** OOSTA RICA [non]. 7780, UT Thu Dec 24 at 0100, WRMI pre-empts WOR
2065 for `Mundo Sorprendente` from Berny Solano, which originally airs
on Radio Costa Rica, 930. Reports are invited to Apartado 582/2200,
11101 San Jose, or to mundosorprendentecr@gmail.com so I e-mail him:

``Hola Berny, Acabo de escuchar su programa navideño de Mundo
Sorprendente a través de WRMI 7780, 01 a 02 TU del 24 de diciembre.
Acá en Oclajoma, la señal es muy débil, así es que me puse en varios
receptores remotos: Holanda primero, pero mejor en estado de Maine con
tiempo limitado, después de Rochester NY, llegando bastante bien. Todo
reemplazando a otra emisión de mi programa World of Radio.

Un placer escucharle en OC. Al iniciarse, a mediados 0132, y hacia el
final 0153, ofreció QSL y calendario 2021 con paisajes de CR, así es
que quisiera pedirselo.

Dentro del programa siempre música navideña y una variedad de saludos
hasta charlas. Pude entender algunos de los nombres: Rubén Guillermo
Margenet desde Rosario, Argentina; antes de él, una sueca hablando
español perfecto, como no, semi-colombiana la hija del fallecido
Henrik Klemetz, pero ¿cuál es su nombre? 0144, Jorge García, Barinas,
Venezuela; 0145 un cuento de Oscar Wilde; 0153 finalizando; 0157 otra
música del oriente medio RMI para llenar la hora.

Anticipo el próximo programa, la semana que viene.
73, Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA``

No reply yet. Repeats scheduled next night, UT Dec 25 at 0200 on 5800,
which in a quick I heard starting; and one more time at 0400 on 9955.
And another special show for New Year exactly one week later at all
three times (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5040, 6000, 6100, 9700, Dec 24 at 0706, no RHC English
signals at all; usually 6100 or 9700 is still on altho not always for
the full hour. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 9490, Dec 25 at 0320, R. República via FRANCE loud &
clear into Bonaire SDR with trop-pop music, holiday wishes and
greetings, qualifying as an Xmas show? No jamming audible there or in
NB per Richard Langley who tipped on this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TAIWAN [non]. 5800, UT Thu Dec 24 at 0300, `Freedom Synergy Radio`
again for the third night in a row occupying this WRMI hour, replacing
several programs still showing on the skedgrid; to be 5, or even 7
nights a week? But the TRSW Xmas special has already been publicized
for UT Saturday Dec 26 at 0300-0400. You would never guess from the
name what this program is really about: pro-Taiwan, anti-ChiCom, with
a Latin American accent. Evidently restored on WRMI after a break
since August, but slow to show up on the skeds (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 2066)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 25 at 0007, S9+10 but undermodulated music, could
be Turkish as another overrun of VOT English for a bonus hour in
German as happens occasionally; too strong and too on-frequency for
Xinjiang PBS from East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom
persecution of Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2065 monitoring: confirmed
Wednesday December 23 from 2200:20 on WBCQ 7490.18v, S7-S9 but VP vs
HNL here.

Also confirmed Wed Dec 23 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+25 about equal to
Cuban jamming and losing out to it.

As expected, not confirmed UT Thu Dec 24 at 0100 on WRMI 7780,
pre-empted by `Mundo Sorprendente` --- see COSTA RICA [non]

WORLD OF RADIO 2066 contents: Antarctica, Armenia, Brasil, Canada,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica non, Eritrea non, Europe, France, Germany,
Greece, Iran non, Italy, Japan, Korea North and non, Korea South,
Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar,, Nigeria, Sa`udi Arabia, UK non, USA, Vanuatu,
Vatican, unidentified 2580; SWL Fest; WRTH; propagation outlook

WOR 2066 is available as of 0112 UT Friday December 25
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2066.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2066.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 & 5010 to S [confirmed]
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500]
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [new, ex 0400 Mon]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [pre-empted]

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 Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC,
who sent a generous Solsticial check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com

WOR 2066 first airings confirmed UT Friday December 25 at 0130 on
WRMIs: at Bonaire SDR, 5010 S8/S9+15 and 5850 S5-S8; due to azimuths
quite the opposite direct to here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 830, Dec 24 at 0544 UT, WCCO Minneapolis is again echoing,
like it was last night around 0730 during `Our American Stories`. It`s
now clear this is not just affecting that show as in a coincidental
second station on its network, since I could not find any.

