** COLOMBIA. Altho Yimber Gaviría in Colombia had reported no signals from Lleras on 5910 or 6010, Feb 8 at 0300, when I checked Feb 9 at 0607, Marfil Estéreo was on with songs, good signal on 5910; on 6010 a mess of hets and could not be sure LV de tu Conciencia was among them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC Esperanto service missing, Sunday Feb 8 at 1500 check, 11760 already off the air; nor any RHC Spanish frequencies overrunning as often happens, in quick scan of 11, 13 and 15 MHz bands. A repeat of Esperanto is scheduled Sundays at 1930 on 11760, but nothing there either at 1948 check. I wonder if the Sunday 0700 and 2330 broadcasts were also absent.
However, RNV CI was active on 11680 opening 1500+ in broken English with program summary, much of which would turn out to be in Spanish. This transmission has normally been missing on Sundays with transmitters tied up for Aló, Presidente, but none of those were on the air this date (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. I was waiting to hear the conclusion of the 1300 English broadcast from RRI on 11970 as soon as WYFR signed off at 1345 Feb 9 – but no trace of it, while Romanian service on 11940 was audible, as was English on 15105. I again wonder if they have moved 11970 somewhere else, as they should, or if this new transmitter keeps breaking down. Schedule at http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=20&art=15758
still shows 15105 and 11970.
Anyhow, on 15105 at 1352 after rock music in English and ID, plugged their current contest THE GOLD OF THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS all about which is here: http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=16&art=18303
Prizes are two 10-day trips for two in August, all expenses, EXCEPT you have to pay your own way to and from Romania, and get your own visas. This page does not say HOW the winners are chosen. I suspect that from all the correct entries (assuming there are any), a drawing is held, but why don`t they say so? Failure to clarify this is unethical, and makes entrants think if they get all the answers right, they are bound to win (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. BSKSA, 15435, Feb 8 at 1504 in Qur`an with buzz, the latter not too loud but definitely problematic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. Surprised to hear Vatican Radio in the clear on 5965, Feb 9 at 0605, English Bible lesson, no trace of REE relay via Costa Rica which normally collides. But it was back to usual mess at 0612 recheck, with Vat underneath // 7250. Meanwhile I had checked 3350, and that was also off the air --- but the latter is supposed to be off, scheduled only 0200-0600 Tue-Sat, while 5965 is 0200-0800 daily.
Just as I suspected, the new program schedule effective Feb 1, at http://www.rtve.es/files/70-13363-FICHERO/Parrilla__5.pdf mentioned in DXLD 9-012, turns out to be another imaginary one!
M-F at 1330-1400 UT it shows Fuero Propio – fuero means laws or privileges, so I don`t get what this is supposed to be about. But in fact, Noticias en Lenguas Co-Oficiales is still running in this slot as reconfirmed Monday Feb 9 at 1347 in Galician, talking about Mallorca, 1350 into Basque as usual, via CR on 11815, and surely on all the other frequencies relayed and direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. One of the Greenville transmitters is starting to squeal, à la WEWN, probably exactly the same problem, needing replacement of modulation cards covering a certain audio frequency segment: 15330, Feb 9 at 1453 with R. Martí very strong, and jamming not a problem at the moment. So even when it can surpass jamming, R. Martí interferes with itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. Regular RNV CI program instead of Aló, Presidente: see CUBA ###
** CUBA. RHC Esperanto service missing, Sunday Feb 8 at 1500 check, 11760 already off the air; nor any RHC Spanish frequencies overrunning as often happens, in quick scan of 11, 13 and 15 MHz bands. A repeat of Esperanto is scheduled Sundays at 1930 on 11760, but nothing there either at 1948 check. I wonder if the Sunday 0700 and 2330 broadcasts were also absent.
However, RNV CI was active on 11680 opening 1500+ in broken English with program summary, much of which would turn out to be in Spanish. This transmission has normally been missing on Sundays with transmitters tied up for Aló, Presidente, but none of those were on the air this date (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. I was waiting to hear the conclusion of the 1300 English broadcast from RRI on 11970 as soon as WYFR signed off at 1345 Feb 9 – but no trace of it, while Romanian service on 11940 was audible, as was English on 15105. I again wonder if they have moved 11970 somewhere else, as they should, or if this new transmitter keeps breaking down. Schedule at http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=20&art=15758
still shows 15105 and 11970.
Anyhow, on 15105 at 1352 after rock music in English and ID, plugged their current contest THE GOLD OF THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS all about which is here: http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=16&art=18303
Prizes are two 10-day trips for two in August, all expenses, EXCEPT you have to pay your own way to and from Romania, and get your own visas. This page does not say HOW the winners are chosen. I suspect that from all the correct entries (assuming there are any), a drawing is held, but why don`t they say so? Failure to clarify this is unethical, and makes entrants think if they get all the answers right, they are bound to win (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. BSKSA, 15435, Feb 8 at 1504 in Qur`an with buzz, the latter not too loud but definitely problematic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. Surprised to hear Vatican Radio in the clear on 5965, Feb 9 at 0605, English Bible lesson, no trace of REE relay via Costa Rica which normally collides. But it was back to usual mess at 0612 recheck, with Vat underneath // 7250. Meanwhile I had checked 3350, and that was also off the air --- but the latter is supposed to be off, scheduled only 0200-0600 Tue-Sat, while 5965 is 0200-0800 daily.
Just as I suspected, the new program schedule effective Feb 1, at http://www.rtve.es/files/70-13363-FICHERO/Parrilla__5.pdf mentioned in DXLD 9-012, turns out to be another imaginary one!
M-F at 1330-1400 UT it shows Fuero Propio – fuero means laws or privileges, so I don`t get what this is supposed to be about. But in fact, Noticias en Lenguas Co-Oficiales is still running in this slot as reconfirmed Monday Feb 9 at 1347 in Galician, talking about Mallorca, 1350 into Basque as usual, via CR on 11815, and surely on all the other frequencies relayed and direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. One of the Greenville transmitters is starting to squeal, à la WEWN, probably exactly the same problem, needing replacement of modulation cards covering a certain audio frequency segment: 15330, Feb 9 at 1453 with R. Martí very strong, and jamming not a problem at the moment. So even when it can surpass jamming, R. Martí interferes with itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. Regular RNV CI program instead of Aló, Presidente: see CUBA ###
