** BRAZIL. 11905-11910-11915-DRM, Dec 10 at 0300, Nacional FM 96.1
music is still the modulation on the RNA test, VG into Bonaire SDR
with an S/N fluxuating around 20 dB. Four hours earlier it was not
decoding (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 396-MCW, Dec 10 at 0724 UT, dash and YPH, which is 500-watt
NDB at Inukjuak, Quebec. I last logged it at 0759 UT Nov 29, 2019 when
I researched it: ``on the east shore of Hudson Bay, 2845 km = 1768
statute miles from me. `Inukjuak is a northern village located on
Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in Nunavik, in the
Nord-du-Québec region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is
1,757 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. An older spelling is
Inoucdjouac; its former name was Port Harrison. Wikipedia``` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA? 4940, Dec 10 at 0346, VG via Bonaire SDR, anonymous
mystery missionary station, reportedly carrying webcast of Fuerza de
Paz Radio. Here it is for further comparison:

http://www.invubu.com/radio/show/station/fuerzadepaz/Fuerza-de-Paz.html
but it is *not* the same when I check now, one in music, the other in
talk; or far out of snych (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, Thu Dec 10 at 0556, no signal from TGAV Radio
Verdad, before nominal sign-off circa 0610 except earlier UT Mondays.
Also as of Dec 10, Rick Barton in AZ says he has not heard it since
1100 Dec 2.

We keep getting notices from Dr Madrid about his audiovideos on
Youtube, which appear to be his priority, but nothing about the SW
being down. There was however news about this Dec 5 on Cadena DX FB:

``Édgar Amílcar Madrid Morales December 4 at 11:53 AM --- ``DISCULPAS
El transmisor de Radio Verdad se quemó. Estoy intentando repararlo con
la ayuda de Dios. Ahora transmitimos por Internet`` as forwarded Dec 5
by:

``Jose Hernandez Madrid shared a post. December 5 at 2:43 PM --- Nos
informa el amigo Édgar Amílcar Madrid Morales, que Radio Verdad, está
fuera del aire en Banda Tropical, por los 4055 Khz, por avería grave
en el transmisor.``

Spanish ``se quemó`` = it burned itself, but is that more like English
burned up, or burned out --- not the same. He did say, trying to
repair it, and with god`s help, which implies it could be the former
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** INDIA. 11560, Dec 10 at 1524, S Asian music at S4-S6, so AIR is
modulating today unlike 25+ hours ago when John Figliozzi, Halfmoon
NY, was getting dead air at S9+20, 1415 when supposed to switch from
Dari to Pashto (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO. 391-MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0725 UT, NDB DDP which is 1000
watts from San Juan - Dorado. Always neat to hear this far one, often
absent from bandscans. Also audible when tuned to 389-USB. BTW, I
habitually tune downward, and may well doze off before I get to 200 or
even 300 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 410-MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0716 UT, NDB BA which is 25 watts
from Columbus - Clifford, Indiana. Also heard when tuned to 408-USB;
and on 410 CCI from something weaker. There are lots listed on 410.

404-MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0721 UT, NDB XCR which is 25 watts from Little
Falls - Camp Ripley, Minnesota

400-MCW kHz, Dec 10 at 0723 UT, NDB AHQ which is 25 watts from Wahoo,
Nebraska (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 475+ kHz, Dec 10 at 0714, WA4SZE BEACON is still active from
Dave Frantz at WWRB Manchester TN; very slow CW and stronger than the
NDBs lower.

Except for some birdies, there is quite a blank area below down to
426-MCW, where the UV beacon is heard again. 428 is the highest listed
conterminous US NDB channel, for POH in Arkansas. In between I think
it used to be a marine ship/shore CW band, apparently abandoned (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday December
9 from 2100:21 on WBCQ 7490.16v, S9+10/20, as always precisely timed
like that, and not last week`s show this week.

Also confirmed Wed Dec 9 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+20/30 into
Bonaire SDR, with jamming under JBA.

Also confirmed UT Thu Dec 10 on WRMI 7780, S9 into UTwente SDR.

