** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 9475, Tue Jan 7 at 1422, WTWW cuts off, uncovering R. Australia during a `Conversation` hour about the horrors of Scientology, back on at *1423.5. Meanwhile I`m listening mainly on 9580, and at 1426 also time the delay on 9965 via PALAU as 7 seconds. That`s far too much to be explained by a satellite feed alone, and probably too little for an internet feed. Is the transmitter site running it thru a deliberate digital delay for some reason? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 9450-9470, Jan 7 at 1421, CNR1 distorted spurblob is centered about 9460 today, with mix of signals on 9450.
9315, Jan 7 at 1425, Firedrake is poorly audible here, no het, but against unheard IBB Tibetan via Thailand; and also on usual 6145 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. Lots of missing RHC transmitters lately: English absent from 6060 and 6100, Jan 7 at 0646, and consequently also missing from leapfrog on 6270 of 6060 over 6165, tho 6165, 6000 and 5040 are still going.
13780 and 17580, RHC Spanish are missing Jan 7 at 1429 and 1515, while 15340 and 17730 are audible; at 1515 also no carrier on 15230, and on 17580 a very weak signal in the clear unseems RHC, but from something else: Aoki has nothing after the 1330-1430 broadcast of R. Azadi in Pashto & Dari, 100 kW, 85 degrees via Biblis, GERMANY. However HFCC shows an additional hour of same (``Pst, Prs``) until 1530 supposedly expired on Dec 19; maybe it`s back (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. 15190, Jan 6 at 2057, R. Africa Network via WRMI with sermon in French, as also caught a few times before, excessively assertive as only the totally self-deluded can be. Continues right thru hourtop until cut off abruptly at 2102:40 for RAN ID in English, right into next huxter with poor modulation in English; in fact, the preceding French was more comprehensible. It seems RAN always breaks a couple minutes after the hours. Again, no sign of RAN Bata colliding any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. 15275, Jan 6 at 2055, when will I ever learn not to get into something DW is covering in English? Because they will chop it off in progress at 2057* on this and many other frequencies, failing to coördinate transmission with programming. It`s no help that some of their schedules specify which frequencies cut off early. Just don`t do it! This is about the only foreign station left with a good SW signal in English during this hour, via RWANDA, of course (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9775, Jan 7 at *1352, R. Free Chosun cuts on with same prélude of love songs in English they were running before changing to Xmas tunes: YM crooner with ``I`m Staying for the Long Run``; 1356 to YL ``Remember the Old Song``, but it`s cut short for 1357 ``At 17``, originally by Janis Ian. So far I`ve had no luck tracking down who sings these versions. By 1400 she isn`t quite finished when cut to fanfare and RFC opening in Korean. Usual good signal equivalent to 9800 VOA Korean via Philippines.
A log of 9775 in January BDXC-UK Communication for 24/12 at 1400-1500 by Michael L Ford, England, says it`s via Taiwan. Source? How does he know that for sure? No explanations possible in a one-liner. Today`s Aoki still shows Tajikistan as if there`s no doubt about it. But these good steady signals are not trans-polar, instead more or less aimed USward beyond Korea, i.e. from SE Asian region (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9690, Jan 7 at 1402, open carrier/dead air from TOM via WRMI, audiblizing signs of AIR GOS in English that it is covering up; then Alex Scourby modulation cuts on, and off again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. I`m wondering why WRMI hasn`t tried any frequencies lower than 7570, here in the dead of winter, encroaching even unto Florida. The only one which is registered and available is 5850 at 2200-1100. WYFR had also registered with HFCC, 6875 at 0200-0600, which might be transferable; no longer wanted by WWCR since they glommed onto WYFR`s 6115 before WRMI had a chance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Jan 7 at 1513, WTWW-3 is missing again, no Russian Bible, and it`s a Tuesday, not Wednesday or Thursday. There was also at least a sesquiminute break on WTWW-1 9475 at 1422 uncovering R. Australia, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1655 UT January 14
** CHINA. 9450-9470, Jan 7 at 1421, CNR1 distorted spurblob is centered about 9460 today, with mix of signals on 9450.
9315, Jan 7 at 1425, Firedrake is poorly audible here, no het, but against unheard IBB Tibetan via Thailand; and also on usual 6145 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. Lots of missing RHC transmitters lately: English absent from 6060 and 6100, Jan 7 at 0646, and consequently also missing from leapfrog on 6270 of 6060 over 6165, tho 6165, 6000 and 5040 are still going.
13780 and 17580, RHC Spanish are missing Jan 7 at 1429 and 1515, while 15340 and 17730 are audible; at 1515 also no carrier on 15230, and on 17580 a very weak signal in the clear unseems RHC, but from something else: Aoki has nothing after the 1330-1430 broadcast of R. Azadi in Pashto & Dari, 100 kW, 85 degrees via Biblis, GERMANY. However HFCC shows an additional hour of same (``Pst, Prs``) until 1530 supposedly expired on Dec 19; maybe it`s back (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. 15190, Jan 6 at 2057, R. Africa Network via WRMI with sermon in French, as also caught a few times before, excessively assertive as only the totally self-deluded can be. Continues right thru hourtop until cut off abruptly at 2102:40 for RAN ID in English, right into next huxter with poor modulation in English; in fact, the preceding French was more comprehensible. It seems RAN always breaks a couple minutes after the hours. Again, no sign of RAN Bata colliding any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. 15275, Jan 6 at 2055, when will I ever learn not to get into something DW is covering in English? Because they will chop it off in progress at 2057* on this and many other frequencies, failing to coördinate transmission with programming. It`s no help that some of their schedules specify which frequencies cut off early. Just don`t do it! This is about the only foreign station left with a good SW signal in English during this hour, via RWANDA, of course (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9775, Jan 7 at *1352, R. Free Chosun cuts on with same prélude of love songs in English they were running before changing to Xmas tunes: YM crooner with ``I`m Staying for the Long Run``; 1356 to YL ``Remember the Old Song``, but it`s cut short for 1357 ``At 17``, originally by Janis Ian. So far I`ve had no luck tracking down who sings these versions. By 1400 she isn`t quite finished when cut to fanfare and RFC opening in Korean. Usual good signal equivalent to 9800 VOA Korean via Philippines.
A log of 9775 in January BDXC-UK Communication for 24/12 at 1400-1500 by Michael L Ford, England, says it`s via Taiwan. Source? How does he know that for sure? No explanations possible in a one-liner. Today`s Aoki still shows Tajikistan as if there`s no doubt about it. But these good steady signals are not trans-polar, instead more or less aimed USward beyond Korea, i.e. from SE Asian region (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9690, Jan 7 at 1402, open carrier/dead air from TOM via WRMI, audiblizing signs of AIR GOS in English that it is covering up; then Alex Scourby modulation cuts on, and off again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. I`m wondering why WRMI hasn`t tried any frequencies lower than 7570, here in the dead of winter, encroaching even unto Florida. The only one which is registered and available is 5850 at 2200-1100. WYFR had also registered with HFCC, 6875 at 0200-0600, which might be transferable; no longer wanted by WWCR since they glommed onto WYFR`s 6115 before WRMI had a chance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Jan 7 at 1513, WTWW-3 is missing again, no Russian Bible, and it`s a Tuesday, not Wednesday or Thursday. There was also at least a sesquiminute break on WTWW-1 9475 at 1422 uncovering R. Australia, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1655 UT January 14
