[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 29, starting B-06

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is the result of my early monitoring of B-06 changes, Oct 29 from 0558 to
0630, 1220-1233, 1332-1434, 1503-1512, and then it took almost 4 hours to
compile this, with a few interruptions. There is still much more to be
discovered. Unfortunately I was constantly tuning, so there was no time to stop
and enjoy the programming.

** AFGHANISTAN [non]. R. Solh has made its usual B-season switch from 17700 to
15265, good with Afghan music at 1337 Oct 29, and at 1422 talking about
football. 15265 is 85 degrees, 500 kW from Rampisham, UK at 12-15 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ALASKA. KNLS`s new frequency, 6915, just barely audible Oct 29 at 1220; at
least the intonation sounded like the KNLS English announcer. Marred by
``running water`` utility QRM bursts. // 6150 was even worse presumably
colliding with Singapore. Maybe 6915 will make it on a better day (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. The new RCI pdf schedule does not make this clear, but altho Maple
Leaf Mailbag now occupies what had been the first hour of CBC`s Sunday Edition,
time-shifted now to 1400+ UT on 9515, 13655, 17820, the first hour of Sunday
Edition is not lost to SW listeners, instead the final hour; for at 1511 on
9515, 13655 and 17820, Michael Enright was welcoming us to the first hour of
the show, as RCI was taking the Central timezone feed instead of the Eastern.

Maple Leaf Mailbag was already staring at 1404 Oct 29 giving address for the
show. Rechecked at 1429, Bill Westenhaver was on, trying to give the new RCI
frequency schedule with frequent interruptions by the hosts. Bill mentioned
that he is on the French equivalent, Courrier Mondiale, every week.

One could also hear Hour I of The Sunday Edition, starting at 1411 on the CBCNQ
service, 9625, usual marginal signal, with a SAH, but no other sound audible
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. Around 0615 Oct 29, no sign of CHU on 3330 or 7335, but at 1432 both
14670 and 7335 were audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHILE. CVC observations: see U S A [non]

** CHINA [non]. Collision: CRI starts another B-season on 15230, despite RHC on
the same, Commies vs Commies! Oct 29 at 1337, CRI in English via Sackville way
over RHC in Spanish; however, at 1408 during CRI`s second hour in English,
could not detect any RHC underneath; off by then, earlier than before? New
11885 VG with CRI in English via Sackville, Oct 29 at 1347 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Startled, but only briefly, to hear some English on RHC Spanish
frequencies; it was just a feature on H. G. Wells` War of the Worlds, with
clips of vintage broadcast, during Spanish DX program Sundays at 1335-1350; Oct
29 at 1342 on 12000, 11760, 9550, but 11805 was not on until later. At 1427
stamp show was on 11805 and the others. See also VENEZUELA [non].

RHC Sunday-only Esperanto reconfirmed on 11760 at 1506 Oct 29, VG signal for
1500-1530 broadcast on this frequency only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. R. Martí is back on 5745 for B-06, just like it was in B-05,
which was 11-14 via Greenville. But has the frequency grid at
http://www.martinoticias.com/frequencies.htm been updated to show this? Of
course not! 5745 noted at 1223 Oct 29 with preacher, as the US government
(state) promotes a certain church (Catholic, no doubt). Lite jamming as the
DentroCuban Jamming Command already caught up with it, // 5980; 6030 already
off at this hour. At 1352 recheck, 5745 was still on, but much weaker.

15330 is another reactivated frequency for R. Martí, and the DCJC had not found
it, or if they had, jamming inaudible against this monster signal, Oct 29 at
1409 with speech about re-dedication of TV Martí and all the wonderful things
it will bring to the oppressed Cuban people. This was // 11930 with the usual
jamming audible underneath. At 1423 the spurious jamming clix were audible on
12030, and at 1428 around 11880.

13820 had been the highest R. Martí frequency during the A-season; Oct 29 at
1428 there was only an open carrier, or two of them with SAH, and jamming, same
after 1431. Schedule may have changed, or dropped in favor of 15330? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CZECH REPUBLIC [and non]. R. Prague`s secret relay via Sackville, not
showing on their B-06 schedule, has changed not only frequency but time. It had
been at 1400 on 15350, but now heard at 1500 on 15160, same good signal as
before. Oct 29 at 1408, nothing on 15160, but at 1504, ending preview of
Insight Central Europe and 1504:30 starting news. ICE is on their Saturday
program schedule, so this transmission is still running programming a day late.


Meanwhile, the new direct frequency to NAm at 1400, 13580, checked at 1405 Oct
29 was very poor, with CODAR QRM and video buzz, a local problem I suffer from
the neighbors` TV set. Would 15 MHz be better? Maybe on good days, but cf
FINLAND which was on but inaudible. 

