** BRAZIL [non]. 6180, Dec 9 at 0133, RNA is off again, nor on 11780, following last night`s broken signal. So CRI English via CUBA is in the clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5040, Dec 9 at 0149, RHC music has mix of RTTY? Some utesound, then clear. Not sure whether this was genuine QRM or yet more something wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, Dec 9 at 0504, R. Rebelde music is overmodistorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. I am seldom monitoring in the 05-06 hour, but Dec 9 I discover even more anomalies from Radio Habana Cuba: 5040 is already in English at 0505, rather than starting at 0600. 6100 and 6060 are also already on and in English at 0507, along with 6165 and 6000. It does appear that RHC has reverted to summertime/DST scheduling. But wait, there`s more:
12000, Dec 9 at 0514, RHC English on unsked frequency, fair S9, matching synchronous 6000 and undermodulation level. So is this a harmonic? Or a fundamental, like 12000 is earlier in Spanish. 12000 is *still* going in English at 0637.
11840, Dec 9 at 0516, RHC English on another unsked frequency, supposedly only in Spanish much earlier. This one is blasting in at S9+30, and accompanied by the JBA spurs on 11830 & 11850 --- the only frequency behaving like this, tho the same transmitter must be used on some other frequency at other dayparts. At 0522 over to Arnie Coro, admittedly ``on the phone``, with `Breakthrough` talk about improving safety at Cuba`s 2000+ railroad crossings. Not rechecked until 0637 when it`s off.
11700, Dec 9 at 0518, RHC is S9/S9+20 in Spanish during `Sonido Cubano` music show. Since 5040 and 6060 are already in English and nothing heard on 31m, this is the only RHC Spanish frequency to be heard. 11760 has a JBA carrier at 0637, surely not RHC. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [non]. Regarding 17545, Sat at 15-16, I discovered Dec 9, and IDed by RMI broker as ``Alsmood``, which name I found on some disgraced FB pages, Kai Ludwig, Germany, replies to the WOR iog:
``At least at a first glance this seems to be entirely Egyptian staff. Looks like the Facebook profile of someone in Egypt, running a relief project which on its own Facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/pg/alsmodllaytamlltnmya does not show activities outside Egypt either, and just being a fan of these radio stations.
The reply from Jeff White raises another question: Who assumes the responsibility for the content of these broadcasts? It looks like it would indeed be his Radio Miami International. Pretty daring to put some stuff on air without even knowing what it is. Kai``
Meanwhile I forwarded the disgraced FB stuff to Jeff, and asked,``Does this look like the same station to you, or not?``
He replied, ``Beats me. I'm not sure what Alsmood means in Tigrinya.``
Google translate does not include Tigrinya, but I try Alsmood in Amharic, and with some prodding it comes up with: Knowledge --- but pronounces the script as iwik`eti ?? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non]. 5950, Sunday Dec 9 at 0646, RFI English.com is S9+10 on WRN via WRMI. Mentions ``Saturday is tomorrow`` confirming that this is a playback of the Friday 14 UT broadcast, nothing more in English to be produced over the weekend. Stops at 0649 and 0650 replaced by fill music, in French? No, unseems. Probably the WRMI default. Same stale hour should get another playback at 06-07 UT Monday. So don`t expect the latest yellow-vest reports here! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non?]. 9790, Dec 9, 1427-1430+, S9-S7 open carrier, but no programming starting; 1458 recheck, maybe JBM; 1459 French talk and music, RFI ID and into African language. This does not match any known scheduling: HFCC has Saudi Arabia in Arabic on 9790, but that is apparently wooden as not in EiBi or Aoki/NDXC. Starting at 1500 was RFA Chinese via defunct Saipan, and ChiCom jamming. 9790 is an RFI ISSoudun frequency at many other hours, not listed now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, Dec 9 at 0640, VOG with Sunday service Orthodox chanting, lovely music, S9+10/20. Not often is this propagating any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6955-USB, UT Sun Dec 9 at 0131, finally a decent pirate log, S9+10 and probably Wolverine Radio with song; brief check of other frequencies misses an ID, at 0134 SSTV; but 0136 rare live announcement from Wolverine Radio; says he fears not everyone could hear this broadcast so is going to repeat it in about 5 minutes on 3440, but then plays some more SSTV on 6955.
I hasten to notify the WOR iog, and when I get back at 0141, 3440-USB is already on with music. But much inferior here, only S8 and happens to confront blob from a local device. 0143 ``Happy Days Are Here Again`` as tonight`s theme is songs about ``Happy``. Many more logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,48787.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 11975, Dec 9 at 1505, talk at modulation spikes only, unreadable; wiggle that patchcord at RRI Galbeni, 14-16 in Romanian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 3215, Dec 9 at 0654 check, WWCR-1 is off again, as on Sunday there is no Brother Scare before 0600 to be prolonged (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 9700, Dec 9 at 0639, Turkish music and talk, S9+10 fading to S6, as TRT is here at 04-07, 500 kW, 310 degrees for W Europe, but also USward. MUF unusually hi tonight also propagating GREECE on 9420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1959 monitoring: Hi Glenn, Just to confirm that I heard WOR on Sat Dec 8 on 6190 kHz - weak, but I couldn't mistake your voice! Also Media Network Plus heard from 0720 tune-in (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, WOR iog via DXLD)
6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Goehren, 0730-0800, 08-12, English, Glenn Hauser's program "World of Radio". 15321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol and Reinante, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, WOR iog via DXLD)
WOR 1959 confirmed UT Sunday Dec 9 at 0425 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 12 minutes into show, so started circa 0413, S9+20. Next:
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
* 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. 3215, UT Sun Dec 9 at 0150, lo-fi with clix, hum, etc. two guys commenting about fake news; one says he was on C2CAM last night (caller or guest?), S9+20 from the last remaining WWRB transmission after Dave has destroyed most of his antennas and transmitters. Live announcement from him at 0159 interrupts the talk show without any outro or even name, repeatedly urging us to retune to 3185, and off before WWCR comes up on 3215, by 0201 with Martha Garvin singing.
3185, Dec 9 from *0159:53, WWRB cuts on here (rather than 3195), clearly a different program than before the break, mentions `Message of the Cross` but unsure if that be the title, with Bob Martin.
Not checked further here, but Mike Newland in Morgantown KY on the WOR iog was still hearing it much later: ``WWRB Morrison TN. December 9, 2018 0328Z 3185 kHz. Strong signal S-9 + 30 dB. Religious commentary by male announcer. SINPO 55555`` --- an example of how good the 90m band is for close-in coverage: only 193 km = 120 miles apart (but 259/161 if driving via I-24 thru Nashville, and I-65). Is WWRB still active UT Mon and even UT Tue? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505, Dec 9 at 0643, WRNO S9+30 in Chinese and splattering plus/minus 12 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5830, Dec 9 at 0645, WTWW-1 is AWOL, while neighbor 5935 WWCR is VG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Re: ``6934.8-AM, Dec 8 at 0103, JBA carrier, my first pirate in a sesquimonth? But no logs of it on HF Underground tonight, just unID USBs on 6925, 6950, 6955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``
Chris Smolinski, of HF Underground replies: ``Hi Glenn, This is the UNID pirate from South America. Some suspect it is from Argentina, but no one knows for sure. There are logs of it on the HF Underground on the Latin American Pirate board:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?board=39.0
It doesn't get logged every time it is on as it is often heard on the east coast. Chris Smolinski, Black Cat Systems, Westminster, MD USA,http://www.blackcatsystems.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1733 UT December 9
