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11620 - 2057 utc - All India Radio, Bangalore, India - (EE) - sio:333 - Subcontinenetal vocal mx, OM anncr, YL on hour with ID, "This is All India Radio...,"same YL into nx. - (Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 31)
Mike Bryant - Dec 31 21:17

9830 - 2045 utc - Deutsche Welle, via Kigali, Rwanda - (EE) - sio:444 - YL interviewing Scottish-accented Douglas Sinclair on New Year Norse festival held on Shetland Islands, part of "Inside Europe" prgm. - (Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 31)
Mike Bryant - Dec 31 21:14

6020 - 1202 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:444 - OM w/ Australian and world nx, Britons released in Gaza. Sports nx at 1204. //9580 & 9590. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 31)
Mike Bryant - Dec 31 12:34

5054.6 - 1155 - Faro del Caribe, San Jose, Costa Rica - (Spanish) - sio:322 - OM w/ religous talk, ID. Fading fast. - (Grundig SAT 800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 31)
Mike Bryant - Dec 31 12:31

4799.8 - 1145 - R. Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian, Guatemala - (Spanish) - sio:444 - OM w/ clear ID, tho sounded like "R. Venezuelas" at first, into instrumental version of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, more holiday mx. Very good signal. - (Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 31)
Mike Bryant - Dec 31 12:27

6139.8 - 0440 - R. Lider, Columbia - (Spanish) - sio:454 - Inspirational Latin mx, frequent IDs, ad for Childrens Fund. Surprisingly strong. - (Grundig Sat800 / Degen 1103 - Louisville, KY, USA - Dec 30)
Mike Bryant - Dec 30 04:47

11820 - 2140 - BSKSA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - (Arabic) - sio:454 - Koranic recitations, relig talk by OM. Strong signal. - (Grundig Sat800 / DX398 - Louisville, KY, USA - Dec 25)
Mike Bryant - Dec 25 21:50

6395 kHz - 08.00 utc - Orion Radio , Netherlands (Elburg) - (EE) - sio:333 - Special Christmas program with seasonal songs and cheer ... Merry Christmas to all. - (Icom IC-R75 (longwire) - Guernsey (Chan. Isles.) UK - Christmas Day 2005)
Robin Banneville - Dec 25 08:31

7555 kHz - 0225 - KJES, USA - (EE) - sio:343 - I.D. "KJES broadcasting from the Lord's Ranch, Vado, New Mexico" by a m. child who also asked for QSL reports. Program consists of lady reading Bible verses, with a small group, including children, immediately repeating what she said. Some mx and singing at 32 (May be a cult; lots of talk about "the netherworld.). Full sked: 0200 to 0300 daily. Tx site: Vado, NM; power 50kW. Target: nAm. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 24 DEC 05)
Bucky Hydal - Dec 24 02:40

6020 kHz - 0130z - China Radio Int'l, Albania (relay) - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D. "China Roots here on China Radio International" at 38. Chinese string instrument mx discussion. Program ended at 55. Lead-out at 55 with correspondence info, ending at 57. Lead-out mx at 57. Full sked: 0100 to 0157 daily. Tx site: Cerrik; power 300kW. Targets: nAm; cAm. (Station details courtesy of ILGRadio dB accessed through Mark Fine's excellent Radio Listener's Database Windows frontend and the superb Ham Radio Deluxe radio control program.) - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 24 DEC 05)
Bucky Hydal - Dec 24 02:01

5910 - 0440 - R. Ukraine, Mykolayev, Ukraine - (EE) - sio:444 - YL anncr w/ ID, focus on Ukrainian amateur sports, including horse racing. Strong signal. - (Grundig Sat800 / Sony ICF7600G - Louisville, KY - Dec 22)
Mike Bryant - Dec 22 04:53

9760 - 0340 - Adventist World Radio, Al Dabbiya, Uited Arab Emirates - (Afro-sounding lang, listed Amharic) - sio:333 - Light reggae-sounding melodies, possibly religious. YL anncr w/ ID. Clear. - (Sony ICF6800W / ICF7600G - Louisville, KY - Dec 22)
Mike Bryant - Dec 22 03:53

6020 - 0445 - Voice of Turkey, Emirler, Turkey - (EE) - sio:454 - Turkish vocals, om w/ ID, freqs and skeds, including satellite and internet info, goodbye at 0449, one IS and off at 0450, five minutes earlier than listed in most recent ILG. Strong in 4.0 upper sync. - (Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 21)
Mike Bryant - Dec 21 04:57

5980 - 0230 - RTV Marocaine, Morocco - (Arabic) - sio:444 - Traditional ME vocals with minimal instrumental bckground, mx right thru half hour. ID by OM. Strong signal when using 4.0 bandwidth in upper sync to avoid splash from BBC below. - (Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 21)
Mike Bryant - Dec 21 03:57

6535 kHz - 0254z - Dakar Center, Senegal - (EE) - sio:443 - "Dakar" I.D. at 0256. Aircraft calling "Dakar." Dakar responds with "Calling Dakar?" This is more of a flight following operation on HF, assigning flight levels, etc., where air traffic control (ATC) would be on UHF or VHF close in to the airport, like New York Center. I just wanted to confirm John's excellent catch in the entry prior to this. I'm pretty amazed; I'm still monitoring Dakar on 6535 at 0550z, almost 3 hours later! - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 17 DEC 05)
Bucky Hydal - Dec 17 05:54

6535 - 0200 - ATC "Dakar", Senegal - (EE) - sio:343 - USB. Air Traffic Control,Tower to Air,Both sides audible,listening over 2 hours - (DX-392 - Seabrook,TX,USA - 11gec05)
John - Dec 11 04:10

5975//7160 - 0000 - BBC, ENGLAND - (EE) - sio:555 - NEWS SPORTS MUSIC ETC - (RACAL RA6790/GM - ETEXAS - 12-1-05)
ROBERT - Dec 5 18:08

15520 - 1558 - Family Radio, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - (EE) - sio:343 - OM w/ ID, s/off ancmnts. Last words were "To God be the glory..." and off at 1559. Transmission to South Asia. - (Icom R75 / Grundig Sat800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 04)
Mike Bryant - Dec 4 16:27

15575 - 1550 - BBC, UK, Rampisham - (EE) - sio:454 - "Sound of the World" pgm w/ recording from African group called Zanziber Two. Last recording was from Russian group called Volga. Strong - (Icom R75 / SAT800 - Louisville, KY - Dec 04)
Mike Bryant - Dec 4 16:23

