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Glenn Hauser logs August 26-27, 2024 (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:25:23 +0200 From: "df5sx.p11" <df5sx....@gmx.de> To: "_ BCLNEWS" <bdxc-n...@groups.io>, "_ WOR" <w...@groups.io>, "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Fw: [WOR] Logs Aug 21, 23, 24, 27 Message-ID: <57D3E5818F9948108E3CCCF2F9370F98@PC3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Some logs dropped down on Tue Aug 27 around 05.30 to 07.15 UT: 5024.994 CUB R Rebelde today Aug 27 wonderful audio quality from studio in TX, feederline adn antenna outlet. S=9+30dB at 05.30 UT. 5875even U.K. BBC London digital DRM mode txion, scheduled 04.59-06.00 UT via ENC Woofferton, S=9+10dB towards Edmonton-AB-CAN in western NoAM. 5939.916 BRA R?dio Voz Missionaria from Camboriu SC, Brazil, S=7 fair at 05.40 UT on Aug 27. \\ 9664.916 and 11749.967 kHz too. 5960even ASC R Ndarason Internat. in KNU to CeAF, via BBC/ENC combined Ascension Isl relay, talk at 05.42 UT, S=9+15dB signal in CAN. 6009.975 BRA ZYE521 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, fluttery S=7 or -84dBm, at 05.44 UT. <www.inconfidencia.com.br> 6069.978 CAN CFRX Toronto relais of CFRB 1010 kHz mediumwave. S=9+10dB or -73dBm. 6159.930 USA WBCQ, English sermon TOM BS, S=9+10dB strength 05.47 UT. 6184.966 MEX XEPPM R Educacion, Mex D.F., fair signal S=8 at 05.49 UT. 7410even ASC BBC London in Hausa language towards WeAF target,scheduled 05.29-06.00 UT, S=9+20dB proper -61dBm signal. 05.51 UT in CAN. 7490 kHz USA WBCQ OFF AIR from 04.00 UT / checked at 05.52 UT. 9330even USA WBCQ WLC tremendous signal of S=9+45dB at 05.37 UT, ex- cellent Cambridge/Oxford English male voice program, maybe meant to WeAF audience target at ITU zones #37 & 38. Probably Backlobe signal of the 70 degr azimuth Ampegon antenna outlet ? TX signal break happened at 05.55 UT to switch on at 05.59:40 UT later again,though with lower signal strength in Edmonton-AB-CAN of S=9+10dB instead towards WeNoAM at 270 degr azimuth Ampegon antenna outlet from 06.00 UT. 9410even ASC BBC London WS in English language towards WeAF target, scheduled from 06.00 UT, S=9+15dB signal. 06.01 UT in AB-CAN. 9664.916 BRA R?dio Voz Missionaria from Camboriu SC, Brazil, S=9+25dBm strong at 06.04 and 06.19 UT. \\ 5939.916 and 11749.967 kHz too. 9700even NZL R NZ Pacific, technicians at Rangitaiki site aligned both Thomcast/Ampegon units fq-wise last week, now both on exact fqy. S=9+55dB tremendous signal heard remotedly at Perseus ww SDR net "...Twist the needle ... upper end ..." at 06.06 UT worldwide news read '... critisized Mr. Trudeau CAN ... global market place ... to find electricity car prices ...'. 9790even FRA RFI Paris via TDF Issoudun 06-07 UT, S=9+15dB at 06.07 UT. 9912 kHz STANAG military scratch signal block, S=9+15dB at 06.08 UT. 11620even ROU RRI Tiganesti on air carried German morning sce, even in CAN noted powerful S=9+25dB strength in Edmonton Perseus unit. At 06.21 UT on Tue Aug 27. 11655even D__ Canadian BVB network in Arabic sce to NoAF/Sahel/CE&WeAF at ITU zones 46N,47NW,38W,37S, via MBR Nauen at 06.00-06.15 UT. Half power of 125 kW at 180degr azimuth. S=9+10dB at 06.12 UT. 11700even FRA RFI Paris French morning sce via TDF Issoudun 06-07 UT, S=9+5dB at 06.13 UT. 11735.005 KRE Voice of Korea, Kujang, 03.00-06.57 UT towards Western NoAM. French scheduled 06.00-06.57 UT, S=9+5dB at 06.14 UT. 11737.900 and 11738.100 kHz S=9+20dB, both RTTY UTE signals at 06.16 UT. 11749.967 BRA R?dio Voz Missionaria from Camboriu SC, Brazil, S=7-8 at 06.14 UT. \\ 5939.916 and 9664.916 kHz too. 11780 kHz BRA R Nac Amazonia Brasilia NOT ON AIR. 06.18 UT. 11815.008 BRA Poor flutter S=6 signal of ZYE440 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO. S=7 at 06.20 UT on Tuesday Aug 27. <www.radiobrasilcentral.com.br> 11860 and 11930 kHz, both, all-time scratch jammer, low power of Cuban security radio organization unit, against USAGM Spanish Radio Marti program to Cuban Caribbean island audience. 