More 17mHz Action Today

Hi Everyone,

Gradually getting the radio gear sorted out and set up here. Still using an
indoor antenna.

21mhz was not so good this afternoon at this location. However, 17mhz was quite
busy from 6pm local time. Here is a list of some stations noted - I have
excluded the numerous China (CRI, CNR-1, CNR-2) outlets.

17550 IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. Arabic chants at 0845 under China
17610 IRAN, VOIRI - Kamalabad. German at 0805
17620 FRANCE, RFI, French at 0810, bad QRM China 17625
17640 SEYCHELLES, BBC - Mahe, English at 0815, but weak at this time.
17650 PALAU. T8WH. English at 0915 on Tuesdays, weak level.
17670 KUWAIT. R. Azadi, barely audible in presumed Pashto, 0820 and // 17690
which proved to be a little stronger. Both freqs with a sudden sign off at 0830
17685 THAILAND. R. Azadi - Udon Thani. Dari service s/on 0830 with very little
fanfare. Whatever happened to nice interval signals before a broadcast?? :-)
17695 THAILAND. R. Azadi - Udon Thani. Persian service s/on 0830.
17720 PAKISTAN, R.Pakistan - Islamabad. Interval signal at 0827, ID at 0830 in
Urdu. Fair to poor level.
17730 SAUDI ARABIA. Riyadh's Arabic service at 0835, fair level.
17790 OMAN. BBC - Al Seela, very weak in English at 0850 and then noted again
at 1025.

And then about an hour later:

17795 ROMANIA. RRI in French at 1020. weak and variable with some QRM from
India.
17800 INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. English service at 1010 with some heavy fading
at times.
17805 SAUDI ARABIA. Riyadh in Arabic at 1010. Weak level.
17820 THAILAND. R. Thailand, Thai service at 1005.
17830 ASCENSION ISLAND. BBC English at 0950. Very weak and surprised to hear
it at this time such a high frequency. Completely faded out by 1000.
17840 SRI LANKA. R. Farda - Iranawila at 0945 in Persian to s/off 1000.
17870 THAILAND. BBC - Nakhon Sawan. Strong level with Dari service.
17875 INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. Indonesian service with a strong signal at 0935
to s/off 0945.

Rob Wagner VK3BVW
Melbourne



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