Glenn Hauser logs July 8-10, 2012

** CHINA. Firedrake July 10: higher bands again almost dead, none heard 11-18 MHz except:
14980, very poor at 1233 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA. 14950+, July 10 at 0155 check, Salem Stereo has almost good signal during music. Once again
inaudible after 1200 with higher bands almost dead. The site http://www.distancefromto.net has quite a
detailed database, e.g. knows where Rioblanco is, 4303 km, or 2674 miles SE of Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CUBA. 7405, July 9 at 0525, this DentroCuban jammer against non-R. Martí is accompanied by a noise field
wider than usual, worst peaks around 7395 and 7415, but gradually declining, extending out to approx.
7290-7480. Woe betide innocent bystander stations trying to use any of these frequencies, suffering
collateral damage, from the Cubans who don`t give a damn about anyone else, bad neighbors. 

And this is UT Monday, when R. Martí attempts a 6-hour truce which is now routinely ignored. Similar
situation 24 hours later at 0525 July 10, besides the wall of noise on 7405, worst jambuzz parasitic peaks
circa 7385, 7425.

Ho hum, more messups from RHC: 11760, July 10 at 0504, RHC English is still on here late, until cut off at
0506*. Then I check which 49m frequency is missing: 6010. Pops on there at *0506:25 with English in
progress, but keeps cutting off and on and off and on, finally stays off at 0508, and back at *0513:48
evidently to stay.

9550 is missing July 10 at 1206 and later, while 9540 and 9850 are on, as all three are supposed to be running
between 11 and 13, plus weakest 9540 for another bihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ECUADOR [non]. 11920, July 9 at 2300, HCJB opening Portuguese now giving site as ``Santiago de Chile``,
where it was originally until last week`s tests via Wertachtal, Germany, instead of originally
erroneously announced Guiana French. On July 8 they were still claiming to be on via Germany, one day
longer than publicized. Not much difference in reception here, still poor.