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Today's Topics:
1. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
2. Nov. 21 logs (L?cio Bobrowiec)
3. Zimbabwe Police Raid Homes, Civic Groups Seeking Short-Wave
Radios (Arnaldo)
4. Sun Morn DX (Charles Bolland)
5. 1035 KHz Portugal, R?dio Clube (Artur Fernandez Llorella)
6. Glenn Hauser logs November 20-21, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
7. RAE (Arnaldo)
8. Sun Afternoon DX (Charles Bolland)
9. Sun Eve Dx (Charles Bolland)
10. Nov 21 Logs ([email protected])
11. Glenn Hauser logs November 21, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:13:13 +0100
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Logs in Lugo
Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G
Cable antenna, 8 meters
BRASIL
4885, Radio Clube do Par?, Bel?m, 0705-0712, 19-11, Brazilian songs,
Portuguese, male, advertisements . 25322. (M?ndez)
4915, Radiodifusora Macap?, Macap?, 0712-0717, 19-11, Brazilian songs.
24322. (M?ndez)
9820, Radio 9 de Julho, 0725-0808, 21-11. After two weeks I can`t listen
it, probably out of air, Radio 9 de Julho today at 0725 on air with good
signal, religious songs, male voice, identification at 0728: "Radio 9 de
Julho, 1600 AM, a familia em primeiro lugar", more songs, at 0740, male:
" Voc? esta ouvindo Clube do Passarinho". 34333. (M?ndez)
COLOMBIA
5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0715-0728, 20-11, religious comments in
Spanish by male and Latinamerican songs. 14321. (M?ndez)
6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, 0558-0606, 20-11, religious
comments in Spanish by male, Bible paragraphs like "Isaias". Behind LVC
is Radio Mil, very weak, with Latinamerican songs. At 0603 interference
from Radio Habana Cuba on the same frequency with tunning music. 13221.
(M?ndez)
GUINEA ECUATORIAL
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0557-0602, 19-11, male, Spanish, news.
14221. (M?ndez)
15180, Radio Africa, 0812-0830, 20-11, English, male, religious
comments. 24322. (M?ndez)
GUATEMALA, 4052.5, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0602-0605*, 19-11, Anthem
and sing off. Very weak, best in LSB. 15321. Also listened 0553-0603*,
21-11, religious songs and comments in English by male, identification,
anthem and sing off at 0603. Very weak. 15321. (M?ndez)
LITHUANIA, 6055, Radio Waves International, 2154-2210, 20-11, special
27 years birthday of Radio Waves, male, comments in English and French,
identification: "Radio Waves Internacional", pop music. 44444. (M?ndez)
MEXICO
6010, Radio Mil, M?xico D. F., 0559-0606, 20-11, Latinamerican songs,
very weak. I can listen it behind La Voz de tu Conciencia. 12321. (M?ndez)
6185, Radio Educaci?n, M?xico D. F., 0820- , 20-11, classic music.
24322. (M?ndez)
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:36:06 -0800 (PST)
From: L?cio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Nov. 21 logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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4220, China, PBS Qinghai, Xining. November, 21 0012-0022 Tibetan (listed) male
and female talks, short music as a bridge, male and female announcements. Very
weak, 25222 (lob-B).
?
4330, China, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqui. November, 21 0022-0032 Kazakh (listed) male
and female talks, male on music sounding like ads, a kind of Chinese folk
music, time pip, male and female announcements. Progressive enhancement, 35222
(lob-B).
?
4500, China, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqui. November, 21 0032-0042 Mongolian (listed)
male alternating female segments. Noise behind sounding like a jamming, 25222
(lob-B).
?
5010, India, AIR Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai. November, 21 0043-0052 Hindu
style music. Very weak, 25322 (lob-B).
?
