Radio & Communication SW

Propagazione scarsa, aperta solo verso qualche zona asiatica. Ad esempio arrivava molto bene Myanma Radio su 5985.84 kHz (nell'immagine). Meno male che qui in Toscana dove sono, a Pescia, non mancano né salame né vino.

Simpatica la radio pirata Pink Panther dal Nord dei Paesi Bassi con soli 25 watt

RX: RFSpace SDR-14 - ANT: 30 meters long wire

4965 24/7 2350 Christian Voice, Zambia, songs, in LSB to avoid utility QRM, good

5040 24/7 2354 Radio Habana, Cuba, English programme, fair

5939.85 24/7 2316 Voz Missionaria, Cambiorù, Brazil, long talks, fair

5952.5 24/7 2325 Emissora Pio Doce, Bolivia, talks, weak

5985.84 24/7 2332 Myanma Radio, Yegu, Myanmar, slow Oriental songs and talks by woman, fair/good. Very interesting signal tonight

5990 24/7 2225 FEBC Manila, Philippines, interval signal and ids repeated, signing on, start program at 2230, fair

6085 24/7 2230 Radio Rossii, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, songs, talks in Russian, fair

6130 24/7 2238 PBS Xizang, China, English program, fair/good

6240 24/7 2128 Radio Tina, songs, poor

6308 24/7 2125 R. Powerliner, Pirate, folk music, rare ids, in Dutch, fair

6510 24/7 2130 Pink Panther, Pirate, songs, weak, fading only 25 W in North Nederland

7245 24/7 2345 Radio Mauretanie, in Arabic, folk songs, some talks, good, later very good

7270 24/7 2359 Radio Rossii, via Armenia, in Russian, talks, id on the hour, news, very good //7285 via Moldova with a short delay

7425 25/7 0002 Radio Tirana, Albania, in Albanian, talks and Opera music, very good

7585 25/7 0005 Radio Farda, via Sri Lanka, songs, good

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

Some tips on 15 MHz Bc band made in Pescia, Tuscany

RX: SDR-14, ANT: 30 meters long wire

15120 18/7 1810 Radio Nigeria, English program with reports and talks, very good signal, but usual modulation a bit low

15140 19/7 1907 Radio Sultanate of Oman, presumed, talks in Arabic, low modulation, poor/fair

15190 19/7 1831 Radio Pilipinas, Philippines, in Tagalog, conversation man and woman, //9395 poor/fair fading

15215 19/7 1911 Voice of Africa, Libya, in Hausa, mentioning every 5 seconds Africa and Gheddafi, the Horn of Africa music, very good

15235 19/7 1645 Channel Africa, South Africa, in French, sport reports, good

15245 19/7 1649 Voice of Korea, North Korea, reports in French, fair

15341.14 20/7 1340 SNRT Morocco, Arabic talks, songs, weak/fair fading

15344.16 19/7 1917 RAE, Argentina, in Italian, talks and songs, in LSB to avoid QRM Morocco. Fair

15345.18 18/7 1815 SNRT, Morocco, talks in Arabic, off channel as usual, good signal but some QRM from RAE carrier.

15445 18/7 1820 NHK Radio Japan, via Germany, slow songs, Japanese, good with some fading

15540 18/7 1825 Radio Kuwait, western songs, id, reports in English, very good

15580 18/7 1830 VOA, via Botswana, English, international reports, good

15690 18/7 1315 Radio Farda, via Sri Lanka, usual songs program with ids. good

15700 18/7 1320 Radio Bulgaria, talks and music, in Bulgarian, fair, fading

15630 18/7 1325 Voice of Greece, Greek songs and talks in Greek, excellent

15780 20/7 1143 Radio Sawa, in Arabic, usual program songs and short news, fair

15850 18/7 1833 Galei Zahal, Israel, nice songs, fair with fading

Few tips on 11 & 13 MHz made in Pescia, Tuscany, with a SDR-14 and a 30 meters wire.

11580 19/7 1720 VOA Ashna Radio, Via Kuwait to Afghanistan, in Pashtu, talks, //11565, both fair/good some fading

11590 19/7 1716-1731 Radio Pakistan? Strong carrier S 9 and more but not modulated. Radio Pakistan tx problems?

11625 19/7 *1729 Vatican Radio, signing on with usual interval music, fair

11655 19/7 1725 Ibra Radio, via France, song, id at 1727 with web address, in Arabic, good

11733.3v 19/7 1731 Radio Romania Int, out of frequency, in English, reports. Good

11750 19/7 1735 Sri Lanka BC, songs and entertainement talks in Sinhalese, very good





11880 19/7 1810 Radio Australia, slow songs, in English, fair

12130 19/7 1659 VOA, via Sri Lanka, start program to Zimbabwe, talks mentioning Zimbabwe in African language. Good

13580 19/7 1703 Bible Voice, via Germany, in Arabic, id in English at 1705, very good

13590 19/7 1706 CVC OneAfrica, Zambia, talks in English, fair

13635 20/7 1147 Voice of Turkey, in Turkish, Turkish songs, good

13650 19/7 1709 Radio Kuwait, international reports in Arabic, good

13770 19/7 1712 All India Radio, Indian songs, good

13810 19/7 1715 Bible Voice, via France, program to East Africa in Tigrino (reported), Horn of Africa songs style, talks, some modulation problems. Good signal

Radio Daqui benino. E altri ascolti sempre a Pescia, Pistoia, in Toscana

RX: RFSpace SDR-14 - ANT: 30 meters long wire

3410 21/7 2206 Greek Pirate in LSB, NOT 2x harmonic from MW, Greek folk songs, fair

