** BULGARIA. 11600, Jan 9 at 1505, S3-S7 of dead air, presumably TOMBS
as scheduled 15-17 UT; altho SOH and CNR1 jamming also could be here,
but not much coming from thataway. Not unusual for Brother Scare`s
satellite feed linx to fail, leaving SW transmitters, including US
ones, with dead air, no one paying attention or ready to switch to
webfeed backup; who cares? And this is during Sabbathday disservices,
no less, oh my! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Jan 9 at 0715, RHC English still on and VG S9+10 with
an American? commenting on Capitol terrorism; also 0722 on 6100 at
S9+20; and at 0726, 5040 open carrier still on at S9+20/30. You never
know whether any of them will be on after 0700 and if so whether for
the full final hour. May depend on whether sloppyrators have dozed
off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13575, 13638 approx., Jan 9 at 1457, extremely distorted
spurblobs with F# tone from RHC 13700-AM, not very strong, while on
the plus side, 13763 is S7; at 62-63 kHz intervals, next one up should
be around 13825, but not detectable vs huge 13820 Radio Martí.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 9 at 0718, no signal from VON; unknown if on
11770- instead, 25m dead (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565-CW, Jan 9 at 1456, K6FRC HIFER beacon is JBA, but
always noteworthy as a 1.8-milliwatt transmitter from Patterson,
California. None others audible in the ISM band (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2068 monitoring: not confirmed Saturday Jan 9
at 1300 on WRMI 15770, zzz. Did anyone hear it? Probably Ken Zichi
will report it eventually from habitual monitoring along with SW
Radiogram. Next:

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
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
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
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE [resumed?]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE [resumed]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, UT Sat Jan 9 at 0324 check, WRMI with `Freedom Synergy
Radio` concluding and probably going on to another episode at 0330; an
`open` hour where it seems FSR may appear on no/short notice instead
of whatever else be scheduled; so beware UT Tuesdays vs Wavescan and
WORLD OF RADIO. This one had a New Year message so seems fairly recent
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Jan 9 at 0728, WRMI reads S9/+10 but muffled audio
undermodulated, and I`m not even sure of language before goes into
music; then unseems // any other WRMI frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 7505.00, Sat Jan 9 at 0327, weak gospel huxter in English,
poor S5-S6 barely above S5 noise level. Got to be reactivated WRNO
after long absence: I last logged it Oct 22 & 27, and found it missing
when checked Nov 10 & 18. MARE SWBC summary shows Harold Frodge last
had it on some unknown October date (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search: quite a while since
I have done this as a night-owl sleeping past sunrise here; but Jan 9
I happen to be awake by 1350 UT so I check anyway altho the sun has
just arisen at 1343, which is just past the earliest of the year at
1344. On the hand-held DX-398 with internal antenna only and battery
power, I do hear plenty of carriers as 9-kHz tuning is slightly offset
minus, audiblizing each where they exist: not exactly in the order
tuned: 594, 693, 729, 747, 774, 828, 873, 972, 1044, 1053, 1089, 1134,
1242, 1287, 1566. All checked loop NW from E Asia rather than WSW from
D Under, as apropos for mid-winter/summer.

Likely sources are: 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 873, NHK Japan
superpowers; 972, 1134, 1566, Korea South; 729 Japan 50 kW, or China &
Vietnam each 200 kW; 1044, China 600 kW; 1053, Japan or China 50 kW;
1089, China 600 kW; 1242, Japan 100 kW; 1287, Japan 50 kW. All
glancing thru the WRTH 2021 frequency listings where the powers are
outstanding.

As 1400 approaches I am still getting 747 & 774 carriers, so I hope to
detect NHK time pips for a tad more certainty, but this is not to be
as nearby 780 KSPI Stillwater starts clanging! music at 1359; for
Pete`s sake! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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** CANADA. Re my log of 750 CKJH, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Murray Lycan,
VA1CQ, Halifax, replies: ``As a former Saskatchewan resident long ago,
I'll have you know CKJH studios (Beach Radio) are located only 1 km
from Windsor Slough at the Melfort Golf & Country Club. I suppose this
could qualify as a beach area if you squint your eyes`` (Glenn Hauser,
WORLD OF RADIO 2068)

