July 2018 Shotwave Listening Logs

ANGUILLA—Caribbean Beacon, 6090 at 0915 UTC is back with the Scotts preaching. (Barton, AZ)

ANGOLA—Radio Nacional, Mulvenos, 4950 with Afropops and Portuguese announcer at 2311 UTC, also at 0037 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

ASCENSION ISLAND—BBC-South Atlantic Relay, 11810 with BBC News at 2005 UTC and a series of BBC promos. (Taylor, WI) 15490 at 1950 UTC in Hausa. (Brossell, WI)

AUSTRALIA—Reach Beyond, Kununurra, 9720 in Tamil at 1306 UTC, man giving an apparent sermon. (Taylor, WI)

AUSTRIA—Adventist World Radio via Moosbrunn, 11955 in Hausa at 1929 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

BOTSWANA—VOA Relay-Mopeng Hill, 15580 at 1403 UTC with world news then hi-life music. (Brossell, WI)

BRAZIL—(All in Portuguese –GLD)

Radio Cultura do Amazonas, Manaus, 4845 at 0056 UTC, the music was audible at peaks, then wiped out by WWCR’s sign on at 0058 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

Radiodifusora Roramia, Boa Vista, 4875 at 0058 with a ballad, man giving station ID, second announcer, then back and forth. (Taylor, WI) 0323 with Brazil pop music, male announcer then a man giving a long religious talk at 0325 UTC. (D’Angelo, PA)

Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 4885 at 0253 UTC with lively discussion, station ID at 0308, into pop music. (Taylor, WI)

Voz Missionaria, Florinapolis, 5940 at 0020 UTC, with woman singing some English words, man with instrumental music and woman pleading and excited talk, 0143 UTC with an apparent sermon. (Taylor, WI)

Radio Transmundial, Santa Maria,5965 with reasonable audio at 0945 UTC, but not there 15 minutes later, soft-spoken man with mentions of “Transmundial” at 0952 and 0956 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Radio Nacional Amazonia, Brasilia, 11780 poor at 2217 UTC, man and woman with commentary. (Taylor, WI)

Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 11855 with A Voz do Brazil program at 2256 UTC. (Valko, PA)

CANADA—CFRX, Toronto, 6070 at 0230 UTC with an ad string and mention of “AM 1010.” (Taylor, WI)

CHINA—China Radio International, Xi’an, 13600 in Russian at 1353 UTC; 15680, Kashi in French at 1713 UTC. (Brossell)

China National Radio/PBS–Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, 4900 at 1304 UTC with two men in dramatic talk in Amoy, 4940 in Mandarin (No time given, but should be similar to the 4900 log. –GLD) (Taylor, WI)

CNR/PBS, Qinghai, 6145 at 0119 UTC in Mandarin and woman with indistinct music. (Taylor, WI)

PBS–Xizang, Baiding, 4820 in Mandarin at 1158 ITC with man talking at some length; 4905, Baiding/Lhasa in Tibetan at 1134 UTC, man and woman talking in long segments. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xinjiang, Urumqi, 4850 in Kazakh at 0033 UTC. (Valko, PA) 3 pips at 1200 UTC, station ID, fanfare, announcement, another fanfare, female announcer. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xizang, Lhasa, 4920 at 0042 with an interview. Faded out at the grayline; 6035 at 1234 UTC with long talk in Tibetan. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Nei Menggu, Hot Hot, 9520 at 1325 UTC with //9540 CNR-1 via Kunming. Man and woman alternating talk. (Taylor, WI)

CNR-2, Xi’an, 9520 at 1359 UTC with man talking and 4+1 time pips, fanfares, and station ID in Mandarin and woman with mellow Chinese music. (Taylor, WI)

CPBS, Beijing, 9830 at 2305 UTC in Mandarin. (Brossell, WI)

ENGLAND—BBC via Kostinbrod, 6195 at 0132 UTC in Dari with man with street sounds. (Taylor, WI)

End Times Coming via Bulgaria, 9400 in English with apocalyptic preaching at 1918. (Taylor, WI)

EGYPT—Radio Cairo, 9800 at 2226 with Egyptian music to news headlines at 2230. (Brossell, WI)

FRANCE—Radio France International, 7205 in Hausa at 2023 UTC with man mentioning Nigeria, fanfare, station ID, and indigenous vocals. (Taylor, WI)

