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Today's Topics:
1. correction (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
2. Logs 20+22 (Zacharias Liangas )
3. ---South Florida---Brasil---Australia (Robert Wilkner)
4. Glenn Hauser logs May 21-22, 2011 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 07:14:01 -0300
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] correction
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Sorry but my log about Tunisia was incomplete, right is as follows:
7345, RT Tunisia, Sfax. May, 17 2140-2150 two males in Arabic discussion,
Arabic style music (voice, percussion, string and choral), back males
discussion. 43333, (lob-B).
73's
L?cio
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 17:53:01 +0300
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[email protected]>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs 20+22
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20-5
http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/365/Logs_20225
1458 Tirana in Greek till 16000 signal then CRI in Bulgarian?Signal just S2
1323 BBC with news in English S3 only
22-5
http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/365/Logs_20225
9690 Tatarstan 0644 with talks in Tatar . a violin play S9 45544
15390 CVC 1 0650 OM with talks S1
11520 WEWN 0700 with ID with address etc
11945 RA 0703+ abt Volcano ID "R A ns" 0705 with ID series S& max 34433
//15160 with
S5 and 35433
15170 RFI via AFS (??)being in //15300
15245 V o Korea ID in Russian 0715 with komments . signal S5 in 16 H antenna
and
mentioning Hangkok Ilbon newspaper
15390 CNR minority service 0720 with a nice rock song ' w have to rock you '
musical
countdown then talks by OM with laughs at the end of each if his sentencees (a
comedian??) and talks by OM and YL (seems child). 0525 another pop song ID
"Merkz Helk
radio stankz" web address then a new pop song . ID 0730 by OM with ref to
Beijing . I wonder
on how `Americanized? was this program , huh !
15740 Mashall 0733 OM with talks /rels of Pakistan USA , ID Mashaal then
mentioning a tel
number ..33. spoken over trad song . OM ref to Baluchistan Language doesn't
seem Urdu
(=a very close to Hindi) S5 max
Standard rig : ICOM R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads Sennheiser
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 12:24:31 -0400
From: Robert Wilkner <[email protected]>
To: *Cumbre <[email protected]>, *DXPLORER
<[email protected]>, *HCDX <[email protected]>,
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Subject: [HCDX] ---South Florida---Brasil---Australia
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---South Florida---Brasil---Australia
3290 Guyana, Voice of Guyana instrumental music 0930 on 15 May [Wilkner]
2979.98 Colombia . Radio Vida Nueva, Barranquilla 1016 with music on 15 May.
Thanks Ralph Perry -
http://www.imagenlarevista.com/guiapastoralbarranquilla/radiovidanueva1490am.html
[Wilkner]
3309.98 Bolivia Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba 0940 on 15 May [Wilkner]
3329.53 Peru Ondas del Huallaga, Hu?nuco 1000 v to 1030 local South
Florida mornings, with CHU signal subdued, often [Wilkner]
4045 usb Cuba, North of Island, Sailing Vessel asking for wx condition
1055 19 May [Wilkner]
4709 usb RAF Volmet 0027 yl excellent signal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90OnLPVVnM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MMY4TYQuc
17 May [Wilkner + XM-Cedar key]
4747 usb Babbler om en espanol 1021 rlw
4824.49 Peru, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos 0000 to 0030 with music de
Peru, om chit chat, good signal 17 May [Wilkner]
4986.319 Peru, Radio Manantial, Huancayo 0025 to 0045 music om en
espanol ID once, not noted 0900 to 1100 17 May [Wilkner]
5120.230 Peru, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 1030 to 1100 fade 16
May [Wilkner]
5120.358 Peru, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 0030 noted strong
signal 17 May [Wilkner]
5460.316 Peru, Radio Bolivar Cd. Bolivar 0020; 0023 noted with fair
signal 16, 17 May signal drifts...still active [Wilkner]
5921.31 Peru Radio Bethel, Arequipa 1020 - 1035, no ID 15 May [Wilkner]
5952.306 Bolivia Pio XII, Siglo Veinte 1030 on 19 May [Wilkner]
6173.985 Peru, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco 0030 - 0100 on 16 May [Wilkner]
73s de Bob
Icom 746Pro, Drake R8, NRD 535D
Noise Reducing Antenna , 41 meter dipole
Pompano Beach, South Florida, US
========================================================
------------Brasil -----------------------------
5995, R. Mali, Bamako. May, 16 2216-2225 male in Vernacular reciting on
tribal music. From 2223 started 5990 FEBC QRM annoying this listening;
until 2223, 24332 (lob-B).
