** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Sat Dec 11 at 1523 & 1556 chex, NO 
signal from LRA36 into Brasil remote, despite surprise appearance last 
Sat Dec 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed Dec 15 at 1548, no signal from
LRA36 into Pardinho, Brasil SDR. BUT: I again tuned in too late
because Sam Sánchez reported at 1512: ``[WOR] LRA36 Antarctica - Hello
again! 15475.98 USB via KiwiSDR Pardinho, Brasil, 1453 - "You're the
one that I want", Olivia Newton John and John Travolta (from the
musical, "Grease"). ID at 1500. Sam Sanchez, Oregon, USA`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) 

** AUSTRIA. 15360, Dec 11 at 1911, hymn in unknown language, the SSOB
S9/+20, exceeding even 15770 WRMI, and a lot louder. Aoki shows it`s
AWR via Moosbrunn this semihour in Hausa. But are any Hausa in
Oklahoma listening and subject to conversion? An example of how well
numerous other European broadcasters could intentionally reach deep
North America if they had not abandoned us (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** 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)

** 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)

** CUBA. 9700, UT Sun Dec 12 at 0735, RHC English S9+30 here while all
other frequencies are off, music show. RHC does feature some good
music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 13 at 0400, RHC English is back here after a spell
on 9700, just in time to impose ACI splash upon much weaker 6160- WBCQ
and WORLD OF RADIO. Shux, but we`ll see if permanent or not. 9700 did
clash with Turkey at 0400-0700 but RHC usually well atop here. 6165 is
still on with dead air of S9+20/30 at 0729. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 14 at 0243, VP signal but seems to be RHC back here
since it sounds same as 6000 English, and there is nothing on 6165
where it resounded last night; nor 6145. May it stay away from 6160;
except when TOMBS is on that, most of the time. Something`s sometimes
right at RHC. 0736 recheck, all RHCs are off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9710, Dec 14 at 2213, RHC Spanish S9+20/30 but distorted.
Something`s always wrong at RHC.

11850, Dec 14 at 2220, RHC Spanish S9+20 but trace of distorted
modulation, and parasitic spur JBA on 11840, while its twin on 11860
is still blocked by R Martí which is also atop jamming. SAWA.

11760, Dec 14 at 2220, RHC Spanish with hum, S9 and dead air. SAWA.

11880, Dec 14 at 2221, RHC English succeeds with broad weather report,
temps from the Chief Meteorologist (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.588v, Dec 13 at 2145, R. Cairo still trying to
broadcast in English and failing miserably: S9+20/25 into UTwente, but
modulation of totally distorted spikes only; I rip off my headphones
in disgust, but from the table I hear a 3+1 mis-timesignal at 2200:49,
a bit of the theme; and at 2204.6 cuts off the air ceding to noise
level. UTwente still receiving at 2220 when it`s putting out amid the
hash, electronic tones of seemingly random pitch and length, perhaps
an artifact of trying to synch on the non-signal? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.6, Dec 14 at 2212, R. Cairo is on at S8-S9 direct but
only a trace of modulation presumably English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.589, Dec 15 at 2113, into UTwente, R. Cairo is S9+30 of
dead air except for some hum, but the mistimesignal is detected ending
at 2115:08 --- wow, that`s close, presumably initiating the  inaudible
English sesquihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 15155-15160-15165, Dec 11 at 1552, DRM-like
noise as jamming atop JBA talk, i.e. like logged Dec 7, clandestine 
Dimtse Woyane, via FRANCE, and jamming maybe from outside Ethiopia
skip zone (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 15285.070V, Dec 13 at 1615, S3-S5 of talk, the frequency
audibly wavering. It`s Issoudun with R. Manara International in Hausa.
Previously measured during same hour Nov 27 at 15285.052. See also SAO
TOME (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY. Advance publicity that AM Italia, 918 kHz would also be
broadcasting on LW 207 kHz on Dec 12 to mark the 120th anniversary of
Marconi`s trans-Atlantic transmission from Cornwall to Newfoundland.
207 would run 1 kW into a 350-meter wire antenna.

Via Noale SDR near Villa Estense, Dec 12 at 0618 UT, traces of a
carrier on 207 kHz, while on 918 I hear some tones, and Italian
narration about the historical event. S, ... in CW over and over again
at 0624. Maybe this is a loop. 0625 brief announcement about this in
English, offering QSL. And repeat the Italian. At 0628 on 207 sounds
like the same thing, but very poor unreadable there with hashy QRM,
and then fast CW QRM, maybe image on that SDR. 

