[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 20-27, 2008

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** CHINA. Firedrake on 9300, Aug 27 at 1329 during brief ramshorn-like respite from crashing and banging, // 11990 et al. Aoki as of same date shows:
9300*Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 0000-2400 Chinese 1 ND ? TWN 11955E 2610N 

Which means it is jamming Sound of Hope, presumably 24 hours from 1 kW transmitter somewhere in Taiwan. Well, they seem to have the coordinates if not the name of the SOH site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. RHC`s big signal to NAm on 15370, missing Aug 27 at 1318 check, barely audible on new // 15360 to SAm, and well audible on new // 15120 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. R. Africa, 15190, again active Aug 27 at 2035 check with US gospel huxter; fair signal but this is the worst semihour to try to hear it due to VOA Greenville Hausa splash from 15185 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [and non]. The self-interference of NHKWNRJ on 11705 may be annoying in Oklahoma, but as you would expect is much worse further west, for the 1400-1430 English broadcast. From Santa Fe, Aug 21 at 1355 I found the station in Indonesian on 11705, which is direct, changing to English for Asia at 1400, and then the echo from Sackville started a few seconds later, with Yamata stronger. I will compile a separate report of my MW and FM observations on the road in OK and NM (Glenn Hauser, NM, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. XEXQ, 6045, Aug 27 at 1258 with full ID including 25 kW on 1190, but could not copy further details due to lo het with something else. At 1300-1303 faded up with several PSAs including a potosino one, 1303 back to classical music.

As for the co-channel, Aoki and Eibi show V. of Russia via Vladivostok starting in Chinese at 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN [and non]. REE has resumed classical music during the 1300 UT hour now that the Olympix are over, as noted Aug 27 at 1317 with piano on 15170 via Costa Rica, 17595 direct. Previous schedule for this was Mon/Tue/Wed only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. VOT, 15450, Aug 27 at 1320 with Turkish singer in a minor key (anything major would be unexpected), F-G with little else from ME arriving on band, 1323 sign-off and IS for 2 or 3 minutes before carrier off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WBCQ 15420 started the new WORLD OF RADIO 1423 at 2100 UT Wednesday Aug 27, fed by phone, and I was monitoring it off the air when the signal vanished at 2104 and never came back by 2130. I then called the operator back and he said he had just then turned off the transmitter after the show was completed. A mystery.

Allan Weiner tells me that the UT Mon 0415 broadcast of WOR on 7415 has been cancelled, apparently as broadcast time is being trimmed to save electricity costs. However, the revived Area 51 show on 5110, daily 2300-0100 is to add at least one airing of WOR, time to be determined. Previously it was on the Friday evening broadcasts. The other WOR time on WBCQ is to be continued, Thu 2330 on 7415 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      
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