July 6-7 observations QTH: near St.Petersburg, Russia RX: communication receiver ANT: three aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin America All time UTC
2310 1923- AUS ABC Northern Territory, Alice Springs, July 6, English, OM/YL talks, //2325 with weak signal, also on 2485 at 1944 (poor) 2460.03 0102- B Radio Alvorada, Rio Blanco (tentative), July 7, Portuguese, OM announcements, music (poor, best in AM SYNC/LSB) 2738 1848- BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with Russian and western pop music // 2829 (both - good) 3235.05 0110- B Radio Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja, July 7, Portuguese, OM/YL dialogues (poor) 3254.88 2246- B Radio Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri, July 6, Portuguese, OM/YL talks (poor) 3309.98 0001-, 0113- BOL Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, July 7, Quechoa, OM/YL talks, musical pauses (fair-good, best in AM SYNC/USB) 3336.52 0115- PRU Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco (tentative), July 7, Spanish, OM/YL talks (poor) 3279.52 2357- EQA La Voz del Napo, Tena, Spanish, OM talk (poor) 4409.77 0008-0016, 0159- BOL Radio Eco, Reyes, July 7, Spanish, OM talks, quitar music - QRM from SSB stations (poor-fair) 4485.94 0019- PRU Radio Frequencia, Celendin (tentative), July 7, Spanish, OM talk - QRM from RTTY (weak) 4498.11 0022- UNID Latin American from PRU or BOL, July 7, Spanish, OM talks, song (weak) 4540 1523-1630* GEO Radio Georgia, July 6, Armenian-like program till 1541, then open carrier till 1600 and then in Azeri-like - strong, but very distorted signal, also strong 2nd harmonic on 9080 (poor) 4716.75 0025- BOL Raio Yura, Yura, July 7, Spanish, OM talk, song - QRM from SSB stations (fair) 4774.96 0122- PRU Radio Tarma, Tarma, July 7, Spanish, OM announcements with mentions of Tarma, song (fair) 4780 1608-1615, 1649-, 1700- and later DJI Radio Djibouti, July 6, mostly in UNID NEAfrican language(s), ID at 1700 as "Radiodiffusion televisiones jumhuriyati de Djibouti" - the strongest African station on 60 m.b. this evening (fair-good-very good) 4795 1535- KGZ Kyrgyz Radio, Jule 6, Kyrgyz music, //4009.98 (poor) 4796.41 0029-0033* BOL Radio Mallku, Uyuni, July 7, Spanish, OM talk with mention of Santa Cruz and Potosi, 0030 time announcement, ID including "...de 4795 kcs banda tropical de 60 metros" (fair-good) 4826.47 0124- PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, July 7, Spanish, OM talk (good) 4845.2 2306- B Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus, July 6, Portuguese OM talks with often menionts of Amazonia - also UNID Latin American was on the background, B? BOL? (fair) 4855 1331-1400* BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with Russian and western pop music // 4982 and 5134 (good) 4855.74 0042- PRU Radio La Hora, Cusco, July 7, Spanish, OM talk, ID as "Radio La Hora transmitiendo el Cuzco" 4900.87 2312- and later BOL Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, July 6, Spanish, OM talks (poor-fair) 4914.96 1725-1736 KEN KBC Nairobi, July 6, African music (fair) 4919.98 0130- EQA Radio Quito, July 7, Spanish, OM sports reporting with mentions of Quito (fair) 4949.98 0047- PRU Radio Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, July 7, Spanish, OM talk (fair) 4955 0049- PRU Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, July 7, Spanish, OM talk (fair-good) 4982 0835-0845 BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with Russian and western pop music and news at the beginning of each hour // 5134 (till 1800 on both frequencies), not // BR1 6010, 6040, 6070, 6080, 6115, 6190, 7110, 7145, 11960 (0900-) and BR2 7265 (good) 4985 2155- B Radio Barsil Central, Goiania, July 6, Portuguese, OM talks, 2159 full announcement including frequencies and powers in kW (fair) 4989.98 2318-, 0051- SUR Radio Apinte, Paramaribo (tentative), July 6, OM talk in UNID language, western pop music (poor) 5025 0053- CUB Radio Rebelde, July 7, Spanish, OM dialogues - one more Latin American station was deeply on the background (fair-good) 5985 1830- COG Radio Congo, July 6, French, OM announcements, afropop music (fair-good) 5990 1702- ETH Radio Ethipoia, Gedja, July 6, UNID NEAfrican language, OM news // 