Brazilians Appear for September Equinox

Around the time of the September Equinox (Sept 23), signals from the lower-powered high frequency Brazilian stations appear on a semi-regular basis and improve considerably. A great time to listen is during my local afternoons, say 2.30 to 5.30pm (0430-0730 UTC). This afternoon, the following stations were noted:
9565.1   BRAZIL.  Super R. Deus é Amor - Curitiba. Not a strong signal but quite readable at 0707 with vigorous preaching and a brief ID 0709, running // 11764.81, Sept 27.

9645.4   BRAZIL.  R. Bandeirantes - São Paulo. Portuguese talk (possibly news) at 0504, but local noise on this band at this time made listening difficult. Came back at 0705 and still weak but much clearer. Seems to be getting further away from nominal 9645, up another 100Hz on when I last heard them earlier in the year, Sept 27.
9665.7   BRAZIL.  Voz Missionária - Camboriú.  Couldn't hear this one earlier in the afternoon (around 0500) when the other Brazilians were appearing, but it came up much later at 0715 with the usual religious commentary. Splash from RA-Brandon 9660, Sept 27.


9819.11   BRAZIL.  R. Nove de Juhlo - São Paulo. Weak strength but in the clear despite local noise at 0516 with a discussion program, Brazilian pop song at 0519. Came back at 0655 and caught a nice ID at a very respectable signal strength. Freq can vary quite a bit from day-to-day, anywhere between 9819 and 9819.3, Sept 27.

11764.81   BRAZIL.  Super R. Deus é Amor - Curitiba. Earnest preaching at 0456, went right past ToH without an ID. Finally got a brief ID at 0510. Still preaching at 0720 and easily heard. Runs // 9565, Sept. 27





11780   BRAZIL.  R. Nacional Amazônia - Brasilia. Bossa-style pops program at 0435, regular IDs after each song as "Radio Nacional", beautiful signal on Sept 27.
11815.07   BRAZIL.  R. Brasil Central - Goiânia. A mix of ballads and pop songs around 0444 with occasional IDs as "Radio Central Musica". Weak signal but as it was in the clear and with no noise present, it proved to be easy listening! Still going at 0725, Sept 27.

 Also noted several days ago was R. Marumby:
6080.04   BRAZIL.  R. Marumby - Curitiba. Easy listening ballads and anncts, jingles around 0715 to past 0740. Hard to hear any earlier than 0700 when VOA-Pinheira is also coming in via the long path, but once VOA has gone, Marumby shines! Sept 26.



73 and have a great weekend everyone!

 Rob VK3BVW


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