DXpedition November 11-12, 2010

Location: near St.Petersburg
Time period: 0900 UTC November 11 - 0500 UTC November 12
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antennas: two ones (directed to South-East Asia and North America)
All time are in UTC
Frequencies in kHz

2310 1343-1348 AUS ABC, Alice Springs 11/11, English, YL talks - fair-poor, //2325 weak and 2485 poor-weak

2325 1656-1706 AUS ABC, Tennant Creek 11/11, English, morning phone-in program with many talks with listeners and time pips at the end of the hour - fair and even better, //2310 poor and 2485 fair

2368.48 1707-1733 AUS R. Symban, Peats Ridge 11/11, non-stop Greek pop and folk songs with tentative OM short talk at 1710'06 - poor at the beginning under local noise, then more stable reception due to more good propagation (during local sunrise period in Australia as I think) First time heard here near St.Petersburg Hope for a QSL

2850.05 1238-1244 KRE KCBS, Pyongyang, 11/11, Korean, patriotic songs (YL singer) - fair with local noise

3215 0201-0205 USA WWCR, Nashville, 12/11, English, OM talks with music in the pauses - fair

3250.06 1426-1434 KRE Pyongyang BS, Pyongyang 11/11, Korean, YL short talk, patriotic choral songs - fair-poor, //3219.92 (tentative) weak under Russian pirates and 3319.98 poor

3280 1245-1250, 1558-1600'00* (tx off at 1604'22*) CHN Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai, 11/11, Chinese, YL/OM dialogues, musical fragments, YL ann at 1559'33 with final time pips - fair and even better with RTTY QRM, //4950 poor-fair under AIR and 5075 fair-almost good

3275 1334-1342, 1420-1421* PNG R. Southern Highlands, Mendi with prolonged schedule 11/11, Pidgin-like, OM talks, 1326'26 local YL singing, 1420 pop song - fair-poor with periodical powerful Russian utility SSB tx near 3275, slight splashes from 3280 (CHN)

3275 1923- PNG R. Southern Highlands, Mendi again 11/11, local-like pop song (OM singer) - fair and then poor due to downward propagation conditions

3279.9 0044-0051, 0154-0158 EQA La Voz del Napo, Tena 12/11, Spanish, Andean-like music and songs, 0154 OM/YL talks with poor audio quality - poor at 0044 with periodical local DRM-like noise, but fair at 0154 with RTTY QRM

3289.98 0233-0243 GUY Voice of Guyana, Sparendaam (tentative) 12/11, OM announcements in unidentified language, Latin American songs - poor with strong RTTY QRM

3290 1251-1308, 1435- PNG R. Central, Port Moresby with prolonged schedule 11/11, English, OM talk at 1255, local choral singing, pause starting from 1257'40 (no audio), then again from 1302 with news from Port Moresby and mention of NBC - but with more high audio level, 1307'25 OM talk with low audio level again, local OM singing - mostlly poor with local noise, but fair and even better at 1302-1307

3315 1327-1332 PNG R. Manus, Lorengau 11/11, Pidgin-like, OM talks - poor and slightly better

3325 1309-1316 PNG R. Buka, Kieta (tentative) with prolonged schedule 11/11, Vernacular, OM talk, local music - poor-weak under RRI Palangkaraya in Indonesian local dialect and OM talk with one mention of Palangkaraya at least

3325 1455-1515 INS RRI Palangkaraya 11/11, Indonesian, two pop songs, 1504'52 and then phone-in program with many OM announcer talks with listeners - almost good with periodical CW QRM Hope for a QSL

3364.95 0037-0042 B R. Cultura, Araraquara 12/11, Portuguese, OM short announcement, Brazilian songs - poor with local noise

3365 1317-1326, 1422-1435, 1434- PNG R. Milne Bay, Alotau with prolonged schedule 11/11, English, YL talks about songs and music with two "thank you very much" concerning some listener at 1320'50, exotic local YL singing and pop songs, etc. - fair and even better with fading and local noise only

3365 1912-1922 PNG R. Milne Bay, Alotau again 11/11, English, western pop song, 1914'12 OM talk, 1918'30 Mark Knopfler's Walk Of Life - fair-poor with local noise

3815U 2202'15-2209'54* GRL KNR, Nuuk 11/11, Danish-like OM news, then pause and short final OM announcement at 2009'41 - poor with muffled audio

