** ERITREA. 7110.03, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, 0320-0330, Horn of Africa music. Vernacular talk. Poor. Very weak modulation. Much stronger on // 7174.99. No other //s heard. Dec 18. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** EUROPE. PIRATE. 7600, Free Radio Service - Holland, 0820-0920, pop music. DJ chatter. Caught ID at 0848. Very weak at tune-in. Better after 0830. Fair on occasional peaks. Some rtty QRM on low side. An overall poor signal. Much weaker on // 5800.04. Dec 18. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010.18, Radio Madagasikara, *0230-0250, sign on with local choral music. Malagasy talk. No IS or National Anthem tonight. Poor in noisy conditions. Dec 18. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** MAURITANIA. 7245, IGIM, *0638-0650, abrupt sign on with Arabic talk. Local chants at 0640. Short breaks of local music. Good. Dec 18. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** NIGER. 9704.99, LV du Sahel, 2101-2300*, once again heard here with weak to very weak levels. Threshold signal at times. French talk. Indigenous vocals. Short flute IS at 2258:45 followed by National Anthem at 2259. Dec 17. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** RWANDA. 6055, Radio Rwanda, 2055-2100*, Afro-pop music. French talk. Abrupt sign off. Fair. Dec 17. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** THAILAND. 13745, Radio Thailand, 0006-0045, tune-in to English news. Ad for Bangkok Airways and Intercontinental Bangkok Hotel. Talk about cures for hangovers. Business news. IDs. Fair. Slightly reduced signal strength at 0030 when they switch antenna beam headings from eastern to western North America. Dec 18. (Brian Alexander, PA) Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires ---[Start Commercial]---------------------
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