This time I DF it and find both null at the same angle, i.e. both
coming from WCCO. Furthermore, there is no breakaway second audio
during commercial space at 0552; 0556 ``Sports Net All-Night`` I think
they call it; yes, sports talk. To clinch it, the ID just before 0600
is only for ``News-Talk, 8-3-0 WCCO``, into CBS News.

The split-second delay does not vary, but its severity does, as if
there are two signals independently propagating, rather than a
double-audio feed into one transmitter. Sometimes the echo almost goes
away, briefly. Besides, it affects programming from different network
and local sources. If this were SW, it could seem like short/long path
echo all around the world.

So this all points to one of my theories, WCCO running a second
transmitter, perhaps testing a backup. A similar thing happens with
KKOB 770 Albuquerque which does have a low-power co-channel fill-in
relay not exactly synchronized in Santa Fe at night, but none such is
known for WCCO.

The question is, whether this self-QRM is heard in the local area?
Perhaps the main transmitter totally override it out to a certain
distance. Surely others beyond MN can also hear the echo.

I am copying this and my previous report to the Minnesota DX Club,
where perhaps someone can confirm or explain what`s happening and why.
I am aware of no replies on any list so far to my report last night
filed under UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Replies now:

``Clearly being heard with the echo in western NY 0636z. Must be moon
bounce! Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY``

Ha2, no, the echo delay would be a lot longer than split second.

``Glenn, I’ve copied John Hansen, the program director at WCCO. Maybe
he can help us figure it out. Alan Furst, Kansas City``

``Glenn, Here’s John’s response to your report.

`He nailed it. Except it wasn’t a test. It’s happening for reasons
they haven’t figured out yet. I was waking up engineers just before 1
am last night. John` via af``

``The FCC license database shows only the primary ND1 50 kW
transmitter for WCCO, and no other transmitters on 830 kHz are shown
within 100 miles.

The KKOB license records show the gap-filler transmitter in Santa Fe,
listed as 230 watts under the main KKOB license as an “Experimental
Synchronous” transmitter.

KKOB’s use of this system makes sense, since their nighttime pattern
from the main site in Albuquerque puts Santa Fe in the null. Combined
with the mountainous terrain, this could make reception of the primary
site difficult at night, even though Santa Fe is only 60 miles north.
{axually mountains are not in the way between North Valley ABQ KKOB
site, and SF, but a stiff uphill grade --- gh}

But WCCO is non-directional at night, and the surrounding terrain is
flat, so I can’t imagine why they would need to use a second
gap-filler transmitter.

The SAH certainly points to this being an RF effect, rather than
something in the audio feed, though perhaps an inadvertent dual audio
feed to the transmitter site could cause it - especially if one feed
was direct (via an STL), while the other was via a wired or fiber
optic path.

Or, some kind of weird propagation between WCCO and Enid? Simultaneous
long and short path reception of an HF station can certainly produce a
noticeable echo, but it would be almost impossible for this to happen
on 830 kHz. Jim Barrett, Elmira, NY``

Glen[n], Listened last night for about an hour after getting your
post. Slight delay or echo heard here in Alabama (near Birmingham) as
well. KGLA Norco LA, is a frequent visitor, but not audible last
night. Heavy storm static to my Southwest was making reception of Gulf
Coast area difficult.

