Monday, March 11, 2019

Monitoring Mali on shortwave

All times UTC

logs edited for clarity

Mali
China Radio International via Bamako, Mali relay facility, and the Radio Mali transmitters have been repaired. Both stations have been observed with good modulation.

Radio Mali, Bamako, 5995 kHz. Sign-on at 1801, open on frequency when closed on 9635 kHz, at 1801. Vernacular comments to African music. English news at 1850 and mentions of "Mali", "Bamako" and "West Africa." Additional English comments as, "here in Mali ...."Male/female announcers at 1903 with more English comments. SINPO 433323 (Méndez/HCDX)

Radio Mali schedule
0800-1800 on 9635
0555-0800/ 1800-2400
(WRTH 2019)

China Radio International via Bamako, Mali relay
Reception 08 March, 2019
1400-1557 on 13685 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf English, fair/good
1400-1557 on 17630 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English, not on air
1600-1657 on 15125 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CEAf Arabic, not on air
1600-1657 on 17880 BKO 100 kW / 020 deg to NEAf Arabic, poor/weak
1700-1757 on 13645 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to CEAf Swahili, not on air
1700-1757 on 15125 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to CEAf Swahili, fair/good
1800-1827 on 11640 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to WCAf Hausa, not on air
1800-1827 on 13645 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to WeAf Hausa, good signal
1830-1927 on 11640 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf Arabic, not on air
1830-1927 on 13685 BKO 100 kW / 020 deg to NEAf Arabic, very good
1930-1957 on 11640 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf Portuguese, not on air
1930-1957 on 13630 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf Portuguese, very poor/JBA
2000-2127 on 11640 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to CEAf English, not on air
2000-2127 on 13630 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to CEAf English, very poor/JBA
2130-2227 on 11975 BKO 100 kW / 020 deg to WeAf French, fair/good
2130-2227 on 13630 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to CEAf French, not on air
2230-2357 on 11975 BKO 100 kW / 020 deg to NEAf Chinese, very weak
2230-2357 on 15505 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf Chinese, not on air

Reception 09 March, 2019
1300-1357 on 13685*BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to WeAf French, good signal
1300-1357 on 17880 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to WeAf French, fair signal
1400-1557 on 13685*BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf English, weak signal
1400-1557 on 17630 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English, good signal
*1330-1425 13685.7 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uyghur VOTurkey QRM!
(DXB)