** CANADA. 290 MCW kHz, Dec 23 at 0759 UT, dash and QR, 100 watt NDB
at Regina SK. Some other regular Canadians also in (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 23 at 0736, S9+20/30 of dead air in English; also
6060, S9+10/20 with hum; also even 6000, S9+20/30 with hum. ALSO:
12000, S6/S9 of DA at 0743 on 2 X 6000. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 5025, Dec 23 at 0740 overmodulatedistorted music at
S9+30 from R. Rebelde, blasting away 5020 carrier from SOLOMONS,
inescapable even with LSB tuning. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba. But nothing on X2 = 10050 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5040, Dec 23 at 0741, RHC Spanish S9/+10 but JBM; much better
on X2 = 10080, S9+10/20 sufficient mod level but distorted.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Dec 23 at 1649, no signal from RHC on one of the two
frequencies supposed to remain on past local noon, still going on
11760. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, Dec 23 at 2245, dead air at S9/+10, then JBM seems in
Spanish // 13680; while at 2248, 13740 is also on in DA, maybe trace
of modulation, S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** INDONESIA [non]. 7780, Dec 23 at 0800, march music at S9 via WRMI;
0801.5 VOI English sign/on mentions no SW frequencies but voinews.id
and then a song before starting news at 0804.5, past time for me to
shut eyes and ears. This is Friday so confirms OTH Radio is NOT
replacing it as on the Dec 10 fb publicity; see USA: WRMI (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846, Dec 23 at 0745, no JBA carrier detectable from R.
Kiribati, off? Nor any other 9/kHz splits (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. 6185-, Dec 23 at 0735, S7/S9 of soft music, so
XEPPM is back to running post-midnite. Ron Howard monitored much
more:

``Dec 23 - Mexico on 6185:
0655 UT - Open carrier with no audio.
0918 - Contemporary instrumental music with sounds of many birds; good
audio level; fair reception.
0940 - The same type of music; continuing with good audio.
*0943 - CHBC (China) suddenly on with music; no introductory ID; much
stronger than Mexico's signal.
*0954 - UNID station on the air for a brief time (not as strong as
VOK's signal); in perhaps Japanese(?) and mixing with China & Mexico.
*1000 - Extremely strong start of Voice of Korea, in English; unable
to confirm what happened with Mexico after 0954. Ron, California``

Other reports on the WOR iog:

``I finally heard some readable audio on this newly reactivated
station around 0145 UTC on Dec. 23 and again when I checked between
0545 and 0602. But after a female announcer talked for a couple
minutes just after 0600, the audio seemed to stop. I checked a few
closer SDRs and found the same thing -- the signal was still showing,
but no audio. Perhaps Radio Educación isn't broadcasting on shortwave
as far into the night as it did before its hiatus? Eric Fetters-Walp,
Lake Stevens, Washington``

``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain [at 0652]: Hi Eric, same here, at 0555,
23-12, strong carrier but very weak audio, unreadable comments. From
0600 only carrier.

``Nice ID after a jazzy tune at 0732 on 6184.97, 10/S9 in Dallas, TX.
Gary, KM5X`` Pence

``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain: Radio Educación, 6185, checked again at
0740, 23-12, classical music. Weak``

