[HCDX] Pele DXpedition report

[Dave Valko <dvalko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(Sorry if the formatting isn't suitable for you.  I abbreviated rather
heavily as well.  I sincerely hope it doesn't cause any confusion.  You
should be able to figure out what all the abbreviations are!!  There may be
several loggings of stations over several days.  If you're using this
report in your bulletins, you may want to group them together.  Its your
choice.  If you'd like to make any comments, feel free to drop me a line.
Of course there are photos to go along with this report!!  If you'd like to
see them, just say the word.  Thanks, and enjoy!!)

PELE DXPEDITION

The location of this DXpedition was Arja Farms Orchid Tree Estate at
Captain Cook Hawaii (Big Island).  The dates were 28 October to 4 November
2000.  Used the JRC NRD-535D receiver and co-Dxpeditioner Hans Johnson used
his Drake R-8.  The antennas I used were 2 mini-Beverages of 200' at 270
degrees and 300 degrees, while Hans used dipoles for 60 and 49 meters.
Besides cassette recorders, headphones, and Hans antenna switch/tuner, no
other accessories were used.

Not having permanent residence there, its difficult to say whether
conditions were poor, good, or just normal.  We were getting some crackling
local QRM at various places in the bands but confined mostly to the
Tropcial Bands and below.  Some areas worse than others.  Fortunately it
eased up in the latter part of the DXpedition.  B&B owner Tim Eastland
suggested it might be from the neighboring hog farm, however I have to
point out the electric line ran right behind the guest house.  

An upper level Tropical Low pressure system moved over the islands starting
Wednesday 1 November and continuing into the afternoon of the next day
causing state-wide flooding with road closures, business and school
closures, and electrical disruption from minutes to many hours!!  All the
islands were either in a flood watch or warning.  There were reports of
over 30 inches of rain in some areas!!!!  Locally, the power kept going off
and on throughout the night Wednesday to Thursday, 1-2 November.  At one
point when the power was off for an extended period, I decided to go down
and DX from inside the rental car.  After finally getting everything
connected, I returned to the guest house to retrieve my notebook only to
have the power come back on!!  It was quite a storm, and made the
DXpedition memorable in that regard.

I?d like to thank Hans for his occasional help in identifying stations, and
for use of his rig in paralleling frequencies.  It was truly a team effort.

7271.0   GABON   RTV Gabon, *0454-0500, Already on w/instru. NA at t/in.  W
in FR w/full ID and sked.  Very nice signal.  Looking for Malaysia and
found this.  (29 Oct.)


7260   VANUATU   R. Vanuatu, 0550-0601, Rel. Gospel mx, W anncr in accented
EG, TC.  Finally ID at 0600, and into EG rel. pgm w/M host.  Ham QRM right
on the freq.  Hrd het 	there around 0615 but no audio.  Got a little better
by 0632 recheck.  Still on at 0700 w/fast drum and native shouting
signature, W anncr, then M w/lcl Pidgin nx.  (29 Oct.)


1098   MARSHALL ISLANDS   V7AD, 0614, Rel. mx, M w/canned EG ID "The only
station broadcasting to all the islands, V7AD, R. Marshalls, 1098 AM, the
heartbeat of the Marshall Islands".  W anncr in lcl dialect, mx bridge,
live tlk by M.  Clear and strong on peaks.  Consistantly good signal in the
late evenings.  (29 Oct.)


540   SAMOA   2AP, 0622-0632, Ad block at t/in including one for
supermarket, live M anncr, nice island mx.  M again, then intro for pgm
segment starting out w/M shouting "?? Samoa!!!", live M again briefly and
remote rpt by different M w/ments of Miller, Conrad, Lewis.  Strong and
steady S-9 signal!!!  (29 Oct.)


6034.92   CHINA   Yunnan PBS (pres.), 1007-1016, Nothing but CH-sounding
tlk by soft spoken W.  Couldn?t hear any //.  Getting splattered by
adjacent channels.  No sign of Bhutan.  (29 	Oct.)


7350.08   MANCHURIA   Heilongjiang PBS, 1032-1109, Alternating tlk by M and
W in CH.  Apparent nx by alternating M and W at the ToH w/actualities.
Canned anmnt by W over soft instru. mx, more tlk by W.  Excellent signal!!
//4840.01 which was fair.  Both freqs clear.  (29 	Oct.)


7156.88   VIETNAM   Ha Giang BS (tent.), 1046, Het here (for at least the
last half hour), no audio and too much 7145 splatter QRM.  This was hrd
daily but could never get any audio because of the QRM.  Probably
unmodulated too.  (29 Oct.)


