JRX Logs Dec 28, 2025
Receiver (s) Tecsun S-2000
Antenna Longwire 10m
All Times Universal Time

CHINA

** 7205. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0025-0035, China Radio International, Beijing-CHN, in Mongolian to Mongolia/CAsia. Man announcer talking, speechs, presumably; A monologue? Good reception: 45544.

Parallel on 9470xia, 35533.

** 7385. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0115-0127, Xizang RTV, Lhasa-Tibet-CHN, Tibetan Sce to Tibet Autonomous Region of China (Xizang). Woman announcer presents a musical program w/ tibetan songs. Fair reception: 35533.

** 9610. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0038-0048, China Radio International, Kunming-CHN, in Hakka to SEAsia. Woman announcer presents a musical program during this log and beyond. Fair reception: 35533.

** 9890. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0129-0140, China National Radio 13-Uyghur Radio, Lingshi-CHN, Uyghur Service to Uyghur-speaking areas of China. Man announcer talking during all log! More a monologue? Fair reception: 35533.

** 11770. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0050-0056, China Radio International, Beijing-CHN, in Vietnamese to Vietnam/SEAsia. Program "Chinese Class", presented by woman/man announcers; 0056 Woman says ID, ending program w/a IS music. Fair reception: 35533.

KOREA SOUTH

** 11810. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0148-0216, KBS World Radio, Gimje*-KOR, in Japanese to Japan. Man/woman talking w/a fast music interval; 0159 Music; 0200 They present a musical program. Poor reception: 25422.

(*) Gimje is a korean city (35N50-126E50). Pronounce Kim dze; Also called Kimje, Kimjae (WRTH 2023 transmitter maps). The correct name is Gimje!

VATICAN CITY STATE

** 7305. Sun, Dec 28, 2025. 0100-0113, Radio Vaticana, SMdiGaleria-CVA, in Portuguese to Brazil/SAm. Woman says ID and programming of the day saturday, december 27; Vatican News highlights and in details by woman/man announcers. Good reception: 45544.

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** CUBA. 15230, Sun Dec 28 at 1552, RHC music S6/S7 clear, while //
15140 is S9+20/25 with windhowl. Also S7 on 11760. Esperanto is
underway on all three after 1600, but 15230 chops off the air at 1607*
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 15220, Dec 28 at 0706, JBA carrier is
virtually the OSOB, so I wonder what it could be? Aoki & EiBi show CRI
French via Kashgar. There is one other better signal, JBA on 15490.
That`s BBC French to Africa via ASCENSION. Not a bit of e.g. 15770
WRMI: is it propagating to anywhere in the middle of a winter night?
Also 13755, no sign of NZ which usually holds up when nothing northern
does (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Sunday Dec 28 at 1550, zero signal direct from REE to
N America. Weekends starts at 1500; even 17755 for Africa, normally
the weakest, is S7/S8 much better than 9690! 17715 for SAm S6/S9;
12030 for ME S9+15/20. To restate the obvious, NAm in our mornings
should be on much higher frequency, 13, 15 or even 17 MHz, while 9690
becomes VG later over mostly dark path. Something`s not right at
Noblejas, or messed up in Madrid when it comes to Propagation 101. At
1615 into UTwente I confirm that 9690 indeed is on the air, S9/+15 to
there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9660.018, Sun Dec 28 at 1752, VOT English S9+5/15 into
UTwente, opening `Letterbox`. Cemre is speaking more slowly and
clearly than before, must be a deliberate strategy. She says it`s been
a year of ups and downs both personally and for the station. Looking
forward to some new programs in 2026: about Palestine, economic
activity?, Africa, UNESCO. Some will be in first half of year only,
others for entire year. Letterbox will continue on Sundays, and then
repeated on Wednesdays. She does not say which programs are being
terminated to make way for the new ones! Responding to reports: 1)
Annan?, India, NY greetings, with an `RFI` radio club. 2) Paul
Prokop?, Lancs., UK, listened to Chinese on 17775 among many others
mostly 6050 in English but one date nothing heard. 3) Siddartha
Papajarjee, India. 4) Silvestro Trevino, Treviso northern Italy, heard
Spanish at 1730 on 9495. 5) Jayanta Chakraborty, New Delhi, India. 6)
Walter Cargill, Glasgow, Scotland, first listened/QSLed in 1983 and
has resumed. 7) Satoshi Tanaka, Tokyo, Japan. 1813 ending, 1814 theme
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. Andy at SW Radio Gold, Germany, informs some
further sked changes on Saturdays concerning CQ-S, which includes WOR
in the second half hour. From Jan 3 at 1930 UT, and from Jan 10 also
at 1530.

