-- December 1998 Log Book --
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15135 - 1925 - Deutsche Welle, Germany - (ee) - Just caught id and closing of the broadcast. - - (r390a/urr - texas - 12/31/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 31 21:17

5100 - 2144 - RLN, Liberia - (EE) - Christian preaching. Radio Liberia International ID - - (Drake R8B - Virginia. USA - 10/27)
Lou - wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 31 19:44

9580 - 2222z - Africa #1, Gabon - (FR) - Bob Marley music and other reggae. ID's - - (Drake R8B - Virginia, USA - 12/27/98)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 31 19:42

21550 - 2300 - RVC, CHILE - (SP) - XLNT reception on all freqs. // 15375. Monitoring times lists this as "various languages" but I have yet to hear any English, just a lot of music and IDs. - - (Drake R8B - Virginia, USA - 12/27)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 31 19:26

9022 - 0400Z - VOIRI, IRAN - (EE) - Talk about Iraqi birth defects the result of some American naval action with radioactive rounds fired in the Gulf in the early 70's. Oh brother! I thought I had heard it all... - - (Drake R8B - Virginia, USA - 12/30/98)
Lou - -Dec 31 19:23

15445 - 1200 - 1300 - Radiobras, Brazil - (EE) - News and general programming - 444 - (DX440 & 25 foot longwire - Atlanta, GA - 12/30/98)
Kent - ae4y at qsl.net -Dec 30 13:14

15575 - 0200 - 0300 - Radio Korea International, Korea - (EE) - News and general programming - 444 - (DX-440 & 25 foot longwire - Atlanta, GA - 12/30/98)
Kent - ae4y at qsl.net -Dec 30 12:06

11710 - 0200 - 0300 - RAE Buenos Aires, Argentina - (EE) - News in English, Argentinean music announced in English and Spanish. Heavy interference from R. Havana on 11705 - 434 - (DX-440 & 25 foot longwire - Atlanta, GA - 12/30/98)
Kent - ae4y at qsl.net -Dec 30 12:04

21740 - 0100 - ABC / Radio National, Austraila - (ee) - News , sports, Health care issues. - - (Stewart Warner R390a/urr with a Inverted "V" trapped dipole at 35 ft at apex. - Eastern Texas - 12/30/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 30 01:36

21670 - 0130 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Poerty, many mentions of Japan - - (Drake R8a - texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 30 01:35

21670 - 0130 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Poerty, many mentions of Japan - - (Drake R8a - texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 30 01:35

21670 - 0130 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Poerty, many mentions of Japan - - (Drake R8a - texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 30 01:33

21670 - 0130 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Poerty, many mentions of Japan - - (Drake R8a - texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 30 01:33

21670 - 0130 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Poerty, many mentions of Japan - - (Drake R8a - texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 30 01:33

21740 - 0100 - ABC / Radio National, Austraila - (ee) - News , sports, Health care issues. - - (Stewart Warner R390a/urr with a Inverted "V" trapped dipole at 35 ft at apex. - Eastern Texas - 12/30/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 30 01:23

11990 - 1800-1900 - Radio Kuwait, Kuwait - (EE) - News in English followed by western style "lounge music." - 444 - (DX-440 / 25 ft. longwire - Atlanta, GA - 12/29/98)
Kent, AE4Y - ae4y at qsl.net -Dec 29 19:32

9515 - 1600 - BBC, England - (EE) - BBC - 5 - (Sony ICF-SW7600G - Ohio, USA - Dec12,1998)
Jeff Deck - Jeffdeck at aol.com -Dec 28 20:44

11620 - 1800-2000 - All India Radio, India - (ee) - General overseas service of India Radio. 1800&1830 id in english news in english some music in english. - - (Stewart Warner D390a/urr Inv "V" trapped dipole antenna apex at 35 ft, - texas - 12-271998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 27 20:17

3300 - 0320 - R. Cultural, Guatemala - (EE) - ID, PO box address given. Religious programs. Poor -- noisy. - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/18)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:22

3305 - 0326z - ZBC, Zimbabwe - (EG) - Upbeat African music. Local ads. Very interesting programming, better by 0400z - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 9/18)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:20

9355 - 1322 - KHBI, Saipan - (EE) - Religious program with Christmas hymns, good signal - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/22)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:17

12085 - 2105* - Radio Damascus, Syria - (??) - National anthem then s/off. - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/22)
Lou - wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:16

9705 - 2330 - RMI, Mexico - (EE) - Address as P.O. Box 21-300, ID's as RMI. I think this is XERMX. Really poor with QRM. - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/22)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:13