6973   LAOS   Luang Prabang, No sign of it at 1055 or at any other time
throughout.  (29 Oct.)


4693.52   UNID. ASIAN   1056, Instru. soft SE Asian mx in and out as if one
portion of the tape was partially erased.  Dead air at 1059.  Mx again and
W at ToH.  End of mx, then alternating M and W in almost CH-sounding lang.
Wasn?t //6130.  Fair and clear but not very strong.  Gone at 1121 recheck.
(29 Oct.)


4819.18   HONDURAS   HRVC, 1109, Pretty good signal.  (29 Oct.)


4810   The UTE here isn?t audible in Hawaii.  The awful broadband
"squirting" UTE below 4800 just as strong as ever.  Wonder where this one
originates from.  (29 Oct.)


5025   CUBA   R. Rebelde pounding in at 1115.  (29 Oct.)


4662.22   LAOS   Houa Phan BS, 1017-1035, SE Asian vcl mx w/W anncr host.
What sounded very much like and ID by W at 1159 w/ment of meterband, and
usual bells as hrd on 6130.  Kind of weak but nice audio and clear.
Drifting down.  Wonder if this was the stn hrd on 4693.52 earlier??  (29 Oct.)


6381.34   VIETNAM   Lai Chau BS, signs on at 1200.  (29 Oct.)


7114.98   THAILAND   R. Thailand, 1231, Patriotic sounding song sung by M
and girl.  Asian Rock mx w/M and W hosts voice-over.  S/off w/sked by M at
1600 followed by choral NA.  Excellent signal!!  //6070 which was very weak
w/co-channel QRM.  4830 not hrd w/UTE just below too.  (29 Oct.)


4000   CHINA   Nei Menggu PBS, 1250, Soft CH mx, //4620.  The other Nei
Menggu PBS service was hrd on 4525 //6195.  4525 was simply excellent and
clear everyday!!  (29 Oct.)


5101.14   CLANDESTINE   V.O. Freedom of Jammu Freedom, *1300-1305, Upbeat
patriotic vcl song, very brief prayer-like tlk, short s/on anmnt, then into
prayers mixed w/M anncr.  In EG at 1403 recheck w/cmntry, ending at 1406,
choral singing 1407-1409.  Weak but there and amid QRM from UTE above.  (29
Oct.)


7084v   AFGHANISTAN   V.O. Shari?ah, 1305-1313, Definitely Koran to 1307,
not audible then for a minute or 2.  Back w/M vcl mx.  Extremely weak w/Ham
and growling QRM.  Drifted down from 7084.45 to 7083.51 by 1430.  (29 Oct.)


4725   MAYNMAR   R. Myanmar, does indeed go off at 1330*.  (29 Oct.)


8742.98   THAILAND   Thai Meteological Station, 1346, EG ID w/freqs by W,
IS to 1350, then W w/wx in Thai.  So strong, I had to back off the RF
gain!!!  Hrd between 1000-1030 the next day as well w/EG ID and EG wx by W
at 1033.  (29 Oct.)


6200   TIBET   Xizang PBS, 1428, Soft CH vcl mx by M. Live W anncr, then
canned W over mx.  //4035 and 4820.  (29 Oct.)


11734.1   ZANZIBAR   R. Tanzania Zanzibar, Must be *1500 or 1530 as it
wasn?t there prior, but on at 1532.  (29 Oct.)


3215   MADAGASCAR   AWR, 1621, M anncr w/pres. rel. pgm.  R. Madagascar
3287.71 and 5009.47 also hrd at the same time.  (29 Oct.)


3223   INDIA   AIR Shimla, 1628-1632, Indian mx, M briefly then W w/ID
anmnt.  Dead air, then nx brief.  AIR generic EG ID at 1631.  Excellent
signal!!!  (29 Oct.)


4960   INDIA   AIR Ranchi, 1659, Haunting Indian mx w/M vcl.  //4910 Jaipur
which was stronger and clearer.  Went over ToH still //.  (29 Oct.)


9779.63   YEMEN   Rep. of Yemen R., *1800, Live M w/full s/on EG ID anmnt,
drum mx bridge, nx by same M anncr.  Fortunately strong 9780 stn went off
at 1759.  (29 Oct.)


3235   No UTE here at 1013 as hrd back home.  PNG in the clear.  (30 Oct.)


4940   RUSSIA   R. Mix Master, 1048-1057, Russian Rock/Pop mx, canned ads
or promo anmnts by alternating M and W, another one w/ment of "radio".
More mx, more canned ads/promos including one w/nice clear ID at 1056.
Poss. ment of "stereo" during next anmnt.  Good signal w/very slight QRM
from weak co-channel AIR Guwahati playing Indian mx.  Hrd daily.  (30 Oct.)


