** CANADA. 7850-CUSB, Oct 30 at 0633, absolutely no signal from CHU,
demonstrating how low the MUF has sunk, but still in well on 3330-CUSB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 7435, Oct 30 at 1320,
R. Martí, W&M conversation clear of jamming on new Greenville frequency,
while jamming remains on ex-7405 and ex-9805, while the second RM frequency is
really now 11930 with some lite pulse jamming but not yet wall-of-noise. Also
WON jamming on 13605 at 1331 check, which will soon be replaced, as every
winter, by 13820, clear except for a JBA carrier, presumably Iran, Arabic at
0830-1430, and NOT ``Moskva`` in Russian as imaginatively registered at
0800-1600. RM 13820 span is 14-20 UT, and might also clash with Egypt in Urdu at
16-18. The incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command is always slow to catch up to
non-secret seasonal changes. But then Arnie would have to admit to consulting
HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non]. 9865,
Oct 30 at 1318, AIR VBS with Indian pop music, S2-S4 but after many years,
FINALLY clear of ChiCom CCI, which stays on 9870, CRI English, 13-16, 500 kW,
200 degrees from Xi`an toward India. AIR frequency management is finally doing
its job (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 9400,
Oct 30 at 1314, Denge Kurdistane is back on its B-season frequency, ex-11600.
Unexpectedly good for starters, and surprisingly, no CCI from FEBC Philippines
like last winter --- maybe because FE propagation is so degraded today? That`s
still registered at 10-14 in Chinese, 100 kW, 330 degrees from Iba. Some ACI
from 9395-WRMI. At 1337 still good and clear at S9+10; 1358 check music, 1403 ID
and Kurdish talk. By 1440 recheck, declined to S5-S8 but still QRM-free. Ivo
Ivanov shows site change at 1400 from PRIDNESTROVYE to BULGARIA.
HFCC
B-16 shows these sites for some BRB client on 9400: 04-08 & 12-20
PRIDNESTROVYE. 08-12 ARMENIA. Also something ``New`` for SPC BULGARIA in
``English`` at 0200-2359! This is quite contradicted by Ivo Ivanov`s
better-informed lineup:
``From Oct 30 11600 will be changed to new 9400
as follows
0400-0800 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg WeAs Kurdish
[PRIDNESTROVYE]
0800-1200 on 9400 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg WeAs Kurdish
[ARMENIA]
1200-1400 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg WeAs Kurdish
[PRIDNESTROVYE]
1400-1700 on 9400 SOF 100 kW / 090 deg WeAs Kurdish
[BULGARIA]
1700-2000 on 9400 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg WeAs Kurdish
[FRANCE]
2000-2200 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg WeAs Kurdish``
[PRIDNESTROVYE]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW
ZEALAND. 11610, Oct 30 at 1119, very poor signal from algo, presumed RNZI on
brand NF toward NNW rather than NNE. Per B-16 HFCC there is now a 2-hour break
in ChiCom usage of 11610, just right for RNZI at 11-13.
9700, Oct 30 at
1305, RNZI on reactivated summer channel, ex-6170; S5-S8 with Pacific news
starting with human rights in Fiji; some splatter from 9710 CUBA, diminished by
LSB tuning. Hope 9700 will improve once propagation disturbance be over (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA [and non]. 9610, Oct 30 at
1309, language lessons with phrases repeated, 1312 ID ``Saut Romani``, so RRI as
now scheduled 1300-1330 in Arabic, 300 kW, 142 degrees from Tsiganeshti. Wonder
if it`s long-path, as Europe by short is not to be expected at this time. Also
happen across another Arabic frequency just before 1327* with IS, 11945, which
is 300 kW, 140 degrees from Galbeni. Then at 1329, the B-B-C- chimes are JBA,
which is SINGAPORE about to open Myanmarianese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non non]. 7315, Oct 30 at 0637, Brother Scare
via WHRI running roughly a minute behind 7570 WRMI, talking about his
sub-tabernacle in Henryetta OK (due S of Tulsa, due E of OKC). Believe this
replace 7355 which is no longer registered at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 12035, Oct 30 at 1327, no signal yet from
VOT on winter English frequency, ex-15450 at 1230; 1329, now S3 with VOT IS,
1330 accurate timesignal, but far too weak, despite 500 kW, at 310 degrees
toward UK and US. Yet ROMANIA has managed to put a good signal into here on
11945 with its IS until 1327*, and that`s 300 kW, 140 degrees in Arabic! Long
path? (also 9610, see ROMANIA) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
U S A. 7780, Oct 30 at 0629, the PCJ Radio International special, `From the
Archives of Radio Nederland` #4, supposed to be all about Eddie Startz this
month, is NOT airing at scheduled time of 0600-0800 on WRMI 7780 to Europe.
Instead I am hearing some familiar `World Music` default fill, African
percussion & chanting, 0632 on to another tune. Still music at 0701 final
check. This is S9+10, but off side of beam as always much weaker here than BS on
7570 to NW at S9+50, and 7730 to WNW at S9+30. I suppose there will be another
try to make good a week later. Meanwhile, will the scheduled repeat to North
America, UT Monday October 31 at 0100-0300 on 7570, transpire? (frequency which
Keith mis-spoke on MN+ at ``7750``) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 11580, Sunday Oct 30 at 1441, preaching other than TOM
on WRMI-1, since `Worship in your Home` is on sked grid as Sundays only
1300-1500, but doesn`t show what occurs rest of week, which as we hear, is
really World Music during the 14-15 hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 5810, Oct 30 at 1335, WEWN Spanish is still on and JBA
carrier on 15610 must be WEWN English; but neither 11550 nor 12050 is on with
Spanish. WEWN has yet to put up a B-16 sked but A-16:
shows
both 25m frequencies during this hour, and 5810 finishing at 0500! HFCC B-16
shows 11550 totally abandoned by WEWN, 12050 starting at 1400; AND: 5810 greatly
expanded to a 00-14 UT span. But only two of any three scheduled frequencies are
funxioning until and unless the third transmitter be fixed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 13680, Oct 30 at 1332, Voice of Hope -
Africa with scheduled Swing music show as bait for evangelism, only S2. Is such
music really attractive to an African audience? At least the show gets back on
SW with KVOH 9975 still silent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1642 UT October 30
