[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 28, 2009

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** ALASKA. KNLS IS on both 9780 and 9795, July 28 at 1301, introducing Chinese hour, with as usual Chinese radio war QRM on the former (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA [non]. Still no CFRX audible here on 6070, tho it may be on QRP, July 28 at 1235, just the North Korean roar (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake check July 28: at 1247 on 8400 and better on // 9000. At 1308 poor on 14430, better on 13970, best on 15150. At 1311 on 17470 about equal to 15150. At 1315 also good on 11300 // 15150 and still at 1354. 11300 is more erratic, but when it`s on must wreak havoc on East African aero communications, including probably Chinese planes trying to contact ATC, but it`s far more important to the ChiCom that Sound of Hope be jammed, than aeronautical safety be enhanced. At 1358 Firedrake fair on 13500, another non-daily one; and believe I heard a brief snatch of FD around 15412 but went off at 1359 before I could downpin it; there was a het, and previously has blocked V. of Tibet varying around here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 9525-, chalk up another Tuesday for VOI`s long-running Exotic Indonesia series with RRI Banjarmasin, July 28 at 1319 ending news, march music bit, VOI ID with usual three frequencies, 67 percent of which are always incorrect, URL, banter with Banjarmasin guy giving his FM frequency, back to Jak for Today in History feature, starting with July 28, 1794, something about the French Revolution, and later Jackie Kennedy`s birthday. 1326 Focus on the rice forecast for 2010y (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. Some more sporadic E TVDX on July 28: 1812 UT on channel 3, Canal 5 promo with 5 logo in upper right, and animation set in Northern Australia, could not detect any Oz accent in the dubbed Spanish. At 1821 also was getting Canal 5 promo on channel 5, first audio, then video too. And unIDs on 2 and 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. RRI, 15435, July 28 at 1314, fair with Romanian folk music, Chinese announcements mentioning Romania more than once (or however you spell that in Chinese, let alone English). This is 67 degrees from Tiganeshti at 1300-1330. No jamming audible: how about that! One country with the blessing of SAFRT. Does that mean Bucharest never reports any news offensive to the ChiCom? RRI on 25m has not been making it much lately, tho there was some sign of Romanian on 11920 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SERBIA [non]. The uncertain future of International Radio Serbia on SW led us to recheck their English to NAm; it was still there on 9675, July 28 at 0037 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WEWN missing again from all three transmitters, July 28 at 0519, nothing on 7555, 11520 or 11870. Even the higher ones are normally audible here in the nightmiddle.

But it was temporary, as a few hours later, 1246, back on 7555 with mass; at 1305 on 11530, 11550 and 12050 as usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WINB still carrying `Tony Alamo`, easily recognizable conversing with a female, his very late wife Susan? July 28 at 1248, mentioning that Catholix ``don`t know The Lord``. Trouble is, The Overcomer is still scheduled during this hour, not Alámo. In Alámo`s former WWCR slot, again July 28 at 1307 black gospel music instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WWCR again missing from 13845, July 28 at 1307, tho very good on 15825, superstrong as usual on 9980, and audible on 7490. So the DGS/PMS University Network is outletless in the USA, but still available from Anguilla on 11775. I suppose same WWCR transmitter is missing from 5935 at night, tho unchecked (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. As expected, the YFR tests via Ascension are no longer heard on 9835, but instead on 7235 July 28 at 0037, Harold Droning. Also no longer heard on 9935 which was via Guiana French (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      

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