** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Dec 8 at 1433, 1502, 1602 chex, NO
signal from LRA36 into Brasil SDR this Wed, despite surprise showup
Sat Dec 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA [and non]. LW propagation is good from Canada, Dec 8 at
0737-0745 UT, but local high noise level blox above 350 kHz, even 515
PN Ponca City OK, normally the strongest, becoming JBA. Perhaps those
damn Xmas lites across the street which will probably be blazing for
another month. But below 350 these are well copiable:

346 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0738 UT, dash and YXL, 500 watt ND beacon from
Sioux Lookout, Ontario

335 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0738 UT, dash and YLD, 1000 watt NDB at
Chapleau, Ontario

332 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0739 UT, dash and QT, 1000 watt NDB at Thunder
Bay, Ontario; as usual well atop nearby IC Wichita KS, 400 watts

300 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0740 UT, dash and YIV, 500 watt NDB at Island
Lake, Manitoba; seldom heard this one straddling LW and MW

284 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0742 UT, dash and QD, 500 watt NDB at The Pas,
Manitoba

258 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0744 UT, dash and ZSJ, 1000 watt NDB at Sandy
Lake, Ontario; only one on 258 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 8 at 0745, S9+30 of dead air, obviously RHC English
where something`s always wrong.

[non] 9330, Dec 8 at 0746, no signal from Cuban Spy Numbers despite
scheduling on Wednesdays this bihour, clear for WLCR/WBCQ S9+10.
Obviously spy would be blasting if active as RHC 9700 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Dec 8 at 2300, token English from REE, VG into
Maryland SDR. Justin Coe says after news, feature will be interview
with Steven Knight, keyboardist of a new Trans-Baroque group in
Madrid; then Justin mispronounces Omicron as ``omnicron`` -- this
happens a lot tho there is no such word. BTW, the first o is
``short``, not ``long``; that is why Greek has a separate Omega, which
is long. Interview is by Gil Carbajal: does that mean a dredge from
the archive or is he currently there? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960, Dec 8 at 2259, poor signal of BBCWS ID and off*
as I am tuning in UTwente for a Turkey check, which never shows today.
BBC sked 22-23 UT only via OMAN. By 2307 I`ve checked all 5 TRT
frequencies supposed to quit at 2130 or 2200: not there either, 5970,
5980, 6120, 9610, 9625. The trouble is, nothing scheduled at 22-23, so
sleepyrator(s) in deep REM don`t wake up before 2300. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler. From *2310, Chinese owns 5960 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: Richard Lemke, St. Albert,
Alberta, Canada, From the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC
NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees, reports:

``Dear Glenn: World of Radio #2115, confirmed, below with details, B
21 season, Keep Christ in Christmas, Year is winding down closing out
2021, Happy New Year 2022, Details:

5950, jamming noise, 2344 half way mark, 2342, 2351 (45433), (55433),
2359, Dec 3 UT 2021 [Fri]

5950, jamming, Utility radar, 0030, 0059 (55434), (55433), 0059, Dec 5
UT 2021 [Sun]

5950, QRN, also on 9955 kHz, 5950, 2330, 2344, 2359, 2359, 5950, Dec 5
UT 2021 [Sun]

9955, QSB fading, 2330, 2344 (55433), 2357, Dec 7 UT 2021 [Tue]

5850, 1030, 1044, 1059 (55433-4), 1059, Dec 8 UT 2021 [Wed] (Lemke,
Richard -AB)``

Also confirmed here Wed Dec 8 at 1053 the 1030 on WRMI 5850, VG.

Also confirmed Wed Dec 8 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490v, JBA on portable.
Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

New WOR 2116 should be ready by early UT Fri Dec 10 for
first airings at 0130 on WRMIs 5850, 7780

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support. Thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ontario for a
generous US$ cheque on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
and comments, ``Thanks for another year of great information and DX
tips.``One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0019 UT December 9

** EGYPT. 9899.58v, Dec 7 at 2106, no signal from R. Cairo into
UTwente, again today like yesterday. Tho English starts at 2115, it`s
normally been on air by 2100 if active. I don`t check again later, but
Richard Langley, NB, reports, ``Just a weakish carrier today (7
December) on 9899.6 ± kHz when checked using the U. Twente SDR at
about 2145 UT with no detectable modulation. Glenn: AMSync does lock
in if you key in 9899.6 kHz rather than 9900 kHz -- Richard Langley``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 15155-15160-15165, Dec 7 at 1527, DRM-like
noise, but nonesuch scheduled; QRM from an AM understation JBA. Or
vice versa! That`s Dimtse Woyane, 15-16 via FRANCE in TIGrinya, one of
the clandestines which did not make it into last year`s WRTH 2021 with
only two others under Ethiopia, and two under Eritrea. There should be
a lot more in the 2022.

