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Year 4 Number 92 - Rome, July 27 1999
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loggings in order of TIME; 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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SPECIAL SUMMER EDITION
SW TIPS (TIME- Freq. - Country)
by GIOVANNI SERRA, Ed. - QTH: in a bungalow approx the seaside, 15 km
from Porto Vecchio- South East coast of Corsica Isle (France) RX: Sony
ICF 2001 D ANT: Telescopic & Longwire 15 mt.
0129- 4915- BRAZIL- Unid R. in PT, 7 / 13, 0129-0135, M / tlk in PT
(mostly unclear), other M / M ancmts, tlk, mx break & ancmt
"...informaçao do Brasil.....", , W / M tlk. ( QRN statics & QSB)
0140- 5025- UNID- R.Rebelde or Peru?? (very tent.) in SP, 7 / 13, 0140,
M / M tl for poss soccer live (mostly unclear), (at 0151 QRM co channel)
Very poor (Serra, Corsica)
0153- 5076.6- COLOMBIA- Caracol (approx on this fqy) in SP, 7 / 13,
0153, M / tlk, mx pause & M ancmts, advs, jingle, ID s ancmt " Esta es
Radio noticia Caracol...) (QRN statics & QSB) Poor (Serra, Corsica)
0208- 5965- CUBA- R.Habana Cuba, in SP, 0208, politic tlk abt Cuba, mx
break & song pause, tlk, M / W chat. (QRM splats, QRN statics). Poor
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 13)
0215- USA- R.Marti, Greenville, NC, in SP, 0215-0220, M / nx re Cuba &
Latin America (with corresp.s, ID s & mx breaks), ID, TC & ancmt at
0220) (QRM jamming & QRN statics) Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 13)
0224- 4835- GUATEMALA- R.Tezulutlan (presumed), 7 / 18 0224-0234, mx &
marimbas sound, W / long tlk (mostly unclear) (QRN statisc & QRM utes).
Poor (Serra, Corsica)
0240- 5085- USA- WGTG, GA (presumed), in EG, 7 / 18 0240-0303, M / rel
sermon, continuous songs, M / ancmt (mostly unclear, other M / fqy
quote, mx pause & ancmt, then poss rel sermon...no ID catched ! (QSB &
QRN statics) Poor (Serra, Corsica)
0313- 5950- USA- R.Taipei Int. via WYFR, FL in EG, 0313-0319, M / nx &
wrp in Taiwan, mx pause, ID s, ancmts & tlk. (QSB & splats) Fair (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 18)
0321- 6015- SOUTH AFRICA- AWR in EG, 0321-0329*, M / tlk abt economy
etc. mx break, W / ancmt & QTH in Nairobi, Kenya, mx pause, M / M ID s
in various langs & IS, then S/OFF at 0329) (then QRM splash by V.o.
America with Romanian pgm on 6010. (QRM splats) F / P (Serra, Corsica 7
/ 18)
0322- 4830- VENEZUELA- R.Thachira in SP, 7 / 23, 0322-0327, W / M tlk
& ID s, pgm preview for rel pgms, mx break etc. etc. (QRN strong
statics). Poor (Serra, Corsica)
0327- 4835- GUATEMALA- R.Tezulutlan (presumed), 7/ 23, 0327-0340,
marimbas sound ( QRM up & down co-channel V.o.America, with ID s &
Yankee Doodle into pgm in Romanian...harmonic or on a new unusual
frequency ?? Please, see my tip at same time) (QRN strong statics)
(Serra, Corsica)
0327- 4835- UNID SITE- Voice of America in EG / Romanian, 7 / 23,
V.o.America, with ID s & Yankee Doodle into pgm in Romanian...harmonic
or on a new unusual frequency ?? QRM up & down co-channel presumed
Guatemala (please, see my tip at same time). (QRN strong statics)
(Serra, Corsica)
0339- 5070- USA- WWCR, TN, in EG, 7 / 18 0339, advs, mx pause & chat.
Fair (Serra, Corsica)
0349- 9830- RUSSIA- V.o.Vietnam via Armavir relay, 0349-0357, W /
economic pgm abt Vietnam till 0354, ID, lcl song, W / ancmt & ID.