** MALI. 5995, Jan 8 at 0709, S9+10/20 from ORTM in French with
African flutish music, very nice, good modulation too; and by now no
ACI from Cuba or Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 960, Jan 7 at 0716 UT check, KGWA Enid again in
dead air with algo underneath. Also Jan 8 at 0654 DA; with nulling,
dominant signal is a non-sports talker; KGWA blasts back on at 0659
for Rush ad and ID, 0700 Faux ``news`` starts. Wish I had time and ear
protexion to monitor for DX during nightly protracted open carriers
KGWA so kindly provides. Note: on WOR 2068 I mis-call the understation
heard before from San Angelo TX as KSKL instead of correct KGKL (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2067 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday January 7 at new time of 0130 ex-0100, on WRMI 5010 only,
fair via DomRep KiwiSDR. Expected 7780 instead with music before and
after 0130; at 0155 beepery and no voice announcement before 0159 WRMI
ID; typical behavior of `TIAMS`, now running from 0100.

WORLD OF RADIO 2068 contents: aUstralia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba,
Egypt, Eritrea and non, France, Germany, India, International Vacuum
and non, Jammu & Kasmhir, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non,
Madagascar, North America, Oklahoma and non [960 TX station is KGKL
not KSKL], Perú, Philippines, Pridnestrovye, Puerto Rico, Tajikistan,
Turkey, USA and non; explaining DXing; propagation outlook

WOR 2068 is available as of 0107 UT Friday January 8, 2021
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2068.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2068.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 [and 5010 to S?]
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
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
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
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE [resumed]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE [resumed]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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 Robert Zerilli, Hazlet NJ,
for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and
commenting: ``I`m a long time SWL and appreciate you being
out there``

One may also contribute by MO or check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

BUT, first airing UT Friday January 8 at 0130 confirmed on 5850, VG
direct and S9+30/35 via MO SDR, and 7780, S9/+10 via UTwente, not 5010
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490.18v), UT Sat Jan 9 at 0100, WBCQ webcast with `AAAWWW`
--- starts right off with paranoid assertions that ``conservative``
media are being ``purged`` from the web; can WBCQ be next in a ``to-do
list`` by evil forces of Biden supporters, behind which is China to
turn the US into communist servitude? Hal Turner fears he won`t be
able to feed his show to BCQ, needs backup method. Topic A, I really
don`t want to hear any more as they are buying into blaming the Left
for storming the Capitol, etc., etc.

0137 recheck, a break to ``lighten up``?? Gives tonight`s frequencies
as 7490 & 6160; but more of the same in the name of Free Speech. 0153
implies that those who disagree are stupid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, January 8 at
0703-0707 UT: 603, 621, 639, 684*, 729, 747(2), 774(2), 837, 882(2),
891*, 909, 999, 1044, 1107, 1125, 1215 kHz. *=strongest; (2) at least
two carriers beating. Notable for its absence is 846, which used to
appear even earlier after TP sunset at Kiritimati; is it off the air?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS

From Murray Lycan, VA1CQ: ``Hi Glenn, you're as constant as time
itself. It's been years (decades?) since I've looked you up online and
I'm glad to see you're not only still alive but you're amazingly still
reporting on radio. How comforting! Enjoying your most recent report
now. Since I'm a new retiree, I now have endless time to spend at my
radios`` (WORLD OF RADIO 2068)

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JRX Logs: January 8, 2021Receiver: XHDATA D-808Antenna: Sony AN-71 CompactAll times and dates in UTC/GMT

CUBA** 11850. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2301-2311, Radio Habana Cuba, Quivican-CUB, in Spanish. Woman and man announcers talk: ID, frequency, website, e-mail and "Apartado Postal"; Programming of the day; 2303 A Newsletter by woman and man voices; 2308 RHC programming announcements; Comments about Coronavirus. Very good reception.

GUAM** 11955. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2222-2228, Adventist World Radio - KSDA, Agat-GUM, in Ngaju language. A song; 2223 Woman talks; 2224 A religious song with choral voices; 2228 A brief song and ends programming. Fair, with moments of good reception.
** 11955. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2230-2240, Adventist World Radio - KSDA, Agat-GUM, in Indonesian. IS, ID and frequency; 2231 Woman talks; 2232 A religious hymn by choral; 2235 Woman returns communication. Fair, with moments of good reception.
** 11990. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2212-2222, Adventist World Radio - KSDA, Agat-GUM, in Sundanese (or Sunda). A religious hymn; 2213 Man talks, preaching, presumably. Fair reception.
** 11990. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2240-2250, Adventist World Radio - KSDA, Agat-GUM, in Javanese. Man and woman talk; A religious song; 2245 A brief religious hymn and returns woman communication. Poor, with moments of fair reception.
** 15215. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2331-2350, Adventist World Radio - KSDA, in Chinese. Woman voice, preaching, presumably; 2339 A religious hymn by choral and piano; 2342 Woman talks and next, religious songs by choral and piano. Very good reception.
Parallel log on 15625sda, fair to poor reception.

