[HCDX] DX over the last month

["Dave Valko" <djvalko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

No time to sit down and complile the loggings until now.  Otherwise, I 
would've sent them out in a more timely fashion!!  Anyway, here is what's 
been heard in the last month.

GERMANY   15225   Baati Rewmi R. (via Germany)  Carrier on at 1814.  Pgm 
start at 1815 w/Hi-life mx and opening anmnt in EG by W as "Hello citizens 
of The Gambia and friends of The Gambia, this is ?? speaking, wanting to 
talk to you on Baati Rewmi, The Voice of Our Nation.  Todays episode is 
clearly a discussion about the role of the citizen in nation building and 
nation development.".  Cont. mx, then tlk by same W anncr in EG w/sound 
bites.  Mentioned "So Gambians, ask not what Gambia can do for you, but what 
you can do for Gambia".  Closing anmnt over Hi-life mx again at 1829, and 
off.  Nice to hear an entire pgm in EG.  (18 Sept.)

GUINEA   4899.97   Familia FM  2137-0001*  A lot of mx, and tlks in FR. 
Again, went over 0000 ToH w/out any anmnts and off suddenly at 0001.  Not 
very good and QRMed from CODAR.  (18-19 Sept.)

COLOMBIA   6009.74   La Voz de tu Conciencia  Nice canned ID w/AM and SW 
freqs by M at 0920.  Into rel. pgm at 0921.  Weaker but w/less XE QRM on the 
longwire Tee.  (19 Sept.)

BRAZIL   9629.94   R. Aparecida  0930 End of ZY Pop song, M w/Bon Dia, then 
ad block, and live M over mx.  Finally "Aparecida" jingle ID at 0944 before 
going back into mx.  Strong but very little modulation.  Got full ID on 
9645.34 Bandierantes just before tuning here at 0929.  (19 Sept.)

MONGOLIA   12085   V.O. Mongolia (tent.)  Went off right at the end of what 
sounded like a 1940's-like vcl song by W in CH or similar lang. at 1058. 
(19 Sept.)

MALAYSIA   15295   V.O. Malaysia  1115-1200 pgm in apparent CH w/E-Z Chinese 
mx and rare anmnts.  IDs and promos including one for Voice of Malaysia in 
EG at 1200, then into IN pgm.  (19 Sept.)

ROMANIA   9665   R Romania International  0531 opening w/"RRI" (not 
Indonesia!!) ID, web site, and e-mail.  Into EG nx by W.  Good.  (21 Sept.)

BOLIVIA   4699.96   R San Miguel  0936 LA Rom. Pop mx.  0943 live M anncr 
w/song and TC anmnt.  Pause, ID, then back to mx.  Voice audio sounded like 
he was tlking inside a cardboard paper tube!!  0944 short canned promo by W, 
M returned w/TC and ID again, then more mx.  0937 M again, TC, and mensaje 
to families.  More mx past ToH.  (24 Sept.)

PERU   4746.96   R Huanta Dos Mil  0953 ad block at t/in.  Nx pgm w/M host 
at 1002 retune.  ID then into very long ad block 1005-1035.  Some pauses 
between ads.  One at 1020 had Rooster SFX.  Live M returned at 1035. 
Starting to fade at 1015.  Tuned out at 1041.  Nice signal this morning. 
(24 Sept.)

MONGOLIA   7295   Traxx FM  1048 Pop mx.  Simple very short "Traxx FM" ID by 
M w/SFX at ToH, and cont. Pop mx.  1054 M and W pgm hosts in EG, then back 
to Pops a minute later.  1059 jingle w/song snippets, one short and one long 
time tone at 1100, then M w/nx to 1110.  W pgm host w/ment of pgm "Drive-By" 
and Kuala Lumpur.  Fairly good but the Asian propagation sound made it kind 
of tough to copy.  (24 Sept.)

TAIWAN   9734.88   R. Taiwan Int. (pres.)  In Asian lang at *1100. 
Apparently RTI in JP to NE Asia at this time per sked.  Adjusted to 9735 by 
26 Sept.  (24 Sept.)