WORLD OF RADIO 2327 monitoring: confirmed Sunday December 28 at 0730
on WRMIs direct: 7780 JBA; 7730 JBA carrier; 7570 S8; 5850 S9+35/45.
15770 JBA carrier. Sked on 5 frequencies at once, but only 5850 & 7570
are useful.

I happened to be awake at 1045 Dec 28, so checked 9510 direct where
WOR has been appearing on IRRS via ROMANIA: JBA someone talking, does
not sound unlike me. Next:

2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0000 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
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.

As a noncommercial public service program, financial support
appreciated. Thanks this week to William Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a
check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5920, Dec 28 at 0715, S9+45 of dead air from WTWW instead of
TOMBS, did not get back to check whether it remained so later (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, Dec 28 at 0713 algo S9+5/15 just barely modulated.
Must be WRNO, which was not on air earlier; nothing else is scheduled.
WRNO *may* use 7505 anytime between 22 and 16 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

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** CHINA. 15125, Dec 28 at 0023, CRI English, S9+20/30 direct with
pronounced long/short path echo, virtually equal levels. It`s 500 kW,
215 degrees from Beijing site, so directly off the back = 35 degrees
USward. Short-path distance is 10834 km. Taking trans-equatorial
Earthly circumference as 40050 km, i.e. long path would be 29216 km.
Minus SP 10834 = 18382 km longer. Divide by speed of radio as 299,792
km/sec, delay = 0.06 second, or roughly 1/16 of a second. Of course
distances are measured at ground level and ionospheric propagation
takes a little longer as it totals a little further, but ratios should
remain the same (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 7365, Dec 28 at 0051, dead air of S9+10, R. Martí
warmup while stronger S9+20 7435 is already modulating. By 0138 check
they both are (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY [non]. Tnx to Terry Colgan, QSL for Texas R SW via Channel
292 via Woofferton UK, 250 kW, 9670, Dec 25, 2025 at 1600 via UTwente:
https://www.w4uvh.net/TRSW - 2025 Texas Christmas QSL (UK)_Channel 292
- Hauser (1).pdf
or #160 via http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6930~, Dec 28 at 0014, SSTV beepery S9+10/20 and off
0016*; many reports here with lot of fuzzy SSTV images from Wasteland
Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,156158.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 USB, Dec 28 at 0146, S9+20/30 jazzy music, 0148
country; smax of Wolverine Radio, but no ID heard, and indeed it is
per numerous reports with some SSTV at
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,156161.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 9510, Dec 28 at 0134, jazz piano into Silent Night,
S9+10/30 from English hour of RRI via Galbeni (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2327 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 27 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, JBA S7/S8 into
UTwente, VP S8 into Bedford UK SDR; special time this week instead of
1830; No times next week on Sat.

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 at 2030 on WRN via WRMI 9395,
S9+35 into Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 from 2036 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S4 JBA into nearby St Louis SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 at 2200 on WRMI 9395, JBA direct,
S9+30 at 2223 into Georgia SDR.

Also confimred Saturday December 27 at 2230 on WRMI 15770, S7/9+10
into Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 at 2230 on WRMI 17790, JBA into
Georgia, S5/S7 into Mendoza, Argentina SDR; and S9/10-15 into NW
Indiana Chicagoland SDR.

