** BRAZIL. 9664.90 approx., Dec 27 at 0153, RVM with gospel huxter
yelling in Brasuguese, S6-S7, back on minus side of 9665 after a brief
while on plus side. No USA or Cuban signals on 31m now, strange
propagation.

9664.926, Dec 27 at 0625, RVM music at S2-S4, with JBA LAH, probably
DPRK closer to 9665.000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9818.721, Dec 27 at 0630, JBA carrier while other ZYs are
making it but little else on 31m, so presumed R. Nove de Julho on its
usual way-off frequency. Maybe the one on 9819.1 I heard recently was
really something else, such as China. Not that the ZYs can`t vary too,
as with RVM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 10000, Dec 27 at 0626 UT, Observatório Nacional, IDs and
Brazuguese time announcements with pips every dekasecond, only S2-S3
and equal to or above WWV or WWVH, with which it is well-synchronized.
Not expecting to hear PPE Rio at this hour, but why not? ZY
broadcasters just below are audible but little else on 31m (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 1000 kHz: See OKLAHOMA [and non]

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 27 at 0630, RHC English at S9+30, overmodulating
with splatter out to plus/minus 23 kHz = 9677-9723. Something`s always
wrong at RHC.

6100, meanwhile Dec 27 at 0646 is splashing only plus/minus 13 kHz =
6087-6113. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13567 approx. at S9, 13633 at S9+10, Dec 27 at 1410, RHC
spurblobs with F# tone best readable in FM mode, out of 13700-AM which
is S9+20/30; matching on plus side 13767 and 13836 approx., and a JBA
trace circa 13905. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1000, Dec 27 at 0204, dead air on KTOK OKC, so
I can hear some weak Spanish perhaps XEOY, and from the SE some
whoop-whooping, like the defective Cuban transmitter, Artemisa, as
Terry Krueger, Niceville FL, reported:

``1000 CUBA Radio Artemisa, Artemisa, 1115 7/15/20. The spastic
wobbling noise source, still here after at least two-three years.
You'd think by now they could have fixed this.``

0206 UT after 2+ minutes of dead Foxhole, KTOK comes to life with
theme music and opening Joe Pag talkshow interviewing media critic
Sharyl Attkisson.

BTW, have not heard IBOC noise from KTOK for ages, tho still flagged
as -I in 2020-2021 NRC AM Log. IBOC ``reported off Dec 2009`` here:
http://www.topazdesigns.com/iboc/station-list.html
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 6130, UT Sun Dec 27 at 0143, RRI is S9+20 with `DX
Mailbag`, saying there has been a sharp rise in reception reports and
letters about programming this year since more people are staying at
home listening. 0144 acknowledging report from Japan hearing RRI on
6040 DRM via Sweden remote. Other frequency now is 7325 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5850, Dec 27 at 0650, caller accuses Brother
Scare of ``vomiting lies out of his mouth``, played so BS may then
denounce him; via WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2066 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 26 from 2042.7 UT on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, VG
local-quality pickup via Warrenton KiwiSDR.

Also confirmed Sat Dec 26 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, S9+10 but poor with
storm noise at UTwente; nearest lightning on Blitzortung is again
along the west coast of Greece into central Mediterranean, about 1100
statute miles or 1800 km away. But VG S9+15 at Maine SDR.

Also confirmed UT Sun Dec 27 starting at 0414:54 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM,
MO via Warrenton SDR. Next:

2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [but not last week]
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 [pre-empted]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [pre-empted] [ex-0100]

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WOR is always a SW program first, but as stations make it harder to
hear, I can`t blame people for accessing a reliable alternative.

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, who sent a generous
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** U S A. From disgraced FB we find explanation of FSR as temporary?
But not about their doing it already the previous week:

``WRMI Radio Miami International December 24 at 5:12 PM · Freedom
Synergy Radio will transmit special programs at 0300-0400 on UT
Sunday-Thursday December 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 (that's Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night local time in the
Americas) on 5800 kHz. Reception reports will be verified with a
special Freedom Synergy Radio QSL card. Send reports via our website
www.wrmi.net or by email to info@wrmi.net`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7780, 7730, 7570, Dec 27 at 0149, all three WRMIs are JBA
carriers, not just 7780; while 7490.1 WBCQ is S9/+10. It`s rare indeed
for `BCQ to be stronger than southerly-advantaged `RMIs on 7 MHz band,
very strange propagation, or something is amiss at Okeechobee.
Meanwhile Martí is blasting in from Grimesland (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 6159.93, UT Sun Dec 27 at 0141, WBCQ Area 51 discussing
movies, very poor direct. At 0150, 7490.1 is S9/+10 with music.

