DXpedition April 9-10, 2010

Location: near St.Petersburg
Receiver: Icom R75
Antennas: some directional ones
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz

The propagation conditions were not so good due to the geomagnetic storm consequences, unfortunately, and therefore I could not catch some stations as planned, such as VTU, MEX, KVOH and even WRMI. Let's hope our next DXpedition will be more successful, and the Sun will be "on our side". On the other hand, 18 hours of continuous listening watch were spent with the greatest pleasure...

73!

Mikhail


171 1118-1138 RUS R. Kavkaz, Krasnodar, 09/04, Russian, IDs as "Vy slushayete Radio Kavkaz Radiokompanii Golos Rossii", talk on workaholics, Russian pop songs, news in brief - very strong signal without any signs of other stations (SINPO 55555) Hope for a QSL

675 1053-1118 NOR NRK, Rost, 09/04, Norwegian, pop song, music and OM/YL talks, time pips and news at 1100 with some reports by phone - fair-almost good with local noise, also deep fading and QRM from UKR at 1114-1118, not //630 Vigra Hope for a QSL

864 1800-1809'48* ARM TWR, Gavar, 09/04, Sorani, YL talk with musical pauses, final ann with some address, short interval signal - very good with EGY deeply in the background

882 1538-1558 CLN TWR, Puttalam, 09/04, Oriya, OM/YL talks including one mention of "TWR" at 1545'15, Indian-like music and singing - good-fair with CW near the channel and one Arabic station in the background (ARS as I think) Hope for a QSL

1107 1559-1619 AFG RTV Afghanistan, Pol-e-Charkhi, 09/04, Dari or Pashto (Dari as I think, but not sure in full), OM/YL talks with two mentions of "Radio ... Afghanistan" at 1559 and 1600, then OM talk and some Afghan pop songs by one local OM singer - mostly very good (as local station), also two or even three weak stations in the background (IRN at 1616, also IND and EGY as I think) Hope for a QSL

1242 1530-1537 IND AIR Varanasi, 09/04, Hindi/English, time signals, YL ann, then OM news bulletin - fair and even better with some weak station in the background, //1116 Srinagar (poor-fair) and 1566 Naspur (very good)

1269 1623-1643 UAE R. Asia, Ras al Khaiman, 09/04, Malayalam, Indian-like music and songs, advertising ann (also in English) with ID simply as Radio Asia and one mention of their FM frequency (102.4?) at 1629'15 - good-fair with one unidentified station in the background (IRN?) Hope for a QSL

3200 1654-1700'30*, 1714-1724 SWZ TWR, Manzini, 09/04, Vernacular, OM talks with mentions of "Angola", "Trans World Radio"" and "90 meter band", choral singing, final English OM ann and interval signals, etc. - good, but periodically fair-poor due to Russian pirates on 3196, also at 1714-1724 in English with strong QRM from Russian pirates on 3196

3310.0 0119-0124 BOL R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 10/04, Quechua-like YL talk - poor under powerful utility tx

3329.56 0236-0241 PRU R. Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco, 10/04, Spanish, OM talk, Andean-like music - poor with CHU on 3330

3325 1520-1525 INS RRI Palangkaraya, 09/04, Indonesian, pop song, 1522'05 OM talk with mention of "Indonesia", then talk with some listener by phone - fair-poor with local noise

3320 0243- AFS R. Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 10/04, pop songs - fair with local noise

3375.0 0242- B Unidentified station, 10/04, Portuguese, OM talk - weak-poor under local noise

3810L 0325-0340 EQA HD2IOA, Guayaguil, 10/04, Spanish, OM time ann every 10 seconds with one beep signal between them - fair-good Hope for a QSL

3995 1450-1515 INS RRI Kendari, 09/04, Indonesian, YL talk, music, interval signals at 1459'37, then YL news from Jakarta with some OM reports by phone (not //3325 at the same time) - poor with local noise and splashes from 3990 (CNR) Hope for a QSL