Some Europeans could hear 207 with difficulty, and the same was also
reported on 918; and 1323 kHz, which is not listed in WRTH 2021 as
anywhere in Italy. The loop may continue thruout Dec 12 and into Dec
13 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KASHMIR [non]. 15170, Tue Dec 14 after 1600, quick check of UTwente
reconfirms that Kashmir Civitas via Romania is still gone (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9870 & 9780, Dec 15 at 0100, no signal from KBS
World Radio Spanish via Greenville, which they had publicized as a
test on 9780, Dec 12 & 13, only? for better reception than 11880. But
Ivo Ivanov and Wolfgang Bueschel say 9870 was the frequency per HFCC.
Now I`m not hearing more than a JBA carrier on 11880 so a descent is
indeed called for, maybe even lower (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NICARAGUA. 8989-USB, Dec 14 at 2218, JBA trace of talk, presumably
the pescador preacher circumNic. Seldom hear anything when
bandscanning around this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Dec 12 at 0253, soft jazz at S7-S9. 0257 ID
by YL as ``--- Radio``. These say it`s Ball Smacker Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,90151.0.html
gone at 0410 recheck. At 0253 also had JBA carriers on 6925-, 6920,
6885. HFU indicates usuals 6925 Coastal Rock R, 6920 R. Pushka but
nothing on 6885 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6924.9 AM, S4-S5 and 6920.0 AM, S5-S6, Dec 14 at
2228 both with JBA pirate music. This pair are very active, almost
every evening? But always too weak here. Latest HFU logs show:
Radio Pushka 6920:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,90288.0.html
unID on 6924.8 but lately has been Coastal Rock Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,90284.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAO TOME E PRINCIPE. 15460.071, Dec 13 at 1613, S4-S6 of talk, VOA
Pinheira in Kinyarwanda scheduled, typical offfrequenciness here; I
bet the earlier ``15460`` VOA hours via Vatican, Botswana be a lot
closer. Previously measured during same hour Nov 27 at 15460.070,
within margin of error. See also FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 11940, Dec 12 at 1552, no signal from REE frequency for S
America, which ought to be detectable, since 11670 for Africa is, as
well as 12030 ME, 9690 NAm, but all VP with silly ballgame (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Dec 13 at 2311, REE`s token English after the
news, presents the full speech of Nobel Peace Prize winner from the
Philippines, Maria Ressa, an excellent advocate for Freedom of the
Press. Unfortunately, REE is going into deeper and deeper fades into
the local high Xmas noise level and I give up about halfway through.
Quick check of the other three frequencies finds zero signals on
11670, 11940, 12030, not propagating and/or not on the air. Her speech
should be available somewhere, eventually in REE archive (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) 

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 15 at 2315, no signal from VOT English
into Virginia SDR; nor to UTwente where only the Chinese station is
heard. Nor on any of the five other TRT frequencies scheduled until
2130 or 2200. But at 2327 recheck, now VOT is on 5960 at S9+40/50 into
UTwente, talking about Iran. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler. 

Recheck again Dec 16 at 0013, VOT is *still* on running its
multilingual ID loop filler, and 0015 into German with Chinese JBA
under; by 0024 recheck, VOT is finally off uncovering what is really
PBS Xinjiang, Mandarin, from Urumqi, EAST TURKISTAN, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. It`s as
if the TRT sleepyrator were compensating for joining English late by
adding on part of German hour not supposed to be on SW now at all. Or
maybe the ole clock on the wall is running really slow? (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. 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. 410 MCW, Dec 15 at 0751 UT, BA, 25-watt ND beacon at
Columbus, Indiana (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 8992-USB, Dec 14 at 2217, cryptic EAN alfanumeric message
with self-imposed whine and reverb; quickly finding the same on
15016-USB and 4724-USB. EiBi calls these US Air Force Messages, also
on a fourth channel 11175, all 24 hours, and SSB never specified
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565 CW, Dec 13 at 1610, HIFER beacon K6FRC, Patterson CA,
is JBA then increasing to BA; latest in day yet logged but always in
the mornings (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 [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.

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)

** 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
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: as expected, NOT
confirmed any more Friday December 10 at 2330 on WRMI 5950 as this is
now the second semihour of music from APS Radio M-F at 2300. And it is
// 4980, both poor direct on DX-398 portable and clipon.

Confirmed UT Saturday December 11 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, JBA to
Missouri SDR, slightly better VP into Winnipeg further away. I hope
it`s listenable somewhere. 