A similar effect occurs here often on 960 AM with WERC mixing with
another station --- both running “Coast to Coast AM” but there is a
slight delay. In this case, I’d suspect a temporary hiccup in the
audio chain more than a backup transmitter, but it would be nice to
know for sure. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF, 121 Mayfair Park, Maylene, AL
35114``

``Glenn, I aircheck/record WCCO's 102.9 HD-2 signal 24/7 for any
breaking news that I would want to post on RadioTapes.com and there
was no echo noted. I realize you were listening to their AM signal,
but wanted to rule out there was echo in the programming. Before
COVID, WCCO was discussing moving their main transmitter location to
their backup transmitter site in Ramsey, MN and sell the current
property in Coon Rapids, MN where they have been broadcasting from
since the 1920s. Last I heard, WCCO was waiting for FAA approval to
install a taller tower in Ramsey. Tom Gavaras``

Aha, so there are two sites potentially. Coon Rapids is a NW suburb of
MSP, while Ramsey is quite further out in the same direxion.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2066)

Re "UNIDENTIFIED. 6900-6950, Dec 11 at 1402, very wideband rapid
pulsing with multi-carriers and tone, S9+10 with some fading. Maybe
another kind of OTH radar, wiping out most of the pirate band (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)"

``Glenn, I've never reported this, but the pirate band is almost
always unusable in our mornings due to OTH. My guess is that it's
Chinese, but that's only a guess. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria/Masset
BC`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0350 UT December 25

** CANADA. 278-MCW kHz, Dec 23 at 0713 UT, dash and NM, which is
500-watt ND beacon at Matagami, Quebec (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 6100, Dec 23 at 0555 and 0607 chex, no signal in
English from RHC here; at 0556, 5040 seems Spanish with multi-lingual
ID, including Guarani & Quechua? 6000 in English is S9+10/20 but
suptorted. That leaves 9700 which is VG S9+20 and somewhat
overmodulated with fast SAH: NHK is in HFCC but not in Japan`s own
Aoki/NDXC list; could also be Turkey on late, causing Arnie to nix
this one at least before 0656. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glen
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13765 & 13635 approx., Dec 23 at 1514, distorted FMish
spurblobs with F# tone only S3 from RHC 13700-AM, 65 kHz plus and
minus. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 15285.0545V, Dec 23 at 1601, JBA carrier and audibly
cycling up and down as I try to measure it, captured here at one
instant; R. Manara via RMI for NIGERIA. Ivo Ivanov says it`s not from
Secretbrod, Bulgaria as suspected due to this defect, but presumably
really Issoudun, France as registered (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565-CW, Dec 23 at 1512, K6FRC HIFER beacon from CA is JBA;
standard remarx (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2065:
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [pre-empted! for two weeks v below]

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 who sent a generous
check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, and comments:
``Thanks for another year of great programs, in what has
otherwise been a dark year full of bad news``

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

** U S A. The 0100 UT Thursday final airing of WOR on WRMI, 7780 is
being pre-empted this week and next, and I hope, resuming in January.
From disgraced FB:

``WRMI Radio Miami International, Yesterday at 11:21 AM ·

Recuerda, El “Mundo Sorprendente” con Berny Solano desde Costa Rica
para la Navidad se transmitirá para las Américas el jueves 24 de
diciembre a las 9:00 pm hora de Miami en 5800 kHz (0200 UTC viernes 25
de diciembre). Será repetido el jueves 24 a las 11:00 pm hora de Miami
en 9955 kHz (0400 UTC viernes 25 de diciembre). Y habrá una
transmisión especialmente para Europa y el Noreste de Norteamérica a
la 0100 UTC jueves 24 en 7780 kHz (será en la noche de miércoles 23 de
diciembre en las Américas.)``

With translation, but I suspect it is only or mainly in Spanish:

``Remember, The ′′Surprising World′′ with Berny Solano from Costa Rica
for Christmas will be broadcast for the Americas on Thursday, December
24 at 9:00 pm Miami time at 5800 kHz (0200 UTC Friday 25 of December).
It will be repeated Thursday 24 at 11:00 pm Miami time at 9955 kHz
(0400 UTC Friday 25 December). And there will be a special
transmission for Europe and North America at 0100 UTC Thursday 24 at
7780 kHz (it will be on Wednesday night, December 23 in the Americas.
) Translated``

And a previous item said there would be another such show for New Year
exactly one week later. IIRC, Berny originally invited me to
participate in this show, but I had to decline, already spending too
much time doing stuff in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Dec 23 at 0557, JBA carrier, perhaps WRMI exciter
only, certainly not projected full-power transmission, nor anything
from Asia at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1130, Dec 23 at 0726 UT, Spanish music dominant instead of
KWKH, which is never strong here away from its night pattern; but must
have been in a fade as by 0732 back up to make a fast SAH with the SS;
0737 romantic music; 0741 ``Radio Vida`` ID and a carol.