15395 - 15395 - UNID, Unknown - (CH) - There are two Chinese programs on this channel. One I believe is VOA. Does anyone know who the other one is? Thailand used to broadcast on this freq in English, but I have not heard them is some time now. Could this be Thailand? - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/23)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:10

12130 - 1800* - AWR, South Africa? - (EE/FR) - Only caught the s/off anmts and IS. ID's in FR and EE. I think this is coming from South Africa but could be wrong. - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/25)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:07

4890 - 1255 - NBC, Papau New Guniea - (EE) - "Late Night Radio" program. Fades fast after 1300. - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/26)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 18:01

9780 - 1800 - Radio Aden, Yemen - (EE) - News and disco music - - (Drake R8B - USA, Virginia - 12/25)
Lou - Wacky100 at ix.netcom.com -Dec 27 17:42

15555 - 1655-1755 - RDP, Portugal - (PP) - Time ticks with id at the top of the hour, news music. SINPO 23333 - - (Stewart Warner R390a/urr Inv "V" trapped dipole 35 ft at apex. - texas - 12/26/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 26 17:56

9515 - 1515 - NHK, Japan - (ee) - Top tunes in Japan progam in english, sinpo 45434. - - (Drake r8a mini beverage - texas - 12/25/1998)
arq3 - arqe3 -Dec 25 15:58

12090 // 15585 - 1515-1621 - Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - (ee) - News etc this is there Asia broadcast SINPO 35434 all in English. - - (Stewart Warner r390a/urr mini beverage 250 ft long - texas - 12/24/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 24 16:23

11705 usb - 0350 - Havana, Cuba - (ee) - Dx progam good info. SINPO 34333 - - (R390a/urr and Inv "V" antenna - frozen texas - 12/23/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 23 14:59

17680 // 21550 - 2115 - Radio.Voz Cristiana, Chile - (ss) - Religous music - - (Stewart Warner r390a/urr Mini-beverage 250 ft in the letter "U" - texas - 12/22/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 22 22:07

17800 - 1600 - Deutsche Welle, Germany - (ee) - News of Germany / Iraq / ex pres Clinton etc - - (Stewart Warner R390a/urr - texas - 112/21/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 21 16:08

9740 - 1500-1699 - BBC/WS, England - (ee) - News, sports, ans Omnibus - - (Stewart Warner r390a/urr / Inv "V" trapped dipole antenna - texas - 12/21/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 21 15:59

21715 - 0400 - Vo Turkey, TURKEY - (EE) - News and features - 555 - (ICOM IC-R72 - Chandigarh, INDIA - Dec 20, 1998)
Kanwarjit Sandhu - kjsandhu at vsnl.com -Dec 20 14:10

9022 - 0035 - Vo The Islamic Rep, Iraq - (EE) - Lady and Man with News and commentary in English, thanks to arqe3 at kilgore.net for this valuable tip. - 454 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-20-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 20 12:29

15275 - 2100 - DW, Germany - (ee) - News of USA, also Saturday Review, Sports, broadcast for Western Africa good signal strength all in English. - - (Drake r8 / R8a Inv "V" dipole antenna at 35 ft - texas - 12/19/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 19 21:14

15120 - 0115 - Voice of Nigera, Nigera - (ee) - Progam in english daily 0100-0130 id in english at 0128 with Inv signal good signal strength - - (Drake r8 / r8a Inv"V" dipole - texas - 12/19/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 19 21:09

5600approx - 23:35 - World Harvest Radio, Indiana, USA - (EE) - Talk show with DJ Chuck.........? Discussing Bombing of Iraq SIO 544 - - (Matsui WR208S Portable - - 17-12-98)
Warren Thorne - Warren_thorne at bigfoot.com -Dec 19 00:00

12095 - 2115 - BBC/WS, England - (ee) - News Iraq vs USA and Britian etc - - (Yaesu FRG -100 with Kiwa mods - texas - 12/18/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 18 21:27

9022 - 0115 - VOIRI, Iran - (ee) - Progam in english news of Iran id at 0128utc - - (Drake r8a/ r8 - texas - 12/16/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 18 00:26

11620 // 15200 - 1940 - All India Radio, India - () - ID at at 1947 sign off in english - - (Drake r8a / Inv "V" - texas - 12/16/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 -Dec 16 20:00

11734 - 2035 - Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar, Tanzania - (SW) - Local music, Swahili anmts. Brief news before 2100 s/off. In the clear, best signals heard after months of trying. - 333 - (R-1000 - Omaha, NE - 12/14/98)
Carl Mann - carlsharieomaha at worldnet.att.net -Dec 14 22:10