15555 - 1413 - BBC, Limassol, Cyprus - (Arabic) - sio:343 - YL w/ BBC ID amidst news. - (IC R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 15:08

15530 - 1410 - VOA, Briech, Morocco - (Unid ME lang) - sio:242 - YL w/ clear phonetic spelling of VOA URL. Weak, but clear. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 15:05

15520 - 1408 - Family Radio, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - (Hindi) - sio:444 - OM w/ clam relig sermon, many mentions of "bible". Clear - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 15:01

15410 - 1302 - R. Farda, Wooferton, UK - (Farsi) - sio:454 - OM w/ clear "Radio Farda" ID, into Iranian folk pop mx. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 14:57

15400 - 1357 - R Finland, Pori, Finland - (Finnish) - sio:454 - IS up to hour, immediately into pgm w/ YL anncer, prob nx. Very clear. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 14:53

7230 - 0102 - R. Slovakia Intl, Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia - (EE) - sio:454 - YL/OM with Euronews until 0105, clear ID, into mailbag talkaround. Strong. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 14:50

15355 - 1840 - R Japan, Moyabi, Gabon - (Japanese) - sio:343 - YL anncr, pop mx w/ Japanese vocals. Good. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 19:49

11655 - 1925 - R Nederland, Via Madagascar relay - (EE) - sio:454 - Pgm about underlying causes of 20th Century genocides. Solid signal. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 19:46

9550 - 1920 - FEBA R., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - (Arabic) - sio:343 - Christian relig mx in Arabic, some mx w/ ME instruments. Good sig. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 19:43

9510 - 1910 - TWR, Meyerton, South Africa - (Unid Afro lang) - sio:343 - OM getting worked up in a religous sermon. No clear ID, so presumed. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 19:40

15475 - 1725-1745 - Afrrique Numero Un, Moyabi,Gabon - (Frencg) - sio:454 - Afro vocal melodies, ID, 2 OM discussing "futbol" in Afro-accented French. Best in LSB, though fading. - (ICOM R75 w/ 20 ft ext - Louisville,KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 17:54

11670 - 1543 - R. Nacional (Venezuela), Havana, Cuba relay - (Spanish) - sio:454 - Chavez speech with calls for the social, economic and political independence of South America. Mid-speech clapping. Strong. - (Sony SW77 - Louisville, KY - Nov 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 15:56

11710 - 1527 - V of Korea, Kujang, North Korea - (EE) - sio:342 - OM w/ "great leader" speech, VoK ID, Korean female vocal mx, People's opera mx. Very raspy and fading quickly. - (Sony SW77 - Louisville, KY - Nov. 20)
Mike Bryant - Nov 20 15:52

6020 - 0315 - China R. Int'l, Cerrik, Albania - (Mandarin) - sio:454 - OM/YL w/ prob news in Chinese. Audio clips of GW Bush discussing (in English) US-Chinese relations on his Far East trip. - (Sony SW77 - Louisville, KY - Nov 19)
Mike Bryant - Nov 19 03:43

6005 - 0310 - BBC, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:333 - Pgm about worsening conditions in Turkmenistan. Half-second ahead of //5975. Some splash from Cuba below. - (Sony SW77 w/ 20' ext - Louisville, KY - Nov 19)
Mike Bryant - Nov 19 03:39

6080 - 0320 - VOA, Sao Tome - (EE) - sio:332 - Feature on new Johnny Cash movie, including music clips. //6035 (Botswana), but weaker. - (Sony SW77 w/ 20' external - Louisville, KY - Nov 19)
Mike Bryant - Nov 19 03:35

7135 - 0042 - VOA, IranaWila, Sri Lanka - (Hindi) - sio:343 - OM/YL VOA nx in Hindi. Surprisingly strong, with a little flutter. - (Sony 7600G w/ 20' external long wire - Louisville, KY - May 19)
Mike Bryant - Nov 19 00:50

13710 - 2125 - VOA, Botswana relay - (EE) - sio:454 - Country Music USA pgm w/ Johnny Cash song, Cry Cry Cry. Strong. - (DE1103 - Louisville, KY - Nov 18)
Mike Bryant - Nov 18 21:34

15230 - 1415 - China Radio Int'l, Sackville, Canada - (EE) - sio:555 - OM w/ ID, talk about Chinese-Chile trade agreement, US threatens WTO actions over Chinese textiles. Very strong. - (DE1102 - Louisville, KY - Nov 18)
Mike Bryant - Nov 18 14:24

11690khz - 17;10 - Radio Jordan, Jordan - (EE) - sio:333 - Gave weather, then I D . Radio Jordan. - (Grundig S350 - Montreal Quebec Canada - Nov 15th 2005)
Richard Casavant - Nov 16 04:45

17630 - 1535 - Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (French) - sio:343 - OM w/ ID, haunting Afro vocals, OM discussing "futbol". - (SAT800 / DE1103 - Louisville, KY - Nov 13)
Mike - Nov 13 15:44

6628 - 0230 - New York radio, USA - (EE) - sio:343 - (LSB ) VERY ACTIVE.constant traffic. - (DX-392 - 29N 93W - 13Nov05)
John - Nov 13 02:31

6628 - 0200 - New York radio, USA - (EE) - sio:343 - LSB 2-way Between Air,and Tower.Both sides audible. - (DX-392 - 29N 93W - 13Nov05)
John - Nov 13 02:23

7255 kHz - 0449z - V. of Nigera, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:544 - "Voice of Nigeria, Lagos" I.D. at 49, 51, and 53 between pleasant musical interludes. Martial mx at 56. F. ann. with freq. and upcoming program announcements. World news at 0500 by m. ann., with emphasis on Nigeria. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 11 NOV 05)
Bucky Hydal - Nov 11 05:11

11590khz - 20;38 - KOL, Israel - (FF) - sio:544 - News in French .Spoke about A. Sharon s Election. - (Grundig S350 - Montreal QuebeCanada - 10 Nov- 2005)
Richard Casavant - Nov 10 20:38

9790khz - 2100z - RFI, France - () - sio: - Ooops, make that last entry 2100z ! - ( - - Nov.8, 2005)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Nov 8 21:06

9790khz - 1500z - Radio France International, France - (French) - sio:343 - French programming but nice idents in English at top of hour before time pips. Lots of fading today. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Nov. 8, 2005)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Nov 8 21:02

7190.0 khz - 1228z Sign off - Radio Tashkent, Uzbekistan - (English) - sio:444 - Right at Tashkent sunset, my sunrise. Very good sigs and excellent copy in English. CRI heard under and after 1228z Tashkent s/off. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Nov. 8, 2005 )
John Wilke K9RZZ - Nov 8 12:36

