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Author Topic: Recent SWL Loggings  (Read 4289 times)

Offline vamtnlion

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Recent SWL Loggings
« on: February 07, 2013, 0023 UTC »
3 Feb 2013

Voice of Korea 1500 UTC 11.710 MHz English to NA Martial music, YL news and propaganda with fixation on the US. SINPO 32222 Moderate fading and ham QRM

Radio Australia Tune in at 1450 UTC 11.945 MHz //11.660. English to Oceania. News program. SINPO 33333 Best daytime freq for Radio Australia I've found so far.

Bible Voice Tune in at 1400 - 1500 UTC 15.470 MHz English religious programming and music SINPO 33333 via Germany

Bible Voice 1500 UTC 13.740 MHz English religious programming, evangelical music SINPO 33333

VOA 1500 UTC 13.570 MHz English to Middle East //11.840 News programming. Barely above noise level SINPO 22222

Radio Libya Tune in at 1815 UTC 11.600 MHz Arabic. OM announcer, often seemed very excited, Arabic music. Surprisingly good signal. SINPO 44333

Radio Algerienne Tune in at 1836 UTC 11.955 MHz Arabic. Music and OM announcer. Via France. Fair steady signal. SINPO 33333

Radio Japan 1800-1830 UTC 15.720 MHz English to Africa. Usual NHK programming - sing Japanese, news, etc. Via Madagascar. Good signal. SINPO 44444

BBC Tune in at 1815 UTC 17.640 MHz English to East Africa. News programming. Steady, decent signal via South Africa. SINPO 33333

5 Feb 2013

Vatican Radio 0300-0320 UTC 11.625 English to Africa. Catholic news, religious programming. Nice signal SINPO 43333

Channel Africa 0300-0400 UTC 6.155 MHz English to Africa. African news ("Africa Rise and Shine"). Signal in and out, mostly readable. SINPO 23322

BBC Tune in at 0300 UTC 7.435 MHz English to Africa //6.140 6.190 7.255 9.460 12.035 Good, strong signal on 7.435, other readable in various strengths BBC World Service news programming SINPO 43444

VOA Tune in at 0300 UTC 4.930 MHz English to Africa //6.080 9.885 News, African commentary. Best signal via Botswana on 4.930. SINPO 33233

Radio Algerienne 0400-0500 UTC 5.865 MHz Arabic to Algeria via France. Strange music, OM chanting, probable news. Very booming signal! SINPO 54444
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Re: Recent SWL Loggings
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2013, 0253 UTC »
I'm not the only one who's had an unusually strong Libya in the past few days!  Isn't it a pleasant surprise?  :)  Nice catch on VOA to Africa via Botswana, too. 
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