GREECE  {and others} on Mediumwave band 23.00 to 01.00 UT on Febr 19
576.000 BUL Radio Horizont ID noted at 00.59-0100 UT, Bulgarian hymn
        played nx at 01.01 UT, S=9+40dB of Vidin bcast site outlet.
729.012 GRC ERA Net Athens Bogianti site, S=9+35dB at 23.10 UT.
800.997 GRC Folk mx ? Studio 54 ?, at Athens, S=9+45dB. 23.40 UT,
        nice 26 kHz wideband audio block.
819.000 EGY ERTU Al-Banameg, Arabic talk, S=9+10dB, 23.49 UT.
855.018 ROU  Bucuresti site 12 kHz wide audio block, S=9+20dB 01.07 UT.
881.999 GRC R Ita-Vita, Greek folk mx, S=9+40dB power, 17.41 UT
936.005 IRN  R Miandoab, Persian/Kurdish? poor S=6-7, 15.37 UT.
944.998 GRC  Likely R Galatsi, Athens, French song and
        pop 'thank you baby', S=8-9, 01.11 UT and 15.45 UT.
962.999 CYP CYBC Nicosia, Greek, S=9 at 23.52 UT.
972.001 GRC R Takis A5 Athens, Greek folk mx, S=9+15dB, 23.54 UT,
        nice 10 kHz wideband mx audio.
999.000 MLT? Bizbizja Malta, 01.12 UT JBA signal, also 15.48 UT.
999even MDA  Russian - likely R Rossii? - via Pridnestrovie relay site
        Grigoriopol Maiac, S=9+10dB in Athens at 16.46 UT. But signal is
        less strong because of main power lost this year, compared to
        previouse decade.
1043.999 GRC Unidentified Greek folk mx stn, S=9+35dB, 23.37 UT.
        nice 12 kHz wideband audio.
1053.003 ROU  R Cluj Uricani, Romanian pop mx, S=9+25dB at 15.50 UT.
1079.997 GRC Unidentified Greek folk mx stn, S=9+15dB, 00.00 UT Feb 20.
1080even HNG Hungarian(!), Harmonic of Solt MW stn 540 kHz at 15.54 UT.
1098.000 GRC Greek folk mx, started with studio talk at 16.57 UT,
        S=9+30dB, up to 26 kHz wideband audio block.
1116.000 ROU RRI Romanian nxcast, S=9+20dB, 00.02 UT, echo 1125 kHz.
1134.000 ?   UNID S=8-9 at 00.12 UT.
1152.009 ROU RRI Aktualitat Cluj, Jucu site, S=9+20dB at 16.00 UT.
1161.000 EGY HQ prayer of Egyptian R from Tanta, S=9+10db at 16.07 UT.
1178.991 ROU RRI Galbeni, on lower fq flank, aktual sports nx,
        'Real Madrid ...', mx, 00.02 UT and 16.11 UT, S=9+25dB.
1188.007 GRC GRC R Nikolaos Elata Athens, Greek folk mx, S=9+5dB, 00.04 UT
1188even HNG Magyar (Hungarian) Radio Marcali, underneath Greek pirate,
        S=9+15dB at 16.18 and 17.43 UT, Febr 20.
        Hungarian Radio had a foreign Romanian language broadcast relay
        taken from Radio Timisoara in western Romania, S=9+20dB 16.18 UT.
1196.989 ROU  Brasov FM radio via MW Bod site, S=7 at 16.19 UT.
1241.996 ?   UNID, strong empty carrier at 00.17 UT, S=9+20dB.
1251even HNG Danko Radio from Nyireghaza, S=9+10dB at 16.21 UT.
1287even GRC UNIDentified Greek pirate, ID Athena, S=9+10dB 00.20 UT.
1314 kHz different strings visible of ROU radio origin:
1314.000, and 1314.003 kHz S=9+10dB, at 16.27 UT.
1322.993 ROU  R8 radio Targu Mures regional, S=8-9, at 16.28 UT.
1331.996 ROU RRI Romanian ID at nxcast, Romanian Aktualitat Galati site,
        S=9+10dB, 00.22 and 16.30 UT.
1340.991 EGY Arabic mx via Abu Zabaal site, S=9 at 16.32 UT.
1358.988 GRC Unidentified Greek folk mx stn, S=9 bad QRM mixture. 00.26 UT
1359.013 ETH Likely Ethiopian Mekele broadcast site, SBA poor at 16.34 UT.
1367.988 IRN likely Golestan Gonbad Gavus, JBA at 16.38 UT.
1403.997 GRC Greek folk mx, S=7-8, 00.28 UT.
