** EGYPT [non]. 9440, Dec 28 at 2115 and later, NO signal into UTwente
from R. Cairo in English. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 4052.5 or 4055 kHz, part of nightly bandscans in case
TGAV should reappear, nothing yet. And maybe never: received this Dec
28 from Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, my translation:

``Hello Glenn, several months ago, the alleged reactivation of Radio
Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala, on their frequency of 4055 kHz was
discussed. As you well know, el Sr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, after the
short wave transmitter stopped working years ago, was allegedly
deceived by someone who sold him a fictitious short wave system via
satellite and with a multitude of minitransmitters distributed
throughout the world, so that the station could be heard on 4055 kHz
at any hour of the day or of the night and in any place of the world,
the system that after months and months of deception, and asking for
money, evidently never worked.

Upon giving up on what I understand was a fraudulent and fictitious
project, it seems that he decided to resume SW with a new transmitter.
In the month of September I got in contact with him to find out how
the project was going, and he replied:

"I am awaiting a new very modern transmitter, very soon. It`s 1,200
watts, computerized, made in Frankfurt, Germany. We already have the
antenna on hand, also modern, and some accessories are also arriving.
I don't know exactly when the transmitter will arrive in Guatemala,
but it will be later. We have already paid for everything, and we are
seeing problems with customs charges.

When we get the transmitter, we will see first of all the
installations and then we plan to inaugurate it in Chiquimula. We have
been assisted by engineer Ernesto Santizo, in the United States.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of opposition to this project. We
don`t want to announce anything yet. Once it`s installed, I`ll inform
DXers in order to get their reports.

Thank you for your interest in Radio Verdad."

Yesterday, the 27th of December, I sent him a new email to see if the
reactivation of Radio Verdad would be imminent, and his response was
this:

"It seems that the transmitter is arriving already in Mexico. Right
now they are demanding money I don`t have in order to send it and I
don`t know how I am going to do that. Thank you for your interest. May
God bless and protect you."

The truth is that everything seems to indicate, I hope it's not like
this and I'm mistaken, that the same or other people who scammed the
system via satellite, are doing it again with this new short wave
transmitter. I have searched on Google and not found any manufacturer
of short wave transmitters in Frankfurt, Germany, although there could
be one, and the manner of asking him for money, now telling him that
the transmitter is in Mexico and that he needs to pay more, while
before he said that he had everything paid, reminds me very much of
what happened before.

Cordial greetings, and a very happy 2025, Manuel Méndez``

It seems ``Ernesto Santizo`` is too common a name, search ranging from
a professor of medicine in Guatemala to an inmate in North Carolina.
The word santizo literally means ``I sanctify`` -- earnestly (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN. 28465 USB, Dec 27 at 2310, JG1HQA in Tokyo where it`s 8:10
am Saturday. QRZ.com: ``JG1HQA Japan flag Japan, KOHJI SATO, 13-12
HEMIGAOKA, YOKOSUKA-CITY, KANAGAWA 238-0044, Japan`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 660, Dec 27 at 2315 UT, dominant signal is Spanish with
spirited sportstalk, on my N/S antenna only. Must be XEFZ Monterrey,
the only sports format in Mexico or USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Before it`s too late after nominal Xmas, UT Sat Dec 28
about 0015-0145 we visit four Enid Xmas light neighborhoods, two or
three of which in past have included sound on Part 15 LP FM
transmitters. First, the Singing Xmas Trees at the NE corner of Oak &
Oakwood, in a former oil well lot. Different design this year, reduced
size of trees but lots of other flashing multi-colored lites, and
``tune to 89.5`` where only a couple of songs in stereo are playing in
rotation. Alvin! not included.

