2005 Dx World Log Book

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

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

17630 - 1510 - Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (FF) - sio:333 - FF Commentary and African music...Some deep fading. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL. Fl - EL97tg - 28 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 28 15:14

17525 - 1415 - Voice of Greece , Avlis, Greece - (GR) - sio:444 - Music and commentary. Dual beam to Asia and Australia. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 28 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 28 14:29

15340/15335 - - RTV du Maroc , Morocco - (AA) - sio:333 - Typo on dual frequency. It is supposed to be 15335. Sorry! - ( - EL97tg - )
Tom - K4MM - Nov 28 13:58

15340 - 1345 - RTV du Maroc , Morocco - (AA) - sio:333 - AA Commentary - Beamed to North Africa.. Also same programming on 15345 (SIO-333) beamed to Europe. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 28 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 28 13:49

15265 - 1330 - Radio Solh , Afganistan - Rampisham, UK Relay - (AA) - sio:333 - AA Commentary and Music. I thought it was actually coming from Afganistan...However, "http://www.eibi.de.vu/" says it is a UK relay beamed to Afg.. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 28 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 28 13:41

15345 - 1750 - R.Argentina al Exterior , Argentina - (SS) - sio:444 - Spanish programming - Beamed to Europe - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 22:53

15410 - 2230 - Voz Christiana, Santiago, Chile - (PP) - sio:243 - "La Voz' ID - PP programming - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 22:37

7440 - 2200 - Radio Belarus, BLR - (russian) - sio:444 - news in russian, station ID, folk music - (Eton FR250 - - 27-Nov-2006)
Luca - Nov 27 22:32

17825 - 2130 - NHK World Network - Radio Japan, Tokyo, Japan - (EE) - sio:333 - Music and Commentary....ID at 2200. Switched to JJ after ID. - (TS-20000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 22:04

17680 - 2130 - Voz Christiana, Santiago, Chile - (SS) - sio:555 - SS Music & Talk - ID'd at 2130 as "La Voz", Santiago, Chile & Gave "Onda Corta" frequencia Information. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 21:36

17830 - 2020 - BBC, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:555 - EE - News Hour Program - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL , Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 20:24

17850 - 2015 - Radio Exterior España , Spain - (SS) - sio:555 - Very strong SS Programming.. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 20:20

13820 - 1830 - Radio Marti , USA - (SS) - sio:545 - Very strong with some trace of the Cuban Jammer. SS Commentary - Nice ID - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 18:33

11930 - 1820 - Radio Marti , USA - (SS) - sio:444 - No Jammer noticed here.....Female SS commentator......some fading but otherwise a nice signal. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl -EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 18:24

15330 - 1810 - Radio Marti , USA - (SS) - sio:312 - Actually all I can here is the Cuban Jammer. - (TS-2000 & LW Antenna - PSL, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 18:15

15475 - 1755z - Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (FF) - sio:444 - African Music.....FF Talk - (TS-2000 LW Antenna - Port St Lucie, Fl - EL97tg - 27 Nov 2006)
Tom - K4MM - Nov 27 17:58

6240 - 0205 - Voice of Russia, Armavir, Russia - (EE) - sio:454 - World nx, M w/ ID, into nx items about unrest in Baghdad. Strong - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 25)
Mike Bryant - Nov 25 02:20

7215 - 0335 - TWR, Meyerton, South Africa - (Unid African lang) - sio:454 - Upbeat African melodies, followed by M w/ religion. Surprisingly strong & clear. - (Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 23)
Mike Bryant - Nov 23 04:06

7350 - 0330 - V of Russia, via Vatican City - (EE) - sio:444 - Pop mx until W w/ ID at BoH. "Russia World Service," same W into Russian nx highlights. Good. - (Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 23)
Mike Bryant - Nov 23 04:03

7390 - 0323 - Channel Africa, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:444 - Interview w/ HIV mother explaining why she is choosing breast-feeding over bottle-feeding. Strong, but heavy "frying" QRN in background. - (Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 23)
Mike Bryant - Nov 23 04:00

11710 - 0317 - RAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina - (French) - sio:343 - Folk guitar mx, M in French w/ clear ID. Better than usual. - (Degen 1103 w/ DE31 antenna - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 23)
Mike Bryant - Nov 23 03:57

11970 - 0310 - CVC, Santiago, Chile - (SS) - sio:454 - Inspirational vocal mx, W w/ relig. Slightly stronger than //11805. - (Degen 1103 w/ DE31 antenna - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 23)
Mike Bryant - Nov 23 03:54

15475 - 1745 - Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (French) - sio:454 - M DJ w/ ID, Afro-melodies behind simple chanting. Strong. Interesting that this freq is coming through well, despite just bandsaw buzz on a lot of other Moyabi transmissions. - (Icom R-75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 22)
Mike Bryant - Nov 22 17:53

12025 - 2120 - HCJB, via Skelton, United Kingdom - (AA) - sio:444 - Somber-sounding "Hallejuhah" vocals to ME mx, YL w/ relig, clear ID. Strong - (Degen 1103 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 21)
Mike Bryant - Nov 21 21:29

12,035 kHz - 1350Z - Voice of Turkey, Turkey - (EE) - sio:444 - Nice signal from Turkey this morning. Heard "DX Corner" program reading reception reports from listeners. Also on 11,735 kHz with QRM. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 18 November 2006)
Art, N2AH - Nov 18 17:14

11925 - 1940 - DW, Kigali, Rwanda - (AA) - sio:423 - YL in Euro-accented Arabic discussing Iraq. Devent signal, but severe slop from R. Marti on 11930 necessitated LSB. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Nov 17 19:56

11750 - 1933 - Adventist World Radio, Meyerton, S. Africa - (African lang) - sio:444 - OM w/ Anncmnts, Christian mx from Afro choir, into OM w/ religion. Strong. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 17, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Nov 17 19:53

11725 - 1925 - DW, Kigali, Rwanda - (GG) - sio:454 - OM discussing Afrikaaners and Johannesburg, ID. Strong. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Nov 17 19:49

15400 - 1920 - BBC , Ascension Isl - (EE) - sio:444 - BBC African news, correspondent IDs. Solid signal - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Nov 17 19:47

11735 - 2035 - Radio Tanzania, Zanzibar, Tanzania - (Unid African lang) - sio:343 - Chanting to strange instruments, almost Arabic sounding, OM w/ clear mention of Zanzibar. Stronger than normal. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Nov 16)
Mike Bryant - Nov 16 20:52

17585 kHz - 18.50 utc - WYFR Family Radio, Ascension Island - (French) - sio:35434 - This seems to be a fairly new broadcast, targeting central Africa between 18.30 and 19.30 utc. Fading here slightly, otherwise very little to hinder reception. ID was heard at 19.00 uct. - (Icom IC-R75 + longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 27th,Oct.2006)
Robin Banneville - Oct 27 20:54

11750 - 1455 - BBC, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand - (EE) - sio:343 - m,w/ nx&cmty, many ID's in typical BBC style - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 10-19-06)
Frank Mezek - Oct 20 02:53

5820 - *0300 - R Ukraine Int'l, Nikolayev, Ukraine - (EE) - sio:444 - Somber IS, ID by W at 0300 in EE - "Radio Ukraine International", W plugging upcoming "Ukrainian Dairy" pgm. Same W into nx, with the first few items about actions by the Ukrainian parliament. Solid signal. - (Icom IC-R75 - Fern Creek, KY - 10/9/06)
Mike Bryant - Oct 9 03:14

6240 kHz (var.) - 09.03 utc - Britain Radio Int. (via JRRI relay), Ireland (nr. Waterford) - (EE) - sio:334 (slight ute QRM) - Hi Doug. / I also received BRI this morning on 6240 kHz, although the frequency seemed to drift down slightly during the transmission. Reception was the best here for a few months. / BRI actually relay twice monthly (second and fourth sundays - same programme repeated) through "Jolly Roger Radio International" in Ireland, (normally a two hour broadcast between 09.00 and 11.00 utc). / Programme content is generally, pirate radio news and listener reports, interspersed with music. / It's a good little broadcast. - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 8th,Oct.2006)
Robin Banneville - Oct 8 20:51

6240 - 09.30 - Britain Radio International (pirate), UK or Holland - (English) - sio:52/4 3 - 60s pop;gives website www.geocities.com/britainradio48 couldn't hear much else on 49M at this time - (SONY 7600G long-wire seafront location - Isle of Bute off west Scotland - Oct 08 2006)
Doug Crawford - Oct 8 14:47

11,620khz - 2200z - All India Radio, India - (English) - sio:544 - Excellent copy with minimal fading. The best I've heard them in quite some time. S9+10 to 20db - (Palstar R-30 + 9 meter vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5 October 2006)
John K9RZZ - Oct 5 22:18

6245 kHz - 20.15 utc - Radio Zamaneh (pres)*, Russia (Armavir) - (Farsi) - sio:45544 - Clandestine transmission targeting Iran..? This station appears to be based in the Netherlands running a 24hr internet service and relayed (17.00 - 21.00 utc) via Armavir in Russia, (full facts appear to be a bit sketchy - for instance, the tx site appears to have been confirmed only by independent direction finding equipment). / Format appears to be varried, with news and views, plus arts and music... / *(Logged here as pressumed, but only because I have yet to hear what I can understand as a true ID. Although there are frequent references to Iran, etc... However, yesterday - Sept.28th - I heard this station still broadcasting well after 21.00..?) - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 29th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 29 20:39

5240 kHz - 22.55 utc - PBS Xizang (pres), CHN - (Tibetan) - sio:222 - YL tk, followed by a rather pleasant song performed by what sounded like a rather pleasant YL... - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 28th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 28 23:03

5420 // 9550 kHz - 22.25 utc - China National Radio 8, CHN - (Mongolian) - sio:333 - Both signals similar in strength and quality (although 5420 suffering from UTE QRM and 9550 from adjacent b'cast stations). Both freqs also perfectly readable, (or at least would be if I only understood a word of Mongolian). / OM and YL taking turns to talk about something or other, (news maybe..?) - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 28th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 28 22:43

6220.00 kHz - 21.00 utc - Mystery Radio, Italy (pres) - (EE*) - sio:444 - Italian (pressumed) pirate station. / Contx pop mx. / Jingle (ID) in English. - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 28th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 28 21:07

6305.15 kHz - 20.45 utc - Radio Mazda, HOL - (EE/NL) - sio:334(v) - Dutch pirate station. / Slight UTE QRM, and actually quite bad QSB as I type this. / OM with "oldie" hit mx and requesting SMS or e-mail reports... - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 28th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 28 20:55

