[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 28-29, 2008

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** ALBANIA. R. Tirana, only a trace on 9345, and just barely audible due to low modulation on 7510 despite S9+18 signal level, Nov 28 at 2105 in English broadcast; 2126 recheck with better modulation as they were finishing a show about their 70th anniversary, but it was just ending, 2127 IS and off. Now I can catch the webcast of the semi-hour program at 0430+ Nov 29. It was much too loud and thus distorted even with the volume almost minimised. Anniversary talk, history of R. Tirana, started at 0448, concluding by interviewing their primary YL announcer of the 60s+, then a Marxist/Leninist propagandist, but she sounds quite reasonable now. Her name? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ANTARCTICA. LRA36, 15476, Friday Nov 28 at 2053 had the carrier cutting off and on continually; if one did not know real Morse code one might have figured it was a CW transmission, but the dits and dahs were gibberish of variable lengths; stopped at 2100* when the transmitter was turned completely off for the weekend. Hope this does not presage another prolonged outage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BIAFRA [non]. V. of Biafra International, via WHRI 15665, again this Friday Nov 28 at 2015, The Orator with usual anti-Nigerian comments; seemed like he was referring obliquely to Nigeria`s bad reputation on the Internet, among other ways. Loud and clear signal at first, but around 2045 propagation dropped out to a much weaker signal, uncovering the backscatter echo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. If you love harmonica music, like I do, this week`s Vinyl Tap on CBC is a real treat; listening as I compile this report to the first airing, UT Sat Nov 28 at 0305-0500 on the AT/NT zone feed, so delayed +1/2/3/4 hours on CBC Radio 1 webcasts. Also repeats the next night earlier, 0005-0200 UT Sunday, also on 9625 CBC Northern Québec, +1/2/3 hours. And on CKZN and CKZU 6160 and 6160 at their local times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ECUADOR. HCJB, 12000, automated ID break in Spanish at 2114:30 Nov 28, still claiming to be on 21455 as well (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PORTUGAL

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. KBS World Radio, via WRN via WRMI 9955, Nov 28 at 2130 opening program of pop world music which turned out to be rap. Note: we do not need KBS to play rap for us by this circuitous route, which anyway was free of jamming for the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PORTUGAL [and non]. Had noted RDPI earlier in the afternoon on 12040, and still at 2131 // 11965. Finally confirmed RDPI colliding with HCJB on 12040 as expected from scheduling, as I was monitoring at *2229 when HCJB came on in German, and RDPI was still going, unseemed in sports coverage, both quite strong. 2255 recheck, RDPI was gone so not sure exactly when it closed, but its transmission is open-ended (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. RRI, English at 2130 Nov 28, best on 6115, also on // 9755 and at 2145 found also on 6030, not yet hit by DentroCuban jamming or Martí. 6030 is Galbeni, as is unchecked 7145, the others Tiganesti (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WBCQ 7415 with final archive repeat of WORLD OF RADIO, Fri Nov 28 until 2100, to be replaced in December by other programming weekdays at 2030, i.e. Amos & Andy, and the even more racist Herald of Truth, evidently moved from non-propagating 0500-0530 slot. WWCR had new WOR 1436 as scheduled, from 2129 Friday on 15825. Next scheduled airing of latest WOR, via Area 51, 5110-CUSB at 0000 UT Saturday was missing, just music playing on webcast and 5110 seemed absent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. VOA, 6080 via São Tomé, Friday Nov 28 at 2108 had talk instead of the Music Mix I was expecting, but must have been introductory interview with artiste. Should be much better on // 15580 via Greenville ---- no, just open carrier! Finally brought up audio at 2109 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA. CVC Lusaka, 9420, Nov 28 at 2133, gospel rock and god-talk in English, way on top of V. of Greece, which was barely detectable as a SAH; website given http://www.1africa.tv (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###



      

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