DXpedition April 02-03, 2009

Here are some of my observations of the April 02-03 DXpedition here near St.Petersburg.

Location: near St.Petersburg
Receiver: Icom R75
Antennas: some directional ones beamed to the North, North-East, South-East and West
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz

2379.97 0321-0324, 0406-0412 B R. Educadora, Limeira (very tent.), 03/04, Brazilian-like misic weak under local noise

2485 1441-1445 AUS ABC, Katherine, 02/04, English, OM talk, pop song poor, no any signals on 2310 and 2325 at this time

3185 0301-, 0325- USA WWRB, Morrison, 03/04, English, OM religious talk fair

3220 0239-0259* EQA HCJB, Pifo, 03/04, Quechua, OM talks, Andean music and songs poor, QRM from Russian pirates near 3220 QSL in 158 days

3250.03 0045-0110 HND R. Luz y Vida, San Luis, 03/04, Spanish, OM talks, songs and guitar music poor Hope for a QSL

3279.9 0218-0238 EQA La Voz del Napo, Tena, 03/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks, orchestral music fair, QRM from Russian pirates near 3280 and CW on 3282 Hope for a QSL

3280 1446-1506 CHN Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai, 02/04, Chinese, OM/YL talks, orchestral music poor with deep fading and local noise

3310 0020-0040 BOL R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 03/04, Quechua, mostly YL talks with mentions of Cochabamba and Andean music in the pauses, also local Bolivian song at 0032 and tentative "echo" ID at 0034 fair-good Hope for a QSL

3330 0305-0320 CAN CHU, Ottawa, 03/04, time signals and English/French OM announcements such as "CHU Canada Coordinated Universal Time 3 hours 6 minutes" in English and then minutes only in French, and vice versa fair with QRM from some Russian utility station in USB at 0311-0314, //7850 weak-poor QSL in 32 days

3340 0115-0133 HND R. Misiones Internacional, Comayaguela, 03/04, Spanish, YL talks, orchestral music, song poor, QRM from Russian pirates on 3343 Hope for a QSL

3350 0329- CTR REE, Cariari de Pococi, 03/04, Spanish, dialogues between two OMs unusually good and strong signal

3815U 2041-2111* GRL KNR Nuuk, 02/04, Danish, OM talks, three pop songs, 2100 OM short news and YL interview with some OM, then final pop song poor, periodical CW QRM Hope for a QSL

3927.64v 1407- IND AIR, Gorakhpur, 02/04, Nepali, OM talk fair and still out of its nominal frequency of 3945

4750 1745-1810 UGA R. Dunamus Shortwave, Mukono (tent.), 02/04, mostly pop songs, 1806 OM ann in unidentified language weak, blocked by some utility station in USB in Balkan-like language at 1758-1802 QSL in 112 days

4774.97 0202-0208 PRU R. Tarma, 03/04, Spanish, OM/YL ann and talks with mention of "Tarma' and "Buenas noches", folk music fair with QRM from some unknown signal near 4775 like a distorted bird song

4814.96 2144-2148 B R. Dif. Londrina, 02/04, Portuguese, OM talks fair-poor, best in LSB

5025 2343- CUB R. Rebelde, La Habana, 02/04, Spanish, YL ann, slow song about La Haban very good

5110.54 2316- USA WBCQ, Monticello, 02/04, English, pop song good

5765U 1547-1552 GUM AFRTS, Barrigada, 02/04, English, YL/OM talks on American history fair-good, //4319U

5910.07 2212-2236 CLM R. Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, 02/04, Spanish, YL short talks and time ann, some Colombian, Argentine ans Spanish songs fair-good with splashes from both sides, best in USB QSL in 96 days

5919.93 2320- USA WBOH, Newport, 02/04, English, OM religious talk fair-good, not //9369.91

5985 1532-1536 BRM R. Myanmar, Yangoon, 02/04, English, YL news, 1534 old western pop song fair-good

6003.02 1335-1338 KOR Echo of Hope, 02/04, Korean, wester rap song, then YL talk fair-good with bubble jamming

6005 0815-0835 D R. 700, Krekel, 02/04, German, OM commentary and weather forecast, German and Italian pop songs including Felicita by Albano & Romina Power and Gloria by Umberto Tozzi good till ~ 1228, then fair QSL in 61 days

6010 2350-0010 CLM La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 02-03/04, Spanish, OM religious talk, 2358 OM ann with ID, then orchestral and guitar music good-fair with one or two stations on the same channel, also het. QSL in 96 days

6019.35 2325-2331 PRU R. Victoria, Lima, 02/04, Spanish, OM short talks with time ann and musical pauses fair

6035 1404- BTN BBS, Thimphu, 02/04, English, OM news almost good

6035.04 2237-2302 CLM La Voz de la Guaviare, San Jose del Guavia, 02/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks with short musical pauses, full ID at 0001 fair-good with splashes from both sides, best in USB Hope for a QSL

6055 1115-1140 J R. Nikkei, Chiba-Nagara, 02/04, Japanese, mostly OM/YL talks with fragments of classical music fair with splashes from 6060 (CRI), //9595 very good