4790 1355-1405, 1428-1430* PAK Azad Kashmir R., Rawalpindi, 09/04, OM/YL talks in unidentified language, local OM singing - poor under local noise

4874.0 1432-1436'55* Unidentified station, 09/04, OM/YL talks in unidentified Caucasus-like language, then sudden close down - strong and good signal including its audio quality

4974.78 0313-0320 PRU R. del Pacifico, Lima (tentative), 10/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks and fragments of some songs - poor

4990.0 0321-0326 SUR R. Apintie, Paramaribo, 10/04, nonstop pop songs - poor with periodical QRM from some Russian USB utility tx on the same channel and splashes from 4985(B)

5040 0210-0235 CUB R. Habana, Cuba, 10/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks, reports from San Salvador and Valencia, news at 0230, etc. - fair with local noise Hope for a QSL

5109.8 0247-0310 USA WBCQ, Monticello, 10/04, English, OM short talks and fragments of some old songs and films, ID as "This is ... radio station in America, WBCQ, Monticello, Main, USA", etc. - almost good with slight tx hum

5446.5U 0117-, 0342- USA AFRTS, Key West, 10/04, English, OM talk - weak-poor with strong CW QRM at 0342

5910.0 0003-0008 CLM Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, 10/04, Spanish, OM/YL short talks with music in the pauses and in the background, two IDs at 0006 and then guitar folk song - fair-good with fading and RTTY QRM

5920 0135-0159'30* USA WHRI, Cypress Creek, 10/04, English, "Trunews" program with Rick Wiles on various internal American political and other subjects (program looks like as anti-Obama/Federal government/Congress, etc.) - good with slight fading and weak station deeply in the background

5939.97 2129-2133 B R. Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja, 09/04, Portuguese, OM talks - fair with fading and local noise

5952.47 0009-0016 BOL R. Pio XII, Siglo Veinte, 10/04, Spanish, mostly OM talks including one interview, march music - almost good with slight splashes from both sides and RTTY QRM

5964.93 1817-1827 MLA Klasik Nasional, Kajang, 09/04, Malay, pop songs, OM ann at 1823'05 with mentions of "Malay" and "Nasional" - fair with splashes from 5970(CRI)

6019.28 2318-, 0404- PRU R. Victoria, Lima, 09-10/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks, fragment of some song - poor, but quite good at 0404

6035.0 2321-2329 CLM La Voz del Guaviare, San Jose del Guavia, 09/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks with musical fragments - mostly fair/poor with heterodyne

6070 2332-2337 CHL CVC, Santiago, 09/04, Spanish, OM talk with mention of "Colombia" - almost good (there are no chances to catch CFRX Toronto on the same channel between 2300 and 0200 during A10 season here hear St.Petersburg at least)

6080 2337-2342 B R. Marumby, Curitiba, 09/04, Portuguese, YL talk, 2341'35 orchestral music - fair-poor with splashes from 6075(DW)

6089.85 2254-2301* NIG R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 09/04, Vernacular, local singing, 2257'15 OM religious talk with mention of "Nigeria", then final OM ann and choral national anthem - fair-good with AIA in the background and heterodyne

6090 2302-2306 AIA Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, 09/04, English program - good with CNR deeply in the background

6134.83 0018-0023 BOL R. Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 10/04, Spanish, OM talk and YL ann with mention of "...Santa Cruz, la Radio...", Andean music and folk song - fair-good with weak station in the background (B?)

