** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-CUSB, July 11 at 1400, special USB test
broadcast publicized from LRA36 for one hour, but no signal direct to
here, so on to Brazilian KiwiSDRs: the best one at Pardinho is already
maxed out; no signal at Campo or Rio, but good via Brasília so I stay
on that for the duration.

1402, songs are playing; 1410 Spanish announcements, ID, and I think a
quick one in English and maybe another language, all the rest in
Spanish. Lots and lots of conversation; they certainly have no lack of
stuff to talk about, but I have a hard time making it out without a
loud and clear signal. Do the Esperanzans ever explain the scientific
research they are carrying out; if any, or are they just there to
maintain Argentina`s questionable claim to this sector of the
supposedly ``international`` continent?

1417, contact info which they also repeat periodically. I tune the SDR
to 15476.00 exactly in Synchronous AM mode and watch the readout of
the ``carrier``, constantly jumping around in Hz: 152, 211, 201, 199,
173, 169, 190, 197 etc. I`m not sure if this be significant and
exactly what it mean --- maybe attempting to lock onto it minus some
200 Hz without success since carrier is so far reduced. Yes, there is
a carrier, obvious if you tune to 15475.0-USB and hear the het/tone.
This broadcast had been publicized as something new in USB as if it
had not been in USB all the time. Maybe the carrier has been reduced
more than usual, but not eliminated.

By 1450 it`s faded up better, with laughter, song, but by 1454 I`m
distracted by TVDX from The Metroplex: see USA. 1458, ``Nacional, La
República`` ID as this may be simulcast on the domestic LRA network,
and multi-digit phone number, toll-free? 1507-1520, caller with a very
hoarse voice, outro ID as Alejandro Ortiz; seems like he`s at one of
the other bases? 1521 music and program ID as `Corazón Antártico`..
1542 mention Adrián Korol, head of RAE who apparently arranged this
broadcast. 1558 another caller ends, ID, jingle; 1601 credit plugs for
regular Wednesday show, music, yet another caller. 1621 music bit,
1640 song with bandoneón, music only still going past 1700. Really
nice and I stick with this instead of Gounod`s Faust on KUCO. 1718
says its ``Miguel Figueroa y su Conjunto``. Still 1725+. 1730, another
brief plug for `Corazón Antártico`, miércoles 11-13` local time, but
that`s also name of program now at 1732. 1739+, To be continued?

[non] But from 1605 to 1700 it`s in the background as I was mainly
listening to `The Score` on KUCO-FM webcast, this week tributing the
late Ennio Morricone, with his great cinemusic, to be continued next
week! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [and non]. CNR1 jammer survey, July 11 from 1322, and there
are lots of them, starting with the only one with equal level from
victim:

15165, S8/S9+10 two Chinese talkers mixing, so in this case only, VOA
is holding its own at least over here if not inside China. It`s 13-14
only via THAILAND, and from that angle the 14-degree azimuth is also
aimed toward us far beyond (like HSK9`s NAm service at 6 or 38 degrees
which never comes in this well after 0000).

Now to quick scan of all the others, not all evaluated for strength or
//, some presumed, and never any Firedragon music: 15130; 14500 JBAC;
13835 echo; 13530 S9/+10; 13160; 12880; 12870 S9+10/20; 12820 S3-5;
12800 S8-9; 12500 S5-9; 12190 S4-7 vs CODAR.

By now it`s 1331, continuing: 11460; 11440; 11170 S4-7; 11150; 11100;
10960 JBAC; 10920; 10870; 10820; (10370 not // music --- oops, that`s
11760 RHC minus local 1390 KCRC mix); 10160 JBAC; 9300; 9255; 9230;
9215; 9200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5040, July 11 at 0547, RHC not in wrong language Spanish, but
instead English tonight, // 6000 distorted, 6100 & 6145 good, 12200
poor; so we again have a `Cuban 5` despite deletion of 6060.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 7335, 7345, 7465, 7405, 7435, July 11 at 0556, residual
jamming on all these Martí frequencies, even the DRM one, despite it
being totally off SW between 04 & 10 UT for months now. They do not
all sound exactly the same, different pulsing and pitching. The
incompetent and hugely wasteful Jamming Command also has no
consideration for innocent bystations. Think how many undernourished
Cubans could be fed for the cost of all that electropower alone!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY. 3955, reply from The Mystery Pirate to my report of
hearing music from something via remote from 0200 July 11:

``Hi Mr. Hauser - A problem at Channel 292 prevented our program from
airing this morning. What you heard, I believe, was 292's "filler"
music, transmitted when they have no paid programming.

The program will air at 0200 UTC tomorrow, July 12, 2020. If you could
let your readers know, I'd appreciate it.

Yours truly, The Mystery Pirate. We're a mystery to ourselves``

Also asked someone else not to publicize e-mail address, so people
have to search it out. Not the way to encourage reports. I already
showed it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2042 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
July 11 at 1300 on WRMI 15770, JBA as usual here, peaks to very poor.
Next:

1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0300 UT Sunday WRMI 5800 to SSE
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW [NEW]
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

Thanks this week for financial support from Ron Howard, Monterey CA,
for a generous check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box
1684, Enid OK 73702; in memoriam Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania DXer
who died in December 2012

One may also contribute via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
PayPal not necessarily in US funds as they will convert.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Bill Hepburn`s tropo forecast map for 15 UT July 11 shows a
convoluted mess around here, levels 1, 2 and 3 between here and The
Metroplex, whence I soon find some signals into my broken antenna at
roof level on a bent mast, not even pointing horizontally:

Bandscan starting at 1524 UT finds a few signals barely decoding:
RF 30, 29-1, KMPX-HD [1000 kW, Decatur TX, Estrella TV]
RF 31, 55-1, Azteca [KAZD, 1000 kW, Lake Dallas TX]
RF 21, 58-1, TBN-HD [KDTX-TV, 736 kW, Dallas; all as W9WI.com listed]
RF 14, 13-1, KERA-HD PSIP showing at 1608 captured when not looking

Also many BAD signals probably mostly from same area: 32, 35, 36, 11,
20, 26. BTW, W9WI.com shows *2* Dallas stations on RF 36: KDFI-27 and
Spanish KXTX-TV 39; that can`t be right, simultaneously (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1739 UT July 11

** BRAZIL. 11780, July 11 at 0020, RNA is S9+10/20 but suptorted =
suppressed and distorted modulation again tonight. Is no one at Parque
Rodeador site paying attention? // 6180 however is about as strong
with good modulation, somewhat more fading (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHAD [non]. 12050, July 10 at 0619, fluttery French at S4-S7. Aoki
shows R. Ndarason International in Kanuri via Woofferton UK at
0600-0700; but EiBi is more detailed with a French segment at
0615-0625 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 13530 & 13130, July 10 at 1358, the only CNR1 jammers heard
in the 12-13s, altho I`m on inside longwire only due to storming.

10920, July 10 at 1446, JBA carrier probably CNR1 jammer against Sound
of Hope as listed; the only WOOB such signal in the 10-14 MHz range
now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, July 10 at 1449, S9/+10 of dead air or maybe JBM;
something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11670, July 11 at 0023, this RHC is suptorted but no +/- 39
kHz spurs like last night. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 4765, July 11 at 0116, R. Progreso, music with OK modulation,
S9+10/20; back on air after missing a few nights. Something`s always
wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA [non]. At 0226 UT Sat July 11 I wrote to
mysterypirateradio@gmail.com -- NO 3955 signal here in OK, nor at the
Rockport Maine SDR, so I listen via UTwente in Holland, from 0158 past
0225 UT there are songs with pauses, but no announcements heard so
have no idea whether it is really your program. I did publicize this
on World of Radio, and reminded the WOR iogroup less than half an hour
before:

``Their attempt for North America is imminent, 0200 UT Sat on 3955
from Germany. Certainly no signal here at 0138 check if it`s on. Lots
of storm noise and doubt hams will clear the channel. Maybe to east
coast remotes? Glenn``

No replies to that and only an autoreply from MPR. However, by 0255,
Maine SDR was getting a JBA carrier on 3955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 13790.049, July 10 at 0622, S7-S9 of
Chinese, the SSOB at this later hour when there might be nothing this
high except in midsummer. RFA via SAIPAN is scheduled, and altho there
is of course ChiCom jamming as well, this off-frequency signal only
points to really Saipan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, July 10 at 2218, quick check of VOT English on TWR
Bonaire SDR as I tune away from WORLD OF RADIO: No signal today.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2042 monitoring: confirmed first WRMI
broadcast, Friday July 10 at 2200 on 9955 --- JBA here, so check
KiwiSDRs where it`s aimed; good at both TWR Bonaire and Pardinho SP
Brasil; occasional trace of jamming underneath at fades.

Also confirmed here at 0139 the 0130 trimulcast on WRMIs: 5010
S9+10/20 vs high storm noise level; 7780 S9/+10 but slightly less
noise; 5850 VG S9+30/40 aimed thisaway. Comparing to Pardinho SP
Brasil at 0150: 5010 best, 5850 sufficient surprisingly since it`s
headed NW from FL; and worse 7780 to the NE. Next:

0700 UT Saturday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0300 UT Sunday WRMI 5800 to SSE
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW [NEW]
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

Thanks this week for financial support from Ron Howard, Monterey CA,
for a generous check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box
1684, Enid OK 73702; in memoriam Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania DXer
who died in December 2012

One may also contribute via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
PayPal not necessarily in US funds as they will convert.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490), UT Sat July 11 at 0002, tune in WBCQ webcast as
`William Tell Overture` is finishing, `AAAWWW` starting. They always
begin with a similar lovefest of compliments, so is this new? No, soon
they talk about Allan being topless in the FL heat, nicknames, which I
know I have heard before in the last few weeks, so it`s a rerun.
Direct on SW checked at 0018, 7490 is close to .0 and best but only
fairly heard; 6159.9 also active, probably not synchronized, but poor
in noise; and 5130 a JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 27385-LSB, July 10 at 2053, freebanders hopping all over
11 meters, here one calling CQDX from Mississippi, soon CCI mentioning
South Florida, West Virginia; seems they also have some kind of
numerical IDs. No higher MUF sporadic E DX heard today (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0440 UT July 11

** CHINA. 12500 & 11100, July 9 at 1411, only CNR1 jammers, JBA and
presumed, none others found in the WOOB 10s, 11s, 12s or 13s. Likely
many more were around before 1400* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11631 & 11709, July 10 at 0218, a new set of S9 RHC
spurblobs! plus and minus 39 kHz from 11670, which is S9+20 and
distorted. F# tones also audible on fundamental and spurs, like in the
mornings circa 13700; had also heard them circa 15370 afternoon,
evidently all same transmitter, but the offset quite different here.
Also a trace of second-order with F# circa 11748 and third, 11787, but
could not be sure of a minus match on 11592. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 6185-, July 9 at 0628, XEPPM, off-frequency-minus at S9-S7,
and more modulation than usual after JBA carrier yesterday (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7254.9, July 9 at 0627, VON is back on nominal channel
today after excursion to 11769.9 yesterday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6945-AM, July 10 at 0240 rock music, S9 including
heavy storm noise level; YL ID sounds like ``You are tuned to ----
dot.com``; another at 0254 and music stops by 0300*. Many reports here
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,69271.0.html
as Mix Radio International from 0035, but none later than 0202 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 9700, July 9 at 0226, jazz on VG S9+10/20 signal from
what? Not NZ this early, still on much weaker 13840 with someething
else. Answer at 0229 ID: RRI in Spanish, and then found //7375 almost
as good (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 28284.8-CW, July 9 at 1449, VVV N9TNY/B EN51, relog of
Geneva IL beacon, slow WPM and long pause between iterations. So
Geneva already has a SW station before any WPBC.

