BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

iefly over BBC sign-on, but at 1300 switched to CNR1 jamming with
Mandarin IDs, way over BBC.
15571, at 1348 July 16 making het with equally weak 15570 signal. Signs of
the radio war between the ChiCom and V. of Tibet via TAJIKISTAN, scheduled
on 15570 at 1330-1430, per Aoki.
Also could hear a lower-pitched het from 15266 additional ChiCom jamming
vs Taiwan 15265.
Firedrake July 17: 7280, fair at 1121, // 8400 but not 9040. Unlike the
others, 7280's victim is also audible, a 300 kW Sound of Hope via Taiwan
at 11-13. Otherwise, it's unusual to hear any FD below 8400 8400, good at
1118, not // 9040; also after 1205 and at 1237 9040, good at 1118. This
one is not // the others. Also after 1205 but gone at 1237 9380, fair at
1157, // 8400 and 7280, not 9040. Also after 1205 but gone at 1237 UT
10500, good at 1159 UT; also after 1205 but gone at 1237 UT.
No others found up to 18 MHz.
CNR1 jamming, besides usual spots 9605, 11785, 11805, 12040, etc., also vs
RTI on 11710 [see KOREA NORTH] making SAH of some 10 Hz, and // 15795 an
echo apart, July 17 at 1241 vs All India Radio's Chinese service, which
the ChiCom must also block from reaching the People.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
There is a strong Firedrake jammer on 11560 kHz this evening (17 July
2010). First noted at 1755 UT, off at 1800. But was there again at 1850
recheck, off at 1900, back at 1904.
Not sure what is on this frequency at this time that would warrant Chinese
jammming. Nothing audible during Firedrake pauses on the hour. Any ideas?
(Tony Rogers-UK, BDXC-UK yg via dxld)
In such cases the default assumption is that usually inaudible Sound of
Hope peanutwhistle jumped to the frequency, drawing the wrathful overkill
jamming. Or maybe RFA moved from 11540 kHz?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
Thanks to David Towers and Steve Calver who confirm Firedrake again this
evening (20 July 2010) on 11560 kHz at 1650 and 1731 UT respectively. I
tuned in at 1745 and again noticed breaks on the hour at 1800 and
1900 UT before resuming approx 4 minutes later.
Did a quick check this evening at 1800 and Radio Free Asia in Mandarin was
jammed by CNR-1 on all of its frequencies: 7355 9355 9455 9540 9865 11540
11700 and 13625 kHz, whereas last night between 1800-1900 all frequencies
were accompanied by Firedrake.
(Tony Rogers-UK, BDXC-UK yg via dxld)
Firedrake July 18, all // today when checked: 8400, inaudible at 1215, but
very poor at 1217 9040, fair at 1215 and 1315 10500, good at 1218 // 9040
and 8400; poor at 1312 13100, fair at 1225 and 1311 13970, good at 1222;
gone at 1310 14700, unheard at any of these times 15555, poor at 1307
15795, very poor at 1226 mixing with AIR Chinese and/or CNR1 jamming.
Still very poor at 1308 15850, poor at 1226. By 1308, 15850 FD had risen
to very good. Aoki does not have anything near this frequency, so we can
only assume Sound of Hope had jumped here
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