[HCDX]: Logs
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ABKHAZIA
9489.6 Abkhazian R, 0329, open carrier then tone and anthem, 0332 male
announcer id'd as "Govorit Sukhumi", followed by news. Little interference
from 9490 this day as there was only an open carrier present. Ormandy Mar 18
ANGOLA
11955 R Nacional, 2037, first time ever noted on this frequency, weak and
fluttery with Portuguese talk, time pips followed by news at 2100. Ormandy
Mar 18
ANGUILLA
11775 Caribbean Beacon, 2115, poor in English mixed unid in French, running
Dr. Gene Scott. Ormandy Mar 18
ARGENTINE ANTARCTIC
15476 LRA36 R Nacional, 2007, caught end of announcement in English asking
for reports and offering QSLs! Sounds promising! Then into Spanish with
those lovely tangos till abrupt close mid-song at 2121. Ormandy Mar 20
ARMENIA
4810 V of Armenia, 1930, sign-on in Armenian after interval signal. Good
signal, into French at 2000. Ormandy Mar 20
AZERBAIJAN
9165 R Dada Gorgud 0314, fair signal with Interval Signal after open
carrier. Opening announcement then choral music (anthem?) Slightly
over-modulated on announcements though music sounded fine. Ormandy Mar 18
BRAZIL
15135 R Record, 0410, first time ever heard, badly modulated talk in
Portuguese with talk, noted in // to 11965 which was also weak though better
modulated. Both went off at 0427. Ormandy Mar 18
17815 R Cultura, 0100, surprisingly good with id and time-check after 20
minutes of non-stop instrumentals and light vocals. Other Brazilians noted
(around 1:00 pm local) Brazil Central 11815, Bandeirantes 9645, Gaucha
11915, Anhanguera 11830 and Gazeta 15325. Ormandy Mar 17
CHINA
4525 Nei Menggu PBS 1019, tentative the one here with poor-fair signal
running Chinese opera music. Ormandy Mar 19
4460 CNR 2017, poor-fair with Chinese instrumental music, in // to 5030,
5320 & 7935. Ormandy Mar 20
5030 CPBS 1430, HS 1 program, fair signal with English language lessons,
//4460, 5320 & 7935. Ormandy Mar 18
15880 CNR 0027, fair with talk program in Chinese. Also noted CNR not in //
at this time on 15670. Ormandy Mar 18
11750 CRI 1900, fair signal in English though rumble on channel. Better on
//9440. Ormandy Mar 17
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
15185.4 R Africa 1943, presume this the owner of a weak signal broadcasting
syndicated American religious programming. Ormandy Mar 17
ICELAND
7735u ISBS Reykjavik 1900, fair signal in Icelandic with news, //11402 was
stronger. Ormandy Mar 16
INDIA
10330 AIR 0230, poor-fair though in the clear with Hindi music, went right
through the hour (in India!) without any announcement. Ormandy Mar 18
15040 AIR 1015, poor-fair, bad modulation with program in English, //17387
had a stronger signal though suffered from transmitter hum. Ormandy Mar 18
INDONESIA
4789.1 RRI Fak-Fak, 2000, poor-fair at sign-on with id then news. Tuned back
at 2012 to English pop/rock. Ormandy Mar 20
IRAN
11660 VoIRI 1915, fair-good in Italian mixed with splatter from both sides.
Ormandy Mar 16
ITALY
7155 V of Malta 0629, very good in English with id, "VOM broadcasting from
Malta" time and frequency schedule. Ormandy Mar 18
7175 R Due, Caltanisetta, 0620, fair signal with Home Service program
running an
interview. Some splatter from VOR Grigoriopol on 7180. Ormandy Mar 18
11715 RAI 2025, very good signal with English to Near East for 15 minutes,
//9670 was dominant over DW and 7115 was weak though clear. Ormandy Mar 19
JORDAN
9830 R Jordan, 1920, poor-fair with news commentary though heavy splash from
both sides. Ormandy Mar 16
KAZAKHSTAN
6255 Kazakh R 1910, presume the one here with badly over-modulated audio?
must be using technicians from R Moldova Int :^)? seemed to be mostly music
with the odd announcement in a vernacular. Ormandy Mar 16
MYANMAR
5985 R Myanmar, 1430, straight into English program after vernacular with no
great fanfare. Program started with a description of Myanmar followed by a
musical interlude then another offering about the importance of rice with
reference to "..the evil legacy of the past colonial era and English-speakin
g classes?" TWICE! I think I'll send my report in Spanish! Ormandy Mar 18
NETHERLANDS
6285.8 Farmers from Holland, 1949, poor but in the clear with Dutch pops,
identification and address at 2002. Ormandy Mar 20
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3385 R East New Britain, 1028, poor-fair with talk in local language, some
co-channel from RRI Kupang. Other PNGs noted on 3375, 3365, 3345, 3335,
3325, 3315, 3275, 3235, 3220, 2410 & 3905. Ormandy Mar 18
PERU
4534.1 R Horizonte, 1014, poor-fair though in the clear with ids using echo
and fast-speaking DJ. Ormandy Mar 19
RWANDA
9670 DW 2000, poor-fair at sign-on in Portuguese, //s from Kigali on 7175
(poor-fair) and 11810 (fair). Ormandy Mar 16
RUSSIA
6205 R Rossii, 0507, fair-good signal in Russian with ads, temperatures in
various cities and a couple of ids. Ormandy Mar 19
SAO TOME
4950 VOA 1852, fair in French though some vestige of Angola underneath.
Other 60mb Africans heard around this time were Botswana 4820, Nigeria 4770,
Lesotho 4800, Mali 4783 & 4835, Christian Voice 4965, Uganda 4976 & 5026,
Zimbabwe 5012 & Kenya 4915. Ormandy Mar 16-21
SWAZILAND
3200 TWR 1819, poor in English with syndicated American religion, mixed ute
QRM, though later in the week this was noted with much improved signals.
Other 90mb Africans noted around this time and past 1900 were Mozambique
3210, Namibia 3270 & 3290, Madagaskar 3288, Zimbabwe 3306, Botswana 3356,
BBC Meyerton 3255, Sonder Grense 3320, & TWR Swazi 3240. Ormandy Mar 16-21
TAJIKISTAN
4635 Tajik R, 2014, tent/ Yangi-Yul here w/Middle Eastern style music, past
sked
1830 close. Ormandy Mar 20
TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR
11734 R Tanzania Zanzibar, 1757, male announcer in presumed Swahili till
news at 1800, into Koran-like chants at 1815 then music and talk from 1822.
Noted for some time between tuning around elsewhere and in the clear from
sideband splatter from 2030 till closing at 2100. A couple of days there was
a heterodyne noted from a weak station on 11735. When Zanzibar closed the
station was noted with soccer commentary in Spanish so presumed R Monte
Carlo, Uruguay. Ormandy Mar 17
UKRAINE
6020 R Ukraine Int, 0430, poor-fair in English though some rumble from Radio
Victoria. Announced // of 4820 was just audible. Ormandy Mar 18
ZIMBABWE
5012 R 4 "The Voice of Zimbabwe" 1804, female announcer with news which
concluded with the main points at 1809 then brief announcement in vernacular
followed by address on science and mathematics education at a recent
conference in Harare. Ormandy Mar 16
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Paul Ormandy, 33 Greta Street, Oamaru, New Zealand, paul@xxxxxxxxxxx
Join me for the "South Pacific DX Report" on Radio New Zealand
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details available from the South Pacific DX Resource web-site:
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Or you can listen to RNZI's "Mailbox" here:
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