``Just checked back at 0802 UT, and indeed I hear classical music,
though Brazil is providing interference from 6180 kHz. Eric
Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 350 MCW kHz, Dec 23 at 0753 UT, RG, NDB at Will RoGers
World Airport, OKC, is unusually, OFF. Frigid but no heavy snow as
excuse. The other Okies: 255 SW Stillwater still off; 267 HET
HenryEtTa audible; 341 EI EnID on; 515 PN PoNca City on. RG still off
at 1915 check. How can any World airplanes land without it. BTW, a
too-heavy military airplane landed without authorization at the
Stillwater airport, tearing up the runway (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO-FM: it appears the staff are too busy
converting CDs to digital files to keep their own schedule up to date;
or are they just winging it? Does all that conversion have to be
played in real time? No wonder it`s a ``5-year project``. I keep
running across `Performance Today` from APM, like: Dec 23 UT Fri 0100
instead of KUCO`s own `Performance Oklahoma` at its alleged new time;
and PT again, Fri 1600 UT instead of `The Score` cinemusic. PT is an
excellent program and we`re glad to have it back, but not at the
expense of the above and who knows what else. When KOSU ditched
classical a few years ago, I urged KUCO to pick up PT, but as I
recall, they turned it down because of expense. Surprise: check after
20 UT Friday finds `The Score` resumed at its original time! And at
2137, Kent Anderson says that local programming will resume on Monday
January 2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 23 at 2300, token English from REE, VG direct
but some deep fading; others useless, 12030, 11940. Xmas eve show,
after the news, Hélena Rigobert with Xmas traditions and carols
peculiar to Spain, ending with that Coca-Cola ad tune with
multilingual otherlyrix, or was it Pepsi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960, Dec 23 at 2300, JBA carrier direct, so suspect
VOT be AWOL again, conceding to the competition from Spain; 2351 check
of UTwente: nothing but Chinese from East Turkistan, standard
denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 329 MCW kHz, Dec 23 at 0755 UT, PMV, 25 watt ND beacon at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Not heard in quite a while, but now the noise
level has abated just enough (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13089 USB, Dec 23 at 1645, robotic marine weather with
barometric readings for many Pacific areas specified by geo
coördinates, lickety-split. Can even the most seasoned navigator
visualize where these are as they zip by? Scheduled 1630-1705 is NMC,
USCG Point Reyes CA, per EiBi, with several other spans daily
alternating with NMN Chesapeake VA, NRV Guam, NMO Honolulu. They also
have several fax broadcasts which might be more usable if receivable
clearly, on other frequencies. The 1630 voice bc from NMC is also
listed on 8764, 17314. EiBi never specifies what is in SSB rather than
AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2170 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, UT Friday December 23 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 direct but VP
due to high local noise level; VP into various remotes: Athens GA,
Maryland, Brownsville, Missouri, best S/N at Maurice LA, S9/S7 and
some intermittent QRM, SSB? also at Athens. That`s what we risk so far
outside broadcast bands.

Missed checking, ZZZ, Fri Dec 23 at 0830 on WRMIs 5010 & 5850;
appreciate anyone already awake at that hour reconfirming from time to
time. See also WRMI about OTH Radio.

Missed checking Fri Dec 23 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, presumed still off
air after 1500, but probably still on webcast; anyone hear either?

Confirmed at 2156 Friday December 23 the 2130 on IRRS/NEXUS/IBA via AM
Italia, 1323 kHz only, Villa Estense, S9+10/20 into nearby Noale SDR
with choppy fast SAH but no modulated QRM, suspect the Romanian
carrier still on. 2158 IRRS announces 1323 signing off until 19 CET
tomorrow, so daily sked is 18-22 UT only? But does NOT go off, rather
2200 `Feature Story News`, which some Bulgarian keeps mishearing as
``Future --`` that would be a neat trick! Plus at 2205 VOA News in
English; 2210 some big band music till really off at 2211*, leaving
nothing but ACI splash from 1332 very strong Romania Actualitatsi
with, what else, rock song in English, `Eugene`, before 2215 talk in
Romanian. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
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. 7780, Fri Dec 23 at 0800, WRMI still relaying V of
INDONESIA, q.v., rather than OTH Radio as publicized on fb:

``WRMI Radio Miami International December 10 at 10:25 PM · OTH Radio
“OTH Radio! Powered By Icom, For The Love Of All Things Radio!
Remember the good old days, when radio was fun to listen to? When the
DJ made you laugh and the music was so good! Those days are BACK! From
The Jackson 5 to BonJovi, Three Dog Night To ZZ Top, OTH Radio packs
an hour each weekend of Classic Hits from the 70’s and 80’s. Why
“OTH?” You’ll find out what it means on Christmas Weekend 2022.
Classic Hits, some laughs and memories from the way radio USED TO
SOUND LIKE! Hear OTH Radio around the world on WRMI on the following
days, times and frequencies:
To Australia/New Zealand/The Pacific: Fridays at 08:00 UTC on 7780
KHz.
To North America: Saturdays at 23:00 UTC/6:00pm Eastern on 9395 KHz.
To Europe/North Africa/Middle East: Saturdays at 12:00 UTC on 15770
KHz.
Have a song request? Send them to OTHRequests@gmail.com
Catch you on the air! Larry Deyoe, Host of OTH Radio, Powered By Icom!
For The Love Of All Things Radio!``

