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12095 - 2100 - BBC, UK / Ascension Island - (EE) - sio:334 - Hardtalk program, followed by News summery at 2130 and Discovery at 2132. BBC Afican service. First I've noticed BBC back on this frequency.. Don't know why they ever moved off 12095? I would listen more often if they stayed on this freq.. - (Kenwood R2000 with a 30 meter inverted "L" longwire. - Brick, N.J. USA - 14 May 2012)
Bob (141.150.12.229) - May 14 21:34

15330 - 2030ut - Radio Canada Int'l, Canada - (EE) - sio:233 - Target programming to Africa. Ian Jones with "Maple Leaf Mailbag" program, reading letters from listeners declaring their disgust with the closer of Radio Canada International. Abruptly off at 2100 ut. Reception was poor but readable. //17735 even poorer and not very readable. - (R2000 with a 30 meter Inverted L long wire. - Brick, NJ - 13 May 2012)
Bob (141.150.41.110) - May 13 21:05

9680 - 1417 utc - Radio Republik Indonesia (tentative), Indonesia - (Indonesian) - sio:335 - Man talking to another man on phone, in a Malay language. The announcer had a great radio voice. Then he talked to a difference guy on the phone, who had a tinny sounding phone. Indonesia listed this time and frequency. There was another station behind RRI but that station was unreadable. Haven't heard Indonesia in a few years. - (Realistic DX-350A / Realistic DX-375 - WA-USA - 5/1/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 07:16

- - , - () - sio: - -- oops -- the loggings just below were entered with the wrong month. The correct month is April. - ( - - )
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 07:11

9750 - 1320 utc - NHK, Japan - (Japanese) - sio:334 - Two men talking to each other in Japanese for quite a while. Two mentions of "NHK" in English at 1323 utc. by one of the men. Then into a dance pop song in JJ. Signal a bit fluttery -- poss. subaudible heterodyne. Apparently NHK's service to Asia on the shortwaves. - (JCP Multiband SW radio / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/29/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 07:03

11665 - 0045 utc - CVC International, Chile - (Spanish) - sio:354-355 - Hrd what sounded like Spanish comedy bits and Spike Jones sounding music, ID at 0057 by man and woman, including mentions of "CVC", "ondas cortas" and "Argentina", before s/off at 0059. A few days later (4/30 -- Sunday evening local time; Monday UTC) I heard a top 20 countdown show between 0048 and 0143 utc, with man introducing pop hits from various Latin American states -- Puerto Rico, Venezuela., etc. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/25/2012 & 4/30/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 06:58

11965 - 0035 utc - R. Romania Int'l, Romania - (English) - sio:255 - Hrd. woman talking about a musical group that plays traditional instruments hundreds of years old, then som kobzar music; the pgm. was 'Traditional Music Box'. Then an ID at 0048 "This is Bucharest, Radio Romania International" by man. Then into a show on Easter cooking. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/21/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 06:51

5925 - 0302 utc - Deutsche Welle, Germany / Uganda - (Swahili) - sio:252 - Hrd DW's interval signal at 0259, then some techno sounding music, then announcement by a man "Deutsche Welle... Swahili..." Then a man speaking in an African sounding language. - (Realistic DX-440 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/18/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 06:47

6175 - 0337 utc - V. of Vietnam, Vietnam / Canada? - (English) - sio:555 - Interesting program in English, with woman talking about North Korea's missile test, and a Unesco site, with mentions of Chinese tourists and relatives, as well as a couple mentions of Hanoi. Pgm ended with a cool sounding pop song with a koto like instrument and chick singer. Abrupt s/off at 0356 utc. - (JCP Multiband SW radio / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/27/2012)
chris (64.40.54.91) - May 3 06:22

6160 - 0601 utc - CKZN, Canada / NFLD - (English) - sio:112 or 102 - Was listening to CKZU / CBC British Columbia and heard what sounded like the same programming, time shifted. At the top of the hour I heard a man say "CBC Radio ________" underneath CKZU's CBC programming. After the top of the hour, both stations had the same CBC Radio News, only there was a delay of a quarter second or so. A first logging for me, 3100 miles at 500 watts, isn't bad. Also came in on my DX-350A on its whip antenna. CKZN had deep fading, but clear modulation. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire ; Realistic DX-350A / whip - WA-USA - 4/17/2012)
chris (64.40.54.53) - Apr 17 07:09

