[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 12

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** CZECH REPUBLIC [non]. The new R. Prague English transmission at 1400 on
15350 is via Sackville. Oct 12 I was monitoring 15350 with V. of Turkey music
until abrupt 1355*. Then at *1400:35 open carrier came on, no clue from where,
but 1401:45 into Claude Jardin/Garden harmonica fill music! Which must be
coming from RCI master control in Montréal! And we actually got to hear a
couple of cuts all the way thru, one with piano accompaniment. But where`s R.
Prague? Joined news in progress at 1403:30, and this time, ran past 1427 with
something about Moravia instead of transmission schedule in Czech, but this too
was cut off abruptly without any good-bye at 1429* VG reception again. Perhaps
on the third day they will get everything coordinated? And DX-Mix News Bulgaria
now confirms it is Sackville, 250 kW, 285 degrees out toward the west
coast.(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE [non]. RFI, 6120 in English presumably via Yamata, Japan,
rereconfirmed Oct 12 at 1401 check, poor signal today vs noise level
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Oct 12 at 1224 on WWRB 9385, distorted Brother Scare
was going over his SW schedule, and said that from today there will be another
test starting at 2000 UT on 13730 with 250 kW to Europe. I expect this is
another Guiana French relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. VOT, 15450, Thu Oct 12 with Live From Turkey starting around 1250,
first with a pre-arranged call to/from an academic at the Technical University
commenting on the French parliament ruling that it is illegal in France to deny
the Armenian genocide. This has upset the Turks, who see it as totally
unjustified, and bound to harm relations with France and the rest of Europe.
(And what about freedom of speech, even if wrongheaded, I ask??) It`s
``outrageous`` tho there is a possibility that historians and scholars will be
exempted! 

They gave the phone number two or three times, but quickly, and still not often
enough if they really want to get more calls. I think I copied it correctly:
+90 312 491 2896. Then they call you back at their expense.

After some disco-beat Turkish music fill, at 1309 on comes perennial David
Crystal from Israel, who was required to comment first on this affair. Said
most of what he knows about it comes from listening to VOT, but normally
tolerant Turks may have gone overboard against peaceful Armenians, not just the
Armenian `gangs` causing the trouble. 

Then at 1311 David managed to talk about what he really wanted to this week,
the Israeli version of ``Wife Swap`` TV show, in one episode of which, a Jew
and a Moslem pulled this off successfully (I assume despite the provocative
title, just as in the US version, there was no sexual hanky-panky involved, or
at least revealed. It`s more like ``Mother Swap``, a family thing). 

1319, back to the show hosts who propagated the Turkish line on A.G. --- there
was no such genocide; only a few were killed in the disturbances. Armenians
were merely deported for collaborating with the French and the Russians who had
designs on Turkish territory as the Ottoman Empire was crumbling. And how
ironic that at almost the same time, the Nobel Prize for literature has been
awarded to a Turk. 

Only one iteration of the VOT IS before closedown. Then I tuned down to 15380
for some beautiful qur`aning from BSKSA, and when that went into talk, further
down to 15350 for TRT music in Turkish to 1355* And then to Czech/Canada, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


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