DX Logbook on-line November 2009

Here are some of my occasional short wave observations

Location: North-East part of the St.Petersburg city
Receiver: Sangean 909
Antenna: 15 meters outdoor long wire
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz

3185 0520-0525 USA WWRB, Morrison, 07/11, English, OM talk � weak under local noise, Russian pirates around this frequency and splashes from RTTY on 3181

3350 0526-0532, 0552-0601* CTR REE, Cariari de Pococi, 07/11, Spanish, YL talk with Rafael as an interview, etc., final ann with ID as �Radio Nacional� and frequencies at 0600 � poor-fair under RTTY

5045 0534- B R. Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja (tent.), 07/11, Portuguse, OM talk, music � weak under local noise (also on 08/11 at 0405-0420, 0505-, 0542-, 0557- (freq. ann) with fair-almost good signal, but without any ID)

4790 0535-0541 PRU R. Vision, Chiclayo (tent.), 07/11, LA music � weak with deep fading and local noise (also on 08/11 at 0633-0647 with Spamish OM talk and music � weak under local noise and best in USB)

5035 0545- B R. Aparecida, Aparecida (tent.), 07/11, Brazilian songs � weak under local noise (also on 08/11 at 0421 with weak signal)

6019.3-.4 0607- PRU R. Victoria, Lima, 07/11, Spanish, OM talk � weak and best in USB (also on 08/11 at 0505-0515 with Spanish OM talk and one musical fragment at 0514 � poor with splashes from 6010 (BLR) and slight het.)

6185 0654-0700 MEX R. Educacion, Mexico city (tent.), 07/11, Spanish, songs, OM ann at 0656 � poor at the beginning, then weak with slight het. and splashes from 6190 (DLF)

6140 0709-0717 CUB R. Habana, La Habana, 07/11, Spanish, OM/YL news and comments, music, ID's � almost good //6150 poor, also on 6060 in English with fair signal

7355 *0759-0804 ALS KNLS, Anchor Point, 07/11, open carrier, IS with ID's, then Chinese program � weak under local noise

6055 1108-1112 J R. Nikkei, Chiba-Nagara, 07/11, Japanese OM/YL talk � poor with splashed from 6050/6060 (both CHN), //9595 with weak signal

5020 1114-, 1125-1132, 1216-1231, 1245- SLM Solomon Islands BC, Honiara, 07/11, English (BBC WS relay //11895, 9740, etc.) � very weak at the beginning, but poor and even slightly better after 1215, local noise and RTTY QRM on 5022

9370 1118-1124 USA WTJC, Morehead City, 07/11, English, choral songs and orchestral music� fair wth local noise and fading (also on 08/11 at 0653- with poor-fair signal)

6170 1144-1214 FNL Scandinavian Weekend R., Virrat, 07/11, Finnish/English, Finnish pop songs, ID's, DX-program at 1200 in Finnish, etc. � good at the beginning with VOR in Chinese in the background, but fair after 1205/1210 because of the propagation

7145 1235-1244, 1302-, 1331 LAO Lao National R., Vientiane, 07/11, UNID language (Cambodian?), French, English OM/YL talks and tentative national anthem at the beginning of the French and English programs � poor-weak wirh a lot of SSB QRM, also RTTY on 7146

4790 1340-, 1353-1400, 1419-, -1434* IND AIR, location?, 07/11, mostly OM/YL talks in some local language, local music, English news from New Delhi � weak-poor with local noise, het., CW QRM, etc. (it seems AIR was as an jammer for Azad Kashmir R. on the same frequency � but there were no any signs of that Pakistani station on the channel)

4925 1436- INS RRI Jambi, Jambi, 07/11, Indonesian, YL talk, pop songs � fair-poor with strong splashes from CHN on 4920

6239.0 0520-0527 UNI 08/11, Spanish, OM talk� poor, then weak and down in the the local noise (REE MW harmonic?)

