Thursday, October 11, 2007

Shortwave logs summary


Thanks to Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts for the logs summary. This is an edited version of the original postings.
Gayle VH

Following is a compilation of logs appearing in the MARE Tip Sheets during July-September 2007. Errors & typos in the Tip Sheets are corrected here where known. All logs listed here are from listening posts within 500 miles of the Michigan border.

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.

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

All times UTC

0000-0100
4409.8 Radio Eco, Bolivia (p); SS, Sep (HF)
4780 Radio Cultural Coatan, Guatemala; SS, Jul (HF,JW)
6055 REE Spain; EE, Aug (BC)
6925-6950 North American pirates; Aug (JW,HF)
7295 Radio Farda via Germany; LL, Jul (HF)
9720 OXC4C Radio Victoria, Peru; SS, Sep (HF)
9725 University Network via Costa Rica; EE, Sep (HF)

0100-0200

4052 Radio Verdad, Guatemala; SS, Aug (JW)
4409.8 Radio Eco, Bolivia (p); SS, Sep (HF)
4780 Radio Cultural Coatan, Guatemala; SS, Sep (HF)
4810 Radio Transcontinental, Mexico; SS, Aug (JW)
4845 Radio Mauritania; AR, Sep (BC)
4848 ZBC Zimbabwe (p); LL, Sep (BC)
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)
7295 Radio Farda via Germany; LL, Jul (HF)

0200-0300
3185 WWRB Manchester GA, USA; EE, Jul (HF)
3249 Radio Luz y Vida, Honduras; SS, SEP (JW)
3320 Radio Sondergrense, South Africa; AK, Sep (JW)
3350 Radio Exterior de Espand via Costa Rica; SS, Sep (JW)
5050 WWRB Manchester GA, USA; EE, Jul (HF)
5070 WWCR Nashvile TN, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
6925 North American Pirates; Sep (JW)
6890 WWRB Manchester GA, USA; EE, Jul (HF)
7250 Voice of Russia via Armenia; RR/GG, Aug (JW)
7415 WBCQ Monticello ME, USA; EE, Aug (JW)
7811 AFN, Key West FL, USA; EE, USB, Aug (JW)

0500-0600
3279 La Voz del Napo, Ecuador; SS, Sep (JW)
3340 HRMI Radio Missiones, Honduras; SS, Sep (JW)
4052.5 Radio Verdad, Guatemala; EE/SS, Sep (JW)
4770 Radio Nigeria Kaduna; EE, Sep (JW)
4960 Voice of America via Sao Tome; FF, Sep (JW)
7275 RTV Tunisienne; AR, Sep (JW)
9400 Radio Bulgaria; RR, Jul (JW)
9430 CVC Christian Voice via Germany; EE, Aug (JW)
9575 Radio Medi-Un, Morocco; FF/AR, Jul (JW)
9580 Africa #1, Gabon; FF, Jul (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

2300-2400

4835.6 RTV Mali; FF, Aug (HF)
5030 Radio Burkina, Burkina Faso; FF, Aug (HF)
5995 RTV Mali; FF, Aug (HF)
6090 University Network, Anguilla; EE, Jul (HF)
6300 Radio Nacional Arabe Sahuari Democratica, Algeria; AR, Jul (HF)
6925 North American pirates; Sep (HF)
6971.7 Galei Zahal, Israel (p); HB, 23 Aug (HF)
9265 WYFR Family Radio (presumed via USA); EE, Aug (HF)
9460 Radio Cairo, Egypt; EE, Jul (HF)
9720 OXC4C Radio Victoria, Peru; SS, Sep (HF)
9725 University Network via Costa Rica; EE, Sep (HF)
11700 Radio Bulgaria; EE, Jul (JW)
13700 RDP Int'l, Portugal; PP, Jul (HF)
13749.9 University Network via Costa Rica; EE, Jul (HF)
13845 University Network via WWCR Nashville TN; EE, Jul (HF)
17785 Radio Australia; EE, Jul (JW)

REPORTERS:
(BC) Bill Carney, Grand Ledge MI
(HF) Harold Frodge, Midland MI
(JC) Jerry Coatsworth, Merlin ON
(JM) Joe Miller, Troy MI
(JW) Joe Wood, Greenback TN
(LC) Liz Cameron, Belleville MI
(Source: MARE Log Summary)