QTH: Kabul, Afghanistan RX: WinRadio G303e ANT: 100m Longwire/Randomwire ACC: Palstar MW-550P Mediumwave Preselector
1242 25 AUG, 2212 UTC, IRAN, IRIB National program, // to all the other frequencies carrying it. Poor signals with a deep fade. No sign of Oman. 1251 25 AUG, 2210 UTC, IRAN, IRIB National program with female announcer interviewing telephone caller and light instrumental music. Good signals for 100kW and alone on the channel. 1269 25 AUG, 2205 UTC, UAE, Radio Asia UAE with Hindi/Malay pops, several canned IDs and no DJ. Presumed automation. Poor signals this morning and a fluttery fade. 200kW from Ras al Khaima. 1296 25 AUG, 2202 UTC, AFGHANISTAN (US), VoA (and the rest of the propaganda stations), local BBG powerhouse here in Kabul with English news. No chance of hearing anything else on this channel unless transmitter goes off. 1323 25 AUG, 2200 UTC, IRAN, IRIB Regional, Jolfa with 50kW. daring to be different and not following the national program, heard with what can only be described as opera, mentions of Iran, and time pips on the hour under the opera music! Good signal with occasional fading. 1332 25 AUG, 2153 UTC, PAKISTAN, PBC, call-in show, // 1341, 1404. Stomping signal with 100kW but having a real showdown with co-channel Iran at 300kW. The resulting mix was fading up and down on about a cyclic 2-minute interval. One really has to question whether Iran really needs all these frequencies and high power transmitters. 1341 25 AUG, 2150 UTC, PAKISTAN, PBC, call-in show with many Aleikum Salaam's and excited callers. Many mentions of Pakistan. Very good signals and occasional deep fade. Also only 10kW per WRTH. 1359 25 AUG, 2145 UTC, CHINA, CNR1, talks in presumed Mandarin between male and female announcer with occasional chimes breaking up the talk. Fighting with co-channel Iran for supremacy. Family Radio from Taiwan (250kW) in Tagalog heard underneath it all in quiet moments. 1404 25 AUG, 2134 UTC, PAKISTAN, PBC, Long-winded talks by male announcer with several telephone calls. Several ID's. Presumed on late for Ramadan or because of the flooding. Good signals and alone on the channel at this time. Some deep fades. WTRH lists as 10kW. 1431 25 AUG, 2124 UTC, DJIBOUTI (US), Radio Sawa with talks. // 1548. Poor signal level, but at this time of night, the only player on the channel. 1440 25 AUG, 2116 UTC, SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, with General Service in Arabic. Talks with light music. Powerhouse signal and smothering everything else on channel. 1458 25 AUG, 2112 UTC, IRAN, IRIB with national program. Good signals supposedly only 10kW, peaking at S7 and some deep fades. Completely blocking any chance at Mayotte. Got them earlier in the year when Iran was off for whatever reason. 1467 25 AUG, 2110 UTC, IRAN, IRIB with national program. Fair signals. 1503 25 AUG, 2107 UTC, IRAN, IRIB with national program of traditional music. Fair signal only with no QRM. 1512 25 AUG, 2103 UTC, IRAN, IRIB Regional carrying national program with Iranian traditional music and soft talk. No sign of Saudi's BSKSA Quran program supposed to be here with 1000kW from 1300-0300. 1539 25 AUG, 2052 UTC, UAE (US), Radio Aap Ki Dunya, with roundtable discussion in Urdu. Must have been a political talk because one of the participants was shouting angrily, and I could almost imagine him foaming at the mouth. Good signals with some moderate fading. Germany's 700kW Evangeliums-Rundfunk heard occasionally underneath, but very weak. 1548/1548.5 25 AUG, 2048 UTC, KUWAIT (US), Radio Sawa duking it out with Iran who insists on being 500Hz higher in frequency, causing a massive heterodyne on the channel. Both running bland talk. 1575 25 AUG, 2037 UTC, UAE (US), Radio Farda, regional 800kW powerhouse running ME pop music and occasional DJ patter. Good signals with occasional deep fades. 1584 25 AUG, 2032 UTC, IRAN, IRIB Maku, running national program with male and female announcers, // with just about every other outlet on the mediumwave band. Very strong signals with minimal QRM for ony 10kW. 12585 25 AUG, 1240 UTC, GUAM (US) US Coast Guard Station NRV with SITOR/CW marker and fair signals, no interference. Sleep was elusive last night, so I decided to do a mediumwave bandscan. I will try to do one starting from 531 this evening as Friday is the day off around these parts. 73 from Kabul, Al "L’imagination gouverne le monde" - Napoléon Bonaparte ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2009: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