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS** 9390. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2250-2300, Radio Free Asia, Saipan-MRA, in Khmer. Man announcer talks during this log. Poor reception.
Parallel log on 11850tin, total blocking by very good RHC on 11850qvc, too.
** 9580. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2201-2212, Vatican Radio, Saipan-MRA, in Chinese. Man announcer talks News, presumably, with a very brief music interval between them. Very good reception.

PHILIPPINES** 9405. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2312-2327, FEBC - Radio Liangyou 3, Bocaue-PHL, in Chinese. Man talks, preaching, presumably; 2323 A religious song by female singer. Good reception.

SRI LANKA** 9785. Fri, Jan 8, 2021. 2149-2157, Adventist World Radio, Trincomalee-CLN, in Chinese. Womas talks; 2152 Man talks, too; 2155 Woman talks. Poor till 2157.
Note: At 2157, beginning a strong interference by CNR1 in Chinese language.

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JRX Logs: January 7, 2021Receiver: Tecsun S-2000Antenna: LongwireAll times and dates in UTC/GMT

ASCENSION ISLAND** 11810. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1838-1850, BBC, Ascension Island-ASC, in English. Woman announcer presents news and a conversation with external news reporters. Very good to excellent reception.
** 12095. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 2042-2052, BBC, Ascension Island-ASC, in English. Man and woman announcers present News; 2049 BBCWS, says female announcer and News continues. Very good to excellent reception. 

CHINA** 9730. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1915-1925, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in Portuguese. No changes: No regular programming, but chinese instrumental music, only. Good reception.

CUBA** 15140. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1929-1940, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Creole. IS and ID; 1930 Begins the creole program with news by woman and man announcers. Fair reception.

MADAGASCAR** 11965. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 2000-2010, MWV - African Pathways Radio, Mahajanga-MDG, in English. A pop song; 2004 Man talks, says hello and talks about programming of the day; 2005 ID and website and repeats; 2007 Man and woman talk about "You and Family" and the Bible. Very good reception.
** 13670. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1900-1915, MWV - Radio Feda, Mahajanga-MDG, in Arabic. A brief music and man and woman announcers say ID; A arabic song; 1903 Woman and man talk; 1904 Man makes a preaching with music background; A song. Good reception.

MALI** 11640. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1940-1950, China Radio International, Bamako-MLI, in Portuguese. Chinese instrumental songs, only. No regular programming. Very good to excellent reception.

SAO TOME E PRINCIPE** 9830. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1850-1900, Deutsche Welle, Pinheira-STP, in Hausa. Man announcer in conversation with a nigerian citizen, says about Nigeria; 1858 Man talks, ID; 1859 Ends programming. Fair reception.

SPAIN** 11940. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 1950-2000, Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas-E, in Spanish. Man an woman present news; 2000 Time pips and ID. Very good reception.

USA** 11930. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 2010-2030, Radio Marti, Greenville-NC, in Spanish. Interview with a woman; They talk about the Cuban People's National Assembly, a recurring theme! Man participation, too, now about Venezuela regime; 2026 Woman announcer interview a woman and talk about "Vivir en el presente". Very good reception.

VIETNAM** 9730. Thu, Jan 7, 2021. 2031-2041, Voice of Vietnam, Sontay-VTN, in French. Woman and man  announcers present News. Fair reception.

