** CUBA. 9700, Feb 20 at 0651, S9/+10 of deadair instead of RHC English; meanwhile 6000 is VG S9+30, 6060 is off, 6100 is S9+20/30 but somewhat noisy modulation; 5040 also dead air of S9+10/20.
Earlier at 0612, Ivo Ivanov reported:
``Cuban Spy Numbers HM01 over RHC's 9700 kHz at 0600UT, February 20: 0600-0700 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm instead of RHC English // frequency 14375 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat HM01. Good via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA. Something`s always wrong at Radio Cuba -- 73! Ivo Ivanov``
Oops! - how do you say that in Spanish? My Random House dixionary does not even try; Google translate suggests ``Ups`` or ``Huy! Algo salió mal`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 90.1 WBFM, Sat Feb 20 at 1330 UT, KUCO-FM is back with own programming during `Performance Oklahoma`, classical concerts recorded years ago as no new ones lately. On Fri Feb 19 it was still plugged in all day to relay of WCPE The Classical Station in NC. Signal also much better, maybe back up to 100 kW ERP instead of 5 kW (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. Bedtime LW beacon bandscan caught three new ones for me, Feb 20 at 0656-0700 UT:
253-MCW kHz, Feb 20 at 0656, GB, 25-watt NDB at Marshall / Garno, Minnesota, which is near the SW corner
260-MCW kHz, Feb 20 at 0658, ST, 30-watt NDB at St Joseph / Spartan, Missouri, near the NW corner
266-MCW kHz, Feb 20 at 0700, SAA, 50-watt NDB at Saratoga, Wyoming; I was tuned to 264-USB; in S central WY sorta between Rawlins & Laramie (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2074 monitoring: zzz past the Sat Feb 20 1300-1329 on WRMI 15770; did anyone hear it?
Confirmed Saturday February 20 at 1721, the 1700 on WRN to North America web/satcast. Next:
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500]
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1901 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
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This report dispatched at 2000 UT February 20