** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** CHINA. 13130, Dec 3 at 2359, JBA carrier, presumed reliable CNR1 jammer against Sound of Hope, off at 2400* without hearing any timesignal. After 0000 Dec 4, quick check found no others WOOB in the 16s, 14s, 13s, 12s, 11s, or 10s; but plenty of Chinesy signal within the 9 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 9700, Dec 2 at 0648, JBA carrier, probably TURKEY instead of RHC English, but can`t be certain as RHC often runs past 0700 here only. But now at 0649, English is still running on 6060, 6000, 5040; while 6100 is in Spanish, S9+20 overmodulated. Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9330, Friday Dec 3 at 0725, YL Spanish spy numbers, almost continuous, but very brief pauses between groups of 5, and no digital noises, S9+20/30 and somewhat distorted. Not a trace of WBCQ-6 SuperStition, which supposedly has been ignoring this collision, and which per EiBi is sked between 0654 and 0850 on days 1357 = Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 7335 & 7355 & 7375 & 7435, Dec 4 at 0749, pulse jamming against nothing since R. Martí is not running all-night, but oh, we feel so much more protected from it! Jamming sounds are slightly different on each, with 7355 strongest but without the tonality earlier (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) ** 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) ** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 7110-LSB, the ham net Ron Howard has been hearing after 11 UT, with clip featured on WOR 2115 --- name of the net is ``Cafecito Mañanero``, not Cafetero as I first thought. ``A little morning coffee``. Searching on that name hits a song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETmWYOLr16U but not the one on the net nor are some other hits about the net (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 5060, 4850, 4500, Dec 3 at 2351, JBA graylinish carriers on the matching frequencies of PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, land of imperialist Chicom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. Each a different domestic language service; unfortunately, the fourth one, 4980 is now blocked by WRMI extended to start at 2300 including, oh my, yours truly at unexpected time 2330 // 5950; see USA [and non] (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) ** 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 four 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) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Dec 2 at 0640 UT, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati, the only one in a 9/kHz MW bandscan, as the Trans-Atlantix are not making it due to higher latitude propagation blockage (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 9100, Dec 3 at 2322, VP signal with noise like jamming, presumed Echo of Hope, which Ron Howard reported as of this Monday Nov 29 at 0851 was on 9100 rather than alts 9095 or 9105. I often detect one of them or another at various dayparts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEWFOUNDLAND [and non]. 2598-USB, Dec 4 at 0758-0759* UT, Canadian Coast Guard roboYL mentioning the RCMP and pandemic: not exactly marine weather but no doubt important info, about port access? DXinfocentre.com shows, of the rotating stations on this frequency, this first broadcast of the day from *0737 is from VCP-4, Placentia, 3 kW. 2749-USB, Dec 4 at 0800, JBA weaker than 2598, sounds like French intonation. Listed as VCO Sydney NS, only 550 watts from 0740, bilingual. There are further-flung CCG stations in/around Iqaluit on 2514, 2582 which I never hear in the nightmiddle since times are 1410, 1705 and 2235 for both with season ending Dec 25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925.0 AM at S4-S7; and 6919.9 AM at S3-S4, Dec 3 at 2354, once again on the pirate band I am getting nothing but these two weak signals with rock. What are they saying in HFU? 6925, Coastal Rock Radio starting at 2100, still at 0105 Dec 4: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,89793.0.html 6920, Radio Pushka presumed per one report from 0000 Dec 4: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,89799.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 640 kHz, Dec 4 at 1543 UT, KWPN Moore stupid sportstalk is quite undermodulated; is no one paying attention? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1600 kHz, Dec 4 at 1537 UT, dead air from KUSH Cushing, but medium SAH as skywave understations are still in, rather than undermodulation from KUSH; no Vietnamese audible, however. E.g. 1660 Kansas City, 1500 KSTP? Our Enid LSR 1328 today UT, with another 15 minutes to go until the latest at 1343 a month from now, while we are already at earliest sunsets 2316 UT. The two average out for shortest day overall on Winter Solstice. Not rechecked until 1830 when KUSH is modulating Americana; someone finally paying attention (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. Dec 4 at 0732 UT I turn the computer back on to advise the WTFDA gg, AMFMTVDX at qth.net, and the WOR io group: ``Defacto MS DX test from KUCO et al. At bedtime 0725 UT Saturday Dec 4, I turn on 90.1 KUCO FM Edmond OK for some WCPE classical music, but instead hear nothing but canned IDs repeating about twice a minute for KUCO 90.1 and its satellites KBCW 91.9 McAlester and KCSC 95.9 Woodward OK. The last time, such