** CHINA. 9525, weak signal in Russian at 2046 June 3; whence? It`s CRI via Beijing site at 318 degrees, something I would hardly expect to hear at this hour with propagation generally pitiful (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake June 4:
8400, poor in band noise at 1250
9380, fair at 1251; WWRB 9385 not too strong yet
12960, JBA at 1258 and at 1313
13300, poor at 1258; no others up to 15 MHz before 1300; poor-fair at 1314 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. You never know which language RHC will be airing on 5040; June 4 at 0609 it was back to Spanish.
English was on 5970, 6010 and 6060, phone interview with some YL from the National Lawyers` Guild supporting The Five, filing amicus briefs. Big hum during the interview one could assume was due to the phone connexion, except there was no such hum on 6060.
BTW, BDXC-UK Communication reports hearing Arnie say that with the success of 5040, RHC may try 3 and 21 MHz next. Useful tidbits like that are lost in his usual topix about homebrew, propagation, etc., pretending to be such a radio/shortwave enthusiast while he represents a regime that spends countless pesos trying to block radio signals. And I haven`t listened to DXUL in weeks. It`s a lot easier to skim his scripts for anything significant, but he`s been in another long spell of not posting them weekly on his blog or RHC, as I suppose even he does not enjoy unrestricted internet access in that police state.
Meanwhile, the Thursday 2100 June 3 airing of WORLD OF RADIO on WRMI 9955, was totally inaudible under the DentroCuban Jamming Command wall of noise. Tnx a lot, Arnie! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 17750, June 3 at 2125, nice ME music, fair but fadey from R. Kuwait Arabic. I still find it remarkable that any ME station would deliberately broadcast to C&W NAm at this hour, but glad they do (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WJHR
** LIBERIA. 4025, another check for Star Radio, June 4 at 0609. Can detect a very weak carrier but still too much summer QRN. Again I can tell it is ever so slightly lower from its frequency than Cuba is from 5025, and Thomas Nilsson, Sweden confirms this by measuring Star 15 Hz low on 4024.985 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6045, still no XEXQ-OC carrier even, June 4 at 1244. It might have faded out now a sesquihour after Enid sunrise, but Radio Mil was still audible on 6010 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. 11675, once again I run across PRES English to Europe with bits too surviving USward, on a Friday, one day too late for Multi-Touch. June 4 at 1232, YL with sports report, pause for music break, 1240 more about a boxer who wants spiritual support. Yeah, right, theirs is a violent god. Beat their brains out to glorify the Lord on your side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND [non]. TWR English via SOUTH AFRICA, 11640, which was burning 500 kW without modulation yesterday, had resumed modulation June 4 at 0623 check. African-accented preacher about a dagger in someone`s belly and their entrails coming out. I suppose something from the Christian holy book; yes, out of context, and I quickly tuned away, but who needs any such disgusting violence? TWR should be ashamed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. A different problem at WWCR, June 4: 13845, at tune-in 1304 I find the carrier cutting on and off at a rate varying slightly between 2 and 3 times per second, giving us alternate syllables of whatever Joyce Riley is trying to say, while // 7490 was OK. 1306, 13845 stays off for a while; 1310 it`s back with more of same, but the rate has increased so one can hear slightly more of the modulation; 1319 still. Not checked again until 1432, still cutting on and off. Strange they haven`t noticed at least a sesquihour after this started. I was about to fire up the computer and attempt to notify WWCR about it, but at 1443 transmitter stayed off, and still at 1518. Next check at 1925, back to normal.
Meanwhile, 15825 which was absent June 3 morning was back on at 1306 June 4, and audible with a bit of a boost from sporadic E which would not reach VHF this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Haven`t run across WJHR in a while, but did so June 4 at 1925, weak USB preaching, what else? on 15550, while neighboring KUWAIT 15540 AM was also too weak to copy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 17585, VOA Greenville, June 4 at 1428 still running Music Mix, cut off in mid-song at 1430, uncovering takeover by a weak Botswana also on 17585, the latter with news/talk, so there is still a total disconnect between what Afro-listeners hear in the two halves of this hour.