Also checked WRMI 7385 at 1406, but no longer R. Prague relay in English,
something in Spanish. That relay is now scheduled daily at 1500-1530 on 7385
(and daily 1000-1030 on 9955). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ECUADOR. From bad to worse: La Voz de los Andes continues to run the
``Albert Einstein`` ID at 1359:30, unchanged. During the entirety of A-06 one
of the two frequencies given was wrong, ``11760`` instead of 11690, and 9745
correct. Now with B-06, monitored Oct 29 on new 11960 instead of 9745, BOTH
frequencies are wrong. I expect this will continue at least thru March (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FINLAND. 15400, the traditional frequency of YLE Radio, was notable by its
absence on the first day of B-06, checked during the 1200 and 1300 hours, altho
it is still supposedly scheduled at 13-15. Further cutbacks? No, must have been
propagation, lack thereof. Joe Hanlon in NJ was still hearing 15400, as well as
13715 until 14 and it`s still published in their new B-06 program booklet, pdf
at http://www.yle.fi/rfinland/RF_esite_syksy06_WEB.pdf

Taajuudet kohdealueittain 29.10. ? 31.12.2006
Ajat Suomen normaaliaikaa (UTC +2h)

POHJOIS-EUROOPPA: 558 kHz 00.00?24.00, 963 kHz 00.00?24.00, 6120 kHz
07.00?23.00.
KESKI-, LÄNSI- JA ETELÄ-EUROOPPA: 11755 kHz 08.00 ? 21.00, 6120 kHz 08.00?13.00
ja 19.00?23.00, 9560 kHz 09.00?11.00, 9630 kHz 16.00?20.00 (ruotsiksi), 5970
kHz 0000-0030.
ITÄ-EUROOPPA: 6120 kHz 07.00?09.00, 7195 kHz 16.00?18.00.
KAAKKOIS-EUROOPPA, LÄHI-ITÄ JA ITÄ-AFRIKKA: 6130 kHz ja 9815 kHz 05.50-06.30,
6120 kHz 07.00-09.00, 9815 kHz ja 11865 kHz 07.00-08.00, 21800 kHz 14.00-15.00,
9610 kHz 19.00-20.00, 7175 kHz 21.00-21.50.
ITÄ- JA ETELÄ-AASIA: 15490 kHz 11.30?13.00, 15330 kHz 13.00?14.00 lauantaisin
ja sunnuntaisin myös 17780 kHz 09.30?11.00. Sunnuntaisin 13695 kHz 14.00?15.00
ruotsiksi.
Lisäksi päivittäin eteläiseen Keski-Aasiaan (mm. Intia) suunnattu lähetys 9660
kHz 17.00-18.00.
AUSTRALIA: 9560 kHz 09.00?11.00, 15490 kHz 11.30?13.00, 15330 kHz 13.00?14.00.
Lauantaisin ja sunnuntaisin myös 17780 kHz 09.30?11.00.
Sunnuntaisin 13695 kHz 14.00?15.00 ruotsiksi.

POHJOIS-AMERIKKA: 15400 kHz 15.00?17.00, 13715 kHz 15.00?16.00,
12000 kHz 18.00?19.00.
ETELÄ-AMERIKKA: 21800 kHz 13.00-14.00, 17730 kHz 18.00-19.00.

Note that the times are local UT+2, and this expires Dec 31 when SW from
Finland is to become nothing but history. Needs to be translated and
time-converted. Also, there is NO mention of Nuntii Latini any more, according
to PDF find funxion, nor do I see it with my eyes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE [non]. Some lip-kazoo music made me pause on 9865, Oct 29 at 0602,
then some talk in French. This is listed as RFI via Ascension at 27 degrees.
Split-second drop-outs in audio occurred a few times each minute. 

15275 Ascension is the new frequency for English at 12-1230, so checked it Oct
29 at 1225; only RFI Musique to be heard, and seemed to be // 15515 Guiana
French, tho I did not check that with a second receiver. No announcements
heard, so can`t be sure it was supposed to be English, but these two would not
normally be //. Another strike in progress? (After 1600, Joe Hanlon was hearing
normal English programming on 11615, 15160.) At 1336 recheck, 15515 was gone.
This had been the morning 1330-1400 French broadcast to the Americas, which
also contained a Creole segment on Sundays, to be cancelled as from now. Seems
they cancelled the entire broadcast.

