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12759 - 1420 - Armed Forces Network, Diego Garcia - (EE) - sio:241 - M & W discussing Saddam's execution. Very weak and fading. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 14:25
12080 - *1400 - R Nederland, via Madagascar - (EE) - sio:242 - M w/ s/on, ID, promo for satellite services, into nx w/ 1st item about Saddam hanging. Weak, but clear. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 14:15
11550 - 1345 - R Sweden, Horby, Sweden - (EE) - sio:343 - M discussing Swedish legal efforts to combat slavery, Northern mood mx, into M & W discussing tourism opportunities in Stockholm. Good. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 14:12
11530 - 1330 - V of Mesopotania, via Moldova - (Kurdish) - sio:423 - Interesting propagation - VoM overpowering co-channel WYFR in Portuguese. ME mx and talk, - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 13:37
11510 - 1320 - VOA, Iranawila, Sri Lanka - (Pashto (listed)) - sio:454 - Cheery-sounding W w/ clear VOA ID in S Asian lang, into western pop mx. Very strong and solid signal. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 13:23
11499.995 (approx) - 1310 - V o Russia (p), via Dushanbe, Tadjikistan - (Hindi) - sio:242 - M w/ end of nx. Weak, but data matches up. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 13:17
9425 - 1250 - AIR (p), Bangalore, India - (Hindi) - sio:232 - Subcontinental vocals, M talking in Hindi. Weak, nearly threshold. On earlier than what's listed in Passport or EiBi, but sure sounds like AIR programming. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 13:02
9810 - 1235 - R Thailand, Udon Thani, Thailand - (EE) - sio:343 - M & W w/ Thai nx, mostly related to holiday tourism, info about buses and gift shops in Bangkok airport. Decent signal, a little flutter. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 12:44
9760 - 1220 - CRI, Kunming, China - (EE) - sio:333 - M w/ ID, review of Chinese newspapers. Fair to weak, beamed to Austr/Oceania. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 30)
Mike - Dec 30 12:27
11710.7 - 0325 - RAE , Gen Pacheco, Argentina - (FF) - sio:344 - Opera-like vocals, W w/ ID at BoH. Better than usual, though fading. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike - Dec 29 03:34
6040 - 2300 appox - CRI, China - (ee) - sio:555 - news of terrorism etc - (drake R8a - eastern texas - 12/28/2006)
arqe3 - Dec 29 00:19
9630 - 2030 - REE, Noblejas, Spain - (SS) - sio:444 - Men talking, Spanish mx w/ audience laughter. Strong, but BBC-Seychelles barely audible underneath. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 28)
Mike - Dec 28 20:38
11780 - 0205 - R. Nacional Amazonia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:444 - M w/ several "Nacional" ID's. Light jazz mx. Good signal - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, Ky - Dec 28)
Mike - Dec 28 02:11
7255 - 2130 - V of Nigeria, Ikorodu, Nigeria - (FF) - sio:343 - Two men speaking about Lagos explosion, out suddenly for 5 minutes at 2131 and then back up pretty well. Transmitter problems? - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 26)
Mike - Dec 26 21:39
7210 - 0358 - AWR, Moosbrun, Austria - (EE/AA) - sio:333 - YL in English w/ AWR ID, announcing start of Arabic prgm, into Arabic pgm w/ ID by M. Good. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 26)
Mike - Dec 26 04:06
7200 - 0140 - VOA, Briech, Morocco - (EE) - sio:333 - M w/ VOA News, IDs. Fair w/ considerable interference from Amateur operators. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 26)
Mike - Dec 26 01:51
15400 - 2100 - BBC, England - (ee) - sio:344 - News,waste dumping , this is there western Africa broadcast I beleive. - (drake r8a - eastern texas - 12/25/2006)
arqe3 - Dec 25 21:08
12080 - 2010 - VOA, via Botswana - (French) - sio:343 - Pgm of African pop mx, M anncr w/ ID. Fair, but clear. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 20:14
11845 - 2000 - AWR, Meyerton, S Africa - (French) - sio:343 - W w/ ID, relig vocal mx, several choir pieces of holiday mx. Good. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 20:07
11655 - 1950 - R Nederland, via Madagascar - (EE) - sio:444 - Pgm of classical Christmas mx. W w/ ID. Good signal. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 19:55
5915 - 0143 - Vatican Radio, Vatican - (EE) - sio:333 - Christmas mx, relig message by M. Not too strong, but beamed to SE Asia. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 01:48
5875 - 0135 - BBC, Wooferton, UK - (Dari) - sio:353 - W w/ BBC ID, plenty of subcont mx, lang sounds like a mix of Arabic and Farsi. Pretty good sig, given beam. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 01:44
6020 - 0125 - CRI, Cerrik, Albania - (EE) - sio:454 - News, multiple IDs, historical promo on growth of CRI. Strong signal. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 01:31
6150 - 0115 - R Romania Intl, Tiganesti, Romania - (EE) - sio:232 - Christmas songs, ID by W. Weak, but audible - no trace of Dr. Scott's Costa Rican relay. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 01:20
6240 - 0105 - V of Russia , Armavir, Russia - (SS) - sio:454 - M w/ world nx, several items abt Palestine & Israel, M w/ VoR ID. Strong signal. - (Grundig Sat800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike - Dec 25 01:12
9740 - 1230 - BBC, Singapore - (EE) - sio:232 - BBC report on Haditha investigation in Iraq, EU report on euthanasia. Weak, much weaker than // 9750 (Montsinery, SIO 343) - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 12:39
4780 - 1120 - R Cultura, Coatan, Guatemala - (SS) - sio:444 - Lively Latin mx, M w/ ID betw songs. Very strong. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 12:25
9645 - 1205 - VOA, Udon Thani, Thailand - (EE) - sio:233 - VOA News, plenty of IDs, clips of Hillary Clinton. Weak, but clear. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 12:14
