[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 11-12

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** EGYPT. Re DXLD 8-019: UT Feb 11 checked again for R. Cairo in 48 mb, which
frequency in use? No signal audible on 6225, and only a very weak signal on
6290, presumably Cairo back to where it is scheduled. As for 6225, it is in
EiBi schedule for Cairo at 16-18 in Turkish 18-19 in Russian; but in Aoki at
16-19 Turkish, 19-20 Russian. They do not agree either on the sites. EiBi says
both are via Abis, while Aoki says Turkish is Abis, and Russian Abu Zaabal.
Anyhow, this partially explains how RC could appear on 6225 by mistake at a
later hour. And see DXLD 8-006, where 6225 was reported last November at 1733
in Turkish with ``horrible audio`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY [non]. DW Amharic service has been coming in well in the 1400 UT
hour, such as Feb 11 at 1350 on 15620 via Rwanda, discussion of Barack Obama,
clips in English and German into Amharic voice-over. So this is of some
interest in Ethiopia? No jamming heard on this frequency, but I wonder if that
is the case inside Ethiopia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985 via Yamata, Japan, Feb 11 at 1428, ``Kochirawa
Shiokaze desu`` ID by YL thrice within a sesquiminute in closing over usual
piano music. Lite het no doubt from Myanmar, which is never strong enough to
get here even after Shiokaze is off at 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SAUDI ARABIA. Have been enjoying the music on BSKSA, 15435 just after 1500
UT Feb 11 and 12, a.k.a. Call of Islam, but it starts fading out by 1515 or
1520 as they get back to talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WWRB, 9385, Feb 12 at 1418, with Brother Scare more distorted than
usual and splattering down to 9230 and up to 9465, especially bothering fellow
US stations on 9330, 9355, 9370 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15710, jamming against nothing, presumably from Cuba, still here,
but unlike the previous solid wall of grinding noise, Feb 12 at 1425 check was
merely pulsing at exactly two times per second, allowing one to be sure that
there was really nothing else on the frequency. Same at 1518 recheck. Cannot
pin down a carrier frequency but fortunately, not wideband, and no problem for
Bulgaria on 15700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


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