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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs January 3-4, 2013 (Glenn Hauser)
2. R Free Sarawak on 15420 (Jorge Freitas)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 12:22:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
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Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 3-4, 2013
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** AUSTRALIA. 5995, Jan 4 at 1453, Elgar`s ``Enigma Variations``, great
classical music playing on RA, unusual for them, but most welcome! Until: faded
out incomplete at 1459 for RA promo and then news, also on // 11945, while 9580
was already off at 1458, even more rudely. I suppose RA considered it merely
fill music for some program missing on summer hiatus. The program scheduled at
this time was:
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/programschedule?tz=0&stream=pacific
`Friday Late`, interview program, which this certainly was not, from RN at
1400[sic]-1500[sic] UT to the Pacific. Archive indicates it`s been off since
Dec 15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6134.8, Jan 4 at 0950 I am unavoidably awake, so check 60 and 49m
for the morning LA window. Noise level is such that the only signal making it
is this, lively song in Spanish, no het, mentions ``Los Coyotes del Norte``, a
musical group, or anti-American remark? Next tune is Andean, and then another
segu?. No doubt R. Santa Cruz, which is one station we don`t have to lose sleep
to hear in the evenings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9695.3, Jan 4 at 1011, ``Aleluya`` song but a new tune to me,
Brazilian Portuguese preaching, het, poor signal, no doubt R. Rio Mar, ZYE245,
Manaus, 7.5 kW, which per WRTH signs on at 1000 and off at 2100, accounting for
nothing from it in the evenings; why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Having just entered 9810 and 6120 in updated DX/SWL/Media Programs
listing, as possible frequencies for RHC English during the 0500 hour, since
several times has been so instead of scheduled Spanish, I check 9810 at 0545
Jan 4, just in time to hear undermodulation from that annoying-voiced YL in
English switch to OM in Spanish. I`m sure she keeps RHC`s ratings down even
further beyond the unwanted propaganda and monomania about Los Cinco (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, Jan 4 at 1022, R. Rebelde `Haciendo Radio` morning show with
report from a Venezuelan official about Ch?vez` condition, pulmonary problems,
and warning against evil foreign powers pushing destablization of the
Bolivarian Revolution (what would Sim?n say?) because of uncertainty about the
health of El Hugazo. Strangely, no audio breakup or RTTY QRM at the moment
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DJIBOUTI. 4780, Jan 4 at 0339, fair signal with Horn of Africa music,
occasionally overridden by ``running-water`` ute bursts. RTD with 50 kW per
WRTH. Otherwise, about the same signal as 4930 VOA Botswana with 100 kW. This
exotic spot is a relatively easy catch on 60m, always neat to hear. Not in
HFCC, of course, and I wonder if that`s why Voice of Russia chose 4780 too in
their evenings. They should have known it was there by 1) keeping up with DX
bulletins; or 2) turning on a radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. 6170, Jan 4 at 1048, operatic quality baritone with song about
My Fatherland, and good signal; O yeah, it`s a recent new frequency from V. of
Korear, as 1050 into talk about relations between Korea and Japan.
RNZI better watch out, if they expect to go back to 6170 in the A-13 season, as
VOK is likely to stay and of course is not registered in HFCC. For now, RNZI is
on 9765 during this hour; see NEW ZEALAND. Aoki shows VOK usage of 6170 is
1000-2050 since November 22 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 9765, Jan 4 at 1015, ``live`` rock concert with VG signal, from
what? An unfamiliar usually sound-asleep daypart for me, but quickly found in
the BDXC-UK Broadcasts in English B-12 booklet as RNZI. See also KOREA NORTH
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1580, Jan 4 at 1531, KOKB Blackwell in open carrier/dead air,
while sibling station 1020 KOKP Perry is nominal with sports talk. The network
connexions among these and studio in Stillwater are incredibly unreliable
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. KOSU has a new segment, `This Week in Oklahoma Politics`, heard
promoed on a Friday morning as airing Fridays at 4:44 pm during NPR ATC (2244
UT) --- this is the time when Frosty Troy of the Oklahoma Observer used to hold
forth until abruptly canceled last June. His counterpoise was Republican Neva
Hill, who was scheduled exactly 24 hours earlier, on Thursdays.
