[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs April 14

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** AFGHANISTAN [non]. R. Solh, via Rampisham UK, 17700, Sat April 14 at 1458
still playing ``the theme`` at a time when it would have to be faded out only
two minutes later for ID and switch to other music. Unlike the day before, the
transmission did not go off at 1559 but continued past 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. CRI in Chinese via Sackville, 15220, April 14 at 1443 was as usual
very strong, but also very distorted and splattering plus/minus 10 during
Chinese rap, so no great loss; OK at 1549 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ECUADOR. HCJB Spanish, 11960, Sat April 14 at 1417 had Alen Grájam and a YL
doing a mailbag segment, greeting listeners in México, etc. I suppose this was
not Aventura Diexista, but as usual lack any accurate program schedule for this
SW service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GABON. Afropop music distraxion on 17634.0, April 14 at 1425, het Africa
Number One on 17630; I suppose Sawt al-Amal must have been somewhere in that
area earlier until 1400* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ISRAEL. Israel Radio, good signal on 15760, Saturday April 14 at 1545 with
timesignal about one second slow (but who cares on the quarter hour?), and
opening show in ``Judeo-Español`` as they called it rather than Ladino; just a
few nice songs with brief announcements, already over at 1555 and back to
interval signal. Did not remember the other frequencies so did not check them,
but later found in DXLD 7-040: ``1545-1555 11605 15640 15760 Ladino daily``.
This transmission is missing from the ``A-07`` Kol Israel schedule at
http://www.bclnews.it/a07schedules/kol.htm altho it does show just Music at
1530-1545 on same frequencies. Finding a SW schedule, much less one in English,
is a frustrating challenge using the Media Network hitlist link labeled ``Kol
Israel Shortwave Programme Schedule`` at 
http://www.iba.org.il/reception (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LIBYA [non?]. V. of Africa on new 17870 in English, April 14 at 1422, usual
poor and fading signal, undermodulated. On peaks I could tell they were giving
a schedule but could not get details. 1423 ID by YL, ``Voice of Africa, from
the Great Jamahiriyah``. Hearing this was possible only because TDF Guiana
French DRM on 17870-17875-17880, tho supposedly daily, is off the air on
weekends. Nevertheless, Libya was blown away at 1430-1445 by BBC in Burmese on
17870, Rampisham 500 kW, 76 degrees, but that quarter-hour airs only on
Saturdays, an extension of the daily 1345 half-sesquihour broadcast which
however is apparently only on other frequencies. VOA in the clear again at 1447
recheck, still weak; 1542 recheck, YL talking about Holy Qur`an. Nothing heard
on former Libyan frequency 17725, nor on 17600 which was recently reported. Did
not check 13m here, but Brian Alexander in PA was also hearing VOA English
today on 17870 and 21695 until 1559*. But where will they be tomorrow? If VOA
knows what`s good for them, they will vacate 17870 pronto with its QRDRM 5 days
a week. Olle Alm in Sweden is convinced these Libyan broadcasts are now direct
from Libya, while Wolfgang Büschel in Germany is equally convinced they are
still relayed from TDF Issoudun France, as per registrations (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** RUSSIA. VOR in English, Sat April 14 at 1440 in Timeline program
interviewing American guest about Shostakovich, with musical excerpts, better
on 15605 than // 15660. 15605 is 500 kW at 115 degrees, while 15660 is 250 kW
at 100 degrees, both from Moscow site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. TDF Guiana French continues to insult North Americans
by throwing Brother Scare back in our face on 17810, scheduled Saturdays only
at 1400-1600 with 250 kW aimed 323 degrees. April 14 at several chex such as
1543 with lo-fi feed, R. G. working himself into even more of a frothy frenzy
than on non-Sabbaths, egged on by fawning sycophants during a live service
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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