Weekend Logs, part 1
 

15425 - 0220 - V of Russia, Petropavlovsk, Russia (Asiatic) - (EE) -
sio:353 - British-accented YL w/ report on the positions of Russian
"peace-keeping" forces in the Caucuses. Good, very clear. - (Eton E1
w/ 30' LW, Bryant - KY, US - Aug 16)


9770 - 0130 - Voice of Turkey, Emirler, Turkey - (SS) - sio:242 -
Spanish programming to Europe. YL w/ ID at BoH - Voz de Ter-KEY. Weak,
but pretty understandable. For a change, the audio seemed stronger
than did the ME music in this transmission. - (Icom R75 w/ indoor
dipole, Bryant - KY, US - Aug 16)


9780 - 0125 - VOA, Iranawila, Sri Lanka - (EE) - sio:131 - Very weak
VOA English programming. Virtually at threshold, with more music than
audio surfacing above noise floor. Extremely weak and some splatter
from CRI-Sackville up on 9790. - (Icom R75 w/ indoor dipole, Bryant -
KY, US - Aug 16)


9830 - 0115 - V of Russia, Armavir, Russia - (SS) - sio:353 - M & W
discussing Nicaragua in spanish, with many mentions of elections in
Managua. Targeted to Central Amer. Fair-to-good. - (Icom R75 w/ indoor
dipole, Bryant - KY, US - Aug 16)


9860 - 0102 - V of Russia, via Vatican City - (Russian) - sio:444 - M
& W w/ nx in Russian, phrases being thrown around sounded very much
like old Cold War broadcast. Many mentions of Bush. News until :10.
Strong. (Isn't it weird to think of Russian being relayed to the
Western Hemisphere out of the Vatican?) - (Icom R75 w/ indoor dipole,
Bryant - KY, US - Aug 16)


9870 - 0050 - All India Radio, Banglore, India - (Hindi) - sio:354 -
Subcontinental mx, bubble-sounding instrument, Hindi vocals. Vividh
Bharati regional entertainment network in India. 500 kW domestic,
probably transpolar.No trace of Austria. First time logged here in the
local evening on this frequency - very clear, excellent-sounding
music. - (Icom R75 w/ indoor dipole - KY, US - Aug 16)