The second one in the Pheasant Run neighborhood on the western edge of
Garland instead of sound and light show has a scrolling apology that
he wasn`t able to build it this year because of a knee injury, hope to
next year. Still plenty of nice static lights on trees and house. Two
other areas in NW quadrant of Enid, found no FM and not much
animation (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO, has jumbled its scheduling around without
updating all its automation. Sat Dec 28 at 1659 UT, introduces `Reel
Music` with funding credit; 1700 really plays `The Opera Show` which
has replaced this airing, with ``Amahl & the Night Visitors``. Per
skedgrid, `Reel Music` repeat is now Sats 5 pm = 23 UT; original still
Fridays 1 pm = 19 UT; complete with annoying ``snack bar``
interruptions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 28 at 1820 UT, 17-1 of K17JN-D, Enid, 3ABN is
still silent a pentaday after last noted, while the other subchannels
present both A&V except for those which are audio-only with ``radio``
stations, and still false ID as K17JI-D. This cult really doesn`t have
its act together (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 27 at 2258, REE is VG direct, S9+30/40; 12030
audible poorly; 17715 & 17755 JBA carriers. 2300 open token English
from SNR, to be about circus performers. News starts with analysis by
the opposition party of the year in politix; 19/12 more migrants died
trying to get into Canary Islands; 10K have died in 2024 including
minors/miners. By 2311 interviewing a ``trapeze artist`` who started
doing that at age 11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 27 at 2258, NO signal direct from VOT -
BUT on 9610 JBA is the TRT IS - so yet again, dozing op at Emirler,
where something is always erroneous, failed to turn that off by 2230
and retune transmitter to 5960 for 2300! Not checked further until
2356 via UTwente, NOW 5960+ is on in IS with IDs now in German.
Something else is erroneous at Emirler. 2400 TS and start s/on in
extraneous German, but chopped after a few seconds, uncovering China
with its anthem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610, Sat Dec 28 at 2143, VOT English eastward, VG off the
back S9+5/25 into UTwente, with `The Energy Agenda`, somehow relating
the Hamas attack on Israel `13` months ago to energy, and Lebanon
having been subject to Israel attax since 2003. 2147 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. Heavy splash from China on 9600, second-adjacent, music.
2200 TRTVOTVorld promo, `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about what?
Sounded like wood-packages, or was it tanager woodpecker meatballs??
over already at 2203 into music, so tune out for something else. Can
pick up the rest a sesquihour later?

[non] 5960, Sat Dec 28 at 2300 and further chex rest of hour, NO
signal into UTwente from VOT English for NAm; nor on possible overtime
accidental alternate, 9610, rather Chinese and Mongolian. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 400 MCW kHz, Dec 28 at 0718 UT, AHQ, Wahoo, Nebraska, NDB is
JBA. Copied best tuned to 400.7 USB. RNA list shows 0 watts power,
presumably a default when really unknown. DXinfocentre.com shows 25
watts. Wahoo is west of Omaha, north of Lincoln (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 27
at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/12 direct and undermodulated.

Also confirmed Friday December 27 at 2333 the 2330 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.002, S7/S8 and noisy into UTwente.

Not confirmed UT Saturday December 28 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, which
remains totally off the air.

Confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1547 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001+, S9+10/15 into UTwente, with ACI from 6165, CRI Pashto via
Urumqi; evitable by LSB tuning/narrowed bandwidth.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1718 the 1700 on WRN North
America stream.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1830 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002, S9/+10 but noisy into UTwente.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 2030 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+20 into nearby SDR, already 22 minutes into so must have started
way early about 2008. Next:

0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
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 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 8 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
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; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924, UT Sat Dec 28 at 0100, on caradio
while visiting Enid Xmas light and sound show, sporadic monitoring of
`AAAWWW` on WBCQ. Like recently, inserts more music bits than before,
as chosen by Angela and played from Allan`s phone. Starting with
``Let`s Celebrate`` tune. At 0111 says on 7490 and hopes also on 5130,
this being 27th of December, YOOLF 2024. At some point referred to
2025 changes upcoming, including TOMBS is leaving 6160. Did anyone
copy anything further about those? 0125 notes new issue of Free Radio
Weekly has come in, saving to refer to later. Which he is doing at
0153 when I retune at home via Maryland SDR when measured, S9/+20. At
0155 mentions briefly my Oklahoma pirates on 95.1 and 1670, with no
further details whatsoever. Finished slightly after 0200 JIP Hal
Turner. I also found // 5130 -26 Hz = 5129.974, S7/S9 into Maryland
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (90.3), I like to listen to `Film At Five` on WCLV Cleveland
webcast, Saturdays at 22-23 UT = 5 pm EST, cinemamusic, but Dec 28 a
different such show, `The Film Score` from WFMT network. Still on the
WCLV sked for today is F@5, so maybe a temp holiday substitute? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0014 UT December 29

** ASCENSION. I am unusually bandscanning between 05 & 06 UT Dec 27,
so some `new` frequencies catch my attn on 49m, in unknown language:
6170 at 0525 and 6135 at 0538. HFCC shows both are in Hausa, half an
hour each, VOA first and BBC second. Convenient pair, could be same
transmitter? Both are on a 547 antenna, but VOA is 250 kW at 27
degrees, and BBC is 125 kW at 65 degrees - quite a disparity. 65 aims
at the SE corner of Nigeria, but 27 aims at Ivory Coast considerably
to the west of any Nigeria. HFCC antenna reference shows 547 is
``EHR(S)2/2/0.8`` whatever that mean.

