[IRCA] Alberta TPs for 3 Dec and 4 Dec 2010

[Nigel Pimblett <ntjp@xxxxxxx>]

First of all, congrats to Steve on hearing France on 162 this morning. 
Here in Alberta I've heard the odd European on LW in the morning, but 
never succeeded in hearing any on MW.  We do hear the Middle East, with 
the UAE, Kuwait, and Iran heard in the morning, but those aren't truly 
TAs, as the path is more over the pole from here.

My observations for the past two mornings:

3 December

A very interesting morning.  The regular Asians from Japan were 
completely absent, and instead I was hearing central Asian and middle 
eastern stations.   Had a number of days like that last season, but this 
is the first this season.

1026 - weak audio with man and woman talking.  Seemed Russian, but too 
weak to be 100% certain.
1098 - Second best signal, behind Farda, with talk in unfamiliar 
language.  I'm guessing this is China's Golmud transmitter, which 
reportedly has moved here from 1134 and broadcasts the Tibetan service.
1107 - faint audio with music on flute-type instrument @1430.  Most 
likely Urumqi, as heard here the past two seasons.
1116 - weak non-English audio with talk by a man @1422
1287 - unID, with faint music at 1452
1422 - Talk by woman @1429.  Likely CRI from Kashi
1521 - CRI in Russian from Urmuqi
1566 - HLAZ, S.Korea
1539 - VOA in Urdu from the UAE
1548 - faint audio at 1444. Wasn't German, possibly R.Sawa from Kuwait.
1575 - Radio Farda from the UAE.  Very nice level at times.

4 December:
	Conditions weren't as good as on the 3rd.  Farda on 1575 was in again, 
but not as well, nor for as long as on the 3rd.  Korea on 1566 was heard 
(no ID, but can't think who else would be playing Silent Night).  CRI's 
Russian service from Urmuqi on 1521 was quite good at 1330, //7255 khz 
and others, but was way down by sunrise time just after 1500.  Traces of 
audio on 774 was the only east Asian audio noted beond Korea on 1566.

73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, Alberta





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