In the IRCA Mexican Log, of the five 1130s, none is a Radio Vida.

In the NRC AM Log, the only US or Canadian Radio Vida on 1130 is:
WYXE Gallatin TN, D1, 2300 watts, psra 5.4, CH 940, SS religious and
// WSBI 1210 Static [sic] TN, also a daytimer.

And it is a known cheater: From NRC DX News January 7, 2020, a log
from over a year ago in 2019y:

``1130, WYXE, TN, Gallatin – 12/6 2234 [EST] – On after sunset with
Spanish language religious music,"...Radio Vida" slogan by female
announcer, more music. Fair mostly over usuals WBBR & WDFN. // to Tune
In stream. First time heard at this location. (PS-ON)``

My E/W longwire does favor this town NE of Nashville. As for its
sibling, even my 2013 Large Scale Road Atlas by Rand McNally does not
index any place called Static in TN! Radio-locator agrees on the name
altho does not depict it on coverage map, which shows site exactly on
the KY/TN border further from Nashville; even zoomed in cannot tell
which state it`s in; nearest towns are Byrdstown TN and Albany KY. The
border in this area looks like a straight E-W line, but on closer
inspexion it`s slightly tilted. Latitude as licensed is 36-27-22 if
that helps. But I don`t have to worry since I haven`t yet heard WSBI
and don`t count states, but if I did it would be by site, not city
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 830, Wed Dec 23 at 0720 UT, WCCO with
monolog about some sport, not its format --- and furthermore with a
continuous quick echo from *another* station with same program /
network; makes slow SAH of 24/minute = 0.4 Hz; and a weaker third
understation with music. Break at 0729 IDs show as `Our American
Stories`.

Program has a huge archive of ``non-political`` shows and
http://www.ouramericannetwork.org/find_station
but you have to click on each state. I do that for every one of the 14
states represented in NRC Log on 830, regardless of language, format
or daytimishness, and not a one of them matches to anything on 830.
Except for WCCO Tue-Sat at 1-2 am [CT]. Our American Network is not
among the numerous ones on the NRC AM Log list page 276, and thus with
an abbr. to show in individual listings.

By night power and format, I figure the two most likely are WCRN
Worcester MA, U4 50/50 kW, which I have never heard, night pattern
nulling the west, but its website program schedule confirms it is not
the one. The other is WEEU, U4 20/6 kW Reading PA, but there is no
program sked to be found on its website. Night pattern is all to the
SE.

KGLA Norco LA, U4 5000/750 is the common QRMer to WCCO, but it`s
listed as Spanish, Radio Tropical. Drastic format change?

A remote possibility is that WCCO is testing a different/backup
transmitter site, if any? QRMing itself. Now I wish had tried to DF
them separately but this was on E-W longwire (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2139 UT December 23

** BRAZIL [non]. 11910, Dec 22 at 2341, JBA AM carrier, presumably
NHK, in the absence of any DRM noise from antipodal RNA. Replying to
my previous note that it was missing:

``DMR from Brazil Out of Air for a Few Days --- As posted to the DRMNA
io group today (21 December): "Tx on 11910 kHz is off for some
repairs. To be back after Christmas." -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 6850, Dec 22 at 2316, Chinese, and also 6865 but marred by
local? blob. Both in Aoki/NDXC as CNR1 jammer frequencies vs Sound of
Hope (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13762 & 13638 approx., Dec 22 at 1550, +/- 62 kHz spurblobs
with F# tone, Spanish modulation, only S3-S4 out of RHC 13700 which is
S9+10/20 and overmodulated. Spurs nowhere near as strong as they can
be; something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6937-USB, Dec 22 at 2307, pirate talk S4-S6 and soon
some Nat King Cole songs, ``My Love For You`` at first thought sounded
like ``Makin` Whoopee``; 2313 talking about NKC and more songs; off by
2337 recheck. These say
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,75870.0.html
Zeke`s Attics [sic] was on 6937-USB from 2217 [sic: ``2017``] but no
reports later than 2303, previously no NKC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SINGAPORE. 7355, Dec 22 at 1543, Korean Talk at S9/+10; YL seems to
have a Japanese accent. BBC via Kranji at 1530-1830, 250 kW at 25
degrees carrying on USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 335-MCW kHz, Dec 22 at 0724 UT, ND beacon BV, which is 25
watts from Batesville - Almond, Arkansas. I was tuned to 333-USB.

