** CUBA [and non]. 870, Dec 20 at 0444 and 0709 chex, wobbler QRM vs
WWL, but not overcoming; and not heard on 1040 this time (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9439.853+, Dec 20 at 2131, R. Cairo not off the air, S9+30
into UTwente, YL talk but of course extremely distorted, seems like
English intonation as scheduled. Something`s always awful at Abis
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO [and non]. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 20 at 0725 UT, DDP, ND
beacon is JBA. Always nice to get this one; only wish there were more
from Latin America - even on air any more? I go thru the complete RNA
list arranged by ITU country,
https://rxx.classaxe.com/en/rna/signals
and pick out a few still last reported this year, mostly in Nov or
Dec, frequencies meriting intense attention especially during
`auroral` conditions:

235 PJE, St Eustatius
305 BNE, St Lucia
323 TAB, Trinidad & Tobago
327 FXC, Cayenne, Guiana French
330 UAM, Stgo de Cuba
385 PTP, Guadeloupe
415 SLU, St Lucia

There are also a number in Brasil = 7 reported in 2024; Ecuador, 6
reported this year but I omit as too far; and at the end starting with
X, somewhere in International Waters or unID. Colombia & Venezuela had
two each, no longer heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 293 MCW kHz, Dec 20 at 0713 UT, only ID copiable is FBY,
FairBurY, Nebraska, but tuning 292 USB I can tell there is a second
carrier beating from a slightly different frequency. Most likely UI,
qUIncy IL, as definitely logged elsewhen. RNA does not show exact
carrier frequencies, but LSB and USB offsets: FBY 1028/1005, UI
1026/1023 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2274 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC Friday December 20 at 1300 on WRMI 15770, S6/S7 direct.
Fortuitously I happened to awaken at 1258, then right back go zzz.

Also confirmed Friday December 20 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.998+, S9 into UTwente across Europe. Following `Wavescan` still
claiming to be on WWCR. Next:

2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085;
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730];
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 7 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

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UNIDENTIFIED. 1053 kHz, Dec 20 at 0420 & 0446, only JBA TA carrier in
two full-band 9/kHz sweeps at 1 kHz below in USB. Unclear why
something would have an advantage here. MWlist shows Talksport UK 150
kW plus several lower-power synchros still exist; 20+5 kW from COPE
Spain; 400 kW from Romania (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2140 UT December 20

** CUBA. 5025, Dec 19 at 0723, R Rebelde not off the air, Spanish,
S9+5/10. Continues to be much weaker than before, and has been mostly
on since my last noting it off. The Other Side:

``Cuba will lose almost half of its population before the end of the
century, according to a study --- The prognosis could be even worse,
if we take into account the emigration of almost 700,000 people to the
US between 2021 and 2024. Michel Suárez, Madrid 16 Dic 2024 - 17:01
CET...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1734364888_58893.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NEW ZEALAND. 13755, Dec 19 at 0741, RNZP music S9/+15, signal
improved again but now with some distortion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.003+, Dec 19 at 2349, VOT Engish not off the air,
S9+25/35 into UTwente with 6CI and rhumble, ``always-by-your-side``
promo, music. 2353 s/off as if 13635 at 1330. Something`s always awry
at Ankara. 2354 IS. 2356 restart IS with German IDs. 2400 timesignal
and open German; did not catch when it chopped. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2273 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday December 19 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+6/12 direct.

Also confirmed Thursday December 19 at 1730 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.001+, S9/+15 into UTwente.