GERMANY—Deutsche Welle via Sri Lanka, 15430 in Pashto at 1420 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Deutsche Wetterdienst, Offenbach, 5905, at 0558 UTC beginning program at 0600 UTC with woman giving weather conditions. Off at 0630 UTC. Some slop from 5910 (Valko, PA)

Channel 292, Munich, 6070 at 0549 UTC with progressive rock music, canned station ID, and relay info. (Valko, PA)

Misionswerk Friedensstimme via Nauen, 13710 at 1218 UTC with mostly a man talking. (Valko, PA)

GREECE—Voice of Greece, Avlis, 9420 with pop ballads at 2233 UTC. (Strawman, IA) 2313 UTC with Greek songs and occasional Greek talks. (Brossell, WI)

INDIA—All India Radio, Bengaluru, 15350 in Mandarin at 1417 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Athmik Yatra Radio via Nauen, 7410 at 2350 UTC in Burmese, English and Khu, man with apparent Bible teaching. (Taylor, WI) 15350 in Gamit at 1417 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

AWR-India via Armenia, 9330 in English at 1310 UTC with fire and brimstone preacher. (Taylor, WI)

JAPAN—NHK Radio Japan, 6090 with man and woman in ping-pong style Korean at 1100 UTC; 13720 at 1840 UTC with man speaking in Japanese. (Barton, AZ) 11985 in French at 2050 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Nikkei One, Nagara, 3925 in Japanese at 1102 UTC. (Taylor, WI) 1220 with a jazz trio and woman speaking in Japanese; 6055 in Japanese at 1314 UTC with traditional Japanese music; //3925. (Taylor, WI)

Nikkei 2, 3945 with woman speaking in Japanese with long pop vocals at 1220 UTC. (Barton, AZ)

KUWAIT—Radio Kuwait, 15540 at 1824 UTC on Kuwaiti religious festivals. (Brossell, WI)

MADAGASCAR—Madagascar World Voice, Mahajanga, 11610 in Mandarin at 2136 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

African Pathways Radio, 17640 at 1823 UTC discussing how the brain works. (Brossell, WI)

NORTH KOREA—Voice of Korea, 11710 at 1110 UTC in English with a feature on a music festival. This one has been elusive of late. (Wood, MA)

KCBS, 15180 with a stern military talk by woman. (Brossell, WI)

PBS-Pyongyang, 6400 strong in Korean at 1125 UTC, 3+1 time ticks at 1130 UTC, then man and woman features. (Valko, PA)

OMAN—Radio Sultanate of Oman, Thumrait, 15140 with two man speaking in Arabic at 1723 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

OPPOSITION—Voice of Independent Oromiya (via France to Ethiopia), 17850 signing on at 1600 UTC with an English station ID, then man and woman alternating talking. Lost in the S-7 noise level by 1608 UTC. (Perry, IL)

National Unity Radio (South Korea to North), 7530 at 1240 UTC in noise and deep fades to past 1310 UTC in apparent Korean with occasional RTTY bursts on top. (Perry, IL) 9885 at 1200 with orchestral fanfare and open announcement in Korean. (Valko, PA) 1403 UTC in Korean. (Taylor, WI) 11830 at 1918 UTC in Kanura, man with African-style music. (Taylor, WI)

Denge Welat (Ex-Denge Kurdistane) (via France/later Moldova to Turkey), 11530 at 1857 UTC in Kurdish, man speaking in Kurdish and several station IDs in passing. (Taylor, WI)

Voice of Amara Radio (via France to Ethiopia), 15360 coming on at 1700 UTC with usual open, bells and into HOA music. (Valko, PA)

Voice of Freedom (South Korea to North), 5917 with man and woman alternating talking in Korean at 1044 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Echo of Hope (South Korea to North), 4885 at 1203 UTC in Korean. (Taylor, WI) 5995 at 1045 UTC with canned announcement by woman over music, station ID at 1047 UTC and into a male chorus. (Valko, PA)

Fursato No Kaze (via Taiwan to North Korea), 9705 with woman speaking over Japanese music. (Taylor, WI)

Nippon No Kaze (Taiwan to North Korea), 9465 at 1323 UTC with woman speaking in Korean over music. (Taylor, WI)

Shiokaze (Sea Breeze), (Japan to North Korea), 6040 at 1300 UTC with woman talking over jamming; 6070 at 1400 UTC opening on the hour with woman speaking in Japanese over jammer. (Barton, AZ)

PALAU—T8WH, Medorn, 9965, weak at 1337 UTC with man preaching. (Taylor, WI)