Hausa is a language for which I have no ``feel`` at all - there must
be some keywords to recognize it, like however they say ``this is`` as
in an ID. Did Dr Richard E Wood`s language recognition series ever
cover Hausa? Don`t call me Hausar. Google translates ``This is the
Voice of America`` as ``Wannan ita ce Muryar Amurka`` but I don`t know
if they axually say that. It`s mainly spoken in northern Nigeria but
also: ``Hausa is one of Africa's most commonly spoken languages after
Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, and Swahili. It is a lingua
franca and a language of trade in West Africa. It is spoken in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, and Togo`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** AUSTRIA. Am 24.12.2024 um 19:56 schrieb Glenn Hauser via groups.io:
``At 1844+ I check UTwente. All of them are in music, except 9635.000-
German talk! Later they are all talking but 9635 does not match. Must
be way out of synch at Moosbrunn, why?`` Roger Thauer replies:

``The main program from 1900-2100 was advertised as “via NDR Info +
NDR Info Spezial”. However, their program differed 1 hour before.
- NDR Info: “1 h warm up”
- NDR Info Spezial: Children's program “MIKADO”.
The 9635 kHz had therefore been fed incorrectly.`` And:

On 27/12/2024 08:18, Uwe Volk wrote: ``Hello a-dxer, due to “duplicity
of events” I was forced to record the above program. Listening to the
recording today (9635 kHz), an obvious glitch of the NDR came to
light: From 1800-1900 UT, “Mikado - Das Radio für Kinder” was
broadcast. “Gruß an Bord” then afterwards from 1900 UT. Did nobody
else notice this glitch? Many greetings, Uwe``.

As Richard Langley points out, the same Kinder hour and even worse
mixups about `Gruß an Bord` happened in 2021 (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9818.6, Dec 27 at 0756, JBA signature off-frequency of R.
Nove de Julho; meanwhile, R Voz Missionária loud enough on 9665v.
Wolfgang Bueschel precised it Dec 25 at 0208 on 9818.588 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 1040, Dec 27 at 0533 UT, wobbler/whooper audible
under WHO, and likewise under 870 WWL. The other side:

``With blackouts across more than half of Cuba, the Government
presented its program to restore the electro-energy system. However,
the recent remarks by the Minister of Energy and Mines before the
National Assembly, and reality, augur more darkness than light for
Cubans. Madrid 24 Dic 2024 - 13:50 CET

Speaking before the National Assembly of Popular Power, Cuba's
Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, presented the
Government's program to overhaul the national electricity system on
Thursday, while the country suffered the worst electricity deficit of
2024, amounting to 1,771 MW...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1735044614_59040.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. After a few days, rechecking my local Enid AM & FM
pirates, Dec 27 circa 2025 UT:

95.1, $ tereo pilot of seemingly mono mostly Xmasmx, full quieting for
only a few blox in downtown Enid. One tune includes notes like the
chimes of Big Ben.

1670, at Box 1684 HQ, USPS on Broadway, loops directly east/west.
Driving west on B`way it doesn`t really strengthen, and near
intersexion of Jackson & B`way loops about S/SSW; several blox further
west at Fillmore & B`way loops about S/SSE. This doesn`t really make
sense. Perhaps instead of emitting from a single source, Virtual DJ
Radio relay be coming out of power or other utility/cable lines of
which there are plenty (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 27 at 0728 UT, DDP is JBA, but can`t
find any other Latin American beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, Friday December 27 at 1317 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S9 direct but
noisy.

Confirmed Friday December 27 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999- kHz, S9+5 into UTwente. Also WRMI webcast only. Next:

2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730];
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
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 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 8 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
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; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 7570, Dec 27 at 0740, Scourby Bible-declaring within TOMBS,
then kidsing, as this WRMI continues to show at unscheduled hours,
huge signal on NW antenna, like // 5850; and // much weakers 7730,
7780, 9395, 9955. Yet 7570 has continued to be absent Sundays at 2330
when needed for WOR, instead on 7780. Maybe this week? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 660, Dec 27 at 0535 UT, immediately at tune-in, full ID in
English from KTNN, also 101.5, then C&W music. Bigsig, obviously not
nulling toward New York, loud and clear, even moreso than neighbors
650 WSM TN and 670 WSCR IL - that should take some doing. On other
occasions, little or nosig from KTNN when does go direxional as legal
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1650 kHz, Dec 27 at 0527 UT, dominant signal in Spanish
sports hyper-enthusiasm, so must be El Paso KSVE, which I assume
originally connoted ``suave``. No ID heard, of course, but the only
other SS on 1650 is the gospel huxter in Colorado. Still fails to fill
overnight hours with continuous tone. I thought it was one pitch, but
at Octoberend, Tim Hall`s NV/UT border DX said ``1650 KSVE TX, El
Paso. 10/25 0604 - Still broadcasting a very loud trio of continuous
tones (400, 800 and 1200 Hz) during the overnight hours. A DX test
every night! 662 miles.`` However, Tim`s other Magnum Opus, the 2024
IRCA Mexican Log, shows a CP on 1650 in CDMX for a Radio Congreso with
the appropriate call XECPCM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2146 UT December 27

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2274 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday December 26 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, JBA carrier direct; S5/S7
into Brasília SDR.

Confirmed Thursday December 26 at 1730 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002-, S9+10 into UTwente.

WORLD OF RADIO 2275 contents: (Armenia), Austria, Brasil, Canada,
China and non, Congo DR, Cuba, Egypt, Germany and non, (Guadeloupe),
(Guiana French), Iran, Israel, Korea South, Kurdistan non, Laos,
Madagascar, Nigeria, North America, Norway, Pridnestrovie, Puerto Rico
and non, Romania, Russia, (St. Eustatius), (St. Lucia), Spain,
(Trinidad & Tobago), (Turkey), UK, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu;
propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in
order)

WOR 2275 available from 0206 UT Friday December 27:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2275.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2275.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770;
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730];
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
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 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 8 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
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; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to  Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 5935, Dec 26 at 0736, WWCR DGS is unusually weak, only S8/S9
direct, so the accompanying gunk is lessened. Normally blasts in, so
if full power, propagation MUF/skip zone to blame. Meanwhile 5850 WRMI
with TOMBS is S9+25/30, sufficiently far (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7570, Dec 26 at 0736, this WRMI-11 is on for a change, S9+30
direct with TOMBS. Nominal hours are only 2300-0400. On 315 NW
azimuth, bigsig here unlike 7730 to NE & 7780 to SW (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 9395, Dec 26 at 0737, Supreme Master TV via WRMI with
lengthy listing of its platforms, even `Truth [sic] Social`, but never
mentions SW or WRMI! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0226 UT December 27

Please note and spread the word - for those not on a list where my almost-daily all-band but mainly SW log reports appear -- or for those who are but find this a more convenient archive, weekly merged roundups of all these reports in their original form are posted early every UT Thursday via:

http://www.worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html

The latest one direct:
https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2024_1219_1225.txt

73, Glenn Hauser

** AUSTRALIA. 28455 USB, Dec 25 at 2309, VK2XZ making quick contacts.
QRZ.com: ``VK2XZ Australia flag Australia, Rob VK2XZ, Southern
Highlands, POB 891 Bowral NSW 2576, Australia`` Apparently his surname
is classified unless it`s legally changed to `VK2XZ` - can you do that
in NSW? A broader websearch finds it: Robert James Long (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 28472 USB, Dec 25 at 2310, PY3PA Paulo with quick contacts
including KP4TV. QRZ.com: ``PY3PA Brazil flag Brazil, PAULO SANTOS,
DAVID RIBEIRO, 555, AP.201, TOMAZETI, CEP 97065-000, SANTA MARIA - RS,
Brazil`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHILE. 28505 USB, Dec 25 at 2313, CA3PHX, Mauro in quick contacts.
QRZ.com: ``CA3PHX Chile flag Chile, Mauricio "Mauro" Pacheco, La
Florida santiago chile, Wsp +56984082037, Chile`` - lots of equipment
and face photos (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9439.860+, Dec 25 at *2116, S9+35 silent carrier cuts on
into UTwente, after nothing at 2115. Soon talk, extremely suptorted,
2218 ``Radio Cairo presents -- Turkey(?)`` sounded like. Something`s
always awful at Abis and/or crappy at Cairo (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EUROPE. 7399.906-, Dec 25 at 1644 into UTwente, S7 rock music from
R. Marconi International; 1647 English announcement with frequencies,
mostly unreadable, 1648 back to music. 1726 another announcement break.
Nothing heard there on 11390. 1800 s/off announcement.