17820 - 1500 - Radio Canada Int'l, canada - (EE) - sio:544 - local artists - (DX-392 - 29N 93W - 06nov05)
John - Nov 6 15:47

6498.9 - 18.49 - ESTACION C, PERU - () - sio:4 - RADIO - (SONY - - 03 -11 -05)
CARLOS SANDOVAL - Nov 4 00:53

11690 kHz - 1523z - R. Jordan, Jordan - (EE) - sio:544 - I.D. at 29. Western-syle pop mx, "two hours of nonstop music" from an FM station feed, "92.4". Full sked: 1400 to 1730 winter (one hour earlier summer). Tx site: Al Karanah; power 500kW. Targets: Eu; nAm. (Station details from ILGRadio dB and primetimeshortwave.com.) - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 01 NOV 05)
Bucky Hydal - Nov 1 15:52

7255 kHz - 0631z - V. of Nigeria, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:333 - News of Nigeria and Africa read by f. ann. World news at 11. African mx at 26. Full sked: 0500 to 0700. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 31 OCT 05)
Bucky Hydal - Oct 31 06:34

9885 kHz - 0355z - V. of America, Botswana (relay) - (EE) - sio:544 - I.D. at 00. "Africa News Now." News of and about Africa, with an "editorial reflecting the views of the U.S. government." Full sked: 0300 to 0430 daily. Tx site: Selebi-Phikwe/Moepeng. Target(s): Africa. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 24 OCT 05)
Bucky Hydal - Oct 24 04:15

7180 - 0111 - V of Russia, Moldavia - (EE) - sio:454 - "Moscowq Mailbag", interview with visiting American woman. Strong and clear. - (ICOM R75 w/ AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 24)
Mike - Oct 24 01:20

9420 - 0047z - V of Greece, Avlis, Greece - (Greek) - sio:444 - Frank Sinatra singing "My Way". - (ICF7600G w/ AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 24)
Mike - Oct 24 00:52

17700 - 1610z - R. SOLH, Rampisham, United Kingdom - (listed Dari) - sio:322 - upbeat-sounding mx, kind of sounds like a cross between Arabic and subcont mx. Signal OK, lots of QRM from above - VoG-Delano on 17705, signal most usable in LSB. - (ICF7600G w/ AN-LP1 ant - Louisville, KY,USA - Oct 23)
Mike - Oct 23 16:17

15315 - 1457z - BSKSA, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia - (Arabic) - sio:333 - Koranic recitations. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 ant - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct. 23)
Mike - Oct 23 15:09

7255 - 0453 - V of Nigeria, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:454 - Woman w/ ID, "You are listening to Voice of Nigeria, Lagos," musical fanfare. Very strong signal. - (DX-398 w/ DE31 act ant - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 22)
Mike - Oct 22 05:00

5910 kHz - 0340z - R. Ukraine Int'l, Ukraine - (EE) - sio:443 - I.D. at 53. Cultural pieces about Ukraine w/Ukrainian mx for transitions. Full sked: 2300 to 0400. Tx site: Mykolayliv. Target: nAm. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 10 OCT 05)
Bucky Hydal - Oct 21 03:53

15585 - 0040 - R. Free Asia, No. Marianas - (Mandarin) - sio:322 - RFA Mandarin programming and RFA promo mx. Lots of QRM from US religious station above on 15590. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 act ant - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct. 20)
Mike - Oct 19 23:57

15245 - 0045 - Chinese Music Jammer, ian, China - () - sio:444 - Strong and non-stop Chinese "opera" overtop of Manadarin programming, presumably CBS-1 Taiwan. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 act ant - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 20)
Mike - Oct 19 23:52

9520 - 1258 - R: New Zealand International, New Zealand - (En) - sio:232 - Some talk read by male announcer. Jingle of program reminder and change - (SONY SW7600G - VHF outdoor antenna - Treviso, Italy - 14Oct-2005)
Nino Marabello - Oct 17 11:43

4770 - 0526 - Radio Nigeria (Kaduna), Nigeria - (EE) - sio:333 - Children singing followed by "message from the Govenment of Nigeria" - (Drake R8 and G5RV - Bayville NJ - 16 Oct 05)
Mike K2MMM - Oct 17 00:04

15485 - 1455 - BBC - Skelton, U.K. - (EE) - sio:444" - "Talking Poiints" pgm on Indian health care system. ID, email address. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 ant - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 16)
Mike - Oct 16 15:04

11655 - 0150z - Voz Cristiana - Santiago, Chile - (Spanish) - sio:343 - Christian pop music, Spanish vocals, ID by YL. - (ICF-6800W & GE Wld Monitor - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 15)
Mike - Oct 15 01:54

11705 - 0130z - VOA via relay Irana Wila, SRI LANKA - (EE) - sio:242 - VOA fanfare mx, ID, into prgm about US autumn customs by M & W. Weak, but audible on multiple radios. - (ICF-6800W & GE World Monitor - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct 15)
Mike - Oct 15 01:42

4,915khz - 0430z - Radio Difusora Macapa, Brasil - (Portugese) - sio:454 - Nice music, great copy. Full ident given. A little utility interference on occasion, otherwise clear frequency and best signal on the band at the time. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 14 Oct. 05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 14 04:33

5,070khz - 0400z - WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee - (English) - sio:555 - Excellent signal. Full ident at top of hour into news and religious programming. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 14 Oct. 05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 14 04:09

5,110khz - 0300z - WBCQ, Montecello, Maine USA - (English) - sio:555 - "Free speech radio" Excellent copy, interesting programming. - (Yaesu FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 14 Oct. 05)
John WIlke K9RZZ - Oct 14 03:45

4780khz - 2300z s/off - Radio Djibouti (tent), Djbouti - () - sio:444 - Excellent signal with music into singing of Koran then abruptly off. Only this and Mauritania on 4845khz audible. - (Icom R71a + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 13 oct 05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 13 23:16

12,105khz - 1858z s/off - Voice of Greece, Greece - (English) - sio:444 - Very good copy of their english programming. Nice ident at 1830z, short ident at 1900z then pfffft .... gone! - (Icom R71a + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 13 Oct. 05)
jw K9RZZ - Oct 13 19:49

11,940khz - 1800z - China Radio International, China - (English) - sio:534 - Good sigs, heavy slop from R. Marti on 11,930khz. Tune to the high side and copy is good. - (Icom R71a + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 13 Oct 05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 13 18:08

