Hard-Core-DX.com: Glenn Hauser logs August 20, 2022

Glenn Hauser logs August 20, 2022

Sunday, August 21 2022



Thanks to Glenn's tip of Abuja Nigeria on air again after some
weeks pause ...

NIGERIA 7254.933 kHz traced little late at 06.06 UT on August 21.
Checked 05.45 to 06.04 UT time slot, but empty channel traced,
then checked
9690v and 11770v kHz channels too.

Hausa service at 06.06 - 07.00 UT again on air,
b u t very low 5% audio modulation to state.
S=7-8 signal noted on SDR unit in Rochester NY-USA,
but no reception in Europe,
much low signal propagation path in 41 mb towards Europe.

INDIA/SAUDI ARABIA Very bad signal mixture on that channel at 05.29 UT
today.

Usual AIR behaviour as non-member of hfcc.org request meetings
to settle down strangly on a - since decades - used by
Saudi outlet here, in Swahili language to East Africa.

Happens 'now and then' by the Indian bureaucrats ...
bad service for the average international SW listener ...

Afghanistan service
AIR Pashto 0430-0600 11560 15285 kHz
=====
15285.004 kHz AIR Bangalore outlet in Pashto towards Afg/IRN/PAK
muslim world, that Bangalore signal also S=9+15dB strong here in Europe.

and co-channel too

15285.018 kHz Saudi Internat Riyadh outlet in Swahili,
less strength S=8 approx.

Other logs this morning:
9264.987 USA unstable fq hops 2-3 Hertz up and down, TOM BS px at
04.53 UT on Aug 21. WINB Red Lion PA private religious
broadcaster in US. S=7 in Rochester-NY-USA.
9410.002 CVA BBC via Santa Maria di Galeria relay nx in En about
'Somali explosion', S=8 at 05.00 UT. Length BBC address
annmt at 04.59-05.00 UT. 'bbc.com'.
9450even ALG RTA Algiers Arabic, seemingly via new Quargla Ampegon
unit on test series by the engineering crowd seen on
Facebook photo image ... S=6 in NY state at 05.02 UT.
Nothing on Bechar 15340 kHz channel at this time,
rather CNR1 jamming against SOH TWN on excat 15340.000 kHz
9535even F__ RTA Algiers via TDF relay site Issoudun, different
Holy Quran Arabic prayer, S=8 at 05.04 UT.
9665.019 BRA (?) Probably mx of BrasPort R Voz Missionaria, S=6-7
9680.004 ZMB VoHope px from Makeni Ranch bcast center, S=5 at 05.08
9705.002 CVA RV in Russian from Santa Maria di Galeria site, 05.09
at S=7 level in NY state.
9715.002 CVA VoA in Hausa to West AF at 05.00-05.30 UT, S=7 05.11,
also via from Santa Maria di Galeria site.
9770.007 TUR TRT Emirler in Turkish, 04.00-05.58 UT, S=8-9 05.12 UT
9915.012 MDG BBC En sce via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Madagascar relay
facility, S=6 at 05.14 UT.
9974.998 USA KVOH Voice of Hope, station jingle, at 05.15 UT,
'Jimmy Grace' mentioned ? S=7 in Rochester-NY.

11815.027 BRA (?) Likely R Brasil Central px at 05.18 UT, S=6 in NY.

12000even CUB Strong harmonic of 6000 kHz fundamental RHC Quivacan
San Felipe TITAN 250 kW unit, English program 05-06 UT,
S=7-8. 6000 kHz QUI S=9+15dB at 05.21, two more channels
6060even CUB RHC English from Bauta site, audio heavily distorted.
6160even CUB RHC English clear audio here on that Bauta channel,
S=8 signal towards WeUS CA and WeCAN target. Not 6100 kHz.
Nothing on 11670 nor 11760 kHz to state.

15030.004 IND AIR Delhi DISTORTED audio quality of Arabic sce, 05.23
S=9+20dB even in central Europe. Very bad audio feed line
between Delhi bcasting house and Bangalore 500 kW beast ?
15130.007 IRN IRIB Ar prayer in otherwise Swahili sce to East Africa
px from Sirjan site, 04.50-05.50 UT scheduled, S=9+30dB in
central EUR, but only as carrier signal, verx low 5% audio
modulation level.
15170.057 ARS Saudi Int Holy Quran Ar rayer in progress, S=9+20dB at
05.26 on Aug 21.
15190.006 BRA ? likely Brazilian stn, poor S=4 threshold signal.05.28
15285 kHz terrible signal MIXTURE, see above IND/ARS item.
15335even OMA BBC via ENC Al Seela relay site in Ar 05-06 UT, at
05.31 UT S=9+10dB sidelobe into EUR.
15340even CHN CNR1 powerful 10 kHz wideband jammer against SOH TWN
! not RTA Bechar test series at this hour ! 05.26 UT

[selected SDR options, span 13.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews August 21)

----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX


Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 9:39 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 20, 2022

NIGERIA. 7254.936, Aug 20 at 0626, Voice of Nigeria is back! I have
been checking for it every night after 0600 so am sure this is the
first date reactivated. S9+10/20 undermodulated in presumed Hausa on
signature skewed frequency.

My last previous observation: ``7254.9v, July 12 at 0635, NO signal
from VON nor has there been for several weeks, checked almost every
night after 0600; nor have I seen any other reports about this, nor
other possible frequencies 9690-, 11770-, 15120 being heard at any
hours.``

Before then it had been sporadic: you never knew whether it would be
on after 0600 or not. I had not logged it assiduously so unsure when
it last appeared. Originally had three transmitters, but two of them
already collapsed.

7255- would sometimes be on before 0600 with musical prélude and neat
drumming IS. Nominal sked was 0600-1100 including English 0800-1000;
and 2000-2100 per Aoki. 15120 might also appear evenings in DRM.

11770- was also previously scheduled at 1500-2100 including English at
1630-1900, but Aug 20 at 1620, none of it into Canary Islands SDR,
just JBA on-frequency from presumed PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, East
Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and
other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1939 UT August 20
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