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Log of Febr 8 - 9, at NoAM, Rochester NY and Edmonton Alb-CAN remotedly on Perseus server at 23.30 to 01.47 UT.7499even TJK  Voice of Tibet Oslo via Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, on Febr 8
         at S=9+35dB signal in Delhi India. S=9 in Athens Greece remotedly.
         23.44-24.00 UT time segment (ex 7486 ! kHz), and accompanied by
7495even CHN  CNR jammer against VoTibet in Tibetan. S=9+15dB in Delhi.
7600even ARM  R AFG International in Pashto via Yerevan Gavar site,
         at 23.54 UT Febr 8, tremendous S=9+45dB signal in Delhi remotedly.
         13-03 UT in deep winter schedule, could be move to spring time
         M22 season time at 14.30-02.30 from March 6th again ?
         Ludo Maes_? frequency choice decision ?
4799.995 USA  WBCQ MA state in northeatern corner US, S=4 tiny in
         Edmonton-Alb-CAN remote SDR's, at 23.55 UT on Febr 8.
Annoying scratch wipe CODAR signals on 4770 - 4799 and 4884 - 4915 kHz at
00.00 UT on Febr 9.
5938.824 BRA  R Voz Missionaria, in BrasPort, fair S=5-6 signal at 00.02UT
         little on lower side now again, after higher in previous weeks.
5990even CUB  CRI Beijing via Latin AM relay site at Quivican San Felipe
         TITAN with 250 kW beast. Cantonese Chinese scheduled. Guitar mx
         noted at 00.04 UT on Febr 9.
6029.996 CAN  CFVP Calgary, excellent audio quality, small domestic program
         Calgary local advts. and Public radio program with lots of
         laughing audience and commedian laughing. S=7 in Edmonton-ALB.
         At 00.08 UT on Febr 9.
6069.996 CAN  CFRX Toronto, En, poor fluttery S=4-5 strength at 00.10 UT
6159.945 USA  WBCQ MA site, poor S=4 signal, only exiter power ? heard at
         00.12 UT, accompanied 2 x 60 Hertz apart distance power strings
6180.009 BRA  R Nac da Amazonia, Brasilia in Bras Port, S=9+20dB at
         00.14 UT,
         BUT NOT ON 11780 kHz tonight.
6184.970 MEX  XEPPM Radio Educacion Mexico D.F., Spanish mx px, 00.16 UT
         S=6 or -86dBm fair signal at this 'gray path' hour.
9420.002 GRC  Avlis Greek radio is back on air, was lately a little
         irregular on regular service. Proper S=9+40dB in Alb-CAN remote.
         00.18 UT on Feb 9. Greek folk mx program. 10.4 kHz wideband audio
9535even CUB  RHC La Habana in Spanish via Bejucal site, S=9+20dB in Alb,
         00.20 UT, either side 2 x 60, 120 Hertz main power strings seen.
9649.999 CUB  RHC Spanish too via Bejucal site, S=9+25dB at 00.24 UT.
9666.587 BRA  Radio Voz Missionaria, not stable frequency, varying at
         10 Hertz distance jump hop, up and down, S=9+30dB powerhouse
         tonight tremendously. 00.26 UT on Febr 9.
9819.125 BRA  R 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, also S=9+25dB strength, but hit
         heavily by 800 Hertz whistle heterodyne tone against neighbour
9820even CHN  CNR2 China Business Radio, Xianyang RTC #594 bcast center.
12094 - 12206 kHz CODAR annoying scratch wipe signal, S=9+20dB at 00.30 UT
11670even CUB  RHC Bauta site in Spanish, S=9+35dB strength backlobe signal
         in Edmonton-Alb, 00.32 UT, guitar / singer of Latin AM music.
11760even CUB  RHC Bauta non-directional Caribbean target signal, folk mx
         in Spanish, S=9+30dB at 00.34 UT on Febr 9.
11780 kHz Brasilia R Nac da Amazonia NOT  ON  AIR tonight.
11815.026 BRA  Radio Bras Central program, S=9+30dB much powerful tonight
         at 00.37 UT.
11850even CUB  RHC La Habana in Spanish towards South America azimuth, via
         Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast site, bad audio DISTURBED
         audio px feed signal at S=9+50dB backlobe azimuth signal, at
         00.40 UT on Febr 9, and also accompanied of usual +/- 10 kHz
         carrier signal spurs on 11840/11860 kHz channels, but no audio.
11905.004 SLK/CLN  SLBC Trincomalee site in Bengali, 250 - but on reduced
         125 kW TX power. 00.42 UT, S=9+25dB in Edmonton-Alberta remotedly.
11949.995 CUB  Tonight single hour 00-01 UT 'Radio Mesa Retonda' in Spanish,
         this Monday-Thursday program, via Bauta site S=9+25dB strenght,
         and usual 
         6000 kHz Quivican TITAN site, S=9+30dB at 01.47 UT, and also 
12000even CUB  RHC harmonic of 6000 kHz Quivican San Felipe TITAN site at
         S=9+20dB signal strength tonight at 00.50 UT.
13418 - 13577 kHz CODAR annoying scratch wipe signal, S=9+25dB at 00.52 UT
13740even CUB  RHC Bauta in Spanish towards South AM, but S=9+35dB proper
         backlobe signal at this Alberta azimuth tonigth. AT 00.56 UT
         Guitar / singer progr in Latin AM mx.
13795.004 IND  Scheduled is AIR Bangalore in Mandarin Chinese, but in
         Alberta Canada heard terrible audio mixture, both AIR Chinese
         and China mainland CNR jamming on
13795even CHN  S=9+10dB at 01.10 UT on Febr 9.
15720.011 NZL  R NZ Pacific in En, S=7-8 in Alb-CAN, talk on broadcast
         matter program, at 01.16 UT talk on big money invest of New York
         Times newspaper, compared budget of BBC London radio and TV.
15624.874 much odd frequency, once again the question, scheduled AWR via
         SLK/CLN  SLBC Trincomalee relay site, but due of oddity likely
         rather via AWR Agat GUM - Amoy language relay site ? 01.18 UT
         S=8 signal.
15245even CHN  CNR7 program R The Great Bay, from Hohot RTC #594 bcast
         center, Cantonese language sce at S=7 at 01.20 UT on Febr 9.
15230even CUB  RHC Quivican Brasil/Argentine Spanish sce via Quivican on
         backlobe signal into Alberta at 01.24 UT S=6 or -87dBm fair.
15190.081 BRA  R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, BrasPort, fair -79dBm
         signal at 01.27 UT on Febr 9.
15180kHz  DRM block of CHN, CNR1 radio via Kunming bcast center, S=8 or
         -82dBm at 01.30 UT on Febr 9.
17770kHz  DRM block of CHN, CNR1 radio via Dong Fang island center at
         01.34 UT on Febr 9, S=8 or -77dBm strength.
17739.962 MRA  RFA Tibetan program at S=6 or -85dBm sidelobe into Alberta,
         via Agignan Point, Saipan island. 01.37 UT on Febr 9.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 8 - 9)