ARLA/CLUSTER Escutas em OC de Carlos Gonçalves desde Portugal.

[João Gonçalves Costa]

AUSTRALIA
9475 kHz R.Australia, Shepperton VIC, logged on 26 Feb 1526-1621, English to
Asia/Europe, talks on various topics, newscast 1600 and then the Science
Show prgr, but tx went off 1621.

9580 kHz R.Australia, Shepperton VIC, obs'ed on 24 Feb 1012-1045, English to
the Pacific,the Asia-Pacific prgr; 44533, adj QRM de MRC 9575 and
deteriorating.

(both de Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

CHINA
4980 kHz Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, noted on 25 Feb 1740-1800*, Uighur, talks,
phone nrs being announced, background music, songs; 45343. (Carlos
Gonçalves - POR)

ERITREA
7175 kHz Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, obs'ed on 25 Feb 1742-1800*,
Vernacular (not Arabic), local pops, talks, refs. to Somalia; 54444, adj
QRM; almost blocked by DW's carrier 1755 prior to s/off. (Carlos
Gonçalves -POR)

ETHIOPIA
5500 kHz Voice of the Revolution of Tigré, Mek'elé, obs'ed on 28 Feb
1813-1819, prgr believed to be in Tigrinya, with songs, few talks; 25331,
i.e. a lot worse than usual. (Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

6940 kHz R.Fana, Addis Ababa, audible on 25 Feb 1805-1814, airing prgr in
Oromiffa (presumed), with talks; 25342. (Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

INDIA
3365 kHz AIR, Khampur, logged on 28 Feb 1810-1835*, Vernacular, Indian tunes
& songs; 45333, but deteriorating and subject to occasional CW QRM.

4840 kHz AIR, Mumbai, 25 Feb 1655-1730*, Vernacular, Indian songs; 45343.

4860 kHz AIR, Delhi, 25 Feb 1651-1725, Vernacular, poss. Urdu (to PAK),
Indian songs, IDs 1700, music; 44332, but improving.

4910 kHz AIR, Jaipur, 25 Feb 1647-1740*, Vernacular, Indian songs; English
for news at 1730; 34331, but improving despite the uty. QRM; // 5010
Thiruvananthapuram.

5010 kHz AIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 25 Feb 1645-1707, Indian songs; // 4910
Jaipur; 35332.

(all 5 de Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

MADAGASCAR
5010 kHz R.TV Malagasy, Antananarivo, poorly audible on 25 Feb 1810-1818,
Malagasy, talks, songs; 25331. (Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

NEW ZEALAND
9870 kHz R.NZi, Rangitaiki, heard on 25 Feb /1259-1635, IS, TS, English
prgr, ID, newscast, etc.; 35432, but fluctuating quality, i.e. better than
the rated but also worse at some stage; 35432.

9885 kHz R.NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 24 Feb 1008-1059*, English, music,
mostly Brazilian, freq. announcement prior to IS & s/off; 55544.

(both de Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

NIGERIA
4770 kHz R.Nigeria, Kaduna, monitored on 25 Feb 1823-1841, English, talks,
ID, Afr pops, western song, children prgr 1832; 55444, but this is denoting
the signal, not the audio which was vy. bad & poorly readable. (Carlos
Gonçalves - POR)

UGANDA
4976 kHz R.Uganda, Kampala, noted on 28 Feb 1840-1855, talks in English,
presumably on the vy. recent elections; 45433, but this solely reflects the
signal, as the audio was bad. R.Uganda's 5026 kHz is being causing a het.,
just it, with BEN 5025, while both outlets were typically stronger, better
at this time in the past. (Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

ZIMBABWE
6612 kHz (harmonic of 3306 kHz) ZBC, Gweru, audible on 25 Feb 1759-1809,
Vernancular prgr, talks, songs, announcement and presumably newscast 1800;
35332. (Carlos Gonçalves - POR)

73,
Carlos. 
 
 

Carlos Gonçalves (Gonçalves)
Rx´s : DRAKE R-8E / JRC NRD-545 DSP
Ant.`s : U inv. ("Ewe") de 4-12-4 m / L inv. 45 m /  V inv. 41 m+linha 450 Ohm / T2FD c/ 20 m / K9AY elevada /  Vertical semi-helicoidal 7 m LF+MF
Lisboa / Portugal