[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 22-23

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** ANGUILLA. DGS, 11775, on late still at 2206 March 22, over CCI, presumably
Chicom jamming and/or RFA Cantonese via Tinian. Yup, nothing yet on 6090, where
AIA is supposed to QSY at 2200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. RCI can`t be bothered to broadcast the National Anthem, but the CBC
Northern Quebec service does, at closedown 0506-0508* March 23 on 9625; tone
test for a few seconds before transmitter off. Preceding sign-off announcement
by YL in French with strange accent, Inuk? Tnx to DST, this no longer collides
with Bonaire which does not open until 0559 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** ECUADOR [non]. The Arabic Christian service HCJB is involved in, transmitted
via Sackville, 12025, logged March 22 closing at 2141 giving website
http://www.arabicbroadcasting.com --- those words were pronounced as in
English, appropriately. But then the announcer spelled out the letters,
pronouncing them in French! And then gave a P-mail address in Málaga, España.
O, how multicultural! 2144-2145* RCI IS and ID loop (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Brother Scare once again audible on WBCQ 7415 far
beyond the scheduled time, at 1359 UT March 23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U K [non]. BBCWS final SW broadcasts in Western Hemisphere:

Made a point of listening for the next-to-last time to BBC WS in English to
America, March 22 at 2149-2159* on 11675-Greenville, better than // 9525 WHRI,
in Newshour discussion of US economy`s effect on rest of world. 11675 marred
from *2157 by RNV CI via Cuba OC, IS and sign-on, which in turn got ACI from
WYFR in Arabic on 11665, take that! At 2209 BBCWS was still going on 9525, but
nothing on 5975, which had been the // via GUF.

Next day: I was listening to 9525, as little if any signal on 5975. At 2256
March 23, Jerry Simmons, head of ME/Af division, was talking about ``retaining
trust of listeners``, in yet another self-serving interview, on Over To You.
Then brief announcement at 2258-2259 said shortwave transmissions to the
Caribbean are closing today, as if a groundswell of listeners had demanded they
broadcast on FM, internet only; WHRI ID and off. Since 9525 (and 5875, 9660 in
the morning) were picked by and for BBC usage, I`ll not be surprised if WHRI
goes somewhere else during the ex-BBC hours. 11675 Greenville was also on
again, for the last time during the 21 UT hour; 2128 BBC theme and ID (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. No sign of ``Aló, Presidente`` on any of the usual
frequencies, Sunday March 23 at 1505 check. HCF observing Easter? However,
Cuban transmitters observed at 1402: 13680 with big hum, 13760 with little hum
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZIMBABWE [non]. SW Radio Africa, 12035, March 23 during 1800 hour was fairly
audible here; at 1857 retune found it colliding with REE IS until 1859, prior
to their French broadcast. They should have been asked to crash-start. The REE
IS is one of those which is very nice to hear once, not a dozen times in a row.
Anyhow, they will no longer abut 12035 in A-08 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) ###


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