Blog Logs - MARE
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 & possibly 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 jittery (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. Alternating w/Radio 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 election, 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)
(MARE)