Contrary to other listings, the Texas Radio Shortwave Xmas show is at
0300-0400 UT Sunday on WBCQ 6160v and A51/61 webcast, starting at
0303, instead of 0200-; as `Lumpy Gravy` is wrapping up its 0200-0300
hour. Nor is TRSW the same Xmas program at all as on WRMI last night,
but: ``Camel Rock `n` Roll Dance Party``, recorded in NYC 1956 when
smoking was supposedly kool, er --- (Glenn Hauser, WOR iog via WOR)

** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Dec 27 at 0027, no signal from WTWW-2 into
Maine SDR; usually it`s running even earlier on Saturdays. No TOUTA
organ music to be heard, next check 0147 a JBA carrier much like 5935
WWCR neighbor, strange propagation or exciter only? Also vs HLNL here
of S9+20, but 4840 WWCR is audible with S9+20 reading.

By 0211 now 5085 is S9+45! But air is dead! At 0651, 5085 is still
dead air at S9+20/40. I wonder if the AT&T Nashville bombing have
impacted Lebanon as it seem to have disrupted communications in
general over central TN and adjacent states.

9475-, Dec 27 at 0637, JBA carrier, likely WTWW-1 day frequency at
night, with signature offset minus measured at 9474.977; and nothing
else is scheduled at this hour; 5830 night frequency is off now as it
was at 0147 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 830, more about WCCO echoing for two nights, not since:

Re: WCCO Problem --- Seems the backup was kicking on so two
transmitters were on at the same time causing an echo. John hasn’t
heard what caused it. WEEP in Pittsburgh used to have a similar
problem when the 1 KW backup would come while the 50 KW main was on
air. Weird stuff always happens when staffing is thin.

One of the network shows we [KMBZ] air in KC, Ground Zero didn’t send
their show to the satellite center last night. So dead air at 9 PM. I
guess Radio Havana Cuba is doing their distribution. I’ll let you know
when I hear more from WCCO - Alan Furst`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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4925kHz, R. Educação Rural (or Radio Rural), Brasil, Tefé; 24/12, 2259 – 2305 relaying its FM channel (93.9 MHz); male in portuguese “você ouviu A Voz do Brasil, boa noite”, female, male “...Amazonia...por um mundo melhor”, ads by male and female, comments. Poor, few words readable (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Ax1h6

4764kHz, R. Huanta 2000, Peru, Huanta; 24/12, 2350 – 2355 folk music selections. Fair, clear, some het (LOB).
https://soundcloud.com/user-463139565/huanta2000_4764khz2350utc24122?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1

3310kHz, R. Mosoi Chaski, Bolivia, Cochabamba; 24-25/12, 2356 – 0005 male in quéchua alternating short music, “Cochabamba”, folk music, male. Poor (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/nBT6b

4955kHz, R. Cultura Amauta, Peru, Huanta; 25/12, 2324 – 2329 folk music, local pop music. Poor with lighting crashes (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/JvCjq

4775kHz, R. Tarma, Peru, Tarma; 26/12, 2346 – 2351 folk music, short Happy Birthday music, male in spanish (unreadable), andean music. Poor (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/SvhyJ

4764kHz, R. Huanta 2000, Peru, Huanta; 26/12, 2352 – 2357 andean music. Poor, het (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/4U5Ef

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** CUBA. 9700, Dec 26 at 0557, RHC English is back here, after switch
back to 6145 last night, // much weaker 6000. Something`s not wrong at
RHC.

Also about 9700, Kenneth Vito Zichi, Williamston MI reports in the
MARE Tipsheet: ``9700 RHC *SPANISH* (yes, something is always wrong,
but really, not so horrible with this mistake) mostly EZL Cuban music
w/brief SS announcements -- which was a good listen! 444+43+ decent
modulation as this channel usually has, 0405-0420 19/Dec RSPdx +SDRuno
+ANC-4 +randomwire --Zichi MI`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY. Re my report of 9670, 0400+ UT Dec 26, Channel 292 with
RNEI, or ``OSR``?