Now she is back but Frosty is not, on the new show, instead another
non?-Republican, also audible online:
http://kosu.org/2013/01/this-week-in-oklahoma-politics-12/
``This Week in Oklahoma Politics --- Filed by Michael Cross in Feature, Local
News, News, Politics. January 4, 2013
Click here to download audio
Back from the Christmas break, ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel and
Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill sit down with KOSU Capitol Bureau
Chief Michael Cross to discuss the last minute deal in Congress to avoid going
over the so-called fiscal cliff. The talk then turns to the upcoming
legislative session and the extra money for Governor Fallin to appropriate in
her executive budget.``
But don`t click on anything else on that page or it will interrupt the
playback, a major drawback of flash. Another drawback is that you can`t see how
long it is going to be until it`s over: 9:00 minutes. Promo said something
about parts 1 & 2, so presumably split into 2 x 4:30 minute pieces to fit into
the ATC hole, the other one maybe on Thursdays? As a mere module, TWIOP does
not appear on KOSU`s overall program schedule, and there may be another airing
in the mornings. Nor do they explicitly say that it`s always Ryan & Neva now,
but presumably (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Jan 4 at 1500, R. Hargaysa very poor signal but audible,
presumably just signed back on, via longpath, under heavy CW QRhaM, clueless
about what he is covering up, tho certainly entitled to. 1501 answered by a
much weaker CW, at same relatively slow speed, audiblizing Hargeisa a bit more
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7305, Jan 4 at 1052, large open carrier and fitful tones on and off,
atop Chinese CCI, no doubt Greenville B tuning up prior to the 1130 Vatican
relay, and likely to go off again shortly before it`s closer to Pope-time, as
IBB violates separation of church & state (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1650 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast Thursday
January 3 at 2200 on WTWW-1 9479. This time it and the canned ID started about
the same time at hourtop, the ID overriding WOR audio until it was finished. I
am so far resisting the temptation to re-open WOR *after* the theme with my
name and program number. Repeat is UT Sunday 0500 on 5830.
Also confirmed on WWRB, both 3195 and better 5050 on the air this week, UT
Friday January 4 from 0432 or so; after dead air, WOR opening at 0431 was heard
only in a few bursts, bad connexion, but patchcord wiggled and picked up at
0432 during first item about Angola. May have started over? As ended at 0502
when 5050 abruptly cut off the air as soon as I said ``next week``.
Instead of Pastor Larry ``Amen & Amen`` Cain from Anderson, South Carolina
before WOR, from tune-in at 0419 until 0430, a nice primitive organ concert was
playing apparent hymns altho I did not recognize them. Is Cain gone for good,
or music filling for him in another playback problem?
Further WOR chances: UT Sat 0230v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; on WRMI 9955:
Sat 0900, 1600, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630; Mon 0530; Tue 1200; and probably Thu 0430
unless a new one is already ready. On HLR Germany 7265: Sat 0630 & 1630. On WRN
via SiriusXM 120: Sat 1830
Complete WORLD OF RADIO schedule has been updated:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
And so has DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS, January 4:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506.4, Jan 4 at 0332, WRNO with Deutsche Welle news in English,
emphasis on Germany, good modulation and no het leading a lot of listeners to
believe that it`s really on announced ``7505``. 0334 cut to ``send money to
WRNO`` promo, 0335 Pastor J P Jones, so tune out ASAP. Next check 0402, DW news
again, ending with reference to their website! 0404 gospel huxter expecting the
Last Days to be in 2026y; 0406 rock music. Apparently WRNO is using DW for
newscasts only rather than full programs? I expect it`s free, and wonder if DW
even knows about it, such involvement with a commercial/sectarian outlet (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Jan 4 at 1005 UT, ``1530 The Light, and KLBW1530.com`` then
religious song. Guess what, this is a daytimer per NRC AM Log, 2.5 kW in New
Boston TX, which is in the far NE corner just outside Texarkana. And it`s more
than 3 hours before January FCC sunrise at 1315 UT! It does have a PSRA of 6
watts in January, but that doesn`t start until 6 am = 1200 UT! Also in the FCC
Correspondence File is a $1500 forfeiture by the previous licensee for failing
to renew on time. Now how about a fine for running daytime at night?
