[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 1, 2008

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** AFGHANISTAN [non]. Periodic reconfirmation of R. Solh via UK, 17700, playing exactly same recording day after day for at least a year, Sept 1 at 1346-1349, music ruined by skipping CD; fair signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Altho it was on earlier when Gustav crossed, R. Rebelde, 5025, had only open carrier (unless it was Benin?) Sept 1 around 0600, and no carrier at all at 1205 check, leaving China 5030 in the clear for once.

This led me to check all the RHC frequencies, and they were all missing too at various chex until 1223! 6000, clearing Brandon DRM 5990-5995-6000; 6180, 9600, 11760, 12000, 15120, 15360. At 1223 when I hit 13760, heard a snippet of music and then it vanished, probably something else.

Proving my assertion that the DentroCuban Jamming Command has priority over RHC for what power is available, jamming was still noted as follows: 1212, 5980 Martí dominating, but J audible under; 1217, 7405 Martí, nothing but J; 1218, 9805 Martí mixed with J; 1221 9955 WRMI, nothing but J; 1223, 13820 Martí over J.

Furthermore, the relay of CRI on 9570 was still running at 1218, altho with dropouts; and of RNV on 11705 at 1222, also with modulation cutting out every second. These are probably from a different transmitter site than (most of?) the regular RHC frequencies.

RHC started coming back at 1248: 9600 open carrier and shortly re-joining in progress Despertar con Cuba; 1239, 11760 and 12000 too ending La Gaceta Cultural segment which no one really heard. 13760 back on with OC and hum. 1251, 15120 on, good, no 15360 --- but the latter is always very much weaker. 1253, 6180 on, and with hum and QRDRM, 6000. 1254, Rebelde 5025 back on with 8:54 timecheck. 1300, 9600 off as usual, replaced from *1301 by 15370, DcC JIP. 13680, which normally opens at 1300, was on when checked at 1343, huge signal and much better modulation than // 13760 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. We shouldn`t have to go to Japan to hear Western classical music on SW, but are indebted to R. Nikkei for playing so much of it in their late evenings, such as 1235 Sept 1 on 9595, Switched-on Bach, also on 6055 which of course fades down earlier. On this occasion, no CubaRM on 9600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. Tnx to R. Martí kilowasting kilowatts by warming up as much as a quarter hour before transmission, open carrier on 11930 muscled aside the local noise level and easily audiblized something Asian on frequency, Sept 1 at 1345. Had that religious `feel` to it, soon confirmed by ``What a[n imaginary] Friend We Have in Jesus`` theme. Per Aoki this is TWR via Novosibirsk, 200 kW due south, in Tibetan Mondays only, all other days in Hindi. I still find it hard to grasp Tibetans retaining any cultural identity if they become Christians (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

UNIDENTIFIED. 9250-9270, weak CODAR swishes on a range I don`t recall ever hearing before, nor seeing reported before, Sept 1 at 1333, at the rate of about 88 pulses per minute, contrary to the 60 per minute we hear around 5 MHz. Anyone know where this is located, and if it is new? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      

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