Thank to Scott Barbour and Chuck Bolland for the following shortwave logs.All times UTC // parallel frequency
China
4330, Xinjiang PBS-Urumqi, 0003-0019, Jan 3, listed Kazakh, Female announcer with talks and occasional musical bits. Poor w/ band noise and CW QRM. (S. Barbour-NH)
5050, Guangsxi PBS-Nanning, 1101-1115, Dec 31, Mandarin. Female announcer with talk thru tune out. Poor signal. as was // 9820. (S. Barbour-NH)
Gabon
4777, RTG, 0538-0603, Dec 31, French. Female announcer presents musical selections with talk and a few listener phone calls, passing mentions of Gabon. Announcement over durns/native music at 0600 with no discernible ID noted. Fair/good. (S. Barbour-NH)
Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 1040-1050 There's a number of signals on this freq at the present time (1040) and one is in Chinese. I am assuming that is China interferring. Jakarta is audible in music until 1045 when a male and female comment in Indonesian briefly. Jakarta's signal was poor. (C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2008)
11785, Voice of Indonesia, 1051-1100, Still trying to find a decent signal for Indonesia. At tune-in here, noted pop music. The usual type heard on Indonesia's shortwave outlets. There's also a Chinese station here. On the hour, time ticks followed with poss NA from Indonesian. The signal was poor to threshold. (C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2007)
North Korea
6250, KCBS-Pyongyang, 1130, Jan 1, Korean. Vocal ballads w/ announcer between selections. Fair. // 6398.8-poor/weak. (S. Barbour-NH)
Mexico
4800, presumed XERTA, 0107, Dec 31, Spanish. Wind instruments and Spanish choral music. Thanx D.Valko tip. Poor under CODAR. (S. Barbour-NH)
9599.4, Radio UNAM, 0926-0942, Jan 2, Spanish. Classical music w/ YL at 0931 w/ music titles. No ID noted. Fair/good. (Barbour-NH)
Oman
15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman, 1422-1437, Jan 2, English. Pop music w/ announcer bwtween selections. ID followed by news w/ mentions of Palestine. Poor/weak. (S.Barbour-NH)
Peru
4834.91, Radio Maranon, 1015-1030 Steady Huaynos and Folklorica type music until 1020 when canned promos and ID's. Then back to music. Without the QRM from CODAR, Maranon might be at a fair level, but the best it is with CODAR is poor. Of course the CODAR signal distroys any satisfaction one gets from picking up a disired signal from a distant location. The constant pinging reminds me of "Chinese Water Torture" and it's constant dripping down - ping ping ping. Maranon begins to fade into the noise by 1025.(C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2008)
Tajikistan
4635, Tajik Radio, 2356-0022, Jan 1, vernacular. Familiar format of male/female announcers between Pashto/Dari-like musical selections. Poor/weak.(S. Barbour-NH)
United Arab Emirates
12045, FEBA Radio-Dhabbya, 1403-1419, Jan 2, listed Malayalam. Announcer until music at 1410. Various anncrs and music bits from 1413 w/ presumed contact info. Two male announcers w/ talk at 1417. Poor but improving. (Barbour-NH)
Uganda
4976, UBC, 2100-2108*, Jan 2, vernacular. Native music with announcers talk over until pulled the plug mid-sentence. Poor w/ CODAR. (Barbour-NH)
Zimbabwe
4828, ZBC, 0047-0105, Dec 31, vernacular. Continuos Hilife music thru t/out. Fair. (Barbour-NH)
5050, Guangsxi PBS-Nanning, 1101-1115, Dec 31, Mandarin. Female announcer with talk thru tune out. Poor signal. as was // 9820. (S. Barbour-NH)
Gabon
4777, RTG, 0538-0603, Dec 31, French. Female announcer presents musical selections with talk and a few listener phone calls, passing mentions of Gabon. Announcement over durns/native music at 0600 with no discernible ID noted. Fair/good. (S. Barbour-NH)
Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 1040-1050 There's a number of signals on this freq at the present time (1040) and one is in Chinese. I am assuming that is China interferring. Jakarta is audible in music until 1045 when a male and female comment in Indonesian briefly. Jakarta's signal was poor. (C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2008)
11785, Voice of Indonesia, 1051-1100, Still trying to find a decent signal for Indonesia. At tune-in here, noted pop music. The usual type heard on Indonesia's shortwave outlets. There's also a Chinese station here. On the hour, time ticks followed with poss NA from Indonesian. The signal was poor to threshold. (C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2007)
North Korea
6250, KCBS-Pyongyang, 1130, Jan 1, Korean. Vocal ballads w/ announcer between selections. Fair. // 6398.8-poor/weak. (S. Barbour-NH)
Mexico
4800, presumed XERTA, 0107, Dec 31, Spanish. Wind instruments and Spanish choral music. Thanx D.Valko tip. Poor under CODAR. (S. Barbour-NH)
9599.4, Radio UNAM, 0926-0942, Jan 2, Spanish. Classical music w/ YL at 0931 w/ music titles. No ID noted. Fair/good. (Barbour-NH)
Oman
15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman, 1422-1437, Jan 2, English. Pop music w/ announcer bwtween selections. ID followed by news w/ mentions of Palestine. Poor/weak. (S.Barbour-NH)
Peru
4834.91, Radio Maranon, 1015-1030 Steady Huaynos and Folklorica type music until 1020 when canned promos and ID's. Then back to music. Without the QRM from CODAR, Maranon might be at a fair level, but the best it is with CODAR is poor. Of course the CODAR signal distroys any satisfaction one gets from picking up a disired signal from a distant location. The constant pinging reminds me of "Chinese Water Torture" and it's constant dripping down - ping ping ping. Maranon begins to fade into the noise by 1025.(C. Bolland, FL January 3, 2008)
Tajikistan
4635, Tajik Radio, 2356-0022, Jan 1, vernacular. Familiar format of male/female announcers between Pashto/Dari-like musical selections. Poor/weak.(S. Barbour-NH)
United Arab Emirates
12045, FEBA Radio-Dhabbya, 1403-1419, Jan 2, listed Malayalam. Announcer until music at 1410. Various anncrs and music bits from 1413 w/ presumed contact info. Two male announcers w/ talk at 1417. Poor but improving. (Barbour-NH)
Uganda
4976, UBC, 2100-2108*, Jan 2, vernacular. Native music with announcers talk over until pulled the plug mid-sentence. Poor w/ CODAR. (Barbour-NH)
Zimbabwe
4828, ZBC, 0047-0105, Dec 31, vernacular. Continuos Hilife music thru t/out. Fair. (Barbour-NH)
