The following are samples of what the DXers from Michigan Area Radio Enthusiast are hearing. Thanks to MARE for permission to post from your fine newsletter.
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ALBANIA: 7825 China Radio Int'l relay w/News & tx re Asian Games in EE; USB Better because of Ham Splatter SIO 43+3+ 2000-2020, 2/Dec
--Zichi DXp
ASCENSION:
15400 BBC relay 15400 at 1650 w/soccer. Sat/Sun only. Excellent.
//15420 via Seychelles. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
AUSTRALIA:
5995 Radio Australia; 1005, 3-Dec; Pidgin service, news. SIO=3+23
(Frodge-DXP)
7240 Radio Australia; 1436-58+, 2-Dec; Saturday Night Country w/C&W &
interviews in EE. SIO=444-; //11660, SIO=3+33; //9475, SIO=333,
LSB cuts out QRM; //9590, SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-DXP)
9580 Radio Australia w/News & interview and music show talking with a
‘mouth organist’ & mentions of how underappreciated the harmonica
is as an instrument. Including selections of not only blues and
jazz stuff, but also CLASSICAL music...Bizarre! 0803-0825 2/Dec
MANY //s heard as follows: 5995 SIO 3+3+2; 9580 SIO 4+54 (hum in
modulation!); 9590 SIO 3+4+3+; 9710 SIO 3+53+; 13630 SIO 253
--Zichi DXp
AUSTRIA: 6155 Radio Osterreich Int'l at 2045 in German w/classical
music. //5945. Both S9+. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
BOLIVIA:
4409.82 Radio Eco (p); 2311-31+, 1-Dec; M in SS w/camp'o music & pos-
sibly dedications; echo promo @2326. SIO=352, need USB to
kill ute; tough copy due to QRN. (Frodge-DXP)
4650.30 Radio Santa Ana (p) at 2335 in Spanish. Very weak. Might be a
hallucination. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
4716.76 Radio Yura at 2348 in Spanish. Bolivian music. Weak (LC Dec 1
Brighton)
4716.76 Radio Yura; 0108-14+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/lite SS vocals; ID of
some sort after every song; "...onda corta Radio Yura". SIO=
342+, USB helps (Frodge-DXP)
5680.77 Radio La Voz de Campesino (p); 1024-28+, 3-Dec; Andean vocal
music. SIO=2+52 till 1028 when 5679.9 SSB QRM killed it.
(Frodge-DXP) (ID per recent Cumbre logs; Passport shows Radio
Ilucan, Peru.)
BRASIL:
4775 Radio Congonhas 2355+ in Portuguese. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
4805 Radio Amazonas; 0940-0947+, 3-Dec; M in PP w/tropocal big band
music; one word "Amazonas" SID & Brasil promo. SIO=3+23, swiper
QRM (Frodge-DXP)
4864.97 Radio Alvorada at 0357 w/ID. Moderate. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
4885 Radio Clube do Para; 0507-23+, 2-Dec; M in PP w/variety tropical
tunes--reggae, Mex, samba. Full ID @0523 w/MW/SW freqs. SIO=3+53
(Frodge-DXP)
4925.07 Radio Educacao Rural at 1100 in Portuguese. Moderate. Music. I
have never heard an education prg on this stn. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
4935.01 Radio Capixaba (t) at 2158 in Portuguese. This is the only
station PWBR lists on this freq but says inactive. I think I hrd
some sort of ID but the signal was weak. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
4985 Radio Brasil Central at 2310 w/music and talk in Portuguese.
Strong signal. //11815 weak. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
6090 Radio Bandeirantes at 0115 w/talk in Portuguese. Good sig.
Dr. Gene off. //11925 poor. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
9664.98 Radio Marumby at 0015 in Portuguese. Odd buzz like that over
Gabon on 9580. Strong signal, unusual for this stn. Preaching.
(LC Dec 3 Brighton)
11915.02 Radio Gaucha (p) at 0052 in Portuguese. Faint. Severe QRM.
(LC Dec 3 Brighton)
BURKINA FASO: 5030 Radio Burkina (p); 2M discussion in FF. Real mess
w/Rebelde on 5025. SIO=3+22+, USB helps (Frodge-DXP)
CANADA:
6160 CKZN St. Johns NL at 1129 w/news from Labrador. Moderate and jit-
tery. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
9625 Radio Netherlands, 0655 11/28, presumed pgm feed error. RN bells
at 0700. (Russell)
CHAD: 6165 RdfTV Tchadienne at 2033 in French w/African music. Alter-
nating w/R Netherlands. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
CHILE: 6089.9 Radio Esperanza; 0640-0708+, 2-Dec; W&2M in SS w/rlgs
discussion; One-word "Esperanza" ID @0653 then vocal music. Pgm named
Libre en Christo. SIO=333-, USB helps, occasional drop-outs. (HF-DXP)
COLOMBIA:
5910 La Voz de tu Consencia; 2304-10+, 2-Dec; Camp'o music. SIO=2+33-,
need LSB to kill ute; //6009.5, SIO=2+2-2- (Frodge-DXP)
6009.5 La Voz de tu Consencia; 0623-30+, 2-Dec; SS preacher. SIO=322+,
LSB helps; 5910 absent. 0957, 3-Dec; M in SS w/rlgn & ID.
SIO=4+23, het QRM; 5910 absent. (Frodge-DXP)
CUBA:
6060 Radio Habana; 0631, 2-Dec; News Update read by Arnie Coro; Cuba
Today @0634. All in EE. SIO=544; //6000, SIO=444- (Frodge-DXP)
6180 Radio Habana; 1300 ID in SS, off. Is Brasil still using 6180
now that Cuba has moved onto it? (Russell)
11705 Radio Nacional de Venezuela; 1212-1239+ 11/27 RNdV ids, mostly
talk, but some local filler mx. One mention of upcoming elec-
tion, and Hugo Chavez. fair, propagation noise, presumed via
Cuba. (Russell)
ECUADOR:
3220 HCJB at 1002 in Quechua with Andean music. Good signal. (LC Dec
3 Brighton)
3279.5 La Voz del Napo(p) w/SS OM vocal Mx, EZL instr'l & YL ancr in
SS--no ID heard, but likely Tena. SIO 353+ 0745-0800 2/Dec
--Zichi DXp
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 5005 Radio Nacional at 2208 in Spanish w/African
music. Good at S7. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
FRANCE: 9800 Trans-World Radio with religious programming & ID as
Trans World Radio & mention of TWR.org.uk. Per HFCC this is from
Monte Carlo [xmtr is actually located in France]. In nicely, SIO 344
0830-0835 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
GABON:
9580 Africa #1 at 2155 in French without the annoying buzz so often
heard lately. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
15355 Radio Japan Relay, w/EE World Interactive mail & Talkback pgm
with tx re Liza Minelli & conversation with an English/Japanese
translator from the Philippines. Into JJ @1800. SIO 354 1740-
1801 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
GERMANY: 15205 Voice of America relay w/On The Line. EE talk with W
about Sharia Law in Iraq & Iran. Splatter from 15210 particularly bad
when 15210 had music, SIO 3+21 when music was playing, 3+43 when they
were broadcasting voice & the QRM was gone by 1500 leading to an SIO
of 3+4+4. ID & into World News Now @1500, mentioned MANY other freqs
in use, of those the //s heard after 1500 were: to Asia 9645 Ceylon
SIO 4+54+; 12150 Germany SIO 2+43 w/whoop whoop QRM to ME/Afr; 11890
Ceylon SIO 3+53 (auroral fading) all from 1444-1505 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
GREECE: 7450 Radio Makedonias at 1908+ in Greek. Good Greek music as
usual. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
GUATEMALA:
4052.47 Radio Verdad (p); 0131-39+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/instr'l Xmas
song medley. SIO=343 (Frodge-DXP)
4779.98 Radio Cultural Coatan at 0140 in Spanish w/weird oompah tune
mixed in w/Here Comes the Bride on trumpet. Later, same music
with the Wedding March. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
HAWAII: 11785 KWHR with Hmong Lao Radio, 1400-1500 in Hmong. Strong
signal. I should be a linguist. Sked Stas only 1400-1500 on 11785.
(LC Dec 3 Brighton)
INDONESIA: 4406 RRI Serui at 1258 w/chime IS. Clear ID. Very strong
signal. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
IRAN:
7320 Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran; 1941-50+, 2-Dec; 2M in EE
w/ME & Iran news & Bush-bash. IDd both as IRIB & VoIRI. SIO=
433; //6010, SIO=2+52; 9855 & 11695 not heard. (Frodge-DXP)
ISRAEL: 6985 Kol Israel; 2053-2124+, 2-Dec; W in SS; off abruptly for
few sec. @2056+ then back on w/Hava Nagela then W in SS to ID @2100 in
HB, Kol Israel shalom. Cmtry by M in HB. SIO=453 dropping to 352 by
2124; //7545, SIO=554. (Frodge-MI) (See 6985 UNID & Somalia.)
ITALY:
5885 Vatican Radio at 2011 in Esperanto. Quotes from the Pope. Solid
S9 signal. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
6010 RAI; 2038-2045*, 1-Dec; W in EE w/LL pop music & EE ID/close
@2044:30 to bird tweet IS @2045. SIO=333- (Frodge-DXP)
JAPAN:
3325 Radio Nikkei at 1010 in Japanese. Heard until well after dawn.
1st time catch. Solid S6 signal. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
17825 NHK at 2119 w/music. Fair. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
JORDAN:
11690 Radio Jordan; W in AR w/rap & pop music; multi-LL IDs @1520.
SIO=253, need USB to kill RTTY. (Frodge-DXP)
15290 Radio Jordan at 1230 in Arabic. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
LITHUANIA: 9875 Radio Vilnius at 0053 w/prg on AIDS. Exc signal.
(LC Dec 2 Brighton)
MADAGASCAR: 12080 Radio Netherlands relay with Weekend Connection
including items on spy shops & electronic eavesdropping, etc. SIO
3+54 & s/off to S Asia & ID at end. 1550-1557* 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
MALI:
5995 RTV du Mali; 2115-20+, 1-Dec; M in FF w/cubano tunes. SIO=433,
need USB to kill roar QRM; //4835.4, SIO=3+32; nothing detecta-
ble on 4782. (Frodge-DXP)
MAURITANIA: 4845 Radio Mauritania at 2125 in Arabic. Strong signal
as usual. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
MOROCCO: 15345 RdfTV Marocaine at 1645 in Arabic. Music. (LC Dec 3
Brighton)
NETHERLANDS: 11655 Radio Nederland w/EE news & Weekend Connection SIO
4+3+3 heavy QRM from Cuba (qv) but readable in LSB. 1801-1816, 2/Dec
--Zichi DXp
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: 17810 Radio Netherlands relay at 2152 in Dutch
to West Africa. (Who speaks Dutch there?) Good. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
NEW ZEALAND: 9765 (New Freq!) Radio New Zealand; 0835-1002 Request show
w/lots of moldy oldies, including 30s & 40s movie music, Bing Crosby
singing My Merry Oldsmobile, classical music, etc. Much complaining
about the state of the world & ‘wasn’t it better in the olden days back
when WE were young’ kind of stuff. Many mentions of NZ places, like
Christchurch & Aukland. I drifted in & out as I sort of slept with the
headphones on, but woke up @0955 as they were ending the pgm, to ID as;
This is the Nat'l Service of Radio New Zealand & t/c 11 O’clock with
time pips @ToH; News @1000. This is NOT the freq advertised in my many
lists--hot off the press guys! :) SIO 4+54+ in nicely! 2/Dec--Zichi DXp
NIGER:
9705 Radio Niger; 1932-2002+, 1-Dec; Hrd 2 IDs as Radio Niger and one
tent. as La Voix du Sahel; haven't hrd the RN ID before. M&W in FF
w/mix of cmtry & thumb harp music. SIO=232+, need USB to kill het
from 9704.2 (Ethiopia?). (Frodge-DXP)
9704.99 Radio Niger at 2007 in French. Moderate. ID at 2009 as Radio
Niger, not La Voix du Sahel. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
NIGERIA:
4769.97 Radio Nigeria Kaduna at 2129 w/nx in English. Strong sig.
(LC Dec 2 Brighton)
7275 Radio Nigeria; 0617, 2-Dec; ID as Radio Nigeria rather than Voice
of Nigeria; M&W in EE w/news. SIO=322, AR QRM (Frodge-DXP)
NORTHERN MARIANAS: 6095 Voice of America (p) relay at 2040 in Mandarin.
Weak. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
PERU:
4485.98 Radio Frequencia VH at 2332 in Spanish. Music. Faint.
(LC Dec 1 Brighton)
4485.97 Radio Frecuencia (t); 0114-20+, 2-Dec; M in SS w/EZL music;
Tent. break-in ID @0118+. Xmas tune @0120 then rlgs cmtry w/
Andean music. SIO=352 (Frodge-DXP)
4790.18 Radio Vision (p); 0003-0016+, 30-Nov; M in SS w/camp'o/rlgs
tunes & minute or so of cmtry between tunes; mentioned
"Peru" @0005. SIO=322, swiper QRM, USB best. (Frodge-MI)
4835.46 Radio Maranon (p); 0305-0309+*, 3-Dec; M in SS w/pop music;
promo @0307 "...por la radio..."; Off abruptly @0309+ in
middle of tune. 07 Passport shows 03*. SIO=342+ (Frodge-DXP)
5939.3 Radio Melodia (p); 1009-1020+, 3-Dec; M in SS w/Andean vocals,
possibly rlgs. SIO=322, tough copy due to 5935 WWCR QRM; USB
doesn't help. (Frodge-DXP)
PORTUGAL:
7240 Deutsche Welle; 0607-12+, 2-Dec; From Africa to Europe; EE news
& African features. SIO=343; //7285 via UK, SIO=333 (Frodge-DXP)
11690 Deutsche Welle; 1912-17+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/world news. SIO=343+,
USB takes out ute. (Frodge-DXP)
15540 RDP at 2040 in Portuguese w/soccer. Fair signal. //15410. (LC
Dec 1 Brighton)
ROMANIA: 6150 Radio Romania Int'l at 0120 w/prg on multilingualism.
No Dr. Gene. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
RUSSIA: 6240 La Voz de Rusia; 0103-07+, 3-Dec; M in SS w/news & ID.
SIO=3+44; Relay from Cuba maybe? (Frodge-DXP)
RWANDA: 6145 Deutsche Welle relay at 2036 w/nx. Good, alternating
w/CRI. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
SAO TOME: 4940 Voice of America; 2017-30+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/neat Afro
music; Top 40 African Beat. Switched to LL @2030. SIO=343 (HF-DXP)
SAUDI ARABIA: 15380 BSKSA at 1250 in Arabic. Qur'an. Strong signal.
//17895 poor. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
SEYCHELLES: 15420 BBC relay at 1650 w/soccer. Sat/Sun only. Excellent.
//15400 via Ascension (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
SINGAPORE: 9740 BBC relay at 1106 w/news. Good sig (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
SOMALIA: 6985 Radio Shabelle at 1913 in Somali. Not sure of exact xtr
qth. Clear ID. Somali has heavily trilled /r/'s, more than Arabic, etc.
(LC Dec 2 Brighton) (See also UNIDs)
SOUTH AFRICA: 7380 Voice of Biafra Int'l; 2202-20+, 2-Dec; Rlgs organ
music, EE ID & sung anthem, "prayer" about evil Nigeria, then news.
SIO=443+ (Frodge-DXP)
SPAIN: 9680 Radio Exterior de Espana; 2032-36+, 1-Dec; M in EE w/mix
of pop music. SIO=353. Hrd Thailand here at this time at October
DXpedition. (Frodge-DXP)
SRI LANKA:
7580 Radio Farda; 2126, 2-Dec; W in LL w/ID, EE & LL pop music. SIO=
3+53+ (Frodge-DXP)
9645 Voice of America relay at 1530 w/mx. Strong, no flutter. (LC Dec
2 Brighton)
SWEDEN: 7420 Radio Sweden at 1102 in Swedish w/news. Good signal.
(LC Dec 3 Brighton)
TAIWAN: 7185 Radio Taiwan Int'l at 1044 in Mandarin. Fair. Taiwan
Service. No jamming heard. (LC Dec 3 Brighton)
TUNISIA: 7190 RTV Tunisienne w/AR OM tx & Arab Music, ID & Nx at ToH
read by 2 OM. SIO 353+ 0640-0705 2/Dec HFCC says from Sfax, Tunisia
--Zichi DXp
USA:
3185 WWRB Manchester TN w/Overcomer Radio, many repeats of the word
‘majesty’ sung like an IS & then into preaching at BoH sio 554+
0725-0735 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
5110.13 WBCQ Monticello ME; Weather Radio till 0601:30 then Good
Friends Radio on WBCQ. All in EE. SIO=323. LSB helps (Frodge-DXP)
5446.5/U AFN/AFRTS, Key West FL; 1035-45+, 3-Dec; NPR Car Talk. SIO=
454; //7811/U Key West, SIO=254-; 10320 Hawaii & 12133.5 Key West
not on; 5765 Guam supposedly on at this time is covered by WWCR.
(Frodge-DXP)
5919.75 WBOH Newport NC at 1857. //WTJC. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
9625.05 WMLK Bethel PA at 1851 w/Jacob-Oh-Meyer. Low audio as usual.
(LC Dec 1 Brighton)
9985 WWCR Manchester TN w/Religious pgm re King Soloman. SIO 353
0825-0830 2/Dec --Zichi DXp
11714.39 KJES Vado NM at 1505 w/Robo Priest. (LC Dec 2 Brighton)
YEMEN:
9779.46 Rep. of Yemen Radio (p); 1918, 1-Dec; Childrens' pgm w/cow's
mooing; fanfare @1920 then M cmtry; all in AR. SIO=342+, QRN
(Frodge-DXP)
9779.47 Radio Yemen (p) at 2022 talk in Arabic. (LC Dec 1 Brighton)
ZAMBIA: 4965 The Voice; 0026-0035+, 30-Nov; EE rlgs anmts, EE & LL
tunes. SIO=322, swiper QRM in USB, code QRM in LSB, LSB better.
(Frodge-MI)
(Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts/Tip Sheet # 439)