7110 and 9704.18 (fair) 5939.32 2344- PRU Radio Melodia, Arequipa, July 6, Spanish, OM/YL talks (poor-fair) 6020.29 2339- PRU Radio Victoria, Lima, July 6, Spanish, OM talk with often mention of Alleluia, // 9719.94 (both - fair) 6035 2334- CLM La Voz de Guaviare, San Jose de Guaviare, July 6, Spanish, OM talk, ID, song (fair) 6040 2148- B Radio Cluebe Paranense, Curitiba, July 6, Portuguese, OM talk - QRM from BLR (poor) 6045 1852-1900 ZMB ZBC Gweru, July 6, Vernacular, OM talk, also at 2102-2106 with YL news (poor, fair at 2102) 6055 2046-2100* RRW Radio Rwanda, July 6, Vernacular, YL talks, african music (good) 6110.76 1402- AZE Radio Baku, July 6, Azeri, YL news - QRM from CRI, there was no any AZE signal on this frequency at 1600-1800 later that evening and at 0215-0300 on July 7 (poor) 6150.05 1621-1648 CYP Radio Bayrak, July 6, pop songs, 1630-1647 news in English (YL), then orchestral music (poor-fair, best in AM SYNC/LSB to avoid AUT on 6155) 6160 0152-0202 CAN CKZN St.Johns, July 7, English, reading of memoirs, 0200 CBC news (fair-good) 6193.43 0146- PRU Radio Cusco, Cusco, July 7, Spanish, OM ID, song (poor-fair) 6209.94 1715- ETH Radio Fana, July 6, UNID NEAfrican language, YL talk, ID as "Radio Fana" // 6940 (both - good) 6350 1718- ETH Voice of the Tigray Revolution, July 6, Tigrinya talks, QRM from RTTY on 6348/6352 // 5500 (fair-good, 5500 very good ) 6520.32 2325-2331, 0135- PRU Radio Paucartambo, July 6-7, Spanish, OM talks, peruvian music (poor-fair) 6536.37 0138- PRU Radio Huancabamba, July 7, Spanish, YL song (poor-fair) 6877.97 0143- UNID Latin American (tentative), July 7, Latin American-like music (weak) 7125 1704-1709 GUI Radio Conacry, July 6, Vernacular, OM local singing and OM talk (poor) 7216.78 0242-0309 AGL Radio Nacional de Angola (tentative), Mulenvos, July 7, mostly with OM talks in Vernacular - QRM from Radio Liberty on 7220 (poor, best in AM SYNC/LSB) 7299.77 1452-1458 CLN SLBC Ekala, July 6, Hindi YL announcements, Indian songs, // 11905 with excellent signal (fair) 7590 1138-, 1318- ISL AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB, mostly with English OM/YL talks on various items, // 9980 (fair) 9169.76v 1347-, 1430-, 1550-, etc. UNID from the M.East or Caucasus region, July 6, open carrier only, poor modulation - GEO? AZE? (strong) 9495.45 1236-1258* GEO Abkhazian Radio, July 6, Russian local program called "Chernaya akula" (=Black shark), YL talks and songs, a lot of advertising announcements - but at 1225 the transmitter was on 9494.75, also at 1402 with Abkhazian news on 9494.75 (modulation problems) and on July 7 at 0236 with Abkhazian songs (fair) 9504.81 2135-2145 B Radio Record, Sao Paulo, July 6, Portuguese, OM talks with often mentions of Sao Paulo (fair) 9560.52 1259-1311 ETH Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, July 6, chimes, Afar news - weak QRM from Radio Australia (fair-good) 9610 1008-1014, 1023-, 1053-, 1554- COG Radio Congo, July 6, mostly in Vernacular with strong French accent, local music and singing (poor-fair) 9624.98 *1056-1106 CAN CBC Montreal, July 6, national anthem, French ID as "Ici Radio Canada North Quebeck", frequency/address anouncements, address, news (fair-good) 9704.18 0846-0852 ETH Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, July 6, mostly in UNID NEAfrican language(s), (fair-good till CRI start at 1030) 9724.92 0820-0830 CTR WUN Cahuita, July 6, English, OM live sermon (very good/good till ~ 0900/0930) 9745 0238-, 0314- BHR Radio Bahrain, July 7, mostly with Arabic singing - QRM from HCJB (fair-poor) 9865 1016-1020 ZMB Christian Voice, July 6, English OM religious talk (poor) 9980 1043-, 1138-, 1315- ISL AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB, mostly with English OM/YL talks on various items including the IOC meeting in Singapore, // 7590 (good-excellent) 12133.5 0912-, 1115- USA AFRTS Key West, July 6, USB, mostly with English OM talks on various items, UTE QRM (RTTY) (poor, but good at 0217 on July 7) 13750.12 1932- CTR WUN Cahuita, July 6, English, OM live sermon (poor-fair) 13905.11 *1359- TJK Tajik Radio, July 6, mostly Tajik OM talks - 4635x3 (poor) ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. 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