6294.90 kHz - 20.00 utc - Cupid Radio, HOL - (EE) - sio:343(v) - Dutch pirate station. / OM with rock mx and SMS reports from around Europe. / Generally around "s9+" here in Guernsey, but fading from time to time. - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 28th,Sept.2006)
Robin Banneville - Sep 28 20:43

11780 - 2345 - R Nac Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:555 - OM anncr w/ ID, pop vocals. Back on 11780.0 after drifting upwards a few weeks ago. Excellent sig, stronger than //6180. - (Icom IC-R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 25 00:13

13775 - 2340 - R Free Asia (presumed), Saipan, No Marianas - (Chinese) - sio:343 - 2 OM w/ lively banter over bckgrnd mx, plenty of sound effects. Very clear, no audible jammer. - (Icom IC-R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 25 00:09

17785 - 2332 - R Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:354 - YL w/ SE Asian nx highlights, e.g., Thai coup follow-up, Kasmir violence, storms and flooding in Bangladesh. YL w/ RA ID at end of 5 min nx highlights at 2335. Alone and very clear. - (Icom IC-R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 25 00:03

17680 - 2330 - Voz Cristiana, Santiago, Chile - (Spanish) - sio:555 - YL ending relig message, OM w/ ID over mx, very strong tonight. - (Icom IC-R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 24 23:58

17630 - 1807 - R France Intl, Montsinery, Guiana - (Spanish) - sio:454 - M w/ nx, excerpts from Hugo Chavez' anti-Bush speech at the UN. Strongest signal on the band. - (GE World Monitor 7-2990 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 21 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 21 18:30

17860 - 1815 - DW, Kigali, Rwanda - (Arabic) - sio:444 - M w/ ID, prob nx. Strong daytime signal. - (GE World Monitor 7-2990 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 21 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 21 18:26

9495 - 0330 - DW, Sines, Portugal - (Swahili) - sio:555 - End of pgm called "African Melodies" w/ great-sounding Afro-vocals, several "Radio Deutsche Welle" IDs. Booming in. - (DX398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 17 03:42

9720 - 0250 - R. Tunis, Sfax, Tunisia - (Arabic) - sio:433 - Coming in pretty strong tonite w/ interesting mix of mideastern instrumentals and vocals. Good signal, but some sort of pulsing interference (probably local...) - (DX398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 17 03:07

9795 - 0240 - R Budapest, Jaszbereny, Hungary - (EE) - sio:443 - M w/ ID, "Inside Central Europe" pgm, piece about tension between Hungary and Slovakia over treatment of college student. URL address for pgm. Strong, but audio a bit muffled. - (DX398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 17 03:03

9805 - 0205 - R Farda, Briech, Morocco - (Farsi) - sio:454 - Very loud mix of Western rap and modern ME mx, announcers w/ plenty of "Radio Farda" IDs, mentions of Iran. Propagating very strongly, tonite. - (DX398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 17 02:12

9420 - 0035 - V of Greece, Avlis, Greece - (Greek) - sio:434 - Opera vocals, W interviewing W Greek opera star. Strong, but pulsing interference from utility on upward side. //7475 also strong. The 9420 broadcast had been missing a few nights last week, but seems to be back tonight. - (DX398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 17 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 17 00:45

11620 - 0210 - All India Radio, Delhi-Kingsway, India - (Listed Urdu) - sio:343 - Subcontinental vocals and instruments, M w/ S Asian, non-Hindi lang. Better than lately, though only fair. - (DX-398 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 16 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 16 02:21

7265 - 2330 - VOR, Russia - (ee) - sio:534 - Native music with female announcer in ee - (drake r8 / nrd535 - etexas - 9-14-06)
robert kd5lvi - Sep 14 23:44

9575 - 1130 - VOA (presumed), Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands - (Mandarin) - sio:333 - VOA background mx, M + W with animated conversation. Some splash from Australia on 9580. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 14, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 14 11:55

9475 - 1123 - R Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:242 - M interviewing older woman on US internment policies, including discussion of precedent established by Korematsu Supreme Ct decision. Weak, about equal to //9560, much weaker than //9580 and 9590. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, Ky - Sept 14 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 14 11:50

9930 - 1120 - KWHR, Naalehu, Hawaii - (EE) - sio:454 - Christian vocal mx, ID as "World Harvest Radio." Strong. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 14 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 14 11:46

9870 - 1110 - R New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:344 - YL w/ multilingual IDs, into "Dateline Pacific" pgm w/ 1st piece on stand-off between Solomon Isl PM and Australia, after expulsion of Australian High Commissioner. Very clear, about equal to 6095 when I was listening on that freq at 1030 utc. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 14 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 14 11:43

9660 - 0348 - R Japan(presumed), Montsinery,Guiana - (Japanese) - sio:333 - JJ mx & cmty - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 9-14-06)
Frank Mezek - Sep 14 03:56

11885 - 0330 - R Xinjiang(presumed), Urumqui, China - (Uighur) - sio:333 - m,w cmty, no ID's - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 9-14-06)
Frank Mezek - Sep 14 03:44

9570 - 0018 - China R. Int., Cerrik, Albania - (EE) - sio:444 - m"CRI started in a cave 60 years ago, and now we b'cast in 43 langs" multiple ID's in multiple langs. - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 9-13-06)
Frank Mezek - Sep 14 00:33

6125 - 00:03 - Mariyskoe, Russia - (Russian) - sio:333 - No idea what the program was. I don't speak much russian. - (Grundig S350, onboard whip antenna - NW Arkansas - 9/14/2006)
Charles Rogers - Sep 14 00:06

7170 - 0430 - DW, Sines, Portugal - (Arabic) - sio:454 - M w/ DW ID, into nx. Very strong. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 04:38

7135 - 0425 - RFI, Issoudun, France - (French) - sio:343 - YL w/ RFI ID. Conversation up to half hour, ID again. Very clear and audible. Much better than // 7150 (Ascension). - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 04:33

7120 - 0420 - BBC, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:444 - British & Global soccer news, very detailed. Very strong signalbest in lower sync to avoid splash from vof Russia on 7125.. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 04:27

6100 - 0410 - TWR, Mpangela Ranch, Swaziland - (African - listed Chewa) - sio:242 - M w/ relig sermon in African lang. Weak, but best by far in USB. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 04:16

7475 - 0400 - V of Greece, Avlis, Greece - (Greek) - sio:454 - M w/ ID in Greek, into folk vocals. Great signal. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 04:04

7160 - 0344 - BBC, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:232 - BBC ID by M, Afro-vocal mx. Weak. - (Sony 7600G + AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 13)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 03:47

9875 - 2345 - R. Vilnius, Sitkunai, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:444 - Report on Swedish publication of a book on Lithuanian history, M w/ ID, into report of EU investigation into Baltic fishing. Strong. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 00:07

13755 - 2340 - VOA, Udon Thani, Thailand - (Slow EE) - sio:242 - M w/ VOA ID, VOA nx in special English, nx highlights, shuttle coverage. Weak, but clear. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12)
Mike Bryant - Sep 13 00:03

15430 - 2325 - R Free Asia (presumed), Tinian, Northern Marianas - (Mandarin) - sio:333 - M & W w/ alternating talk, prob nx. Decent signal, though a little fluttery. Co-Ch Chinese prgm underneath. - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 23:58

6070 - 0830 - V Cristiana, Santiago, Chile - (SS) - sio:444 - Inspirational vocal mx up to half hour, M & W w/ IDs into Christian vocals. Strong, no trace CFRB. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 08:59

5995 - 0825 - R Australia, Brandon, Australia - (EE) - sio:222 - M w/ Australian nx, item on public feelings about Australian stock market. Listed at only 10kW. Very weak and splatter from both sides. Definitely // to much stronger 9580-Shepparton. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 08:55

6019.5 - 0815 - R. Victoria, Lima, Peru - (SS) - sio:343 - M w/ religious sermon delivered in a very emotional crying-style. Signal pretty good. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 08:49

6010 - 0810 - R. Mil, Mexico City, Mexico - (SS) - sio:343 - Male & Female DJs, IDs, ads, plenty of "Viva Mehico" & "Beunas Dias, Mehico!". Stronger than ususal. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 08:46

6095 - 0745 - R New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:333 - S Pacific nx focus pgm, items about Cook Islands and Vanuatu. Fair sig, best in narrow USB to avoid splatter from the ghost of Gene Scott on 6090. Not the DRM transmission listed in ILG. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 07:56

12110 - 0215 - R Liberty (presumed), Irana Wila, Sri Lanka - (Uzbek (listed)) - sio:242 - Man talking, prob nx, in non-Arabic mideastern-sounding lang. Very weak, best in LSB - (Grundig Sat 800 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 12 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 12 02:23

7230 - 0555 - R Japan, Wooferton, United Kingdom - (EE) - sio:343 - Pgm of modern Japanese mx, weak band, signal far weaker than //6110 (Sackville) - (Grundig SAT 800 w/ whip, Eton E10 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 06:03

11785 - 0535 - R Nac da Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:444 - Marley's "No Woman, No Pride" reggae-classic in Portuguese. Hadn't noticed when they moved up from 11780, but it's clearly RNA, //6180 about equal strength. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ whip, Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 05:45

7275 - 0515 - R. Tunis, Sfax, Tunisia - (Arabic) - sio:343 - Mideastern vocals, //7190. Not too strong and fading fast as band seems to be dropping out, tho some of the last signals punching through. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ whip, Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 05:27

6110 - 0455 - RAI Int'l, Rome, Italy - (EE) - sio:343 - YL w/ ID, nx items abt Italy. Signal not too strong (only listed at 100kW), but easy copy. - (Grundig SAT800, Degen 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 05:02

9779.4 - 0330 - R. Yemen (presumed), Sanaa, Yemen - (Arabic) - sio:444 - MiddleEastern vocal mx, M w/ ID at 30 after hour. Much stronger than usual, best in narrow LSB. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 03:41

9665 - 0305 - V of Russia, via Grigoriopol, Moldavia - (EE) - sio:433 - YL w/ ID, nx items abt WW2 memorial in Stalingrad. Good signal but heavy co-channel interference from CRI-Brasilia in Spanish. Signals about equal at times. - (Grundig SAT 800 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 03:12

7230 - 0200 - Vo Islamic Rep of Iran, Sirjan, Iran - (EE) - sio:433 - Male w/ commentary critiquing US anti-terrorism policy. Interview right through the top of the hour w/ American political analyst about anti-war impact in Congressional elections in the US. Fairly strong, some interference from amateur operators in 40 meter band. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 02:09

