GREECE 729.016 kHz on Oct 09 at 0515 UT on MW 729 kHz Athens Bogianti site, noted at remote Hungary SDR unit site, south of Vienna, only S=4-5 or -103 dBm, Greek local service, phone-in program by female / male talk. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 9) KUWAIT 5959.870 kHz much ODD fq transmission by Radio Kuwait in Arabic service, signal of S=9+35 or -42dBm much powerful noted on remote SDR unit at Doha Qatar at 0533 UT, scheduled 02-09 UT, powerhouse, and very excellent audio on shortwave band. NX read by female professional sounded presenter. 15515 even fq, R Kuwait in Arabic at 0537 UT, scheduled 05-09 UT to Central Asian muslim states, S=9 or -77dBm signal noted in Qatar remote SDR site. Played nice Arabic orchestra music, like in the 60ties at Radio Cairo, after British Empire left the Suez canal zone in Egypt. 15529.705 kHz another very odd fq transmission by Radio Kuwait, but this in English language backlobe of 310degr NE/EUR target service. S=8 or -81dBm on backlobe in Qatar ME, Persian Gulf. At 0543 UT on Oct 9, female program presenter in action. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 9) THAILAND 17639.963 kHz odd fq outlet of Radio Thailand Bangkok from US IBB-BBG relay site at Udorn Thani in north-eastern Thailand. Scheduled at 0530-0600 UT an Eastern Europe target sce towards Helsinki, St.P., Moscow, Yekaterinburg Ural target. S=9+10 or -64dBm strength in Doha Qatar SDR receiving post. Sounded like as much commercial program of FM band. Lots of talk on touristic development projects, with great support assistance from the Thai Princess family. Exact at 05.50:00 UT end of 10 time pips signal heard. Adverts of airline service Bangkok - Taipei Taiwan heard and touristic program matter. Then at 05.52 UT replaced by "H A P P Y NEWS service amongst the Thai Kingdom society ...". Final annmt of Thailand elephant conservation center at Lampang festival in November (?). see http://thailand.sawadee.com/lampang/ [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 9) SRI LANKA 17790.000 even fq AWR from SLBC Trincomalee relay site in Arabic towards PAK, AFG, and central Asian, ME, NE, Arabian peninsula, Emirates target. Nice sounded happy ministry chorus "In your hand ...", sung over and over again. At 0557 UT on Oct 9, S=9+25 -45dBm, scheduled 05-06 UT. End of transmission at 05.59:12 UT. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 9) _ 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
