** BANGLADESH. 15105, Bangladesh Betar, *1228:25-1300*, Nov 9, sign on with IS. Opening English announcements at 1230 and into talk and subcont music. Fair signal strength but very weak modulation. (Alexander-PA) ** CHAD. 6164.96, RNT, *0501-0515, Nov 9, abrupt sign on with French talk. Afro-pop music. Poor. Weak under a very strong Cuba on 6165. (Alexander-PA) ** MEXICO. 6184.99, Radio Educación, 0535-0600*, Nov 9, Spanish radio-drama with short pieces of opera/classical music. Programming ended at 0600 with transmitter off at 0609. Poor. Weak. (Alexander-PA) ** NIGER. 9705.39, LV du Sahel, 2137-2259*, Nov 9, tune-in to talk in unidentified language. Local African tribal music. Indigenous vocals. Chants at 2254. Short flute IS at 2257 followed by National Anthem. Short 5 second test tone at 2259 and off. Very weak modulation, but slightly stronger than yesterday. (Alexander-PA) ** THAILAND. 9720, Radio Thailand, 1233-1250+. Nov 9, tune-in to English news. ID. Traval promos. In the clear with a weak but readable signal, but deteriorated to a barely audible level by 1245. (Alexander-PA) ** ZANZIBAR. 11735, ZBC, 2050-2123*, Nov 9, tune-in to traditional Mid-Eastern music. Swahili announcements. Only an open carrier at 2100-2103. Programming back on at 2103 with many canned “Spice FM” IDs, promos and Swahili announcements. Western style pop music. Abrupt sign off. Good overall signal but transmitter was slightly noisy and had a weak hum. (Alexander-PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires _ 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