New WOR 2064 should be ready by early UT Fri Dec 11 for first
broadcasts at 0130 on WRMI 5850 & 5010 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, Dec 10 at 1528, this WRMI-3 is still on with Jesus
song fill, but then Jeff White outros as having been Freedom Synergy
Radio and offering QSL for this on 5800 [sic] reporting to
radiomiami9@gmail.com. 1529 starts a couple words of Spanish, 1530
switches to Brother Scare with quite a buzz, now // 9455 with somewhat
less buzz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17775-, Dec 10 at 1518, no signal from KVOH; power still
shut off for fire danger? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 10 at 0600:
531, 558, 612, 621, 693, 711, 774, 855, 882, 891 ... where I stopped.

Resuming at 0709-0713: 891, 909, 1044, 1053, 1089, 1098, 1107(2),
1116, 1215 and none higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4095.37, Dec 10 at 0557, constant JBA carrier; is that
the DW ``Desert Whooper`` beacon last reported slightly higher, and
not yet heard directly here? Or a local birdie. Joe Caberlin in
Ontario has been keeping after it via remotes in the West:

Dec 5, frequency not mentioned: ``Checked about 5 sdrs at 2055z and
the best signal was on KFS SDR, 69.27.184.58:8076 barely s 3 to 4. 73
Joe``

Dec 8: ``4095.8 lsb, transiting 60 pips per minute approximately;
transmitting about 60 dots per minute now. 1109 UT.
websdr3.sdrutah.org.8093 Northern Utah WebSDR - Server #3`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1900 UT December 10

** BRAZIL. 11905-11910-11915 DRM, Dec 9 at 0215, RNA FM 96.1 music
still testing, at first not decoding into Brasília or Bonaire SDRs,
S/N ratio too low; better around 0400 into Bonaire but with dropouts
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA? 4940, Dec 9 at 0212, anonymous mystery missionary
station, usual gospel huxter in Spanish, VG S9/+10 into TWR Bonaire
SDR. The very active CadenaDX FB, organized primarily by Santiago San
Gil G. in Venezuela, has been reporting on this, trying to locate it
by reception quality and triangulation during a coördinated overnight
monitoring project, Dec 5 from 2230 until 1030.

Here`s a thread, pointed out by Claudio Galaz in Chile:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/531629043622500/permalink/3496506927134682/?app=fbl

It was also roughly translated into the WRTH FB, via Ron Howard, WOR
iog. They think it may be in Arauca on the Venezuelan border, if not
across the border. This is in the NE corner of Colombia, while my own
attempts at TDOA DFing via Kiwi SDRs had among some obvious far-off
suggestions, landed circa Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela, further down the
Colombian border.

Someone also heard the catch-phrase ``Fuerza de Paz``, which is one of
the names associated with Martin Stendal`s ministry with ex-stations
on 5910 & 6010, as well as ``Colombia para Cristo``. However, I assume
this was mentioned in the old recordings rather than an explicit ID
for the 4940 station. They found the station apparently broadcasting
the continuous stream of Fuerza de Paz Radio.

Meanwhile, I have undertaken a different approach. Lack of IDs or
locations announced implies it is not licensed, so is there anything
about it in official Colombian government radio licensing info? I
asked Jim Thomas, who is familiar with researching FM info in Latin
American official websites for WTFDA`s FM database, for the current SW
info, which he forwarded to me.

Each tropical band, 120, 90 and 60 m has a long list of possible
frequencies, each with a channel number. They all end in -5, not -0,
IIRC a long-ago arrangement with Venezuela which used -0 frequencies.
4935 is Canal 175 and 4945 is Canal 176. As I also reported
previously, there used to be a YV station on 4940. Now there are NO
Colombian or Venezuelan tropical band SW stations on the air, except
for this one, whichever it may be. Should it be licensed in Colombia
nevertheless, this listing is from April 2019, long before it appeared
on the air, so would not necessarily be included.

[As an aside, the official webpage goes on to assign channel numbers
to the International SW bands from 188 on 5905, up to Canal 898 on
26095! and to which a few lower stations were still on the books altho
we know all of them have been gone for years, except the latest ones
being 6010 & 5910 which tested briefly this year; including callsigns
and STL frequencies in the 300-MHz band, by departments, each 5 kW
except Bogotá 20 kW, which were of course Rdif. Nacional; FYI:

Arauca: Turbo, 6085, HJTF
Cundinamarca: Bogotá, 9635 HJGG; 9700 HJGR; 11795 HJGT; 15335 HJGV;
17865 HJGY
Chocó: Bahía Solano: 6105, proyectado, HJAO
Guaviare: San J[osé del] Guaviare, 6035 HJOY
Meta: Villavicencio, 5975 HJHZ; 5955 HJKV
Meta: Puerto Lleras, 6010 & 5910 HJDH
Nariño: Tumaco, 6015, HJOW]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, Dec 9 at 0656, RHC is S9+30 of dead air in English but
with some hum; 6000 is S9+20 and suptorted; but 9700, only S8-S9 has
good modulation. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