11930, R. Holy Qura'n. May, 17 2037-2049 recitation of Alcoran, males in
studio and outside in Arabic talks. //11820,
11915 but 11930 was stronger, 33333 (lob-B).
7345, RT Tunisia, Sfax. May, 17 2140-2150 two males in Arabic
discussion, Arabic style music (voice, percussion, string and choral),
back males discussion. 43333, (lob-B).
9690, Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu. May, 18 0930-0941 female in English
talks, ?Nigeria?, English Pop music, outside male. Unreadable, fading,
24322 (lob-B).
15120, Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu. May, 18 1802-1816 news program by male
in English, female ID ?Voice of Nigeria?, short percussion music, female
announcements. Hum noise, at peak 44534 (lob-B).
9635, R. Mali, Bamako. May, 20 0923-0933 male in non stop, sometimes
eloquent, French talks. Fading, low modulation, 25422 (lob-B).
3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. May, 20 0934-0946 male in English talks but
few words identified like ?country, sunday, someone?. At peak, 35422
(lob-B).
15476, Antarctica, RN Arc?ngel, San Gabriel. May, 09 1427-1438 news
program by female in Spanish, ?papa pede aos argentinos m?s justicia e
erradicaci?n de la pobreza?, sports news about footbal soccer, car
racing, ?noticias de la salud?, female ID, Spanish Pop/Rock music;
44444. May, 10 1339-1354 Spanish Pop music, female in Spanish talks
about Base Esperanza history, Argentinean folk music; 45434. May, 11
1409-1422 news program by female in Spanish ?not?cias del mundo?,
?not?cias del desportes?, about football soccer, tennis ?master del
Roma?, Spanish Pop music; 45433. May, 12 at 1226 no signal but at
1236-1246 Argentinean Folk music selections; 44444. May, 13 at 1223 no
signal but at 1259-1312 two female in Spanish discussion, Spanish
Pop/Rock selections. 45444, (lob-B).
11945, Nigeria via Germany, Hamada Radio Int. May, 09 1933-1945 studio
and outside males in Hausa talks, short music as a bridge to return of
studio talks ?Hamada Radio Int., Nigeria?. Outside talks sometimes with
distorted audio, 34433, (lob-B).
7125, Guinea, R.Conakry. May, 10 2050-2110 Hilife music, male in French
talks, African music with Reggae beat, Vernacular talks by male,
Xylophone ?like music, male in French talks segment; 33333. May, 11
2105-2116 male in French talks, many mentions of ?Conacry?; at peak
34333. May, 12 2047-2101 female in Vernacular talks, Xylophone-like
music, back female in Vernacular, short music; 34333. May, 13 at 2045 no
signal but at 2100-2111 slow African music, male talks in French on
Xylophone-like music, male segment in French, ?ministre de la
agriculture?. Statics, degrading, at peak 34343 (lob-B).
4005, R. Vaticano. May, 11 2048-2103 according R. Vaticano A11 schedule
until 2100 is Arabic but was weak to identify the language, male talks;
2100 R. Vaticano IS, from 2100 is Italian but persisted weak signal to
identify the language, male and female talks. Unique day of past week
that I caught this station on 4005, 15321 (lob-B).
9655, R. New Zealand Int. May, 12 1102-1112 male in English talks,
outside by male and female ?R. New Zealand?. Adjacent QRM, 32432 (lob-B).
