** ANTARCTICA. 15475.97-CUSB, April 17 at 1502, JJBBA carrier from
LRA-36 with another special broadcast, as tipped via Manuel Méndez on
the WOR iog by 0500, to start at 1400 with "FUNDACION INSTITUTO
ANTARTICO ARGENTINO".

Then I try the three KiwiSDRs in Brasil: Campo and Rio are getting
nothing but noise, but as soon as Pardinho opens to me at 1512, there
it is, altho quite poor compared to other occasions; propagation must
be degraded even that far/close. I keep on it, tho:

Too weak to understand much, but I can tell W&M are talking about
Antarctica. Is it really aimed 180 toward the South Pole as Ivo thinx?
That doesn`t make sense. 1530 some music for the first time, 1533 back
to talk; 1543 sudden fade-up and stays much more readable for the
remainder: was there any change in transmission? 1545 brief burst of
buzz QRM, fortunately only once. 1551 canned ID ``Nacional Antártida
en todo el país`` as show is no doubt being carried on the entire
Argentine network. 1554 resume discussion. 1600 contact info. 1602
song; 1608 abrazos to oyentes; acknowledging someone in Italy
listening on web; ``en todo el país, la radio pública``. 1614 the
moving ``Antárdida`` hymn. 1617 canned ID again as above and a bit of
music to cutoff*. These specials typically run 2+ hours. Pardinho had
one other listener to it, from Los Angeles (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN [non]. 11830.114, April 17 at 1417, JBA carrier. Of course,
it`s UAE site, known for its offfrequenciness, this half hour being
NHK World Radio Japan relay in English. Might we have better luck on
// 9450 via Tashkent? Hardly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 50135-USB, original report of XE2NBW, by Es, 2205 UT April
15, had one typo in callsign as XE2NBN but the other references were
correct. Fixed:

XE2NBW in Monterrey NL, making quick pro-forma contacts in accented
English as if there were a contest, adding only his own grid, DL95,
but the others generally inaudible here, one being in EN53.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAO TOME. 15460.068, April 16 until 1859*, JBA off-frequency
carrier. It`s VOA Shona service. Hope all those Zimbs can tune to
three decimal places (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TINIAN. 13795.049, April 16 at 1446, Chinesish talk at S5-S7. Off-
frequency must be Saipan? No, this time it`s sibling station across
the Saipan Channel, scheduled this hour only RFA in Cantonese, not
worth jamming? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 293 kHz, April 16 at 0620 UT, regular ND beacon FBY in
Fairbury NE has QRM from another underneath --- hard to pull out but
slightly different pitch and period so that at times it`s mostly
sending during FBY pauses: UI, which is 30 watts from QUIncy IL.

FBY alone is audible again April 17 at 1344 UT, almost two hours after
sunrise here at 1155, so is this skywave or groundwave? Fairbury is in
SE Nebraska only a few miles from the Kansas border, 422 km = 262
statute miles from Enid. Quincy IL is 690 km = 429 stmi (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 395 kHz, April 17 at 1346, NDB CA, which is 25 watts from
Newton - Harvs, Kansas.

404 kHz, April 17 at 1347, NDB HU, which is 25 watts from Hutchinson
KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WOR 2030 is available as of 0033 UT Friday April 17
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2030.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2030.mp3

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

WORLD OF RADIO 2030 contents: Albania non, Argentina non, Armenia,
Bougainville, Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia non,
Guatemala, India, Iran non, Israel, Japan, Korea North & South,
Madagascar, México, North America, Philippines, Romania, Sarawak non,
Scotland non, Sri Lanka, Sudan South non, Taiwan and non, Turkey, USA,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam; and the propagation outlook

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

0900 UT Friday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [maybe jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5010 to S, 7780 to NE
0900 UT Saturday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0900 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 and/or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
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 Gerald T. Pollard,
Raleigh NC, who sent a generous US$ cheque to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 9955, Friday April 17 at 1422, surprised to find WRMI still
on, with World Music, sounds E European with accordion and voice till
cut off at 1426*; test? Supposed to quit at 1400 on weekdays (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5130, UT Fri April 17 at 0121, this WBCQ is back on, having
been away for maintenance since April 11 --- and with another
expansion of Hal Turner.

