** ALGERIA. Re Beats on 891: ``Hi Glenn, Today at 0200 I got Algeria now on 890.997(1) kHz and Iran on 890.999(8) kHz. Something weaker on 890.999(5) kHz. Mauno`` Ritola, Finland, Jan 8, RealDX iog. Do the () mean approx. 4th digit? Anyhow that would put Alg and Iran 2.7 Hz apart, the third one only 0.4 Hz from Alg (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ALGERIA. 17600, Jan 6 at at 1616, S7/S9 music from Ifrikya FM is slightly overmodulated distorting, and spewing splatter up as far as 17650, less on the down side. Had not noticed any of that before. 17600 seems off by 1900 rather than scheduled -2000* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Jan 6 at 1743, LRA36 is already on with songs, S6/S7. 1836 still songs, cuts off modulation, then ``probando`` test counts up and down, doesn`t know he`s on the air? Some other talk, 1847 more dead air; 1849 music; 1852 YL DJ greets listeners; 1900 4 pm time check, `Nacional Noticias` with annoying musical background. Kept listening past 1945, more YL DJ, songs, greetings, 4+ pm TCs. Nothing whatsoever about Antarctica! Instead they are relaying R. Nacional, Bs. As., probably // 870. Yes, at 2020 she mentions 870 and 98.7 FM. I hear nothing about a presidential visit; it`s the chainsaw guy, Javier Milei, flying to Marambio first, maybe not yet Esperanza. 2300 recheck, now trace of a signal direct including the reduced carrier. UT January 7 at 0007, still good S7/S9 into Argentine remote with music, and soon a long talk stretch. 0026 a genuine LRA36 ID, unclear if still relaying LRA Nacional otherwhen. NO: 0035 YL with ``CQ de LU1ZV, boletín - antártico`` and historical radio news from many years ago, hardly a breaking ``bulletin``. Etc. Manuel Méndez had reported at 1745: ``ANTARCTICA, 15476usb, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1732-, 06-01, relaying Radio Nacional, songs, comments, ID "En todo el país, Radio Nacional". Today special program due to the visit to Base Marambio and Base Esperanza of the president of Argentina. Weak signal at the moment. https://www.tvpublica.com.ar/post/milei-partio-a-la-antartida-para-visitar-las-bases-marambio-y-esperanza (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, LRA36: as in last report, still running at 0035 UT Jan 7; by next check at 0202 into Argentine remote, it`s gone (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4885v+, Jan 6 at 0147, S7 open carrier into Missouri remote, varies +19/28 Hz, similar offset like R. Clube do Pará before it vanished a couple weeks ago. Following tip on WOR iog: ``Currently at 0023 UT have a strong carrier on 4885 KHz - maybe Rádio Clube do Pará is coming back? 73, Mike Beu, KD5DSQ, Austin, Texas``. By 0422 it`s JBA talk into Bonaire SDR varying +20/23 Hz. Pardinho gets JBA on +23; Brasília makes it out better, continuous talk in Portuguese, S9 vs storm noise, and with an automatic 5?-pip timesignal at 0430. If Pará, it`s much weaker than before, both direct and remotedly. Even at Brasília, 4985 RBC is much stronger. As I recheck direct at 0433, 4885 is JBA S5/S8. Still on at my further rechex, 0504 S9+10 but dead air? 0737 JBA carrier. Meanwhile Manuel Méndez reported directly at 0625: ``Yes Mike, Rádio Clube is back but with a weaker signal than usual. Log in Lugo, NW of Spain: BRAZIL, 4885, Rádio Clube do Pará, Belém, 0604-0633, 06-01, Rádio Clube is back on the air after several days out, but at the moment it seems to be on with less power than usual. Relaying Rádio Bandeirantes news. Very weak. 15421`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4885, Jan 7 at 0438, zero signal from R. Clube do Pará, gone again after weak appearance last night. Usual weak sig from 4985 much further RBC so prop is OK (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4885+, Jan 8 at 0446, S9+10 open? carrier direct = noise level, offset slightly plus as typical of R. Cl. do Pará. On, off and on again from night to night, not back to normal dominance (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 4885, re R. Clube do Pará: ``I'm receiving same strong carrier as Glenn has detected (currently - 0138 UT), but now with weak audio - under modulated signal. 73, Mike Beu, KD5DSQ, Austin, Texas`` Jan 10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 346 MCW kHz, Jan 4 at 0755, dash and YXL, the only beacon barely overcoming noise level, 500 watts from Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Where is it? ``Sioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Located approximately 350 km (220 mi) northwest of Thunder Bay, it has a population of 5,272 people ...`` i.e. more than halfway to Manitoba border, NE of Dryden and north of Hwy 17, roughly 50 N/92 W (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ‎ ** CANADA. 