BAHRAIN 6010.1 R Bahrain hrd at new time Dec 28 via DX Tuner Alma DX (AR-7030 w/ Super-KAZ array in So. Sweden) from 0055 tune to 0135 when Teheran QRM'd (but not nearly as bad as at 1925 UTC - Teheran has a different beam at this hour and Bahrain can still be hrd mixing, albeit weaker) w/ non-stop U.S. pop vocals from what sounded like the same female vocalist (Whitney Houston?).
After 0100 QRM'd by Teheran's carrier but still quite readable at S3 lvl in USB mode. Retuned at 0233 and noted weaker under Teheran whose xmsn stayed on until 0242, but after 0242 a nice S3-S4 signal with only moderate to weak QRM from adjt ch stas. Recorded 0055 to 0135 and from 0243 to 0330, when still going strong. Wasn't sure about ID until 0317.5 when hrd the following by man in English "Parade of Hits on 96.5 FM" (96.5 FM is Bahrain's En program channel).
At 0330 an En news bulletin (Iraq, West Bank, W. Sudan, etc.) by man to 0336.5 (wx forecast at 0335.5-0336). This nx is longer than the 1900 UTC bulletin. Back into pop mx at 0336.5. 0243 logged in AM mode with a better sounding sig than the 0055 USB log. It appears that Bahrain may now be on this channel 24 h in En similar to the 9745 24 h pgms in Arabic?? This
xmsn tent hrd at home QTH, but too weak to confirm this evening.
(Bruce Churchill-USA, DXplorer Dec 28)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX # 788)
xmsn tent hrd at home QTH, but too weak to confirm this evening.
(Bruce Churchill-USA, DXplorer Dec 28)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX # 788)