Sunday, November 16, 2008

Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

Angola
4949.7 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2027-2040 UT on 31 Oct,Portuguese. Music program "Discolandia. SINPO 25232.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Australia
6507USB VMC Charleville *1230-1245+ Nov 9. Weather forecast forTasmanian and south coastal waters. Still going at 1245 tuneout.(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Nov)

2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 2020-2047, 31 Oct, English. Phone-ins,newscast at 2030 music. SINPO 25332 but improved a bit during the news bulletin.

2325 VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, 2021-2046, 31 Oct, cf. \\ 2310, 2485; 14331.

2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, 2022-2037, 31 Oct, cf. \\ 2310, 2325; 15331 but still worse than \\ VL8T.

6020 Radio Australia, Shepparton VIC, 1101-1129, 02 Nov. English to the Pacific, news, talks; 14331 and deteriorating.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Bolivia
3310 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2241-2256, 01 Nov, Quechua. Messages (presumed) to phone-ins, Indian tunes & songs. SINPO 35332.

4699.3 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2248-2258, 01 Nova, Castilian, light songs. SINPO 25332.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Brazil
11855 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1906-1945, 01 Nov. Songs program. SINPO 35433 but deteriorating.

11925 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 1912-1945, 01 Nov. Football match report on
Corinthians vs Santos. SINPO 34443 but deteriorating.(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Chad
4905 & 7120 Radio Natle. Tchadienne not audible on 01 & 02 Nov. I did try 6165 as I observed them using it back on 12 Oct (likewise, 4905 on 11 Oct), but the signal was either too weak or co-ch. Croatia was blocking it.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Eritrea
5100 Radio Bana (presumed), Asmara, 1652-..., 02 Nov, Vernacular. Talks. SINPO 13341 Or was this simply regular pogram from Ethiopia jamming Eritrea? (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Ethiopia
7110 Radio Ethiopia with nice signal into SoCal on Nov 9th at 0331 UT tune-in w/ pgm IS, man ann, more pgm IS and into a feature program with man ann with echo effect to start, then man and woman anns w/ periodic short inst mx. SINPO 3+4533 (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Nov 9)

France
7455 Radio Algeria Holy Quran, Issoudun, 2130-2140 UT, escuchada el 6 de noviembre en idioma arabe a locutor con comentarios, a las 2126 comienza canto del Coran, emision en paralelo por 5865, sin emision en 5915, captada el pasado 2 de noviembre, no se aprecia emision en 7175 ni en 7295, en paralelo por 5865, SINPO 45544.(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, JPNpremium Nov 7) 7455 at 1900-2200 UTC.

Korea Rep. of
[Clandestine] 3912 Voice of the People, Goyan, South Korea, 1843-..., 01 Nov, Korean to NKorea, talks; 23331, jammed (at least that's what the background noise implied); \\ 6518 fair, 6600 poor.

6518 Voice of the Peolpe, Goyan, South Korea, 1845-1909, 01 Nov, Korean,talks; 25433; \\ 3912, 6600.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Malaysia
5030 RTM Sarawak is being very well heard on the west coast,now that CNR1 has vacated the frequency. Strong signal at 15:45 tune-in. 9 November, 2008. I was hoping to hear a sign-off announcement, but the transmitter cut at 16:00 (the audio anyway) and then the transmitter itself within 30 seconds.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, HCDX Nov 9)

Mali
7284.9 Radio Mali, Kati, 1116-1420, 02 Nov, Vernacular. Traditional songs,..., contemporary Malian music. SINPO 45444; \\ 9635 good.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

New Zealand
6170 Radio New Zealand. Rangitaiki, 1342-1750, 28 Oct, English, not readable but audible, and readable when observed at the SW coast place on 01 Nov; 15421.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Nigeria
9690 Voice of Nigeria at 1542 UT. Man in listed Yoruba; fast drums at 1546 and woman took over. Sounded like discussion or debate from 1548, then orchestral theme at 1556 and seeming language change at 1600 to listed Igbo. Continued with excited chatter and Caribbean-type vocals; cut off at 1628 in middle of instrumental number. Fair on peaks but hard to read because of constant sharp fades. Nov. 2, 5.(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Nov 9)

Peru
4955 Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2218-2229, 31 Oct, Quechua,talks, Indian songs; superb signal. SINPO 45444.

4974.8 Radio del Pacifico, Lima, 223-2237, 31 Oct, Castilian,advertisements, IDs also as "Pacifico Radio", prgr announcements, music. SINPO 23442, CODAR QRM.

4991 Radio Manantial,Chilca, 2233-2241, 31 Oct, Castilian, talks/ SINPO 23431, strong splatter de B 4985.

5120.2 Radio Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2235-2246, 31 Oct,Castilian, folk songs, IDs; 34332, uty. QRM.(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Swaziland
3200 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, 1841-1851, 01 Nov, English, songs. SINPO 35332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)

Uganda
4976 Radio Uganda, Kampala, 1901-1924, 01 Nov, English program to jingle, followed by "The Foodbasket" program. SINPO 45343. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 4)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC-DX #886 via wb, Germany)