** ARGENTINA. 15345+, Jan 23 at 2300 Andean music, 2301 ``Nacional informa``, flutter. Frequency is very slightly on hi side compared to WWVH 15000.000 on YB-400. This and all the Brazilians led me to check:
13363-LSB, Jan 23 at 2320, very poor at first, Spanish conversation as on a broadcast station; 2325 mentions estadio, apparently about sports, but not live game, then some commercials, mentions Mendoza, Buenos Aires. 2328 suddenly changes to slowed-down and lower-pitch speech as if a playback problem, but maybe just an effect, briefly.
This is one of the occasionally heard feeder frequencies to Antarctica(?), presumably run by the military, and according to some Argentine DX speculation, not officially authorized. Several of the major Bs. As. stations have been heard on these, possibly without their knowledge or permission, so I am hoping to hear a specific ID.
Fortunately, reception improves little by little. At 2330 I hear one pip; then at 2331, ``Rivadavia --- rotativo del aire``, news headlines, 2333-2334 more Rivadavia IDs in passing, 2335 back to sports talk. R. Rivadavia is LS5 on 630, apparently named for a commodore, like the city elsewhere in Argentina (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHINA
** BRAZIL. 11815, Jan 23 at 2309, Radio Brasil Central ID and timecheck after 9 o`clock, then ``Puppy Love``; good signal but fluttery. Also at 2316, another ID, time as ``9, 15``, then ``Born to be Alive`` hard rock. Meanwhile I went after more Brazilians on 25m. Of course, RNA was inbooming on 11780, but beyond that:
HCJB`s Brazilian service via CHILE on 11920 manages to bother two Brasilians: great planning: at 2311 there is a weaker signal on 11915 in Brazilian Portuguese, i.e. R. Gaúcha; and on 11925, rapid Portuguese, perhaps game coverage, from R. Bandeirantes, both with ACI from 11920. I sometimes hear 11925 in the nightmiddle, not 11915. These two are likely slightly off-frequency as usual, but no hets audible now.
12174v, no sign of the spur from SRDA 11765, but the fundamental not heard either.
11855, Jan 23 at 2312, lo het mixing about equally between Spanish from WYFR, and Portuguese, i.e. R. Aparecida. Fortunately, this is not one of WYFR`s stronger signals, 222 degrees to Mexico. 31 m too:
9665v, lo het at 2343 Jan 23, super-hyped produxion seems like a commercial station, but it`s Rádio Voz Missionária in singing ID, with frequencies 9665, 11750 and 5940 (as listed tho I did not copy all the numbers). Accompanied by the ZYs on 9645, 9675, 9696 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 11710, Jan 23 at 2318, Chinese talk with het on the low side. Argentina was still on 15345, so not thence, and it`s on the hi side, anyway. Instead, per Aoki, RTI is jammed during Chinese broadcast at 22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC Sunday-afternoon SNAFUs Jan 23: 15370, at 2230 is starting Esperanto with usual theme song, ``Saluton,`` and schedule on Sundays: 1500 on 11760, 0700 on 6010 [sic], and new to SAm, 2230 on 15370 --- VG signal but lo-fi distorted. 2257 outro giving announcer names including he who was speaking, Mario Ruiz. Audio quality no better at 2301 when 15370 had changed to Kriyòl.
15230, at 2238 good open carrier, over Radio Australia music which was // 15560. At 2255, RHC is now modulating distortedly, atop RA, as ``Cuba Campesina`` starts; love that music! But only on a decently modulated frequency, such as 11770 to Europe until 24. At 2304, 15230 has switched to Portuguese, still distorted.
12040, yet another distorted frequency, bad modulation especially for music, now playing ``Guantanamera`` during ``Cuba Campesina``, which must have been cut off after only 5 minutes on 15230.
11730, at 2309, also OC on frequency which had been used by RHC all day. And still at 2317.
11770, ``En Contacto``, the DX program this week ran from 2241 to 2255, starting with a number of birthday greetings; rest of show devoted to an interview with Orlando Castellanos on the thirteenth anniversary of his death; was a founder of RHC, and started the ``Formalmente Informal`` show which still survives (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, convicted child molesting evangelist Tony Alamo is still there on R. Africa with his familiar low-key rambling, Jan 23 at 2235, poor fluttery signal and mixed with music underneath from presumed ZYE522 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See BRAZIL
** GERMANY [non]. 11875, Jan 23 at 2314 poor signal in German with music, clip of ``Una Furtiva Lagrima``, seems a bit distorted. It`s DW via RWANDA, 250 kW, 85 degrees to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and PNG at 22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15115, WYFR again with an unID African language, Sunday Jan 23 at 2227, VG signal. I think it is the same one heard previously at 21 on 11665, and definitely not Arabic. I listened for a while. It`s tonal, reminds me of Myanmarianese with rising ---eh? at end of many words. Also frequently heard a word sounding like ``general``. Presumably ended at 2245, as off at 2255 check. Suspect Yoruba, and am enquiring of Okeechobee. This half-sesquihour had been listed as English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
13363-LSB, Jan 23 at 2320, very poor at first, Spanish conversation as on a broadcast station; 2325 mentions estadio, apparently about sports, but not live game, then some commercials, mentions Mendoza, Buenos Aires. 2328 suddenly changes to slowed-down and lower-pitch speech as if a playback problem, but maybe just an effect, briefly.
