** BIAFRA [non]. As expected, V. of Biafra International finally shifted to
15280 via WHRI, for the Friday-only 20-21 UT broadcast, ex-17690. July 11 at
2000 opening with no glitches, different format than previous weeks, first
Finlandia by a distinctly non-Nordic band, ID but no mention of frequency or
meterband, then soprano with ``All Hail Biafra`` anthem --- I think that was
the title, which lasted past 2005 when I suspended monitoring until 2057
recheck. The orator this time mentioned 19 meter-band, but still no specific
frequency. WHRI phony-enthusiasm announcer did however then say 15280 as they
were about to QSY to 7385. WHR generalized frequency schedule still shows
17650, and the Angel 1 specific program schedule does too, but on the other six
days of the week during this hour, 9495, which may still be the case (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 5860 at 1224 July 12, talking and singing; at 1228 I decided it was
Chinese. Aoki shows this can only be V. of Jinling, Nanjing, 50 kW at 161
degrees, 1145-1430, also in Amoy. Much weaker than VOA Korean 5890 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. R. Martí announcing its lema, as it does quite frequently, a
marvelous ode to freedom, surely objexionable only to the DentroCubans, 1229
July 12 on 5980; but Greenville modulation automatically cut off at 1230 before
the motto was completely stated; open carrier and jamming continued for good
measure (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. HCJB ``Galápagos`` show, 6050 with usual Malaysian het, July 12 at
1156. Scheduled Saturdays 1145-1200. Probably also on 11690 and 11960, no
longer 21455, but not checked (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non]. RFI Météo Marine service, a tad on the hi side of 13640, as
compared to local KFXY-1640 on the FRG-7, July 12 at 1142. This is 500 kW, 320
degrees via GUIANA FRENCH, daily at 1130-1200. At this early hour it was the
only station audible on the 21/22 mb, and the 19mb was still completely closed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. R. Verdad, Chiquimula, 4052.5, July 12 1126 winding up banjo
version of ``Workin` on the Railroad`` which I think they play every day as a
program themesong. Concludes with RR Xing bells. Still audible at 1204 with
hymn (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. Best Indonesian by far, RRI Fak2, 4790, July 12 at 1130 mostly
music fighting T-storm noise from Kansas, and CODAR from GKW, 1134 YL vocal.
1206 M&W news, presumably Jakarta, overmodulated and distorted.
By comparison, VOI on 9526 was much weaker. At 1149 I could tell the YL was
speaking Japanese slowly and clearly. After 1300, it was mostly a YL speaking,
but so weak I could not be certain it was Inggeris until 1330 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS [non]. Hmong Lao Radio, 11785 via WHRI, Saturday July 12 at 1334 with
remarx briefly in English by a woman at some weekend outdoor public event,
about what good students the Hmong children are in Hminneapolis; further
evidence this is really a domestic SW service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MOROCCO. 15345, RTM presumed, July 11 at 2059, weak signal and modulation no
match for local noise level, but I did make out a typically-late timesignal a
few sex after 2100, and off at 2101, matching previous behaviour during
standard time at 2200, so indeed running SW one UT hour earlier. I could then
detect an even weaker carrier slightly on the high side of 15345, no doubt
Argentina (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI, back on proper 6170, July 12 at 1301 check with news
instead of prolonged 9655 as the night before. One of the best signals on 49m
when it opens (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. If one can pull away from DXing on a Saturday morning, there is great
doo-wop music to be heard on Rock the Universe, from WWCR 7490 (the mighty
74-90, I call it), 1200-1300, as I enjoyed some of it July 12 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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