7255 - 1155 - VOA, Udon Thani, Thailand - (Indonesian) - sio:444 - W w/ clear "Washington - VOA" ID and VOA bridge mx. Strong. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 12:02
7190 - 1150 - CRI, Jinhua, China - (Japanese) - sio:433 - W in slow japamese, speaking over light piano mx. Good over nearby ARO QRM. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 11:56
7180 - 1140 - China R Int'l, Jinhua, China - (Tagalog) - sio:333 - W translating clips in Mandarin and English about China and the World Trade Commission into Tagalog. Clear and alone. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike. - Dec 21 11:49
7620 - 1130 - China Nat'l Radio (CNR5), Beijing, China - (Mandarin) - sio:333 - Opera-sounding vocals to BoH, W w/ ID, prob nx. Decent signal. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 11:40
7285 - 1030 - R Thailand, - () - sio:333 - Correct freq, not 7265.... - ( - - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 10:37
7265 - 1030 - R Thailand, Udon Thani, Thailand - (Thai) - sio:333 - W w/ SE asian nx, ID at BoH. Good and pretty clear. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 10:35
7265 - 1020 - DW, Irkutsk, Russia - (German) - sio:343 - M w/ DW programming, IDs and sports nx at 1025. Good, but noisy... - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 10:29
6020 - 0955 - R Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (Pidgin) - sio:422 - M w/ clear RA ID. Signal holding up pretty well despite co-channel Nederland-Bonaire in Dutch. //9710 weaker, but no co-channel. - (Sony ICG-7600G + ANLP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 10:04
9590 - 0930 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:343 - M w/ "Australian Talkback" pgm on topic of criticism. A little weaker than // 9580. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 09:38
9765 - 0920 - R New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:444 - W w/ interview of leader of New Zealand Salavation Army, M w/ "National Radio" ID, TC - "23 after 10", into report on Cindy Sheehan, US anti-war activist. Good. - (Sony ICF-7600G + ANLP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 21)
Mike - Dec 21 09:31
11640 - 2040 - BBC presumed, England - (ee) - sio:333 - news and views I think not sure?? - (r1051b /// end fed long wire nw x se - eastern texas - 12-20-2006)
arqe3 - Dec 20 20:42
11655 - 3050 - RN, Netherlands - (ee) - sio:555 - news, - (r1051b /// end fed long wire nw x se - eastern texas - 12/20/2006)
arqe3 - Dec 20 20:37
870 - 2300 - WWL, USA - (ee) - sio:555 - news traffic sports - (R2174(p)urr - eastern texas - 12-19-2006)
arqe3,etc - Dec 19 00:19
17885 - 1807 - BBC, Ascension Isl - (FF) - sio:233 - M w/ BBC nx, ID. Weak, but rising clearly above the noise floor. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 17)
Mike - Dec 17 18:12
5500 kHz - 17.16 utc - Voice of Tigray Revolution, ETH - (TIG) - sio:333 - Targeting east Africa. / African style mx (drums and singing). / A bit difficult to understand ID, but managed to "pair" with weaker parallel tx on 6350 kHz (sio:121). / Shut down at 17.30 utc. - (Icom IC-R75 + longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 17th,Dec.2006)
Robin Banneville - Dec 17 17:57
17895 - 1430 - Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - (AA) - sio:333 - AA talk and chanting - Beamed to N Africa. Can also hear VOA (EE) Botswana Relay under it. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 16 Dec 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 16 14:45
9710 - 1600 - BBC, England - (ee) - sio:322 - news views etc first time I have heard them in a while on that freq - (nrd535d with kiwa mods - kd5lvi - 12-15-2006)
arqe3 - Dec 15 17:44
7190 - 2105 - RTT, Sfax, Tunisia - (AA) - sio:444 - W w/ prob nx, items seperated by trumpet blasts, M w/ modern ME mx. Strong. - (Grundig SAT 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 12 )
Mike Bryant - Dec 12 21:17
7160 - 2100 - R France Int'l, via Meyerton, South Africa - (FF) - sio:444 - W discussing Pinochet up to the ToH, Man w/ ID. Strong - (Grundig SAT 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 12 )
Mike Bryant - Dec 12 21:05
9580 - 2030 - Afrique Nnumero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (FF) - sio:443 - African pop mx, M & W talking, ID at BoH. Good, local RFI. Hey, LeBuzz is gone - the harsh buzz that's been on this freq for the last few weeks seems gone. Maybe they finally fixed the transmitter! - (Grundig SATELLIT 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 12)
Mike Bryant - Dec 12 20:37
15505 - 1840 - Radio Kuwait, Kuwait - (AA) - sio:233 - AA commentary - Interference from local Christmas lights... - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 11 Dec 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 11 18:50
17895 - 1800 - Voice Of America, Botswana Relay - (EE) - sio:233 - News - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 08 Dec 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 8 18:05
21495 - 1750 - Voice Of America, Greenville, NC, USA - (PP) - sio:333 - Portugese commentary - Beamed to Africa - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 08 Dec 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 8 17:56
5800 - 2040 - Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria - (German) - sio:333 - German program beamed to West Europe - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 06 Dec 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 6 20:44
15050 - 1300 - AIR - All India Radio, Delhi, India - (Sinhalese) - sio:333 - Commentary and local music. Beamed to Sri Lanka. My brother Bob in NJ also hearing it. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl -EL97tg - 12 DEC 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 5 13:17
15120 - 1940 - Voice of Nigeria, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:322 - EE Commentary and African music - Local QRN making it difficult. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 12-02-2006)
Tom - K4MM - Dec 2 19:43
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