a default lasted until about 5 AM CT when the morning human came in, but maybe later on a weekend? Good luck, Glenn Hauser, Enid`` In fact it`s still going at my next awakening 1130 UT; but back to normal by 1350 during `MFTHOS`. I`ve seen no replies that anyone took advantage of this late-breaking opportunity. Available only to those, of course, already awake. And the Geminid meteor shower will not be peaking until Dec. 13-14. Maybe KUCO can do this again next weekend? Another foulup at KUCO: Sat Dec 4 at 1800 UT, a new season of the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. After the local opening there follows another opening for the post-opera music fill show which would not really start until 3+ hours later; joining the Met net abruptly about 1802. Such are the risks of voice-tracking, i.e. automating pre-recorded announcements to be integrated, coördinated with net or music plays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. Dec 3 at 1545 UT, we are at the edge of a small tropoblob as high as Level 3 on Bill Hepburn`s predixion map, i.e. between here and Tulsa, OKC. So DTV bandscan finds BAD signals on many `open` RF channels including: 10, 11, 12, 28, 34, 35, 36, mostly corresponding to Tulsa market; local K17JN-D is overcome by DX QRM. Only DX decodes are RF 14, KOCY-LD, virtual 48-3 OKC; and RF 20, KQCW Tulsa, 19-1. Another check at 1723: add more BADs on 8, 21, 22, 26. And now decoding RF 31 - OETA DT DTV 3-1, i.e. KOET Eufaula, rarely seen (Glenn Hauser, Enid, 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) ** 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. 5960, Dec 3 at 2320, VOT is S8/S9+10 into my bigrig but just barely modulated, so on that defective transmitter today. By 2350 Turkish music is still undermod S9/S7. Back at 2300 I could not hear it at all on the portable. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (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) ** 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. Something`s always Awry at Ankara. 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) ** 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. 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]. Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - says, ``As a journalist I need to ask --- the tough questions: “Can someone who has been in the hobby consistently for decades explain to me why Glenn Hauser has such seething contempt for R. Habana Cuba in general and for Arnie Coro in particular? Admittedly, RHC's technical and operational competence has room for improvement and I get that people might not like the country's government but there must be something else going on here. For example, was there some public insult at a convention years ago or maybe one of them ran off with the other one's wife or does GH have personal connections with the Cuban expat community?“`` Here is my reply: ``Nothing so personal. Altho in US terms I am leftist, I am also anti-communist wherever it exist. Communism gives (democratic) Socialism a bad name, especially for those who can`t tell the difference. Cuba jams my program - even if inadvertently since it`s on WRMI 9955 which at *some other times* does carry exile programming. I have much more right to complain than others in the DX community who are not in such a position. RHC`s own operations are beyond incompetent, and they also impact other SW stations. Why should I not call them out whenever they screw up? As I do some other stations. Arnie is or was frequency manager for RHC, so naturally any failures there would be his. I used to exclaim, `Tnx a lot, Arnie!` whenever complaining about jamming. When it became clear that he is ill, I stopped doing this. As for Arnie & jamming, a subject he avoided on his show, but one time went so far as to justify jamming Radio Martí, since it broadcast instruxions on how to build bombs or carry out `terrorist` acts. I rather doubt that, but who knows? Of course, jamming policy is probably above Arnie`s pay grade and we can hardly expect him to oppose it, whatever his true feelings may be. He is however, proud of his role in establishing RHC soon after The Revolution. Cuba blames USA for its problems, of course never conceding that it is their own rotten government. This hardly makes friends over here. RHC toes the propaganda lines, so is beneath contempt as a source of true info about Cuba. I have no connexions with the exile community, but I do see some interesting opposition stuff from DDC, Diario de Cuba, which I have started linking, just to get the other side out. The closest to a public insult was Arnie once calling me a `self-styled expert`. I am far too modest for that: I have never styled myself as such; that is for others to assess`` (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 2115) Also, Colin and another guy recently inquired about recording an interview with me. Maybe, but not necessary? A number of previous interviews are linked on my website: http://worldofradio.com/audiomid.html#gh (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2114 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday December 2 at 0130 on WRMIs into Missouri SDR: 9395 S9+20; 5010 S7-S9 but modulation is much softer. At 0150 I check the TWR DR SDR closer to the 5010 azimuth: zero! Not even hearing 5025 Cuba and 5040 only a trace. This rx is deaf. But conditions are not good: 5010 is only JBA into Brasilia #2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic and non, Egypt, Europe, Germany, India, Italy, (Latvia), Kashmir non, Korea South and non, México, Myanmar non, Netherlands, Norway, Russia and non, Solomon Islands, Turkey, UK, USA, (Venezuela), Zanzibar; propagation outlook ()Countries mentioned but not in order WOR 2115 is available as of 0120 UT Friday December 3, 2021 (mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2115.m3u (mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2115.