DX Logbook on-line March 2009

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

13695 1205-1245 USA WYFR Okeechobee, 01/03, French, Bible reading and more talks by YL/OM, two songs by some French singers, IDs as "Radio Famille" - mostly fair with deep fading after 1230 QSL in 79 days

15185 1329-1359 D Gospel for Asia, Wertachtal, 01/03, Indian dialects, mostly OM talks with short musical pauses, addresses including one in New Delhi, etc. - excellent till 1347-1348, then fair only die to the downward propagation Hope for a QSL

15825 1425-1505 USA WWCR-1, Nashville, 01/03, English, public religion debates by Pastor Gino Jennings till 1459, then full ID and opening of the next program, etc. - good-fair at the beginning, then (after 1445) mostly fair with deep fading QSL in 43 days

15343.9v 1520- ARG R.Nacional (tent.), 01/03, Spanish, OM talks - weak, also het. with MRC on 15345.0

13650 1525-1532 USA WHRA Greenbush, 01/03, English, YL/OM talks, ID at 15.29 as "World Harvest Radio" - S=3, but poor due to CVC Lusaka (with the same level), deep fading and local noise

17630 1535-1556* MLI CRI Bamako, 01/03, English, special program about children and school education in China (as in Chendu, Shanghai, etc.) - fair-poor with strong level of local noise QSL in 20 days (follow-up)/282 days

3345 1910-1924 AFS Channel Africa, 03/03, Portuguese, mostly OM talks - unusually strong and without any local broadband noise

3320 0035- AFS R. Sonder Grense, 04/03, Afrikaans, YL talk with some OM listener by phone, pop song - fair-good

6035 0053-, 0118- BTN BBS Thimphu, 04/03, Dzongkha, OM talk with some YL listener by phone, local song - fair-good

6004.8 0100-0112 CLN Sri Lanka BC, 04/03, English, YL talks with two IDs, orchestral music, western pop songs - poor-fair, het., no any signal on 9770 due to the propagation as I think (only weak carrier)...

9580 1910-1940 GAB Africa No.1, Moyabi, 04/03, French, a lot of YL/OM IDs, pop songs including one by Joe Dassin - fair-good with slight splashes from 9575 (MRC) Hope for a QSL

11655 1945-2010 MDG R. Netherlands, 04/03, English, Dutch pop songs, news on the top of the hour after two minutes audio delay, then talk about the International Criminal Court decision regarding the Sudan�s leader - fair-good QSL in 36 days

9770.2 0114-0120 CLN Sri Lanka BC, 06/03, English, western pop songs - strong carrier, but weak audio, //6004.8

6090 0122-0132 AIA Caribbean Beacon, 06/03, English, talk by Dr. Gene Scott - poor under CNR2 and weak with BBC *0129- on 6085, slight het., http://www.worldwideuniversitynetwork.com/

4845.3 0137-0200* B R. Culrura Ondas Tropicals, Manaus, 06/03, Portugese, religious talk, then some local songs and final choral anthem - poor-fair with CW on 4843 and periodical RTTY-like signal near 4845 Hope for a QSL

6090 0218-0252 AIA Caribbean Beacon, 06/03, English, mostly YL talks on spiritual subjects, OM ann with mentions of some address in Los Angeles and phone number 1-800-3383030, 0246 Dr. Gene Scott's radio message - fair-good with slight het. (Brazil?) Hope for a QSL

7160 0405-0418 ZMB CVC Lusaka, 07/03, English, OM talk, pop songs - fair-good till 0407 with splashes from 7150 (VOR), then poor under strong DRM-like jamming from 7165

13590 *0557-0635 ZMB CVC Lusaka, 07/03, English, "Continental breakfast show" with Tanya including a lot of pop songs and short talks with mention of their SMS number 27-782-785-300 - good-fair QSL in 103 days

4790 1440-1454* INS RRI Fakfak, 07/03, Indonesian, YL talk, pop song at 1448, short final YL ann with Love Ambon music in the background at 1453, tx off in a minute - fair-poor with deep fading (it seems their modulation is not OK)

4925 1555-1559* INS RRI Jambi, 07/03, Indonesian-like talk - weak under strong utility DRM-like tx on 4926

13650 1603- ZMB CVC Lusaka, 07/03, English, pop song, then OMs/YL dialogue - good with some slight fading only

