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DX Logbook on-line January 2009
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Here are some of my occasional short wave observations
Location: North-East part of the St.Petersburg city
Receiver: Sangean 909
Antennas: 15 meters outdoor long wire
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz
This morning (January 1st) our local electric broadband noise level is still too high here in my location. For example, HCJB at 0850 on 6050 was with S=3/4, but O=1-2 only due to that noise. CVC on 13590 at 0925 was almost unheard and even MNG on 12085 at 0932 had O=1/2 as HCJB. Will see later...
11710.9 0947-1008 ARG RAE Buenos Aires, 01/01, mostly Argentine music (it seems their language after 1000 was Portuguese) poor with fading and local noise and weak after 1000 when CNR (tent.) came on 11710.0
15115 1028-1050* CVA 01/01, English YL comments during the live ecclesiastical ceremony from Saint Peters Basilica very good, //7250, also 13750 and 15595 (with Arabic comment) and 15280 (French) Hope for a QSL
15230 1318-1326 CAN CRI Sackville, 01/01, English, OM/YL talks on various items fair-poor due to the local noise, fading and splahes from 15235 (CVA), also no any signs of RHC on the same channel
9525.9 1338- INS Voice of Indonesia, 01/01, Indonesian music weak under strong local noise, also het.
13590 0812-0822 ZMB CVC Lusaka, 02/01, English, YL ann, rap-style pop song, 0819 short OM ann and pop music, 0820 slow song (YL) poor and almost fair with deep fading and some local noise
9610 0823- POR DW Sines in DRM mode (tent.), 02/01, strong signal level as usually unfortunately, as this one fully covers 9615 that was the best KNLS B08 freq. here in NE Europe in November-December
9930 1137-1202 PLW T8WH Koror, 02/01, English, some ann with mention of address in Indiana (P.O.Box 12), WHR site, etc., pop songs, 1200 in Chinese - very good with slight fading, but fair only after 1200 due to CNR1 as jamming (thanks to A.Egorov's info via open_dx) QSL in 266 days
4880 1450-1515 IND AIR Lucknow, 02/01, Hindi-like short ann and Indian music and singing, 1510 a lot of short YL/OM talks with musical pauses fair at the beginning, then poor due to the downward propagation conditions and local noise Hope for a QSL
7435 1530-1559* KAZ Voice of Orthodoxy, 02/01, Russian, opening ID, then YL/OM reading of one archpriest A.Shmemans book about the histrory of Orthodoxy, final ID's, schedule (Tu/Fr only on 7435) and address at St.Petersburg as 199034, nab. Leytenanta Schmidta, dom 39 very strong and good with some fading and local noise, but very low audio level at the beginning during some seconds; they also announced one inquiry among all listeners with one question: should they continue to broadcast on SW? Will phone them and ask to stay on SW as long as it is possible, and also send them a reception report by e-mail already tomorrow... QSL in 28 days
7210 2225-2244* CYP Cypres BC, 02/01, Greek, dialogues between YL studio announcer and YL/OM guests with a lot of mentions of Kyprou, Nicosia, etc., short final musical fragment good-fair due to CRI via ALB on the same channel, //6180 and 9760 QSL in 33 days
5980 0832-0845 FIN Scandinavian Weekend Radio, 03/01, Finnish, some OM words at 0832 when our local broadband noise was down during some seconds, then pop music almost fair signal, but weak only under strong local electric noise, also periodical (approx. 10 sec.) CW QRM on 5980
11885 1223-1253 POR RDP Lisbon, 03/01, Portueguese, a lot of Portuguese songs in various styles (from rap to folk) with only one YL short ann at 1234 as RDP Internacional good with slight fading and some local noise, also slight het. till 1230 (MLA on 11884.7?) QSL in 53 days
4800 1330-1350 IND AIR Hyderabad, 03/01, Hindi-like, a lot of talks with frequent mentions of Pakistan, etc. fair with CNR1 on the same channel Hope for a QSL
15400 *1025-1100 AUS HCJB Kununurra, 05/01, Chinese, opening with English/Chinese ann/ID's and music till 1030, then Chinese talks with orchestral music in the background, 1054 nice Chinese song almost good with some fading and local noise QSL in 56 days
11640 1129-1157 CZE R.Prague, 05/01, English, opening IS, freq. ann, then news, Magazine program, Czech language lesson (by lyric song), etc. excellent, but no any signs on //17545 due to the propagation QSL in 11 days
15340 1304-1322 MRC R.Marocaine, 05/01, Arabic, news program with a lot of YL/OM reports mostly about Gaza fair at the begining, then poor with fading, local noise and one more station in the background (or spurs?)