But 6160.017v, its substitute, is also still on //, S9+10 but
suptorted modulation. Previously it was on minus side of 6160. We
shall see if this lead to 6160v remaining airable (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 830 kHz, April 17 at 0614 UT, ID as ``102.9 The Wolf`` ---
what?? This has got to be the usual bigsig from WCCO Minneapolis. Long
string of PSAs; 0617 finally ID as ``WCCO 830 and AC on 102.9`` ---
what`s AC? Homepage https://wccoradio.radio.com/ shows nothing but
830, rather than promoting any FM. Searching leads to a few mentions
of 102.9 simulcasts.

WTFDA FM Database shows 102.9 in MN MN is not a mere translator, but
100/100 kW KMNB, country format, ``102.9 The Wolf``, but nothing about
a connexion to WCCO 830; I suppose they are referring to being buried
on a 102.9 ``HD`` subchannel.

0618 resumes `Our American Stories` --- show was supposed to be
non-political but this one features voice of David Green, Oklahoma
owner of Hobby Lobby, with his biblical propaganda. Good night, QRT
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 1729 UT April 17

** ALBANIA [non]. Re my report on Tirana via WRMI, WOR iog replies:

``As I reported earlier, the Radio Tirana program via WRMI on 7780 kHz
on 12 April at 2230 UT was (nominally) 30 minutes of polyphonic music.
I believe the announcer introduces the program with "Join us for some
information about Albanian Easter Holy Sunday ... Albanian Easter
polyphony is a traditional part ..." So, this was a special Easter
program. But new this year? -- Richard Langley, NB``

``Hi Glenn, I have monitored the podcasts of R Tirana as uploaded by
www.radio360.eu --- These were all 30 minute transmissions (although
Tuesday 7 April only really consisted of an 8 minute news broadcast
followed by music). Programmes monitored were as follows:

Sat 4 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Mosiac of the Week"; xx13 "Folk Music of
Albania"
Mon 6 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania in a Week"; xx12 Music
(standards & pop)
Tue 7 April: xx02 News; xx08 Music (standards & pop)
Wed 8 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania & EU Integration"; xx10 Music
"Hits Through the Years"
Thu 9 April: xx02 News; xx10 "Albania Economy and Facts"; xx12 Music;
xx17 "Around Albania" (Tourism); xx24 Music
Fr 10 April: Repeat of entire 9 April transmission
Sa 11 April: Undateable feature on Albania polyphonic music (which I
think I've heard before - possibly it's an "emergency reserve"
programme)
Mo 13 April: xx02 News; xx08 "Albania in a Week";
Tu 14 April: (8 min programme only described as "news edition")

By the way, the announcer on 4 April at (xx08) mentioned "you can hear
the English broadcast of R Tirana can be heard on the shortwave of
6005 kHz from 2 to 3 o'clock pm". That is local time of UT +2 - it's
actually 1230-1300 UT). Alan Roe Teddington, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ALGERIA [non]. 7295, April 15 at 0545, RTA in Arabic via FRANCE is
still/again getting jammed(?) by tones/beeps (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, April 16 at 0238, again no RAE as scheduled
and really heard 48 hours ago, but WRMI world music fill --
``Milonga`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. Just in at 0142 April 16: ``Hi Glenn, As of today Radio
Educación 6185 kHz "Cultura México" is going to broadcast from 2000 to
0800 UT. There has been an important improvement in its signal as they
are already using the 10 kW transmitter. They may adjust the schedule
depending on the results. Best wishes, Julián Santiago.
Enviado desde mi iPad`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. DXmap showing sporadic E into the FM band, so
since we have some essential grocery shopping to do, I also tune
around on the caradio, April 15. Strangely neither now nor later do I
hear a bit on the few somewhat open frequencies in the non-commercial
band, which would give the impression there be no DX happening. A
cardinal rule of Es DX is that it works upward from lower
frequencies.

93.3, not till I tune up to here do I hear something, and it`s not an
open frequency but occupied by 100 kW KJKE OKC. But something in
Spanish has captured, April 15 at 1911 UT, soon ID as ``Exa FM -- en
tu casa, carro``, etc. Search on WTFDA FM Database, essential
reference at:
https://db.wtfda.org/

finds only one Exa FM on 93.3, viz.:
``XHPS-FM 93.3 VERACRUZ VER MEX 30.94 kw ERP 208.0m 19-09-14 96-06-30
Spanish ---- EXA FM EN TODAD [sic] PARTES...PONTE EXA! SPANISH POP EXA
FM``

Spanish on 93.3 makes another resurgence at 1918 discussing something
on Netflix? mixing with the Jake FM C&W.

