Harold Frodge, MI, USA
Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts DXpedition, Brighton MI
Drake R8B + 65' TTFD, 250' NE unterminated bev, 500' N unterminated bev
All dates and times for all logs are UTC unless otherwise noted
SWBC
ARGENTINA: 15820/L Radio Continental; 1953-2000+, 27-Oct; EZL SS vocals; W cmtry in SS w/crowd noises; pips/tone & "Continental" @2000. SIO=122+ (Frodge-DXP)
ARMENIA: 11510 Voice of Russia; 1723-1730+, 28-Oct; EE feature on Russian composers during the Commie era. SIO=333, QRM de 11500 Bulgaria splash; //7370, SIO=343 via Russia. (Frodge-DXP)
AUSTRALIA:
2310 VL8A Alice Springs; ABC Northern Territories Svc; 1110-1115+, 29-Oct; M in EE mentioning Australia about every 15 sec. SIO= 2+52; 2325 barely detectable & zilch on 2485. (Frodge-DXP)
5995 Radio Australia; 1231, 29-Oct; Panel discussion about plight of Muslim women. Apparently some yahoo imam decreed that Muslim women should never be seen on the street. W on the panel said that religion & culture must be separate--yeah, right. SIO= 433+; //6020. (Frodge-DXP)
6020 Radio Australia; 1220, 29-Oct; EE feature on plight of Muslims in Australia. S20 sig! (Frodge-DXP)
7240 Radio Australia; 1949-2000+, 28-Oct; Phone-in pgm to RA News @2000. All in EE. Poor but copyable; need USB to minimize AROs. (Frodge-DXP)
BELARUS: 7105 Radio Belarus; 2000-2014+, 28-Oct; EE news to 2011 EE sked; LL lite vocal music @2014. SIO=342 w/occasional ute bursts--LSB takes them out. //7390 & 7440 both very weak. (Frodge-DXP)
BENIN: 5025 Radio du Benin; 2059, 27-Oct; M in FF o/Rebelde briefly; ID'd as Radio du Benin. (Frodge-DXP)
BRASIL: 4985 Radio Brasil Central; 0020-0025+, 28-Oct; RBC spoken ID & SID; M cmtry in PP. SIO=342+, best in USB (Frodge-DXP)
BOLIVIA: 6134.77 Radio Santa Cruz; 0402-0405:50*, 28-Oct; M in SS w/ flute music; closing & ID @0404; off w/flute music. SIO=2+33, USB helps (Frodge-DXP)
BULGARIA: 11500 Radio Bulgaria; 1730-1737+, 28-Oct; Start of EE; was in LL before 1730; ID & sked to 1732 News About Bulgaria. SIO=4+44; //9500, SIO=453 (Frodge-DXP)
CHINA:
7295 China Radio Int'l; 2001-2057:05*, 27-Oct; EE Asian biz & cultural features; CRI spots @2053 then Let's Learn CC. Off abruptly in mid-learning. SIO=Poor at 1st then fair later. Only hung in there because I thought it was Malaysia. Not a hint of Traxx FM after s/off. (Frodge-DXP)
9870 China Radio Int'l; 1402-1407+, 28-Oct; EE News & Reports on CRI; SIO=343 w/echo; 1308, 29-Oct; same; SIO=252+ w/echo (Frodge-DXP) 13640 China Radio Int'l; 1502, 28-Oct; EE news/ID. SIO=2+33-, swiper QRM; //13685 via Mali & 13740 via Cuba; 13790 off & 13710 in CC. (Frodge-DXP)
13790 China Radio Int'l; 1443-1456+, 28-Oct; EE feature on Chinese wedding customs to 1447, then Chinese Idioms. SIO=2+43; //13740, SIO=444- via Cuba; //13710, SIO=343 via Albania; //13685, SIO=2+42+ via Mali. (Frodge-DXP)
CUBA: 5025 Radio Rebelde; 0219-0231+, 28-Oct; Post game sports pgm in SS; Rebelde la Habana, emisora de la revolucion. SIO=4+54; //670 strong; //710 weak; //1180 weak (Frodge-DXP)
ECUADOR:
4909.23 Radio Chaskis (p); 1115-1135+, 29-Oct; M in SS w/camp'o & flute tunes, cmtry re Cuba & Venezuela. SIO=353 till about 1120 when tine QRM started, het?; tough by 1135. (Frodge-DXP)
11690 HCJB; 1417-1430+, 28-Oct; M&W in SS w/Programa para Amigos w/many addresses--letters? SIO=233-, fady & need USB for ute. (Frodge-DXP)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 5005 Radio Nacional (p); 2210-2231+, 28-Oct; Afro & EE rap tunes; no ancr. SIO=3+32+ w/audio dropouts. (Frodge-DXP)
ETHIOPIA: 5500 Voice of the Tigray Revolution (guess); 0425-0435+, 28-Oct; M in LL w/peppy Afro-sounding music. SIO=352+, got mushy after 0430. (Frodge-DXP)
GABON: 9580 Africa #1; 1917-1922+, 27-Oct; M in FF w/Hi-Life music & took phone call. SIO=443, EE QRM (Frodge-DXP)
GUATEMALA: 4799.8 Radio Buenas Nuevas; 0203-0207+, 29-Oct; M in SS took 3 phone calls; IDd as RBN before only one. SIO=423, swiper QRM. (Frodge-DXP)
HAWAII: 10320/U AFN/AFRTS; 1705-1710+, 28-Oct; EE soul/rap music feature. SIO =
152; //12133.5/U, SIO=1+53-, via Key West (Frodge-DXP)
HONDURAS: 3250.6 Radio Luz y Vida (p); 0012-0031+, 29-Oct; M&W in SS w/ camp'o style rlgs music; Child in SS w/rlgs cmtry. SIO=422, machine gun QRM (Frodge-DXP)
ICELAND: 13865 Rikisutvarpid; 1431-1437:35*, 28-Oct; M in Nordic LL; mentioned Reykjavik fjord & Island. SIO=343 (Frodge-DXP)
ISRAEL: 6973.12 Galei Zahal; 2200-2205+, 27-Oct; M news in HB--men-tioned Kol Israel; GZ SID @2204 the HB pop music. SIO=343 (Frodge-DXP)
JAMMERS:
9850 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1934, 27-Oct; weak (Frodge-DXP)
9865 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1933, 27-Oct (Frodge-DXP)
9905 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1933, 27-Oct; 2049, 28-Oct (Frodge-DXP)
13625 CC Crash & Bang Music Jammer; 1951, 27-Oct (Frodge-DXP)
LIBERIA: 5470 Radio Veritas; 2103-2105*, 27-Oct; 2M in heavily accented EE, 2104 "This is Radio Veritas", calendar & mentioned 9:30 at s/off. SIO=2+42 w/some ute QRM. (Frodge-DXP)
MEXICO: 6010 Radio Mil; 1224-1230+, 29-Oct; SS panel discussion about tourism. ID @1230. SIO=3+33-, after sunrise! (Frodge-DXP)
NIGER: 9705 La Voix du Sahel; 1924-1931+, 27-Ocyt; M cmtry in FF; ID/ freq @1929 & chant; FF cmtry cont. @1930:30. SIO=222, need USB (Frodge-DXP)
NORTH KOREA: 15245.04 La Voix du Korea; 1820-1831+, 28-Oct; M&W in FF w/rousing choral music; ID @1829+. SIO=2+52+; //13760, covered. (Frodge-DXP)
OMAN: 15140 Radio Sultantate of Oman; 1407-1417+, 28-Oct; News to ID @1409 then reggae/rap music feature. All in EE. SIO=3+43+ (Frodge-DXP)
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA:
3260 Radio Madang (p); 1143-1202:12*, 29-Oct; M in Pidgin w/choral vocals
& lite EE pop tunes; rlgs msg @ 1156 w/Silent Night; @1200, sed "10 o'clock", drum chant to 1201 closing anmts, short anthem & off. SIO=2+52 (Frodge-DXP) 7120 Radio Wantok Light; 1237-1247+, 29-Oct; Old time rlgs tune; tough, hrd W mention Wantok, Papua & Ministry of Faith; M @1243+ w/sked & pgm notes; W @1244+ phone #s. All in EE. SIO=2+52. Noted covered by CC music @1257. (Frodge-DXP)
PERU:
4485.97 Radio Frecuencia (p); 0150-0201+, 29-Oct; W ancr in SS w/variety of song styles. Poor in LSB; W is copyable, but music is mushy. (Frodge-DXP)
5014.38 Radio Altura; 0224-0232+, 29-Oct; M in SS w/remote rpts, promos, sports item, flute tune--all very peppy. "Altura" ID @0229+ was the calmest thing hrd. SIO=322, LSB helps (Frodge-DXP)
POLAND: 9525 Radio Polonia: 1300-1306+, 29-Oct; ID as RP External Svc; News to 1305 then East Euro features; computer glitch closed Poland-Kaliningrad border. All in EE. SIO=43+3+, bit better in LSB (Frodge-DXP)
SINGAPORE: 6080 Radio Singapore Int'l; 1208-1214+, 29-Oct; "News, views &
interviews on RSI", Blog Watch & butterfly feature, all in EE. SIO= 333-; //6150, SIO=2+32; nothing on 9600. (Frodge-DXP)
THAILAND: 9680 Radio Thailand (p); 2040-2046, 2056-2114:30*, 28-Oct; Just caught end of EE news then Xmas tune! to chimes IS @2045; continued in Asian LL; sked--hrd kilohertz--@2107, then music to s/off w/o anmt or IS. SIO=322, LSB helps. (Frodge-DXP)
TURKEY: 7270 Voice of Turkey; 0336, 28-Oct; EE features, ID & pgm notes. SIO=2+22+, need LSB to minimize AR on 7275 (Frodge-DXP)
ZAMBIA: 4965 The Voice (p); 0025-0030+, 28-Oct; M&W in EE w/contemp. Xian music & Moment of Hope spot. SIO=2+33, only clean in LSB due to up-freq hiss. (Frodge-DXP)
(Harold Frodge, MI/Cumbre DX)