Deutsche Welle, via Kigali, Rwanda, on 11725 at 1940 in German,
sio-454. M & YL discussing immigration issues between Mexico and
California. Translated interview from Spanish. Strong, particularly
for E Afr target area. (Sony ICF-6800W, Bryant – KY, Dec. 18)


R. Jordan, Al Karanah, Jordan on 9830 at 1950 in Arabic, sio-434. Two
men in long talk with each other. Possibly discussing Palestinian
issues. Interesting how the old analog Sony allows a lot more of RJ’s
audio through the teletype than any of the more modern PLL receivers I
use. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant – KY, Dec. 18


R. Kuwait, Sulaibiyah, Kuwait on 9855 at 2000 in Arabic, sio-243. M w/
ID, same man into news. Weak, but coming up. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange,
Bryant – KY, Dec. 18)


R. Sweden, via Madagascar, on 9895 at 2030 in English, sio-343. End of
Swedish program, IS, M w/ English ID – “Radio Sweden, Stockholm,”
freqs and into long list of upcoming news and program items. Fair-to-
good. (Sony ICF-6800W Orange, Bryant – KY, Dec. 18)


Voice of Russia via Montsinery, French Guyana on 7335 at 0300 in
Russian, sio-534. M w/ ID, news to fast-paced background mx until :05.
Dominating co-channel CHU time pips. Interestingly, rest of band seems
pretty poor tonight. (Sony ICF-6800W orange, Bryant-KY, Dec. 19.)