Blog Logs

This afternoons Blog Logs, represent a sampling of logs from this weeks edition of DX Window. from the Danish Shortwave Club International. Thanks as always to Editor, Anker Petersen. Enjoy!
Gayle VH

All time UTC *sing-on sing-off* // parallel frequency

British Indian Ocean Territory
4319 USB, AFRTS Diego Garcia, 2345-0025, May 28/29, English interview about Obama, promos, jingles, 0000 "This is American Forces Network", news, interviews, 0022 Country and Western song. Severe utility QRM, 32442. (Petersen)

Central African Republic
6030, Radio ICDI from Jim Hocking - "We are still working on adding more time. Right now we are on the air from about 6:00 to 10 AM and from about 3:00 to 7:00PM (0500-0900 and 1400-1800 UTC. Ed). We are trying to raise funding for adding a night and noon frequency but have not gotten that as yet.....We have best propogation at the hours we are running..." (Johnson, May 23)

Colombia
6035, La Voz del Guaviare, San José del Guaviare, 2250-0010, May 31, June 06 and 08, Spanish announcement to jingle, Latin American music and advertisements . SINPO 35333. No sign of Bhutan, probably faded out. (Méndez and Petersen)


Djibouti
4780, Radio Dif. TV de Djibouti, Arta, 1848-1921, May 27, Vernacular, local songs, news (p) at 1900, SINPO 35433 but often plagued with utility QRM. (Gonçalves)

Egypt
9250, Radio Wadi el-Nil, Cairo, 1445, May 30, Arabic talks, but many low voices, finally good signal, S9. Also heard 1749-2019, May 30 and 31, talks, S9+10 QRM Lincolnshire poacher? on 9252. (Liangas)

Ethiopia
6110, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa (site acc. to Maarten van Delft who visited the station in January 2008), *0257-0335, Jun 02, with WHRI absent. Interval signal heard 0257, opening ID, great segued modern instumental Ethiopian music! Deep voiced man announcer once in half hour. 0330, clear ID, news in Amharic. Astronishingly strong signal! (Jensen). Also heard 1554-1619, 08 Jun, Vernacular, talks, interviews, songs, 35433. (Gonçalves)

Guatemala
4052.5, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0445-0602*, hymns in Spanish, at 0502 ID: "Hemos escuchado canciones espirituales, Radio Verdad". At 0503 programme in English, ID: "Radio Truth, Chiquimula, Guatemala, beautiful songs", SINPO 25322. (Méndez)

India
9470 All India Radio-Aligarh, 2220-2245, May 25, English news to 2230, then news in Hindi. Hindi music from 2240. 9425 was not audible, however it was heard the following day with strong echo the first 4 minutes, the same was the case for 9470 kHz. 34333 (Bredahl Jorgensen)

Latvia
9290, Radio Victoria, via Ulbroka, *1100-1200*, Su Jun 01, English announcement by Tom from the former pirate, French and English pop songs, listen to next program on Sep 21 0900 on 9290! SINPO 55555. (Petersen and Valko)

Mali
5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, 2229-2243, May 13 and 30, French talks, seems a interview, phone-in, 2245 local instrumental music selection, SINPO 35443. (Grimm/São Bernardo and Otávio). Also heard at *0555-0615, Jun 03, Guitar internatval signal to national anthem by military band at 0558. Flute interval signal at 0559, French ID, announcement, local tribal music. Signal weak, poor with QRM. (Alexander via DXplorer)

Mexico
6104.5, Candela FM, Mérida, Yucatán, 1029-1320, Jun 04, 07 and 08 (but not on Jun 09), Spanish with various IDs, mentions of Merida, music, blasting in. Also heard 0030 on Jun 09, but was off at 0045 recheck. Wilkner first reported this unidentified carrier 6104.75 on Apr 14! (Bolland and Wilkner)

Saudi Arabia
9555, BSKSA/Broadcasting Service Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2024-2122, Jun 01, Arabic talks hosting program of Middle Eastern vocals. 5+1 time pips at 2100, news, fair. (D'Angelo)




Sudan
4750, Radio Peace says they are having transmitter problems and that a technician has been dispatched from Kenya. They hope to be back on in a few weeks. They say their current schedule on 4750 and 5895 is 6-10 AM and 5-9 PM local. (Johnson May 30). Times are 0300-0700 and 1400-1800 UTC. (Ed)

Swaziland
3200, Trans World Radio, Manzini, 0445, May 23, religious programme in English, SINPO 35543 // 4775. (Grimm/ Iguape)

Uganda
4750, Dunamis Shortwave, Mukono (p), 1825-1901*, May 30, religious(?) music program in English, no ID heard, poor, not Radio Peace (see Sudan above). (Johnson via remote receiver in Italy)


Zimbabwe
3396.0, Radio Zimbabwe, Guineafowl, Gweru, 0050-0100, Jun 04, Vernacular announcement and Afropops. SINPO 34333 occasional utility QRM. (Petersen)

4828, Voice of Zimbabwe, Guineafowl, Gweru, 2250 and 0305-0315, May 28 and Jun 03, Vernacular, non-stop Afropop, slight CODAR QRM, SINPO 34333. 3396 not heard. (Petersen and Wilkner)
(Source: DSWCI/DX Window #352 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)