WORLD OF RADIO 2274 contents: Holiday Programmmes sked thru Jan 1;
Algeria, Austria, Brazil, (Burkina Faso), Canada (and non), Cuba,
Cyprus, Europe, (France), Germany, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iran and
non, (Kaliningrad), Mali, Netherlands, Niger and non, North America,
Oklahoma, (Pridnestrovye), Russia and non, Solomon Islands, Sweden,
Syria?, Tajikistan, Tibet non, (UAE), UK, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu,
Zambia, Zanzibar; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along
with others not in order)

WOR 2274 available from 0145 UT Friday December 20:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2274.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2274.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770;
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085;
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730];
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 7 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

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** U S A. ``WTWW: RF amplifier damaged. Amplifier that shorted and
destroyed the main output IC. A spare amplifier had a transistor
replaced and put into service. Inline image - George McClintock
12-18-2024``

``Water leaks put the #2 transmitter OFF AIR. Leaks are scheduled to
be fixed this Friday (20 th). Inline image -- George McClintock
12-18-2024`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** VANUATU. 9960, Dec 19 at 0738, no signal from RV. Many reports that
it resumed earlier this date, but must have gone off circa 0700. Not
heard here on any alternative frequencies, nor by Ron Howard (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0159 UT December 20

Please note and spread the word - for those not on a list where my almost-daily all-band but mainly SW log reports appear -- or for those who are but find this a more convenient archive, weekly merged roundups of all these reports in their original form are posted early every UT Thursday via:

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The latest one direct:
https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2024_1212_1218.txt

73, Glenn Hauser

** CANADA. 15034 USB, Dec 18 at 1550, Trenton Military, ID citing time
as ``1450 zulu`` - a sesquimonth after DST, they`re still stuck an
hour off! Robovoice cannot notice the contradixion, then correctly
citing time of a reading somewhere as 1500. Certainly hope in matters
of life & death, Canadian Forces can be more accurate. As always, some
reports received, others ``no report received``. Since all times are
always Zulu, local DST changes should be irrelevant and ignored! with
no effect on announced times (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHILE. 28460 USB, Dec 18 at 2314, CE8MGZ calling QRZ, CQ in
English. QRZ.com: ``CE8MGZ Chile flag Chile, WALTER CESAR MARAMBIO
GARCIA, avenida mirador #5153 ciudad los llanos 2 las compañías altas,
CIUDAD : La serena. 4 región, CP 1700000, Chile`` - also another CE
heard and from JAPAN, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 9660, Dec 18 at 1556, S7/S8 soft Chinese song belies the
nefarious purpose of this, CNR1 jamming from Kunming site vs Sound of
Hope. I notice both EiBi & Aoki now show transmitter sites of many
jammers; how do they know? Well, this is registered in HFCC as if
normal non-jammer. Of course hundreds of SOH frequencies are never in
HFCC. OTOH, WOOB jamming such as just below 19, 16, 15, 13 and 11 MHz
are never registered. I guess HFCC puts up with this since something
from China is better than nothing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN. 28420 USB, Dec 18 at 2307, JE1RXJ, Tokyo, beaming toward and
working N Americans in English. QRZ.com: ``JE1RXJ Japan flag Japan,
Takeshi "Tack" Goto, 15-11 Saiwai-cho, Hiratsuka-City,kanagawa
254-0804, Japan``

28435 USB, Dec 18 at 2311, JA1UTQ in Spanish calling CQ DX South
America. QRZ.com: ``JA1UTQ Japan flag Japan, KATSUMI HAGIWARA, 2-191-2
HATANAKA, OME 198-0061, TOKYO, Japan``. I`m also hearing SAm, see
CHILE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1670, Dec 18 circa 2045 UT, Virtual DJ Radio,
Enid, much stronger than before, even reaching downtown Enid now from
its source circa the junxion of US 81 and US 412, continuous rock
music. 2259 now even audible at home but CCI from skywave talk, either
WOZN WI or WMGE GA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Dec 18 circa 2030 UT, pirate still going with local
quality reception only in downtown Enid, Xmasmx, so wonder if it be a
``holiday-special`` only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Dec 18 at 2258 direct, S9+20/30, also 12030
S9/+10, 17715 S9/+10, 17755 JBA S8/S9 = noise level. 2300 token
English from SNR; preview topic about mental health at the workplace.
2301 news leads with Israel/Hamas ceasefire closer? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.004-, Dec 18 at 2257, VOT not off the air, S9/+10
direct. 2329 into UTwente when measured, S9+30/40 but usual 6CI and
rhumble, with Efsun about algo, outro as `Unexpected Twists of Fate`,
2331 music. 2336 `The Middle East and Turkey`, visit of Turkish
intelligence official to Syria: Damascus was once an Ottoman province.
2342 `Sports Panorama` with Efsun again. 2352 she also provides
headlines, 2353 s/off, three or four notes of IS before chopoff 2354*,
no finesse. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler, uncovering
Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2273 monitoring: confirmed UT
Wednesday December 18 at 0051 the 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/25
direct.