28286.5-CW, July 9 at 1455, WB0BIN, beacon alternating fast and slower
WPMs. WJ5O roster shows:
``28.2865 WBØBIN C SABIN, MINNESOTA # 7W, GP VERTICAL New 22 April
18`` --- Sabin is just SE of Moorhead-Fargo. QRZ.com:

``WB0BIN USA flag USA, ROBERT T DABLOW, 251 MAIN ST, SABIN, MN 56580

10-20-2019 - THE WB0BIN BEACON IS BACK ON THE AIR AFTER BEING OFF
SINCE JUNE WHEN A BAD STORM WENT THROUGH SABIN WITH STREIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80MPH AND DAMAGED THE ANTENNA. IT CAME BACK TO LIFE
YESTERDAY AS LLOYD OUR TOWER CLIMBER ASSENDED 140' UP THE WATER TOWER
AND MADE REPAIRS TO THE ANTENNA MOUNT AND ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL COAX
TO TAKE THE TENSION OFF THE CONNECTOR WHERE IT TIES INTO THE ANTENNA.
IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT FROM THE BEACON COMMITTEE AND THE LOCAL HAMS WHO
GAVE A THUMBS UP AND STATED THE BEACON NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD. LETS
HOPE 10 METERS WILL BE IN FOR THE WINTER

73 EVERYONE, IF YOU HEAR US PLEASE LET US KNOW AT kbdablow@msn.com.
tiny...WB0BIN P.S. WE HAVE SOME PICS FROM ON TOP OF THE TOWER.

WB0BIN BEACON CAN BE FOUND ON 10 METERS, 28.286.50 MHZ. IF YOU HEAR US
GIVE US A CONFIRMATION EMAIL AT kbdablow@msn.com. WE QSL ALL REPORTS.
THE WB0BIN BEACON IS LOCATED IN SABIN, MN ATOP A 140 FOOT WATER TOWER.
WE ARE RUNNING ABOUT 7-10 WATTS OUTPUT. AGAIN, IF YOU HEAR US CONFIRM
AT kbdablow@msn.com 73 tiny...WB0BIN``

OK, I`ve done that. That`s the extent of my sporadic E DX today, no FM
band MUFs spotted on DXMAPs while I am busy anyway producing WORLD OF
RADIO 2042 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2042 contents: Algeria non,,
Antarctica, Australia, Belarus non, Bolivia, Brasil, Canada, China,
Cuba, Djibouti non, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Korea South,
Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mongolia, Nigeria, North America non, Sa`udi
Arabia, Sikkim, South Carolina non, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam, Yemen
non; propagation outlook.

WOR 2042 is available as of 0105 UT Friday July 10
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2042.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2042.mp3

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

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

0900 UT Friday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5010 to S, 7780 to NE
0700 UT Saturday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0300 UT Sunday WRMI 5800 to SSE
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW [NEW]
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

Thanks this week for financial support from Ron Howard, Monterey CA,
for a generous check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box
1684, Enid OK 73702; in memoriam Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania DXer
who died in December 2012

One may also contribute via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
PayPal not necessarily in US funds as they will convert.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, July 9 at 1417, WRMI is on with algo in Spanish, off
by 1443 recheck; contrary to own schedule showing WRMI-3 goes beyond
1400 only on weekends, and the webcast carries Freedom Synergy Radio
M-F at 1400-1500. I suppose that could have been partially in Spanish,
altho when we first monitored it evenings, it kept stuck to English
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15610, July 9 at 2125 check, WEWN English is still AWOL for
at least the sixth day in a row; ditto the night frequency 9385 at
0225 July 10 check. A few summers ago absence was explained due to
mowing the antenna farm, but that should hardly take a week, and
Spanish remains active on 12050/5970 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2042)

This report dispatched at 0454 UT July 10

** BOLIVIA. 5935, July 8 at 2358, no trace of Radio Yura, and WWCR is
not on yet. That idiot***, SHN in Denmark, had reported it active to
HCDX from *2240 July 6 via remote in Brasil. Followed by Claudio Galaz
in Chile: ``5935. R. YURA. July 7. 0030-0054 UT. Woman talks and
music. 24232, File: https://archive.org/details/152170070743
(Claudio Galaz, Receptor: TECSUN PL - 660; Antenna: Long Wire; QTH:
Ovalle, Chile)``

It`s a 55 second clip, horrible reception, I can`t understand
anything, let alone an ID, sounds distorted, and with buzz noise
level.

