Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022
Check on March 29 CUBA Bauta Cuba 11880 kHz in English towards South Africa 100degr azimuth at 23.44 UT on March 29 via Kiwi Boa Vista RR_state in Brazil ID given 23.44 - 23.46 UT S=9+20 or -48dBm remotedly. and Via Kiwi server Orlando FL S=9+5 or -72dBm signal Kiwi Galveston TX state S=7 or -84dBm Perseus server Masset BC CAN nil signal. Checked RHC English 23-24 UT, 5040 kHz but RHC Bauta in Spanish(!) instead. 73 wb df5sx CUBA. 11880, March 28 at 2329, RHC with no signal in English, and 5040 is in Spanish; something`s always wrong at RHC. Yet, for yesterday March 27, Wolfgang Büschel reported: "re Bauta Cuba 11880 kHz today March 27 / 28: RHC Bauta slewed 130 minus 30degr, real 100degr main azimuth towards Angola, RSA, Mozambique clientel in South Africa. Heard English today March 27 in 23-24 UT time lot during A-22 season. and \\ 5040 kHz Bauta relay in 60 meterband too. As usual back- and sidelobe signal in North America, even on excellent Perseus SDR at Edmonton CAN is always much decreased, tiny and poor strength. Today March 27 African service was on exact measured 11879.996 kHz, noted as always on remote SDR remotedly in Eastern Brazil Kiwi installation, on path towards Southern Africa across the Atlantic. At 2355 UT RHC English hour from Bauta site, S=9 or -67dBm signal strength in eastern Brazil Kiwi rx remotedly. Bauta TX switched OFF at 0001:45 UT exact, before some seconds of Spanish language service heard on that channel." When 11880 be on, certainly not tiny and poor here. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) - Original Message - From: Wolfgang Bueschel To: HCDX ; _ BCLNEWS ; WOR DXLD ; Glenn Hauser Sent: Monday, March 28, 2022 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022 re Bauta Cuba 11880 kHz today March 27 / 28: see above Others from CUBA tonight 23.48 UT: 5990 kHz even of CRI Beijing, via Quivican San Felipe TITAN relay sce, in En 23-24 UT, and also accompanied by hx 11980even kHz S=7-8 in Alb-CAN, followed by CRI Beijing Spanish sce 00.00-01.00 UT on same Latin AM relay center on Cuba island. RHC English 23-24 UT on Bauta 5040 kHz, at same time slot also 31 mb outlets in Spanish on 9535.002 kHz S=7-8 and 9650.002 kHz S=9+5dB at 00.18 / 00.21 UT on Edmonton Alb-CAN - via older former USSR relay Bejucal site. and \\ 11670even Bauta, 11760even Bauta, 11850 even kHz from QUI. Noted CODAR swich on 13380-13576 kHz frequency range covered. Checked at 00.04 UT on March 28: 15730.009 kHz exact measured against WWH and WRMI 15770 kHz comparision. Vie Bejucal site, S=9+10dB or -72dBm strength. French service from 00.00 UT with nice fine audio quality, not disturbed tonight. Further RHC Spanish also on 13740even Bauta site S=9+25dB or -72dBm best Spanish service channel in Edmonton Alberta, and S=9+15dB signal strength but much 'small audio band' modulation on 15230even kHz via Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast towards Brazil and Argentina eastern South America target. Talk on - never ending story - Guantanamo US justice camp theme at 00.15 UT. In 00-01 UT time slot noted Quivican 250 kW beast 6000even kHz RHC English and \\ in 49 mb also on Bauta bcast center outlet 6164.997 kHz on lower flank. At same 00.28 UT March 28 time slot came across a Ham Radio talk in English on 5950 kHz via WRMI Okeechobee at 00.00-00.30 UT. 73 wb df5sx - Original Message - From: "Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX" Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2022 9:46 PM Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022 CUBA. 11880, March 26 at 2259 past 2300, NO signal from RHC whose so-called "African" service in English had been more-or-less at this hour since DST started March 13. Now, what? A-22 might bring a frequency if not time change. Something's always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1948 UT March 27 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022