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DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS UPDATE JANUARY 6
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html

** CANADA [and non]. 750 kHz, January 6 at 0154 UT, one hardly need to
listen to that outdated AM appendage of WSBB FM Atlanta for runoff
elexion returns, especially since its ``news`` totally lax credibility
because the stations voluntarily air far-right extremist wackadoodles
Limbaugh, Hannity, and Kilmeade --- at least the national ones I
recognize on their website. But, for the record I try it and land
during a commercial, anyway, with quite a SAH from some music station,
sounds like Pink Floyd. [see also USA: 750 WSB]

Nulling WSB while the other station is fading up, soon what I
expected, yet another Canadian AM station which refuses to ``protect``
a USA clear channel --- an invasion!! 0157 ``Beach Radio`` which is
always good for a chuckle, far from a coast, low temp to be minus 11,
Melfort PSAs, i.e. CKJH, U4 25/25 kW, and plug a website about the
northeast --- must be https://northeastnow.com/ which is also in
Melfort and linked from CKJH site which is https://beachradiosk.ca/
0158, ``Saskatchewan`s New Beach Radio``.
Night pattern is supposed to be a slightly skewed circle tangent
toward the north, with a particular notch toward --- Atlanta (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Jan 6 at 0128, RHC English back up here tonight, VG
S9+20 // undermodulated 6000; takes turns with 6145? 9650 has RHC
Spanish at S9/S7 but undermodulated. Somethings` always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 350-MCW kHz, Jan 6 at 0135, ND beacon RG is back on from
Will Rogers World Airport, OKC [how many places have *world*
airports??] after missing about a week since the ice storm; must not
be an essential navaid! Even less essential are 255 SW Stillwater, and
341 EI Enid, which are still2 AWOL (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 960, Wed Jan 6 at 0731 UT check, KGWA Enid is yet again
broadcasting a kilowatt of dead air. I was wondering what show is
getting silenced, but the so-called ``lineup`` at
https://kgwanews.com/lineup
does not account for anything overnight except on Sundays:
``On-Air Schedule Sunday 12:00am - 02:00am The Mike Gallager Show``, =
06-08 UT (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Re Enid`s phantom TV, Trip Ericson of rabbitears.info
replies UT January 6:

``Good evening, I've updated RabbitEars accordingly. Thanks.

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if K19IR-D had never operated at
all and simply told the FCC they were doing so. Some of the less
reputable outfits seem to do this. Since it's difficult to prove a
negative, it's hard to crack down on.

Not only is FCC permission not needed to put the TBN programming on a
subchannel of another station, but I don't think the FCC allows what
KTBO is trying to do. They're trying to use a temporary channel share
to call KTBO "on the air" but I don't think that will fly, which is
why the STA hasn't been granted. - Trip`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO. 391-MCW kHz, Jan 6 at 0635 UT, NDB DDP which is 1 kW
at San Juan - Dorado. Not much from Canada now except for the usual
outstanding 248 kHz WG WinnipeG, so checking for southerly sigs, and
there it is, altho JBA and usually not audible at all. I was tuned to
389-USB. I would love to hear some beacons from further Latin America,
or, even closer (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 353-MCW kHz, Jan 6 at 0632 UT, ND beacons LI and IN
alternating, Little Rock AR, and International Falls MN, same pitch,
but they are edging closer and closer together as the period of IN is
slightly shorter than LI. By 0633, the I of LI and the I of IN are
almost overlain, as if ``LIN``, and then they are untanglible but will
shortly be apart again. BTW, last time I heard IN, there was no sign
of LI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 356-MCW kHz, Jan 6 at 0136, NDB ODX, which is 25 watts from
Ord, Nebraska; JBA but not many others audible from USA or Canada now.
Why ODX? Missed a perfect chance to get a call identical to the town;
dxinfocentre.com shows no LW/MW beacon anywhere called ORD --- but
then there`s O`Hare, which should have been OHR (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2067 monitoring: one of the
`imaginary` airings per WRMI skedgrid is Wed 2100 on System F 7780,
but which really has been `This Is A Music Show` for many, many months
so I no longer check for it; but, roger in Germany reports:

``[WOR] 2021-01-06 21.00z WOR [2020-12-31] via 7780 kHz --- ``YH via
twitter: "...Ah... the TIAMS 7780 broadcast was a timeslot-filler that
went on longer than expected. I suppose WOR got the slot from the
start of the year."``

``via discord: Daz @ 22:29 CET @jollyroger TIAMS says: I think that
7780 was a freebie. Jeff mentioned that it would be disappearing
around the time change, but it kept on going...``

Confirmed Wed Jan 6 from 2200:20 on WBCQ 7490.183v, poor direct.

Also confirmed Wed Jan 6 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+35/40 via
Pardinho, Brasil, SDR, no jamming audible.

