Tuesday 20.10.09
11780 R. NACIONAL DA AMAZONIA (Brazil) at 0004 Portuguese, OM ancr. Hrd indigenous pop music with country overtones. F signal.
Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Balcony Listening Post
13640 R. JAPAN at 2200 Japanese, OM ancr. G signal w/ minor QRM (in EE).
9730 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2236 German, OM ancr. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Taliban mentioned often. F-G signal. // 9775 F signal.
9980 WWCR (USA) at 2243 English, Pastor Peters w/ "Scriptures For America World Wide" and music ("The Lord Is My Rock"). F-G signal.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2300 English, OM reporting international Nx. F-G signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 2307 English, OM and YL ancrs with the Nx. F-G signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 2310 English, YL speaking of environmental issues. F signal.
15240 R. AUSTRALIA at 2315 English, YL with Nx. Talk of Afghanistan election runoff. F signal.
15250 R. NACIO NAL DE VENEZUELA (via Cuba) at 2319 Spanish, YL ancr speaking EE. Followed by long-winded OM spewing Spanish. Mmm, must be Chavez. Then, TG, music. F signal.
Wednesday 21.10.09
9440 R. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) at 0025 English, OM ancr reporting Nx. P signal.
15275 R. THAILAND at 0030 English, YL ancr. Report on world warming and climate change. F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0056 English, OM ancr. Hrd "Shapes Of Things To Come" by the Yardbirds. BBC news at 0100. F signal.
17660 R. HABANA CUBA at 2041 Spanish, OM ancr. F-G signal.
17895 V. OF AMERICA at 2050 English. Hrd music mix. F signal.
15235 R. CANADA INT at 2056 English, Marc Montgomery hosting "The Link." Sta ID at 2100, then OM and YL ancrs with French programming. F signal.
15205 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2110 English, OM ancr. Hrd talk about Iran and nuclear weapons. // 11865, both w/ F signal.
Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.< br>
My First Numbers Station
9040 CUBA V2a 0930-0943* AM SSYL atencion: 63202 55781 21371 final: (what sounded like) tonight tonight tonight. VG signal. [Grundig YB 80, KA33 active loop antenna, indoor].
Thursday 22.10.09
Balcony Listening Post
13650 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0005 French, YL ancr. P signal.
13760 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0010 English, OM and YL ancrs. Speaking of Six-party talks. // 15180 F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0016 English, OM ancr. Talk of controversial BMT Party in the UK. F signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 0020 English, OM ancr. Talk of Russia's nuclear fleet (icebreakers). F signal.
6010 R. SWEDEN (via Sackville) at 0027 English, OM ancr. Hrd classical music. Then YL reporting Nx. P-F signal.
9735 V. OF RUSSIA (via French Guiana) at 0043 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. F-G signal.
Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.
Thursday 22.10.09
7430 CHINA RADIO INT at 0951 Chinese, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
9590 R. AUSTRALIA at 1006 English, OM and YL ancrs with Nx and reports. F signal. // 9580 G signal.
9985 WWCR (USA) at 1011 English, OM hosting "World Wide Country Radio." Hrd "Country Sunshine." VG signal.
Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Friday 23.10.09
5883 CUBA [Numbers Station] V2a 0717-0741* AM SSYL - ringing in bg - final again sounded like 'tonight' repeated 3xs. Not sure what the voice is saying. G signal.
5965 R. EXTERIOR DE ESPANA (via Costa Rica) at 0750-0800* Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. Hrd latin music. Poor signal, low vol, and much QRN.
5920 R. ROSSII (Russia) at 0808 Russian, OM and YL ancrs. F signal.
Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Before the world wide web there was World Band Radio.
11780 R. NACIONAL DA AMAZONIA (Brazil) at 0004 Portuguese, OM ancr. Hrd indigenous pop music with country overtones. F signal.
Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Balcony Listening Post
13640 R. JAPAN at 2200 Japanese, OM ancr. G signal w/ minor QRM (in EE).
9730 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2236 German, OM ancr. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Taliban mentioned often. F-G signal. // 9775 F signal.
9980 WWCR (USA) at 2243 English, Pastor Peters w/ "Scriptures For America World Wide" and music ("The Lord Is My Rock"). F-G signal.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2300 English, OM reporting international Nx. F-G signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 2307 English, OM and YL ancrs with the Nx. F-G signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 2310 English, YL speaking of environmental issues. F signal.
15240 R. AUSTRALIA at 2315 English, YL with Nx. Talk of Afghanistan election runoff. F signal.
15250 R. NACIO NAL DE VENEZUELA (via Cuba) at 2319 Spanish, YL ancr speaking EE. Followed by long-winded OM spewing Spanish. Mmm, must be Chavez. Then, TG, music. F signal.
Wednesday 21.10.09
9440 R. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) at 0025 English, OM ancr reporting Nx. P signal.
15275 R. THAILAND at 0030 English, YL ancr. Report on world warming and climate change. F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0056 English, OM ancr. Hrd "Shapes Of Things To Come" by the Yardbirds. BBC news at 0100. F signal.
17660 R. HABANA CUBA at 2041 Spanish, OM ancr. F-G signal.
17895 V. OF AMERICA at 2050 English. Hrd music mix. F signal.
15235 R. CANADA INT at 2056 English, Marc Montgomery hosting "The Link." Sta ID at 2100, then OM and YL ancrs with French programming. F signal.
15205 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2110 English, OM ancr. Hrd talk about Iran and nuclear weapons. // 11865, both w/ F signal.
Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.< br>
My First Numbers Station
9040 CUBA V2a 0930-0943* AM SSYL atencion: 63202 55781 21371 final: (what sounded like) tonight tonight tonight. VG signal. [Grundig YB 80, KA33 active loop antenna, indoor].
Thursday 22.10.09
Balcony Listening Post
13650 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0005 French, YL ancr. P signal.
13760 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0010 English, OM and YL ancrs. Speaking of Six-party talks. // 15180 F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0016 English, OM ancr. Talk of controversial BMT Party in the UK. F signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 0020 English, OM ancr. Talk of Russia's nuclear fleet (icebreakers). F signal.
6010 R. SWEDEN (via Sackville) at 0027 English, OM ancr. Hrd classical music. Then YL reporting Nx. P-F signal.
9735 V. OF RUSSIA (via French Guiana) at 0043 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. F-G signal.
Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.
Thursday 22.10.09
7430 CHINA RADIO INT at 0951 Chinese, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
9590 R. AUSTRALIA at 1006 English, OM and YL ancrs with Nx and reports. F signal. // 9580 G signal.
9985 WWCR (USA) at 1011 English, OM hosting "World Wide Country Radio." Hrd "Country Sunshine." VG signal.
Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Friday 23.10.09
5883 CUBA [Numbers Station] V2a 0717-0741* AM SSYL - ringing in bg - final again sounded like 'tonight' repeated 3xs. Not sure what the voice is saying. G signal.
5965 R. EXTERIOR DE ESPANA (via Costa Rica) at 0750-0800* Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. Hrd latin music. Poor signal, low vol, and much QRN.
5920 R. ROSSII (Russia) at 0808 Russian, OM and YL ancrs. F signal.
Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
Before the world wide web there was World Band Radio.