[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 8-9

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** CHINA. Firedrake check Oct 9 at 1528 found it coming in well on 10400 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE. V. of Africa relay was finally audible on 21695, Oct 9 at 1412 in
music during English broadcast, and // much stronger 17850, but no trace of an
RFI signal in English on 21620 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GABON. ANO second harmonic, 19160, Oct 9 was audible poorly with music at
1411, and also at 1517 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN [and non]. Is jamming broadcasts from Israel to Europe and North
America. Oct 9 at 1511, 15760 had a strong het on the high side around 15761,
and also some bubble jamming audible in the background, but the KI Persian
language broadcast was atop. Hmmm, maybe that`s why they jam it, but it`s aimed
318 degrees toward us, not Iran (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. ORTM finally heard on 4845, Sunday Oct 8 around 0555, and on
past 0615 in Arabic. Previous days had been off the air at this time. Why would
they have a different sked on Sunday during Ramadan? Christian influence
nevertheless? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. ORTM, 4845, on again UT Monday Oct 9 at 0455 check, an hour
earlier than I checked the night before, Arabic talk, VG signal but static
crashes, and there was a rumble in the modulation seemingly correlating with
audio peaks. Needs some tweaking, and may explain why they were not running 24h
for Ramadan earlier. Still going at 0515  (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SAUDI ARABIA. Seems BSKSA has at least two transmitters putting out that
awful raspy buzz preventing us from appreciating their recitation of the Holy
Qur`an: Oct 9 at 1518, very strong on 15435 as usual, but same buzz also
audible along with very weak // 21460. That makes us wonder if it originate
before the transmitters, somewhere in the audio feedline. But it doesn`t happen
on their other services around this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SRI LANKA. VOA, 12150, Border Crossings show, 1522 Oct 9, with some early
white rap music, as the host identified it, and admitted this was pre-recorded
for Columbus Day, as he tried to explain that in a politically correct manner.
This is Iranawila aimed almost due north toward us, good but with some flutter
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [non]. Sudan Radio Service, 17660 via UK, Oct 9 at 1514 with drums and
ID in English, 1515 into program about land mines; splatter from 17650 WHRA
gospel music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
 
** U S A. Tuned into WBCQ 7415 just a bit too late to confirm that WOR 1331
aired OK as scheduled at 0415 UT Monday Oct 9. At 0444 there was already open
carrier, and then off. The webstream also had silence, but left it on and at
0448 heard the previous week`s WOR 1330 start playing. A fine way to fill
webstream time after-hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Derry Brownfield show on both WWCR 12160 and WWRB 12180, Oct 9 at
1527, and absolutely synchronized as they both take the same satellite
downlink. WWRB stronger here, but greater frequency, site or time diversity
would be a more effective tactic than paying double for these identical
transmissions only 20 kHz apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. I have heard the 2-way Spanish again on 15372 SSB, in the middle
of the 19m SWBC band, Oct 9 at 1415, again very hard for me to follow, but at
one point discussed helping someone; said ``cambio`` for over, and nothing
heard after 1421. Could be these guys have a daily schedule around 1400. Would
some native speakers please monitor and try to figure out who and where they
are and what they are talking about (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


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