Jeff White confirms that the final WRMI WOR airing is being resumed
immediately:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [ex-0100], and also new 5010 to S
As well as the UT Tue 0330 on 5800, altho `Freedom Synergy Radio` may
be back sporadically.

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

** U S A [and non]. Wolfgang Büschel posts to the WOR iog at 2101 UT
Wed Jan 6: ``[WOR] ON ALL NEWSCASTS TV STATIONS EUROPEANWIDE AND CNN
TOO, report from DC / VA -- coup d'état at Washington in development;
MPs are brought to safety``

But what about VOA? Of course not! Checked 11720 Grimesland at 2112,
while PRESIDENT BIDEN was speaking briefly, VOA still with African
music. Still same later in the hour. How about Radio Martí? Of course
not! Regular Spanish discussion about Cuba, no voice-overing in
English about DC riot. But then who in Miami would care about that?

However, `Financial Survival` wrapup seemed to be live about the mob
riots at 2157 on 9980 WWCR // much weaker 7490+ WBCQ just before WOR
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 750 kHz, Jan 6 at 0728 UT, WSB Atlanta is now // CNN, a few
seconds displaced from arriving via cable TV here; as the Georgia
runoff returns drag on. I slightly modify my condemnation of WSB for
far-right extremist talk programming. North Atlanta still has WCNN on
680, but now an ESPN stupid sports talk affiliate; was it once // the
cable TV audio; and why retain those calls now? Owner is Dickey
Broadcasting Co. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also CANADA [and non]

** U S A. 920 kHz, Jan 6 at 0730 UT, ``Bless This House`` instrumental
hymn, turns out to be outro theme for `Family Bible Reading
Fellowship`, and then Family Radio inspecific ID, but surely KYFR
Shenandoah IA. VG dominant signal as usual at night here since it has
a tight lobe thisaway, and only slightly CCW in the daytime, 5/2.5 kW;
much better than e.g. neighbor 930 WKY OKC. Checking because the
latest NRC DX News AM Switch column shows:
``Applications for STAs received: 920 KYFR IA Shenandoah – Applies for
STA, U2 3500/2500, failure of power module`` --- well, that seems not
to have degraded its night signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 954 kHz, Jan 6 at 0625, 72 fades per minute = a 1.2 Hz
SAH between two TA signals as I am looking for such beats this time
instead of logging every single 9-kHz carrier. Notable that this is
only 6 kHz from my 960 local KGWA, which is not yet deadairing. WRTH
2020 frequency list page 529 shows few possibilities: Spain Onda Cero
50 kW and TRT-1 Turkey 300 kW; a little late for the latter but maybe
not too late at the year`s latest sunrise date.

MWOffsets however shows more: 3 synchros from Czechia at .0000, .0001
and .0003, while Spain is .9996, and Turkey .997. MWOffsets does not
display powers which are certainly important factors. But what about
Czechia; have those MW already closed down? Not under Czechia itself
in WRTH 2021 page 177, still showing 200/30/20 kW. WRTH 2020 still had
a Czechia entry in the frequency list on 954. At this early hour we
don`t think of TPs, but maybe also possible is 100 kW from JOKR Tokyo
where sunset will be 0743 UT, offset .0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 747 kHz, Jan 6 at 0627 UT, 80 fades per minute = a 1.333
Hz SAH between two TA signals. Nothing greater than 25 kW from W
``Europe``, RNE5 Canary Islands, and/or synchro 10 kW from Cádiz,
Iberia. Beyond that are Iran, Sa`udi, Sudan and Nigeria. (Once the
major Netherlands channel, now only very low powers.). Also possible
by now, the 500 kW NHK in Sapporo, where sunset will be 0716; easily
heard before sunrise here. MWOffset shows: Canary .9982; Spain .9999;
Japan .9999; Saudi .0008, Iran .0194. So nothing really fits exactly.
Helpful as it may be, the trouble with mwoffsets is that many of the
readings are years old, like 2017 for Canary, 2014 for Spain (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1305 kHz, Jan 6 at 0629 UT, double-SAH, meaning at least
3 signals, primary beat counting as about 4 Hz. Nothing significant in
W Europe besides four RNE Radio 5 synchros of 20/20/10/25 kW.
MWOffsets accounts for three of them from 2015, 2018 and 2011y! as at
.9950, .9999, .000. This does imply that the one at minus 5 Hz be
mainly responsible, which is the 25 kW, at Ourense (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 2320 UT January 6
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