73?s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil
SW40 - Dipoles and Longwire
------------------------Australia --------------------
** ARGENTINA
1700 R. Fantastico, 0917, very surprised to uncover this, after first
hearing a huge het against the mess on 1701. Local music, "Fantastico
FM" sweeper. Don't see this listed in WRTH, so had a look on the net and
found they have a Facebook page. Would be curious to know how much power
they're running. 19 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
** AUSTRALIA
2368.46 R. Symban, 1122, noted off-freq and with poor
telco-quality/humming audio. Otherwise, still very strong, even with
lower power. 16 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
** BAHRAIN
6010 Radio Bahrain, English, 2120, fair with British/Euro pop music,
brief comments by a woman. All alone on freq but fading fast. 13 May.
(David Sharp)
9745 USB Radio Bahrain, 1459, Arabic, ads to news at 1500, which was
read by a man (and began with presumed headlines, with brief music
between comments. Only fair, with splatted from powerhouse BBC (via
Singapore) on 9740. 13 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
** BOLIVIA
5580.23 R. San Jose, 1017, presumed with local music, time check as "Son
las seis y 17 minutos..." First time reception. 19 May. (David Sharp)
5952.43 Radio Pio XII? 1115, Spanish station here, with general
conversation at first, then into comments by a child. Very tough copy,
with several stations short-spaced in this area. Certainly not Radio
Republica relay...needs more work. 19 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** CANADA
6069.97 CFRX, 0849, back after brief absence and pretty strong (S9+20),
with usual overnight program of stand-up comedy. 13 May. (David Sharp)
6159.98 CKZU and CKZN? 0900, CBC News, but it sounded out-of-phase, with
a fractional second echo (similar to multi-path effect, but more
subtle). Simultaneous reception of both stations? Warbly audio and NO
het (which would be expected, because it's unlikely both transmitters
are "precisely" off-frequency). 13 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** CONGO (Brazzaville)
6115 Radio Congo, 1817, French, I'm pretty sure this is the one, with
rambling talk by a man and occasional music bridges. But modulation
continues to drop and it's difficult to copy. Not much on the freq prior
to 1800. but seemed to peak by 1815. 18 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** CHINA
3900 Hulun Buir, 1210, fair with Chinese (or similar-sounding dialect)
conversation, by a man and woman, then further comments by a man and
into local music. Fair. 10 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P,
SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** DEMOCRATIC CONGO
5066.33 Radio Tele-CANDIP, 1839, French, nice local music and talk by a
man. Only partially readable, due to co-channel UTE. 11 May. (David
Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010,
Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker.
Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** GUINEA
7125 RTVG, French, 0636, good with talk by a woman, brief Cora music and
simple ID as "Radio-Guinee." Then, only a minute or so later,
"Radio-Diffusion Nationale" ID. 16 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P,
SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** KOREA, NORTH
2349.28 KCBS Sariwon, 1146, very poor with triumphal music, running same
program as 2850.02. Rare catch. 16 May. (David Sharp)
5700.12 H KCBS Pyongyang, 1515, weak with usual patriotic hymns, 2x
2850.06. Anyone else hearing this? 13 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
** MADAGASCAR
6135.299 Radio Malagasy, 1440, indescript talk by Malagasy man, best in
USB to escape weak unID on fundamental. First time I have heard this
freq in awhile. 7105 remains untraced. 13 May.(David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P,
SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** ARGENTINA
15345.11 RAE, 2056, good with Radio Nacional relay; conversation between
a man and woman, who talked across TOH with pips underneath, at 2100.
Then ID and fanfare. Slowly drifting down to about .07. 14 May. (David
Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010,
Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker.
Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** BOLIVIA
3309.98 R. Mosoj Chaski, 1007, presumed with mensajes or similar, did
not catch an ID but did hear a couple of references to "Cochabamba."