I first noticed the edge of this on 15170 checking for Kashmir non.
The `DRM` is obviously jamming by Ethiopia. Via Carlow, Eire, SDR I
try 15160 in DRM. Nothing decodes. 15160 direct at 1554 bears some
weak music with not much jamming. It`s questionable how effective this
Djamming could be in Ethiopia, if transmitted from there, due to skip
zone. Could this be contracted out to some other country at a
favorable one-hop skip distance? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KASHMIR [non]. 15170, Tue Dec 7 at 1525, just in case I am checking
whether Kashmir Civitas be still on air after two weeks absence since
last heard Nov 9 after 1600. Had been one real UT hour earlier at
1500, while Europe was on DST, nonsensically changed to 1600 UT in
November. No, it`s not, checked via UTwente; and not at 1607 recheck
either. However found something interesting nearby, see ETHIOPIA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 7 at 2304, NO signal from VOT English
into UTwente; something`s always erroneous at Emirler. But before I
tune out, it chops ON S9+10 at *2307 during Turkish music, then chop
to proper feed in English during news. Soon press review and 2312 the
COVID-19 PSA. None earlier but now I also hear an understation,
CCCCCCI = ChiCom Chinese language co-channel interference. In fact,
EiBi shows that PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, East Turkistan, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems, does
start at the odd time of *2310 on 5960. After music break, another
feature starts at 2318, something about science fixion novels, but by
the YL announcer with very heavy accent, and I give up trying to
follow her. Sorry, but you need better language skills to be an
international broadcaster.

When 2300 English be missing from 5960, check previously scheduled
frequencies for a transmitter overrun, which the sloppyrators
accomplish all too frequently at other times. HFCC shows supposed to
stop by 2130 are 9610, 9625 and 5970; until 2200 on 5980, 6120.

But wait, there`s more: rechecking 5960 at UTwente, Dec 8 at 0005,
just Chinese but VOT chops back on in German! The bonus broadcast
following English, which is not supposed to be on SW at all. It`s
S9+20 and +16 Hz offset. 0014 still going with Türkisch musik, surged
to S9+45! 0015 pronouncing the TRTWorld website, and a feature for
Reisenden. Not closely monitored but I think German lasted most of the
hour; only Chinese by 0105. Of course, if extra German ever happen on
UT Sunday it will collide with The Mighty KBC, which must enjoy taking
such risks, B-season after season (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday December 7
at 2330 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+10/15 into KB0FX SDR in MO and no jamming
audible; but by 0003 Dec 8 has faded completely out, probably earlier,
leaving only some weak jamming to be heard. 9395 WRMI has also
vanished by now. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support. Thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ontario for a
generous US$ cheque on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
and comments, ``Thanks for another year of great information and DX
tips.``One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0140 UT December 8

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB -- regarding the surprise showup of
LRA36 on Saturday December 4, Manuel Méndez, who monitors it closely
directly into Spain, writes me (in my translation):

I was surprised to find it on the air so late in the season, since I
believed they would have finished for this year. In fact, they have
not replied via Whatsapp since about September 20 and left a pile of
reception reports unanswered, despite having said they would be
sending QSLs. So this year`s crew left a lot to be desired in listener
contact, nor did they produce a farewell program.

I think that what happened last Saturday was a somewhat bored
operator, who decided to turn it on and put out a pre-recorded
program. I heard it for only 10 minutes, closing at 1555. We`ll have
to be attentive on Wednesday, since I imagine this far into December
they will be packing their bags to return to Argentine mainland.

We hope that next year the four women taking over the station will be
more dedicated to their work. Cordial greetings, Manuel Mendez``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ARGENTINA. 10000, LOL: Horacio Nigro, who tipped us about the
expanded eclipse schedule on Dec 4, has this extensive story about the
history of LOL and latest developments; in Spanish:

https://lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com/2021/12/04/argentina-lol-observatorio-naval-la-estacion-horaria-y-de-frecuencia-patron-estandar/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 7340, Dec 6 at 1542, RHC back on 40m in the mornings, S9 but
noisy by now, // 15140, 15230, 13700, 11760, but apparently not in the
tardes. Another change from the ``official`` B21 sked. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT [non]. 9900v, Dec 6 at 2158, no signal from R. Cairo into
UTwente, but at *2200 a JBA carrier, occasionally locking at .000.
Someone reported that`s a CNR1 jammer on early to block Taiwan from
*2230. Indeed at 2238 direct I have JBA Chinese. Alan Holder, Isle of
Wight says Cairo was on air in English Dec 3-4-5 with great variations
in modulation from day to day (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Mon Dec 6 at 2314, VOT English is S9+30 into UTwente,
and VG modulation except for lite humbuzz, and a bit of CCI, Chinese?
At this hour after press review, a feature on coping with dandruff! I
suspect in my 64 years of SWL, that`s a first. Until 2320 in the
`Feeling Supreme` show, or is it `Healing`? After music break, next
show at 2325 is `New Day, New Choices` about coffee and whether
children should drink it. ``Turkish`` coffee originated in Yemen
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: after NEXUS/IBA
ID, confirmed Sunday December 5 at 2100 on IRRS via AM Italia, 918
kHz, S9+20, lite CCI into Noale SDR.

