[HCDX] March 20-21 Logs

[Brian384875@xxxxxxx]

** AFGANISTAN [non]. via Sri Lanka, 9990, Radio Free Afganistan-
Radio  Azadi, 1120-1331*, March 21, talk in unidentified language.
Some short  instrumental music breaks. Radio Azadi IDs. Interviews.
Phone talk. Poor  reception at tune-in but gradually improved. Good 
reception at 1135-1215.  Poor-weak in noisy conditions by 1300. 
Very poor in noise by sign off.  Thanks to tip from Glenn Hauser.
(Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** BANGLADESH. 7250, Bangladesh Betar, *1228-1235, March 21,
flute IS.  Some flute music & muffled talk at 1230. Could not make
out any further  program details due to weak, muffled, low modulation
and HAM QRM. An overall  very poor signal. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** CHINA. 9810, CNR-2/China Business Radio, 1158-1210, March 21,
Chinese  talk. Some local pop music. English âChina Business Radioâ
ID at 1201 &  back to Chinese talk. Fair signal. Much weaker on 
// 6090, 7245, 7315, 7335,  7375. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** MADAGASCAR. 5010, RTV Malagasy, *0250-0330, March 21, 
abrupt sign on  with local pop music. Euro-pop music. IS at 0256.
National Anthem at 0258.  Short Malagasy announcement at 0301
and local music. Malagasy talk. Fair to  good. Reduced carrier USB.
(Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** MADAGASCAR [non]. via ?, 5895, Radio Mada, *0400-0425,
March 21,  Tentative. Sign on with anthem. Talk in unidentified 
language. Tentative ID.  Poor in noisy conditions. Thanks to Glenn 
Hauser tip. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** SLOVAKIA. 7290, IRRS, 2037-2101*, March 20, tune-in at 2037
looking  for World of Radio but technical problems at IRRS causing 
an open carrier  with no audio. WOR on the air with program in 
progress at 2042. Fair to good  signal after 2042 but slight adjacent 
channel splatter from CRI via Albania  on 7285. IRRS closing 
announcements at 2059 with contact information &  National Anthem. 
(Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** THAILAND. 12095, Radio Thailand, 0058-0105, March 21, caught
end of  English broadcast with theme music, gongs, English ID, and 
anthem. Into Thai  language at 0102. Surprisingly good, strong signal.
Usually a very weak  signal here. Threshold level at 0134 check. 
(Brian Alexander, PA)
 

Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA,  U.S.A.  
Equipment:  TenTec RX-340, two 100 foot longwires 

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