7360 - 0246 utc - Radio Vaticano, Italy - (French & English) - sio:433 - Man speaking what sounded like African accented French, with what sounded like a discussion of economics and politics from the words heard. Just before 0300 there was an interval signal that sounded a bit like a snippet of Ravel or a similar composer on pianos and strings, then ID at the top of the hour (I missed several of the words in the ID because of fluttery fading). Into talk by woman and man in English about Good Friday, the Vatican, and St. Peter's Basilica. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/4/2012)
chris (64.40.60.38) - Apr 6 14:39

15105 - 1948 utc - BBC -- tentative, UK / Ascension? - (Hausa) - sio:151 - Faint signal with talk in African or Arabic language, deep fades. Bongo drums, and mention of Africa by man. The BBC is listed this time slot, but no ID.... - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/5/2012)
chris (64.40.60.38) - Apr 6 14:32

15110 - 1949 utc - Radio Exterior De Espana, Spain - (Spanish) - sio:254 - Talk in Spanish (in a non-Mexican and non-Cuban accent) by man, talking about sports ("equipo") and ID at 2000 followed by news read by a woman, and another mention of "Radio Exterior De Espana" by a man. The signal went up from SIO153 at 1949 to SIO254 at 2010. My first real logging on 19 meters in a while... been concentrating on the lower bands lately. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 4/5/2012)
chris (64.40.60.38) - Apr 6 14:29

3925 - 1342 utc - Radio Nikkei (tentative), Japan - (Japanese) - sio:344 - Pop music and Japanese talk by man and woman, standing out in the 75 meter band between the ham signals. Then into what sounded like an English lesson (including an American accented radio news program excerpt). Signal weakened to SIO 242 by 1407 u.t.c. No sign of the station after 1500 u.t.c. Listed as Radio Nikkei -- I used to listen to this station when it was Radio Tanpa years ago. - (Sears Multiband SW Radio, 15 ft wire. - WA-USA - 3/29/2012)
chris (64.40.60.117) - Mar 29 15:22

14400 - 0220 - Firedrake (Chinese jammer), China - (Chinese) - sio:344 - Chinese opera music, typical for the "Firedrake" jammer programming. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/27/2012)
chris (64.40.60.162) - Mar 27 13:28

5025 - 1224 utc - Radio Rebelde (tentative), Cuba - (Spanish) - sio:344 - Talk in non-Mexican accented Spanish by man, strong signal with moderate fading, mentions of Los Estados Unidos, Venezuela, Cuba, and beisbol. Talk by woman after 1235 utc. - (Sears Multiband SW Radio, 15 ft wire. - WA-USA - 3/20/2012)
chris (64.40.60.139) - Mar 21 11:43

6180 - 0131 utc - Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brazil - (Portuguese) - sio:545 - Interesting program with woman interviewing a musician (?); various musical tracks played incl. numerous jazzy keyboard tracks, what sounded like 60's Latino pop, and "My God" by Jethro Tull. One of the stronger signals on the 49 meter band as it began to open up during the early evening. Also came in on my DX375's ferrite bar, beaming SE. - (Realistic DX375, 25 ft. wire & internal ferrite bar - WA-USA - 3/12/2012)
chris (64.40.60.62) - Mar 12 14:19

9570 - 1016 utc - China Radio Int'l, China / ??? - (English) - sio:041 - Very weak talk in what sounded like English by man at 0035 utc., strengthening slightly just before top of hour, with mentions of "C.R.I. dot com" and news and talk by man in English. Signal weak in static w/ deep fades. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/12/2012)
chris (64.40.60.62) - Mar 12 14:09

7290 - 0058 utc - Voice Of Russia W.S., Russia / Moldova? - (English) - sio:334 - Noticed very weak piano music at 0017 utc, with polar like quick fading. Was parallel to 7250 (which had heavy QRM from hams). The two freq's were the only broadcasters on the 41 meter band I could hear. As the hour progressed, the signals, esp. on 7290, strengthened. There was a woman speaking English, with snippets of a man speaking Russian, and then more classical piano mx. Signal strengthened by ID (in English) at 0100, and then news in English. What was strange is -- aside from the hams -- there was hardly any other activity on the band. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/12/2012)
chris (64.40.60.62) - Mar 12 13:58

