[HCDX] Fwd: RE: Grayland logs

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 14:26:24
> -0700
> To: "Hutton, Charles" <charles.hutton@xxxxxxxxx>
> From: Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Grayland logs
>
> MEXICO  6010.00  Radio Mil heard on exact frequency at 0447 on
> 21 Sept.  Spanish, with ID and mentions of Mexico.  Good
> reception.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA)
> 2390.08  Radio Huayacocotla  fair to good in Spanish at
> 1219.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> NEW ZEALAND  11675  RNZI at 11:06 with IS and ID at 11:06:43,
> announcing special transmission to NZ peacekeepers in East Timor. 
> Powerful signal in the clear.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21
> Sept).
>
> RUSSIA  180 unid Russian, either Kamchatka Radio, or Chita, as
> listed in B. Portzer's Asia-Pacific Log
> at 11:12 with weak audio.  Parallel stronger 189, Belogorsk was fair
> with Radio Rossii, though 180 was fractionally behind 189 kHz.  Also
> parallel to 234 (Magadan).  243 Primorskoe Radio, Razdolnoe also
> heard, but not sure if it was also in parallel.  (Salmaniw,
> Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
>
> CHINA  1323  CRI Urumqi, Xinjiang at 1137 in Russian to Siberia
> and the Far East.  Fair reception.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21
> Sept).
>
> JAPAN  5006/8006  J62XA heard at 1247 with frequent morse
> IDs.  8006 is the weaker of the two. (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21
> Sept).
>
> PAPUA NEW GUINEA  KUT Aeronautical beacon (50 watts).  Kutubu,
> Southern Highlands with slow CW ID.  1322 easilly heard. 
> (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> HAWAII 830  KHVH, Hawaii's talk radio, ID at 1406.  Good
> reception.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> USA  1540  KXPA, Bellevue, Seattle, WA.  Was momentarilly
> stumped by this one at 1436.  In Russian, with numerous IDs as
> "Radio Aurora".  Local vicinity given way by ads for
> Chiropractic Wellness Centre, Tacoma, and PST time checks.  Local ID
> in English at 1600.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> KAZAKHSTAN  9355  Voice of Orthodoxy with Russian sermon, at
> tune-in, 1535.  Fair to good.  At 1558, ID as "Govorit
> Golos Pravoslavya", then dead air afterwards.  Local
> Friday.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> GERMANY (Clandestine for Ethiopia)  15715  At 1630, directly
> into music, then ID for Radio Xoriyo heard at 1631:20.  WWW address
> given, but couldn't make out specifics.  Good reception. 
> Listed as Tuesday/Friday only.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21
> Sept).
>
> MALAYSIA  15294.89  Voice of Malaysia with local female
> vocals.  Always seems to be on this frequency and usually in the
> clear, though weak.  SIO 2.5-5-3 at 1638.  (Salmaniw,
> Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> RUSSIA  11840 USB  Radio Sakhalin with possible sign-on at
> 2000.  Schedule for the day, and local weather forecast and
> temperatures (high of 14, low of 9 celcius).  Excellent reception.
> (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 21 Sept).
>
> MEXICO 11770 XERMX, Radio Mexico International.  Nice ID at 0310,
> and announcement for "1177 kHz!".  Fair, with 9705.03 good
> in parallel.  English programming at this time.  (Salmaniw,
> Grayland,WA 22 Sept).
>
> BELARUS  11960  Radio Stolitsa (Radio Capitol) heard at
> 0350.  At O400, time check for 0700.  Fair to good. 
> Parallel 7210 was poor only.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 22
> Sept).
>
> SAUDI ARABIA   15275  BSKSA with superb reception of IS,
> at 0358, and into Turkish.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 22
> Sept).
>
> HAWAII  10320U  AFRTS, at 0438 with major tape problem. 
> Garbled, then stops, dead air, and the whole thing is repeated. 
> Continued so for the 10 or so minutes monitored.  Very Good,
> otherwise.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 22 Sept).
>
> PAPUA NEW GUINEA  A disappointing morning.  Only 7 PNGs heard,
> and at the weakest levels in memory.  Gone are the days when all
> transmitters were up and running, usually at good to excellent levels,
> and usually bang on frequency.  On the 22nd at 1132 to 1200, only
> the following were noted:  2410 R. Enga, fair;  3204.98 
> R. Sandaun, good with religious talk about Mary in Tok Pisin; 
> 3220  R. Morobe, good; 3260  R. Madang, fair;  3325
> presumed R. Bougainville, good;  3375  R. Western Highlands,
> fair with Tok Pisin;
> 3905  ?Radio New Ireland well under RRI.  (Salmaniw,
> Grayland,WA 22 Sept).
>
> VANUATU  7260  Radio Vanuatu at 1210 with Amazing Grace, later
> America the Beautiful, Star Spangled Banner, etc at superb levels. 
> Talk all in Bislama.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 22 Sept).
>
> INDIA  5040  AIR Jaypore heard with English news at 1433 until
> 1435, followed by "And that is all of the news.  This is All
> India Radio, Jaypore 5040".  Good reception.  (Salmaniw,
> Grayland,WA 22 Sept).
>
> HONDURAS  3249.98  Radio Luz y Vida in Spanish at 0220. 
> Fair reception.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 23 Sept).
>
> BOLIVIA (tentative)  6024.92  ?La Voz de Bolivia, La Paz. 
> Initial tune-in at 0245 with fair reception, but improving with
> time.  No ID at TOH.  Did hear "Boliviana"
> mentioned.  All in Spanish.  Parade or sports commentary. 
> I'll have to go back over the MD to find any IDs.  Possible ID at
> 0355.  Still on at 0408 tune-out.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 23
> Sept)
>
> JAPAN  3373.5U  NHK, Mihara.  Low power NHK relay in
> Japanese at 1114.  Good reception.  Also heard were:
> 3607.5U NHK Shobu-kuki, Tokyo with game show of bird calls.  Lots of
> laughter.  Very good.  This was parallel to 3259 NHK Kasuga
> (fair to good).
>
> NEPAL (tentative)  7164.40 Time pips before 1415, and weak
> audio.  Fits Nepal, but will need another month before darkness path
> improves.  (Salmaniw, Grayland,WA 23 Sept)
>
>
> That's all for now.  I have 3 to 4X the loggings, but no time to
> post, or to verify with the MD until I have the time to listen. 
> Take care,...........Walt.