3905 1146-1202 PNG R. New Ireland, Kavieng, 11/11, Pidgin, YL(mostly) talks, pop song and music - poor at the beginning, then slightly better

3905 1929'40-1936'30 PNG R. New Ireland, Kavieng, 11/11, Pidgin, YL/OM talks including local time announcement and mention of New Ireland, 1935'12 music and notice of their "NBC News" (at 2000 as I think) - fair with periodical QRM from Russian utility SSB tx near 3905

3995.02 1526-1534, 1548-1557'21* INS RRI Kendari 11/11, Indonesian, OM talks, 1526'40 pop song - poor with strong splashes from 3990 (CHN) (could not find any signs of Indonesian stations on 3345, 4607, 4790 and 4925 between 1100 and 1600 at least - it seems all these ones are inactive at the moment; the same sad situation with all former frequencies (and near them) of all Vietnamese and Laotian local stations on 4, 5 and 6 MHz)

4052.45 0146-0152 GTM R. Verdad, Chiquimula (tentative) 12/11, slow music and YL singing - weak with splashes from 4050 (KGZ)

4699.98 2218-2227 BOL R. San Miguel, Riberalta 11/11, Spanish, OM talks, many OM/YL short slogans (local commercials as I think) - fair and even better with local noise

4716.7 2237-2242 BOL R. Yura, Yura 11/11, Bolivian songs - poor with local noise and SSB QRM

4746.96 2310-2318 PRU R. Huanta 2000, Huanta 11/11, Spanish, OM talks, Peruvian songs - poor-fair under local noise

4750 1437-1442 BGD R. Bangladesh, Dhaka 11/11, Bangla, OM news, YL report, OM talk again with some mentions of Bangladesh - very strong signal with good audio and CNR deeply in the background

4760 2358-0005 IND AIR, Port Blair 11-12/11, Hindi, Indian instrumental music, 0000'28 OM talk - fair and then poor due to downward propagation

4775 2125-2129 B R. Congonhas, Congonhas 11/11, Portuguese, OM/YL talks - fair with slight heterodyne

4790 0227-0232 PRU R. Vision, Chiclayo 12/11, Spanish, OM talk with mentions of San Francisco, ID at 0230'02 - fair and even better

4804.98 2108-2113 B R. Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus 11/11, Portuguese, YL talk, 2110'45 Brazilian song - fair with splashes from 4800 (CNR)

4824.95 2130-2134 B R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista 11/11, Portuguese, OM/YL talks with musical pauses - poor with splashes from 4820 (CNR), //9675 fair

4830 1136-1141 MNG Mongolian R., Altai, 11/11, Mongolian OM/YL talks with orchestral music in the background, local pop songs - almost good with muffled audio, //4895 fair with DRM-like signal on 4895-4896

4837.2 1443-1452 IND AIR Gangtok 11/11, Hindi, YL/OM short talks, Scorpions rock ballads including Send Me An Angel and Still Loving You (very unusually for a local Indian state radiostation) - fair and even better with splashes from one Indian station on 4840

4845.24 2113-2118 B R. Cultuta Ondas Tropicals, Manaus 11/11, Brazilian songs - almost good without any signs of Nouakchott

4925.22 2119-2123 B R. Educacao Rural, Tefe 11/11, Portuguese, OM/YL talks - fair with splashes from 4920 (CNR)

4974.78 2135-2139 B R.Iguatemi, Sao Paulo 11/11, Portuguese, OM/YL talks including frequencies announcement - almost fair with local noise

4990 0329-0335 SUR R.Apintie, Paramaribo 12/11, Dutch-like, pop songs with OM short announcement at 0333'54 - poor with QRM from Russian SSB utility tx

5019.87 1144- SLM Solomon Island BC, Honiara (very tentative), 11/11, unintelligible weak signal only (it's a pity that we do not have any antenna directed to the Pacific during this DXpedition) - also at 1938 on 5019.88 with the same results

5120.26 2250-2258 PRU R. Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 11/11, Spanish-like OM/YL talk with one tentative mention of Quillabamba at least, typical Peruvian songs and music - poor-weak under local noise

5580.27 2150-2202 BOL R. San Jose, San Jose de Chiquitos 11/11, Spanish, Latin Ametican songs, OM/YL short announcement at 2200 with mention of "...música...el mundo..." - poor with local noise and utility-like QRM (could not find their signal during next check at 2259)

