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[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 12
** AUSTRALIA. Nov 12 at 0625 came upon a discussion in English on 15290; what
could this be? At 0630 ID as ``The Pulse, on Radio Australia``. Cannot find
15290 on any current schedule, including on RA website
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pdf/frequency.pdf
which has already been in DXLD (in two parts).
Unfortunately, the above schedule does not explain which frequencies break away
for sports on weekend mornings and afternoons, because on Sundays this is
during the time when RA is supposedly devoting all its resources to silly
ballgames, e.g. cricket as heard on 15515 // 15160. There is usually a third
frequency at this time, 15240, but it was missing. Theory: 1) punched up wrong
frequency; 2) punched up wrong program.
Could also be that 15290 is a permanent change of frequency and/or target from
15240, but since RA updates its posted schedule above only once a year, we may
be in for a long wait to find out that way. Further chex of 15290 and 15240
around 0620 should provide the answer.
There is nothing called The Pulse at the 2006 RA Pacific program grid displayed
at http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pdf/pacific_aest.pdf which is not in UT.
By Australian Eastern Standard Time, do they mean UT +10 or have they adjusted
it for UT +11 currently in force in Melbourne and Sydney, but not in Brisbane?
Wouldn`t it be much less confusing to show it in UT, or at least specify the
current offset from ever-constant UT? In Fiji or Hong Kong, other local time
display options, who cares whether part of Australia is on DST, and why should
they have to keep track of it? The world, including the Pacific, does not
revolve around Melbourne and its timezone foibles. And if AEST means UT +10
normally, shouldn`t there be another abbr. and term for summer time when it is
UT +11? AEDT? AEDST? AESST? AESSST?
But I do find two listings for The Pulse on the companion grid for Asia
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pdf/asia_aest.pdf at 1420-1430 and 1720-1720
(axually given in pm) AEST Sundays, so the latter would be 0620 UT if the grid
is really in UT +11. But 15240 scheduled at 00-08 is supposedly carrying the
Pacific service, not the Asian service. Could all this be any more confusing?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GABON. As others have noticed, ANO second harmonic on 19160 is now just a
buzz. Nov 12 at 1424 I could detect that, but no intelligible modulation; by
1504 the signal was stronger, and with BFO on it seemed the carrier itself was
unstable with rapid oscillations in frequency up and down slightly (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GABON [and non]. Nov 12 at 1415, heard CRI in English mixing with Africa No.
Un on 17630, with a lo het indicating one or both are considerably
off-frequency. Had not noticed this collision before, but CRI is scheduled via
Mali eastward at that time. How did this conflict get thru HFCC? A-06 had these
two overlapping at 14-15, and still the case (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** INDONESIA [and non]. Nov 12 at 1350 listened carefully to Suara Indonesia
9525 during vocal music, but could not detect any audio from Poland-via-Germany
underneath. There were occasional fades which might have been caused by a SAH
of less than 1 Hz. After 1400, the usual hummy open carrier, but Poland is done
by then too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. Having previously found NHK Warido to NAm at 1500 missing from 9535,
I sat on the frequency from 1500 sharp Nov 12. Cut on at *1501 with Japanese
talk in progress. I guess same Yamata transmitter is not cutting off some other
programming before hourtop in order to get to 9535 in time. Hmmm, maybe studio
should install one more minute into the break, but like most SW stations with
remote transmitter sites, it is doubtful anyone in Tokyo studio axually
monitors what is happening on their SW frequencies, especially at midnight. And
the transmitter engineers might lose face if they admitted they could not get
the next frequency up in time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. RHC is still running ``Aló, Presidente`` whether or not
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is too busy to appear. Nov 12 around 1405 on 11875 the
RHC announcer made some excuse and then proceeded with the usual pre-fill show
Mundo Siete, week in review. Seems HRCF was busy welcoming Lula to Venezuela
for some bridge dedication. At 1418 also found big signal from this on 17750
overriding VOA Kurdish which is clear the other seis days of the week. Did not
seek out parallels this time, and I wonder when they close the transmission,
nominally to 1830 or so, if there is no Presidente to Aló? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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