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8820 USB - 0655z - unid, unknown - (Hispanic?) - sio:232 - Voice conversation; either 2-way or telephone; very rapid speaking sounded Hispanic; I pick these up often btx 7900-9000 kHz; usually weak - (IC-R75 rcvr; MFJ-16010 tuner; brass slinky antenna - Richmond VA - 31Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 31 09:03
15315 kHz - 1917 utc - R. Netherlands, Netherlands - (EE) - sio:454 - I.d. at 30. Radio Books series, with interesting WWII era story by Willem van Zadelhoff. Program "Reloaded" at 30. Tx: Bonaire, Neth. Antilles; 250kw. Target: central nAm. (Tx and power from 2008 PTWR; target from station's website.) - (Icom R-75/100-ft (30.48m) longwire/MFJ-16010 passive tuner - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 30 DEC 07)
Bucky Hydal - Dec 31 00:01
6080 - 0630z - VOA, unk - (EE) - sio:222 - Voice of America "World's Best Variety" music. Contemporary music and classic pop hits. Was refeshing to hear rock music on SW! Very distant-sounding signal; unk loc of transmitter. - (IC-R75 rcvr w MFJ-16010 tuner and brass slinky antenna - Richmond VA - 30Dec-07)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 30 08:39
6825 - 0615z - possibly "M51", possibly France - (na) - sio:233 - Morse code; could possibly be French Military "M51" (?); fairly weak signal but good tone on CW, AM and USB -- in the latter mode 6826 kHz - (IC-R75 rcvr w MFJ-16010 tuner and brass slinky antenna - Richmond VA - 30Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 30 08:33
6280 - 2315 - Chinese Music Jammer, Xian (?), China - (None) - sio:444 - Standard Firedrake opera mx, no trace of scheduled Voice of Hope from Taiwan. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:43
6115 - *2300 - R Roumania Intl, Bucharest, Romania - (EE) - sio:343 - IS, M w/ ID, s/on info, into nx by W. Good, much better than // 6015. - (Eton E1 w/ 50'external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:40
5995 - 2245 UTC - RTVM, Bamako, Mali - (French) - sio:444 - Loud, animated, M DJ w/ Afropop vocals. Some of the vocals very haunting. Great signal. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:38
11780 - 2228 - R. Nac da Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:454+ - Talkative DJ w/ many mentions of Brazil, prgm promos, romance mx. Very good signal. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:31
4845 - 2125 UTC - R Mauritanie, Nouakchott, Mauritania - (AA) - sio:342 - M talking. Very noisy signal impeded understandabilty. Much stronger at 2300 recheck. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:28
4904.9 - 2120 - RNT , Chad - (FF) - sio:454+ - The right freq is 4904.9 - ( - - Dec 29)
Bryant - Dec 30 03:25
4909.9 - 2120 UTC - RNT, N'Djamena, Chad - (French) - sio:454+ - M DJ, IDs, French Afropop mx. Strongest 60 meter signal at this time! - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:23
9600 - 2120 - China R. Intl, Kashi, China - (EE) - sio:222 - M w/ CRI ID, W w/ report on traffic problems in China. Weak, w/ het on low side. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:18
9495 - 2113 - DW, via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka - (AA) - sio:343 - M w/ DW ID, DW bridge mx. Targeted to North Africa. Significantly weaker than // 5905 (Sines). - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, Ky - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:16
9425 - 2105 UTC - All India Radio, Bangalore, India - (Hindi) - sio:333 - Some very interesting subcontinental vocals and instrumental mx. Best in upper sync to avoid some splash from Greece on 9420. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:13
7430 - *2100 - R. Tirana, Shijak, Albania - (EE) - sio:444 - YL w/ ID, s/on info, long, detailed broadcasting schedule and finally into news. Strong, particularly for Albania. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:09
