[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 12-15

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** BRAZIL [and non]. RHC, 6060, had some pretty heavy CCI, Jan 15 at 0635; at
first I thought it was Spanish. There was a pronounced SAH, so obviously from a
separate transmitter. After 0700 in the clear with a screaming preacher in
Portuguese, so no doubt the listed Brazilian here, R. Tupi, Curitiba, 24 hours
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. Firedrake with VG S9+20 signal on 9200, Jan 15 at 1456.
Recheck at 1503, it was off, and then back on a few seconds before 1505.
Presumably vs Sound of Hope but nothing else audible here during the break.
Also at 1514, // Firedrake on 9450 and this one mixing with some other audio,
reported to be SOH from a higher-powered transmitter, and by now 9200 FD was
much weaker. Then at 1612 something odd accompanying the FD on 9200. Another
carrier was rapidly changing frequency back and forth roughly between 9195 and
9225, causing variable hets as it went past other signals, some of them
utility. When it paused briefly on 9205 I could hear some indistinguishable
audio. If this was SOH, it was not an effective countermeasure to the jamming
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CYPRUS. Rather surprised to hear Arabic on 6030, Jan 15 at 1423 with BBC
Extra English explaining the word ``mesmerised``. This is listed as Cyprus site
aimed eastward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CZECH REPUBLIC [non]. R. Prague via WRMI, 7385, Sunday Jan 14 at 1510
starting Insight Central Europe, and mentioning that it is only on certain ones
of their Saturday broadcasts. Last I checked, this relay had the current day`s
transmission, but now it seems to be one day late, like the Sackville 15160
relay at 1500 used to be. Maybe caused by WRMI no longer getting the audio thru
WRN? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Glenn: Yes, I think that is the case (Jeff White, WRMI, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

And Monday Jan 15 at 1451, Mailbox, which is on their Sunday schedule,
mentioning new 2007y QSL cards --- that broadcast started very early; at 1444
it had been Viva Miami in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GABON. Afropop Music Distraxion, Jan 15 at 1452 was on 17685. Usually it`s
below CVC on 17680. ANU also at similar level in French on 17630, S9+20. At
1454 found // ANU harmonic 19160, S9+12 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. GREEK IN STYLE -- Am listening to this show on webcast (convenient
play link in MONITORING REMINDERS CALENDAR at 0030 UT Monday, soon to be moved
up.) which started at 0011 UT Monday Jan 15. A Marina Xranzi (sp?) produxion,
hosted this week by Andriana Petrato (sp?). Starts with orchestral music for
Chariots of Fire, then more cinemusic. Yes, presented in English. Presumably
also on SW 7475, et al.? Followed 0000 IS/IDs partly in English, NA, sign-on
and news headlines in Greek; lasted until 0103, so a 52-minute show (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. I keep monitoring 6045, which is almost certainly XEXQ-OC
on an expanded schedule, testing? Jan 14 at 0604 during the half-hour KBSWR
Spanish broadcast to Europe via Sackville (including DX program Antena de la
Amistad at 0610, including fortnightly contribution from Rubén Guillermo
Margenet), which happens to put a fine signal into CNAm too, I could hear
classical music under, with a SAH. All set for it to be in clear after 0629,
but instead the Sackville carrier stayed on well past 0635. I then noticed that
the SAH rate was fluxuating slightly, just like I had months ago in the
1300/1400 period when XEXQ was mixing with some other station, indicating that
XEXQ`s carrier is unstable, but not enough to notice otherwise. Checked again
at 1448, I could hear classical piano music, now squeezed between two FE
stations. 

Jan 15, another check of 6045, at 0632 no Sackville carrier, just short
classical music pieces, and at 0650, Recuerdos de la Alhambra, on guitar, at
the same time as several nights ago! So they must be playing the same music
over and over; blocked after *0700 by CVC 6050. Another check the next morning
at 1416 found some more classical guitar music, 1418 YL ID in Spanish but all I
could definitely catch was ``250 watts de potencia``, and into flute music;
still barely audible at 1523 with classical piano (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. XEPPM, R. Educación, made another of its unscheduled daytime
appearances on 6185. Jan 15 at 1521 found good signal during interview show
about some ``obra`` being presented for 23 performances starting Jan 19 at
Teatro de la Paz, Cozumel 33. I never caught the title of it, nor whether it
was theatrical, operatic, musical, or what. 1537 mentioned ``en su casa`` and
the title of the 9-10 am show, per playlist, is ``SU CASA Y OTROS VIAJES``.
Steady 12 over S9 signal; when rechecked at 1550, it was gone. Did they forget
to turn off the SW transmitter at 1200, or is this deliberate for some reason?
Wish they would run more in daytime, free of QRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. Re: I was under the impression that VOA Music Mix, via VOA SW, 21-22
UT via Greenville 15580, was Classic Rock at least 5 days a week, but on Thu
Jan 11 it was instead a (current) Top 20 countdown, even tho Weird Al made it
to that list.

[Later]: My impression was wrong, as the item via Richard Cuff in a previous
DXLD, when I take another look at it, clearly shows that Classic Rock is on
Wednesdays only. Here`s the full lineup of 21-22 UT programming which is on
Greenville 15580:

Mon American Gold
Tue Roots & Branches (eclectic)
Wed Classic Rock
Thu Top 20 Countdown
Fri Hip Hop Connexion
Sat Hip Hop Connexion
Sun Fusion (world music)

BTW, tuning around Jan 12 at 1918, I found VOA news in English quite loud on
17895, Greenville too during that hour? No, Botswana per HFCC, but // 11975 is
Greenville (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. I must make a point of monitoring WBCQ starting UT Mondays at 0500 to
make sure all is well with their final weekly airing of WORLD OF RADIO. UT Jan
15 I did not tune 7415 in until 0541, and there was open carrier for 5 minutes
until 0546* Did anyone notice whether WOR 1343 aired in its entirety earlier
than 0515? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UZBEKISTAN. Vatican Radio IS on 9310, Jan 15 at 1429, Latin at 1430 but only
for catch-phrase, into another uncertain language, but Hindi scheduled, aimed
SE from Tashkent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


 
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