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[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs April 4-5
** ALBANIA [non]. Dave Frantz has not replied to our inquiry whether he would
start closing WWRB 9385 at 2300* as per the FCC schedule, but he has kept
running it almost an hour later, severely QRMing R. Tirana, Albanian to North
America on 9390, which chose that frequency in good faith on the assumption
that WWRB would be off by then. April 4, Brother Scare was cut off abruptly at
2349* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. While RHC were on 17740 at 2300 UT April 3, they were back on 17705
when I checked 23 hours later at the opening of the South American
transmission, April 4 at 2200. Still on 17705 after 2300 and at 0010 April 5.
Maybe a mistake to be on 17740 April 3, or a test. Now, what?
RHC`s usage of 12000 is still not clear. Originally 1100-1500 only, but as
previously reported, have been colliding with HCJB before and after 2300 in
Spanish. Now April 5 at 0540 I hear weak RHC English on 12000 // 11760, and
soon fading out. In this case it could be an harmonic of 6000 which was
extremely strong at the time, even receiver- rather than transmitter-produced.
Are others hearing this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. NHK World Network Japan, 11705 via Canada, Sat April 5 tuned in
late at 1421 for World Interactive with new British-accented host Sumiko, just
as haiku segment was ending, with same guy as before whose name I have never
caught, nor is it on
http://www.nhk.or.jp/rjweekly/english/wi/index.html
which has not been updated as of 1555 UT April 5, still showing former host Kei
and her sidekick Junko. Sumiko`s first music selexion was Aretha Franklin,
``Natural Woman``, which helps her wake up in morning. Next repeat is at 2200.
It`s incredible that NHK now has no English broadcasts at all between 1430 and
2200, missing prime-time in Mideast, Africa and Europe. This must have been for
NHK`s own convenience, not their would-be listeners on three continents: no
overnight shift required in Tokyo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI, 6095, can be good if the spring T-storms are far enough
away. They were, April 5 at 1333, enough to detect very weak Firedrake
underneath. BBCWS via South Korea is scheduled here at 1300-1530, 290 degrees,
and I bet it`s in Chinese requiring jamming by the unelected Chicom regime.
Those two likely cause RNZI much more problems in the Pacific than in Oklahoma.
RNZI were starting a nice segment of Pacific Island choral music, then at 1353
a soloist with ``We Are the Children of Vanuatu``, to a reggae beat,
reminiscent of Tom T. Hall`s ``One Hundred Children`` Marching Along (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. The A-08 program schedule of REE, in UT+2 of HOE
http://www.rtve.es/archivos/70-9383-FICHERO/ParrillaREE_2008_VERANO.pdf
shows the classical music show is now Clásicos Populares from Radio Uno, Mon,
Tue and Wed only at 1305-1355, altho there is alternative programming on some
unspecified frequencies at 1330. The entire frequency list during that hour:
5970, 15170, 17595, 21540, 21570.
Also maybe involving such music is Nuestro Fichero, = Our Archive,
UT Sat 1430-1455 on 15170, 15385, 17595, 17755
UT Sun 0430-0455 on 3350, 5965, 6055, 6125, 9535, 9630
Best here are 17595, 15170, 6055 (Glenn Hauser, OK, April 5, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA seems to be juggling transmitter sites in the first week of A-08,
jockeying for position. 17530 is listed for English at 1400-1430 from
Greenville eastward, and in one schedule version switching to Bonaire at
1430-1500, but another version shows a switch to Thailand westward at 1430,
both Greenville and Thailand with exactly the same target areas, i.e. all of
Africa except the northern tier of countries.
How`s that for a drastic change listeners are not supposed to notice? Would it
not have been better just to use nearby Morocco for the whole hour?? Tuned in
at 1406 as a panel discussion about Iraq was starting, VG signal, best on band,
surely Greenville, but it faded down to virtually nothing at 1417, and at 1432
recheck could not even find a carrier on 17530. I had not noticed VOA 17530 at
all in bandscans earlier in the week. On April 5 conditions overall were quite
poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 April follow. Solar flux 73 and mid-latitude
A-index 8. The mid-latitude K-index at 1500 UTC on 05 April was 4 (43 nT).
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching
the G1 level occurred. Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be
minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected (SWPC via DXLD)
** U S A. Announced on WWCR1, 15825, April 5 at 1359: Effective April 5, WWCR-3
will use 7465 from 6 to 11 am CDT = 1100-1600 UT. That`s ex-12160, which was
not propagating well, at least not here one megameter away, but 7465 still
holding up well at 1430 UT check. This is great for music shows, Sat 1105 WW
Country Radio, 1200 Rock The Universe, 1300-1330 Country Crossroads, the latter
also Sundays 1230-1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Regarding the collision on 15710 previously noted, ARMENIA = KOREA
NORTH [non] with EGYPT, and the absence of WHRA despite daily scheduling here:
WHRA was certainly on Saturday April 5, strong over weak bubble jamming (?),
just as WHR promo aired and at 1358 QSY announcement to 15195, then 15710 off
immediately. WHR frequency usage varies a great deal on weekends and it`s not
always shown as such in schedules (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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