[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 24-25

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** CHINA [non]. As usual in A-seasons, CRI relay via Canada in English at 1300
has shifted from 15230 to 15260, as noted March 25 at 1354; a minute later
found it on 17625, which is via Chile ex-15540 during B-seasons (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Now that it`s an hour `later` by the local clock, I will be more
likely to catch RHC`s Spanish DX program, Sundays at 1335. March 25, on 11760,
Manolo Ortega Romero was interviewed, or rather it was edited into a monolog,
about a precursor of all Revolutionary Cuban broadcasting today. It was La
Emisora del Pueblo, informally ``La Mil Diez`` which was on a clear channel
1010, and covered the whole island, especially during béisbol games, between
the years of 1943 and 1948 when it was closed down by the then government. It
was run by the Partido Socialista Popular; had its own orchestra, dramatic and
comic actors. Ortega said he was a writer but occasionally also acted. The
closure came on May 1, 1948, International Workers` Day. I wonder if anyone
remembers DXing this station, and what were its calls? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. XEYU coming thru again, 9599.2 approx., March 25 at 0535 with
Beethoven, good but fades; 0549 outro announce as a Romance, and current time
as 23:49, confirming they are still on CST another week, chime and ID as Radio
Unam, pronounced as a word. Also audible with classical music at 1334 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. Our morning frequency for RN is once again as in previous
A-seasons, 9890 via Madagascar at 14-16, intended for S Asia, but longpathing
over here rather well, as March 25 at 1416 with docu mentioning Joy FM in
Accra; not too much QRM yet from WEWN 9885 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI on new 6095 ex-5950, March 25 at 1401 with news about dog
attack in Hamilton; DRM was still running on 7145 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. REE in Spanish on 15350, Sunday March 25 at 1411 talking about
baloncesto, a few syllables ahead of // 15170 Costa Rica relay. 15350 is not in
schedules, but must be a change from planned 15345 service to Lebanon, which on
Sundays only starts this early. 

Did they get our message that 15345 would collide with Morocco? However, at
1843 recheck, REE was definitely on 15345, // and ahead of 17850 CR, and with a
slow SAH on 15345, presumably uncoördinated Nador, Morocco; but no audible het
from Argentina which may not have been on or propagating. Since my earlier log
was made only on the FRG-7 analog dial, I began to doubt whether it was really
on 15345 at that time. Recheck on following days, weeks (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SWEDEN [non]. No fooling around this time; R. Sweden relay via Sackville
made its shift without waiting a few days, March 25 at 1330 on 15240,
ex-direct. The direct broadcast on same should now be at 1230; I did not check
at 1430. Of course, these changes for NAm should have been made March 11 this
year, not on the European timeshift date of March 25, but in past years they
always nominally made them a week ahead of us anyway, obviously for their own
convenience, not that of listeners (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. VOA Tinang, Philippines, in Korean on 9555 is still
maladjusted; March 24 at 1412 check its splatter was audible out to plus/minus
25 kHz, 9530-9580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. A bit surprised to hear Yankee Doodle Dandy IS at
1359-1401* March 25 on 7405 after a R. Martí broadcast. I thought YDD pertained
to VOA only, and RM had nothing to do with it! This was underneath jamming.
Also noticed R. Martí back on its A-season channel of 11845, at 1414; only lite
jamming as not all the DCJC transmitters had retuned there yet (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. Since Chávez decided to go back to Sunday mornings with
Aló, Presidente, I checked the previous Cuban relay channels March 25 at 1404:
yes, 11670 // 11875 // 13750 and JBA on 13680, with Spanish programming not //
to regular RHC frequencies 11760, 11805, 12000. However, 11670 was in a big
collision with WYFR in Spanish which is now scheduled 1400-1600! 

Too bad these stations don`t coördinate with each other; or rather, Cuba
doesn`t coördinate formally with anyone, preferring to play the outcast, while
claiming to adhere to ITU regulations. I have plenty else to monitor on Sunday
mornings, so did not recheck until 1645 when indeed it did sound like Chávez
pontificating on the same frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


 
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