11,500khz - 1750z - Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria - (EE) - sio:454 - Very good copy on their English programming. Some quick fading, but overall very good. - (Icom R71a + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 13 Oct. 05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 13 17:55

4985khz - 2325z - Radio Brasil Central, Brasil - (PP) - sio:454 - Great sigs at this time. Just as nice as 11,815khz. Super copy. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - 10/10/05)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 10 23:18

4976khz - 0345z - Radio Uganda, Uganda - (EE) - sio:343 - Bassy audio makes rough copy, but caught "Radio Uganda" mentioned. Nice music. National anthem (?) at 0400z, then news. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Oct. 10, 2005)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 10 04:10

4985khz - 0040z - Radio Brasil Central, Brazil - (SS) - sio:333 - Fair signals with quite a bit of QRN. Parallel with 11,815khz which is excellent at this time. Easy Ident at 0030z. - (FT767gx, 40m loop - Milwaukee,WI USA - Oct. 10, 2005)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Oct 10 00:41

6110 - *0435 - RAI Int'l, ITALY-Rome - (Italian) - sio:454 - IS, mx, YL w/ RAI Int'l ID, ID by OM, into news. - (SAT 800 - Louisville, KY, USa - Oct 8)
Mike Bryant - Oct 8 04:41

6115 - 0259 - R. Tirana, ALBANIA-Shijak - (EE) - sio:333 - Vocal mx. YL w/ Albanian news highlights, ID, s/off announcements. Broadcast on longer than listed in ILG. - (Sat 800 - Louisville, KY, USA - Oct. 8)
Mike Bryant - Oct 8 03:08

9570 kHz - 0140z - China Radio Int'l, Albania (relay) - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D. at 55. Program: "Real Time Beijing." Lots of talk about China and Beijing by m. and f. ann., than discussion about books and literary events between two women. Full sked: 0100 to 0157 daily. Tx site: Cerrik, Albania; power 300 kW. Targets: Eu; Can.; USA. (Ended at 57, followed by Chinese language broadcast (Mandarin?) which tracks the info in ILGRadio dB.) - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 30 SEP 05)
Bucky Hydal - Sep 30 02:05

6180 - 04000 - VOA, USA - (ee) - sio:3333 - News - (NDR 525 G - Vienna AUSTRIA - 0927)
Johann R.SEDLAK - Sep 28 08:28

7290 kHz - 0610z - V. of America, Sao Tome (relay) - (EE) - sio:333 - I.D at 22. News and talk about Africa by Africans. Full sked: 0600 to 0900 daily. Tx site: Pinheira, Sao Tome (An island of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa. The city of São Tomé, the capital of the country, is on the southeast coast. Its population is 54,300.) Power: 100kW. Targets: nAf; ME; eEU. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 28 SEP 05)
Bucky Hydal - Sep 28 06:34

15235 kHz - 1800z - Voice of America, Morocco (relay) - (Turkish) - sio:454 - Yankee Doodle lead-in mx. I.D. at 00, (in English) "Voice of America in Turkish." M. and f. announcers in back-and-forth discussion. Full sked: 1800 to 1900 daily. Tx site: Tanger-Briech, Morocco; power 250kW. Target: Asia. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 19 SEP 05)
Bucky Hydal - Sep 19 18:29

7120 - 0340 - BBC-Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:454 - OM w/ ID, tribal mx, letterbox pgm - 1st letter abt corruption in Nigeria. Strong, clear signal. - (SAT800/Sony 7600G - Louisville, KY - Sept 19)
Mike Bryant - Sep 19 03:46

100kHz - always - cood1198, Sweden - () - sio:s10 - mtv - (tv - - 180905)
Khodor Abubakr - Sep 18 08:55

15285 kHz - 1542z - WWL - United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans, USA - (EE) - sio:434 - CORRECTION: To my 12 SEP 05 logging of WWL on 15285 kHz at 1542z...WWL is owned by Entercom. The United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans broadcasts are a cooperative effort by Entercom and Clear Channel. The programming originates from Clear Channel's facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. WWL remains on the air, at 50kW, on 870 kHz MW. Finally, Cyprus Creek is in South Carolina, not "Floriday." Many thanks to John Price of Entercom who kindly provided this correction. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 12 SEP 05)
Bucky Hydal - Sep 16 14:16

15285 kHz - 1542z - WWL - United Broadcasters of New Orleans, USA - (EE) - sio:434 - I.D. at 49. Local coverage of Hurricane Katrina from MW station WWL, a Clear Channel station that normally broadcasts on 870 AM from New Orleans. Call-ins describing damage to neighborhoods and relief efforts; comments from President Bush on the scene. Using transmitter of WHRI (World Harvest Radio) in Cypress Creek, Floriday; power 250kW. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 12 SEP 05)
Bucky Hydal - Sep 12 16:02

15.580 - 1926 - VOA (relay), Botswana - (EE) - sio:444 - Stories about life in Uganda - (R8 G5RV - Bayville NJ - 9 Sept 05)
Mike K2MMM - Sep 9 21:33

4820 - 10.00 - La voz Evangelica, Honduras - () - sio:555 - Religious testimonies - (Icom R 75 - - 9/2/05)
Rafael V Alberti - Sep 8 18:27

4052 - 0340 - Radio Verdad (T), Guatemala - (SS) - sio:232 - Choral and almost classical like music, male announcers, too much QRN for ID - (R2000/R-75 - Nags Head, NC - 8/26/05)
Russ Lay - Aug 27 17:09

4976 - 0412 - Radio Uganda (T), Uganda - (??) - sio:333 - Presumed here nightly, right on 4976. Signal is fair, modulation poor, hard copy! - (R2000/R75 - Nags Head, NC - 8/26/05)
Russ Lay - Aug 27 17:06

7590 USB - 0815 - AFN, Iceland - (EE) - sio:232 - Sports Overnight America feed; severe RTTY QRM - (Icom R-75 - Nags Head, NC - 8/27/05)
Russ Lay - Aug 27 17:04

15140 - 1600 - Radio Sultanate of Oman, Oman - (AA) - sio:343 - Radio serial or play, local music, few ID's. Checked // w Internet stream - (Kenwood R-2000 - Nags Head, NC - 8/27/05)
Russell Lay - Aug 27 17:01

7425 - 0010 - Radio Kiev, Russia - (E) - sio:343 - eng prog - (Nakiva DR 9804-AC - Hyderabad, India - 20th August, 2005)
MSS Raju, Hari Madugula, http://geocities.com/ysrc_india - Aug 26 01:39

