[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 5-6

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** AUSTRALIA. RA with discussion of the letters ``gh`` in English (my
favorites) and their wide variety of pronunciations, Tue Feb 6 at 1350-1357 on
6020. Turned out this was the conclusion of Australian Express; apparently
segment lifted from Lingua Franca, tho nothing about that mentioned in outro by
Roger Broadbent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GABON. Afropop music distraxion, Feb 5 at 1513 check was on 17625, squeezed
between ANU 17630 and RFI on 17620. Feb 6 at 1500, Afropop was on 17635, again
only 5 kHz from ANU but on the other side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** GREECE. VOG, Feb 5 at 1520 with Greek music was much stronger on 9420 than
15630, which was stronger than 17525; nothing on 12105, but did not check other
possible frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUIANA FRENCH. Apparently the latest series of DRM transmissions to NAm on
17870-17875-17880 are M-F only, as nothing was heard around 1500 Sat or Sun Feb
3 or 4, but were back on Feb 5 and 6. Did not see anything in the original
notice about their being weekdays only. To state the obvious, more listeners
would be available during the daytime on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. I often find it convenient to listen to Faithfully Yours, the AIR
mailbag, Mondays at 1430 on 9690. Feb 5 the ongoing theme by the M&W presenters
was that they wished people would comment more on the programming, and send
reports covering longer listening periods. I suspect they are dealing mainly
with QSL-hunters who aren`t really interested in programming or listening any
longer than absolutely necessary (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. After having heard XEPPM, 6185, in the daytime after 1500 on two
consecutive Mondays in January, I missed checking Jan 29, and almost missed Feb
5, but at 1521 it was not to be heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. VOA Talk to America, Tue Feb 6 again featured Kim Andrew Elliott. I
listened to most of it on 9760 via Philippines, despite Chinese QRM in
background, since this had a much better signal on this date than 11655 via
Germany. Started with recording of a DC station that just ran nature sounds
during Superbowl, and then onto the big news of the day, BBG`s unaltered plans
to slash English and several other languages. As usual, Kim did not overtly
criticize this but tried to explain it. He did mention that VOA News Now would
be gone, including this very program. Recommended listening, anyway, ondemand
at the usual website (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. Feb 6 at 0648, on 7360, discussion on treatment of women, with
heavy African accent; VR scheduled in `English` at 0630. Meanwhile, Church
Latin was reigning on 7250 with a much better signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Big carrier on 15390, with tone tests off and on, Feb 5 from 1458
till 1511* As before, I suspect this is Greenville tuning up for a broadcast a
few hours later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


 
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