Over The Horizon? Off The Hook? Or one of these?
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OTH

However, Alan Roe`s Music on SW skeds show at 0800 Fridays 5850
instead, as I found later, too late to check today. In that case,
replaces WORLD OF RADIO! at 0830. Leaving us only on 5010, maybe
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9329.8v, Dec 23 after 2200, WBCQ-6 SuperStition is off
again; wonder what`s wrong now?

7489.9v, Fri Dec 23 at 2250 I catch the last dekaminute of `Behaviour
Night` ancient music, good reception direct in all-dark winter path;
2300 Sir Scratchy finishes and this WBCQ carrier cut immediately:
strange but obviously deliberate: why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4840, Dec 23 at 0739, S9+20/30 of dead air from WWCR, while
5935 is normal, the only WWCR succeeding, as 3215 & 5890 are scheduled
off overnight except weekends - tho 5890 caught with algo Thu Dec 15
at 0742. Something`s abnormal in Nashville. FWIW, 9980 TOMBS is on at
1647 Dec 23 rather than silent most of the day; 12, 13 and 15 also on
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 23 at 0734, RV is S8/S9 with flutter but VP,
still here, not 5040 or 3945 and multiples (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0045 UT December 24

** CUBA. 6165, UT Thu Dec 22 at 0730, RHC English with `Ed Newman`
presenting Mailbag, S9/+10 undermodulated. Only RHC frequency still
on. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. From the WOR iog UT Dec 22 starting at 0131, from me:

``[WOR] XEPPM seems back --- While scanning for Pres. Zelenskyy`s
speech on SW, I ran across some S7/S9 music on 6185 about 0047 - and
it`s off/frequency minus like XEPPM used to be, about 6184.97. And
nothing else scheduled. It was still missing when checked last night.
Glenn`` --- replies:

At 0156: ``Yep - I'm not hearing any readable audio yet, but there's
definitely a signal there for the first time in weeks. It's a solstice
miracle! Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington``

``Hearing music on 6185 during a 0430-0440 check UT December 22. No
announcements, but consistent with XEPPM programming. Signal weaker
than typical XEPPM reception at my Houston QTH. Has been off the past
three weeks. More checks needed! Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas``

At 0532: ``I was disheartened last night when checking for XEPPM,
thought maybe they quit SW by this time. YES, tonight we are hearing a
woman presenter here, a lot of talk about Christmas, some music and
they are back. (Of course, Mexican Spanish). 73 - Rick in Arizona``
Barton

gh` further chex: at 0338, undermodulated Spanish S7/9+10. 0728, no
signal, so not yet all-night or until 1000v* as before.

``Dec 22 - Checking 6185, at 0735 UT, found no one there. Ron
(Calif.)`` Howard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2170)

** UKRAINE [non]. From the WOR iog UT Dec 22, starting with me at
0035:

``[WOR] Pres. Z. about to address Congress --- At 0030 UT Thu,
coverage of Pres. Zelenskyy`s address to US Congress is about to
start, and multiple TV networks are on it, like CSPAN1, MSNBC, PBS,
CNN - for those only listening to SW, where what do you bet, not a
single US SW station will find it worth airing. Glenn``

``I am pleased to report Radio Martí appears to be carrying the speech
with simultaneous translation in Spanish. Can hear it on 7435 and 9565
kHz at the moment (0048 UTC) 73 Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada``

``No point in trying to hear VOA English anywhere at this hour. No
active US private SW frequencies on it.

At 0050-0055 I did a quick MW scan during his speech, and it was
absolutely nowhere. Stations will not deviate from their talk, sports
or whatever commercial format. If we had any public radio stations
audible on MW, maybe there? Even less point in checking FM, except
KOSU with NPR -- No, not even there. Glenn``

Pundits later compared this to Winston Churchill in Dec 1941 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2170)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2169 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday December 22 at 0130 on WRMIs: 9395, S9+30/40 into Missouri
SDR; 5010, VP S9+10 into same, but S9/+20 into Bonaire.

WORLD OF RADIO 2170 contents: Antarctica, (Bulgaria), China and non,
Cuba, Egypt, (France), Germany, Guatemala non, International Internet,
Iran and non, Kiritimati, Kurdistan non, Luxembourg, México, Mongolia
non, Nigeria, Oklahoma, (Pridnestrovye), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, Ukraine non, USA; propagation outlook
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2170 available from 0151 UT December 23:

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2170.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2170.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW
0830 UT Friday WRMI 5010 to S
0830 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW
1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [webcast only?]
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
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. 5085, Dec 22 at 0330 check, no signal yet from WTWW, tho
WRMI Legends has skidaddled back to 4980.

At 0541 via George McClintock: ``George is authorized usage of 5085
and 9475 kHz for WTWW. Regards, Tom Lucey`` of FCC.

``George, That`s a rather informal note -- Good; from when? Did not
hear any 5085 tonight. Glenn``

``His full e-mail is as good as a license to broadcast. George
McClintock 12-22-2022``.

WTWW back on 5085, Dec 22 at 2355, as George calls me to check on the
spurs he`s working to eliminate: still there now and a bit stronger
than last time, 5072.1 & 5097.9; SFA PPPP programming and stays on
past 0206 check. He does not have programming arranged yet for daytime
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2170)

** U S A. 4980, Dec 22 at 0732, WRMI with TOMBS // 5010 et al. 4980
just resumed with Legends at 23-05 but now running it longer. Yet not
as such on the skedgrid updated Dec 21. Other changes: WRMI-1 on 7730
to 160 degrees but BLANK 24h. WRMI-2 ALSO on 7730, 44 degrees to
Europe, with wide variety of Systems and shows 24h! It now matches
exactly what`s shown for WRMI-9 on 15770, also 44 degrees, 24 hours
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2170)

** U S A. 9329.761, Dec 22 at 0739, WBCQ/WLCR in English at S9/+10,
way off-frequency the lowest yet.

The winds here are howling, 40 mph gusts forecast, as intermittent
noise appears on MW & SW, probably rattling power lines; and we are
headed for extreme windchills like -24 F, and lows circa zero F, Thu &
Fri.

9329.838 is where Maine SDR finds it at 1917 Dec 22. Despite proximity
ought to be in skip zone, but S9/+15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2170)

** U S A. 13845 & 15825, Dec 22 at 1617, NO signals from these WWCRs.
K index at 15 was only 3. Must be OFF or there would at least be JBA
carriers. 12160 is still inbooming S9+30 and the other WWCR 9980 is
also silent as it has been most days lately. Survey of other USignals
finds normal reception from WRMIs, 13820 R. Martí, 15755 WINB DRM,
even JBA 15555 USB WJHR. At 1652 I check Maine SDR for WWCR and it too
is hearing nothing but 12160. At 1916, however, all 4 WWCRs are on and
into Maine SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 22 at 0734, R. Vanuatu still here and VP. Ron
Howard also reports it 0610-0731 with severe weather warning, and news
about Fiji leaning more toward ANZUS rather than China (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0212 UT December 23

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, since it`s Wednesday, Dec 21, time for
another LRA36 check, as I`m up and at it by 1459: best Argentine SDR
is offline so I try the four others: two get nothing, and two get VP
S2/S3 signal at least enough to confirm it`s on, with prélude music,
but signal vanishes already at 1505* before any talk/sign/on. Also
check Uruguay remote, nil. Keep running an Argie with nothing but
noise until I quit at 1542.

