[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 17-18

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** COSTA RICA. On Sundays, REE Cariari is on both 15170 and 15125, Nov 18 at
1406, synchronized and with undermodulation, lo-fi. 15125 was weaker, to be
expected at 110 degrees vis-à-vis 340 degrees on 15170. Looked for leapfrog
mixing product on 15080, but none detected; on 15215 there was a very weak
carrier aside WYFR 15210, source unknown (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. DentroCuban Jamming Command, and R. República, were both on
6135 at 2355 check Nov 18, so presumably this starts at 2200; at 2409 recheck
they had all moved to 6155 and 6135 was clear for a het to be heard, probably
involving the off-frequency Bolivian.

Also checked 5955, Nov 18 at 2357 before Sackville 5960 came on, and definitely
occupied by DCJC grinding, but with BFO no trace now of a carrier on 5954.1, as
previously bringing us R. República from secret site. The RR signal was so weak
in the first place, that I expect the DCJC first heard about it from Arnie Coro
passing on DX news of it from us or other monitors. Sorry, but such are the
drawbacks of a free press. RR wants to broadcast as much as possible but will
not publish its own full schedule so people, let alone jammers, may not easily
find it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. R. Cairo, 6290, Nov 18 at 2354 check, found good modulation and
strength in Arabic music, but heavy SAH of maybe 15 to 20 Hz! 0000 is the
nominal transition time between the ABS and ABZ sites on this frequency, and
obviously both transmitters were on and overlapping. Egyptians vs Egyptians!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA [non]. Another check of the jamming vs DW situation Nov 18: at
1400, 15660 came on with DW theme, fair signal but under much stronger WHRA
15665`s Heart of Jesus. Could not detect any jamming under the circumstances
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [and non]. NHK Warido`s Sunday-morning classical music show is still
going, run across starting at 2305 UT Saturday Nov 17 on 11665, which is a
direct frequency, and on this occasion better than // 17605-Bonaire, which was
running about one second behind. Only other frequency on the B-07 schedule
which I looked up later, is 11910 to Asia, while 11665 is to SE Asia. Our cup
runneth over: CVC Chile also is doing their token classical music show during
the same hour on 15410, better reception than both of Japan`s frequencies, but
blasphemously, CVC audio kept cutting out during Hallelujah Chorus (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. Just like my previous log 2+ hours earlier on 6115, RRI, Nov 18 at
2356 closing English with e-mail address, IS, accompanied by its own roaringly
defective transmitter. I assume this will go away in a few months once RRI gets
all its new transmitters installed and operational, so enjoy it while you can
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. If you hear Spanish, especially Castilian on 13720 before 1400, it`s
not the RHC leapfrog spur of 13760 over 13740 CRI relay --- because 13740 isn`t
on the air yet, at least not Nov 18 at 1347 tho the 13740 carrier does come on
many minutes early. This weakish signal was instead REE, // 17595 with news of
Pakistan, Darfur. 13720 is in HFCC registered from 0600 to 1700, for W&CEu, at
0 degrees, but the REE frequency schedule 
http://www.rtve.es/archivos/70-6805-FICHERO/FrecuenciasInvierno2007.pdf
shows 08-13 only, except Sat/Sun to 1400. So another caveat not to take HFCC
registrations as absolute; they are at times exaggerated, to allow wiggle room
in case a station wants to extend usage of a certain frequency. Since REE does
run to 1400 on weekends, however, both RHC spur and REE could be audible and
mixing on 13720 for a few minutes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Sunday Nov 18 at 1338 noticed that DXing with Cumbre was running on
WHRI 7520. Two weeks before at same time, it was on 11785! This date, no WHR on
11785, just Chinese with a het, probably Indonesia. 11785 was on after 1400 for
Hmong Lao Radio. Trouble is, the WHR website sked for ``Angel 1`` claims DWC is
at 1330 Saturday on 7520, and 1330 Sunday on 11785! I give up (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [and non]. The 2300-2400 UT broadcast of R. Nacional de Venezuela,
Canal Internacional, via Cuba, is unlike most of the others supposed to be on
two frequencies, but Nov 17 at 2315 found it only on 15250, nothing on 13680;
but at 2352 recheck, both were on. You just can`t depend on the Cuban
transmitter engineers to be on time.

As expected, there is a big collision between RNV via Cuba and WEWN on Sundays
when both are on 11875 for an hour; as confirmed Nov 18 at 1408 when RNV was
way over WEWN; 11875 // 17750 but an echo apart from two different Cuban sites.
Commies vs Catholix! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6300, no sign of LV de la RASD, Nov 18 at 2353 --- off
earlier, moved or silent again? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


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