** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Wed Aug 11 at 1447, NO signal from
LRA36 into two Brazilian remotes. Wed used to be their primary day,
last week followed by additional Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun, but not Mon or Tue.
Wonder if they were running out the clock before a prolonged hiatus?
Maybe not. Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, forwards a note in the form of
jpg which I translate:

``THE NEW LRA 36 --- Today 16:23 --- Dear Audience, we inform you that
due to adverse meteorological conditions, unfortunately we are not
able to emit the program on shortwave. Our sincere apologies for this;
we are working to resume the service again. Thanks for your
unconditional support`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, Aug 11 at 2302 and later, NO signal from RHC English,
but audible on noisy 5040. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 9830, Aug 11 at 2157, VOT IS and IDs in English,
on the air today after at least two days missing; S9/+20 into Maryland
SDR but undermodulated; still past 2230 COVID-19 PSA while I was
mainly listening to the competition from Spain; 2250 direct, already
dead air and soon off. Had a much stronger signal here than REE 17855,
equally strong there and louderly modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: as usual I sleep thru the
1030 Wed on WRMI 5850, August 11. Did anyone hear it? When it is on, I
wonder if anyone is axually listening, by chance or intentionally, in
the Pacific or east Asia when this is prime evening time?

Confirmed Wed Aug 11 after 2100 on WRMI 7780, good S8-S9 via NA5B SDR
in Maryland which shows carrier offset only +0.2 Hz. And about 21
seconds later on WBCQ 7489.9, carrier +1.5 Hz; same meter strength
S8-S9 but then to +10. Louder modulation on WBCQ. Both marred by
storm crashes as there is a huge line from Louisiana to Vermont
including the WDC area. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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download and first SWBC at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7780 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9455, Aug 11 at 2258, this WRMI is still off like last
night; #5 transmitter supposedly 24h mainly TOMBS or SMTV, but briefer
segments of Family Radio, RAE. 285 degrees, same azimuth as 7730 #13
but always much weaker than it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4790, Aug 11 at 0615, TOMBS via WBCQ, allegedly 50 KW, is
VP, with some CODAR QRM both plus and minus. So this is not so ideal a
frequency after all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4840, Aug 11 at 0616, WWCR with S9+30 of DEAD AIR AGAIN,
rather than TOMBS. Standard remarx (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Altice/Suddenlink cable TV interrupts whatever channel we
are watching and presumably all of them for a nationwide emergency
alert test, Aug 11 at 1822 UT -- as we dodge for the mute button, and
also quickly turn on the R75 for a MW bandscan, but by then, no sign
of the test, all ops normal. The nominal time for it was 1820 UT; it
seems that overtaking OTA broadcasting and cable is now an
afterthought to these:
https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210611/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-aug-11-test-messages-will
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2348 UT August 11