6020, Peru, R. Vict?ria, Lima. November, 21 0706-0715 male and female ?David
Miranda, cinco de la tarde!; atenci?n hermanos y hermanas, iglesia pentecostal
los invitan; Iglesia Pentecostal Deus ? Amor en Peru?. 34333, (lob-B).
?
3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. November, 21 0736-0814 male and female talks
seemingly in local language, but with some English words ?country, man,
program?, Pacific music, English romantic music. Peak at 0759, 35233 (lob-B).
?
7260, November, 21 checks at 0735, 0748, 0806 no signal of R. Vanuatu. (lob-B).
?
73's
?
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil
SW 40 -?Dipoles and Longwire
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:55:10 +0100
From: "Arnaldo" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected], playdx2003 <[email protected]>,
[email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Zimbabwe Police Raid Homes, Civic Groups Seeking
Short-Wave Radios
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Police in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland South province have been raiding
non-governmental organizations and visiting homes demanding the surrender of
wind-up short-wave radios associated with the Voice of America's Studio 7
program for Zimbabwe.
Civic activist Jastone Mazhale, chairman of the Gwanda Agenda, said police on
Thursday visited his office and questioned him over the radios. Mazhale said
the police officers indicated they were acting on orders from police
headquarters in Harare.
Police are said to have raided households suspected of possessing such radios.
Wind-up short-wave radios have been awarded to Studio 7 listeners in
promotional contests and drawings, most recently in connection with Studio 7's
LiveTalk call-in program.
Mazhale told Studio 7 that the effort to confiscate radios was an attempt to
silence dissenting voices as the country braces for possible elections next
year.
"They want people to listen to negative propaganda broadcast by the
state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation linked to ZANU-PF," he
said.(VOA News)
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:41:02 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"'DSWCI'" <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Sun Morn DX
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Peru, 6019.27, Radio Victoria, 1010-1020, There seemed
to be a program with different
individuals in Spanish conversation. Noted a strong
presents of splatter from 6030KHz
on the band. Victoria was only at a poor level.
(Chuck Bolland, November 21, 2010)
Bolivia, 6134.825, Radio Santa Cruz, 1018-1030, At
tune in, noted a female in Spanish
language comments. Signal rather muffled, thus getting
details at this time was difficult.
Others joined the conversation after a few moments.
Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland,
November 21, 2010)
Peru, 5024.93, Radio Quillabamba, 1030-1045,
Unfortunately Rebelde is dominating
this frequency. But noted some activity from
Quillabamba as Rebelde fades every
once in awhile. Tried notching Rebelde out, but to no
avail. (Chuck Bolland,
November 21, 2010)
WR-G31ddc
26N 081W
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:26:10 +0100
From: Artur Fernandez Llorella <[email protected]>
To: hard-core-dx HCDX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 1035 KHz Portugal, R?dio Clube
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Thanks Fernando for your help. I already suspected it was R?dio Clube, but I
didn't manage to hear any ID. Anyway signal is much weaker than usual. The
dominant station on this channel here is RAI now and in the past R?dio Clube
was clearly dominant. Perhaps they are testing with a lower power...
Artur Fern?ndez Llorella
Catalonia, Spain
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:28:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 20-21, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** AUSTRALIA [non]. 11550, fair at 2242 UT Saturday Nov 20, English lesson, M &
W with English words and phrases, pauses for listeners to repeat, and
explanations in Indonesian. It`s RA via Tainan, TAIWAN, per Aoki, 2200-2330.
BTW, no hint of this in HFCC B-10. Altho the listings seem more complete now,
there is not a single entry for TWN, as the ChiCom continue to forbid HFCC from
including its breakaway province, even when it concerns relays of other
stations having nothing to do with the mainland. Do HFCC participants (except
China) have a secret schedule from Taiwan to consult anyway? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHAD [and non]. 6165, Saturday Nov 20 at 2255, fair signal with hilifish
music, 2300 French announcements but could not make out an ID or sign-off, yet
2301 right into military band with anthem to 2302*. RNT presumably still signs
off a semihour earlier on days other than Saturday. And Jean-Michel Aubier
reports it`s about to get whammed by KBS World Radio via France on 6165 at
2100-2200 starting Dec 1, in French to Africa!