Also confirmed Sunday December 5 at 2344 the 2330 on WRMIs: into ATS
909 portable, good on 5950, fair on 9955. Should have checked 4980.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 6 at 0046 the 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG
direct.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 6 at 0148 the 0130 on WRMI 9395,
poor direct on ATS-909.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 6 at 0240 the 0230 on WRN North
America webcast.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 6 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160-,
no signal into MO SDR but S4-S5 vs storm crashes into Maryland, -54 Hz
offset = 6159.946. Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support. Thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ontario for a
generous US$ cheque on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
and comments, ``Thanks for another year of great information and DX
tips.``One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [non]. 9455, Dec 6 at 1550, JBA carrier, not WRMI-5 which has
been missing over a week. At 15-16 it would be CRI Chinese via
Kunming; 16-17 & 19-22 jamming RFA Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5950, Mon Dec 6 at 2304, APS Radio ID and jingle, rock
music, new show on WRMI M-F at 23-24, in System L sked as 5950 only,
but I forgot to check whether // 4980 which in the transmission sked
is also shown as Sys L for that hour: and last Friday lacking APS yet,
WORLD OF RADIO was on both; and could still be so on Sundays. Nothing
about APS Radio yet on WRMI Programming page, and only a brief item on
disgraced FB that it was supposed to start Nov 29. A broad search
reminds us that APS Radio has been on WRMI before at totally different
times starting 2019y. I don`t find any website for itself, nor what
APS denote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 9330, UT Monday December 6 at 0703, Cuban spy
numbers are blasting in S9+10/20 with mixture of YL speech and
uteblaaps, but I can detect the 500? kW WBCQ-6 SuperStition
underneath, so certainly not taking turns on 9330. BTW the WLCR
language schedule has changed; now it`s English at 06-09 at 225
degrees for east North America, and not far from thisaway but totally
blocked by 250? kW from Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490v), UT Tue Dec 7 at 0030, after semi-repeat of `UBMP`,
WBCQ starts `Camp Constitution Radio` with its theme notes, then an
ad/PSA? for St. Jude`s with Jen Anniston & Marlo Thomas, before CCR
starts --- this week`s ``sponsor``? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3360, UT Mon Dec 6 after 0200, WWRB quickly reconfirmed on
new frequency, but by 0410 no signal to MO SDR. Will be off again
until UT Sunday at 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1130, Dec 6 at 1551 UT, KLEY Wellington KS still S9 of dead
air all day and all night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1600, Dec 6 at 2015 UT on caradio, Americana from KUSH
Cushing OK already has skywave QRM in Vietnamese from KRVA The
Metroolex TX. By 2050 KRVA has overcome. Hard to believe its day
pattern of E/WSW lobes has a minimum thisaway to the NNW, if not a
deep null, but it`s 25 kW to start with (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

A few weeks around Winter Solstice some skywave can last all day. Need
to do a low-noon bandscan from a quiet spot circa local mean noon =
1832 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN. 11935, Dec 6 at 1548, S1-S3 in unknown language but the
strongest extracontinental signal on band. Aoki shows Vatican Radio in
Amharic at 1530, switching at 1600-1700 to Madagascar in
Swahili/Somali/English, back to CVA 1700-1800 in French, Tigrinya
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1470, Dec 6 for several minutes before and after 0700
UT, again I`m seeking the Mexmx, this time not only on the E-W
longwire, but on the rotatable DX-398 to try to DF it --- but no sign
of anything dominant nor any such non-English programming. Either very
different propagation conditions, or what I heard was an anomalous
transmission. Both the IA and MN SS stations are supposedly direxional
northward both day and night, altho with very minor southward lobes at
night; and a lot more night power from MN than IA.

Immediately replying to my original report: Wayne Heinen N0POH,
Editor, NRC AM Radio Log, Aurora, CO: ``Glenn, A very likely source of
SS:MEX programming on 1470 is XERCN in Tijuana, a very frequent catch
here in Colorado. 73``

I considered that, but it`s not at all frequent here. Non-direxional
day and night; per WRTH 2021, ``10/5 kW, RCN/Uniradio 14-70, (r. CRI
12h)`` which I guess means relays China Radio International, 12 hours
per day? Is that still the case, in English?

The 2021-2022 IRCA Mexican Log does not mention CRI and shows 1470
XERCN format as Talk/Catholic - not music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0252 UT December 7

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Sat Dec 4 circa 1555, I find no signal
of LRA36 into Brasil SDR, as expected to be in summer hiatus -- BUT I
must have just missed it. Others reported it signing off around this
time today - so seek it again from 1400 Wednesday (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** ARGENTINA. 10000, Dec 4 at 1611, via remote in Brasil, good S8,
time tix every second but no IDs in voice or any other mode, and no
time announcements either. But it`s LOL, tnx to tip from Horacio Nigro
in Uruguay to the WOR iog. LOL, Buenos Aires, is temporarily on
extended schedule due to the imminent total solar eclipse over
Antarctica. Maybe for propagation research rather than timing. It had
been limited to M-F 14-15 UT only, and the 2 kW equipment had just
been refurbished for this. I cannot even be sure of any markers on the
minute, except the background tone goes off leaving tix only at 1613,
tone resuming at 1615, etc, maybe at tops of minute but hard to be
sure via SDR. Not even trying to hear it direct vs WWV but no QRM to
it down there. Will it be more regular or more than one hour a day
henceforth? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 12030, Sat Dec 4 at 1550, REE with insane enthusiasm about a
silly ballgame, best here S9+10/20 off the back to ME, rather than
so-called N America direct on 9690 only S7/S8 about the same as the
other offbeams, 11940 to S America and 11670 to Africa (NOT 11685)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 383 MCW kHz, Dec 5 at 0708 UT, CNP, 25-watt ND beacon at
Chappell, Nebraska; no sign of LB, Liberal KS which is really in OK
per dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm

365 MCW kHz, Dec 5 at 0709 UT, AA, 100 watt NDB at Fargo / Harwood ND.
I was tuned to 363-USB

359 MCW kHz, Dec 5 at 0710 UT, SDR, 25 watt NDB at Snyder, Texas
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday December 5 at 0422 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO about 11 minutes into
so started circa 0411. S9+10/15 but heavy multiple CW QRM: a 160m
contest must be underway. Several different rapid CW hams of different
pitches against 1860 are heard at once, impossible to notch out if one
had a notch. These CW guys have no respect for AM! Yet we are still
100% readable if ignoring the beepery, while the CW should also be
readable by ignoring the phone. Best we can do is run AM-narrow.

Also confirmed Sunday December 5 at 1353 the 1330 on WMRI Europe via
Channel 292, Germany, 9670, S9+20/30 into UTwente SDR, VG signal and
modulation, back to normal after outage last week. But some ACI from
not as strong 9665 Chinese music unless tuning USB. That`s Xianyang 59
site in CRI Russian. Next:

2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support. Thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ontario for a
generous US$ cheque on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
and comments, ``Thanks for another year of great information and DX
tips.``One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US
funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, Sabbathday Dec 4 at 1553, WRMI with gospel music but
not TOMBS; but by 1607 it is TOMBS // 9395. WRMI skedgrids contradict.
WRMI-3 supposed to start TOMBS Saturdays only at 1530, but go off to
internet only from 1600; or maybe not (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3360, UT Sun Dec 5, continuing to monitor new WWRB frequency
which started at 0200: ID at 0300 and another program; 0400 another ID
as experimental, now up to S9+40 into MO SDR and into a screaming hard
to understand female gospel huxter. Off circa 0500, but I missed it
exactly. BTW WWRB is an ``Internet Radio Station`` but still full of
years-outdated SW frequency and program info:
http://www.wwrb.org/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. CBS Radio Network: on WCLV`s `Weekend Radio`, Sagebrush Bob
is featuring Stan Freberg episodes and always remarx that ``CBS Radio
no longer exists.`` Not exactly; we keep hearing it on air: Dec 5 at
0659 UT, WCCO 830 is outroing a program from ``CBS Audio Network``,
`Eye on Travel with Peter Greenberg:
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/shows/show-schedule
then at 0703 on KOKC 1520, ``CBS Radio News``. And then there`s CBS
Sports Radio all over the dial. History of CBS Radio is rather
convoluted; try this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Re 1470, Wayne Heinen N0POH, Editor, NRC AM Radio Log,
Aurora, CO, replies: ``Glenn, A very likely source of SS:MEX
programming on 1470 XERCN in Tijuana, a very frequent catch here in
Colorado. 73`` -- I thought about that but it`s not frequent here. I should
have DF`ed it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1920 UT December 5