** BRAZIL. 11780, Dec 9 at 0151, token English from RNA I haven`t
checked lately; is UT Tue-Sat only except when elbowed by stupid
ballgames. S8/9+10 into nearby `Brasila` SDR. But hardly local
line-of-sight quality, rather fluttery: maybe skywave backscatter QRM?
I didn`t realize exactly when it started as switched from PP to
PP-accented English. Voice-over translation of a musician talking
about being a drummer and then banjo player, in Pará. Lose the
voice-under! We don`t need any more QRM. 0154 English outro as
International Service, switch to Spanish by different announcer who
has a heavy Brazilian accent but trying to speak Castilian, saying
``os``. Also on // 6180 but with QRhuM. {correcting date in previous
report; NOT Dec 8}. And same thing heard again at 0751 Dec 9, S3/S4
direct on 11780 while 6180 is a JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. More to my report of CRI English instead of non-Portuguese
music fill on 13650 at 2300 Dec 8: evidently an anomaly:
``13650 CUBA (Quivican) China Radio Intl. at 2325, in progress at
tune-in. Man in what sounded like English news, but, (drat-!), we were
mobile and in a high static area at the time. The usual Chinese canned
"elevator music" music started up right on the half hour mark (2330
UT), and went to 2358, when man in Portuguese came on with station's
ID and sked info. Off right on midnight UT. The static was worst at
the most crucial time, when we heard English words leaking through.
Good rx at the end for the announcer in (clearly) Portuguese (to
Brazil). Heard mobile with RS DX-402 and NewTronics "Hustler"
IC-100S-B roof-mount antenna. --- Fair to Good (at end) 12/8 (Rick
Barton, Sun City AZ)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 5025, Dec 9 at 0755, S9+15 of dead air in Spanish from R.
Rebelde. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. But on 670, Dec 3 at
0727 UT, ``Aquí en Rebelde`` briefly overcame WSCR (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** CUBA. 9710, Dec 9 at 0758, S5/S6 of dead air in Spanish or English,
no doubt RHC overtime (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15140, Dec 9 at 1555, RHC Spanish, S9+15/25 with windhowl,
and 15230 S9 of dead air. Something`s always wrong at RHC. At 2020 I
look at the waterfall into Athens GA SDR: again, very interesting
symmetrical pattern of diagonal lines; and then a separate line
wandering between 15180 and 15210. At first I thought it might be R.
Inconfidência, Brasil, which is always off-frequency about 15189.8 but
doesn`t vary much. Then I see a matching wandering line below RHC from
15070 and up. By 2025 they are not equal sides from center 15140 but
still match wandering, circa 15060 and 15160 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** PUERTO RICO. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0722 UT, DDP, NDB at Dorado
airport. It`s usually audible now, not always relogged, for the
record. I would love to log other Caribbean NDBs if any exist (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 397 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0723, JE, NDB at `Algoa`, JeffErson
City MO. Last logged for sure Oct 6, 2020, but had a carrier Nov 29,
2025 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 407 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0724 UT, OOC, NDB at Natchitoches LA,
as IDed Dec 1, q.v., under HRU in KS, only the C audible now in clear
during HRU pauses (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 521 MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0725 UT, TO, 25 watt NDB at Topeka KS.
Seldom heard, last logged Oct 14. The only one normally audible in the
510-530 band is 515 PN in nearby Ponca City OK. 512 HMY Lexington OK
gone since 2018y (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2324 monitoring: ``9455 UNITED
STATES (FL) WRMI at 2330. Glenn Hauser with this week's World of Radio
(#2324). Strong and steady signal, heard with RS DX-402, IC-100S-B
mobile antenna. Short music bridge and then open of Jeff White
"Wavescan" at midnight UT. NOTE: Recheck at midnight thirty UT
(12/8), had World of Radio reprised, which helped me catch what I
missed earlier (splitting my time with MW DXing). Much stronger signal
here, still with mobile setup. --- Good 12/7 [Sunday-Monday] (Rick
Barton, Sun City AZ)``
Confirmed UT Tuesday December 9 at 0335 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, poor
signal direct here as usual to the NW since aimed SW from Okee.
Also confirmed Tuesday December 9 at 1400 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 direct.
Also confirmed Tuesday December 9 at 1500 on WRMI 9955, S5/S8 direct.
Next:
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0130 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
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** U S A. 1569.82 kHz, Dec 8 at 0749 UT, JBA carrier hetting 1570.00
XERF and anything else. For once we have a contemporary hit at
mwoffsets: ``1570 1569,825 USA WLRS New Albany IN [1569.6-]
2025-11-09`` Is U1 1500/233 watts. See also my recent log:
``UNIDENTIFIED. 1569.81, Nov 22 at 0736 UT, JBA carrier hetting 1570.0
stations`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2034 UT December 9
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