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[HCDX] Logs from NH, Jan-6-12
Apologies for the lenghty list. Plenty of time to DX
this week, very little to type.
3291, GUYANA, VO Guyana, 0919-0935, Jan.9, English, OM
w/ birthday wishes, Hindi-style (!) ballad, prg. promo
followed by gospel music. OM w/ "This is the Voice of
Guyana" ID at 0934 and phone number, Religous prg.
"Answer's to Life's Questions". Good. (Barbour-NH)
3340, HONDURAS, HRMI, 0435-0449, Jan.6, Spanish, Pop
music/ballads, "live" music at 0440 through tune-out,
OM w/ quick "Radio Misiones" ID at 0444. Fair/poor.
(Barbour-NH)
3345, SOUTH AFRICA, Channel Africa via Meyerton,
2134-2200*, Jan.6, Vernacular, Talk w/ YL and 2 OM,
choral music from 2157 until s/off. V.poor. Thanks
Rich D'Angelo for the ID tip. (Barbour-NH)
4799.8, GUATEMALA, R.Buena Nuevas, 1048-1103, Jan.11,
Spanish, OM w/ religous talks and music, ID at 1055
during talk, "canned" ID at 1100. Fair w/ "sweeper'
QRM. (Barbour-NH)
4800, LESOTHO, R.Lesotho, 0353-0411, Jan.11, Sesotho,
Choral music and OM w/ presumed prayers. Brief Lesiba
tones at 0359 followed by YL w/ talks, choral music
resumes at 0403 w/ more prayer-like talks at 0407.
Fair/poor w/ "sweeper' QRM. (Barbour-NH)
4920, TIBET, Xizang PBS,Lhasa, 1123-1137, Jan.11,
Tibetan, YL w/ music and talks, OM w/ presumed ID over
music at 1130. Good, // 4905 and 5240 both poor.
(Barbour-NH)
5010, MADAGASCAR, RTV Malagasy, 0339-0353, Jan.11,
Vernacular, presumed Sunday morning devotional w/
choral music, OM between selections. Poor, noisy and
fading fast. (Barbour-NH)
5035, VIETNAM, VO Vietnam, 1213-1224, Jan.3,
Vietnamese, Ballad at tune-in and YL w/ talk at 1215,
OM joins in, signal gradually fading out w/ ballads
under unidentified QRM "chatter" around 1220.
(Barbour-NH)
5925, VIETNAM, VO Vietnam, 1015-1033, Jan.9,
Vietnamese/English, Pop music in EG w/ YL in Vt
between selections, noted a song by "The Police", ID
at 1029, remaining songs all in Vietnamese. Fair/poor.
(Barbour-NH)
6025, UZBEKISTAN, R.Tashkent, 1200-1227*, Jan.11,
English, OM w/ ID and schedule, news re Tashkent
airport, Uzbek and Japanese scientists, art expo in
California, local music and "Profitable Co-operation"
prg. re Uzbek and Japanese relations. Clear frequency
tho "muddy' audio. (Barbour-NH)
6210, ETHIOPIA, R.Fana, 0406-0432, Jan.6, Vernacular,
OM and YL w/ talks, interviews and occasional musical
bits, Solid IDs (3X) w/ music at 0431. Fair, // 6940
weak w/ "data" QRM. (Barbour-NH)
7285, VIETNAM, VO Vietnam, 1100-1113, Jan.8, English,
OM w/ ID,"This is Radio Voice of Vietnam", OM and YL
w/ economic news, YL w/ commentary at 1111 re
"development". Poor/weak. (Barbour-NH)
7295, MALAYSIA, R.Malaysia/Radio 4, 1149-1200, Jan.11,
English, version of Barry Manilow's "Mandy", OM w/ ID
and phone number, Toto's "Roseanna", ID/jingle and OM
talks at 1158 then overtaken by ham splatter.
Fair/poor. (Barbour-NH)
9280, CHINA (REPUBLIC OF), CBS-2, 1048-1059*, Jan.6,
Mandarin, OM and YL w/ talks, talk over music cut-off
at 1059. Fair. (Barbour-NH)
9770, SRI LANKA, SLBC, *1229-1244, Jan.11, English,
Drums, pips(4+1), YL w/ barely audible sign-on
announcement, Frank Sinatra, "My Way", other ballads
including "Butterfly Kisses". Poor/weak (Barbour-NH)
9780v, YEMEN, Republic of Yemen R., 0339-0404, Jan.6,
Arabic, YL w/ talks, brief fanfare between items, OM
w/ presumed ID at 0346 w/ weak audio, music until
flutes at 0356 w/ OM and YL talk over, bakc to music
at 0403. Fair/poor w/ QRN and fades. (Barbour-NH)
9870, NEW ZEALAND, R.New Zealand Int'l, 1510-1532,
Jan.9, English, OM w/ magazine style pop music
program, odd news items between segments. Good music
audio, choppy announcer audio, never did ID the
program. (Barbour-NH)
9885, NEW ZEALAND, R.New Zealand Int'l, 0940-1003,
Jan.10, English, Announcer Peter Fine, w/ classical
music program, music circa 1950s. News at 1000 w/ ID
"Radio New Zealand news at Eleven" re restoration of
radio station on NZ's east coast, news re Iraq. Fair.
(Barbour-NH)
9945, RUSSIA, R.Vlaanereen Int'l via Irkutsk,
1149-1202, Jan.12, English/German?, YL w/ OM interview
reexpo w/ history of 1601-1603 siege of (Osend?) by
Spanish cavalry, contact info, ID loop in Flemmish,
presumed German service sign-on at 1200. Fair/poor,
best in USB. (barbour-NH)
12060, MADAGASCAR, R.VO Hope relay, 0440-0457*,
Jan.10, English, 2 OM re "control of small arms in
Rwanda and Sudan", more talks of development, security
and mentions of neighboring countries; Uganda, Kenya,
Rwanda, brief Afropops between items. YL w/ quick ID
at s/off. Fair at tune-in, choppy by sign-off, No //
noted. (Barbour-NH)
Scott R Barbour Jr-Intervale,NH-USA
R75, MLB-1, RS longwire w/ RBA balun
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