Veracruz is at prime Es distance, seen/heard many times before:
1919 km = 1193 statute miles. Then I keep bandscanning, alert for any
other hints of Spanish, notwithstanding some Okies and Kansies.

94.1, April 15 at 1912 UT, some weak Spanish mixed in the CCI.
Certainly not definite, but there is only one 94.1 in the Veracruz
state PTA:
``XHHV-FM AM 1310 94.1 BOCA DEL RÍO VER MEX 25.0 kW ERP 65.99m
19-07-58 96-07-50 Spanish ---- LA FIERA 94.1 FM SW 09 REGIONAL MEXICAN
LA FIERA``

Less likely but also a possible SS fullpower groundwave remnant from:
``KLNO 94.1 FORT WORTH TX 98.0 kW ERP 485.0m 32-35-22 96-58-10 Spanish
HD 2E6C QUE BUENA QUE BUENA Language REGIONAL MEXICAN 94.1 LA QUE
BUENA``

94.1 also has growing CCI at 1916 UT from our nearest fringe gospel
huxter with several other frequencies, ID as ``The House FM,
Stillwater 105-9``. Flagship is really 89.7 in Ponca City = local in
Enid:
``KTHM 94.1 WAYNOKA OK 9.8 kW 122.0m 36-34-55 98-52-12 VARIETY THE
HOUSE FM``

92.1, at 1932, some Spanish in and out quickly about películas. Again
there is only one in Veracruz:
``XHPG-FM 92.1 CÓRDOBA VER MEX 49.95 kW 213.0m 18-52-34 97-00-15
Spanish GRUPERA LA MEJOR`` [KAMG-LP Enid still silent]
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) See also USA [and non] for a Mexican ham
on 6m during this opening

** U S A [and non]. It may not feel like spring with lows near
freezing here, but it`s time to keep an eye on the sporadic-E map:
https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php
April 15 around 1800 UT, it shows MUF blobs *all* over the USA, mostly
below 30 MHz, but a few higher approaching the FM band.

There are a few short-skip contacts on the 18 MHz ham band, but no
phone activity at all on the 21 MHz band; a bit of CW/digital at the
low end. Nothing much on 24 MHz, but at 1814 UT, WWV is inbooming on
25000, less than 500 miles away and normally inaudible; much better
than on 20000.

And 11m CB is hopping, with pileups of hets on several channels:
26965, 27025, 27085, 27135, 27205, 27285 and various freebanders
beyond. 27185 is still blocked by constant noise from Enid jammer:
that should be getting out and no one anywhere else could locate it.

28 MHz hamband is also open, such as at 1821: 28380-USB, in the 10-10
club/net, N5MK, Mike in Louisiana, I thought he said but N5MK is
really an SK in Texas, per QRZ.com.

In the next hour I`m DXing FM on the caradio; see separate logs.

Ten is still open at 2200, with 28500-USB, N4RLD near Atlanta
contacting weaker AG7JS in northern Utah:
N4RLD USA Rickie L Dingler Moreland, GA 30259
AG7JS USA Warren C Bassett Wellsville, UT 84339

The R75 tunes up to 60000 kHz, but I seldom even try six meters as I
have no VHF antenna for it; but I tune anyway and find the same LW as
used for HF and MF has no trouble hearing at 2208 April 15:

XE2NBN in Monterrey NL, making quick pro-forma contacts in accented
English as if there were a contest, adding only his own grid, DL95,
but the others generally inaudible here, one being in EN53.