9690 - 2040 UTC - DW, via Kigali, Rwanda - (EE) - sio:454+ - DW Radio ID, pgm abt problems confronting intercultural romantic relationships. Excellent signal. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:05
13710 - 2015 - VOA, via Botswana - (EE) - sio:EE - M w/ VOA ID, "Music Time in Africa" pgm w/ African mx. Good signal. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 03:02
13630 - 2010 - China R. Int'l, via Bamako, Mali - (EE) - sio:343 - M w/ nx abt China, CRI ID. Not the strongest signal, but very clear. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 02:59
9580 - 1952 UTC - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:322 - W w/ Australian accent w/ RA ID, pgm of country mx. About even with, and mixing with, co-channel Gabon in French. - (Eton E1 w/ 50'external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 02:56
12005 - 1938 UTC - RTT Tunis, Sfax, Tunisia - (Arabic) - sio:444 - M & W w/ talk and traditional ME mx. Strong, clear signal. - (Eton E1 w/ 50' external - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 02:52
5745 - 0759 - unk bdcast sta, unk - (unk) - sio:434 - Some cool Asian music, then something that sounded like a German or Slavic waltz? Could not make-out the language of this program. Sounded like a cross btx Slavic and German. - (IC-R75; brass slinky antenna connected high-Z - Richmond VA - 29Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 29 09:29
6350 USB - 0826z - Armed Forces Network, U.S. (Pearl Harbor HI) - ((EE)) - sio:333 - National news updates; election 2008; then an old Motown hit - (IC-R75 rcvr; brass slinky antenna connected high-Z - Richmond VA - 29-Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 29 09:24
6519 USB - 0818z - Marine nav warnings, unk - (EE) - sio:222 - Was unable to determine loc of this shore bdcst. - (IC-R75 rcvr; brass slinky antenna connected high-Z - Richmond VA - 29Dec07)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 29 09:18
6175 - 0330 - Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam - (English) - sio:544 - News followed by some info about B-52's in the vietnam war. - (Grundig Satellit 800 - Raleigh, NC - 29 Dec 07)
Joe - Dec 29 04:47
5990 - 0400 - R. Prague, via Sackville, Canada - (EE) - sio:444 - ID, brief news highlights from Czech Rep., into report by W about Bhutto assassination. VG. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 29 04:05
7160 - 0345 UTC - BBC, via Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:343 - M discussing ways to reduce CO2 emissions. Good, pretty clear. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 29 03:50
7150 - 0340 UTC - V of Russia, Armavir, Russia - (Russian) - sio:454 - Older M discussing situation in Iraq. Strong. - (Grundig SAT800 / Eton E5 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 29)
Mike Bryant - Dec 29 03:46
6020 - 2305 - BBC, via A' Seelah, Oman - (Chinese) - sio:343 - Man w/ BBC ID, sounded like a game pgm w/ live applause. Signal good, a little transpolar flutter. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 27)
Mike Bryant - Dec 27 23:15
7220 - 2345 - VOA, via Tinang, Philippines - (EE) - sio:242 - VOA bridge mx, M w/ clear VOA ID, into mx pgm. Weak and fluttery. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 27)
Mike Bryant - Dec 27 22:57
9030.9 RTTY - 0311z - unknown, likely United States - (na) - sio:444 - Do not know the source of this particular RTTY Tx; Do not have a decoder; I have been receiving this nightly for several months - (IC-R75; brass slinky antenna connected to high-Z input - Richmond VA - 26-Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 27 04:18
5649 USB - 0258z - Gander control (Aero), Canada - (EE) - sio:323 - 2-way Txs between control and planes; the planes were inaudible - (IC-R75 rcvr; brass slinky antenna connected to high-Z input - Richmond VA - 26Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 27 04:11