24hrs/7d S=7 signal at 06.22 UT. 11995even FRA RFI Paris Hausa audience morning sce via TDF Issoudun txion center site, scheduled 06.00-06.30 UT to WeAF target, S=9+5dB noted at 06.23 UT in Edmonton-AB-CAN SDR remotedly. 12065even ASC BBC London WS in French language towards WeAF target, scheduled from 06.00-06.29 UT, S=8 signal at 06.25 UT in CAN. 12119.580 and 12120.420 kHz S=9+20dB, both RTTY UTE signals at 06.27 UT. 13450 to 13558 kHz Ocean Sensors - Oceanographic High Frequency Radar Systems 06.29 UT <https://codar.com/hf-radar-technology/> 13635.008 TUR TRT Ankara via Emirler site, scheduled Turkish at 06.00-12.57 UT, S=9+5dB in WeCAN 06.30 UT Tue Aug 27. 13650.216 kHz much odd fqy. KRE Voice of Korea from Kujang in Chinese Mandarin to FEAS and SoEaAS. S=8-9 at 06.35 UT. 13790even CHN CNR1 jamming of S=8 signal against co-ch TWN SOH Mandarin sect sce on 13789.862 kHz at 06.40 UT. Few OTHR radars noted at 06.45 UT 13656, 13748, 13905, 13940, and 15447 kHz in the Pacific/Far East. 15105even (!) KRE Voice of Korea Kujang technicians seemingly adjusted some of their 9 x SW 200 kW units in foreign sce. S=9+5dB at 06.38 UT. Smooth female girl singer group performance. 15120.012 IRN VoIRIB Sirjan bcast in Hausa to WeAF at 05.50-06.50 UT S=6 much sidelobe signal towards Edmonton AB-CAN, 06.40 UT. 15130even ROU RRI Bucharest Arabic sce via Bacau Galbeni bcast center, S=9 signal at 06.41 UT in AB-CAN. Modern pop singer female / girls group. 15150even USA WMLK from Bethel-PA-USA, sermon at 04-09 UT requested, S=9+35dB powerhouse signal at 06.42 UT, '...chapter-11, ... christian term ...'. Some BUZZ audio tone strings seen and heard at 120, 240, and 360 Hertz distance apart visible. 15180even fqy alignement positively (!) - see also 15105 kHz entry above. KRE Voice of Korea Kujang in French language, smooth singer female program at 06.46 UT. 15240.012 IRN VoIRIB Sirjan bcast in Arabic to Saudi/UAE peninsula at 06.00-08.30 UT. S=5-6 poor sidelobe signal at 06.46 UT to- wards Edmonton AB-CAN, noted there remotedly. 15300even F__ RFI Paris French audience morning sce via TDF Issoudun txion center site, scheduled 04.00-10.00 UT to allAF target, S=8-9 noted at 06.48 UT in Edmonton-AB-CAN SDR remotedly. 15320.013 TUR TRT Ankara via Emirler site, scheduled Hausa sce towards WeAF target. 06.00-07.00 UT, S=6-7 in WeCAN 06.49 UT Tue Aug 27. 15365even UAE USAGM 'Radio Mashaal' in Pashto language at 04-07 UT, S=6-7 at 06.52 UT on Aug 27. Used Abu Dhabi Media / ENC handled relay site in Al Dhabbaya-UAE. 15375.009 TWN Fu Hsing BC station in Mandarin Chinese scheduled 04-07 UT via Kuanyin site, S=6 fair signal, Mandarin sce at 06.55 UT. 15505even U.K. R Ndarason Internat. in KNU to Chad, target Ce/WeAF, via ENC Woofferton relay, talk at 06.56 UT, S=9 fluttery signal in Edmonton-AB-CAN. 15579.995 BOT USAGM VoA Botswana in En, 06-07 UT at 06.57 UT Aug 27. 15760DRM digital block, poor S=6-7 signal, CNR1 domestic digital from Qigihar bcast center Ampegon TX and ant unit, in NoEaChina main- land. 06.58 UT. 15770even USA WRMI Okeechobee-FL state, TOM BS sermon performance, at 07.03 UT, S=9+10dB strength. 120 Hertz buzz tone signal seen and heard on streen unit. 17600even ALG French service of Ifrikya FM program 07.00-07.30 UT, via Bechar site scheduled in Ar/Fr/and Sahel Vernacular, at 06.00- 22.00 UT. At 07.06 UT. 17660even F__ RFI Paris Hausa audience morning sce via TDF Issoudun txion center site, scheduled 07.00-07.30 UT to WeAF target, S=9+10dB noted at 07.08 UT in Edmonton-AB-CAN SDR remotedly. 17850even F__ RFI Paris French audience morning sce via TDF Issoudun txion center site, scheduled 06.00-10.00 UT to allAF target, S=9+10dB noted at 07.07 UT in Edmonton-AB-CAN SDR remotedly. 17865even CHN CRI French sce at 07-08 UT, S=9 in Edmonton-AB-CAN, at 07.11 UT on Aug 27, via Ampegon clon at Kashi-Kashgar far western Xinjiang province on KAZ/KGZ border muslim world. 