Tnx to Manuel Méndez who had just posted: ``MARCONI RADIO
INTERNATIONAL 25th December SCHEDULE - Please be advised that Marconi
Radio International (MRI) will be on the air 25 December 2024, as
follows: 1330-1800 UT on 7400 (50 w) and 11390 kHz (25 w).`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 21580, Dec 25 at 1609, OSOB JBA, this hour in Hausa from
RFI via Issoudun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Dec 25 at 0735, still zero signal from R.
Kiribati: would have been just the day to turn it back on. I check
almost every night just in case; it used to be a regular JBA carrier,
so far east from the rest of Kiribati, about the same longitude as
Hawaii, that it could be detected as early as 0430 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6935 USB, Dec 25 at 0156, S9+10 of Xmas carols,
jazzed up and frantic, such as Jingle Bells, The First Noel; 0208 Ho
ho ho, wish you a merry Xmas and HNY. 0221 again with Two Dog Radio
ID. 0306 still going with ho3`s. More reports here until 0243*:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,138837.0.html
Followed from 0246 by Santa Claus Radio, really same station?:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,138839.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Dec 25 at 2259, RNE S9+30/40 direct, 2300 TS and
token English. No signal here on 12030 but JBA carriers on 17715 &
17755, but at 2326 into UTwente, 12030.000+ is there at S8/S9. Opening
previews feature about tiny Xmas trees, one of 2 centimeters in
Galicia, but that`s huge compared to one of 10 micrometers which can
be seen only thru an electron microscope. And later, more Xmas
traditions. 2302 no news but Xmas in Mideast: pope calls for
ceasefire; there were 1000 Xians in Gaza; let`s try to celebrate;
Xians in Syria asked to scale back celebrations - preceding seems by
their Lebanon correspondent. 2304 contact info including
english@rtve.es. 2305 tune `Rockin` Around the Xmas Tree` and on about
the tiny ones (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.004-, Dec 25 at 2258, VOT with IS, S9+10/20 but JBA
direct vs HNL. 2226 into UTwente when measured, S9+35/45 music, 2329
`The Middle East and Turkey` about Pres. E`s address to a group of 8
countries, V8, or what? music, 2353 s/off as if 1330 on 13635, awry, 6
notes of IS before chop at 2354* uncovering Chinese, no finesse,
erroneous (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K. 11900, Texas Radio Shortwave, *0300-0400* UT Dec 25, 250 kW
from Woofferton: Too weak JBA direct to OK; sufficient into Maryland
SDR, S7/S9, opens with YL ID amid jingling bells; holds up for full
hour except for increasing fast flutter - true SW sound! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 28278 CW, Dec 25 at 2308, VVV DE W7UUU/B, with loong pauses.
Ditto my Dec 4 log, q.v., not listed: Dave Ellison, Burley WA. 28300
K6FRC also in (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2274 monitoring: confirmed UT
Wednesday December 25 at 0030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003, S9/+10
into UTwente.

Also confirmed UT Wednesday December 25 at 0030 on WRMI, 9395,
S9+15/20 into Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed Wednesday December 25 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975, JBA into recommended Bedford UK SDR; no signal into UTwente.

Also confirmed Wednesday December 25 at 2226 the 2200 on WBCQ 7489.93,
S9+10/20 but noisy direct. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

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** U S A. 12160, Dec 25 at 1622, WWCR-2 surrounded by gunk, squeals
out to plus/minus 10 kHz, center S9+45. Same transmitter elsewhen on
5935, 7490, 9350. However, at this time cannot be blamed on TOMBS feed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 9960, Dec 25 at 0618, JBA carrier from reactivated R.
Vanuatu; via remotes, Ron Howard first reported it back at 0245; and
after 0658 changed to 3945. Unfortunately, still fails to radiate
convenient harmonix on 7890, 11835, which I routinely check in
bandscans (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN. 9710, Dec 25 at 0718, RCC style chanting, can`t discern
language, S3/S4 direct. Now is major VR frequency both in local
evenings and mornings, tho not sked at this exact time per EiBi,
presumably Xmas special. Detailed multi-lingual schedules here, date
by date, everything but - frequencies!
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/epg.html#schedules
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0045 UT December 26