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Offline Chanter

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catches from October 22
« on: October 25, 2013, 0203 UTC »
Conditions to southeast Asia were ridiculous in the best sort of way a couple days ago.  Here are the logs I managed the most clearly.  Some are fully written out, some are much sketchier.  Did anybody else notice the wild propagation? 

11895, Voice of America Dewa Radio, 0100-0150.  Pashto news including several mentions of Barack Obama, conversation and at least one interview down a telephone line, including regional and more western music and what sounded like the BBC's news theme music.  At least one embedded VOA ID.  Multiple male and female voices heard.  Signal fair to good, SINPO 33343. 

11945, China Radio International, 0100-0050.  News theme music that sounded enough like the BBC to give me pause, talk in Mandarin in multiple voices, and what sounded like very excited program promos (this made me pretty sure it wasn't the Beeb after all).  No sign of RFA in Uighur.  Signal good at first, fading with time.  SINPO 43343, 22232 by tune-out. 

11590, NHK World, 0115-0130.  Hindi talk, mainly by a female presenter, and Japanese popular music - some rock, some closer to ballads.  Off at scheduled 0130 sign-off time.  Signal fair, SINPO 33233. 

11905, SLBC Sri Lanka, SINPO 32232 with music stronger than talk, but at least one definite female-voiced ID. 

11990, China Radio International in listed Khmer, not clear enough to discern talk though music was audible.  Gone by 0200.  SINPO 22222. 

No sign of Radio Pakistan, though I keep trying.  Argh! 
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Offline BoomboxDX

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Re: catches from October 22
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2013, 0136 UTC »
Missed out on that opening. Been concentrating more on AM band DX lately....

Good catches, though, esp. from your part of the country.
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The usual Realistic culprits on SW (and a Panasonic).

 

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