** CUBA. 9955, Dec 19 at 1906, pulse jamming at VP level, but totally unnecessary as WRMI doesn`t recome on until *2155, but at least it`s running in time to QRM WORLD OF RADIO at 2200. Also pulse jamming against nothing on 9955 at 1534 Dec 20. Just let it run all the time, but ramp it up to wall-of-noise during Radio Libertad 0015-0100 and some other exile spots. Just think how many undernourished Cubans could be fed if the expense of jamming nothing (or rather, anything) were spent on them! Something`s always wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 13559, Dec 20 at 1536, RHC FM is S9+10 with F# tone, but undermodulated, geez. So I go hunting for others at approx. 70-71 kHz multiples away from source 13700-AM: 13489, 13418, 13630 is S9+10 but suptorted; 13771 louder but distorted; 13841. Also detectable around 13912, 13984, 14055 is S3 with F#, 14126 S2-S3, and 14196 trace vs 20 m hams. Sic the IARUMS on them? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15311.6, Dec 20 at 1545, weak spur from RHC 15140, and matching 14968.4, i.e. approx. 171.6 kHz above and below. Emboldened, I try for their doubles, and do find a JBA carrier at 14797.8, but not on the plus side which would be 15482.2. The second closer set out of 15140 are audible on 14997 and 15283, but not on double 15426 or 14854. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
BTW, fundamental 15140 is very strong and overmodulated, contributing to the extras. Per Arnie`s original B18 sked, 15140 is Quivicán site until 1600, Bauta after 1600, so these will not be happening after 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 13860, Dec 20 at 1540, surprised to find Radio Martí here, VG and jamming-free, instead of scheduled 13820 which is still being jammed. Mistake or deliberate to evade jam? But at 1725 recheck, back on 13820 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 18083-CW, Dec 19 at 1912, CQ marker DE XE2V; does not appear to be hand keyed, several repetitions with same glitches. Finally goes to hand for a contact, details or otherstation not copied here. He`s the OSOB, and with deep fades, so sporadic-E while no F-layer propagation is funxioning from anywhere. QRZ.com info:
``XE2V
MODESTO "MODE" PERALTA H.
P.O.BOX 147
23000, LA PAZ, B.C.S.
Mexico
I have been a radio amateur since September 1985 as XE2HOE, I have just turned 32, from March 10, 2017, I was authorized XE2V, by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) I am now transmitting most of my time in cw morse, my New cw key is a begali magnum, give me Christmas, my radio is icom 7700 and my antennas Optibeam OB9-5 5 bands and Mosley SF-204-A 40 m. I am a member of FISTS CW CLUB num.17554 my name in cw is (Mode). 73s
Member of ARRL ID 3100414228
Diploma WAS # 60867 in CW
Diploma WPX # 3834 in CW``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAO TOME [non]. 1530, Dec 20 at 0258-0300, no Yankee Doodle detectable from 600 kW ND VOA relay sign-on, as Mark Connelly, MA, has been urging for an `easy` African MW catch further east. But here, it can`t get past blaster WCKY Cincinnati. I am on the longwire rather than trying to null WCKY which might help little as they are 11 degrees apart from this POV: 71.5 vs 82.5 degrees. The other time he suggests is at VOA sign-off 2200* maybe without YDD (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 1521, Dec 19 at 2036 on caradio, 1520 KOKC OKC again with a JBA 1 kHz het, probably from Duba 2-megawatter. Those further east (and north, west?) should be looking for this against whatever 1520 signal they may have, 2 or 3 hours before local sunset (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SINGAPORE. 7355, Dec 19 at 1545, Korean at S9-S7, the SSOB beyond WWCR. O, it`s BBC at 1530-1830, 250 kW, 25 degrees from Kranji, so carries right on USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U A E. 9580.109, Dec 19 at 1531, JBA carrier off-frequency, another atrocity from Egypt or Saudi Arabia? No, HFCC shows it`s NHK Urdu at 1514-1545, 250 kW, 60 degrees via DHA, another site well-known for offfrequenciness. Radio Australia avoided this problem by self-destructing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1961 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday December 19 after 2200 via portable DX-375, fair with jamming on WRMI 9955, much weaker on WBCQ 7490+. Next:
0930 UT Friday Unique 5045-LSB low-power NSW Australia
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
0930 UT Saturday Unique 5045-LSB low-power NSW Australia [Dec 22]
1200 UT Saturday Unique *9265 via WINB to WSW
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
1700 UT Saturday WRN *5950 via WRMI to WNW [unconfirmed]
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM non-direxional
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ *5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique 5045-LSB low-power NSW Australia
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:
Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085, Dec 19 at 1540, WTWW-2 is still S9+20/30 on night frequency with Xmasmx, ``Let It Snow``, cut immediately to hamad.
But Dec 20 at 1528 check, 5085 is off. You never know what Ted will be doing with this. Sometimes it seems that 5085 is running all day and/or all night with Xmasmx.
WHY in the world does Ted and so many other broadcasters think the audience wants to be inundated by Xmasmx all the time during The Season?? Some of the music is great, much of it banal, or even earworms, and all of it is keyed to an imaginary holiday, except for pagans. I would be pleased to hear an occasional carol the rest of the year, and plenty of nonxmasmx in December. (BTW, I notice that some editors will not let me say ``Xmas``.)
That reminds me, WRMI has had a program promoting Xmasmx all year; haven`t run across it lately; exist-it-still? Searching websked, yes: UT Monday 01-02 on 5950, 9395. From Programming page:
``Since November, 2014, Countdown2.Christmas Radio has been a home for those who know the world would be a better place if the Christmas spirit ruled hearts year-round. Broadcasting Christmas music 24 hours a day (every day of the year) via its web site http://c2c.audio --- TuneIn, iTunes, Nobex, iPhone and Android apps (and more), Countdown2.Christmas Radio is proud to extend its reach through shortwave radio on WRMI.
Tune in weekly for a live broadcast with Alan and various other members of the Fahrner family...and join in the Christmas cheer with the likes of Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, and all your other Christmas music favorites! 0000 UTC Monday on 9455 kHz`` --- a long outdated frequency! And I would not assume it`s really on both 5950 & 9395 without confirmation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1754 UT December 20