INDIA   7270   AIR Chennai  While looking for Malaysia, found the IS here 
mixing w/tlk at 1115.  Weak.  (24 Sept.)

VIETNAM   12019.4   V.O. Vietnam   1232 EG nx read by M and W.  Break for ID 
as "You're listening to the Voice of Vietnam's English news" by W at 1236, 
then more nx to 1240.  Poor to fair w/QRM from 12020.  Was //9839.9 which 
was as strong but clearer.  (26 Sept.)

GUATEMALA   4055U   R. Verdad  *1059 on w/long vocal NA, 1104 opening rel. 
mx and EG anmnt.  Rel. mx then.  Fairly strong for 50 watt temporary 
replacement Ham xmtr in USB.  (27 Sept.)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA   3385   R. East New Britain  Nice ID at 1113 ending the nx 
by W, then canned "NBC East New Britain" ID by M, mx bridge, then more 
anmnts.  Good and clear.  (27 Sept.)

INDONESIA   9525.96   V.O. Indonesia  2002 Soft Indo Pop mx.  2004 poss. pgm 
outro by M, then W anncr w/nice IN ID and song anmnt, and tlk in FR for abt 
1 minute, then W in EG over Gamelan mx w/nice ID, freq, web site, and 
mailing addr.  2006 into nx starting w/ID by W "Voice of Indonesia with the 
news", and said nx by M.  2019 end of nx and press pgm.  2024 canned ID. 
2031 full ID w/web site.  Mx pgm after 2040.  2105 same canned EG ID hrd at 
beginning of EG svc, then off at 2106*.  Fair signal and clear for the first 
half hour then bleedover QRM.  Didn't really expect to hear this when I 
tuned in.  (27 Sept.)

CANADA   6160   CKZU  0930 CKZN was fading deeply like an AM signal allowing 
CKZU to come in easily readable at times.  CKZU had the tlk segment focusing 
on regional subjects, including one ment of CBC Vancouver, and the 
University of British Columbia.  CKZN has consistently been on 6159.95 for a 
while now, and CKZU is on 6160 if not about 10 hz higher.  (2 Oct.)

CANADA   6160   CKZU  Nx "CBC News Roundup" pgm to 1004.  (3 Oct.)

MONGOLIA   12085   V.O. Mongolia  0958 end of song, unintelligible anmnts by 
W, then usual IS played 3 times.  Anmnt by M then W, and mx.  Very weak 
w/12080 slop QRM, so had to use USB.  Still waiting for this to get stronger 
with the new solar cycle.  (8 Oct.)

INDONESIA   3325   RRI Palangkaraya  1022 Koran, mx at 1027 recheck and W in 
IN at 1030.  Pop mx pgm then.  W at 1100 briefly, mx bridge, then M w/very 
brief probable ID w/ment of Indonesia, IS played 3 times, time ticks 1101, W 
w/RRI ID, then nx began w/another ID.  Best hrd in a while.  (10 Oct.)

GUINEA   Finally got Guinea verified, and not RTVG as I'd hoped for years. 
Got a n/d e-confirmation from Luarent Koulemou at Familia FM in 27 days. 
Here's the text:

"Dear Dave

My name is Luarent KOULEMOU i'm the technical director of the radio station 
that you listen.
I confirm that radio you year is our radio sation, and we broadcast every 
night between 6 o clock PM to 00 oclock. Our transmitter is 1000 watt 
because we have not a lot off money for the big transmiter. Our frequency is 
4.900MHZ.
If you like telle more abote your appreciation.Our focus is only to couverge 
our country Guinea. we broadcast in Pular,susu, maninka and kpèlè language. 
there are our country language.

Execuse for the more time to reply, I was in intreior of the country.
Thank and God bless you."

According to the NASWA radio country list (if anyone still uses it), I 
believe that's C/V #56 in Africa.  Think I'm averaging about 1 new country 
verified every 10 years now!!  (15 October)

GUATEMALA   R Verdad  Got another e-mail from Edgar Madrid stating they hope 
to have their old higher power xmtr on the air on the 25 Oct.  Now's the 
time to get them at 50 watts.  (15 Oct.)

73           Dave 

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