21580even F__ RFI Paris French audience morning sce via TDF Issoudun txion center site, scheduled 07.00-10.00 UT to NoEaAF/NoAF/ Sahel/CeAF and 'behind' target, S=8-9 noted at 07.12 UT in Edmonton-AB-CAN SDR remotedly. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27) Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 Subject: [WOR] Logs Aug 21, 23, 24 Some logs dropped down on Thur Aug 22 around 12.20 to 13.32 UT: 11865.002 kHz KRE Kujang in Japanese language at 12.22 UT Aug 22. 11810.006 kHz IND Akashvani {former AIR} via powerful Bangalore, S=9+15dB at 12.27 UT Aug 22, Pashto sce to AFG/PAK. 15410.010 kHz IND Akashvani {former AIR} via powerful Bangalore, S=9+15dB at 12.30 UT Aug 22, Swahili sce to East_AF. 9874.806 much odd fqy - IND Akashvani {former AIR} via New Delhi, Kings- way bcast center, poor S=6 signal in Doha Qatar ME SDR re- motedly at 13.02 UT on Thur Aug 22. Baluchi sce 1230-1330 UT 15340.145 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect sce, S=8 at 12.32 in Qatar ME 15430.038 GUM AWR KSDA Agat Tia language sce, S=9+25dB strength 12.36 UT 15459.989 AUS Reach Beyond Australia, Kununurra site, Alindi?, S=9+25dB. 15489.987 TJK USAGM RFA Tibetan sce via Orzu, S=9+25dB at 12.38 UT, and 15490even CHN CNR1 at China mainland jamming against US Tibetan program. 15600even UZB AWR Asia in Cantonese via RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center, S=9+15dB at 12.40 UT, 100Hz (main power) buzz tone seen on SDR screen dsiplay. 15710.012 GUM KSDA AWR Agat Guam, in Cantonese Chinese, S=9+20dB. 12.43UT 15729.970 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect sce, S=7 at 12.44 in Qatar ME 15750.003 THA USAGM 'Mashaal Radio' Pushto sce to AFG/PAK target, 12.45UT via Udorn Thani bcast relay center at S=9+40dB powerhouse level. 15799.936 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect sce, S=7 at 12.46 in Qatar ME 15800even CHN CNR1 at China mainland jamming against SOH Mandarin program 15919.825 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect sce, S=6 at 12.48 in Qatar ME 15969.817 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, S=7 at 12.51 UT in Japan, and 15970even CHN CNR1 at China mainland jamming against TWN SOH program, at 12.52 UT, S=9+20dB powerful signal, Mandarin Chinese program. 15239.956 IRN VoIRIB Sirjan Arabic program to Saudi peninsula southwards very low modulation audio, S=5 backlobe at 12.56 UT on Aug 22. Scheduled 09.30-14.30 UT. 15274.965 TJK very odd freq, likely via Tashkent-UZB center instead (?) USAGM RFA Tibetan sce via Orzu, S=9+15dB at 13.00 UT, and 15275even CHN CNR1 at China mainland jamming against US Tibetan program. 9874.806 IND Bharat Akashvani former AIR service, Baluchi program via New Delhi Kingsway center, performing muh odd fqy alignement, S=6 noted at Doha Qatar ME remote SDR unit, 12.30-13.30 UT scheduled, (not alternate 9735 kHz). 12014.875 MNG VoMongolia, Ulan Bataar Khonkhor site, Japanese 12.00-12.30 S=9+15dB noted in Hiroshima Akitakata remotedly at 13.18 UT. 11479.959 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, S=8 at 13.21 UT in Japan. 11509.930 UZB R FNK - Radio Free North Korea, in Korean to Korea(s) tar- get radio, via RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Trans- mitting bcast center, S=8 much fluttery in Hiroshima Akitakata remotedly at 13.22 UT, scheduled 13-14 UT. 11519.994 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, S=8 at 13.23 UT in Japan, much strong BUZZy modulated though.. 11550.037 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, poor S=5 at 13.24 UT in Japan 11580.148 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, much S=9 at 13.26 UT in Japan 11734.963 KRE Voice of Korea, Kujang 200kW SW center, Mandarin Chinese at 13.29 UT, smooth Army string instrument orchestra program. S=9 11774.716 TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect, buzzy S=7 at 13.32UT in Japan 21560digital(?) scratch jamming from mainland China ?, S=8 -77dBm, 05.55UT like DRM signal as jamming modulation used ? 