Nice list Mike. one question, is this off the whip, or
are you using some other type antenna?

Drifter...




Mike wrote:
V of Croatia, via Wertachtel, Germany on 7375 at 0305 UTC in English,
sio-555. M & YL w/ Europe-oriented news, YL w/ VoC ID, into pop mx.
Excellent signal, targeted at S Am. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant –
KY, Dec. 20)


R Ext Espana, via Costa Rica on 9675 at 0225 in Spanish, sio-544, much
stronger than //3350. Pgm of music w/ Beatle’s “Imagine”, YL anncr w/
clear REE ID, later Crosby singing Christmas songs. A touch splash
from WYFR on 9680. (Eton E1, Bryant – KY, Dec. 20)


V of Russia, via Grigoriopol, Moldavia on 6240 at 0238 in English,
sio-444. M & YL w/ history of how religion survived the Soviet period
of Russian history. Good. (Eton E1, Bryant – KY, Dec 20.) at 0345
UTC //6155 (Wertachtel) w/ opera mx much stronger than 6240, which has
sank into the high noise level. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange)


R Ukraine Int’l, Lviv, Ukraine on 7440 at 0335 UTC in Ukrainian,
sio-343, fading. Ukraine folk vocals, slow-speaking M anncr w/ R
Ukrainia ID. Band seems to be giving out. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange,
Bryant – KY, Dec. 20)
CRI via Brasilia, Brazil on 9665 at 0355 UTC in Spanish, sio-444,
noise. Stringed Asian instrumental mx, carrier off suddenly at 0400.
Sony ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant – KY, Dec. 20)


V of Greece, Avlis, Greece on 7475 at 0406 in Greek, sio-343. M w/ ID
at ToH, ID, into nx for five min, then into pgm w/ YL anncr. Fair in
bad weak conditions. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant – KY, Dec. 20)


BBC via Ascension Island on 7255 at 0412 in Engl, sio 232, quickly
fading in deteriorating band. M discussing legal wrangling over
California’s Prop 8. BBC WS ID. Much weaker than regular. (Sony
ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant – KY, Dec. 20)


CVC Int’l, Lusaka, Zambia on 7160 at 0418 in EE, sio-343. US pop mx,
slick Christian-oriented mini-dramas between songs, some participants
w/ thick African anccents. Stronger than most 41 meter stations
tonight. (Sony ICF-6800W, Bryant – KY, Dec 20.)