The following logs are from Harold Frodge's recent DXpedition to Brighton, Michigan.
Gayle VH
All dates and times for all logs are UTC unless otherwise noted
AUSTRALIA:5995 Radio Australia; 1005, 3-Dec; Pidgin service, news. SIO=3+23(Frodge-DXP)7240 Radio Australia; 1436-58+, 2-Dec; Saturday Night Country w/C&W &interviews in EE. SIO=444-; //11660, SIO=3+33; //9475, SIO=333,LSB cuts out QRM; //9590, SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-DXP)
BOLIVIA:4409.82 Radio Eco (p); 2311-31+, 1-Dec; M in SS w/camp'o music & pos-sibly dedications; echo promo @2326. SIO=352, need USB tokill ute; tough copy due to QRN. (Frodge-DXP)4716.76 Radio Yura; 0108-14+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/lite SS vocals; ID ofsome sort after every song; "...onda corta Radio Yura". SIO=342+, USB helps (Frodge-DXP)
BRASIL:4775 Radio Congonhas (p); 2334-45+, 1-Dec; M in PP w/varietytunes & echo promos. SIO=332+, LSB helps; QRM sounds more like aute rather than Peru. (Frodge-DXP)4805 Radio Amazonas; 0940-0947+, 3-Dec; M in PP w/tropocal big bandmusic; one word "Amazonas" SID & Brasil promo. SIO=3+23, swiper QRM(Frodge-DXP)4885 Radio Clube do Para; 0507-23+, 2-Dec; M in PP w/variety tropicaltunes--reggae, Mex, samba. Full ID @0523 w/MW/SW freqs. SIO=3+53(Frodge-DXP)4925.06 Radio Educacao; 2220-24+, 2-Dec; M&W in PP w/balada & ID. SIO=342+, covered by ute bursts (Frodge-DXP)
BURKINA FASO: 5030 Radio Burkina (p); 2M discussion in FF. Real messw/Rebelde on 5025. SIO=3+22+, USB helps (Frodge-DXP)
CHILE: 6089.9 Radio Esperanza; 0640-0708+, 2-Dec; W&2M in SS w/rlgsdiscussion; One-word "Esperanza" ID @0653 then vocal music. Pgm namedLibre en Christo. SIO=333-, USB helps, occasional drop-outs. (Frodge-DXP)
COLOMBIA:5910 La Voz de tu Consencia; 2304-10+, 2-Dec; Camp'o music. SIO=2+33-,need LSB to kill ute; //6009.5, SIO=2+2-2- (Frodge-DXP)6009.5 La Voz de tu Consencia; 0623-30+, 2-Dec; SS preacher. SIO=322+,LSB helps; 5910 absent. 0957, 3-Dec; M in SS w/rlgn & ID.SIO=4+23, het QRM; 5910 absent. (Frodge-DXP)CUBA:6060 Radio Habana; 0631, 2-Dec; News Update read by Arnie Coro; CubaToday @0634. All in EE. SIO=544; //6000, SIO=444- (Frodge-DXP)6300 Radio Habana; 0054-0100+, 3-Dec; M w/IDs & cmtry in SS. SIO=333, USB kills ute. Recent reported 2nd spur on 6420 not there.Before 0100, 6000 only had S30 OC & signed on @0100. 6300 con-tinued in SS after 0100 but was not //6000. Could hear 6000 pgmu/spur. (Frodge-DXP)
GUATEMALA: 4052.47 Radio Verdad (p); 0131-39+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/instr'l Xmas song medley. SIO=343 (Frodge-DXP)
IRAN: 7320 Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran; 1941-50+, 2-Dec; 2Min EE w/ME & Iran news & Bush-bash. IDd both as IRIB & VoIRI. SIO=433; //6010, SIO=2+52; 9855 & 11695 not heard. (Frodge-DXP)
ISRAEL: 6985 Kol Israel; 2053-2124+, 2-Dec; W in SS; off abruptlyfor few sec. @2056+ then back on w/Hava Nagela then W in SS to ID@2100 in HB, Kol Israel shalom. Cmtry by M in HB. SIO=453 dropping to352 by 2124; //7545, SIO=554. (Frodge-MI)
ITALY:6010 RAI; 2038-2045*, 1-Dec; W in EE w/LL pop music & EE ID/close@2044:30 to bird tweet IS @2045. SIO=333- (Frodge-DXP)7250 Vatican Radio; 0613, 2-Dec; EE cmtry on various Middle Easttopics. SIO=343- (Frodge-DXP)
JAMMERS:7270 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1435, 2-Dec; Against Voice ofChina Taiwan (Frodge-DXP)7295 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1433, 2-Dec; Against ?; audiohas strong echo. (Frodge-DXP)
JORDAN: 11690 Radio Jordan; W in AR w/rap & pop music; multi-LL IDs@1520. SIO=253, need USB to kill RTTY. (Frodge-DXP)