21550even ROU RRI Tiganesti site, English 05.30-05.57 UT, S=8 at 05.56 UT -83dBm signal. 17830DRM digital CNR1 S=5 call 3FC Urumqi far western Xinjiang province CHN, S=5 or poor-96dBm at 05.58UT. 98degr azimuth to all Beijing Shanghai, Jinan, northern China target. 17770DRM CHN call 27FA Dongfang island, Hainan province in southern CHN, S=6 or poor-88dBm at 05.59 UT. 16degr azimuth to all Beijing northern China target. 21530DRM CHN call 3EB Dongfang island, Hainan province in southern CHN, -11.6dB or 13.6 SNR noted at txion start at 06.03 UT. 341degr azimuth to all western China, Great Gobi, Novosibirsk, 06.03-07.00 UT. 15670DRM digital CNR1 S=9+10dB or -69dBm call 3F2 Kunming province bc center in Anning southern CHN, noted at 06.10UT. 135degr azimuth target at 01-04 UT to strange foreign southeast Asia, like, Hainan, Sabah, Brunei, Philippines, and PNG Chinese nationals audience. But others in hfcc.org database later on local noon at 04-11 UT time slot show DRM digital mode CNR1 sce at 32degrs azimuth northwards to Shaanxi, Beijing, Qiqihar northeastern CHN area. 13810DRM digital CNR1 S=7 call 3EB Dongfang Island, Hainan province, at 06.09 UT on Fri Aug 23. Also noted 04.25, 05.25, 06.11, 07.33, 08.21, 09.41 UT previously. S=9+10dB or -73dBm signal into remoted KIWI_net SDR unit at Cha-Am/Hua Hin Thailand. 9700even NZL RNZ Pacific from Rangitaiki now corrected aligned EVEN fqys of old Thomcast and new Ampegon tx unit, alternates using old/new between. At 06.47 UT noted in Hirsoshima Akitakata Japan remotedly. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 22 - 23) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:48:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br> To: Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs August 27, 2024 Message-ID: <1018701884.628891.1724791706...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ---------------------------- JRX Logs August 27, 2024 Receiver Tecsun S-2000 Longwire antenna 10m All times Universal Time ALGERIA ** 17600. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1903-1913, Ifrikya FM, B?char-ALG, in French. Man announcer present news, including an interview with an expert about Israel vs Hesbollah crisis; 1907 Woman announcer participates too; Says about manipulation d?informations. Good reception: 45554. ASCENSION ISLAND ** 6180. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1925-1930, USAGM-Voice of America, Ascension Island-ASC, in French. Woman announcer talking, in french language; 1927 Other woman talking too; 1929 Ending without IS. Poor reception: 35422. AUSTRIA ** 15440. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1914-1924, Adventist World Radio, Moosbrunn-AUT, in Hausa. A song by choir; 1915 A prayer, Amen! 1916 Starts a preaching by man Pastor, ends with Amen!. ID. Good reception: 45544. ** 17570. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1955-1959, Adventist World Radio, Moosbrunn-AUT, in French. Music; Woman/man announcers say ID, website and address to Abdijan; They repeat its; IS; AWR hymn; 1959 The end. Very good reception: 55555. GERMANY ** 11955. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1944-1954, Adventist World Radio, Nauen-D, in Tachelhit. Music by duet of singers; 1945 Starts preaching by man Pastor. Good to very good reception: 55544. ** 15440. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 1933-1943, Adventist World Radio, Nauen-D, in Igbo language. Man Pastor preaches; 1941 A brief music and woman talking; 1942 Music by choir. Good reception: 45554. KOREA NORTH ** 12015. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 2015-2032, Voice of Korea-KCBS, Kujang-KRE, Korean Service. Man/woman announcers talking & talking; 2029 A song by woman singer. Fair reception: 35433. Parallel logs on 9425kuj, 35422; 11635kuj, 35322 and 11930kuj, 25522. All with muffled modulation! TURKEY ** 9880. Tue, Aug 27, 2024. 