Tuesday 20.10.09

11780 R. NACIONAL DA AMAZONIA (Brazil) at 0004 Portuguese, OM ancr.
Hrd indigenous pop music with country overtones. F signal.

Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.

Balcony Listening Post

13640 R. JAPAN at 2200 Japanese, OM ancr. G signal w/ minor QRM (in
EE).
9730 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2236 German, OM ancr.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Taliban mentioned often. F-G signal. //
9775 F signal.
9980 WWCR (USA) at 2243 English, Pastor Peters w/ "Scriptures For
America World Wide" and music ("The Lord Is My Rock"). F-G signal.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2300 English, OM reporting international Nx. F-
G signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 2307 English, OM and YL ancrs with the Nx.
F-G signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 2310 English, YL speaking of
environmental issues. F signal.
15240 R. AUSTRALIA at 2315 English, YL with Nx. Talk of Afghanistan
election runoff. F signal.
15250 R. NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA (via Cuba) at 2319 Spanish, YL ancr
speaking EE. Followed by long-winded OM spewing Spanish. Mmm, must be
Chavez. Then, TG, music. F signal.

Wednesday 21.10.09

9440 R. PRAGUE (Czech Republic) at 0025 English, OM ancr reporting Nx.
P signal.
15275 R. THAILAND at 0030 English, YL ancr. Report on world warming
and climate change. F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0056 English, OM ancr. Hrd "Shapes Of
Things To Come" by the Yardbirds. BBC news at 0100. F signal.
17660 R. HABANA CUBA at 2041 Spanish, OM ancr. F-G signal.
17895 V. OF AMERICA at 2050 English. Hrd music mix. F signal.
15235 R. CANADA INT at 2056 English, Marc Montgomery hosting "The
Link." Sta ID at 2100, then OM and YL ancrs with French programming.
F signal.
15205 DEUTSCHE WELLE, GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2110 English, OM ancr.
Hrd talk about Iran and nuclear weapons. // 11865, both w/ F signal.

Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.

My First Numbers Station

9040 CUBA V2a 0930-0943* AM SSYL atencion: 63202 55781 21371 final:
(what sounded like) tonight tonight tonight. VG signal. [Grundig YB
80, KA33 active loop antenna, indoor].

Thursday 22.10.09

Balcony Listening Post

13650 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0005 French, YL ancr. P signal.
13760 V. OF KOREA (DPR) at 0010 English, OM and YL ancrs. Speaking of
Six-party talks. // 15180 F signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0016 English, OM ancr. Talk of
controversial BMT Party in the UK. F signal.
9665 V. OF RUSSIA (via Moldova) at 0020 English, OM ancr. Talk of
Russia's nuclear fleet (icebreakers). F signal.
6010 R. SWEDEN (via Sackville) at 0027 English, OM ancr. Hrd classical
music. Then YL reporting Nx. P-F signal.
9735 V. OF RUSSIA (via French Guiana) at 0043 Spanish, OM and YL
ancrs. F-G signal.

Grundig Yacht Boy 80 (battery pwr), 15' outdoor antenna.

Thursday 22.10.09

7430 CHINA RADIO INT at 0951 Chinese, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
9590 R. AUSTRALIA at 1006 English, OM and YL ancrs with Nx and
reports. F signal. // 9580 G signal.
9985 WWCR (USA) at 1011 English, OM hosting "World Wide Country
Radio." Hrd "Country Sunshine." VG signal.

Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.

Friday 23.10.09

5883 CUBA [Numbers Station] V2a 0717-0741* AM SSYL - ringing in bg -
final again sounded like 'tonight' repeated 3xs. Not sure what the
voice is saying. G signal.
5965 R. EXTERIOR DE ESPANA (via Costa Rica) at 0750-0800* Spanish, OM
and YL ancrs. Hrd Latin music. Poor signal, low vol, and much QRN.
5920 R. ROSSII (Russia) at 0808 Russian, OM and YL ancrs. F signal.

R.J. Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna,
indoor.

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