***I would never be so rude as to call any fellow DXer an idiot,
unless he has already called me one --- for objecting to Cuban jamming
including vs my own program (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9664.86v, July 8 at 2346, weak signal with Brazilian talk
and hymn, ``He Will Take Care of Me``, so RVM is active again and on
the minus side of nominal 9665 instead of plus or doubleplus (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 11780, July 8 at 2352, RNA is S7/S9+5 but seriously
suptorted. // 6180 not distorted and about as strong but noisier
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. Radio Martí is still on the air as usual July 9 at
0008, tho I can`t vouch for program content, 5980, 6030, 7335, 7365
and DRM 7345, all in well at TWR Bonaire and without any jamming
audible there. ``Informativa``, ha, checking since Kim Elliott posted
this:

https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/a/aviso-sobre-cambio-de-programaci%C3%B3n/268258.html

``julio 07, 2020, Nota informativa sobre Radio Martí

La Oficina de Transmisiones a Cuba (OCB) anuncia un cambio temporal en
la programación radial a partir de este 7 de julio. Radio Martí inició
una programación especial para atender asuntos técnicos en nuestras
instalaciones. Seguiremos brindando información a nuestros oyentes a
pesar de estas medidas provisionales. Nuestro contenido de noticias y
programas se mantendrá a disposición de nuestra audiencia en la isla a
través de Televisión Martí, la página web
https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/
y las redes sociales. Siempre contigo, Radio y Televisión Martí.``

How vague. Richard Langley asks, what about 1180? I don`t know how it
normally makes it to Bonaire SDR, but at 0150 check, not // RM on SW,
presumably only hearing the Rebelde jammer pileup, so maybe Marathon
be off. No, the TWR Key West SDR is hearing them both at 0155 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRELAND [non]. 7290, July 8 at 1800, another anomaly check of IRRS,
ITALY [non] via BULGARIA, via UTwente SDR: Aïda and quick sign-on,
right into `Life Matters`, anti-abortion far-Christian show. But the
Wednesday schedule on nexus-iba website claims instead `Hope for
Today`, so it`s out of date, even more so still showing `War Room
Pandemic` at 1700, cancelled a couple months ago (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** NIGERIA [and non]. 11770, since it appeared earlier July 8 for the
0600 VON broadcast, I wonder if it be on for the scheduled evening
transmissions, or instead one of the other channels? At 1907, no
reception here. At 1930 I tune UTwente SDR, to find 7255 occupied by
Türkish from CRI Kunming site, CHINA; 9690 occupied by SPAIN with no
het; but something very weak about 11769.9 vs huge splash from 11775
CRI German via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN. Checking Kiwi SDRs, there are
only two in the entire continent of Africa, both in RSA, and TWR one
tuned has no reception on 11770. However, the closest S American one
in Pernambuco does get a weak African signal on 11769.9 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, Wed July 8 at 2200, VOT English to North America is
on today, and I`m listening via UTwente SDR where reception is VG
after timesignal 2 seconds delayed as heard here, but there is a
humwhine, continuous except for one brief break. Alan Roe had reported
that the `Letterbox` had finally resumed after a long COVID-19 break,
when he heard it on the real 1230 broadcast on 15450, but not the
exact time, so I keep listening and note a bunch of different features
before it, starting with news on a variety of subjects, and then: 2210
Turkish Press; 2212 Foreign Press; 2214 Turkey leads in aromatic
plants; 2217 Today in History; 2219 Ephesus;

2222-2240 Letterbox program, ``been a long time``. Usual announcer
very informal and seemingly opening letters for the first time, from:
Stu Forsyth in NZ; China; Stefan Korona, Sweden; Pakistan;
UAE-Sharjah; Moscow; Pakistan; UK; Japan; Brasil; Montgomery/Chicago?
USA; Brasil; Malaysia. ``Next L`box in a week, goodbye.`` I did not
check 9830 for direct reception here until 2246, when I found it poor
S6-S9 with music.