2001-2010, The Voice of Turkey, Emirler-TUR, in French. Turkish songs; 2005 Turkey tourism; 2020 Multilingual IDs by woman/man announcers. Good reception: 45554. JRX (Jos? Ronaldo Xavier, 75) Cabedelo-Para?ba, Brasil (UTC-3) ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:27:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 26-27, 2024 Message-ID: <1956057008.367473.1724801279...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** CHINA. 21800, Aug 27 at 0251, Chinese at S6/S9 and the OSOB, CNR1 jammer against Sound of Hope. Also many unID but probably Asian sigs/carriers on 17 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COSTA RICA [and non]. 28433 USB, Aug 27 at 2212, TI2JJP, Jos?, calling CQ DX Asia/Pacific. Quickly making contacts JBA here including Louisiana. QRZ.com: ``TI2JJP Costa Rica flag Costa Rica, QSL Mgr EA7FTR, ING. JOSE "TI9JJP" PASTORA, QSL Manager EA7FTR, PO Box 2048-2050 SAN PEDRO MONTES OCA, Costa Rica, QSL: QSL MANAGER EA7FTR`` -- hmm, wonder if he have a QSL manager? No 10m beacons, but also a Brazilian on 28400 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 891 & 889 kHz, Aug 27 at 0253, JBA carriers hetting 890 with WLS and LA mixture presumably Cuban and also source of spurs. Should Algeria 891 fundamental also be in there, I never hear any beat so would have to be on exactly same frequency as Cuba. No 9/kHz carriers now in full bandscan vs HSNL. Recheck at 0636: still both 889 & 891 detectable. Spurs sourced to Cuba are just an assumption, one of two 890 stations there, but could be elsewhere in Carib/LAm or even US? Need to triangulate them or something more certain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Aug 27 at 0634, S9+25/30 of dead air in Spanish from R. Rebelde, as more often than not at late-night. Is no one paying attention at station? Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Earlier at 0530 same date, Wolfgang Bueschel reported ``wonderful audio quality`` on 5024.994 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 15230, Aug 27 at 2206, RHC Portuguese not off the air, S9/+10 but somewhat sup/torted; not noted on any other frequency now. Something`s always wrong at RHC. There is a sig on 11760 at 2217, S9+10 with flutter, sounds like Chinese music. O, per EiBi it`s CRI ``Portuguese`` via site x = Xi`an? at 22-23 which of course is nothing but fill music for years; like via Cuba on 13650 at 23-24, not checked lately. Commies vs Commies! Almost (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1390, Aug 27 at 0638 UT, and still past 0700, local KCRC Enid in dead air again; and so is sibling station 1640 KZLS, but someother talking station is audible underthat, anything but Biloxi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13760, Aug 27 at 0332, MWV, S9+20 English discussion of how WCB has LPFM in Greenland? and SW stations. This is service to India, but VG signal here despite way off the side of beam; antipodal and trans-equatorial advantage ruling (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935.411, Aug 27 at 1626, Qur`an at S9+10/20 into UTwente; no chirping or other disruptions now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Mon Aug 26 at 2201, token English from SNR, VG S9+20/30 direct starting news. Also audible on 17715, 15520, but no signal on fourth frequency 15390 for Africa. Something`s not right at Noblejas. Feature after 2210 is interview about photography and exhibitions of such (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15520, Aug 27 at 1517, REE only frequency on, for ME, as 15390 for Africa has been absent since Aug 25; and the other two, 17715 & 17855 do not start until 1800 on weekdays. Something`s notright at Noblejas. 1958, 2203 chex: still no 15390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. 