STATION NEWS AND THE LOG BOOK - May 28, 2016


STATION NEWS AND THE LOG BOOK
May 28, 2016


STATION NEWS

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
There have been some very good signals coming out of PNG over the past few days.
It's great to hear that a few of these stations are still on the air, even after many have fallen by the wayside due to broken shortwave transmitters and movements to FM. NBC - Madang was noted on 3260 kHz with songs and Tok Pisin anncts at 1028, interview program at 1032, fair to good reception. On 3325 kHz, NBC - Bougainville had local news program at 1010 in Tok Pisin. The signal strength has been poor here recently, but on May 24 it was quite good on this evening despite the rather high atmospheric noise, and even improved to a very strong signal by 1115 UTC, with no sign of the co-channel Indonesian station. Also watch out for NBC - Milne Bay (Alotau) on 3365 kHz. Once again this was monitored on May 24 with talks in Tok Pisin at 1017 and local PNG pops at 1021. Canned anncts in both English and Tok Pisin at 1116, fair to good signal. Transmissions can be rather irregular from Milne Bay, but hopefully we will hear it on a more regular basis now. And Wantok Radio Light - Port Moresby is still active on 7325 and can be heard here from about 0900 but battles against the much stronger CRI and Shiokaze stations on the same frequency at various times.

 USA
WTWW - Lebanon TN has been coming in on 9475 kHz with American preaching at 2345 UTC and a fair signal on May 26. Have you seen the WTWW antennas and transmitter building from the air? There's an impressive video that I posted the link for back in January 2015 - a Quadcopter view and quite interesting! Check it out at http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/wtww-from-air-quadcopter-style.html

 EGYPT
I don't know how they do it, by Radio Cairo has outdone itself again today with one of the most horrendous examples of audio I've heard in recent times.
I monitored 9315 kHz for their English program (scheduled) at 0303.....at least I'm guessing it was English - very hard to tell! Talk and occasional music. If you are familiar with the sound of an overworked cement mixer grinding away on a load of sand, gravel and water, then you have the joyful sounds and dulcet tones of Cairo's magnificent transmissions proudly presented to the world. Egypt's own unique carrier was at fair strength but otherwise the content was just impossible to copy. And when the Arabic songs started up, it made the most astonishing electronic-sounding noises imaginable. Quite surreal and downright spooky! One station to listen out for if you are in need of comic relief. May 27.

FROM THE LOG BOOK

Tropical band Latin American reception has been rather scarce so far this year. One night I heard no Latins at all on the 60mb, then the next night a few stations surfaced, as I've listed below. However, as we move closer to mid-winter conditions here Downunder, signals should pick up - or at least I hope so! It's been nice to also hear the 49, 41 and 31 metre bands coming alive with winter daytime signals. These should also improve over the next few weeks.

 3905   INDONESIA. RRI - Merauke. Music programming with Indonesian pop songs at 1040, occasional anncts. Quite distorted audio (over-modulated?) at times but a strong signal nevertheless on May 24.

 4845   BRAZIL. R. Cultura do Amazonas - Manaus, AM. Pleasant Brazilian pop ballads at 1003, but strangely no anncts in the 15 minutes I monitored the station, fair signal, May 25.

 4875.1   BRAZIL. R. Difusora Roraima - Boa Vista, RR. A poor signal through the noise with largely talks and chat at 1018 on May 25.

 4925.2   BRAZIL. R. Educação Rural - Tefé, AM. A weak signal at 1022 with talks, hoping this improves during winter as it was a regular in 1025 between June and September, May 25.

 5024.92   PERU. R. Quillabamba - Quillabamba. Noted at 1025 under the Cuban R. Rebelde with talks and distinctly Peruvian melodies. Best copy was when Rebelde was in "talk mode" and the Peruvian is tuned in LSB. A fair signal on May 25.

 5890   THAILAND. BBC -  Nakhon Sawan. English WS to Indonesia at 2245, fair to poor signal, May 26.

 5910   FRANCE. R. Japan - Issoudun. Japanese to CAm at f/in 0350, good signal by 0415, May 27.

 6020   ALBANIA. CRI - Cerrik. Mandarin to ENAm at 0349, fair signal May 27.

 6175   USA. VoVietnam - Cypress Creek SC. English to CAm at 0345, poor signal currently but should improve as we approach mid-winter, May 27.

 7285   IRAN. VOIRI - Zahedan. An Arabic "discussion" (but more like an argument!) at 2325 beamed to NAf, fair to poor signal on May 26.

 9440   OMAN. BBC - Al Seela. English to ME at 0310, fair signal May 27.

 9515   TURKEY. VoT - Emirler. Competition details in the English service to NAm at 0323, fair signal, May 27.

 9530   GERMANY. AWR - Nauen. Some pretty dodgy singing heard at 0326 (hymn of praise?) in the Tigrinya language beamed to EAf, good signal till s/off 0330, May 27.

 9535   CUBA. R. Havana - Bejucal. Spanish ID and station details at 0330 for the CAm service, fair signal, May 27.

 9560   MADAGASCAR. R. Japan - Talata Volonondry. Swahili service to EAf at 0335, big signal on May 27.

 9600   FRANCE. R. Tamazuj - Issoudun. Sudanese commentary at 0337, running // 11650 via the Talata site in Madagascar, both frequencies quite strong, May 27.

 9635.97   VIETNAM. VoV - Sontay. Vietnamese Network 1 national program relay at 0000 UT (10am here) with a news service. Poor signal on May 27.

 9660   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. Swahili to EAf with talks at 0343, fair signal May 27.

 9705   INDIA (Goa). AIR - Panaji. English GOS with some vibrant music programming at 0017, fair signal on May 27.

 9730   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. English to ENAm at 0021, fair signal on May 27.

 9810   SINGAPORE. BBC - Kranji. Burmese to SEAs at 0025, weekdays only service, poor signal on May 27.

 9870   INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. The Vividh Bharati service with classical Indian songs at 0028, good signal on May 27.

 9900   UZBEKISTAN. TWR India - Tashkent. S/on 0030 in Bangla with ID, music and a talk, fair signal on May 27.

 9940   SRI LANKA. RFA - Iranawila. Burmese service at 0035 to SEAs, fair to poor signal on May 27.

 11520   USA. WEWN - Vandiver AL. Religious program in English at 0040, fair to poor signal on May 27.

 11530   USA. R. Taiwan Int'l - Via WRMI Okeechobee. Spanish to SAm at 0045, fair to poor signal and slight Chinese QRM, May 27.

 11620   INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. News in Urdu beamed to Pakistan at 0050, good signal on May 27.

 11655   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. Service to SEAs in the lovely lilting Karen language at 0050 till s/off 0059, fair to good signal on May 27.

 12005   KUWAIT. R. Farda - Umm al-Rimam. Pop music program in the Farsi service at 1103, NF (ex 7435) and a weak signal on May 24.

 73 and have a great weekend everyone!

 Rob Wagner VK3BVW


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