17860 - 0445 - Radio Romania International, India - (E) - sio:343 - mailbag - (Nakiva DR 9804-AC - Hyderabad, India - 19th August, 2005)
MSS Raju, Hari Madugula, Young Stars Radio Club , Hyderabad - Aug 24 14:47

15235 - 1724z - Channel Africa, South Africa - (EE) - sio:433 - Mine cave-in in Ghana, rescue operation; illegal mining. Humanitarian relief in Zimbabwe necessitated by harebrained scheme "Operation Cleanup", forced removal of people for slum clearing. HIV/AIDS discussion, Africans' resistance to "safe sex." Bdcst ended abruptly at 55. Full sked: 1700 to 1755 daily. Tx site: Meyerton, South Africa; power 500kW. Targets: w. & swAf. - (Sony ICF-SW7600GR on a Sony AN-LP1 amplified loop antenna - Orr's Island, Maine, USA - 17 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 21 16:35

11590 - 1908z - Kol Israel, Israel - (EE) - sio:555 - Disengagement from Gaza, forced removal of Jewish settlers with commander of 1982 Sinai operation commenting. Followed by comments from settler leader and social worker helping with settlers' emotional issues. Israel wx at 23. Sign-off "Shalom from Jerusalem" at 25. Full sked: 1900 to 1925 daily. Tx site: Tel Aviv-Yavne; power 250kW. Targets: e. and c. Can; e. and c. USA. - (Radio Shack DX-398 on Sony AN-LP1 amplified loop antenna - Orr's Island, Maine, USA - 17 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 21 16:27

15605 - 1700z - R. France Internationale, France - (EE) - sio:443 - I.D at 09. News of Africa and ME. Int'l news at 09. Emphasis on Africa again at 18. Piece on S. Africa and ANC. "Today in France" with piece on Jewish radio stations, R. Shalom, in France. Ended at 30. Full sked: 1600 to 1730 daily. Tx site: Issoudun; power 500kW. Targets: ME; neAf. - (Sony ICF-SW7600GR on a Sony AN-LP1 amplified loop antenna - Orr's Island, Maine, USA - 17 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 21 16:15

4645 - 0100 - Tallinn Airport Information, Estonia - (EE) - sio:244 - ATIS - ( - - 21Aug-2005)
ANEUR - Aug 21 01:23

9890 kHz - 2335 - R. Deutsche Welle, Germany - (EE) - sio:544 - I.D. at 45. "Minorities in the EU" at 45. Multi-culti piece on the Sami people, formerly known as the Lapps, in northern Sweden. Full sked: 2300 to 2400 daily. Tx site: Kigali, Rawanda; power 250kW. Target: seAsia. - (Icom R75 on 100 ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 11 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 11 00:23

9925 kHz - 0208z - V. of Croatia, Croatia - (EE) - sio:433 - I.D. at 08. m. and f. anns. giving targets, times, and freqs for V. of Croatia. Croatian pop mx at 11. Full sked: 0200 to 0230 daily. Tx site: Juelich, Germany; power 100kW. Targets: eCan; eUSA; cAm. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 06 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 6 02:18

7185 kHz - 1410z - Mission Control and Discovery Shuttle, USA - (EE) - sio:434 - Real-time rebroadcast on HF of repair of Discovery's underbelly. Discovery astronauts Robinson and Noguchi talking to Mission Control after the repair and as they re-entered the airlock. Spacewalk ended at 1450z as Discovery was passing over cental Africa. Audio about two seconds earlier than that on NASA TV's live feed. Tx site: Mission Control, Houston, Texas; Discovery Shuttle, "Space, the final frontier." - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 03 AUG 05)
Bucky Hydal - Aug 3 14:59

9865 - 0210utc - R. Farda - Morocco, Briech - (Farsi) - sio:333 - Euro-tech club music, man w/ Radio Farda ID. QRM from Moscow below, //9805 (also Morocco) and 9775 (Kavala, Greece, which had the best signal at SIO-444). - (SAT800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY - July 25)
Mike Bryant - Jul 25 02:24

11885 - 0145 - R. Cairo - Abu Zaabal, Egypt - (AA/EE) - sio:555 - Man in English "RadioCairo Presents Arabic-by-Radio" into pgm w/ male repeating phrases in Arabic while woman provides instruction in English. Very strong. - (SAT-800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY - July 25)
Mike Bryant - Jul 25 01:55

11705 - 0130utc - VOA-Iana Wila, Sri Lanka - (EE) - sio:343 - "This Day in History" pgm, man w/ VOA ID, into news highlights. Conditions finally settled enough for this one to show up clearly. - (SAT 800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY - July 25)
Mike Bryant - Jul 25 01:35

7200 - 0350 - R. Omdurman (Tentative), Sudan-Al Fitahab - (Arabic) - sio:343 - Loud woman speaking rapidly in African-accented Arabic. Surprisingly strong & clear. - (SAT800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - July 24)
Mike Bryant - Jul 24 03:59

5945 - 0325utc - R. France Int'l, France-Issoudun - (Russian) - sio:343 - Man w/ ID in Russian, mx. Very clear. - (SAT800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - July 24)
Mike Bryant - Jul 24 03:32

7120 - 0300utc - BBC-Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:444 - Beginning of transmission to Africa, Man w/ ID, into news on investigations of London bombings. - (SAT800 w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - Jul 24)
Mike Bryant - Jul 24 03:08

9290 kHz - 06.35 utc - Radio Six International (via "Euronet"), Ulbroka, Latvia. - (EE) - sio:444 - Scottish based music station being relayed (between 06.00 - 07.00 utc saturdays) via 100kW transmitters in Latvia and targeted to Europe / "Saturday Sounds" from Glasgow with Tony Currie / Received here on a portable Icom IC-R10, connected to a "discone" antenna which is designed for multi-band VHF-UHF reception. / NB: It is even possible to receive this relay clearly on the Icom's standard "rubber-duck" aerial - (Icom IC-R10 hand portable + "discone" ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 16th,July.2005)
Robin Banneville - Jul 16 11:46

7305 kHz - 0255z - Vatican Radio, Vatican City State - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D. at 0318. Catholic news and issues, including assassination of bishop in Nigeria, and ecumenical and ecological topics. Poe Benedict XVI on vacaton in Italian alps. YL ann. "Tracy McClure". Full (published ILG) sked: 0250 to 0310 daily. Tx site: St. Maria Galeria, Vatican; power 250kW. Targets: e. Canada; e. and c. US. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 16 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 16 03:38