PIRATES—Radio Illumanti, 6950u at 2327 UTC with rock, station ID sequence at 2333 UTC, into ’80s rock, “Azimuth Coordinator” giving closing info, Gmail address and national anthem; also on 6970 at 2321 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

KOOT Radio, 6935 at 0035 UTC with bluegrass music, said goodbye because of a production problem; 6970u at 0024 UTC with lecture on how tube radios work, DJ KOOT, station ID, light jazz followed by another program with the Beatles. (Taylor, WI) 0019 and 2311 UTC with final station ID. (Valko, PA)

The Relay Station, 6100 at 2205 ending announcement with website (welcome radio.com) and female DJ “Annie” giving station ID by a little girl as “WXNZ, Skowhegan, Maine.” (Valko, PA)

Old Time Radio, 6770 at 2252 UTC with barely heard audio due to static, sounded like a cowboy song followed by a swing tune. (Hassig, IL)

Seven Trees, 6905 at 0005 UTC just before it left the air playing strange “hoots.” (Hassig, IL) 0016 UTC with SSTV ID. (Valko, PA) 0050 UTC with contemporary dance things, abrupt change to USB for an SSTV image of 7 trees, off in mid-song at 0110 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

Radio Free Whatever, 6950u at 2050 UTC weak, old pops from 1960s or early ’70s. The DJ read my post on the air, weak carrier, later woman singing. (Hassig, L)

Wolverine Radio, 6945 at 0052 UTC playing blues and oldies, SSTV, and FAX at 0134 UTC; 6960u at 0017 and 0051. (Valko, PA) 2310 UTC with Michael Jackson, also heard at 0026 UTC. (Hassig, IL)

Captain Morgan, 6937 at 0002 UTC with an old pop number.(Taylor, WI)

WREC (Radio East Coast), 6950u at 1658 UTC with nice canned station IDs at 1705 UTC, 6930u with station IDs at 1208 UTC. (Valko, PA)

XLR8, 6955u at 0126 UTC and 0159 UTC. (Valko, PA)

III, 6955u at 0058 UTC and 0056 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Cool AM Radio, 6905 at 0005 UTC, clear station ID at 0029 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Radio Peace, 6930 at 0015 UTC with ending song, station ID, rock music, later a jazz vocal, 2 SSTVs (of an eagle and a peace dove), another vocal and an SSTV (smiley face).

Yeah Man Radio, 6925 with station ID at 2210 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Nuttin’ On Shortwave, 6925 with station ID at 2328 and 2333 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Dim Bulb Radio, 6925 at 0035 UTC barely heard music in SSB. (Hassig, IL)

Coast FM, 6285 (Euro) at 2340 UTC with a thumping signal. (Perry, IL) Canned station ID at 2018 UTC, ads at 0025 UTC, station ID, back to pops. (Valko, PA)

Reflections Europe, 1255 with man talking at 1817 UTC, then woman talking by 1825 UTC, gave a U.S. address at 1907 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Laser Hot Hits, 6205 at 2348 UTC with MoR pop music. (Perry, IL) 6210 with pop music at 0033 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Cupid Radio, 6304 with rock at 2305 UTC, abruptly off at 2320 UTC. (Valko, PA)

Harmony Radio, 6375 found this new pirate at 2319 UTC with old pops, Nancy Sinatra, Carpenters, etc. (Valko, PA)

Focus International, 6320 on this new frequency at 2320 UTC with rock. (Valko, PA)

SAUDI ARABIA—BSKSA, Riyadh, 11830 with talks in Arabic at 2023 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

SOUTH AFRICA—Channel Africa, Meyerton, 6155 from 0300 UTC in English, beginning with news update and remotes. (Perry, IL) 9510 in Bengali at 1344 UTC; 9585 in Burmese at 1344 UTC. (Taylor, WI)

SOUTH KOREA—KBS World Radio, 9785 at 1400 UTC opening in English with IS. Good but with lots of flutter. (Barton, AZ) 15575 on travel there at 1321 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

SWEDEN—IBRA Radio/Radio Ibraham via Wooferton, 11875 at 1922 UTC in Fulani. (Brossell, WI)

SRI LANKA—Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp., Trincomalee, 11810 interviewing a homeless woman at 2220 UTC. (Strawman, IA) 11905 at 0138 UTC with Hindi program, mainly high-pitched female vocals and woman speaking in Hindi. Scheduled to 0230 UTC. (Perry, IL)