11705 - 0140 - Voice of America, Irana Wila, Sri Lanka - (EE) - sio:343 - VOA nx interview on anti-terrorism policy. VOA correspondent IDs. A little raspy, but clearly followable. Seems to be a good night for S Asian trans-polar propagation to NAm. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 01:44

10330 - 0125 - All India Radio, Bangalore, India - (Hindi) - sio:454 - YL w/ clear Hindi ID over subcontinental mx. Signal booming in on little portable, strong and all alone. Just a trace on 11620 (AIR - Urdu pgm) - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, Ky - Sept 10 2006)
Mike Bryant - Sep 10 01:36

12085 - 1000 - VOICE OF MONGOLIA, Mongolia - (EE) - sio:333 - Talks about Mongolia with Music in between - (SONY-ICFSW7600GR - Manila, Philippines - 09Sep-2006)
Greg De Guzman - Sep 9 11:28

5910 - 0500 - Marfil Esterio, Columbia - (SP) - sio:434 - Popular & Energetic Musical/Vocal Selections - (Drake R8B - Las Vegas, NV - September 3)
Tono Rondone - Sep 4 05:19

6080 - 1100 - ABC Nat'l Radio., Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:333 - Live "football" coverage, soccer match between Richmond and S&E(?) with many goals. ID by M as "ABC National Radio". Decent signal, best in LSB to avoid interference from above. - (SAT800 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Aug 26, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Aug 26 11:16

6190 - 0325 - Deutschlandfunk(Presumed}, Berlin,Germany - (German) - sio:555 - German nx, cmty, stock market report by OMs & YLs. Great signal for 18kw, Domestic Service, but it's Zero K above! - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-26-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 26 03:53

9983.0 - 1705 - gcn radio network, usa - (english) - sio:444 - News and other stuff - (Yaesu FTDXMP-9000MP with a 160m skywire loop up at 90 ft. feed with 600 ohm ladder line - Delaware - 8-23-2006)
Shaun - Aug 23 17:13

11710 - 1453 - Voice of Korea, Kuyang, North Korea - (FF/EE) - sio:555 - French Cmty by m,& ID at 1455 " La Voix de la Coree " into English prgm w/ IS, ID's by m & w , NA at 1458. nx & cmty by m & w. - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-18-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 18 15:38

17715 - 0100 - R. Australia, Shepparton,Australia - (EE) - sio:555 - Report from Tokyo, R. Australia Breakfast Club, many ID's. - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-15-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 15 01:06

15120 - 0028 - China R. Int., Havana,Cuba - (SS) - sio:454 - m/ news & cmty.many ID's. m,w /Chinese lesson - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-15-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 15 00:43

11675 - 0350 - R.. Kuwait, Kuwait - (Arabic) - sio:555 - AA mx & cmty, w/ ID at 0058 " Huna al-Kuwait". - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-14-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 14 04:15

116900 - 0025 - R. Vilnius, Lithuania - (Lithuanian& EE) - sio:444 - Lithuanian cmty into EE & m/" this prgm is coming to you from R. Vilnius" & ID at 0029. - ( - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-14-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 14 04:10

15385 - 0005 - R. Exterior Espana, Nobles,Spain - (SS/EE) - sio:454 - m cmty in SS, into EE at 0010 , prgm "Spain here and everywhere " & ID at 0010. - (ICOM IC-R71A, w 55' random wire - Sun City, AZ, USA - 8-14-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 14 04:04

9875 - 2300 - R. Vilnius, Sitkunai, Lithuania - (Lithuanian) - sio:444 - M w/ ID in English "R. Vinius, Lithuania" announcing 30- min long Lithuanian prgm, into choral anthem, ID and nx by M in Lithuanian. Surprisingly strong. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Aug 14, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Aug 13 23:11

15120 - 2035 - V of Nigeria, Ikorodu, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:444 - M w/ ID discussion of equipment and capital goals of the Nigerian oil industry. Great signal strength, but bassy audio and heavy Afro-accent made understandability very difficult. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Aug 12, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Aug 12 20:45

7170 - 16.14 - Tibet Peoples BS, Tibet - (Mandarin) - sio:222 - // 7240, but much weaker - (Ten Tec rx340/SE-3 ALA 1530 - Aboyne, Scotland - august 5 2006)
Hans de Zeeuw - Aug 5 16:32

7240 - 15.34 - Tibet Peoples BS, Tibet - (Mandarin) - sio:344 - Lots of music with talks etc. - (Ten Tec rx340/SE-3 ALA530 - Aboyne, Scotland - august 5 2006)
Hans de Zeeuw - Aug 5 16:17

9540 - 0950 - R Japan/NHK, Tokyo-Yamata, Japan - (JJ/SS) - sio:444 - M & W w/ Japanese programming including NHK IDs/URL. Pips on the hour, Spanish ID by W, into Spanish news by M. Much better than //9530 (Montsinery) - (Degen 1102, w/ 70' slinky - Fern Creek, KY - August 5, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Aug 5 10:10

12,133.5 (USB) - 1600 - AFRTS, Key West, Florida, USA - (English) - sio:344 - Weird birdie on freq. for me, but still good copy. Neat info on rotary engines and talk about Lance Armstrong. - (Palstar R-30 + vertical - Milwaukee, WI - August 4, 2006)
John K9RZZ - Aug 4 15:59

17630 - 1555 - Africa No. 1, Gabon - (French) - sio:343 - Not terribly strong, but pretty good copy. - (Palstar R-30 + vertical - Milwaukee, WI - August 4, 2006)
John K9RZZ - Aug 4 15:54

15,245 - 1545 - Voice of Korea, North Korea - (English) - sio:333 - Tough copy as BBC from UK is on at about same strength. Lots of music from Korea, BBC with talk in Russian. Worth keeping an eye on this one though. - (Palstar R-30 + vertical - Milwaukee, WI - August 4, 2006)
John K9RZZ - Aug 4 15:49

9820khz - 0250z - Radio Havana Cuba, Cuba - (English) - sio:555 - Pegging the S meter with talk about Castro and Cuba in general. www.radiohc.com is noted to be down. - (Palstar R-30 + vertical - Milwaukee, WI - 8/4/06)
John K9RZZ - Aug 4 02:53

11865 - 2100 - DW, Germany - (ee) - sio:433 - news ,sports etc - (drake r8 / ndg535d - texas - 8/3/06)
kd5lvi - Aug 3 21:31

11710 - 0235 - R Argentina Int'l, General Pacheco, Argentina - (EE) - sio:232 - So. American mx,w/ ID & long prgm sked at 0236 - (ICOM IC-R71A & 55' random wire. - Sun City, AZ , USA - 7-3-06)
Frank Mezek - Aug 3 02:48

12150 - 1217 - Family Radio, Kazakhstan - (mandarin) - sio:333 - Male talk, kind of interview by phone. Trumpet tune, followed by female soft song. Fading - (Drake r7 + r8b, longwire 40 meter and ALA 1530 - Aboyne, Scotland - )
Hans de Zeeuw - Aug 2 12:28

12095 - 1205 - Far East Broadcasting Company, Philippines - (?) - sio:222 - Male talking in unknown language, varied with soft songs (rel). - (Drake r7 + r8b, longwire 40 meter and ALA 1530 - Aboyne, Scotland - aug 2)
Hans de Zeeuw - Aug 2 12:16

7120 - 0447 - BBC, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:444 - YL w/ BBC WS ID, YL interviewing heavily-accented African male on such topics as Fidel Castro's influence on Africa. //6195 was much weaker. 7120 off at 0501, while 6195 stayed on. - (Sony SW77 w/ 70' helical slinky - Fern Creek, KY - July 29 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jul 29 06:01

11705 - 0115 - VOA, Irana Wila, Sri Lanka - (EE) - sio:433 - VOA News ID, M & W, multiple IDs, regular nx prgm. Good sig, but splatter from below, Bulgaria on 11700. - (Sony SW77 w/ 70' helical slinky antenna - Fern Creek, KY - July 27)
Mike Bryant - Jul 27 01:24

9580 - 0920 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - () - sio:454 - Repeating IS of "Waltzing Matilda" instead of regular programming. //9590, 9710, 6020, all weaker and all Waltzing w/ Matilda until past 0935. RNZI back on 7145, this morning. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - July 26, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jul 26 09:44

9615 - 0809 - R New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:444 - M w/ nx, ID, "Today in New Zealand History" minute. Noted at this time, yesterday on 7145, but here this morning. Good Pacific opening: NHK on 9540 w/ Japanese, Australia booming in on 9580 & 9590. Yesterday morning 9590 just played "Waltzing Matilda," but back to regular program feed today. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - Jul 23, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jul 23 08:17

15595 - 0435 - V of Russia, Petropavlosk, Sirberia, Russia - (EE) - sio:343 - Woman w/ ID, Kaleidoscope prgm with snippets about Russia - mineral production, climate research, etc.), items separated by chimes. //9860 (VoR-Vatican). - (Eton E10 w/ whip, Sony 7600G w/ ANLP1 - Fern Creek, KY, USA - Jul 23, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jul 23 05:40

15160khz - 0700z - Radio Australia, Australia - (English) - sio:455 - S8 and all alone, easy listening. Parallel to 15240 which is S5. Only sigs on band. - (Palstar R30, vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - July 11, '06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jul 12 07:17

17835 - 1200Z - Radio Cairo, Egypt - (EE) - sio:333 - Commentary/Music - (SONY ICF7600GR - MNL-PHILIPPINES - 10Jul-2006)
Greg De Guzman - Jul 10 13:47

4780 khz - 0004 - TGLT, Guatemala - (SS) - sio:444 - Radio Cultural Coatan, San Sebastian Talk and music 1kw - (TS-2000 & 250' wire at 8' running NE/SW - SFL - EL97tg - 07-06-2006)
Tom - K4MM - Jul 6 00:12

7250 - 0508 - Vatican R, Vatican City State - (EE) - sio:232 - our old friend Ms ______ McCarthy (haven't caught her first name yet) , but she works long hours at Vatican R ,conditions too poor to hear much else. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 4 05:19

11700 - 0405 - R. France Int'l, Issoudun,France - (EE) - sio:322 - w/ interminable cmty , m ancd " Today in France" prgm, sudden off at 0429. QRN - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 4 04:53

9665 - 0400 s/on - V of Russia, Moldova - (EE) - sio:322 - m/ ID at 0400 "this is the V of Russia" QRN. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 4 04:44

11710 - 0155 - R Bulgaria, Bulgaria - (EE) - sio:332 - m,w,nx & cmty, w/ID at 0159 "this is R Bulgaria " , severe QRN. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 4 03:37

