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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: BoomboxDX on October 12, 2012, 0759 UTC
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Heard a relatively strong signal of Arabic chanting that sounded like the chanting of the Koran that one hears on the shortwaves periodically... Acc. to the lists online, it was Algeria. I couldn't get an ID as I don't understand Arabic... A man was talking around 0554, and the station was off the air by 0601, which matches the published online lists.
There was quite a bit of fading and higher noise on 41 meters than usual.
Mediocre conditions on 49 meters, and MW as well.....
I'll have to return to this frequency later on in the week during better conditions to get a more positive ID. If it was Algeria, it would be my first logging of that country.
Also probably heard Tunisia on 41 meters, 7275 khz., 0541 UTC - 0601 UTC, with talk in what sounded Arabic, and Middle Eastern pop music with Middle Eastern / Arabic style singing and instrumentation. Signal was strengthening by tuneout after 0600.
I've heard Tunisia before, they sometimes will mention "Tunis" during news announcements. No positive ID of it this time, with the grainy conditions.
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7275 is indeed Tunisia, and 7295 is confirmed as Algeria. I've logged them both; Tunisia is a regular, and Algeria's just gone active again. I'm thrilled to finally be able to catch Algeria, frankly!
Anybody have a usable address for R. Algerienne? I've love to QSL that one, as they've been on my most wanted list since March.
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Chanter;
The last WRTH I have (2007) lists:
Radio Algerienne
Dir. General
21 Blvd, des Martyrs
Alger 16000
This is the same address listed in an '82 WRTH, so it's probably stable. Radio Algerienne had the reputation in past years as being a pretty bad verifier. Seeming as this appears to be the re-establishment of an International Service, this might be a good time to give it a try.
Best of luck!
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Hearing this station at 0546 with Arabic singing.
Quite good S9
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At the end of the broadcast, a man started talking in French language.