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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: Ron - Calif. on August 15, 2016, 1702 UTC
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Something new is happening with Radio Vanuatu. Seems
like a new schedule is now in place. Aug 15, on 7260, heard
them long after they recently had been ending their normal
programs, with audio stopping at about 1015. Second day
of their new extended schedule.
Today from 1326 to 1329, with C&W type songs; faint, but clear
ID for "Radio Vanuatu" at 1331 (brief audio clip - https://goo.gl/kv1LBh );
1335 to past 1400 seemed like an OM being interviewed by YL, with
him speaking at length; poor, but positive is RV; QRM from China
(PBS Xinjiang). Still needs more monitoring to confirm just what
the new schedule is.
VANUATU. 3944.2, R. Vanuatu (presumed). Sunday, Aug 14,
as usual on the weekend, I checked this frequency to see if I can
hear the normal open carrier of RV that they leave on after usually
ending their audio programming about 1015* or so. On the weekend
Japan ("RN2") signs off at 0900*, leaving the frequency clear for RV.
Very surprised today when I tuned in at 1232 and heard definite audio;
YL announcer playing EZL music till 1300, when most likely news till
1311. Later checked at 1342 and had possible religious program and
religious music(?), but too weak to be sure; 1401-1407 seemed to be
news again. The whole time was not strong enough to make out
the language, but assume is RV based upon unique frequency and
clearly I was not hearing Japan. Extremely rare that I hear audio here
during this time period! My local sunrise was at 1325 UT.
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Interesting. If you go to look up their schedule at their web page (because online schedules always seem to be outdated), all it says is that they transmit on 3945 at night and 7260 in the day without any specific time given. Does it actually change as sunrise and sunset times vary?
http://www.vbtc.vu/radio-vanuatu
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Interesting. If you go to look up their schedule at their web page (because online schedules always seem to be outdated), all it says is that they transmit on 3945 at night and 7260 in the day without any specific time given. Does it actually change as sunrise and sunset times vary?
http://www.vbtc.vu/radio-vanuatu
Thanks to Mauno Ritola for his input via WRTH Facebook. Ron
"Yes, both fqs heard also today [Aug 16] at 1200 via Brisbane remote rx."
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Interesting. If you go to look up their schedule at their web page (because online schedules always seem to be outdated), all it says is that they transmit on 3945 at night and 7260 in the day without any specific time given. Does it actually change as sunrise and sunset times vary?
http://www.vbtc.vu/radio-vanuatu
Thanks to Mauno Ritola for his input via WRTH Facebook. Ron
"Yes, both fqs heard also today [Aug 16] at 1200 via Brisbane remote rx."
Thanks to Mauno (WRTH Facebook) for this follow up:
"... and still going on at 1450, on both fq's. Is there some bad
weather situation?"
http://goo.gl/VbhLXn shows no unusual weather activity for
Vanuatu. The programming I have heard recently seemed to
just be their normal programming (non-cyclone/tropical storm
weather warnings), which is why it seems to me to be an
actual schedule change.