4960   VANUATU   R. Vanuatu, 1057-1117*, W anncr w/ment of song and artist
from CA in 	USA, then ID and wx (19 degrees C.) and list of all freqs.  Mx
bridge, and prayer by M.  1113 M w/prayer at retune, W w/sked and long
s/off anmnts, 1116-1117 NA.  (30 Oct.)



6153.70   INDONESIA   RRI Biak, 1119, Back down here again.  Daily, but
always somewhat weak 	amid QRM.  (30 Oct.)


4910   INDIA   AIR Jaipur, *1127, s/on w/AIR IS.  W w/ID at 1129, dead air,
M w/AIR ID, nx.  Fair.  	(30 Oct.)


3985   SOUTH KOREA   Echo of Hope, *1157-1201, s/on w/pleasant instru. mx,
w w/pres. s/on ID 	anmnts over mx.  ToH drums, 3 time ticks, what appeared
to be an ID by M and talk.  NBC-like chimes, W anncr.  Good w/slight NJ Ham
QRM but only in LSB.  (30 Oct.)


7267.11   PAKISTAN   R. Pakistan, 1207-1215*, M w/nx in Urdu, W w/EG ID
1211, more nx(?) by M, W w/ID and tlk to 1213, March song (NA??), and gone.
 Decent signal.  (30 oct.)


4970   INDIA   AIR Shillong, 1230, Hindi ID by W, EG ID by M w/opening of
EG mx pgm "This is the Northeastern Service of All India Radio broadcasting
from Shillong on shortwave 60.36 meters corresponding to 4970 kilohertz?" ,
song by Maxi Priest "Wild World" (remake of Cat Stevens hit), then Indian
version of what sounded like the Tom Jones song 	"If I Only Knew", song
anmnts, another song by Bread, Carpenters, song anmnts, song by Eddie Grant
"Joanna".  Excellent signal!!!  Pushing S-10.  (30 Oct.)


7085.04v   AFGHANISTAN   V.O. Shari"ah, *1257-1542+, Was sitting on the
freq when the signal suddenly popped on w/carrier.  M tlk began pgm
1258-1300, into mx at 1300.  At 1506 mid-east mx w/vcl by M.  Right when M
anncr came on, a jammer appeared on 7080 	presumably to interfere
w/Mojahed.  Also getting slop QRM from jammer on 7105 as well!!  	EG pgm
1530-1545 starting w/nice EG ID by M over mx "This is Voice of Shari"ah
English program, welcome ??".  Then Afghan and region nx.  Another ID
during the nx at 1538 as "You?re listening to the Voice of Shari?ah from
Afghanistan", and then another possible ID 	ending the nx at 1542.  Group
chanting followed.  Glad to get the ID and in EG!!!  Ham was whistling and
"Ah ah ah"ing at 1536 right on top of them!!  Hrd daily, but this seemed
to be the best day.  Always drifting down considerably, and was down to
7082.17 by 1700.  (30 Oct.)


7321.42   PAKISTAN   R. Pakistan, Peshawar (pres.), 1331, Could defintely
hear M tlk, and strange repititive drum mx at 1336-1341, then M again.
Dead air breifly, and vcl mx by M.  Very very weak w/splatter QRM from 7315
CH.  A het at 1210 on 31 Oct. but not before 1200, so s/on probably 1200.
Not on at 1420 on 1 Nov., so 1400* no doubt.  Apparently the only way to
get Peshawar now.  (30 Oct.)


5101.14   CLANDESTINE   V.O. Freedom of Jammu Kashmir, 1402-1407, EG
segment consisting of just a cmntry, definitely anti-US/UN and pro-Islamic
slant.  Into choral March song.  Good w/usual UTE below.  (30 Oct.)


7165.40   ETHIOPIA   R. Ethiopia, 1422, "horn of Africa" mx, //9560.24.
(30 Oct.)


8300   CLANDESTINE   New Star Bdcsting Stn, 1431, Usual s/on mx, then ID by
W.  8300 decent and clear //15388 weaker w/slight QRM.  (30 Oct.)


4790.39   PAKISTAN   Azad Kashmir R., *1445, OC, then sudden s/on w/W
(heavily undermodulated) then M (at normal modulation!!!) w/opening anmnts
and ment of the Koran.  Then said Koran.  Good.  (30 Oct.)


6210   ETHIOPIA   R. Fana, 1457-1502, Nice lively local mx, M w/apparent
sked in lang, then W w/simple "This is R. Fana" ID and then another ID
w/quick sked in heavily accented EG, mx bridge, then tlk in lang. by M.
Fair and //slightly better 6940.  (30 Oct.)


6985   SOMALIA   R. Gaalkacyo (pres.), 1554-1602, Flute IS (wasn?t on 5
min. earlier) to 1557, tlk by M, 1558 M singing, and then brief mx bridge
and tlk by M.  Some canned live EG tlk by M during feature pgm.  Quite weak
but definitely there.  (30 Oct.)


6055   RWANDA   R. Rwanda, 1602-110, Africa nx by W w/ments of Rwanda,
Kigali, Ivory Coast, Africa, Uganda, Angola, and Zambia.  1609 end of nx.
Instru. dance mx bridge, and ballad.  Hrd daily and fairly good.  (30 Oct.)


4245   CLANDESTINE   V.O. Kurdistan Toilers (tent.), 1622-1627, Tlk by M in
lang., into flute and M vcl mx.  Still in at 1651 w/more choral mx, but
weak.  Listed on 4250.  (30 Oct.)


6165   ZAMBIA   R. Two, 1645, Hi-life mx, excited M anncr during song w/ID,
and pgm name "Radio Two ?Music Roundabout? at 1847 local Zambia Time".
Excellent signal!!!  (30 oct.)


5005.04   NEPAL   R. Nepal, 1710-1715*, ID by M "Yo R. Nepal" then tlk by
same M (nx??), choral NA 1714-1715, 3+1 time ticks, and xmsn end w/carrier
cut at 1715:27.  Undermodulated.  (30 Oct.)


7019.74   SOMALIA   R. Banaadir (pres.), 1733-1817, Tlk by M in NE African
sounding lang., very brief mx at 1736, cont. tlk w/live rpt from different
M at 1738.  A lot of tlk, mx towards the ToH and right to the ToH when M
came on again.  Fading badly by 1800 but still hanging on w/bits of audio
at 1817 recheck.  (30 oct.)

9550   BANGLADESH   Bangladesh Betar, 1804-1816*, "V.O. Islam" pgm in EG
w/tlks.  Pgm outro, mx, W w/more tlk on Islam, ID and addr by W at 1814,
and piercing flute mx.  Fairly good but poor modulation.  Went off the air
several times as well.  Caught s/on at *1745 w/IS on 1 Nov. but pgm audio
was barely audible.  (30 Oct.)


These OAs hrd at 0335 (5:33  PM lcl Hawaiian time!!!):  3339.88 Altura,
4388.98 Estereo (about the best one!!), 4461.14 Nor Andina, 4485 Frecuencia
VH, 4881.09 Comas, 4917.71 Cora, and 4995.57 Andina.  (31 Oct.)


3290   NAMIBIA   NBC, 0348, Song by what sounded like Louie Armstrong, PSA,
Kenny G song which was cut off, inspirational instru. and choral songs,
rel. tlk by M, more mx, ID by M as "This is NBC.  The time is 6 o?clock".
"World at 6" pgm.  Good!!  Better than in PA!!  (31 Oct.)


11954.80   ANGOLA   R. Nac., 0403-0410, Tlk by men w/ments of Angola, and
Luanda.  Nice ID at 	0409.  Pgm intro.  Kind of weak but clear.  (31 Oct.)


2899.05 RPD Ngada and 2960 RPD Manggarai both there w/hets but down in the
mud every morning so far.  1100-1200.  (31 Oct.)


3905   INDONESIA   RRI Merauke, 12131229, Jak. Nx relay, RRI ID 1226, vcl
"Bagimu Negeri", 1227 back to stn studio w/W giving ID (sounding like
"Mir-ook-ee").  Fanfare, anmnt including another ID, more fanfare for next
pgm.  (31 Oct.)


9770   SRI LANKA   SLBC, 1248, Oldie Pop song.  //15425.  Both freqs about
equal and poor!!  15425 horribly QRMed by co-channel VOA.  9770 clear.  (31
Oct.)


4785   CHINA   Nei Menggu PBS, 1301, Found this w/pgm intro by W, tlk, then
soft Asian choral mx.  //blasting 4525 and QRMed 6195.  (31 oct.)


All Malaysians carrying national nx by M at 1305: 7270 (strong), 4895
(clear and fair), 5030 (weak under the CH), 6050 (weak and clear).  (31 Oct.)


3935   NEW ZEALAND   ZLXA/Radio Reading Svc, 1355-1400, Classical mx pgm, M
anncr briefly, National Radio ID by M at 1359, into R. New Zealand nx 1400.
 Kind of weak w/slight Ham QRM.  (31 Oct.)


5101.12   CLANDESTINE   V.O. Freedom of Jammu Kashmir, 1401, Usual EG
segment/cmntry beginning w/intro sounding like "This is V.O. Freedom of
Jammu and Kashmir.  Dear listeners you will hear program ?Kashmir
Panorama".  (31 Oct.)