7465 1331-1359* S R.Sweden, 05/01, English, news on various foreign and local items, report about Carl Milles and Swedish art, final weather report, news headlines and song "Rose kisses" - excellent QSL in 24 days QSL in 56 days
13650 1646-1659* ZMB CVC Lusaka again, 05/01, English, rock, pop and rap-style songs with short YL/OM ann between them fair-poor with deep fading and local noise
7450 1730-1755 GRC R.Macedonias, Avlis, 05/01, Greek, a lot of YL short talks with musical pause, two Greek songs at 1731 and 1744 - good (mostly) - fair with some fading and splashes from 7455 (VOA) QSL in 64 days
7215 *1758-1822 ROU R.Romania Int'l, 05/01, English, IS, opening ann, new, "Radio Newsreel" program, etc. - very good with slight splashes from 7220 (RL) QSL in 50 days
7345 1830-1859* POL Polish Radio ES, 05/01, English, long interview with Polish writer Wojciech Cerowski, country-style English song, final news bulletin - very good with weak splashes from 7350 (RL) Hope for a QSL
3345 1912-1930 AFS Channel Africa, 05/01, English, mostly with African pop and reggae-style songs - fair-poor with strong het. (3346) and CW on 3343 at 1923 and 1926, blocked by strong local electric noise at 1918-1922 and after 1927
15120 2032-2057* NIG Voice of Nigeria, Lagos, 05/01, English, "60 minutes" program on various local items with many ID's as "Voice of Nigeria Abuja"- extremely strong signal (=good propagation from the South) this night, but with noticeable transmitter buzz
15825 2138-2142, 2155-2158* USA WWCR Nashville, 05/01, English talks, song at 2155, final ann with ID and ann about move to 7465 kHz - weak at 2138, poor-fair at 2155
11765 2143-2154, 2201-2206 B R.Tupi, 05/01, Portuguese, mostly OM talks, freq. ann at 2201, then - song and religious-like talk - poor under strong local noise
15344.5-.6 2208-2213 ARG RAE Buenos Aires, 05/01, Spanish, OM talks - weak under local noise, but without any het. as till
2325 1835- AUS ABC Tennant Creek, 07/01, English, YL talk - poor, //2310 weak and 2485 very weak
4930 2035-2100* BOT VOA Selebi-Phikwe, 07/01, English, OM short talks, African pop songs and one song by Bob Marley - good-fair QSL in 63 days
7185.1 0100- BRM R. Myanmar, 07/01, Burmese music -fair
7190.1 0105-0132 CLN SLBC Ekala, 07/01, Hindi, YL short talks with tentative ID at 0129, Indian-like songs and OM singing - good-fair
3985 0145-0205 HRV Croatian R., Deanovec, 07/01, Croatian, local songs,TS, ID as "Hrvatski Radio Pervi Program" at 0200 and news - very good, //7375
13730 1300-1332 AUT R. Osterreich 1, 09/01, German program very good QSL in 18 days
9870 1530-1555 IND AIR Delhi, 09/01, Hindi, OM short talks, long Indian songs good with some splashes from 9875 (R. Solh) Hope for a QSL
7580 1640-1710 CLN R. Farda, Irana Wila, 09/01, Persian, YL/OM short talks with IDs, modern Persian and western pop songs - good with slight fading and local noise Hope for a QSL
5860 1720-1745 MRA RFA Tinian, 09/01, Korean, mostly OM/YL talks with short musical pauses and one fragment of B.Obama's speech at 1744 fair-good QSL in 18 days
3965 1815-1845 F RTI, Issoudun, 09/01, English, program about the Asian indie-style rock music, then "Taiwan Outlook" - fair-good QSL in 74 days