BTW, my DX PROGRAMS sexion of Dec CIDX Messenger altho dated Dec 5
somehow did not show the latest updates such as 9700 ex-6145 for DXers
Unlimited. Always check our website for the latest changes which may
be entered at any time:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALI. 17880.0, Dec 9 at 1618, S7-S9 instrumental music sounds
vaguely Christian and slightly off-frequency+plus, yet adjusted
measurement close to .000 --- I may have to recalibrate. Also not
adding up is this listed as CRI in Arabic via Bamako; another service
defaulting to surely secular fill music? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 9 at 0653, no signal from VON. I think it was
on the night before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. RF 22, Dec 9 at 1637 UT, Level-3 tropo
enhancement for 1500 predicted over the 4-corners OK/AR/MO/KS area,
with lesser rings outward, Enid on the edge between 1 and 2, and
almost every `open` UHF channel plus some VHF have a Bad signal bar.
RF 22 first decodes as KSNT, which is supposed to be RF and virtual 27
in Topeka KS, which KFOR OKC would be blocking on 27 itself. Before it
soon fades out, or rather cuts off below DTV threshold, I hasten to
explore the subchannels which are: 27-2 SBN; 22-3 HSN-2; 22-4 KTOU
with full screen color bars!; 22-5 Shop. So this is really the OKC
station on 22, almost matching Rabbitears listings,

22-1 22.1 HSN HSN
22-2 22.2 SAP Audio Icon SBN SonLife
22-3 22.3 HSN 2 HSN2
22-4 22.4 KTOU The Country Network
22-5 22.5 CTV Infomercials

The tiny PSIP ID maybe was not really KSNT, but KSNC which would make
more sense, 22 in Great Bend KS but virtual 2. Both Kansas places are
outside any tropo predixion area (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9955, Dec 9 at 1625, WRMI is still on with
what sounds like a much younger Brother HyStairical orating, or
someone else? The Overkiller, // 13845, 11600, 9980, 9455, 9395, 7780.
I have not checked whether 9955 is now staying on all day with this,
but websked still shows System B WRMI-3 off the air 15-21 or 22 except
weekends, when it is still out of air most of the daytime (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 18122-USB, Dec 9 at 1613, AA6AA calling CQ DX, working
unheard M5LMG. Admits from Nevada, yet another station with misleading
call area, but wow, what a vanity callsign, first among equals?
QRZ.com:

``AA6AA USA flag USA, STEVEN M ORLAND, Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA
Operating remotely from W7RN located in VC Highlands near Reno, Nevada
(DM09ei)``

18148.8-USB, Dec 9 at 1616, W7RAT again today but split frequency,
SSOB S9+20 from Southern California via Portland, Oregon (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: next:
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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New WOR 2064 should be ready by early UT Friday December 11 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17775-, Wed Dec 9 at 1620, no signal from KVOH, still no
power as expected by Ray Robinson (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Latest news about Trump vs VOA: See 1550 KUAZ MW log below

** U S A. 1550, Dec 9 at 1529 UT on caradio, skywave is still in a
bihour after sunrise, so I hopefully look for KMAD Madill on the other
side of OK, U1 250/90 watts, much-wanted and which allegedly has
returned to the air. Instead the dominant station is NPR, which has to
be 50 kW ND daytimer KUAZ, Tucson AZ, those lucky Zonies; official FCC
SR/SS UTs for it are: 1415-2415 Dec; 1430-2445 Jan --- concluding a
story about TrumPack`s latest shenanigans and plugging All Things
Considered. But by 1532 it`s overtaken by a gospel huxter in English,
one of scores of other 1550s, presumably not KS still gone. NPR has
moved this story about VOA/USAGM:

via Mike Cooper, WOR iog, and David Cole:
VOA Director Forced Aside In Drive To Embed Trump Loyalists Before
Biden Era --- Heard on Morning Edition

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/08/944291097/voa-director-forced-aside-in-drive-to-embed-trump-loyalists-before-biden-era

