ZANZIBAR 11735 R. ZBC 1940-2056:20* Usual pgm of AR mx and host M anncr in SW
every so often. 1958 short anmnt by M over mx w/ment of Dar-es-Salam. 5+1 slow
time ticks, then local nx by M starting w/ment of radio in what sounded like a very
fast "ZBC Radio" ID, then several ments of Zanzibar. 2005 another anmnt w/"Radio
ZBC" ID. Went off the air in mid-song again before ToH. Fair to good signal. Tnx
Brian Alexander info on new ID via Ron Howard. (4 Oct.)
5 OCTOBER 2012: Since I was hearing bits of audio on 3385 at 0845, I decided to
try going out again. It wasn't until I was just about at the pond that I chose to
try running the BOG through the field. Did so at 340 degrees, closer to Asia.
When I started I was shocked to hear at least some audio on all the PNGs!! It
looked really promising. Not overly noisy either. It was quite fady though. The
PNGs were stagnant again however until they started suddenly rising around 1105.
In 10 minutes they were getting decent. And by 1125 they were peaking. A little
later than Wednesday.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp.
ANT: 315' Beverage (BOG) at 340° (through the field this time)
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, adjacent to the field below the pond.
Duration: 0935-1245 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 113 A Index = 2 K Index = 0 No storms.
WX: Clear. Warm, upper 50's.
BOLIVIA 6154.95 R. Fides 0947 found out the instru. song played during canned
s/on anmnts is "Stairway to Heaven"!! 0951-0953 choral NA. 0953 soft vcl mx, 0954
short canned anmnt by M, then soft vcl by M. 0959 usual W anncr on in Aymara.
Unfortunately CNR came on then too. (5 Oct.)
PERU 3329.54 Onda del Huallaga Carrier at 0935 but didn't get any audio then.
Very weak Huayno mx at 1007 then. Still weak LA mx 1024 amid CHU modulation all
over (can only notch out so much!!). 1026 lively canned anmnts but just a little
too weak. Did catch ment of Peru. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 NBC East New Britain Around 0943 much better than on
the 3rd. 1010, 1030, 1050, 1100 no change. Starting to improve slightly at 1105.
Right at readability. 1045 ad block w/contest anmnt and apparently a feed store,
then deadair. Finally ment of New Britain weakly at 1047, then Pop song
"Breathless", then 2 ads at 1051 and studio M returned. 1100 2 ads, live M, then
1102 usual signature and NBC nx. 1118:00 ID by W during nx "NBC East New Britain
Provincial news". Department store ad, start of lumber ad and then just a white
noise, must have been having tech problems. 1229 finally a bit of mx, then live
speech w/occas. clapping. 1137 studio M anncr returned, and tlk abt the "World
Teachers Day" celebration. Still getting W anncr at 1218, then ads or promos. The
only one showing up at this time. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3235 NBC West New Britain 1119 live M anncr w/ID over
instru. version of "Careless Whisper" again. Ballads. 1126 live M anncr then
Reggae song, and conchshell blowing and M again w/ID and ment of what sounded like
a slogan "The Voice of ??" but couldn't copy as it was too fast. Then classical mx
and short EG ID MW and FM freqs by M, and studio M anncr. Then a long tlk. Studio
voice audio was muffled and kind of difficult to copy. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3325 R. Buka Nothing but a very weak carrier by 1030. Just
a little bit of audio w/M tlk at 1122. Nowhere near as strong as on the 3rd. (5
Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3204.97 NBC Sandaun 1113 easy C&W-like song. 1115 W anncr
w/poss. ment of NBC, and PSAs and messages w/ment of Saturday, phone number,
Highlands, Vanimo, children, 1119:45 NBC Sandaun ID. 1120-1025 Island Pop song.