``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of
Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long
wires in the trees, Hello Glenn: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays.
WRMI, USA, World of Radio #2273, 9395 kHz, 0030, 0045, 0051, 0055
(4-55433), (45433), 0059, December 18 UTC 2024 (Lemke, Richard -AB)
Typed, December 18, 2024  73’s,
Richard Lemke``

Also confirmed Wednesday December 18 at 2059 the 2030 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.002+, S8/9+15 into UTwente.

Missed checking Wed Dec 18 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490; anyone hear it?
Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

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** VANUATU [non]. 9960, Dec 18 at 1557, S5/S7 JBA talk. Per EiBi it`s
VOA Burmese via PHILIPPINES at 1430-1630. Yet Aoki shows nothing but
RV on 9960 altho not on this hour. Ron Howard reported all known
frequencies OFF:

``Random monitoring since Dec 17, from 0355+ UT, has found Radio
Vanuatu silent on 2485, 3945, 5040, 7260 and 9960, through 0500 UT, on
Dec 18.

https://pg.usembassy.gov/earthquake-alert-u-s-embassy-port-vila-vanuatu-december-17-2024/
". . . The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila has sustained considerable damage
during the earthquake and is closed until further notice. . ." Ron,
San Francisco`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1476 kHz, Dec 18 at 0434, JBA carrier, soon blocked by
start of some local noiseblob. The only 9/kHz carrier audible in
complete MW bandscan. Surely it`s TWR Benin, which starts at 0419, so
I have been checking for it often. I guess right now higher-latitude
paths from Europe are attenuated. Per mwlist, it`s 150 or 200 kW, but
with outdated sked; the only possible competition powerwise would be
200 kW from UAE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7535.5 USB, Dec 18 at 0737, JBA 2-way in Spanish (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0041 UT December 19

** NEW ZEALAND. 13755, Dec 17 at 0723, RNZP music is only S3/S5
direct, unusable. This used to be inbooming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, the Enid FM station I`ve been hearing is *not*
KOKJ-LP. I finally emailed an address on the FCC CP info, and got a
reply UT Dec 17 from  TC Chattam, who says ``The antenna is in Tacoma,
WA, a BSW because I have ordered it yet. And the tower is still
on the ground because I’m waiting for a height ruling from the FCC
before I build it. When I go on air for testing you’ll know it’s my
station because my ID’s are very distinct.``

So it must be a pirate, which coincidentally chose `his` frequency.
Thomas Chattam, Jr., and I were also in contact in November *2013* as
he was involved in a previous LP project for 100.9, which never
happened; instead, KGWA 960 got that frequency for its FM translator.
TC adds:

``I retired at KG in 07 and went to KWTV 9 as chief engineer for the
Radio Oklahoma network. Retired from there now and thinking about a
station for a hobby to teach kids about radio. I have a Jazz library
and all the music from the Rocket when it was on the air. Just have to
see later. If this turns into a job I don’t want to do it.``