15034 USB, Jan 9 at 2030 UT as I happen to tune by Trenton Military with ID and ``time: 1530 zulu``! Still confuses EST with UT. And still ``no report received`` from anything, altho I cannot be positive about that without listening to an entire cycle, beyond my patience. Both reflect poorly on Canadian Forces - perhaps to fool enemies into thinking they are incompetent in other more serious ways? Charitable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 28174 CW, re my Jan 3 log: ``Hi Glenn! Perhaps you mis-typed the callsign into the QRZ.com search box. See https://www.qrz.com/db/VE1VDM 73, Steve Howe, Saint Albans, VT`` - Tnx, you`re right, viz.: ``VE1VDM Canada flag Canada, Vernon Matheson, 189 Kaulback St., Apt 401, Truro, NS B2N0B6, Canada --- Current operating status: VE1VDM/B 10m beacon at 10 watts on 28.174 mhz. TX is a AA7DJ 10 meter beacon and the antenna is a 10m dipole approximately 35' AGL - Location FN85ij`` And Steve replies again: ``Glenn, Happy to help! Vernon Matheson is one of the most experienced LW beacon hunters in our ndblist.groups.io group. His newer beacon, VA1VM, on 28,177 kHz, has recently been heard in Italy by William Buchanan, one of our group’s 10m beacon hunters. You might find Buchanan’s beacon list at https://listof10mbeacon.blogspot.com/ useful. 73, Steve`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHILE. 28474 USB, Jan 9 at 2307, CA3VAK, Victor from a town 17 km south of Santiago making quick English contacts in USA unheard here as skip is long; no beacons and only a few other 10m phone signals, in Spanish or Oz accent: 28480, 28495, 28410. Not much at QRZ.com, not even address but a photo implying he`s a biker: `` CA3VAK Chile flag Chile, Víctor M. Aránguiz M., Santiago, Chile`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 11830, Jan 9 at 2040, I finally find some music-only on SW to lull my nap without talkiness -- it`s Firedragon! At times seemed with a whining voice but surely that was only an instrument; lots of percussion too, zzz. But chops off abruptly at 2100*, never any announcement or timesignal. And no trace of a jamee, per Aoki, RFA Chinese via Tinian this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, Jan 5 at 0448, RHC S9+20/30 and achieving VG modulation! It can be done; could be start of a new year trend? Reluctant to be that optimistic. In Spanish starting segment on artes y cultura. Something`s not always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``Poverty, a lack of medicine and agony: a portrait of a Cuban family The story of Carlos, Daimara and their children is one of the increasingly common ones that can be found among the ruins of Havana, in which poverty is a threat to life itself -- Alberto Martínez La Habana 02 Ene 2024 - 19:07 CET Carlos is 41 years old and is going blind. This father lives with his three young children and his wife, Daimara, in extremely precarious housing in Central Havana, one of the most populous municipalities in the Cuban capital. His mother-in-law passed away almost three months ago, after a long ordeal that included dementia...`` https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1704218873_51952.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140 & 11760, Jan 6 at 1658, both of the only RHC frequencies scheduled on at midday, are missing. SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Jan 7 at 0442, RHC English S9+20 but JBM, yet this time with parasitic spur carriers on 5990 & 6010, the upper hetting I am confident the off-frequency Brasil. Somethings always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Jan 7 at 1542, this RHC is missing; but 11760 is on VG, and then I find // music on two unskeds: 15230, at 1544, VP S6/S9 undermodulated; and at 1550, 9710, S3/S6! All this may have affected Sunday Esperanto at 1600, unrechecked. When are the extras supposedly sked? Aoki: 9710 Bejucal, 11-15, 21-04; 15230 Titán Quivicán, 12-15, 22-05. EiBi: 9710 NOT; 15230 Q, 13-16, 23-06 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Jan 8 at 0450, RHC English is S9+30/40 but JBM, sup/torted, at least providing the plus/minus parasitic spur carriers, much weaker but significant. Meanwhile, David Crawford who trax RHC activity much more closely, replied at 0108 Jan 8 to a previous report of mine: ``I wouldn't put much faith into _any_ RHC schedules just now. Some late summary obs: Current RHC working tx count as of this evening at 0030 Z (local Sun 7 JAN) appears to be: Bauta - 2 Quivicán - 1 RHC; 2 CRI reserved Bejucal - 0 (none heard since July 2023) [follow-up at 0118: ``Right on cue, 6000 RHC ENG came up with the +/- 10 kHz about the time I hit send, and 15230 is still on, so update Quiv RHC tx count to 2 above``]. At Quivicán: On 6 Jan local evening, RHC Quiv was noted 2300 Z on 6000, no useful modulation, and RHC POR on 15230. 