4974.8-.9 0505-0517 B R.Iguatemi (tent.), 17/01, mostly Portuguese-like OM talks weak and not // http://www.iguatemifm.com.br/
5035 0518- B R.Aparecida (tent.), 17/01, Portuguese OM talk weak and tentatively // http://www.radioaparecida.com.br/aparecidaOC/index.php
4885 0520-0527 B R. Clube do Para, 17/01, Portuguese, Brazilian songs, OM ann poor
4915 0528-0533 B R. Difusora de Macapa, 17/01, Portuguese OM talks poor, this station is one of the most frequent Brazilian guests on 60 m.b. here in my location during November-January
4895 0534-0538 B R.Novo Tempo (tent.), 17/01, Brazilian - weak and it seems // http://www.novotempo.org.br/lojavirtual/sabado.asp
6089.8-.9 0550-0557 NIG R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 17/01, local native YL singing with drums, then OM talk fair this morning with DRM-like noise in the background (my report sent them on November 13 is still unconfirmed)
5935 0605-0635 RUS R. Rossii, Magadan, 17/01, Russian, news, then program about the Hermitage Museums oriental collection and Child's question" poor-fair //7200 unusually strong, 7345 almost good
6019.5 0643-0703 PRU R. Victoria, Lima, 17/01, Spanisn, Peruvian song, then mostly OM talks with one mention of Territorio peruano and musical pauses poor with CW on 6018, first Peruvian heard here in my location during last three months at least
6185 0704-0712 B R. Nacional da Amazonia, 17/01, Portuguese OM talk with one fragment of ABBAs Fernando song, then Brazilian song poor with splashes from 6190
15120 0720-0725 NIG Voice of Nigeria, 17/01, French OM/YL talks with mention of China, Congo, etc. - very strong, but audio quality is not OK, also short audio delays
5025 0728-0732 CUB R. Rebelde, 17/01, Spanish OM/YL dialogues with some mentions of Cuba - fair-poor with deep fading and local noise
5801.0 0735-0740 UNI (spurs?), 17/01, pop songs - weak with deep fading
6165 0810-0817 J R. Japan, 17/01, Russian, ID, OM talk, songs - strong, but poor only due to HRV and CW on 6162, // 6145 was much weaker
6195 0817- RUS R. Rossii, Ulan-Ude, 17/01, Russian talks - weak with splashes from 6190
6055 1025-1034 J R.Tampa, 17/01, Japanese songs - poor
6060 1035- CHN Sichuan PBS, 17/01, Chinese, song, YL talk - poor, //7225
5995 1042-1108 AUS R. Australia, Brandon, 17/01, Pidgin, YL talks at studio and by phone with mention of Papua New Guinea, Pacific-style songs, 1100 English news //11945 - poor and QRM from WYFR and unknown DRM tx after 1100 Hope for a QSL
4760 1321-1334 UNI 17/01, OM talks in S.Asian-like language (PAK?) - fair with weak UNI in the background
3995 1345-1402 UNI 17/01, mostly YL talks in UNI language and local native singing at 1353-1357 (INS?) - poor, weak het. and splashes from 3990 (CNR)
4790.1 1402-1406, 1422-1430* (tx off at 1432) PAK Azad Kashmir R. (tent.) 17/01, mostly Asian-like music, also OM talk - poor-fair with DRM-like noise after 1422
4760 1700-1705, 1723-1730* IND AIR Port Blair (tent.), 17/01, music, then YL/OM talk, etc. - weak under local noise and CW on 4761, it seems the most big chance to catch them at 1700-1730 on Sat/Sun only when the channel is absolutely free...
