BOLIVIA 6079.96 R. San Gabriel Already on at 0847 w/campesino mx then usual M and W anncrs. Not very strong. (Valko 24 May)
BRAZIL 6134.81 R. Aparecida 0848 Had to come on within the last 2 minutes as it wasn't there 2 minutes earlier during constant checks for s/on. ZY Pops, M anncr. //5035. (Valko 24 May) VANUATU 7259.53 R.V. 0957 Here this morning despite it being on 3944.84 the past few weeks at least. Back on 3944.77 the next day. Why change freqs twice in 3 days?? (Valko 25 and 26 May) BOLIVIA 6134.8 R. Santa Cruz 0856 Must've just caught s/on w/mx and canned M w/full ID anmnt as "R. Santa Cruz emisora ?? radiofonico ?? a lo dia, transmite dos frecuencia de 970 kilocyclos onda media, 6135 kilocyclos banda de 49 metros onda corta. Oficina ?? en Mario Flores ?? Casilla Postal 5070(?). R. Santa Cruz emisora ?? radiofonico ?? a lo dia". Then pleasant folk mx. (Valko 27 May) PERU 6114.87 R. Union 0900 Great lively tropical mx w/canned ID promo. 0902 full canned ID by M "Desde Lima Peru, transmite R. Union, a hora es ?? frecuencia AM (call and freq but couldn't copy), en onda corta 6115 (call, also couldn't copy) Union la radio ??. (woman briefly) Union, Union, Union". Then live M w/another ID, and back to mx. Pretty nice signal but fady. (Valko 27 May) BOLIVIA 6079.95 R. San Gabriel 0918 campesino mx w/group chorus at t/in, then M and W in discussion in Aymara. 0923 canned anmnt by what sounded like the same M and W w/clear ment of San Gabriel by M followed almost immediately by W w/ID. Also ment of Los Andes later. Some shouting (singly and in unison) and mx briefly too. Not very strong and het QRM. (Valko 27 May) PERU 4790.26 R. Vision 0930 beautiful campesino mx, 0931 easy canned ID by M "Buena la cuidad Chiclayo, en los 1350 kilocyclos en amplitud modulada, transmite R. Vision". Then intro for "La Voz Salvacion" pgm, and said pgm. Decent strength but audio a little distorted like a variable speed recording when the recorder motor is faulty. I've discovered this is a good time to ID the stn as they usually go into "La Voz Salvacion" at 0930 daily. (Valko 27 May) PIRATE (EUROPE) 6220.12 Mystery R. 0000 Usual mx, ID at 0004. Strong and noisy. (Valko 28 May) 9688.6 (Madagascar) and 9494.5 (Abkhazia); both carriers there at 1122 but extremely weak. Will take the opening of all openings to log them here!! (Valko 28 May) PIRATE (NA) 6950.4U MAC Shortwave 0037 "Hey Joe" live, cut off at 0039 and ID jingle. Deadair. E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Very strong and clear. (Valko 29 May) UNID. NA PIRATE 6925U Unid. 0040 Recording of Ned in call to "?? Communications" (the first part was blanked out) w/gay inuendos. Then what sounded like a bar conversation w/band playing, and addr and ID by W in high-pitched voice but couldn't copy. (Valko 29 May) DIEGO GARCIA 12579U AFN 1004-1229 NPR "Morning Edition" pgm w/nx, sports, many promos, features, and an occas. Jazz song. AP news at 1200 followed by "Marine Corp Radio News" at 1205. Fair signal and readable, but dropped off really fast after 1215 apparently as night-time was falling at the xmtr site. UTE QRM from WLO. //5446.5, 7811, 12133.5 (weak but audible) Key West, 5765 (weak under very strong WWCR) Guam, 7590 (barely in but definitely //) Iceland, and 6350 (best of the bunch) Pearl Harbor. Didn't think Diego Garcia would be in and never expected all to be audible at the same time. 7811 was slightly ahead of 12579, but 6350 was ahead of 7811!! (Valko 29 May) PIRATE (NA) 6925U Lizard King R. 2310-2315 Punk-like mx, deadair, then live tlk by M but hard to copy because of roomy sound and SSB mode. 2314 ID by M, into Doors song. Somewhat weak. (Valko 29 May) PIRATE (EUROPE) 6298 R. Fox 48 Only a weak carrier here at 2315 after receiving an e-mail in the SW Pirates group saying he'd be there. Too early in the evening. Gone at 0000 check. (Valko 29 May) UNID. 6224.77 NA Pirate?? 0007-0010* Rock mx by womens group suddenly off in mid-song at 0010. Wish I would have tuned in earlier. Strong signal and best on outdoor loop suggesting NA QTH. (Valko 30 May 2006) PIRATE (EUROPE) 6220 Mystery R. 0010-0151 Playing more standard Pops this time w/"Give it U" by K.C., "Spirit in the Sky", "Rosanna" by Toto, "The Nights on Broadway", "Woman" by John Lennon, etc. Usual IDs. Still going at 0148 w/another John Lennon song, Supremes, then ID at 0151. Strong signal w/static QRN. (Valko 30 May) UNID. 7056 Still here again this morning at 1015. Same strength. (Valko 30 May) AUSTRALIA 6080 ABC Local Radio, Shepparton Vic. 1019-1113+ While looking for R. San Gabriel, was surprised to find this here instead. "The Louvred Lounge" with host Mac Cocker. Mx, ABC nx, TCs, short features, and many promos for 105.7 ABC Darwin and 783 ABC Alice Springs. Decent signal and clear. Wondering why this suddenly showed up on this freq, i checked into the ABC Web site and gleaned this info: "The ABC advises that it is in the process of upgrading its Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek shortwave Local Radio services. This work is being undertaken to provide greater reliability of these services. Each service will be required to be switched off for an extended period while replacement transmitters are installed. The work on the Tennant Creek transmitter has now been completed and the service has recommenced broadcasting. The Alice Springs (Roe Creek) service is now being upgraded and is currently off and the Katherine service will also be turned off for an extended period from Tuesday 30 May. From this date those listeners who usually tune to the Alice Springs and Katherine shortwave services will need to retune to the Tennant Creek service to continue to receive ABC Local Radio. The ABC has also provided an additional service, which will broadcast into the Northern Territory from Shepparton, Victoria on 11880kHz during the day and 6080kHz in the evening." See http://www.abc.net.au/reception/news/051006_shortwave_radio_services.htm So apparently I caught the first temporary broadcast from Shepparton by accident. (Valko 30 May) ANTARCTICA 15475.97 R. Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel (tent.) 2020+ Definitely a signal here w/bits of extremely weak audio at times. As I was running an MD on this and not at the radio, I couldn't tell when it signed off. It was off though at 2100 when I returned. Is this a reactivation?? (Valko 30 May) 73's Dave ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. 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