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[HCDX] Loggings Since 17 February
BOLIVIA 6184.81 R. Santa Cruz Strange things going on overnight. Continuous OC noted from 0309. Audio/pgming noted on only even numbered hours. 0402:08 audio suddenly up w/pleasant LA Pop song, not in progress. 0409 canned ID promo by W. Was OK in USB avoiding 6130 BBC, but then 6135 BBC Ascension came on at 0427. Perfectly clear then at 0459 when both BBCs off. But audio cut off in mid-song at 0502:38. 6135 BBC returned at 0530 in Hausa. Audio brought back up on Santa Cruz at 0601:55 and audible despite severe BBC
QRM. Clearer at 0630 w/BBC off, but then getting splash from 6125. Perfectly clear again at 0700 but went off at 0703:38. Some buzzing on the OC in the 0700 hour. Pgming back on at 0801:53. Regular pgming began w/their usual s/on routine at 0849 and stayed on then. (17 Feb.)
ANDAMAN ISLANDS 4760 AIR Port Blair Tlk by W anncr at 1159, sounded like a canned anmnt, then 1200 brief anmnt by W, then same instru. subcont. mx hrd on other AIR outlets (I think going into nx), then same W again w/pres. nx headlines for 2 min., mx bridge, W again, and 1204 M anncr. (17 Feb.)
TIBET 4820 Xizang PBS //7450 in Mandarin w/tlks by M and W, some soft instru. mx. Finally got both good enough to make a stereo recording. (17 Feb.)
INDIA 4895 AIR Kurseong Gradually getting stronger from 1159, peaking around 1216. M and W anncr to 1211 subcont. mx bridge, then a number of canned anmnts and dialog, then into Indian ballad at 1217. More tlk at 1222. (17 Feb.)
BANGLADESH 4750 Bangladesh Betar The 2 Chinese and Makassar were in the clear when Bangladesh went off at 1205:55. Came back on at 1212:55 and audio 15 seconds later. Really nice at 1216 w/subcont. mx. Went off again at 1217:20, only to return at 1228:05. (17 Feb.)
PERU 4747.07 R. Huanta Dos Mil 1030 pleasant OA campo mx, then studio W DJ, and ad block w/"R. Huanta" ID/promo at 1035:00. M anncr at 1036 w/usual nx pgm. (19 Feb.)
PERU 4955 R. Cultural Amauta Nice ID by live M after OA mx at 1059:15. And another at 1100:00. Prettty good signal at this time. (19 Feb.)
PERU 4984.14 Voz Christiana Came on at 1100. Usual hardline rel. preaching, then canned echo ".R. Voz Christiana ?? AM" ID by M at 1101:55., then another short one. Probably best heard yet. (19 Feb.)
AUSTRALIA 4910 ABC/VL8T Tennant Creek (pres.) Signal popped on at 2130:25 amid CODAR. Could definitely hear tlk by M at times right at threshold lvl. 4835 there but QRMed by lcl noise. (19 Feb.)
MALAYSIA 7295 Traxx FM 2335-2355 "Morning Zoo" pgm w/hosts Kevin and Isabel. Pop mx and chatter by hosts, sports nx also. Very weak audio under apparent Mali. Paralleled to the website audio stream which was about a second behind. Inspired to check this by Ralph Perry's mention of getting Klasik Nasional on 5964.7 which was also there at the same time but blasted by Turkey on 5960. (19 Feb.)
ERITREA 4700.01 V.O. the Broad Masses of Eritrea 0257 usual IS w/ID anmnts. Tnx Ron Howard tip. (20 Feb.)
DJIBOUTI 4780 R. Djibouti Finally this came on at the s/on and not already in progress. Signal on w/tone at 0259:30 and instru. NA about 5 seconds later. W w/opening anmnts w/ment of radio. 0301 into Koran going past 0312. Just fair signal w/CODAR QRM. (20 Feb.)
UGANDA 4975.97 UBC Radio Suddenly on in mid-pgm at 0301:40 w/canned anmnt by M and W in discussion. Brief mx bridge, then live studio M anncr w/greetings including date given. W anncr then joined in. Just fair and modulation not as good as it was on the 15th. (20 Feb.)
DJIBOUTI 4780 R. Djibouti Surprised to find this on late at 2235 w/speech by M mentioning Somalia and Zanzibar. Ending w/clapping. 2240 into funky HoA vcl mx. 2241:45 W anncr starting w/what sounded like R. Djibouti ID. Long period of deadair from 2242 until the signal went off at 2256:53. (20 Feb.)
MICRONESIA (PONPEI) 4755.53 The Cross 1155 Christian Pop mx. Started another song for about a minute, then 3 telephone-like touch tones, and off at 1159:43. Was hoping to get an ID as it was doing fairly well, but no luck. (22 Feb.)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3904.998 R. New Ireland (pres.) 1200 audible this morning and noticed it was just a few hz below 3905. Looks like 3904.998. Island Pop mx, then pres. nx by M. Sound bite from speech at 1209. Hams about .5 khz below came on at 1211 ruining reception. 1212 brief mx bridge, then tlk by diff. M but imposs. with the Hams. (22 Feb.)
INDIA 9809.972 AIR Panaji 1220 found here off freq mixing w/CNR on 9810.003. Pleasant subcont. mx then tlk by M at 1222. Gradually got really strong according to the Perseus display (wasn't listening at the time or recording). Also looked like CNR went off and VOA Saipan came on 9810.03. Will have to check this again. A busy freq at this time. (22 Feb.)
INDONESIA 6125.18 RRI Nabire (pres.) Found on late this morning. 1146 soft mx mixing w/6125 CNR. Certainly sounded like Celine Dione at 1155. 1157:50 into another Rom. ballad w/M vcl. 1200 W anncr then M anncr in definite IN w/pres. nx at 1201. Ment of Jakarta. Went off at 1207:57. (23 Feb.)
BOLIVIA 4699.95 R. San Miguel 0947:55 ID during anmnts by M. Mensajes. Nice ID at end 0949:00. 1001 nice promo w/ment of San Miguel, then live M anncr again. Heavy hum on the audio which has never been as bad. (27 Feb.)
AUSTRALIA 2325 ABC/VL8T Tennant Creek 1130 nice signal w/chatter by M DJ, PSA, then ABC nx starting w/usual fanfare and ID by W doing the nx. Later had a Pop mx request pgm and played CCR, Hot Chocolate, Moody Blues, and others. Started fading after 1200. (27 Feb.)
AUSTRALIA 2368.48 R. Symban Extremely weak but just peaking strong enough to get some mx at peaks 1145:00, 1146:00, 1147:35-1147:55, 1149:50-1150:10, 1153, 1154:20 (best). Definite male vcl at 1148. 1157 balland w/M vcl. First time noted w/audio in abt 18 mo. (27 Feb.)
CLANDESTINE 11600 R. Free Sarawak (via Palau??) Found by accident and hadn't realized this had moved here. 1211 editorial feature by M in BM w/many ments of Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah. More usual features w/long remote reports called in. Discussions. Speech excerpts. Suddenly cut off in mid-sentence at 1258. Pretty good signal but faded towards the end. (28 Feb.)
73 Dave Valko
Dunlo, PA, USA
Perseus SDR
Wellbrook ALA1530S+ and 153 foot verticle triangle Delta Loop
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