Also confirmed UT Sunday December 28 from 0434 the 0415v on WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO, S9+10 into N9AZZ IL remote. Next:

0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5850 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to NW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 15770 to NE;
1030 UT Sunday IRRS SW 9510 via Romania;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to NW;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0000 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
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.

As a noncommercial public service program, financial support
appreciated. Thanks this week to William Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a
check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9330, Dec 28 at 0020, WLCR via WBCQ back on air, but usual
weak sidesignal when Portuguesing toward Brasil, only S9 like the
noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9710, Dec 28 at 0136, S9+20/30 of songs in unknown
language. At this hour could be either CRI Spanish via Kashgar to S
America, or RHC English to N America. Strength indicates Cuba but not
the music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0508 UT December 28
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JRX Logs Dec 27, 2025
Receiver (s) Tecsun S-2000
Antenna Longwire 10m
All Times Universal Time

CHINA

** 9450. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1815-1825, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in Hausa to Nigeria. Woman announcer presents a musical program; ID; She says, several times, the word "Kanban". Good reception: 45544.

** 9615. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1803-1813, China Radio International, Urumqi-CHN, in German to WEu. No regular programming, but a chinese instrumental music, only. Fair reception: 35533.

** 9770. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1901-1916, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in Cantonese to Eu. Woman/man announcers present a musical program w/songs in cantonese language. Fair reception: 3~45543.

Parallel on 7215bei, 2~35522.

GUAM

** 9760. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1843-1856, AWR Asia-KSDA, Agat-GUM, in Korean to Korea/FE. Man Pastor preaching; 1851 A hymn by tenor and piano; 1854 A short prayer and returns the same hymn; 1855 Woman talking, says ID and more, w/piano background. Fair reception: 35533.

MALI

** 9635. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1749-1759, Radio Mali, Bamako-MLI, in Bambara to WAf. Man announcer presents news, presumably; 1755 A local song of Mali; 1758 Woman announcer talking, says ID; 1759 Ending program. Fair reception w/poor moments: 35433.

PHILIPPINES

** 9370. Sat, Dec 27, 2025. 1826-1840, Radyo Pilipinas, Tinang-PHL, in Filipino/Tagalog to ME. Woman announcer makes a nice interview w/a woman; 1836 Ends a interview and returns woman communication; Now, a space dedicated to Station IDs: Radyo Pilipinas World Service, Radyo Pilipinas Broadcasting Center and more... by man announcer w/ repetitions. Good reception this afternoon, here: 45544.

Parallels on 9925, 35533 and 12120, 45443.

JRX (José Ronaldo Xavier)
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
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** CUBA. 5025, Dec 27 at 0735, no signal from R. Rebelde. SAWA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Dec 27 at 1548, RHC music and howl, S9+15/25, SAWA,
while 15230 is S7/9+5 with // clear music. 11760 at 1551 also on in
Spanish news, S9+5 direct. At 1634 into Georgia SDR: 11760 S7/S9 music
and Spanish, 15140 windhowl S9+10/35 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Dec 27 at 0750, Station YHWH on this late, JBA
thintonations of Josiah. There was no signal at an earlier check
before 0700. Ron Howard was also hearing him via remotes from 0500
past 0730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3973 LSB, Dec 27 at 0730, ``Before Breakfast Club`` net
including KN5E; NCS calling for early check-ins, seemed KD4TYO, but
unlisted; other calls mentioned KR4D, WC9M. More about it here:
https://wc9m53.wixsite.com/before-breakfast-clu - it meets daily
at 2-4 am CST = 08-10 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2327 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday December 27 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, intro as ``the ministry
of...`` S7/S9 into NH SDR, followed at 0429 by hymn to 0431.5*

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 at 1636 the 1630 on WRMI 9955,
S9+25/35 into Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday December 27 at 1700 on WRN via WRMI 9395,
S9+20/25 into Georgia SDR; // 7730 is JBA S5/S6 there, JBA into
Maryland, but Charleston SC gets it S7/S9.

