[HCDX] Logging the Past Few Days

["Dave Valko" <djvalko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

10 October 2008:  Was getting some audio on 7260 so decided to make a short 
trip up to one of the nearby micro-DXpedition sites.

RX:  Eton E1
ANT:  315' Beverage (BOG) at about 310°.
QTH:  Paint Creek/Mountain Road
Duration:  1010-1130 UTC
Solar Indices:  Didn't copy them.
WX:  Clear starry sky.  Temp low 40's F.

VANUATU??  7260  R. Vanuatu (tent.)  Tlk by M at 1010 start.  Soft, almost 
LA-sounding ballad at 1015.  M anncr at 1017, brief mx bridge, then feature 
w/M interviewing W in south Pacific-sounding lang.  Studio M anncr returned 
at 1029.  Tlk by diff. M at 1030.  Came back at 1035 and it appeared to be 
gone, although there was a weaker signal there.  Someone was here in 
Vietnamese after 1100, maybe VOA Thailand??  (10 Oct.)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA??  3290  R. Central??  Just a weak signal at 1020.  Couldn't 
get any audio.  Was getting stronger later but still no audio.  (10 Oct.)



EQUATORIAL GUINEA  6250  R. Nacional, Malabo (pres.)  Long tlk by M in SP 
from 1951-2000, then Afro Hi-life mx.  Went off in mid-song at 2004:32* 
unfortunately.  (11 Oct.)

LIBERIA  6070  ELWA  Sounded like an EG rel. pgm w/M host from 2050.  Some 
mx.  Ment of Liberia at 2100 and possible addr during brief anmnt by M.  Mx 
bridge, then diff. M w/ID and more vcl mx.  Into US rel. pgm w/M host and 
rel. mx.  Another locally produced pgm at 2133 w/W mentioning "From Liberia, 
from.".  Still going at 2214.  Kind of weak w/some QRM.  Thanks Brian 
Alexander tip.  (11 Oct.)


Had pretty decent Asian reception this morning.  S.F. = 71, A Index = 25, K 
Index = 4!!!  There were G3 level Geomagnetic storms due to a coronal hole. 
More importantly, the sunspot count is up to 16 with a group plainly 
visible.  Its odd that polar propagating Asians would be coming in so well 
with the MUF at 4 and 5 mhz over/around the pole.  (12 Oct.)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  3290  R. Central??  The signal here has been hrd the last 
2 days now.  Wonder if it really is Central.  (12 Oct.)

LAOS  6130  Lao Nat. R.  1050 nice soft lcl mx.  Tlk by M in SE Asian lang. 
Another more lively song at 1055.  1059-1102 several canned anmnts over ToH. 
The first was a dialog between M and girl bracketed by mx.  The others were 
simple voice-over anmnts.  Mx pgm continued with a lot of tlk by M.  Getting 
another stn underneath and almost at the same strength at 1150 check.  Mx to 
the ToH, usual Bells starting abt 20 seconds before the actual ToH, M anncr 
briefly w/poss. ID but unfortunately another stn on an adjacent freq signed 
on at this time blasting away.  Instru. lcl mx bridge, poss. nx by M.  Fair. 
(12 Oct.)

INDIA  4895  AIR Kurseong (pres.)  1142 end of pleasant lcl male vocal song, 
W and M anncrs briefly in Indian lang., then into more Arabic-sounding song 
but the audio lvl of the song was much too low and never did come back up. 
Decent strength.  (12 Oct.)

CHINA  5050  Guangxi PBS  1159 soft Chinese instru. mx.  Slow instru. 
signature melody at ToH, IDs by 2 diff. W, then W w/pres. nx.  Good signal 
this morning but already fading at this time.  Was noted as early as 1050. 
(12 Oct.)

CHINA  6035  Yunnan PBS (pres.)  Finally in the clear at 1201 after huge 
signal on 6040 went off.  Ttlk in Asian lang. by W.  Sounded like CH.  M 
joined in shortly after.  Mx at 1207.  More tlk by M and W going towards the 
BoH.  There appeared to be another stn underneath.  Dare I mention 
Bhutan??!!  (12 Oct.)

MALAYSIA  5964.95  Klasik Nasional (pres.)  Just some pleasant MOR mx at 
1151 check.  (12 Oct.)

Besides the above, here is a rundown of 60 meters:

5040  AIR Jeypore  Tlk in Indian lang. at 1143.
5010  AIR Thiruvananthapuram  Same as above.
5005  R. Nepal(??)  Decent carrier at 1144 but lcl noise was right on top.
4990  AIR Itanagar  M tlk in Indian lang. at 1144.
4970  AIR Shillong??  Strong carrier and only poss. audio at 1144.
4940  AIR Guwahati  Indian mx at 1145.
4920  Xizang PBS  Strong at 1146.
4905  Xizang PBS  //4920 at 1146.
4869.93  RRI Wamena  Mx at 1146.
4835  AIR Gangtok??  Fairly weak carrier at 1147 but a signal here.
4810  AIR Bhopal??  Just a carrier here as well at 1147.
4795  UNID.  A carrier here at 1147 but may be nothing.
4975  UNID.  Carrier at 1148.
4760  AIR Pt. Blair??  Sounded like vcl mx at 1148.
4965  AIR Shimla??  Carrier at 1155.

73                    Dave 

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