5940 0535-, 0650- RUS R. Rossii, Magadan, 08/11, Russian � poor-fair, splashes from 5945 (VOA), //7320 poor, 7200 fair-poor with splashes from 7210 (ROU) and 7230 (ex. 7345?) weak under RFE

6185 0635-0645 B R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 08/11, Portuguese, short OM ann, Brazilian guitar songs � fair-almost good with splashes from 6190 (DLF)

9625 *1158-1204 CAN CBC Nord Quebec, Sackville 08/11, French, Canadian national anthem, 1159 YL ann with ID, 1200 OM news including phone reports � fair at the beginning with rapid fading, then poor when NHK came on the channel at 1200'15

3912 1210-1218 KOR Voice of the People 08/11, Korean, OM talk including one fragment of some patriotic meeting, 1213 Korean orchestral music, 1216 YL talk � fair-poor under local noise and bubble-like jamming, //6518 and 6600 both strong, but fair only because of N.Korean jamming

3480 1320-1328 KRE KNDF Radio 08/11, Korean, OM/YL talk � poor-weak under strong bubble-like jamming, best in USB, //4450 fair and 4557 weak

2850 1330-1343 KRE KCBS Pyongyang 08/11, Korean national songs � poor-fair, //3959.7-.8 and 9665v under CRI (both weak)

3280 1345- CHN Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai 08/11, Chinese, YL talk � poor-weak with deep fading and local noise

6937 1402-1442 CHN Yunnan PBS, Kunming 08/11, short fragments of local music, long singing by OM and YL alternately � fair and sometimes almost good with fading and local noise Hope for a QSL

15825 1500-1510 USA WWCR, Nashville 08/11, English, OM full ID, then 30 minutes program of Gospel music from Canada - strong signal with some fading and local noise = SINPO-45444, also on 13845 at this time with G.Scott's program and fair-good signal

13650 1511-1521 USA WHRI, Noblesville 08/11, English, OM Bible program with OM ann and Boston's address at 1514, then another program - strong signal, but fair only because of WYFR on 13655 till 1515 and then poor when AIR came on 13645

9690 1601-1606 NIG Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu 08/11, Vernacular, OM news with some mention of Nigeria, also YL report � fair signal, but poor only because of RFE on 9695 and noise near 9688 (spurs?), also on 15/11 at 0819 with OM talk in vernacular and poor signal

2485 1608-1613 AUS ABC Northern Territory, Katherine 08/11, English, OM talk, also YL with mention of Australia � weak with deep fading, local noise and RTTY QRM, no any signs on //2310 and 2325 at this time

11995 1802-1816 LBY Voice of Africa, Sabrata 08/11, Hausa, OM talks with many mention of Africa, VOA e-mail and site address, etc. � good with slight fading and local noise, also weak UNI deeply in the background (RFI?)

4319U 1844-1852 BIO AFN, Diego Garcia 08/11, English, OM/YL dialogues about new technologies � almost good with splashes from RTTY on 4321

5765U 1853- GUM AFN, Barrigada 08/11, English, OM/YL dialogues about new technologies � poor-fair, //4319U

6055 2020-2037 RRW R. Rwanda, Kigali 09/11, French, OM talks with simple ID at 2034 as �Radio Rwanda�, French chanson music � fair-good with local noise and splashes from 6050 (TRT+CHN) and 6060 (VOA)

9505 2043-2050, 2127- ZMB CVC, Lusaka 09/11, English, OM talk with mention of Africa, pop songs � weak-poor with deep fading and local

5995 2114-2120 MLI R. Mali, Bamako 09/11, French, YL/OM talks � fair at the beginning, then poor

5025 2132-2140, 2150- AUS ABC, Katherine 09/11, English, YL Australian and world news, OM phone reports with mention of ABC � fair-poor

7125 2200-2214 GUI R. Conacry 09/11, French, 10 minutes report about Guinean government institutions with a lot of mentions such as �La Président de la République��, 2210 more OM talk and one report by phone � fair-poor with deep fading, also het. till 2205

9629.9 2219-2224 B R. Aparecida 09/11, Portuguese, OM talks � weak-poor with deep fading and local noise

4965 1830-1850 ZMB CVC, Lusaka 11/11, English, OM ann including postal and e-mail addresses, then long YL/OM talk � strong signal, but mostly fair only because of local noise and RTTY-like QRM on 4966