Just as well, as I expected them to be insufferable about some silly
ballgame. Beyond me how proficiency at ballgaming by a few guys
translates to national pride, anywhere, when there are countless other
fields of endeavour which really matter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 284 MCW kHz, Dec 21 at 0738 UT, dash and QD, 500 watt ND
beacon at The Pas, Manitoba. A few of the other Canadian Y## beacons
also audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, Dec 21 at 0727, RHC S9+20 of dead air in English except
for hum; 6165 with S9+10 of DA; only SW transmitters still on. Often
it`s 6060 like that instead of 6100. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13700, Dec 21 at 1549, RHC is S9/+10 direct but no spurs.
Something`s not always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``All about MSMEs in Cuba: who will own them and which ones will
prosper? The creation of MSMEs is at the core of the Cuban
government's economic strategy. What are they? Why are they gaining
prominence? What are their chances of success? What Cuba do they
represent? The series of articles we begin today answers these
questions.

Rafaela Cruz, La Habana 19 Dic 2022 - 18:40 CET

Since Fidel Castro bequeathed absolute rule to the politically weaker
Raúl Castro, we do not know exactly who makes up the inner circle of
power in Cuba. That transition, in monarchical terms, was a
metamorphosis from a centralized pharaonic system — Fidel ruled alone
— to a late medieval kingship model, with a primus inter pares (first
among equals) forced to share his power with and lean on key
figures...``
https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1671471614_44132.html

This article never explains what MSME means! I Googled it: ``Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)`` There must be quite a different
term and abbr. in original Spanish; EMPM? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. The Paul Winter Consort Solstice Saga,
retrospective on YouTube was publicized to start at 0000 UT Dec 22,
but I found it already playable earlier, so hopefully whenever
indefinitely ondemand for convenience; via:
https://www.PaulWinter.com
It`s 2:48 of audiovideo. Greetings, Winter! As we in OK brace
ourselves for record low frigidity (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Dec 21 at 0730, no JBA carrier detected from
R. Kiribati, perhaps another silent Wednesday. Nor any other TP or TA
split 9/kHz carriers audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 21 at 0719 check, no VON signal (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Our annual pilgrimage around Enid to view Xmas lights,
sound-and-light shows, UT Wed Dec 21 circa 0100-0230 UT. Singing Xmas
Trees again in the oilwell lot at NE corner of Oak & Oakwood, with
stereo sound on 89.5 FM, one of the few clearest lowband frequencies
around here, very weak Part 15 range so you need to park right close
to them beyond the chainlink fence. Music mostly Chipmunx --
¡¡¡Alvin!!!

The other one again at an otherwise dark residence in the Pheasant Run
addition on the westedge off Garland: quite elaborate and better music
variety including Mannheim Steamroller, stereo on 94.9 FM. Ruined only
by Pistol Pete flashing on now and then, the shameful OSU mascot in
this age of school shootings. Otherwise, lights only viewed in the
upscale lake district neighborhood, just south of the KGWA 960
transmitter site which must ruin MW DX reception around there.

Once again, I encourage others to report on their own area Part 15 FM
Xmas lightshow activity. There must be a lot of it (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Dec 21 at 2310, S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR, token
English from REE, feature now about the annual Xmas Lottery,
apparently a Big Deal in Spain for many years; 2324 Catalan song and
interview singer about food market in Barcelona. 12030 weaker but
sufficient, ME beam managing to modulate today. 11945 to SAm quite
weaker; and 11685 to Africa, NO signal except RTTY. Attention split
with TURKEY, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.002, Wed Dec 21 from 2300, VOT English succeeds
today, VG S9+30/40 into UTwente, splitting my attention with
simulSPAIN, q.v. It would be appreciated if VOT could arrange its
AWOLs to coincide with REE`s on-days, MWF. Quick check of 5960 into
Maryland finds it only S7/S9 but less of the CCCCCCI which molests it
in Europe. Includes 2317-2322 `Ripping Files` [???] about criminal
liability of AI - anticipating such a problem as they gain
independence and self-awareness. 2330 discussing gas energy from
Turkmenistan, and via? Azerbaijan. 2342-2348 `Feeling Supreme` on the
benefits of pumpkin seeds, rich in anti-oxidants. 2348 multi-lingual
ID filler reel. 2353 sign-off with jumbled but correct English
schedule. 2354 fragment of IS before cut off, uncovering XJPBS in
Chinese from East Turkistan, standard denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2169 monitoring: ``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; Dear Glenn:
Confirming World of Radio #2169, Merry Christmas/holidays, WRMI:
9395, 0130, 0157 (45443), (55343), 0059 , December 20 UT [Tue]
5850, 1044 (55434), confirmed. 1058, 5850, December 21 UT [Wed](Lemke,
Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Wednesday December 21 at 0030, S9+10/20 on WRMI 9395 into
Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Wednesday December 21 circa 1035 when I happen to
awaken, the 1030, VG direct on WRMI 5850.