``Hi Glenn, merry Xmas and happy New Year 2021! That's OHR, Offshore
History Radio. Often used by Channel 292 as a 'filler' between hours
booked by scheduled broadcasters. Heard here with a very weak signal
on 9670 at 0410-0420 this morning, Dec 26. Looks like RNEI either was
aired an hour earlier (current Channel 292 sked shows 0300 today) or
was cancelled for some reason. 73, Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, RUS``

And from Roger Thauer, Germany:
``1.)

https://rnei.org/2020/12/21/radio-northern-europe-internationals-christmas-special-announcement/
https://www.channel292.de/s/cc_images/teaserbox_2484508986.jpg

I had seen the 0300z entry in the schedule for ch292 beforehand. So I
had already checked the situation at 0300z / 04.00 CET on the 9670
kHz. But, since there was no signal on various KIWI SDRs between
Moscow and Kamschatka, not a trace of a transmitter carrier.

2.) An hour later, the situation as described by Glenn. I was i.a.
also back on the Novosibirsk SDR and saw another user from the USA,
probably him.

3.) The midday broadcast from RNEI via ch292 also on 9670 kHz (on
ordered 293° ===> UK/IRL/US) on yesterday, December 25th, at least
worked. The DRM QAM16 SNR (at the end of the show) reached a peak
value of 17 dB in Carlow [IRL]. roger`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2066 monitoring: at first not
confirmed Sat Dec 26 at 1300-1306 on WRMI 15770, JBA carrier only; but
by recheck at 1326 has surged to S9+10/20! 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 [but not last week]
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 [but not last week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [pre-empted] [ex-0100]

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
WOR is always a SW program first, but as stations make it harder to
hear, I can`t blame people for accessing a reliable alternative.

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:
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** U S A. Re my report of TRSW Xmas special on WRMI, 5800, UT Sat Dec
26 at 0300-0400:

``Ahoy Glenn - Thank you for your reception report, which was correct.
Attached is your limited edition eQSL.

https://www.w4uvh.net/TRSW_2020_TexasChristmasMusicSpecial_eQSL_WRMI_Hauser.pdf
[via http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
now #105]

Here's the program's playlist:

TRSW - 2020 Texas Christmas Music Special - Playlist
The Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Part)
Nosotros 3 Kings - Beto y Los Fairlanes (Live)
Please Come Home for Christmas - Marcia Ball (Live)
Pretty Paper - Roy Orbison (With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Silent Night - Destiny’s Child (Feat. Beyonce)
What’s This - Flyleaf
When It’s Christmas Time in Texas - George Strait
Cowboy Christmas Ball - Michael Martin Murphey (Live)
What Child is This? - Eric Johnson and Van Wilks (Live)
You, Me and a Christmas Tree - Asleep at the Wheel (Feat. Ray Benson)
West Texas Christmas - Spur 327 Band
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Angela Strehli
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) - Charlie Sexton
Blue Christmas - Willie Nelson
I Hear Jingle Bells - Freedy King
Santa! Don’t Pass Me By - Freddy Fender
Gonna Wrap My Heart in Ribbons - Hank Thompson (Feat. The Brazos
Valley Boys)
Christmas in Harlem - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (Feat. Jack
Teagarden)
The Yellow Rose of Texas - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Part).

Aired December 25, 2020 (Channel 292) and December 26 (WRMI and WBCQ)
Runtime = 59:40.

Cap'n Ric and the Crew hope you had a Merry Christmas and that you'll
have s safe New Year. 73 and Arrgghh. Always be yourself. Unless you
can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.

Texas Radio Shortwave
https://www.facebook.com/texasradiosw
Sailing into your ears from the Lone Star State``

Same program is further scheduled on WBCQ 6159.93v, UT Sun Dec 27 at
0200-0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 830, Dec 26 circa 0600 UT, no more echoing heard on WCCO.
Replying to my previous reports, Scott Blixt, Minnesota DX Club:

``Re: [MDXC] Why is WCCO 830 echoing? I live here in MN near the Twin
Cities. I did not listen when you did so I`m not sure of any echo
that`s going on. But I will listen more carefully to see if I do hear
it.

