Saturday, August 25, 2007

Shortwave Log Summary

The following is a sample from the recent MARE Log Summary, of stations logged from June - August 2007.

All freqs are in kHz and times/dates UTC unless otherwise noted.
* indicates a sign-on or sign-off time
(p) indicates a presumed station (ID not heard)
(t) indicates a tentative ID heard
SWBC relay sites are per published references such as Passport to
World Band Radio, World Radio TV Handbook or station web sites.

0000-0100
4780 Radio Cultural Coatan, Guatemala; SS, Jul (HF,JW)
6040 Radio Budapest, Hungary; Jun (LC)
6055 REE Spain; EE, Aug (BC)
6925-6950 North American pirates; Aug (JW)
6971.2 Galei Zagal, Israel (p); HB, Jun (HF)

0100-0200
4052 Radio Verdad, Guatemala; SS, Aug (JW)
4780 Radio Cultural Coatan, Guatemala; SS, Jul (HF,JW)
4810 Radio Transcontinental, Mexico; SS, Aug (JW)
4885 Radio Clube do Para, Brasil; PP, Aug (JW)
5025 Radio Rebelde, Cuba; SS, Aug (JW)
5070 WWCR Nashvile TN, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
6925 North American Pirates; Jul (HF)

0200-0300
3185 WWRB Manchester GA, USA; EE, Jul (HF)
6195 Radio Budapest, Hungary; Jun (LC)
6875-6954 North American Pirates; Jul (HF)
6890 WWRB Manchester GA, USA; EE, Jul (HF)
7250 Voice of Russia via Armenia; RR/GG, Aug (JW)

0300-0400
4780 Radio Djibouti; AR, Jun (JW)
5910 Radio Republica, presumed via Germany; SS, Jun (JW)
6055 Radio Exterior de Espana; SS, Jun (JW)
6080 Radio Prague, Czech Rep.; EE, Jul (JW)

0400-0500
3955 Family Radio via Great Britain; GG, Jun (LC)
4052.5 Radio Verdad, Guatemala (p); SS, Jul (HF)
7475 Foni Tis Helladas, Greece; GK, Jun (JW)
9860 Voice of Russia (via Vatican); EE, Jun (JW)
9865 Radio Farda via Morocco; LL, Jun (JW,LC)
9880 Voice of Russia; EE, Jul (JW)
9970 RTBF Belgium; FF, Jun (JW)

0500-0600
4052 Radio Verdad, Guatemala; EE, Jun (JW)
4770 Radio Nigeria Kaduna; EE, Jun (JW)
9600 Voice of America via Botswana; EE, 0530*, Jun (JW)
9615 Radio New Zealand Int'l; EE, Jul (JW)
9685 Channel Africa, South Africa; EE, Jul (JW)
9865 Radio Farda via Morocco; LL, Jul (JW)

0600-0700
5995 RdfTV Malienne, Mali; FF, Jun (LC)
9740 HCJB, Ecuador; Low GG, Jun (LC)

0700-0800
7125 RdfTV Guinieene, Guinea; FF, Jun (LC)
9740 HCJB, Ecuador; High GG, Jun (LC)

1000-1100
3279 La Voz del Napo, Ecuador; SS, Jun (JW)
4919v Radio Quito, Ecuador; SS, Jun (JW)
5025 Radio Rebelde, Cuba (p); SS, Jul (JW)

1500-1600
11730 Radio Japan; EE, Jun (JW)
13775 Radio Austria Int'l via Canada; EE, Jun (JW)

1700-1800
11775 University Network via Anguilla; EE, Jun (JW)
11780 Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasil; PP, Jun (JW)
11960 HCJB, Ecuador; EE, Jun (JW)
12160 WWCR Nashville TN, USA; EE, Jun (JW)

1900-2000
11092.5 Radio St. Helena (p); USB, Test, Jul (JC)
11590 Kol Israel; EE/FF, Jun (HF)
11990 Radio Kuwait; EE, Aug (JW)
17735 Radio Netherlands via Bonaire; EE, Jun (JW)

2000-2100
11092.5 Radio St. Helena (p); USB, Test, Jul (HF)

2200-2300
6090 University Network via Anguilla; EE, Jul (HF)
6160 CKZN St. Johns NL, Canada (p); EE, Jul (HF)
9790 Radio Romania Int'l; EE, Jul (HF)
9989v Radio Cairo, Egypt; EE, Jun (JW)
11440 Radio Continental, Argentina, SS, LSB feeder, Jun (HF)
13845 University Network via WWCR Nashville TN; EE, Jul (HF)
15344 RAE Argentina; SS, Aug (BC)

2300-2400
4835.6 RTV Mali; FF, Aug (HF)
5030 Radio Burkina, Burkina Faso; FF, Aug (HF)
5995 RTV Mali; FF, Aug (HF)
11440 Radio Continental, Argentina, SS, LSB feeder, Jun (HF)
11700 Radio Bulgaria; EE, Jul (JW)
12133.5 AFRTS, Key West FL, USA; EE, USB, Jun (HF)
13700 RDP Int'l, Portugal; PP, Jul (HF)

Language abbreviations used for SWBC:
AK Afrikaans GG German PD Pidgin
AR Arabic GK Greek PP Portuguese
CC Chinese HB Hebrew QC Quechua
DU Dutch IT Italian RR Russian
EE English JJ Japanese SS Spanish
FF French KR Korean TG Tagalog
LL Unid or Other VN Vietnamese

REPORTERS:
(BC) B. Carney, MI
(HF) H. Frodge, MI
(JC) J. Coatsworth, Canada
(JM) J. Miller, MI
(JW) J. Wood, TN
(LC) L. Cameron, MI
(Source: MIchigan Area Radio Enthusiasts, Inc)