Also confirmed Sat Dec 11 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast. Next:

2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [canceled from January?]
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
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 11 at 2058 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, about 17
minutes into so started circa 2041, S9+10 into nearby Warrenton
KiwiSDR.

Also confirmed UT Sun Dec 12 at 0030 on WRMIs: 7730 S9+5 into MO SDR;
and 5950, S9+20/30. The 5950 airing is to be replaced by `Postcard
Panorama: A Shortwave Radio Conversation` from January.

Also confirmed UT Sun Dec 12 at 0501 UT on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about
9 minutes into so started late circa 0452; VG into nearby KB0FX SDR.
Next:

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
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: not confirmed
Sunday December 12 at 2100 on AM Italia, 918 kHz, still running the
Marconi anniversary special loop, as heard via Noale SDR.

Confirmed Sunday December 12 at 2352 the 2330 on WRMI 5950 but JBA to
Bonaire, and 9955 at S9+5. Then to Missouri SDR, 5950 is S8+35/25 and
9955 S6-S9. At Bonaire, NO signal on 4980, should be audible if
propagating, since 5010 WRMI is there. No 4980 either to Missouri.
Another example of self-contradictory WRMI skedgrid info: System L
shows 5950 only but transmitter sked atop shows System L also applies
to 4980 at 23-24. Apparently 4980 at 23-24 is really M-F only during
APS Radio program. WOR did appear once on 4980, Fri Dec 3 at 2330
before APS launched. Now that broadcast is on neither.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 13 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, S5-S7 into
Missouri vs hi noise level, but improved to S9+10/25 at 0047.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 13 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+5/S7 to
Missouri; but at 0138 NO signal direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 13 at 0230 on WRN North America webcast.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 13 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160-,
carrier minus 45 Hz = 6159.955 to Knoxville SDR, JBA to S2-S4 -- as
RHC has moved back to 6165 from 9700 just in time to resume QRMing us
with much stronger signal, no better but carrier offset shows minus 52
Hz = 6159.948. 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
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: confirmed Tue Dec 14 at 2330
on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 direct, but fading down to S3-S7 by 2348 and
gone before 2400. 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
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2116 monitoring: ``From: 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, Dear
Glenn: World of Radio #2115 and #2116, confirmed, below with details, 
Merry Christmas, Year is winding down closing out 2021, Happy New Year
2022, update:

5850 kHz, 0142, 0155, S9 signal, 0158, Dec 10 UTC 2021 [Fri, #2115]

5950 kHz, 0030 (55444), 7730 kHz, 0031, 0042 (45433), 0059, 5950 kHz,
Dec 12 UTC 2021 [Sun]

5950 kHz, jamming noise, // 9955 kHz, 2343 half way mark, 2330, 2342
(45433), 2358, 9955 kHz, Dec 12  UTC 2021 [Sun]

9955 kHz, 2331, 2341 (45443), 2357, Dec 14 UTC 2021 [Tue]

5850 kHz, slight QRN, cars, internet, 1037, 1040  (55433), 
1059, Dec 15 UTC 2021 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` 

Confirmed Wednesday December 15 at 2200+ on WBCQ 7489.96v, JBA due to
storm noise level from Kansas to S9+20. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S {both confirmed}

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in US funds, and says, ``For your ongoing dedication to the hobby 
I love. Happy Holidays!``

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** U S A [and non]. 5800, Dec 14 at 2225, WRMI-10 with SMTV, weaker
than // 9395. 5800 runs 24 hours including TOMBS overnight; I notice
that FRS Holland plans 5800 as one of its frequencies for December
Special Sunday Dec 19 at 0852-1330 UT, but also 7700, 6185. Obviously
timed for daytime Europe, not N America. That late, maybe 5800 WRMI
will not be a problem over there; and maybe we could hear 7700 over
here, while 6185 signal if any would be blocked by Mexico (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. (7489.9v), UT Sat Dec 11 at 0100, not even checking SW, I
tune the WBCQ webcast for this week`s `AAAWWW`. As usual, A & A are
talking/yelling over each other for an hour, which may be fine in
person, but not so good for anyone listening via radio/webcast.

As always first trying to titillate us about Allan stripping because
it`s so hot in Deland of Fla, and Angela being so gorgeous. Then about
horse riding, as Central Florida is the Horse Capit@l of the World; so
is this a repeat? No. They are both klutzes since they are tall and
lanky. Occasional pro-Trump, anti-Biden remarx. 0120 about plant-based
substitutes for meat; they are almost vegan, but dairy stuff is OK.
etc., etc. Complaining about inflation.