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 0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S 1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy 2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy 2330 UT Friday WRMI 5950 to NNW 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 [to be reconfirmed] 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 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 One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com Confirmed first broadcasts UT Friday December 3 at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 VG direct; and 7780, S9 into UTwente SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Friday December 3 at 0330 on WRMI 5985: at 0328 tune-in, open carrier at S6/S8 instead of IS & ID ``top of hour`` loop and dead air continues past 0330 for several minutes, no modulation! Not rechecked until 0353, via Maryland SDR, S6-S7 finding WOR now playing at the proper point to have started at 0330. So modulation came on sometime inbetween. Also confirmed Friday December 3 from 1915:15 on IRRS via AM Italia, 918 kHz, Villa Estense, into nearby Noale SDR at S9+5/10 atop SAH and CCI in Spanish from R. Inter, Madrid, and signs of a third station underneath. Simultaneously on IRRS SW, 7290 via Bulgaria, but VP into UTwente with heavy ACI from East Turkistan 7295, improved but not eliminated by LSB tuning. I had tuned in there by 1900 and hearing nothing but a carrier at first, but then I can tell that programming has started, much better on 918, with Feature Story News, including Spotlight segment at 1903 for a sesquiminute, 1904.5 headlines again, 1905 IRRS ID offering ``special numbered QSL card`` for reports, only? to their P O Box in Milano; 1905.5 News in brief from the United Nations; 1909 rock song fill; 1913.7 promo for the next TUC Radio show but don`t say when! and another song. 1914.7 IRRS ID; and 1915:15 start WOR. Most of this prélude has been escuched on 918, but then I check 7290 again to find it JBA to UTwente. Bring up SDR in western Iceland where it`s quite better, in LSB Synch mode SAL, S3-S4. And still going on both frequencies past 1930, complete until 1944, when I find that UTwente 7290 reception has improved. Next: 2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy 2330 UT Friday WRMI 5950 to NNW 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 [to be reconfirmed] 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 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 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 3 at 2130 on IRRS via AM Italia, 918 kHz, S9+10 into nearby Noale SDR, following C&W music, ID. Also confirmed Friday December 3 at 2350 check the 2330 on WRMI 5950, S9+10/20 direct. AND ALSO on WRMI 4980, S9/+20, where not scheduled. I quickly check all the other WRMIs on 5, 7, 9 and 15 MHz but not even more WOR. Here`s what`s supposed to be on 4980 at 23-24 UT: ``WRMI Radio Miami International -- November 29 at 9:19 AM · Tune in for an hour of oldies music at 2300 UTC Monday-Friday (i.e. 6:00 pm Eastern Time) on 4980 kHz, presented by APS Radio, beginning today, November 29, 2021.`` as on disgraced FB. Checking the skedgrids, we have yet another contradixion between the top of the sked and the bottom. WRMI-4, 4980 at 160 degrees, besides System E with TOMBS at 00-11 UT, now has additional System L at 23-24 UT. But the program sked below for Sys L shows 5950 only. During that hour M-F there are many other shows besides WOR which would be affected: TRSW, LR Tokio, Alt Universe Top 40, Encore, Wavescan! OR, added to 4980 if APS continue no-show? WOR 2115 also confirmed UT Saturday December 4 at 0230 on WRMI 9395: VP into Maryland but VG into Missouri, S9+23, fading down a bit toward the end. Next: 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW, 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be reconfirmed] 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 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 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2115 monitoring: confirmed Saturday December 4 after 1700 on WRN for North America webcast. Also confirmed starting Dec 4 at 2034 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, VG into nearby Warrenton KiwiSDR of KB0FX. Also confirmed UT Sunday December 5 at 0030 on WRMIs: 7730 VG direct; and also 5950, S9 into Georgia SDR. Until 0029 both carried Wavescan, then split for separate music and IDs, 0030 back together for WOR. 7730 is System D, while 5950 is System L, the latter still displaying some other program at this time. Next: 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 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 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4975, Dec 4 at 0745, the -5 kHz WRMI 4980 JBA spur is constantly here when 4980 is strong as usual, e.g. during TOMBS at 0745 Dec 4. Strictly