MALI: 5995 RTV du Mali; 2115-20+, 1-Dec; M in FF w/cubano tunes.SIO=433, need USB to kill roar QRM; //4835.4, SIO=3+32; nothingdetectable on 4782. (Frodge-DXP)
NIGER: 9705 Radio Niger; 1932-2002+, 1-Dec; Hrd 2 IDs as Radio Nigerand one tent. as La Voix du Sahel; haven't hrd the RN ID before. M&Win FF w/mix of cmtry & thumb harp music. SIO=232+, need USB to killhet from 9704.2 (Ethiopia?). (Frodge-DXP)NIGERIA: 7275 Radio Nigeria; 0617, 2-Dec; IDd as Radio Nigeria ratherthan Voice of Nigeria; M&W in EE w/news. SIO=322, AR QRM (Frodge-DXP)
PERU:4485.97 Radio Frecuencia (t); 0114-20+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/EZL music;Tent. break-in ID @0118+. Xmas tune @0120 then rlgs cmtry w/Andean music. SIO=352 (Frodge-DXP)4790.2 Radio Vision; 0152-0303+, 3-Dec; M in SS w/rlgs pgm; between0254 & 0300, hrd La Grande Salvacion, Atencion Peru & mentionedRadio Peru 4 times, then Radio Vision @ToH--not sure what thecontext of the Radio Peru was. @0300 pgm La Voz de Salvacionbegan w/camp'o style music. SIO=322+, swiper QRM, USB helpsPresume them @0947 w/SS rlgn; SIO=323-, swiper QRM (Frodge-DXP)4835.46 Radio Maranon (p); 0305-0309+*, 3-Dec; M in SS w/pop music;promo @0307 "...por la radio..."; Off abruptly @0309+ inmiddle of tune. 07 Passport shows 03*. SIO=342+ (Frodge-DXP)5680.77 Radio Ilucan (p); 1024-28+, 3-Dec; Andean vocal music. SIO=2+52till 1028 when 5679.9 SSB QRM killed it. (Frodge-DXP)5939.3 Radio Melodia (p); 1009-1020+, 3-Dec; M in SS w/Andean vocals--possibly rlgs. SIO=322, tough copy due to 5935 WWCR QRM; USBdoesn't help. (Frodge-DXP)9720.04 Radio Victoria; 0029-42+, 3-Dec; W in SS w/rlgs pgm--lotsashouting & singing. ID'd @0030 as La Victoria. SIO=232.6020 covered by CRI in EE (07 Passport sez from Albania, butsuspect via Canada as it was an S30 sig.) (Frodge-DXP)
PORTUGAL:7240 Deutsche Welle; 0607-12+, 2-Dec; From Africa to Europe; EE news &African features. SIO=343; //7285 via UK, SIO=333 (Frodge-DXP)11690 Deutsche Welle; 1912-17+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/world news. SIO=343+,USB takes out ute. (Frodge-DXP)
RUSSIA: 6240 La Voz de Rusia; 0103-07+, 3-Dec; M in SS w/news & ID.SIO=3+44; Relay from Cuba maybe? (Frodge-DXP)
SAO TOME: 4940 Voice of America; 2017-30+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/neat Afromusic; Top 40 African Beat. Switched to LL @2030. SIO=343 (Frodge-DXP)
SOUTH AFRICA: 7380 Voice of Biafra Int'l; 2202-20+, 2-Dec; Rlgs organmusic, EE ID & sung anthem, "prayer" about evil Nigeria, then news.SIO=443+ (Frodge-DXP)
SPAIN: 9680 Radio Exterior de Espana; 2032-36+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/mixof pop music. SIO=353. Hrd Thailand here at this time at OctoberDXpedition. (Frodge-DXP)
SRI LANKA: 7580 Radio Farda; 2126, 2-Dec; W in LL w/ID, EE & LL popmusic. SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-DXP)
USA:5110.13 WBCQ Monticello ME; Weather Radio till 0601:30 then Good FriendsRadio on WBCQ. All in EE. SIO=323. LSB helps (Frodge-DXP)5446.5/U AFN/AFRTS, Key West FL; 1035-45+, 3-Dec; NPR Car Talk. SIO=454;//7811/U Key West, SIO=254-; 10320 Hawaii & 12133.5 Key West noton; 5765 Guam supposedly on at this time is covered by WWCR.(Frodge-DXP)
YEMEN: 9779.46 Rep. of Yemen Radio (p); 1918, 1-Dec; Childrens' pgm w/cow's mooing; fanfare @1920 then M cmtry; all in AR. SIO=342+, QRN(Frodge-DXP)
ZIMBABWE: 3396 Radio Zimbabwe; 0317-0401+, 2-Dec; M in LL w/Afro & EErap & UC tunes. Mentioned Zimbabwe @0338 o/music & @0355 before sunganthem w/several verses. Drum chant @0400 and continued but droppedoff. Sig peaked 0330-40 & a tad better in USB. Hrd het or weak audioas early as 2243, but nothing copyable till time noted. (Frodge-DXP)
(Source: Harold Frodge, MI/Cumbre DX)