15595 - 1610 - Vatican R, Vatican City State - (EE) - sio:343 - w, __________ McCarthy ID at 1615 "you are listening to Vatican R nx " into Papal nx, brief tlk by the Pope. fading rapidly by 1620. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-2-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 2 17:18

17850 - 1515 - R Exterior De Espana, Costa Rica - (SS) - sio:333 - various nx & cmty by OM's & YL's. ID at 1600. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-2-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 2 17:12

17770 - 1509 - Channel Africa, South Africa - (EE) - sio:343 - w/African nx, m/ID at 1513 " you are listening to Channel Africa " - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-2-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 2 17:07

17615 - 0010 - BBC, Thailand - (EE) - sio:333 - m,w,nx & cmty, m ID at 0015 " you're listening to the BBC World Service". - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-2-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 2 00:43

17830 - 1640 - BBC, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:343 - men cmty on World Cup, w,m, rpt de Wimbledon ,ID at 1700 "BBC World Service" into w/"Focus on Africa". some fading. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-1-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 1 17:15

11710 - 1600 - Voice of Korea, Korea (DPR) - (French) - sio:444 - IS, NA, ID repeated several times " La Voix de la Coree", m,w/cmty. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-1-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 1 16:23

13860 - 1500 - China R Int'l, Shijiazhuang,China - (Russian) - sio:444 - "The East is Red " IS, 2 ID's by m, " Govorit Int'l. R __ China", m,w/ cmty. good signal. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 7-1-06)
Frank Mezek - Jul 1 16:13

15720 - 0025 - R New Zealand Int'l, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:454 - m/ weather & nx , same m ID at 0029 "this is R New Zealand News" - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-27-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 27 21:14

13695 - 1115 - AIR, INDIA - (TM) - sio:544 - regional news, devotional song, comentry about indian current affairs - (SONY ICF-35 - - 26-06-2006)
Ram Sankar.V - Jun 27 01:22

15380 - 1650 - BBC, Rampisham, UK - (Farsi) - sio:343 - BBC backgrnd mx, man w/ email address, fair signal. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 24 17:01

7260 - 0430 - RTA R. Algeria , Rampisham, UK - (Arabic) - sio:454 - Koranic recitations mainly, ME mx, later. Strong - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 24)
Mike Bryant - Jun 24 05:19

5975 - 0600 - R. Japan/NHK, Rampisham, UK - (EE) - sio:444 - Woman w/ ID, into nx, first few items about US attempts to engineer int'l consensus against N Korean missile tests. - (DE 1103 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 24)
Mike Bryant - Jun 24 05:08

7225 - 0430 - Deutsce Welle, Kigali, Rwanda - (EE) - sio:444 - "Newsline" pgm up to half hour, closing with email address. Man w/ regular DW ID on half hour. Pretty solid signal, despite lightning QRN. - (DX398 w/ 30' indoor helical slinky antenna - Fern Creek, KY - June 24 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 24 04:36

15760 - 1550 - Kol Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel - (Spanish) - sio:333 - Jewish folk mx, man w/ ID. Decent signal, local RFI necessitated use of the noise blanker on the R75. - (Grundig SAT 800 & Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 23)
Mike Bryant - Jun 23 15:59

15620 - 1535 - Deutsche Welle, Kigali, Rwanda - (Russian) - sio:343 - Woman w/ environmental nx, ID, DW mx. Clear and alone - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - June 23)
Mike Bryant - Jun 23 15:49

15495 - 1515 - R Free Asia, Tinian, Northern Marianas - (Chinese) - sio:343 - Woman talking in Chinese. RFA music bridge. ID by man. Pretty clear, no trace of music jammer. - (Grundig SAT800 - Fern Creek, KY - June 23)
Mike Bryant - Jun 23 15:20

15510 - 1440 - V of Russia, Samara, Russia - (S Asian (listed Urdu)) - sio:333 - 2 men talking, ID, lang almost sounds like a cross between Arabic and Hindu. Fading - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 23)
Mike Bryant - Jun 23 14:49

11675 - 0300 - R. Kuwait, Sulaibiyah, Kuwait - (Arabic) - sio:454 - Woman w/ ID in Arabic at top of hour, same woman into news, first item about Israel and the next about Carles Taylor being extradited. Strong. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 22, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 22 03:05

11710.8 - 0240 - R Argentina Exterior, General Pacheco, Argentina - (EE) - sio:343 - Woman discussing DAB radios, Man w/ ID, Same Woman back with Buenos Aires address. Better than ususal. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 22)
Mike Bryant - Jun 22 02:52

12015 - 1501 - Voice of Korea, North Korea - (Russian) - sio:333 - m,nx & cmty ID at 1510 " Govorit Golos Korei" - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-21-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 21 17:37

11800 - 0102 - RAI International, Italy - (EE) - sio:343 - m, nx & ID "you have just heard RAI International newscast from Italy " - (Sony ICF-2002 & 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-21-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 21 03:25

17715 - 0034 - R Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:444 - R Australia Breakfast Club, w/ m cmty, m/ID at 0045 " this is the R Australia Breakfast Club" - (Sony ICF-2002 & 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-21-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 21 03:19

9745 - 0010 - China R Int'l, Bonnaire, Netherland Antilles - (SS) - sio:555 - w,nx. m / ID at 0028 "R Int'l de China ". - (Sony ICF - 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-21-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 21 00:46

7240 - 0510 - RDP Internacional, Lisbon, Portugal - (Portugese) - sio:333 - Interference from ARO's (Hams) ,w, cmty w,m / many ID's starting at 0513 " R Internacional " - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 05:37

13670 - 0448 - R Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:444 - w ,cmty,rapidly improving signal, her ID at 0448 "You are listening to R Australia News" - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 05:27

7270 - 0301 - R Cairo, Egypt - (EE) - sio:333 - Finally a clear copy on this frequency, w,nx ,Arabic mx , Holy Q'ran at 0319 w, ID at 0325 "This is the World Service of R. Cairo Inter'l" NA - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire/ Sony ICF 2002 w/ 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 04:04

9860 - 0240 - V of Russia, Vatican City State - (EE) - sio:333 - Kaleidoscope prgm w/various cmty, Russian p58, into Vatican IS ( how often do you get a confirmation on the Relay Site?) VOR ID at top of hour in EE. - (Sony ICF-2002 & 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 03:55

17825 - 0157 - R Japan, Japan - (EE) - sio:555 - m "this is R Japan "ID at 0158 by OM , R Japan address. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 02:33

9845 - 0115 - R Nederland, Bonnaire, Netherland Antilles - (EE) - sio:555 - men disc. on paying drug addicts not to use cocaine in Holland, effects of discrimination in Dutch army, ID "R Nederland Dutch Int'l Service" - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 02:27

9430 - 0100 - Deutsche Welle, Germany - (EE) - sio:555 - w,nx, DW ID at 0105 , Excellent Signal - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 02:13

15240 - 0050 - R Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:343 - ID" R Australia Breakfast Club" 0055. //17715 &17750 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 02:09

15385 - 0010 - R Exterior De Espana, Spain - (EE) - sio:555 - It's Zero K above us and all is well, so turn on your radios Kiddies, and let 'er rip !! Great signal, m,w,nx , w, bilingual ID " R Exterior De Espana coming to you from Madrid" at 0012. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 20 00:44

12040 - 1534 - VOA, Philippines - (Special (slow) EE) - sio:323 - m,w, nx &cmty in Special EE, m,ID " this is VOA in Special EE " at 1540. ID's & address of VOA Special EE at 1555. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-19-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 19 17:49

11990 - 1435 - Chinese Music Jammer, Xi'an area, China - (--) - sio:344 - Non-stop traditional Chinese flute and percussion music. Pretty good sig, no trace of anything underneath. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 19, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 19 14:47

6080 - 0600 - VOA, Pinheira, Sao Tome - (EE) - sio:343 - Man w/ VOA ID, into VOA News, 1st item about search for missing soldiers in Iraq. Fading. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 18, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 18 06:06

12060 - 0400 - R. Nile, Talata-Volondry, Madagascar - (EE) - sio:354 - Great-sounding inspirational Afro-pop vocals, followed by heavily Afro-accented woman w/ ID and immediately into examination of religious parables out of the Gospel of Matthew. // 9905 (SIO-454), both coming in much better than what you would expect for 50kW that far away. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 18)
Mike Bryant - Jun 18 04:12

11590 - 0340 - Kol Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel - (EE/FF) - sio:344 - Woman w/ ID, news summary, weather reports for Israeli cities. At 0345, 4+1 pips, into ID by male in French, into French program news. Solid. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 18, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 18 03:51

9580 - 2250 - Africa Number 1, Moyabi, Gabon - (French) - sio:444 - Lively Afropop vocals, male DJ w/ ID in heavily-Afro-accented French, ads. Very solid signal. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 17)
Mike Bryant - Jun 17 23:05

9740 - 1513 - BBC, Singapore - (EE) - sio:333 - men cmty, scores of soccer ( football) World Cup. ID "BBC World Service" at 1524. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-18-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 17 17:32

11710 - 1455 - Central Peoples B S (presumed), Beijing, China - (Chinese) - sio:434 - Various m,w tlk , hear them every day, until covered by North Korea EE service at 1458. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-18-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 17 17:27

11690 - 0040 - R. Vilnius, Sitkunai, Lithuania - (EE) - sio:444 - Woman w/ ID, plugging biggest English language service in the Baltics, two women into a discussion of Lithuanaian housing market and home prices. Good, tho modulation sometimes kept me from understanding the heavily-accented announcers. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 17, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 17 01:04

850 - 0153 - KFUO, St. Louis, MO - (EE) - sio:333 - Man w/ Station ID, s/off ancmnts, including association with Lutheran church, into national anthem. First-time reception of this day-time 5kW. Also a good statement of the performance quality of my new little Eton E10, since 50kW WHAS on 840 is just a few miles down the road. - (Eton E10 w/ Radio Shack loop - Fern Creek, KY - June 16)
Mike Bryant - Jun 16 02:08

9820 - 0130 - R Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba - (EE) - sio:454 - Man w/ ID, into commentary about Katrina-based fraud in the US. - (Eton E10 w/ whip - Fern Creek, KY - June 16, 2004)
Mike Bryant - Jun 16 01:32

9760 - 0130 - R. Oman (tent), Thumrait, Oman - (Arabic) - sio:423 - Mideast mx, Man w/ talk in Arabic, possibly nx brief, but no clear ID. S-9 signal, but a lot of splatter on the low side from RCI-Sackville. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 15, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 15 01:40

