** ARGENTINA [and non]. Big het between 15344 and 15345, Friday July 31 at 1922. Roughly equal signal levels, but modulation in Arabic from Morocco on 15345 dominant. At 2001, RAE IDs in English et al. could be outmade on 15344, or quite close to there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BIAFRA [non]. 15665 WHRI, Friday July 31 at 1917, V. of Biafra International reconfirmed as speaker was addressing ``fellow Biafrans``. Next check 1955 with anthemic closing, 1957 WHRI QSY to 7520 announcement and off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake August 1: at 1355 poor on 9000, nothing on 8400. No higher ones found either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Is RHC still running extra mid-day transmissions in Spanish? Yes, July 31 at 1915 check on 11690, 11760, 11800, 13760 at least.
Furthermore, over a month since the Honduran (non)coup, what had been the first English broadcast each day, at 2030-2130, is still blown away for more and more unnecessary Spanish: August 1 at 2120 the listed English frequencies 11760 and much weaker 17660 an echo apart, were in Spanish // 11770. No DXers Unlimited! Maybe Prof. Coro should do a Spanish version too?
However, the 23-24 English hour was airing on 13790 for all those cariocas, checked at 2319 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 11978
** ECUADOR [and non]. 11625, VG August 2 at 0014, quite impressed by the journalistic quality of HCJB`s world news in Spanish --- until I heard a VOA ID! Of course it`s impressive: HCJB is relaying VOA, which moved on from Wáshington to news from LAm capitals, and at 0019 plug about presencia de Estados Unidos en Ecuador. This is the programming somehow sponsored by the US embassy on La Voz de los Andes, as a goodwill/PR gesture. VOA`s own evening Spanish is now at 2300-2400 only, on 5890, 6110 and 9825; and I was in fact hearing 9825 before 2400 in music, but nothing // 11625 on any band after 0000. Perhaps HCJB recorded the news an hour earlier, or there`s news again at 0000 on a satellite feed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. R. Cairo, 11590, scheduled English to NAm at 2300-2430: Aug 2 at 0010 found modulation just barely audible, but when a man was talking it was barely discernible as Arabic; conversing with a weaker woman, seemingly English, so maybe language lesson. 0020 music, somewhat better modulated, not involving a studio mic. What a waste.
Equally so 9915, August 2 at 0050, good signal but somewhat undermodulated; trouble is, it was extremely distorted, only audible at peaks, which I eventually decided were in Spanish. Yes, this is R. Cairo`s 0045-0200 broadcast to South America. ¡Qué basura! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI had been absent from 9525v on July 31 during the 1300 English hour, but my checking for VOI August 1 was a bit out of synch: just tuned in at 1357 after the musical prélude to CRI Russian had started on 9525.0 --- but there was CCI and a het, so good evidence VOI had returned. I tuned in at 1500 again too late, just as a carrier was going off, which should have been VOI rather than CRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 15205, BSKSA, August 1 at 1715-1756* melodic muezzin, perfect lullaby for a rare noontime nap. I had wisely chosen this instead of Sawt ul-Buzz on 15435. Per Aoki, 15205 is 500 kW, 320 degrees from Riyadh (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. In case it`s about to be closed down, I made a point of checking International Radio Serbia again on 9675, August 2 at 0045. Unfortunately that`s UT Sunday when English at 0030 is replaced by Serbian, also folk music. So I will hear English at 0100, right? No, transmitter when off at 0100:30* and did not come back in the next four sesquiminutes when I upgave. It supposedly shifts from 310 to 325 degree beam for 7-days-a-week English at 0100-0130, as in Aoki and here:
http://glassrbije.org/E/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=21&Itemid=34
I recall several weeks ago they had problems with the 325 antenna, but I thought they were just using the 310 instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. REE, Amigos de la Onda Corta, DX program, UT Sunday August 2 at 0008 on 15160 via Costa Rica with item about FARC broadcasts being heard over the border in Ecuador; at 0011 found much better modulation and reception direct from Noblejas on 11680, and after 0030 the mailbag program, not immediately Cuban-dominated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WWCR, 15825, as I tuned by at 1917 July 31, heard screaming preacher`s syllables going into loops, another marvel of The Digital Age, almost amounting to self-parody. Per sked, at 1915-1930 M-F is Ron Ralph of Cornerstone Baptist Church (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re my previous report, the July 31 part refers to 15825, not 13845: Altho the University Network transmitter of WWCR was off the air July 27 and 28, it was back July 29 on 13845 at 1352 check; also at 1301 July 31 [15825] with black gospel music instead of Tony Alamo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. The convicted Tony Alamo is still airing on WINB, such as July 31 at 1916 as I tuned by 13570 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 9955, August 2 at 0049, nothing but heavy jamming audible where WRMI should be. On schedule at 0045-0100 UT Sundays is Verdad para el Mundo, which if it is the same as the English version, Truth for the World, is purely religious and does not need to be DentroCuban jammed. However, there are several exile shows earlier in the evening, mixed in with DX and religion, which doesn`t save the latter from getting jammed too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11978, July 31 at 2017, rapid clix roughly centered here, at rate similar to that of heavy DentroCuban jamming on 11930 against R. Martí. I still think this is a weak spur of the DCJC, altho no match could be found around 11882 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** BIAFRA [non]. 15665 WHRI, Friday July 31 at 1917, V. of Biafra International reconfirmed as speaker was addressing ``fellow Biafrans``. Next check 1955 with anthemic closing, 1957 WHRI QSY to 7520 announcement and off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake August 1: at 1355 poor on 9000, nothing on 8400. No higher ones found either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Is RHC still running extra mid-day transmissions in Spanish? Yes, July 31 at 1915 check on 11690, 11760, 11800, 13760 at least.
Furthermore, over a month since the Honduran (non)coup, what had been the first English broadcast each day, at 2030-2130, is still blown away for more and more unnecessary Spanish: August 1 at 2120 the listed English frequencies 11760 and much weaker 17660 an echo apart, were in Spanish // 11770. No DXers Unlimited! Maybe Prof. Coro should do a Spanish version too?
However, the 23-24 English hour was airing on 13790 for all those cariocas, checked at 2319 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 11978
** ECUADOR [and non]. 11625, VG August 2 at 0014, quite impressed by the journalistic quality of HCJB`s world news in Spanish --- until I heard a VOA ID! Of course it`s impressive: HCJB is relaying VOA, which moved on from Wáshington to news from LAm capitals, and at 0019 plug about presencia de Estados Unidos en Ecuador. This is the programming somehow sponsored by the US embassy on La Voz de los Andes, as a goodwill/PR gesture. VOA`s own evening Spanish is now at 2300-2400 only, on 5890, 6110 and 9825; and I was in fact hearing 9825 before 2400 in music, but nothing // 11625 on any band after 0000. Perhaps HCJB recorded the news an hour earlier, or there`s news again at 0000 on a satellite feed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. R. Cairo, 11590, scheduled English to NAm at 2300-2430: Aug 2 at 0010 found modulation just barely audible, but when a man was talking it was barely discernible as Arabic; conversing with a weaker woman, seemingly English, so maybe language lesson. 0020 music, somewhat better modulated, not involving a studio mic. What a waste.
Equally so 9915, August 2 at 0050, good signal but somewhat undermodulated; trouble is, it was extremely distorted, only audible at peaks, which I eventually decided were in Spanish. Yes, this is R. Cairo`s 0045-0200 broadcast to South America. ¡Qué basura! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI had been absent from 9525v on July 31 during the 1300 English hour, but my checking for VOI August 1 was a bit out of synch: just tuned in at 1357 after the musical prélude to CRI Russian had started on 9525.0 --- but there was CCI and a het, so good evidence VOI had returned. I tuned in at 1500 again too late, just as a carrier was going off, which should have been VOI rather than CRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 15205, BSKSA, August 1 at 1715-1756* melodic muezzin, perfect lullaby for a rare noontime nap. I had wisely chosen this instead of Sawt ul-Buzz on 15435. Per Aoki, 15205 is 500 kW, 320 degrees from Riyadh (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. In case it`s about to be closed down, I made a point of checking International Radio Serbia again on 9675, August 2 at 0045. Unfortunately that`s UT Sunday when English at 0030 is replaced by Serbian, also folk music. So I will hear English at 0100, right? No, transmitter when off at 0100:30* and did not come back in the next four sesquiminutes when I upgave. It supposedly shifts from 310 to 325 degree beam for 7-days-a-week English at 0100-0130, as in Aoki and here:
http://glassrbije.org/E/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=21&Itemid=34
I recall several weeks ago they had problems with the 325 antenna, but I thought they were just using the 310 instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. REE, Amigos de la Onda Corta, DX program, UT Sunday August 2 at 0008 on 15160 via Costa Rica with item about FARC broadcasts being heard over the border in Ecuador; at 0011 found much better modulation and reception direct from Noblejas on 11680, and after 0030 the mailbag program, not immediately Cuban-dominated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WWCR, 15825, as I tuned by at 1917 July 31, heard screaming preacher`s syllables going into loops, another marvel of The Digital Age, almost amounting to self-parody. Per sked, at 1915-1930 M-F is Ron Ralph of Cornerstone Baptist Church (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re my previous report, the July 31 part refers to 15825, not 13845: Altho the University Network transmitter of WWCR was off the air July 27 and 28, it was back July 29 on 13845 at 1352 check; also at 1301 July 31 [15825] with black gospel music instead of Tony Alamo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. The convicted Tony Alamo is still airing on WINB, such as July 31 at 1916 as I tuned by 13570 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 9955, August 2 at 0049, nothing but heavy jamming audible where WRMI should be. On schedule at 0045-0100 UT Sundays is Verdad para el Mundo, which if it is the same as the English version, Truth for the World, is purely religious and does not need to be DentroCuban jammed. However, there are several exile shows earlier in the evening, mixed in with DX and religion, which doesn`t save the latter from getting jammed too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11978, July 31 at 2017, rapid clix roughly centered here, at rate similar to that of heavy DentroCuban jamming on 11930 against R. Martí. I still think this is a weak spur of the DCJC, altho no match could be found around 11882 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