Mostly weak, but fair on peaks. 11 May. (David Sharp)
4699.97 Radio San Miguel, Spanish, 0944, fair with "yip-yippie" flute
music and frequent comments by uptempo man. 11 May. (David Sharp)
4864.99 Radio Logos, 1020, presumed, fair with vocals, ment "Boliviano"
by a man, but no ID. 10 May. (David Sharp)
6134.77 Radio Santa Cruz, 0940, good with rustic vocals, weak carrier on
high side, so best in LSB. 12 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D,
R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
** BRAZIL
4804.989 R. Dif. do Amazonas, 1002, very good with rapid-fire talk by
two men, several local references, then into ads or similar with reverb
EFX. 12 May. (David Sharp, Bourke NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** COLOMBIA
5909.94 Alcaravan Radio, 0930, very good with traditional vocals, ID and
comments by a woman over guitar music bed, brief comments by a man and
back to music. 12 May. (David Sharp)
6035.03 La Voz del Guaviare, 1015, Spanish, presumed with Rosary
recitation. Mixing with cochannel and also heavy slop from 6030. 16 May.
(David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010,
Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker.
Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** COSTA RICA
5954.26 R. Republica ELCOR relay, 0928, Spanish, tune-in to convenient
ID by a woman, and into a discussion about (what else?) Cuba.
Surprisingly clear and free of jamming. 11 May. (David Sharp, NSW:
FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ
1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m
noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
6025.13 Radio Amanecer, Spanish, 1014, noted with partial copy on 12
May, with sermon by a man. Always difficult copy with powerhouse Radio
Australia on 6020. So, I was very surprised to have even better copy at
1040 on 18 May, with Spanish hymns and nearly perfect copy in USB.
(David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010,
Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker.
Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** ECUADOR
4814.88 Radio Buen Pastor, 1017, Spanish, presumed with scripture
readings by a man. Heavy UTE QRM. 11 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** GUATEMALA
4055 Radio Verdad, 1106, already on with hymns and occasional talk by a
man. Noisy but readable, 10 May. Also noted on 16 May with six-note IS
at 1058, then into National Anthem, fair-good. (David Sharp, NSW:
FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ
1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m
noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** HONDURAS
3249.51 R. Luz y Vida, 1117, no ID, but presume the one with Spanish
program. Bucking up against North Korea, on the high side of nominal.
Needed LSB and notch filter to get any copy. 13 May. (David Sharp, NSW:
FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** MEXICO
6185 Radio Educacion, 0637, program of EZL ballads, then finally ID by a
man at 0654 as "Radio Educacion." 14 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950,
NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026,
MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing
aerial and 50m dipole.)
** SURINAME
4990 Radio Apintie, 0937, threshold (but fair on peaks) with talk by a
man in Dutch, into pop music, then further comments. 11 May. (David
Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave
599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m
noise-reducing aerial and 50m dipole.)
** UnID Latin
4721.06 Unidentified, 0950, someone here; threshold. Brief snippets of
music make me think it's Bolivian or Peruvian, but could easily be
someone else. Much weaker than R. San Miguel but about the same level as
R. Apintie. 11 May. (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8,
ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C,
Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker. Also 100m noise-reducing aerial and 50m
dipole.)
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 10:25:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs May 21-22, 2011
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** BULGARIA. 9700 & 11700, R. Bulgaria to NAm, currently both from Plovdiv
site, checked during every hour 23-02 UT May 21-22 and recorded clips for Ivo
Ivanov. 11700 was generally somewhat better than 9700 until by 0228 they were
about equal. During the previous test with Kostinbrod on 11700 instead, that
was definitely better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake May 22:
Another few weakly audible during the local noon hour:
16980, poor at 0435, none others found between 12 and 18 MHz
15970, and 15900, JBA at 0442
17170, JBA at 1148; JBA at 1257
16100, fair-good at 1256; good at 1355
15970, very poor at 1147; very poor at 1225; very good at 1257, 1354
15545, poor at 1256
15430, fair at 1355
14970, VG at 1354; very poor at 1437
14900, good at 1254; VG at 1354
14700, very good at 1255: could hear some Chinese talk during brief music pause
and then under it; very unusual, presumably Sound of Hope; FD VG alone at 1354
13920, poor at 1149; very good at 1253; VG over ute at 1353
13850, fair at 1149
13500, poor at 1150
11500, good at 1252, and no CCI; all gone at 1358
10970, fair at 1152, JBA at 1252; nothing on 10300 ever
7970, JBA at 1153
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11760, Sunday May 22, `En Contacto` squeezed into 13 minutes,
1337-1350, program 21 for 2011, interviewing program founder Norberto, and then
a Salvadorian who is running Cuban programs on FM stations there.