7145 - 0701 - R. New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:454 - Man w/ New Zealand news, including traffic and weather reports, ID as "National Radio". Very strong and clear. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 14, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 14 07:10

9740 - 0647 - HCJB, Quito, Ecuador - (German) - sio:454 - YL w/ ID in German, into string of muzak-sounding instrumental German songs. Very good. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 14, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 14 06:57

15280 - 0555 - BBC, Thailand - (EE) - sio:333 - Business Day prgm , ID "BBC World Service " at 0558 - (Sony ICF-2002 & 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-5-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 14 00:35

9570 - 0055 - China R Intn'l, Cerrik, Albania - (EE) - sio:333 - m,cmty thru QRN, ID at 0100 ,CC & world nx - (Sony ICF-2002 & 33' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-13-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 13 01:27

15515 - 0500 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:454 - Man with ID, into nx. Surprisingly strong and clear. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 11, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 11 05:13

12140 - 0100 - Voice of America, via Kuwait - (Pashto) - sio:242 - VOA mx, clear ID by M, into news by M & W. Weak, but pretty clear. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 10, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 10 01:06

6300.25 kHz - 20.10 utc - Radio Blackbird (pirate), North East Netherlands - (EE+NL) - sio:333 - OM playing fine Dutch Polka mx ... also reading out SMS and e-mail rx reports from across Europe live on air as he receives them. / Fading a bit and a little QRM here in the Channel Islands, but not bad for only a 30W transmission. - (Icom IC-R75 (longwire ant.) - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - June.5th,2006)
Robin Banneville - Jun 5 21:17

15390 - 2157 - BBC, Montsinery, French Guiana - (EE) - sio:555 - w/prgm "Over To You" s/off ID only " BBC". - (Sony ICF - 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 22:18

9630 - 0540 - Deutsche Welle, Simes, Portugal - (EE) - sio:333 - m,w, / nx, prgm : German food preparation ,travel in Germany, German customs . No ID's , no s/off, abrupt prgm end w/ DW Interval Signal. then gone. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 19:45

12080 - 0525 - Australia, R Australia - (EE) - sio:555 - b'cast of local football game between the Kangaroos and the Snakes . perfect signal. - (Sony 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 19:29

9910 - 1045 - KTWR, Agana, Guam - (Chinese) - sio:444 - Woman with relig, Christian mx. Good sig. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, Kentucky, USA - June 4, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 4 10:57

7305 - 0245 - Vatican R, Vatican City State - (FF,EE) - sio:555 - nx in FF , into EE s/on at 0250 IS, m/ Latin ID "Laudertur Jesus Christus" rel mx & cmty - (Sony 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 05:15

13680 - 0001 - R National Venezuela - Antena Internacional, Cuba - (SS) - sio:444 - m ID at 0002 " R Nacional Venezuela" , m, nx ,sudden off at 0004 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-4-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 05:06

15400 - 2202 - BBC, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:444 - I D at 2204 "this is the world nx from the BBC" numerous I D's from m & w in typical BBC style, interspersed w AF nx. - (Sony 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-30-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 4 04:58

5975 - 0505 - R Nederland, Bonaire, Netherland, Antilles - (Dutch) - sio:555 - m,w, cmty on Rembrandt , w stock market report. ID, NA at s/off 0458. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-03-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 3 18:20

9685 - 0505 - Channel Africa, South Africa - (EE) - sio:323 - // 7240( weaker). ID "the nx from Channel Africa" by m at 0513 .m African nx, African mx - (Sony ICF - 2010 w/ whip antenna - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-03-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 3 18:13

7120 - 0405 - BBC, South Africa - (EE) - sio:555 - ID "you are listening to the world nx of the BBC" by m at 0405. m,w nx - (Sony ICF - 2010 w/ whip antenna - Sun City , AZ , USA - 63-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 3 18:07

9665 - 0347 - China R Intn'l, Brazilia, Brazil - (SS) - sio:555 - IS, ID " this is R Peking " in EE and various languages at 0347. m,w, cmty ,CC mx , ments " R Int'l de China". - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-30-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 3 18:01

9690 - 0335 - China R Intn'l, Spain - (EE) - sio:333 - m,w, cmty on CC opera , both IDed at 0339 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 6-03-06)
Frank Mezek - Jun 3 17:49

15605 - 1358 - V of Russia, Moscow, Russia - (EE) - sio:242 - Interval signal, national anthem at 1400, ID by M - you are tuned to the world service of the Voice of Russia - sked & freqs, into brief nx. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 3, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 3 14:07

15425 - 1345 - Deutsche Welle, Kranji, Singapore - (Chinese) - sio:343 - Man and woman w/ nx/commentary. Clear ID at 1345. Solid sig, but fluttery. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 3, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 3 13:51

9530 - 0425 - Deutsche Welle, Kigali, Rwanda - (Arabic) - sio:434 - Man with clear "Deutsche Welle" ID, woman with internet URL over DW bckground mx. Strong, some interference from above (Spain on 9535 in Spanish), though easily handled by de-tuning slightly. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 3, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 3 04:39

9520 - 0345 - R Canada Int'l, Moosbrun, Austria - (Arabic) - sio:344 - Man & woman w/ nx, commentary, discussion about Haditha accusations. Clear and alone. - (Icom R75 - Fern Creek, KY - June 3, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Jun 3 03:56

17825 - 2113 - R Japan, Yamata, Japan - (EE) - sio:555 - JJ pop mx, ID at 2115 " this is NHK in Tokyo, Japan " by YL into prgm " 45 Minutes", Terminal #1 at Narita Airport is remodeled. Good signal, vy slight fading. - (Sony 2010 & whip antenna. - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-30-06)
Frank Mezek - May 30 21:38

11710 - 1500 s/on - Voice of Korea, Korea (DPR) - (EE) - sio:555 - IS, alt ID's by m & w ," this is the VOK" NA , usual guy w/ "dear listeners" (does anyone know his name ?) reminded once again of the late Great Leader, Kim IL Sung , and the present glory of Supreme Commander Kim Jong IL. prgm sked and s/off at 1557 w/ " goodbye dear listeners, this is the VOK , Pyongyang" ,excellent signal as usual. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-30-06)
Frank Mezek - May 30 16:58

15410 - 0510 - Deutche Welle, Talata-Volondry, Madagascar - (EE) - sio:343 - Woman discussing ramifications of climate change in developing countries. Decent sig in predominantly quiet band. - (Icom R75 w/ 30' external - Fern Creek, KY - May 29, 2006)
Mike Bryant - May 29 05:15

13645 - 0345 - BBC, Limassol, Cyprus - (Farsi) - sio:444 - Woman w/ end of nx, ID, BBC background mx. Fairly strong signal for this time of night. - (DE 1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - May 29)
Mike Bryant - May 29 03:55

15555 - 0445 - V of Russia Vladivostok, Russia - (EE) - sio:444 - w telling us what a wonderful President Vladimir Putin is ,then VOR Kalaidoscope , Texas USA student in RUS for joint USA-Rus mx prgm, some fading ID at 0500. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-28-06)
Frank Mezek - May 28 18:10

7110 - 0255 - R. Republica, Wooferton, UK - (SS) - sio:444 - Musical fanfare, man w/ clear "Radio Republica" ID. Strong signal, faint bubble jammer underneath. - (DE 1103 w/ DE31 ampl ant - Fern Creek, KY - May 28 2006)
Mike Bryant - May 28 03:00

6180 - 0025 - RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:344 - Romantic pop mx, male DJ w/ clear RNA ID. //11780 much stronger. - (Grundig S350 w/ built-in antenna - Fern Creek, KY - May 28)
Mike Bryant - May 28 00:37

6055 - 0505 - R Exterior Espana, Spain - (SS) - sio:555 - ID by m" R Exterior de Espana ", m,w, cmty, Excellent Signal. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:45

15160 - 0500 s/on - R Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:555 - Waltzing Matilda IS , ID by m "you are listening to R Australia, it is 0500." m,nx. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:39

9690 - 0345 - China R Intn'l, Cuba - (EE) - sio:555 - // 9790 . m,w interesting disc. of cooking in various CC provinces. ID at 0347. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:34

5960 - 0325 - Xinjiang Peoples BC Stn, Urumqi(presumed), China - (Mandarin) - sio:555 - m,w, joking with each other very happily, beautiful CC mx, good signal. no ID but I don't believe it could be anything else. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:28

6010 - 0257 - R. Sweden, Sweden - (EE) - sio:555 - just caught ID at 0259 by OM. excellent signal. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:08

6115 - 0250 - R Tirana(presumed), Albania - (EE) - sio:333 - // 7455. 2 YLS w/ nx &cmty interspersed w/ mx ( Santa Lucia & others) No ID but various ments of Albania. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 18:03

15595 - 0235 - V of Russia, Russia - (EE) - sio:444 - // 9665 & 9860. Dramatic reading by 2 guys hrd often on old R Moscow. w/ VOR address a web site info. Moscow Mailbag regrets that Joe Adamoff ( the old R Moscow windbag) is no longer with them - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 17:48

11700//9700 - 0218 - R Bulgaria, Bulgaria - (EE) - sio:333 - The K-index : 0 rules.Wow what a night!! m/ID " this is R. Bulgaria" at 0221 .Many ments of Bulgaria & R. Bulgaria - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ , USA - 5-27-06)
Frank Mezek - May 27 17:32

17,860khz - 0600z - Deutsche Welle, Rwanda - (English) - sio:354 - via Kigali, Rwanda. Only signal on the band at the moment. - (Palstar R-30c + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/18/06)
John K9RZZ - May 19 06:02

15,000khz - 0555z - WWVH, Hawaii - (English) - sio:353 - Not real loud, but pretty good for middle of the night at sunspot minimum. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/19/06)
John K9RZZ - May 19 05:58

15,085 khz - 1845 z - V.O. Islamic Republic, IRAN - (French) - sio:343 - Pretty good copy, rtty or something under. // 13,755 khz which is 3 seconds behind and weaker. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John K9RZZ - May 17 18:49

13,760khz - 1720z - China Radio International, China - (English) - sio:333 - English to Europe, 500kw ... power talks! Man and woman with banter, pop music. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John K9RZZ - May 17 17:28

15,785khz - 1530z - GALEI ZAHAL (tentative), Israel - (Hebrew) - sio:353 - Man talking and light music. Possibly Hebrew, but bassy audio and fair sigs. Israel radio on other freq. comming in quite well. ILG lists as 5kw non-directional. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John K9RZZ - May 17 15:46