3976.07   INDONESIA   RRI Pontianak, 1422-1520*, End of pgm segment, canned
ID by M, choral song, soft spoken M.  Pres. lcl nx at 1430 w/many many
ments of Pontianak.  1500 SCI, Jak. nx relay ending w/vcl "Bagimu Negeri",
studio M anncr w/ment of Jak. relay, "Love Ambon", and plug pulled at 1520.
 Fairly good.  (31 Oct.)


11734.12   ZANZIBAR   R. Tanzania Zanzibar, *1505, Just popped on in middle
of Swahili nx by W.  Fair w/adjacent 11735 slop QRM.  (31 Oct.)


5009.6   MADAGASCAR   R. Madagascara, 1538, Already here at this time, but
blasting CH on 5010 makes it impossible.  (31 Oct.)


3380   MALAWI, MBC, 1541-1545, W w/PSA, pgm note by M w/ment of
"International Service", ad by W over mx for "Rainbow ??", mx bridge, then
ID by M for "Voice of Malawi", and intro for next pgm.  Don?t ever recall
hearing ID as V.O. Malawi before or ments of Int. Svc.  Fair.  (31 Oct.)


4960   INDIA   AIR Ranchi, 1558, Pres. nx by M in lcl lang., W w/brief
anmnt starting w/"Akashvani?" but didn?t sound like an ID.  EG AIR ID by W
at 1600, into EG feature w/speech by M.  All these Indian regionals // at
1600: 3223, 3365, 4760, 4775, 4800, 4820, 4880, 4895, 4910, and 4960.  (31
Oct.)


7019.94   SOMALIA   R. Banaadir (pres.), 1648-1700, Long tlks by
rapid-paced M anncrs, lively instru. theme at 1700 used by R.
Hargeisa(!!!), then more tlk.  Some of the tlks were at really low levels.
(31 Oct.)


Did a Mediumwave scan between 0130-0200 (3:30-4:00 PM lcl) and hrd all
Hawaiian stns hrd back in 1997 except for KOHO 1170.  (1 Nov.)


6956.64   PERU   LV de Camposino, Was starting to come in w/audio at 0207
(4:07 PM lcl Hawaiian time!!!).  (1 Nov.)


15425   SRI LANKA   SLBC, 0210-0233, Rel. pgm, 0230 ID and TC by W and then
tlk mentioning writing e-mails, into Pop mx.  Fairly strong and clear but a
little distorted.  (1 Nov.)


11770   MEXICO,   R. Mexico Int., 0238, Instru. mx, then clear SP ID by W,
and presented feature by M.  Strong.  (1 Nov.)


7255   BOTSWANA   R. Botswana, 0247, Usual Barnyard IS.  Kind of weak.  (1
Nov.)


4800   LESOTHO   R. Lesotho, 0328-0334, Nice choral song, "All By Myself"
by Eric Carmen, W anncr over whistling song w/ID "Radio National Lesotho"
and at least 2 more IDs.  Good 	signal and probably better than in PA!!!
(1 Nov.)


3305   PAPUA NEW GUINEA   R. Western, 1257-1301*, Seagulls, conch shell
blowing, ID w/freq by M, soft island mx, 1300 instru. NA, ID "You have been
listening to the National 	Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea, R.
Western, the Voice of ?? broadcasting on a freq of 3,305 khz in the 90
meterband?".  (1 Nov.)


4844.95   MALAYSIA   R. Malaysia (Tamil Svc), 1307-1316, World nx by M to
1310, dead air, different M w/pres. national nx 1311-1313 w/ment of Islam
and Malaysia at beginning, 	promos 1313-1315, and tlk by M.  (1 Nov.)


6180 and 6085, Taiwan, CBS, 1320, Both of these freqs heavily jammed,
however 3335 was clear.  (1 Nov.)


7169.64   TIBET   Xizang PBS (pres.), 1340-1349, Long tlk by W w/no break.
Sounded //5935 but difficult to tell because of severe 7170 QRM.  5935
blocked after 1400.  (1 Nov.)


4925   INDONESIA   RRI Jambi, 1420-1455*, Soft Indo lagu, M at 1427 w/RRI
ID and tlk over soft W vcl song.  More of the soft lagu pgm till sudden
s/off in mid-song at 1455:20.  Went off near 1400 on 2 Nov.  Fair.  4606.38
Serui also went off sometime between 1440-1455.  (1 Nov.)


6175   MALAYSIA   R. Malaysia/R. One, 1450, Tlk by M in lang., //6024.85
which was better and clearer.  6175 QRMed by 6170 slop.  (1 Nov.)