WCCO does indeed have a back up transmitter site located just North of
Anoka MN. They own the old KTWN/KANO tower that was 1470 back in the
day. I know a fellow DXer who lives a few blocks away. He mentions to
me that they overload the front end of his radio out when they are
using this transmitter

It is only miles from the Coon Rapids site they use on a day to day
basis. Perhaps someone else in the MDXC will have more info to share``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. RF 15, Dec 26 at 1643, marginal tropo blob from here into S
and SE Kansas visiblizes KSNW-DT ``3`` Wichita. The only DX decoding
via my broken antenna; and despite my ``local`` KOPX OKC on RF 15.
Only Wichita station making it, not even Bad signals on open others.
First time I think since repacked from RF 45 altho many times KOPX has
been QRMed out by something, probably this. Subchannels:
3-1, KSNW-DT [NBC]
3-2, T`Mundo --- yes, apparently apostrophied in tiny font PSIP, not
Telemun as in rabbitears.info
3-3, ION
3-4, TCN --- True Crime Network, a.k.a. Justice but no such ID seen.
I also got some good freeze-frame breakup shots, all-red & white
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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** BRAZIL. 9665v, Dec 25 at 2314, lucky RVM English ID just as I tune
in direct, with frequencies 9665, 5940 and another, AM or FM (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL [and non]. 9819.1 approx., Dec 25 at 2317, het about here to
a 9820.0 signal. R. Nove de Julho nominal 9820 has been on the minus
side of 9819 for quite a while, but maybe this be it up a bit; during
this hour both V. of Beibu Bay Radio, China and CNR2 CBR are
scheduled. At 0125, Vilhena, Brasil SDR in SAM mode shows carrier at
plus 136v Hz from 9819, JBA to the ear. But is Beibu off-frequency
too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. Re my last report about Saskatchewan ND beacons, ``only two
of them are 3-letters starting with Y. Most are only two letters, some
even a letter and a number --- never heard one of those --- and six
are Z + two letters``

``Glenn, the number-letter ones are privately owned and not maintained
by NavCan. The two-letter beacons are usually locator ‘outer-marker’
beacons associated with a particular runway. A few years ago many of
the two-letter ones had a ‘Z’ added to them. Most if not all of these
three-letter ones are ‘approach’ or ‘enroute’ beacons. Steve / VE7SL``
McDonald (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY. 9670, Dec 26 at 0400 I`m trying to hear R Northern Europe
International xmas special as sked via Channel 292. Not for N America
since the beam is 60 degrees for SE Asia. A bit too north for that so
I try the Novosibirsk SDR first --- it is getting something S4-S5, but
very noisy and QRMed, Chinese on 9675. Nothing else is sked on 9670 at
this hour. I do make out some rock music and Dutch announcements,
later English, but too bad to listen to. How about New Delhi or Qatar?
No signals at all there. Yet at 0430 I check Novosib again as they are
saying something like ``OSR Offshore Radio`` and music continues,
``American Pie``. So it`s an hour, not half an hour.

RNEI has another Xmas broadcast UT Thu Dec 31 at 0100 on WRMIs 5010 &
5850 which will surely be better for us. That is its regular spot.
Their publicity at
https://rnei.org/2020/12/21/radio-northern-europe-internationals-christmas-special-announcement/
says there are some ``data features`` such as comb stereo (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 7220, Dec 25 at 2307, Xmas discussion in
English, clip in Romanian, so RRI hour, 300 kW at 300 degrees from
Galbeni, but intended only for W Europe, not us beyond. Is it at a
higher vertical angle than for multihops? Considerable CCI from
Vietnamese, which is CRI via Xi`an not thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 25 at 2302, no signal from VOT English to North
America. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2066 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Saturday
December 26 at 0130 on WRMI 7780 --- replaced by Wavescan. Checking
the skedgrids, most of the Systems have been updated as of Dec 24 or
25, jumbling programming around, involving further reduxions to WOR;
still including several imaginary airings in the 21-22 and 10-11 UT
hours. From http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs here is what we now find on
WRMI:

Fri 0130 on 5010, 5850
Sat 0130 on 7780 - canceled
Sat 1300 on 15770
Sat 2300 on 7780 -- never on sked but heard, maybe still?
Mon 0030 on 7730
Mon 0130 on 7780 - canceled
Mon 0230 on 5800, 7780
Mon 0430 on 9955
Tue 0100 on 7780 - canceled
Tue 0330 on 5800 - ? Freedom Synergy Radio last week, but not on sked
Wed 2300 on 9955
Thu 0130 on 5010, 7780 -- ex 0100 on 7780 --- but expected to be
pre-
empted Dec 31 for Mundo Sorprendente

BTW the skedgrid is confused regarding 5010 in the 01-02 UT hour: on
System D it`s // 7780; but it`s also on System F // 5850!

So here is the revised `next` schedule including other stations:

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 [but not last week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE [pre-empted] [ex-0100]

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
WOR is always a SW program first, but as stations make it harder to
hear, I can`t blame people for accessing a reliable alternative.

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 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5800, UT Sat Dec 26 at 0300, WRMI succeeds in airing the
Texas Radio Shortwave Xmas special of Texas artists; opens briefly
with YROT alla marcia theme; Third Mate Susan opens with a set of 3
concluding with Roy Orbison until 0311; another 3-song set starting
with Beyoncé; she sings Silent Night. At 0315 I am getting it direct
at S9+20 but the damn xmas high local noise level is S9+10, too much
to overcome, so I am mainly listening via Bonaire remote where it`s
S9/+15 but without the noise. 0318 Xmas Time in TX. Susan announces
each 3-song set, preceded by a Merry Xmas jingle with a medley. I
listen to the whole hour but do not try to copy name of every Texan
and song. 0322 e-QSL offer, cowboy poet; 0326 polka; 0333 Spur 327
Band, West TX Xmas; 0342 Willie Nelson, Blue Xmas; 0345 Jingle Bells
new version; 0354 Xmas Nite in Haarlem; 0356 outro and e-QSL offer
again; more to come in 2021; 0356.5 YROT theme plays out to 0359 WRMI
ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (6160v), UT Sat Dec 26 at 0100-0200, `AAAWWW` on Area 51/61
webcast for convenience at the computer, not checking 6160 or 7490
direct: ``brown xmas`` at Maine, no snow now and it`s axually warmer
than in central FL where the Weiners are. Astronomy lesson. 0116 calls
J.P. to ask him about his 60-year-old Xmas lights; 0129 datestamp as
25th of December YOOL 2020. 0130+ discussing taking vaccine or not,
science can be corrupt. Trump mentioned only briefly once or twice.
0145 IEEE article about Fessenden`s Xmas eve first broadcast ever;
Allan acknowledges that it is disputed but gives him benefit of doubt.
0154 items from last week`s Free Radio Weekly, twice referring to SSTV
as ``single sideband TV`` instead of slow-scan. 0158 prayer; 0200
webcast switches to Lumpy Gravy. At least on webcast and probably on
air, both of them are somewhat ``in the red``,
overmodulating/distorting even in ordinary speech (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 5085, Dec 25 at 2259, dead air from WTWW-2, about to open?
Very strong S9+40/45 yet plus/minus ~13 kHz spur carriers not
detected. QRN level alone is S9+20. But at 0302 Dec 26 I notice on the
MO remote that 5085 is off.

9475-, Dec 25 at 2312, WTWW-1 SFAW day frequency still unusually on,
S9+40/50 but undermodulated, hummy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Reply to my KFCD 990 TX log: ``KFCD was rather dominant on
990 here in IL last night. 73 KAZ`` from Neil Kazaross, near Chicago,
who to the NE should be in null even of their day pattern NW/SE. So
maybe they were totally out of whack, or non-direxional (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [non]. 9580, Dec 25 at 2313, 1 kHz tone at S8-S9. It`s VR
via USAGM Tinang, Philippines, about to start beaming Vietnamese
half-sesquihour at 2315 due west, violating Separation of Church &
State. Shux, I don`t expect these relay exchanges to be abolished with
a pious Catholic president, which is likely the most critical thing I
will have to say about dear Joe (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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