5910khz - 1020z - Marfil Esterio, Columbia - (Spanish) - sio:433 - 5909.5khz. Christian FM relay. Lively prog. with "revile" on trumpet, and birds signing. Some over the horizon radar interference, but mostly in the clear. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John K9RZZ - May 17 10:25

6060khz - 1010z - Radio National Exterior , Argentina - (Spanish) - sio:444 - Strong sig, a little slop from 6,055. Talk in Spanish, freq. mentions of "Argenine" or "Argentina". New for me. - (Yaesu FT-767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 17 10:14

4,930khz - 0350z - Voice of America, Botswana - (English) - sio:353 - Not terribly loud, but decent copy ... VOA News in English. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 17 03:54

6,080khz - 0335z - Voice of America, Sao Tome - (English) - sio:323 - Heavy QRM from D.W. on 6075khz, but good copy in USB. News in English to Africa. - (FT767gx + vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John K9RZZ - May 17 03:38

6,210.0khz - 0320z - Radio Fana, Ethiopia - (Ahmeric) - sio:343 - Talk in Ahmeric (per ILG and www.radiofana.com). A little stronger on 6,210 than 6.940khz, but // prog. Techno mx between segments. - (Yaesu FT-767gx + *NEW* homebrew wideband vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/17/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 17 03:28

11,795.0 khz - 1720z - Radio Free Asia, Taiwan (?) - (Mandarin) - sio:333 - Per ILG: R. Free Asia with that same Chinese jammer playing music a little over R.F.A. I'm guessing they are in Taiwan. - (FT-767gx + wire - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/16/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 16 16:22

11,765.0khz - 1715z - Sound of Hope, Taiwan - (Taiwanese) - sio:433 - Per ILG: Liberation program beamed at China with chinese jammer playing continuous music under. S9 sigs. - (Yaesu FT-767gx + 150ft random wire - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/16/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 16 16:16

11,700.0 - 1600z sign off - Ming Hui Radio, Taiwan - (Taiwanese) - sio:433 - Per ILG: Ming Hui Radio with Liberation programming (not sure what that's about) and Chinese jammer playing continuous music in background. Jammer off 2 seconds after MHR s/off. Sigs S8. - (Yaesu FT-767gx + 150ft random wire - Milwaukee, WI USA - 5/16/06)
John Wilke K9RZZ - May 16 16:10

7365 - 0325 - Radio Marti, USA - (SS) - sio:323 - R, Marti theme song w/repition of "R. Marti "many times in lyrics, w brief cmty, m,ID at 0330 "R. Marti, retransmitiendo para Cuba desde Miami, Estados Unidos de America". Heavilly jammed. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-16-06)
Frank Mezek - May 16 03:52

11710//9335 - 1540 - Korea, Korea (DPR) - (EE) - sio:434 - w/ ID's, cmty,nx, Korean mx. Usual glorification of North Korea . m,s/off at 1557, "dear listeners, with this we conclude the English language broadcast of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea " - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-15-06)
Frank Mezek - May 15 22:45

6035 - 0300-0400 - BBC, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio: - Many Thanks to Mike Bryant for giving the location of this transmission!! - ( - Sun City , AZ - 5-15-06)
Frank Mezek - May 15 22:21

6035 - 0300-0400 - BBC, Meyerton, S. Africa - (EE) - sio: - Info as per Frank's request - ( - KY, USA - )
Mike Bryant - May 15 18:43

6035 - 0340 - BBC, ? - (EE) - sio:433 - Network Africa , African cmty & mx . m s/off at 0400 w/ "that's all from Africa for now ". Please help me anyone, where does this come from? - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-15-06)
Frank Mezek - May 15 04:06

6924.93 - 0401-0415 - WBMR, USA-Pirate - (EE) - sio:222 - Southern rock muaic, distorted male voice with ID, requests for QSL reports to WBMRRadio at hotmail.com, into version of "The Night the Lights went Out in Georgia." At 0410 into one minute of tone, then one minute of progressively louder ticking, then gone. Must've been AM since carrier was detected in both USB and LSB. Some QRM from someone talking around 6923. - (Icom R75 w/ 30' external - Fern Creek, KY, USA - May 14)
Mike Bryant - May 14 04:30

6005 - 0300 - BBC Atlantic Relay Station, Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:322 - I D " BBC World News " by Peter ? (QRM) at O301 . Several more I D 's to 0306. Roy?(QRM) , "president Bush is in trouble because of low poll numbers". Severe QRM - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-14-06)
Frank Mezek - May 14 03:43

15205 - 2103 - Deutsche Welle, Kigali,Rwanda - (EE) - sio:444 - no audio , very weak carrier at 2100 scheduled s/on , then on strong and 2 quick I D's " Deutsche Welle R." Report on proceedings at the liberal German STP Party convention in Rostock, Germany. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-13-06)
Frank Mezek - May 13 22:02

13625 - 1940 - R Free Asia, Tinian (6), Northern Marianas - (Chinese) - sio:333 - Man w/ commentary, today RFA solidly on top, Beijing music jammer barely audible underneath. - (Icom R75 w/ 30' ext - Fern Creek, KY, USA - May 13)
Mike Bryant - May 13 19:48

7145 - 0600 - R New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaika, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:343 - 4+1 time pips, Woman with ID, into news by same woman. Shocked to find them here at this time. Substantial "sizzling" noise in background. - (Sony ICF-7600G w/ AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY, USA - May 13)
Mike Bryant - May 13 06:12

9665 - 0300 s/on - China R Intn'l, Brazilia, Brazil - (SS) - sio:444 - I D at s/on "esta es R International de China". m/w nx & cmty. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-13-06)
Frank Mezek - May 13 03:48

6220 kHz - 20.00 utc - Mystery Radio (pirate), Italy (?) - () - sio:434 - Continuous pop mx. / ID (and a sort of "jingle") heard at various times between songs. / This station has been running anonymously, on and off, for nealy two years now, basically jamming the more established free radio station "Laser Hot Hits" which has been using 6219.8 kHz for many years now. / Mystery Radio has been heard reasonably well across the Atlantic just recently. Laser Hot Hits have also been heard stateside on one of their numerous parallel freqs, 6275 kHz. For more rx reports on both stations, log on to - ( http://www.alfalima.net/phpbb/index.php ) and visit LHH on - ( http://laserhothits.co.uk/ ) - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 11th,May.2006)
Robin Banneville - May 11 20:53

4809.9 kHz - 19.28 utc - Public Radio of Armenia , Armenia (Gavar) - (EE) - sio:322 - Just caught the end of this English tx to ME and Eu. YL and OM with ID, then close. / Sched. 19.10 - 19.30, daily eccept Sunday. / (100kW tx pwr) / Fairly strong signal, but loads of static crashes, making listening awkward. / Also a parallel tx on 9960 kHz heard, stronger signal (SIO:434) but with more QRM from adjacent stations. - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 11th,May.2006)
Robin Banneville - May 11 20:22

10330 - 0030 - All India Radio, Bangalore, India - (Hindi) - sio:343 - Malw w/ ID at 0030, into five minutes of probable news, into pgm w/ subcontinental mx. Good and clear. - (Grundig S350 - Fern Creek, KY - May 11 2006)
Mike Bryant - May 11 00:44

11640 - 0600 s/on - TWR, South Africa - (EE) - sio:444 - Clear I D at s/on by m " Thank you for listening to TWR from South Africa". Same m/sermon. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-10-06)
Frank Mezek - May 10 17:57

11995 - 0400 s/o - YLE R. Finland, Finland - (Finnish) - sio:444 - I D " R. Finland ". Cmty & nx w/reports in EE. I didn't know they b/cast in Classical Latin !!! - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-10-06)
Frank Mezek - May 10 04:36

9590 - 0115 - R Budapest (presumed), Hungary - (EE) - sio:342 - m,w,tlk w/ reporters, many ments of Hungary,freq. sked,severe QRN,fading, no clear ID. s/o 0127 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-10-06)
Frank Mezek - May 10 04:28

7155 kHz - 19.15 utc - Radio Thailand, THA (Udon Thani) - (EE) - sio:344 - Thai and Global news. OM and YL. / Daily hour EE b'cast from 19.00 - 20.00 utc, targeted to Europe. / Transmitter also used by VOA (250kW?) - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 9th,May.2006)
Robin Banneville - May 9 20:18

13625 - 1700 - Chinese Music Jammer, X'ian, China - () - sio:343 - Beijing Opera music, right through top of the hour. Pretty strong signal, faint traces of unid programming underneath. - (Icom R75, 30' random external - Fern Creek, KY - May 9 2006)
Mike Bryant - May 9 17:09

15345 - 2057 - LRA 1 R. Nacional, Argentina - (Spanish) - sio:232 - ads. Id sport national football by man - (SONY SW7600G - Antenna: VHF outdoor at 250° - Treviso - 07May-2006)
Nino Marabello - May 9 05:56

6055 - 0330 - REE, Spain - (SS) - sio:555 - I D " R. Exterior De Espana " at 0330 , m,w, cmty, Vy stg signal. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-9-06)
Frank Mezek - May 9 04:08

17795//15240(weaker) - 0130 - R Australia, Australia - (EE) - sio:444 - R Australia Breakfast Club, w/ m,w cmty - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-8-06)
Frank Mezek - May 8 03:37

15720 - 2040 - RNZI, New Zealand - (FF,EE) - sio:555 - FF nx into EE at 2048 " R. New Zealand Int'l. presents Sounds of the Pacific , the time is now 12 minutes to 9 " . I hear this station regularly , Day and Night. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-7-06)
Frank Mezek - May 7 22:24

15695 - 18.05 utc - Radio Free South Cameroons, RUS (relay) (Armavir) - (EE) - sio:344 - Clandestine propaganda transmission in English, dedicated to the topic of achieving a free, democratic and independent South Cameroon. A sunday only tx, 18.00 - 19.00 utc, targeted to central Africa, relayed though Armavir, Russia - (Icom IC-R75 - 35m longwire - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 7th,May.2006)
Robin Banneville - May 7 18:56

9700 - 0505 - Deutsche Welle, via Kigali, Rwanda - (EE) - sio:444 - Paul Anka music on a stell guitar, YL w/ DW mailbag pgm. Good sig. - (SAT 800 w/ 80' intenral slinky - Fern Creek, KY - May 7)
Mike Bryant - May 7 05:14

12060 - 0405-0425 - R. Nile, Talata-Volondry, Madagascar - (EE) - sio:454 - Man w/ heavy Afro-accent w/ relig message, ending in prayer at 0420. Woman w/ "You are listening to Radio Nile," into reggae-rap style vocals. Surprisingly strong for listed 50kW. - (SAT800 w/ 80' internal slinky, Sony 7600G w/ AN-LP1 - Fern Creek, KY - May 7)
Mike Bryant - May 7 04:28

