** ANDORRA [non]. 7540, Dec 31 at 2015, the R. Andorra NYE special via
ARMENIA is good into UTwente with big band music. 2100+, `Blue Suede
Shoes``, really Elvis? More rock, some in French, like a ``Mambo``
song at 2115. But rather distorted, bad for music, also hum and CCI
undercurrent altho nothing else sked except in EiBi, irr. Brazilian
pirate R. Alpha Centauri, 24h, surely not. Andorra sked until 2400
with a power boost at 2200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, further monitoring of LRA36, UT Dec
31: still at 0118, S9/+15 into Argentine remote; not recheck until
0258 when it`s off or outfaded. Walt Salmaniw says it went off at
0206* in mid-sentence. Ron Howard says power is 300 watts with a
rhombic antenna, they told Ralph Perry. I guess it`s aimed northish so
we get some gain out of that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** BRAZIL. 4885, Dec 31 at 0338, R. Clube do Pará is still off. All we
get is a JBA carrier from 4985 RBC vs the RTTY plus. WRTH 2024 lists
four other 60m ZYs so possibly active tho rarely reported, on 4875,
4885, 4905, 5035 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 4765, Dec 31 at 0338, R. Progreso is off, despite its already
limited sked of 0130-0500; and 5025, Rebelde continues off.
Somethings` very wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** DENMARK. 243 kHz, Dec 31 at 1615, DR Kalundborg is VG into UTwente,
for last minutes on the air; special programming but all in Danish,
now a scratchy old recording of something. 1659 woman speaking, the
queen to finalize it. Punxuated by rustling sounds, flipping pages of
her script? 1713 crowd applause, and national anthem for only about
one minute; military commands; 1715 YL announcer seems upset, or is
that the Q again. Talking about a pianist, composition. 1716 piano
plays, is that starting with the interval signal? 1719 still on,
switching to violin. Pauses and more music, wide variety of different
instruments, variations on the IS. Long pauses between iterations, so
we never know which will be the final note forever.
Roger Thauer, Germany, posted an English translation from this about
the QNY speech tradition:
https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/bagom-h-m-dronningens-nytaarstale-47896
Certainly not all about the LW transmitter closing, but maybe She
mentioned it. BTW, She`s abdicating as of Jan 14. Translation of the
speech itself pending.
UTwente displays a synchlock on 242999.75 Hz, with the last digit
plus/minus 1, i.e. extremely stable. 1735 finally stops, and carrier
cut about 1735.7* UT. Someone probably timed it to the exact second
without internet delay: Harald Kuhl says 1735:45*. Now some splatter
from adjacent frequency 252 Algeria is audiblized. Goodbye, Denmark!
BTW, I have never had a trace direct of any AfroEurAsian LWBC, even
the superpowers, yet I have heard 25-watt LW beacons at hundreds of
km. WRTH 2024 shows 243 was down to only 50 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** PUERTO RICO. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 31 at 0418 UT, DDP, 1 or 2-kW NDB at
San Juan/Dorado, again at 3677 km = 2284 stmi. Must be alert for 369
ZDX Antigua, 323 TAB T&T (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 353 MCW kHz, Dec 31 at 0417 UT, LI, 400-watt NDB at Little
Rock AR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2223 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday December 31 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 into Missouri SDR.
Also checked at 0118 on same Argentine SDR getting LRA36, and we`re
S9/+15.
Also confirmed UT Sunday December 31 from 0527 the nominal 0415 on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 into nearby SDR and well audible direct.
This time the Houston AMSAT net from nom. 0300 ran until 0513, then 12
minutes of ARRL news from Friday.
Missed zzz checking the Sun Dec 31 at 1130 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear
it?
Also confirmed Sunday December 31 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1323 kHz, S9+5 into UTwente, no co-channel QRM. Next:
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2222]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [unsked but confirmed Dec 6-13-20]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v?
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
Thanks this week to William T Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a generous
check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9300+, Dec 31 at 0355, WRMI splatter audible at least this
far down with a minor peak; modulation spikes match 9455 believed to
be the source, but at this hour gospel huxter is // on 9395 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 3215, Dec 31 at 0335, WWCR-1 is S9/+25 but JBM/suptorted
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5085: George McClintock called Dec 31 with the latest from
WTWW: from my hastily scribbled notes: running 60 kW on 23-05 UT
nominal schedule. There was a frozen tuning cap on the #1 [other]
transmitter. The ex-Continental engineer ran out of time, needs to
come back for another day in 2024, when #1 could run 90 kW. Also plans
to work on a Harris transmitter. KTWR Guam engineer is currently
visiting Nashville two blox from George to look after someone. KVOH
let the Harris they got melt down and disposed as scrap. WTWW has two
transmitters from KNLS; might could put one of them for sale on EBay.
Sale of property is stalled but still available. Antenna for #3
transmitter is axually on adjacent property, feedline OK. Feedlines
for 1 and 2 are sagging, need to be pulled up out of reach for safety.
Has potential client for 9475 but can`t get it to run more than 10 kW
yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1580, Dec 31 at 0404 UT, Mexmx is dominant. Onceuponatime
the obvious source would have been 50 kW clear channel XEDM
Hermosillo, Sonora. This loops NW/SE, so all of Mexico is outruled,
and most likely TX or CO. Per NRC AM Log, all the USSS on 1580 are
also religious, in wrong direxion, or too far -- except KFCS Colorado
Springs. Segués of tune after tune, some romantic; finally 0415 quick
talk, mentions buena? So a Ke Buena? 0425 another. No, this is `El
Tigre` but sub-slogan on website is ``La que toca puras buenas``.
10000/140 watts both ND but this is no mere 140 watts, surely stuck on
10 kW day power. Site is SSE of CS between Security-Widefield, and
Fountain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 31 from 0359:
774, 855, 891, 909, 999, 1098, 1107 - most likely Spain, Algeria,
maybe UK (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2128 UT December 31 - HNY
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