[HCDX] Loggings from Victoria, BC

["Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw" <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

A varied bag this week. No luck whatsoever with SWR this
month. The Euro 
hobby pirates were not propagating at all this weekend. Hope there are a
few things of interest:

BENIN 7210, 0558-, R.Benin May 5 Relatively nice signal, SIO of 
3.5-3-3. Sign-on with national anthem, and ID in French. Further 
announcements, then into African hi life music. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
Canada)

GREAT BRITAIN 21550, 1427-, MILLENIUM VOICE May 4 Heard with nice signal
with talk by OM, just over co-channel Voz Cristiana. Talk continued to
1430 
without any obvious sign-off when transitter cut. Voz Cristiana ID 
followed with a strong signal, now in the clear. Music program (musica
Cristiana). (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

GUIANA 11905, 2355-2400*, SWISS RADIO INTERN. May 4 SRI in English,
closing 
at 2351 and into instrumental music. A sad shadow of it's former 
self. They can't even fill a full half hour. To South America. Fair +
reception. Parallel 9885 poor to fair. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
Canada)

INDONESIA 3264.657, 1253-, RRI Gorontalo May 1 Nice signal. Strongest 90
meter station with Indo music and light hearted talk and chuckling by
male 
announcer followed by more EZL Indo music. About an S5 signal. Jakarta
interval signal continuously from 1300 until 13:03:50 and into the 
news. Must have had a feeder problem. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
Canada)

INDONESIA 4925.01, 1326-, RRI Jambi May 1 Nice signal and local ID at
1324, 
then into a radio play or possible relay of a television program.
Slightly 
overmodulated. S7 signal. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

ITALY 9670, 0405-0425*, RAI INTERNATIONAL May 5 Not usually very well
heard, but tonight brought fair to good signals in Ukrainain. Followed a
program in Russian. Parallel frequencies 11800 poor to fair, and 7235
which had been fair, but was obliterated by Meyerton AWR at 0400. Gave ID
as 'RAI International'. Into news. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
Canada)

KOREA-SOUTH 9870, 1609-, R.KOREA INT. May 5 Interesting clash here with
both CRI and RKI on in English at the same time, with predictable 
results! CRI wins out with a signal stronger by a third or so vs RKI. So
much for frequency planning!. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

NORTH AMERICAN PIRATE 6955, 0222-, NOEL May 5 White Christmas 
instrumental. Excellent modulation. About a S7 signal with some static
crashes. As so often is the case, the voice audio is far worse. They gave
an ID at 0226, but couldn't make it out clearly. Went on to more
Christmas 
carols (the First Noel). Jingle ID again at 0230, then into Let in 
snow....ID again just before 0235 when they left the air. ID'd as NOEL,
all Christmas, all the time. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

RUSSIA 7390, 1509-, VOICE OF RUSSIA May 4 Excellent reception of VOR
World 
Service in English with Russian sport and cultural news. Headlines at
1510. Parallels noted: 11500 almost as strong, and 11985 poor to fair
(the latter freq beamed to middle east). (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
Canada)

RUSSIA 12015, 1504-, VOICE OF RUSSIA May 4 Looking for Voice of Mongolia,
but completely wiped out by growly transitter of VOR with Farsi program
with S7 to S9 signal. Had a Russian lesson before the TOH. Piano music at
1505. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

UNIDENTIFIED 11530, 1551-, Unidentified May 5 Was tuning in Denge 
Mesopotamiya, which I can hear below a much stronger Christian program.
My 
ILG states Liberia, but surely this is not the case. Anyone know 
location? English hymns. Talk, however, was in Spanish. ID, I think at
1600, then into Spanish choir. Mixed badly with D.M., but in the clear
after 1600. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

VATICAN STATE 5890, 0343-, VATICAN RADIO May 5 Interesting, since the
transmitter, 80 kw, is located on the grounds of Vatican City. Reception
of listed Hungarian program is poor to fair with talk. Lots of
atmospheric 
QRN. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)