[HCDX] Dec 24-25 Logs

[brian384875@xxxxxxx]

Happy Holidays!

** CANADA. 6250, Sackville spur, 0140-0159*, Dec 25, Radio 
Canada  Int heard on 6250 in Spanish. Not to be confused with
Equatorial Guinea. Weak  but readable. 6250 is the leapfrogging
spur of 6100-Radio Canada Int. 6100  leapfrogging over 6175-Voice 
of Vietnam via Sackville and landing on 6250.  Note 75 kHz separation 
between each frequency. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** ETHIOPIA [non]. via Samara, Russia, 7530, Ginbot 7 Radio,  
*1701-1730*, Dec 24, presumed. Abrupt sign on with talk in  listed
Amharic. Some Horn of Africa music at 1719. Poor to fair. // 9610 -  
very weak under Radio Canada Int. Tues, Thur, Sat only. 
(Brian  Alexander, PA) 
 
** EURO-PIRATE. 7610.05, Radio Amica, 0050-0120, Dec 25, US
pop music.  Euro-pop music. Italian talk. IDs at 0105. Weak but 
readable. (Brian  Alexander, PA) 
 
** GUINEA. 7125, Radio GuineÃ, 2305-2355*, Dec 24, special 
Christmas  programming with French talk. Preacher. Local choral 
music. Abrupt sign off.  Good. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** MALI. 7285.88, RTVM, *0800-0840+, Dec 24, sign on with flute IS
and  opening French ID announcements followed by vernacular talk.
Local  instrumental music. âRadio Maliâ ID. Very weak. Much stronger
on // 9635.  Rustic vocals heard at 0910 check. Sign on times for 
7285v varies between  0745-0800. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** RWANDA. 6055, Radio Rwanda, 2130-2259, Dec 24, on late for
Christmas.  Sign off usually at 2100. French/vernacular talk. Wide
variety of African  hi-life music, Afro-pops and local choral music. 
Phone talk. Christmas eve  celebration services with talk, crying Baby
Jesus at 2200. Traditional  Christmas music. Good signal initially but 
poor to fair by 2245 due to  adjacent channel splatter and completely 
covered by a strong Spain at their  2259 sign on. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 

Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA  
Equipment: Icom  IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires 
 
 
 
 

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