9830, something in French June 3 at 2110 about equal level with the RTTY infesting 9830. It`s VOA via São Tomé, M-F 2100-2130, 100 kW, 335 degrees to WAf and USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 11840, poor in Vietnamese, June 3 before and after 2100. Since I was getting China direct on 9525, could this be Vietnam direct? No: it`s VOV via Skelton UK to Europe at 2030-2130, 300 kW, 110 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** CHINA. Firedrake June 4:
8400, poor in band noise at 1250
9380, fair at 1251; WWRB 9385 not too strong yet
12960, JBA at 1258 and at 1313
13300, poor at 1258; no others up to 15 MHz before 1300; poor-fair at 1314 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. You never know which language RHC will be airing on 5040; June 4 at 0609 it was back to Spanish.
English was on 5970, 6010 and 6060, phone interview with some YL from the National Lawyers` Guild supporting The Five, filing amicus briefs. Big hum during the interview one could assume was due to the phone connexion, except there was no such hum on 6060.
BTW, BDXC-UK Communication reports hearing Arnie say that with the success of 5040, RHC may try 3 and 21 MHz next. Useful tidbits like that are lost in his usual topix about homebrew, propagation, etc., pretending to be such a radio/shortwave enthusiast while he represents a regime that spends countless pesos trying to block radio signals. And I haven`t listened to DXUL in weeks. It`s a lot easier to skim his scripts for anything significant, but he`s been in another long spell of not posting them weekly on his blog or RHC, as I suppose even he does not enjoy unrestricted internet access in that police state.
Meanwhile, the Thursday 2100 June 3 airing of WORLD OF RADIO on WRMI 9955, was totally inaudible under the DentroCuban Jamming Command wall of noise. Tnx a lot, Arnie! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 17750, June 3 at 2125, nice ME music, fair but fadey from R. Kuwait Arabic. I still find it remarkable that any ME station would deliberately broadcast to C&W NAm at this hour, but glad they do (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WJHR
** LIBERIA. 4025, another check for Star Radio, June 4 at 0609. Can detect a very weak carrier but still too much summer QRN. Again I can tell it is ever so slightly lower from its frequency than Cuba is from 5025, and Thomas Nilsson, Sweden confirms this by measuring Star 15 Hz low on 4024.985 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6045, still no XEXQ-OC carrier even, June 4 at 1244. It might have faded out now a sesquihour after Enid sunrise, but Radio Mil was still audible on 6010 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. 11675, once again I run across PRES English to Europe with bits too surviving USward, on a Friday, one day too late for Multi-Touch. June 4 at 1232, YL with sports report, pause for music break, 1240 more about a boxer who wants spiritual support. Yeah, right, theirs is a violent god. Beat their brains out to glorify the Lord on your side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND [non]. TWR English via SOUTH AFRICA, 11640, which was burning 500 kW without modulation yesterday, had resumed modulation June 4 at 0623 check. African-accented preacher about a dagger in someone`s belly and their entrails coming out. I suppose something from the Christian holy book; yes, out of context, and I quickly tuned away, but who needs any such disgusting violence? TWR should be ashamed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. A different problem at WWCR, June 4: 13845, at tune-in 1304 I find the carrier cutting on and off at a rate varying slightly between 2 and 3 times per second, giving us alternate syllables of whatever Joyce Riley is trying to say, while // 7490 was OK. 1306, 13845 stays off for a while; 1310 it`s back with more of same, but the rate has increased so one can hear slightly more of the modulation; 1319 still. Not checked again until 1432, still cutting on and off. Strange they haven`t noticed at least a sesquihour after this started. I was about to fire up the computer and attempt to notify WWCR about it, but at 1443 transmitter stayed off, and still at 1518. Next check at 1925, back to normal.
Meanwhile, 15825 which was absent June 3 morning was back on at 1306 June 4, and audible with a bit of a boost from sporadic E which would not reach VHF this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Haven`t run across WJHR in a while, but did so June 4 at 1925, weak USB preaching, what else? on 15550, while neighboring KUWAIT 15540 AM was also too weak to copy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 17585, VOA Greenville, June 4 at 1428 still running Music Mix, cut off in mid-song at 1430, uncovering takeover by a weak Botswana also on 17585, the latter with news/talk, so there is still a total disconnect between what Afro-listeners hear in the two halves of this hour.
9830, something in French June 3 at 2110 about equal level with the RTTY infesting 9830. It`s VOA via São Tomé, M-F 2100-2130, 100 kW, 335 degrees to WAf and USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 11840, poor in Vietnamese, June 3 before and after 2100. Since I was getting China direct on 9525, could this be Vietnam direct? No: it`s VOV via Skelton UK to Europe at 2030-2130, 300 kW, 110 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