6000 pulled the plug just before 0000Z and there was no ENG program aired after. On 7 Jan local evening, CRI Quiv 5990 and 13650 were up simultaneously, and RHC SPA was on 15230 during the 23 Z block, with very low modulation; 6000 was completely missing. After 0000Z, 5990 and 15230 remained on, but still no 6000. So, 6000 evening ENG has been missing at least couple of days now. I haven't checked morning 6000/15230 in a few days, though they were both reliably active as of a few days ago. At Bauta: 15140 disappeared about 3 weeks ago; it was the "squealer" tx and was used at times on 11760 or 11670 also. Since then 11760 has been the prime daytime freq with the "good 25 m" tx that was previously shared with the HM01 spook. HM01 remains unheard since October. RHC was active on 11760 most of the afternoon 7 Jan. I wasn't around to check for the Radio Havano Cubo ESP Sunday program at 1600 Z. It was active with ARA at 1800 Z, HAT 1830 Z, 19-20 Z unmonitored, ENG 2000 Z, FRA 2100 Z, then it pulled the plug abruptly at 2123ish. 11760 came back around 2235 with SPA, with 9710 also found already up at that time. 9710 then dropped off around 2353Z, while 11760 continued, and is still on at 0105 Z. Some days lately 11760 has been pulling the plug, seemingly randomly, early afternoon, leaving no RHC anywhere until the 2200 Z SPA block. Or, they may keep it active all afternoon instead. 9710 and 11760 had been showing up consistently for the morning SPA block as of a few days ago. For the national stations, 5025 Bauta remains off, 4765 remains on as of 6 Jan. 4765 was "professionally DFd" to Bauta, but doesn't seem to correlate with any major full site outages at Bauta when they occasionally happen; the tx sites are relatively close together for DF purposes, so it may indeed be at the usually-listed Bejucal. So, the general trend of deterioration continues. Will the CHICOMs or Putkin fly in some techs and fix everything, or will RadioCuba finally run RHC SW to complete and permanent failure? -------------------------- David E. Crawford Indian River City, Florida United States of America`` -------------------------- Thanks, David! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, Jan 9 at 2039, JBA S4/S7 seems English, so RHC, but must be on extremely reduced power as prop is OK, Martí blasting in. At 2100 in French I can barely outmake an Havane mention. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Nothing of course where should be, 15140 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT [non]. 9439.995, Jan 8 at 2156 check into UTwente, no signal from R. Cairo sesquihour in English. Something`s amiss at Abis. I can`t help but notice that some editors habitually delete such `non` logs, failing to recognize that we are documenting what stations are doing: absences are just as significant, if not more so, than presences. Also should be filed under the *missing* frequency for reference purposes, rather than some other frequency active, if any (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN [non]. 6165, Jan 7 at 0444, something fair in Russian. EiBi shows NHK at 0430-0450 via D-n = Nauen, GERMANY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 11720, Jan 6 at 1659, S3/S5 open carrier; 1700 AWR themesong sung with words, then regular instrumental version. Swahili scheduled 1700-1730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 15420, Jan 9 at 2032, S9+10/20 in language is OOFSOB = one of few signals on band, and one of the best. Listed as AWR via Talata in Yoruba this semihour, i.e. aimed NW moreorless thisaway beyond (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13710-, Jan 9 at 2036, S4/S6 significantly off-frequency minus. Listed as MWV in Arabic this hour via Mahajanga, so probably favorably beamed NW thisaway beyond; but Talata is better on 15420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALI. 15125, Jan 5 at 1644, pop song and talk, S5/S7 but best extracontinental signal on distressingly mostly vacant 19m band: it`s CRI relay in Arabic this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALI. 9635, Jan 9 at 0806, ORTM, S6/S9 in African language, presumably Bambara, best/only? African signal on band. Is day frequency scheduled 08-18 UT, preceded and followed by 5995 which is very reliable from 0600 but just about faded by 0800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 660 kHz, re my XEFZ log, from Tim Hall, IRCA Mexican Log editor: ``Thanks for reporting this, Glenn. It just dawned on me that the ABC Deportes format was 24h when it was on 570, so I should have realized that the 24h schedule would probably continue when the format moved to 660. This raises another question: since the ABC Noticias format moved from 660 to 1310 as part of the same format shuffle, I wonder if the 1310 ended up being 1200-0600 (as it had been on 660, at least at some point in the past), or if 1310 might be 24h by now. I need to check that before next year's Log comes out. 73 Tim`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, Jan 5 at 1631, still a JBA signal here, no doubt pirate Hikari FM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, Jan 8 at 1657, JBA carrier direct, no doubt Hikari FM pirate from Arizona or Sonora; too QRP, why bother? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, Jan 9 at 2038, JBA carrier direct, no doubt Hikari FM, Sonora or Arizona pirate on signature off-frequency. Does any remote pull it well enough to copy? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, re does any remote get Hikari FM well enough to copy? Gary Pence, Dallas replies Jan 10: ``Hi Glenn, You asked a Question. I thought I would help out a little and re-sharpen my SWL skills. Since I used to listen to him before Hikari. On KFS SE ant I tried that first, no joy; then Mr. Moman Alberta SDR hears me on 40 meters real well to the southeast. I tried him as well. Could hear him barely with a generous S8 or so. But I landed on KPH Point Reyes and voilà, improvement. I could hear him playing soft jazz instrumental on 11514.89 with an ID at 0218z. 73, Gary, km5x`` Pence, with audio clip I may include on next WOR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 341 MCW kHz, Jan 5 at 0435 UT, local NDB, EI, has trace of QRM from another 341. Used to be relatively common to hear it mixing with OIN, 25 W, OberlIN KS, or the other next-closest one, DNI, 25 W, Sherman-DeNIson TX (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Jan 6 at 2300, token English from SNR, S9+30 direct, first feature to be interview about the 2000 Camp David accords vs current Palestinian situation; into that by 2305, and RSA charges Israel with genocide at ICOJ, which the speaker says does not amount to genocide. 2314-2317 Beirut correspondent on Lebanon`s concerns about the war widening - her pieces are always no more than two sesquiminutes long. 2317 contact info recorded by the retired Justin Coe; then about Epiphany = 3 Magos holiday imminent in Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Jan 10 at 2300, token English from SNR, after news, 2308 topic is interview with a philologist [pronounced philogist?], starting with discussion of OED`s Word of the Year for 2023, ``rizz``, derived from charisma, for whom a 3-syllable word is too taxing. And how stuff like that worms into Spanish. Sufficient reception direct to portable with reel-out clip-on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SWAZILAND. 11660, Fri Jan 5 at 1632, HOA song with strumming, S2/S4. EiBi shows TWR Ethiopian service, different languages depending on DOW: Oromo, Amharic; and KAM on Fri: Kambaata, spoken by 600K. Total span is 1630-1800 M-F, 1630-1730 Sat, 1630-1845 Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 5 at 2301, VOT not off the air, S9+20/30 direct but hardly solid with fading and noise, much inferior to simulSpain on 9690. Next check at 2355 into Maryland SDR, too late, already off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, Jan 6 at 2300, VOT not off the air, S9+30 into UTwente. Paying some attention later: 2312 already song after news, ROTP? 2315 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, and `The Energy Agenda`, don`t recall that segment before, new for new year? 2320 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, song. 2325 `Turkey`s Geomarked [sic] Products`, about Tandoory[?] pastries from some town. 2328 ``WYEH`` again, music. 2333 `WYEH`` #3! and music. 2338 ``WYEH`` #4! and 2-minute multi-lingual ID filler reel, music. 2344 ``WYEH`` #5, song. 2348 ``WYEH`` #6, enough!! and music. Note: the music is never announced or identified in any way; just as well? As we couldn`t understand the names. Of course, they *could* explain the songs in English at some length; the music-fill must amount to at least half the broadcast hour, more than that this time. 2352 s/off version with correct! B23 UTimes and frequencies, but incomplete overlooking this very emission! 2353 IS. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2356 restart IS with German IDs. UT January 7: extraneously still on at 0000 with almost accurate timesignal, quick German s/on, skipping all those satellite parameters; same news sounder as English, Nachrichten. It still overcomes the JBA CCCCCCI from EAST TURKISTAN. The Germod seems a bit gemuffelt. Still going past 0020: will the lucky masculine or feminine German hearer past 1 am local get a full hour? No, by 0028 I am hearing Chinese instead on 5960.001, only S9 into UTwente, as I am simulplaying LRA36 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Jan 9 at 2300, VOT not off the air, S9+20/30 direct and sufficient. The well-spoken YL signs on and starts the news, mainly about Gaza and Israel accused of killing 109 journalists so far. By 2356 check at UTwente, it`s already off ceding frequency to XJPBS, std denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005-, Jan 10 at 2318, VOT English not off the air, S9+20 direct would be sufficient but for louder intermittent local noise blasts. Measured at 2346 into UTwente, VG S9+25/35 in ME song well atop understation. 