A few logs for the week ending 25 Mar 06 Equipment used. NRD 535d, PR-150, Timewave 599zx, T2FD
3,291.2, GUYANA, Radio Guyana 2, 0434-0445, Mar 22, English, Male announcer in EE at tune in with news program in progress. Nice clear audio at S8 level. Some fades and static crashes heard but totally audible. Talks about schools and missionarys of the 50's. Several different comments and interviews. (Montgomery,PA) 4,775.0, SWAZILAND, Trans World Radio, 0413-0419, Mar 22, German, Excellent reception at tune in. Some fades but strong at S9 level. Male annoucner in German at tune in. Sounded like news items at 0415 but mentions of Germany. Very nice reception. Choir with tune at 0417. (Montgomery,PA) 4,910.0, ZAMBIA, Radio Zambia 1, 0422-0428, Mar 22, Vernacular, Two male annoucners in conversation at tune in. Joking around with rapid talk. S8 signal level with slight fades. Very audible and fairly nice copy. Talks about HIV aids in EE at 0424 by one of the announcers. Id is tentive. (Montgomery,PA) 4,930.0, BOTSWANA, Voice of America, 0426-0430, Mar 22, English, Male announcer in EE with news items. Mostly news of Africa. S7 signal level with QRM. Id as "News Now", Daybreak Africa at 0428. Time in History at 0428 with talks about the American Revolution. (Montgomery,PA) 4,930.0, BOTSWANA, Voice of America, 0426-0430, Mar 22, English, Male announcer in EE with news items. Mostly news of Africa. S7 signal level with QRM. Id as "News Now", Daybreak Africa at 0428. Time in History at 0428 with talks about the American Revolution. (Montgomery,PA) 4,960.0, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, Voice of America, 0430-0434, Mar 22, English, Id by male annouocner with program, Daybreak AFrica. Female and male annoucner with news items about Charles Taylor. appears to be // to 4930. S8 level. (Montgomery,PA) 5,010.0, INDIA, All India Radio, 0115-0145, Mar 19, Hindi, Weak but audible copy at S 3 signal level. Male announcer in Hindi language with possible news items. Female joining in on occassion. To local music by 0132 and back to female with long talks at 0141. Signal level dropped slightly. Id is tentive (Montgomery,PA) 5,500.0, ETHIOPIA, Voice of Tigray Revolution, 0358-0410, Mar 22, Tigrinya, Intrumental piece of music heard at tune in. At 0359, female with brief announcement, station ID and back to short music piece till 0400, male annoucner with short comments for 1 minute, more music. Female back at 0403 with short comments again and back to music at 0404. S7 signal level with some fades. Noticed female announcer is not the same as heard last fall. Music rather interesting too. Music continued past 0410 (Montgomery,PA) 5,840.0, UKRAINE, Radio Ukraine International, 2232-2245, Mar 18, English, Mail bag program at tune in. Male and female hosts with letters from listeners. A bit of qrm and fades at S7. A bit weak but audible. Program in EE. 2234, tune "I feel good". 2237, back to letters. 2238, male host thanking everyone for listening and info for qsl card and pennant info. More music at 2239. Rtty qrm at 2244. Still audible but marginal at this time. (Montgomery,PA) 6,613.0, ZIMBABWE, ZBC Harare, 0418-0422, Mar 22, Shona/Ndebele/..., Female at tune with news items in EE till 0419 then male announcer in local language with more news items. Africa mentioned several times during the talks by male announcer. S 9 signal level with slight fades. (Montgomery,PA) 6,925.0, UNITED STATES, WTPR, 2350-0000, Mar 25, English, Id several times. Only on for short time and off at 2357 with id heard very clearly at 2355. Played mostly pop mx. (Montgomery,PA) 6,925.0, UNITED STATES, WTPR, 2350-0000, Mar 25, English, Id several times. Only on for short time and off at 2357 with id heard very clearly at 2355. Played mostly pop mx. Program with warnings not to listen to the radio due to "Flat Tire Warning". People listening to the radio get flat tires. George Zeller with 4 flats as he left 7 Eleven as he had not heeded the warning. The pain of low tire pressure but few pay attention to the warning and continue to listen to the radio. Please check your tire pressure. WTPR will strike and you will have 4 flats. The whole time we where listening to the program, the tires are going flat. Don't be a vctim of WTPR, don't listen. (Montgomery, PA) 6,940.0, ETHIOPIA, Radio Fana, 0409-0415, Mar 22, Amharic, Rather weak at S5 with rapid fades or flutter noted. Male announcer heard at tune but too weak. Noted // 6210 a little better at S6 level. Some fades but not as bad as 6940. Tentive news items with long talks by male announcer at this time. (Montgomery,PA) ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. 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