        Likely GRC Komotini, eastern Greece Turkish border ?
1403.999 ROU ID Radio from Cluj Marmatei, S=9+5dB at 16.41 UT.
1413even MDA Vesti FM in Russian via Pridnestrovie relay site Grigoriopol
        Maiac, S=9+20dB in Athens at 16.44 UT. But signal is less strong
        because of main power lost this year,compared to previouse decade
1421.994 ROU RRI Aktualitat from Olanesti site mx px, S=8 fluttery, 00.31
        UT; and Mon Feb 20 S=9+5dB tennis sports news at 16.48 UT, but
        QRM of Arabic.
1467.978 IRN R Qom JBA, at 16.52 UT, Persian singer program.
1493.996 GRC Studio Annabelle Athena, Greek folk mx, S=9+15dB, 00.35 UT.
        14 kHz wideband nice music audio block.
1494even MDA R Moldova Aktualitat, Cahul/Edinet sites, S=8 at 16.54 UT
and less strong heavy odd fq also
1493.796 kHz UNID program.
1503even EGY NMA program El Arish, Quran, S=8 at 16.57 UT.
1511.993 GRC Greek folk mx, S=8 at 16.59 UT and co-channel
1512.001 ARS Jeddah or IRN Ardabil ?  16.59 UT.
1521even ARS R Saudi from Duba, S=9+20dB at 17.08 UT.
1592.985 ROU RRI Aktualitat mx px, S=8 fluttery, 00.35 UT.  1422v
1602.999 GRC Unidentified Greek folk mx stn, S=9+5dB 00.40 UT.
1628.998 GRC Folk mx at 17.34 UT S=8-9 signal.
1635.055 GRC Folk mx at 17.15 UT S=9+15 proper signal.
1644.995 GRC Folk mx at 17.32 UT S=8 signal.
1649.997 GRC Folk mx at 17.31 UT S=9+10dB signal.
1660even GRC Folk mx at 17.14 UT S=8 signal.
1669.995 GRC Pirate at 17.16 UT S=9+30dB powerful sig. Over-modulated !
        English pop mx, 15 kHz wideband audio block.
1673.999 GRC tiny folk mx stn, 00.50 UT.
1680.001 GRC Folk mx at 17.29 UT S=9+10dB signal.
1689.977 GRC Folk mx at 17.20 UT S=9+15dB signal, but fq unstable up to
1690even hopping up-wards. And under-modulated poor JBA also on
1690.010 like to jam (?) by other Greek pirate stn. 17.20 UT.
1699.969 GRC Folk mx at 17.21 UT S=7-8 signal.
1699.991 GRC Greek talk program pirate stn, S=9+15dB 00.42 UT,
varies upwards to
1700.008 kHz channel within half hour.
1709.992 GRC Flute folk mx at 17.21 UT S=7 signal.
1715.001 GRC Flute folk mx at 17.23 UT poor JBA signal.
1740.005 GRC Poor pirate radio stn at 17.241 UT S=7 signal.
And also a mixture of Athens high-power signals noted locally on Athens SDR 
on
longwave frequency 242.996 kHz,
which is a Kilohertz FQ difference of
972.001 GRC Radio Takis A5 Athens,
minus
729.012 GRC ERA Net Athens Bogianti location.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 19 - 20)
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Argentina. LU5. 600. Feb. 19. 0245 - 0300 UTC. "Fiesta Nacional de La
Confluencia". +ID: LU 5. 44444 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808;
Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Argentina. 810. R. Mitre Córdoba. Feb 18. 1041 - 1051 UTC. News. 35343
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza
Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Argentina. 790. R. Malargüe. Feb 18. 1101 - 1112 UTC. Music and talk show.
45444 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Argentina. 910. R. N de San Juan. Feb. 18. 1115 - 1125 UTC. Cultural
program "soltando pájaros" with news and music. 45444 (Claudio Galaz,
Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región,
Chile)

