** BHUTAN [and non]. 6035.03, Jan 19 at 1408, LAH against a 6035.0 station, so
presumably BBS is on this late vs. Voice of Shangri-La, (it`s always seemed to
me Bhutan would be more Shangri-La-ish than Kunming, CHINA; a Big Lie?) (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BURMA [non]. 9335, Jan 19 at 1426,
open carrier at S6-8; 1429 Yankee Doodle Dandy is barely audible, until 1430,
then ``Welcome to the Voice of America – in Burmese``.
In a strange
competition/duplication of effort, both VOA and Radio Free Asia broadcast in
Burmese. The 1430-1630 segment here, due west via Tinang, PHILIPPINES, is VOA,
while other frequencies before and after this bi-hour carry RFA. So, when does
Myanmar get to be considered ``free`` and no longer in need of RFA?? Or for that
matter, of VOA, as friendly country after country has had its VOA language
service abolished over the years. No need to speak to allies! (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4940.0, Jan 19 at 1400 I happen to be
tuned to Voice of Strait, Fuzhou, as the 5+1 timesignal is firing, so I check
its accuracy one minute later vs WWV 5000: it was one second late! Surely the
ChiCom can do better than that. Let`s hope BPM is not one second off (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 89.1, Jan 18
circa 2030 UT on caradio, I notice that local Oasis translator K206CA is off
again, for no discernible reason – no more ice storms, tornados, major
earthquaxes or power outages. Still off at 1926 UT check Jan 19.
This
audiblizes the clashing fringe public radio stations, KMUW Wichita KS and KYCU
Clinton OK. As I drive around, it`s a tossup which one will capture, but it`s
nice to have access to PR alternatives, which of course if I had a rotatable
home direxional antenna would be selectable. Parked on the north side of a Jumbo
grocery building on the north side of Enid, I figure it`s KMUW with Hear &
Now, but 2059 UT Jan 18, multi-station ID starts with homebase KCCU Lawton and
ends with KYCU Clinton-Western Oklahoma; no KMUW at this spot.
Also:
88.3, K202BY, Family Radio translator, is still off
92.1,
KAMG-LP, is STILL out of whack with heavy distortion and bleeding into
92.2-92.3. No one in charge of this satellator?
94.3, KLGB-LP has been back
on since shortly after I last noted it off (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 7324.945 approx.,, Jan 19 at 1416, JBA
carrier, and it`s wavering slightly, no doubt Wantok Radio Light again in the
temporary absence of CRI from 7325.00. A much longer window for those
better-positioned to hear it: today from 0813 until 0957 when CRI came on, says
Ron Howard, California (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
7570, Monday Jan 18 at 2128, familiar classic rock music on WRMI, soon followed
by Dr Harald Gabler announcing this is the Rhein-Main Radio Club special ``in
remembrance of`` the EDXC Conference last August in St Petersburg. This was
supposed to be a one-time special on Dec 7, but WRMI has neglected to re-instate
the pre-empted programa, `La Rosa de Tokio`, so this is the fifth extra RMRC
playback. In its original week, RMRC special had several other airings, so I
wonder if those have persisted too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** YEMEN [non]. 11860, Jan 19 from 1430, usual nice mostly
triumphal musical mix from Radio Sana`a on good strong signal, way off the
target area, whatever the still unknown true transmitter site. 1453.5 into some
yelling with the music, and surely the Maghrib sunset call to prayer is imminent
--- but it never happens past 1500! IIRC, in my several weeks of monitoring
almost daily, this is only the second time they have failed to emit a CTP.
Vamping theme starts at 1456. Per official sunset calculations and yesterday`s
observations, CTP should have gone out circa 1454-1455 UT. I might also make an
issue of the CTPs violating Separation of Mosque and State, except this station
isn`t currently representing the de-facto State.
I notice some other logs
of 11860 don`t classify it as [non] or even clandestine, and the situation is a
bit murky, but this service only exists because the previous leader of Yemen,
President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, was ousted and there`s a civil war raging,
with Hadi backed by Saudi Arabia, presumably also facilitating if not hosting
these broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report
dispatched at 1938 UT January 19
