mercoledì 20 ottobre 2021

Fun & Games at HFCC B-21

Looking at projected B-21 skeds from Oct 31 now available from HFCC:
http://www.hfcc.org/data/b21/index.phtml

** ALASKA. KNLS B-21 English, FWIW in HFCC, tho abrupt changes happen: 08-09 6075, 10-11 9680, 12-13 9580 9625, 14-15 6110

** ALGERIA. TDA mixes in real schedules via FRANCE with extensive imaginary 24h schedules via own sites Ourgla and Bechar, possibly still under construxion? http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=TDA

** ANGUILLA. Did you know there is a broadcaster called ``Plummer Applications``? 6090 & 11775 ex-Caribbean Beacon have been gone for years but DOCTOR Jerry Plummer of WWCR must still think he`s the frequency manager, on the payroll of PMS: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=PLA

** BRAZIL. This country has been totally AWOL from HFCC, not even RNA, but B-21 has a place for R. Inconfidência complete with accents! http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=INC Except there are no entries for this 6010v & 15190v station; a thing to come?

** INDONESIA. Perhaps the greatest laughingstock is RRI which keeps registering a huge totally imaginary schedule for external and domestic transmitters, all in English! Including the only one which exists, 3325, but for only one hour at 02-03 and as from Playa de Pals, long-abandoned R. Liberty site in SPAIN, complete with its coördinates! Really should be Palangkaraya, of course: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RRI

** MALAYSIA. RTM keeps on the books five long-gone imaginary frequencies along with two more-or-less active ones: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RTM

** POLAND. Here`s an interesting new entry, not yet active? SPW Radio Warsaw - Transatlantic Radio Station Cul [sic]. 10 kW ND from Babice, 07-10 on 7430, 07-13 on 7415 http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=SPW

** RUSSIA. The once-great R. Russia [sic] is shown with two Moskva and one Khabarovsk frequency; maybe worth checking for DRM or something? http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RRS

But also a huge totally imaginary sked for Voice of Russia: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=VOR Wow, we`re so impressed by this major broadcaster!

** SPAIN. Would you believe that REE is 100% in Spanish? http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=REE Whew, 9690 is coming back for North America

** THAILAND. HSK9 B-21 sked shows the `traditional` times for English rather than 30 minutes earlier as recently monitored. Mistake? Which? http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=NBT

** U S A. We see that WBCQ is supposed to be on 5130 for 24 hours, http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=BCQ even tho it was abandoned months ago in favor of 4790, and AW has said he`s not going back to 5130. They must have forgot that when registering; or changed the plan?

** U S A. Would you believe that WHRI is still registered B-21 for an extensive schedule despite being totally off the air and for sale? Probably just copied from a previous season, when known as LeSEA: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=HRI

** U S A. Same old frequencies for WRMI Okeechobee, but note the other site, Issoudun for certain target/clandestines not specified. And besides 9490 for R. República, an alternate appears, 7225 from France, which would violate the exclusive 40m hamband in Americas. But not until 1 March which is not a time change date http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RMI

** U S A. WRNO still registered for an imaginary daytime frequency 15590 at 16-22, and much longer hours on 7505, 22-16, which is sometimes on air at 01-04 only: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RNO

** U S A. Needlessly complex WWCR sked on same old frequencies except: 12180 at 12-24, also 12160 at 15-21 both on 85-degree antenna. Possible alternate? http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=WCR

** VANUATU. VBT shows a neat schedule on four non-overlapping frequencies at 01-24: 7260, 3945, 2485, 3945; and also 5040 at 20-23 only, which is apparently its only active frequency currently at any time: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=VBT

** VATICAN. International Radio for Disaster Relief is still registering 24/7 schedules on one frequency in every band 11 to 50 meters, all as if from SMG, surely place-holders; despite never having done anything for all the disasters we have been suffering: http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=RDR O, each noted as: ``!IRDR! Dummy Req.`` OK! LOTS more dummies above (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)