11690 - 0035 - R. Vilnius, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:434 - Man with news, last item about military air show, Lithuanian weather, YL w/ R. Vilnius ID, into analysis of Lithuanian politics. Digital interference. - (Degen 1103 w/ 30' antenna - Louisville, KY - July 14)
Mike Bryant - Jul 14 00:44

7520 - 07 41 - The voice of free China, Florida - (FF) - sio:544 - Mailbag program answering letters from listeners, in French several I .D s in French - (ICF 2002 - ,Montreal Quebec Canada - July 10th 2005)
Richard Casavant - Jul 10 08:05

7110 - 0320 - R. Ethiopia (Tentative), Ethiopia-Gedja - (African language) - sio:242 - YL w/ rapid African language. Too fast to pick out an ID, but can't think of who else it could be. (BBC-Meyerton?). Listed in ILG, and HFCC as Ethiopia in Amharic. Weak, but alone and clear. - (GE World Monitor w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - July 19)
Mike Bryant - Jul 10 03:38

9610 - 0255-0302 - BBC, Seychelles-Mahe - (EE) - sio:322 - YL/OM with news, ID, multi-voiced IDs with long mx bridge, time pips at top of hour, OM w/ ID in Swahili and into nx in Swahili. QRM increased greatly with 0300 s/on of R Liberty - Morocco on 9615. - (GE World Monitor w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - July 10)
Mike Bryant - Jul 10 03:08

6973 - 0210 - Galei Zahal, Israel-Tel Aviv - (Hebrew) - sio:343 - Light pop music with male announcer in Hebrew. Sounded like ads. Surprisingly clear. - (GE World Monitor w/ whip - Louisville, KY, USA - July 10)
Mike Bryant - Jul 10 02:23

7125 - 0140-0150 - Voice of Russia, Moldavia-Grigoriopol - (RR) - sio:454 - ID'd as Russian Int'l Radio. Hard and pop rock music w/ Russian vocals. Strong signal. - (GE World Monitor w/ whip - Louisville, KY - July 10)
Mike Bryant - Jul 10 01:26

15385 kHz - 0001z - R. Exterior de Espana, Spain - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D. at 02. Headlines read by m. ann. G8 conference results, Aid to Africa, global warming. "News from Spain" had a piece on "running of the bulls" in Pamplona. Wx at 13. Spanish mx at 14. Full sked: 0001 to 0100 daily. Tx site: Noblejas; power 350kW. Targets: Maritime Prov., e. Can, c. Can; e. US, c. US. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 09 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 9 14:32

9875 kHz - 2336z - R. Vilnius, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D at 39, "Radio Vilnius." Main news of Lithuania by m. ann. Followed by short discussion of London bombings yesterday; raised the possibility of lack of security in London due to G8 conference security needs in Scotland. Full sked: 2330 to 2400. Tx site: Sitkunai; power 100kW. Targets: Maritime Prov., Can; c. Can; e. US, c. US. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 08 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 8 23:52

15420 kHz - 0415z - BBC World Service, United Kingdom - (EE) - sio:343 - I.D. at 30. Tailend of news. Followed by sports at 20, main items soccer and Tour de France. Network Africa at 30. Full sked: 0330 to 0600 daily. Tx site: Mahe, Seychelles; power 250kw. Target: East Africa. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 05 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 5 04:35

5975 kHz - 2330z - BBC World Service, United Kingdom - (EE) - sio:444 - CORRECTION: Time on BBC WS, 5975 kHz catch from Guiana on 04 JUL 05 should read "2330z." - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 04 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 4 23:56

5975 kHz - 2130z - BBC World Service, United Kingdom - (EE) - sio:444 - I.D at 30. News. Then a featurette on cell phones usage in Africa and how it has changed Africans' lives. Off the Shelf book reading at 45. Full sked: 2200 to 2400 daily. Tx site: Montsinery, Guiana; power 250kW. Target: Carib. and C. Am. (s. Africa off backend of antenna). - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 04 JUL 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 4 23:50

15205 kHz - 2110z - Deutsche Welle, Germany - (EE) - sio:555 - I.D. at 19. News of Africa, one item situation with Mugabe and Zimbabwe. Followed by world news, including NASA's projectile hitting a comet today. Full sked: 2100 to 2157 daily. Tx site: Kigali, Rawanda; power 250kW. Target: East Africa. - (Grundig Satellit 800 on whip antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 04JUL05)
Bucky Hydal - Jul 4 21:24

6306.75 kHz (20W) - 20.03 utc - Radio Promenade ( Pirate ), UK - (EE) - sio:222 - Noisy but audible. / Playing soft rock and pop mx, with OM also mentioning some of the performances of the "Live 8" concert and how some of the pirate stations relayed the music via their transmitters. - (Icom IC-R75 with "35m" longwire ant. [please note that in my previous 3 entries I stated that my antenna was 100m long ... the entries should of course read 35m, my appologies for the error and thanks to Bucky Hydal for bringing the error to my attention ...] - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 3rd,July.2005)
Robin Banneville - Jul 3 20:26

6295.3 kHz - 07.10 utc - Orion Radio ( Pirate ), Netherlands - (EE/NL) - sio:233 - OM with rock and pop mx / "Free Radio" station, working the 48m band (around 6300 kHz) between 07.00 - 08.00 most Sunday mornings. / [ http://www.orionradio.nl/forum/index.php ] - (Icom IC-R75 + 100m longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 26th,June.2005)
Robin Banneville - Jun 26 22:32

15225 - 1245z - Voice of Turkey, Turkey-Emirler - (EE) - sio:343 - OM w/ end of "Outlook" pgm about Turkey's committment to human rights. ID. YL w/ announcement about new VoT listener contest. - (Degen 1103 and 30' random wire - Louisville, KY, USA - June 25)
Mike Bryant - Jun 25 12:53

15285 - 1245z - BBC, Thailand-Nakhon Sawan - (Mandarin) - sio:322 - YL w/ clear "BBC" ID and BBC background music. Rising up over an English religous station, probably WHRI. - (Icom R75 - Louisville, KY, USA - June 24)
Mike Bryant - Jun 24 12:53

9885 - 1030 - R. New Zealand Int'l, New Zealand-Rangitaika - (EE) - sio:454 - YL announcer interviewing American political science professor about Killen trial and race violence in the US. Following piece about the largest protest ever held by apple producers in New Zealand. - (Sony SW77/ICF2010 - Louisville, KY, USA - June 22)
Mike Bryant - Jun 22 10:40