21270 USB, Aug 26 at 2209, EA2K, Jos? in southern Spain making quick contacts among many phone signals, pileups on ``15`` m, apparently some contest. QRZ.com: ``EA2K Spain flag Spain, Jose Ignacio "Jose", CADRETE (ZARAGOZA), Spain``. A few minutes earlier had a deep Argentine on 28445 USB, no beacons on 10; never phones but some digitals around 24900 on 12. Almost as if voice have been banned on this band like `30` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, Aug 26 at 2200, JBA carrier direct, presumably VOT attempting to come up, but not even that at 2210 recheck, nor later in hour into UTwente, nor 9875 nor 11795 previous errors. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Meanwhile Romania had a good signal direct on 11800; why don`t I listen to that? However, the final VOT English repeat is not off the air, UT Aug 27 at 0336 on 7275 with the inimitable tones of Efsun, S9+20/30 including HSNL on NAm frequency, JBA on 6165 to SAs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005-, Aug 27 at 2158, VOT English not off the air, IS and IDs, S9+20/30 direct and sufficient. Olds leads with latest? Gaza casualty toll; and TRT cameraman injured in Gaza. 2231 into UTwente when measured, S9+50 as Efsun the accentuated is reading a Weekly Commentary - or is it Analysis? What`s the diff? 2240 outro/intro as the former, music. 2245 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products`, Tawas? charred yogurt, made from sheep milk and carmelized. 2247 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2250 music. 2253 s/off ignoring SW, something`s always awry at Ankara, IS. 2256 restart IS but off 2256.5* before Germanizing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non?]. 17630, Tue Aug 27 at 1630, no signal yet into UTwente. VOA has a new Fulani language service for Africa, allegedly weekly on Fridays at 1630-1700 via unknown site; subject of much news and discussion in the WOR iog (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2257 monitoring: confirmed Monday August 26 from 1931 the 1930v on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001-, S9+10/20 and 3975.002, S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Tuesday August 27 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20 direct but JBA in HSNL = high storm noise level, extending from SE NM to NW TX, W OK & KS, SC NE. Also confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 1300 on WRMI 9955, S6/S9 direct, not preceded by any ToH ID; no jamming audible. Also confirmed Tuesday August 27 at 2000 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.994 kHz, S9+20 into UTwente across Europe. But 2003-2005 faded way down to S9+10, power cut? Audiblizing Iranquran? underneath. No more of that by 2020, offtime. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated with a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Aug 27 at 0328, WTWW is off already; it had been on earlier tonight circa one sesquihour earlier check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, UT Tue Aug 27 at 0645, WRMI with Israeli? music instead of mis-scheduled RFI Spanish relay, featuring accordion, soon switch to ukulele, song maybe in Arabic? Apparently part of their music filler loops. 0659.5 ID and 0700 into Polish Radio External Service out of WRN in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1370, Aug 27 at 0637 UT tuneby in bandscan, ``KWIQ`` -- easiest DX ID ever? No, the real KWIQ is on 1020 in Moses Lake, Washington, with ESPN. Maybe mentioned on that net? But no ESPN correlation on 1370. O well (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 11550, Aug 27 at 0331, RTTY warbling atop a broadcaster, talk and music, totalling S9+10/20 direct. Probably Kurdo/Turco radio war at the edge of variable range for Deng? Gel via ARMENIA and Erdo?an jammer, but which don`t start until 0400 per EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15169-15191, Aug 27 at 2205, OTH radar clickery, typical 22-kHz bandwidth, not strong and no broadcasters hit but could bother Inconfid?ncia, Brasil if active on 15190+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 2327 UT August 27 End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 260, Issue 28 *********************************************