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[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 28
** CANADA. More problems at Sackville with the R. Sweden relay on 15240, March
28 at 1335, cutting off the air every few seconds. Finally at 1338 modulation
stopped, then carrier off and stayed off until 1340, when it came back and
stayed on. They fixed something in the meantime. And the CRI relay just up the
band at 15260 continued with no such interruptions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA [and non]. DGS via TIRWR, 9725, March 28 at 1852 was weak, but
also with a fast SAH from something. Not much from outside NAm was audible on
31m at this hour, but per schedules, this was likely V. of Vietnam via Austria,
at 17-19 on 9725 at 300 degrees, right at us tho intended for Europe (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. I noticed that RHC was missing from 13680 at 1300 UT Check March 28.
Carrier finally came on at 1305 and modulation a few seconds later, programming
joined in progress. I felt jipped, as would the programmers had they known. Not
unusual behaviour for RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. Must have been an important silly ballgame going on in Europe (or
more than one at once?), as I heard play-by-play in four languages from four
stations, March 28:
1833 on 15630, V. of Greece, F-G, with no breaks, so Avlis, not Pyrgos; 1908
sure sounded like a commercial break, in Greek
1834 on 15560, RDPI, VG; also at 1850 on this and much weaker // 11905 as
announcer was giving SW transmission sked during a break, 1851 back to game. I
credit the Portuguese with speaking the most rapidly
1856 on 15530, Rai in Italian play-by-play, or should I say ``tutto il calcio
minuto per minuto``
1911 on 17850, REE via Costa Rica, mentioning game taking place in Palma de
Mallorca, also on 17595 direct, which earlier at 1841 was running a Spanish
lesson for Brazilians with a lot of sounders.
No luck in getting any live game coverage from BBC, DW or RN, tsk tsk
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GABON. Afropop music jammer, which after 1400 is usually just distracting on
17660, heard on 17675 instead, at 1343 March 28, abutting much stronger CVC
17680. 17675 agrees with José Miguel Romero`s monitoring, and also Sawt al-Amal
on 17672.5 and 17677.5, not identifiable here. SAA runs until 1400 so Afropop
is really trying to jam it then. BTW, a press report from Ivory Coast says Col.
Ghaddafi now owns Africa Numéro Un; so hence also spare transmitters he can use
for his own nefarious jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Add another DW transmission in English we can get, far from its
target: March 28 at 1905 fair on 15620 opening Newslink. This is Nauen at 150
degrees, so opposite direxion would be 330 toward NAm (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. Special spor broadcasts: see EUROPE
** GUAM. After ``Time to Say Goodbye`` song, very surprised to hear ID for R.
Nikkei, on 9805, March 28 at 1321; nothing on 9750, 9595 and not parallel
Nikkei on 6055. Surely not really Nikkei. Kept listening to Japanese program
and at 1325 AWR ID in passing, 1328*. So it`s KSDA as scheduled. Maybe they
were mentioning R. Nikkei in a DX program or something (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY. Rai service to Toronto in Italian (just for CHIN? Do they have any
need for SW feed any more??), March 28 at 1833 on 15380, G with no squeal! Must
have had to use a non-defective transmitter. At 1845 it was over but carrier
was still on, and then birdchirp IS until 1847* // 17780 which was not
squealing either tho it does during the 1400 UT broadcast. See also EUROPE for
sports special (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. Japanese on 9835, March 28, at 1854 music, 1855 talk; poor signal in
NHK Warido service aimed eastward toward Hawaii; wonder how much of signal make
it on to secondary target area, the Southern Cone, over T-E daylight path
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN [and non]. Noted two weak signals producing a SAH on 15355, March 28 at
1838. Per registrations, these would be NHK via Gabon to South Africa, and R.
Oman to E Africa, which overlap on 15355 at 1800-1900. It`s hard to imagine
these two not in a big collision in their target areas (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL. Sports special: see EUROPE
** SPAIN [and non]. REE service to peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, 15345, March
28 at 1838 in Spanish, weak with barely audible het on 15344.8, which would be
the unfortunate RAE, Argentina, trying to reach Europe. No sign of
Arabic/Morocco at this time, anyway. Sports special: see EUROPE (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. Looking thru BBCWS program schedules online for various parts of
Africa, I notice that 17830 no longer displays over the long hours it formerly
occupied, and often audible here off the back from Ascension. However, it is
still registered all the way from 08 to 21 at 65 degrees. Hmmm, make that off
the side. And indeed audible here March 28 when checked as early as 1310 and
still at 1846 with a panel discussion // 21470 at 1848 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. While 15580 had been the afternoon Greenville frequency in B-06
season, putting great signal into CNAm off the back, now 15580 is Botswana 350
degrees at 1800-2100, and still audible but not so great. The big 94-degree
signal from GB has moved to 15445, the two // at 1918 March 28 with discussion
about Mali. 15445 is scheduled only at 1900-2100, so that misses the music hour
which follows. 15580 then remains on but at 2100-2200 switches to Morocco at
132 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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