6519.9 kHz - 21.26 utc - Pirate Music ( pres ), NA? - ((EE?)) - sio:111 - Test tx ... location not known. / Mx with station ann. inbetween ??? (marine or "ute" QRM...???) / As with my previous entry, I got wind of this b'cast via the "Alfa Lima" website. Although the reception was way too poor to confirm 100%, I did e-mail Pirate Music and they responded by thanking me for the report and advising me that they may be testing on other shortwave frequencies in the near future ... - (Icom IC-R75 (100m longwire) - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 20th,June.2005)
Robin Banneville - Jun 21 20:08

9269.65 kHz - 09.35 utc - Radio Alpenroos ( tent ), HOL (provincie groningen) - (EE/NL? ) - sio:15121 - OM with mix of music / Pirate station; too weak to definitely ID, but judging by the "PX anouncement" taken from [ www.alfalima.net/phpbb/index.php ] my confidence is fairly high. - (Icom IC-R75 (100m longwire) - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 19th,June.2005 )
Robin Banneville - Jun 21 19:47

6140 kHz - 0300z - V. of Turkey, Turkey - (EE) - sio:333 - ID at 00. News by m. ann. followed by "Review of the Turkish Press" with f. ann. at 09. Tx site: Emirler; power 500kW. Targeted to Europe and U.S. - (icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 15 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 15 03:16

15580 kHz - 1737z - Voice of America, USA - (EE) - sio:454 - ID at 37, "VOA Music Africa." African mx w/f. ann. Full sked: 1500 to 2000 daily. Tx site: Selebi-Phikwe/Moepeng, Botswana; power 100kW. Targeted to Africa. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 12 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 12 17:48

11655 kHz - 0410z - Voz Cristiana, Chile - (SS) - sio:333 - Mostly contemporary mx (Christian) w/infrequent m. ann. Heavy fading began at 50 before I could get an ID; RLdB and the station's website indicate this freq and time (I could use a little "hep" to confirm this catch, my first from Chile). Full sked: 0100 to 0800 daily. Tx site: Santiago; power 100kW. Radio Listener's Database (RLdB) now has a blank "CIRAF Target Zones" field, but the map graphic displays a beam directed northward enveloping nS.Am, C.Am, and eastern U.S. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 12 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 12 05:00

7120 kHz - 0454z - BBC WS (Africa), Great Britain - (EE) - sio:444 - ID at 57. BBC's Africa Service. Caught end of interview by African f. ann. of African woman trying to put her life in order. Full sked: 0300 to 0500 daily. Tx site: Meyerton, South Africa; power 250kW. (Sked, tx site and power info from ILGRadio Database accessed with Mark Fine's Radio Listener's Database.) - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 11 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 11 05:11

15515 kHz - 0302z - R. Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:444 - ID at 05. News, then sports program at 05. Full sked: 0200 to 0700. Tx site: Shepparton; power 100kW - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Massachusetts, USA - 11 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 11 03:30

11690 kHz - 0047 - R. Vilnius, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:555 - Discussion of refugees in Lithuania. Lithuanian resorts featured at 50. ID at 59. - (Icom R75 on a 100-ft (30.48m) longwire antenna - Springfield, Mass. USA - 11 JUN 05)
Bucky Hydal - Jun 11 01:10

15345 - 0210 UTC - R Nacional - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - (SS) - sio:343 - 2 males talking with each other over the phone or possible a remote, many mentions of Argentina and Buenos Aires. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - May 22)
Mike Bryant - May 22 11:55

15595 - 0205 UTC - V o Russia - Petropavlovsk , Russia - (EE) - sio:242 - YL w/ Russian and Euro news, ID. Signal experiencing rapid polar flutter. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - May 22)
Mike Bryant - May 22 11:50

15720 - 0200 UTC - R. New Zealand Int'l, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:444 - Bagpipe mx, OM w/ ID at top of hour, into nx - 1st item about local flooding. - (Sony 7600G - Louisville, KY - May 22)
Mike Bryant - May 22 11:45

11890 - 1440 - BBC, PAKISTAN - (ENG) - sio: - ABC TAHJLJKL - (SIEMENS - KI - 08-05-2005)
MAZHAR HASHMI - May 10 05:00

9,737 kHz - 2245z - Radio Nacional de Paraguay, - (SS) - sio:444 - Lively music and frequent IDs by SS OM. Great signal (have they increased their power?). - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 7 May 2005)
Art, N2AH - May 8 13:37

12,105 kHz - 1830z - Voice of Greece, Greece - (EE) - sio:444 - News in english, followed by a feature about ancient Greek theatre. Very good signal. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 7 May 2005)
Art, N2AH - May 7 18:47

13,605 kHz - 1820z - All India Radio, India - (EE) - sio:333 - Indian instrumental and vocal music, followed by a talk by a YL in english. Fair signal. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 7 May 2005)
Art, N2AH - May 7 18:44

15645 - 1210 - R. Nederland, Madagascar - (Indo) - sio:343 - YL w/ news and ID in Indonesian. Decent signal, all by itself. - (Sony SW-77 - Louisville, KY USA - May 7)
Michael Bryant - May 7 12:24

15,640 kHz - 1730Z - Kol Israel, Israel - (EE) - sio:344 - News is english at 1730z. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 6 May 2005)
Art, N2AH - May 6 18:04

5030 - 5.44 - R. Burkina, Burkina Faso - () - sio: - Long monotone music, African type. Presumed!! - (Ten Tec rx340 - ALA1530 - Amsterdam - 12-5-2005)
Hans de Zeeuw - Apr 12 08:07

6000 - 5.37 - Radio Habana Cuba, Cuba - (EE) - sio:444 - Long talks about plolitics but also a porty of nice music. Several ids. Allmost every night very good reception here! - (Ten Tec rx340 - ALA1530 - Amsterdam - 12-5-2005)
Hans de Zeeuw - Apr 12 08:04

5040 - 05.15 - LV de Upano, Equador - (SS) - sio:222 - Musiacal px with male ann. LA type programm. - (Ten Tec r340 - Amsterdam - 12-5-2005)
Hans de Zeeuw - Apr 12 08:00

3955 - 0220 - , - (EE) - sio:434 - Sync-Both Ameteur X-Mit Miami to Pt.Orchard WA. - (dx-392 - Seabrook,TX,USA - 08apr05)
Cobra - Apr 9 02:29

