** CUBA. 5040, 6000, 6060, 6100, 9700, Dec 10 at 0732 check, no RHC
English or Spanish signals to be found on any band; while sometimes
one or two remain on post 0700. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 420 MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0742 UT, PK, 25-watt ND beacon at
Olathe / Herbb, Kansas, mixing with FQ Fairmont MN, which I logged 24
hours earlier without any PK, half as far, SW suburb of Kansas City
KS. But what`s Herbb? No info on name source but it`s mentioned here,
and would you believe that FAA confuses kHz with MHz?
https://adip.faa.gov/agis/public/#/airportData/SN35
``NDB, PK, HERBB, 420 MHz, 24, 10.3 nm, 23.1°. NDB UNUSBL 000-094 BYD
10 NM BLW 3000 FT; 095-149; 150-210 BYD 10 NM`` and here:
https://www.airport-data.com/airport/OJC/ils/36.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: encountered by
chance Friday December 10 at 1539 on WRMI 9955, S9+20! Yes, without
notice but we`ll take it, now on the System B skedgrid for 1530
Fridays, still dated as last March, but countless changes have been
made since then. Now there is a new 1530-1600 strip of mostly DXish
programs besides WOR on Fridays: `Wavescan` on Sun & Mon; `SW
Radiogram` on Tue; `Hobart Radio International` on Wed, `Frecuencia al
Día` on Thu; but of course Overcomer on Sabbathday.

Searching the WRMI skeds for any other WOR changes: no longer shown
Fri 2330 on Sys L 5950, tho we were on last week plus 4980; no longer
UT Sun 0030 on 5950, tho we were still showing then for a couple weeks
anyway; still Sun 2330 on 5950, but may well be also 4980, 4975 spur
and separate Sys B on 9955.

WOR 2116 also confirmed Friday December 10 at 1915 on IRRS SW, 7290
via Bulgaria, and 918 via Italy. Via UTwente turned on 7290 just in
time to hear carrier come on at *1858.8, S9+25 of dead air until chop
on modulation at 1900.9 during `Feature Story News`, missing any Aida
or IRRS s/on. Heavy ACI from 7295 China requires ~5 kHz narrow or LSB
tuning. Then I check // 918 via nearby Noale SDR: S9+10, but no sign
of // LW 207 kHz which has been testing but not now. Filler includes
fragment of a talk show about climate, solar system exploration until
it`s chopped off for 1915 IRRS ID and WOR. Both stay with WOR complete
until 1944.

Also confirmed Fri Dec 10 at 2130 replay on AM Italia 918 not 207;
preceded by country music and IRRS ID. Chops off the air at 2158* a
minute before I am finished! Revealing ``La Ínter`` from Madrid, 2201
with ``Mr Grinch`` Xmas song in English! Still a fast SAH from an
understation, Iran, Nigeria? Next:

2330 UT Friday WRMI 5950 to NNW [canceled? and/or 4980/4975 to SSE]
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [canceled, or not?]
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy, 207?-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [and 4980/4975? to SSE]
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 Christopher Campbell, Ohio for a
contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily
in US funds, and says, ``For your ongoing dedication to the hobby
I love. Happy Holidays!``

One may also contribute via MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 9330, Dec 10 at 0736, WBCQ colliding with Cuban
spy numbers and uteblapps on a Friday, S9+10/20 with a medium SAH.
This time WBCQ is slightly atop. The flat-earthers are also too stupid
to realize they have a problem here and resolve it; but no loss some 8
hours a week of unlistenable English nonsense (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 9385, Dec 19 at 0735 UT, JBA algo. The only thing
scheduled is WEWN English, which has been absent for more than a week.
Making a comeback.

9385, Dec 10 at 1530, again something JBA here, but not an hour WEWN
would be on. Only other thing on 9385 is the 1530-1630 hour, VOA
Burmese via PHILIPPINES.

15610, Dec 10 at 2100, a VP signal here into Maine SDR; missed ID but
intro a talk program, 2103-2105 break for Real (?) Radio news, 2105
resume talkshow about conversions, obviously religious. I believe the
daytime WEWN frequency has also been absent, but this must be it.
Trouble is, has huge squeal and modulation is suppressed/distorted.
Most listenable, but not very, in AM Narrow, reading S9+10, or LSB
mode as S5.

WEWN is in horrible shape. Nominal sked for English is 19-24 on 15610,
00-09 on 9385. Spanish on 12050/5970 has been nominal (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, Dec 10 at 0739 tune-in to two canned WRNO IDs, asking
for reports, and overlapping into `Maranatha Radio` starting at this
odd hour. S8/S9+10 and suptorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2208 UT December 10

** CANADA. 407 MCW kHz, Dec 9 at 0741 UT, HRU in Kansas unusually
counters a dashing underbeacon barely copiable as ZHU, which is only
95 watts from Montreal / St-Hubert, Québec. New here.

328 MCW kHz, Dec 9 at 0755, dash and YTL, ND beacon of 1000 watts from
Big Trout Lake, Ontario (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 9 at 0721, RHC English still on this time at S9+30;
at 0724 only other English is 6060, S9/+10 undermodulated. 5040 still
on at S9+30 but in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. A few ND beacons among the Canadians, not new but not too
frequent, Dec 9 at 0738-0744 UT:

420 MCW kHz, FQ, 25 watts from Fairmont, Minnesota

414 MCW kHz, SU, 40 watts from Sioux City, Iowa; tuned to 412

392 MCW kHz, FMZ, 25 watts from another Fairmont/Beklof, Nebraska
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday Dec 9 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S8/9+10 into Bonaire SDR; and
9395 S8-S9 into Maryland SDR. Direct at 0144 check: 5010 S6-S9 but
9395 JBA carrier!

WORLD OF RADIO 2116 contents: WRTH ceasing publication; (Abkhazia),
Afghanistan non, Alaska [300 miles N of Anchorage, not 30],
Algeria non, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia non, (Bangladesh),
(Belgium), Brasil, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia and non, (France),
Georgia, Germany and non, India, Indonesia, (Iran and non), Italy,
Jordan, Japan/Korea North, Korea South non, Malaysia,
Netherlands, (New Zealand), (Russia non), Sri Lanka, Taiwan and
non, UK, USA, Vatican and non; Pacific Asian Log; Propagation
outlook ()countries mentioned not in order

WOR 2116 is available as of 0242 UT Friday December 10, 2021
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2116.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2116.mp3

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

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE [2115 replayed]
0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S
1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy, 207?-Italy
2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy, 207?-Italy
2330 UT Friday WRMI 5950 to NNW [canceled? and/or 4980/4975 to SSE]
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy, 207?-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [and 4980/4975? to SSE]
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 Christopher Campbell, Ohio for a
contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily
in US funds, and says, ``For your ongoing dedication to the hobby
I love. Happy Holidays!``

One may also contribute via MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

Because of recording problems, 2116 was not ready by 0130 UT Friday
December 10, so 2115 replayed on WRMI: confirmed on 5850 VG S9+20/30
direct, but 7780 JBA; but 7780 S9/+10 into UTwente at 0155.

First broadcast of WOR 2116 this week at 0330 UT Friday December 10,
confirmed S8/S9+5 into Bonaire (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Re my 1656+ kHz carrier during TA bandscan, Dec 4 at
0410: Very unlikely, but here is one reported in Europe, not 1655, in
DX Fanzine: ``1656 19.11.21 2310 PIR R. Drieland, Holland, DD: MX. F.
RP = Roberto Pavanello in Vercelli (Italy). RX: EGZ DX 10, Icom R-71.
ANT: EGZ LPF1R ferrite loop for reception of MW, 30-metre long wire``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic Just Barely Audible MW carrier search,
December 9 at 0730-0735 UT, not in the order tuned: 612, 639, 657,
684, 693, 711, 774-2, 837, 846-TP, *855-2, 882, 999, 1044, 1098,
*1107-, 1125, 1134, 1215 kHz. *strongest, likely Spain (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0512 UT December 10

** 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