Archive for April, 2008

DX Loggings

Posted in DX Loggings on April 19, 2008 by Simon Guettier

ALGERIA NAT.R.OF SAHARA ARABD REP. 6,300 1939GMT AA 44444 18-APR
Arabic Music, full ID at 2002 followed ny news (SG)

BRAZIL RADIO GLOBO 11,805 2024GMT PP 23232 18-APR
Excited presenter taking phone calls. Destroyed by interference from R.
Romania Int at 2030 (SG)

CHAD RADIODIFFUSION NATIONALE TCHADIENNE 4,905 2048GMT FF 44333 18-APR
DJ playing excellent African music, several ID’s (SG)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES VOA 17,550 1945GMT FF 13322 18-APR
News and commentaries on events in Africa. At 1958, ID, then French pop music programme with (I think) ‘Bel Monte’. (SG)

UKRAINE RADIO UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL 7,510 2105GMT EE 55544 18-APR
Programme about Ukranian culture and the difference between Ukranian and Russian speakers in the country. (SG)

DX Loggings

Posted in DX Loggings on April 17, 2008 by Simon Guettier

ASCENSION ISLAND (U.K.) COTTON TREE NEWS RADIO 9,525 0731GMT EE 34333 16-APR
News read by Edward Kambu incl. speech given by US Ambassador Perry talking
about clean water and energy needs of Sierra Leone. ‘You’re listening
to news from CTN’ (SG)

CHILE VOZ CHRISTIANA 15,410 2032GMT PP 34333 16-APR
Good pop music with Latin flavour, DJ pretty anonymous but did take a couple
of phone calls from listeners. ID for service as ‘Sua A Voz. ID with News
at 2100 ‘CVC Noticias’. (SG)

CHINA CHINA NATIONAL RADIO 4,750 2225GMT UU 24232 10-APR
(SG)

NORWAY SW RADIO AFRICA 12,035 1830GMT EE 32332 13-APR
Heated discusion between female presenter and callers on phone-in about
post-election violence. Severe splatter from freqs above and below. Short
burst of music and s/off 1859 (SG)

ROMANIA RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL 15,220 1235GMT EE 34222 12-APR
Romanina cultural buildings and the history of the Internet (SG)

SOUTH AFRICA IRIN (UN) RADIO 15,170 0725GMT FF 24333 14-APR
Relay of Radio France International African Service. Audio breaking up
(as if bad digital link) for a while, abrupt off at 0759 (SG)

UNITED KINGDOM FOREST OF DEAN RADIO (COMMUNITY STN) 1,521 1730GMT EE 22332 12-APR
Eddie Kendrick and Daniel Meek interviewing band (SG)

UNITED KINGDOM RADIO ALGERIENNE VIA UK 7,150 2210GMT AA 44444 13-APR
Long talk by OM and Arabic Music. // 9710, which was considerably worse
signal (SG)

DX Loggings

Posted in DX Loggings on April 10, 2008 by Simon Guettier

IRAN VOICE OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 7,260 1900GMT FF 55555 09-APR
French to Arabic language lesson and news summaries. (SG)

IRELAND BBC RADIO ULSTER 1,341 0715GMT EE 34333 07-APR
Travel News & ID “BBC Radio Ulster Travel News” (SG)

KUWAIT RADIO KUWAIT 15,110 0618GMT EE 24222 08-APR
‘Kuwait inthe International Arena’ (SG)

SOUTH AFRICA RADIO SONDER GRENSE 3,320 1830GMT AK 24222 09-APR
Discussion in Arfikaans. Heavy QRN (SG)

UNITED KINGDOM TAY AM 1,584 1950GMT EE 33434 09-APR
Country Music Show. No news scheduled at 2000! Distance to my QTH 331 miles!
(SG)

DX Loggings

Posted in DX Loggings on April 6, 2008 by Simon Guettier

ASCENSION ISLAND (U.K.) COTTON TREE NEWS 9,525 0712GMT EE 34233 06-APR

Health Minister comments on case of yellow fever in Sierra Leone
Severe levels of noise making audibility difficult (SG)

EGYPT WADI EL NIL (NILE VALLEY RADIO) 9,250 1714GMT AA 34434 06-APR
Full Station ID at 1715. News Items then into Arabic Music. (SG)

IRAN VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION 7,165 1609GMT TU 54544 06-APR
News & Commentary – mention made of Iran’s nuclear programme (SG)

CHINA CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL 11,690 1604GMT FF 55555 06-APR
News in French followed by analysis (SG)

MALI R.MALI 9,635 0819GMT VN 24232 06-APR
Long rambling speech by OM in local language plus local music (SG)

UNKNOWN RADIO CALYPSO 6,270 0815GMT EG 34333 06-APR
DJ playing Europops – announces testing new antenna calypso104@hotmail.com
(SG)

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DX Loggings

Posted in DX Loggings on April 6, 2008 by Simon Guettier

BOLIVIA RADIO YURA 4,717 0130GMT SS 23222 04-APR
Very Ethic Bolivian Music, ID ‘Radio Yura’. Generally poor reception, much
static (SG)

BOLIVIA RADIO YURA 4,717 2333GMT SS 23222 04-APR
OM & YL almost continual speech, sounds like dramatisation or story. Much
echo used, frequent mentions of ‘Yura’ (without the ‘Radio’ on the front).
(SG)

BRAZIL R.BRASIL CENTRAL 11,815 2311GMT PP 34333 04-APR
Many clear ID’s, LA Pop Mx (SG)

BRAZIL RADIO ANHANGUERA 4,905 0140GMT PP 24232 04-APR
LA Music and canned announcements (SG)

BRAZIL RADIO APARECIDA 6,135 0125GMT PP 32332 04-APR
Religious material – woman phone-in caller endlessly repeating ‘Ave Maria’!
(SG)

BRAZIL RADIO BRASIL CENTRAL 4,985 0047GMT PP 43333 04-APR
Several ID’s, LA/Portuguese Pop Mx, some CODAR QRM but powerhouse signal!
(SG)

CHINA CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL 7,160 2010GMT EE 43444 04-APR
News and commentary: commentary on the NATO summit in Romania and Chinese
Ching Mi festival (SG)

COLOMBIA VOZ DEL GUAVIARE 6,035 0105GMT SS 42333 04-APR
Many commercials, lots of echo and frequent ‘La Voz del Guiviare’ Id’s.
(SG)

IRAN VOICE OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION 6,205 2011GMT EE 54555 04-APR
The story of Joseph – the Christian biblical character. Good quality audio.
(SG)

MADAGASCAR RADIO NEDERLAND WERELDOMROEP 7,425 2045GMT EE 32333 04-APR
Programme is called ‘Bridge to Africa’ presented by a man and a woman. (SG)

TAJIKISTAN RADIO TAJIKISTAN 4,635 2320GMT TA 22232 04-APR
Strange ethnic music – barely audible above noise. (SG)

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