** CUBA [and non]. 11850, Sept 15 at 0018, S9+20 RHC Spanish air not
dead, merely undermodulated; even the spurs on 11840 & 11860 exhibit
traces of mod; the upper blasted by Sa`udi Yemenia buzzmitter.
Something`s always wrong at Riyadh and RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9442.43, Sept 15 at 2129, can`t get UTwente synch to lock on
R. Cairo at usual 9439.995 or anywhere close to 9440 but reads S9+30,
extremely sup/torted modulation, unusable, wiggle that patchcord; try
Parma SDR instead, seems to peak around here then with offset
fluxuating from +1 to -21 Hz, later -42 to -67 Hz. Finally at 2158,
UTwente lox on to 9440.002. Something`s always egregious in Egypt
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620.00, Sept 15 at *1459.7 carrier on, 1500 s/on
of VOMK Maldives service; seems English but very undermodulated S9/+10
vs HLNL here. Back on-frequency after yesterday on 11620.41. As soon
as we are more or less convinced it`s the RBAustralia Kununurra site,
this comes in from Mauno Ritola:

``[WOR] 11620 1500-1530 site --- Sorry, wrong info, Reach Beyond
Australia confirmed now, that it is not (any more?) via them. So maybe
TWN or TAC. Best regards, Mauno``. I still say it`s not Tashkent. I
also compare it to 11825, RBA in Burmese: weaker S9 = HLNL, and slight
wobble of carrier, similar to 11620.

At 1527 I try one of the five KiwiSDRs on Taiwan, BM2KVV #1: 11620 is
JBA and on-frequency. Of course that is inconclusive, as could be too
far for groundwave and too close for skywave. I wonder which of the
five may be real close to any of the three major SWBC sites on island?
Off shortly after 1530*

From my angle it`s not Tashkent. But Wolfgang Bueschel says 11620
signal characteristix today for AWR Burmese on 11850 before 1500 via
Uzbekistan were identical to 11620 afterwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950 AM, Sept 16 at 0026, JBA carrier direct, the
OPOB. My HLNL makes my pirate DXing even more minimal. By 0102, NH SDR
is getting drumming at S7. 0108 dinging and YL ID as ``W-A-V-E Radio``
as also reported here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,118198.0.html
0117 ID again this time adding it fonetikaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Sept 16 at 0059, JBA carrier direct,
slightly stronger than 6950. 0102 into NH SDR, S7 with rock. Bet this
one is Ballsmacker, regular frequency and UT Saturday time. Yes, as
here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,118204.0.html
I am trying to be helpful by linking to other reports at HFU, but some
editors delete them from my reports! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Friday Sept 15 at 2200, token English from SNR,
previews features after the news to be about a ``Prado on the
Prairie`` art museum in Dallas featuring worx of Spain; and Lebanon
correspondent about sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean. Even
before the news, fan mail from a John in Florida. 2208 interview about
art with Frank Warden? 2222 Leb report. 2228 song ``El Fin del Mundo``
which became popular with the COVID pandemic. Three other frequencies
also weakerly audible into Maryland SDR, 11670, 15520; and 17715 with
some strange fluxuation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SWAZILAND. 9585, Fri Sept 15 at 1453, S6/S8 open carrier, then
starts music box IS and IDs as ``This is TWR, broadcasting from
Eswátini``. HFCC shows 64 degrees for CIRAF 53SE, i.e. Madagascar, in
Malgache language except French on weekends. This has got to be
longpath. My NGS globe shows the route would be roughly ESE from
Manzini, across southern Indian Ocean, Australia, Tarawa, Hawai`i, to
Enid. CRI in Japanese also sked at 1500 on 9585 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 15 at 2200, VOT English is not off the air,
VG strength into UTwente, but heavy overmodulation distortion. Altho
mostly understandable, I refuse to subject myself to that and move on
to Spain. 2312 recheck, already off the air, so little or no extra
German this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Additional WORLD OF RADIO time appears on WRMI skedgrid
checked Sept 15: Thursday 1400 UT on 9955; to be confirmed. Two other
9955 airings have been pending for ``later in Sept``: UT Sun 0000 and
Tue 1300.

