** CUBA. 15140, Sept 28 at 15140, RHC is JBA into NH; at 1832 no
signal detected, boding ill for English at 19-20 but busy with WOR did
not get around to rechecking. The Other Side:

``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW September 25, 2023 RUSSIA-UKRAINE
WAR -- Havana is involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and this is
the evidence
'Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine,' claims the MINREX, but
events over the last year and a half show otherwise.
JOSÉ LUIS REYES | Madrid`` ...
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1695653862_49964.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11535, Sept 28 at 1506, JBA carrier, only signal
below 11620 and above 11500. Likely current radio war channel between
Recep`s Turkey jammer and Dengê Gel, presumably via Uzbekistan.
However, EiBi shows Sound of Hope, Taiwan, long hours on 11535.2 but
no jammer; did not seem to be off-frequency. But SOH also in Aoki as
*jammed on 11535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2210)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 28 at 2158, VOT English not off the air
today, ex-11785.003, so different transmitters? But poor only S7/S8
into UTwente instead of blasting. 2200 timesignal at least 8 sex fast,
even more considering internet delay. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler, Awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2209 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday September 28 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+10 into Maryland SDR.

NOT confirmed UT Thu Sept 28 at 0100 new time on WRMI 9955, as
confirmed for first time last week, already gone, replaced by `Antena
DX` from Panamá. Tsk2, it`s up against another Spanish DX program,
`Frecuencia al Día` at same time on 5010.

Skedgrid has already been updated, but now shows another *new* airing
for WOR, Friday at 2200 on 9955: hope that can be confirmed, and stix
as would become first SW airing of new editions.

Confirmed UT Thursday September 28 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/18 into
Maryland remote:

Also confirmed on WRMI 5010, S9/+12 into Bonaire SDR.

Also confirmed Thursday September 28 at 1423 the new 1400 on WRMI
9955, poor S4/S7 direct but no jamming audible; last SW repeat in
weekly cycle.

WORLD OF RADIO 2210 contents: Antarctica, Argentina non, Canada,
Colombia [and non?], Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechia, France, Germany,
(Italy), Kurdistan non, Netherlands, North America, (Oklahoma),
Romania, Russia, Spain, Swaziland, Turkey, UAE, UKQOGBANI, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned
along with others not in order)

WOR 2210 available from 0130 UT Friday September 29:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2210.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2210.mp3

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

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
[to be confirmed]
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [was planned late in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW [? not last week]
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2209]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]

No new financial support this week, which might have been sent via MO
or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. From Dr Hj Biener: ```Dear Glenn, I just copied your weekly
Digest and found this item of interest:

``230921 [and non]. WRMI 9955 schedule: since I was not hearing any
jamming vs WORLD OF RADIO at 0100 UT Thu Sept 21, I took a look at the
System B skedgrid to see just when jamming would now be ``necessary``
--- and see NO obviously Cuban exile programs on it any more. There
used to be a weeknightly strip at 6 or 7 pm ET, Radio Libertad, was
it? Gone. Maybe for a while, as not included on the outdated Aoki
entries for 9955. [...] What about the Programming page? No exile
programs there either. What happened to them? At least there is still
Radio República on RMI via France 9490 and jammed (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 2209)``

Looking at WRMI schedules that I downloaded 230103 and 230218:
230103 Radio Libertad is listed at the System B schedule at Mo-Fr
1900-2000 h ET
230218 Radio Libertad is not listed at the System B schedule any more.
Instead we find religious and DX related programmes at Mo-Fr 1900-2000
h ET.
Interestingly, both System B schedules are listed as „Effective
October 31, 2022“

Thus for the record we can conclude that this exile customer left the
station in early 2023. According to my files Radio Libertad has been
the only Cuban exile broadcaster using broker services of Radio Miami
International (beside Radio República) since about 2017/18. The
website https://www.radio-libertad.org/
is still there and provides a distorted stream.