Argentina. 1610. R, Machagai. Feb 19. 0155 - 0222 UTC. ID + ads and music.
45353 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Chile. 1020. R. Amiga de Talca. Feb 18. 1051 - 1101 UTC. Ads and music.
45444 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

SW.

Argentina. 6935. AD-149. Feb 18. 0015 - 0025 UTC. Music. 45444 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV
Región, Chile)

Brazil. 11780. RNA. Feb 19. 1814 - 1824 UTC. Music. 35333 (Claudio Galaz,
Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región,
Chile)

Chile. 6925-AM. RCW. Feb. 18.. 0025 - 0200 UTC. News and "Festival de
Longavi: Longavi canta". 55555 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808;
Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Chile. 6925-Am. RCW. Feb 19. 0100 - 0159 UTC. "Festival Longavi canta"
55555. (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Chile. 7610. RCW. Feb. 19. 2135 - 2245 UTC. Football Uchile versus
O'higgins. 55555 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long
Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Chile. 11605. RCW. Feb 18. 1735 - 2003 UTC. News about "Festival de Viña"
with music. 1800 ID + music + radio specials. 45343 to 45444 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV
Región, Chile)

Cuba. 11760. RHC. Feb 19. 2344 - UTC. "En contacto". 45343 (Claudio Galaz,
Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región,
Chile)

North Korea. 7570. VOK. Spanish service. Feb 19. 2245 - UTC. Music. 45444
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza
Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Perú. 4775. R, Tarma. Feb. 18. 1015 - 1025 UTC. Music and Id. 45444.
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza
Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

Peru. 5025. R. Quillabamba. Feb 18. 1025 - 1035 UTC. News. 55433 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV
Región, Chile)

Philippines. 11965. Voa. English service. Feb. 19. 1200 - UTC. News. 1205:
ID "VOA one" with music. 55444 // 15560 55555 // 17680 45444 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV
Región, Chile)

South Korea. 11795. Kbs. Spanish service. Feb 19. 1130 - 1200 UTC.
"Melodías de Corea" 55544 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna:
Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)

South Korea. 15575. Kbs. Spanish service. Feb 18. 0200 - 0300 UTC. News
0210, KBS 70th anniversary, 0211: "Buzón del Radioescucha" with
informations about Turkey and reception reporte. 0220 "Cuentos coreanos".
0225, music. 0229, reception reports. 0237, "Destino Corea". 0241, music.
0245: "Seúl en contacto por el mundo" with an interview about "Batallón
Colombia" 45343 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire,
QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile)
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WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST
Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update.
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

Special thanks to Peter Jones who has run the whole web page through a
URL checker and highlighted a few broken links, which have been
updated/deleted as appropriate below. Much appreciated, Peter.

1) ~Aggregator - WRN: Updated links to new (B-22) schedules*
2) Austria - TWR: Updated links to the TWR Programme schedules
3) Bangladesh - B.Betar: Added link to livestream (thanks to Peter
Jones)
4) Belarus - R Belarus: deleted all links to obsolete domain name and
added links to new home page and livestream
5) Brazil - R Trans Mundial: deleted obsolete link to webcam
6) Croatia - HRT: deleted obsolete link to English schedule; updated
livestream link
7) Germany - DW: deleted obsolete link to programme schedule; updated
links to livestream and latest audio
8) Germany - Hamburger Lokalradio: updated link to HLR livestream
9) Germany - Shortwave Gold - deleted obsolete links to Scorribande
and SouthgateARC

