Sunday, September 21, 2008

Blog Logs


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

Angola
4949.7 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2246-2309, 04 Sep, Portuguese,songs, news at 2300. SINPO 45343 but worse, quite worse on the following days,earlier or at the same observasion time.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Argentina
6214.2 Radio Baluarte, Pto Iguazu, 2218-2229, 10 Sep,Portuguese, talks. SINPO 24331, splatter de pirate station Mystery Radio on 6220.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Australia
5995 Radio Australia, Brandon QLD (10 kW), 0914-fade-out 0945, 07 Sep, Pidgin to PNG. News with SINPO 15331; \\ 6020, 9170.

6020 Radio Australia, Shepp. VIC, 0916-1025, 07 Sep, Pidgin to PNG. Newscast and soap opera. SINPO 35433 but deteriorating; \\ 5995, 9710.

9660 Radio Australia, Brandon QLD (10 kW), 2117-2204, 07 Sep, English to PNG, "AM" program, exchange rates, etc.; BBC WS relay at 2200, news. SINPO 23331. Adajacent interference.

9701 Radio Australia, Shepp. VIC, 1028-1052, 06 Sep, Pidgin to PNG, interview, news at 1030, music. SINPO 35433.

11660 Radio Australia, Brandon QLD (10 kW), 2121-2151*, 07 Sep, English to the Pacific, "AM" program. Financial news, songs, Pacific weather report. SINPO 25332.

11695 Radio Australia, Shepp. VIC, 2132-2205, 07 Sep, English to Asia, "AM"program, Pacific weather, songs. Indonesian at 2200, news. Signal deteriorating.(all Aussie logs via Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Benin
5025 ORTB, Parakou, 1705-..., 07 Sep, French, talks. SINPO 35343 but extremely low modulation.

1566 TWR, Parakou, at 1843-1907 UT on 07 Sep, Vernacular, talks. SINPO 55343. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Bolivia
3310 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2244-2257, 06 Sep, Quechua,talks, Bolivian songs. SINPO 34342 with adajacent utility QRM.

4699.3 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2209-2217, 04 Sep, Castilian, messagesprogram. SINPO 35332.

4781.5 Radio Tacana, Tumupasa, 2213-2220, 04 Sep, Castilian, Spanish songs.SINPO 24331 with sporadic utility QRM.

4865 Radio Logos, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, 256-2307, 06 Sep, Castilian, religious programming. Interference via CODAR. SINPO 33342. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Brazil
3310 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2244-2257, 06 Sep, Quechua, talks, Bolivian songs. SINPO 34342. Adajacent utility QRM.

4699.3 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2209-2217, 04 Sep, Castilian, messages program. SINPO 35332.

4781.5 Radio Tacana, Tumupasa, 2213-2220, 04 Sep, Castilian, Spanish songs. SINPO
24331. Sporadic utility QRM.

4865 Radio Logos, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, 256-2307, 06 Sep, Castilian, religious programming. SINPO 33342, QRM via B+CODAR. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Burkina Faso
7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, 1002-1320, 07 Sep, French, Afr. pops, phone-ins,..., newscast at 1300. SINPO 35443. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Canada
6160 CKZN, St. John's Newfoundland. 2127-2143, 05 Sep, short story, CBC's The World at Six to program announcements and As It Happens at 2130. SINPO 34433 - a lot better than on 09 Sep at 2235 when CBN 640 was logged and checked against \\ CKZN.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept

Chad
4905 RD. Natle. Tchadienne, Grevia, 1700-..., 07 Sep, Arabic, news. Signal gone at 1835 but resumed transmision later. SINPO 55444 at 2130. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Cuba
5025 R. Rebelde, Bauta, 0911-fade-out at 1020 UT on 07 Sep, Castilian, songs, talks, news. SINPO 25342. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Eritrea/Ethiopia
Ethiopia used from 1500 UTC two transmitters to cover Eritrea on 8000 and 7210 on Sept 7th and was only on 9704 kHz with HS. Another combination was observed on same day at 0500 UTC Eritrea on 7210 \\ 8000 and ?Tigray on 6110 \\ 7210, but Ethiopia was 9704 \\ 5990 and over Eritrea on 8000 kHz. ETH on 8000 kHz is with own prgr called "Dimtsy Ertran" (precized by Mauno Ritola). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)

Ethiopia
5950 Voice of Tigrey Revolution, at *0259-0325 UT on Sep 11. Interval signal with opening at 0300 UT, brief Horn of Africa instrumental music. More talk soon followed by a program of Horn of Africa style music. Poor with Radio Taiwan International from Okeechobee dominating channel. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Sept 14)

6110 Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 1758-1840, 10 Sep, Oromiffa (tent), talks,songs. SINPO 45333.

9569.9 Radio Ethiopia, Geja Jawe, 1431-1641, 07 Sep, Arabic, local songs,..., English at 1600, news. SINPO 35433. Adajacent interference from 1600 onwards.

9704.2 Radio Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1050-1235, 10 Sep, Vernacular, talks,local pops,..., traditional music heard at 1230. SINPO 25342.(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Kazakhstan
9950 1431- Aug 29, Golos Pravoslavya. Phone quality programming, back again on a Friday with ID in Russian after some church bells briefly. Into their usual religious programming. Very good reception otherwise.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30) Tue/Fri operation. (wb)

Madagascar
5010 Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 1845-1900*, 07 Sep,Malagasy, local songs, announcements. SINPO 34332.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)

Pakistan
Radio Pakistan on Sept 7th was with DST and at 1500 UT in English heard on 9385 and 11565 kHz. In Urdu at 0945-1005 only on 17835 kHz on Sept 10th.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
(Source: WWDXC Top news/BC-DX #878 via wb, Germany)