Also via Richard Langley, WOR iog:
NYT: Trump Administration Is Planting Loyalists in Biden Transition
Meetings [And Pack is Stonewalling]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/climate/biden-transition-trump.html

To which John Figliozzi replies:
``These people are acting like the government belongs to them. It
doesn’t; it belongs to us, the American people, and they are given a
finite period to run it for our benefit. The owe it to us that the
transition between administrations mandated by the vote of the
American people be conducted cooperatively and professionally. They
are failing in this responsibility, much as they have failed in so
many others over the last four years. January 20th cannot come soon
enough. John Figliozzi``

Via David Cole:
Trump appointee sidelines V.O.A. director before Biden takes office.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/us/politics/trump-appointee-sidelines-voa-director-before-biden-takes-office.html?referringSource=articleShare

Via Steve Kamp, nrc-am gg:
Trump appointee who oversees Voice of America refuses to cooperate
with Biden transition team --- by Paul Farhi

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/michael-pack-voice-america-biden-transition/2020/12/08/8212f630-38e7-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html

via Steve Kamp, nrc-am gg:
Voice of America interim director pushed out by Trump-appointed
overseer in final flurry of actions to assert control - By Paul Farhi

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/voice-of-america-director-fired-trump-michael-pack/2020/12/08/3d9539f4-3997-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 6906v, Dec 9 at 0214, still NO signal again from ROCV,
at TWR Bonaire SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2056 UT December 9

** CHINA. 6075, Dec 8 at 1554, CNR1 in Mandarin talk S9/+10, again
today the unexpected SSOB, and // weaker 6180 and 7665 --- the lower
pair jamming R Taiwan International, the upper vs Sound of Hope
relaying R Free Asia, *per Aoki/NDXC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOOR)

** PHILIPPINES. 6150, December 7 at 2234, something in English, fair
signal, from Europe? No, HFCC shows this hour only is BBCWS via USAGM
Tinang; so it`s circa grayline (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 1521.0 kHz, Dec 8 at 2224, JBA carrier making het
against domestic 1520.0 stations, KOKC talk and something with music.
Gone before 2230 but could not catch a hard turnoff; presumed Duba 2
megawatt which does close at 2230* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 426-MCW kHz, Dec 8 at 0739 UT, ND beacon UV, which is 25
watts from Oxford - Tunng, Mississippi. Whence that name? ``Tunng are
an English folk music band. They are often associated with the
folktronica genre, due to the electronic influences evident in some of
their work. Tunng are often noted for their use of strange
instruments, including sea shells. Wikipedia`` --- what a weird
correlation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565-CW, Dec 8 at 1500, HIFER beacon K6FRC is JJBBA, 1.8
milliwatts from Patterson CA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 18140-USB, Dec 8 at 1510, W7RAT is concluding a QSO with
another --RAT; this one is in Palm Desert CA, but explains he is
transmitting 1.5 kW remotely from his other home in chilly Portland OR
by computer control. Many of his family members are also hams. Guess
what`s on his QSL card? ``W7RAT MICHAEL I BLOOM, PORTLAND, OR 97225
USA``. Then worx a W0 in Missouri, too close to hear here.

18120-USB, Dec 8 at 1513, NY3B calling CQ over and over, first heard
on 18112-USB announcing QSY to here. ``NY3B, STEVEN E STRAUSS,
OREFIELD, PA 18069-9043 USA`` --- qrz.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Dec 8 at
0100 on WRMI 7780, VG to UTwente.

Also confirmed UT Tue Dec 8 at 0330 on WRMI 5800, VG to TWR Bonaire
KiwiSDR. Next:

2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Jack Amelar, NY8D, Lowell MI, who says, ``Glenn,
Thank you for many years of WOR and loggings which I have enjoyed and
used. Enclosed find my contribution to help keep your service to the
monitoring hobby going``; with a check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O 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. 9955, S9+10, Tue Dec 8 at 1550, WRMI extended past 1500*
with TOMBS, not only for Sabbathdays, // 9395 & 9455, just as Brother
Scare is bragging about his WW SW coverage with unfamiliar
frequencies, 17765 at 13-14, 9460 after 14; 13810 to ME, another one,
and 15495, to continue until ``end of this year``, then some changes.
None of these are on the ``current`` sked dated August 2020. Either
something very new, Bulgaria? Or more likely something very
old/imaginary --- but then so is everything he pontificates (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17790, Dec 8 circa 1510, no signal from WRMI, nor expected,
as the gamer-special Dec 7 was a one-time event, after the Dec 6
tests. Here`s the answer to my recollexion of something like this
before: ``Checking my log book, I had a logging on 20 April 2014 from
0400 to 0500 UT on 7570 kHz of STF Radio International. Apparently, 10
// frequencies at 100 kW were to be used and was IDed as a "1-hour
million-watt special." I have a note that the program did not go out
on three of the planned frequencies. The program (which I recorded)
was a combination of seemingly synthetic voice, music, and digital
signals, which I decoded using Fldigi. -- Richard Langley`` -- Kenneth
Vito Zichi also recalled it with more details on 6 and 21 April 2014y
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17775-, Dec 8 at 1508 & 1546 chex, no signal from KVOH. Ray
Robinson followed up his explanation at 2151 Dec 7:

``Power has once again been shut off to the KVOH transmitter site up
on Chatsworth Peak, and it is extremely windy up there. Edison says
the outage is likely to continue until Wednesday morning [Dec 9].
Latest news report below. Ray.`` Viz.:

More than 10,000 SoCal Edison customers without power amid heightened
fire danger --- By Mary Stringini

http://foxla.com/news/more-than-10000-socal-edison-customers-without-power-amid-heightened-fire-danger
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1370, December 8 circa 1730 UT as I approach about halfway
to west end of Enid on US 412, a caradio signal starts to appear here,
sounds like Rush, probably KGNO Dodge City KS reactivated, which is a
Rush dittohead, but no ID. As I go back east, lost again to 1390 KCRC
desensitizing. For many months there had been *no* daytime signal from
KGNO even away from Enid/KCRC, tho AFAIK it did not enjoy a `silent
STA`.

1370, Dec 8 at 2227 UT on PL-880 rotatable, and NRD-545 with N-S
shortwire, at least two talk stations mixing but dominant one is from
south, ``Talk 13-70, The Right Source``; back to Sean Hannity; 2231
CBS news outro; 2233 I-35 traffic in central Texas, so it`s certainly
KJCE, Rollingwood, Austin market. ``The Right Source`` part of slogan
is not in the NRC AM Log.

Another report of KGNO has now appeared in CDXR of IRCA DX Monitor:
``KGNO KS, Dodge City. 12/4 briefly fair to poor with interference.
0302 UT with “Sports on your station? KGNO Dodge City. We are KGNO
Dodge City” ID, and legal IDs at 0304 and 0310 UT. [Ward Elliott,
Dallas TX dwrd759@yahoo.com PL 600, PL 380, PR-D5, PR-D4, ATS-803A,
TCF-Antenna, MFJ-16010, 75’ random wire]`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0202 UT December 9

** CUBA [and non]. 13765, Dec 7 at 1455, RHC spurblob with F# tone
signature vs something in AM, listed as R. Farda via Lampertheim,
Germany. Out of 13700-AM transmitter, and a match about 13635 at only
S2. The blobs are far weaker than their usual level; something`s
always wrong at RHC. Also second-order trace at 13570, minus 2 x 65.
All still there at 1550 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15230, Dec 7 at 1545, RHC is S9+20 and JBM, while // 15140 is
S9+10 but louder, merely undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ERITREA [non]. 17545.055V, Dec 7 at 1544 check, NO signal from
Bayto Yaikl, via France? So mark off another DOW it is not airing,
Mondays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA NORTH. 7580, Dec 7 at 0710, algo JBA here as I have just
found WRMI absent from 7570. Nothing in HFCC --- but EiBi shows VOK in
Japanese; for his list you don`t have to pay dues to appear (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAO TOME. 7325.034, Dec 7 at 0708, BBCWS in English but
off-frequency. Of course, HFCC shows relay this hour via USAGM
Pinheira, which is riddled with offfrequenciness --- e.g. 6080v for
VOA. Previous BBC hour 06-07 is via Woofferton, likely much closer to
.000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TIBET [non]. 12125, Dec 7 at 1547, algo poor S3-S7, scheduled as
RFA in Tibetan this hour only via TINIAN, NMI, so could also be CNR1
jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
December 6 at new time of 2300v on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160v: at first no
signal at a Rochester SDR --- off or too close, skipping over? A51
webcast: rock music at 2300 so started late, noticed me in progress at
2314, ended at 2333:32 so must have begun about 2304:32 or a bit
earlier considering internet delay. Meanwhile direct I am able to hear
an S5-S7 signal and measure it on 6159.931V slightly wobbling.
Meanwhile, 7490v is good at S9+10 with `UBMP` --- I would rather not
be on at same time as Uncle Bill, but his first semihour normally
repeats as filler 25 hours later, UT Tue 0000-0030.