BTW, elevated extreme high local noise level blamed on Xmas lights,
S9+10/20 over most of LW, MW and SW --- grrr! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, 5850, 5950, 7570, 7730, 9395, Dec 23 at 0257 I find
open carriers/dead air on all these WRMI frequencies, and maybe also
7780 which is too weak to be sure, maybe JBM. Did not get 9955 checked
in time. Automation computers all failed, yet power is on to run the
transmitters? But at 0300 remodulating with TOMBS on 5850, 7570, 7730;
Biermann on 5950 = YWS or T2P; 9395 at 0303 with hard-sell Medicare
supplement spot ad, and 0304 ``back to the music`` = ``Wheels``. 5800
probably `Freedom Synergy Radio` contrary to sked, definitely by 0330
as in next item (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, UT Wed Dec 23 at 0300, dead-air festival ends with
something on this WRMI, but NOT `La Rosa de Tokio` as scheduled; at
0330 it`s `Freedom Synergy Radio`, in English with Spanish-accented
pro-Taiwan, anti-ChiCom discussion, just like last night, when FSR
blew away `Wavescan` at 0300 and WOR at 0330. All these are still on
the System H schedule for 5800, but is revived FSR being stripped
across here 0300-0400, five or even seven days a week? If so that also
deletes: `Encore` on UT Thursday; `VORW` on UT Friday; `Encore` on UT
Saturday, or as already publicized for holiday specialism, `TRSW` on
Dec 26 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6948-AM, Dec 23 at 0306-0317+, S8 of open carrier;
pirate QRX or what? Instead of the usual one on 6860? No, that one is
still on too (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0446 UT December 23

** CANADA. 2749-USB, Dec 21 at 2317 UT, Coast Guard marine weather,
like températures, by French roboyl, S7 vs S5-S6 noise level, earlier
than usually heard. And same also on 2598-USB // but about one second
ahead of 2749, as checked on second receiver. At 2327 a `securité`
item. Per dxinfocentre.com [not .ca], both just started at 2317:
2598 2317 VBQ-22 NATASHQUAN (ESCOUMINS) FF/EE 600 50 09 06, -61 47 42
2749 2317 VCN ESCOUMINS FF/EE 600 47 21 28, -61 55 30
VCN is in the Îles de la Madeleine/Magdalen Islands; VBQ-22 almost due
north on Québec mainland, 600 watts each. Most of the 2598s are in NL,
further and weaker than the 2749s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 540-, Dec 22 at 0137, ``Jingle Bell Rock``, in English from
dominant station on caradio with fast SAH; then a carol in Spanish.
Fits for XEWA, SLP2, in mwoffsets as 539.973 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Our annual tour of Enid Xmas sound and light shows UT
December 22, 0100-0200+. The ``singing Xmas trees`` were not deployed
this year in the oil well lot on the NE corner of Oak and Oakwood,
darkness, and on 89.5, silence.

The residence in the Pheasant Run addition on the west edge of Enid is
doing it again, on 94.9 MHz, with 97.7 usurped by a non-Part 15.

