Radio Libya heard in Wisconsin, 1/30 1958Z

[Chanter]

I'm still amazed that I caught even a whisper of this one.  Could I have misidentified this one?  I never could get an ID, and I know at least one religious broadcaster used to use this frequency.  They seem to have moved with the winter schedule change, and Libya is the only broadcaster I could find listed as on 11600.  I am boggled.  Thrilled, too!  I've been trying for this one for months, no joy.  Then suddenly today - boom! 

11600, Radio Libya, 1958-2010Z.  Talk mainly from a male presenter, presumably news, from tune-in to tune-out.  Language was Arabic with what sounded like French influences, which would be understandable.  Signal almost fair at peaks, at or just above the noise floor otherwise.  SINPO 33233. 

[skeezix]

Very nice. Have tried to grab them on occasion, but never have found them.

short-wave.info shows them on 0900-2130Z daily and the only broadcaster on 11600 at any time.

Will have to try and hunt them again... If I remember tomorrow morning, will try them before going to work.

[Chanter]

That was one of the sources I consulted before I went anywhere with that log, the other being EiBi.  Both pretty darn trustworthy.  I'm still in awe of catching that one at all.   

[skeezix]

Listened this morning and this evening and heard nothing.

[kmorgan]

Possible that it was- yesterday was fabulous dxing. Many stations heard that I've rarely to ever have caught.
BBC via Kranji heard well here in Arizona, R Amazona(!) fair to poor amazing- all of the Koreans fair including Voice of Hope 6003. AFN 5765 usb was quite listenable as well. RNZ is usually rather poor but was good, R Aus Shepparton good, even CFRX 6070 (not a usual catch)  was fine. All around 10:30 and later UTC. Not a QSLer so no logs set in stone (or paper..) R Aus boomed in better than MW locals- gorgeous receptions. 4905 khz spanish? unsure, and not good enough copy to ID - either way it could have been Radio Relogia at 5kW brazil, or another brazilian at 1kW R Anhanguera.

One unid 5858.7(?) very narrow band with what  YL mil-sounding like "comms check, comms check" then data streams mode I am not familiar with. QRG closest mark was 5.8594 mhz for sailmail, possible considering unfamiliar with sailmail digi-sounds.

Conditions were excellent from about 10:30UTC til 12:00 UTC/530am local time.

Hopeful for similar conditions again today. This time with logs as they could be useful considering the exceptional catches.

[Chanter]

I've had some pretty wild conditions here myself the last two days or so, especially to East Africa.  Last night netted me Eritrea and Somaliland/Somalia on 7180 and 7120 respectively, both much clearer than usual.  This morning I had Voice of the Tigray Revolution on 5950 for the first time.  I'm going to try for a proper log tomorrow morning - couldn't then due to life interfering.  Ah well.  I also had a tentative Djibouti on 4780, and a tentative Swaziland TRW on 4775 both last evening and the night before.  If I get Djibouti properly, I will be delighted! 

If conditions are like this all across the board, it's no wonder Libya came in!  I wish Voix Du Sahel were on later on weekends; I'd try for them too.  Alas. 

[jFarley]

Nice logs, Chanter!

I agree with respect to E Africa.  UBC 4976 was in very fat last night.  My white whale on 5066 had a good het as early as 0340, but still not a trace of audio.

[Chanter]

4976 had a carrier last night, but I didn't investigate.  I thought that was the Voice of Iranian Kurdistan!  Oops.  I'll have to check that one again tonight.  As for your 5066 station... now I'm curious!