What are they thinking? Poor Chad is not in HFCC, so ignore it! And why should
Chad bother, with only one active SW transmitter? Will it be driven back to
4905, or even 7120? And what about Croatia, also on 6165? Another failure of
frequency management, by KBS and/or M&B/TDF, relying on documents rather than
turning on a radio, or godforbid, consulting DX bulletins to find out what is
really on a frequency before picking it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Nov 21:
8400, good at 1351; not on 10500 but did not do a complete bandscan (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [non]. I`ve been intending to confirm the supposed time for English
from V of Croatia, 2315 UT on 7375 via GERMANY. Guess what I hear when I tune
in Nov 20 at 2314? DRM noise, from 7370! No trace of Zagreb. What does HFCC
say? Nothing! No DRM on 7370 except Romania at 2100-2130. But didn`t Vatican
used to DRM on 7365-7370-7375? Aoki says it still does: ``7370 VATICAN
RADIO(DRM) 2300-2345 1234567 English (Digital) 125 300 Santa Maria di Galeria
CVA 01219E 4203N VAT b10``
At 0001 UT Nov 21, with Vatican DRM off, HRV becomes audible in Croatian on
7375, as another Wertachtal transmitter is added at 300 degrees, while before
2400 it`s only to South America at 240 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC into Sunday-morning mode Nov 21: at 1406, 13680 is off the air but
13750 is on with open carrier, also 17750. Modulation cuts on at 1410 with
Cartas a la Redacci?n, or is it Amigos de Cuba?
1435 once again Encuentro DX at its new hour-later time, including a plug for a
Colombian non-broadcast station with bilingual podcasts, including some
English, Radio Ciudad Global, http://www.radiociudadglobal.com where we see
they have a new program of their own each week, plus some from R. Bulgaria, R.
M?xico Internacional.
Missing last week, but RHC`s Esperanto service is back this Sunday, Nov 21 at
1510. Need to check again at 2100 on 11760, 2230 on 15370, no-shows last week.
Meanwhile, RHC Spanish had Mundo de la Filatelia at its new 1510 hour-later
time on 17750, 15370, 15230, 13750, 11730, 11690.
By 1702, Al?, Presidente should be underway, but instead all frequencies on the
air have RHC music in //: 17750, 15370, 15230, 13750, 13680-weak, 11760,
11730-weak, 11690-vs RTTY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI not off the air this Sunday, Nov 21 at 1349, music
with the usual IADs, one of them lasting a couple seconds (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA. 9750, Nov 21 at 1349, Qur`an is atop NHK Japanese, and some
flutter. Yesterday I assumed Kuwait more likely, but having consulted Aoki, I
now assume Malaysia is as likely since it says the RTM program in A10 at 08-10
and 14-16 was Voice of Islam, alternating with Voice of Malaysia at 06-08,
10-14, 16-18 --- altho this was 11 minutes too early by that schedule. Perhaps
further monitoring here, or from further west can resolve which be which. Maybe
I can even compare it to Kuwait shortpath on 21540 vs Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 9435, Nov 20 at 2228 ``Jesus Saves`` IS, and opening Indonesian
from FEBC Manila, VG signal. Rechecked a few minutes later at 2236, heard YL
preacher with muezzin in background, as if Christianity is overriding Islam, a
bit insensitive (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAIPAN. The Robert E. Kamosa Transmitting Station, 9715, carrier seems OK
now, but Russian modulation of R. Svoboda still defective, Nov 21 at 1345, some
breakup and IADs; sounds like lo-quality internet feed. This and Tinian come up
for bids every few years, and the same private contractor keeps getting renewed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA [and non]. 7275, Nov 20 at 0625 RTT with secular music, Arabic
announcements and still cutting off abruptly at 0627* after a few sex of open
carrier; continuing on 7335 which until 0620 had co-channel from Vatican`s
Scandinavian service. Don`t you believe HFCC that Tunisia does not start 7335
until 0700. Those registrations are about an hour late, as recently heard