7435 - 1800 utc - China Radio Int'l, China - (Italian) - sio:444 - Talk in Italian with actualities in Chinese, after China Radio International ID in English at top of hour. Listed as CRI program to Southern Europe in Italian. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/4/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:48

7435 - 1700 utc - China Radio Int'l, China - (English / Chinese) - sio:344 - A Chinese lesson in English, before ID as China Radio International at 1700 utc; then into news in English. At 1705 there was a relay of the "China Drive" program, which is apparently broadcast on local Beijing FM radio 91.5. The program featured talk by man and woman (he spoke with an American accent, she spoke with a slight British accent, and also talked in Chinese), and a feature on Simon & Garfunkel, with a musical interlude on keyboards. IDed as "the Sunday edition of China Drive on ___ FM". Aprupt sign off at 1757 utc after a snippet of Let's Learn Chinese. Listed as part of CRI's broadcast to Southern Africa. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/4/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:41

7455 - 1642 utc - Radio Deewa (tentative), US / Thailand - (Pushtu) - sio:333 - Man speaking unknown South Asian or Central Asian sounding language; deep fading, very heavy splash from Chinese station on 7445. Man was talking to a woman who was on the phone. Possibly Radio Deewa, listed as a US program to Afghanistan. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/4/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:33

7235 - 1335 ytc - Voice Of America, US / ?? - (Korean) - sio:544 - Pop music in Asian language, then a "Voice Of America" jingle; mention of "Washington" by woman, speaking Korean (language IDed by freq. use of "-hamnida" in talk. Actuality with voice of American man about elections, then speech in Korean by man and woman. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/7/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:26

7255 - 1347 utc - China Radio Int'l (tentative), China - (Russian) - sio:544 - Accented Russian speech by mand and woman, the woman seemed to have a more natural Russian accent. There was a snippet of Chinese opera music in between talk. At 1355, the woman said "do svedanya" and the program signed off the airwaves after some Chinese sounding violin music. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/7/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:21

7445 - 1433 utc - China Radio Int'l, China - (Japanese) - sio:554 - Japanese speech by two women, and then Japanese speech by man. Could hear very faint speech by man in back of signal. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/7/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:17

7390 - 1429 utc - Voice Of America (tentative), US / Philippines - (Cantonese) - sio:334 - Chinese sounding talk by man with actualities in same language; 1449 utc Chinese sounding language by woman, with American accented English actualities, signal dropping to SIO334. Listed as VoA's program to China in Cantonese. No jamming heard. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/7/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:14

7470 - 1443 utc - R. Free Asia (tentative), US / Tinian - (Cantonese) - sio:343 - Woman interviewing man on phone in Chinese sounding language; signal rose by 1455 when two men were talking. Listed as Radio Free Asia. No apparent jamming by CNR1 or Firedrake this particular morning. - (Realistic DX394 / 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 3/7/2012)
chris (64.40.60.101) - Mar 11 14:09

7470 - 1658 - R. Free Asia (tentative), US / Sri Lanka - (Uighur) - sio:334 - Clear signal with some QRM from co-channel Chinese station; talk by man in unknown language that sounded Asian or South Asian, frequent mentions of "parliament" and what sounded like mentions of "Turk" and "Turkiye", but language was not Turkish. Mention of word "program" before abrupt sign off at 1659 utc. Probably Radio Free Asia's broadcast to Central Asia in Uighur. - (Panasonic RFB45, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 2/23/2012)
chris (64.40.61.101) - Feb 24 06:04

9435 - 0112 - V. of America, USA / Sri Lanka - (English) - sio:343 - American accented news in English by man; fluttery signal, weakening by 0121, talk of U.S. military policy and China finances. Listed as VoA's service to South Asia in English. - (Realistic DX390 / 818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 2/16/2012)
chris (64.40.60.217) - Feb 18 09:25

