[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 8

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** AUSTRIA. Nov 8 at 1444 heard talk in unID language on 17610, with QRM from
continuous falling chirps (similar to the rising chirps against Greece on 17525
at same time). PWBR ``2007``, just in claims this is AWR in Arabic
(checkerboard) to EAf, but doesn`t sound like Arabic to me! For correct info,
went to http://www.bclnews.it/b06schedules/awr.htm 
where this is listed as Afar, 7 days a week. BTW, a lot of the B-06 schedules
archived at bclnews.it from DXLD and other sources are incomplete so far, but
not AWR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BELGIUM [and non]. Re my recent report under CUBA of DRM-sounding noise
centred at 5925. Nov 8 at 0637, none of this but instead RFI in analog French
with IDs in passing. Issoudun is scheduled there from 04 to 07. 

Coincidentally? Per Wolfgang Büschel, RTBF Wavre Belgium has just started DRM
to North America on 5920-5930 but at a later hour, 10-13, which is certainly
daring scheduling. Does RTBF really believe a DRM signal can make it to NAm at
midday on 50 m, even in winter, when analog will not? 

Altho updated Nov 8, the DRM schedule at 
http://www.baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/drmdx/main&sort=kHz,UTC
fails to show anything on 5925!
Ditto the DRM schedule at
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/drm_schedule.html
also allegedly updated Nov 8. Don`t the compilers read the Media Network blog??
BTW, that gives time as 10-12 and doesn`t say it`s for NAm, but Wolfie says
it`s aimed at NAm; what is the azimuth, exactly? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. Chinese talk with severe echo from two unsynchronized
transmitters (or, who knows, one transmitter broadcasting such an audio
mixture), Nov 8 at 1420 on 9605. This is no accident as it is obviously to jam
the BBC Mandarin service via Yamata, Japan scheduled on 9605 at 1100-1530.
Similar situation on 9680, mixed with Taiwan, Indonesia. 

Why does the BBC put up with this? Why is there no diplomatic or economic
action taken against China in retaliation for such gross abuse of the spectrum
and for the human right of the Chinese people to hear news from abroad? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. The RHC B-06 schedule distributed by Arnie Coro contains an entry
which I suspect is a transposition typo: ``15370`` at 13-15 UT in Spanish. Nov
8 at 1424 check I am still hearing Fidel on the original frequency (which does
not appear in the new schedule), 13750. And that was added only a few weeks
ago. On 15370 there is a weak signal from something else, probably VOA Russian
via Morocco.

Also, since I happened to tune across RHC 11760 just as they were signing off
the morning broadcast, I copied the moldie oldie frequency info they keep
giving incorrectly in Spanish, at 1457 Nov 8: to resume at ``7 pm Hora Normal
de Cuba en 15230, 11705, 11760, 9550, 6000``

That means 0000 UT. However, the new schedule distributed by Arnie Coro shows
Spanish transmissions resume already at 2100-2300 on 9550 and 11800. And from
0000 on many frequencies, the correct list being 15230, 11875, 11760, 9600,
6180, 6140, 6060, 6000 and 5965! I assume all these are just meaningless
numbers to the studio producers, so why bother to update them? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE. See BELGIUM [and non]

** GOA. Another check of 9820, Nov 8 at 1414: going from S. Asian talk to
music, flutter, perhaps some weak co-channel under. The main 9820 signal dumped
off the air for a few seconds several times, but so briefly I could not be sure
there was anything else on frequency. I then checked the listed // for AIR
Sinhala service, 15050, and indeed it was also audible and // but better on
9820. So that clinches what I am hearing on 9820 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. AIR, 9425 with news in English at 1540 Nov 8, G signal, clear
modulation and good enunciation, but some flutter. This is the 9 pm English
news on the domestic service at 1530-1545 UT on a great many AIR frequencies,
but this one from what used to be called Bangalore at 18 degrees is best here.
YL newscaster reporting on US elexions referred to the ``two chambers of
parliament`` and mentioned ``parliament`` again later. It seems the World`s
Largest Democracy has only a dim understanding of the system in the World`s
Oldest Democracy. Perhaps ``Congress`` is a dirty word there, or construed as
partisan? Just for that, ignorant Americans should refer to India as having
provinces rather than states (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also
GOA

