** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday December 29 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S8/9+5 into Bonaire with
lite  pulse jamming - yes, that still happens to non-exile programming
on 9955.

Also confirmed UT Sunday December 29 starting at 0510.5 UT until
0539.5, S9+20 into nearby SDR: WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, way late after
nominal 0415. Houston Hamsat net of variable length nominal 0330 did
not start until 0405.

Also confirmed Sunday December 29 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999-, S7/8 and noisy into UTwente. Next:

2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 8 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.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO 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)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1230, Dec 29 at 0725 UT, one signal atop the graveyard
pileup, with C2CAM, // 1110 & 1100. Guess is my nearest, WBBZ Ponca
City OK, U1 1000/1000. 79 km = 49 miles city-to-city. Normally not
enough to dominate. It`s one of countless, or rather uncounted, C2CAM
affils on 1230 per NRC AM Log. See also unID 1580 (Glenn Hauser, Enid
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1580, Dec 29 at 0715 UT, S9+33 strong and steady open
carrier atop some Mexmx, most likely KFCS CO; NO Mexies on 1580, XEDM
Hermosillo long gone. Guess is my nearest, KOKB Blackwell OK, U1
1000/49 watts. Normally not heard at night even when modulating. 70 km
= 44 miles city-to-city. See also unID 1230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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** EGYPT [non]. 9440, Dec 28 at 2115 and later, NO signal into UTwente
from R. Cairo in English. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 4052.5 or 4055 kHz, part of nightly bandscans in case
TGAV should reappear, nothing yet. And maybe never: received this Dec
28 from Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, my translation:

``Hello Glenn, several months ago, the alleged reactivation of Radio
Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala, on their frequency of 4055 kHz was
discussed. As you well know, el Sr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, after the
short wave transmitter stopped working years ago, was allegedly
deceived by someone who sold him a fictitious short wave system via
satellite and with a multitude of minitransmitters distributed
throughout the world, so that the station could be heard on 4055 kHz
at any hour of the day or of the night and in any place of the world,
the system that after months and months of deception, and asking for
money, evidently never worked.

Upon giving up on what I understand was a fraudulent and fictitious
project, it seems that he decided to resume SW with a new transmitter.
In the month of September I got in contact with him to find out how
the project was going, and he replied:

"I am awaiting a new very modern transmitter, very soon. It`s 1,200
watts, computerized, made in Frankfurt, Germany. We already have the
antenna on hand, also modern, and some accessories are also arriving.
I don't know exactly when the transmitter will arrive in Guatemala,
but it will be later. We have already paid for everything, and we are
seeing problems with customs charges.

When we get the transmitter, we will see first of all the
installations and then we plan to inaugurate it in Chiquimula. We have
been assisted by engineer Ernesto Santizo, in the United States.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of opposition to this project. We
don`t want to announce anything yet. Once it`s installed, I`ll inform
DXers in order to get their reports.

Thank you for your interest in Radio Verdad."

Yesterday, the 27th of December, I sent him a new email to see if the
reactivation of Radio Verdad would be imminent, and his response was
this:

"It seems that the transmitter is arriving already in Mexico. Right
now they are demanding money I don`t have in order to send it and I
don`t know how I am going to do that. Thank you for your interest. May
God bless and protect you."

The truth is that everything seems to indicate, I hope it's not like
this and I'm mistaken, that the same or other people who scammed the
system via satellite, are doing it again with this new short wave
transmitter. I have searched on Google and not found any manufacturer
of short wave transmitters in Frankfurt, Germany, although there could
be one, and the manner of asking him for money, now telling him that
the transmitter is in Mexico and that he needs to pay more, while
before he said that he had everything paid, reminds me very much of
what happened before.

Cordial greetings, and a very happy 2025, Manuel Méndez``

It seems ``Ernesto Santizo`` is too common a name, search ranging from
a professor of medicine in Guatemala to an inmate in North Carolina.
The word santizo literally means ``I sanctify`` -- earnestly (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN. 28465 USB, Dec 27 at 2310, JG1HQA in Tokyo where it`s 8:10
am Saturday. QRZ.com: ``JG1HQA Japan flag Japan, KOHJI SATO, 13-12
HEMIGAOKA, YOKOSUKA-CITY, KANAGAWA 238-0044, Japan`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 660, Dec 27 at 2315 UT, dominant signal is Spanish with
spirited sportstalk, on my N/S antenna only. Must be XEFZ Monterrey,
the only sports format in Mexico or USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Before it`s too late after nominal Xmas, UT Sat Dec 28
about 0015-0145 we visit four Enid Xmas light neighborhoods, two or
three of which in past have included sound on Part 15 LP FM
transmitters. First, the Singing Xmas Trees at the NE corner of Oak &
Oakwood, in a former oil well lot. Different design this year, reduced
size of trees but lots of other flashing multi-colored lites, and
``tune to 89.5`` where only a couple of songs in stereo are playing in
rotation. Alvin! not included.