THAILAND—Radio Thailand, Udon Thani, 9390 in JJapanese, English, and Mandarin with contemporary music, later with IS, station ID then into talk in Mandarin. (Taylor, WI)

TAIWAN—Radio Taiwan International, Tanshui, 9680 in Mandarin at 1326 UTC with an interview. (Taylor, WI)

UNITED STATES—Voice of America-Philippine Relay, 12080 in Korean at 1434 UTC; 15110-Thailand Relay in Mandarin at 1319 UTC; and 15460 Sao Tome-Relay, in Kinyaranda-Kirundi at 1414 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Free Asia-Kuwait Relay, 11850 at 1509 UTC in Korean; 15275 via Tajikistan in Tibetan at 1319 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Liberty-Thai Relay, 7474 in Turkmen at 1413 UTC. (Brossell, WI)

Afia Dafar via Vatican, 15620 at 1824 UTC with songs, station ID at 1829 UTC of “Huna Afia Dufar.” (Brossell, WI)

ZAMBIA—Zambia National Broadcasting One, 5915 with Fish Eagle IS at 0247 UTC, opening announcement at 0252 UTC, studio announcer at 0257 UTC to top of the hour, then African pop music. (Valko, PA) 0440 with morning news program. Very nice signal. (Perry, IL)

Thank You!

High fives, back slaps, man hugs, and all that good stuff to the following good guys who checked in this time: Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA; Mark Taylor, Madison, WI; William Hassig, Mt. Pleasant, IL; Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA; Steven C. Wood, Harwich, MA; Rick Barton, El Mirage, AZ; Ralph Perry, Wheaton, IL; and Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI.

Thanks to each of you and until next month … Celebrate Shortwave!

June 2018 Shortwave Listening Logs

ASCENSION ISLAND—BBC-South Atlantic Relay,15400 with world news at 1903. (Brossell, WI)

AUSTRIA—Adventist World Radio, 9770 via Moosbrunn at 2014 with man talking at some length in Dyula, then contemporary music. (Taylor, WI) 11955-Moosbrunn in Hausa at 1925. (Brossell, WI)

BOLIVIA—Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 6134, heard twice this week, signing off in Spanish at 0215 and 0207. (Perry, IL)

BOTSWANA—VOA Relay, 15580 with news at 1830. (Brossell, WI)

BRAZIL—(All in Portuguese –GLD)

Radio Cultura do Amazonas, Manaus, 4845 at 0056 just music audible at peaks, then wiped out by WWCR’s sign on at 0058. (Taylor, WI)

Radio DIfusora Roraima, Boa Vista, 4875 at 0323 with Brazil pops, male announcer, then a man giving a long religious talk at 0325. (D’Angelo, PA) 5940 man giving ID at 2339, talking about upcoming programs including several IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 4885 with 2 men speaking, ID at 0308, and into pops. Lively talk at 0253. (D’Angelo, PA)

Radiodifusora Roramia, Boa Vista, 4875 at 0058 with a ballad, man giving ID, second announcer, then back and forth. (Taylor, WI) 0323 with Brazilian pops and man reading a series of ads and announcements followed by long religious talk at 0325. (D’Angelo, PA)

Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 4885 at 0253 with lively discussion, ID at 0308, into pops. (Taylor, WI; D’Angelo, PA)

Radio Brazil Central, Goiania, 4985 good with RTTY QRM at 0605. (Perry, IL)

Voz Missionaria, Florinapolis, 5940 at 0143 with an apparent sermon. (Taylor, WI)

Radio Nacional Amazonia, Brasilia, 11780 at 0002 with man and woman talking back and forth. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Aparceida, Aparecida, 11855 at 2239 with talks and sound bites, brief songs and short announcements, (Brossell, WI) 2311 with contemporary Christian music. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Evangelizer, Curitiba, 11935 at 2334 with lively Brazilian country, man giving several IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

CHINA—China Radio International, Shijiazhuang, 9675 in Russian at 1325, 13570-Xi’an in Korean at 1350, and 15330 in Spanish with a multi-lingual ID at 2300. (Brossell, WI)

China National Radio/PBS–Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, 4900 at 1304 with 2 men in dramatic talk in Amoy, 4940 in Mandarin (no time given, but should be similar to the 4900 log). (Taylor, WI)

CNR/PBS, Qinghai, 6145 at 0119 in Mandarin and woman with indistinct music. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xinjiang in Kazakh at 1300 with woman talking. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xizang, Baiding, 5935 in Mandarin at 1309 with man talking, //6200. (Taylor, WI)

