[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 28-30

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** COLOMBIA. Marfil Estéreo, 5910 (just a smidgen on the low side), Sept 28 at
0525 with ID and timecheck for 12:31, then kid singing off-key, with harp
accompaniment. After 0530 marred by splatter from WBOH 5920 as it went from
music to preaching. If M.E. can`t even get timechex right to less than 6
minutes, how can we take their religion seriously? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA [and non]. R. Verdad, 4052.5, Sept 30 at 0555 already playing
national anthem, horrible version by shrill off-key children`s choir, many
stanzas, off at 0559* without further announcement. This is a beautiful piece
of music I hate to hear ruined. Seek out a professional version of it with a
great tenor or professional choir. One can Google up many versions of it;
Here`s a midi with the lyrix displayed: 
http://mi-guatemala.tripod.com/Himno.html

In fact, I love many Latin American national anthems, notably Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, tho seldom get to hear
any of them any more on SW; except Mexico, every midnight local on every MW &
SW station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. Yet another problem at VOI, 9525. Sept 28 at 1315 during Korean
hour, bits of audio cut on and off at the rate of about 132 per minute.
Monitored this for two or three minutes and then moved on to Radio Australia
with no such problem. 1351 recheck, VOI was OK in Korean (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. NHK Warido via Sackville 11705, is normally QRM-free, but Sept
28 at 1332 I could hear something under it, maybe in Portuguese as I thought I
heard Brasil mentioned a couple times. But then checking EiBi, the only
possibility is:
11705 1330-1530 Sa G BBC SWA EAf /AFS 
11705 1530-1630 Sa G BBC SWA EAf /SEY
BBC in Swahili via South Africa, on Saturdays only, which would explain why I
haven`t noticed it on other days. From Oct NHK will switch to English at
1400-1430 so that could also be a QRM problem on Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. NHK Warido, R. Japan, final one-hour broadcast to NAm at 0500
on 6110 via Canada, Sept 30: tune-in at 0545 during World Interactive. Quite a
lot of QRM from off-frequency CVC Chile, and seemingly a third station,
probably Colombia Marfil/Conciencia leapfrog, one of them producing a low het
and the other a slightly higher one. Of course, Sackville itself could be
off-frequency as verified on various other transmissions, but did not try to
measure it. The QRM with music was especially annoying as beating against NHK
it made the music off-pitch. Unfortunately, NHK is sticking with this
unfortunate situation in the new schedule reduced to 0500-0530 only, still on
6110 via Canada! Don`t they get any reception reports complaining of the QRM??

We have been wondering if World Interactive will survive the October 1 cuts, as
no English transmission will be longer than 30 minutes and some will be only 20
minutes. Apparently it will, because the YL & YL hosts were chatting, asking
for e-mail input, and next week`s program would include the regular World of
Haiku feature (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LAOS [non]. WHRI 11785, Sat Sept 29 around 1330 with that wonderful solo
singing, leaping an octave up and down, from Hmong Lao Radio. Later, into
rustic instrumental music with the barnyard background sounds. After OCS and
ID, at 1400 switched to Hmong World Christian Radio. Presumably for a semi-hour
only; I keep missing the 1430 break, but at 1455 recheck WHRI was back to
gospel rock in English fill. Yes, as of Sept 29, WHR online schedule finally
shows HWCR both Sat & Sun 1400-1430 on 11785 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** MADEIRA [non]. RDPI, 15560, best signal direct from Europe on 19m, Sunday
Sept 30 at 1354 with Abraço da Madeira show, interrupted briefly for QSY
announcement upcoming at hour top, 12020 to 11905; phone call from Canada, 1400
news break. This is for the diaspora from Madeira, which seems to be more than
you would expect from such a small island, scheduled 1211-1400 on Sundays
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 4770, awfully muffled and distorted talk, 0552 Sept 30; could not
be sure of the language. Are they trying to outdo VON? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. I have been noting lately zero reception from WBCQ 18910-CLSB,
especially when I check it Wednesdays 2300-2330 when WORLD OF RADIO is
scheduled. However, Friday Sept 28 at 2130 it was coming in well with gospel
rock, so propagation (or operation?) certainly does vary. Per WBCQ website
http://www.zappahead.net/wbcq/main.php?fn=sked&freq=18910 this frequency is
scheduled:
Sun 13-21
M-F 17-23 [Wed -2330 with WOR]
Sat 00-01 [AWWW]
Sat 17-22
Except as indicated, all gospel-huxters. Allan Weiner tells me he would like to
move this to 13 or 15 MHz band but can`t find any available frequency, since
OOB authorizations have been cut back following 9/11. Seems to me some ought to
be possible for segments unlike fulltime on 7415 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WBOH, 5920, Sept 28 at 0520, usual gospel music, but
noticed there was a SAH varying from 0 to about 4 Hz; could not detect any
other audio, however, but this indicates another carrier was present. Nothing
else scheduled in the usual lists; but during Sept only, Kvitsoy, Norway is
scheduled in DRM at 0600-0700, 65 kW, 190 degrees. Possibly a warmup for that?

Then at 0530 WBOH went to talk from Sheldon Smith, Sword of the Lword, and
started splattering, bothering 5910 Marfil Estéreo which had no problem before
0530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


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