5755 1055-1102 USA WTWW, Lebanon, 11/11, English, OM religious talk with mention of hundred thousands watts transmitter, full ID on the top of the hour with mention of their global audience including Russia, 1001'23 OM Bible course - fair with CW QRM

5960 1944- PNG R. Fly, Tabubil (very tentative) 11/11, mostly OM talk in unidentified language - weak under strong splashes from 5955/5965 (BBC/VOR) and blocked by CRI at 1958, no any signal on 3915 at this time

6000 1105-1115 CUB R. Havana, Cuba, 11/11, Spanish, OM/YL talks about "música Cubano", Cuban songs - very strong signal with slight CW QRM/fading and weak station in the background (SINPO 54444), // 6095 poor, 6140 poor-fair and 11760 strong, but fair only under BBC

6010.1 0423-0508 Unidentified Latin American station (R.Mil?) 12/11, Spanish, OM short talks between songs and fragments of instrumental music, unintelligible ID at 0446'37 as "Radio..." plus frequencies announcent, etc. - poor-fair and even better with slight heterodyne and splashes from 6005/6015

6019.27 0120-0126 PRU R. Victoria, Lima 12/11, Spanish, OM/YL talks with two mentions of "La Voz de la Liberación" at 0120'18 and 0125'37 - poor-fair and best in LSB to avoid CRI on 6020

6059.91 2140-2144 B Super R.Deus e Amor, Curitiba 11/11, Portuguese, OM talk - fair, //9564.9

6060 1116-1122 CUB R. Nacional de Venezuela, Havana, 11/11, Spanish, OM(mostly)/YL talks with mentions of "Rusia", "Norte de América", Capitalismo", etc. - fair with PBS Sichuan on the same channel

6070 0318-0325, 0409- CAN CFRX, Toronto 12/11, English, OM talks, 0409 YL talk with mention of "CBC News" - poor and best in LSB to avoid DW on 6075, fair at 0409 with BLR on the same channel

6160 0413-0418 CAN CKZN, St.Johns 12/11, English, YL talk with some OM by phone - fair with slight heterodyne, best in LSB

7260 0937-0945 MNG Mongolian R., Ulaanbaatar, 11/11, Mongolian, local folk song with morinxur accompaniment, 0942'30 Emmanuelle orchestral theme - fair-almost good with slight het. and CNR in the background

7811U 1045-1051 USA AFRTS, Key West, 11/11, English, OM/YL dialogues - fair-almost good, //5446.5 weak under utility station

9369.88 0948-0953 USA WTJC, Morehead City, 11/11, English, OM talk with mention of fbnradio.com, choral religious songs - very strong signal, but good only due to fading
9587.9 0920-0925 B R. Globo, Sao Paulo, 11/11, Portuguese, OM religious-like talk - poor and best in LSB to avoid AUS splashes

9624.89 1826-1829 CAN CBC Nord Quebec, Sackville, 11/11, English, OM phone talks with listeners - fair and even better at the behinning, then poor due to propagation, best in LSB to avoid RFE on 9625
9680.03 1007-1027 INS RRI, Jakarta, 11/11 Indonesian, local pop song, 1010'10 music and OM talk, then phone-in program with many talks with listeners - fair with splashes from CNR1 jammer on 9690 (was heard first time here after many years) Hope for a QSL

9730.8 0926-0936 BRM R. Myanmar, Nay Pyi, 11/11, Vernacular, OM talk, nice local folk songs, 0932'55 YL talk with mention of Vietnam and Indonesia, 0935'24 next folk song - fair and even better, best in LSB to avoid splashes from 9745 (TWN)

9839.88 1207-1214 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, 11/11, Japanese, YL news, OM commentary - fair-almost good with weak unidentified station on 9840 and DRM signal on 9835 (AIR?), //12019.38 fair

9955 0912-0917 USA WRMI, Miami, 11/11, English YL talk (too hard to make out) - poor and then worse due to downward propagation (also at 1002 and 1225 - but very weak under strong Cuban noise jamming)

11710.74 0340- ARG RAE, Buenos Aires 12/11, French, YL talk - poor with local noise

15385.26 2024-2100'00* USA KJES, Vado, 11/11, Spanish, fragments of some OM homily with musical pauses, nice YL slow songs including "Aleluya" at 2043'48, unintelligible ID at 2029'30 as "Esta es...", etc. - mostly fair till 2050 (SINPO 35333), then poor with deep fading and local noise First time heard here near St.Petersburg Hope for a QSL

Back to the main page