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- Subject: Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, April 15-21, 2016
- From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:39:16 +0000 (UTC)
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These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimesÂutility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page46
All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; ICR-75Â E-W longwire; FRG-7 with NW-SE shortwire
** MEXICO. 610, April 18 at 1146 UT, YL with birthday wishes to people in ``Miguel AlemÃn``, which can`t refer to the Tamaulipas border Ciudad, as there is no 610 anywhere near there, and this ones loops SW, likely my primary SRS station, XEGS in Guasave, Sinaloa. Later non-ID as ``Su Colonia 106.1``; at 1150, ``la frecuencia que te mueve``. Cantà and IRCA Mexican log confirm that XEGS indeed has an FM on 106.1. Not yet // 650 XETNT, which I think will start at 1200 with their shared agropecuaria show, by when 610 has lost out to KCSP. Not sure of ``Colonia``. Searching on Colonia 106.1 leads to a UStream labeled ``FM 106.1 COLONIA ABORIGEN CHACO on USTREAM: FM``, but doesn`t show where it is, Paraguay?? OTOH, Miguel AlemÃn may well be the name of a colonia near Guasave. There are bound to be several around the country and there is one in CuliacÃn, Sinaloa, close enough? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA. Not a log, as I never get YV MWDX here, but for those who do, the convenience of IDing tnx to an off-timezone is coming to an end:
Time zones - YV-land
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/15/venezuela-half-hour-time-change-energy-consumption
(via Eric FlodÃn, BC, April 17, WORLD OF RADIO 1822, DXLD)
Venezuela travels forward in time half an hour to help ease energy crisis
NicolÃs Maduro rolls back measure enacted by Hugo ChÃvez to provide more daylight during hours of peak energy consumption amid drought conditions
A boat moor post shows a water level reference at Guri dam in BolÃvar state, where drought has turned parts of one of the worldâs biggest reservoirs into desert. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Reuters in Caracas
Friday 15 April 2016 14.39 EDT
Last modified on Friday 15 April 2016 14.49 EDT
Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo ChÃvezâs idiosyncratic 14-year rule.
ChÃvez turned Venezuelaâs clocks back 30 minutes in 2007 so that children could wake up for school in daylight.
But his successor, NicolÃs Maduro, has decided to return to the previous system, four hours behind GMT, to ensure more daylight in the evening when energy consumption peaks.
A severe drought is affecting the Guri reservoir that provides two-thirds of Venezuelaâs power needs, and water and electricity outages are frequent.
"This extra half-hour of sunlight will allow a better electricity saving because it is at night when people return from work and schools that they turn on lights and air-conditioning," the science minister, Jorge Arreaza, said.
Arreaza, who married ChÃvezâs daughter, said the change would come into effect on 1 May. "Itâs as simple as waking up and putting your watch forward half an hour."
President Maduroâs government, in power since 2013 following ChÃvezâs death from cancer, has been cautious in rolling back any of the revered socialist leaderâs measures.
The time change accompanies a flurry of other power-saving measures, including three-day weekends for public sector employees, rationing at malls and exhortations for women to use hairdryers less.
On the street, there was some scepticism, however.
"I really donât agree with this," said Carlos, an accountant in Caracas. "Itâs not true that this will save power because you use the same amount no matter what the time."
There were jokes on social media too.
"Venezuelaâs new time-zone: hours without light, hours without water, hours of presidential broadcasts, hours of lines," quipped comedian Jean Mary Curro in reference to the South American nationâs multiple economic problems.
Opponents say Venezuelaâs energy problems are no laughing matter. While Maduro blames the drought on the El NiÃo weather phenomenon, critics say the state is also guilty for inadequate investment, preparation and diversification of power sources to avoid over-dependence on the Guri dam.
Daily water and electricity cuts have added to hardship from a deep recession, the worldâs highest inflation, long lines at shops and shortages of basics from milk to medicines. (Guardian via WORLD OF RADIO 1822, DXLD)
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