2350 jumbled but correct B23 schedule in s/off. 2351 IS to 2355.6* uncovering the CCCCCCI from XJPBS, std denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.000+, Jan 7 at 2312, into UTwente no signal from VOT, rather only S9 Chinese on exacter frequency from XJPBS, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. Cf. not quite that critical: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rebranding-chinas-conflicted-xinjiang-region-as-a-tourist-destination/ 6125, Jan 8 at 0451, VOT English is not off, as M announcer who names himself at start of newscasts but can never understand it, wishes us ``Merry Christmas and Happy New Year``. S9+30 direct and not exactly measured; 0452 s/off by YL starting with correct sked: 1330 on 13635, etc. 5960.001, Jan 8 at 2326 quick check direct, VOT not off but S9+20/30 of music. At 2347 into UTwente the badax is speaking when frequency is measured 4 Hz lower than usual, but certainly not XJ this time, S9+25/35. 2352 canned s/off, the one with correct B23 frequencies but all-wrong ``UTC``s +3 hours off. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2354 IS. 2356 restart IS with German IDs inserted but 2358* chopoff uncovering XJPBS. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 293 MCW kHz, Jan 7 at 0756 UT, FBY, 25- or 50-watt ND beacon at Fairbury, NE. JBA, but the noise blanker on the NRD 545 makes the difference vs my intolerable LW noise level. I have been looking for this for months, not detecting even a carrier, and suspected to have been off. Last logged Oct 18, but maybe heard somewhat later, as it had been so regular. It used to be my most reliable Nebraskan, even in daytime. It is after all, just beyond Kansas at lat. 40-10-36 N (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 332 MCW kHz, Jan 8 at 0433 UT, dash and QT, the 1000-watt ND beacon at Thunder Bay ON, but another one mixing JBA -- not as expected my nearby 400-watt IC, wIChita KS, but FIS, which is 400 watts from Key West/FISh Hook FL! New to me (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2222 & 2223 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees, Dear Glenn: Update, confirming WOR #2222, #2223, best of health and prosperity, Happy New year 2024, Reception dicy because of recent Solar flares, WRMI, 9395: QRN, 0030, 0044, 0056 (55433), 0059, Dec 27 UT 2023 [Wed] 0130, 0145, 0159 (4-55433), QRN, 0230, 0235, 0244, 0259 (45433), QRN, Dec 28 UT 2023 [Thu] QRN, 0030, 0044, 0056 (4-55433), 0059, Jan 3 UT 2024 [Wed] 0130 filler music heard, 0159 0230, 0244 (45433) down to S6, 0259, Jan 4 UT 2024 [Thu] 73’s, Richard`` WORLD OF RADIO 2223 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday January 4 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S6/S8 into Maryland SDR. NOT confirmed UT Thursday January 4 at 0130 on WRMI 9395 - instead, continuous classic-rock such as ``Bridge Over Troubled Waters``, or hard-rock music, segués with no pauses, no announcements at all; perhaps as prélude to starting a week or more later the thing now occupying this slot on the System G gray skedgrid: `Victory Above Only` --- Strange name for a program; nothing about it on the WRMI Programming page, but broad websearch finds it right away: https://victoryaboveonlyministries.org/index.html which leads to involvement in Radio Africa Network, WRMI et al. At 0200, 9395 joins in `WRMI Legends` as announced and gridded but this segment for 15 minutes only, other stuff at 0215; and: Confirmed UT Thursday June 4 at 0245, the 0230 WOR 2223 still on WRMI 9395, good direct. Not confirmed Thursday June 4 at 1520 the alleged 1500 on WRMI 9955, still music fill? instead as thruout December. System B sked still shows WOR and not when we encountered us by chance and repeatedly, 24 hours earlier at 1500 Wednesdays. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 contents: (Alaska), Andorra non, Antarctica, (Armenia), (Australia), Brasil, Canada and non, (China non), Cuba, Curacao, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan/Korea North non, Korea South, Luxembourg, México, (Netherlands), North America, Norway, Oklahoma, Spain, UK and non, USA [WTWW: 5085] and non, (Uzbekistan); SWL Fest; propagation outlook --- (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2224 available from 0139 UT Friday January 5: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2224.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2224.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?] 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Chris Krug, KC5IIE, Tulsa OK, for a contribution via PayPal, in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``I very much appreciate all the hard work and dedication, Glenn! SWL is alive and well thanks to your efforts. Happy 2024!`` One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: missed check Fri Jan 5 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; anyone hear it? Confirmed first SW broadcast, Friday January 5 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 direct, no jamming audible; preceded by mashup of fruitcake promo, partial ID. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday January 6 at 0130 on WRMI 5850. Also confirmed Saturday January 6 at 1700 & 2030 on WRN N America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday January 6 at 2030 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 into nearby SDR; and on WRMI webcast, almost synchro with WRN. Also confirmed Saturday January 6 at 2100 on WRN Europe webcast. Next: 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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday January 7 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S9+10 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed starting at 0508 UT Sunday January 7 the 0415v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20 into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Sunday January 7 at 1144 the 1130 on WRMI 9955, S9+25? direct. Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday January 7 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9 into UTwente with lite CCI, lo-power UK? S9+15 into nearby Noale SDR, no CCI so not Romania; both register -2 Hz off. Also confirmed UT Monday January 8 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Durango2 SDR - and that dang blast of ute noise for the first 14 seconds is back! On the H2Ofall it`s visibly much stronger as it is to the ear. Also confirmed UT Monday January 8 from 0401 on Area 51 [sic] via WBCQ 6160-, S9+20, only about one minute late, after John Lightning gotta-go by 0400, following some anti-T**** remarx? Uncle Bill Tilford says, ``I periodically have to remind somebodyorother that some of WBCQ's programming swings left - John Lightning's Radio New York International heavily so for another example. Left, Right and Center can coexist in the same space, a concept increasingly lost on broadcast television, mediumwave radio and in social media channels`` -- JL is on alternate weeks from 0100 and if he feels like it, can override WOR for an extra hour. I got around to measuring direct later before 0500: 6159.936 -- next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday January 9 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9 into Maryland remote way off-beam from SW aiming out of FL, yet much better than closer remote in GA, or closer to azimuth, Durango2, México. Again with uteblast QRM at start, which infests 7780 exactly every semihour. Also confirmed Tuesday January 9 at 1409 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S9+25. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2223][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but reconfirmed Jan 3] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2224 monitoring: confirmed UT Wednesday January 10 at 0044 the 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+40 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday January 10 at 1526 the secret 1500 on WRMI 9955, S6/S9 direct, no jamming? Also confirmed Wednesday January 10 at 2209 the 2200 on WBCQ 7490, S8/S9+20 direct. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Chris Krug, KC5IIE, Tulsa OK, for a contribution via PayPal, in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``I very much appreciate all the hard work and dedication, Glenn! SWL is alive and well thanks to your efforts. Happy 2024!`` One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9350/9550, Jan 8 at 0745, very approx. span of weak splatter out of 9455 WRMI - definitely in talk matching mod peaks rather than 9395 with music. Something`s outoforder at Okeechobee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` check of WBCQs, UT Sat Jan 6 at 0050 into accurately calibrated NH remote: 3265+, no signal. 5130.299 ATATT. 6159.934 algo. 7489.969 FKB. 9330.000 WLCR. 0100 starts on 5 & 7 & webcast only, admittedly replay of the ``Dec 22`` show of one biweek ago. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7489.9+ approx., UT Sun Jan 7 at 0400, Pirate Joe with some non-delusional comments about T****. TG for Free Speech on WBCQ; 0404 plays an old scratchy song. `Shortwave Saturday Night` runs 02-05 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3215, Jan 5 at 0446, pleased to observe that WWCR-1 transmitter has finally been fixed, with normal good modulation in discussion of drone rules. 15825, Jan 5 at 1630, daytime WWCR-1 is also back to normal mod, S9+20/30. Something`s no longer abnormal at Nashville. Presumably will also apply to transition frequency 6115? Yes, at 2343 check into Maryland SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Jan 8 at 0448, no signal from WTWW despite nominal 0500*; unknown if on at all this night; meanwhile, quite a uteroar around 5081 which might justifiably complain about it. WTWW 5085 back at 0025 check Jan 9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9275, Jan 9 at 2029, zero signal from WMLK, tho neighbor in more ways than one, 9265 WINB, is quite audible. Had been meaning to check 9275 explicitly for some time during nominal 17-22 UT schedule except Sabbathdays. 