0141, finally datestamp as 10 of December YOOLF 2021; email is open
(but not phones apparently, no calls interrupting). Advice for married
couples like them: talk a lot to each other, which they do not just
this hour, but habitually daily at noon on the porch they hold a
``soviet``, as in council or advice session, and sometimes also at
supper. They praise the ops in Maine who are doing such a good job. 

0145 reading some items from new Free Radio Weekly just in -
frequencies, names, program content, never any times or dates or
credits; he does notice my name and remarx, ``When is Glenn Hauser`s
World of Radio on?`` Finds it: ``Wednesdays at 5-5:30 pm Eastern on
7490 [never mind the other Area 51 airing]. God bless Glenn Hauser,
still doing it; how old is he? Older than me.``

0152 reading an article about a study financed by Dolby about changing
music listening habits by adults. Never mentions radio, but implied,
he thinx. 0158 prayer and 0200 over to Hal Turner. John Carver`s
version:

``Tonight's show started on time on 4790. No signal on 6160 and 7490.
Allan and Angela in the studio. Usual bantering. Allan says he's hot
and wants to take his clothes off. Opening talk about horses again and
then comments about Angela being nearly naked in the studio.  Then
back to horses. Antique vehicles are touched upon then jumps into talk
about eating red meat, climate change and suggestions that people
should eat less red meat which morphs into a discussion about fake
meat and how much it has improved over the years since being
introduced. They say changing one's diet is just one way to help
reduce inflation.

A quick mention about chips in new cars which Angela rants about but
quickly moves back to horses and then back to new cars. Quick check at
0130 shows 6160 and 7490 are still dead at my QTH. Allan and Angela
posit that Elon Musk wants to go to Mars to turn it into a dumping
ground for radioactive waste as the Green movement takes over there
will be more radioactive waste generated. Jumping from there to
musings about fusion power to solve our fuel problems as we phase out
fossil fuels. All the time Allan is saying that he'd like to be
talking about radio but the talk keeps morphing into different
directions such as Angela mentioning AI and Allan going back to
discussion about fusion power and then, believe it or not, horses come
up again. At about 0143 the noise on 4790 increases and is harder to
copy.

Then some talk in general about the station stating that all was
working well in Maine and the staff up there were great. At 0147 Allan
jumps to reading highlights from a Free Radio Weekly with no warning
and then gives a plug for Glenn Hauser's WOR program. At 0152 he reads
an article about the changing listening habits of today with several
references to a Generation Z. Reads an email at 0158 and into the
closing prayer. Program was off the air at 0200. John, Mid-North
Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9330, Dec 14 at 2216, zero signal from Flatearthic Worlds
Last Chance Radio via WBCQ, crashed again and no exciter on 9333
either. Not a prop problem since neighbor 9265V WINB is still S9+10/20
with TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 9330, Wed Dec 15 at 0725, WLCR via WBCQ is back on
mixing with somewhat weaker Cuban spy numbers, making a medium SAH
adding up to S9+20/30 (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)

** U S A. (5085), UT Sun Dec 12 at 0103, WTWW-2 webcast with `Theater
Organ Under the Arch`, TOUTA underway with Xmasmx in $tereo. Usually
starts considerably before 0100v. This hour conflicts with `Encore`
classical music on WRMI 5850, so will have to be sure to catch that on
next repeat UT Monday 0300 on 5950, when best reception will be needed
via a remote; no webcast to hear that in $tereo. TOUTA ends at 0151.7
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3360, UT Sun Dec 12 at 0415, WWRB S9+10/20 with gospel
huxter, new experimental? frequency presumably 0200-0500v UT Sun,
0200-0400v on UT Mon but not on weekdays. So far I don`t see anyone
else reporting this; due to total lack of interest? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 9275, Dec 12 at 1549, VG S9/+10 signal, could be
WMLK? NO! Chinese pop music, so FEBC Philippines until 1600. WMLK
supposedly will not start until 1700. Website progress report as of
Dec 12 linx to disgraced FB:

http://wmlkradio.net/2021/09/25/facebook-posts/
``WMLK Radio 2 days ago
The finished product! Really good work! PY! Photo

2 days ago WMLK Radio --- Pouring the concrete for the feedline
supports. This will eventually be surrounded by a chain link fence
because it if a very high powered area. This work is being done by
Deacon Nathaniel Meyer and John Dalton. Photo

4 days ago WMLK Radio --- Feedline support being installed for the TX
300 ohm twin lead supply! Photo

1 week ago WMLK Radio --- The power company has just informed us that
a preliminary study has been finished. They have now turned that study
over to the engineering department for final approval. Hopefully it
won’t be too long that we will have the power upgrade at WMLK Radio.
Praise Yahweh for his goodness!

