7 mHz Band Scan - Between 2100 and 2200 UTC

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7 mHz BAND SCAN - APRIL 24 - BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200 UTC
(just after local sunrise at Mount Evelyn)

7205  CHINA/FRANCE. CRI - Xian in English to EAf and RFI - Issoudun in French to WAf, at equally good signal strength. It would be interesting to know if there is any QRM in the two African target areas.

7210   D.P.R.KOREA. VoK (KCBS)- Kujang. Korean to SAf till s/off 2122, weak signal.

7215   ALBANIA/CHINA. CRI - Cerrik in Arabic to Egypt and CNR 1 - Shijiazhuang in Mandarin, at equally good strength.

7225   CHINA. CRI - Beijing. Croatian to SEu at very good strength.

7230   CHINA. CNR 1 - Xian. Good level.

7235   D.P.R.KOREA. VoK - Kujang. Mandarin s/on 2130, weak.

7240   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Mandarin, weak signal.

7245   CHINA. CNR 2 - Beijing. Good signal.

7255   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Tibetan with a weak signal.

7259.94   VANUATU. R. Vanuatu - Port Vila. In Bislama, weak signal.

7265   CHINA. CRI - Urumqui. Italian to Eu, excellent signal till s/off 2130. Then CNR 2 - Baoji is heard in the clear with a good signal.

7275   CHINA. CNR 1 - Beijing. Fair signal.

7280   VIETNAM. VoV - SonTay. Spanish to Eu 2100, English at 2130. Fair to poor signal.

7285   ALBANIA. CRI - Cerrik. English to Eu at a fair level.

7290   CHINA. CRI - Xian. Korean to EAs at very good level and CNR 1 - Beijing with a weak signal underneath.

7300   ENGLAND. HCJB R. Akhbar Mufriha - Woofferton. Arabic to NAf, fair till s/off 2145.

7305   CHINA. CNR 1 - Shijiazhuang. Fair signal.

7310   TAIWAN. Sound of Hope - Taipei. Mandarin but a very weak signal.

7315   CHINA. CNR 2 - Xian. Good signal.

7325   CHINA. CRI - Beijing. English to SAf till 2200 s/off at a good level and CRI - Xian in Serbian to Eu till s/off 2130, fair signal.

7335   CHINA. CNR 2 - Baoji with fair signal and CRI - Shijiazhung in Spanish to SEu with a good signal.

7340   CUBA. R. Habana - Bauta. Spanish to SAm, weak signal.

7345   CHINA. CNR 1 - Beijing. Weak signal and CRI - Kashi in Italian to SEu till s/off 2130 with a good signal.

7355   IRAN. VOIRI - Sirjan. Japanese to Japan, fair signal until s/off 2150.

7370   CHINA. CNR 2 - Beijing. Fair signal.

7385   CHINA/TIBET. CNR 5 - Beijing with a good signal and PBS Xizang - Lhasa in Tibetan with a fair signal.

7395   CHINA. CNR 2 - Xian. Fair signal.

7415   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. English to Eu, fair to poor signal.

7425   IRAN. VOIRI - Zahedan. Arabic to NAf with a weak signal.

7435   NTH MARIANA IS./CHINA/VIETNAM. RFA - Tinian. Mandarin To EAs with a weak signal, and CNR 1 jammer. Then it becomes a real mess when at s/on 2145 VoVietnam - Son Tay in Vietnamese to Oc with a good signal.

7445   CHINA. CRI - Kunming. Serbian to Eu at 2100, then Hungarian 2130, fair signal.

7450   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Weak signal in Mandarin.

7459.90   MONGOLIA. RFA - Ulaanbaatar. Korean to EAs, good signal and no jamming.

7495   FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. Arabic service with Qur'an and general programming, very good.

7505   TAJIKISTAN. RFA - Dushanbe. S/on 2200 in Tibetan to EAs with CNR 1 jammer.

7550   INDIA. AIR - Delhi. English to Eu, very good.

RX: Yaesu FTDX3000
ANT: 7 mHz Double Bazooka.