Kind regards, Hj. (Dr Hansjoerg Biener)``` (via Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF
RADIO 2210)

** U S A. 5130.233, Sept 28 at 1533, WBCQ Trumpmitter is JBA daytime
into nearby NH SDR; inaudible into Maryland (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, Sept 28 at 0650, S9+40 open carrier, no doubt WRNO:
about to expand to all-night again? Or forgot to turn off after 0400
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2210)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17790, Sept 28 at 0212, gospel huxter in English about
anti-Christ, S9/+10 into Utah SDR; 0230 switch to another with no ID;
off at 0303 check, so closing ID if any missed. Following this thread
on the WOR iog:

Andy Reid, Ont. at 0104: ``I am hearing something on 17790 that was on
well before 0100. Singing or chanting. Some vocal. No trace of the
BBC.``

Walt Salmaniw, BC, at 0131: ``Call To Worship by the Zion Chapel is
the name of the program. Very strong into Masset. Then into Welcome to
Bible Adventures with an Australian accented announcer at 0130.
Transmitter hum is noted (not loud, but there) Walt``

Walt at 0201: ``At 0200 an ID: "You are listening to Radio PanAm".
Huhh? Walt``

I, gh, reply at 0205: ``That would be Pan American Broadcasting,
a.k.a. Radio Africa (toward S America) as on WRMI 17790 at 15-21, so
WRMI extended, or another site? Not on WRMI grid. Glenn``

Wolfgang Bueschel: ``test of B23 season request channel?``

Kenneth Vito Zichi, MI: ``I've noted WRMI on 'early' and playing their
typical 'pop/rock' oldies BEFORE Pan America programming comes on.

15770 is also nominally 24 hours but obviously propagation doesn't
allow it to be heard such in any one place even if they are on the
air.

I think Jeff W likes to experiment and although I'm sure it isn't
'cheap', apparently the power bills to run a SW transmitter either
aren't as bad as so many would like to imply or it is 'worth it' for
him?

I'm still amazed that so many people who identify as 'broadcasters'
seem to have nothing nice to say about the medium and appear to only
wish it a speedy death. That makes little sense to me. 73. //Ken Z``

17790 I check again next day Sept 28 at 2230 into Utah SDR and
UTwente: no signal, nor circa 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2210)

** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 28 circa 0650, RV is JBA but can perceive some
modulation. Checking via Brisbane remote, Tony Rogers reported
yesterday its 7260 and 3945 channels were on but with dead air (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2210)

This report despatched at 0147 UT September 29

** SPAIN. 17855, Sept 27 at 2200, token English from SNR by Amy Egan
and Marilýn Quintana; 2209, interview about an exhibition in Belgium
about Spain, later to other EU countries, `España Nuestra`; also
previewed something about a Google anniversary in Spain but I never
heard it. Another topic, about the painter Sorolla. 2225 contact info
and a bit of music. Good direct, but the other frequencies VP, even
15520 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 27 at 2200, VOT English opening, not off the
air today, but VP direct; over to SPAIN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta,
Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF,
Antenna: random long wires in the trees, Dear Glenn: Confirming World
of Radio #2209, notes, loggings, 9395 kHz, WRMI:
S9 signal, static QRN, 0032, 0034, 0045 (45443), 0059, September 26
UTC 2023 [Tue]
Weak heard voice beginning, 2332, 2345, 2347 (45343-2), 2359, Sep 26
UTC 2023 [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard September 27, 2023
10:29 am``

Also confirmed Wednesday September 27 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -73 Hz =
7489.927, steady S9+14 into NH SDR. Next:

0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]

Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous
quarterly check for autumn to Glenn Hauser, PO 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 2341 UT September 27

** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Sept 26 at 0607, HK3QQ on again with
keyboard-letter-sequence beacon. Could not copy X instead of P after
O, so maybe deleted if not corrected (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE [and non]. 6100, Sept 26 at 1542, S9 of rock music, no
announcements until 1558*, heard via UTwente, one of the frequencies
publicized for La Boulangère, Mini-Transat yacht race, weather info on
its first day with delayed departures. Something JBA during dead-air
pauses, 1549 and 1555, must have been as scheduled CRI in Russian via
Kashgar, and unimpeded at 1600, CRI theme music starting weak Hindi.
Also possible at 1500 are 5975, 13735 and 15300; first check direct at
1512, nothing on the top two. The race is in two legs, France to
Canaries, then Canaries to Guadeloupe. Probably using higher bands
later in the further race (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11545, Sept 26 at 1515, only signal below 11575
JBA carrier is VP music, Turkish? Presumed current jumparound
frequency for Dengê Gel and/or Recep jammer. 11575 would be VOA Radio
Ashna via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 26 at 2158, VOT not off the air today, IS with
English IDs, only S6/S8 with heavy flutter direct (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2209 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday September 26 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20 into Maryland SDR.

Not confirmed Tuesday Sept 26 at 1308 the expected 1300 on WRMI 9955;
rather again fill music and promo ``did you know your program could be
on worldwide shortwave?`` Maybe next week with new computer system.
Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2208]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]

Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous
quarterly check for autumn to Glenn Hauser, PO 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. 1290, follow-up to my unsuccessful attempts to monitor KMMM
Pratt KS, since I am south of it but blocked by KWFS, while KMMM aims
west; from Linda Brodsky, IRCA list, Sept 23: ``KMMM, Pratt KS
dominates 1290 kHz most nights in Golden. Their current slogan is
"True Country." There are many IDs between songs. Recording of
recent ID attached. -- Linda Brodsky, Golden CO`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** U S A. 5130+, Sept 26 at 0700, WBCQ Trumpmitter is off again, tsk2
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2322 UT September 26

** BRAZIL. 28270.5 CW, Sept 24 at 2206, dash, VVV PY4MAB. WI5V
roster:

28.2705 PY4MAB C POCOS DE CALDAS BRAZIL 10W VERTICAL coordinated 2 Dec
2021

QRZ.com:
PY4MAB Brazil flag Brazil
MAURICIO BERALDO
LUIZ ZANGIACOMI 145
POÇOS DE CALDAS MG ZIP CODE 37704-274, MG
Brazil

``Poços de Caldas is a spa city north of São Paulo in southeast
Brazil. It`s known for therapeutic hot springs in bathhouses``

Huge page illustrated and audiovideos about all his ham activities,
bio, equipment, the city, wildlife:
https://www.qrz.com/db/PY4MAB

I`ve logged him before in August and October, 2022. Keying not very
crisp and weak fading signal require multiple passes to copy ID
accurately. As often on 10m, not much else. The two regular Mexican
beacons in by Es. And see COSTA RICA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Sept 25 at 0707, HK3QQ is back, slowly sending
letters in keyboard order, presumably with same errors as before:
QWERTYUIOX ASDFGHJKLÑ ZXCVBN but not fully copied this time. I`ve
checked for this almost every night since first missing August 12.
Soon got word that his license had expired in Nov 2021; now renewed?
USB on same 10125 I often hear weak VK- Australian ragchewers, hard to
ID, not this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COSTA RICA. 28456 USB, Sept 24 at 2213, TI70RC, Carlos making quick
contacts. Good signal. As often on 10m, not much else. unID phone in
Buenos Aires on 28505 USB. QRZ.com:

TI70RC Costa Rica flag Costa Rica
70th Anniversary special activation
Radio club de Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica

``70 Aniversario Radio Club de Costa Rica TI70RC --- El 29 de
setiembre de 1953 un grupo de visionarios radioaficionados conformaron
la sociedad IARU de Costa Rica llamada Radio Club de Costa Rica.