5965.07   MALAYSIA   R. Malaysia/R. One (pres.), 1502-1511, Nx by M in
pres. Malay to 1510 w/ments of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Jakarta.  Mx
bridge, and into Pop ballad by W.  (1 Nov.)


6050.96   UNID.   1513-1525, Alternating tlk by M and W w/pauses, some
laughing.  Quite distorted audio but lang. sounded like it might be west
Asian.  Pgm sounded like a radio drama.  	Still there at 1707 recheck but
fading badly.  Not hrd subsequent days.  Ideas??  (1 Nov.)


4890 NBC and 5020 SIBC leave their carriers/xmtrs on all night.  (1 Nov.)


7245   TADJIKISTAN   R. Tadjikistan, 1647-1659, EG nx by W w/actualities.
Instru. mx at 1658, EG ID by same W at 1659 " ?? transmission presented by
R. Tadjikistan ?The World at 7?.  Our?".  Weak w/co-channel QRM.  (1 Nov.)


5830   CLANDESTINE   R. Tomorrows Iran (pres.), *1800-1803, s/on w/drums, M
w/opening anmnt including freq in khz, March mx bridge, slow dramatic anmnt
by different M, into 	instru. mx.  (1 Nov.)


1017   TONGA   3AZ, 1051-1109*, Island mx w/tlk by W anncr.  Pres. nx in
Tongan by same W at 	1057-1105 w/wx in EG and ending w/salutations,
goodbyes, and mostly uncopiable anmnt also in EG at 1105.  Choral NA
1107-1109*.  Fair w/deep fades and QRM from 2KY 	Australia.  (2 Nov.)


4000.19   INDONESIA   RRI Padang (pres.), 1209-1233, Jak. nx relay, RRI ID
during nx.  First time 	I?ve ever hrd time tones denoting each minute
during the nx relay.  Finally ended relay at 1230 w/"Bagimu Negeri".  Sev.
site IDs by M at 1231-1231 sounded like Padang.  Probably pgm intro w/W
voice over soft mx, then M again w/pres. nx possibly mentioning 	Padang.
Jak. nx relay again at 1304.  Kind of weak w/Nei Menggu QRM OC then their
pgm start up at 1228.  (2 Nov.)


4870   SRI LANKA   SLBC, 1240, Mx pgm of lcl Popular stuff w/W anncr host,
and played the beginning of an instru. version of "The Rose" everytime she
made an anmnt.  (2 Nov.)


4890  NBC left their carrier/xmtr on all night yesterday but was off today
at 1230, however it was on at 1435.  Odd.  (2 Nov.)


5101.12  CLANDESTINE   V.O. Freedom of Jammu Kashmir, 1400, EG ID by M
exactly same as 31 Oct.  (2 Nov.)


9930.80   VIETNAM   V.O. Vietnam, 1400-1420, Found this here while KWHR off
the air either intentionally or untentionally (according to stn engineer
Sheldon Remmington in a recent 	visit, they do take the xmtrs off air
during thunderstorms) due to the flooding rains, thunderstorms and power
outages at the time.  Vietnam identified by Hans.  (2 Nov.)


4606.40   INDONESIA   RRI Serui, 1445-1454*, Nice soft lagu, usual "Love
Ambon" melody (broke up once as if bad audio connection!!), followed by M
voice-over with s/off ID anmnt.  (2 Nov.)


6045   INDIA   AIR Delhi, 1431-1537, Some sort of feature; W anncr at start
and then tlk by M.  //4860.  There?s a CH stn under 4860 but nothing is
listed for China there.  Russian??  (2 Nov.)


3390   SIKKIM (INDIA)   AIR Gangtok, 1540, Just for the record, this was
hrd in // to other Indian outlets carrying the daily EG nx pgm at this
time.  (2 Nov.)


4319   DIEGO GARCIA   AFN, 1624-1629, DJ tlk to caller at t/in, into "USA
Radio Sports".  Couple PSAs, into Pop song "I Want It That Way".  Good but
UTE QRM here in Hawaii too.  (2 Nov.)


6045   ZIMBABWE   Radio Two, 1643, "Never My Love" by The Association,
excited M w/promo in EG, M intro for pgm segment and into tlk by M.
Blocked by VOA at 1700.  Fair but QRMed.  Tnx to Hans who IDed this
earlier.  (2 Nov.)


6315   CLANDESTINE   V.O. the Tigre Revolution, 1706, Lcl vcl mx heavy on
the drum.  //5500 which was clear.  This freq stronger but QRMed by CW UTE.
 (2 Nov.)