More impressive is one transmitting on 87.9 in the lakeside addition
of NW Enid right across Purdue from 960 KGWA site. Must be really
low-power Part 15, as not full quieting parked right across its
street; and the sign showing the frequency is poorly visible. Rest of
the neighborhood is not lit up as much as previous years, wonder why?
This one is at 3815 Rockwood, very elaborate flashing lights
coördinated with music and a separate video loop of Santa and elf
activities in a window. As long as we linger at either locale, nary a
sacred carol to be heard, just secular/rock/funny songs, nothing more
traditional than `Carol of the Bells` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 21 at 2310, no sign from VOT English to N
America; something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2065 monitoring: confirmed Monday
December 21 from 1900.7 on IRRS, 7290 via Bulgaria, via UTwente, good
signal but always inevitable splash from 7280 Vietnam and 7295 East
Turkistan, the latter already on at 1857 with CRI Chinese language
lesson for English buffer. Tuned in at 1856.5 to open carrier, some
hum and splash; 1859.9 IRRS ID, 1900.5 FSN headlines, then WOR. Before
end trying Carlow, Eire Kiwi where there is less splash from 7295 but
still plenty from 7280. Chopped off at 1929.7 before I can finish
saying ``with a stan[dard disclaimer]``. Note: it still applies
whether or not I am allowed to utter it completely.

Confirmed UT Tuesday Dec 22 at 0120 the 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair on
caradio as we are out viewing Xmas lites and sounds.

Not confirmed UT Tue Dec 22 at 0330 on WRMI 5800 tho VG via Bonaire.
At 0329 one episode of `Freedom Synergy Radio` ends and another
starts, the pro-Taiwan, anti-Chicom show which seems to have been
revived, not only at this time. System H sked still shows `Wavescan`
at 0300 and WOR at 0330. Next:

2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [to be pre-empted! for two weeks]

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 who sent a generous
check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, and comments:
``Thanks for another year of great programs, in what has
otherwise been a dark year full of bad news``

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

UNIDENTIFIED. 900, Dec 22 at 0135 UT, on caradio, dead air above any
other modulation; could it be XEW? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2580, Dec 21 at 2319 UT, JBA carrier, possibly a second
harmonic of 1290 or third of 860. I often tune the entire 2 MHz band
hunting harmonix, ignoring numerous birdies which land on odd split
channels, but MW harmonix are sparse; used to get a few Latin
Americans as well as Unitedstatesians. The ambient noise level around
here may be obscuring them, even worse tnx to Xmas. I urge those in
quieter locations to seek them, as otherwise propagationally and
lightningly this is peak time of year for 2 MHz DX (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5785.8 & 5908.0, Dec 21 at 2311, similar level open
carriers which do not seem to be birdies. Nothing midway between them
at 5846.4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0540 UT December 22

** BRAZIL. 11905-11910-11915, Dec 21 at 0232, quick check of Bonaire
SDR I have up for WOR, unusually finds NO DRM signal from RNA; must be
off, or experiment over? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN. 4980, Dec 20 at 2312, JBA carrier --- is it WRMI
maybe on exciter? Or Xinjiang PBS. Quickly check the other three of
the quartet there, 5060, 4850 and 4500 and hear nothing, but right
away at 2313 now JBA talk on 5060, so Urumqi is underway.

However, Ivo Ivanov says he was getting WRMI on 4980 via eastern USA
remotes before and after 0700 UT Dec 21 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 13660.000, Dec 21 at 1705, Alameda Bible Fellowship robotic
readings in English, which sound just like the Word Of God should, as
scheduled by RMI for Issoudun; via UTwente in SAM mode which displays
exact frequency, not offset like 17545 and 15285 in previous hours;
also with signature beepclickerry of one ISS defectransmitter; rather
than Bulgaria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NEW ZEALAND. 13840, Dec 21 at 0657, JBA carrier; just checking for
any propagation from RNZP now that they have extended this further
into our night instead of 11725 or 9700 which might have served us
non-targetees. 13840 currently sked 0559-0758 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 11770-, Dec 20 at 0650, JBA carrier offset minus,
presumably VON on wrong frequency again as missing from 7255- as well
as from 9690-. Ivo Ivanov had it on 11769.9 Dec 19 at 0600-1100.
Strangely, as I am confirming its offfrequenciness without measuring
exactly, on BFO I am also hearing beeps = carrier cutting on and off,
exactly every 13 seconds on about 11770.08. Is this a VON transmitter
artifact or something else? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA [non]. 15285.050V, Dec 21 at 1600, JBA carrier for R.
Manara, as scheduled by RMI via ISSoudun, France. The wobbly
off-frequency continues to raise questions whether it`s really from a
lesser site, such as Bulgaria. I was hoping Ivo could check whether
it`s Secretbrod groundwave to him, even with second harmonic 30570
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also FRANCE

