Weekend DXing
Saturday 03.10.09
6170 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 1003 English, OM with New Zealand Wx. Then OM playing music of the fifties on "Wayne's Music" prgm. Included songs by Ruth Brown, Harry Belafonte, and the Royal Teens. G signal (active loop ant).
13675 U.K. BBC at 1755 English, OM with soccer Nx. F signal w/ low audio due to fading. [balcony listening post - Eton S350DL (battery powered), whip ant].
9700 R. BULGARIA at 2314 English, YL reporting Nx. F signal w/ QRN.
9600 R. HABANA CUBA at 2321 Spanish, Hrd jazz song (in Spanish) by female vocalist. G signal.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2326 English, Arnie Coro w/ "DXers Unlimited" prgm. G signal.
9580 U.K. BBC (via S Korea) at 2334 English, YL speaking to ON about China. P-F signal w/ QRN.
15250 R. NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA (via Cuba) at 2340 Spanish, YL ancr. F signal would be upgraded to good if it wasn't for a persistent hum.
9625 CBC RADIO NORD QUEBEC (via Sackville) at 2348 Englis h, YL and OM ancrs. Hrd country hit "Six Days on the Road" by Dave Dudley. P-F signal w/ QRN and QRM from CNR-2 on 9620.
9420 V. OF GREECE at 2355 Greek, Hrd indigenous music. P-F signal w/ QRN.
Sunday 04.10.09
9425 WHRI DEUTSCHE WELLE (U.S.A.) at 1138 German, YL and OM ancrs with religious prgm. G signal.
6010 R. JAPAN at 1144 Russian, YL ancr playing music. VG signal.
9580 R. AUSTRALIA at 1155 English, YL ancr speaks to an Australian indigenous artist. VG signal // 9590 G signal w/ QRN.
9650 KBS WORLD RADIO (S KOREA) at 1207 English, YL ancr with "Weekly News Roundup." G signal.
7325 R. CHINA INT at 1233 Japanese, YL ancr. Hrd pop music. VG signal.
9885 V. OF AMERICA at 1249 Spanish, OM playing "Musica Country." Hrd "The Way You Love Me" by Faith Hill. F signal w/ mucho QRN.
15235 R. CANADA INT at 2028 English, Host Mary Travis w/ "Maple Leaf Mailbag." G signal.
11940 R. ROMANIA at 2039 English, YL ancr speaking to OM. P signal.
1179 5 DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY at 2057 English, OM and YL with German language lesson. P signal w/ much QRN.
Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.
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