3413 21/7 2209 Shannon Volmet, usual meteo airports info, fair/good

4845.27 21/7 2334 Radio Cultura, Manaus, talks, ids: "Cultura!", QRM Codar, good signal, fair

4915 21/7 2315 Radio Daqui, Brazil, nice slow Brazilian songs, some ids, fair



5910 21/7 2300 VOA, via Thailand, id and reports, weak

5995 21/7 2200 RTV du Mali, long talks, fair, better after Radio Bulgaria s.off at 2200 and Radio Senado s.off at 2203

9265 21/7 2239 WINB, USA, religious programme in English, good signal but low modulation. Fair

9330 21/7 2235 Radio Damascus, Siria, Spanish program, reports, music, ids. QRM from WBCQ, USA, with religious programme. Poor

9350 21/7 2232 WWCR Nashville, USA, Religious programme in English, good

9370 21/7 2228 WTJC USA, religious talks, good, not so good modulation

9385 21/7 2224 WWRB Manchester, USA, religious talks by woman, weak but clear

9479 21/7 2220 WTWW Lebanon, USA, religious talks, good, but in LSB to avoid China on 9480

9780 21/7 2244 CVC Voz Cristiana, Chile, religious talks in Spanish, fair

11670 21/7 2248 Radio Nacional Venezuela, via Cuba, great id, politics, in Spanish, fair

15720 21/7 2215 R. New Zealand International, talks in English, weak signal but clear modulation

RX: RFspace SDR-14; ant 30 m long wire
QTH: Pescia; Tuscany

7125 19/7 2119 Radio Conakry, Guinea, talks in French, fair, some QRM from hams

7245 19/7 2212 Radio Mauretanie, in Arabic, music then reports, good

7360 19/7 2124 Radio Belarus, in English, language lesson, web address, songs, fair //7390

7445 19/7 2128 CRI, in Italian, end of the Italian program, good

7450 19/7 2131 ERT3 Makedonias, Greece, talks in Greek and songs, very good

7495 19/7 2134 Radio Algerienne, via France, in Arabic, talks, good //9375 very good

7585 19/7 2137 Radio Farda, via Sri lanka, usual songs program, good

9235 18/7 1918 Galei Zahal, Israel, talks in Hebrew, //15850 fair/good

9310 19/7 1824 Deewa Radio, via Thailand to Afghanistan, reported in Pashtu. Reports. Good

9330 19/7 1827 Radio Damascus, Siria, Arabic songs, very strong signal 9+40 but low modulation

9395 19/7 1830 Radio Pilipinas, Philippines, in Tagalog, conversation man and woman, //15190 fair

9420 19/7 1834 Voice of Greece, usual nice Greek music program. QRM from IRIB Iran on co-channel (no good idea to use the Greek channel). Fair

9445 19/7 1837 All India Radio, in English, talks about Indian
culture, fair

9470 19/7 2141 AIR National Channel, India, slow Indian songs, fair

9500 19/7 2144 Radio Australia, Shepparton, in English, talks, fair

9515 19/7 1840 KBS World Radio, South Korea, Talks in Korean, good

9526 19/7 1820 Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in German, international reports, talks about Afghanistan, later about Sumatra, good.


9565.3 19/7 2147 Radio Deus è Amor, Brazil, religious talks, strong
QRM from Radio Martì, better in USB, poor

9575 19/7 1817 Radio Medì 1, Morocco, in Arabic, talks, good

9580 19/7 1815 Radio Africa 1, Gabon, in French, id "Radio Africa 1, la Radio Africaine" and reports, good signal, some QRM from Medì 1 9575, fair/good

9625 19/7 1842 Voice of Vietnam, via Austria, in French, reports especially about South East Asia, very good //9730 fair

9625 19/7 2151 Radio Canada North Quebec, Inuit Service, talks,
fair

9645 19/7 1845 Vatican Radio, Holy Rosary, QRM CRI in French, fair

9665 19/7 2154 Radio PMR Pridnestrovye, Moldova, popular songs. Very good

9705 19/7 2158 La Voix du Sahel, Niger, nice folk music and songs,

9725 19/7 1849 RTT, Radio Tunis, Tunisia, talks in Arabic, good

9730 19/7 1844 Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam tx, in French, reports, fair //9625 via Austria

9745 19/7 1854 Radio Baharain, western songs non stop, talks in Arabic on the hour, fair but some QRM from a co-channel station in Chinese. Could be Voice of Hope?

9800 19/7 1903 Afia Darfur Radio, via Vatican Tx, reports in Arabic, mentioning many times Darfur. Fair/good

9990 18/7 1745 Radio Cairo, Egypt, Arabic songs, really distorted audio with S 9+30

10000 19/7 2205 Observatorio Nacional, Brazil, usual pips, time, ids, weak

RX: RFspace SDR-14; ant 30 m long wire
QTH: Pescia, Tuscany, Italy

4780 18/7 1912 RTV Djibouti, long talks like comment, then music,
very good

4828 19/7 2101 Voice of Zimbabwe, African music, id by woman at
2103, some talks in English, fair



4860 18/7 1910 AIR, Delhi, long slow oriental songs, it's reported
to be to Pakistan, fair

4930 18/7 1907 VOA, Botswana, reports in English, good

4965 19/7 2216 CVC, Christian voice, Zambia, religious talks,
English, good but in LSB to avoid utility QRM

4976 18/7 1904 UBC, Uganda, national and international reports in
English, good

5066.398v 18/7 1845-1903* Radio Candip, Congo Dem, nice slow music
and talks by woman in French, fair, low modulation while speaking.
Off at 1903

5990 19/7 2108 Radio Senado, Brazil, soft music and Brazilian
songs, fair

6080 19/7 2115 VOA, Sao Tome, in English, talks, good but in USB to
avoid QRM from Germany on 6075