VANUATU. 11835 (third harmonic of 3945), Radio Vanuatu, *0659:00 UT, May 9. This is now routinely being heard, day-after-day,
with very enjoyable reception; 3945 and 7890 only with a faint carrier and no signal today on 15780. Some of today's highlights:
0659: Suddenly on with a C&W Kenny Rogers song; commercial announcement for a local hardware store, selling construction
material.
0700-0714: ID/frequencies/local time check; news/sports in Bislama (lead story about the delegation from Indonesia arriving at
the Vanuatu International Airport and greeted by Vanuatu's PM and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Vanuatu; delegation arrived
with two planes, to help with the relief efforts still going on as a result of the two recent cyclones [news item from the Indonesian
press -
https://en.antaranews.com/news/280965/indonesia-sends-assistance-to-vanuatu-aboard-two-charter-planes-bnpb ]; item
about human rights in West Papua; etc.).
0720: Weather in Bislama for the many various provinces; the weather today and outlook for tomorrow; followed by Island music.
My six minute audio is at
https://app.box.com/s/lwwt5113ycql6ol70l9e35ebnsi37r5i .
0732: PSA from the Department of Water Resources with a long list of items to do preparing for and during a cyclone (boil water,
have solar panels, check that water is safe to use, have a water tank, listen to the radio for updates, report water damage, etc.).
0736-0816: Sports interview about "football" and mentioning the "Port Vila Football Association."
0829: Indigenous drums/horns intro to the Radio Vanuatu promo; followed by a program about a water recovery project.
Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
Etón E1, external antenna: 100 ft. long wire