101.0 MHz - 11.00 utc - Radio SAWA (Morocco), Morocco (Agadir) - (Arabic) - sio:555 - Slightly backdated logging. Received on holiday recently whilst cruising between the Canary Isles, Madeira and Morocco. Although SW reception was limited inside the cabin, I thought I'd try VHF/FM (band II). The 1st station I heard was the familiar sound of Radio Sawa. Hardly DX, but the first time I've logged it anywhere other than shortwave:-) - (Panasonic RF-B45 - 1m Flexible wire ant. (in place of telescopic whip). - Agadir (aboard the cruise ship Carousel) - 3rd,March.2005)
Robin Banneville - Mar 19 18:35

6000(khz) - 0100(UT) - R.Havana, Cuba - (EE) - sio:212 - in AM ,but with HEAVY Jamming.....Regional Affairs - (DX-392 (ATS-808CS) - S.E.Texas - 14Mar05)
John - Mar 15 01:56

18000 (c) - 1810 - Radio Espana, Spain - (SP) - sio:555 - 16m Band - (Homemade Reaction Set - - 14/3/2005)
Sirius Jones - Mar 14 20:43

9515 - 2020 - KBS World Radio, Kimjae, South Korea - (Sp) - sio:344 - Program "antena de la amistad" presentation of new name of the station - (SONY SW7600G Antenna: VHF outdoor at 250 degrees - Treviso, Italy - 05mar)
Nino Marabello - Mar 9 18:49

11865 - 1900 - DW, Germany - (ee) - sio:555 - news, sports, music, etc - (RA6790gm - e.Texas - 3-4-05)
robert - Mar 4 20:12

13745 - 1820 - Radio Free Asia, Clandestine - (Manderin) - sio:333J - Music - (TS-2000 & 380' wire or 160 meter Inverted "L". - SFL - 2-27-2005)
Tom Colyard - K4MM - Feb 27 18:40

7190 - 2100 - RTT, Tunisia - (AA) - sio:555 - Talk and Arabic music - (TS-2000 - SFL - 02-25-2005)
Tom Colyard - K4MM - Feb 25 22:16

12095 - 2230 - BBC, England - (ee) - sio:555 - Boxing in the USA 1920-1950 mafia control very good show - (nrd535d with kiwa mods long wire - e.texas - 2/24/2005)
arqe3 - Feb 24 22:58

7185 - 1230 - Radio Bangladesh, Bangladesh - (ee) - sio:333 - s/on and into news, commentary and special program on International Mother Language Day 2005... started to fade little by 1300 s/off. - (kenwood r2000 - 30 meter lw - Brick, NJ, USA - 21 Feb 05)
Bob Colyard - Feb 21 12:58

3925 - 1210 ut - Radio Tampa (t), Japan - (JJ) - sio:212 - Heard woman and man talk in Japanese,,, (tentative logging) - (kenwood R2000-30mtr Ant - Brick, NJ, USA - 21 Feb 05)
Bob - Feb 21 12:54

15720 - 0758 - R. New Zealand Int. Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (E) - sio:232 - Interwiew and closing program by male announcer. reminder ID for changing automatic frequency 15720/9885 kHz signoff with jingle at 759 UTC - (SONY SW7600G - Antenna: VHF outdoor at 250 degrees - Treviso - 21Feb-2005)
Nino Marabello - Feb 21 11:23

9540 - 2139 - Radio Romania Int'l, Romania - (EE) - sio:454 - Via; Tigenesti, The news, Topic, The Election in Iraq, the aftermath,Full Sked: 2130 -2200UTC, to North America - (Sony ICF-2001 - Plainview,NY - 2-17-05)
Hank Lukas,N2GCN - Feb 18 01:02

7140khz - 0700z - Radio Melodia, Columbia - (SS) - sio:444 - Relay of Radio Lider, Bogota, Columbia playing pop music and excellent Ident at TOH. Sigs over S9. - (FT767gx, 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Feb. 15, 2005)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Feb 15 18:37

3785 - 0235 - , - () - sio: - lsb 80m band really clear tonite - (dx-392 - s.e.texas - )
jack - Feb 12 02:36

3765 - 0231 - w5bzt, usa - (ee) - sio:434 - usb 80m - (dx-392 - s.e.texas - 11feb05)
jack - Feb 12 02:33

21740 - 2200 - ABC, Austrila - (ee) - sio:555 - news, sports, music, etc - (nrd535d with kiwa mods long wire - e.texas - 0000)
robert - Feb 6 00:15

7465 kHz - 17.00 utc - Radio Radonezh, Russia (Novosibirsk) - (Russian) - sio:444 - Sortwave relay to Europe of a Russian domestic religious b'cast - the, "Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church", (WRTH info.) / A dead carrier first heard here, all but totally drowning out Laser Hot Hits (LHH sio:222) at 16.39 utc, followed by "test tones" untill the b'cast began properly at 17.00, when an OM was heard to clearly read out the station ID. - (Panasonic RF-B45 portable with 1m telescopic ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 3rd,Feb.2005)
Robin Banneville - Feb 3 19:49

9870 - 1308 - R. New Zealand International, New Zealand - (EN) - sio:232 - Main regional news from South east Asia (situation after tsunami), Suva, Solomon Island. Program reminder at 1309 UTC followed by Dateline pacific - (SONY SW7600G - Treviso - 24Jan-2005)
Nino Marabello - Jan 28 17:09

5910 kHz - 01.01 utc - Radio Ukraine International, UKR (Simferopol) - (EE) - sio:444 - YL with full ID at opening of this EE b'cast. / Nx, followed by "Ukranian Diary", (a program of the past weeks events). / (Hmmm...? May be your "Unid" Bob, but by no means distorted... in fact the audio is quite good...) - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m 'longwire' ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 23rd,Jan.2005)
Robin Banneville - Jan 23 01:24

RE: 5910 kHz (unid) ?? - 01.00 - 02.00 utc Daily - (Radio Ukraine Int.?), Ukraine (Simferopol) - (EE) - sio:NA - Hi Bob... Maybe this your "unid"? According to ILG, it is targeting eastern North America and west Europe, with 1,000 kW... so it would seem like a good suspect... I'll try and have a listen in and log what I hear, if I get the chance. - ( - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - )
Robin Banneville - Jan 22 23:00

6925 - 2145 - WMFQ, USA - (EE) - sio: - US Pirate, calls stand for "Where's My F**king QSL?" Tape loop played every 5 minutes or so giving a Providence RI address. Rock/adult standards mx. Fair sig - (FRG7 - Smyrna DE - Jan 22, 05)
John Cereghin - Jan 22 21:56

5910 - 0125ut - Unid, - (ee) - sio:111 - Any ideas what this may be? terrible audio,, but think it is English.. - (kenwood ts2000 - south florida - 22 jan 2005)
Bob - Jan 22 01:26



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