Checking their website, it forwards to http://klbw1530.weebly.com/ and is
rather spartan with an emphasis on southern gospel music. Do they account for
operating illegally at night? Well, their on-air staff
http://klbw1530.weebly.com/on-air-staff.html
gallery includes Ed Evans at 12-5 am, but they could always claim that was just
for webcast, accidentally on the real air; and nothing about an FM translator
(Glenn Hauser, OK, FRG-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1670, Jan 4 at 1003 UT, ``All new CBS Sports Radio Network``, and its
Twitter handle; NFL talkshow phone-inner, to 855-212-4-CBS. As widely reported,
this is the new format of WOZN, Madison WI, after stunting with rock music, and
before that Xmas music, ex-WTDY news/talk. Didn`t we have too many sports
networks already? I expect with the CBS brand, they have already lined up a
formidable network of other stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 2729, Jan 4 at 0959 UT, open carrier I hope will turn into a
third harmonic of 910 about to sign on, until I measure it off the side from
2730; and OC continues past 1000. Some utility on AM? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 2910, Jan 4 at 1053 UT, S9+12 open carrier ought to prove
fruitful as the presumed third harmonic of 970 I have been hearing is about to
sign on. Short version of Mexican NA plays at 1059, removing any doubt about
the country, and explaining why they don`t play it again at 1200. But just not
enough audio vs the noise level; seems this XE is undermodulating on its
harmonic if not on its fundamental.
I listen for about 10 minutes, but can just barely tell a broadcaster is there
with some talk and some music; also some additional noise sources cut on and
off. For the first time I roll tape on this so I can go back to sleep and maybe
pull some details out on playback. Don`t dare leave BFO on due to possible
drift, but that means I can instead employ the FRG-7 noise limiter which helps
very little. We have a new neighbor who has been refurbishing a vacant house,
now with the power on, cable connected, and more RFI surely to follow.
I`ve been listening to the C-90 as I write this report, and it`s not a good
morning for XEVT(?). Very slight improvement in S/N around 1200 but really not
a single word copiable. Surges a bit more around 1215, maybe with approach of
local sunrise? LSR is 1244 UT today in Villahermosa, Tabasco, exactly one hour
earlier than Enid. Still in when the tape ends circa 1235. There has been
absolutely nothing useful on it, so I can record over it another time.
Someone should be able to get a definite ID at the 1100 sign-on if not later,
when they are much more concerned about telling us the time rather than the ID,
altho there are plenty of other ways to find out the time. Still not hearing it
around my 0600 UT chex, so probably signs off earlier, nor earlier in evenings
when my local noise level is probably even higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 02:30:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Jorge Freitas <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Hard Core DX
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] R Free Sarawak on 15420
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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15420 05/Jan 1025 Palau (Relay), R Free Sarawak in Iban. Music, then Om talk.
Very weak signal in my Degen, but light noises and good, clear modulation.
Signal is degrading. (Jorge Freitas-B)
73
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Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT
Feira de Santana Bahia?
12?14?S 38?58?W - Brasil
Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow the 6 kHz.
Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west
Escutas (listening, my blog): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
The best of Brazilian music: http://www.novabrasilfm.com.br/
A bit of my city: www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1443186
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