5100 1746-1801* ERI R. Bana, Asmara, 17/01, English, YL/OM short talks with a lot of piano music pauses (also two fragments of typical Eritrean music), final national anthem - fair with deep fading and local noise Hope for a QSL
7220 1823-1842, 1853-1908, 1957-2001* (tx off at 2002) ETH UNID station, 17/01, Vernacular, OM/YL talks, African songs, news at 1859-1903 and at 1957 (headlines), final choral and orchestral national anthem (like to music only version of their NA - but I am not sure in full) - fair with R.Liberty in the background, I think this one is ETH that is/was on 6090 kHz...
6010 2030-2050 BHR R. Bahrain, 17/01, English, some OM DJ ann and a lot of old English songs - almost good (at the beginning), then fair-poor due to the propagation and splashes from 6020 (CRI)
11735 2052-2059* TNZ R. Tanzania, Zanzibar, 17/01, Swahili, native YL singing, OM talks, final national anthem - strong, but fair-poor only due to their awful tx buzz and deep fading
2850 1520-1540 KRE KCBC Pyongyang, 18/01, non-stop Korean choral songs and waltz orchestral music poor, blocked by local electric noise at 1540 QSL in 86 days
7284.7 1554- MLI R. Bamako (tent.), 18/01, French, YL/OM talks - poor due to het. (CRI/VOV)
7295 1557-1617 MLA RTM Kuala Lumpur, 18/01, English, pop song, YL ann, TS, OM news, 1603 short YL ann, rock songs, etc. - poor due to CRI (7300) and parallel http://www.rtm.gov.my/ as Traxx FM, but with too bad streaming Hope for a QSL
3985 1653-1731 IRN IRIB Tehran, 18/01, Russian, opening IRIB music, NA, Koran program, news mostly about the situation in Gaza, etc. - very good with slight splashes from 3990 (CNR) QSL in 26 days
3950 1737-1800* Xinjiang PBS, Urumqui, 18/01, Chinese, short YL ann, nice Chinese modern slow songs, final OM ID - mostly good and last some minutes fair QSL in 51 days
3350 0435-0442 CTR REE Cariari de Pococi, 24/01, Spanish, OM/YL talks poor, deep fading, //9620
3375 0443- UNI, Brazilian? 24/01, Portuguese-like talk, song weak
7355 0951-1005 ALS KNLS Anchor Point, 24/01, Chinese YL/OM talks, 0957 J.Bonds music theme and short pause, 1000 IS, then Chinese program again very strong signal, but fair-poor due to the fading and very high local electric noise
6035 1332-1336 BTN Butan BS, Thimphu, 24/01, Dzongkha, OM talk with YL by phone almost good with CNR1 splashes from 6030, also Yunnan PBS in the background
9730.8 1338-1344 BRM R. Myanmar (tent.), 24/01, Burmese-like mostly YL talk weak, also het. with CRI, not // with 5985.0
9525.9 1353-1413 INS Voice of Indonesia, 24/01, English, Indonesian songs, YL ann and IDs at 1356 and 1400, 1401 Malay program good-fair at the beginning, then fair-poor due to the downward propagation and strong periodical local electric noise, also RSI splashes from 9530 (*1400-) Hope for a QSL
11750 1608-1615 BOT VOA Selebi-Phikwe, 24/01, Vernacular, nice African song, then talks by two OM - very good with some fading only, //12010 STP as fair-poor
5965 1625-1658* CLN DW Trincomalee, 24/01, English, Newslink program, and then Dialogue with some reports about French church, English monarchy, etc. - good-fair with TWR on the same channel from *1626- and some splashes from 5970 (UKR+CRI) QSL in 126 days
6890.0 1835- ETH R.Fana, 24/01, typical HOA pop song - poor-fair, //6110