Of course I was checking 6120 at 1400, where RFI has been appearing the past
few weeks tho unscheduled, in English instead of Vietnamese via Japan. But now
Oct 29 with B-06, that transmission has vanished, and the Singapore carrier
going off at 1401 exposed nothing. I checked 7220, previously scheduled for
this via Chita, Russia, and there was a weak signal from something, but
unseemed English. CRI is now scheduled there. It may be a while before we
discover the replacement for 6120, if any, since RFI refuses to publish an
accurate, up-to-date schedule of its own transmissions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. DRM on 9650-9660, Oct 29 at 1348. Per
http://www.baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/drmdx/main&sort=kHz,UTC
this is 
``1200-1359 daily 9655 300 degrees, Europe 200 kW, DW D various Wertachtal
Germany``
Before 1300 that is likely to mar our reception of BBCWS via Furman on 9660
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY [non]. Network Europe, Oct 29 at 0606, VG on 7240, but from which of
the ten or so coöperating stations credited at the end 0629? DW ID soon
followed, 0630 into another language, Hausa scheduled. This is 150 degrees from
Sines, Portugal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. English preacher about Jehovah on 11695, Oct 29 at 1425. Not sure
which program but listed as Wertachtal aimed eastward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. Not much making it thru from Europe on 7 MHz at this time, 0623 Oct
29, but 7475 had a F-P signal with Greek music. Nothing audible on 15630 at
1410 check, but 9420 was fair. That`s because 17525 is now running until 1550
at 105 degrees, then 15630 from 1600 at 285 degrees, while 9420 operates before
and after these times at 323 degrees, more favorable for NAm. At 1417, heard
17525 with phone interview, QRM from some spurts of chirps (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. Suara Indonesia, 9525, VG at 1349 Oct 29; no trace of new R.
Polonia relay via Germany. It was just the reverse for Joe Hanlon in NJ. Out
here, we won`t be hearing RP unless VOI disappears, which it is likely to do
periodically. But today VOI ran long, NA not concluding until 1403:45 and
carrier off a few seconds later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. KBS WR, 6045 via Sackville to Europe, Oct 29 at 0612 had
an Argentine talking about Cuba`s R. Taíno. I guess this was Rubén Guillermo
Margenet`s DX segment. BTW, this transmission was previously announced as being
at ``1500``, which would be Korean time, not UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. V. of Mesopotamia, 11530 via Moldova, underneath WYFR in
Portuguese Oct 29 at 1343, but WYFR was about to close and off by 1345,
clearing VOM. WYFR scheduled on 11530 now at 05-08 and 12-14, rounded off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LAOS [non]. Hmong Lao Radio has shifted one UT hour later on WHRI 11785,
Sunday Oct 29 at 1410 during the 1400 hour; 11785 had English preaching before
1400 and after 1500. Presumably the same on Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** LIBYA [and non]. Hilife music to jam (or distract) from Sawt al-Amal, Oct 29
at 1233 on 17660; still the same at 1417; nothing else against SAA noticeable;
17630 ANO had an even better signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. RN is back on its `summer` frequencies via Madagascar to
South Asia at 14-16, and better audible here than the winter ones. Oct 29 at
1512, fair on 12080, but VP on 15595 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. Found a big open carrier on 7145, Oct 29 at 0624, standing out
amid more than the usual SSB QRM, caused by ham contesters, off at 0626. Could
have been just a ham, but quite a signal. RNZI is now scheduled on 7140-7150
much later, only at 1259-1750 and in DRM, which indeed I heard at 1434.

At 1227 Oct 29, RNZI analog audible on 9890, but suffering from WEWN 9885. Bad
choice for us. RNZI DRM only 20 kHz away on 9865-9875.

At 1352, RNZI analog audible on its new overnight frequency 5950. In the clear
but poor signal and weakening as the sun rises higher here (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** POLAND. See INDONESIA

** ROMANIA. RRI, 15105, still in English at 1300, Oct 29 at 1338 with poor
modulation, and some kind of noise marring reception, seemingly out of the same
transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. Looking again for my previous unID on 6005, Oct 29 at 1353, heard
some instrumental religious music, 1357 open carrier, Japanese announcement
mentioning kirohertsu, and at 1358:30, VOR IS! This is Komsomolsk/Amure 250 kW
at 215 degrees toward Japan, off the back toward us. I am still wondering what
this religious programming they are running is (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SAUDI ARABIA. BSKSA, 15435, Oct 29 at 1503 with Qur`an, long pauses, fairly
big hum, but not a buzz; also flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN [non]. REE in Spanish Oct 29 at 1339 on 15125 // 15170. But 15125 is
far too close to much stronger WYFR in Spanish on 15130. These are both
Cariari, Costa Rica relays, 110 degrees on 15125, and 340 on 15170 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SWEDEN. Network Europe, Sunday Oct 29 at 1344, fair on 11550. This would be
R. Sweden aimed east (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. Glad to find VOT`s new 12035 in the clear during English at 1330,
checked Oct 29 at 1341; fair signal with fading, not as good as 15450 used to
be, but maybe it will pick up in winter. // 11735 beamed in the other direxion,
checked at 1348, was much weaker, ACI from WYFR 11740 and something co-channel
too. Rechecked at 1423, 12035 with VOT IS, separable from clix on the low side,
presumably spur from Cuban jammer on 11930 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. WBCQ, 7415 on late(?) UT Sun Oct 29 at 0607 playing ``Old Time Rock
`n` Roll`` by Bob Seeger, then two hosts conversing, Tom & Darryl 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WYFR signals can be so strong here that they overload the FRG-7 and
appear on mixing products which may exist only inside the receiver. Oct 29 at
0600 9645 had WYFR opening in Spanish, which would be leapfrog 9715 over 9680.
Also a big het on 9645, source unknown (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also KURDISTAN [non]

