The DXing possibilities here in New Hampshire are picking up with the
approaching Winter Equinox. Lots of Asian/S. E. Asian carriers across 60 & 41
meter bands, with hints of audio noted here during the predawn hours. Hopefully
conditions will improve & the possibilities become reality.
3250, HONDURAS, R. Luz y Vida San Luis, 1113-1120, Dec 5, English/Spanish. M
ancr w/ Bible reading in EE; W ancr w/ SS translation; fair. (Barbour-NH)
3309.98, BOLIVIA, R. Mosoj Chaski Cochabamba, 0944-0958, Dec 6, Quecha. W
announcer, briefly, between mx selections; M ancr from 0946-0949; weak but
clear until wiped out at 0958 by huge ute splatter via 3312. (Barbour-NH)
4800, CHINA, CNR-1 Geermu, 1055-1102, Dec 7, Mandarin. Presumed ad string w/
various ancrs & mx bits; pips at ToH w/ CNR "jingle" mx & ID; M & W ancr
followed; //5030-Beijing; both poor. (Barbour-NH)
4920, TIBET, Xijang PBS Lhasa, 114-1132, Dec 7, listed Tibetan. Announcer w/
talk between mx selections; presumed ID at BoH; fair at best & improving;
//4905-poor. (Barbour-NH)
4940, INDIA, presumed AIR Guwahati, 1137-1202; Dec 7, vernacular. Announcer w/
brief talk between mx selections; W ancr at 1145 & more mx; again at ToH tho
too weak by then for any chance of ID; fair-poor; becoming choppy w/ advancing
N.H. sunrise.
(Barbour-NH)
4980, CHINA, presumed Xinjiang PBS Urumqi, 0204-0212, Dec 5, listed Uighur.
Alternating M & W ancrs in unid. language; brief mx bit at 0210 & back to talk;
buried under band noise & at times, heavy splash via 4985-Brazil; v. poor
listening in ECCS-LSB. (Barbour-NH)
6005, RUSSIA, WYRF Komsomolsk-na-Amure, 1218-1232, Dec 7, listed Korean. M
announcer w/ religious talk thru BoH; occasional Amens & unexpectedly, a
passing mention of "You are the Lord" in English; fair-good. (Barbour-NH)
7235, THAILAND, R. Thailand Udon Thani, 1137-1146, Dec 5, listed Laotian. W
announcer w/ talk; s/off ancment at 1142 followed by filler mx; IS at 1144*;
back at *1145 w/ English ID & much weaker audio into listed Burmese; fair prior
to lang switch. (Barbour-NH)
9970, BELGIUM, RTBF Int'l Wavre, 1220-1235, Dec 5, French. Two M announcers w/
talk; mx bit, single pip & W ancr w/ ID & ancment at 1230; ad string w/ "Happy
Days" theme; jazz mx & M ancr at 1233; good. (Barbour-NH)
15120, NIGERIA, V. of Nigeria Ikorodu, 1705-1720, Dec 7, English. News re W.
Sahara activits; U.N. aid to Zimbabwe; U.N. climate change conference; TC/ID at
1715 followed by report on climate conference w/ soundbites; fair though PBS
control getting a workout to avoid huge splash via 15115-WYFR. (Barbour-NH)
15205, SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA Riyadh, 1722-1746, Dec 7, Arabic. Listed Holy Quran
service; "live" M announcer w/ talk; studio ancr at 1724 w/ tentative ID,
"Idha'at...al-arabiyah..." followed by Kor'an chanting thru t/out; good;
//13710-poor. (Barbour-NH)
Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA
NRD-545, RX-350D, MLB1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole.
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