Also confirmed Wednesday December 21 at 2211 the 2200 on WBCQ 7490,
minus 55 Hz = 7489.945, S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR, S9+10 direct. 2229
minute of dead air, 2230 ID and `Tom Call Theater` filling an
`*available timeslot` --- BTW on the WBCQ skedgrid I see that the
Messianic trying to build a SW station in Sudan South now has his own
hour on WBCQ, UT Wed 01-02 on 7490-: ``Operation Nehemiah Missions
With Messianic Rabbi William Levi``

Next WORs:
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

A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated.
Thanks to Ron Howard, Monterey CA, for a check on a US bank to Glenn
Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``Am sending it to you in memory
of Brian Alexander (May 1, 1957 - Dec. 26, 2012). I once enjoyed his
many African logs. Thank you for your many excellent contributions to
our radio hobby over the decades!``

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. From a series of real-time posts I made to WOR iog Dec 21:

Surprise: WMLK in DRM on 9270-9275-9280 at 1554 tune-in, usual gospel
huxter pontificating about what is adultery and what not, some
dropouts, but S9/+10 into Maryland SDR. SNR 22v dB. I copy down all
the other parameters. Label says it`s the Ampegon TSW 2300
transmitter. No spoken ID circa ToH. Presumably a test. FEBC finished
with 9275 AM at 1600, but this overlapped. Nominal WMLK-AM sked starts
at 1700.

At 1610 switched to Johnny Cash, ``Ring of Fire``, in a loop. Still
past 1620. At 1624 switched to other music with some dropouts:
``Amazing Grace`` on plucked instrument.

Label says test from WMLK; antenna: curtain with double stacked
dipole, xHE_AAC(A43456) WMLK EEP Audio 9.14 kbps

When I first tuned in it was different:
xHE_AAC(7B) WMLK Radio EEP Audio 7.46 kbps.
SNR varying around 22 dB. Mode B, MSC 64 QAM, SDC 4 QAM

1627 text msg: Hello Nathaniel, how are you doing?
Parameters have changed again: 13.78 kbps, etc.

Some of the stuff displayed:

``Resistance to large delay/doppler spread`` DRM Mode D ILV L
I have no idea what a lot of this means.

``TX: Ampegon TSW-2500D from Ampegon Power Electronics AG,
Switzerland`` --- Note: earlier it read TSW 2300! Which is it??

1637, besides service 1 only, adds 2 and 4 but disappear before can
copy details. SDR freezes 1640, reload, a bit more, then WMLK signal
off per S-meter, blank DRM readout. 1642 sig back on but nothing heard
- because it`s now in AM, starting regular sked early with Yahweh
stuff.

Andrea Lawendel, Italy did not have enough to decode but heard via US
remote, same one? Wonders if illegally broadcasting to USA only? I
think, no more so than all the other US SW stations on AM with nominal
external targets.

DEJOM drops off AM air again at 1650. 1651 back on S9 with silent DRM,
9.14 kbps. And so it goes.

That soon goes off too, and NOTHING further, DRM nor AM, as I let the
SDR run 9275 background noise until 1830.

