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[HCDX] Logs for Week Ending 5 Feb 2005



A selection from the logbook heard either at French Creek, PA or 
Halfmoon, NY* (see below):

ANGOLA.  4950, R. Nac. Angola w/Afro-Portuguese pops @0306. Fair. (2/1)

AUSTRALIA.  2310, VL8A Alice Springs @1209 w/rock music in English and 
male DJ.  Fair and // 2325 VL8T Tennant Creek and 2485 VL8K Katherine.  
(1/31)

BANGLADESH.  7185, Bangladesh Betar @1230 in English w/woman "And now 
back to our regular transmission.." followed by news in English by 
male. Fair and surprisingly strong signal.  (1/31)

BELARUS.  7210, R. Belarus @0159 w/int. sig., ID and into program in 
Belorussian. Poor under Tehran (see below).  (1/31)

BOLIVIA.  4650.3, R. Santa Ana.  Through a very strong het, hrd M in SS 
@2320.  Poor. (1/30)

BOLIVIA.  4902.3, R. San Miguel @2330 w/man in Spanish and jingles, 
IDs.  Poor (1/31).  Also hrd 2/1 on 4901.9 w/ID @1058.  Poor.

BOTSWANA.  4930nf, VOA relay @0259 w/"Daybreak Africa" in English after 
int.-sig. and s/on.  //4960, Sao Tome.  Good (2/1)

BRAZIL.  17814.7, R. Cultural, Sao Paulo @2330 w/woman singing a very 
lively song and a male announcer.  Vy weak.  1kW listed.  (1/30)  Hrd 
again (2/4)* on 17815 w/Brazilian jazz vocals.  Poor.

BRAZIL.  4924.9, R. Difusora @2330 w/ID in Portuguese. Poor. (2/3)*

BRAZIL.  4865.06, R. Verdes Floristas (tent.) @1103 w/man and woman in 
Portuguese.  Fair.  (2/1)

BRAZIL.  3235, R. Guaruja Paulista, Mardia @2310 w/man in Portuguese 
singing ballad.  Poor. //5045 Guaruja w/ very strong signal.  (1/30)

BURKINA FASO.  5030, R. Burkina @2235 w/African pops, male DJ in French 
w/IDs.  Good signal marred by QRM from Rebelde 5kHz. down.  (1/30)

ETHIOPIA.  6940, R. Fana @0451 w/woman speaking in unid. lang.  Fair 
(2/1)

GABON.  4777, RTV Gabonaise, Libreville @0540 w/man in French playing 
reggae.  Fair (2/2)*

GUATEMALA.  4799.9, R. Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian @0126 w/simple hymn 
by choir and announcement by woman in unid. lang.  Fair but bothered by 
bad het. (1/31)

GUINEA. 7125, RTV Guineenne w/man speaking in vernacular @2025. Fair. 
(1/31)

INDIA.  4860, AIR Kingsway (Delhi) w/woman speaking in Hindi @1235.  
Fair.  (2/1)

INDIA.  5010, AIR Thiruvananthapuram @1243 w/man and woman speaking in 
presumed Malayalam.  Fair but w/sporadic RTTY QRM.  (2/1)

INDONESIA (KALIMANTAN or Borneo).  3325,  RRI Palangkaraya @1203 w/news 
in Indonesian by male and then talk by woman until 1220.  R. 
Bougainville (tent.) heard underneath until 1205 s/off.  Poor.  (2/1)

INDONESIA (SUMATERA).  4925. RRI Jambi @1216 //RRI Palangkaraya (see 
above).  Poor. (2/1)

IRAN. 7210, IRIB, Ahwaz @0159 w/program in Urdu. Fair. (1/31)

IRAN.  6120, Voice of Justice, Tehran @0208 w/commentaries by woman in 
English on Iraq war and Abu Ghraib.  Good.  (1/31)

JORDAN.  11690, R. Jordan @1701 w/news and press review in English, 
then pop music. Usual RTTY QRM greatly attenuated at first, but 
overwhelmed signal by 1719. Up 'til then excellent. (1/31)

MADAGASCAR.  5010, R. Madagasikara, Antananarivo @0331 w/local music 
and man speaking in Malagasy.  Poor.  (2/1)

PNG.  3355, R. Simbu @1148 w/pop music, reggae.  S/off w/anthem @1204.  
Poor (1/31)

PNG (NEW BRITAIN).  3385, R. East New Britain, Rabaul @1155 //3355 (see 
above).  Poor (1/31)

PNG (NEW BRITAIN).  3235, R. West New Britain, Kimbi @1203 not // to 
other observed PNG frequencies w/male in unid lang. Poor (1/31)

PERU.  4992.8, R. Ancash (tent.) @2328 w/a soulful pop ballad.  Poor 
(2/3)*

PERU.  4800, R. Satelite (tent.), Santa Cruz @1124. Reactivated? Hrd. 
man in Spanish under sweeper QRM and lots of static.  Poor. (2/1)

PERU.  4824.5, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos @1121 w/man in Spanish and 
many mentions of "Lima".  Fair but poorly modulated signal.  (2/1)

PERU.  4835.5, R. Maranon, Jae'n (tent.) @1117 w/man in Spanish.  Poor. 
(2/1)

PERU.  4965, R. Santa Monica, Cusco @1045 w/man and woman in Spanish, 
lots of ads and promos w/mentions of "Santa Clara" and "Cusco".  Fair.  
(2/1)

PERU.  4974.8, R. Del Pacifico, Lima @0318 w/LA pops.  Poor w/het from 
Uganda 4976.  (2/1)

SOUTH AFRICA.  3320, R. Sonder Grense @0315 w/pop music and male DJ in 
Afrikaans.  Good.  (1/31)

SUDAN. 4750, R. Peace @0401 w/local vocal music.  Fair (2/1)

SURINAM.  4990, R. Apintie @0321 w/Elton John song and ID in Dutch 
0325.  Fair (2/1).  Heard as early as 2225 on 1/30.

SWAZILAND.  4775, TWR @0350 w/hymns sung by choir. Very good. (2/1)

TAJIKISTAN.  4760, R. Liberty via Dushanbe w/man and woman speaking in 
Tajik.  ID at 0105. Poor. (1/31)

TIBET (tent.)  5240, Xizang PBS, Lhasa. Very weak @2250 w/male speaking 
in Asian lang. Poor. (1/30)

UGANDA.  4760, R. Uganda, Kampala @0312 w/Sinead O'Connor single, then 
man in English. Better signal @0400 w/news in English. Strong signal 
marred by poor modulation or other QRN/QRM.  Poor. (2/1)

ZAMBIA.  4965, Christian Voice @0309 w/Christian pop music.  Fair (2/1)

ZIMBABWE.  3306, ZBC Gwere w/local African music, pops and male 
announcer in either Shone or Ndebele through very heavy noise on 
frequency.  Listened in LSB.  Poor (1/31)

Receiver (both locations):  Drake R8A
Antenna:  longwires (FC) and sloper (NY)

John Figliozzi

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