9275 also missing at my last check Wed Dec 27. Last log was by Wolfgang Bueschel, Dec 18: ``9275even, WMLK Bethel PA, symphonic christmas mx and chimes, at 2159 UT, S=9+40dB much POWERHOUSE signal, excellent radio investition {sic} in USA in recent years. From mainpower some audio BUZZ strings visible on 120, 240, and 360 Hertz apart distance.`` No trace of it either lately for foolish 15150 overnighttime transmission. Via WOR Hitlist, nothing posted on their disgraced FB since Feb 2023! Own website: https://wmlkradio.com/ mentions no outage now, but the `live` stream runs even at 2330 when never on SW air. WMLK really should be back by Jan 15, but that would be coincidental as it does not stand for Martin Luther King; rather some religious cult word, probably Hebrew or Aramaic, but cursory research has not found it, nor anything on the website. Of course I have no interest in what DEJOM had to preach nor his successor. = Deceased Elder Jacob O Meyer. Unless it come back, will be DWMLK, as FCC d-notes d-leted callsigns (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9265, Jan 9 at 2111, WINB with revival music but then announcing several stations the program is on including WINB on 13570 - where it has not been for ages, Tuesdays at 3-5 pm. If a ministry can`t even cite its own frequency accurately, how are we to believe their imaginary theology? Tough copy with rumbling modulation, but contact info sounds like area code 712; apostolicfaith---something.com Postal address ZIP NJ 08066, which is Paulsboro, so I stick that in the website - bingo, this is it: https://www.apostolicfaithofpaulsboro.com/radio-broadcasts/ I recognize some of the other calls mentioned, like WTMR; also claims to be on World Harvest Radio, webcast at least, but link is unfound. 2113 back to revival singing with piano. Finally I check the WINB program schedule, just updated Jan 7! But that doesn`t mean it`s accurate, even beyond still converting UTC to EDT instead of EST, 4 instead of 5 hour difference. Not there around this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1580, Jan 9 at 0836 UT, 10/kHz bandscan hears ``104.5`` in English and absolutely nothing more vs Spanish music from something else, probably KFCS CO again. Reverse search of WTFDA FM Database for any 104.5 relaying a 1580 station leads only to: WIOL Columbus GA, the FM being, of course, a mere 250-watt translator, W283DF. Then I laboriously look thru each of the 48 entries on 1580 in the paper NRC AM Log, which agrees --- but find one other, W283BN, tail wagging the dog of WWDN, Danville VA, but it`s a 1 kW ND daytimer, while WIOL is ND 1 kW day/45 watts night. Now which would be less unlikely? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1590, Jan 8 at 0752 UT, romantic songs in Spanish interrupted by ``Radio Clásico`` ID, i.e. WCGO Evanston IL; see my Dec 6 report. No business dominating frequency at night, 2.5 kW direxional with a notch thisaway to the SW, rather than 10 kW daypower nondirexional. So, is there a station in ChiCaGO called WEVN? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 15565, Jan 7 at 1546, VR at S9+20/30, the SSOB, despite supposedly beaming toward E Africa, 180 degrees off? Or no back-radiation suppression? Just another of countless examples of this situation. Language at 1530-1600 daily is Amharic. Continues until 1830 in Swahili, Somali, English 1630-1700, French, Tigre, Portuguese. Something`s suspicious at SMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. After lots of JBA TA MW carriers, Jan 6 at 0457, I try LWBC frequencies again and on the R75 and Wellbrook do detect a couple on 162 and 180 kHz. Always must beware of birdies and images, but these may be legit: 162, 800 kW from Allouis, France, no longer broadcasts, used only for TDF timesignals. But per listings 180 is unoccupied. Such `even` frequencies are most subject to local MW images. Long ago there were 1200 kW from Turkey on 180 and a couple of Asiatic Russians (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 518 kHz, Jan 6 at 0502 UT, beepery on the NAVTEX frequency. I have no way to decode those, but sometimes audible, sometimes not. This exhaustive sked shows the closest one at this hour is also among the most powerful anywhere: 5 kW NMG, New Orleans: https://dxinfocentre.com/navtex.htm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 518 kHz, Jan 7 at 0422 UT, NAVTEX beepery. DXinfocentre.com has too many choices around here for 0420 UT: VCK, Moisie, Canada: HJW, Santa Marta, Colombia; NMC, Point Reyes, USA. Countless of these worldwide are scheduled in 10-minute segments; other main frequency 490 kHz where I`ve never heard it, and a few others scattered in this area (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search January 5 at 0439-0443: 693?, 774-2, 891-2, 1107, 1521, 1566. Two carriers beating on 891 is very unusual; normally only the biggie 300/100 kW from Algeria. What else could it be? By power, hours and geography, per MWlist, nothing at all significant in Europe; 2 x 50 kW in Iran; 100 kW in Ethiopia; 100 kW in Turkey would be more likely. The beat timed at 140/minute = 2.33 Hz. MWoffsets show Algeria on 890.9982 as of 3 months ago, so the other would be on 891.0005 or 890.9959. Nothing near the higher one in range. Closest to the lower one would be Ethiopia on 890.9965 as of 2022-02-20. 