SUDAN 7200 R. Omdurman Suddenly on at 0232:40 w/native mx in progress but
barely modulated. Apparently V.O. Broad Masses also here starting at 0313. (20
Sept.)
SOMALIA 7120 R. Hargeisa OC followed by HoA mx. Finally a 1 min. anmnt by M
at 0354:55 in which there were ments of what sounded like "Radio Ree-kah". More
mx, then diff. M again at 0405:22 w/more ments Radio "Ree-kah". Mx again 0406.
0414:15 more anmnts by same M starting w/ment of Radio Ree-Kah which must be an ID.
Same thing again at 0423:04. Odd though as I didn't hear this in Ron Howards
recording. Fading after 0400 of course and nearly inaudible by 0445. (20 Sept.)
MAURITANIA 7245 R. Mauritania Unlike yesterday, was not on all night.
Suddenly on at 0621:48 in mid-Koran. (20 Sept.)
BRAZIL 4785 R. Caiari On at 0855:20 w/soft ZY ballad in progress. Full ID at
0858:34, followed by ID jingles mentioning AM freq. (20 Sept.)
BOLIVIA 4716.7 R. Yura Signal on well before 0955. Audio finally up at
1002:50 w/2 IDs and ment of Bolivia by W during tlk in Ayamara. Mx at very very
low level. (20 Sept.)
MYANMAR?? 7345 Rakhine BS?? (very tent.) 1056 finally getting a little mx at
this time but audio ext. weak. Was getting a carrier for about the previous 10
min. CNR blasted it out at 1100. Don't see anything else listed here prior to
CNR s/on. (20 Sept.)
21 September 2012: Decided to try a micro-DXpedition this morning. I was
disappointed with the propagation. LAs were quite poor. The Myanmar
stations/freqs were hardly audible. The PNGs were the only saving grace. I wouldn't
quite say they were good, but they were fairly good. 3235 and 3260 were best. At
330°, the BOG was actually situated perfectly for reception of both Pacific and
Asia. Pacific was much much better. So I don't know if it had to do with
propagation or if the antenna just needed to be laid out in a more northerly
direction.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp.
ANT: 315' Beverage (BOG) at 330°.
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0850-1200 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 117 A Index = 9 K Index = 2 No storms.
WX: Partly to mostly cloudy. Mid-50's.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7324.97 Wantok R. Light 0906 NBC EG nx by M. 0908 "This is
the NBC National news". 0915 nIce Wantok NBC nx/promo/ID, then PSA, and live
studio M anncr w/upcoming sked. Voice audio was a little distorted. Another ment
of Wantok R. Light at 0917. 0918 canned pgm promo, then messages, then into C&W
style song. (21 Sept.)
CANADA 6159.98 CKZU 0926 mostly stronger than CKZN. CBC documentary w/M and
W pgm host abt severely ill Autistic person to 0948. "The Current Review" pgm.,
pgm notes and CBC Radio One ID, filler mx, then CBC nx. Some heavy QSB. (21
Sept.)
BOLIVIA 6134.83 R. Santa Cruz 0939 Big rom. ballad. M anncr w/TC and song
anmnt w/ment of La Paz, Santa Cruz. Not very strong this AM. (21 Sept.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3235 R. West New Britain 1009 M anncr in muffled audio.
Ment of PNG, poss. phone numbers, corporation. Soft mx bridge at 1017, then M
again w/ment of Friday night, and cont. mx. 1019 W anncr w/PSAs. Island mx agt
1022. 1029:20 full ID by M over native wind instru. straight tone, canned M, W
ancr w/FM freq, then live W w/ID 1030:30. 1114:40 canned W jingle. 1119:30 studio
W w/what sounded like ID. (21 Sept.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260 R. Madang 1031 Reggae song. 1033 studio M anncr w/song
anmnt. Requests. Ment Friday night 1108:20 W w/vern. nx starting out w/item about
NBC. Studio M anncr at 1113 w/ID "...NBC station Madang...". (21 Sept.)
3324.889 and 3325 two signals here noted at 1035. Suspect the former is
Palangkaraya and the latter is Bougainville. (21 Sept.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365 R. Milne Bay 1035 "We Are the World". "Take It Easy"
by The Eagles at 1053. (21 Sept.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3315 R Manus 1104:35 nice bird call and drums, then into nx
by W. (21 Sept.)
SOLOMON ISLANDS 5019.88 SIBC/R. Happy Isles 1125 dedication and request
call-in pgm w/W host who answered phone "Hello SIBC" quickly speaking and slurring
words. Rel. inspirational tlk at
1156. 1200 full closing ID, instru. NA. Good and as strong as Rebelde. (21
Sept.)