starting a few minutes before 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 7385, UT Saturday Nov 20, surprised to find BBCWS on yet another
unfamiliar frequency, news reports, IDed at 2312 as World Today. Whence? HFCC
shows WHRI at 23-02 on 7385! Another BBC relay has snuk in? No, WHRI is M-F
only, while BBC is daily at 23-24 only, 250 kW, 25 degrees from THAILAND so
also USward: another one-hour broadcast in the incredible fragmentation of the
BBCWS instead of keeping several good and long-established frequencies and
running them for hours and hours. So it`s blocked on weekdays if WHRI is really
on rather than wooden. And have the floodwaters receded at Nakhon Sawan? If
drowned out, BBC might well substitute another site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7415, WBCQ on very late again UT Sunday, Nov 21 at 0611 with Doobie
Bros; 0628 Ted Randall with his QSO Radio Show, then Handyman by James Taylor.
Maybe is open-ended, I wonder how much later? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific MW carrier search, Nov 21: on the DX-398 in USB
mode upward from 1320 UT: weakies on 747, 774, 828, 1422. The first three no
doubt the usual NHKs, while 1422 in decreasing order of power listed could be
China, Taiwan, Japan. Enid sunrise today was 1315; might have been more
productive in previous semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:05:34 +0100
From: "Arnaldo" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected], playdx2003
<[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] RAE
Message-ID: <3e5aaa5868d94295b1aa822cbde36...@windowsv03oj4t>
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RAE Argentina's Public National Radio's Foreign Service broadcasts on the Short
Waves to the whole planet.
RAE was originally established as International Service of the Argentine
Republic, under the acronym SIRA on April 11th, 1949, by then President Juan
Domingo Per?n. It transmitted 24/7 in seven languages.
After a coup d'etat -the so-called "Liberating Revolution"- toppled Peron, SIRA
was shut down, re initiating transmissions in 1958, under the present name of
Radiodifusi?n Argentina al Exterior.
RAE is part of Radio Televisi?n Argentina, the State-ran company that groups
the National Public media of Argentina, and is based at the Buenos Aires
building of Radio Nacional, the public AM Station.
RAE's programs focus on Argentine current affiars, culture, tourism, science,
sports, interviews, geography, history, and biographies of outstanding
Argentines of the most varied fields. It also airs Argentine music, mainly
Tango and Folk, and there's a weekly cycle on Argentine Rock. Twice a week
there's a feature aimed at DXers.
RAE's programs are aired in seven languages: Spanish, English, Italian,
Portuguese, German, French and Japanese.
Some of the contents aired by RAE are generated by LRA Radio Nacional, so
Argentines living abroad can be in touch with their homeland. On weekends, RAE
transmitts football matches on a paralell with Radio Nacional.
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:35:23 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"'DSWCI'" <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Sun Afternoon DX
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Bolivia, 5970, Radio Panamericana,(pres), 2210-2230
Noted a male in Spanish language comments down in
the noise. Judging from the nuances, it sounds like a
sporting event being described; however, at
2222 a female joins the group. Neglected to mention
it, but a second station is also on the freq and it
is slightly better, thus covering Panamericana
somewhat. Panamericana is threshold. (Chuck Bolland,
November 21, 2010)
.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:45:16 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"'DSWCI'" <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Sun Eve Dx
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Bolivia, 6025.09, Radio Illimani,(TENT/Doubtful),
2245-2359, Steady butterfly type music
without any breaks. At around 2258 Spanish comments
by a male. After the hour,
religious/Church music and comments. Noise increases,
making anymore copy difficult.
