DX Logbook on-line March 2010

Here are some of my occasional short wave observations

Location: North-East part of the St.Petersburg city
Receivers: Sangean 909 (March 8-15), Icom R75 (March 20-31)
Antenna: 15 meters outdoor long wire
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz

4850 1505-1525 IND AIR, Kohima, 08/03, Hindi, YL talk, western-like pop song, then a lot of short OM dialogues � mostly poor with low audio level, fading and periodical CW on 4848 at the beginning, then fair with more high audio level

6090 0227-0235 AIA Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, 11/03, English, YL religious talk � fair and even slightly better this morning with slight heterodyne (R.Bandeirantes?)

5755 0237-0244 USA WTWW, Lebanon, 11/03, English, OM religious-like talk � poor and best in LSB in the pauses of some periodical utility RTTY-like tx exactly on 5755 at 0238'08-0238'56, 0239'33-0240'21, 0241'16-0242'03, etc.

6055 0342-0354 RRW R. Rwanda, Kigali, 13/03, Kinyarwanda, OM/YL talks with some mentions of Rwanda and short musical pauses � strong signal, but mostly fair due to KWT and REE on the same channel

5995 0356-0402 SWZ Trans World Radio, Manzini, 13/03, IS, 0400 YL/OM talks in Tumbuka � almost good with fading and local noise till RCI opening at 0359'20, then poor

15825 1829'53-1843 USA WWCR, Nashville, 15/03, English, full WWCR ID,1830'02 "The Sower" program with Michael Guido of http://www.guidogardens.com including his talk and some nice choral songs � unusually strong and almost good for this time and location with fading and local noise

5080 0350-0420 USA WTWW, Lebanon, 20/03, English, OM religious talks, more short talks with mentions of their SW frequencies, Russia (as target area), local stations of Ohio and WWCR � fair and slightly better in USB Hope for a QSL

5910.03 0435-0447 CLM Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, 20/03, Spanish, Latin American songs, 0442'45 OM/YL talks, then next song � fair-poor with splashes from 5905 (DW)

6030 0452-0459* USA Radio Marti, Greenville, 20/03, Spanish, OM/YL talks including US government commentary � fair-almost good and best in LSB

7507.02 0525-0543 Unidentified station, 20/03, Spanish, OM/YL talks, pop songs � poor-weak

11765.03 0555-0603 B Super R.Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 20/03, Portuguese, OM/YL talks with short musical pauses � poor till 0559'40 when BBC came on 11760, then weak, also heterodyne, also at 2012/2054 this evening with poor/fair signals

11814.99 0604-0612 B R. Brasil Central, Goiania, 20/03, Portuguese, OM short talks with IDs at 0610'25 and 0610'55, Brazilian songs � fair, also at 2050 this evening with fair signal

12759U 1207-1215 DGA AFRTS, Diego Garcia, 20/03, English, OM talk on American internal policy with two fragments of some B.Obama's speech and some interviews with local political observers � fair and slightly better with local noise

9525.9 1258-1308 INS Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, 20/03, English, local pop song, 1300'43 opening YL ann with two IDs, then news bulletin - strong, but fair only due to splashes from 9530 (CNR) and local noise, best in LSB

5985.83 1435-1446 BRM Radio Myanmar, Yangoon, 20/03, Burmese-like, YL talk, pop songs - poor-weak, blocked by VOR carrier at 1445'58, also at 2350 this evening on 5985.81-82

7295 1515-1555 MLA Traxx FM, Kajang, 20/03, English, OM (DJ Fad Da Dilly'O as I think) short talks with mentions of Malaysia and Traxx FM, western rock songs - fair and later almost good signal till 1550 when Novosibirsk came on the channel with carrier and tone, also at 2110 this evening with fair signal (nicely to hear good rock on still alive SW)

3250 1602-1610 KRE Pyongyang BS, Pyongyang, 20/03, Korean, YL talk - poor under local noise, //3319.97 poor

2850.03v 1615-1622 KRE KCBS, Pyongyang, 20/03, Korean, folk songs - poor under local noise, //3959.75v weak

13650.02/13590.02 1655-1701'15*/*1702'20-1712 ZMB CVC, Lusaka, 20/03, English, OM talk on crimes against humanity in Africa, YL short talks, pop songs, etc. - good/good-fair with slight fading

4760 1715-1725 (s.off approx. at 1730) IND�AIR, Port Blair (tentative location), 20/03, Indian slow songs - poor with fading and local noise, //4810, 4840, 4880, 5910, 4940, 4965, 5010 and 5040

