Monday 16.11.09

9710 CHINA RADIO INT at 2007 Arabic, OM and YL ancrs. G signal.
11655 R. NETHERLANDS (via Madagascar) at 2027 English, OM with rpt on
the third North Sea Underwater Film Festival in Amsterdam. F signal.
11660 R. AUSTRALIA at 2037 English, OM speaking about Germany's 20th
anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. P-F signal.
15190 R. AFRICA (Equatorial Guinea) at 2042 English, OM ancr. VP
signal, inaudible. Signal improved somewhat at 2130 UT.
11865 DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY (via UK) at 2051-2059* Russian, OM ancr.
G signal.
13640 R. JAPAN at 2104 Japanese, OM ancr. P signal w/ QRN.
11690 DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY (via Rwanda) at 2117 English, YL ancr.
Report of land grab in Madagascar. G signal with CW interference.
15580 V. OF AMERICA at 2121 English, Hrd popular music mix. F signal.
11845 R. CANADA INT at 2129 French, YL playing pop music. F signal.

Tuesday 17.11.09

11700 R. BULGARIA at 1431 Bulgarian, YL ancr. F signal.
13740 CHINA RADIO INT at (via Sackville) 1437 English, OM ancr. Spoke
of Consumer Price Index (CPI) and price of crude oil. G signal.
13820 R. MARTI (USA) at 1444 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. F signal.
7240 R. AUSTRALIA at 1447 English, OM speaking to female author. F-G
signal w/ QRM.
7220 CHINA RADIO INT at 1452 Nepali, OM ancr. P signal w/ QRN.
9615 R. Cultura at 1504 Portuguese, OM ancr. P-F signal.
9605 BBC (via Singapore) at 0512 Chinese, YL ancr with classical music
in bg. F signal busy with QRM.
9610 R. CANADA INT at 1515 Russian, OM ancr. F signal w/ QRM.
9590 R. AUSTRALIA at 1517 English, YL ancr. "Asia Pacific" prgm. P-F
signal.
5875 BBC (via Thailand) at 1533 English, OM reporting Nx. F signal. //
9740 F signal.
9905 R. FREE ASIA (via Palau) at 1539 Chinese, YL with music in bg. G
signal w/ QRM.
9665 V. OF TURKEY at 1545 Arabic, Hrd continuous music. F signal w/
QRN.
9635 R. CANADA INT (via China) at 1551-1557* English, OM ancr with
"The Link" prgm. Followed by Ian Jones and "Sports Wrap." P-F signal
11565 FAMILY RADIO (WYFR, USA) at 1613 English, Hrd continuous music.
G signal. // 17760 F signal.
9610 R. CANADA INT at 1639 English, YL speaking to doctor about
prostate cancer in Canada. F signal w/ QRN.
9535 R. JAPAN at 1644-1700* Japanese, YL ancr. Instrumental "Raindrops
Keep Falling On My Head" hrd in bg. G signal.

Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.

Balcony Listening Post

Tuesday 17.11.09

11665 R. JAPAN at 2300 Japanese, OM ancr reporting Nx. G signal.
11690 R. HABANA CUBA at 2303 Spanish, OM and YL ancrs. Latin music. F
signal.
11780 R. NACIONAL DA AMAZONIA (BRAZIL) at 2305 Portuguese, Hrd pop
music. F signal.
11805 V. OF AMERICA (via Philippines) at 2308 Indonesian, YL ancr. P-F
signal w/ QRN.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2319 English, YL ancr reporting Nx. Spoke of
Cuba bestowing the Medal of Friendship on José Alfredo Pineda Dubón, a
prominent Salvadorian revolutionary.
15250 R. NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA AT 2329 Spanish, YL ancr. Hrd Latin
music. At 2334 ancr, in Eng, read letters from listeners. G signal w/
hum. // 13680 F-G signal (no hum).
11885 R.TAIWAN INT at 2343 Spanish, OM ancr. P signal.
11800 R. HABANA CUBA at 2346 Spanish, OM ancr. Hrd Latin music. P-F
signal w/ QRN.

Kaito KA1103, 20' wind-up antenna.