3230 1954-2000'55* AFS AWR Meyerton, 07/03, English, OM talk on religious subjects, 1958 final OM ann with ID and orchestral music, then "Meyerton music" - fair-poor with deep fading

3200 2024-2033* SWZ TWR Manzini, 07/03, English, OM talk, slow song, final OM ann with some frequncies and one IS - fair-poor with deep fading and local noise

3396 2037- ZWE Zimbabwe BC, 07/03, pop song - poor with deep fading and QRM from Russian pirates

3345 2043- AFS Channel Africa, 07/03, African pop song - almost good with slight fading

9420 2047- ZMB CVC Lusaka, 07/03, rap-style pop song - fair-poor with deep fading and local noise

6055 2051-2100* RRW R. Rwanda, 07/03, Vernacular, song by W.Huston, then OM talk with mention of "Radio Rwanda" and some song in the background - almost good with slight fading, weak IRIB signal on the same channel and splashes from 6050 (TRT)

4976 2108-2123 UGA R. Uganda, 07/03, English, YL/OM ann with mention of "Red channel", pop songs including ABBA's "Mamma Mia" - almost good with slight fading

3325 2138- INS RRI Palangkaraya (tent.), 07/03, pop song - weak, QRM from Russian pirates

5915 2147-2205* (tx was on the air with tone signal till 2214) ZMB Radio One, Lusaka, 07/03, Vernacular, OM talks, African pop songs and music, final choral national anthem at 2203 - fair-poor, QRM from CRI (*2200-) and splashes from 5920 (VOR)

4790.2 0451-0515 PRU R. Vision (tent.), 08/03, Spanish, OM(mostly)/YL talks - poor with deep fading and local noise and too weak to make out any positive ID

12085 1029-1057* MNG Voice of Mongolia, 08/03, English, IS, ID as "This is the Voice of Mongolia in English", then YL short talks about the Mongolian culture with some folk and modern Mongolian songs - strong signal, but its audio quality was not OK Hope for a QSL

4790 1449-1453* INS RRI Fakfak, 08/03, pop song, 1451 very short fragment of Love Ambon music, tx off in two minutes - fair-poor with fading and local noise, poor modulation

7295 1515-1528 MLA RTM Kuala Lumpur, 08/03, English, heavy metal rock songs, 1519 YL ann with mention of 97,0 FM and short OM talk at 1524 - fair and even slightly better till 1520 when strong carrier came on 7290

2850 1532-1544 KRE KCBS Pyongyang, 08/03, orchestral waltz music, 1438 slow Korean song - unsially strong and almost good with slight fading and local noise, //3250, 3350, 3959.8 and tent. 3970.6

3325 1545-1607* INS RRI Palangkaraya, 08/03, Indonesian, pop songs, news at 1600 (there were no any IS at the end of the hour) - poor-weak and periodically blocked by some Russian utility station in USB mode exactly on 3325

6110 *0257-0307 ETH R. Fana, 09/03, Amharic-like, IS, YL ID, then instrumental music - good, could not find any // freqs

5973.0 0330-0335 ETH R. Ethiopia, 09/03, Vernacular, OM ann, typical HOA music - fair-good with some fading, ex. 5990 and //7110

7175/7210 0354- ERI VOBM Asmara, 09/03, nice guitar IS and ID's - good on both channels

15330 1407- USA R. Marti, Greenville, 09/03, Spanish, YL talk with mentions of Cuba - fair with deep fading, local noise and slight noise jammning

15360 1429-1434 CUB R. Havana, 09/03, Spanish, YL/OM talks - poor with deep fading and local noise, //15370 and 12000

4790 1450-1452* INS RRI Fakfak again, 09/03, Indonesian pop song, then very short fragment of Love Ambon music - fair-poor with fading, local noise and splashes from 4795 (KGZ)

3976.1 1505- INS RRI Pontianak, 09/03, Indonesian, OM talk (local news?) and not //3325 Palangkaraya - poor

4985 0445-0515 B R. Brasil Central, Goiania, 14/03, Portuguese, short YL/OM ann and Brazilian songs, ID at 0500 - fair Hope for a QSL

4895 2200-2230 MNG R. Ulan Bator, Murun, 14/03, Mongolian, time and interval signals, ID, national anthem, YL/OM news with musical pauses, Mongolian folk and orchestral music - fair with some (from time to time - deep) fading and splashes from 4905 (CNR), //4830 fair-poor Hope for a QSL

9750 1025-1110 J R. Japan, Yamata, 15/03, Japanese, dialogues between some ladies and men with short musical pauses, 10.59�57 time pips, then news bulletin by man announcer and talk between man and young lady - fair(mostly)-good with slight splashes from 9745 (Voice of Han), //11815 poor Hope for a QSL

3976.1 1535-1605 INS RRI Pontianak, 19/03, Indonesian, mostly local YL singing and OM/YL short talks, no any IS and then news on the top of the hour - mostly poor with deep fading and slight splashes from 3985 (CNR), signal audio level was also low on my opinion Hope for a QSL

9625 1215-1228* J R. Japan, Yamata, 22/03, English, Japanese songs, OM/YL dialogues - fair, splashes from 9630 (CNR1), //9695 and 17585 - both poor-fair (there were no any signs of CBC Nord Quebec due to the spring propagation conditions)

12000 1250-1302 CUB R. Havana, 22/03, Spanish, mostly YL talks and fragments of some Cuban songs, news at 1300 - fair, could not find any // freq. at this time, poor-weak only starting from 1300 when RFE came on 12005 via Irana Willa

3215 0240-0247 MDG AWR Talata-Volondry (tent.), 28/03, Vernacular, YL talk, music - weak in comparison with two powerful TWR carriers on 3200 and 3240 at 0248 and their IS starting from 0249

6110 *0256-0304 ETH R. Fana, 28/03, nice exotic IS, opening OM ID at 0258 as "Hun Radio Fana ti", then OM talk and HOA music starting from 0301 - good with slight fading only and one utility signal on 6112, could not find any their // channel (such as 6890 or 7210)

6015 0305-0310 TNZ R. Tanzania, Zanzibar, 28/03, Swahili, OM talk after Quran-like OM singing - poor because of the BBC on the same channel and CRI on 6020

7295 1500-1520 MLA RTM Kuala Lumpur, 28/03, English, YL news, 1510 some OM ann, then pop songs with YL talks between them and some mentions of TraXXFM - fair with CNR1 splashes from 7290, // http://bkj-station1.jaring.my/traxxfm with 40 seconds delay

9690 1622-1627* NIG Voice of Nigeria, 28/03, Vernacular, YL talk, OM ann, fanfare and sudden sigh off - fair-good with some fading and splashes from 9685 (BBC)

15120 1633-1638 NIG Voice of Nigeria, 28/03, Arabic, Quran singing, 1635 OM ann with ID, then tomtom pause and OM/YL talks - good with some fading only

15120 1815-1840 NIG Voice of Nigeria, 28/03, English, "African Safari" program with pop songs of various African countries, etc. - good at the beginning, then fair and poor due to the propagation Hope for a QSL

7390 2254-2318 RUS Voice of Russia, St. Petersburg, 28/03, Russian, carrier + tone, 2259 OM ann, then news program and pop song of one well-known Russian musical group called "Lyube" - very good signal for this first A09 St.Petersburg Regional Center transmission beamed to S.America (2300-0300 daily)

5995 2345-0002* MLI R. Bamako, 28-29/03, French, OM ann, African pop songs, final orchestral national anthem at 0001 - fair with some fading and local noise

5985 2345-0020 BRM R. Myanmar, 28-29/03, Burmese, OM/YL ann with mentions of "Myanmar", Burmese and old western pop songs - fair with some fading and local noise (it seems their new summer freq starting from 2330 instead of 7185 starting from 0030 as in winter) Hope for a QSL

6035 0023- BTN BBS Thimphu, 29/03, local YL singing with lute-like local instrument - almost good and unusually strong signal with some fading only and local noise only till 0027 when Bible Voice India powerful carrier came on 6030

7190.1 0120-0128 CLN SLBC Ekala, 29/03, Hindi, OM talk - weak under local noise and strong CQ by IK8UND on 7189 in LSB, //11905 poor

9770.2 0131-0137 CLN SLBC Ekala, 29/03, English, OM talk with many happy birthday congratulatios for listeners and full ID - fair with deep fading and local noise, // 6004.8

3925.7v 1716-1735* IND AIR Gorakhpur, 31/03, Urdu, YL/OM talks, South Asian music, news at 1730 - poor-fair, drift from 3945, // 6045

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