8743U 1810-1829 THA Bangkok Meteorological Service, 20/03, Thai, nice IS, 1812'10 YL weather-like report, 1818'23 IS again, 1819'58 OM talk with mentions of Thai and Thailand, 1824'12 IS again, 1825'58 English OM weather report, 1828'00 IS - fair and even better at the beginning with local noise (thanks to Dave Valko today's report via HCDX)

18930.03 1834-1840 USA WYFR, Okeechobee, 20/03, Spanish, almost unintelligible OM talk - poor-weak with deep fading and local noise

11730.02 1910-1930'10* PHL R.Pilipinas, Tinang, 20/03, Filipino, YL/OM talks with mentions of Pilipinas, local pop songs - good-fair, //11890 fair-poor

15345.18 2002-2010 ARG R. Nacional, Buenos Aires, 20/03, Spanish, YL/OM talks with short musical pauses - poor with local noise, best in USB

11780.02 2116-2124 B R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 20/03, Portuguese, OM short ann, Brazilian songs � fair-poor with deep fading and local noise, also on 6185.01 at 2208/2230-2244 this evening with poor/fair signals

6060 2152-2156 ARG R. Nacional, Buenos Aires (tentative), 20/03, Spanish-like YL/OM talks - weak under Sichuan PBS carrier and blocked by them at 2155'00

5915 0002-0020 BRM Radio Myanmar, Nay Pyi Thaw, 21/03, local dialect, YL/OM talks, Burmese�pop songs and orchestral music - fair with local noise and splashes from 5920 (NHK), not //5985.82, also on Mar 21 at 1435 under CRI

6035.01 0038-0054 BTN Bhutan BS, Thimphu, 21/03, Dzongkha, OM talks, typical local singing without/with local music - fair with splashes from 6030 (ROU), then poor due to downward propagation

6004.76 0102-0114 CLN Sri Lanka BC, Ekala, 21/03, English, own SLBC program including OM talks with full ID, best Sunday morning wishes and old western pop songs - fair-poor with splashes from 6000 (TRT) and heterodyne (CRI), //9770.22

4845.24 0118-0128 B R. Cultura Ondas Tropicals, Manaus, 21/03, Portuguese, OM talk with mentions of Amazonas and Manaus, long pause at 0123-0125'30, then Brazilian song - poor-fair with local noise

15070.23 0953-1007 HOL Cupid Radio, 21/03, English, DJ Rinus talks on reports from North Finland and other countries, western oldies � strong, but fair only due to the high level of local noise

12019.44v 1337-1345 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, 21/03, English, YL/OM talks with mention of Vietnam, Vietnamese music � poor-fair with strong splashes from 12015 (KRE)

7145.01 1351-1359'30* LAO Lao National Radio, Vientiane, 21/03, English, YL talk and music at least � too weak for clear ID or more exact details under local noise and SSB QRM

15140 1632-1650 OMA Radio Sultanate of Oman, Thumrait, 21/03, Arabic, dialogues between two OM at the studio including one listener's phone call � almost good at the beginning, then fair with more deep fading and local noise

4965 1742-1752 ZMB CVC, Lusaka, 21/03, English, YL short talks with mention of CVC, slow religious and two pop songs � fair-poor with DRM-like utility on 4966

9780.16 1754-1810 YEM R. Yemen, San'a, 21/03, Arabic, OM talk, more YL/OM talks in unidentified language and music after 1759 � fair-good till 1759'19 when RFE came on the channel, then weak in USB

15345.31/15345.26 1901-1912/2007-2013 ARG R. Nacional, Buenos Aires, 21/03, Spanish, mostly OM talks/OM talks about Zaragoza-Barcelona football play - poor with local noise and strong heterodyne (MRC on 15345.02), best in USB/strong and almost good already at 2007

15420.05U 1914-1924 USA WBCQ again, 21/03, English, OM monotonous religious talk, 1919'50 YL ann with postal and e-mail addresses, 1921'26 music and YL ID as "This is the Lord of the Spirit radio broadcast", then YL monotonous talk - from almost good to fair-poor due to the unstable propagation

11734.98 1950-2001'28* B R. Trans Mundial, Santa Maria, 21/03, Portuguese, OM religious talk, then music and many short YL/OM talks with mention of some frequencies - fair-poor with deep fading and local noise

3325 1542-1608�35* INS RRI Palangkaraya, 24/03, Indonesian, YL talk, pop songs, two IDs at 1600�16 and 1607�34 as �Radio Republik Indonesia� without any mention of Jakarta or Palangkaraya, short IS at 1600�06 and then news with some OM reports � mostly fair with slight fading and local noise (no any signs of INS on 3345 at the same time) Hope for a QSL

