[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 27-28

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** CUBA. It`s incredible; when going to the RHC website, http://www.radiohc.cu
one is hit by popup ads for Celldoradio.com, obviously a totally unrelated
capitalist enterprise selling ringtones; or is it phishing --- ``enter your PIN
code``??

Anyhow, I was having another look at the unreliable transmission schedule, 
http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/frecuencia/frecuencias-espanol.htm
to see if 15230 was still on it: no, and I think they really don`t use this
frequency any more; at least not in the 1300 UT hour when CRI in English via
Sackville is on it, tho for years previous they collided, commies vs commies!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA [and non]. Nov 27 check of DW Amharic and jamming: at 1445, 15620
again by far the best, no jamming audible. Unlike the day before, DW barely
audible on 15660 under heavy noise jamming, and seemed almost synchronized with
15620. Also audible under noise on 11645. Not audible on 15640, which is
reported still to be active; that makes sense here as that is Sri Lanka relay.
Jamming on 15660 lasted until 1501; just as I switched on BFO to be sure heard
one of those ute data bursts, perhaps unrelated.

Nov 28 check of DW Amharic & jamming: at *1359:20, 15620 carrier came on, DW ID
and opening. Could not hear any jamming on fairly good signal. Then checked
15660 and DW was audible this time, tho much weaker, and as far as I could tell
was perfectly synchronized with 15620. This may or may not be significant in
hypothesizing transmitter sites. At 1415, 15660 had a variable het interfering.
1455 recheck, 15620 still much stronger than 15660. Never audible on 15640 or
11645 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. Russian on 13755, Nov 27 at 1503 with heavy echo. HFCC says this is
VOR via Wertachtal, 125 kW at 120 degrees. Suspect both long and short paths
being heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTNEING DIGEST) See also ETHIOPIA

** GUIANA FRENCH. TDF DRM test gone again from 17870-17875-17880, nothing heard
Nov 27 at 1449 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. NHK Warido, R. Japan, news in English, Nov 28 at 1404 on 17580,
weak and running a good two seconds behind Sackville on 11705. HFCC shows 17580
is Meyerton at 355 degrees, while RJ`s pdf transmission schedule shows
Ascension to Central Africa. Which is it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [and non]. Denge Mezopotamiya, 11530 via Pridnestrovye, coming in
well Nov 28 at 1458, but as closing announcements were running, huge WEWN
carrier kicked on and off twice just before 1459, and then stayed on, soon
modulated with eerie choral IS; during pause I could barely hear V. of
Mesopotamia underneath (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** MEXICO. XEXQ, 6045 on the air again, let us hope to stay, Nov 27 at 1405 and
1458 chex with classical music. Seems XEXQ leaves its carrier on 6045 late,
maybe all night; too bad they don`t modulate it too. Nov 28 at 0644 found open
carrier as before; next check at 1320, was in talk rather than music
programming with some ``Cápsulas de Ciencia y Tecnología`` from a Mexican
government agency, apparently aimed at young people, inspired by Bill el
Científico but not quite as frantic and wacky. Topic: fossils and Darwin. VG
modulation now, and almost 44444. 

Also received a reply today from station director LCC. Ma. Leticia Zavala Pérez
saying they are still running only the authorized 250 watts from their new 1 kW
transmitter, and the antenna is a 9-meter dipole oriented N-S; contradicting
the previous info that it is an inverted V of 12 meters. Schedule 1300-0500,
hopefully expanding to 24 hours next year; not yet webcasting, also expected to
start by mid-2008. She also says the switch from MW 1460 to 1190 was almost
four years ago; how out of date some references may be (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) ###


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