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
0351- 4955- COLOMBIA- R.Nacional in SP, 7 / 18 0351-0356, M W ancmts &
ID s " Musica Colombiana". ( QSB & QRN statics) F / P (Serra, Corsica 7
/ 18)
0358- 4820- BOTSWANA- R. Botswana (presumed) in Vern. 7 / 18 0358-0415,
pop songs with M / dj, mx pause & W / brief ancmt, at 0400 songs with W
/ dj. (no ID hrd). F / P (Serra, Corsica)
0400- 4890- GABON- R.France Int. in FR, 7 / 22, 0400-0413, // with many
fqys, M / nx with corresp.s till 0410, mx pause, M / W ancmts into poss
sport nx. (QSB & QRN statics) (NOTE: WRTH 99 rpts this fqy from a France
site, instead of via Gabon as PWBR 99 rpts) (Serra, Corsica)
0406- 4775- SWAZILAND- TWR (presumed) in German, 7 / 15, 0406-0432, rel
chants & M / rel tlk, mx pause & poss S/ OFF ( or fade our ??) no hrd
any EG pgm at 0430 as on schedules. (het & rustle) Poor (Serra, Corsica)
0419- 5955- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG, 0419-0431, topical
African nx (with corresp.s & ID s), final ancmt & ID, mx pause into PT
pgm at 0430. (QSB & QRM co-ch). Poor (Serra, Corsica 7 / 22)
0437- 15240- AUSTRALIA- R.Australia in EG, 0437-0505, // 15415 & 17750
(poor / fair) (both fqys till 0500); // 15515, M / pgm "The world
today" (topical nx with corresp.s& ext svcs), stock market nx, ID smx
bridge into R.Australia news. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 15)
0451- 9580- YUGOSLAVIA- R.Yugoslavia in EG, 0451-0457, W / usual
propaganda nx, mx break, ID, targets & fqys schedules. (QRM het) F
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 21)
0500- 11720- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG, 0500- 0507, M / nx &
sport nt (till 0505), mx pause & W / ID s, ancmts into pgm "Deadline
Africa (in depth African topical nx ) Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0509- 15515- AUSTRALIA- R.Australia in EG, // 15240 & 21725 (poor),
0509-0514, W / nx till 0510, ID, mx bridge, W / ancmt & topical Pacific
nx. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0514- 9550- CUBA- R,Havana Cuba in EG, 0514- 0522, M / tlk ment Cuba,
USA, Venezuela etc., ID s during tlk till 0520, mx breaks & M / ID,
ancmt, W / ID s, QTH & tlk. (QRM splats) F / P (Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0516- 9460- TURKEY-V.o.Turkey 0516-0524, // 9445, continuous lcl instl
chants. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 15)
0522- 9500- SWAZILAND- TWR in EG, 0522, M / rel sermon, mx break, other
M tlk, ID s at 0527 & 0528 during tlk, giving web page, mx pause (at
0529 strong splat by V.o.America on 9505 with FR pgm). (splats & utes)
Poor (Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
0530- 15355- GABON- R:Giappone relay, in Italian, 0530-0544, M / ID,
ancmt, fqy quote into lcl nx with ID (till 0535), mx pause into pgm "Il
personaggio" (abt the robot soccer cup, till 0540), mx pause into
Japanese lesson, with Marino Salvio, mx pause & final ancmt, ID (0544).
