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WBCQ 4790 kHz (Radio Angela) runs its final week of propagation tests February 20-26 US local date (February 21-27 world date) as follows: 0300-0500 UTC February 20-21 world date (10pm-12pm EST US dat

From the Isle of Music, February 20-26, 2022: This week we have a Cuban dance party. Note that our broadcasts from Bulgaria have discontinued. The broadcasts take place: 1. For the Americas and parts

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Feb 16 at 1520, no signal of LRA36 into two Brazilian SDRs, but JBA this Wednesday into Brasília, and Montevideo, S1-S2 with 1525 ID, 1527 Antárdida themesong, past 1547

** EGYPT. 9899.60, Feb 15 at 2121 check, R. Cairo is 100% improved: NO signal into UTwente! However, at 2204 UT, Andy Reid, Ontario tells the WOR iog: ``With varying degrees of audio quality, I don’t

** CUBA. 9700, Feb 14 at 0712, S9/+10 of dead air, trace? of modulation, the only RHC frequency still emanating. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Feb 14 at 2228,

I began From The Isle of Music six years ago and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot five years ago, starting small on WBCQ and eventually expanding to Europe and beyond with Channel 292 for both programs and Sp

** CUBA. 6100, Feb 13 at 0732, only RHC still on, but Spanish instead of English, S9/+40 without humbuzz; to continue with weekly 0800 Esperanto? zzz. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Feb 12 at 1525, RNASG confirmed on this Saturday, JBA S1 music into Brasília SDR; LRA36 ID; Pardinho a trace in the noise; Campo best at S2. 1550 about ``la noche polar`

** AZORES. 6114, Feb 11 at 0652, RTTY INTRUDER is back, S9/+10 vs JBA 6115 carrier from Japan. Believed to be USN Azores (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, Feb 11 at 0653, RHC English, S9+10/20 in

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 10 at 0701, JBA carrier, surely R. Kiribati; while no trans-Atlantic signals are making it. A few nights ago, 846 was stronger than usual, but never able to pull any audio

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** ANTARCTICA [and non?]. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed Feb 9 not tuned in until 1558, feared too late, but LRA36 still on air with music, VP S3 into Campo, Brasil SDR, no better at Brasília #2. Still going at

The 35th Annual NASWA Winter SWL Festival is taking place March 4 & 5, via Zoom again this year. If you're into radio of any kind; shortwave, AM, FM, longwave, utilities, ham radio, everyone is welcom

From the Isle of Music, February 13-19, 2022: This week we honor World Radio Day and St. Valentine's Day with music from the 1999 Bridge To Havana concert featuring prominent musicians from the US and

** AUSTRALIA. 2368.43, Feb 8 at 2102, S4-S5 with fades of Greek songs past 2125 via VK2GGC SDR, R. Symban. There has been lots of good discussion about this by nearby Aussies in the WOR iog (Glenn Hau

** CHINA. 7500, Feb 6 at 2238, Chinese JBA S7-S8, presumably CNR1 jammer as always more likely to be heard than target, in this case VOA via Thailand this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11

** ANDORRA [non]. 7400, Feb 5 at 2157, another Radio Andorra Revival special for a bihour, this time via ARMENIA. S9+5/15 into UTwente, signal good but modulation level fading down and up, and it`s qu

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 4 at 2321, VOT English is on the air, S9+20 into UTwente, VG modulation level -- except also with that horrible squeal, during music break, then intro some Analysis, 232

** CUBA. 6100, Feb 4 at 0710, RHC with dead air in English; also 6060 still on with humbuzz; 9700 is on but JBA, probably also DA; while 5040 is VG in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn H