Thursday, March 21, 2019

Suriname being heard on shortwave again




Radio monitors began reporting on 21 March, active broadacsting from Suriname's Radio Apintie. Located in Paramaibo, the station has been reported as "irregular," for several years, and when active was broadcasting with 1 kW.

At this time, no set schedule has been determined, however loggings on 4990 kHz, have been reported at: (UTC) 0055-0059, 0139-0149, 0225-0245, 0600-0620 and 2325-2325. Using the Boa Vista, RR, Brazil Kiwi SDR unit at http://www.sdr.hu, is a good location to check for alternative monitoring. Any additional information is always welcome at w4gvh@frontier.com