F / G (Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0550- 21700- UAE- R.Dubai in EG, 0550-0552*, Islamic pgm, M / ID & final
ancmt, then S/OFF at 0552. (hrd on this fqy only, no // fqys hrd). F / P
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0557- 15215- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG, 0557-0606, IS & various
ID s in EG & PT, drum beat, TP at 0600, M / ID, ancmt into nx (till
0605), mx pause & W / ancmts into pgm " Deadline Africa). Fair (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 19)
0606- 5945- CROATIA- Croatian R. in EG, 0606-0610, // 7365 & // 9830
poor, under strong R.Havana Cuba )W / nx & wrp in EG till 0610, then M
/ ID in Croatian, mx. (QRN statics) F (Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
0610- 9830- CUBA- R.Havana Cuba in EG, 0610, W/ tlk abt Cuba, mx break,
M / ID, anmct & tlk. (strong signal covering Croatian R., then few
minutes later mixed with same co-ch radio up & down). F/ P (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 23)
0618- 7520- USA- WYFR, FL, in Italian, 0618-0623, pgm "La Bibbia parla",
rlg song, W ancmt into M / rel sermon. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 19)
0701- 13820- CROATIA- Croatian R. in EG / Croat, 0701-0719, W/ lcl nx
(mostly lcl politic nx till 0717), then giving stn schedules with
targets, IS & W / ID, M / W nx in Croat at 0718. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7
/ 23)
0901- 21745- CZECH REP.- R.Prague Int. in EG, 0901-0917, W / nx till
0905, mx pause, W / ID into lcl politic pgm, mx pause into economic rpt
by M. F / G (Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
0932- 7230- ITALY- AWR, Forli, in EG, 0932-0945, M / tlk abt his rel
experiences, M / reading some listeners letters, ID, ancmt into rel
discussion. (strong QRN statics). F / P (Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
1004- 15315- SWITZERLAND- Swiss R. Int. in EG, 1004-1017, M / topical nx
(with corresp.s & ext. Svcs abt Kosovo refugees in Switzerland etc.,)
ID. F / G (Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
1030- 17535- ISRAEL- KOL Israel in EG, 1030-1035, // 15650 (fair), TP
at 1030, W / ID into nx & wrp till 1035, then end of EG pgm. F / G
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 23)
1515- 9330- PAKISTAN- R.Pakistan in Russian, // 7260 (under splat),
1515-1520, W / tlk, instl mx break, ancmt, M / vocals chant, M / tlk, W
/ ancmt. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 18)
1524- 11695- SEYCHELLES- FEBA R. in Azeri / Farsi, 1524-1533, M / rel
sermon in Azeri, mx pauses, M / ancmts with QTH in EG, ancmt (poss ID),
piano mx pause into pgm in Farsi. Re checked at 1556 with M / ancmt,
QTH & clear ID then IS at 1559. (QRM splats) F / Poor ) (Serra, Corsica
7 / 18)
1615- 21500- CHILE- La Voz Cristiana in SP, 1615-1621, pop song, M /
ancmt & ID, rel songs. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 18)
1618- 11885- SEYCHELLES- FEBA R. in Swahili, 1618-1646, rel choral
chant, W / M tlk till 1639, rel choral chants, ancmt & ID as Feba Radio,
mx pause, ancmt & ID, mx & ancmt & choral chant. (QRM cho - channel,
poss RFE / RL) F / P (Serra, Corsica 7 / 22)
1645- 11530- LEBANON- High Adventure R. in EG, 1645-1659, M / ancmt "
Hallo and welcome in the world of truth..." then rel sermon till 1659, M
/ ancmt & ID s as High Adventure Radio, QTH. (QSB & slight co-ch) F
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 18)
1652- 6145- NEW ZEALAND- RNZI in EG, 1652-1656, clear IS, M / W unclear
tlk, (just hrd a clear ID during tlk) (very poor signal under strong
splats) (Serra, Corsica 7 / 22)
1710- 17860- SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa in EG, 1710-1721, M / sport nx
(with corresp.s, ID s, mx breaks, ancmt inviting to write to Channel
Africa, QTH)F (Serra, Corsica 7 / 18)
1725- 15355- GABON- R.Japan relay, in EG, 1725-1731, Lili Marlene song
in EG version, M / W ancmts & ID s, tlk abt movies & cinema. F (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 17)
1809- 15200- INDIA- AIR in EG, // 7410 9635 (under co-ch) 9950 (very
poor) & 11620, 1809-1818, W / nx till 1810, M / ID & ancmt into cmntry
till 1815 (in muffled audio), M / ancmt & ID into vocal chant. F (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 20 )
1818- 9988- EGYPT- R.Cairo in Italian, 1818-1836, M / nx till 1825, W /
ID & ancmt into cmntry " La questione Palestinese" (till 1830), ID s,
ancmt into pgm "L Egitto nel 21 secolo", Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 20)
1820- 13820- NO.MARIANNA ISL.- KHBI in EG, 1820-1830, interview abt God
& rel sermon till 1826, mx pause & ancmts into Bible lesson (ment.