3230 1908-, 1928- AFS WYFR, Meyerton 11/11, English, OM talk with mention of Bible � poor with deep fading and local noise

7210 1915-1927, 1955-2002* ERI Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara 11/11, Vernacular, Horn of Africa songs, YL phone talks with listeners, 1958 final YL ann, national anthem � fair-almost good with slight fading and splashes from TRT/IRB (7205) and CRI (7215), not // 7175 where the signal was almost good too

6165 1933-1939 TCD R. N�Djamena 11/11, French, YL talk � poor with HRV on the same channel, also strong splashes from 6160 (CRI) and het.

4885 2038-2106 B R. Clube do Para, Belem 11/11, Portuguese, OM talk with mention of Jesus Christ and Bible with short musical pauses, tentative ID at 2100 as �� kHz, Belem � Brazil��, etc. � poor with local noise, fading and RTTY on 4884

7255 2108-2115 NIG Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu 11/11, French, OM/YL news and reports � strong, but poor only with strong splashes from 7250 (CRI), also CNR on 7255 in the background

6080 1936-1948 STP VOA, Pinheira 12/11, Special English, OM major news of the hour, then �Education report� and �Making of the Nation� � mostly fair with QRM from BLR (6080), DW (6075) and BR in DRM (6085), //BOT 4930 fair and STP 4940 almost good

3200 0252-0302 SWZ TWR, Manzini 14/11, Vernacular, YL talk, African pop song � fair-almost good, also on 3240 at this time with fair signal and QRM from DRM-like utility tx on 3241

3345 0303-0314 AFS Channel Africa, Meyerton 14/11, English, OM ann with ID as �Channel Africa � Voice of the African unity�, then OM/YL dialogues � fair

6890 0315-0323 ETH R. Fana, Addis Ababa 14/11, Oromo (tent.), OM talk, local pop song and Horn of Africa music, 0322 OM/YL talk � fair-almost good with slight fading and local noise, //6110 fair

6090 0324-0335 ETH R. Ethopia, Addis Ababa 14/11, Oromo (tent.), YL/OM talk, local pop song and, tent. ID at 0327 as �Radio Amhara� � good with weak UNID in the background till 0329, then fair-poor when AWR came on the channel with powerful signal

4790 0620-0638 PRU R. Vision, Chiclayo (tent.) again 14/11, Spanish, OM talk with short musical pauses � poor with deep fading and local noise

6185 0542-0701 MEX R. Educacion, Mexico city (tent.) 14/11, Spanish, OM talk at 0651 � weak with one more musical station on the channel (B?) and splashes from 6190 (DLF)

15295 0702-0710 MLA Voice of Malaysia, Kajang 14/11, English, OM news with ID at 0705, 0708 music and YL commentary � poor-fair with splashes from 15300 (RFI), also on 15/11 at 0810-0818 with YL talk, and slow pop song in English and then nice Malayan song by OM/YL singers - almost good signal with splashes from 15300 and local noise

11815 0832-0840 B R. Brasil Central, Goiania 14/11, Portuguese, OM talks, Brazilian songs � poor with deep fading and local noise

9595 0752-0808 J R. Nikkei, Chiba-Nagara 15/11, Japanese OM talk, also YL ann at 0759, then music and OM talk � poor with deep fading, "S-peak" at 0757-0758

12020 0820-0905 POR RDP Internacional, Sao Gabriel 15/11, Portuguese, cathedral sermon, 0900 news and weather report � excellent Hope for a QSL

12085 0918-0948 MNG Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 15/11, Japanese/Mongolian, talk, local songs and fragments of folk music, two interval signals at 0930 � good at the beginnig, then fair because of the propagation Hope for a QSL

15341.0 1222-1227 MRC RTV Marocaine, Nador 15/11, Arabic OM/YL talk � fair-poor with strong splashes from 15340 (HCJB) and het.