COLOMBIA—Alcaravan Radio, Puerto Lleras, 5910 with cumbia’s and female announcer speaking in Spanish at 0350. (Perry, IL)

ENGLAND—BBC, 6195 via Kostinbrod at 0132 in Dari. Man with street sounds. (Taylor, WI) 15330 via Woofferton with man and woman speaking in Tamil. (Brossell, WI) 7300 via Oman at 2238 with talk about South Africa. (KB2DMD, PA)

End Times Coming, 9400 via Bulgaria in English with apocalyptic preaching at 1918. (Taylor, WI)

FRANCE—Radio France International, 7205 in Hausa at 2023 with man mentioning Nigeria, fanfare, ID, indigenous vocals. (Taylor, WI) 13685 at 1715 with news-related features in French, IDs. (D’Angelo, PA)

GERMANY—Deutsche Welle, 15430 via Sri Lanka in Dari at 1346. (Brossell, WI)

GREECE—9420, Avlis with talks in Greek at 2337. (Brossell, WI)

INDIA—All India Radio, Bopal, 4810 in Hindi at 0124 with South Asian music. 5040; Jeypore at 1234 in apparent English news, then Orissa, //4810; and 4920-Chenni, 5010-Thiruvananathpuram, 7550-Bengaluru at 2218, woman speaking in English on developments there from WWII to the mid-50s, rundown of tomorrow’s program, fill music to 2229 ID, schedule and contact info, off at 2230.(Taylor, WI) 0445-Bengaluru in English at 1945 with “Bollywood” music and schedule in Hindi. (KB2DMD, PA)

Athmik Yatra Radio, 15350 via Nauen at 1454 in Hindi. (Brossell, WI)

JAPAN—NHK/Radio Japan, 5960 via France at 0452-0500* man speaking in Japanese; another at 0458, announcements and ID, two time pips at 0500 close. (D’Angelo, PA) 11945 via France at 1854 with songs and announcements in Japanese. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Nikkei One, 6055 in Japanese at 1314 with traditional Japanese music, //3925. (Taylor, WI)

MADGASCAR—African Pathways Radio, 17640 at 1808 on the value of marriage. (Brossell, WI)

MEXICO—Radio Educacion, Mexico D.F., 6185 at 0302 and several men with Spanish news program. (D’Angelo, PA)

OMAN—Radio Sultanate of Oman, 15140 with clear English ID followed by interview on the various foods eaten there. (Brossell, WI)

OPPOSITION—Voice of Independent Oromiya, (via France to Ethiopia), 17850 signing on at 1600 with an English ID, then man talking alternating with a woman. Gone in the S-7 noise level by 1608. (Perry, IL)

Omoro Voice Radio, (via France to Ethiopia), 17850, at 1608 with group vocals, Oromo language talk to program close. (D’Angelo, PA)

Dandal Kura Radio, (via France to Nigeria), 5960 at 0503 in Kanuri and occasional instrumental music pieces, 5960 via Ascension at 0500 after NHK goes off. (D’Angelo, PA)

Fursato No Kaze, (via Taiwan to North Korea), 7295 in Japanese at 1330 with woman speaking slowly. (Taylor, WI) 9950 in Japanese at 1345. (Brossell, WI)

National Unity Radio, (South Korea to North), 7530 at 1240 in noise and deep fades to past 1310 in apparent Korean, with occasional RTTY bursts on top. (Perry, IL)

PHILIPPINES—Radio Veritas Asia, Paluig, 15335 in Tagalog at 1300. (Taylor, LFP)

PIRATES—Captain Morgan Shortwave, 6935 at 0008 with rock, Twilight Zone theme, ID, mostly ’60s rock, more IDs another at 0059 and off. (Taylor, WI) Poor at 0054 bobbing in and out with pop music. (Hassig, IL)

Insane Radio, 6950 weak at 0018, but just bits of audio. (Hassig, IL)

Wolverine Radio, 6935u at 2354 with wide variety using the word “now.” (Hassig, IL)

MAT Shortwave, 6935, at 0030 with oldies complaining of being tired, mention of relay of MAT Radio. (Taylor, WI)

Skippy Radio, 6930u with Irish rock at 0125. Signal dropped off at 0140, but people on HFU were still hearing. (Taylor, WI) 6950u at 0109 with Irish blues and SSTV. (Hassig, IL)