re Bauta Cuba 11880 kHz today March 27 / 28: CUBA RHC Bauta slewed 130 minus 30degr, real 100degr main azimuth towards Angola, RSA, Mozambique clientel in South Africa. Heard English today March 27 in 23-24 UT time lot during A-22 season. {and \\ 5040 kHz Bauta relay in 60 meterband too} As usual back- and sidelobe signal in North America, even on excellent Perseus SDR at Edmonton CAN is always much decreased, tiny and poor strength. Today March 27 African service was on exact measured 11879.996 kHz, noted as always on remote SDR remotedly in Eastern Brazil Kiwi installation, on path towards Southern Africa across the Atlantic. At 23.55 UT RHC English hour from Bauta site, S=9 or -67dBm signal strength in eastern Brazil Kiwi rx remotedly. Bauta TX switched OFF at 00.01:45 UT exact, before some seconds of Spanish language sce heard on that channel. Others from CUBA tonight 23.48 UT: 5990 kHz even of CRI Beijing, via Quivican San Felipe TITAN relay sce, in En 23-24 UT, and also accompanied by hx 11980even kHz S=7-8 in Alb-CAN, followed by CRI Beijing Spanish sce 00.00-01.00 UT on same Latin AM relay center on Cuba island. RHC English 23-24 UT on Bauta 5040 kHz, at same time slot also 31 mb outlets in Spanish on 9535.002 kHz S=7-8 and 9650.002 kHz S=9+5dB at 00.18 / 00.21 UT on Edmonton Alb-CAN - via older former USSR relay Bejucal site. and \\ 11670even Bauta, 11760even Bauta, 11850 even kHz from QUI. Noted CODAR swich on 13380-13576 kHz frequency range covered. Checked at 00.04 UT on March 28: 15730.009 kHz exact measured against WWH and WRMI 15770 kHz comparision. Vie Bejucal site, S=9+10dB or -72dBm strength. French service from 00.00 UT with nice fine audio quality, not disturbed tonight. Further RHC Spanish also on 13740even Bauta site S=9+25dB or -72dBm best Spanish service channel in Edmonton Alberta, and S=9+15dB signal strength but much 'small audio band' modulation on 15230even kHz via Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast towards Brazil and Argentina eastern South America target. Talk on - never ending story - Guantanamo US justice camp theme at 00.15 UT. In 00-01 UT time slot noted Quivican 250 kW beast 6000even kHz RHC English and \\ in 49 mb also on Bauta bcast center outlet 6164.997 kHz on lower flank. At same 00.28 UT March 28 time slot came across a Ham Radio talk in English on 5950 kHz via WRMI Okeechobee at 00.00-00.30 UT. 73 wb df5sx - Original Message - From: "Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX" Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2022 9:46 PM Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022 CUBA. 11880, March 26 at 2259 past 2300, NO signal from RHC whose so-called "African" service in English had been more-or-less at this hour since DST started March 13. Now, what? A-22 might bring a frequency if not time change. Something's always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1948 UT March 27 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022
** RUSSIA [non]. A quick update to my just sent report: 9395, March 27 until 2000*, via Pskov SDR, R. Svoboda in Russian just finishing at 1959 and off. This frequency must have come on very late during the hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) On Sunday, March 27, 2022, 07:46:43 PM GMT, Glenn Hauser wrote: ** RUSSIA [non]. 9370, March 26 at 1919 and later chex, NO signal from the new R. Svoboda relay, checked both via UTwente and Izhevsk, Russia SDRs. What happened? This was a Shortwaves-for-Freedom project via secret site, believed Armenia. An anomaly or gone for good? Need to keep checking, also the 18-19 hour on MW 1395 definitely Armenia, q.v.: 1395 is still on March 27 before and after 1900, but 9370 is again absent into Russian SDRs after 1900 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also USA: WRMI: 7780 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27, 2022
** ALASKA. 6.8 MHz area, March 27 at 0623, no HAARP noise as heard last night after 0700. Walt Salmaniw says it was a no-show tonight even later (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ARMENIA. 1395, March 27 before 1800, no signal into Izhevsk, but R. Svoboda relay in Russian on by 1800, S6/S9 vs hi noise level which had not been before at this Kiwi, while // 1386 Lithuania has a slightly better S/N ratio. I was concerned this might be gone since yesterday the next hour on SW 9370 had vanished: see RUSSIA [non]. Checking other W Russia remotes for 1395 just after 1800 March 27: Khimki is not connecting. Pskov gets a good S7/S8 signal with ACI from 1386, SAH, and slight musical CCI but no jamming. On the same remote I hear that 1395 is running about 5 seconds behind 1386. Also heard via Tambov, and guess what, at 1907, 1395 is still on with TOMBS in SC English I at first thought was an unknown language; VG S9+5/15, same wacko as on 9980 WWCR but not synch (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BOTSWANA. 