5027   PAKISTAN   R. Pakistan, Quetta, 1715, W w/nx, //4790.38.  Terrible
slop QRM from S-9 China on 5030.  4790.38 clear and strong.  It was not //
after 1730 when 5027 went into mx pgm.  Clear then as the CH on 5030 went
off.  (2 Nov.)


15125   INDONESIA   RRI Jakarta, 2259-2303, SCI to 2301:35, canned ID by M,
into nx by W.  Fair w/slight co-channel QRM.  (2 Nov.)


13605   INDIA   AIR (site??), 2357-0007, Mid-east mx, M anncr uncopiable,
and into EG pgm segments including ID prior to one.  Fair but fluttery.
(2-3 Nov.)


3305   PAPUA NEW GUINEA   R. Western, 1105-1116, Brief anmnt by studio M
anncr including TC, into national nx by W // to other outlets but not all.
M w/tlk continued relay still // at 1113 recheck.  Studio M anncr w/PSAs,
into native choral mx at 1116.  (3 Nov.)


3315   PAPUA NEW GUINEA   R. Manus, 1107-1113, Stn nx w/ID during nx once
by M.  End of nx at 1111 w/W anncr giving ID, singing promo, W anncr again
briefly again and into island mx.  Very nice and clear signal.  (3 Nov.)


2410, R. Enga, there at around 1105 check, but gone at 1121.  (3 Nov.)


3264.67   INDONESIA   RRI Gorontalo, While listening to this one, it
suddenly left the air at 1124 in mid-sentence by M anncr (nx??).  Was back
on at 1204 recheck.  (3 Nov.)


6472v   NORTH KOREA   R. Pyongyang, 1146-1201, Instru. orch mx, M anncr,
then feature by W 	anncr 1150-1154, more instru. orch. Mx, and alternating
tlk by M and W.  Dead air at 1157-1200, IS, ID by W, IS, another ID, tlk by
M.  Fairly strong but highly variable between 6472.6 - .15.  Impossible to
keep it tuned.  (3 Nov.)


15293.96   MOZAMBIQUE   R. Mocambique (pres.), 1300-1346, 5+1 time ticks, 3
note NBC-like chime, very brief anmnt by W probably TC, pause, 7 note nx
signature, M w/nx in definite PT of course to 1306, mx bridge, into mx w/W
hosting.  A ton of canned anmnts 1340-	1345, more soft mx.  I?m amazed this
can be audible in Hawaii but not in PA!!!  Already a het there at 1023 next
day 4 Nov.  (3 Nov.)


4725   MYANMAR   R. Myanmar, 1332-1340, EG tlk by W abt responsibilities of
school headmasters to 1339, pgm outro in another lang., more tlk.
Extremely clear 100% copy!!!  Gone at 1352.  Tnx Hans who reaffirmed my hit
list that this EG segment is Fridays only.  (3 Nov.)


5005.04   NEPAL   R. Nepal, 1415, Of course EG nx by M beginning w/ID by M.
 Always strong but low modulation.  This would be much easier even in
eastern NA if they increased the modulation.  (3 Nov.)


4902   SRI LANKA   SLBC, 1425-1431, Discussion pgm between M and W anncrs,
drums 	w/canned M voice-over, 1430 W w/clear ID, classical mx and pgm intro
by W.  Good and 	audio up to readable level for a change.  //4870 at 1500
for nx.  (3 Nov.)


4885   KENYA   KBC (pres.), 1508, Nothing but native choral vcl mx.
Suddenly off in mid-song at 1517:20.  Kenya is a difficult catch these days
as its quite irregular.  Been checking 6150 both in PA and in Hawaii but
can?t confirm (usually due to QRM) its still on that freq.  Something has
been on 4915 but can?t confirm its them either.  (3 Nov.)


3324.91   INDONESIA   RRI Palangkaraya, 1522-1533, Tlk by M at t/in w/ment
of Palangkaraya.  Indo ballad lagu, ads/promos at 1526.  RRI ID by M at
1531.  More mx.  Gone at 1601 recheck.  (3 Nov.)


6185   CHINA   Huayi BC, 1601*, Tlk by W in CH, EG s/off anmnt "China Huayi
Broadcasting Corporation is singing off.  Thank you very much for
listening".  Fair w/co-channel QRM.  (3 Nov.)


7530.04U   SOMALIA   R. Hargeisa, 1636-1644, Long lcl mx selection, W anncr
briefly at 1644, back to more mx.  Tuned back after Gaalkacyo s/off and hrd
usual instru. mx then pres. nx beginning w/ID.  Weak but there.  (3 Nov.)