7325 - 1445 - China Radio Int'l (Tentative), China - (Tagalog) - sio:233 - Two men talking in what sounded like a Malay language, with snippets of a song by Whitney Houston; Chinese music playing before carrier goes off air at 1455. Listed as CRI's service to the Philippines in Tagalog. - (Realistic DX398 / 909, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 2/17/2012)
chris (64.40.60.217) - Feb 18 09:20

7375 - 0208 - Voice of Croatia (Tentative), Croatia - (Croatian) - sio:433 - Suspected V. of Croatia here with heavy rock and rap-rock music. Some QRM from U.S. broadcaster on 7385. Signal also had echo to it, probably from the difference between N. Am and S. Am beams. - (Realistic DX390 / 818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 2/16/2012)
chris (64.40.60.217) - Feb 18 09:17

7325 - 1530 - China Radio Int'l, China - (English) - sio:344 - Two Australian accented women talking in English about the Beijing subway, Shanghai dialect, and Facebook. Signals increased from S2 to S3 over a half hour period. ID "China Radio International" at 1530. Listed as CRI's broadcast in English to SE Asia. - (Panasonic RFB45, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 2/17/2012)
chris (64.40.60.217) - Feb 18 09:11

- - , - () - sio: - Ooops...!! Slight correction to entry below. It should read Orion Radio Netherlands (ORN) ... not Orion Radio "International" which I logged. Although technically the station is international I suppose :o) - ( - - )
Robin (46.31.241.34) - Jan 29 18:34

5820 kHz - 08.01 UTC - Orion Radio International , Nethelands - (EE/NL) - sio:SIO:344 (var.) - Dutch pirate station with a fairly regular Sunday sched of 08.00 - 10.00 UTC on 5820 kHz (freq may vary slightly depending on QRM). Var mx from general rock and pop, but also var polka or schlager. Reception reports, greetings and pirate radio news read out by announcer between mx. Also includes pirate radio advertisements. Generally opens at around 08.00 UTC with the "Crunchy Granola Suit" intro. / Reception can vary on a weekly basis, but an average of 344 is often achieved at this location. - (Panasonic portable with a "wind-up" portable antenna. - Guernsey (Channel Islands) UK - 29th Jan. 2012)
Robin Banneville (46.31.241.34) - Jan 29 18:26

9430 - 1825 - BBC, UK/(unknown) - (EE) - sio:133 - Weak BBC news and info broadcast in English by man; QRM from A.I.R. on 9425. Listed as BBC broadcast in English to East Africa. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/19/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:58

9500 - 1814 - Trans World Radio, Swaziland - (English) - sio:434 - African accented English by man with what sounded like religious talk. Some QRM from 9505 khz. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/19/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:52

9440 - 1821 - V. o. A. Radio Ashna?, US/Thailand - (Dari?) - sio:122 - Tentative logging of South Asian or Arabic sounding speech, with news program by man and woman. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/19/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:50

9385 - 1735 - Radio Free Asia, USA / Sri Lanka - (Korean) - sio:423 - What sounded like a man wpeaking in Japanese or Korean; signal fluttery at times. Then woman speaking what sounded like Chinese accented Japanese. Listed as Radio Free Asia, with transmitter in Sri Lanka. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/20/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:46

9420 - 1749 - Voice Of Greece, Greece - (Greek) - sio:333 - Greek or Turkish style music, with female singer. Heavy QRM from 9425 khz. Some speech by man which sounded Greek or a similar language. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/20/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:41

9425 - 1724 - All India Radio National Service, India - (Hindi / EE) - sio:445 - Female singing S.Asian style music with oboe & Indian style keyboard; followed by female announcer in Hindi and then ID in English by man, before English news. Also heard another station with S. Asian or Mideastern style music playing undeneath. - (DX390/818, 25 ft. wire - WA-USA - 1/19/2012)
chris (64.40.60.55) - Jan 21 12:37

17650 - 2029 - NHK, Madagascar - (FF) - sio:353 - IS and repeats of NHK signing off the daily French Transmission from 2000-2030 - (FT 817ND and 15m Hustler Hamstick - Toronto,Ontario, Canada - 17-Jan-2012)
Joe Karthaus (99.243.217.38) - Jan 19 03:34

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