** BRAZIL. 7399.988, Feb 16 at 0424, music at S7 into UTwente SDR; by 0513 it`s 7399.992. This had been quite a mystery for a few hours in the WOR iog. 7400 is a frequency `reserved` in HFCC for IRDR = International Radio for Disaster Relief, with Vatican site as placeholder like one other frequency in each band, possibly explaining why V of Turkey has shown up on 5910 and 9430? Hardly any announcements on 7400 but music recognized as Brazilian, and finally IDs heard as R Antares, which is a pirate in Pará state (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2178)
** BRAZIL. 5940.026, Feb 16 at 0756, JBA praise music //9665v. Incredibly, R Voz Missionária is almost on-frequency after years closer to 5938. WWCR 5935 somewhat weakened by K=5, G1 storms (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2178) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 16 at 0745 UT, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati: lucky to detect this vs high storm noise level from eastern OK, so no further MW or LW DXing tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5000.000v, Feb 16 at 0749, WWV S9+20/30 but with heavy Doppler flutter = unstable wobbling frequency as received: very unusual from nearby best night channel of WWV. But 2500 & 10000 also audible without the Dfl. WWV via email as of 0900: ``Solar-terrestrial indices for 15 February follow. Solar flux 174 and estimated planetary A-index 29. The estimated planetary K-index at 0900 UTC on 16 February was 5.00. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 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 [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2177 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 #2177, Happy Valentines Day, WRMI: 15770, 2230, 2245 (3-45443), 2259, February 11 UTC 2023 [Sat] 9395, 0131, 0140, 0143, 0159 (55433), (55443), 0159, February 14 UTC 2023 [Tue] 9395, 0030, 0055, 0059 (45433), February 15 UTC 2023 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Thursday February 16 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9395, S9+15/20 into Missouri SDR; 5010, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 contents: Antarctica, Argentina non, Australia, Brasil, (Bulgaria), (Canada), Chile, China, (Colombia), Cuba, Egypt, (France), Germany, Guatemala non, India and non, Indonesia and non, Italy non, (Japan), Korea North and non, Korea South, Mongolia, Myanmar and non, Netherlands, New Zealand, (Oklahoma), Russia, Sau`di Arabia, Spain, Switzerland and non, (Turkey), UK, USA; unidentified 9025; Pico balloons; propagation outlook (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2178 available from 0218 UT February 17 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2178.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2178.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW 1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [webcast only?][jammed by Cuba?] 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW 1800 UT Saturday IRRS 7295 & 14590-Bulgaria [unsked but last week] 1800 UT Saturday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ditto] 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557] 0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address; or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9395, Feb 16 at 0754, JBA carrier, is this WRMI? Compared to other 31m channels: 9455 absent; 9955 S6/S9. There are severe propagation disturbances, but if 9955 be that good, the others should be even better: problems at Okee site? Nothing else ever scheduled on 9395 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, Feb 16 at 0800, S7/S9 talk from R. Vanuatu. Can`t understand anything, but intonation sounds Frenchy, probably not? But FF is V`s third official language per WRTH 2022. Also a bit of Nigeria remains on 7255- (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0243 UT February 17 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html