** U S A [non]. Collision: on 12080 at 0558 Oct 29, VOAnews.com promo, SAH of
about 6 Hz with R. Australia. The latter would be 10 kW Brandon which has been
on this frequency for a long time. Latest VOA schedule
http://www.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_e.cfm does NOT show VOA on
12080 at this time, but only in the evening from Botswana.

Collision: VOA has been on 6180 from somewhere, and continues to be, tho not in
the current schedule above! Oct 29 at 0615 playing Cindy Lauper`s classic
``Girls Just Want to Have Fun``, roughly equal level to RN Amazônia. Brazilian
stations, even 250 kW ones, are not in HFCC, so they do not exist.

Collision: just as I expected, in B-06 CRI is STILL usurping VOA`s longtime
frequency to Asia, 9760; Oct 29 at 1228 CRI English was way over VOA here;
however, at 1348 heard only jazz interview from VOA, no CRI.

11655 with VOA in English, News Now, ending Wordmasters feature at 1424 UT
Sunday Oct 29. This 14-15 transmission is via Lampertheim, Germany, 105
degrees, presumably mainly for Talk to/from America on weekdays

11975 with tone test at 1507-1510 Oct 29. I suspect this was Greenville in
preparation for new broadcast in English to Africa at 18-20, and which should
give VG reception here off the back (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. CVC La Voz, Spanish on 17680 via Chile, Oct 29 at 1232 with TC
for 9:32 in Argentina, and in their honor played a traditional tango with
various instrumental variations, not just bandoneón.

Collision: CVC A Sua Voz, Portuguese on new 15410, Oct 29 at 1332, SAH mixing
with African language, i.e. Hausa, from DW Rwanda, 310 degrees toward us. CVC
announcer was giving their full frequency schedule, both in Brasília time (BTW,
they start DST of UT-2 a week later on Nov 5, to add to the confusion), and in
UT, but hard to copy due to the QRM. I think he said 15410 is on at 13-23,
11745 at 23-07, 6170 at 07-10, so the latter conflicting with R. Cultura São
Paulo remains; PWBR ``2006`` shows RCSP opening at 08 during DST. 

This also conflicts with one version of the published CVC B-06 schedule showing
6050 instead:
0700-1000 6050 Brazil 
1000-2300 15410 Brazil 
2300-0700 11745 Brazil 

As for the collision on 15410, the 45 degree beam from Chile across Brazil is
likely to go right on to Hausa-land in Nigeria and vicinity, and Rwanda is not
that far from Brasil, either. Is there really no audible collision in the
respective target areas?

Then at 1419 and 1503 rechecks, CVC was still suffering heavy CCI on 15410, but
now it`s Radio Farda, which would be via Woofferton until 1700 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Spanish preacher on 9265, Oct 29 at 1230, on WINB as scheduled, 242
degrees, apparently for Mexico; signal only fair even tho aimed this way (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. KAIJ, 9340, not heard before 1400 Oct 29, but VG signal when checked
at 1413 with some talk show mentioning The Cajun Contractor for post-Katrina
work. Not so strong in the next hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WBCQ, 18910-CLSB, inbooming but distorted Sunday Oct 29 as early as
1415 with music and talk mixing in background as if off-mike. According to
http://www.zappahead.net/wbcq/main.php?fn=sked&freq=18910 this is The Zeph
Report, 14-18, and this frequency is active in the mornings only on Sundays
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. RNV still going on 11705 during the 1200 hour Oct 29, via
Cuba. I doubt that B-06 will coincide with any changes in this.

Looking for the Sunday-only ``Aló, Presidente``, Oct 29 at 1429, nothing on
11875, but 13750 had it, after splitting away earlier from the main RHC stream.
At 1506, 11875 had come on, echo apart from 13750; and 11670 was also on, an
echo apart from 13750. Music and talk, but no sign of Hugo Chávez Frías himself
 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. That ear-splitting high-pitched noise centered on 17450 was very
strong Oct 29 at 1418, extending from 17410 to 17490 with multiple carrier
peaks every few kHz. What is it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)



 
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