6160 2136-2144 CAN CKZN, St. Johns, 09/04, English, OM/YL talks, musical pause, then OM report by phone - strong signal, but fair only due to splashes from both sides

6173.9 0024- Unidentified station (R. Tawantinsuyo?), 10/04 - weak under local noise

7140 2104-2110 RUS R. Rossii, Magadan, 09/04, Russian, news and weather report, 2109 medical advertising - fair with SSB QRM, //7200 and 7230 both with strong signals

7216.7 2210-2214 Unidentified station (AGL?), 09/04, talk in unidentified language - weak with strong splashes from both sides, also on 4949.75 with weak signal at the same time

7505.68 0344-0400'30* USA WRNO, 10/04, English, OM ann with IDs such as "WRNO World Wide", pops songs - very good with good modulation/audio quality Hope for a QSL

7811U 0045-0110 USA AFRTS, Key West, 10/04, English, OM/YL dialogues with musical pauses, 0100 news with some reports and mention of "This is ... Radio News", etc. - poor-fair, also later at 0341 with fair signal Hope for a QSL

9265 2249-2253 USA WINB, Red Lion, 09/04, English, OM religious talk - strong signal, but fair only due to deep fading and local noise

9479 2120-2126 USA WTWW, Lebanon, 09/04, English, OM religious talk - fair with splashes from 9490(CRI)

9505 1945-1953, 2204-2209 B R. Record, Sao Paulo, 09/04, Portuguese, advertising-like OM short talks with musical pauses, OM talks with listeners by phone on "amor" subject - poor-fair

9565.23 2045- B Super R. Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 09/04, Portuguese, OM talk - fair with heterodyne, //11765 almost good with some fading

9625 2240-2245 CAN CBC Nord Quebec, Sackville, 09/04, Esquimal, OM talk at studio with some OM guests and one mention of "Radio Canada" - almost good with local noise and slight fading

9629.94 2049- B R. Aparecida, Aparecida, 09/04, Portuguese, OM talk - poor with splashes from 9625(CBC+NHK)

9635 2146-2202 CHL CVC, Santiago, 09/04, Spanish, OM talk on football with two fragments of some play including "Gooooooooool" and mentions of "Barceloba" and 'Real Madrid", pop songs, more OM talks with music, etc. - fair and even better with slight QRM from VTN starting from *2155- Hope for a QSL

9645.33 0031-0035 B R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 10/04, Portuguese, OM talk - poor, //11925.2

9677.5 0502-0510 AZE R. Nagorny Karabakh, Stepanakert, 10/04, Azeri YL talk with some mentions of Karabakh - extremely strong with usual poorly modulated signal and slight tx hum

9705 2008-2019, 2204- NGR La Voix du Sahel, Niamey, 09/04, Vernacular, OM talks by two announcers at least, also at 2204 in French and OM talk with some mentions of "Amour" - strong, but fair only due to ETH on 9704.2, very good at 2204

9720.04 0407-0412 PRU R. Victoria, Lima, 10/04, Spanish, OM/YL talks - fair, //6019.28 good

9750 1255-1302 MLA Voice of Malaysia, Kajang, 09/04, Indonesian, nice Malay songs by YL singer, then YL news with some mentions of "Malaysia" - strong signal, but fair only due to NHK on the same channel

9818.74 2215-2220, 0402- B R. 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo, 09-10/04, Portuguese, OM/YL talk with short musical pause, also at 0402 with OM religious talk - poor with CNR on 9820.0, but fair at 0402

11710.69 0111-0116 ARG RAE, Buenos Aires, 10/04, Japanese, OM talks with musical pauses - fair and even slightly better with local noise

11725 2025-2040 B R. Marumby, Curitiba, 09/04, Portuguese, short OM talks and fragments of Brazilian pop songs - fair-good with slight heterodyne Hope for a QSL

11855.05 2113-2118 B R. Aparecida, Aparecida, 09/04, Portuguese, OM(mostly)/YL talks, Brazilian song - fair with fading and local noise, //9629.94 poor-fair

11925.25 2041- B R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 09/04, Portuguese, OM talks with mention of "Trans Amazonas" - strong, but fair only due to CNR on the same channel

15345.35 1855'55-1905 ARG RAE, Buenos Aires, 09/04, interval signals with IDs in various languages as "RAE Argentina", time signals, opening music theme with IDs in S,F,E,G,P,I,A,J, then in Italian with OM ID and YL news headlines - fair-good

15420U 1738-1742 USA WBCQ, Monticello, 09/04, English, YL monotonous talks - poor-fair

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