Listening Points All time in UTC

No.98-20 /NOV 15 1998


= ASIA =


SINGAPORE
11690 R.Nederland relay. Nov 6. Indonesian. 1253 "Aspek Sosial"
1317 "Catatan Olahraga". 1323 Closing anmt then signed off.Fair. (Yamada)

SRI LANKA
17850 SLBC Nov 7 1037-1050 English 33443 Pop Music and ID at 1046.(Takeno)



= AFRICA =

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
5003.45 R.Nacional-Bata(Presuned) Oct.31 1857-1900 24332
Tropical sound and 1900 signed off.(Takeno)
6250.4 R.Nacional Malabo. Nov.2, 2003 Nx in Spanish. 2015 Afro pops
& tlk by male. R.Nacional ID was heard at 2023. Poor. (Yamada)

NIGERIA
3326 R.Nigeria-Lagos(Presumed) Nov.2 2112-2115 
Talk by man.Poor conditions.(Takeno)
6049.9 R.Nigeria  Oct.31 2059-2105 23442
2059 Very famous "Talking Drums" IS  and ID as "Radio Nigeria" then
English  News program .Not heard local ID (Ibadan or Kaduna) (Takeno)
-QSL-
V.O.Nigeria 15120kHz: Full data card in 112days for $1.00. (Yamada)

RWANDA
21560 DW-Kigali(loc. presumed) Nov.3 0840-0859 45333-35333, 
Talk by man,woman in German. 0859 IS and ID. Broadcasting 
continued after 0900. Location was persumed by PWR. (Kanai)



= MIDDLE EAST =

CYPRUS 
-QSL-
BBC relay 15575kHz: Full data letter with site indicated in 27days.
Although I sent the reception report to the site directly, the
reply came from Merlin Communications in London. (Yamada)

IRAN
21770 VOIRI Nov 7 0728-0735 25342 Famous IS,then Anthem,Koran(Takeno)

OMAN
-QSL-
BBC relay 15310kHz: Full data letter in 24days for $1.00(returned).
V/s David Plater, Senior Transmitter Engineer. (Yamada)



= EURPOPE =

AUSTRIA
6155 R.Austria Int. Nov.8 1449-1500 43333-33332, Spanish 
prgm. Talk about San Martin(?) by man and woman. ID and IS 
was heard at 1500. (Kanai)


FINLAND
21670 R.Finland Nov.3 0730-0735 35433 English
0730 ID as "YLE Radio Finland" then News (Takeno)

GERMANY
21560 DW Nov.3 -0900- 35343 German
ID at 0900,then News.Location Unknown.(Takeno)
21600 DW Nov.3 0950* 25332, Email address announce in English, 
ID, IS, then signed off. (Kanai)


PORTUGUL
21655 RDP Nov.3 0901-0935 34443-32432, Talk by man in Portuguese.
ID as "...RDP Africa". (Kanai)


SLOVAKIA
21705 R.Slovakia Int. Nov 7 0707-0730 English 35343 
News program.Good conditions (Takeno)

SPAIN
21610 REE Nov.8 0945 Talk by man in Spanish. SINPO 35232.
// 21570. TNX for Takeno's info. (Kanai)


UKRAINE
21510 R.Ukraine Int.(presumed) Nov.7 1000 IS and ID "(This 
is?) Radio (Ukraine?) International", but ID was not clear. 
very weak signal with echo. Anybody who knows RUI's IS will 
be able to confirm by IS, but I do not know it. TNX for 
Takeno's suggestion. (Kanai) 

UNITED KINGDOM
17630.0 Merlin Network One. Oct 30 1225 Pops mx px.
ID was heard at 1255. Poor. (Yamada)


= PACIFIC =

AUSTRALIA
15635.0(USB) Australian Defence Forces R.(presumed) Oct 31.0336
Pop mx px. 0352 OM tlk. 0400 Nx by OM. Very poor. (Yamada)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3205 R.Sandaun Nov.3 1050-1056 24342
1050 Talk in local language(Not in Pidgin) and ID at 1056 as
"Radio Sandaun" by man (Takeno)
3275 R.Southern Highlands(Presumed) Nov.3 1056-1120 24342
Local News in Pigin by woman.Not heard ID.(Takeno)

SOLOMON Is.
5019.98 SIBC Oct.31 1009-1015 35343 Good signal.
English News program then "Local Band history" program.(Takeno)
VANUATU
4960 R.Vanuatu Nov.1 0840-0855 34443 Good
Local Language talk.Sometime heard Vanuatu word.(Takeno)


= AMERICA =


REPORTER: Takeshi Kanai,Yokohama Japan,AOR AR7030/DRAKE R-8/KENWOOD R-1000 with 19 meters wire Nobuo Takeno, Tokyo Japan,JRC NRD535D/Lowe HF-250,225E with 10 meters wire Juichi Yamada,Tokyo Japan ,JRC NRD525/AOR AR7030 with AN-1