** CANADA. 7850 CUSB, Jan 2 at 1914, this CHU is still off, but 14670 CUSB is on. The clueless/useless System Status page still does not acknowledge: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/chu-short-wave-station/ I first noted it AWOL on Dec 31 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Jan 2 at 0730, JBA carrier confidently from R. Kiribati, London, where it`s way past LSS; while there is nothing in Europe more than 3 kW Ireland, and higher powers beyond are well past LSR; and no other split carriers audible except 711 likely Western Sahara, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 15360, Jan 2 at 1924, talk in unknown language, S9/+10 but JBM! Scheduled is AWR in Hausa thisaway at 1900-1930. The best strength extracontinental signal on any band 9-18 MHz now in degraded propagation. Hardly any VOA Botswana on 15580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15740, Jan 2 at 1922, S9+10 of open carrier, no doubt VOA Grimesland warming up here to avoid overlap with Botswana site on 15730 as French service swaps sites at 1930; yes, now much stronger and modulated signal on 15730, no 15740. Why aren`t these regular warmup frequencies in EiBi? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2171 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday January 2 at 0053, the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S5/S8 into Maryland SDR. Not confirmed UT Monday January 2 at 0400 on WBCQ Radio Angela 6160 minus 65 Hz = 6159.935 into Rochester SDR --- instead continues with some rock music show but WOR starts abruptly at 0431, not HRI which presumably would have been a week-to-week repeat, but why? Next: 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 OR 5130v 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 John Spicer for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says: ``Thanks for keeping the hobby alive and your fine work on the reports. Many thanks to the listeners that have contributed. Happy Listening, John Spicer`` One may also contribute by MO 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. 9330.00, Jan 2 at 1546, WLC Radio on WBCQ-6 in English, once again ON-frequency! matching no offset of 9395 WRMI. It can be done! But why is it still appearing way off-frequency-minus at other chex? Could two different transmitters be involved? Or frequency-generating modules? 1913, it`s off again, must still be problematic (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 17790, Jan 2 at 1918, NO signal from WRMI Radio Africa to South America. Never a powerhouse thisaway but ought to be at least a trace if on. 17700 VOA NC is blasting in at S9+40; and next WRMI on 15770 is normal at S9+10 despite degraded propagation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, Jan 2 at 0714, RV is JBA, still here, but note!: ``MONGOLIA. 7260, Mongolian Radio (Radio 1), 0918-0940 UT, Jan 2; first day I have noted their reactivation here with a decent signal strength; totally overpowering R. Vanuatu also on frequency, causing QRM for Mongolia; 0918-0926, announcers; 0926+, indigenous music/singing. Thanks very much to Hiroyuki Komatsubara (Japan) for determining it is Radio 1 programming. Website (translated) - bit.ly/3WWFocJ Also see https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:5253#5253 Ron Howard, California`` bit.ly link shows Radio 1 on air from 06 to 23 local = 22 to 15 UT. Second link goes to YouTubes and ``This frequency has been stopped for a long time due to the CORONA-Virus(COVID-19), but is it a revival or temporary ?`` WRTH 2022, not mentioning 7260 but referring to 4830 & 4895, says ``All SW txs are officially scheduled to be on the air on a regular basis 2300-0500 & 0700-1500``. Such a schedule would cause further confusion with Vanuatu and even less should persuade it to move again, perhaps to 5040/3945 + harmonix (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** WESTERN SAHARA. 711 kHz, Jan 2 at 0730 UT, only 9/kHz split JBA carrier, besides Kiritimati 846; remnant from the 300 kW Moroccan imperialist SNRT station is far more likely this late than anything further into Afroeurasia. Gaisma.com considers W.S. a separate country from Morocco like we do and shows today`s al-'Ayūn SR at 0943 local, i.e. UT+1 but italicized as if DST were in force now, which would mean 0743 UT. At timeanddate.com search you have to spell it all-'Ayūn but eventually leads to https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/western-sahara/el-aaiun also as a separate country, which shows today`s SR at 8:42 am local in UT+1 = 0742 UT. So westward prop from this NW tip of Africa is still possible and for some minutes longer still in the dark. Six months from now circa Summer Solstice, LSR will be as early as 0603 UT. Note also, that at long. 13.2 west, this ought to be in the middle of the UT MINUS ONE timezone! So if ever observing UT+2 would be triple-DST like western China (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1954 UT January 2
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