6060 1240-1310 CHN Sichuan PBS, Xichang 15/11, Yui (tent.), OM/YL talks alternately with short fragments of Chinese folk music, time signals at 1300 without any ID � almost good at the beginning, then mostly fair, //7225 fair Hope for a QSL

9525.8 1800-1811 INS Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta 15/11, Spanish, opening ann with ID's, OM news, 1807 musical pause and VOI site ann, etc. � fair with fading and het. with RFE on 9525

5915 1828-1856* SVK R. Slovakia International, Rimavska Sobota 17/11, Russian, special program devoted to the 20th anniversary of Slovak velvet revolution � almost good with some fading, CW on 5917, ZMB on the same channel and DW on 5910 QSL in 100 days

13590 1853-1907 ZMB CVC, Lusaka 18/11, English, OM/YL dialogues, pop songs, OM/YL talks again with usual CVC ID slogan at 1906 � fair-poor with deep fading, first time was heard here so late in November

9770.2 0205-0215 CLN SLBC, Ekala 20/11, English, OM news, 0212 pop song � poor with low audio level, //15745 poor and also tentatively on 6005v under BBC WS

11905 0218-0228 CLN SLBC, Ekala 20/11, Hindi, YL short talks, Indian songs � almost good with some fading and local noise, tentatively // 7190.1

5930 0232-0237 GUF WYFR, Montsinery 20/11, English, OM dialogues � almost good with R.Rossii in the background and splashes from R.Farda on 5925

5995 1150-1158* AUS R.Australia, Brandon 21/11, English, YL interview with one OM professor � fair, //6020 fair-poor, 9475 good, 9560 fair-poor, 9580 poor and 11945 very good

15590 1302-1308 USA VOA, Greenville 21/11, Spanish, OM ann, pop songs � poor with strong splashes from 15585 (REE) and 15595 (CVA), //13715 fair-poor

15360 1309-1314 CUB CUB R. Habana, La Habana 21/11, Spanish, YL/OM talks with some mentions of Cuba � fair-poor with low audio level

3960 *1427-1512 LTU Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, Sitkinai 21/11, Russian, opening music theme, chimes, ID, news, etc. - very good Hope for a QSL

5010 1850-1915 MDG R. Madagasikara, Antananarivo 21/11, Malagasy, YL/OM short talks, African pop songs � fair at the beginning, then poor with deep fading and local noise Hope for a QSL

7280 2000-2027* VTN Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi 21/11, Russian, opening music theme, ID, news, etc. � fair-good with splashes from 7275 (REE) and 7285 (CRI), //9730 poor Hope for a QSL

9565.1 2045-2055 B Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba 21/11, Portuguese, OM talk like to football report of their Serie B, then music � weak, also one more weak on the same channel (R.Marti?)

9675 2058-2104 B R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista (tent.) 21/11, Portuguese, OM talk � weak under local noise

11925.2 2115-2120 B R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo 21/11, Portuguese, OM talk � poor under local noise

11775 1125-1132 AIA Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla 22/11, English, OM sermon � weak

9635 1150-1208 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi 22/11, Vietnamese, OM/YL talks, 1200 news with long OM report from some event by phone � poor with splashes from 9640 (VOA *1159-), //5975 fair-poor and tentatively 7435 weak under CRI

4828 1833-1843 ZWE Zimbabwe BC, Gweru 24/11, Vernacular, OM/YL talks � fair-poor (there were no any signs on 3396 at this time)

9800 0812-0849* MCO TWR, Monte Carlo 28/11, English, IS, ID's as "Trans World Radio UK", 3 religious programs including one with Mrs. Kitty Anna Griffiths � fair, //6105 good and fair with periodical RTTY on 6103 QSL in 80 days

9695 1207-1257 RUS Voice of Russia, Samara 28/11, English, "Science plus" including one long interview with Jeff Cohen of WRN, news in brief, then "Music calendar" with some Russian blues songs � excellent-good till 1545-1550, then fair-poor QSL in 19 days

5020 1305-1325 SLM Solomon Islands BC, Honiara again 28/11, English, BBC WS relay � poor at the beginning with deep fading and local noise, then weak due to downward propagarion

1188 2000-2030 RUS Deutsche Welle, Saint-Petersburg 28/11, Russian, news, then "Germany at first hand" and "Science and technology" programs � excellent with one weak unidentified Arabic station deeply in the background Hope for a QSL

