Glenn Hauser logs October 28-29, 2020

NOTE! Apparently due to icestorm in Enid, internet and cable access was lost Wed Oct 28 at 1610 UT, and still not restored almost 48 hours later. I am attempting to get online at library ASAP on Fri Oct30. At least we did not lose power at home like so many others.

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Oct 28 at 1524, LRA36 is on the air for final day of the 2020y winter season as previously publicized; S4-S7 via Brasil KiwiSDR, mostly chat by W&W, bits of music and canned IDs such as at 1530 for ``Nacional -- la radio pública``. Some mentions of Antártida along with Argentina; past 1546. At 1557 I really concentrate, trying to understand what they are colloquially charlando. 1559 a song, 1602 ID and song, and they mention ``último programa -- miércoles``.

Nominally ending at 1600 but always running overtime, still going at 1610 when I suddenly lose Suddenlink internet, as well as cable, and it`s still off 3 hours later, no doubt to be blamed on the OK icestorm. SL robot tells me they hope to have it repaired by =20 UT. Nope. Then =24 UT: nope. At 01 UT Oct 29 I call again: now it`s ASAP. Meanwhile my datamining in preparation for next WOR 2058 has ground to a halt.

Manuel Méndez previously forwarded the latest notice he received from Base Esperanza which I transcribe from jpg. Note names of staff. Next winter`s crew could be partially or totally different, resuming in February or March? I would rather spend a summer in Antarctica than a winter, but that`s just me.

``El equipo de LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel se despide del ciclo 2020. Te esperamos a las 11 (14 Hs UTC) hasta las 13 Hs para que junto a

Eliana Baraldo, Julia Morena, Tamara Milán, Yanina Galeano, Damián Tranamil y el director Norman Nahueltripay cerremos un gran año de la radio mas {sic} austral del mundo.`` Tranamil is the one to whom go reports (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

{late news from Mendez: ``final`` broadcast will be repeated Sat Oct 31}

** CUBA. 13700 & 13740, Oct 28 at 1506, RHC is running late with a speech, live event? No doubt by some Commie; then also audible still going past 1508 on 9535, 11760, 15140, JBA carrier 15230; past 1522, 7350 and 6000 also (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA [non]. 7255, Oct 29 at 0616, VON absent, while Qur`an makes it on 7245, presumably Algeria via France (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 930, Oct 28 at 2356 UT, silly sports talk from WKY OKC keeps hiccuping, modulation dropping out about once a second; with BFO I can tell the carrier is also dropping off, timed at the rate of about 48/minute until it stop doing that (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, Oct 28 into Oct 29 past 1500 UT, KUCO-FM OKC appears to be on the air but with weakened carrier only vs other classical station KHCC Radio Kansas. KUCO studio if not transmitter probably part of widespread power outage in OKC due to icestorm. Still the same Oct 30 past 1400 --- hearing KHCC Radio Kansas 90.1 but also seeming dead carrier from KUCO (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A. 18130-USB, Oct 28 at 1510, W5KI concluding a contact; and just before at 1509 on 18115-USB, another JBA ham, a WA3, discussing a silly baseball game. I often scan the so-called 17m hamband for any signs of activity, usually without. 16m too: now 17775- KVOH only JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2057 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday October 28
until 2129:19, so started circa 2100:20 on WBCQ 7490v, S7-S9.

Also confirmed Wed Oct 28 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, S2-S5 via broken-LW-on-the-ground-under-icy-tree-debris.

Not confirmed UT Thu Oct 29 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, JBA carrier, but probably.

Next WOR 2058 may be delayed depending on when internet outage be fixed and on whether power be lost at HQ.

WOR 2057 did have to replay UT Fri Oct 30 at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 VG and 5010 fair-good.

Later: WOR 2058 has been produced but unable to upload to website or ftp to affiliates. Instead will attempt to send as email attachment via library computer, ASAP October 30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9395, Oct 28 at 1502, this WRMI is still off, nor is that BS replaced by extending 9955 into midday as was planned; yet 9455 remains in well with own BS. It`s overkill anyway, when 9395 & 9455 carry same programming 60 kHz apart on same parameters. But TOMBS fell for that, too much sucker money to spend (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 870, Oct 28 at 2353 UT, WWL New Orleans still has plenty of time for commercials as the eye of Hurricane Zeta is right over the city. Eventually gets back to coverage, callers, and reports from parish sheriff(s). 0000 Oct 29 into CBS News leading with a report from the same WWL guy; some fades vs something hetting in its null. Then locally explains the modified jock schedule overnight, including this one coming back at 6 am [CDT] -- that is apparently his normal shift as he keeps saying ``good morning`` now and swears at himself for sodoing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
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Conservative Analyst Bill Kristol:
A Trump Second Term Would Be Dangerous

President Trump’s America has been characterized by political polarization. Also notable has been the exodus of prominent Republicans from the GOP. One high-profile example is Bill Kristol, who served in the administrations of both Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He now leads Defending Democracy Together, a coalition of anti-Trump Republicans. He spoke with Walter Isaacson about the possible cost to his former party, should its members continue to back this administration unconditionally.

WATCH VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6EHvcKfcpg&feature=youtu.be
(Amanpour & Co., PBS)