This is one of the occasionally heard feeder frequencies to Antarctica(?), presumably run by the military, and according to some Argentine DX speculation, not officially authorized. Several of the major Bs. As. stations have been heard on these, possibly without their knowledge or permission, so I am hoping to hear a specific ID.
Fortunately, reception improves little by little. At 2330 I hear one pip; then at 2331, ``Rivadavia --- rotativo del aire``, news headlines, 2333-2334 more Rivadavia IDs in passing, 2335 back to sports talk. R. Rivadavia is LS5 on 630, apparently named for a commodore, like the city elsewhere in Argentina (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHINA
** BRAZIL. 11815, Jan 23 at 2309, Radio Brasil Central ID and timecheck after 9 o`clock, then ``Puppy Love``; good signal but fluttery. Also at 2316, another ID, time as ``9, 15``, then ``Born to be Alive`` hard rock. Meanwhile I went after more Brazilians on 25m. Of course, RNA was inbooming on 11780, but beyond that:
HCJB`s Brazilian service via CHILE on 11920 manages to bother two Brasilians: great planning: at 2311 there is a weaker signal on 11915 in Brazilian Portuguese, i.e. R. Gaúcha; and on 11925, rapid Portuguese, perhaps game coverage, from R. Bandeirantes, both with ACI from 11920. I sometimes hear 11925 in the nightmiddle, not 11915. These two are likely slightly off-frequency as usual, but no hets audible now.
12174v, no sign of the spur from SRDA 11765, but the fundamental not heard either.
11855, Jan 23 at 2312, lo het mixing about equally between Spanish from WYFR, and Portuguese, i.e. R. Aparecida. Fortunately, this is not one of WYFR`s stronger signals, 222 degrees to Mexico. 31 m too:
9665v, lo het at 2343 Jan 23, super-hyped produxion seems like a commercial station, but it`s Rádio Voz Missionária in singing ID, with frequencies 9665, 11750 and 5940 (as listed tho I did not copy all the numbers). Accompanied by the ZYs on 9645, 9675, 9696 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 11710, Jan 23 at 2318, Chinese talk with het on the low side. Argentina was still on 15345, so not thence, and it`s on the hi side, anyway. Instead, per Aoki, RTI is jammed during Chinese broadcast at 22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC Sunday-afternoon SNAFUs Jan 23: 15370, at 2230 is starting Esperanto with usual theme song, ``Saluton,`` and schedule on Sundays: 1500 on 11760, 0700 on 6010 [sic], and new to SAm, 2230 on 15370 --- VG signal but lo-fi distorted. 2257 outro giving announcer names including he who was speaking, Mario Ruiz. Audio quality no better at 2301 when 15370 had changed to Kriyòl.
15230, at 2238 good open carrier, over Radio Australia music which was // 15560. At 2255, RHC is now modulating distortedly, atop RA, as ``Cuba Campesina`` starts; love that music! But only on a decently modulated frequency, such as 11770 to Europe until 24. At 2304, 15230 has switched to Portuguese, still distorted.
12040, yet another distorted frequency, bad modulation especially for music, now playing ``Guantanamera`` during ``Cuba Campesina``, which must have been cut off after only 5 minutes on 15230.
11730, at 2309, also OC on frequency which had been used by RHC all day. And still at 2317.
11770, ``En Contacto``, the DX program this week ran from 2241 to 2255, starting with a number of birthday greetings; rest of show devoted to an interview with Orlando Castellanos on the thirteenth anniversary of his death; was a founder of RHC, and started the ``Formalmente Informal`` show which still survives (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, convicted child molesting evangelist Tony Alamo is still there on R. Africa with his familiar low-key rambling, Jan 23 at 2235, poor fluttery signal and mixed with music underneath from presumed ZYE522 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See BRAZIL
** GERMANY [non]. 11875, Jan 23 at 2314 poor signal in German with music, clip of ``Una Furtiva Lagrima``, seems a bit distorted. It`s DW via RWANDA, 250 kW, 85 degrees to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and PNG at 22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15115, WYFR again with an unID African language, Sunday Jan 23 at 2227, VG signal. I think it is the same one heard previously at 21 on 11665, and definitely not Arabic. I listened for a while. It`s tonal, reminds me of Myanmarianese with rising ---eh? at end of many words. Also frequently heard a word sounding like ``general``. Presumably ended at 2245, as off at 2255 check. Suspect Yoruba, and am enquiring of Okeechobee. This half-sesquihour had been listed as English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