The next update is scheduled for mid-March. Best wishes and 73 Alan
Roe

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, UT Sun Feb 19 at 0002, LRA36 test
first heard after 2000 Feb 18, and publicized as 2000-2300, is still
running, S7/S9 into Argentine SDR with music; 0012 it`s hard rock;
0015 plugs Panorama Nacional news originating at Esperanza during
entire month of January: how helpful; keep in mind for 2024y? 0027
``Comunicad`` promo. Unknown for how much longer, but Mick Delmage was
still hearing it at 0035; he and the other Albertan, Don Moman, were
getting it direct. But no way here with my HNL and inferior antenna
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 7399.924, Feb 19 at 0754, JBA carrier from presumed Pará
pirate, R. Antares (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11670, Feb 19 at 0750, RHC Spanish still on here, S9+10/20
long-after-hours when nowhere on 5, 6, or 10 MHz bands - slanted news
about Yemen, etc. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``Public Health --- Is Cuba planning on a Russian-style privatization
of its health system? A sector of the Cuban population, especially
those over 50, has for years accepted the lack of freedom entailed by
Communism in exchange for 'guaranteed health and education.' But what
about now?
Juan Antonio Blanco Miami 13 Feb 2023 - 17:50 CET
A pharmacy without medicines in Havana. Diario de Cuba [caption]

Strange things are happening in Cuba. They have just granted
authorization to a MIPYME (TaTamanía) for doctors, nurses and
therapists to set up a private business taking care of the elderly.
And Havana has not reacted hostilely to the announcement of a private
business (Horus Intellicare Solutions) to provide telemedicine
services in Cuban territory from the United States, where the
community of exiles will pay for the medical attention for their
family members and friends on the island.

What is the reason for the regime's silence and tolerance of these
developments while new and stricter measures are being devised against
the exodus of doctors and nurses from the public health system?``...
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1676307006_45201.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 15360, Feb 19 at 1607 Horn-of-Africa strumming and singing,
S9/+10 direct. So far new unID clandestine brokered by BRB Belgium,
not in latest HFCC Feb 15 but in Observer, Bulgaria, EiBi and Aoki:

``New unknown BRB clandestine broadcast on 15360 kHz via TDF Issoudun
on February 16:
1600-1630 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic Tue/Thu/Sat.
Very good via SDR Albertirsa

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/new-brb-clandestine-on-15360-khz-via.html
15360 1600-1630 246 XUU Unknown Station AH EAf /F-i
15360 1600-1630 F BRB Amh Issoudun 357`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. Quick check of the 10m ham beacon sub-band first hits two
regular XEs; quite a few others uncopied but not chock-full as often
happens now. These would be sporadic E rather than F2, with WI5V and
qrz.com listings:

28183.3 CW, Feb 18 at 2135, dash and VVV XE1RCS/B EK#### -- ``28.183
XE1RCS C CERRO GORDO, MEXICO # 5W, VERTICAL New 8/08/08, Club call
27/06/10 Back on 16 Sept 1`` 28183.3 is my estimate, not measured but
listed as 28183 exactly. - ``XE1RCS Mexico flag Mexico, Radio Club
Satélite A.C., Apartado Postal 341-A, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, Edo
Méx 53100, México`` More info on club and ``28.182`` beacon:
https://www.qrz.com/db/XE1RCS?aliasFrom=XE1RCS/B

28276 CW, Feb 18 at 2137, dash and XE1JAL/B EK19MM --- 28.276
XE1JAL I XALAPA, MEXICO 5W, 5/8 VERTICAL New 11 September 2021`` -
``XE1JAL Mexico flag Mexico, Mario Rizo Campomanes, Calle Francisco
Navarrete No. 8 - B , Colonia Tamborrel, Xalapa - Enríquez, Veracruz,
Código Postal 91050, México`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 19 at 0752, VON signature off-frequency carrier
still detectable anext Vanuatu. Gary Pence, KM5X, suggests: ``Nigeria
carrier only 0759z, new call sign, Station 67 as in minus 67 Hz from
7255 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11950 USB, Feb 19 at 0045, poor S3/S4 into Maryland
SDR with music reported as classical. With ACI but clear here; CNR1
jamming and RFA Tibetan via Kuwait should start at 0100 when I do hear
a timesignal. First reported to WOR iog:

``11950 Feb 18 0025 UNID in USB mode. Classical music in sequence
without narration. Excellent signal on Atlanta SDR. Here in my QTH
good signal. None of the other broadcasts from Cuba feature classical
music at this time. Announcer with ID in English at 0030, but I
couldn't identify. Can someone help me? Still streaming. 73 Jorge
Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia 12°14´S 38°58´W - Brasil, Tecsun
PL-660, XHDATA, Antenna Delta Loop and LW 20 meters`` - Cuba not on
11950 weekends.

At 0158, a reply: ``Hi, Jorge - This is pirate station Mix Radio
International on 11950, according to the HF Underground board. By the
way, here near Seattle, it's a very good signal on 11950. It's even
very audible here without USB on. Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens,
Washington``. And later at 0310 from him:

``I'm not sure when the station switched frequencies, but after hours
on 11950, pirate MRI is now on 11935 USB with classical. Sounds good
here on the U.S. West Coast! Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens,
Washington``

11935 USB, so I try that and 0418, S8/S9 into northern Utah SDR, with
more familiar classical music than before but no IDs of the music.
0433 YL IDs like ``Finest Sounds: You are listening to MRI, Mix Radio
International, Worldwide`` and at 0444 inviting reports to
mix.radio.international@protonmail.com
Appears to be off at 0539 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 18 at 2343, VOT is on today for the
2300 English for NAm, S9+25/35 into UTwente, music, 2351 multi-lingual
ID filler reel - you never know when or where this or other regular
features will appear during the hour, but this just in time before
2354 s/off with schedule atop CCCCCCI; 2355 IS, 2356 German IDs
inserted but cut off 2358* before bonus German hour, ceding to the
XJPBS ChiCom, std denunciation. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13563.5 CW, Feb 19 at 1611 UT, PCO, <4 mW HIFER beacon in
Pine, ColoradO is JBA, and just above it on 13565 CW, K6FRC, <2 mW
HIFER beacon in Patterson, California even weaker JJBBA (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
February 18 at 2230 on WRMIs: 5850, S9 direct vs high local noise
level; 15770 better with less noise, S6/S8.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, sufficient
into Maryland SDR way offbeam but where the 14-second noise burst at
outset is considerably underneath.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0451, about 4 minutes into so
started circa 0447 instead of nominal 0415, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM,
Wentzville MO, S9+15/20 into nearby Warrenton SDR by groundwave.
Next:

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

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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book 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. 7260, Feb 19 at 0752, R V is JBA as usual here (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VIETNAM. 11885, Feb 19 at 1614, S7/S9 harmonious choral songs,
English announcement. It`s VOV at 1600-1630, part of much longer
multi-lingual span; and not noticeably significantly off-frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1954 UT February 19
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ALL TIMES Are in UTC/GMT and Zulu
Submissions are in Chronological Order as they were heard

** Sao Tome and Principe
13865 khz (0649z)BBCWS Speaking English broadcasting program "weekend"
>From Pineheria with a good S9+15db Signal into K1VL rSDR Shrewsbury,VT
Feb.18,2023,GaryPence,km5x,Tx.

** JAPAN
13860 khz (0657z) NHK World Japan broadcasting Japanese from Ibaragi
Koga- Yamata with a S7 Signal into K1VL rSDR
Shrewsbury,VT,feb.18,2023,GaryPence,km5xTx

** Vanuatu
7260 khz (0708z) R.Vanuatu OM broadcasting News and Current events
In bislama with a S9+5db Signal into KFS SW rSDR Half Moon Bay,CA.
Vanuatu remains on 7260 khz after 0700z with No signal on 3945 khz and its
Associated harmonics. Feb.18,2023,GaryPence,km5x,Tx.