9665 - 0202 - VOIRI, Iran - (EE) - sio:444 - w/nx, many ments of Iran, Iraq ,ID at 0212 ,m/w cmty - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-1-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 21:20

11800 - 0125 - RAI, Italy - (FF/ I) - sio:555 - w/cmty in FF into I & I D at 0130 " RAI International ", m/w cmty. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 5-1-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 21:14

9560//15575 - 0355 - KBS WORLD R, Sackville, Canada - (EE) - sio:555 - Korean nx , ID's - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 00:35

13650 - 0345 - VOK, North Korea - (EE) - sio:444 - m/nx , ID - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 00:26

7120 - 0407 - BBC, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE) - sio:344 - m/cmty , ID at 0410 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 00:23

9345 - 0325 - KOL Israel, Israel - (Hebrew/EE) - sio:333 - m/ Hebrew cmty, into EE & ID at 0330 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 00:13

7270 - 0325 - RC (presumed), Egypt - (AA) - sio:333 - Q'ran recitations , no ID but seems reasonable. - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - May 1 00:00

4930 - 0448 - VOA, Botswana - (EE) - sio:222 - m / nx , ID - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Apr 30 23:43

4960 - 0440 - VOA, Sao Tome - (EE) - sio:122 - m/cmty , ID - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Apr 30 23:38

15425// 15595 - 0330 - V Russia, Petropavlovsk, Russia - (EE) - sio:555 - typical Russian over-modulation booming in, m/ cmty, many ID's - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-20-06)
Frank Mezek - Apr 30 23:29

5975 - 0510 - R Japan, Rampisham ,UK - (EE) - sio:444 - m/nx , ID at 0515 - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-30-06)
Frank Mezek - Apr 30 23:14

9345 - 0340 - KOL Israel, Jerusalem, Israel - (EE) - sio:444 - m/nx , many ID's - (ICOM IC-R71A , w/ 55' random wire - Sun City , AZ - 4-30-06)
Frank Mezek - Apr 30 23:09

15120 - 1900 - V O Nigeria, Nigeria - (EE) - sio:434 - ID and News summary at TOH, then commentary, and into "Landmarks of Nigeria" program. Some slight splatter from 15110 Khz(Spain?) - (Kenwood R2000 w/30 meter LW. - Brick, NJ USA - 26 Apr 2006)
Bob Colyard - Apr 26 19:22

11,620 kHz - 2045z - All India Radio, India - (EE) - sio:444 - Press review in english at 2045z. Into Indian music at 2052z. Big signal on this freq. Also heard on 9,445 kHz. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 23 April 2006)
Art, N2AH - Apr 23 20:55

15,450 kHz - 1300z - Voice of Turkey, Turkey - (EE) - sio:343 - News in english, followed by a feature about the city of Istanbul. - (Kenwood R-1000 + 135 ft dipole with tuned feeders - Long Island, NY - 23 April 2006)
Art, N2AH - Apr 23 19:06

6025 - 13:15 - Radio Budapest, Hungary - (german) - sio:555 - Mailbag ..eastergreetings to Listeners ..mx Polka Burgenländer musicanten .. - (Sony SW 77 ....Telescopic Antenna - Kaiserslautern - 16.4.2006)
Anne Faust - Apr 16 20:22

11815 - 2227 - R Brasil Central, Goiana, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:343 - M w/ talk, ID, romance music. Very clear. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 7, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:25

11830 - 2325 - R. Anhanguera, Goiana, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:344 - Ads, M w/ talk, mntn of Brasil. Good signal. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, Ky - Apr 7 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:22

11920 - 2220 - HCJB, Quito, Ecuador - (Portuguese) - sio:454 - W w/ ID, relig, relig music. Stronger than //12020. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 7 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:19

11935 - 2315 - Deutche Welle, via Kigali, Rwanda - (German) - sio:444 - ID, M + W discussing German politics. Good, but more QRN than //11865 (via Sines, Portugal) - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 7 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:16

11950 - 2307 - R Cairo, Abu Zaabal - (English) - sio:454 - Man w/ ID, into prgm called "Holy Koran and It's Meaning" which included Koranic recitations being translated into English. Excellent signal. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 7 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:13

15345 - 2300 - R. Argentina Exterior, General Pacheco, Argentina - (Spanish) - sio:333 - 4 + 1 time pips on hour, male w. RAE ID, two men talking, prob news. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 7 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 8 01:09

5840 - 0235 - R Canada Intl, via Hoerby, Sweden - (Arabic) - sio:343 - Woman talking in Arabic, snippets of Western music. Decent signal, particularly since it's listed being beamed to the Middle East. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - April 2)
Mike Bryant - Apr 2 02:44

11950 - 0215 - R Cairo, Abu Zaabel, Egypt - (Arabic) - sio:454 - Man w/ nx, into talk, 3 time pips over man talking exactly at 0215. Good signal. - (DE1103 W/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - April 2, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 2 02:21

9725 - 0145 - V of Russia, Armavir, Russia - (Russian) - sio:433 - Woman w/ ID, talk, and cut of female opera vocals. Solid signal, but station clearly audible underneath playing Western programming. Only thing else listed at this time in newest ILG suggests CRI-Urumqi in English. By the way, is Dr. Scott's sermon's stopped on 9725? - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - Apr 2 )
Mike Bryant - Apr 2 01:59

9760 - 0130 - R. Oman (presumed), Thumrait, Oman - (Arabic) - sio:422 - Q'ranic recitations right through thirty minutes after. No clear ID, but this seems the logical choice. Severe slop from RCI Sackville below on 9755. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Fern Creek, KY - April 2, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Apr 2 01:37

7250 - 0225 - V of Russia, Yerevan, Armenia - (Russian) - sio:433 - Russian pop music pgm, Man w/ "Ruskie Radio" ID, good sig, some ham QRM. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 26)
Mike Bryant - Mar 26 03:08

11780 - 2320 - R Nac do Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:454+ - Lively Latin Jazz, "Radio Nacional" ID by male anncr, into string of ads. Very strong. - (DE1103 w/ De31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 23:49

11635 - 2315 - R. Taiwan Int'l, Paochang, Taiwan - (Chinese) - sio:333 - Presumed, no ID heard. YL with talk, Pacific island music. Signal OK, but bassy audio distortion. - (DE1103 w/ De31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 23:46

12050 - 2310 - R Cairo , Abu Zaabal, Egypt - (Arabic) - sio:555 - Traditional ME vocal w/ minimal instruments. Very Strong. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 23:43

12040 - 2307 - Deutsche Welle, Kigali, Rwanda - (German) - sio:555 - Sounded like coverage of a live speech by a M in German. Very strong, like local. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 23:39

12010 - 2255 - R Australia, Darwin, Australia - (EE) - sio:232 - Two men discussing a sporting event in Sydney, ID. Weak and in noise. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 23:02

11985 - 1945 - VOA, via Sao Tome - (French) - sio:444 - Male anncr w/ ID and excellent program of reggae pop music. Strong. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 19:55

9475 - 1203 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (EE) - sio:232 - Woman w/ ID, Australian nx. //9580 & 9590, but much weaker. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 12:20

9930 - 1145 - World Harvest Radio, Naalehu, Hawaii - (EE) - sio:353 - Man with religious sermon. Fading fast. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 12:18

7400 - 1125 - Deutsche Welle, Irkutsk, Russia - (German) - sio:444 - Two men discussing German sports nx. Good signal. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - March 25)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 12:16

6350USB - 1117 - AFRTS, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - (EE) - sio:353 - Talk show, YL discussing busting of child porno ring. Very clear and understandable. - (DE1103 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY - Mar 25 2006)
Mike Bryant - Mar 25 12:13

6185 - 0700 - R Educacion, Mexico City, Mexico - (Spanish) - sio:343 - Several pieces of native flute music, some with vocal chanting. Music kept playing right through top of the hour, no ID. Woman w/ ID later. Clear, though more signal than audio. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Mar 23 2006)
Mike Bryant - Mar 23 07:36

6010 - 0654 - R. Mil, Mexico City - (Spanish) - sio:444 - ballads and folk vocals, announcer with clear "Radio Mil" ID. Surprisingly strong and clear. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Mar 23 2006)
Mike Bryant - Mar 23 07:21

7240 - 0630 - Deutsche Welle, Sines, Portugal - (Hausa) - sio:343 - DW IS, OM w/ ID, into news. Fair to good. - (ICOM R75 - Louisville, KY - Mar 23 2006)
Mike Bryant - Mar 23 07:18

5910 - 0458 - Deutsche Welle, Wertachtel, Germany - (Russian) - sio:242 - DW IS, Man w/ ID and into news in Russian. Weak, but clear and alone. - (ICOM R75 w/ 20 ' external - Louisville, KY - Mar 23 06)
Mike Bryant - Mar 23 05:25

5980 - 0450 - RTV Marocaine, Briech, Morocco - (AA) - sio:333 - Male w/ Q'ranic recitations. Best in narrow USB to avoid slop from RN-Neth Antilles from below. - (ICOM R75 w. 20' external - Louisville, KY - Mar 23)
Mike Bryant - Mar 23 05:22

7320 - 0320-0335 - R Jamahiriyah, via Issoudun, France - (AA/FF) - sio:333 - Male in Arabic, possible nx being read over backgound mx, several minutes of French programming right before half-hour, back to ID and talk in Arabic after half hour. Atmospheric QRN high. - (Grundig SAT800 - Louisville, KY - Mar 22)
Mike Bryant - Mar 22 03:46

7180 - 0315 - Voice of Russia, via Grigoriopol, Moldavia - (EE) - sio:444 - Man w/ ID, discussion of benefits of strong Chinese-Russian relations, Belarus elections, anti-US diatribe regarding 3rd anniversary of US invasion of Iraq. Almost as anti-US as old school R. Moscow. - (Grundig SAT800 - Louisville, KY - Mar 22)
Mike Bryant - Mar 22 03:39

9580 - 2100z - Africa Number 1, Gabon - (FF) - sio:444 - Nice S9 signal and building. Rhythmic music into the news at top of the hour. Woman giving ident in French: "l'Afrique numéro un ". Slight het under ... Saudi ? - (Yaesu FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - March 21, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Mar 21 21:03