13680, May 22 at 1405, big open carrier with hum, as RHC has cut this frequency
off early on a Sunday, while 13780 continues, and 13750 is missing. At 1437,
still no 13750, and 13680 is off but 13780 is still on, and 13740 with China.
Turning 13680 off early is pointless, unless there is an `Al? Presidente` about
to start on its five special frequencies; but still nothing on 13750 or 17750
at 1621 check, yet another week without a dose of Hugazo.
11760, meanwhile, still on the air at 1515 Sunday May 22 with song, lyrix sound
like plain old Spanish to me, but followed by announcement in Esperanto at 1517
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 15438-15453, OTH radar buzz, presumed from here, May 21 at 2028, not
bothering any audible broadcasters at the moment.
13942-13967, more OTH radar, May 21 at 2130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9680, May 22 at 1221, RRI domestic service in Indonesian talk,
music, well above the CCI and adequately modulated; while 9526-, VOI in Special
Japanese, May 22 at 1223 was very undermodulated, tho registering S9+18 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 15720, UT Sunday May 22 at 0434, totally American accents on a
documentary, VG on RNZI: we know how fond RNZI are of American accents, e.g. on
the opening to `Mailbox`, and we Americans at least have RNZI for access to
American public radio programs on SW! As not a single public radio station in
the USA understands, values SW, just gospel huxters.
Per listings, this was from American Public Media, ``4:07 The Sunday Feature:
Back of the Bus: Mass Transit, Race and Inequality. An American Radioworks
documentary examining the re-emergence of equal access to transport as a civil
rights issue in the USA (APM)`` in turn part of ``4:06, 4 'til 8 with Katrina
Batten, A selection of special interest programmes``. Except this was a program
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 39, KWTV-DT, OKC was in continuous tornado-warning coverage for
the Ada area on 9.1, UT May 22 at 0101 when I saw a crawler saying Tune to 9.2
for CBS Programming. Normally 9.2 carries their `News 9 N`, continuous news,
i.e. playbacks over and over of preceding semihour newscast. And sure enough,
there was CBS on 9.2, with nothing but a weather warning map in the corner.
It would make more sense to keep CBS on 9.1 and do the extraneous stuff of no
interest outside the threatened area on 9.2, except 9.1 has full access via
cable systems while 9.2 does not. Anyhow it`s the first time I have caught them
putting network temporarily on the subchannel. This kept up for at least the
rest of the hour, altho all-tornados-all-the time had abated earlier. KOCO-7
and KFOR-27 could do that too with ABC and NBC, but did not (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 5660, May 22 at 1155, very poor with talk at steady level, likely
local external mixing product, audio soon found // 960 KGWA. But it`s not a
plain harmonic; instead, KCRC 1390 x 2 = 2780 plus KGWA 960 x 3 = 2880 >> 5660.
2780 and 2880 are always there but not this combination. No KCRC audible on
5660, strangely enough (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 15795, Brother Scare via WWRB still on the air May 21
at 2131, 2211; unclear yet when this signs off, well beyond the 20 or 21 hour
BS was expecting. Presumably starts at 1300, already on at 1308 May 22 with BS,
no CCI audible today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 11880, REE via Costa Rica, Sunday May 22 at 1233 has pre-empted
the DX program `Amigos de la Onda Corta` for live relay of RNE talking about a
``jornada electoral`` at least in Sevilla, with demonstrations; 2:35 TC,
deportes about F?rmula 1, baloncesto, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SUDAN [and non]. 13620, 1 kHz-tone jammer already on vs open carrier May 22
at 0429, then R. Dabanga starts at 0430, VG via MADAGASCAR. Meanwhile, the
totally different oscillating whoop-whoop jamming against their other frequency
via UAE, 13730, was JBA unlike R. Dabanga which was not audible at all there
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 15450, May 22 at 1230, VOT opening English; this OM is also way out
of touch, giving schedule as 1330-1430 on 15520, 15450, while it`s really an
hour earlier on only one of those. I wonder what time they give at 1630 UT, the
new broadcast, or is it merely a playback they don`t even know about at the
studio?