Christian Science). Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 14)
1848- 4810- ARMENIA- V.o.Armenia in French, 7/ 14, 1848, / W tlk till
1857, lcl chant...re-checked at 1916 with IS, Nat Anthem & ID s. (QRN
rustle) F (Serra, Corsica)
1900- 4770- NIGERIA- R.Nigeria in Vern., 7 / 12, 1900-1907, lcl instl
mx & M tlk. F / P (Serra, Corsica)
1906- 4860- INDIA- A.I.R. 7 / 14, 1906-1911, Indian cocals chants, M /
ancmt in unclear lang. (het & rustle)F / P (Serra, Corsica)
1907- 4850- CAMEROON- CRTV in FR, 7 / 12, 1907-1916, M / nx with mx
break & corresp.s (many ment of Yaounde) (QRM cw at times & co-channel
India, QSB) F / P (Serra, Corsica)
1909- 6520- KOREA, NORTH- R.Pyongyang in EG, // 9600 (poor with splats)
& // 9975 (poor with utes), 1909-1918, M / lcl nx till 1916, ID s, ancmt
into lcl lyric song. (QRN statics) Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 22)
1919- 4976- UGANDA- R.Uganda in EG, 7 / 12, 1919, M / W tlk (mostly
unclear cause QRN statics & QSB). Poor (Serra, Corsica)
1924- 5047- TOGO- R.Lome, 7 / 12, 1924-1932, continuous romantic songs
(QRM cw at times, QRN statics & QSB) F / P (Serra, Corsica)
1933- 13720- IRAN- VOIRI in Italian, // 11660 (poor), M / fqys quote &
times, W / ID & ancmt, mx break into regional nx till 1941, mx pause
into cmntry. Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 22)
2006- 5060- UZBEKISTAN- R.Tashkent in German, 7 / 17 2006-2011, // 5035
5025 (with het), W / tlk (poss politic cmntry), mx pauses, M ancmt &
tlk, lcl song. (QSB) Fair (Serra, Corsica)
2007- 11715- ALGERIA- R.Algiers Int. in EG, 2007-2016, W / nx with mx
breaks & ID s (till 2013), mx pause. (QRM splash, het ) F / P (Serra,
Corsica 7 / 21)
2021- 17675- NEW ZEALAND- RNZI in EG, 2021-2032, feature pgm, with
interviews, lcl chnt, M / ID, lcl news. (het & sligh splats). F / P
(Serra, Corsica 7 / 21)
2040- 9535- CHINA PR.- China R. Int. in EG, // 6950 (fair) & 9440
(poor), 2040-2050, tlk abt environment etc. ancmt & ID. (slight splats &
het). Fair (Serra, Corsica 7 / 21)
2104- 4835- MALI- RTV Malienne in FR, 7 / 15, 2104-2110, M / W ancmt mix
with lcl percussion sound into feature pgm (M / tlk). ( QSB & QRN
statics) F / P (Serra, Corsica)
2114- 5050- CHINA P.R.- V. o Strait (presumed) in CH, 7/ 15, 2114-2123,
M / M tlk with many ment of Tung guo & Taiwan). Poor (Serra, Corsica)
2128- 4915- GHANA- GBC in Vern / EG, 7/ 15, M / M chat, afro chant, M /
ancmt & ID in EG, afro chant & ancmts, tlk in Vern. F / P (Serra,
Corsica)
2200- 873- GERMANY- American Forces Network Europe (on Medium Waves) in
EG, 7 / 15, 2200-2213, pop songs with M dj, ID s, jingles, ancmts. (at
2213 covered by Spain, SER). (very low QSB) Fair till 2213 then Avoid !
(first time hrd) (Serra, Corsica)
2342- 6000- UNID- Unid Far East R. in presumed Chinese or similar,
(Singapore ???), 2342-2347, M / tlk, lcl typical far east choral chant,
then continuous western lite mx & pop songs......too hard for catching
an ID !! (QSB) Poor (Serra, Corsica 7 / 20)
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