The second one in the Pheasant Run neighborhood on the western edge of
Garland instead of sound and light show has a scrolling apology that
he wasn`t able to build it this year because of a knee injury, hope to
next year. Still plenty of nice static lights on trees and house. Two
other areas in NW quadrant of Enid, found no FM and not much
animation (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO, has jumbled its scheduling around without
updating all its automation. Sat Dec 28 at 1659 UT, introduces `Reel
Music` with funding credit; 1700 really plays `The Opera Show` which
has replaced this airing, with ``Amahl & the Night Visitors``. Per
skedgrid, `Reel Music` repeat is now Sats 5 pm = 23 UT; original still
Fridays 1 pm = 19 UT; complete with annoying ``snack bar``
interruptions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 28 at 1820 UT, 17-1 of K17JN-D, Enid, 3ABN is
still silent a pentaday after last noted, while the other subchannels
present both A&V except for those which are audio-only with ``radio``
stations, and still false ID as K17JI-D. This cult really doesn`t have
its act together (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 27 at 2258, REE is VG direct, S9+30/40; 12030
audible poorly; 17715 & 17755 JBA carriers. 2300 open token English
from SNR, to be about circus performers. News starts with analysis by
the opposition party of the year in politix; 19/12 more migrants died
trying to get into Canary Islands; 10K have died in 2024 including
minors/miners. By 2311 interviewing a ``trapeze artist`` who started
doing that at age 11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 27 at 2258, NO signal direct from VOT -
BUT on 9610 JBA is the TRT IS - so yet again, dozing op at Emirler,
where something is always erroneous, failed to turn that off by 2230
and retune transmitter to 5960 for 2300! Not checked further until
2356 via UTwente, NOW 5960+ is on in IS with IDs now in German.
Something else is erroneous at Emirler. 2400 TS and start s/on in
extraneous German, but chopped after a few seconds, uncovering China
with its anthem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610, Sat Dec 28 at 2143, VOT English eastward, VG off the
back S9+5/25 into UTwente, with `The Energy Agenda`, somehow relating
the Hamas attack on Israel `13` months ago to energy, and Lebanon
having been subject to Israel attax since 2003. 2147 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. Heavy splash from China on 9600, second-adjacent, music.
2200 TRTVOTVorld promo, `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about what?
Sounded like wood-packages, or was it tanager woodpecker meatballs??
over already at 2203 into music, so tune out for something else. Can
pick up the rest a sesquihour later?

[non] 5960, Sat Dec 28 at 2300 and further chex rest of hour, NO
signal into UTwente from VOT English for NAm; nor on possible overtime
accidental alternate, 9610, rather Chinese and Mongolian. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 400 MCW kHz, Dec 28 at 0718 UT, AHQ, Wahoo, Nebraska, NDB is
JBA. Copied best tuned to 400.7 USB. RNA list shows 0 watts power,
presumably a default when really unknown. DXinfocentre.com shows 25
watts. Wahoo is west of Omaha, north of Lincoln (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 27
at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/12 direct and undermodulated.

Also confirmed Friday December 27 at 2333 the 2330 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.002, S7/S8 and noisy into UTwente.

Not confirmed UT Saturday December 28 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, which
remains totally off the air.

Confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1547 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001+, S9+10/15 into UTwente, with ACI from 6165, CRI Pashto via
Urumqi; evitable by LSB tuning/narrowed bandwidth.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1718 the 1700 on WRN North
America stream.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1830 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002, S9/+10 but noisy into UTwente.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 2030 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+20 into nearby SDR, already 22 minutes into so must have started
way early about 2008. Next:

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 8 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.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO 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. 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924, UT Sat Dec 28 at 0100, on caradio
while visiting Enid Xmas light and sound show, sporadic monitoring of
`AAAWWW` on WBCQ. Like recently, inserts more music bits than before,
as chosen by Angela and played from Allan`s phone. Starting with
``Let`s Celebrate`` tune. At 0111 says on 7490 and hopes also on 5130,
this being 27th of December, YOOLF 2024. At some point referred to
2025 changes upcoming, including TOMBS is leaving 6160. Did anyone
copy anything further about those? 0125 notes new issue of Free Radio
Weekly has come in, saving to refer to later. Which he is doing at
0153 when I retune at home via Maryland SDR when measured, S9/+20. At
0155 mentions briefly my Oklahoma pirates on 95.1 and 1670, with no
further details whatsoever. Finished slightly after 0200 JIP Hal
Turner. I also found // 5130 -26 Hz = 5129.974, S7/S9 into Maryland
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (90.3), I like to listen to `Film At Five` on WCLV Cleveland
webcast, Saturdays at 22-23 UT = 5 pm EST, cinemamusic, but Dec 28 a
different such show, `The Film Score` from WFMT network. Still on the
WCLV sked for today is F@5, so maybe a temp holiday substitute? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

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JRX Logs December 28, 2024
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time

CHINA

** 7350. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0112-0120, China Radio International-CGTN, Kashi/Kashgar-CHN, English Svce. Woman/man announcers in conversation about chinese themes. Fair reception: 35533.

** 13780. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0147-0200,  China Radio International, Kunming-Anning-CHN, in Nepali. Woman/man talking and a nepalese song; 0155 Woman/man talking. Fair reception: 35533.

Parallel on 11860kun, good reception, 45544.

GREAT BRITAIN

** 7445. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0051-0059, BBC, Woofferton-G, in Dari. Man/woman announcers in conversation with a couple of afghan, presumed; 0057 Woman talking news; Music; Woman in conversation w/ other woman, nice with laughs; 0059 Man says ID. Good reception: 45544.

** 7445. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0100-0110, BBC, Woofferton-G, in Pashto. Woman talking and a conversation w/ a nice man, laughs, he answers with laughs! 0108 Now, man announcer talking and a conversation with a man. Good reception: 45544.

INDIA

** 9860. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0122-0130, Akashvani-All India Radio, Bengaluru-IND, in Sindhi. Indian music; 0129 Man talking, says ID and music. Fair reception: 35533.

SPAIN

** 17715. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 1516-1535, Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas-E, in Spanish. two men in conversation; 1518 Woman says ID and continues a conversation; 1528 Music by piano; 1530 Woman talking. Poor reception: 35422.

Parallel logs on 9690, out; 12030, out; 17755, JBA reception.

TURKEY

** 17650. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 1459-1510, Voice of Turkey, Emirler-TUR, in Arabic. IS+ID; 1500 Pips and woman announcer says programming of the day, presumed; 1502 A newsletter by woman announcer; 1507 ID by OM; News continues by YL. Fair reception: 45533.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

** 7365. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0132-0145, Radio Martí, USAGM Greenville-NC, in Spanish.
Man announcer presents a special program  dedicated to this Christmas 2024; Good american songs. Good reception: 45544.

Parallel on 6030grv, poor reception, 25522.

** 11930. Sat, Dec 28, 2024. 0036-0050, Radio Martí, USAGM Greenville-NC, in Spanish. Man announcer and collaborator say about cuban regime and other themes; Good signal w/ moderate interference by CNR1 on 11925kHz: 43533.

Parallel logs on 7435grv, 45544 and 9565grv, 45544.

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Let’s talk about some log-this-morning 05.30 to 07.35 UT Sat Dec 28 items,
log be put together ...

7285even ASC BBCWS S=7-8 nice audio(!) quality, at 05-06 talk on
Indias movie industry Bollywood in contrast to Albions pop culture
few years ago ... at 05.30 UT,
and little less strength here in EUR SDR units
7305even ASC BBC Hausa WeAF sce S=5-6 only less strength at 05.35 UT
but excellent audio quality to state from downunder Malvinas area
origin ...
poor signals of 41 and 31 mb from NoAM though.
7432.9 ... 7433.1 kHz much UTE twin signals
QRM on lower fqy flank, towards
7435even USAGM R Marti from Greenville-NC state,
7555-7558 kHz military ? STANAG signal, also 7667.3 – 7670.6 similar too.
7780even USA WRMI poor S=4 or –104dBm tonight 05.50 UT
7730even USA WRMI very poor S=3 or –112dBm too.
7850 upper_sb Time and standard signal CHU from Canada like S=6 at 05.52 UT
9265 nil nothing WINB.
9395 kHz USA WRMI only near just under threshold S=3 or –112dBm at 05.54 UT.
9410even ASC BBC En from London, S=7-8 nice audio at 05.55 UT 10.4 kHz
wideband audio signal.
9650.006 TUR TRT Turkish from Emirler 03.50-06.57 UT, S=9+20dB heard in
DARC Amberg Bavaria Perseus SDR unit at 05.56 UT.
9665.025 BRA R Voz Missionaria, BrasPort, mx, S=7 at 05.58 UT
9942 – 9958 kHz wideband OTHR S=6 at 06.00 UT

11539.996 kHz ARM Kurdish national radio Denge Gel now via
Yerevan Gavar bcast center site. (not jammed at this 06.06 UT hour,
S=9+10dB noted remotedly at Doha Qatar ME SDR unit. B u t
11529.996 kHz when checked at 07 UT slot, and accompanied by
11530.009 TUR TRT Emirler outlet as Erdogan’s security jamming radio
program noted then.

11660.015 TUR TRT Emirler in Turkish, proper S=9+15dB at 04.55-06.56 UT,
at 06.09 UT nice Turkish modern pop mx.
11780.006 IRN IRIB Sirjan Dari sce towards AFG/PAK target, S=9+30dB
signal strength of carrier in Doha Qatar ME at 06.12 UT,
BUT VERY LOW AUDIO MODULATION (!) to state.
11810even ASC BBC En, S=7-8 signal from downunder, 06.13 UT noted
sidelobe from ASC to ME at Qatar.
11934.893 kHz oddity from likely Riyadh TX site, Republic Yemen national
radio program in Arabic, typical national mx / singer, nice audio,
no jamming from Sirjan-IRN as previously on autumn monts before. 06.16UT
12095.002 slight oddity, ASC BBC London in French towards AF, S=6 sidelobe signal
into ME target, 06.21 UT.
13669.992 odd fqy signal of CHN CNR13 Uighur service from PBS Urumqi Xinjiang
province site, S=9 in Doha Qatar ME. At 06.23 UT and same program
13700even CHN CNR13 Uighur sce from Lingshi RTC #725 site center, S=9+15db.
13730 DRM digital CHN CNR1 Kunming site ? , at 06.26 UT, S=7 sidelobe into QAT.
13770even CHN CNR7 Greater Bay Sce in Cantonese (!) language, S=9+15dB signal
from Kashi-Kashgar site in Xinjiang province at 06.28 UT.

Bad audio mixture signals on otherwise many empty channels in 19 meterband to
state. Bad fqy selection on private hfcc.org database procedure of Chinese
RTC FMO engineering ladies and Iranian telecom authority:
15134.957 kHz IRN IRIB Arabic 05.50-08.30 UT from Sirjan site, b u t
HEAVY QRM
15135even CHN CRI Spanish 06-07 UT sce too on this channel. Latter S=9+25dB
powerful signal from Kashi-Kashgar Xinjiang bcast center outlet. 06.30 UT
15235.008 TUR TRT Emirler in Hausa lang towards WeAF, S=9+20dB at 06.32 UT.

... and now switch to remote KIWI_net SDR at Fuerteventura island:

6049.998 LBR ELWA Monrovia at 05.55-10.00 UT scheduled, noted S=9+5dB
or –71dBm fluttery signal from Fuerteventura remotedly at 06.36 UT !
Phone-in program, west African accented English people interviewed at
morning broadcast.

15245.122 UAE One of four TX units at Abu Dhabi Media ENC worked
A_Dhabbaya relay site, much oddity fqy on upper flank, RFA Tibetan
relay program 06-07 UT, S=9+15dB into Doha QAT remotedly, at 06.40 UT
... and co-ch CHN mainland jamming from 15245even fqy.
15320.010 IRN no modulation, empty carrier on air at 06.42 UT already,
also at 06.56 UT on further check. IRIB requested this channel in
Swahili and Hausa sces at 04.50 to 06.50 UT.
15490.016 odd fqy MDG BBC En sce, S=8-9 into Qatar SDR remotedly,
at 06.56 UT.
15530-15550 kHz wideband OTHR signal, S=9, but COVERS totally bcaster
15540even CHN CNR2 Bussiness Radio from Lingshi bcast center site,
scheduled 01-11 UTC.
15580 – 15596 kHz wideband OTHR signal at 07.01 UTC.
15720 DRM digital CHN CNR1 domestic sce via Kashi Kashgar Xinjiang site
S=7 at 07.04 UT into Doha Qatar remotedly.
15760 DRM digital CHN CNR1 domestic sce via Qiqihar Heilongjiang province
in northeastern China mainland, 00.02-11.00 UT likely scheduled, S=6
at 07.06 UT.
Bad fqy selection by US AGM FMO nearby neighbour
15765even THA USAGM Udorn Thani Ban Dung outlet of Mashaal Radio in Pashto
04-13 UT ? in hfcc.org, next to channel
15775 kHz CHN mainland CNR1 jamming outlet against TWN SOH ? 21.30-1600 UT
15920even CHN CNR1 jamming S=) signal in Qatar at 07.11 UT against TWN SOH.