** ANDORRA [non]. As previously reported, I heard the R. Andorra
special via AUSTRIA 6180 via a remote receiver. I did not send them a
reception report nor request a QSL. However, it was announced that the
``QSLs`` would be generic, not personalized to name the recipient, so
I am no less generic in claiming this as it might as well be mine, one
of several reproduxions of it on the web:
https://aer.org.es/archivos/30542
In fact it does not say it`s a QSL or verifying anything, more like a
publicity poster. BTW, I am not put off by kelka shows in French: it
is probably my fourth-best language (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Aug 10 at 1510, no signal into Brasil
SDR from LRA36 this Tuesday; we`ll see if it`s back Wednesday, which
had been its #1 DOW, until last week it kept showing up on Thu, Fri,
Sat, Sun; but not Mon (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 4765, Aug 11 at 0126, no signal from R. Progreso, nominally
*0030-0400*. Gone too are its scratchyspurs 17-18 kHz above and below.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15370, Aug 10 at 1854, RHC in Kriyol // 15140, but 15370 is
not supposed to be on yet, rather from *1930 in French starting Euro
service. So I keep on it for English to get duplicated too, but 15370
goes off at 1900* just as English start on 15140. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9535 & 9710, Aug 11 at 0132, both RHC Spanish 31 mb
frequencies are missing; 11850 is S9/+10 but as so often is JBM and
suptorted; JBA parasitic spur carrier also on 11840. Something`s
always wrong at RHC. Not missing are 13740 & 11670 in Spanish (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, Aug 11 at 0134, RHC in English! instead of Spanish,
undermodulated and with humbuzz much like that infesting 6060 after
0500. // 6000 is much louder and 6165 less so. Feedlines mixed up?
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9580, Aug 11 at 0133, CRI English relay is S9+30/40,
undermodulated and slightly distorted. But sufficient with volume
turned up, American accent about American events; could it really be
CHINA?? Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba; while RHC itself is
missing from 9535 & 9710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KASHMIR [non]. 15170, Aug 10 at 1508, Kashmir Civitas weekly
clandestine reconfirmed this Tuesday, via IRRS presumably Romania,
usual Urdu talk and music, VG S9/+10 into UTwente. But at 1523
already, sudden cut to classic song in English ``This Magic Moment``,
and more rock to 1529* with no announcements. Unknown whether KashCiv
show were short this week or something went wrong to chop it,
defaulting to fill music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 10 circa 2210, VOT is missing again from North
American English. Not even a signal at UTwente. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2098 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St.
Albert, Alberta, Canada, From the desk of Richard’s listening
Post,
Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear
Glenn: This time I made my loggings that I confirmed hearing World of
Radio #2098, getting close to the mile stone program level next two
programs, Details:

0130-0159, static noise moderate, 5850 kHz, 0136, 0145 (55343), 0159,
5850 kHz, August 6 UTC 2021 [Fri]

0130-0159, static noise heard, aurora, 9395 kHz, 0131 - (45343), 0155
(45433), 0159, 9395 kHz, August 7 UTC 2021 [Sat]

2230-2259, voice heard, fading, 9955 kHz, 2231, 2245, 2259, 2259, 9955
kHz, August 8 UTC 2021 [Sun]

0030-0059, S7 signal, 7730 kHz, 0044 (45442), (35432), 0059, 7730 kHz,
August 9 UTC 2021 [Mon]

0230-0259, static QRN, 5800 kHz, 0230 (55433), (55334), 0258, 5800
kHz, August 9 UTC 2021 [Mon] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Next:
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. (7489.9v), Aug 9 at 2329, after listening to the secret
repeat of the first half of `UBMP` on WBCQ webcast, Monday at 2300, a
spot commercial for Progressive Insurance, immediately followed by the
regular 2330 show `Camp Constitution Radio`. It`s hard to believe that
a major advertiser such as P.I. would intentionally be sponsoring such
an obscure political SW show. What is going on? Have they bought some
spots on WBCQ and one happens to be inserted here [as I noticed once
before: maybe every week]? Spot advertising on US SW stations is
exceeding rare, not to be confused with commercials within a
totally-sponsored syndicated show; tho some appear amid otherwise
unrelated musical filler on WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9455, Aug 11 at 0131, tonight`s missing WRMI frequency,
while neighbor 9395 achieves S9+10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7506-7508, Aug 10 at 2230, multiple random tones, or
rather carriers on slightly different frequencies, at UTwente audible
in SSB or SynchAM modes, but not plain AM. Will not lock on to one
specific carrier frequency. Not CW, i.e. Morse with a message. Seems
unrelated to weak signal on 7505, which is RFA Tibetan via Tajikistan
this hour only; and/or ChiCom jamming. The tones could be a different
kind of jamming, but they continue past 2300 when 7505 has gone off.
In fact, beepery still at 2345. Not a UTwente artifact, as same thing
heard on nearby Nordhorn, Germany SDR at 2349.

Normally I employ remote SDRs just to check something out on a
specific frequency, rather than full bandscanning which I do myself to
discover new things: but the noise level here is so bad and the
propagation currently so poor that I was bandscanning 7300+ up at
UTwente, with probably more to come (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0430 UT August 11

** 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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http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

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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)

** 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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support: no new contributions this week which might have been via
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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)

** 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