** MYANMAR [and non]. Once again this B-season, we can forget about hearing
Myanma Radio`s English broadcast at 1430 on 5986v. Nov 8 at 1429 I was hearing
what seemed like Japanese, 1430 RCI theme and into Chinese. This is on the RCI
schedule http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/PDF/B06_SW.pdf
as RCI in Mandarin on 5985, but no sites are shown, while the companion
technical schedule showing site as Yamata, Japan
http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/PDF/RCI-TECH-B06-en.pdf
lists this transmission as in French! In any event, would-be listeners of
Burma, both here and no doubt in Asia are out of luck. All I could detect was a
very weak het on the high side of RCI 5985. Yangon only has a total of 4 SW
frequencies, one each on the 60, 49, 41 and 31m bands, and you would think that
other broadcasters could afford to avoid them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. I have received inquiries from the UK and from NZ as to whether
KFXY-1640, Enid, despite its identity with Fox Sports Network, also carries
programs from ESPN, which has been heard mentioned on 1640 from somewhere. I
have pointed out that its sister station KCRC-1390 is an ESPN affiliate, and
there could be cross-promotion between them, or even some crossover in networks
accessed.

However, I detest listening to sports-talk myself, whatever the network. But to
help answer this question, and since it would be of some interest if my local
X-bander is being heard in far regions of the world, I forced myself to listen
between 0620 and 0645 UT Nov 8 to 1640. No mention of either network was ever
heard, but the programming frequently mentioned was Sporting News Radio, as
well as the Todd Wright Tonight Show; at one point referred to WQAM Miami being
an affiliate of this. Perhaps one may now research which network if either is
involved with SNR or TWTS. Local non-IDs mention ``1640 The Score`` in
connexion with communities in its coverage area such as Kingfisher and Okarche
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. R. Thailand, 9725, lucked out again Nov 8 as Defunct Gene Scott,
Costa Rica, was nowhere to be heard, during English broadcast at 1418;
unfortunately, signal was too poor to make out much of what was being said,
aimed toward Australia. Also in clear after 1500 for VOA in Vietnamese (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. BBCWS in English, 5975 via Thailand, Nov 8 at 1426 has some
co-channel QRM causing SAH. Possibilities are Vietnam home service and KBSWR
Korea South, either of which would make 5975 no good for BBC in EAs.

Better signal with B-B-C chimes, on 6135, Nov 8 at 1428, and then into
Vietnamese. This is via Singapore aimed 13 degrees, and thus onward toward NAm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. The Power Hour keeps showing up on new SW frequencies. Nov 8 at 1425
I found it on 5850, good signal but usual somewhat distorted and lo-fi audio.
WEWN is on this frequency earlier, but obviously not now. Same program // on
WWCR 7465 at 1436 check, but 5850 is a few words ahead of 7465. However, at
1450 found 5850 to be synchronized with 12180 and at 1500 confirmed that 5850
is a new frequency for WWRB, with ID insert by Dave Frantz. 5850 WWRB does not
appear on any schedule I can find, including FCC B-06 version 1 (in A-06 there
never appeared a version 2) and PWBR `2007`. The website http://www.wwrb.org/
has obviously not been updated in months (years?). BTW, KAIJ 9340 was on the
air at 1438 but with something else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. Nov 8 at 1455 found S Asian talk and music on 11850. Brand new PWBR
``2007`` shows nothing at all! Kept listening and talk kept going past 1500,
good signal, into music again at 1502. At 1529 recheck, Vatican Radio IS and
ID, into English and announcing schedule but which I did not try to copy. It
seems bclnews.it does not yet have any schedule from VR either. This is
however, the Vatican Radio transmission to South Asia at 1415-1600 from Santa
Maria di Galeria, 500 kW at 98 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)




 
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