22 July 2011
Higher BC bands 17 & 21 MHz
Some tips also on the higher Bc bands on 17 and 21 MHz heard in Tuscany with a SDR-14 and 30 meters wire
17507.3 20/7 1130 Radio Romania International, in English, culture & classical music, off frequency (nominal 17510), good //17670
17530 18/7 1346 Radio Sawa via Kuwait, fast news, in Arabic, good
17530 18/7 1836 VOA, Sao Tome, in French, report about Congo, fair
17545 19/7 1638 WYFR Family Radio, via Ascension, Bible talks in English, good
17575 19/7 1635 AWR, via Germany, slow talks, reported in Somali, fair
17670 18/7 1342 AWR, via Madagascar, talks in Asian language, reported to be Vietnamese, good
17695 20/7 1134 Radio Farda, via Sri Lanka, talks and music, ids, fair
17715 18/7 1838 REE, Spain, interesting interview about a community radio in Cochabamba area, in Spanish, good //17775
17745 19/7 1632 Sudan Radio Service, via Portugal, talks and music, mentioning often Sudan and Juba, in Arabic, good
17830 19/7 1627 BBC, via Ascension, talks about Africa and Nigeria, in English, fair
17840 19/7 1411, Radio Sawa, via Kuwait, songs, ids, reports in Arabic, very good
17850 19/7 1408 RFI, France, interview in French, very good
17895 19/7 1406 BSKSA, Saudi Arabia, Holy Kuran program, very good
21470 18/7 1333 BBC World Service, via Seychelles, reports, English, fair
21505 18/7 1329 BSKSA 1, Saudi Arabia, long phone talks, Arabic. Good
21540 18/7 1336 Radio Kuwait, long talks in Arabic with classical music on the back, Excellent
21610 19/7 1403 REE. Spain, News, sport, economics in Spanish, very good //21540
21780 18/7 1339 Deutsche Welle, via Rwanda, in Hausa, talks about Niger, very good
21840 19/7 1359 Deutsche Welle, Germany, in German, news. Good