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: confirmed Friday September 15 at 2045
the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, Villa Estense;
nearest SDR Noale is busy but Parma gets it poorly, S6/S7 very noisy
with music QRM understation. I guess that`s still Brighton, also
earlier:

At 1800, I checked 7290 via UTwente, IRRS SW during the hour WOR
formerly aired. FSN at first; 1810 VOA-One ID, I guess after VOA news
and music followed. Not audible on 14580 second harmonic. 1845 after
music, `Shortwave Report` starts: I though media programs had been
canceled on SW -- but a semi-hour show doesn`t quite fit into a
quarter-hour slot, so chopped off for 7290 sign-off at 1900 but to
continue on 1323. Fragments of WOR could also appear somewheres on the
NEXUS-IBA `schedule`, so much of which is generic on the website. If
anyone run across such, let us know.

Note that some items quoted on WOR 2208 are no longer correct already:
Ben Dawson says WFME 1560 does not use a ``slant-wire antenna``, but
rather a slant-wire *feed* to a vertical tower, which is entirely
different. Also outdated: as in MALDIVES, VANUATU, this report. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
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 later 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 #2207]
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 [jammed by Cuba? to be confirmed]

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** U S A. 6160 -68 Hz = 6159.932 into NH SDR, Sept 16 at 0000, WBCQ
with `AAAWWW`. In first triminute I recognize as repeat of a recent,
like ``what does VU stand for?``, so never mind. 5130+ is still off
the air, no Trump, SOB! 3265+ not on either; only also 7490 -74 Hz =
7489.926 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 15 around 0615, no signal detected from RV in
routine bandscan but vs high line noise level. Manuel Méndez, Spain
says 7260 had resumed: ``Vanuatu today on air on 7260, 0550-0641,
15-09, male, comments, female, songs. Very weak here in Reinante, NW
of Spain at the moment. 15421. Good via SDR Kiwi remote receivers in
New Zealand``. It had been on 5040 instead for a short while. Probably
still QSY to 3945 only at 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15835-15855 approx., Sept 15 at 1458, strong
multi-frequency beepery just far enough not to bother 15825 WWCR,
which is at the defacto upper edge of this SWBC band (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0122 UT September 16

** AUSTRALIA. 11620.412, Sept 14 at 1523, VOMK Maldives service is way
off-frequency, first time ever noted such, as measured direct; after
the Missouri SDR also displayed it at 11620.408, and accurately
calibrated compared to WWV 10000.000; 1459 open carrier, 1500 s/on in
English, 1501 English preaching. All the evidence points to RBA
Kununurra being the true site for this. Reception inferior today into
N America with geomag disturbance, only S8/S9 but still no signs of
transpolarity. Also, on HCDX, Craig Tyson in Perth says, ``Heard at
very good strength signing on at 1500 on 11620 in English on the 12/9
here in Perth. Very likely this is from KNX as the signal strength and
fading patterns were very similar to 11825 Burmese which is definitely
from KNX. Local quality at times from 1500-1530. Craig-Perth``. Aoki
still shows Uzbekistan as if there were no doubt, but EiBi shows [XUU]
site = unknown and calls it ``clandestine``. USAGM RMS monitoring
files still hide the site as [XXX] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2208)

** CUBA [and non]. 15140, Sept 14 at 1912, dead air in English from
RHC; yet the SSOB along with WRMI 15770 as other signals are
degrading; inaudible 15825 WWCR, 15610 WEWN, 15555-USB WJHR.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW
September 14, 2023 LAWS
Cuban ranchers: controlled, helpless and turned into criminals
No meat producer in Cuba actually owns their animals, as demonstrated
by the fact that they need authorization from the State to sell or
slaughter their animals.
LUCÍA ALFONSO MIRABAL | La Habana...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1694623805_49735.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2208)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2207 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday September 14 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 direct.

Also confirmed UT Thursday September 14 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+20/25
into Georgia remote; and S9/+12 at 0145 into Bonaire.

Also confirmed UT Thursday September 14 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+5/20
into Maryland SDR.

``Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2207, notes, loggings, 9395
kHz, WRMI:
S8, S9 signal, 0030, 0045, 0059 (45443),
0130, 0145 (45443), September 14 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)
73s, Richard``

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Colombia, Cuba,
(Ethiopia non), France, Germany, Korea South, Madagascar, (Maldives
non), Monaco, Netherlands non, (Oklahoma), Perú, Russia, (Slovakia
non), Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and non, UKQOGBANI and non, USA,
(Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, Vatican; propagation outlook -- (countries
mentioned with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2208 available from 0240 UT September 15
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2208.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2208.mp3

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

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
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 later 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 #2207]
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

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** U S A. 5130+, Sept 14 at 0612, still no signal from the WBCQ
ex-Angela transmitter repurposed for 24/7 ``R. Trump International``,
following lighting strike has been off since Sept 7. I wonder how much
``original`` material was collected for this disservice before
repeating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2208)

This report dispatched at 0256 UT September 15

** CUBA. 11850, Sept 13 at 0132, RHC with S9+10 of dead air in
Spanish, flanked by usual JBA carrier parasitic spurs on 11840 &
11860. At least not a roar now from Saudi Yemenia on 11860, just a bit
of residual Cuban pulse jamming for mutual QRM. Dead air or
just-barely-modulation is *normal* for 11850; what incompetence.
Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Wednesday September 13 at 2200, token English from
SNR, this NAm frequency is much weaker than usual but still sufficient
into Maryland SDR, not sufficient direct. 2205 feature by Justin Coe
about some musician connected with composer of Looney Tunes music,
Raymond Scott. Initially S8 with deep fades to S4, but fades
completely out by 2225. At first the second best was 11670 for Af
rather than 15520 for ME nor 17715 for SAm. After 17855 was gone,
11670 became best/and/only by default for French after 2230, but
barely usable with RTTY warble. G1 level geomagnetic storms are
ongoing per WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 13 at 2200, no signal direct from VOT
English; but also zero signal into UTwente past 2245 which ought to
get at least a trace, so assumed AWOL despite geomag storm.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re the Route 66 On the Air special ham event as logged on
18164 USB Sept 12, website https://w6jbt.org/ says datespan is Sept
9-17, no bands or frequencies seen but lots of calls roughly in order
from West to East from LA to Chicago, W6A to W6N, skipping W6O, and
W6P to W6U; includes many towns along the way but not Santa Rosa or
Tucumcari (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2207 monitoring: ``Dear Glenn: Confirming
World of Radio #2207, notes, loggings, 9395 kHz, WRMI: S8 signal,
aurora QSB, 2330, 2345, 2359 (45443), September 12 UTC 2023 [Tue]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed Tuesday September 12 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 VG into
Maryland SDR.

Missed check Wed Sept 13 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490v; anyone hear it? Next:

0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

The new WOR 2208 should be ready by early UT Friday Septembet 15 tho
not Shortwaved until UT Sat Sept 16 at 0130 on WRMI 5850.

Thanks this week for financial support from Christopher Campbell,
Columbus OH, for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not
necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``For your continuing
generous effort to supply daily DX news about the world to the world.
My greatest appreciation and admiration lay upon you. Your work means
so much to me. I love the "tips for rational living.``

One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 101.5, Sept 13 at 1955 UT on caradio, bits of Spanish and
partial ID as ``Mexicana ... y 93.9``, so of course it is again KSMM
Liberal KS which is also on 93.9 Dodge City KZRD --- not a relay of
92.9 KMML as there is no such station tho still shown that way in
WTFDA FM DB for 101.5.

Still no longer hearing any dead air in $ tereo on 101.5, as per
numerous logs in August, which I assumed was out of my nearest, KOCD
Okeene. But of course never heard ID; could have confirmed only by
driving closer to Okeene, but R. Salvación website claims it and its
own LP primary on 93.9 in OKC had both gone off the air in January. So
if true, the DA might have been from the other Okie in Collinsville
near Tulsa. Or a remote possibility, an abandoned Part 15 RF feeder in
some parked car or residence in Enid, no input but left turned on. I
doubt this because of its wide range in town, not just around home
QTH.

In July I had a 101.5 log from KSMM and explained the confusion
between 92.9 & 93.9. At least since then, the ``silent`` notation
disappeared from 101.5 in the WTFDA DB. Except for a log in June on
101.5 also referring to 93.9 which I assumed was the OK pair rather
than KS, I had not had an Okeene 101.5 log since July of 2022,
including none since January 2023 -- tho as a semi-local would not
have paid much attention to it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2354 UT September 13

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, my latest Hitlist update.
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) Algeria - Ifrikya FM: removed link to obsolete Youtube live stream
2) India - Akashvani: Updated link to current A-23 schedules (Thanks
to Jose Jacob in dxindia iog mail list); Updated label from All India
Radio to Akashvani; updated link to Facebook page.
3) Myanmar - Myanma Radio: Updated link to home page and added link to
live streams
4) Ukraine - R Ukraine Int: Updated link to the UA Security Issue
newscast (thanks to Glenn Hauser in WOR iog)
5) USA - WBCQ: Deleted link to discontinued R Angela programming
strand
6) USA - WEWN: Added link to Spanish live stream