(Chuck Bolland, November 21, 2010)
Bolivia, 6134.785, Radio Santa Cruz, 2310-2325, Local
popular music heard from tune in.
Unfortunately the splatter and noise blocks RSC out
completely. But it sounds like it's
still audible aroun 2323 when the station on 6140 stops
with music. (Chuck Bolland,
November 21, 2010)
Bolivia, 4699.97, Radio San Miguel, 2325-2330, Noted a
male in Spanish language comments.
These comments continue during the entire period.
Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland
November 21, 2010)
South Africa, 3320, Radio Sounder Grense, 2337-2355,
Signal not yet faded in well enough, but
noted a male in Afrikaans language comments. Signal
was poor. (Chuck Bolland, November 21, 2010)
WR-G31DDC
26N 081W
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:05:21 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Nov 21 Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** HONDURAS. 3339.97, Radio Misiones Internacionales, 0500-0519*,
Nov 21, several Spanish announcements but mostly continuous religious
music. Abrupt sign off during religious music. Poor. Weak in noisy
conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NIGER. 9704.99, LV du Sahel, Niamey, 2050-2201*, Nov 21, French
talk. Afro-pop music. Euro-pop music. ID at 2059. Phone talk with
interviews. Qur`an at approximately 2154. Sign off with 5 seconds of
their flute IS followed by choral National Anthem at 2159. Fair signal.
Sign off is scheduled for 2200 on Sundays only. All other days sign off
is at 2300. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:19:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 21, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ARGENTINA. 15345, R. Nacional, Nov 21 at 2303, ``Argentina te informa;
Nacional de C?rdoba; dictadura militar`` mentioned perhaps in program promo
from regional station. Fair signal and improving (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 15240, poor signal in Strine at 2235 Nov 21, banned
from HFCC but presumably R. Australia as per Aoki via Tainan, TAIWAN; 2257 had
long/short path echo. Meanwhile, I could not detect RA Shepparton on 15230
under usurper CUBA; still there? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL [and non]. 15190, R. Inconfid?ncia had not been heard for a couple of
weeks, but it`s certainly on Nov 21 at 2228 making awful collision with R.
Africa, EQUATORIAL GUINEA [q.v.], overmodulated/distorted. Both have heavy
equatorial flutter making matters even worse. EqG signal is stronger with Tony
Alamo; ZYE522 with enthusiastic Brazilians, probably sports coverage. Bata kept
going almost until 2300, but then Brazil still had a hum to contend with,
carrier remaining on from the other? I note corroborating log from Harold
Sellers in BC, tho it seems I was getting more of a signal from BH (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Further chex Sunday Nov 21 for the allegedly scheduled RHC broadcasts
in weekly Esperanto: at 2127, 11760 in French. At 2225, 15370 with open carrier
past 2230; 2233 also in French.
