martedì 6 novembre 2018

Glenn Hauser logs November 4-5-6, 2018

** CUBA. 15140, Nov 4 at 2040 check, yes, music and RHC in English shifted one real UT hour later post-DST, 2000-2100. Frequency could change in another week.

6000 // 6060 // 6165, Nov 5 at 0711, RHC English is running another hour later until 0800 under winter timing, but 6100 is missing. 5040 had been going off an hour earlier than the others, but it`s still on at 0713 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1955, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040, Nov 6 at 0000, RHC opening English here, VG and also audible on // 11880, but that cuts to dead air at 0002, as not supposed to accompany any more like they were in A-18 at 23-24 --- but recheck at 0015, English has resumed on 11880, suptorted. Before 2400, at 2354, I found 11880 quite undermodulated and suptorted, sounded like Kriyol; wiggle that patchcord! While 5040 was VG in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

6000 & 6165 are still off at 0105 UT Nov 6, so presumably the English block has also moved startup an hour later to 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX  LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185, Nov 5 at 2356, something poor but S9 in Spanish, presumably XEPPM still active, and my previous note of no signal on 6185 an anomaly. Wolfgang Bueschel says he`s also heard them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday November 5 at 2327, tune-in just in time to hear tail of REE`s revived English at 2300 M/W/F; 2328 cut to strange bits of music repeating; 2329 ``thanks for tuning in``, timesignal and presumably on to next language. 9690 is good enough; at 2353 I can also hear much weaker // to S America 11940 during music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1954 monitoring: Manuel Méndez, Spain reports: ``GERMANY, 7265, Hambuerger LokalRadio, Goheren, 1130-1200, 04-11, English, Glenn Hauser's program "World of Radio". 15321`` 

Also confirmed Sunday Nov 4 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, fair signal which is quite an improvement with the sun a bit lower and less absorption.

Also confirmed Sun Nov 4 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, good with no jamming, shifted one UT hour later like all programming on this frequency (and remember it`s the only WRMI one with a webcast, even during its hours silent on SW). 

Also confirmed UT Monday November 5 from 0230:40 on WRN via WRMI 5950 but vs some heavy pulse jamming --- since last week at this time, Radio Martí was being programmed instead. I knew 5950 would get overjammed once WRMI started putting RM on it. Will they keep doing so unpredictably?

Also confirmed UT Monday November 5 starting early at 0359 on Area 51 webcast, and 5129.83 WBCQ S9, just as WOR has ended at 0428:15 and Hobart Radio International is starting. Back on the webcast, I notice that HRI music is in stereo, as was the JL wrapup just before 0359. I don`t think A51 was in stereo before (WOR is totally mono, even the opening theme). 

Also confirmed UT Monday Nov 5 after 0430 on WRMI webcast, while 9955 has faded to a JBA carrier.

WORLD OF RADIO 1955 contents: Alaska, Andaman Islands, Australia, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Egypt, France non, Germany and non, Guinea and non, Israel non, Japan non, Korea North non, Kuwait, Liberia, Madagascar, Perú, Sa`udi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Yemen non, and the propagation outlook

WOR 1955 ready for first airing UT Tuesday November 6 at 0030 on WRMI, 7730,  confirmed good. Next [note more un-DST changes, final version]:

0200 UT Tuesday   WRMI   9955 to SSE
2030 UT Tuesday   WRMI   7780 to NE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI   5950 to WNW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI   9955 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ   7490v to WSW
0729 UT Saturday  HLR    6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1200 UT Saturday  Unique 9265 via WINB to WSW
1531 UT Saturday  HLR    9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
1700 UT Saturday  WRN    5950 via WRMI to WNW
2030vUT Saturday  WA0RCR 1860-AM non-direxional
0400vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
1130 UT Sunday    HLR    7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday    WRMI   7780 to NE
2230 UT Sunday    WRMI   9955 to SSE
0230 UT Monday    WRN    5950 via WRMI to WNW
0400vUT Monday    WBCQ   5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday    WRMI   9955 to SSE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.17, Nov 5 at 0705, TOM via WBCQ confirmed back on the air, right now with Scourby Bibleciting. No Cuban numbers QRM now; must be one of the alternate nights it`s absent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5850 // 7730, Monday Nov 5 at 0708, WRMI beepery, presumably Broad Spectrum Radio. I checked the website http://broadspectrumradio.com circa Nov 2 and found it had not been updated since June! No info about newer programs which have continued to air altho with many repeats and mostly beepery. Webpage also autolaunches without permission audio of an old show about Oklahoma matters I heard long ago (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5950, Nov 5 at 0709, English newscast, presumably Deutsche Welle on relayed WRN, item about New Caledonia independence referendum --- but no, it`s really Radio France International as per 0710 ID. WRN sked shows RFI at 0600, and DW at 0700; mistake, or change? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1955, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 9955, Nov 6 at 0003, WRMI with a `Viva Miami` in Spanish, presumably the same episode running for several weeks about Bratislava, but now vs heavy wall-of-noise jamming. Radio Libertad clandestine now retimed to 0015-0100 Tue-Sat makes this hour primetime for jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0138 UT November 6