[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 17-18

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** AUSTRALIA. Oct 17 noticed that RA did not broadcast a Perspective commentary
at 1355, which on several previous occasions they have rudely interrupted for
unannounced frequency changes. At 1357 on 9580, Roger Broadbent said 6020,
9580, 9560 and 5995 were closing, and 7240, 6080 and 5995 were about to open;
then 9580 went off at 1358. Should have also mentioned 9590 which was
continuing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake against Sound of Hope audible but poorly Oct 18 at 1339
check on 10450 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CZECH REPUBLIC [non]. R. Prague experimental relay via Sackville, 15350, Oct
18 at 1400 in English. Not // WRMI relay on 7385, but sounded like same YL
announcer, probably recorded 24 hours apart. BTW, this scheduling won`t work in
B-06 as Turkey will be on 15350 until 1500; maybe R. Prague will shift an hour
later. At least, it should if it stay on 15350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** FRANCE [non]. RFI reconfirmed once again Oct 18 in English starting at 1400
on 6120, presumably via Japan. I am still concerned this is a mistake and will
revert to Vietnamese any day, since a supposedly current TDF schedule still
shows it as such (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GABON. Africa No. Un harmonic on 19160 barely audible with music at 1341 Oct
18; did not have a chance to check today around usual peak hour of 2000 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. On 4790, Qur`an at 1305 Oct 18 but QRM from MARS SSB net on low
side, complaining about QRM from ``radio station``. This would be RRI Fak2,
Papua.

Since other VOI/RRI non-tropical frequencies were reported back on the air Oct
17, I was hoping 9525 would reappear, too on Oct 18, and indeed it did.
Excellent signal at 1314 with usual mix of Indonesian talk and wide variety of
folk and modern music, but no ``Under the Double Eagle`` bed today. 1335
mentioned Nusantara; 1349 the canned English ID referring to website which is
still inaccessible. 1357 sign-off announcements, 1358 NA already mixing the CRI
Russian warming up with Chinese music, and Suara Indonesia off before 1400
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MYANMAR. Burmese music and announcement, Oct 18 at 1258 on 5986, poor but no
signal on 5985 to QRM it; WYFR scheduled to go off 5985 at 1245. Yangon maybe
really on 5985.9 as usually reported (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. You never know now from one day to the next whether RNZI will
be missing from its analog schedule. Oct 17 at 1353, 7145 was back on the air
with report on New Caledonia nickel-mining strife (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Have made some perfunctory chex of KAIJ`s new frequencies and find
strength quite variable, which is to be expected here in the skip-or-not zone,
less than 400 km from McKinney TX. Oct 17 at 1414 the 9975 signal was very
poor, not DGS. Oct 18 at 1311 it was The Power Hour #2, mixing with a FE
station in language, per EiBi KTWR in Cantonese, and with a fast SAH and KTWR
was gaining over KAIJ. Is there anything about KAIJ on The Power Hour website?
Of course not! Then before 2200, 9895 was quite weak too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)


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