[HCDX]: Loggings from Grayland, WA DXpedition 11-12 March, 2000.

["Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw, MD" <salmaniw@xxxxxxxx>]

ZAMBIA  6265  Zambia's Radio one, with good reception at 0337, with lots of 
mentions of Lusaka and Zambia in local language (Salmaniw, 11 March).

OMAN  15255 Radio Sultanate of Oman with pop music, and talk by a woman in 
English at 0342.  Good reception.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).
15140 heard in English at 1451, interviewing Julie, club manager at Club 
Olympus.  British accented.  Good reception.  (Salmaniw, 11 March)

UKRAINE  9870  Finally, a useful signal from Radio Ukraine International in 
English at 0400.  Excellent reception, with parallels being 11825 (fair), 
9610 (poor to fair), 9600 (fair except for het), and 6020 (poor).  9870 has 
to be 1000 Kw if located in Ukraine.  I don't think this is a relay, as 
they used to do long ago with their far eastern relays to the west 
coast.  One can hear a mild polar flutter on their frequencies.  This 
frequency should continue to propagate well as long as the MUF is high 
enough, and they don't change their schedule at the end of the 
month!  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  4890.  One of the great pleasures of DXing on the pacific 
coast is the fun of listening to these distant regional stations at arm 
chair level!  Superb reception in English at 0912 with "City Hall" program, 
describing the emergencies hospitals face, stabbings, shootings, etc.  Then 
on to "Greening and Cleaning", with Port Moresby's garbage collection 
schedule.  All in all, a very enlightening program offering a glimpse of 
local life in PNG.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

CANADA  6070  CFRX never ceases to amaze me with its powerful 
signal.  Heard at 1004, with sports report, then ID at 1005 as "Toronto's 
news station, 1010 CFRB".  Good to very good, especially using USB to avoid 
a cochannel on 6069.5  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

INDONESIA (BORNEO)  3325.0  Not a great PNG morning, but much better 
results from Indonesia.  At 1104, RRI Palangkaraya, listed with 10 Kw, was 
heard with very good reception, and frequently mentioning Timor, Islam, and 
Indonesia.  Initially thought them to be a PNG especially as the frequency 
was right on, unusual for an Indo, but the norm for PNG 
shortwaves.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

SINGAPORE  9590  Infrequently reported Radio Singapore International with 
excellent reception going into English news after ID and time check at 
1130.  Parallel 6150 fair.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

JAPAN  Interesting morning with lots of reception of NHK's low power SSB 
transmissions:

3970 USB (listed as NHK Nabeta, Nagoya 300 watts), at 1140 with easy 
listening music, and Japanese talk.  Good reception.  Parallel to
3607.5 USB (listed as NHK Shobu-Koki, Tokyo 900 watts) very good, and
medium wave 594, fair to good.  Went into a Japanese version of the "Gong 
Show", I think!  Also parallel to:
6005 USB (listed as NHK Ebetsu, Sapporo 600 watts) good reception.
Other NHK low power transmissions noted on 3373.50 (listed as NHK Mihara, 
Osaka with 300 watts), fair with het, and parallel to medium wave 823 
(poor).  Had 3 + 1 time pips at top of the hour, and an NHK ID.  (Salmaniw, 
11 March).

THAILAND  9810  Radio Thailand, at 1233 with very good reception, in 
English to Asia and Pacific.  Lower powered 9655 under a cochannel heard 
poorly. At 1901, 11905.15 heard in English to Europe with fair reception, 
especially if using USB.  Paralell 9655 only poor. (Salmaniw, 11 March).

BANGLADESH  7184  Radio Bangladesh Betar, at 1236 with a woman in English 
speaking about business investments in BD.  Strong, but with a low 
modulation and some transmitter hum.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

HELP NEEDED DFing UNWANTED INTRUSIONS!
We would appreciate DXers assistance in tracking down two very unwanted 
signals spoiling things in the 60 meter band, and just above 25 
meters.  The most annoying is a pulsatile musical grinding sound between 
4790 and 4825.  In USB, there is a decrechendo nature to it, while in LSB 
it's crechendo. Very loud during local night, and only fair to poor at 
1817.  Appears to be continuous.  My guess is that it is located somewhere 
in the US, especially in the west.
The second annoying signal is similar, but at a much more rapid tempo, and 
has been present for many months now.  It is more broad banded, heard 
between 12100 and 12215.  Heard loudest using a northwest Beverage again 
around the same time, and barely heard on the west and south west 
Beverages.  This might indicate a California source, if located in the 
US.  Conceivably this may also be much further away however.    (Salmaniw, 
11 March).

