Thursday, April 19, 2007

Blog Logs - MARE Part 2


Today's next round from MARE, is a focus on what the gang is hearing on shortwave radio. Thanks to the contributors, always wishing everyone the best of DX!
Gayle VH

BURKINA FASO
5030 Radio Burkina (p); 2309-2332+, 2-Apr; FF cmtrys & discussion to 2030 Afro music; no hint of an ID or mention of Burkina hrd. SIO=423- (Frodge-MI)

DJIBOUTI
4780 Radio Djibouti. 0304-0348. 04/09 In AA. First log of this station. In Arabic. ID at 0310. Chanting followed by OM with explanations and into mx at 0326. Heavy QRM from sweepers and data bursts. Poor (Wood TN)

GREAT BRITAIN
15495 United Nations Radio; 1737-1745:05*, 5-Apr; UN Today, UN news/features; all in EE. SIO=454. Weak Kuwait there after s/off. (Frodge-MI)

KUWAIT
15495 Radio Kuwait; 1745, 5-Apr; M in AR & lite music. Weak & only hrd after UNR s/off. //11990, SIO=353- (Frodge-MI)

PIRATE 6925/U, RADIO ICE CREAM: 2250-2251:43*, 30-Mar; ID & Belfast drop; off w/"Peace pout brother" & jazzy ice cream tune. SIO=343 (Frodge-MI)
6950u PIRATE, WTCR. 0116*0143*. 1/Apr 2007. In English. SINPO: 4/5/4/3/3. Very nice show featuring a wide range of music. Tunes included: "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton,
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins, "She's Not There," "Heat Wave," "Chain Gang," and many others.
ID as "This is WTCR-20th Centaury Radio." S/O ancmts by YL recording giving addy as POB 1, Belfast NY 14711 USA, and requesting three first class stamps or $1-$2 US for QSL
requests. G-VG. (Wood, TN).
6925/U, VOICE of CAPTAIN RON: 0235-0240:10*, 2-Apr; Obscure pop; Stay free, 73. SIO=353 (Frodge-MI)

SOUTH AFRICA
15235 Channel Africa; 1710, 5-Apr; Channel Africa News to drum chant @1711 then sports. All in EE. SIO=3+53 (Frodge-MI)

TAIWAN
9280 Family Radio; Worldwide 2220, 2-Apr; Rlgs pgm in CC; 2220:55 ran WYFR IS--don't know why Harold might have done that, but it certainly was nice of him. SIO=353- (Frodge-MI)
(MARE TipSheet # 445)