2 weeks ago WMLK Radio --- This is an update of the progress at WMLK
Radio! Video of WMLK Radio working in pre-op configuration.`` 

3+minute video also has audio with a beardo explaining the transmitter
control panel which we can`t really see:

https://www.facebook.com/www.wmlkradio.net/videos/this-is-an-update-of-the-progress-at-wmlk-radiovideo-of-wmlk-radio-working-in-pr/248186127239526/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9975, Dec 15 at 0723, KVOH is still on with praise music,
S9/+10. Supposedly closes at 0700 but that`s still an hour before
midnight PST (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WWCR: included in 840: WHAS et al. Tornadic report below.

** U S A. 840, WHAS: At 0638 UT Dec 11 I posted to the WOR, NRC, IRCA
and ABDX groups:

``WHAS Tornadic --- WHAS 840 Louisville with continuous tornado
coverage from tune-in 0604 past 0618 UT Saturday Dec 11. unID
weatherman obviously on TV with invisible visual references like
``follow my finger`` and ``note the highlighted areas``. But plenty of
geographical references, counties threatened, etc. Meanwhile, nothing
about this on other major stations in the region, KMOX, WSM, WLAC? Tnx
to alert from Paul S in CT. 73, Glenn Hauser, OK``

Here`s what Paul had sent, first at 0517 UT: 

``[WOR] Tornado Outburst --- Local news in CT reporting night tornados
in Central USA. Tuned into 1120 KMOX for updates, but changed over to
local programming after 11PM (CT) [05 UT] news. Workers trapped in an
Amazon warehouse in community of Edwardsville [IL]. Reports about
Arkansas nursing home direct hit with deaths and injuries. Reports of
debris at Commercial Aviation altitudes (33-39000 feet).

Also checked in at WHAS 840, some network or local programming there.
These reports 0001-0006 EST [0501-0506 UT]. lots of 'flutter' both
channels. Local radio stations strong background. (840 New Britain, CT
and 1120 Bristol, CT)

UPDATE 2331 EST [0531 UT]: WHAS now up strongly with weather report
and warnings for area until 0300 CT [09 UT]. Storms are moving at
50-55 MPH. Local area communities have warning reporting. Some massive
tornadoes still moving from AR to KY. There is a report of a 200+ mile
path length. Some truly awesome powerful storms. Thoughts, Prayers for
all. Paul S. in CT  FN31nl``

Further replies:

0732 UT: 840, WHAS recheck, briefer wx info from same guy, ID as
``WLKY Chief Meteorologist ---`` didn`t catch the name but WLKY
website says Jay Cardosi. BTW, no bother from 846 JBA carrier of Xmas
Island.

Why isn`t WHAS Radio getting its severe wx info from WHAS-TV????? FCC
TV Query shows WHAS 11/11 licensed to Sander Operating Co.; WLKY 14/32
to Hearst Properties, Inc. But WHAS [AM] licensed to IHM Licenses LLC.
So WHAS radio is not related to WHAS-TV (Glenn Hauser)

0944 UT: ``Different City but related, at 0918 UT I observed WNQM 1300
as well as WWCR 4840 kHz, 5890 kHz and 5935 kHz suddenly leave the
airwaves as tornadoes are passing through the Nashville area. 
Unknown if this is due to lack of power, damage or as a preventative
measure. John Jurasek`` [more about WWCR below]

1339 UT: `` Glenn, KMOX didn't have anything on after 0600 UT (which,
considering the severity of this outbreak, mystified me), but did have
extensive coverage earlier in the evening. I was tipped off to this
around 0340 UT when typing in my own logging of KTMC-1400 on
http://dxworld.com/bcblog.html and saw from DXers in Minnesota and
Indiana that KMOX had been off. Shortly after sending the message, I
tuned into 1120 (as best as I can here, which requires turning my loop
90 degrees from KFAB, then going with USB once I'm on 1120), and KMOX
was back on, providing lots of news about the storms, including
mentions of Lambert International Airport (not sure if it took a
direct hit, or not). The big news online was about an Amazon facility
in nearby Edwardsville, Illinois that DID take a direct hit, and 2
people were killed there. Also saw a news item about how one tornado
had travelled from Arkansas into the Missouri bootheel, then into
Tennessee and Kentucky (!). If confirmed that it was indeed the same
twister, it would be the first quad-state tornado in history. 73, Rick
Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska``