So I bring up the bookmarked webcast where we normally hear English, VOT World,
but that`s in Spanish, which is scheduled at 1630 on 11930, oblivious of the
Cuban radio war. How about the other two webcasts, VOT-East and VOT-West? East
keeps stalling after a few seconds, buffering at 17% but the language is not
English, something Turkic? VOT-West is playing music, which would not be the
case for an English broadcast just starting. SNAFU! No other languages are on
the SW schedule at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 11750, 25 degrees via THAILAND, also USward, May 22 at 1210, BBC
interviewing Pres. Obama about Israel, Pakistan, etc. Kim Elliott comments on
Obama not yet granting any interview to VOA, and why:
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=11289
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17795, WYFR, May 21 at 2030 with Judgment Day promo, about using RV
caravans to publicize it plus more than 61 languages on radio. Only one
Okeechobee sesquihour left at this point! Some monitors noted various YFR
relays still running normally past local 6 pm eastward. In the following hours
I noticed nothing changed from WYFR, altho not wasting my time thoroly checking
every scheduled frequency.
9625, e.g., May 22 at 1222 still has WYFR Portuguese way over CBC Northern with
lo het, the latter off-channel; no relief there!
13695, as I tune in May 22 at 1436, Harold Camping is saying ``I don`t trust my
own wisdom; I need help`` ! But I am afraid this was pre-recorded, rhetorical
or a quote rather than post-non-Rapture contriteness of his own.
What gets me is that idiot in NYC who spent his life savings on May 21 subway
signs, still surprised when nothing happened at 6 pm EDT. Apparently has no
concept of timezones, which might have tipped him off starting 17 hours earlier
that the whole thing was a bust. Or was God confused by Man`s DST? No, still
nothing an hour later when it was really 6 pm EST! Now we may marvel at how the
suckers are rationalizing this non-event. How about some legal axion; anyone
want their money back? FR has plenty of it, but stupidity of followers could be
an out for them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370-, May 22 at 0454, WTJC is on with hymn. We are in another
interlude between out-of-whack spurriness, so enjoy it while it last (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 17680, Sunday May 22 at 1303, CVC La Voz, Miami via CHILE, with
`Tertulia con los Artistas`, token program conversing with artists, but
probably with a stealth-evangelism angle. Website is down for updating, only
65% complete, it says at http://cvclavoz.com/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 13730, VR via Sackville, CANADA, Sunday May 22 at 1200 still
in Spanish instead of switching to English; 1204 talking about evangelism in
China, claiming even some people in the government are getting Catholicized;
1206 `Pensamiento del Papa y la Santa Sede` segment.
Here we go again; was this a mistake, or a change to all-Spanish 1130-1215?
WRTH A-11 Update does show English at 1200-1215 as Mon-Sat only, but it does
not show Spanish beyond 1200 on any day. We also rechecked 9830, in WRTH A-11
as // but could not confirm the weak signal under heavy RTTY was // 13730. At
1205 a DW jingle via PORTUGAL could be heard underneath 13730 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. 9870, May 22 at 0456 tuned in just in time to hear web
references concerning Zimbabwe, 0457 cut to tone and open carrier. Audio was
rather muffled, signal S9+20. This was R. V. of the People, clandestine via
MADAGASCAR, per WRTH Update, in English/Ndebele, 04-05 on 9870, 16-1630 on
9445, 18-19 on 7330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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