XE2NBW Mexico YEPIZ RUIZ LUIS CARLOS, MONTERREY, NL 64000
Check out his Yaqui motto/oath:
https://www.qrz.com/db/XE2NBW

Simultaneously on exactly the same frequency, 50135-USB I hear a US
understation making his own QSOs but he and XE2NBW are obviously not
hearing each other. AC4TO in EM70:
AC4TO USA KEN L REECY, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32317

50120-USB, April 15 at 2218, N4CLJ contacting a KK5##; says he will
also be on 2m, 144.210:
N4CLJ USA Carl L Jones, Lecanto, FL 34461

In the following hour, more FM band DX also from FL as in separate log
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. The Sporadic E DX opening is still going April 15 at 2330 UT
when DXMaps shows an MUF of 107 MHz due east of Enid, so after a rest
it`s back to the caradio, now parked in garage, to hear what I can
hear; Once again there is NO DX to be found on marginally open
non-commercial frequencies like 89.5, 90.7; but there is CCI on a
number of 92+ channels, including 93.3 & 93.7 vs semi-local Okies.

92.9, April 15 at 2338, ``Hang in there, southwest Florida, we`re
Kix-country 92.9``, viz.:
``WIKX 92.9 CHARLOTTE HARBOR FL 100.0 kW 246.0m 26-53-47 82-14-27
COUNTRY KIX COUNTRY 92.9``. They have trouble spelling Ikx. C.H. is at
the mouth of Charlotte Harbor near Punta Gorda, 1823 km = 1133 stmi
from Enid.

96.5, April 15 at 2340 UT, talk show with fading but atop two fringe
Okies, hosted by ``Kevin and I``, saluting the ``Orlando Evening News
Scumbag of the Week``, someone complained by waiter Joe who left zero
tip for a $ 120 restaurant bill. This is:
``WDBO-FM 96.5 ORLANDO FL 99.0 kW 454.0m 28-34-07 81-03-16 HD 5CBC
96.5 NEWS/WEATHER 96.5 NEWS/WEATHER News TALK NEWS 96.5 //WDBO 580``

100.3, April 15 at 2342 UT, YL in Spanish talking about Florida
Polytechnic in Lakeland; soon fade out. It`s the only SS, nearby:
``WRUM 100.3 ORLANDO FL 95.0 kW 484.0 28-34-51 81-04-32 Spanish HD
13A0 - 'KBJS' LA RUMBA Song/Artist LA RUMBA Song/Artist Top 40
TROPICAL RUMBA 100.3 MAS MUSICA VARIADA`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
see also MEXICO [and non] for 6m and 10m Es ham logs

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring: confirmed Wed Apr 15 after
2100 on WBCQ 7490v, good via KiwiSDR in NY state

Also confirmed UT Thu Apr 16 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, good via Virginia
SDR.

WORLD OF RADIO 2030 should be ready early UT Friday April 17 and for
first US SW broadcast Friday at 2200 on WRMI 9955.

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

Thanks this week for financial support from Doug Brown of
London, Ontario and Seminole, Florida who sent a US$ cheque
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

This report dispatched at 0308 UT April 16

** ALBANIA [non]. 15770, April 14 at 2030, I make a point of
monitoring WRMI, good enough via an eastern US SDR, but not making it
to the substitute receiver at UTwente. Because it`s time for Radio
Tirana relay, reported recently to be partly or wholly music fill,
leading us to suspect the automated recording of the English service
is grabbing it at the wrong UT since DST started in Europe more than a
biweek ago. But now we get it:

2030, Radio Tirana IS, theme and canned sign-on in English, Klara
always claiming they can only be heard on internet, and pronouncing
the URL incomprehensibly in English. And into news by other announcer,
seemingly current with latest COVID-19 statistics and little else
until 2038 cut abruptly to music fill, obviously not Albanian, but
from WRMI`s World Music reel starting with a hymn at a tropical beat.
2041 pause for WRMI ID in Spanish! by Alfonso Montealegre, my old
colleague from Radio Enlace on Radio Nederland.

On the Hitlist, http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm --- I go looking for
what`s up at Radio Tirana.

http://rti.rtsh.al/radio/

``Emisioni ne gjuhёn --- Orari Ditёt Transmetimi Angleze
18:00-18:30
22:00-22:30
00:00-00:30
03:30-04:00
08:00-08.30
10:30-11:00
13:30-14:00``

Those are no doubt in local time of UT +2, the original at 16 UT and 6
repeats on the ``live`` webcast.