6070 - 0304 - CFRX, Toronto, Canada - (EE) - sio:423 - Woman w/ Toronto news, Canadian sports and Ontario weather, ID - "CFRB" Signal fading in and out, pretty good on the peaks. Voz Cristiana - Santiago, Chile - clearly audible but underneath. - (ICOM R75 w/ 20' external - Louisville, KY - Mar 20 06)
Mike Bryant - Mar 20 03:18

7215 - 0326 - Trans World Radio, Meyerton, South Africa - (EE/Afro) - sio:333 - Repeating IS - mx & Male voice in English "You are tuned to the International voice of Trans World Radio." At 0330 into programming in African lang with female anncr, ID. - (DE1103 & Sony ANLP1 - Louisville, KY - Mar 19 '06)
Mike Bryant - Mar 19 03:37

9895 - 2358 - R. Nederland, via Madagascar relay - (SS) - sio:444 - Open carrier, RN IS, man w/ short ID in Spanish, IS, s/on will full ID, including internet address. Into news by different male, 1st item about Milosevic.. - (Grundig SAT800 - Louisville, KY - Mar 18 '06)
Mike Bryant - Mar 19 00:16

7300khz - 1115z - Radio Thailand, Thailand - () - sio:443 - Full ident in ENGLISH at 1115z with interval signal, then back to programming in Thai (?). Lots of polar flutter, but strong signal and no interference. NEW ! - (Palstar R30c + 40m loop. - Milwaukee, WI USA - March 15, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Mar 15 11:18

4930khz - 0447z - Voice of America, Botswana - () - sio:333 - "Day break Africa" show in english parallel to Sao Tome on 4960khz, slightly weaker, some hash in the background. - (Palsar R30c + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - March 14, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Mar 15 04:48

4960khz - 0440z - Voice of America, Sao Tome - () - sio:343 - "Day break Africa" show in english. Nice signal, no interference. Listed for 0500z sign off. - (Palstar R30c + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - March 14, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Mar 15 04:41

6035 - 0335utc - VOA, Botswana - () - sio:444 - Man interviewing correspondent from Time Magazine about Bush's trip to India and Pakistan. Good, much better than //6045( via Morocco). - (Sony 7600G - Louisville, KY - March 12)
Mike Bryant - Mar 12 03:40

11945 - 1255 - BBC, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand - () - sio:343 - Woman in English w/ ID, sports nx. Solid copy. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ DE31 - Louisville, KY, USA - Mar 4, 2006)
Mike Bryant - Mar 4 13:04

9605 - 2100-2110 - BBC, Seychelles - () - sio:232 - Woman w/ BBC ID, world news. Weak, lots of noise, probably local. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ DE31 act ant - Louisville, KY - Feb 28)
Mike Bryant - Mar 1 00:49

9605 - 2100-2110 - BBC, Seychelles - () - sio:232 - Woman w/ BBC ID, world news. Weak, lots of noise, probably local. - (Grundig SAT800 w/ DE31 act ant - Louisville, KY - Feb 28)
Mike Bryant - Mar 1 00:49

15120 - 1730 - Vo Nigeria, NIGERIA - () - sio:333 - Talk on the problem of Bird Flu in Poultry - (ICOM IC-R72 - Chandigarh, INDIA - 22 Feb-2006)
Kanwar Sandhu - Feb 23 05:32

7245 - 0345-0400 - R.Tajikistan, TAJIKISTAN - () - sio:555 - News - (ICOM IC-R72 - Chandigarh, INDIA - 23 Feb-2006)
Kanwar Sandhu - Feb 23 05:29

10050 USB - 2220 - Gander Radio, Canada - () - sio:555 - aeronautical information - (Sony 7600 GR - Long Island, NY - 2/19/06)
Ryan - Feb 20 00:31

12,050.0khz - 1820z - Radio Cairo, Egypt - () - sio:454 - Koran in Arabic. Good signal S9+10db, no interference. - (Yaesu FT-767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI - Feb. 19, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Feb 19 18:23

11690.0khz - 1715z - Radio Jordan , Jordan - () - sio:434 - Good signal in english, little fading, annoying RTTY on 11,689.0 but can be eliminated by listening in USB or using PBT. Good copy then. - (Yaesu FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Feb. 19, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Feb 19 17:18

9340 kHz USB - 11.50 utc - American Forces Network (pres) , Iceland..? - English - () - sio:344 - News, talk, music and commercials. (no literal ID heard) Nothing found on the website at this time. [ http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/radio/shortwave/ ] Any more info on this broadcast appreciated. - (Icom IC-R75 - longwire ant. - Guernsey, Chan. Isles. (UK) - 19th,Feb.2006)
Robin Banneville - robinban74o at supanet.com - Feb 19 12:49

6355 kHz - 18.15 utc - UNID, N/A - () - sio:111 - Does anybody have any idea what station broadcasts on 6355 kHz (early evening). I logged it as an unID on Sunday the 5th,Feb.2006 with a SIO of just 111 at 18.25 utc. There was so much QRM/QRN that it was difficult to even ID the language, but a YL and OM appeared to be reading news. Just prior to that, they had been playing MoR mx. I breifly tuned in again last night (around 19.15 utc) and although the station was there, it was very weak and the noise was overpowering. It may just be CNR, AIR, Korea, or some such station. I checked a few "official" listings, but found nothing. It may even be a harmonic from somewhere, I'm just curious. - (Icom IC-R75 + longwire - Guernsey (Chan. Isles. - UK) - 5th,Feb.2006)
Robin Banneville - robinban74o at supanet.com - Feb 13 22:10

10330 - 1530 - All India Radio, Bangalore, India - () - sio:242 - Mix of Wesren-sounding and subcontinental music, YL w/ Hindi ID. Weak, but coming up. - (Sony ICF-7600G & AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - Feb 12)
Mike Bryant - Feb 12 15:44

11905 - 1530 - Sri Lanka Broadcasting Co., Columbo, Sri Lanka - () - sio:231 - Subcontinental music, OM w/ poss s/off anncmnts. I believe this is the Tamil Service. Extremely weak, almost threshold. - (Sony 2010 - Louisville, KY - Feb 11)
Mike Bryant - Feb 11 15:56

11895 - 1525 - VOA, Iranawilla, Sri Lanka - () - sio:232 - end of VOA News with sports section. Noticed at threshold on my 6800W with just the whip. Better, up to weak and fluttery on the 2010 with 20' external wire. - (Sony 6800W & 2010 - Louisville, KY - Feb 11)
Mike Bryant - Feb 11 15:52

11590 - 1430 - All India Radio, Delhi, India - () - sio:233 - Subcontinental vocals up to half hour, YL w/ ID in unid S Asian language, same YL into nx for several minutes, back to instrumental mx with some very strange-sounding instruments. Weak, best in LSB to avoid unid het on high side. - (Sony 2010 & 7600G - Louiville, KY - Feb 11)
Mike Bryant - Feb 11 14:54

9885 - 0950 - R. New Zealand Int'l, Rangitaiki, New Zealand - (EE) - sio:454 - OM w/ prgm of music consisting of songs from US and British pop groups of the 1960's. Very strong. - (Sony ICF7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - Feb 5)
Mike Bryant - Feb 5 10:02

6020 - 0930 - R. Australia, Shepparton, Australia - (Pidgin) - sio:444 - OM w/ ID, world nx, Pidgin nx very close to English. Better than //9710 (SIO-343) - (Sony ICF7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - Feb 5)
Mike Bryant - Feb 5 09:58

9580 - 1955 - Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, Gabon - (French) - sio:243 - 2OM talking in Afro-accented French, into someone talking and playing a stringed-instrument in front of crowd that breaks out into afro-chanting. Interesting. Weak, but clear and alone. - (Sony ICF-7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - Feb 4)
Mike Bryant - Feb 4 20:26

9550 - 1948 utc - FEBA R., Kigali, Rwanda - (Arabic) - sio:454 - 2OM & YL in discussion of religion. Strong and clear. - (Sony ICF7600G + AN-LP1 - Louisville, KY - Feb 4)
Mike Bryant - Feb 4 20:22

4930 - 0259 - VOA, Botswana - (EE) - sio:242 - Yankee Doodle IS, OM w/ ID, into VOA News. Much weaker than //9885. - (Sony ICF2010 (Kiwa filters) - Louisville, KY - Feb 4)
Mike Bryant - Feb 4 03:10

11,735khz - 2000z - Radio Zanzibar (tentative), Zanzibar - (Swahili) - sio:444 - Super signal with minimal fading and no QRM. Nice african beat music. 50kw non-directional. Time pips at top of the hour. ID in Swahili - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 23, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 23 20:18

7295 - 05:00 - VOA, Austria - (E) - sio:334 - News - (NDR 525G - Vienna - 1-19-2006)
SedlakJohann R. - Jan 19 09:26

9982 - 0105 - KVM-70, U.S.A. - (DC) - sio:233 - Weather FAX (Surface Chart),from Honolulu,HI.(NOAA) Pacific Forcast CTR.useing MultiPSK as De-Codeing Program - (DX-392 - Seabrook,TX,USA - 15jan05)
John - Jan 15 01:22

11710khz - 1500z - Voice of Korea, North Korea - (English) - sio:343 - Sigs peaking S9 at sign on, then down into mud by 1530z, although still audible. Full ID at 1500z, then into commentary on President Bush. NEW FOR ME! - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 9, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 9 15:33

4775khz - 0340z - Trans World Radio, Swaziland - (English) - sio:323 - Ident in english "This is Trans World Radio" at sign on 0340z, then programming in ?? Heavy radar QRM - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 05, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 6 03:45

7105khz - 2315z - Radio Romania International, Romania - (English) - sio:433 - Nice signal, a little bit of QSB, some ham QRM (CW and digital), but nice copy today. Full ID heard at 2322z. - (FT767gx + 40m loop - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 4, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 4 23:22

9885 khz - 1000z - Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - (English) - sio:444 - Nice sigs. for the new year. Time pips and full ID at top of the hour. - (FT767gx + trap vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 1, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 3 23:24

12133.5khz - 1940z - AFRTS, USA - (English) - sio:354 - USB. 3kw from Key West FL. Armed Forces broadcast of Cotton Bowl game. Nice sigs. - (FT767gx + trap vert. - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 2, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 2 19:41

15,120 khz - 1930z - Radio Nigeria, Nigeria - (English) - sio:423 - Nice signal strength, but muffled audio and heavy QRM. Drums and ID at bottom of hour. - (FT767gx + trap vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 2 , 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 2 19:32

13,655khz - 1500z - Radio Canada International, Canada - (English) - sio:555 - LOUD - S9 +40db - (FT767gx + trap vertical - Milwaukee, WI USA - Jan. 2, 2006)
John Wilke K9RZZ - Jan 2 15:07



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