Monday, October 22, 2007

MARE Shortwave log summary


Following is a compilation of logs appearing in the MARE Tip Sheets during August-October 2007. Errors & typos in the Tip Sheets are corrected here where known. All logs listed here are from listening posts within 500 miles of the Michigan border.

All freqs are in kHz and times/dates UTC unless otherwise noted.
* indicates a sign-on or sign-off time
(p) indicates a presumed station (ID not heard)
(t) indicates a tentative ID heard
SWBC relay sites are per published references such as Passport to World Band Radio, World Radio TV Handbook or station web sites.

Language abbreviations used for SWBC:
AK Afrikaans GG German PD Pidgin
AR Arabic GK Greek PP Portuguese
CC Chinese HB Hebrew QC Quechua
DU Dutch IT Italian RR Russian
EE English JJ Japanese SS Spanish
FF French KR Korean TG Tagalog
LL Unid or Other VN Vietnamese

All times UTC


0000-0100
4409.8 Radio Eco, Bolivia (p); SS, Sep (HF)
5070 EECR Nashville TBN, USA; Oct (LC)
6055 REE Spain; EE, Aug (BC)
6925-6950 North American pirates; Aug (JW,HF)
9720 OXC4C Radio Victoria, Peru; SS, Sep (HF)
9725 University Network via Costa Rica; EE, Sep (HF)

0100-0200
4052 TGAV Radio Verdad, Guatemala; SS, Aug (JW)
4409.8 Radio Eco, Bolivia (p); SS, Sep (HF)
4780 TGLT Radio Cultural Coatan, Guatemala; SS, Sep (HF)
4810 XERTA Radio Transcontinental, Mexico; SS, Aug (JW)
4845 Radio Mauritania; AR, Sep (BC)
4848 ZBC Zimbabwe (p); LL, Sep (BC)
4885 ZYF692 Radio Clube do Para, Brasil; PP, Aug (JW)
5025 Radio Rebelde, Cuba; SS, Aug (JW)
5070 WWCR Nashvile TN, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
9720 RTV Tunisienne, Tunisia; AR, Oct (JW)
9805 Radio Farda via Morocco; Oct (JW)
9865 Radio Farda via Morocco; Oct (JW)
9875 BBC via Cyprus; EE/Dari, Oct (JW)

0200-0300
3249 HRPC Radio Luz y Vida, Honduras; SS, Sep (JW)
3320 Radio Sondergrense, South Africa; AK, Sep (JW)
3350 Radio Exterior de Espand via Costa Rica; SS, Sep (JW)
4965 Christian Voice, Zambia (p); EE, Oct (HF)
5070 WWCR Nashvile TN, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
6925 North American Pirates; Sep (JW)
7250 Voice of Russia via Armenia; RR/GG, Aug (JW)
7415 WBCQ Monticello ME, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
7811 AFN, Key West FL, USA; EE, USB, Aug (JW)
9345 Kol Israel; HB, Oct (JW)
9610 Radio Vactican via Italy; SS, Oct (JW)
9665 Voice of Russia via Moldova; EE, Oct (HF)
11920 RTV Maroccaine, Morocco; AR, Oct (JW)
11970 Voz Christiana, Chile; SS, Oct (JW)

0300-0400
3320 Radio Sondergrense, South Africa; AK, Oct (JW)
4848 ZBC Zimbabwe (p); LL, Sep (JW)
5025 Radio Rebelde, Cuba; SS, Oct (HF)
5975 Voice of Turkey; Sep (LC)
7270 Voice of Turkey; Sep (LC)
7415 WBCQ Monticello ME, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
7440 Radio Ukraine Int'l; EE, Sep (JW)
9745 HCJB Ecuador; EE/SS, Sep (LR)
11720 Radio al Exterior, Argentina; FF, Oct (JW)

0400-0500
3340 HRMI Radio Missiones Int'l, Honduras; SS, Oct (JW)
4052.5 TGAV Radio Verdad, Guatemala; SS, Oct (JW)
4845 Radio Mauritania; AR, Sep (JW)
4885 ZYF692 Radio Clube do Para, Brasil; Oct (JW)
4930 Voice of America via Botswana; EE, Sep (JW)
7235 RAI Italy; EE, Aug (JW)
9660 Voice of Russia via Vatican xmtrs in Italy; FF, Oct (JW)
9745 HCJB Ecuador; SS, Oct (JW)
9860 Voice of Russia via Vatican xmtrs in Italy; FF, Oct (JW)
11835 Voice of America via Sao Tome; EE, Oct (JW)

0500-0600
3279 HJVN7 La Voz del Napo, Ecuador; SS, Sep (JW)
3340 HRMI Radio Missiones, Honduras; SS, Sep (JW)
4052.5 TGAV Radio Verdad, Guatemala; EE/SS, Sep (JW)
4770 Radio Nigeria Kaduna; EE, Sep (JW)
4960 Voice of America via Sao Tome; FF, Sep (JW)
7275 RTV Tunisienne; AR, Sep (JW)
9430 CVC Christian Voice via Germany; EE, Aug (JW)
9550 Radio Habana, Cuba; EE, Oct (JW)
9575 Radio Medi Un, Morocco; FF/AR, Oct (JW) [Good way to ck //171]

0600-0700
4915 ZYF360 Radio Nacional, Brasil; PP, Sep (JW)
(Source: Michigan Area Enthusiasts Log Summary - SW 10/20/07)