The next update is scheduled for late September.
Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe

** EGYPT. 9440-, Sept 12 at 2157 JBA carrier direct from R. Cairo
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Sept 12 I waste a sesquihour on the phone waiting for
OG&E agent to pick up in ``less than an hour``, before giving up.
Trying to get some axion on my week-ago complaint of intolerable line
noise level here and thru much of Enid. They need more agents! (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 12 at 2200, I am trying to hear VOT English
direct, but JBA carrier. Improves slightly by 2205, S5/S7 but mostly
unreadable, heavy flutter vertically in strength, horizontally in
frequency. WWV reported at 2100:

``Solar-terrestrial indices for 12 September follow.
Solar flux 154 and estimated planetary A-index 26.
The estimated planetary K-index at 2100 UTC on 12 September was 3.33.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 18164 USB, Sept 12 at 2057, pileups here trying to contact
W6F in Kingman, Arizona, apparently a Route 66 special event. Op
sounds like a YL, in the clear, then more pileups; worked a KP4. Heard
again at next check 2158 but not the pileups. QRZ.com:

``W6F USA flag USA, 2022 Route 66 On The Air Special Event
Hualapai Amateur Radio Club, WB6RER
QSL: Send SASE to Hualapai ARC, P.O. Box 6908, Kingman, AZ 86402

Welcome to the Hualapai Amateur Radio Club (HARC)

We wish to thank the Citrus Belt for allowing us to activate W6F this
year. We are thrilled to be making new friends and rekindling previous
contacts throughout this event. In just a two day period we have made
about 1000 contacts and so when you hear Whiskey 6 Foxtrot please give
us a call. Our goal is to ensure you make your clean sweep of all
Route 66 stations from the "Mother Road", but specifically W6F out of
Kingman, AZ!

Requesting a QSL card is easy, just send to the P.O. Box address
listed above, your confirming QSL card and a Self Addressed Stamped
Envelope. Upon completion of the event we will start sending out the
confirming cards as quickly as possible.

If you would like more information on our club please visit our
website at: http://www.wb6rer.org/News.php

Our Hualapai club call sign WB6RER was licensed to the late actor Andy
Divine who was considered a "native son of Kingman, AZ". More
information can be found on our web page at:
http://www.wb6rer.org/AndyDevine.php

Further details on the Route 66 On The Air Special Event can be found
at: https://w6jbt.org/

Thank you for making Route 66 such a great event by participating and
being patient with our operators. Managing large pile ups is not
always easy! We want to get your call sign right so we can confirm the
QSL card!`` -- no info here on datespan of event (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2207 monitoring: ``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 #2207, notes, loggings, WRMI:

First time heard 5850 kHz, slight QRM, 0131, 0146, 0159 (54433),
(55444), 0159, September 9 UTC 2023 [Sat]
9395 kHz, static QRN, 0030, 0052 (45343), 0059, September 12 UTC 2023
[Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``

``hi, heard your program on wednesday morning [sic, Sept 12, must mean
Tuesday] in the uk at 00:30 utc on 9395 at reception good/fair with
slight static, wrmi ident at 01:00 utc, Jon collins, birmingham uk,
tecsun pl-660 with long wire``

Confirmed UT Tuesday September 12 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG S9/+10
iinto Maryland SDR, preceded by fragment of `World is in turmoil` ad.
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 #2206]
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

Thanks this week for financial support from Christopher Campbell,
Columbus OH, for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not
necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``For your continuing
generous effort to supply daily DX news about the world to the world.
My greatest appreciation and admiration lay upon you. Your work means
so much to me. I love the "tips for rational living.``

One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15825, Sept 12 at 2017, WWCR still S9+10 despite prop
disturbance, but split second crackling in mod and/or transmission.
13845, 9980, 9350 remain the only supersigs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. KSFR webcast, UT Tue Sept 12 from 0600, `Oil of Dog` is back
after missing last week. DJ Gary Storm features rap records he just
bought in Spain; never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17953.1 USB, Sept 12 at 2209, Spanish sounds like a
speech rather than an aero contact, only an occasional word
recognizable. But stops and then other side of 2-way JBA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2322 UT September 12