** BIAFRA [non]. V. of Biafra International, via WHRI 17520, May 8 at 1941,
another Friday on the same frequency. The Orator was talking about the
differences between Islamic and Christian regions of Nigeria --- emirs had
divine rights, but during the period of military rule, a land use decree left
eastern people landless, unlike the Yoruba and Hausa. Sufficient reception
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 11935, CRI Russian with Chinese lesson, fair May 9 at 1253-1257*.
This is intended for DVR, 37 degrees from SZG site, so also USward (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA [non]. Sat on 11785 before 1300 Saturday May 9 to see what would
happen. At 1258 could not really make out anything from VOI, just voanews.com
spelled out, mixed with CNR1 ChiCom echoing jamming; at 1259 on pops WHRI with
OCS in progress, sign-on, and 1300 into Hmong Lao Radio overriding everything,
so strong that it overloads the FRG-7 and audio can be heard elsewhere on 25m
unless attenuated. Meanwhile open 9525 goes begging for VOI to return (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES [and non]. During a routine check for possible reception of
IRRS/IPAR via SLOVAKIA on 7290, Friday May 8 at 2010, not really expecting to
hear it in CNAm, I was surprised to find Russian on 7285. The CRI relay via
Albania to Europe is scheduled, but supposed to be in English. I figured that
must have changed, or got the wrong program feed, but uplooking it later, there
is indeed a Russian broadcast during this hour on 7285, from R. Liberty via
Tinang, to Siberia except the most easterly part, 21 degrees so also usward ---
something I would not be expecting to hear either, over a midday path.
Meanwhile, IRRS has cut back to stop 7290 at 2000* and WORLD OF RADIO at 2030
has been canceled, even on their webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. SIBC, 9541.5, May 9 at 1240, American-accented YL being
interviewed about freedom of speech, Michael Savage being banned from the UK.
This time I was able to match it with BBCWS via Singapore 9740, running about
one second behind that. R4 readability on 9541.5, not bad; still het from
weaker China 9540, and unlike other days, no DentroCuban jamming on 9545
against nothing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA Greenville, 17895, May 8 at 1938 in Spe-cial Eng-lish report on
pope in Jordan; modulation noticeably distorted. Is anyone paying attention at
the site? Or being so close to the transmitters, can they tell when something
is amiss? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WTJC, 9370, May 8 at 2007 hymn, extremely distorted modulation with
continuous heavy crackle. A station their engineers(?) can be proud of (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, May 9 at 1303, RNV in Spanish with program summary,
i.e. opening the transmission hour, and then ``Cortes Informativos``. Has this
been moved one hour later to start at 1300 instead of 1200? No, chopped off at
1304:50*, frustrating bytuners who must have been just getting into RNV`s
program. Evidently the 1200 hour is played back on the program feed line at
1300, and the sloppy Cuban engineers left it on past closing a few minutes
earlier. Hint: even if you can`t turn off the transmitter immediately the
program is over, you should at least turn off the modulation, which BTW was
somewhat low and distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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