1419 UT: ``We had a bumpy night here in the Lexington [KY] area too;
warning sirens at 3 AM [08 UT] sent us to the basement for an hour. I
can't complain; luckily only minor damage near us but a huge swath of
devastation to our west. Amazing weather for December,
record-breaking. Being from CT I'm not used to this kind of thing but
I'm glad to be here. Jay radiojayallen``

1702 UT: ``Glenn, as Rick noted, KMOX had wall-to-wall coverage when I
was listening around 9:30-10 pm Central (0330-0400 UT) last night ---
only it wasn’t their coverage. Like WHAS, they were relaying local
TV—in KMOX’s case, KTVU-Fox 2 and KPLR Ch. 11. (I’m “mystified”, to
borrow Rick’s term, to hear KMOX carrying audio from any local TV
other than KMOV Ch. 4, the CBS affiliate. Oh well…) At that point they
were still reporting 50-100 people trapped in the Amazon fulfillment
center in Edwardsville, with no mention yet of fatalities. WHAS seemed
to be off, or at reduced power, around the same time. I wasn’t hearing
much from them at any rate, certainly not thru all the lightning
crashes. Randy Stewart, Springfield MO``

1942 UT: ``Glenn, KMOX had coverage of the tornado in the St. Louis
area, but simulcast KTVI/KPLR-TV. At 9 PM CST/0300z KMOX was off the
air for about one hour, and I could only hear them on KEZK HD-2. After
9 PM KMOX chose to re-run a program aired earlier that day. Paul
Harner``

About WWCR. #1 transmitter was already crippled, unable to run 6115 or
3215 but still 15825 in daytime. However, Dec 11 at 1554, not a trace
of 15825 either direct which under ``normal`` conditions is a JBA
carrier, nor 13845. I bring up a Maine remote to check them: by 1558,
13845 is VG with TOMBS, and 12160 must have just come on at 1559
during University Network with their 30-30 800 number, and Dead Gene
Scott. That is NOT supposed to be on 12160 WWCR-2 at this time, rather
various other gospel huxters. Something`s wacko at WWCR. I then sit
the Maine SDR on 15825, which cuts on S9+10/20 at *1620. At 1820 I
hear a bit of the `Talking [sic] Machine Show` with scratchy old Xmas
carols from 1915y, not a solid signal direct on 12160.

Even in Enid, there was roof damage by strong straight winds to my
doctor`s building (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)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2097.3 CW, Dec 15 at 0746, single-letter beacon A every
dekasecond, from SW USA? Anywhere but Quartzsite AZ (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4077-USB, Dec 15 at 0745, colloquial Spanish 2-way
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5970, Dec 12 at 0736, JBA carrier, surely not WEWN
Spanish unless exciter only as neighbor WWCR inbooms S9+30 on 5935,
5890. Aoki shows what else could be at this hour: imaginary R.
Itatiaia, Brasil; Radio 208, Denmark; PBS Gannan, China. EiBi shows
Denmark only, China not on air at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 6114 approx., Dec 15 at 0730, RTTY INTRUDER
now QRMing 6115 R. Nikkei, Japan, S7-S9. Previous report appended:

6115, Dec 14 at 2227, WWCR-1 is still inoperable here but instead I
hear some RTTY centred about 6114, INTRUDING. {I should add it`s
beating against a 6115 JBA carrier, maybe CRI French from Beijing site
until 2230; Nikkei not on yet} (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9381.70-USB, Dec 14 at 2215, colloquial Spanish 2-way,
cambio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 18060, Dec 11 at 1551, JBA carrier with flutter,
smacking of a 3rd harmonic. Only EiBi 6020 item at this time would be
irregular low-power R. Delta International in Holland, surely not
that. Aoki also has it Sundays only; as well as imaginary R. Gaúcha,
Brasil; and imaginary R. Victoria 24h in Perú. I vaguely recall that
harmonicized many years ago. Yes: the summary for WOR 1346 of Feb 6,
2007 says: ``*Try 18060 for harmonic from Perú, Radio Victoria, 6020 x
3, heard in Paraguay at 1716, but not yet from North America. Also try
19440, from its other frequency, 9720 x 2``. Another 18060 station is
VMW Wiluna Western Australia, meteo fax, maybe still active but surely
not this either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)