Shortwave Logging
Nobuo TAKENO, Tokyo JAPAN

No.2001-2 Feb 3 2001


= ASIA =

CHINA
4000 Nei Menggu PBS changed sign off time from past 1500 to 1600.
My first noted on 22 January.(Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

INDONESIA
3344.76 RRI Ternate 2056 Music 2100 SCI and Local ID.SINPO 35333(Takeno Jan 25)
3395.1 RRI Tanjung Karang 2058 Music 2100 SCI.Weak (Takeno Jan 26)
3905 RRI Merauke 0929 Traditional sound,Interval signal? then local ID
and News.1000 Guitar and Chorus music,like PNG.Fair(Takeno Jan 20)
4925 RRI Jambi 2156 Bird Singing,Ineterval signal.2157 Music with opening
announce,SCI then local ID and News.Good signal.(Takeno Jan 20)
9525 V.O.Indonesia 2040 Historical program in English.2056 ID.Good
signal.(Takeno Jan 26)

NORTH KOREA
3905.8v  Korean Central B.S. 1330-1500 with talk, drama, local music,
ID at 1359. Fair signal but audio guality was bad. Not heard
everyday. (Jan 28, Juichi Yamada)

SRI LANKA
9595 VOA relay 2149 News.(Takeno Jan 26)




= AFRICA =

CONGO
5985 RTV Congolaise 2116 ID with African pop music.(Takeno Jan 27)

EGYPT
9990.1 R.Cairo 2114 Music 2115 Time pips and ID then Opening music.
Strong signal,but bad audio.(Takeno Jan 20)

GHANA
3366 Ghana B.C. 2140 Rock and Pop music.2157 Radio Ggana ID by woman
then music.Good signal.(Takeno Jan 27)
4915 Ghana B.C.2208 News and ID.Good.(Takeno Jan 27)

KENYA
4914.97 Kenya B.C.(Presumed) 2052 Music 2100 Talk by man,2110 signed
off.Heavy QRM from 4915 Ghana B.C. on 4915kHz.(Takeno Jan 26)

LIBERLIA
4760 R.ELWA(Presumed) 2130 Weak signal,but heard talk and music.(Takeno Jan 27)
5100 R.Liberia Int.2202 Talk by man,2208 Traditional sound then talk 
by man.SINPO 22342 (Takeno Jan 27)

MADAGASCAR
5009.57 2050 Music and Talk in local language.Fair.(Takeno Jan 27)

NIGERIA
3326 R.Nigeria Lagos(Presumed)  2142 Pop music.2153 Talk by man.
SINPO 23442. (Takeno Jan 25)

RWANDA
6055 R.Rwanda 2158 ID by woman,Anthem and off.Poor.(Takeno Jan 19)

SAO TOME
4960 VOA Sao Tome 2018 News and ID.Not 4950kHz.Good. (Takeno Jan 27)

SOUTH AFRICA
3390 BBC Meyerton 2057 Talk by man,2059,BBC World service.Good (Takeno Jan27)
11640 World Beacon 2120 Non stop pop music.2142 Schedule and URL infomation
in English.Good. (Takeno Jan 26)

TANZANIA
11734.05 R.Tanzania Zanzibar 2155 Music 2258 ID.Good.(Takeno Jan 26)

ZAMBIA
4965 R.Christian Voice 2135 Talk by man.2137 ID.Fair.(Takeno Jan 25)



= MIDDLE EAST =





= EUROPE =

GERMANY
6085 Bayerigcher Rundfunk 2027 Talk by man,2030 BR radio ID? then News.
Good.(Takeno Jan 27)

HUNGARY
6025 R.Budapest 2024 DX program by man in English.2025 ID.SINPO 32342(Takeno Jan 27)

PORTUGAL
DW via Sines 2024 Interview program in English.2030 ID.Fair (Takeno Jan 26)

TAJIKISTAN
4635.07 Tajik R. 1955 Talk by woman with Instrumental music.ID? at 2000
as ....Dushanbe by man then talk.Good signal. Thanks tip from Oguma. (Takeno Jan 27)