15610, March 27 at 1453, non-English talk, and not WEWN which still does not start before 1900, if even then. HFCC A22 shows USAGM in Kur language this hour only. Quick bandscan of 19m finds lots of new/different signals (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11880, March 26 at 2259 past 2300, NO signal from RHC whose so-called ``African`` service in English had been more-or-less at this hour since DST started March 13. Now, what? A-22 might bring a frequency if not time change. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 7345, March 27 at 0628, BBCWS in English, this hour only via ASCENSION, suffers from jamming splash from Wall of Noise on 7355 against nothing; also some on 7365. Something`s always wrong at the incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. March 27 at 0701, all RHC signals are off 49m, at a time when Esperanto should be airing on Sundays only. But Ivo Ivanov did confirm it last Sunday at 0700 on 6100. 15140, March 27 at 1501, no signal from RHC, but still on 11760, opening weekly Sunday Esperanto with schedule cluelessly claiming still to be at 0800 UTC on 6100; on 11760 only - they never realized 15140 had been // until now; and 2230 on 15730. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 13605, March 27 at 1448, R. Martí is back here as always in the A-seasons instead of 13820 in the B-seasons: for no particular reason but always catching the DentroCuban Jamming Command off guard, still jamming the old frequency against nothing but no jam audible on the L new one. Or rather there is some carrier now amid the 13820 jam, but what? HFCC A22 shows USAGM in Pashto via KUWAIT at 1300-1700, and imaginary Moskva in Russian until 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CZECHIA [non]. 7780, March 26 at 2306, WRMI in French, and // 5850, i.e. R. Prague; but at 2330 they are scheduled to split, 7780 to Argentina, 5850 Prague in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 15590, March 27 at 1453, S8/S9+10 with heavy flutter, American English so must be CGTN Radio. Yes, Urumqi 310 degrees toward Europe at 12-15, still called CRI in HFCC; from the land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY. 15690+, March 27 at 1451, algo audibly off-frequency-plus. Only A-22 is USAGM in Farsi via Biblis, i.e. R. Farda. Too big a hurry to measure exactly. What in the world is going on with USAGM engineering standards? More and more sites don`t, won`t or can`t hit near-exact frequencies within a few Hz. 15640, Lampertheim does better, March 27 at 1452, S9/S7 with flutter, SW Asian language not off-frequency. Listed as Pst, presumably Pashto, one of the Afghanistan-area surrogates (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GUADELOUPE. 7190 LSB, March 27 at 0636, TO3Z with contest contacts, call clearly copied fonetikaly. Where in the world? QRZ.com shows: ``TO22C Guadeloupe flag Guadeloupe, alias for: TO3Z. Gildas Le Cloitre, F6HMQ, 6 Allee Du Petit Chene, 77380 Combs-La-Ville, Guadeloupe`` As Saul Broudy explains on the WOR iog to my Belize log, ``Hi Glenn, No need to guess which contest: it's all on WA7BNM's https://www.contestcalendar.com/ It's the CQ WPX Contest (SSB version; CW & RTTY are held on other weekends). The basic idea is to work as many callsign prefixes as you can, so participants often use unusual alternate callsigns such as club calls. For instance, I am using my local club's call WM3PEN (stands for "William Penn", founder of Pennsylvania), which we also use to represent Philadelphia in the annual 13 Colonies special event around the US Independence Day. Cheers, Saul Broudy (W3WHK), Philadelphia, PA USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ITALY. 7100 LSB, March 27 at 1907, accidental log of 4U9A in contest contacts, as I advance from queue to direct access on Tambov, Russia, SDR which is already tuned here; QRZ.com: ``4U9A Italy flag Italy, 4U1GSC Contest Callsign, Global Service