[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 18-19, 2008

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** BULGARIA. No warbling problem on 11700, Dec 18 at 1356 with R. Bulgaria folk music // much stronger 15700. Also OK Dec 19 around 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. RHC 6000 still on the air past 0700, Dec 19 at 0704 with news in English, as 2-hour program had started automatic replay and transmitter engineer was dozing? However, 6060 was off and 6140 had just gone off after open carrier. Recheck at 0706, 6000 was also off, no doubt frustrating those listeners legitimately expecting to hear a full newscast from Habana. SNAFU. Maybe the webcast keeps running at least until 0900? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. NHKWNRJ, Dec 19 at 0658 not only very strong on 6145 usward, but also on much weaker // 6165 mixing with Croatia, and then in Japanese bothering VOC`s brief English news at 0700. Had not noticed them on 6165 before; 300 kW, 330 degrees from Yamata (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 6185 often noted with audible hum, estimated 30 Hz or so, such as Dec 19 at 0702. RNA BRAZIL in Portuguese could be heard, but no other audio. I suspect it`s caused by off-frequency XEPPM, Radio Educación, on the air but not modulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. RRI, which was missing from 11970 a few days ago, back on Dec 18 at 1352 check towards end of English hour, with football news. So it`s still colliding with WYFR before 1345 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UZBEKISTAN. 6225 with easily recognizable Harold Camping intoning, Dec 18 at 1405. Is PWBR `2009` any help? Yes! Says Family Radio via Uzbekistan, and that is confirmed by HFCC, Aoki and EiBi; during the 14-15 hour only, 200 kW, 131 degrees. 

So I will criticize Uzbekistan instead, not exactly a Christian-friendly country, for selling out to the gospel huxters after cancelling its own lamented external service, Radio Tashkent. They probably figure the ordinary listener in South Asia will never know this is coming from Uzbekistan, as there are no announcements, ``This is the Family Radio transmitter leased from Uzbekistan, signing off`` 

Furthermore, I was hearing a much weaker signal on 6260, some music barely audible, and heavy flutter. The online listings agree this can only be CVC International, another evangelical outfit, in Hindi to S Asia, also via Tashkent, 100 kW at 153 degrees, 1400-2000 and also 0000-0400. Being a land-locked country, Uzbekistan obviously has no respect for the marine band 6200+, as long as the Christians can get blamed for the intrusion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6215, Korean numbers by YL, Dec 18 at 1405 after a pause. Think I may have just missed the musical introduxion. Russian was much weaker, barely audible at 1406 on 6285 from VOK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      

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