UZBEKISTAN
9540 R.Tashkent 2035 News by man.2037 ID.SINPO35343 to 25342 (Takeno Jan 25)



= PACIFIC =

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3204.97 R.Sandaun 1018 Pop music program,ID with TC heard several times.
SINPO 23442. (Takeno Jan 27)
3235 R.West New Britain 1037 Local pop music.2031 ID.Good.(Takeno Jan 27)
3275 R.Southern Highlands(Presumed) 1056 American pop msuic.1103 Talk 
by woman in Pidgin.Fair.(Takeno Jan 27)


= AMERICA =

BOLIVIA
5952.35 R.Pio Doce 1010 Talk by man,1012 ID.Fair (Takeno Jan 27)
6155.05 R.Fides 1057 Talk by man in Spanish.Weak.(Takeno Jan 26)

BRAZIL
4814.98 R.Difusora Londrina 2208 Music 2210 Disusora announce by  man 
with echo.SINPO 35333. (Takeno Jan 20)
4914.98 R.Anhanguera(Presuemd) 2142 Interview program.QRM from Ghana
on 4915kHz.(Takeno Jan 19)
4985 R.Brasil Central 0847 Music 0852 ID.Fair. //11814.98(Takeno Jan 27)
11814.98 R.Brasil Central 0847 Music 0852 ID.Good.//4985. (Takeno Jan 27)
11925 R.Bandeirantes  0750 Talk by man.ID heard several times.Good.(Takeno Jan 20)

ECADOR
4800.78 R.Oriental 1135 Andean music and talk by man.ID heard several
times.Fair (Takeno Jan 21)
5040.05 Voz del Upano(Presumed) 1142 Live religious speech in Spanish  
and chorus music.SINPO 24342. (Takeno Jan 21)

PERU
4881.05 R.Comas 1112 Local music 1112 Talk by woman in Spanish.(Takeno Jan 25)
4914.7 R.CORA 1102 Music 1103 Talk by man 1123ID.SINPO 34333 (Takeno Jan 26)
4955 R.Cultutarl Amauta(Presumed) 1059 Andean music with talk by man.
SINPO 25342.(Takeno Jan 21)

URUGUAY
11734.95 R.Oriental 2153 Latin music.2154 Transmite CX12 Radio Oriental
ID.Good signal (Takeno Jan 20)

USA
6095 WSHB 1140 Religious talk in English.1156 Schedule information.
1159 This is WSHB ID and signed off.Fair (Takeno jan 26)
21510 R.Marti 2154 Address information by woman.2056 Music with talk
in Spanish.2159 ID and siged off.SINPO 25342 (Takeno Jan 26)


SITE UNKNNOWN 21540 VOA 0620 Sports news of News Now program.Good.(Takeno Jan 21) PIRATES(SOUTH AMERICA) Q 103 "The Jazz Lighthouse" via R.Cochiguaz on 11440kHz: Full data card including relayed station name and the letters as "1st from Japan!" with personal letter, form letter, and postcard in 45days. (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) CLANDESTINE/Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement I received QSL letter from Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Movement via registered mail. The envelope was very big and included several pamphlets and beautiful photoes in Kashmir. Although I enclosed $1 to my reception report, it was retuned. According to the letter, the station broadcasts 3 times a day: 0230-0400 5985kHz 0745-0845 7230kHz 1300-1430 5100kHz Mailing address is Post Box No.102, Muzaffarabad(Azad Kashmir), Pakistan. (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

Frequency Logging JAN.16 to JAN.31
All Time in JST,JST=UTC+9h
All heard by Nobuo Takeno