9475 - 0250 - Radio Cario, Egypt - (ee) - Music and religous history - - (Drake r8a / Inv "V" - texas - 12/14/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 14 03:35

5010 - 2300 - Guangxi People's Sta, China - (CH) - Presumed. Chinese language, heard daily during brief Grayline opportunity. - 232 - (R-1000 - Omaha, NE - 12/11/98)
Carl Mann - carlsharieomaha at worldnet.att.net -Dec 12 02:54

17870 - 1525 - Radio Sweeden, Sweeden - (??) - ID in english at 1530 plus interval signal sinpo 44544 - - (nrd535d / Inv "V" - Texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 10 17:08

17870 - 1525 - Radio Sweeden, Sweeden - (??) - ID in english at 1530 plus interval signal sinpo 44544 - - (nrd535d / Inv "V" - Texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 10 17:08

17870 - 1525 - Radio Sweeden, Sweeden - (??) - ID in english at 1530 plus interval signal sinpo 44544 - - (nrd535d / Inv "V" - Texas - 12/10/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 10 17:08

4930.6 - 0045-0310 - R.Interacional San Pedro, Honduras - (ss) - Religious Music in spanish - - (r390a/urr Inv "V" - Texas - 12/8/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 10 17:04

9855 - 1153 - R Nederland, via Wertachal - (EE) - Thurs Media Network; transmitter location per R Ned schedule; not in Passport99 - 453 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-10-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 10 12:03

9965 - 21:35-21:45 - Voice of Armenia, Armenia - (EG) - Better signal than previous posting. Playing classical music. - SINPO 34433 - (Drake SW8/Eavesdropper Dipole - St.Louis, MO - 12-9-98)
Mike Schremp - MSCHREMP at aol.com -Dec 9 21:58

9835 - 22:00-23:00 - Merlin Network 1, England - (EG) - Rock Radio Network. Lots of heavy rock music. Came on suddenly without any interval signal. - SINPO 45444 - (Drake SW8/Eavesdropper Dipole - St.Louis, MO - 12-8-98)
Mike Schremp - MSCHREMP at aol.com -Dec 9 21:53

9965 - 21:44 - Voice Of Armenia, Armenia - (EG) - Caught end of English broadcast. Definate ID then schedule. Heavy noise level but good signal. Sign off at 21:45 UTC. English schedule 21:15-21:45. - SINPO 34232 - (Drake SW8/Eavesdropper Dipole - St. Louis, MO - 12-8-98)
Mike Schremp - MSCHREMP at aol.com -Dec 8 21:54

9965 - 21:44 - Voice Of Armenia, Armenia - (EG) - Caught end of English broadcast. Definate ID then schedule. Heavy noise level but good signal. Sign off at 21:45 UTC. English schedule 21:15-21:45. - SINPO 34232 - (Drake SW8/Eavesdropper Dipole - St. Louis, MO - 12-8-98)
Mike Schremp - MSCHREMP at aol.com -Dec 8 21:54

15225 - 21:58-23:00 - KSDA Adventist World Radio, Guam - (Unknown) - English ID- this is Adventist World Radio-Guam. Unknown language after ID. Very good signal. - SINPO 44544 - (Drake SW8/Eavesdropper Dipole - St. Louis, MO - 12-7-98)
Mike Schremp - MSCHREMP at aol.com -Dec 8 03:16

9610 - 1244 - R Taipei Int, Taipei, Taiwan - (EE) - EE sch 1200-1300 - 353 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-7-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 7 12:59

11990 - 1840-1930 - Radio Kuwait, Kuwait - (ee) - Lots of Music. Station id at 1845 and 1902 utc sinpo 35333 - - (Drake r8a / wires - Texas - 12/4/1998)
arqe3 - arqe3 at kilgore.net -Dec 5 02:33

15275 - 2113 - Deutsche Welle, via Rwanda - (EE) - 50 min of EE 2100-2150 - 454 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-2-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 2 21:13

15500 - 2045 - R China International, China - (EE) - Two hours of EE 2000-2200 - 454 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-2-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 2 21:05

6110 - 1255 - VOA, via Philippines - (EE) - News now (EE sch 1100-1800 via Philippines) - 343 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-1-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 1 13:06

4890 - 1245 - NBC, Papua, New Guinea - (EE) - Interview: Real Good signal; reception seems to be better when K is in mid-range; 1200 UT on 1 December was 3 (30 nT). - 454 - (DX-398/MFJ-1026 - St Louis, Missouri - 12-1-98)
Ray Fronczak - -Dec 1 12:47

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