mercoledì 11 marzo 2009

Glenn Hauser logs March 11, 2009

** CHINA. Firedrake, very good signals but with flutter, March 11 at 1343 on 8400, 9000, 9300, and weaker on 9530 with VOA also audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ECUADOR. HCJB, Spanish on 11960 with a health program, Wed March 11 at 1434 discussing the benefits of breathing helium; not to be overdone, I assume. Then talking about genital eroticism, best experienced between a man and a woman and even better within matrimony! 1444:30 the usual incorrect automated ID which they still haven`t fixed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. March 11 I was standing by on 15650 to detect exactly when VOG turns it off: 1352:54* interrupting Greek music. Such a time is typical to allow time for retuning to another frequency by hourtop, but which? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. VOA Spanish, 15590, VG with LA music show March 11 at 1355, nary a selective fade, but unlike the day before, no announcements whatsoever when abruptly cut off modulation a few sex past 1359 as a new tune had just started a few notes, and carrier off a few sex before 1400, audiblizing weak Spain on 15585 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15130, WYFR Spanish, March 11 at 1401, carrier OK, but modulation reduced and distorted, while playing hymn ``Sólo un paseo más cercano conTigo``. That`s a literal translation of the English title, but I have no idea what they really call it in Spanish, which Google translates back to English as ``just a walk nearest you``, while trying it the other way, ``Just a closer walk with Thee`` comes out as ``sólo con un pie más cerca de ti``. If I make it ``solo un paseo mas cerca de ti``, it comes out ``just a walk near you`` --- Google doesn`t quite get it. RHC has a similar but worse modulation problem at same time on 13760 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. 11850, VR IS at 1413 March 11 with heavy WYFR English 11855 splatter. Caths vs Prots! 1415 VR started up a language but I couldn`t tell what. Per sked folder it`s Urdu, Weds and Suns only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6060, large open carrier from 1335 to 1338* March 11. Most likely Cuba left transmitter for Venezuela on past 1300; stronger than RHC 6000, which is also badly squeezed from both sides at this hour, unlike 6060 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###