On September 29, 1953, a group of visionary radio amateurs formed the
IARU society of Costa Rica called Radio Club de Costa Rica.`` More:
https://www.qrz.com/db/TI70RC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9439.995, Sept 25 at 2133, ``Radio Cairo presents ---`` both
talk and music extremely distorted, S9+30/40 into UTwente.
Unlistenable. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Monday Sept 25 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG
S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR, previews: UK`s border controls; and the
languages of Spain and their origins. 2205 border issues interview
Miguel ---, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, starts already, effects upon
EU, Spain exports to UK. 2217: Sept 26 is European Day of Languages,
so about Lorca and Cervantes. Catalan, Basque, Galician, Valencian are
``co-official`` along with Castilian. Into evolution of langs in
Iberia. All considered Romance langs except Basque. Catalan even
reached Italy, but suppressed in 18th century. 1932 established as
official in Catalonia, but persecuted during Franco years, forbidden
but used privately. Post-Franco in 1975 recognized as official.
Valencian is dialect of Catalan. Catalan also spoken in Andorra, small
community in Sardinia. Euskera = Basque is non-Indo-European, no
similar languages, thought to be original, traced back to paleolithic
era. Franco also persecuted it. 900,000 people speak it, also some in
southern France. Galician, became distinct in 9th century. Was spoken
but not written. Renaissance in 19th century. Franco pushed it aside.
More than 2 million speak it now in Galicia and vicinity. Besides
these 4, lesser known languages named, including a ``whistle``
language in Canarias. Ends with song in Galician. [¡NEVER mentioned:
Ladino = Judeo-Español!]. This segment voiced by Marilýn Quintana
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 24 at 2159, no signal yet from VOT; but on by
2219 check, VP direct S3/S4. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler.

11785, Sept 25 at 2200, no signal from VOT even unto UTwente, nor by
2230 as I escuche Spain instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2209 monitoring: Confirmed Sunday
September 24 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+10/15
over lite CCI.

Also confirmed UT Monday September 25 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, VP S7/9+5
with storm crashes into Missouri SDR; whew: identical airing 24 hours
earlier replaced by something else.

Also confirmed UT Monday September 25 at 0300.4 on Area 51 via WBCQ
6160 - 68 Hz = 6159.932, VG S9 but with flutter into Maryland SDR;
much better than NH SDR where was VP S7 with heavy flutter,
propagation disturbance. Next:

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned late in Sept]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2208]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]

Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous
quarterly check for autumn to Glenn Hauser, PO 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. 5085, WTWW update: notes of phone call from George
McClintock, Sept 25: Now plans to return to air next Monday = UT
Tuesday Oct 3 at 0000 UT, first hour with old recordings of Pastor
Pete Peters, as carefully chosen by someone in New Jersey; and
0100-0500 with a new non-religious programmer which had been on KVOH
and may still be on WRMI: he can`t remember its identity. This will be
daily. Sometime later will move up start-time to 23 UT with PPP, and
the other, originating in NC, an additional hour, 00-05 UT. Rather
than 90 or 100 kW, will run 50 which is considered sufficient.
Eventually, `Bob` wants to run 12 hpd. 9475 would be activated even
later. Adam Lock, ex-WWCR during the George era, has been invited to
record IDs and QSY announcements, but hasn`t had time to do that. So
the prospect of scrapping the equipment is postponed. Some of it may
go to the VOH Zambia operation. Still pending, a new owner may need
garage room, so #3 transmitter would have to be removed. By now all
the modules have been fixed, so ready to go. But the driver needs some
work. Property may be combined with a neighbor for greater eventual
sale value over $ 1 million (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1130 kHz, Sept 25 at 0615 UT steady S9+20 of classic rock
dominates: suspect KLEY Wellington KS reactivated with usual 250 X its
legal night power of 1 watt. Had been absent since Sept 19. Yes, same
steady S9+20 rock on daytime groundwave at 1630 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 0020 UT September 26