1566 is surely TWR Benin, Parakou, 100 kW, as there is nothing else of any significant power in Eurafrica or ME. I`ve detected it before, but not lately tho have always been alert for it in my 9/kHz bandscans around this hour. It`s often reported from as far as southwest Canada (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 6 at 0436 on the NRD545 with E/W longwire: 891-2 with beat 132/min = 2.2 Hz; 711, 855, 999, 1007, 1044, 1107, 1125, probably mostly Spain; AND 1194! not a broadcast frequency, but sounds like right on 1194.00 so unlikely a spur or image. This time I switch ASAP to the R75 and scan again at 0447-0456: 711, 774-2, 882, 891-2 this time counting 144/min beats = 2.4 Hz; 1044, 1071, 1089-2 with 1 Hz beat; NO 1194; 1296, 1413, 1485. This on the Wellbrook loop antenna aimed E/W, and note this! ``Death of Andrew Ikin - Wellbrook Communications https://groups.io/g/IRCA/topic/103527671 1089 has 6 Talksport synchros in UK ranging from 4 watts to 150 kW; strongest are Brooksmans Park 150, Westerglen 125, Moorside Edge 50/100, Washford 80 kW. But mwoffsets shows all of them within a fraxion of 1 Hz on 1089.00000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 7 at 0407: 585, 612, 693, 774-2, 837, 855, 882, 891, 909, 999, 1053, 1089, 1098, 1107. A later 10/kHz scan at 0423 adds 711 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 8 at 0437-0442 on the Wellbrook: 585, 684, 711, 774-2, 855, 891, 1053, 1089, 1107, 1566. JBA means just barely audible, which I think is a very apt description as these cannot be evaluated numerically; yet some editors don`t allow me to use it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search Jan 10 at 0409 UT: only 693, 891, 1107, an odd triple: On 693, RNE Spain synchros add up to only 50 kW; UK BBC Radio 5, 342 kW headed by a 150; also 100 kW Iran. 891, Algeria q.v. of course. 1107, RNER5 Spain synchros add up to 89 kW; also 50 kW Iran (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1430 kHz, Jan 7 at 0413 UT, Spanish gospel huxter raving about María, and still at 0430 check: must be RCC Marian cult. Loops roughly NW/SE. NRC AM Log has best three possibilities right next to each other; SS:REL is KMES Ogden UT, Esne Radio, unknown if Catholic; two Texans with EWTN and Guadalupe R Network, not specified as SS, but isn`t Guadalupe? No echo. From website, GRN seems mostly English but some Spanish; not clear if one language per station or mixed: KEES Gladewater and KSHJ Houston, both 5/1 kW. Looking at the NRC Pattern Book, 2013, I see that for 1430 the enumeration is one digit off! 52 Gladewater is really Houston, and there is no 53 which is supposed to be Houston. OK is also off: 41 on the map is obviously Alva, but on the key it`s 42 while 41 is Newark OH! So where is Gladewater TX? in the NE near Longview. I merely wanted to evaluate which had the more favorable night pattern thisaway: both are no good with most signals E/W or south. If really on day pattern/power, KEES is ND and KSHJ thisaway. KMES certainly no good, N/S day and night. FWIW, some three hours later, no Spanish to be heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Re my unID Spanish Catholic on 1430, Jan 7 at 0430: ``Glenn, KSHJ 1430 in Houston is English language. GRN owned, but programs mostly EWTN English service with local announcements inserted. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` That leaves KEES Gladewater TX, unless someone can assert it`s English, not Spanish. Radio-locator stream link for it goes to KATH 910 Frisco! DFW market, so I check at 0120 Jan 9 to find it`s English! BTW the NRC AM Log address for KEES is Baytown TX, i.e. Houston area, nowhere near Gladewater; but the address for KSHJ Houston is in San Antonio! What a mess (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {SHJ = Sacred Heart of Jesus? Isn`t that an RCC devotion?} UNIDENTIFIED. 7485-7531, Jan 4 at 0755, approx. extent of very strong multi-tones; perhaps one of those experimental HF Trading outlets; this would be a serious problem for WRNO 7505 if it happened to be on. Like what I logged before: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 7467-7520 approx., Oct 31 at 0658, multiple tones / carriers beating against each other, what? Peaks circa 7486 at S9+25. These would blow away WBCQ if it were on now, which it is entitled to be, at 19-09`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL ``I've caught you many times over the years and you are the most significant show in all my SWL. I've learned so much. Thank you, Glenn. Joe Vega, Rego Park, NY`` TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING January 6th Must Be a Federal Holiday — DEMOCRACY DAY — So We Never Forget https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/january-6th-must-be-a-federal-holiday