6069.98 0335-0403 CAN CFRX, Toronto, 03/04, English, many OM/YL reports on various subjects (Canadian soldiers, Ontario and Toronto news, Taliban, etc.) with mention of CFRB at 0358, 0400 news - strong signal, but fair only due to DW on 6075, best in LSB QSL in 91 days

6090 2332- AIA Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, 02/04, English, Dr. Gene Scotts religious program good with weak station in the background

6160 2017-2040 CAN CKZN St.Johns, 02/04, English, OM dialogues by phone (an interview), then some other OM/YL reports with one at 2032 with final words "CBC Saint Johns" after the correspondent's name - fair-poor for this very unusual propagation time and best in USB, QRM from R.Rossii (Arkhangelsk) on the same channel, also later at 2114-2120 with one report about the biggest Canadian airport in Toronto and some other news subjects (fair), and at 2334-2338 with YL/OM talks on soya agriculture (good signal - and it was the first time within my recollection for any Canadian local stations on 49 m.b.) Hope for a QSL

7295 1238-1242 MLA RTM Kuala Lumpur, Kajang, 02/04, English, YL ann, western rock songs poor-fair with splashes from 7300 (ROU), also at 1345 fair-good

9265 1144-1206 USA WINB, Red Lion, 02/04, Spanish program till 1158 with final WYFRs music theme, then full ID and address in English and live sermon on the same language good at the beginning, then good-fair and fair after 1201-1202 due to the downward propagation QSL in 96 days

9370 1022-1030 USA WTJC, Morehead City, 02/04, English, OM ann with mention of www.fbnradio.com, then three songs and ID at 1028 as FBN Radio very good, also later at 1153 good, and at 2322 fair and not //5919.93

9494.77 1626- GEO Abkhazian R., Sukhumi, 02/04, Russian, Radio Rossii program good and //1350 with poor signal and many QRM

9505.02 2150-2205 B R. Record, Sao Paulo, 02/04, Portuguese, mostly OM/YL talks with short musical pauses, one well-known Brazilian "Goooaaal!" "cry of the heart" at 2157 and news after 2200 poor-fair QSL in 65 days

9520 0850-0910 CHN Nei Menggu PBS, Hohhot, 02/04, Chinese, OM/YL talks, time signals and ID on the top of the hour, then YL talks with music in the background - fair

9524.98 1015-1019 INS Voice of Indonesia, 02/04, English, YL talk about various aspects of nationalism, 1018 OM ann with mention of 102.5 MHz in Jakarta good, also slight tx hum

9600 1209-1216 CUB R. Havana, Cuba, 02/04, Spanish, YL/OM talks with mentions of Hugo Chaves, Cuban hero Antonio Guerrero, etc. good with CRI in the backround, //11760 (fair-poor under BBC), 12000 (very good), 15120 (fair) and 15360 (good)

9625 1903-1909 CAN CBC Nord Quebec, Sackville, 02/04, English YL ann, then in Inuktitut language after short musical pause including OM talk and song at 1907 good with slight splashes from 9620 (CRI)

9635 1950- CHL CVC, Santiago, 02/04, Spanish, OM talk - poor, //17680

9650 1540-1545 AFS R. Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 02/04, Afrikaans, OM talks poor with heavy splashes from both sides

9745 1627-1632 BHR R. Bahrain, Abu Hayan, 02/04, Arabic, YL talk with mentions of Bahrain, orchestral music very strong, but fair only due to the unknown station in Chinese (Voice of Han?)

9805 1033-1042 USA R. Marti, Greenville, 02/04, Spanish, OM/YL reports with some IDs between them very good with weak station in the background

9818.94v 1953-2010 B R. Nove de Julho, Sao Paulo 02/04, Portuguese, religious program with OM sermon in the church, also choral singing at 2001-2004 - fair-poor because of too strong VOA signal on 9815

9954.98 1207- USA WRMI, Hialeah, 02/04, Spanish, OM talk poor because of strong Cuban noise jamming

11775 1045-1048 AIA Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, 02/04, English, Dr. Gene Scotts religious program almost good

12160 1739- USA WWCR, Nashville, 02/04, English, OM religious talk - very good as on 13845 and 15825 at the same time

15190.02-.03 1512-1516 GNE R. Africa, Bata, 02/04, English, OM religious talk fair (it seems their modulation is not good), also at 1528, 1553 and 1601 when the signal was slightly better

15140 1636-1642 ??? UNID (Oman?), 02/04, Arabic, YL/OM dialogues fair-poor first some minutes, then almost unheard already after 1642 due to the propagation and under AIR on the same channel

15410 1915-1940 CHL CVC, Santiago, 02/04, Portuguese, a lot of western and Brazilian pop and rock songs with OM ann between them, two Brazilian football commentator calls "Goooaaal!" at 1927, top of the hour news headlines at 1928, etc. - fair-good

15420 1705-1735 USA WBCQ, Monticello, 02/04, English, "The world of the sprit" program, long YL monotonous talk, 1728 YL ann with address in New Mexico very good, best in USB
QSL in 49 days

17680.03 1837-1841 CHL CVC, Santiago, 02/04, Spanish, song, 1840 OM/YL talks - poor-fair, also at 1942 fair