``Kontakt:`` gives us spelling of the announcers, with c-cedillas:
English: english@rtsh.al — Klara Ruçi, Ervin Çali

Then I check the podcasts via
http://www.radio360.eu/index.php/english-podcasts/74-albania

and find at the top today`s April 14 edition which is identical to the
8 minutes I just heard on WRMI, axually lasting 7:57! ---
http://www.radio360.eu/mplayer/podcastplayer-e.php?datei=http://www.radio700.info/podcasts/en/al/tirana/./20200414_1800.mp3&feed=albania

So as presently set up, R. Tirana relays contain 8 minutes of news
only, and that may well be all that RT is putting out now under
current circumstances, despite full half-hours being reserved.

7780, April 14 at 2230, two hours later on WRMI, I can barely hear
direct the RT IS at its new repeat time. 2238 cut to different music
fill, Andean, a quena & guitar tune but not the usual one.

Beware: not all of these RT relays may appear every day of the week if
there be something of higher priority (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, April 15 at 0250 checking for RAE relay via
WRMI as logged in detail last night --- but NOT this time! African
percussion world-music like from the WRMI filler loop instead, not
RAE; yet at 0256 Eslovaquia outro in Spanish as if they had been
playing such music; 0301 recheck still on with ``Andean`` music, 0309
WRMI Spanish jingle and Jeff White ID in English, more music; off at
0330* after a few sex of deadair. So what became of RAE??. See also
SLOVAKIA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 6180, April 15 at 0135, RNA is OFF here, but still
inbooming on 11780; anyway no ACI to 6185 MEXICO, q.v.

However, here`s an audiovideo about RNA: ``After a tender which EBC
requested a 100 kW HF DRM transmitter, they aired this video on TV
Brasil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKy9Z6QO3w
Cheers, Rafael`` via DRMNA iogroup via Ian, swsites. Specifically
about the facilities from 17:46; testimonials from grateful listeners
in the outback (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non?]. 711.00 kHz, April 15 at 0138, the off-frequency
carriers still here hetting 710 stations; yes, not one, but two of
them beating at rate of 204/minute = 3.4 Hz, one of them one of the
Radios Rebeldes offshifted for more annoying jamming, and perhaps the
other; altho I am getting also some mostly weak TA carriers; see UNID
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, April 14 at 1808, dead air from RHC, while the only
other midday frequency, 15140 is distorted and hummy worsening the
already choking Arabic. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 6185-, April 15 at 0135, XEPPM better than usual on
slightly minus frequency, music undermodulated but almost sufficient;
and no ACI from off RNA 6180 Brasil (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. 9395, April 15 at 0252, WRMI with interview in
English about GF & Easter, so another gospel huxter client? No, faked
out as soon mentions Bratislava. RSI not known to be scheduled now.
Also ending at 0256 on 5800 has been RSI in Spanish or at least so
announced following fill? music; instead of ARGENTINA, q.v. (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAIWAN [non]. 5800, April 15 at 0128, WRMI closing RTI Spanish
relay with schedule, as if only one frequency each, next one at 0200
on 5010 only, rather than that *PLUS THREE MORE* as I monitored last
night but not checked tonight; don`t they read my reports? Or look at
WRMI skedgrid? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 14 at 2201, VOT English underway successfully
today except for the RTTY QRM from NAU Puerto Rico; but the R75 ANF
feature helps a lot to minimize it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17530, April 14 at 1756, VOA in English ending an interview,
1800 News voiced by ``remote`` Joe Palka (sp?), 1805 `African News
Tonite`. S9/+10 but not the big solid signal Grimesland used to
provide daytime on 15580 or 11720. This sesquihour at 1700-1830 is now
the *only* English broadcast from GB; like the previous ones, 250 kW
at 94 degrees eastward to Africa, but unlike them, too close to the
MUF / too close for hefty skip off the back on this band. Maybe those
a bit further west can get it better? Certainly not further east
(except with sporadic E/short-skip in play), until the mid-Atlantic
where the first F-layer hop plunge down (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WRMI: See ALBANIA [non]; ARGENTINA [non]; SLOVAKIA [non];
TAIWAN [non]