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Dec 21 at 2309, only pirate signal now is
S9 with music and later chex, no announcement caught. Also reported by
Chris Gay, KU4A, Kentucky at 2254: ``Just now, UNID 6925 USB with song
"Eye of the Tiger" and Kenny Loggins with "Danger Zone". S6. With luck
he comes back later. I have to shutdown soon to watch my nephew play
hockey.``

Earlier on same frequency he had: ``Radio Noid, 6925 USB, 12-20-20,
2113-2118+ UTC. Nice signal in central Kentucky. Song by The Dead
Milkmen and ID via SSTV. I had to tune away for something else
(Gay-KY).``

But here is a cluesy and more simulog from HFU on 6925 USB Dec 20:
``SIO 222 SINPO 22222 Fades in and out
2306 UTC Happy by Pharrell Williams
2309 Saturday in the Park by Chicago
Heard same loop numerous times
Was Good Time Radio last 13 December 2020 Logged
Chuck Kirkpatrick, Location: Massillon, Ohio (NE Ohio)``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2065 monitoring: NOT confirmed at
new time on Area 51, Sunday December 20 at 2300 on WBCQ 6159.93: VG
much better signal than usual, S9+25/35 continuous rock music,
likewise on the webcast which is in $ tereo [unlike `UBMP` on 7490,
even webcast always seems mono]; still past 2324 and 2330, no HRI
either. Peter Hansen noted the same anomaly. But from 0000.5 Dec 21,
`Radio TimTron Worldwide` starts up as scheduled, saying it`s Dec 19,
from WXNZ-LP Skowhegan, his home station with 2.4 watts on 98.1. Last
week 6160v was not even on the air before 0000, but WOR did run at
least on the webcast. Larry Will later explains:

``I apologize for today's missing hour as my automation system
suffered a rare glitch. I've been working with the station to ensure
that the transmitter comes up on time and will continue to monitor the
situation there. It's been an ongoing problem for some time now. Lw``

WOR 2065 confirmed UT Mon Dec 21 at 0040 the 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 21 at 0138 the 0130 on WRMI 7780, good
S9+5/15 into UTWente after having been JBA here and not confirmable.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 21 at 0230 on WRMI 5800, VG S9/+10 into TWR
Bonaire SDR; and 7780, S9/+10 to Utwente; and also WRN webcast

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 21 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20 into
Pardinho, Brasil, SDR altho it`s 1:30 am there. Next:

1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [to be pre-empted!]

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 who sent a generous
check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, and comments:
``Thanks for another year of great programs, in what has
otherwise been a dark year full of bad news``

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

** U S A. 5800, eQSL from Texas Radio SW for my Dec 20 at 0300-0400
log via WRMI, with reply:
https://www.w4uvh.net/TRSW_WRMI5800_20201220_Hauser.pdf
Now #104 at
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html

``Ahoy Glenn - Thank you for your report, which was correct. Here's
your limited edition eQSL. Here's the playlist from the program:

The Yellow Rose of Texas - The Suntrees Sky
Merry Christmas From the Family - Robert Earl Keen
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim
Christmas Was a Friend of Mine - Fay Lovsky
Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Pointer Sisters
It May Be Winter Outside - Love Unlimited
Winter Wonderland - Lawrence Welk
December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
Jingle Bells - Performance Artist
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Please Come Home For Christmas - Pat Benatar
Little Red Rooster - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Pipes of Peace - Paul McCartney
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
The Yellow Rose of Texas - The Suntrees Sky (Part).

Cap'n Ric and the Crew wish you and your family and friends a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

73 and Arrgghh. Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then
always be a pirate.
https://www.facebook.com/texasradiosw
Texas Radio Shortwave
Sailing into your ears from the Lone Star State``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1821 UT December 21