Radio Olah, 6930 at 2117 man playing MOR music, ID, mentioning HF Underground, another song, ID and more talk. (Taylor, WI)

Voice of Pancho Villa, 6935 at 2236 repeating same program several times, some rock and comedy. “This is Pancho Villa, coming to you from where I am.” 2242 and 0039. (Hassig, IL) (This is a once-a-year broadcast from the SWL Fest held in Pennsylvania in early March. –GLD)

Voice of the Springfield Mission, via KIRK, 6930 at 2230 ID thanks to info from Bill Monteny (MI) with announcer saying he was head of Aryan Nation where they burn logs they don’t like, asked for money, gave an address which I missed. (D’Angelo, PA; Hassig, IL)

WFDR, 6950 at 2300 weak, man giving speech, apparently it was FDR. (Hassig, IL)

Dr. Detroit, 6960, ending contemporary dance number at 0000, NA, and off. ID via HFU. (Taylor, WI)

WNBC, 6920u, song loop at 2351, DJ talk, ads, weather with ID, more DJ patter stuff, mention of being on shortwave. Clear ID at 0035. (Taylor, LFP)

Channel Z, 4065 at 0012, rock, gmail address, DJ, and occasional IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Free Whatever, 6500 at 2133 with girl band, Soviet national anthem, Dick Weed and Stafen complaining about storms damaging their antenna, more rock and talk. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Illuminati, 6955 at 2120 with rock, more rock, and music and talk by “Azimuth Coordinator,” eventual ID. (Taylor, LFP)

RUSSIA—Radio Sakha, Yakutsk, 7295 at 1048, music to top of the hour, time pips, then man speaking in Russian. (Delibert, MD)

SINGAPORE—BBC-Far Eastern Relay, 11995 at 1430 in Burmese. (Brossell, WI)

SOUTH AFRICA—Channel Africa, Meyerton, 6155 from *0300 in English beginning with news update and remotes. (Perry, IL)

Radio Sonder Grense, 3320 via Meyerton, at 0433 with man and woman speaking in Afrikaans, pops, ID, and announcements. (D’Angelo, PA)

SOUTH KOREA—KBS World Radio, 15575 at 1425 in Korean. (Brossell, WI)

SRI LANKA—Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp., Trincomalee, 11905 at 0138 with Hindi programming, mainly high-pitched female vocals and a woman speaking in Hindi. Scheduled to 0230. (Perry, IL)

SWEDEN—IBRA Radio, 15530 via Woofferton in Arabic at 1846. (Brossell, WI)

UNITED STATES—Voice of America, 11850 via Vatican at 1607 with man and woman reading the news in Kinyrarwanda, then onto news features. (D’Angelo, PA) 15110 via Thailand at 1337 with talks in Mandarin, jammed by China. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Free Asia-Kuwait Relay, 9535 in Mandarin at 2322, 15275 via Tajikistan at 1342 in Tibetan. (Brossell, WI)

Afia Dufar, 15620 via Vatican in Arabic at 1802. (Brossell, WI)

Adventist World Radio, 9535 via Nauen at 1942 in Arabic with a Middle Eastern vocals. (Taylor, WI) 11985 via Nauen at 1709 with religious talks in Amharic, into Kablye language program after English ID, 15155 via Madagascar at 1851 with religious program in English. (D’Angelo, PA).

WTWW, Lebanon, 5085 at 0101 with an ad talking about religious doctrine. Small hets on 5098 and 5072. (Taylor, WI)

VATICAN—Vatican Radio, 11850, SMG, at 1607 with man and woman reading the news in Kinyarwanda, then features. (D’Angelo, PA)

ZAMBIA—Zambia National Broadcasting, 5915 at 0440 with morning news program. Very nice signal. (Perry, IL)

ZANZIBAR—Zanzibar Broadcasting Corp., Dole, 11735 at 2031 in Swahili with very nice domestic music and woman speaking between selections. (Taylor, WI) 2052 with local vocals, woman speaking in Swahili at 2100. Off at 2110. (D’Angelo, PA)

Thanks for Your Logs

Back slips, high fives and man hugs to the guys whom made it work this time: Ralph Perry, Wheaton, IL; Mark Taylor, Madison, WI; William Hassig, Mt. Pleasant, IL; Rich D’Angelo, Wyomissing, PA; Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI; Rich Parker, KB2DMD, Pennsburg, PA; and Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD.

Until next month … Keep on keepin’ on … and Celebrate Shortwave!