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[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 29 (more)
** ALBANIA. R. Tirana`s new 9915 at 2100-2130 in English to NAm was barely
audible here during first broadcast Oct 29; both on portable at a store parking
lot at 2108, and on the home rig at 2126, when the signal barely surpassed the
local S9+15 noise level, unlike several other Europeans on 31m which overrode
it. The good news is that there was no interference at all on 9515, nor on
adjacent or even second-adjacent channels, so with a bit better propagation,
and as usual a location a bit further east, it should be usable (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 9625 heard IDing as ``CBC North, Radio One``, Oct 29 at 2136 in the
half-hour Northern news and feature show, which seemed to be mostly in English;
report about how removing children from parents` custody is handled; weather
conditions. Usual muffled undermodulation and frequency a tad on the low side,
as the sub-harmonic catchers have noted. Should shift to 2230 M-F from next
week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Confirmed back on UT-5 a week ahead of the yanqui imperialistas, as
just when I tuned across 11800, Oct 29 at 2134, RHC was giving timecheck for
4:34, hora normal de Cuba, = 2134 TU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Another filthy transmitter here relaying China, on 13650, Oct 29 at
2259, open carrier with crackling noise also audible out to plus/minus 15 kHz,
13635-13665. 2300 promptly into IS, ID in Chinese, and opening in Portuguese as
R. Internacional da China, with distorted modulation. This is 250 kW at 135
degrees from one of the Habana sites (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. Trying to confirm R. Cairo is on 9465 in B07 for English to NAm at
2300-2430: Oct 29 at 2302, very undermodulated woman talking, interrupted every
so often by a blast of disco music. Listening intently, I finally decided an
occasional word was understandable as English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GREECE. Macedonian Station on 7450 with Greek music, Oct 29 at 2211, fair
signal and much better than V. of Greece on 7475. Both are transmitted from
Avlis, but 7450 is at 323 degrees toward us while 7475 is really at 285 degrees
toward Latin America. At 2220, however, noticed that 7450 had a het on the low
side, becoming annoying, maybe from a utility as no other broadcasters are
known on 7450 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL. RDPI, 11620, VG signal but distorted in silly bolagame coverage,
Monday Oct 29 at 2133. Contrary to the tentative B-07 schedule in DXLD 7-125,
apparently 11620 is instead of 15540 to NAm at 19-24, more or less (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA`s music hour at 2100 via Greenville is back on 15580 for
B-season, as Monday Oct 29 at 2148 caught last fifth of American Gold with Doug
Levine, playing Li`l Stevie Wonder`s first hit, ``Fingertips Part Two``, then
Ruby & the Romantix --- theme seemed to be first or only hits.
Schedule for this hour is:
Mon American Gold
Tue Roots and Branches
Wed Classic Rock
Thu Top 20 Countdown
Fri Hip Hop Connection 1
Sat Hip Hop Connection 2
Sat Fusion
Earlier and at all other times except this single hour, 15580 is via overseas
sites, but at 21-22 it`s 250 kW from Greenville aimed 94 degrees, which means
it also puts a huge signal, at least S9 +25, into CNAm, the opposite direxion.
(Don`t tell Smith or Mundt!)
Even so, there was slight interference from KTBN on 15590, whose dirty
transmitter and big signal of its own is always accompanied by a distinctive
buzz out to at least plus/minus 10 (not heard on other strong signals), plus
splatter out to 15570-15620 or so. I could actually hear KTBN splatter below
VOA 15580; only the big signal from VOA saved it, most of the time. The 15580
carrier stayed on until 2205:30* so no hurry to get that transmitter to some
other frequency.
Another Greenville transmission to Africa, which should also serve NAm well, is
at 1800-2000 on 11975.
The interim hour 2000-2100 on 11975 changes to São Tomé. Unfortunately this is
the hour carrying African Beat on weekdays, two different editions of Music
Time in Africa on weekends. Other SW frequencies at 20-21 are 4930 4940 6080
13710=Botswana with 4940 stopping at 2030 on weekdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Cut numbers, spy groups of 5, Oct 29 at 2226 on 7481 CW. Altho
the carrier was clearly cutting on and off, when on it was transmitting a tone
as well. Probably Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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