Thursday 19.11.09

5025 R. REBELDE (Habana, Cuba) at 0752 Spanish, Hrd Latin pop music. F
signal w/ QRN.
6060 R. HABANA CUBA at 0754 English, OM ancr with "Mailbag" prgm. F
signal.
9580 R. AUSTRALIA at 0805 English, YL ancr with Nx about fires in NSW.
F-G signal. // 9590 F signal.
9765 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 0830 English, OM ancr reporting Nx. F-G
signal.
6075 DEUTSCHE WELLE (GERMANY) at 0854 German, Hrd pop music. F signal.
6060 R. HABANA CUBA at 0849 English, OM ancr with "music for social
change." Prgm featured the music of John Lennon. Hrd the Plastic Ono
Band's "Give Peace A Chance." F-G signal.
9825 R. JAPAN at 0906 English, YL ancr reporting the Nx. P signal w/
pulsing noise in bg.
6175 CHINA NATIONAL RADIO (CNR-1) at 0916 Chinese, OM ancr. F signal.
9885 DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY (via Neth. Antilles) at 0919 German, OM
ancr. F signal.
7295 V. OF RUSSIA at 1321 Russian, OM and YL ancrs. F-G signal w/
minor QRM.
7255 CHINA RADIO INT at 1326 Russian, OM ancr. G signal.
9580 R. AUSTRALIA at 1347 English, Ivan Lloyd hosting "Jazz Notes," a
prgm of Australian jazz. G signal. // 9590 F signal.
11705 R. JAPAN at *1400 English, YL ancr reporting Nx. F-G signal.
7300 CHINA RADIO INT at 1405 English, OM with the Nx. F-G signal.
9450 CHINA RADIO INT at 1411 Russian, YL ancr. VG signal.
9870 All India Radio at 1416 Hindi, YL ancr. Hrd indigenous pop music.
F signal.
6145 R. TAIWAN INT at 1422 Chinese, OM and YL ancrs. Hrd pop music. F
signal.
7240 R. AUSTRALIA at 1453 English, YL ancr. Talk about adoption. F
signal.
5875 BBC (via Thailand) at 1457 English, YL ancr. F signal.
6140 V. OF AMERICA (via Thailand) at 1502 English, YL ancr reporting
the Nx. F-G signal w/ QRM.
7325 CHINA RADIO INT at 1506 English, OM ancr reporting Nx. F-G
signal.
5965 CHINA RADIO INT at 1511 Russian, YL ancr. F-G signal.
5980 CHINA RADIO INT at 1513 Japanese, YL ancr. P-F signal w/ QRN.
7260 V. OF RUSSIA at 1517 English, YL ancr with the Nx. P-F signal.
9740 BBC (via Singapore) at 1528 English, YL and OM ancrs. Report on
events of 1989 - the Romanian Revolution. The news followed. G
signal. // 5845 F signal.
9665 V. OF TURKEY at 1535 Arabic, Hrd continuous music. G signal.
9760 V. OF AMERICA (via Philippines) at 1548 English, OM ancr. Prgm
"The Making of a Nation." Installment - Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and
the Siege of Vicksburg. G signal.

Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire antenna, indoor.

Outdoor DXing - Pueblo Park Las Vegas

Friday 20.11.09

13630 R. AUSTRALIA at 2147 English, YL ancr on subject of climate
change and the Mekong River. G signal.
13640 R. JAPAN at 2151 Japanese, YL and OM ancrs. English bc began at
2200. G signal.
13745 R. FREE ASIA (Northern Mariana Islands) at 2155 Chinese, OM
ancr. G signal.
13790 R. HABANA CUBA at 2188 Spanish, YL and OM ancrs. G-VG signal.
17675 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 2205 English, YL ancr. Discussion on
architecture. G signal w/ QRM.
11905 V. OF AMERICA at 2211 Creole, OM ancr. F signal.
11910 R. JAPAN at 2214 Japanese, YL and OM ancrs. F-G signal.
9895 R. NETHERLANDS (via Rwanda) at 2220 Arabic, OM and YL ancrs. G-VG
signal.
7450 R. MAKEDONIAS (Greece) at 2225, Hrd indigenous music. F signal.
11635 R. TAIWAN INT at 2231 Chinese, YL ancr. F signal.
7345 CHINA NATIONAL RADIO (CNR-1) at 2336 Chinese, YL ancr. Hrd
indigenous music. F signal w/ QRN.
15515 R. AUSTRALIA at 2245 English, YL ancr with discussion on eco-
tourism in Australia. F-G signal. // 15240 G signal // 15230 F signal
w/ QRN // 15560 G signal // 13630 F signal.
11970 CHINA RADIO INT at 2302 English, OM ancr reporting Nx. VG
signal. // 5990 (via Cuba) F signal.
11805 V. OF AMERICA (via Philippines) at 2305 Indonesian, OM and YL
ancrs reporting Nx. G signal.
11690 R. HABANA CUBA at 2307 Spanish, OM ancr playing Latin music. G
signal.
15720 R. NEW ZEALAND INT at 2314 English, OM ancr with report on food
waste. F-G signal.
7415 WBCQ (USA) at 2330 English, OM ancr. "Hawkeye" Danny Haller
hosting "Bluegrass State of Mind" prgm. Included music by Flatt &
Scruggs, L.C. Smith, The Churchmen and Hawkeye's band Driving Blind. G
signal.

Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA. Kaito KA1103, 20' wind-up
antenna.

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