QTH: Kabul, Afghanistan RX: WinRadio G303e ANT: 100m Longwire/Randomwire ACC: Palstar MW-550P Mediumwave Preselector
531 26 AUG, 2053 UTC, IRAN, IRIB national channel with Farsi talk and interviews. Two IRIB powerhouses sit on this frequency, one with 500kW and the other with 600kW and some audio delay making for difficult listening when they fight for the channel. Radio Algerienne program 1 occasionally heard during fades, but supposedly at half-power (300kW) during this time. 540 26 AUG, 2101 UTC, IRAN, IRIB national channel with Farsi talk and music. Two high power outlets here as well, at 200 and 300 kW, struggling for channel supremacy with PBC out of Peshawar also with 300kW. Add Kuwait's Quran channel with 600kW into the mix and you have a pile-up requiring a loop antenna to sort out. 549 26 AUG, 2108 UTC, IRAN IRIB national channel with Farsi talks and interview. 400kW powerhouse Strong and stable signals in the absence of 1200kW China, but not // 531, 540 lending credence to WRTH statement that regional audio and national audio may often be swapped at the same site. 549 26 AUG, 2220 UTC, ALGERIA, Radio Algerienne Program 1 heard clearly in absence of Iranian audio and occasional carrier drop. Iran seemed to be having problems with its tx as power was varied all over the place, unless this Friday morning (Kabul time) is the equivalent of the Monday morning silent period back in the US. 558 26 AUG, 2114 UTC, IRAN, Radio Farhang with two men in a long-winded Farsi discussion. Local signals with no interference due to 1000kW power. Occasional music thrown into the mix. 576 26 AUG 2137 UTC, OMAN, Radio Sultanate of Oman, with radio play and announcements by male and female talent. 100kW with fair signals but a deep fade every few minutes. No sign of the 750 kW Iranian station supposed to be on this channel. Bonus! 585 26 AUG, 2147 UTC, IRAN, Radio Quran, with - you guessed it - all Quran all the time. Solid, needle-pegging signals at 600kW. Interesting live Quran reading with the crowd ooh'ing and awww'ing. The guy singing the verses could have given Rob Halford a run for his money. Even smothering the 1200kW Saudi station underneath. 594 26 AUG, 2205 UTC, IRAN, IRIB Regional from Shiraz, with a few Koranic chants and long-wided talk by male in Farsi. 400kW but still suffering from deep fades. otherwise strong signals. Possible BSKSA pilgrimage channel from Mecca with 50kW heard underneath and during fades. 603 26 AUG, 2216 UTC, IRAN, National channel with some Iranian pop music and Farsi talk. Fair signals with 50 kW and bad QRM from an unidentified carrier on 602 kHz which had an opposite fade to it as the Iranian carrier. No audio, just carrier. 612 26 AUG, 2231 UTC, EGYPT, ERTU Voice of the Arabs with male and female announcers and Arabic music. Very good signals with minimal fade. 1000kW 648 26 AUG, 2236 UTC, SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA general program with news and PSAs. Good signals and at 2000kW, pretty much the only thing heard on-channel. 657 26 AUG, 2240 UTC, IRAN, IRIB national channel with chanting and some Quran reading. Good signals at 100kW, 4780 26 AUG, 2004 UTC, DJIBOUTI, RTV Djibouti with local music and Arabic talks. Several French words thrown in for spice when the Arabic didn't have enough flavor. Good signals with a fluttery propagation. That's all for tonight. I will try to pick up with more tomorrow. I have to get some rack time, as I have some work to do on my day off. Best 73 to all! Al "Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering, Hitler's #2 Man ---[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