7210 1840-1906 UNI (Horn of Africa? ex. 6090?) and not //R.Fana, 24/01, Vernacular, OM talk, 1848/1852 HOA-like music fragments, 1854 YL talk, then typical HOA song, 1900 YL talk (news?) - fair-poor with QRM from both sides (TRT/ROU and CRI *1859-)
6055 1915- RRW R. Rwanda, 24/01, Vernacular, DJ-like talks by two OM - very strong, but good-fair only with CRI in the background and local noise
3255 2004- AFS BBC Meyerton, 24/01, English, YL news - poor, //6190 strong, but fair only due to CVA -5/BBC +5 kHz
4940 2010-2035 STP VOA Pinheira, 24/01, English, "Music Time in Africa" with a lot of African pop songs and OM short talks between them - fair and weaker than on //4930 from BOT QSL in 160 days
3185 0652- USA WWRB, 25/01, English, OM talk - poor, but very weak under strong periodical local noise
9760 0701-0710 J R. Tampa, 25/01, Japanese, OM talk, also YL - weak (best in LSB), but mostly blocked by periodical local electric noise
9690 0804-0810 NIG Voice of Nigeria, 25/01, Vernacular (Hausa?), OM talk - poor, but weak under strong periodical local noise, first time was heard at this time here in my location
6050 *0825-0831 EQA HCJB, 25/01, opening with Andean music, 0827 march music and OM singing (NA?) - poor and weak during periodical local noise
6915 *1159-1217 ALS KNLS Anchor Point, 25/01, English, empty carrier, IS and then - OM (mostly)/YL talks, slow song (W.Houston-like) - poor, but mostly weak and even very weak under our periodical local broadband noise Hope for a QSL
4925 2207-2212 INS RRI Jambi, 30/01, Indonesian, OM talk (looks as their RRI Jakarta news), 2212 music poor, het. + local noise + Lhasa splashes (I have sent them my report on Dec 17 and very hope to get any verification in the coming time)
5952v 2305-2326 BOL R. Pio XII, 30/01, Spanish, OM (mostly) and YL talks poor-fair, het. (WYFR 5950)
3990 *2330-2358 CHN Xinjiang PBS, 30/01, Uyghur, IS, ID , then long YL talk till 2357, then piano music and OM talk good with one more CNR station in the background, //4980 QSL in 54 days
6075 0555-0604, 0649- RUS R.Rossii, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 31/01, Russian, YL/OM talks, 0600 news - poor under DW and it seems //5935, was heard during the pauses of strong local noise only
5040 1420-1440 IND AIR Jeypore, 31/01, Hindi, mostly OM talks including with listeners by phone, Indian songs - fair-good with slight het., blocked by strong local noise at 1440 QSL in 21 days
5990.2 1652- ETH R. Ethiopia, 31/01, Vernacular, OM ann, typical HOA song - fair (when strong local noise is off from time to time)
1035 1715-1750 EST Family Radio, Tartu, 31/01, Russian, many YL/OM ann with ID's and frequencies (also Narva 95.6 MHz), some nice songs - mostly good-fair, and sometimes poor with fading and local noise, http://www.pereraadio.ee/ru/ Hope for a QSL
4975 1758-1832 TJK Voice of Russia, Dushanbe, 31/01, English, IS, ID, then news and "Music and musicians" program - good-fair with het. (UGA on 4976) QSL in 24 days
3255 1850-1915 AFS BBC Meyerton, 31/01, English, a lot of talks on various subjects, such as global financial crisis, Iraq, Davos, etc. - poor and periodically blocked by strong local noise QSL in 40 days
And that's all for January. Unfortunately, our strong local broadband electric noise were on during almost all January. Also there were no any new "exotic" QSLs in my post box yet, such as from PNG, INS or FLK. Will see in February...
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