** ARGENTINA. 28460 USB, Aug 8 at 2307, Marc, LU1JHD, north of BsAs, working KE7DOG? QRZ.com shows as an SK for longtime. Hey, it`s International Cat Day but Dog Day later in August lead to month-long ham event with -CAT and -DOG calls, as in ADXN story posted to WOR iog. QRZ.com: ``LU1JHD Argentina flag Argentina, MARCELO MARIANO ITZCOVICH (MARC), BLAS PARERA 128 (EL MARTILLO), CONCORDIA, ER C.P.3200, Argentina`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** BRAZIL. 28420 USB, Aug 8 at 2302, Thomas in Minas Cerais, PY4TNT, QSO someone in OK I can`t hear; 2304 calling DX, mentioning EN, presumably gridsquare sought. QRZ.com: ``PY4TNT Brazil flag Brazil, RONIVALDO MOLINARI "RONI", Rua VICTORIO BARTOLOMEI, 51 CEL RENNO JACUTINGA MG, MG 37590000, Brazil`` 28435 USB, Aug 8 at 2305, PY4HM calling CQDX 10. QRZ.com: ``PY4HM Brazil flag Brazil, HUGO MOTA, Rua Heitor Modesto, 453 - Estação - Sao Lourenco, MG 37470000, Brazil`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5990, Aug 8 at 2325, S9+20, S9+20 direct, modulation breaking up, maybe French? No, by 2342, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR, I can tell it`s American English in CRI style, M&W conversation, breaking up less, but far from clear. At 0025 recheck Aug 9, distorted Spanish breaking up, also with whine. As long scheduled, but missing for months?, CRI relays to Central America at 23-01. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Earlier in 23 hour I checked 13650 and no CRI ``Portuguese`` music fill relay there, but a JBA carrier, nothing else listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. Boat race weather from France still on 17545, 7340. Marine weather in French is again/still active Aug 8 at 1511 on 17545, S8/S9 and 7340 S9+10/20 into UTwente, with bubble jamming? No other target listed, just unheard PBS Xinjiang in Kazakh via Urumqi, 15-18 per Aoki, 1155-18 per EiBi. 1519 switch from M in French to W in English. 1551 ``à demain, have a nice day`` and more music to 1600* chop (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Aug 8 at 2323, pirate music S9+10/20 vs HNL of S9+10. https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,167266.15.html many logs, on air all afternoon since 1903, first on 6950: Mix Radio International (Chill Lounge Florida). 6925 USB, Aug 8 at 2324, pirate talk, raucous laughing, S9/+10. IDs here as Outhouse Radio, with SSTV image: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,167282.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. Routine FM bandscan on caradio, no Es, but tropo up from Tulsa, not very far, but stations I don`t normally hear, Aug 8 at 0200, such as 89.5 KWGS, and the `Tulsa dial` of obvious frequencies until I get to 100.3, in Spanish! in solid, romantic music, or rather anti-romantic with song ``Tu maldito amor``; then a couple of somewhat more positive songs segués. Didn`t stay for ID, but must be this only 4 kW ERP in a tiny town west of Muskogee, per WTFDA FMDB: KCXR 100.3 TAFT OK REGIONAL MEXICAN QUE BUENA TULSA 104.9 & 100.3 64514 4.0 kW 125.0 m 35-48-42 95-34-11 Spanish -- at a distance of 221 km = 137 st mi. The top-billed 104.9 is of course a mere translator in Tulsa itself, only 190 watts, K285GW and it`s a relay of KXTD 1530, 5 kW direxional daytimer in Wagoner; how circuitous. Also country on 105.9, which would be from just east of McAlester as 101.3 also in, another lowpower really boosted: KQIK-FM 105.9 HAILEYVILLE OK COUNTRY HD 94.7 183380 6.0 kW 69.0 m 34-50-44 95-34-45 //KNNU 92.3 269 km = 167 stmi (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2359 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 7 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, first SW airing, S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR where it`s aimed. Also confirmed Friday August 7 at 2233 the 2230v on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 3974.999+, S9+20/25 into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Saturday August 8 at 0300 on WTWW 5085, S9+15/20 into Maryland remote; usual false start, cut to another ID, restart; somewhat bassy even in AM Wide setting, and overmodulaltedistorted. But on the air unlike last week, in fact already on air by 0100. WOR played to 0329 completion, ID, OC and off*. Also confirmed Saturday August 8 at 1453 the 1430v on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 6160.001, S7/9+5 into UTwente; 3975 not yet on. Confirmed Saturday August 8 at 1538 the 1530 on WRMI webcast only, while 9955 is off. Also confirmed Saturday August 8 at 1600 on WRN via WRMI 9395, S9+40 into Georgia SDR. Mostly inaudible on // 7730 but JBA at Citrus FL SDR. Confirmed Saturday August 8 at 1930 on WRN via WRMI 9395, S9+25 into Georgia SDR. Almost confirmed Saturday August 8 at 1932 the 1930v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, very noisy and distorted into N9AZZ IL remote, but sounds like me. Confirmed NOT on SW Radio Gold, Germany, Sat Aug 8 at 1931, rather rock music and ``live`` DJ in German & English on 6160 & 3975, despite `CQ-S` including WOR specifically scheduled this date: https://shortwaveradio.de/index.php/en/week32-2026 Never heard the *name* of this program, but much of the breakneck produxion was unintelligible. Confirmed Saturday August 8 at 2012 the 2000 on WRN Europe stream. Missed checking Sat Aug 8 at 2100 on WRMI 9395, engrossed instead in `Music for 18 Musicians` by Steve Reich in a live BBCR3 Prom Concert; anyone hear WOR then? Confirmed Saturday August 8 at 2344 the 2330 on IRRS/NEXUS/IBA/IPAR webcast only. Next: 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5850 to NW; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Sunday IRRS SW 9510 via Romania; 1030 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1030 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 [not last week]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 2330 UT Monday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5850 to NW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 2330 UT Thursday WRMI 5950 to NNW. Financial support appreciated for this non-commercial service, via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds to: woradio at yahoo.com Or by money order or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex, into NH SDR, Fri Aug 7 at 2356: 3265 & 6160 not on; 5130 -89 = 5129.911, S9+10 in IS & ID loop; 7490 -79 Hz = 7489.921, S9+15/25 in FKB, 2359 cue tone to wrap, never quite finishes before cut to ID, 0000 Sat Aug 8, WTO theme and Allan talkover includes ``That was easy...bastards on the air`` so it`s repeat of last week: nevermind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 9580, Aug 8 circa 2330, JBA Asian tonal language. EiBi shows it`s VR in Vietnamese direct from SMG to SE Asia. Hardly anything else from Europe audible on 31m now, so another successful way-off-target accomplishment! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VENEZUELA. 4940, Aug 8 at 0638, JBA carrier from presumed Estación 4940 unlike last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 28340.05 USB, Aug 8 at 2302, those very colloquial Spanish hams in QSO lacking any IDs, heard again; while ARGENTINA & BRAZIL q.v. are in elsewhere on 10 m (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0114 UT August 9 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] 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
