Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequencies *sign-on sign-off

Colombia
5910 Marfil Estereo. 0835-0845. Spanish program with back-to-back music then a long block of ads and station promos. Lots of 'Marfil Estereo' ID's. Fair signal. (Barker-PA)

6010 La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras 0746-0810. Female preacher in English being translated into Spanish. There was no ambient sound to indicate if this was recorded in studio or live before a congregation as in previous loggings. No ID at 0800. Transmission had a flutter and a hum. Poor. (Bruce Barker, PA)

Egypt
11590, Radio Cairo (Abu Zaabal), 0414-0421, Arabic. Traditional music at 0414. Time pips at 0415 followed by talk by man. Qu'ran recitation at 0420. Very good signal with initially low audio, which improved during spoken segments. (Jim Evans, TN)

Ethiopia
9560, Voice of Peace and Democracy (Gedja Jewe), 0426-0431*. Tigrinya. Horn of Africa music. Closing announcements by man at 0430. Moderate signal with significant fading. Parallel noted on 7165, barely audible under jammer. (Jim Evans, TN)

Mauritania
4845, Radio Mauritanie, 0717-0730. Still on, but faint. Male announcer reciting prayers in Arabic. Middle Eastern/North African style music at 0730 tune-out. Extremely weak signal, just barely readable. Nothing heard the following day this same time slot. (Bruce Barker, PA)

Myanmar
9730.79, Myanma Radio, 1242-1303 + 1334-1530.* Vernacular, playing wide range of music (indigenous music/singing, pop western style tunes sung in vernacular, pop/rap songs, etc); China Radio Intl interference (English) on 9730.0 till off at 1357, best in USB. From 1357 to 1500 reception was fair; the usual indigenous instrumental music before sign-off. New sign-off time? (ex: 1512*). Station ia clearly parallel with 5915 (poor under CRI). Believe the addition of this frequency in parallel is a very recent development. If today is any indication, this clearly is no longer their Educational Service. The format is completely different than in the past, when they had lessons about chemical and math formulas, English language lessons, etc. Have they started a new service? If so, I will miss hearing their English lessons. This was not // to 5985 nor 5770.

5770, Myanmar Defense Forces BS via Taunggyi, 1225-1240. In vernacular, with easy-listening pop songs, 1232 the usual military marching band music at their local top-of-the-hour (also noted again at 1331). A good day for Myanmar reception.

5985.0, Myanma Radio, 1305-1330. Even though I have not recently reported on Myanmar, they have been routinely heard, just not as strong as their winter time reception. Program in vernacular with easy listening pop songs also in vernacular; usual indigenous music and chimes at 1330. (Ron Howard, CA)

Vanuatu
3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. (language with English words between) 0806-0910 male talks mentioned “Port Vila; islands...”, 0834 sound of a car with siren followed by a slow speech male; romantic pop and reggae music, 0856 male talks, 0900 canned talks on music by female “program”, Pacific choral but melodically seeming religious music. Good, constant signal level, 35333. Returning to listen from 0928 to 1002, basically music selections & talks; music was with a pacific elements crossing world pop music, from romantic to hip hop style. Many IDs as “Radio Vanuatu; Radio Vanuatu, voice of...” Monitored two top of the hour and don’t heard that “flute signature”. Its signal was better than in 2006 considering actual propagation, better than the best moments of SIBC. At peak 45434 (lob-B). With a signal like this, even the Lorena DX Camp members with their 500kW station’s logs, will be able to log Vanuatu. Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil)