** ANTARCTICA [non]. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Dec 24 at 1500-1505+ NO
signal from LRA36 into any of the four remaining Argentine KiwiSDRs,
nor at occasional chex following semihour as I am mainly listening
to:
FONLAC in web stereo via WUOT rather than offtarget BBC SW: Festival
Of Nine Lessons And Carols -- for the music if not the lessons. WUOT
repeats it at 0300 UT Dec 25. More about that and still audible:
https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2022/12/01/a-festival-of-nine-lessons-and-carols
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 258 MCW kHz, Dec 24 at 0728 UT, dash and ZSJ, 1000 watt NDB
at Sandy Lake, Ont., one of the rarer ones along with several common
ones; but I would really like to DX some ``new`` ones (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 11525, Dec 24 at 2325, S9/+10 of CNR1 jamming vs RFA Chinese
via Tinian scheduled at 23-24 and 20-21. More of a slight echo from
second jammer or longpath than anything from the victim. Nothing
similar anywhere else inside 25m band, nor in the 11.0 MHz area (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11880, Dec 24 at 2322, S9+10/20 of dead air from RHC. Ditto
11850 except for JBM in Spanish, and the latter still flanked by JBA
carrier spurs plus/minus 10 on 11840, 11860, the only RHC frequency
with that defect. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** EGYPT. 9439.995, Dec 24 at 2130, NO signal of R. Cairo in English,
via UTwente. Something`s always amiss in Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GERMANY [non]. 15770, Dec 24 at 2011, Gruss an Bord, yearly NDR
special for German mariners asea, VG S8/9+10 via WRMI into Maryland
SDR. Full span 1800-2100 but I gather from numerous posts to the WOR
iog that WRMI was OFF for the first bihour, apparently due to power
failure in FL. Also via several other sites and frequencies I do not
try. All in German, of course, except for songs in English, ``Small
Town Girl`` at 2014. ``All I want for Xmas is You`` at 2053; Live
audience with applause. Roger in Germany says:
You can listen to the pre-produced show here:
https://mediandr-a.akamaihd.net/progressive/2022/1222/AU-20221222-1420-2100.mp3
(~175 MB, mp3 128 kbps, 48kHz, joint stereo)
As live music was played, no rights issues and file is 183 minutes
long including the music. roger``
2059.5, 15770 cuts to WRMI ID with a different ``Okeechobee`` song
than usual; 2100 into ``Voice of Italy``, a.k.a. ``I Love Italy`` but
mainly in Italian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Dec 24 at 0710, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
but no other 9/kHz splits (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 6185-, Dec 24 at 0733, XEPPM S9/+10 with jazz song in
Spanish (Glenn Hauser, oK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 350 MCW kHz, Dec 24 at 0720, RG NDB in OKC still off
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 24 at 2115 UT, K17JN-D, Enid`s only local TV
transmitter, is back! Checking for it every day, was still off
yesterday since Dec 12. 3ABN is primary, with three more Adventist
video subchannels, and three audio-only, same as before.
Wish I had thought of it half a sesquihour earlier as 3ABN has
scheduled episode 5 of a 2019 series about Adventist World Radio, as I
have publicized. Other weekly airing is UT Thursday at 0230 so maybe
catch it then. Too much was going on at 2030 today! WOR on WA0RCR,
Gruss an Bord on WRMI, Jen`s Xmas Eve special on Unique Radio webcast,
KUCO`s post-opera vocal music. 3ABN? Three Angels Broadcasting
Network, the trio being a thing for the 7DAs (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 24 at 2312, S7/9+10 direct of dead air from VOT
English, then maybe a trace of modulation. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 353 MCW kHz, Dec 24 at 0717, LI, 400-watt ND beacon at
LIttle Rock AR. Strangely, I was hearing it better tuned to 352 and
even 351 USB than listed 353 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2170 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday December 23 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S3/S6 into Georgia SDR but
sufficient.
NOT confirmed UT Sat Dec 23 at 0500 on WBCQ R. Angela. As far as I can
tell by checking remotes in NH, NY, MD, OH and MO, it`s off the air,
presumably due to wind-caused power outages as explained on AAAWWW. At
first there seems to be a JBA fluttery carrier into Missouri, but then
as on waterfall see same things every 10 kHz above and below, so must
be something internal to SDR; same around 7490. 5130 had been on
earlier for `Greek Music Refuge` at 0330, but reception too poor to
enjoy; and as a matter of R Angela policy, no webcasts or ondemand;
unless they also happen to be on another transmission, like UBMP is.
Missed checking Sat Dec 23 at 1700 WRN webcast of WOR but I know they
have the latest file and will confirm it later. Yes, confirmed at
2030.
Also confirmed starting at 2035 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO,
S9+25 into nearby Warrenton SDR. Next:
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
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
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
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 Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, who
sends a generous quarterly seasonal check for Winter Solstice to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. (7489.9v), UT Sat Dec 24 from 0100 on WBCQ webcast,
`AAAWWW`, another new live show; Angela always suspects her mike isn`t
really on, but confirmed it is. It`s 46 degrees in Deland of Fla,
really chilly for them and going down further. Discussion of how Dec
25 as Xmas was just chosen by the RCC as admittedly no one knows when
JC was really born.
