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Two day tune around...
« on: April 09, 2019, 1235 UTC »
Following logged at random times over the past two early mornings, prior and during Grey Line.  Mega signals from China, Japan and Korea are many and not listed.

3.260MHz  NBC of Papua New Guinea, "Radio Madang" (Yomba) with general chat in Tok Pidgin and string band music. 10Kw transmitter at Madang, 5X9 plus 20dB over report at 0935z.
3.325MHz  NBC of Papua New Guinea, "Radio Bougainville" with "Breakfast programme line up" in English. 10Kw transmitter at Kieta, 5X9 plus 10dB over report 1755z.

5.020MHz  Radio Happy Isles, SIBC, Solomon Islands with "Community and church notice board" in English, 10Kw transmitter in Honiara, 5X9 plus 20dB over at 1855z.
5.910MHz  Radio Romania International, Romania with service to Balkans, chat and talk back from listeners, 100Kw transmitter in Romania, 5X9 plus 20dB over with deep fades. 1910z.
5.915MHz  NBC Radio-1, Zambia with African dialect chat and village singing (women & children), 100Kw transmitter in Lusaka, 5X9 report with deep fades.

6.010MHz  Radio Bahrain, Bahrain with news round up in English and Arabic, lot of mention of soccer in sports section. 10Kw transmitter Abu Hayan, Bahrain, 3X7 QRM from NHK Japan.
6.090MHz  BBC World Service to Middle East, male and female announcers in Arabic, mention of BREXIT and French protests. 250Kw transmitter Al Dhabbiya, UAE, 5X9 report.
6.110MHz  Radio Fana, Ethiopia with French & Arabic commentary/chat, lots of laughing. 100Kw transmitter in Addis Abada, 5X7 report with huge splatter from China 5KHz up. 2005z.
7.205MHz  Sudan Radio, Sudan male with excited tone, sounds like political rhetoric, Sudanese and Arabic langauge. 100Kw transmitter Al Aitahab, severe QRM from Radio France, 3X8 report.

7.255MHz  Voice of Nigeria, with plenty of local language chat and advert jingles, male announcer, 250Kw transmitter at Ikorudu, Nigeria, 5X9 report with flutter.
7.325MHz  Wantok Radio Light, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea with religious chat in English and request for donations. 1.0Kw transmitter at Port Moresby, 4X6 report at best 2120z.

13.580MHz  BBC World Service in English with discussion on BREXIT voting in parliament, 250Kw transmitter Tacaya-Volonondry, Madagascar 4X6 report. 0659z
13.765MHz  Radio Free Asia in Tibetan language, lots of chat with some music. 250Kw transmitter at Dushanbe, Tajikistan 4X4 report at best 0241z.
13.780MHz  Radio China International in Nepalese to Nepal with continual chat from announcer. 500Kw transmitter Kuming-Anning, China 5X5 report with fade outs. 0235z.
13.840MHz  Radio New Zealand International, with relay of Radio NZ National, discussion on possums, stoats and rat problems. 100Kw transmitter Rangitaiki NZ, 5X9 plus 15dB over 0244z.
Condobolin, NSW.

Grid Square:  QF37ub

Yaesu FT-1000D, Yaesu FT-2000D, ICOM IC-736 HF/50MHz, ICOM IC R75 & Tecsun S-2000 to 450 feet of wire, 27MHz 1/2 wave CB antenna converted to 21MHz & a multi band vertical of dubious reliability.

 

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