AUSTRALIA 2368.48 R. Symban Extremely weak but also peaking for 2 or 3
seconds every once in a while, once strong enough to hear mx at 0842. (22 Sept.)
MICRONESIA (POHNPEI) 4755.5 The Cross 0948 Rock and Pop mx. Tuned away at
0955. Was already in EG rel. pgm at 1000 when I returned. Went into Pop mx at
1023, and then off the air at 1024. (22 Sept.)
UNID. 9380 Sound of Hope (pres.) 1233 just missed s/on. Getting a weak
signal w/M tlk in what sounded like CH. Oddly was getting more audio w/tuner
bypassed. (22 Sept.)
CHINA Found Firedrake on 12320, 12670, 12980, 13920. (22 Sept.)
NIGER 9705.54 La Voix du Sahel 2247 M in FR between Afro songs. Pretty good
signal and found off freq today. (22 Sept.)
BRAZIL 6120 Super R. Deus e Amor (pres.) 2251 Rel. tlk by M in PT w/ment of
espiritu santu, la palabra, Brasil, sanctimoni. 2257 instru. mx and M anncr
briefly, then alternating M and W and audience noise. Canned studio anmnt by M, a
little more preaching, then full canned slow anmnt by M w/freqs at 2300, followed
by singing jingle for abt a min. Didn't hear an actual ID though. 2300 noted time
ticks underneath then V.O. Korea IS. Then at 2302:35, R. Habana Cuba came on and
blasted it out. (22 Sept.)
VIETNAM 12019.25 V.O. Vietnam 2313 tlk by 2 men ancrs, then W briefly, and
back to men. Certainly sounded like IN at 2322. Getting better in the next 5 min.
Deadair at 2327. 2330 usual fanfare and EG ID by W and M. Into EG lang. pgms.
(22 Sept.)
BRAZIL 4845.24 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais (pres.) 2335 hardsell preaching by
M in PT w/horrible roomy sound to the audio. Thought hrd ment of Brasil. Went
into Pop-like vcl mx at 2340 sounding like it was played over the PA system in the
room. One or two short canned anmnts at 2359. More nonstop mx. I thought the
audio was just part of the pgm, but it was obviously from the studio. No chance to
ID due to poor audio. QRM from het on 4844.85. Occas. pulsing UTE QRM too. Not
very strong. Can't be running more than 5 kw. If this is Ondas Tropicais, it
really went downhill from what it used to be. WWCR not on to at least 0007, but
was on at 0015 check. (22 Sept.)
ECUADOR 4781.67 R. Oriental 2347 long canned anmnt w/ment of R. Oriental,
then into LA Pop mx a little distorted on the bass. 2 more songs. 2359 canned
anmnt by M w/ment of Quito, and "...telefonicas en comunicadores...servicios
tecnicos...en radio...de servicio". Then more mx. (22 Sept.)
UNID. 4840 AIR Mumbai?? Carrier came on at 2349:00 and noted over ToH. Hrd
poss. mx at 0006. Wiped out by WWCR when I rechecked at 0015. (22 Sept.)
MYANMAR 7110 Kachin R. Came on the air at 1026:33. (23 Sept.)
MYANMAR 7185.73 R. Myanmar Came on at 1026:15. No chance for audio as it was
much too weak. (23 Sept.)
UNID. 3915 R. Fly (tent.) 1106-1112 what sounded like studio W anncr
interviewing M over phone. Hrd for a few seconds at times between Ham xmsns. (23
Sept.)
SOLOMON ISLANDS 5019.88 SIBC 1117 church choral singing, then rel. pgm M host
in Pijin, and more choral mx. Nice signal this morning. Not as much Rebelde slop
QRM as usual. LSB was clear. (23 Sept.)
UNID. 9595.449 Carrier hetting up against 9595 Japan here at 1125. 9595 was too
strong and this was too weak to get any audio. AIR maybe?? (23 Sept.)
UNID. 15755 Sound of Hope?? M tlking in definite CH-like lang at 1224. Kind
of weak. Gone by 1237 recheck, so must have gone off at 1230. (23 Sept.)
OMAN 15140 R. Sultanate of Oman 1450 end of Dance song, then studio M anncr
host w/greetings, ID, and UK listener acknowledgement, then some sports nx. Back
to mx at 1455. Weak and fady. (23 Sept.)
73 Dave Valko
Dunlo, PA USA
NRD-535D and Perseus SDR
Wellbrook ALA1530S+ and 153' Vertical Triangle Delta Loop
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