Re: [HCDX] Vanuatu log

["Don" <ulformat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NIce catch!

Vanuatu is audible most nights out here on the West Coast(barring solar
storms :-). As of two nights ago(4 Nov 0600-1000), they were still using the
Yellow bird ID.

Don Nelson
Oregon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Enzio Gehrig" <egg51953@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "DXtract" <tarantodx@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
"Cumbre DX" <cumbreeditor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 12:05 AM
Subject: [HCDX] Vanuatu log


> Hi,
>
> the 5th of November seems to be a special day: just like in the last two
> years, Radio Vanuatu was audible today for the first time on the tropical
> band frequency. Due to the early sunrise at my QTH (0731), the reception
> window is still very narrow and the signal was gone at 0711. Here the log
in
> detail:
>
> VANUATU: 4960 R. Vanuatu 0657-0711, southsea music, followed by
> announcements in Bislama and news, 23322. I did not hear the yellow bird
> which may be due to some local QRM which blocked the frequency entirely
for
> a few seconds at 0700, or - worse case scenario for us listeners - maybe
the
> station has done away with this traditional interval signal which was one
of
> the characteristic means of identification for this station (Nov 5
Gehrig).
>
> 73,
> Enzio Gehrig
> Dénia / Spain (38.50N 00.04 E)
> JRC535d / IC-R 8500 / ALA-1530
>
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