lemke, St. Albert,
Alberta, reviews the previous week: ``From, the desk of Richard’s
listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF. Antenna: random long wires in
the trees. Dear Glenn: You posted already the tables of contents and
notes for #2097, I hope I am still posting my confirmation that I
heard the recent times on WRMI, except for Wednesday at 2200 UTC now
there is playing AWR Wave scan, recent one #649, Details:

0130-0159, static noise, 5850 kHz, confirmed hearing World of Radio
2097, 0159, 5850 kHz, July 30 UTC 2021 [Fri]

0130-0159, QRN, static noise heard, 9395 kHz, 0130 - (45343), 0159,
9395 kHz, July 31 UTC 2021 [Sat]

2230-2259, much better voice, fading, 9955 kHz, 2230, 2258 (45432),
2259, 9955 kHz, August 1 UTC 2021 [Sun]

0030-0059, QRN, static, 7730 kHz, 0044 (45442), 0059, 7730 kHz, August
2 UTC 2021 [Mon]

0230-0259, static QRN, 5800 kHz, 0230 (55433), (55334), 0230, 5800
kHz, August 2 UTC 2021 [Mon]

5850 kHz, 1030, over comer a few seconds, heard World of Radio #2097,
S 9 signal, 1059, 5850 kHz, August 4 UTC [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``

WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: confirmed UT Sat Aug 7 at 0130 on WRMI
9395, VG S9+10/20. Started a few sex late after music.

Also confirmed Sat Aug 7 at 1600 on WRN webcast to N America.

Also confirmed Sat Aug 7 at 1800:34 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 918 kHz,
Granze, S9+22 via Noale SDR; following Aida theme from 1759 and brief
sign-on.

However, NOT confirmed on IRRS SW 7290 via Bulgaria: listening from
1758 hearing only weak Chinese station via UTwente, but warble on USB
only, timesignal at 1800 and continuing until it cuts off at 1805* as
scheduled, still no IRRS/WOR for at least 10 minutes; recheck at 1820
now we`re on 7290 running in progress at S9+15/25.

Also confirmed Sat Aug 7 at 1940 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 10
minutes into so started on time about 1930, VG S9+9 into nearby KB0FX
remote.

NOT confirmed Sat Aug 7 at 2000 on WRMI 15770, replaced without notice
by a gospel huxter, as also shown now on skedgrid. So in a few weeks
we went from one to two to three to two to one to zero airings on that
frequency. Next, be sure to check for the secret airing discovered
last week by Hj. Biener at 0030 UT Sunday on 5950:

0030 UT Sunday    WRMI 5950 [NEW]
0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2000 UT Sunday    IRRS 918-Italy
2230 UT Sunday    WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday    WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0300 UT Monday    WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [ex-Sun 2200]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
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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to: Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7780, UT Sat Aug 7 at 0300, see NETHERLANDS [non], after
Cupid Radio via TRSW via WRMI, VG signal continues unlike the NE
antenna and believed to be on the NW antenna since 7570 is AWOL from
there. But this semi-hour is World Music fill, with 0318 BBB ID for
``9395`` -- NOT: TOMBS is there. Until 0330 Slovakia in English. And
after 0300, 7780 is no longer // 5800 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5850, Aug 7 at 0620, this WRMI is OFF, as well as 7570 which
would have been TOMBS. Problems, or have TOMBS $ $ $  and hours been
reduced? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also ARGENTINA [non]

** U S A. 5980, Aug 7 at 0626, JBA talk vs remnant pulse jamming. No
doubt it`s the WWCR leapfrog mixing product of 5890 TOMBS over 5935
DGS/PMS, another 45 kHz beyond, both of which are VG tonight (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0027 UT August 8

** CANADA. ``Glenn, Concerning your comment that there are no other
advance-of-date decommissioning notices for Canadian beacons, there
actually is a new list of beacons to be decommissioned as of January
27, 2022. Scroll down to the bottom of the page at this link
https://www.navcanada.ca/en/air-traffic/navaid-modernization-program.aspx
to see the beacons to be decommissioned in Phase 7 of 12. Also, in
William Hepburn’s list, the higher-powered beacons are shown in caps,
with the highest powered ones shown in the largest font size. Steve
Howe, Saint Albans, VT``