** U S A. 6159.911V, 0132 UT Wed Apr 15, WBCQ, S9+20/10, still on here
instead of 5130, rippling carrier marring modulation, which is *not*
the `W5KUB Amateur Radio Roundtable` as scheduled 0100-0230 on 5130,
but --- after NHTSA PSA, `Hal Turner`! // 7490.1v and WRMI 9455. But
Turner is supposed to be on 5130 only on UT Thursdays at 0100-0300
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic just-barely-audible MW carrier search,
despite K-index of 3, April 15 at 0143-0150: 531, 558(2), 621(2 @ 3.2
Hz), 639, 684, 774(2), 828, 855(2), 882, 891, 909, 936(2), 1026(2),
1044, 1053, 1089, 1098, 1215, 1422, 1431, 1575. See also CUBA 711
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0426 UT April 15

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800 only, April 14 at 0230-0330* monitoring RAE
Argentina al Mundo as now on WRMI skedgrid and also on the air. It`s
not Spanish-only, but all 8 languages. Opening by Fernando in Spanish
as ``Made en Casa`` #3, sked since 6 Apr at 0230-0300 [sic] Tue-Sat.
So it`s a week old already? Last week it was #2, apparently produced
once a week and repeated over & over. 0235 into Portuguese YL; brief
music bridges, Andean music this time; 0243 French giving time for
that as 2330 L-V on 7780; 0249 Italian YL & OM; 0256 German YL thru
hourtop; 0302 English by Fernando again, giving new A-20 sked for that
as 1-1:30 am Tue-Sat on 9395, starting April 6 referred to as ``last
Monday``, so now it seems this segment was recorded today? 0308 to YL
in Chinese; 0314 Japanese; and that`s 8 with time to spare, so? 0321
Portuguese again; 0324 outro in Spanish, 0326 music to 0330*. Each may
include a bit of news about what`s going on especially
quarantine-related in Argentina, and refer to website for more real
news in each language. Note: just last night, UT Monday after 0300,
something totally different on 5800: Prague in English // 9955 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 12190, April 14 at 1441, weak Chinese vs CODAR, certainly
CNR1 jammer against one of countless Sound of Hope, Taiwan low-power
frequencies. Quick check of WOOB areas 10.9-15 MHz finds no others
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6145 // 6100 // 6060, April 14 at 0552, quite unusually, RHC
English now at equally good signal and modulation levels on all three!
But rounding out The Cuban Five, 6000 is undermodulated and 5040
mushy. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 14 at 0553, Radio Rebelde is off again;
something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Next check 1449 a JBA carrier:
remnants normally audible ~sesquihour before sunset to sesquihour
after sunrise over this 2+ megameter path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAIWAN [non]. 5010 // 5800 // 7780 // 9395, April 14 at 0217, RTI
Spanish via WRMI on *four* frequencies as we have observed before; now
the April 11 update of WRMI skedgrid finally agrees with this
observation; always a time lag to match up. The 0100 is shown and
heard on 5800 only and the 2200 on 7780 only. I`ve not yet confirmed
whether there really be a new show every night; maybe still mentioning
date in openings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 14332-USB, April 14 at 1508, W8BF in TN prompting for
check-ins from anywhere to the YL Systems net. What`s this? Nothing
but OM voices heard, 1509 on to KM4TTT in FL asking for calls. Also
ran across this net recently on 40m. All explained here:
https://ylsystem.org/
``Since 1963y, YL International Single Sideband System`` --- Once OMs
were allowed in, nothing about the gender differential percentage
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1714 UT April 14

** ALBANIA [non]. 15770, Mon Apr 13 at 2015, WRMI amid Radio Prague
International in English as usual; recheck at 2050, nothing but music,
from Radio Tirana? Yes, 2058 Tirana theme and 2059 its IS before cut
to JIP TOMBS at 2100.

It appears that over two weeks since the stupid clock change in
Europe, automated recording of RT for this and the German relay have
not been reset an hour earlier, instead keeps picking up music fill on
that stream at the former UT feed time. I`ve had to point this out
season after season, but am not responsible, nor is anyone else, not
even Radio Tirana itself which pretends it`s not on SW at all!

