mercoledì 10 giugno 2009

Glenn Hauser logs June 9-10, 2009

** CHILE [and non]. When I heard that CVC had moved Spanish to 11665 at 2300-0200, I assumed that replaced 6070 putting CFRX in the clear. Axually, 11665 replaces the last three hours on their other transmitter, 17680. June 9 at 2317, 11665 was VG with music, and on 6070 I could tell there were still two carriers with a SAH between CFRX and CVC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake check June 10: at 1345, barely audible on 9000 and just barely audible on 8400, and not on any of the usual higher frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. VOT, 9830, fair signal amid English to NAm at 2231 June 9 as Chris Lewis, England, was on phone for the n-th time on Live from Turkey, except this isn`t live but a playback of the 1830 broadcast --- and this time with no RTTY QRM audible. I`m sure it will be back. VOT still hasn`t even acknowledged my recording of RTTY way over them on a previous date. Also checked June 8 and the RTTY was on but VOT signal underneath was a bit better than it had been (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. You never know whether WRMI will be on the air or not during the afternoon: June 9 at 2231 check of 9955, it was not, when Radio Netherlands could have, despite its best efforts to the contrary, again been broadcasting in English to America thanks to WRN and this optional relay. I wonder if RN has nixed it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Another big summer sporadic E opening June 10 at 1344, with WWCR inbooming on 13845 and 15825, so another check of 18770 for the second harmonic of WWRB 9385 --- yes, there is Brother Scare, easy copy peaking S9, into clip of Obama talking about our multi-religious nation. At 1353 BS was offering a Kaito 1123 as a premium for donations. Still audible on 18770 at 1417.

Back at 1345, this led me to look once again for harmonix from WWCR itself. Yes, 19960 is audible for the first time with Pastor Pete Peters, 2 x 9980. But just barely, fading in and out. There should be something on 14980 = 2 x 7490, but nothing detected there.

Must make a note to look too for 27690 = 2 x 13845. And if a receiver tunes that hi, unlike the FRG-7, 31650 = 2 x 15825. And well into VHF, higher harmonix are quite possible from both stations when the Es is strong.

No axion at all on hambands 15, 12 and 10 meters, tho CB 11m was hopping full of signals (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###