[HCDX]: TFW 76 short version

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THE FOUR WINDS ON LINE - Copyright
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Year 3 Number 76 - Rome, December 21 1998
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loggings in various order of TIME, FREQUENCY & COUNTRY
; frequencies in kHz; times UTC; ham codes as usual;
Reporting signal quality: Loc = local signal; E = excellent;
G = good; F = fair; P = poor; VP = very poor; A = avoid.
(also in SINPO or SIO code)
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SHORT VERSION

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 1999 !!!
FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PROSPERO AÑO NUEVO !!!
BUON NATALE & FELICE ANNO NUOVO 1999 !!!
HAVE GOOD DX-ING FOR THE 1999 !!!

Editor at work with new PC !! As this is the last issue for the 1998, TFW on Line will be back regularly within the first week of 1999. Of course, I' ll collect your contributions during this period. Really, thank you very much to all FrienDXs in Italy and around the world who e-mailed, faxed and mailed their contributions to TFW in 1998 !! Gianni.

SW TIPS by
GIOVANNI SERRA, (ed.) QTH: Roma, Italy (ed.) RX: JRC NRD 525 ANT: Alpha Delta DX SWL-S Sloper (40 feet) ; JPS NIR 10 filter and Oregon Scientific clock, tuned with the standard frequency station DCF 77 in Mainflingen, Germany on 77.5 kHz

TIPS in order of TIME

0519- 4485- RUSSIA- Bashkir R. (pres.) in poss Ru or lcl lang, 12/20 0519-0531, M topical nx till 0520, mx break, ancmts, cmntrys abt war in Iraq, with corresp.s, interviews, mx breaks. P (Serra, Italy)

0536- 4820- RUSSIA- Khanty Mansiysk in in poss Ru or lcl lang, 12/20 0536-0544, M cmntry, ment Ukraini, Bosnia, Iraq. F/P (Serra, Italy)

0547- 4915- GHANA- GBC in Vern / EG, 12/20 0547-0601, M W rel slow tlk in Vern (ment Jesus) mix with organ Christmas mx (till 0558), M ancmt, ID: This is Radio Ghana, fast drum beat IS, TP & TC (0600) same ID int nx in EG (with corresp.s) F / Good (Serra, Italy)

1656- 4950- INDIA- AIR Sringar 12/16, 1656-1701, Indian song, M ancmt at 1659. Poor (Serra, Italy)

1747- 5009.48- MADAGASCAR- RTV Malagasy in Malagasy /poss AR (pres.), 12/17, 1747-1808, afropop, MM / W chat till 1757, W ancmt, pop mx (Madonna's La Isla Bonita), ancmt, lcl chants & M tlk ment Malagasy, M AR vocals & poss AR tlk. (QRM ute from 1757, hrd in USB) (Serra, Italy)

1810- 7440- VIETNAM- V.o.Vietnam in EG, 1809-1815, W nx till 1810, ID, mx break, ID, cmntry abt Asian economic crisis, mx break & W politic tlk. (QRM ute) F / P (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1816- 17870- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG 1816-1827, M px: Newswatch (African topical nx, with corresp.s, ID s, drum sound break), mx break. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1820- 11674.98- NEW ZEALAND- RNZI in EG / Maori, 1820-1835, W poss nx till 1824, ID, anctm, pop song, ancmt, TC, M "news from New Zealand ", (1830-1834), ancmt & cmntry. (QRN statics & rustle) Poor (Serra, Italy 12/11)

1831- 9965- CHINA PR.- R. Cina Int. In Italian, 1831-1848, // 7405, W M nx till 1840, ID, ancmt, mx break, ID into cmntry abt desert fox war mission in Iraq (till 1845), ID into "propaganda" px. F (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1851- 11920- THAILAND- V.o.America relay in EG 1851-1900, pop mx breaks & M tlk, jazz mx pause, ancmt & ID s, TC, QTH in USA. Poor (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1950- 4890- PAPUA NEW GUINEA- NBC, Pt Moresby in EG, 12/8 1950-2008, pop song (Sade etc), with M dj, ID during tlk, phone calls, ment national broadcasting, M: "Good morning.....", NBC nx at 2000. (QRM ute, QRN rustle & slight statics) Poor (Serra, Italy)

2028- 9745- SOUTH AFRICA- AWR Africa in EG, 2028-2023, ID s in various languages, IS, again ID s in various languages, mx bridge, W M ancmt & ID, song. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

2036- 9535- THAILAND- R.Thailand in EG / Thai, 2036-2053, W M "News Perspective (with corresp.s), sudden S/off at 2044, again S/on & continuing lcl nx, IS (gong) at 2045, M ancmt & ID in Thai, jingle, M poss nx. F/G (Serra, Italy 12/17)

Tips in order of FREQUENCY

0536- 4820- RUSSIA- Khanty Mansiysk in in poss Ru or lcl lang, 12/20 0536-0544, M cmntry, ment Ukraini, Bosnia, Iraq. F/P (Serra, Italy)

1656- 4950- INDIA- AIR Sringar 12/16, 1656-1701, Indian song, M ancmt at 1659. Poor (Serra, Italy)

1810- 7440- VIETNAM- V.o.Vietnam in EG, 1809-1815, W nx till 1810, ID, mx break, ID, cmntry abt Asian economic crisis, mx break & W politic tlk. (QRM ute) F / P (Serra, Italy 12/17)

2028- 9745- SOUTH AFRICA- AWR Africa in EG, 2028-2023, ID s in various languages, IS, again ID s in various languages, mx bridge, W M ancmt & ID, song. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1851- 11920- THAILAND- V.o.America relay in EG 1851-1900, pop mx breaks & M tlk, jazz mx pause, ancmt & ID s, TC, QTH in USA. Poor (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1816- 17870- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG 1816-1827, M px: Newswatch (African topical nx, with corresp.s, ID s, drum sound break), mx break. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

Tips in order on COUNTRY

1656- 4950- INDIA- AIR Sringar 12/16, 1656-1701, Indian song, M ancmt at 1659. Poor (Serra, Italy)

0536- 4820- RUSSIA- Khanty Mansiysk in in poss Ru or lcl lang, 12/20 0536-0544, M cmntry, ment Ukraini, Bosnia, Iraq. F/P (Serra, Italy)

1816- 17870- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG 1816-1827, M px: Newswatch (African topical nx, with corresp.s, ID s, drum sound break), mx break. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

2028- 9745- SOUTH AFRICA- AWR Africa in EG, 2028-2023, ID s in various languages, IS, again ID s in various languages, mx bridge, W M ancmt & ID, song. Fair (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1851- 11920- THAILAND- V.o.America relay in EG 1851-1900, pop mx breaks & M tlk, jazz mx pause, ancmt & ID s, TC, QTH in USA. Poor (Serra, Italy 12/17)

1810- 7440- VIETNAM- V.o.Vietnam in EG, 1809-1815, W nx till 1810, ID, mx break, ID, cmntry abt Asian economic crisis, mx break & W politic tlk. (QRM ute) F / P (Serra, Italy 12/17)

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