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(BrDXC-UK to wwdxc BC-DX May 20)
ALBANIA 6115/7455, Radio Tirana verified in 23 days with a full data
paper card from the Correspondence Section with a "Summer Frequency Guide"
from Clara Ruci (Journalist / Translator / Broadcaster).
(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer May 29)
ANGOLA 4950 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, obs'ed 2116-..., 19 May,
Portuguese, Afr. pops; 25331, but better 1940 on 20 May.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 25)
ASCENSION ISLAND 9525 Star Radio May 21 at 0703 Nx bulletin in English,
"Welcome to the weekly review. It is a production of Star Radio, Liberia",
talk about Truth and Reconciliation Commission, local mx; gaining
strength, quite weak at tune in, but much stronger just 15 mins later.
(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer May 21)
AUSTRALIA 2325, 1319-, VL8T Tennant Creek May 19 Excellent reception of
ABC programming with a call-in show regarding numismatics. 2310 VL8A Alice
Springs was not on the air this morning. Parallel to 2485 VL8K Katherine
was also well heard, with it's characteristic buzzing audio.
(Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw-B.C.-CAN, hcdx May 23)
AUSTRIA 11955, Radio Mondial Adventist, 2000-2015+, Relay, Noted a
program of seemingly religious comments and mx.Clear ID at 2005 as
"...Radio Mondial Adventist ..." in unknown lang. The lang sound African,
but I could be wrong? Signal was at a good level. 11955 KHz has been an
Austrian freq for years and Adventist Radio is listed as using Austria's
txs in the WRTH.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA ka4prf, hcdx May 19)
2000-2030 UT daily in Dyula lang,
11955 1830-2000 UT 190 degr, 2000-2130 UT 217 degr
2100-2130 in English.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 20)
BELARUS 11930, 0357-, Belorussian Home Service 1st Programme May 19.
Nice reception with open carrier at 0355 tune-in. Single interval tone,
and then in Belarusian ID and nx headlines dealing primarily with local
news. Then weather for Miensk, Brest and Grodno mentioned. Rain and 15 to
17 degrees in the capitol. Minimal het noted. A good solid S7 signal.
Presumably the same tx that once used 11960 during the same time period in
the past.
(Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw-B.C.-CAN, hcdx May 23)
BOLIVIA 3310 R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, audible 2247-..., 20 May,
prgr in Quechua, talks, phone-ins, Indian tunes; 25342, but occacional
VOLMET stn QRM.
4716.7 R. Yura, Yura, audible 2219-..., 19 May, Spanish (t), folk songs;
25231.
5580.3 R. San Jose, S.Jose de Chiquitos, audible 2223-..., 19 May,
Spanish (tent), songs; 25231.
5952.5 R. Pio XII,Siglo XX, audible 2224-2236, 19 May, Spanish, talks,
interviews; 43432, adj. QRM so better on LSB; very good 2220 on 20 May.
6105.5 R. Panamericana, La Paz, audible 2232-2242, 20 May, Spanish,
religious prgr ment'ing. Bible passages; 43432, adj. QRM de DRM signal on
6100.