PERU – 4984.14, Radio Voz Cristiana, Chilca, Huancayo, hrd signing on several mornings this week, *1056 on 12/29, *1055 on 12/30, and already broadcasting by 1058 check on 1/3. Best on 12/30, when signal fair-good amidst noise, with shortwave channel joining programming already in progress at 1055 – caught the end of the daily pgm by their “crazed preacher”. At 1058, an a capella hymn by an OM, then religious tlks in SS, followed by eco adstring at 1103 for “articulos plasticos . . . al edificio Comercial Espinosa, en la Calle Real . . .” Clean ID for RadioVoz Cristiano and then into OA folklorico tunes at 1107. Held to 1115 fade-out. (Perry, Illinois)
BOLIVIA – 6105.50, Radio Panamericana, La Paz, good signal 1043 tune-in on 1/3. Best in USB and notching out the het. At 1045, YL giving usual pgm ID as “Bolivia Corazon” and then into CP melodies, including criollo-style piano tunes, not just folklorica. At 1049, OM with usual t/ck format, “La Hora Panamericana . . . 6 y 49 minutos!” Noted Pio Doce 5952.46 about 1005 this morning also, so a decent day for 49 mb propagation from Bolivia. Also 1/4 same general time, with very nice signal, same programming. (Perry, Illinois) ECUADOR – 4781.70, Radio Oriental, Tena, massive signal 1/5 1100 tune-in, shortly after sign-on, and holding up past 1130. Tropical rhythms, cumbias, scattered HC pasillos and one endless sample of HC electronic “house music” which pounded away for 8 minutes, 1109-1117. Familiar usual advertisers heard, like “Electric Ambato” and “Banco del Barrio”. As always, live ancr is very low signal compared to nice, strong audio on all recorded portions of the pgm. OM at 1120, after kids sang short rendition of “Silent Night”: “Senores y senoras, son las 6 de la manana y 20 minutos en Radio Oriental . . .” A favorite daily visitor. (Perry, Illinois) --------------------------------------------------- Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100 Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 +Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands) 335-foot bidirectional BOG 150 deg/330 deg) for LA/SE Asia DXEngineering RPA-1 preamp Phased Longwire + Small Loop _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