6985   SOMALIA   R. Gaalkacyo (pres.), 1644-1659*, Tlk by M, brief mx at
1647, into tlk by different M (speech??) 1647-1654, pres. brief segment
outro by same stn M anncr. Lcl vcl 	mx w/M anncr and continued mx (jammer
type QRM started at 1656).  M at 1657 followed by chanting vcl very
breifly, and flute IS to 1659.  Weak.  (3 Nov.)


1224   MARSHALL ISLANDS   AFRTS, Kwajalein, 0840-0900, AFRTS PSAs, Pop mx
(U2, X-Files theme, etc), CNN nx at ToH.  Fair, not too much QRM.  (4 Nov.)


These PNGs were the only ones noted: 2410, 3220, 3235, 3260, 3275, 3290,
3305, 3315, 3325, 3335, 3355, 3365, 3375, 3385, 3905, and 4890.  Never hrd
R. Independent Bougainville in 90 meters or the NBC on 5985 at any time.
(4 Nov.)


2899.06   INDONESIA   RPD Ngada (pres.), 0941, Finally getting a little
audio from this after a week of nothing but hets.  Soft Indo lagu.  Must?ve
been a rare occurance cause I couldn?t get 	any audio after that.  This and
Manggarai must be running less than 500 watts.  They should?ve been much
much easier as I had one of the antennas running almost dirrectly at 	them.
 (4 Nov.)


7130   TAIWAN   CBS, 1159, 3+1 time ticks, M w/canned ID, W w/ID and tlk
(poss. nx brief), mx, then more tlk.  Very good and clear.  (4 Nov.)


9640.1   NORTH KOREA   R. Pyongyang, 1208, Here in EG off freq and a little
distorted of course.  (4 Nov.)


7145.22   THAILAND   R. Thailand, 1220-1228, Long March song, M w/CH ID,
usual R.T. choral song (NA??), into tlk by M.  Very strong and clear.  (4
Nov.)


15520.08   BANGLADESH    Bangladesh Betar, 1240-1258, EG pgms, lcl mx, nx,
and features, sev. IDs.  Terribly distorted.  Modulation level varying a
lot as well.  First time noted this.  Irregular.  As bad as the signals
are, I wouldn?t be surprised if this country/stn disappears from the SW
bands in the not-too-distant future.  (4 Nov.)


3280   CHINA   V.O. Pujang, 1300, Nice IDs by M and W, then both together.
Into tlk (nx??) by W.  Good and clear. //4950, and 5075.  (4 Nov.)


4990   CHINA   Hunan PBS, 1330, Instru. CH mx, canned ID by M and W over
instru. mx, into pres. nx by M.  Very strong and easy.  Hrd daily.  (4 Nov.)


4620   CHINA   Nei Menggu PBS, 1336, High-pitched CH vcl by W, M and W
anncrs after.  Fair strength but hammered by co-channel UTE QRM.  // to
easy 4000.  (4 Nov.)


4785   CHINA   Nei Menggu PBS, 1339, Tlk by M, //4525.  (4 Nov.)


4850   CHINA   CNR/Beijing 2, 1341, Tlk by M, ID ending tlk, then W.
//5010.  Both freqs strong, but this freq QRMed by co-channel UTE.  (4 Nov.)


4830   UNID.   1425-1436, All tlk in what sounded like CH by W.  Not
//7114.96 Thailand or 6185 Huayi.  Who then??  (4 Nov.)


6852   UNID.   1610-1721, A lot of tlk by M in lang., brief mx bridge.  W
w/vcl song 1643.  Pop mx at 1721.  Sounds more like an Asian.  Weak
w/terrible QRM from CW UTE.  (4 Nov.)


3210.06   MOZAMBIQUE   R. Mocambique (pres.), 1631-1642, W anncr, lively mx
not particularly African.  M and W in discussion at 1641.  Not quite strong
enough to verify its African.  (4 Nov.)


4950   ANGOLA   R. Nacional, 1653, M in definite PT here under Srinigar.
So obviously Angola.  Very weak of course.  (4 Nov.)


7096.0   UNID.   1720-1731, Tlk by M and W, almost sounds EG.  Actuality at
1727.  Just too much QRM, and too weak.  (4 Nov.)


4950   JAMMU AND KASHMIR   AIR Srinigar, 1731-1735, AIR EG nx, //others.
Fading badly.  4910 the best at this time.  (4 Nov.)


7295   MALAYSIA   Radio 4, 1750-1804, Usual Pop mx, time ticks, M w/ID,
fanfare, and nx, then fanfare again, and PSA.  Fair but mixing w/co-channel
stn that was getting stronger.  (4 Nov.)


4860   INDIA   AIR Delhi, 1810-1820, Exotic wailing M vcl mx.  About the
last stn audible on the band.  (4 Nov.)


73's             Dave
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