** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, Apr 19 at 1528, S3 roar of defective
transmitter. Wolfgang Bueschel is suggesting this could really be
Iranian jamming of the opposition`s Yemen relay, but I don`t think so.
Analyzing the ``audio strings``, if multiples of 60 Hz apart, would be
from Saudi, only ME country with 60 Hz power; if multiples of 50 Hz,
from elsewhere such as Iran
https://www.wpowerproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/global-voltage-frequency-chart.pdf
At 1730 Apr 18 he had strings at 120 Hz separations, which means not
Iran, rather Sa`udi Arabia with 60 Hz. All peripheral countries on the
Peninsula, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE are 50 Hz.

On 11935 I never hear any mixture of program audio and roar, always
one or the other, but wb says: ``On April 19 at 05.20 UT heard both -
from Saudi Arabia excile Yemen Radio from Riyadh bcast center, a n d
likely Iran origin strong jamming stn co-ch program of 20 kHz wideband
signal, annoying jammer audio wb`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Fri Apr 19 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG direct
even on the portable unlike TRT; feature after news something about an
art exhibition minus any visual element (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11540, Apr 19 at 1526, S4/S5 of choral martial music, so
presumed jammer against Dengê Gel, which I do not find anywhere around
here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Apr 19 at 2200, VOT English on into portable but
poor with heavy flutter, unlike Spain 17855 over a less auroral path.
On R75 direct at 2206, S9/+20 with flutter, 2212 `Review of Turkish
Press` never more than one biminute; 2214 `Weekly Analysis` about Iran
vs Israel. 2230 into UTwente VG S9+10/20, no flutter at all, `Turkish
Folk Tales` until 2236 music; 2243 ``always-by-your-side`` promo and
`That`s Why`, the badax explaining why there are 60 minutes in an hour
and 24 hours in a day, but I couldn`t follow it. Here`s one answer:
Egyptians and Babylonians:
https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2022/09/21/timing-is-everything-why-24-hours-to-day-and-60-minutes-to-hour/69503622007/
2249 music. 2254 quick headlines heard for the first time before
closing, as some listener had requested weeks ago, and sign-off for
the 1230 only. 2254.7 IS until chopoff at 2256.5* (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U A E. 13649.983, Apr 19 at 1522, S5/S6 of dead air direct with
Doppler flutter like many other weak signals on this and other bands.
By 1529 some just barely modulation. 1557 into UTwente when measured,
sounds Russian, S9+15/20, 1600 timesignal and NHK IS, opening Russian
with ID pronounced in English as required, NHK World Radio Japan. This
is part of the 15-17 WRN service to Russia via UAE relaying various
broadcasters. At 1500-1530 it`s listed as R. Prague. Recheck 1659,
Encompass IS and off after 1700* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: confirmed Friday
April 19 at 2044 the 2030 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.996, S9+5/10
into UTwente across Europe, and no QRM. Also confirmed on WRMI
webcast-only.

Also confirmed Friday April 19 at 2205 the 2200 on WRMI 9955, S9/+10
but JBA direct; at 2226, S6/S8 into Bonaire SDR with Cuban pulse
jamming.

Also confirmed Friday April 19 from 2231 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.0093, S8/S9 into UTwente. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085
1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI webcast only or 9955? to be confirmed
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [not sked but confirmed Apr 9, 16]
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2238][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to John N9JL Lutz, Shorewood IL, who sent a check in US funds to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

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

** U S A [and non]. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ check, Apr 19 at 2325 into NH
SDR: 3265 OFF. 5130.207 S7/S8 `ATATT`. 6159.930 S8/9+5 TOMBS moanin` &
groanin`. 7489.930 S9+10/20 FKB = note the offset match between 6 and
7 MHz channels, coincidence? 9330.000 S9+10/30 WLCS Portuguese.
Checking calibration of that rx on WWV 10000, reads less than 1 Hz
minus; but can hear RWM CW IDs off the side from 9996 at 2339. FKB
Radio Sermon Time = KB stands for Preacher Ken Buraczynski, so why
isn`t it PKB?

5130 joins AAAWWW a bit late after theme started, 0000 UT Sat Apr 20.
Seems like a new show, starts by plugging WBCQ-FM 94.7 for country
music. Various repairs, tasks at station, including fixing the 98.3
translator antenna. Angela is remote on phone, guess back in Fla. 0029
mentions 3265 among current frequencies, and date 19 April YOOLF 2024.
So I check it again: yes, now on 3265.172, S7/S9 into NH. Rants about
the stupidity of war. 0047 blames Pres. Biden for everything; why took
so long? A screw comes out of his glasses, falling apart, hard to read
emails. Runs over into Turner time as usual. A few mins later I
recheck 3265.172 and it`s off again. He wants a bigtime customer for
that frequency; did it never occur that might have more interest if
same transmitter weren`t stuck on such a low frequency? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [non]. 11700, Apr 19 at 1528 music to 1529*. EiBi shows at
1430-1530 is VR in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, via USAGM Tinang,
PHILIPPINES. Violating Separation of Church and State. USAGM thus
opens itself to demands for airtime by any and every non-RCC gospel
huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0120 UT April 20

** CUBA. 9965, Apr 18 at 0641, S9 of pulse jamming against nothing,
the long-abandoned Costa Rican frequency of Radio República; also
recently but not logged, ditto against 5954. Meanwhile NO jamming on
9955 and no signal from WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 7420-7450 approx., Apr 18 at 0643, lite pulse
jamming bleeding from 7435 where it`s totally lost in huge Grimesland
signal of R. Martí (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALI. 5995, Apr 18 at 0645, ORTM in French, S7/S9 rather than
noiseblob. BTW, press freedom has a problem there; Ricky Leong
forwards this April 12 report to the WOR iog:

AP: Mali’s junta bans the media from reporting on political activities
in a deepening crackdown

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a deepening crackdown, Mali’s ruling junta on
Thursday banned the media from reporting on activities of political
parties and associations, a day after suspending all political
activities in the country until further notice.
The order, issued by Mali’s high authority for communication, was
distributed on social media. The notice said it applied to all forms
of the media, including television, radio, online and print
newspapers. […]

https://apnews.com/article/mali-junta-bans-media-reporting-72032e4b4b14d6717f42b495d1d20b89
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2239)

** OKLAHOMA. 27184.8 AM, Apr 18 at 0139, Enid CB pirate again relaying
// 105.5 K288FX relay of 88.9 KYLV OKC, but only S7 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, April 18 at 1516, S2/S3 roarblob direct (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2239)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2238 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: Update, confirming WOR #2238, WRMI:
5850, 0130, 0156 (55433-4), April 13 UTC [Sat]
9395, 2330, 2358 (45433), April 16 UTC [Tue]
9395, 0130 (4-55433), April 18 UTC 2024 [Thu]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Thursday April 18 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/15 into
Peoria IL SDR. Direct at 0139, S7/9+25

Also confirmed UT Thursday April 18 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+10 into
Bonaire SDR, no QRM such as 5007 RTTY last week. Direct at 0139, JBA
vs HSNL, S9/+10.

WORLD OF RADIO 2239 contents: Abu Dhabi non, Antarctica, *Australia
and non, (Botswana), Canada and non, Canary Islands, *China, Congo DR,
Denmark, (Germany), India and non, Indonesia, Korea South, Mali,
México, Myanmar, *Netherlands, (Oman), Papua New Guinea and non,
(Philippines), Russia, (São Tomé), Sa`udi Arabia, (Thailand),
(Tinian), Ukraine non, (UAE), *UK and non, *USA and non, (Uzbekistan),
Vanuatu, Western Sahara; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned
along with others out of order) *with A24 schedules

WOR 2239 available from 0039 UT Friday April 19:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2239.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2239.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?]
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085
1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [not sked but confirmed Apr 9, 16]
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2238][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to John N9JL Lutz, Shorewood IL, who sent a check in US funds to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

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

** VANUATU. 7260, Apr 18 at 0632, S7/S8 music, only broadcast signal
on 7200-7300 band, R. Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING

Best Description of *rump Ever Written
https://tonysthinktank.quora.com/This-is-probably-the-best-description-of-Trump-ever-written

This report despatched at 0100 UT April 19

** CANADA [and non]. 332 MCW kHz, April 17 at 0648 UT, dash and QT,
1000 watt nondirexional beacon at Thunder Bay, Ontario, mixing with
much closer but just as weak IC, wIChita KS, allegedly 400 watts per
dxinfocentre, but I`ll go with 25 watts as in RNA list.

346 MCW kHz, April 17 at 0649 UT, dash and YXL, 1000 watt NDB at Sioux
Lookout ON. These are JBA vs still high line noise level worst at LW
and MW, no longer SW. Glad to be hearing any Canadians as they sink
into general summer noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 11935.002, Apr 17 at 2330, into UTwente, a weak S6 signal of
pop music, not noise and not to be expected from Yemen or Sa`udi
Arabia, so presumed CNR5 in Mandarin, a.k.a. Cross Strait Radio, from
Beijing site aimed at Taiwan, sked 2300-0900, except earlier closing
at 0600 on Wed for weekly maintenance. Heavy ACI from much stronger
11930 Spanish, R. Martí, unless tuned in USB (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Apr 17 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG S9+30
direct; 2207 feature interview about the Feria de Abril en Sevilla,
which is apparently a big deal with millions of visitors, many from
abroad (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Apr 17 at 2200, VOT English not off the air,
S9/+10 on meter direct but very inferior to Spain, and not easily
copied. Sign-on as if this be the 1230 on 17620 - no doubt a playback
of that original, but how can they ignore the several repeats later?
They used to concede that the final two at 2200 and 0300 were repeats,
but now apparently the news in all of them is olds, up to 14.5 hours
stale.

2251 into UTwente when measured, S9+45, `Sports Panorama` about to
end, mentioned Oklahoma? 2253 s/off for 17620 at 1230 only.
Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2254 IS. 2256 restart IS with
German IDs. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Chopoff just
after 2259* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 365 MCW kHz, April 17 at 0650 UT, AA, 100 watt ND beacon as
in RNA list: `Kenie`, Fargo, MN. ``Notes: 60' 'T'; Listed in airnav as
in ND, but actually just over the border in MN.`` Not sure what ``60'
'T'`` mean. JBA, not new but only unusual one. See also CANADA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2238 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
April 16 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20 into Peoria SDR.

Also confirmed Tuesday April 16 after 2330 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003, S9/+5 into UTwente.

Also confirmed Wednesday April 17 at 1930 on SW Radio, Germany into
UTwente, 3975.002, S9+5/10; and 6160.001, S8/S9.

Also confirmed Wednesday April 17 at 2100 on WBCQ, 7489.939, S7/9+5
into HFU Maryland SDR. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to Ron Howard, Monterey, California, for a check in US funds on a
US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``in memory of
Jari Savolainen [1951-2020], an excellent Finnish DXer, always very
helpful. Thank you for your decades of service to our radio hobby!``

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

This report dispatched at 2355 UT April 17