As Alan Roe outpoints, ``It seems that some normality is returning to
the English service of Voice of Turkey. The programme today (Wednesday
8 July) heard at 1230 UT on 15450 kHz included the first edition of
the Letterbox Programme for many weeks. The announcer acknowledged
that this was the first edition following the impact of the global
coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. I had heard Letterbox on Wednesdays
back in February, so it looks like this is the confirmed day for the
programme. I still need to confirm, however, whether or not Letterbox
is repeated in its old slot on Saturdays. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Sporadic E MUFs easily exceed 28 MHz around the continent,
but not 88 MHz, so I settle again for these 10m hambeacons, July 8 at
2057-2114, 60% relogs, info from WJ5O roster, not exactly measured
here but seem correct. For the two new ones, adding QRZ.com info. I
often have to listen to many repeats to get a definite ID as they tend
to fade out during it; and do not spend even more time to try to copy
the whole spiels:

28281, July 8 at 2057, DE W8EH, i.e.:
``28.281 W8EH C MIDDLETOWN OHIO # 8W, GP VERTICAL``

28284.8, July 8 at 2058, VVV N9TNY/B, i.e.
``28.2848 N9TNY C GENEVA, ILLINOIS # 5W VERTICAL New 21 May 2020``

28298.3, July 8 at 2059, VVV VVV DE WC5W/B, i.e.
``28.2983 WC5W C MACY, INDIANA # 5W, VERTICAL NEW 16 June 2020``
``WC5W USA flag USA DWIGHT HAMMOND, MACY, IN 46951``

29254.5, July 8 at 2103, VVV VVV DE K4JEE/B, i.e.:
``28.2545 K4JEE C LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY # 5W, VERTICAL New 6 Nov 11``
I had a hard time copying the EE, two little dits, but this fits.
``K4JEE USA flag USA, RONALD G LARDNER, LOUISVILLE, KY 40216. As of
Nov.7th 2011 I put up a 10 meter beacon. Using a ID-O-MATIC at 15 WPM.
The frequency is 28.254.5. Rig is a Radio Shack HTX-100 running 25
watts. Antenna is cushcraft 10 meter vertical at about 35 feet. If you
would like a QSL no S.A.S.E. is necessary State side but I do require
one out of the U.S.A. Time and date and signal of beacon as well as
the frequency. Thank You And 73's Ron``

28297, July 8 at 2112, dits and DE NS9RC, i.e.:
``28.297 NS9RC C HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS # 5W, VERTICAL QTH Change 30
May 17`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2041 monitoring: confirmed Wed July 8 from
2100:21 on WBCQ 7490.03, JBA here; at 2125 check, fair at Alexandria
SDR, better at Rochester.

Also confirmed UT Thu July 9 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, VG at UTwente SDR
where it`s aimed. Hellooo to all our listners at 2, 3 or 4 am in
Europe. Next WOR 2042 should be ready by early UT Friday July 10
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 12050, July 8 at 2355, R Católica Mundial QSY announcement
to 5970 and Salve Regina IS chant; 5970 is up with same by 2359. But
they could overlap, admittedly two different transmitters. What
about:

WEWN English, however, still absent from 15610 in the afternoon, and
from 9385 at 0129 July 9 check: just as well, since it`s within one of
my local noise blobs. Does anyone know what the problem is or whether
they have given up on English after drastically reducing it months ago
from the original 24/7? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0216 UT July 9