6240 2100-2145 MDA Family Radio, Kishinev-Grigoriopol 28/11, English, "The Open Forum" program with Harold Camping and his answers to phone calls from listeners � excellent-good with slight fading from time to time Hope for a QSL

3975 2200-2240 HNG Radio Budapest, Jaszbereny 28/11, Hungarian, mostly talks between two men with some mentions of Stradivari and violin music fragments, then one more program about Galileo Galilei - good with some fading and splashes from RFI in DRM on 3965 Hope for a QSL

5952.3 2310-2335 MLA RTM Kuala Lumpur, Kajang (tent.) 28/11, Malay-like, YL news, more talks wirh mention of Kuala Lumpur, typical Malay pop songs � fair at the beginning, then poor with strong splashes from 5955 (CNR)

7295 2340-2355 MLA TRAXXfm, Kajang 28/11, English, OM/YL short talks with two clear IDs at least, western oldies of the 80s including one well-known "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by "Culture Club" � fair and even better, unusually strong signal with splashes from 7300(RRO+CRI), // http://www.traxxfm.net with 10 seconds delay approximately

6170 0029-0058* KWT VOA, Kuwait 29/11, English, Special English with news, "Words and the Stories" and "People in America" program about Arthur Miller � fair at the beginning, then good Hope for a QSL

6190 0059-0129 YUG R.Serbia International, Bijeljina 29/11, Serbian, IS, ID and frequency ann, news and comments, folk and pop songs � good with CNR in the background QSL in 51 days

6004.8 0130-0154 CLN Sri Lanka BC, Ekala 29/11, English, OM talks, songs and instrumental music, 0145 time signals and usual ID, then OM religious talk � fair-poor with fading, local noise and splashes from 6000(TRT) and 6015(CNR), //9770.2 weak

5930 *0159-0235 GUF Family Radio, Montsinery 29/11, English, "The Open Forum" program with Harold Camping answers to phone calls from listeners including short ann about WYFR site and phone member at 0228 - good-fair with fading and local noise till 0230 when R.Farda came on 5925 with its powerful signal Hope for a QSL

6085 0252-0322 RUS R. Rossii, Krasnoyarsk 29/11, Russian, local medicines advertising and weather report, 0300 relay R.Rossii with news and weekly program about show business including one nice song by Susan Boyle of her first album - fair-poor

7240 0600-0629 POR Deutsche Welle, Sines 29/11, English, news, then weekly "In-Box" program - almost good Hope for a QSL

7140 0642-0652 RUS R.Rossii, Yakutsk 29/11, Russian, YL ann, "romance" songs - weak, //5940 poor, 7200 fair, 7230 fair, 7320 poor, also on 28/11 at 0551-0556 with poor signal

17805 *0700-0725 RUS Voice of Russia, Irkutsk 29/11, English, one IS, opening ann and music theme, then "Moscow Mailbag" with John and Olga � fair, then poor and weak due to the downward propagation QSL in 18 days

7355 0802-0807 ALS KNLS, Ancor Point 29/11, Chinese, OM singing, then OM talk � unusually strong signal, but fair only due to the deep fading and local noise

11990 0930-0959* PHL KFBS, Marpi 29/11, Mongolian, opening OM ann, then YL talks and nice orchestral music and slow songs, final ID as "KFBS Saipan" � good with some fading Hope for a QSL

15140 1005-1035 D Radio Free Asia, Lampertheim 29/11, Tibetan, OM/YL talks and interviews with short musical pauses � from very good to fair due to the propagation conditions and CNR1 as jamming QSL in 25 days

6055 1059-1130 J R. Nikkei, Chiba-Nagara 29/11, Japanese, YL talks between some orchestral jazz themes � fair-poor with local noise and splashes from CHN on 6050/6060, blocked by Wertachtal carrier at 11.27 QSL in 46 days

3320 1325-1350 KRE Pyongyang BS, Pyongyang 29/11, Korean, YL/OM talks alternately, one Korean patriotic choral song � fair with local noise and CW on 3318, //3250 poor under local noise and RTTY-like on 3249 Hope for a QSL

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