Against more giga$ of aid for Ukraine. They continue to denigrate
President Biden as an incompetent ``puppet``. They imagine that if
T**** were in power, he would broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.
They dismiss the 845-page Jan 6 Committee report with all the evidence
against T**** about the insurrexion.
I`m so sad that these intelligent couple allow themselves to be so
delusional. For those who would dare to read or skim it, here it is
online:
https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/Report_FinalReport_Jan6SelectCommittee.pdf
Pres. Biden`s Xmas address, 8:21; open your hearts to this good man:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525038-1/president-biden-urges-unity-christmas-address
Allan laments that plain old radios are hard to find in stores, even
his local Walmart -- finally he found one ``clock radio`` that has
AM/FM. At 0145, datestamp as 23 of Dec, YOOLF 2022, from Studio 9 in
Fla where temp is descending into the 30s. Angela worx at horse farm,
Deep Creek Stables, Didion Springs, and they are blanketing the
horses, not used to such frigidity. 0147 reads more emails than usual,
none contradicting their politix but reinforcing. No Free Radio Weekly
to quote since Dave Turnick is rotating editor this week and never
finishes it until next morning, after the 0000 UT deadline.
0152, explanation of WBCQ outages: really high winds cause power to
trip off every half hour all day, which is hard on transmitters,
especially the SuperStition, so Al orders 9330 turned off until the
winds die down. Electrical grid around there is 100 years old except
for WBCQ part reconstructed a few years ago. Unfortunately, WBCQ`s own
2-megawatt Diesel generator is not yet operational. It has a
30-kilogallon fuel tank, with heaters to keep the Diesel from gelling,
and in well-insulated building.
They run over into Hal Turner time again, JIP about 0202. I wanted to
hear his opening whether he still claim to be on KYAH 540 in Utah,
which has changed ownership/calls but is currently off the air, not
even 13 watts at night; so I check his website where indeed KYAH is
still shown as his only domestic affiliate along with SW WRMI and
WBCQ. I also see that he believes Putin that Zelenskyy is a Nazi!
I did not check SW frequencies during AAAWWW but 5130 was absent for
WOR at 0500; yet at 0730, long after BCQ is normally off, there is
S7/S9 of dead air with flutter on 7489.937. At 0734, S7/S9 of dead air
also on 6159.937, exactly same offset (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1100 kHz, WCGA in Woodbine, SE Georgia scheduled for a
special DX test Dec 23 at 0500-0700 UT. I heard it last time in April,
but check again and record for a QSL. 0608 tune in, tone sweeps upward
audible under WTAM Cleveland, even before I null it on the rotatable
DX-398 with internal antenna only. WTAM is 50 kW ND; WCGA is a 10 kW
ND daytimer. 0609, continuous 1 kHz tone; 0610 sweeps upward. I record
at 0618-0623 and later can just barely make out Morse code VVVs and at
0621, WCGA several times. Here`s my 2-minute clip I will be submitting
as evidence for eQSL:
https://www.w4uvh.net/WCGA_MorseID_20221224_0621.mp3
It`s most readable around halfway in, followed by continuous tone. So
that`s it. Tnx for the test. Another one is coming at same hours Dec
25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 24 at 0729, RV is S7/S9 with flutter on my
generous meter but JBA YL talk. Rodney Johnson, got it better, WOR
iog:
``Greetings From Minnesota! Got a nice little present tonight!
7260, 0755 24 DEC 2022 - RADIO VANUATU (VANUATU) in BISLAMA from
EMPTEN LAGOON. SINPO = 35222. ?Language?, music DJ'd by a female
announcer. ID @ 0800z fb Xmas jingle ("we wish you a merry Xmas" notes
on single instrument) and male announcer reading. //stream on
https://www.vbtc.vu/en/listen-online-2/
Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM, 2.5 kW, Omni, bearing 262°.
Received at Plymouth, United States, 12006 KM from transmitter at
Empten Lagoon. Local time: 0155. http://swldx.tumblr.com 73s
--Rodney``
Gary Pence also sent a recording of their Xmas greetings in English,
French, Bislama at 0701 UT as heard via Maui SDR; including ho-ho-ho
from Santa.
Ron Howard also replies to my previous report: ``Hi Glenn - Nice to
find we were listening to 7260 at the same time, but I was enjoying
decent reception 0701-0750 UT, on Dec 23.
0701-0715: News/sports/weather warning in Bislama.
0715: Briefly in French.
0717: Long schedule of "weekend activities" and RV program schedule in
Bislama.
0722+: Played many Xmas songs and several segments with listeners
calling-in to "wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy/Prosperous
New Year 20-23." Very enjoyable listening! Ron California`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
With seasonal greetings, this report dispatched at 0019 UT Dec 25
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20221225011503451