17600even ALG RTA program outlet from bechar site, French language dis-
cussion / comment noted at 07.15 UT, S=9+15dB proper signal into ME.
17780.011 TUR TRT Emirler in Swahili EastAF sce, 06.57-07.57 UT scheduled
noted at 07.15 UT, S=9+30dB strong into Qatar SDR Perseus unit.
Excellent audio stated these days from Emirler, seemingly Turkish telecom
refurbished their Ampegon tx installation hard- and software.
17830 DRM digital CHN CNR1 national domestic sce, from Urumqi Xinjiang
in northwestern China province. S=8-9 at 07.20 UT, scheduled 01-08 UT ?

21800equal CHN CNR1 highest China mainland jamming transmission QRG
against
21799.984 much fqy aligned outlet of TWN SOH Mandarin Falun Gong sect
broadcast. 07.24 UT. also
21490 and 21530 kHz more CHN CNR1 jammer against TWN SOH at 07.26 UT.
21490.246 and 21530.238 kHz odd fqy from Taiwan SOH, S=8 at 07.28 / 07.30

11529.996 ARM Likely from Yerevan Gavar bcast center site
noted Kurdish national radio program ‘Denge Gel’ and
co-channel little stronger noted at Doha Qatar at 07.32 UT
11530.009 TUR Emirler jamming program of Osmanic culture
against Kurdish radio service.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

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From: Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December +27, 2024

ASCENSION. I am unusually bandscanning between 05 & 06 UT Dec 27,
so some `new` frequencies catch my attn on 49m, in unknown language:
6170 at 0525 and 6135 at 0538. HFCC shows both are in Hausa, half an
hour each, VOA first and BBC second. Convenient pair, could be same
transmitter? Both are on a 547 antenna, but VOA is 250 kW at 27
degrees, and BBC is 125 kW at 65 degrees - quite a disparity. 65 aims
at the SE corner of Nigeria, but 27 aims at Ivory Coast considerably
to the west of any Nigeria. HFCC antenna reference shows 547 is
``EHR(S)2/2/0.8`` whatever that mean.

Hausa is a language for which I have no ``feel`` at all - there must
be some keywords to recognize it, like however they say ``this is`` as
in an ID. Did Dr Richard E Wood`s language recognition series ever
cover Hausa? Don`t call me Hausar. Google translates ``This is the
Voice of America`` as ``Wannan ita ce Muryar Amurka`` but I don`t know
if they axually say that. It`s mainly spoken in northern Nigeria but
also: ``Hausa is one of Africa's most commonly spoken languages after
Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, and Swahili. It is a lingua
franca and a language of trade in West Africa. It is spoken in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, and Togo`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

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** ASCENSION. I am unusually bandscanning between 05 & 06 UT Dec 27,
so some `new` frequencies catch my attn on 49m, in unknown language:
6170 at 0525 and 6135 at 0538. HFCC shows both are in Hausa, half an
hour each, VOA first and BBC second. Convenient pair, could be same
transmitter? Both are on a 547 antenna, but VOA is 250 kW at 27
degrees, and BBC is 125 kW at 65 degrees - quite a disparity. 65 aims
at the SE corner of Nigeria, but 27 aims at Ivory Coast considerably
to the west of any Nigeria. HFCC antenna reference shows 547 is
``EHR(S)2/2/0.8`` whatever that mean.

Hausa is a language for which I have no ``feel`` at all - there must
be some keywords to recognize it, like however they say ``this is`` as
in an ID. Did Dr Richard E Wood`s language recognition series ever
cover Hausa? Don`t call me Hausar. Google translates ``This is the
Voice of America`` as ``Wannan ita ce Muryar Amurka`` but I don`t know
if they axually say that. It`s mainly spoken in northern Nigeria but
also: ``Hausa is one of Africa's most commonly spoken languages after
Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, and Swahili. It is a lingua
franca and a language of trade in West Africa. It is spoken in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, and Togo`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** AUSTRIA. Am 24.12.2024 um 19:56 schrieb Glenn Hauser via groups.io:
``At 1844+ I check UTwente. All of them are in music, except 9635.000-
German talk! Later they are all talking but 9635 does not match. Must
be way out of synch at Moosbrunn, why?`` Roger Thauer replies:

``The main program from 1900-2100 was advertised as “via NDR Info +
NDR Info Spezial”. However, their program differed 1 hour before.
- NDR Info: “1 h warm up”
- NDR Info Spezial: Children's program “MIKADO”.
The 9635 kHz had therefore been fed incorrectly.`` And:

On 27/12/2024 08:18, Uwe Volk wrote: ``Hello a-dxer, due to “duplicity
of events” I was forced to record the above program. Listening to the
recording today (9635 kHz), an obvious glitch of the NDR came to
light: From 1800-1900 UT, “Mikado - Das Radio für Kinder” was
broadcast. “Gruß an Bord” then afterwards from 1900 UT. Did nobody
else notice this glitch? Many greetings, Uwe``.

As Richard Langley points out, the same Kinder hour and even worse
mixups about `Gruß an Bord` happened in 2021 (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9818.6, Dec 27 at 0756, JBA signature off-frequency of R.
Nove de Julho; meanwhile, R Voz Missionária loud enough on 9665v.
Wolfgang Bueschel precised it Dec 25 at 0208 on 9818.588 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 1040, Dec 27 at 0533 UT, wobbler/whooper audible
under WHO, and likewise under 870 WWL. The other side:

``With blackouts across more than half of Cuba, the Government
presented its program to restore the electro-energy system. However,
the recent remarks by the Minister of Energy and Mines before the
National Assembly, and reality, augur more darkness than light for
Cubans. Madrid 24 Dic 2024 - 13:50 CET

Speaking before the National Assembly of Popular Power, Cuba's
Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, presented the
Government's program to overhaul the national electricity system on
Thursday, while the country suffered the worst electricity deficit of
2024, amounting to 1,771 MW...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1735044614_59040.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. After a few days, rechecking my local Enid AM & FM
pirates, Dec 27 circa 2025 UT:

95.1, $ tereo pilot of seemingly mono mostly Xmasmx, full quieting for
only a few blox in downtown Enid. One tune includes notes like the
chimes of Big Ben.

1670, at Box 1684 HQ, USPS on Broadway, loops directly east/west.
Driving west on B`way it doesn`t really strengthen, and near
intersexion of Jackson & B`way loops about S/SSW; several blox further
west at Fillmore & B`way loops about S/SSE. This doesn`t really make
sense. Perhaps instead of emitting from a single source, Virtual DJ
Radio relay be coming out of power or other utility/cable lines of
which there are plenty (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 27 at 0728 UT, DDP is JBA, but can`t
find any other Latin American beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, Friday December 27 at 1317 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S9 direct but
noisy.

Confirmed Friday December 27 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999- kHz, S9+5 into UTwente. Also WRMI webcast only. Next:

2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air];
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 8 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.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO 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. 7570, Dec 27 at 0740, Scourby Bible-declaring within TOMBS,
then kidsing, as this WRMI continues to show at unscheduled hours,
huge signal on NW antenna, like // 5850; and // much weakers 7730,
7780, 9395, 9955. Yet 7570 has continued to be absent Sundays at 2330
when needed for WOR, instead on 7780. Maybe this week? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 660, Dec 27 at 0535 UT, immediately at tune-in, full ID in
English from KTNN, also 101.5, then C&W music. Bigsig, obviously not
nulling toward New York, loud and clear, even moreso than neighbors
650 WSM TN and 670 WSCR IL - that should take some doing. On other
occasions, little or nosig from KTNN when does go direxional as legal
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1650 kHz, Dec 27 at 0527 UT, dominant signal in Spanish
sports hyper-enthusiasm, so must be El Paso KSVE, which I assume
originally connoted ``suave``. No ID heard, of course, but the only
other SS on 1650 is the gospel huxter in Colorado. Still fails to fill
overnight hours with continuous tone. I thought it was one pitch, but
at Octoberend, Tim Hall`s NV/UT border DX said ``1650 KSVE TX, El
Paso. 10/25 0604 - Still broadcasting a very loud trio of continuous
tones (400, 800 and 1200 Hz) during the overnight hours. A DX test
every night! 662 miles.`` However, Tim`s other Magnum Opus, the 2024
IRCA Mexican Log, shows a CP on 1650 in CDMX for a Radio Congreso with
the appropriate call XECPCM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2146 UT December 27
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