Andy Lawendel replies: ``Just faint traces of signals on most of
Italian SDRs. Better in Germany, best of all in Ireland, but still no
audio (never above -13 dB, which is considered a fair minimum). It was
during the "Ring of fire" slot, I didn't check again. Andy``

Wolfgang Bueschel reminds of this earlier from Bodo, DF8DX: ``But
something is indeed happening. I'm flying to the USA tomorrow Dec 11
and will be at WMLK until Dec 22, to work off all the little
unfinished business and do a DRM upgrade. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The customer had ordered this later, but due to delivery problems
with the equipment I could not finish it in the summer. Now all parts
should be delivered. In my spare time and maybe on the side, I will
also be active as ham radio operator KT3Q partly with the WMLK antenna
on the KW {sic: SW?} stations. (df8dx Dec 10)``

Per QRZ.com: DF8DX Germany flag Germany, Bodo Fritsche, Rebbergstr.
6b, 5417 Untersiggenthal, Switzerland.

9275 not rechecked by me until 2211: still off - but by now supposed
to be off; never back on today? DEJOM *never* has anything new to say,
anyway, and DRM can`t fix that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Dec 21 at 2327, Xmasmx as WRMI Legends high-tails it
back here after a brief run on ex-WTWW 5085, since George has
reactivated and reclaimed that. Alan Roe checked the WRMI skedgrid
which now shows 4980 straight 2300-0500, joined at other hours by a
complex mix of some others for Legends: 15770, 9455, 9395, 7730, 5950,
5850. WTWW-2 has not yet come back up on 5085 by 2400, but eventually
to be PPPP on SFAW; which used to be on WTWW-1 5830, not yet resumed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 770, Dec 21 at 0219 UT, Miles City ad during bandscan on
caradio while wrapping up our Xmas lites tour of Enid. Ergo, KATL,
Montana, no doubt still/again on ND day pattern and 10 kW day power
rather than 1 kW night direxional NW. Without even trying for it, but
from dominant peak soon faded down (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 21 at 0719, JBA R. Vanuatu still here rather
than 7890, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0026 UT December 22

** CUBA. 5025, 5040, 10050, 10080, Dec 20 at 0719, no fundamentals or
harmonix to be heard now. Something`s always wrong at RHC, RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, Dec 20 at 2224 amid supposedly scheduled and
occasionally partially appearing English hour, NO signal now.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9439.995, Dec 20 at 2133, no signal of R. Cairo, English
into UTwente. Something`s always amiss at Abis. If and when resumed,
shall be elevated to egregious. Replying to my Dec 16 report:

``The Radio Cairo "humbuzz" consists of a 50 Hz tone and harmonics. On
16 December, at least, the 50-Hz, 100-Hz, and 300-Hz tones were
typically dominant (see attached Audacity spectrum plot). Using
multiple notch filters on a recorded audio file at just these three
audio frequencies resulted in improved audio to the point that a
discussion could actually be followed although it was tiresome. Still
egregious. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA [non]. Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine --- In honor of the
martyred GM of La Voz de Atitlán, 2390 kHz, off the air for many
years, but soon to be completed, as on a recent KFOR-TV news item:

https://archokc.org/shrine
https://rothershrine.org/
https://kfor.com/news/local/blessed-stanley-rother-shrine-dedication-pushed-back-three-months/

OKatholix are pushing for sainthood. He was originally from the small
town of Okarche beyond the opposite NW corner of OKC. There is also
some memorial to him there. This has additional significance if not
approval from me, since on my trip to Guatemala I took the boat across
Lake Atitlán and saw the building of LVA, by then shuttered (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Tue Dec 20 at 0732, JBA TP carrier from R.
Kiribati; also six other splits presumed TA: see UNIDENTIFIED (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. Too many typos in this item last report, as in too
big a hurry to finish, missed proofreading. Replace as corrected:

6950 USB, Dec 19 at 2354, S7/S9 of pirate music, Xmassy? The OSOB =
only station on band. 2356 misc. noises; 2359 song, no ID circa ToH;
Dec 20 at 0005 SSTV beepery but very repetitive unlike the usual but
the standard end-of-picture beeps at the 0009 end: then followed by a
voice ID but so ``produced`` it`s unreadable. Many reports here of
Thunder Chicken Radio
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,107021.0.html
with several previous SSTVs but this one was a cartoon drawing of T.C.
himself. Nothing more for a while and tuneout as evidently signed off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 12030, Dec 20 at 2221, S9/+10 of dead air. Got to be REE
frequency to Mideast, off the back. 9690 to NAm is normal/nominal,
S9+10/20 and fully Spanishly modulated; 11940 to SAm is S9/+10 with
flutter; and no signal at all on 11685 to Africa, presumed off.
Somethings` nonfunxional at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.002, Dec 20 at 2302, unlike yesterday and often, VOT
manages to make it to air today during news in English, VG S9+30/35
into UTwente; clear until CCCCCCI modulation from EAST TURKISTAN hits
at 2310, well under but quite an annoyance and growing; 2311 `Review
of the Turkish Press`; 2314-2326 `Weekly Commentary`, about Turkey
rising as an alternative energy source. 2327-2329 some recipe, title
missed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2169 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday December 20 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20 into Maryland SDR.
Next:

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

A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated.
Thanks to Ron Howard, Monterey CA, for a check on a US bank to Glenn
Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``Am sending it to you in memory
of Brian Alexander (May 1, 1957 - Dec. 26, 2012). I once enjoyed his
many African logs. Thank you for your many excellent contributions to
our radio hobby over the decades!``

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
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** U S A. 5085, Dec 20 at 0203, WRMI Legends on now with Ted,
presumably just signed on as scheduled. See previous report, WTWW has
already reactivated 5085. And Dave Zantow notes at 0249 UT:

``Glenn, I see the on line WRMI schedule grid now shows 5085 Khz
between 0200 to 0500 UT with transmitter 4 (this was changed from
earlier today when it was 4980).

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Hra1coQGQAKDzn8QGeAqPuXbvFsn7umGzESGJQUx5k/edit#gid=0

Guess we will see what happens on Dec 22 UT Thursday on 5085 Khz? Ted
R. must own / control the "wtww.us" web page domain? Question, will we
see a new "wtww.com" (or whatever) to appear down the road?
Dave Zantow N9EWO, Janesville, WI, https://www.qsl.net/n9ewo/ -
"Dave's Radio Receiver Page"``

``Glenn, Talked to the FCC and told them we were coming on this
Wednesday. George McClintock 12-19-2022``

``George, Hope Jeff gets the word about 5085 - they were on it after
02 UT tonight - and have put it on their web schedule. #2 used to be
on 9940 daytime (sometimes), but for SFA I suppose you will have to
retune it to the ex #1 frequency 9475. Glenn`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 9455, Dec 20 at 0722, this WRMI is off, while 9395 & 9955
are VG; the 7s? At 0726, all 3 are on with TOM as BS refers to ``next
year 2010`` -- beware of an apocalypse 13 years ago! 7730 is still
again on tho blank 24h on the skedgrid, S9/+10 undermodulated; 7780,
S8/S9 undermodulated; 7570, S9+20/30 loud; also on WRMI 5010, 5850;
WBCQ 6160-; WWCR 4840. Unsynchronized from one station to another. We
can`t ever get enough BS! This dead gospel huxter has attained a kind
of immortality, like plenty of predecessors thru the human miracle of
recording (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9329.8 approx., Dec 20 at 0723, WBCQ/WLCR remains on,
English at S9+20/30; and at 1633 check too. 9329.80 approx., Dec 20 at
2227, S9/+10 of WLCR in Portuguese, so is it aimed at Brasil or not?
PP often much worse here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9980, Dec 20 at 1631, WWCR-4 is off again instead of BSing;
while the other three are VG: 12160, 13845, 15825 with sporadic E
boost. 9980 still AWOL at 2228 but on with music at 2320 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA split MW carrier search from 0732 UT
December 20: 684, 774, 855, 909, 1053, 1215. Bottom three likely
SPAIN, top 3 UKOGBANI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 2348 UT December 20