speaking, when WOR appeared on 4980 by surprise we were also on unnecessary 4975 (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 (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 (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 (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) ** U S A. 9455, Dec 2 at 1533, no signal from this WRMI, must be off, as 9395 and 9955 are in well (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Dec 3 at 0727, WRMI-5 is still absent again tonight. It`s on the same azimuth, 285, as WRMI-13 on 7730 but when on always inferior to it in strength and modulation. Skedgrid claims 9455 is 24 hours, predominantly TOMBS and SMTV but a few scattered hours of otherstuff (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5850, UT Sun Dec 5 from 0100, another great hour of classical music on `Encore` via WRMI, VG into MO SDR for convenience and pretend stereo in SAS mode; no longer available a bihour earlier on 5950, ceded to Mason Vye rock music show (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 [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. 7489.9v, Fri Dec 3 at 2320, dramatic narration, `Tom Call Theatre` scheduled on WBCQ; similar narr. on 9955, WRMI, but surely something else. Kelly `Satanic` Bogues is on schedule, but I don`t think he`s every week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3265, Dec 4 at 0058, still no signal from this WBCQ, but quick check of others into Maryland SDR: 4790 good with TOMBS; much weaker JBA S5-S7 on 6160 minus 56 Hz = 6159.944; 7490 minus 52 Hz = 7489.948 at S8-S9. So that`s what to expect for `AAAWWW` from 0100 as I semilisten to (7490) webcast instead. After big beep signaling FKB gospel huxter that it`s time to go; First WW topic is about how black and white are not really colo[u]rs; the Internet of Things; 0118 about a ham special event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic contact on 160m with original call 1BCG, times TBA at 1BCG.org [see below]. 0125 datestamp as 3 of December YOOLF 2021. 0138 survey shows top requirement of new car buyers is that they have a radio! 0144 checking MD remote, 6160 and 7490 have faded out. Allan says haven`t been using 3265 much this winter, but would like to if could sell some time on it. It must be inconceivable to him to transfer all 7490 programming after sunset or so to: 3265! which still propagates. 0145 looks for new Free Radio Weekly but can`t find it. This week`s editor Larry Will soon calls to assure him it is out, AW finds it and reads some logs. 0150 emailer Steve asks him to debunk Hal Turner that 5G is dangerous, which Allan does in some detail explaining about microwave power levels from cell towers being minuscule. And get vaccinated! No Bill Gates microchips included. Jerry calls with details of the 160m special event, which I also check, quoted below. 0158 praying already and for a change finished in time for Hal Turner theme from 0200. ``2021 marks the 100th year anniversary of the historic Transatlantic Tests. On December 11, 2021 The 1BCG replica transmitter will be operating as W2AN/1BCG on 1.821 MHz, plus or minus, using CW, from The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut. Transmissions from W2AN/1BCG will be one-way, just like the original transatlantic tests in 1921. You can get a SWL certificate for this Special Event by sending a copy of the transmitted message to 1BCG@AntiqueWireless.org Schedule: Transmissions start on December 11, 2021, on 1.820 mhz, +/-, at 1800 EST or 2300 UTC, then every 15 minutes thereafter for a total of five hours thusly; 1815, 1830, 1845, 1900, 1915, 1930, 1945, 2000, 2015, 2030, 2045, 2100, 2115, 2130, 2145, 2200, 2215, 2230 and the last transmission at 2245 EST [0345 UT Sunday Dec 12]. This special event is your opportunity to relive a historic moment in amateur radio history. Additional details will be posted here when they are available.`` John Carver`s version: ``Tonight's show started on time on 4790, 6160 and 7490 with all three frequencies listenable at the moment. Allan and Angela in the studio. After some opening banter the talk turned to WOKE and race and then into talk about the sun and solar flares and how vulnerable today's methods of communication are compared to real radio with tubes which would still work in spite of those events. Then a quick jaunt through radio history mentioning that this month is the one hundredth anniversary of the first transatlantic performed by hams using radios. Then reads an article about the event. The event will be recreated this month on the anniversary. Then Allan reads another article as 6160 gets too noisy to copy and noise increasing on 7490 which is also suffering from interference from some hams for some reason so move to 4790 for the rest of the program. Allan then comes up with a current article which states that radio is still the best form of audio equipment in a car according to a survey of several thousand car buyers who prefer radio rather than all the digital options that are available now to car owners. Six different countries were included in this survey. At 0147 Allan starts reading highlights from the brand new edition of Free Radio Weekly then starts reading emails at 0150. Closing prayer at 0159 and off the air at 0200. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, Sat Dec 4 at 0750, WLCR on WBCQ in Brazuguese is VG S9+10, no clash with Cuban spy numbers since this is a scheduled night off for it; vice versa last night: is WBCQ coördinating with it? Probably just randomness (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 webcast 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. 7505, Dec 2 at 0647, WRNO S9+20/30 with music but distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, Dec 3 at 0723, WRNO with music distorted, then English gospel huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9265V, Dec 2 at 0653, WINB S9+20 with Brother Scare attempting to sing, // 7570 WRMI; but by 0655, 9265 has split to ``Somewhere Over the Rainbow`` on piano, 0656 disrespectful talk-over!! ``Star Spangled Banner`` in sign-off, followed by a few notes of some other music before 0658* chopoffair. Program sked dated Nov 7 does show 9265 sign-off at 0657* daily following TOMBS, and 0700 starting DRM but not specifying frequency, but has been on 7375-7380-7385, not checked tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5830 WTWW-1 and 5085 WTWW-2 are both still on later than usual at 0746 UT Saturday December 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3215, Dec 4 at 0733, no signal from WWCR-1 again tonight, while the other three remain nominal on 4840, 5890, 5935. Have not noticed whether totally off 3215 or just closing earlier. Now I see on the website Dec 4: ``WWCR will not broadcast on 6115 or 3215 until further notice. Programming on these frequencies will continue to be available by audio stream.`` No reason why. Program sked still shows ``6115`` at 22-02 and ``3215`` at 02-12 UT. The only other #1 frequency, 15825 is still on, normally VP here too close for skip such as at 1547 Dec 4 check; 12-22 sked. Some winter sporadic E may enhance (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3215, Dec 5 at 0033, gospel huxter poorly on portable and no 5050, so WWRB has made the predicted switch to 90m for winter. As long as WWCR has quit 3215, no need for WWRB to QSY at 0200 to 3360, or just run 3360 only. Via Georgia remote, 3215 VG S9+15 but lofi at 0153. 0158.5 live Dave interruption for change to new frequency 3360 repeated and repeated, has to go retune transmitter so will take a few moments; and dead air to 0159.3*. 3360: Dec 5 from *0201, new WWRB frequency is on equally strong S9+15 as 3215 was. 0201 sign-on as testing new frequency and upcut into `All Will Stand` gospel huxter. This will be active only UT Sundays and Mondays for unknown durations. 3360 shows carrier offset minus 8 Hz at Georgia SDR. I normally don`t bother if a station is within 10 Hz of nominal (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. 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. 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) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, Dec 4 at 1541 UT, KLEY Wellington KS, still S9+20 of dead air into another month, 250 watts day and also all night (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 Metroplex 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. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 4 at 0407: 531, 558-2, 576, 612, 639, 657, 684-2, 711, 747, 774-2, 837-2, 882-2, 945, 1098, 1134-2, 1215 kHz. As usual, not much heard higher, partly due to greater adjacent QRM level, but I keep going and hear another at 1656+ kHz. If nominal 1656, it`s noticeably off-frequency. But there is no official X-band TA. However that area is packed with Euro pirates, hundreds of them logged by Carlos Gonçalves in Portugal, most of them unID --- but his latest list shows some on 1655 and 1660, not 1656. So my carrier may be something local or at least not TA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 830v, Dec 4 at 0426 UT, WCCO has a LAH - low audible heterodyne, guesstimate ~25 Hz, but I can`t decide on which side. Anyhow, mwoffsets does not show anything likely that far off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1470, Dec 4 at 1540 UT, Mexmx dominates. If 2021-2022 NRC AM Log format info still be correct, only two possibilities: KWSL Sioux City IA 2.3 kW, and further KMNQ, Brooklyn Park MN, 5 kW. Nearby on 1500 I am getting sportstalk like nearby KSTP (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) UNIDENTIFIED. 2097.3 CW, Dec 2 at 0644 UT, single-letter beacon A is JBA if one sit patiently on 2097-USB for at least 10 seconds. 4095.65 CW, Dec 2 at 0645, DW IDs amid sweepups from the Desert Whooper beacon. There used to be another one just above 4102 with ID as W but have not been detecting it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 10860, Dec 2 at 1525, JBA music, the only WOOB audible, none in the 11s, 12s, 13s or 14s, and suspected of CNR1 jamming but unlisted as such in Aoki or EiBi. At 1535, another JBA carrier on 8880, the latter also unlisted and gone without preamps or with attenuation, so presumably a local mix (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING MeidasTouch Launches New “The Politics Girl” Podcast November 17, 2021 https://hillreporter.com/meidastouch-launches-new-the-politics-girl-podcast-117951 Not the one linked above but there was a really good one up to 0500 UT Dec 3 concluding `The Eleventh Hour` on MSNBC, where Brian Williams also said his last show would be in one week = Thursday night, before leaving MSNBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS UPDATE December 4: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html