1126 canned anmnt by M over mx w/ment of PNG. 1126-1129 Reggae-like song. 1129 W
anncr w/TC then canned inspirational PSA anmnt by M and W in EG abt education, (no
doubt about "World Teachers Day") over instru. mx 1030-1032. 1132:50 W w/ID, freq
90.7, and TC. 1032 Island song w/C&W flavor, turned down after a minute then long
tlk by W but couldn't determine subject to 1150. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260 NBC Madang Usual nx by W to 1109, then live studio M
anncr. PSAs and messages. 1122 ad/promo block w/last ending w/ment of NBC. 1124
live M again w/TC and ment of Madang. 1137 incredible signal!!! M shouting during
EG speech by local Madang politician promising 1,000,000 kina to the Province of
Madang and audience applause. Better than East New Britain. 1140-1146 island mx,
then lively M anncr w/apparent live event including laughing by people. Back to
studio anncr at 1149, then speech. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3315 R. Manus 1122 W anncr w/sev. ments of Lorengau before
going into lively island song. 1127:40 W w/ment of Manus and then Lorengau during
PSAs. 1129 M w/speech. (5 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365 NBC Milne Bay, The Voice of Kula 1125 end of song and
nice quick ID w/freqs by live studio M anncr and tlk abt some lcl event. 1128-1133
uptempo island song, then live M again w/song anmnt and greetings ".a very good
night to you, and I do hope.you had a wonderful day today.here in town.". Then
government official speech. (5 Oct.)
MYANMAR 7110 Thazin R. 1214 playing "Mickey" by Toni Basil!! Still getting
some Asian Pop mx at 1235. (5 Oct.)
BANGLADESH 15105 Bangladesh Betar 1226 OC, then tone start. 1228:15 IS
start. 5+1 time ticks, then M w/short opening anmnt, usual pleasant subcont. mx,
then nice ID w/freq/beam "Hello there. This is the External Service of Bangladesh
Betar broadcasting ?? shortwave...", and pgm rundown. 1231 subcont. mx bridge, then
W w/nx starting w/ID. Undermodulated and a bit of hum in the signal. A little
slop QRM from 15115. (5 Oct.)
BRAZIL 9695.3 R. Rio Mar 1018 ad block at t/in. Ments of Manaus. Cont. of nx
pgm w/M and W hosts. 1022:50 usual very short singing ID jingle to start ad block.
5 time ticks and TC by M at 1030. 1030:20 nice clear full ID w/all freqs followed
by jingle. Fortunately Japan had gone off and it was in the clear. 1031:15 EG
slogan in ad ("... ?? gets you"). Another ID/promo at 1032. Still fair w/soft ZY
Pops at 1047. QRM from R. Japan 9695 which was //9625. Both Japan and Rio Mar
about equal. (6 Oct.)
MYANMAR 7200.102 R. Myanmar Found here this morning at 1045 w/tlk by M
weakly, before peak. Was on at 1110 check but gone at 1113 recheck. (6 Oct.)
CHINA 9810 CNR-2 Tlk by M and W hosts in CH w/promos 1058-1100, 5+1 time
ticks, then Beijing ID. //9515, 9620. (6 Oct.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 R. East New Britain Again, PNGs beginning to peak at
1115. Way down just 10 minutes prior. ID at 1115. Playing Darude "Sandstorm"
then phone caller at 1122, then into Reggae song. 1127 "Get ready for a lot of
fun" jingle. (6 Oct.)
ANDAMAN IS.?? 4760 AIR Port Blair?? 1133 very weak signal here but sounded
like tlk by M, and tlk by W at 1137 and mx 1140. M again 1143. Abt equal w/RRI
Makassar 4749.96. Other poss. Indians abt same strength on 4895, 4950, 4970, 4990.
(6 Oct.)
SOUTH KOREA?? 4925 MND R.?? Signal came on the air at 1158:27. Too weak for
audio. Must be MND. (6 Oct.)
THAILAND 9890 R. Thailand 1242 nx by W in EG, 1143 ID by M, then canned PSA
on education and couple more anmnts, then 1245 canned ID/pgm promo by M again.
Decent signal but just blasted by VOA Greenville 9885. Had to use USB to make it
even semi-readable. (6 Oct.)
73 Dave Valko
Dunlo, PA USA
At home: NRD-535D and Perseus SDR
Wellbrook ALA1530S+ and 153' Vertical Triangle Delta Loop
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