CLANDESTINE  5101.30 (tent) Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom.  Sign on at 
1300 with ?vocal national anthem, talk, and in Quran readings at 
1302.  Lots of static crashes making reception difficult.  At 1401:30 
appeared to go into English until 1406, when there was more music 
(Salmaniw, 11 March).  The following day, reception was much better. Nice 
clear signal heard at tune-in at 1337.  Retuned at 1400, but English was 
not heard until 1415.  Snippets of English heard then "President of the 
national parliament", "relations between the two countries".  Mentions of 
Kashmir.  Fading by 1421.  Still in English at 1424, but by 1429 not in 
English anymore. Possible national anthem at 1430 and sign off.
(Salmaniw, 12 March).

CLANDESTINE  6995  Voice of the People of Kurdistan listed here at 1440, 
but under a much stronger station, possibly CRI.  Parallel heard on 4061.10 
(Salmaniw, 11 March).  Next day tuned in at 1445.  The CRI (or possibly 
Korean), signs off at 1455, leaving the weaker station in the clear, but is 
back again at 1500.  Parallel today found on 4060.54
(Salmaniw, 12 March).

MONGOLIA  9720  Voice of Mongolia with good reception at 1501.  "Hello 
everybody and welcome to the Voice of Mongolia", by female announcer.  Very 
folksy.  Program followed on woman's day and children's day being 
celebrated on the same day.  Still can't find a 25 meter parallel.
(Salmaniw, 11 March).

RWANDA  6055. At 1606 African male with fair reception in Vernacular 
language and mentions of Angola.  Radio Rwanda heard several times 
clearly.  Good signals.  (Salmaniw, 11 March).

AFGHANISTAN  7073.21  I suspect this is Voice of Shari'ah with middle 
eastern sounding chants, and into talk at 1630.  Unable to tell language on 
11 March, but was much stronger the following day.  Best heard using LSB. 
7073.25 on the 12th, with what sounds like Russian at 1630.  (Salmaniw, 11 
and 12 March).

SAUDI ARABIA  15435  A very interesting situation here at 1659 +  Tuned in 
at that time to hear two Arabic stations.  The dominant one is Voice of 
Africa in Libya, while the other is Saudi Arabia with Big Ben-like gongs at 
1700 and every 15 minutes.  They both went into the Holy 
Quran...fascinating to listen as they battle it out.  Saudi Arabia 
occasionally almost equaled the Libyan.  There was no English until 1726, 
when I could definitely hear snippets of English from the 
Saudi.  "Delegation, institution, proclaim..." Back into Arabic at 
1730.  So I can confirm some English from Saudi Arabia, and unlike the 
past, this is not due to a studio error.  English again might have been 
heard at 1738.  Maybe a bilingual program?  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

INDONESIA  15149.82  The Voice of Indonesia heard at 1804 with a heavilly 
English accented woman in German.  Good reception.
4696.57  Radio Khusus Informasi Pertanian, Surabaya (Java).  Listed at 1.5 
kw.  Fair to good with Indo music, and talk at 1304.
(Salmaniw, 12 March).

IRAN  9650  Finally solved this one, thanks to Don Nelson, also DXing at 
Grayland, WA.  Spanish programming often at very good strength at 0215, 
until sudden sign-off at 0228, after brief piano piece.  Apparently this is 
the VOIRI, with parallels (not checked) of 6120, 6135 and 6175, with 
Spanish to Central America.  Wish their English services were as 
strong.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

LIBERIA  4760  Music box heard until 0600:45, then a choral national anthem 
until 0603.  Poor to fair reception.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