WOR 2063 also confirmed UT Mon Dec 7 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 7 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, VG S9+5/15 to
UTwente with occasional storm crashes but per Blitzortung none closer
than NW Italy, W Mediterranean, and a big storm front along the W
coast of Greece.

Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 7 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, again VG to UTwente
SDR; 5800 S9+20/30 into TWR Bonaire SDR; also almost synch on WRN
webcast.

Missed checking UT Mon Dec 7 at 0430 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it, and
how was the jamming?

Also confirmed Monday Dec 7 from 1900:50 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria,
initially weak via UTwente, loudens by 1905 to S9+15/25, usual raspy
audio with splat from 7280 Vietnam, but 7295 East Turkistan is still
off for maintenance. Intact until 1929:45 as my last three words ``a
standard disclaimer`` chopped off after ``with``, to be replaced by
dead air before the IRRS ID. As usual, after open carrier, sign-on
came at 1859:50, FSN headlines at 1900:25 approx., then WOR. Next:

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

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** U S A. 7570, Dec 7 at 0710, this WRMI is off, unusually instead of
all-night Brother Scare, still to be heard on 7730 et al. (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17790 & 7570, Dec 7 at 1501, special WRMI broadcast as first
heard testing yesterday. Instead of 17-note IS, now 3 notes repeating
every 48 seconds for 7 seconds, G-Bb-A above Middle C as confirmed on
my keyboard, and in between 5-digit number groups in YL synthetic
English, with Bosnian? accent. The letter G, and only G, is sometimes
interspersed with 4 numbers, especially the first group after the
notes. Ivo Ivanov earlier copied a few numbers, but not same ones I am
hearing now. Jeff told us this would start at 1300 today, but Ivo says
it did not until 1350; and Steve Howe in VT from 1351.

17790 here is again very strong S9+10/20, so I do suspect it is one of
the transmitters hookable to a 315-degree antenna aimed right at us.
Like WRMI-11 on 7570 which is only S9/+10 in daytime after all; i.e.
17790 being WRMI-12 which is on 5850 at night but mostly off the air
daytimes 11-23 UT. If not 315, then 285, used by WRMI-13 on 7730 at
night. I keep listening, but do not bother to copy the numbers which
are not going to be useful except for insiders.

At 1600 a Bosnian? ID; supposed to quit at 1700, but still going and a
late canned ID again at 1705, 3-tones resume, and NOW switch to
numbers in Russian! Bosnian is very similar, but this sounds like pure
Russian, e.g. ``odin`` for ``one``, not ``jedan`` as in Bosnian. Until
1720 another Bosnian? ID and then the 17-note IS resumes as heard
yesterday but not until now today. I am monitoring 17790 only which is
stronger here, even on the portable ATS-909. That continues past 1750+
until final ID at 1800* and off.

Here`s a clip I recorded during the test Dec 6 at 1859 on 17790;
17-note IS before and after ID in Bosnian, which cut off a few words
of Spanish first; does anyone recognize the tune?
http://www.w4uvh.net/WRMIgameIS.mp3

Meanwhile, this came to the WOR iog at 0423 UT Dec 7:

``For anyone interested in further information regarding this
transmission, this broadcast seems to be set up to promote a new video
game - I found a number of videos on YouTube today from Video Game
related channels that were sent a promotional package by a video game
company. It included a Tecsun PL-880 receiver and instructions to tune
to the frequency 17790 kHz. It seems like they were going with a "Cold
War" or "Numbers Station" theme.

Examples if one wishes to skim through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZW85n8L1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TidiLRwQqjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyM68qzUrk4
All the best, John (VORW Radio International)``

IIRC, there was another video-game special broadcast a few years ago,
on WRMI? Can anyone find details about that? We still don`t know
exactly who is behind this new one. Waiting for Jeff to explain.

Then he replies at 2003 UT December 7:

``Glenn: Yes, the last set of numbers was in Russian. I can’t think
what other similar broadcast you’re referring to. You’ll have to jog
my memory. Anyway this one is not related.

