** CUBA. 5040, 6145, and even 6060, UT Sun Dec 22 at 0721, unusual combo of RHC frequencies in English at this late hour, during Arnie Coro`s other show as Science Editor, `Breakthru`. Usually only 6145 is on after 0700. Not 6000 or 6100. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 13768 approx., Dec 22 at 1433, spurblob from RHC 13700, matched by a weaker one around 13632; `En Contacto` soon starts, Arnie remarking about lack of manchas solares. By 1445 already filling with theme music, Marta claiming meterbands they are on but lacking 41m --- what does she know? Then I confirm on JBA 7340. 1446 back to AC about lack of sunspots. Really short of material this week, more theme music fill in show introduced as ``15 minutos``, 1449 over a minute early to `En Cía. del Dr.` Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11530, Dec 22 at 1439, chanting music, presumed Dengê Welat via PRIDNETROVYE; weaker similar music on 11540: could that be the Turkish jammer? Then 11530 into talk, while music continues on 11540 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17655, Dec 22 at 1713, VOA Portuguese Portuguese is S9+20/30 and the OSOB, proving that 16m can still work. But I think this be winter sporadic E from Grimesland NC to here, as on 6m map with MUF up to 26 MHz between us. Also stronger than anything on 19m, topped by RHC 15140 at S9+20. Other USA signals on 15825, 15770 remain very weak. AFAIK so far there has been hardly any winter Es activity reaching VHF TV or FM bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7570, Dec 22 at 0726, WRMI-11 is still off the air, AWOL. Latest skedgrid shows it supposed to be nothing but 22-11 TOMBS, 11-14 SMTV (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6018.85-USB, approx., Dec 22 at 0724, 2-way INTRUDERS in
unknown language (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7475, Dec 22 at 0727, S5-S6 open carrier again when nothing is scheduled; ute? This was once a Voice of Greece frequency, but for years nothing but 9420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9200-USB, Dec 22 at 1450, 2-way in Spanish with clix, laughing, discussing putas and madres, still going past 1513 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1944 UT December 22
