** CUBA. 6165, Dec 18 at 0654, this RHC is off, while English on 6100, 6060, 6000 and 5040 are still on. Quite the contrary, earlier at 0116, 6165 was on and 6000 was off. At 0712, only 6000 is still on with another hour of English, and also JBA on x 2 = 12000. Keeping 6000 on for the final hour until 0800 is getting to be a pattern. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15230, Dec 18 at 1510, no signal from RHC. Maybe operator looked at posted RHC website sked and realized, OMG, this frequency is supposed to be off?! But it`s on again at 1546 check. Something`s always wrong at RHC, but in this case, is it wrong to be off, or wrong to be on? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 18 at 0702, VON is missing; but at 0705 I find it on 9689.908 with talk in African language frequently mentioning Nigeria; just in time as this cuts off abruptly at 0706*, so in error? Still does not show up soon on 7255- (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 9996, Dec 18 at 0703, open carrier, fairly good signal. Hard to imagine anything but RWM here altho better than other European signals on band now; recheck at 0708 it`s off, a scheduled break? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5130.40, Dec 18 at 0655, WBCQ is still on with Brother Scare; as feared, apparently replacing 9330+ for 24-hour disservice. (And 3215 WWCR TOMBS is off again after 0600). By daytime 1545 recheck, 9330 still missing and 5130.4 inaudible, but may be beaming into the absorption.
Wolfgang Bueschel reported: ``Log Dec 18 at 1235 to 1305 UT range in Edmonton Alberta remote SDR site: USA, 5130.384 kHz WBCQ wandered to .389 kHz variable, at 1235 UT Dec 18, S=9+25dB, two men talk in English. 7490v WBCQ channel nothing. 9330v WBCQ channel nothing``
Absence of 9330 reminds one to wonder how the Superpower project is coming along, registered to use this frequency only when it may start in a few more months (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 11815.699, Dec 18 at 1541, TRT Turkish talk is running off-frequency today, usual good signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBCQ: See SOUTH CAROLINA [non]
** U S A. 5970, Dec 18 at 0652, WEWN song is barely modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7310-7315-7320, Tue Dec 18 at 0659, WINB DRM with VG signal of standard noise on the upper half, but multiple carriers beating against each other on the lower half, same as on 13685-13690-13695 in the 11-17 UT M-F tests, as heard Dec 18 at 1511. What *is* this abnormal non-DRM stuff on the bottom? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085, Dec 18 at 0714, WTWW with Xmasmx, distorted. I guess it runs all night; next check at 1502, still on with TedAd for MFJ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1849 UT December 18
