[HCDX] May 29-31 Logs

[Brian384875@xxxxxxx]

** COSTA RICA. 5954.15, ELCOR, 0330-0358*, May 31, continuous
Spanish  pop ballads. Sign off with Ave Maria. I have noticed they 
seem to usually  sign off with Ave Maria. Fair signal but some adjacent 
channel splatter.  (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 6025.07, Radio Amanecer Internacional,
1020-1040,  May 29, Spanish inspirational music and talk. Poor to fair
but in deep fades.  (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nac, Bata, *0507-0515, May 31,
sign on  with National Anthem. Spanish talk at 0510. Euro-pop music.
Weak. Poor in  high noise level. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** ETHIOPIA. 5940 NF, Voice of Tigray Rev, *0257-0325, May 30, 
May 31,  New frequency. ex-5980. Sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 
0300. Horn of  Africa music at 0301. Very weak. Stronger on // 5950 - 
but mixing with  Okeechobee. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** ETHIOPIA. 6030, Radio Oromiya, 0322-0340, May 31, tune-in  to
xylophone-type IS. Talk in listed Oromo at 0330. Horn of Africa  music.
Fair signal strength at sign on but dropped down to a weak signal  
after 0330. Some noise on frequency but otherwise in the clear with  
Radio Marti and jammer off the air on UTC Mondays. (Brian Alexander, 
PA) 
 
** MADAGASCAR. 5010, Radio Madagasikara, 0248-0310, May 31, 
tune-in to  local pop music. IS at 0258. Choral National Anthem at 
0300. Talk in  presumed Malagasy at 0302 followed by some local 
music. Weak but readable.  Reduced carrier USB. (Brian Alexander, 
PA) 
 
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, WPON, 1930-1940, May 30,
rock  music. Beatles Tax Man song. Political talk. ID as âWPON, the
weaponâ. Poor  to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Northwoods Radio, 0157-
0159*, May  31, just caught end of broadcast with ID announcement 
and morse code at sign  off. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 
** SUDAN.  7200, SRTC, *0222-0430*, May 31, sign on with Qur`an  
followed by Arabic talk. Local tribal chants. Chirping birds. Local  pop
music. Abrupt sign off. Poor to fair with some co-channel QRM from a  
weak Iran until their 0330 sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
 

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

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