The following loggings represent what is being heard from the fine folks at Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts (MARE).
Thanks very much!
Gayle VH
ANGUILLA:
11775 University Network (The Voice of Dead Evangelists);
1838-1852+, 13-Nov; Dr. Gene in good form. How much longer
can they keep this up? SIO=444-; //11870 via Costa Rica,
SIO=2+33-; //13749.9 via Costa Rica, SIO=2+33; //13845 via
WWCR, SIO=3+43+ (Frodge-MI)
ARMENIA:
11510 Voice of Russia; 1904-1919+, 13-Nov; M&W in EE w/RR
news features, music bumper between items; From Russia to
the World. SIO=1+32, tough copy in QRN & buzz QRM. (Frodge-MI)
AUSTRALIA:
15515 R Australia (Shepperton). 24 Nov 06. 2200-2205. YL/OM with
news of Fijian military and events in Iraq. Poor.
//15230 Fair. (Wood, TN).
BULGARIA:
5800 R Bulgaria. 11 Nov *0058-0605. IS and ID in EE as "This
is Radio Bulgaria" and into news in presumed Bulgarian.
Fair // 5900 Fair. (Wood, TN).
CANADA:
6070 CFRX Toronto ON; 1742, 12-Nov; Still no sign of them;
1010 CFRB w/good sig. (Frodge-MI)
6160 CKZN St. Johns NL; 2215-2235+, 14-Nov; The World at 6 on
CBC Radio 1 to 2230 then As It Happens. All in EE.
SIO=3+43+, USB helps w/6155. 6070 CFRX still off. (Frodge-MI)
CHAD:
6165 Rdf Nationale (t); 2140-2215+, 14-Nov; M w/Afro tunes to
2200, then M&W w/news & cmtry--several mentions of N'Djamena.
All in FF. QRM (p)Croatia; u/QRM before 2200, =
QRM 2200-2209 then o/QRM. (Frodge-MI)
COLOMBIA:
5910 La Voz de tu Consencia; 2305-2320+, 9-Nov; SS & EE rlgs
tunes; 2318 "LVdtC desde Colombia". SIO=333, LSB helps;
//6009.5, SIO= 2+33-, LSB helps. 2252-2303+, 11-Nov; Variety
Latino tunes; fanfare & anthem @2256. No anmts. Fair, LSB
helps w/ute clatter; //6009.5, worse. Is the Marfil Estereo
ID for 5910 obsolete? In the past, I've found them not
// more often than //. (Frodge-MI)
GABON:
9580 Afrique #1 (Moyabi) 11 Nov 0652. News in French with
mentions of Senegal and Gabon. Good. (Wood, TN).
15355 Radio Japan; 1733-1742+, 12-Nov; EE feature on JJ street
musicians. SIO=3+54- (Frodge-MI)
GREECE:
7450 RS Makedonias (Athens). 17 Nov 2016. Ballads in Greek.
Fair. (Wood, TN).
ISRAEL:
6973 Galei Zahal (Tel Aviv) 24 Nov 2304. First log in a while.
OM/YL in Hebrew with music including a song by Queen in
English. Fair. (Wood, TN).
ITALY:
6010 RAI; 2037-2045:28*, 17-Nov; Continuous SS baladas to ID in
EE by W @2044:30 as b'cast to Near East. Bird tweet IS @2045.
When strong IS stopped, hrd same much weaker under. (Frodge-MI)
7250 Vatican Radio; 2106-2117+, 15-Nov; Cmtry re St. Francis;
switched to globalization @2110; all in EE. SIO=4+33+,
USB helps despite 7255 Nigeria. Differs from 07 Passport.
(Frodge-MI)
JAPAN:
17825 R Japan. 24 Nov 2140-2150. YL/OM in English with
sports. Mentions of Japanese Professional League, women's
pro golf, figure skating and the women’s marathon. Also
mentioned the Pacific Curling Championships. I didn't
know Curling was that well traveled. Good. (Wood, TN).
