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[HCDX] Fwd: Loggings from Victoria, BC
>
>A very, very good morning, especially on Trans Pacific MW, but also on
>SW. Here's a sampling of what I have been hearing, using primarily my new
>Icom 756Pro2, but also a Collins R-390A with SE-3 (a superb combination,
>usually outperforming all my solid state receivers), and the Ten-Tec 340.
>It's worth spending more time at the dials as we approach the spring
>equinox! Good DX............Walt
>
>COSTA RICA 9724.81, 0002-, World University Network Feb 23 Dr. Gene Scott
>continuing (?from the grave?) with excellent levels from Cahuita, Costa
>Rica despite his death. Parallel to Anguilla 6090 also excellent. One
>wonders how much longer these will continue. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>CHINA 4940, 1435-, Voice of the Strait Feb 26 Good reception with English
>programming. Variety items, with brief Chinese musical pieces in between
>news items. Improving signal towards my local dawn. The Icom 756 ProII
>really shines here!. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>RUSSIA 7260, 1525-, Voice of Russia World Service Feb 26 Excellent
>reception with English news about British torture of Iraqi
>prisoners. Listed as via Vladivostok, with the beam being directly 180
>deg. to my QTH. 7415 from Petropavlovsk also excellent, and 6205 via
>Chita fair. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>INDIA 4775, 1533-, AIR Guahati Feb 26 60 meter AIRs not propagating very
>well this morning. English news audible at fair level. Superb level,
>though with Bangalore beaming north/north-east on 9425. I'm really
>enjoying the 'hi-fidelity' of the Ten Tec RX340 on ISB. Mentioned FM Gold
>at 15:37:45. Headlines at 15:41, and then into sports. Some splatter on
>9425. News ended exactly at 15:45. Some splatter from FEBC on 9430 only.
>(Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>AUSTRALIA 11840, 1556-, Voice International Feb 26 Australian Destinations
>program at excellent level, then 'Money Minute' from Christian Financial
>Concepts. Your Voice program ad. Parallel 13635 almost as
>strong. Beamed towards the Indian subcontinent. No ID at the TOH, but
>many mentions of Voice International. Sports@xxxxxxxxxxxx mentioned, but
>then instead of sports, they 'got going with some music'. Rechecked at
>16:10 with a biography of Muhammed Ali. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>THAILAND 8742.9, 1642-, Bangkok Met Radio Feb 26 Less commonly reported
>frequency with non-mechanical sounding male in Thai following the music
>box IS at 16:43 (90+ minutes after local sunrise). Poor to fair.
>(Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>RUSSIA 7415, 1701-, Voice of Russia World Service Feb 26 Quite remarkable
>reception continues with IS and ID at 17:00 and into news. Via
>Petropavlovsk, in English to India, but heard very well in WCNA. 2 hours
>after local sunrise, but going strong. This could easilly be called a
>North American service as well!. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>VANUATU 7260.1, 0547-, Radio Vanuatu Feb 27 Going out on a limb, but I'm
>already hearing a het on this frequency which fits Vanuatu, even though
>it's not sunset in Port Vila for some time yet. No audio yet, of
>course. Vanuatu usually starts fading in by 0700. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>NEW ZEALAND 3935.07, 1524-, ZLXA Feb 27 An excellent morning for TP MW DX,
>with lots of audio. ZLXA heard at weak level with EZL music. Normally
>faded out by now. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>INDIA 4990, 1534-, AIR Itanagar Feb 27 Time pips at 15:30:10 then a few
>sec pause and into AIR network news in English. Fair to good at times,
>but over cochannel Chinese (yesterday CC totally dominated, but today it's
>the opposite). Parallels are: 4760 Port Blair (poor), 4970 Shillong
>(fair), 4830 New Delhi (strong except for ute), 9425 Bangalore (superb),
>7255 Delhi-Kingsway (poor under OC), 9820 Panaji (very good), and 11740
>Panaji (good with cochannel). Finished immediately after 15:45. By 15:45
>4990 Itanagar was even stronger at about S7. A very good morning!.
>(Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>UGANDA 5026, 1556-, Radio Uganda Feb 27 Tantalizing snippets of presumed
>Blue Network, but spoiled totally by the S9+20 Chinese on 5030. Sunset at
>Kampala around now. There are possibilities to hear this one on an
>exceptional morning, and if 5030 is ever off, who knows. Uganda is a very
>difficult target on the WCNA. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>
>ZAMBIA 4910, 1605-, Radio 1 Feb 27 ZNBC Radio 1, but not in Vernacular but
>in English. As I recall they do broadcast occasionally in English,
>especially during the news. I think I heard 'Studio 4', and mentions of
>Zambia. African high life music. Another few minutes before there
>sunset. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
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