Meanwhile, the 95.1 pirate is still on with nothing but music whenever
tuned, only in downtown Enid achieving full quieting over KQCV/KICT,
such as various chex between 2100 & 2300 UT Dec 17. Remember at first
on Dec 11, I did hear one announcement about ``Downtown Enid
Leadership`` which lent an air of respectability to it (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.003+, Dec 17 at 2315, VOT English not off the air,
S9+20/30 into UTwente with rhumble and CCCCCCI, music. 2317, `That`s
Why` with Efsun the axentuated, about ``that humble mineral, salt``
and the rôle it played before there was refrigeration. 2323 music.
2328 `Weekly Commentary` penned by someone, also read by Efsun the
axentuated, about why 2024 has been something or other, a watershed
year? 2340 music. 2345 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` - hazelnuts. 2348
music. 2352 s/off as if the 1330 on 13635. Something`s always awry at
Ankara. 2353 IS. Off a few sex before 2356, so no German (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 341 MCW kHz, Dec 17 at 0750 UT, OIN, 25-watt ND beacon at
OberlIN KS in the NW corner, is JBA, in the continued and now
permanent absence from 341 of EI at Woodring Airport, EnId (Glenn
Hauer, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2273 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday December 17 at 1419 and 1521 chex the 1400 & 1500 on WRMI
9955, my voice JBA, undermodulated S7/S9.

Also confirmed Tuesday December 17 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.997, S9 but noisy into UTwente. Next:

0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

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** U S A. Re 1650, KSVE El Paso TX, on air or not? ``1650 KSVE
(tentative)  TX. El Paso  12/15, 2310 {EST = 0410 UT Dec 16}. I had
just reported to Glenn Hauser I have not been hearing KFOX, and well,
there they were, at local sunset. We have been hearing KBJD regularly
here, but not hearing KSVE. But at 2300 we were hearing obvious sports
talk (in Spanish) covering the Christmas music that KBJD was playing
at the time. Of course, the sports showed up after the on-the-hour ID.
The sports broadcast faded out, but we did get the clear legal KBJD ID
by woman at midnight Eastern. We didn't hear the KSVE ID, but there
isn't another likely suspect on 1650. I think they are still on the
air. They were never really reliable here (that would be KBJD).
(DX-402 and Terk loop) --- Rick Barton-AZ`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. At 0726 UT Dec 17, I find no signal on 9960, 7260 or 7890.
Here`s why, At 0803 UT: ``Subject: Vanuatu quake --- Tuned in to 9960
at 0600 on 12/17 (this evening) on the Half Moon Bay SDR, but no sign
of R. Vanuatu. Not heard on other reported frequencies either.
Listening to the news on the BBC at 0735, I found out that Vanuatu had
been hit by a 7.3 quake earlier in the evening (0147 UTC, according to
the USGS). The BBC interviewed someone in Port Vila who said the power
had gone out 10 minutes after the shaking stopped and all comms were
down. He was ONLY able to talk to the Beeb because he had a generator
and a Starlink terminal. Magnitude 6 quakes are not uncommon in
Vanuatu, but this one was, as they say, a different order of
magnitude. Numerous 5ish aftershocks. Chuck Albertson, Seattle``

And on the WOR iog: At 0726 UT Dec 17: ``There has been a 7.3
magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu. ABC News has rolling updates here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-17/earthquake-hits-vanuatu-tsunami-warning-live-blog/104736454

No sign of Radio Vanuatu on 9960 or 7260 this evening. The VBTC
Facebook page is posting updates including pictures of the damage
around Port Vila. https://www.facebook.com/vbtc.vu -- Matt Francis,
Bilgola Plateau, NSW, Australia``

At 0750: ``Videos from VBTC Facebook site show significant damage and
several collapsed buildings; not looking good at the moment. There are
VBTC reporters with video clips accessible through the Facebook page.
Bruce`` Churchill

At 0804: ``One source speaking to RNZ Live said communications to 
Vanuatu were gone, and he was only able to connect via the Starlink 
service.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/536941/live-large-7-point-3-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-vanuatu
Extensive damage reports now coming through. -- Matt Francis, Bilgola
Plateau, NSW, Australia`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0006 UT December 18