** Australia
5045 khz (1157z) Bay Island Radio playing Seventies Song "Tell Me Something
Good" by Rufus and Chaka Khan Fallowed by"We are Family" by Sister Sledge
1205z with a Steady S8 Signal with minor QRN into KFS SW Half Moon
Bay,Ca.Feb.18,2023,GP,km5x,Tx.?
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** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Feb 18 at 2039, LRA36 on air again,
replaying that clip of LRA60 in Islas Malvinas, 2 April 1982. Seems
like whole transmission will be a rerun. Tnx to Manuel Méndez, Spain,
and Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, for forwarding advance notice from Adrián
Korol of RAE about another test today at 2000-2300. The 1 kW temporary
transmitter is not there until next week, recalibrated, so we`ll know
it`s on when 15475 becomes the frequency. Yet now the old one is VG
S9+5 via Argentine SDR. Says the inoperable 10 kW transmitter is being
moved back to General Pacheco to be repaired, eventually so RAE can
resume own SW BCs direct. Meanwhile tnx to Jeff White`s WRMI relays
for proving to bosses that SW is still viable. Still anticipating a
replacement 10 kW for LRA36 by next January (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. Re my report of 9440, R. Cairo reactivated on Feb 14 only,
Richard Langley, NB, replies on the WOR iog:

``I automatically record 9440 kHz every day using the U. Twente SDR
receiver. I can confirm that 14 February was the first time in a long
time that Cairo tried to transmit its English service at this time.
The modulation was quite low initially and not as distorted as usual
but with a noticeable 100 Hz hum. The accented English was actually
(painfully) understandable for stretches at a time. Time pips and
usual theme music and ID at about 22:00 UTC (brief recording
attached). At about 22:15 UTC, they increased the modulation level a
bit and the audio became more understandable but not for long. Most of
the following recorded segments were heavily distorted right up until
s/off at about 22:43 UTC with an approximately 1000 kHz test tone for
a few seconds. The transmission has not been noted since, including
yesterday 17 February, not even a carrier. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 18 at 0743, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
again the only 9/kHz split detectable circa this hour (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 18 at 0809, signature off-frequency carrier
from VON, keeping VANUATU company (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** RUSSIA. 9310 USB, Feb 18 at 0534-0545, Soviet/Russia national
anthem station, repeating every 3 minutes and 29 seconds including
pause between them, S3/S5 into Maryland SDR. The pace is a bit faster
than usual? as it would sound more majestic to me. Also somewhat rough
and distorted modulation. Here`s a good source for more info about it,
including lyrix transliterated and translated:
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/national-anthems/russia-federation-state-lyrics-history-english-translation/
Putin not mentioned in lyrix, just: ``The melody and lyric combination
heard today was established in 2000 by the Putin regime`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re 26110 NBFM, KOVR-TV talkback transmitter in last report
before 0100 UT Sat Feb 18: Nothing further heard from it after 0100
until maybe 0110, tho newscast supposedly ran another sesquihour.
Rabbitears.info shows it`s really on RF 25, virtual 13. And:
``Operator: CBS Corporation
Licensee: SACRAMENTO TELEVISION STATIONS, INC``

IIRC, KOVR was originally a Stockton station, and yes, as Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOVR
explains its convoluted history:

``KOVR (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Stockton,
California, United States, broadcasting the CBS network to the
Sacramento area. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News
and Stations division alongside CW affiliate KMAX-TV (channel 31).
Both stations share studios on KOVR Drive in West Sacramento, while
KOVR's transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California.

KOVR began broadcasting in September 1954 from studios in Stockton and
a transmitter atop Mount Diablo. This facility provided wide coverage
from San Francisco to Sacramento and beyond, but KOVR could not obtain
a network affiliation in the San Francisco market, whereas its move
completely into the Stockton/Sacramento area in 1957 resulted in an
affiliation with ABC. After moving, the station was sold twice before
being acquired by newspaper publisher McClatchy in 1963. McClatchy
would sell the station in 1980 under intense pressure on owners of
newspaper-broadcast combinations, and it changed hands another six
times from 1983 to 1996. The station became a CBS affiliate in 1995 as
the result of an affiliation switch and was purchased by CBS in 2005;
uniquely, it broadcasts prime time programming one hour ahead of other
West Coast stations. Traditionally a third-rated station in local
news, ratings have gradually improved for its newscasts since the
1990s.``

There is much, much more about KOVR, including 117! footnote
references; but nowhere any mention of 26.11 MHz or 26110 kHz, despite
being a co-pending auxiliary! And far more likely to reach worldwide
coverage than on DTV. RF 25 transmitter site is Walnut Grove, so is
26110 there or at studio? Nominal city-to-city distance between
Stockton and Sac`to is 44 miles. W.G. roughly halfway between them.

Nothing on 26110 at 2005 UT Feb 18, since it`s Saturday with no noon
news. See sked in previous report. With increasing solar activity, F2
MUFs normally well above 26 MHz on day paths, but closer distances and
at night may be sporadic E, which also typically attains 72 MHz MUFs,
no good for FMBC DX, but maybe lowband VHF DTV. To check current 10m
active paths, pick N. America and 28 MHz at:
https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php
Keep tuning across 25.8-26.5 MHz for others (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday February 18 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, VG S9+25/35 into Missouri
SDR.

Also confirmed UT Saturday February 18 at 0500 on WBCQ Radio Angela,
S9 into Maryland SDR on 5130 minus 15 Hz = 5129.985, closer to
frequency accuracy than any other WBCQs. This airing always starts
exactly on time.

Also confirmed Saturday February 18 at 1700 on WRN N America webcast.

NOT confirmed Sat Feb 18 at 1800 or 1826 on IRRS SW, 7295 via
Bulgaria, into UTwente, rather music; when WOR appeared without notice
by surprise last week.

Also confirmed Sat Feb 18 from 2027 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 into
nearby SDR. This does not mean the repeat at nominal 0415 UT Sunday
will be nearly on-time; like last week could be a sesquihour+ delayed.
Next:

2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT 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

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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book 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. (7490v), UT Sat Feb 18 at 0100, `AAAWWW`, a new one on WBCQ,
listening via webcast but SWs also checked at 0140 into Missouri SDR:
7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929, 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933, 5130 -4 Hz = 5129.996;
3265 off; 9330v with WLCR +36 to 55 Hz = 9330.036/9330.055. Thus their
SuperStition is also the most unstable. Starts off with ``time to get
to work`` and spends several minutes trying to recruit two new
engineers; implies an EEO, doesn`t care if they are aliens or females,
but must have experience with high power transmitters, such as UHF TV
employing Klystrons. Again compares the rotatable curtain antenna to
the Grand Canyon. Living in northern Maine: you either love it or hate
it: AW the latter spending winters in Florida.

Then about Model T Fords --- some museums will teach you how to drive
one. 0129 looking for new issue of Free Radio Weekly, but can`t find
it because this week alternating editor Dave Turnick never finishes it
before Saturday mornings. Asks Larry Will to forward it but all he can
do is resend last week`s, from which AW finally pix some items at
0156. Meanwhile at 0130 reading an article about how US DJs used to
play rock hits from Britain analog tape-recorded at 50 Hz, on 60 Hz
equipment, speeding them up and raising the pitch, which was just fine
so more commercials could be squeezed in. No more of that once CDs
came in. 0135 stats of radio listenership concerning World Radio Day
Feb 13 which he forgot to mention last week. 0144 lets himself be
interrupted by a call from Mike. Hasn`t heard from Freddie in some
months; etc., etc. Not much politix this week, whew (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 18 at 0809, RV still here, JBA (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 2054 UT February 18
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