SOLOMON ISLANDS  5019.14  SIBC with very good reception, parallel to medium 
wave 1035.  At 0941, long long spot about goods available at Golden Star 
Trading Corporation in Honiara...toilet freshener, Sunlight soap, orange 
and coconut juice, price only $8.20.  You look by yourself and you buy 
them.  All sizes.  Buy twenty five, you get one free."  At 0956, song from 
our sisters of church of Mulawesa (?sp).  At 1000, into English with the 
news from the SIBC.  Population of Guadecanal wants to stop or limit the 
internal migration to their island.  Mentions of Commonwealth Day, with the 
theme being, communications challenges.  There is a serious lack of parking 
facilities in Honiara city.  Tree planting areas are being used for car 
parks instead.  "You are listening to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting 
Corporation in Honiara", at 1004.  No mentions of the Happy Isles during 
the 30 minutes or so monitored.  Superb reception, versus the previous 
evening when nothing was heard.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

VANUATU  4960  Superb reception,at 0936 too of Radio Vanuatu, in Bislama 
with religious sermon.  "Help most northern part of Vanuatu.  Help most 
southern part of Vanuatu.  Help most eastern part of Vanuatu.  Help most 
western part of Vanuatu.  Invite Holy Spirit, you come.  Bless the 
nation.  Direct this nation...Alleluia..." Carrier on, but no programming 
when rechecked after 1000.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

BOLIVIA  6134.78  Radio Santa Cruz with clear ID at 1026 in Spanish.  Only 
poor to fair, best using LSB.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

MEXICO  4800.53  Terribly distorted audio from presumed XERTA. ID at 1057, 
and again at 1100:45 in Spanish, and then signed-off.  Relatively good 
signal except for the distortion and interference from the "Space Jammer", 
described above.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

UNIDENTIFIED  3635.9  Heard at 1313.  Originally considered  RPDT2 Buol, 
Tolitoli (Sulawesi), but sounds more oriental, possibly Chinese or 
Korean.  Poor to fair  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

UZBEKISTAN  5060  Strong interval signal at 1329, and into English with 
"Radio Tashkent calling".  Very good.  Parallels heard included 5975 under 
a Chinese station, and 9715 fair to good.  Incidentaly, I recognized the IS 
as the same one as I listed as an unidentified in last week's Cumbre on 
7285 at 0200.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

TURKMENISTAN  5015  Turkmen Radio, presumed, with subcontinental music at 
1353, fair reception.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

VIETNAM  4795.96  Radio TV Son La regional station, with fair to good 
reception at 1340.  Mostly Vietnamese music.  Only regional I could hear 
today.  Thanks to Bill Smith at Grayland for helping to ID this 
one.  (Salmaniw, 12 March)>

MYANMAR  5985.81 English news heard at 1432 tune-in with signals that often 
fade up to good.  Until 1437, then into music, ID, talk.  Country and 
western music at 1443.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

ETHIOPIA  7110.0  Very good signal at 1509.  Many mentions of Ethiopia, in 
local language.  Thanks to Don Nelson at Grayland for pointing this one out 
to me.
6210  Radio Fana heard at 1511 with fair reception.  Use LSB to avoid a ute 
on USB.  Stronger parallel 6940 is usually covered by a pesky ute 
cochannel, but this morning, despite the ute, the station could still be 
heard.  At 1516, a man spoke, and this was translated by a woman into 
English until 1519.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

ERITRIA  5500 Voice of Tigray Revolution.  Nice signal at 1530.  (Salmaniw, 
12 March).

SOMALIA (not)  7530  Looking for Radio Hargeisa at 1608, but this clearly 
is not them, but rather a Chinese or Korean station.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

CONGO  9610 Radio Congo with French and vernacular talk with good 
reception, especially using USB at 1635.  (Salmaniw, 12 March).

That's enough for now, folks!  Happy listening.

................


Walter R. Salmaniw, MD             email:  salmaniw@xxxxxxxx
Victoria, British Columbia    DXING FROM CANADA'S WEST COAST, using
CANADA                        premier radio receivers:

                              Rockwell/Collins 
HF-2050
(250) 592-1033                Collins R390A,ITT Mackay 3031A,
                              Racal RA.117, JRC NRD 535D, and
                              Kenwood R5000.
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