But WRMI has inserted a new time for RT even if it`s defective: 2230
UT on 7780, as noted by Richard Langley on April 12. This now shows on
the transmission schedule, as System H, but not below on System H or
any other program schedule at http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. Missed SW repeats of April 12 `En Contacto`, but audio here:

https://cdn.teveo.cu/media/5W/Sn/EUZJjbRZny4c/artifact/R7WGgRVSHpVUkwQq.mp3

Hostess intro as Maya Quiroga. Pedro did not blow the 1300 in WWCR`s
address (any number would do, as there is nothing else on ``WWCR
Avenue``, but chosen to match their WNQM MW frequency; why not 15825
WWCR Ave.?); he said ``trethe-thero-thero``. Altho he pronounced it
Nashville, he spelt the city starting clearly with an H. Altho he`s in
Spain, Russian-influenced Cuban commies could easily confuse H with N.
Never mind the Greex (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15370, April 13 at 1950, RHC in English, good audio on
unscheduled frequency; has it been on since 1900 at least? // only
regular frequency 15140 which is as usual distorted. The same
continued after 2000 in French. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 11670, April 12 at 2338, RHC Spanish, S9+20 but
undermodulated with big hum: wiggle that patchcord! // much better
11760 which is S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at RHC. No clash
with REE, which per Eibi is now running no later than 2300* and RHC
not until *2300 but it might be interesting to monitor at that time,
as REE often runs its IS for several minutes after closing (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 5010v, April 13 at 0315, LAH between two weak
signals; one is surely RNM as always offset minus, and the other?
Maybe WRMI on past nominal 0230* --- or a Cuban 5040/5025 leapfrog?
Too late for India (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, April 13 carrier until 0500:45*, no doubt
SIBC about to QSY to 5020 which won`t be audible till latere (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 13 at 2227 check, VOT already on in music fill
rather than signing on 30 minutes late as monitored April 10; perhaps
they even started at 2200 today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2029 monitoring. Confirmed UT
Monday April 13 at 0130 & 0230 on WRMI 7780, both fair-good via
eastern remotes and both without any //, as it`s settled that 9395 &
5800 at 0130 have been overtaken by Radio Prague. WOR also confirmed
on WRN webcast at 0130.

Also confirmed from 0301 UT Monday April 13 on WBCQ 6159.93v but
ripple carrier disturbing modulation: this transmitter again
substituting like last night for 5130 during Area 51.

Also confirmed UT Monday Apr 13 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, JBA here. Too
bad VG 5800 cut off just in time as until 0330 had been // 9955 with
RPI.

Also confirmed Monday April 13, from 1802 JIP during initial Alaska
item, on IRRS 7290. After 1800 ID, and FSN headlines, but drops to
dead air except for some hum, before finishing first one, not resuming
till WOR 2029 playout is already running. Still going at 1822 check,
but 1829 DA again just before WOR finishes; and there may have been
more breaks earlier.

7290 monitored via a substitute UTwente SDR explained at:
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
which is sufficient for this purpose:

``This WebSDR is a temporary replacement for the University of Twente
WebSDR. It is a makeshift setup at PA3FWM's home, with unfortunately
quite some local noise sources. The university receiver is currently
unusable due to an antenna malfunction since April 8. Because of
access restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is unclear if and
when it can be repaired. Hence this replacement``

Also confirmed UT Tuesday April 14 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair via
UTwente. Next:

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 Doug Brown of
London, Ontario and Seminole, Florida who sent a US$ cheque
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 6159.959v, Sun April 12 at 2325, WBCQ is on here again like
last night instead of 5130 off for maintenance; music but
undermodulated. See also WOR monitoring (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5850 & 7570 & 7730, April 12 at 2329, surprised to find
WRMIs 11-12-13 all off the air. All had been BSing from 2300 as
confirmed on the April 10 edition of EiBi; but WRMI websked is now
updated as of April 11 showing no BS on these until 0000 (5850
Slovakia), except Fridays when 5850 starts another gospel huxter at
2230 and stays on with BS from 2300. Perhaps adding all those
transmitters for TOMBS on Sabbathday morning entailed some reduxions
elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, April 13 at 0317, WRMI with R. Prague, sacred choral
music on easter Sunday, maybe St Matthew Passion excerpt as not IDed
before closing at 0328 and then applause; bit of other music but 0330
cut to dead air, and off by 0331*, just in time to avoid simulcasting
9955 for WOR as until now it has been //. 5800 is supposedly scheduled
now with RAE in Spanish at 0230-0330*. See also MADAGASCAR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9350, April 13 at 2001, this WWCR has during a pause,
cross-talk from something else, presumably bleeding out of another
WWCR transmitter. It would have been clearly readable without self-QRM
and volume upturned (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0107 UT April 14