Not confirmed Sat Dec 27 at 1840 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 3975 into
UTwente, instead a drama: at 1844 it`s been (X-1), SF from Galaxy
magazine. Today`s sked shows DARC at 18-19, no, not the Germany ham
radio club, but `Dead Air Radio Crypt` from USA. Today WOR will
instead air at 2030! Next Sat Jan 3, not at all! But next2 Sat Jan 10
back to 1530 & 1830. Skeds may change from week to week, but are
displayed a month in advance, like at
https://shortwaveradio.de/en/week04-2026

Next:

2030 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
2030 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2200 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 17790 to SSE;
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE;
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500];
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5850 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to NW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 15770 to NE;
1030 UT Sunday IRRS SW 9510 via Romania;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to NW;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0000 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
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.

As a noncommercial public service program, financial support
appreciated. Thanks this week to William Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a
check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9330, Dec 27 at 0747, WBCQ/WLCR is still *off* the air; in
fact, 9395 WRMI is the SSOB and virtually the OSOB. Nothing about the
latest outage at:
https://www.worldslastchance.com/wlc-radio-broadcast-schedule.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 770, Dec 27 at 0810 UT, ID in passing as 770 KATL,
southeastern Montana, i.e. Miles City. Is U2 10/1 kW. Finally
something other than WABC, XEACH or KKOB. Night pattern is near
circular, but bulging to the NW, lesser bulge to SE:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KATL&service=AM&h=N
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 990, Dec 27 at 0806 UT, promo ``the mighty
nine-ninety and 107 nine, Kay-Wam``, i.e. KWAM Memphis TN, atop CBW at
least on my E/W wire, but ought to be mutually nullable at
near-right-angles; fortunately 50/50 kW XET Monterrey goes
direxional-south at night. It`s U4 10000/450 watts but sure sounds
like day power now. U4 means direxional day and night with different
patterns. Night pattern is broad oval NW/SE, while day pattern has a
major lobe to the west. Hard to tell whether site cross be in TN or
AR, right on the river, which?
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KWAM&service=AM&h=D&z=i
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1070, Dec 27 at 0803 UT, TC for 12:03 and weather?
conditions for both LA and SF, as KNX and KCBS 740 are now
simulcasting overnight. Do the southern and northern Californians
really want to hear local info even traffic about the other?? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1320 kHz, Dec 27 at 0705 UT, plug an IHOP deal at KLWN.com
i.e. LaWreNce KS, U1 500/250 watts. i.e.
https://www.stealsanddealslawrence.com/

I`m not hearing much from my closest 1320, KCLI CLInton OK, U1
1000/108 watts, perpetually off-frequency-minus, not even its het at
night. At 1838 UT Dec 27 I do detect a JBA carrier about 1319.96.
MWoffsets shows KCLI at 1319.9615 as of 2018-01-23 - plus ça change!
And KLWN on 1319.9947 as of same date (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re my 1360 log, thought by Greg Hardison and Tim Hall to be
KHNC Johnstown CO, no sign of any dominant signal Dec 27 at 0704 UT;
but meanwhile more reports in IRCA Dec 25 of KHNC making it even to
Europe, Australia:

`` KHNC 1360 AM, Johnstown, CO on day power --- Heard KHNC this
evening with 'The Mike Gallagher highlight show', dominating 1360. (//
to stn stream). Quite possibly on day power/pattern. Note KUIK 1360
the other SRN on this channel is inactive. Seasons Greetings from DU.
Chris M, Gold Coast, Qld, Aussie``

``Agreed. KHNC has been heard on numerous occasions every season in
northern Europe on presumed day power. Poor conditions here atm, but I
noticed its usual offset .0032 from around 0320 to 0505 UTC today. --
From the world's northernmost DX-er, Bjarne Mjelde, Arctic Norway``
kongsfjord.no arcticdx.blogspot.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1090, Dec 27 at 0800 UT, Spanish understation YL
mentions ``23 horas``, but it`s already midnight at XEPRS; surely no
SS in the UT -9 zone (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1470.026 approx., Dec 27 at 0703 UT, LAH against 1470.00
stations. Nothing close here except a Brazilian on .025:
https://mwlist.org/mwoffset.php?khz=1470
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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