5950 - 0243z - Radio Taiwan Intl, Taiwan - (EE) - sio:444 - Humorous progam; poking fun at Christmas traditions, "Santa Claus wears red to symbolize his anger" - (IC-R75 rcvr; brass slinky antenna connected to high-Z input - Richmond VA - 26Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 27 04:03
1865 LSB - 0223z - Ham operators, United States - (EE) - sio:322 - I believe one of the operators was in the UP of Michigan - (IC-R75 rcvr; brass slinky antenna connected to high-Z input - Richmond VA - 26Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 27 03:58
7160 - 1955 UTC - Family Radio (WYFR), via Dhubayya, United Arab Emirates - (EE) - sio:242 - Harold Campings' bible-based lectures. Pretty weak, but easy to ID WYFR bible studies lectures. This is relayed from UAE to Europe. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 26)
Mike Bryant - Dec 26 20:03
7205 - 1920-1924* UTC - Voice of Turkey, Ankara-Emirler , Turkey - (German) - sio:232 - M w/ closing annoucements, including ID and mention of broadcasting from Ankara, several rounds of VoT IS and off at 1924*. Weak, with some amateur interference. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 26)
Mike Bryant - Dec 26 19:37
13590 - 1838 UTC - CVC - Voice Int'l, via Lusaka, Zambia - (EE) - sio:454 - Australian-accented W w/ Christmas mx and telephone conversation with Hindi-accented W about how Christmas is celebrated in India. CVC IDs. W anncr indicated she was broadcasting from Australia, but most recent EiBi show CVC-Brisbane using Lusaka as the relay. No way that a signal from Australia would proagate that well at this time of day. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike Bryant - Dec 25 18:51
15235 - 1710 UTC - Channel Africa, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:343 - Long mutli-language (at least French and several African langs) promo with people screaming the word "Africa", at 1712 long Channel Africa English ID by man, into an Africa nx pgm by W, w/ many Channel Africa IDs. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike Bryant - Dec 25 17:29
15120 - 1705 UTC - Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, Nigeria - (English) - sio:332 - W in heavily African-accented English, discussing Nigerian nx items. Difficult to understand due to accent and low modulation, but signal stronger than in recent days. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 25)
Mike Bryant - Dec 25 17:24
17830 - 1630 - BBC/WS, England?? - (ee) - sio:245 - News, this is the broadcast to Africa, movie news - (Yeasu frg 100 end fed long wire - usa - 12.25.2007)
robert - Dec 25 16:35
6739 - 2233z - Andrews AFB, USA - (EE) - sio:444 - Some type of message given in code (?); long combination of letters and numbers - (IC-R75 rcvr; MFJ-16010 tuner; brass slinky antenna - Richmond VA - 24Dec-2007)
Larry Lanberg - Dec 25 15:14
5965 - 0605 UTC - Vatican Radio, Vatican - (EE) - sio:322 - Man w/ Vatican programming in English, under REE-Spain, possibly Costan Rican relay. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 16)
Mike Bryant - Dec 16 06:13
11775 - 2040 UTC - VOA, via Sao Tome - (French) - sio:323 - W w/ ID, English-French conversation, prob lang lesson. Very clear, but under sermon by the late Scott out of Anguilla. - (Eton E1 - Fern Creek, KY - Dec 15, 2007)
Mike - Dec 15 20:54
6240 - 0200 - V of Russia, Russia - (ee) - sio:444 - News of the Russian church during the 1920 - (JRC 535 nrd with kiwa mods with long wire 35ft - texas - 12.15.2007)
robert - Dec 15 02:57
9740 - 1330 - BBC, England - (ee) - sio:444 - Viedo gaming business news and news at the top of the hour. - (Yeasu frg 100 with a stone mountain keyer + longwire - texas - 12.11.2007)
robert - Dec 11 21:54
7325 - 2330 - R. Vilnius, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:333 - World News,then Life in Lithuania and Northern Europe - (DX-440 (Radio Shack) - EL29mm - 08dec07)
John - Dec 9 01:08
9690 - 2030 - DW, Germany - (ee) - sio:555 - global warming?? - (yeasu frg 100 long wire - texas - 12.6.2007)
robert - Dec 6 21:03
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