MEXICO:
6185 R Educacion (Mexico City) 11 Nov 0618-0630. Nicely done
music program featuring big band Bossa Nova music and
announcer in Spanish. Good. (Wood, TN).
NIGERIA:
7255 La Voix du Nigeria; 2106-2117+, 15-Nov; W in FF w/vari-
ety music, many non-Afro. LVdN ID @2122+ SIO=543+ (Frodge-MI)
7275 R Nigeria 11 Nov 0636. Afropop music and OM announcer in
unid language. OM/YL in English with talk of population
growth and improving farming methods in Nigeria. P-F
(Wood, TN).
15120 Voice of Nigeria Lagos; 1713-1718+, 12-Nov; News Analy-
sis to pgm notes @1714 then Business News. ID as VoNL. All in EE.
SIO=43-3-, QRM from both sides, SSB no help. (Frodge-MI)
RUSSIA:
7105 Voice of Russia (via ?); 2026-2059:48*, 15-Nov; VoRWS
IDs; news/cmtry to 2032, then smooth jazz pgm. All in EE.
Chimes IS @s/off. SIO=322, USB helps w/down-freq ute QRM.
Belarus hrd here 28-Oct. (Frodge-MI)
SAO TOME:
6105 VOA relay 11 Nov 0605-0616. OM announcer in English
with modern music. Poor. (Wood, TN).
13735 VOA relay 17 Nov 2025-2030*. Afropop music in French
with French announcer. S/O with standard instrumental version
of "Yankee Doodle". Fair. (Wood, TN).
SOUTH AFRICA:
15235 Channel Africa; 1719-1732+, 12-Nov; EE South
African news features. SIO=3+43+ (Frodge-MI)
SPAIN:
11680 Radio Exterior de Espana; 2005-11+, 13-Nov; W in EE w/
news; EE IDs by M&W. SIO=2+22+. Not in 07 Passport (Frodge-MI)
SRI LANKA:
9335 Radio Farda; 2009-2013, 15-Nov; W anmts; peppy tune;
M ID @2013; all in LL. Accent on the da in Farda. Way too
upbeat to be mistaken for North Korea. SIO=433 (Frodge-MI)
TANZANIA:
11735 Radio Tanzania Zanzibar; 1926-2002+, 13-Nov; W ancr
in Swahili?; AR vocals & High-Life tunes--one lasted 20
min.!--possibly featuring music of Zimbabwe. M @2000, sounds
like news, ending @2001 w/RTZ ID! SIO=333, LSB helps (Frodge-MI)
USA:
7415 WBCQ 17 Nov 1946-2011. OM in English with a program dealing
with the purchase of precious metal coins. VG. (Wood, TN).
9265 WMLK Bethel PA (p); 2004, 15-Nov; S25 sig but barely
audible. Either major xmtr/feed problem or Bro. Jacob and the
mic are at opposite ends of the hall. (Frodge-MI)
9265 WMLK Bethel PA (p); 2016-2020+, 13-Nov; EE talk about Yahweh;
circumsizing your heart (ouch!); If you go with your own
inclinations, you're doomed. S30 sig w/xmtr hum. 07 Passport
omitted this; 06 had it. (Frodge-MI)
15385 KJES 17 Nov 1940-1946. OM/YL in English with responsive
prayers. VG. (Wood, TN).
15590 KTBN (Salt Lake City, Utah) 24 Nov 2155-2159. Sounded like
the audio feed for one of their TV shows. Ads for TV programs
and mentions of telephone numbers on the screen. ID at TOH
as "Trinity Broadcasting Network". VG. (Wood, TN).
VATIAN CITY STATE:
11625 Vatican R 17 Nov 2018-2023. OM in African accented English
with talk of Sudan and agricultural development there,
followed by a Christian message. Poor. (Wood, TN).
(Source: Mare Tip Sheet # 429/ 11/29/06)