These broadcasts were made by the company that sells the Call of Duty
video games. I don’t have all of the details, but it has something to
do with the promotion of a new Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War game.
Specifically spy numbers stations. Certain gamers throughout North
America were provided with shortwave receivers and they had to monitor
the numbers and get clues for the game. I guess the same principle as
the old Cold War spies. There may be some YouTube videos online about
this; I’m not sure. Jeff``

We are forced to go to disgraced FB to find any new programming
publicity from WRMI --- nothing about this yet, but FYI only, some
others, the religious ones removing the platitudes:

``WRMI Radio Miami International December 5 at 12:31 PM ·
Another new program on WRMI: Far Right Radio Show --- We are an
anti-Communist and pro American conservative talk show, covering the
topics the mainstream media will not cover. Heard on WRMI at 0800-0830
UTC Wednesday on 7730 kHz.``

``WRMI Radio Miami International December 5 at 12:18 PM ·
Another new program on WRMI - All Tribes Radio --- Calling all tribes
to unite in peace, All Tribes Radio presents an eclectic, sometimes
quirky blend of world beat, trip hop, jazz, funk, and rock music along
with spoken word offerings gleaned from both the Public Domain and the
Creative Commons.

In addition, our Spanish language program, Radio Todas Las Tribus from
Nosara, Costa Rica features insights and information about this unique
international community, and Costa Rica in general, along with music
from Latin America.

All Tribes Radio can be heard on WRMI at 6:00 pm Eastern Time Sunday
(that's 2300 UTC in winter, 2200 UTC in summer) on 9395 kHz, as well
as at 0500 UTC Sunday on 5985 kHz.`` {so what about Spanish version?}

``WRMI Radio Miami International November 25 at 3:02 PM ·
New Program on WRMI --- THE GOVERNMENT IS ON HIS SHOULDERS
My name is Bruce Killingbeck from the Church of Antioch in Reed City,
Michigan. Come join us Saturday at 9 PM EST on 9395 kHz to hear from
the Bible the turning point for all mankind, Jesus, Yehoshua the
Messiah.``

``WRMI Radio Miami International November 19 at 11:01 AM ·
New Program on WRMI: 'BRING TRUTH TO LIFE' IS A CHRISTIAN BASED,
TOPICAL, FUN PROGRAM, WHICH STRIVES TO MAKE EACH BROADCAST
INFORMATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING. "Bring Truth to Life" can
be heard on WRMI on Sundays at 2300-2330 UTC on 7780 kHz``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17775-, Dec 7 at 1543, no signal from KVOH, fulfilling Ray`s
prophecy that would be off for maintenance today even if power were
back on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1370, re my unID log possibly KGNO Dodge City KS: Wayne
Heinen, Aurora CO, Editor, NRC AM Radio Log, replies that he heard:
``1370 KGNO KS Dodge City 11/29 0001 UT, "Classic Country KGNO" and
also at 11/29 at 1301 UT, "Classic Country KGNO" and into Fox News.
Haven’t heard these guys in quite a while``, as reported to next
DDXD-W (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 2034 UT December 7

** ARMENIA. Re my report of KBC: ``6080 kHz, direct from Yerevan`` ---
not Gavar?? VG reception via UTwente, not here``

Christian Milling replies on the soon to be deleted DXLD yg: ``Neither
Yerevan nor Gavar. The village where the transmitters are located and
the postal address of the station is Noratus, Gegharkunik Province,
Radio Quarter 5`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** AUSTRIA [and non]. 6185, UT Sun Dec 6 at *0500, Moosbrunn on just
in time for NHK English relay at weekend timing, ex-6155; makes fast
SAH overriding XEPPM, which I was hearing weakly in Spanish before
0500; via Rochester NY SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 6075, Dec 6 at 1553, S9 strongest signal on band by far, the
only listenable one some 2.4 hours after sunrise here, Chinese talk
and plucked music to timesignal and off 1600*; meanwhile same music on
7300 if not synchronized. Aoki/NDXC for 6075 shows CNR1 jamming vs
Taiwan but until 1730*; also PBS Qinghai with CNR1 too until 1600*.
Furthermore, CRI in Urdu via Kashgar until 1557. None of these seem
apt for pushing such a bigsig thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ERITREA [non]. 17545+, Dec 6 at 1542, confirmed no Bayto Yaikl on
Sunday, just Wed & Sat so far. Traces of 17615+ Sa`udi, 21690 France
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PHILIPPINES. 9275, Dec 6 at 1550, Chinese music S7-S9 with flutter,
FEBC Bocaue at 10-16. WMLK has also reserved 9275 at 17-22, 53 degrees
toward Europe, if those Yahwists ever get their new 300 kW transmitter
and antenna in Bethel PA on the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565-CW, Dec 6 at 1453, 1.8 milliwatt HIFER beacon K6FRC is
JBA with ID only repeating, from Patterson CA - tuned across almost
every morning, last logged October 11. Standard inquiry: is it always
on the air or not? Fortunately, no spurblobblox from RHC today (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: not confirmed UT
Sun Dec 6 between 0447 and 0600 several chex of WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO,
but ARNL and other ham shows, such as at 0505 `ARNL` about the Arecibo
collapse. Hope WOR had aired earlier before I tuned in. Heavy CW QRM
thruout, must be a 160mb contest. Next:

We hope WBCQ will be back on by 2300 Sunday, apparently missing
Saturday due to nor`easter.

2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 61 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
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

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Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Jack Amelar, NY8D, Lowell MI, who says, ``Glenn,
Thank you for many years of WOR and loggings which I have enjoyed and
used. Enclosed find my contribution to help keep your service to the
monitoring hobby going``; with a check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O 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. A nor`easter hit the WBCQ area on Saturday December 5, and
it seems it has been knocked off the air, altho not certain, perhaps
deficient propagation. 6160v, Dec 6 at 0503 check, no signal into
Rochester nor here, but may have just normally signed off. Sked:
http://zappahead.net/#2020-1205-area51

7490, I was also checking whether a conflict with WHRI, but only the
latter heard on 7490.0, Dec 6 at 0455 with gospel huxter into
Warrenton MO SDR I`m mainly monitoring for WA0RCR; 0503 S7-S9 gospel
song.

9330, Dec 6 at 1624, no signal from WBCQ with WLC. Ivo Ivanov earlier
noted it absent at 1000 when scheduled in French (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 17790, Dec 6 at 1808, very strong S9+10/20 unfamiliar
electronic interval signal, recorded. Rick Barton, AZ first reported
this at 1720, then WRMI ID at 1800. Also heard by Harold Frodge, MI;
Wolfgang Bueschel using Bonaire SDR, at 1751: ``twin tone 17790 and
17795 kHz signal strings``. At 1812, Peter W Hansen: ``17790 comes
best at Bay Area California and 17795 in New York and Iceland.``

I ask Jeff White about it! ``Hi Jeff, Questions I hope you can answer:
17790 -- what is the origin and significance of that unfamiliar
[17-note] interval signal? Is this really from Okeechobee? Which
transmitter and antenna? Excellent signal here. Is this leading to a
new relay client? Any other new frequencies planned? And you were
running 17795 at same time? Others heard that. From another site? At
1900 ID sounded like a mixture of Spanish, and Russian?``

``Glenn: It's a test for a one-time special transmission tomorrow [Mon
Dec 7] from 1300 to 1700. I can't really say who it's for until
tomorrow. Two frequencies: 17790 and 7570. The language was Bosnian.
Yeah, it's OK to share it. Jeff``

Further monitoring via Bonaire and direct: I`m hearing 17790 only,
past 1952 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 17775-, re KVOH missing December 4, Ray Robinson of KVOH
replies December 5: ``Hi, Glenn. 17775 was indeed off on Thursday and
part of Friday [Dec 3-4] due to a preventative Edison power cut to the
area that includes the KVOH transmitter site. It will likely be off on
Monday [Dec 7] too, not due to Edison, but because of some maintenance
work we need to do (that can only be done when we have lights and
power!). Ray.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5830 & 5085, Sunday Dec 6 at 1548, WTWW-1 & 2 are OFF,
unlike in daytime yesterday; 9475 WTWW-1 is also OFF, when normally it
would be on a Sunday morning. Ivo Ivanov however had heard 5085 & 5830
still on at 1000, beyond schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11709.1, Dec 6 at 1546, weak signal making a het with
another on 11710.0, and flutter. Only two listed at this time are CNR1
from Beijing 572 site, and Voice of Korea [North], the latter more
likely askew; Commies vs Commies! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 13593, Dec 6 at 1455, very intermittent distorted spur
of talk modulation; 13700 & 13740 RHC are both on but cannot make a
match to them (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1954 UT December 6