Frequncy Station DATE Time SINPO Language
3204.97 R.Sandaun 2001/1/27 1958 23342 Pidgin
3235 R.West New Britain 2001/1/27 1927 33443 Pidgin
3275 R.Southern Highlands? 2001/1/27 1956 253442 Pidgin
3326 R.Nigeria Lagos 2001/1/20 0623 22342 English
3326 R.Nigeria Lagos? 2001/1/26 0642 23442 Unknown
3344.76 RRI Ternate 2001/1/26 0556 35333 Indonesian
3366 Ghana B.C. 2001/1/28 0640 32332 Unknown
3395.1 RRI Tanjung Karang 2001/1/26 2050 Weak Indonesian
3905 RRI Merauke 2001/1/20 1829 33342 Indonesian
4635.05 Tajik R. 2001/1/27 0454 35333 Unknown
4635.07 Tajik R. 2001/1/28 0456 35343 Unknown
4760 R.ELWA? 2001/1/28 0630 Weak Unknown
4800.78 R.Oriental 2001/1/21 2035 24442 Spanish
4814.97 R.Difusora Londrina 2001/1/21 0708 25343 Portuguese
4814.98 R.Difusora Londrina? 2001/1/27 0700 25342 Portuguese
4824.4 La voz de la Selva? 2001/1/20 1959 Weak Spanish
4870 CPBS? 2001/1/21 0620 Weak Chinese
4881.05 R.Comas TV 2001/1/26 2012 22342 Spanish
4914.7 R.CORA 2001/1/20 1956 25342 Spanish
4914.7 R.CORA 2001/1/26 2001 34333 Spanish
4914.97 Kenya B.C.? 2001/1/27 0558 Weak Unknown
4914.98 R.Anhanguera? 2001/1/20 0642 22442 Portuguese
4915 Ghana B.C. 2001/1/26 0657 35443 English
4915 Ghana B.C. 2001/1/28 0708 35333 English
4925 RRI Jambi 2001/1/21 0656 25342 Indonesian
4955 R.Cultural Amauta? 2001/1/21 1959 25342 Spanish
4960 VOA Sao Tome 2001/1/28 0518 35343 English
4965 R.Christian Voice 2001/1/26 0635 35343 English
5009.5 R.Malagasy? 2001/1/21 0552 23432 Unknown
5009.57 R.Malagasy? 2001/1/28 0550 25342 Unknown
5040.05 Voz del Upano? 2001/1/21 2042 24332 Spanish
5047 Rdiff Togolaise? 2001/1/28 0715 23432 French
5100 R.Liberia Int? 2001/1/27 0702 22342 Unknown
5952.35 R.Pio Doce? 2001/1/20 1938 24342 Spanish
5952.35 R.Pio Doce 2001/1/27 1910 23342 Spanish
5985 BBC Meyerton 2001/1/28 0557 24342 Unknown
5985 RTV Congolaise 2001/1/28 0616 24332 French
6025 R.Budapest 2001/1/28 0524 32342 English
6055 R.Rwanda 2001/1/20 0558 22342 Unknown
6085 Bayerigcher Rundfunk 2001/1/28 0527 32342 German
6095 WSHB 2001/1/26 2040 33333 English
6155.05 R.Fides? 2001/1/26 1957 23442 Spanish
6265 Zambia Nat.B.C. 2001/1/21 0703 34333 Unknown
9525 V.O.Indonesia 2001/1/27 0540 44444 English
9540 R.Tashkent 2001/1/26 0535 35343 English
9595 VOA ? 2001/1/27 0649 32332 English
9610 DW Sines 2001/1/27 0524 23342 English
9990.1 R.Cairo 2001/1/21 0614 35443 English
11640 World Beacon SENTECH 2001/1/27 0620 35343 English
11734.05 R.Tanzania Zanzibar 2001/1/27 0555 34443 Unknown
11734.95 R.Oriental 2001/1/21 0653 32442 Spanish
11734.98 R.Oriental? 2001/1/20 0705 32342 Spanish
11785 R.Guaiba 2001/1/20 1625 35443 Portuguese
11894.98 R.Brasil Central 2001/1/27 1747 24332 Portuguese
11925 R.Bandeirantes 2001/1/20 1650 33433 Portuguese
21510 R.Marti 2001/1/27 0654 25342 Spanish
21540 VOA ?? 2001/1/21 1520 Good English


REPORTER Nobuo TAKENO, Tokyo Japan,JRC NRD535D with 10 meters wire Juichi YAMADA, Tokyo Japan