As suspected from last Sunday`s monitoring of other programs one UT hour later
than on RHC`s former and still published schedule, En Contacto is again later
for its second known airing, Nov 21 from 2242:30 on 15230, 11770, 11730, 9820,
6140, 5040, preceded by El Mundo de la Filatelia with requests for stamp
exchanges from El Salvador; and succeeded by Cuba Campesina a quarter-hour
later. I say ``known`` because there may be one or two more repeats between
1450 and 2242 during RHC`s continuous all-day but schedule-less programming
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 5936, no trace of R. Rep?blica or anything, Nov 21 at 2244, nor
jamming, unlike the noise around 5954-5955. Terry Krueger
says another very weak R.R. was heard on 5936.22 at 0038 Nov 15, now sure to be
jammed. No doubt it`s another low power nuisance transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9305, R. Cairo, Nov 21 at 2249, Arabic, VG signal strength but
horribly distorted and splattering plus/minus 15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, R. Africa, also has convicted child
molester Tony Alamo on its Sunday evening air, Nov 21 at 2228 but making awful
mix with ZYE522; see BRAZIL. Remained the same almost until 2300, Alamo
mumbling doctrine with his YL sidekick (long dead wife, or molestee?), yet
overmodulated, distorted, and with heavy equatorial flutter. A bit of music at
2258 must have been a wrap, as when retuned a couple minutes later only hearing
Brasil, but hum perhaps still coming from Bata carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 15320 KSDA, UT Sunday Nov 21 at 2230, AWR Wavescan opening theme, 2233
Jeff White narrating script about RCA and Rocky Point LINY; later the heavily
struxured JSWC report. Good reception, better, I daresay than we normally get
from WRMI itself, which only aims outward from CONUS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 13650, NHKWNRJ IS in well at an odd time, 2237 Nov 21. That`s because
they are about to open a 20-minute broadcast in Chinese, followed by three more
third-hours until 2400 in Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 15280, Nov 21 at 2229, boards creaking and doors
squeaking, other sound effects, pauses past 2231. 2232 Indonesian mentions
``elektro-akustik``. Good signal but has squeal on carrier to add to the
mystique. Not // 11550 R. Australia via Taiwan, so must be R. Netherlands. Yes,
this is one of two transmissions on their schedule via SAIPAN, 1234567:
2159 2257 SAI 15280 225 31-10-2010 27-03-2011 100 RNW Ind INDONce
0759 0827 SAI 15750 180 31-10-2010 27-03-2011 100 RNW Nld eAU/INDONe
One should monitor the additional three minutes before hourtop/bottom, in case
like other IBB relay deals, they get a bonus of two more sesquiminutes in some
other language (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SARAWAK [non]. 7590, first time I am looking for R. Free Sarawak, scheduled
2230-2330 from secret site, Nov 21 at 2255, only a weak signal with flutter,
but seems like dead air and/or then undermodulated. Did not get any better by
2305. Presumed this, as nothing else yet scheduled in this frequency-hour.
Could it be via Angel 4, PALAU, already known to be site for the other
broadcast at 1000-1100 on 15680, since Alan Pennington soon heard that // on
the Angel 4 stream? Now I check WHR online schedules, to find:
Angel 4:
1000-1100 5:00-6:00 AM Su,Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa Radio Percuma 15.680 MHz
Percuma? That`s a new name for it. What does Percuma mean? I Google translate
it first in Indonesian, and get ``useless`` --- then in Malay and get ``free``
--- so much for the two languages being almost identical! This must amuse
Indonesians. Maybe the full ID in Malay is ``Radio Percuma Sarawak`` or ``Radio
Sarawak Percuma`` --- the c is probably pronounced like tj or ch as in Aceh;
altho they say they are mainly using the local language Iban.
But schedule for the same transmitter reminds us it is occupied by R. Australia
during this hour, on 13590, which I also heard today:
2200-0000 6:00-7:00 PM Su,Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa ABC Radio 13.590 MHz
And Angel 3 is otherwise accounted for with WHR programming on 9930.
Steve Lare points out that Aoki already shows 7590 as via TAJIKISTAN, but also
for 15680, the latter certainly not correct. Considering the poor reception
here, Tajikistan could certainly be right for 7590, but who knows for sure?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9385, tuned in Nov 21 at 2247 just as WWRB announcer was talking over
Brother Scare that it`s time to retune to 3215, and off at 2248*. OK, I keep
checking 3215 every few minutes but nothing there until 2304, so it came on
sometime after previous check 2257. Does it need to take that long to retune
the transmitter?
No doubt BS psycophants followed instruxions and waited some 12 minutes
vacantly staring at the radio, enjoying the noise until The Last Day Prophet of
God magically was resurrected on 3185 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9325, Nov 21 at 2247 open carrier, 2250 tone test; presumably IBB
tuning up for VOA Burmese via SRI LANKA at 2300-2330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) ###
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 95, Issue 22
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