LOGBOOK: HOT AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN DX

LOGBOOK:  

HOT AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN DX!!

Considering that propagation conditions have been quite variable in the past few days, it's been pleasing to see that the winter DX has continued at Mount Evelyn. Earlier in the week, solar flux numbers reached 175 at its highest point but is now tracking around the 111 mark. So we've had impressive signals coming through on the higher frequencies on one day, but some poor signal propagation on other days. There have also been a few solar storms thrown in for good measure! However, it pays to keep trying, even in poor conditions, because often some surprise signals can make it through to the receiver!

This post continues on from the one posted about a week ago, entitled Plenty of South American DX.

3310   BOLIVIA. R. Mosoj Chaski - Cochabamba. Briefly heard at 0915 with lively music and talk at quite a reasonable level through the noise, but faded and quickly disappeared by 0925, June 10. And again on June 14 with songs and a fair signal at 0940.

4055   GUATEMALA. R. Verdad - San Esteban, Chiquimula. Not strong by there with religious music and talks at 1101. Digital hash a few 100 Hz up made listening difficult, but LSB mode was helpful on June 14.

4810   PERU. R. Logos - Chazuta, Tarapoto. Long solo Andean flute music, then into Andean songs with prominent flute and native drum lines from 1002. Tough listening with digital ute signal interference, better in LSB and narrow filters, June 14.

4840   USA. WWCR - Nashville TN. Early winter f/in around 0540 with English religious talkback, improved by 0620 on June 13.

4869.94   INDONESIA. RRI - Wamena. An excited lecture-like talk or speech in Indonesian at 2032, fair to poor strength with rapid fading, f/out by 2100 on on June 13.

4875.08   BRAZIL. R. Difusora Roraima - Boa Vista. Noted at 1015 with songs and anncts, not very strong signal on June 14.

4885.02   BRAZIL. R. Difusora Acreana - Rio Branco. Quite a good signal at 1035, but deteriorated by 1045, featuring talk-back callers and occasional songs, June 14. Then again on June 19 at f/in 0615 with songs.

4915.02   BRAZIL. R. Difusora Macapá - Macapá. One of those dual (and usually duelling!!) Brazilian channels at 0935 with Macapá here and R. Daqui on 4914.94 approx, creating a significant het and not much else. Noted to past 1010 on June 12. Last year, I didn't hear Macapá at all, so nice to see it appearing this time around, with excitable Brazilian pops.

4955   PERU. R. Cultural Amauta - Huanta. Poor signal at 1055 with chat and music, June 14.

5010.47   MADAGASCAR. R. Madagasikara - Ambohidrano. Malagasy discussion program at 2039, fair to poor signal with transmitter drift on June 13.

5040  CUBA. R. Havana. English to CAm at 0555 to s/off 0559, nice winter-only reception of this on June 13. Strangely, no sign of 5025 until it suddenly came on at 0605. Perhaps this was the same transmitter on that occasion? Then again on June 19 with 5040 kHz coming in at 0525 until s/off 0605. But this time, 5025 kHz was also operating as per schedule, fading in at 0540, and much stronger than the co-channel VL8K Katherine, NT.

5085   USA. WTWW - Lebanon TN. Usual Overcomer type fare at f/in 0545, developed into a reasonable signal by 0620 on June 13.

5995   MALI. RTV du Mali - Bamako. As usual, there was plenty of carrier but the audio was well down at 0630. I could hear the wonderful Afro music but anncts and discussions were too hard to pick out of the noise. This is a winter WAf reception via the long path. Oh how I wish we could hear a better quality signal from this station; the Malian musicians are some of the best in the African continent! June 13.

6055   RWANDA. R. Rwanda - Kigali. Live broadcast of the Brazil Vs Mexico World Cup match at 2025, big signal, lots of excitement….even though the score was 0 - 0 in the 68th minute, June 18.

6095   SAO TOME.  VoA - Pinheira. English to WAf on weekdays only, noted at 0620 till s/off 0631, fair to poor signal via the long path on June 19.

6135   MADAGASCAR. R. Madagasikara - Ambohidrano. Short "Radio Madagasikara" ID between a delightful music program of East Afro pop songs at 2135. Co-channel QRM from CRI's Croatian service between 2110 and 2130, then Madagasikara became the dominant station on the freq. A very solid signal on a late weekend schedule on June 14 and running parallel with the usual 5010.29 kHz also heard but weaker there but that time of the morning. I posted some audio clips of the transmission in the MEDXR blog a few days ago.

9630   BRAZIL. R. Aparecida - Aparecida. Faded in around 2130 with IDs and music programming, poor signal to start out with but picked up by 2145 on June 13.

9645.4   BRAZIL. R. Bandeirantes - São Paulo. Makes it occasionally here during our afternoons around 0530 onwards. Hets with the much stronger Vatican R during their Arabic service 0645-0705 but then in the clear, as on June 13.

11764.73   BRAZIL. Super R. Deus é Amor - Curitiba.  On June 17 with a live broadcast of World Cup Brazil Vs Mexico at 2040. Fair signal but with QRM R. Algerienne on 11765.

11765   FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. Arabic service with the Qur'an at 2002, June 13.

15120   NIGERIA.  VoNigeria - Ikorodu. French programming to Eu at 0740, good signal but audio was muffled on June 17.

15170   SOUTH AFRICA. RFI - Meyerton. French to CAf at 0750, fair signal on June 17.

15344.49   ARGENTINA. R. Argentina al Exterior - General Pacheco. Passionate Argentinian songs at 2210, long pause with "dead air" at 2217, then into more anncts and songs 2219, fair to good on June 10. Runs R. Nacional programming on the weekends. And again at f/in around 2020 with French programming on June 13.

17595   IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. Noted at 0715 to s/off 0721 for the Albanian service to Eu, mixed with CNR1 on June 13 when the solar flux at the time was registering 175!

17670   KUWAIT. R. Azadi - Kuwait. Dari service at 0724 to s/off 0728. Runs // 17690 via Lampertheim but not as strong there, on June 13 when solar flux was 175. 

17830   SOUTH AFRICA. BBC - Meyerton. BBC WS news then Business Daily to CAf at 0730; good signal with multi-path echo on June 13 when solar flux was 175.

73 and have a great weekend everyone,

Rob Wagner VK3BVW