3976.06 1609-1614 INS RRI Pontianak, 24/03, pop music � poor under local noise

4990 0238-0306 SUR R.Apintie, Paramaribo, 25/03, YL talk in unidentified language, pop songs including one like to Whitney Houston � weak-poor under local noise and two utility signals near the frequency (SSB and RTTY)

11710.7 0125-0137/0210-0245 ARG RAE, Buenos Aires, 26/03, Japanese YL talk with Argentine music fragments in the pauses/English, OM talks with some IDs such as �This is RAE - the Argentine voice��, Argentine instrumental music - mostly fair, best in USB Hope for a QSL

6010 0142-0204 BHR R. Bahrain, Abu Hayan (tentative), 26/03, nonstop English songs of the 30s and 40s - fair till 0200, then poor-weak under RSI

6089.86 0450-0504 NIG R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 27/03, Hausa, OM local recitative-like singing, OM talk - fair in LSB with Anguilla on 6090.02 till 0458'17 when Ismaning came on 6085 in DRM, then weak

11750 0725-0803 AUS HCJB, Kununurra, 27/03, English, opening music theme with usual OM ID as "This is HCJB World Radio, Melbourne, Australia, our program on this frequency will begin shortly", then one of the episodes from the Adventures in Odyssey series and DX Party Line starting from 0756'27 - fair-good

11840 *0826'37-0844 GUM KTWR, Agana, 27/03, English, IS, then "Bread of Life" religious program with OM talk - fair at the beginning, then poor

15295 1204-1223 MLA Voice of Malaysia, Kajang, 27/03, Indonesian, OM talk, fragment of some nice Malay song and then their transmitter was suddenly off at 1205'50 (could not wait for their switching on) - fair with local noise and splashes from 15300 (RFI)

11720.04 1254-1300 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, 27/03, Vietnamese, YL/OM talks with some mentions of Vietnam - fair-almost good till 1258'54 when Nauen came on the frequency, then weak

6135 1454-1500* YEM R. Yemen, San'a, 27/03, Arabic, music and OM singing, OM short talk at the end with ID as "...al Yamaniya min San'a" - poor-fair (weak carrier was also at 1500-1530 on 6135v - MDG?)

9665.38 1623-1637 KRE KCBS, Kanggye, 27/03, Korean, OM/YL short ann, slow YL songs and light orchestral music - almost good till 1630, then fair due to splashes from 9670 (CRI), //2850.04 weak

15745 0324-0339/0448-0503'13* CLN SLBC, Ekala, 28/03, English, OM religious program of Evangelistic Association, Inc., Mansfield, OH, 0329'31 OM talk after full SLBC ID with many happy birthday greetings, etc., final OM ann with ID and frequencies (including old 9730 and 6075), drums IS and national anthem - fair-good, //9770.2 at 0324 with weak signal

13870 1325-1343 RUS Voice of Russia, Krasny Bor, 28/03, Russian, Maxim Leonidov's pop song, sport (with mention of yesterday's great Chelsea FC win over Aston Villa with 7-1) and world news in brief, 1332'30-1343'27 "Club DX" No. 987 with Vadim Alekseyev about Radio Sweden closing - almost good with some fading and local noise

12050*/12060** and 12065*** 1700-1800 RUS Voice of Russia, Krasny Bor, 28/03, Italian to South Europe (* 200 kW, 215˚)/Arabic to North-West Africa (** 200 kW, 215˚) and the Middle East (*** 2×200 kW, 147˚) - good audio quality and very strong signals on all three frequencies (only slight transmitters hum was on 12065) with linear distance of 39 km between me and Krasny Bor (Popovka) transmitting site and without any other interfering stations on 12045-12070 kHz during the whole hour (12065 s.off was exactly at 1800'00, 12060 will be on the air till 1900 in Arabic and 12050 till 2000 in French)

7210 1951-2002'02* ERI Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, 29/03, Tigrinya-like, Horn of Africa music, YL ann, 1955 OM news bulletin including some final words with mention of Asmara, 1958'56 choral national anthem - fair-almost good with splashes from 7205 (IRB) and weak station in the background

5964.94 2014-2029'10 MLA Klasik Nasional FM, Kajang (tentative), 29/03, SE Asian-like music and songs, OM/YL talks in unidentified language - weak with splashes from 5960 (CRI), blocked by some station in Japanese (Shiokaze as I think) at 2029'10

6030 1840-1900'06* ETH R. Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 31/03, Oromo, OM/YL talks, HOA and western pop songs with broken audio, final OM talk (without any ID) and music - fair-good with splashes from 6020 (CRI)

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