[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 7-8, 2008

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** BIAFRA [non]. V. of Biafra International, reconfirmed another week on 15665 for the Friday-only 1959-2059 UT broadcast via WHRI, at 2010 check Nov 7, VG signal this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. Is RHC avoiding colliding with DW on 11690? NO! For B-08, DW is using 11690 not only at 1800-1857 via Kigali in Hausa, but also 1900-1929 in English via Meyerton, and toward W Africa 295 degrees at 2100-2200 in English, and S America 265 degrees 2200-0200 in German; per HFCC.

RHC, representing an outlaw nation, does not participate in HFCC, so DW, never bothering to turn on a radio or consult DX references such as DXLD, may have assumed that 11690 was available! RHC started out on 11680 and collided for months with Spain, then a few weeks ago shifted to 11690, scheduled after 0000, but RHC really on the air as early as 2300.

So Nov 7 at 2318 we find RHC and DW colliding at roughly equal levels and producing a SAH counted at 128/minute = 2.13 Hz. Meanwhile, REE at least was in the clear on 11680; and e.g. 11670 was open and could be used by RHC.

The strange case of 9600: yes, RHC is there as usual, plus DentroCuban jamming, as we noted previously later in the evening, and not by accident, since Radio República is definitely there too, at least part of the time such as Nov 7 2320-2400+ UT when all three were colliding (or all *n* as countless jamming transmitters are piling on, as befits).

At 2320 I could tell there were two stations in Spanish, plus the jamming. One was easily confirmed as RHC, // 11690, mostly music mixing with DW as above. The other was mostly talk, and did mention Cuba now and then. I continued listening carefully to this nasty mixture, and was rewarded at 2329 by a definite Radio República ID, tho on the average, RHC was on top. Checked again after 0005 Nov 8, the same mix continued tho RHC was a bit further ahead, and likewise on 11690 vs DW.

The exact span of Radio República usage of 9600 is yet to be determined, and whether it`s 7 days a week or 5 like some of their previous usage, but the radio war has been stepped up to a higher level, as previously RR avoided using the same frequencies as RHC. Priorities in DentroCuba are made quite clear by this, as the presence of RHC as well does not trump the need to jam! 

Of course, AFAIK, this is the only frequency R.R. was using at the moment, while RHC has several alternatives --- but you`d think they would put their own 9600 transmitter to better use elsewhere, unless it too has been demoted defacto to the status of nothing more than a jammer. 

Or it could be that the two dentro-Cuban faxions, jammers and broadcasters and/or the fuera-Cubans are simply unaware of what the others are doing, incompetence squared or to the third power.

BTW, this buries even deeper the unfortunate Vietnamese service of Vatican Radio, also on 9600 during the 2315 half-sesquihour, which without all the Cuban stuff, we had been able to hear easily, so far from the target (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. VOI, 9526, on the air in English, Nov 8 at 1343 check, but modulation was cutting on and off completely every few seconds, more off than on, both during music and announcements, making it unlistenable. Same problem at 1456 in Malay. Standard remark about weakest link.

RRI was doing well on 60m, however and managed not to have modulation cutouts; haven`t heard them past 1400 for months but now our local sunrise is 1302 UT; it will keep getting later until early January at 1344 UT. Makassar 4750 was interfering with CODAR, by playing some slow instrumental music at 1408 Nov 8, S9+13. Similar but not // music on slightly weaker Fak2 4790, but it went to an announcement at 1410 while 4750 did not. Nothing audible on 4870 or 4605. At 1452 recheck, almost two hours after LSR, 4750 was still just barely audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LAOS [non]. Hmong Lao Radio confirmed at new shifted time of 1400-1500 UT Saturday Nov 8 via WHRI 11785, and no doubt the same on Sunday. Also DXing with Cumbre confirmed at 1530 Saturday. 11785 was also on the air before 1400 with a gospel huxter in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND [non]. As if running a heavy DRM schedule from its own Rangitaiki site were not enough, RNZI also DRMs a semihour per week via UK, which must have been the source of the DRM I was hearing Nov 8 at 1417 on 9745-9750-9755, but I doubt would have been strong enough to decode here. It`s Saturday only at 1400-1430 via Woofferton, 35 kW at 102 degrees. I wonder what specific program is so fortunate as to get sent to a handful of listeners in Europe this way? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. RRI in English, G on 6015, and VG on // 6115, Friday Nov 7 at 2335 with talk about wolf- and bear-hunting; 2338 on to Traditional Music Box. 6115 had slight bleedover from DentroCuban jamming against nothing on 6110. With its five new 300 kW Continental transmitters and new antennas to match, RRI has suddenly become a major force in European SW broadcasting, just as some other countries are giving up. 

BTW, I try to include the day of week when mentioning specific programming which depends on day of week, and I wish others would too; referencing a report weeks or months later, the non-autistic would have no idea of what day of week was concerned (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Area 51 schedules on WBCQ have not appeared for the week since Nov 1; we have been trying to find out if WORLD OF RADIO is still scheduled at the beginning of the Friday evening show, which is now 0000 UT Saturdays on 5110. Yes, on webcast UT Nov 8 it started at 0001, but it was not the current 1433; instead, last week`s produxion #1432, which was missing or pre-empted last week for Hallowe`en.

Allan Weiner tells me that from Nov 10, WBCQ 7415 is adding a new Bill-Cooperish show M-F at 2000-2030 UT called Freedom Now, and already has a M-F show starting at 2100, Financial Survival, so that leaves a half-hour to fill at 2030-2100, which he is going to do by replaying recent WORLD OF RADIO shows. This is in addition to our regular times for a new show each week, which remain unchanged. Perhaps one of the 2030 times will also contain the newest show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7530, Nov 8 tuned in 1329 just to hear a bit of Firedrake which cut off the air at 1330:30, uncovering a very weak signal. Is PWBR `2009` any help? Of course not! I don`t find anything listed anywhere on 7530 at this time, tho at other hours it is used for some clandestine broadcasts to North Korea. No USCG net was on here either, as previously heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      

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