** AUSTRIA. 6155, Dec 23 at 0641, non-classical music from Ö1, now S9+10/20, much better than usual. Until tonight I had been disappointed by poor signals during our only chance to hear ORF, the wake-up domestic service relay from 0600 to 0710/0720; even tho the English news capsule at the end was long ago eliminated. 0644 AustroGerman announcement, novelty song; 0647 TC for 7:47 and finally some Brahms. Moosbrunn 300 kW transmitters except for this are exclusively to relay foreign stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 7220, Dec 23 at 1547 good S8-S9 song, in English? Most likely CRI Japanese from Jinhua site this hour, ergo aimed sorta thisaway; rather than also EiBi-listed hour of VOV in Vietnamese to North Africa. No QRhaM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 9700, Dec 23 at 0550, VP signals SAHing, presumably Turkey and // 6000 RHC English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 6060, Dec 23 at 0550, RHC still colliding with Algeria via FRANCE. At 0646 S9+20 in the clear, mailbag in English, but somewhat distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 6100, Dec 23 at 0551, RHC VP here in wrong language Spanish not English, // much better 5040; also ACI from 6105 Arabic = Algeria via France at 0500-0700. Same at 0637 recheck, S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, UT Thu Dec 23 at 0643, RHC mailbag in English, S9+30 but undermodulated; // 9700 S9+10 also u-m. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Fog this morning, Dec 23 at 1510 UT, so there ought to be some tropo enhancement TV. Hepburn maps predict we`re on edge of Level 1, but up to level 4 blob south/eastward as of 1500. Most `open` channels 8-36 show BAD signals into the STB, but only one decodes, RF 26 as KOTV Tulsa on 6-1; KQCW-SD on 6-2; and NewsOn6 on 6-3; soon fading as does the visible fog (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 6145, Dec 23 at 0550, strong music not RHC, 0552 S9+10 Romanian, sure sounds like an adstring. RRI Galbeni scheduled 0500-0600 to W Europe & USward, but chopped off at 0557*. Must be a domestic program relay, but not specifically delineated as such in WRTH 2021 nor current EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2118)
** SPAIN. 12030, Dec 23 at 1549, REE IS at S9+30/40 despite Mideast aiming, also weaker 11670 toward Africa, both programming from 1600 weekdays; nothing yet on Americas frequencies 9690 & 11940, which don`t start until 1855 weekdays, if on air at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2117 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday December 23 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010 S7-S8 into Maryland remote; 9395, S9+10/20 into Missouri SDR, following 0128 `Sound of Silence`. WOR 2118 should be ready early UT Fri Dec 24 for first broadcasts at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2118 contents: Abkhazia, Algeria and non, Antarctica and non, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, (Colomba), Cuba and non, Egypt, France, India, Italy, (Kashmir), Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Romania, Russia, San Andrés and non, (Sa`udi Arabia), UK, USA, Zanzibar; unidentified 6114; propagation outlook - ()Countries mentioned but not in order.
WOR 2118 is available as of 0123 UT Friday December 24, 2021
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Also linx to podcast services.
The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:
0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE
0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S
1530 UT Friday WRWI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580 harmonic; 918-Italy
2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
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UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 6114, the RTTY INTRUDER, had been heard every night but not Dec 22 around 0700 check. Ron Howard replied to my previous inquiry:
``Hi Glenn - Dec 22, checking 6115 kHz between 0525 to 0610 UT. Japan starting to slowly fade up; no trace at all of Congo; normally Japan would be coming up about 0500, so tonight was rather poor; no RTTY or any kind of QRM; Japan with mostly non-stop pop songs (Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca," etc.). Ron (California)``
6114, Dec 23 at 0546 the RTTY is back, vs JBA 6115 carrier presumed JAPAN not CONGO; still at 0640 when Nikkei music has grown to S6, the RTTY evitable by USB tuning, but that should not be necessary!
I search the UDXF iog on 6114 and only get possibly unrelated hits:
``LOG 4 to 6 MARS 2016 + RUSSIAN NAVY, SCHWEITZER ANDRE 07854 RCV : Russian Navy Sevastopol 1525z CIS-12/AT3004D/USB Encrypted messages – (QYT4 Mode Actived : RIR98 de RCV QYT4 ….) In Dx – Qsx 6114 (05Mar16) (F5JBR)
06114 RIR98 : Russian Navy 1528z CIS-12/AT3004D/USB Encrypted messages – (QYT4 Mode Actived : RIR98 de RCV QYT4 ….) In Dx – Qsx 7854 (05Mar16) (F5JBR)``
i.e. almost 6 years ago in France, first Russian navy log said to QSX = reply on 6114, and then a 6114 log itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2118)
This report dispatched at 0129 UT December 24