That site also purports to explain why this ``modernization`` is being
undertaken, but is unclear to me and unconvincing. But then I am not a
pilot. ``Completion date of the project is planned for May 2024`` (via
Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, August 6 at 0559, RHC English is not on wrong frequency
5990; also same on 6100, better on 6165, much worse just hum on 6060.
By 0601, both 6000 and 5040 are off. See VANUATU. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6980-USB, August 6 at 2350 giving out a 302-area
code phone number; first thought it was a MARS net, but then for
call-ins to R. Free Vatever; DJ muses about forbidden Dungeons &
Dragons and plays such music. I did not copy the full phone number and
no one else reports it either. We may assume that 302 = Delaware is
not a clue to RFV real QTH. S6-S7 vs noise level. Many more logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84739.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, August 6 at 2353, pirate DJ talking about
a nest? S5-S6 vs noise level. Many logs here as Camelback Radio about
Vermont, not Arizona; a Zekey station:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84740.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 6 at 2200 and later, no signal from VOT English
to N America, checked at Maryland SDR. I believe it was there
yesterday but an earlier day this week was also AWOL. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBCs on WRMI: UT Friday August 6 at 0130, VG on 5850 direct; 7780
poor in storm noise via UTwente but VG S9+10/20 into Virginia SDR.

Also confirmed Friday August 6 at 2030-2059 on IRRS Shortwave via AM
Italia, 918 kHz, Granze, VG via nearby Noale SDR.

Larry Will notifies us August 6: ``Area 51 WOR schedule change --- Hi
all, Since Herald of Truth left WBCQ on July 1, we are able to move
World of Radio and Hobart Radio International from Sundays at 2200 UTC
(6pm eastern) to Mondays at 0300 UTC (11pm eastern) on 6160. This
should be a better time slot for these programs. This change is
effective this weekend. Regards, Lw``

4790 is also being evaluated as a replacement for all Area 51
programming instead of 6160. I would say wait until fall/winter as it
will have a smaller coverage area and confront more noise during the
storm season. OTOH, it`s free of QubaRM unlike 6160 from 6165. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2000 UT Saturday WRMI 15770
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 [NEW]
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0300 UT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [ex-Sun 2200]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
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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** U S A. (7489.9v), UT Sat Aug 7 at 0000, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW`
sounds familiar, going to do a ``tutorial on freedom`` as if we need
that from him; usual opening fiddling with mikes, praising Angela`s
appearance, for his eyes only. And then about the 175th anniversary of
Monticello ``tomorrow``, so this indeed is a repeat of last week`s
show, and John Carver agrees; no further monitoring needed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4840, Aug 6 at 0608, WWCR with S9+30 of dead air from TOMBS
in English. AGAIN. Keeps happening around this time of night, but not
on other WWCR or WRMI frequencies. How nice that they are wasting
their watts but the programming is thus upgraded (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 10080, Aug 6 at 0610, no trace of R. Vanuatu harmonic from
5040 nor has anyone ever? reported it here. 5040 however has been
reported on air well past 0600, instead of 3945 which does harmonicize
on 7890 and 11835. It`s still too early to hear RV on 5040 even if on
and Cuba be off, which it is this date (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0101 UT August 7

** CANADA. Hearing a number of dashing beacons again, a sign of
autumn? Or local line noise and storm noise levels have lessened, Aug
5 at 0634-0644 UT bandscan as well as a few USAns, q.v.:

248-MCW, WG, Winnipeg MB, 1000 watts
332-MCW, QT, Thunder Bay ON, 1000 watts, atop IC Wichita
335-MCW, YLD, Chapleau ON, 1000 watts
346-MCW, YXL, Sioux Lookout ON, 500 watts
362-MCW, SB, Greater Sudbury ON, 500 watts
Axually logged in reverse order downward. As looked up at
https://dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm

where William Hepburn has flagged a number of beacons in red as ``To
Be Decommissioned 2021-08-12``! I pick them out: hurry up to DX them:

209 IB ON ATIKOKAN 1000 48 49 31 -91 34 39
212 BY SK Beechy 100 50 50 31 -107 27 35
214 LU BC ABBOTSFORD / CULTUS LAKE 500 49 1 16 -122 2 59
230 YMU QC Umiujaq 25 56 32 13 -76 31 23
233 QN ON NAKINA 500 50 10 48 -86 37 45
236 YHK NU GJOA HAVEN 1000 68 37 34 -95 51 32
236 YZA BC ASHCROFT 1000 50 42 7 -121 19 13
244 TH MB THOMPSON 1000 55 47 40 -97 51 15
[the only one in N America on 244]
248 UL QC MONTREAL 1000 45 27 36 -73 50 54
248 YLA QC Aupaluk 25 59 18 11 -69 36 3
260 UFX QC Lourdes de Joliette / St. Felix de Valois 50
46 11 32 -73 25 8
266 XD AB Edmonton 32 53 38 37 -113 30 47
276 ZTH MB Thompson 80 55 49 54 -97 45 42
278 NM QC MATAGAMI 500 49 43 26 -77 44 30
289 YLQ QC LA TUQUE 500 47 24 58 -72 47 11
[the only one in N America on 289]
302 QW SK North Battleford 40 52 48 14 -108 20 7
317 VC SK LA RONGE 1000 55 5 10 -105 19 6
329 OU QC Quebec City / Ste. Foy 25 46 46 40 -71 17 23
344 ZSB ON Greater Sudbury 100 46 41 0 -80 44 58
358 NL NL St. John's / Signal Hill 50 47 34 27 -52 41 7
358 YKG QC KANGIQSUJUAQ 500 61 35 27 -71 55 43
373 YXK QC Rimouski 25 48 28 40 -68 30 11
377 YRR ON Ottawa / Greely 25 45 16 6 -75 34 25
392 ML QC LA MALBAIE / CHARLEVOIX 500 47 37 24 -70 19 28
395 YL MB LYNN LAKE 1600 56 49 51 -101 4 13
396 YPH QC INUKJUAK 500 58 28 4 -78 4 24
399 ZHD ON Dryden 25 49 48 3 -92 38 41
400 QQ BC COMOX 500 49 45 14 -124 57 29

First number after the town is watts power, then geo coordinates. If
there be some significance to which ones are in CAPS or not, I don`t
know what. Currently there are no other advance-of-date decomm notices
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 13530 & 12880, Aug 5 at 1422, only CNR1 jammers in the 10-11
& 12-13 MHz areas are these, both S9/+10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR. 5009.934 to 5009.917, Aug 5 at 0319, JBA carrier
measured with carrier offset fluxuating minus 66 to 83 Hz, per
Knoxville SDR in SAM mode, as I check for absent WRMI. RNM is
habitually offset-minus around this area, and should have been better
an hour earlier, if WRMI-14 were still off then rather than nominal
0300* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515-MCW kHz, Aug 5 at 0637 check, 25-watt NDB in Ponca
City, PN, is off. Seems it comes and goes quite unpredictably, rather
than long absences (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 100.3, Aug 5 at 0057 UT, sporadic E FM DX check with some
high MUFs out there and some others DXing Okies not too far from me:
but only unusual I get on the caradio is some very weak Mexmx and
Spanish on this frequency. It is not fading much which is unlike Es
but also unlike typical fringe-area groundwave. Are there any SS
around here? Yes!

KCXR 100.3 TAFT OK USA Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN QUE BUENA TULSA 104.9
& 100.3 4.0 4.0 125.0 125.0 35-48-42 95-34-11

Taft is an insignificant town of 250 just west of Muskogee, not Tulsa.
The 104.9 is you guessed it a Tulsa translator, K285GW, but the WTFDA
db says it relays KXTD-1530, nor KCXR. And KCXR is not shown as
relaying anything. Or are all three really the same How-Good? The only
SS 100.3 in KS is a religious 100-watter way out in Ulysses, KQUI,
``cocky``? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A. Some ND beacons reaudible with lessened storm and line
noise, besides some much further and stronger Canadians, q.v., Aug 5
at 0634-0641 UT:

417-MCW kHz, IY, Charles City IA, 25 watts
407-MCW kHz, HRU, Herington KS, 25 watts
395-MCW kHz, CA, Newton/Harvs KS, 25 watts
329-MCW kHz, PMV, Plattsmouth NE, 25 watts
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2097 monitoring: slept thru Wed Aug 4 at 1030
on WRMI 5850; was it on air this week? And also missed checking the
Wed Aug 4 at 2100 airings on WRMI 7780 and WBCQ 7489.9v; did anyone
hear them? I do check for the UT Thu Aug 5 at 0130 on WRMI 5010 ---
but it`s off the air! checked both at Bonaire and Knoxville. Also off
is 7570 while all other WRMIs are on, but 7730 is JBM. 7570 is still
TOMBSless, off at 0632.

WORLD OF RADIO 2098 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, (Australia),
Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, (Bougainville), Brasil, Canada, Congo,
Cuba and non, Ethiopia and non, (France), Greece, India, Indonesia,
(Ireland), Japan non, Korea North and non, México, Mongolia,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, North America, Papua New Guinea, Russia and
non, Sarawak non, Sa`udi Arabia, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican, Vietnam; VHF
DX podcast; 40-MHz beacon; propagation outlook.

WOR 2098 is available as of UT Friday August 6, 2021
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2098.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2098.mp3

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

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE
2030 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2000 UT Saturday WRMI 15770
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 [NEW]
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [? not last week]
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: no new contributions this week which might have been via
PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com

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

This report dispatched at 0121 UT August 6