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Old September 4th 04, 08:53 PM
Michael
 
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Default Saturday Afternoon Marathon Speed Log

6070 @ 16:01 UTC: CFRB relayed from CFRX Clarkson, Ontario, Some fade. Peaks
at S-7. News/Talk in English



9370 @ 16:11 UTC: WTJC (Grace Baptist Church) Newport, NC. S-9 and clear.
News/Talk in English



9625 @ 16:15 UTC: RCI, Sackville. Some Fade. Peaks at S-9. Science/Nature
Informational programming in English.



11530 @ 16:22 UTC: EWTN, Alabama. S-9 Clear. Programming in Spanish.



11690 @ 16:28 UTC: Radio Jordan, Al Karanah. S-5, decent audio with some
fade. I can also hear some RTTY underneath. Currently they are relaying
pop music from an FM station



11775 @ 16:21 UTC: Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla. S-5 clear with a het. Gene
Scott talking about the pyramids.



11845 @ 16:34 UTC: Radio Marti (VOA), Greenville, NC. Above the noise floor
but not very strong and plenty of QRN. The usual jamming is present too.



11990 @ 16:37 UTC: Kuwait. S-3 to S-5. Some QRN. Currently talk in Arabic



12025 @ 16:40 UTC: RFI (France), Issoudun. S-2 to S-3 with QRM from what
ever is right on top of it. May be VOA out of Saipan ??? I can hear eastern
music under RFI now. RFI is Currently talk in French



12040 @ 16:45 UTC: Something here but very weak. In French I think. I cant
ID this for sure. I think VOR out of Serpukhov



12050 @ 16:48 UTC: Egypt, Abu Zaabal. S-4 to S-8. Nice and clear.
Currently talk in Arbic.



12070 @ 16:51 UTC: VOR, Serpukhov. Weak, below S-2, but audible here on
this clear frequency in ssb. This confirms the log up on 12040. It is the
same thing but clear enough up here for me to make a sure ID.



12080 @ 16:57 UTC: VOA out of Botswana. Very weak, below S-1, but audible
in usb. Curretnly playing some sort of slow music.



12095 @ 16:59 UTC: BBC. Clear and peaks at S-5 but it fades down to S-3 at
times. Currently world news in English.



12105 @ 17:01 UTC: Voice Of Greece, Kavalla. S-3, decent audio with some
QRN. Better in ssb. Currently news in Greek.



12140 @ 17:05 UTC: VOA out of Sri Lanca. S-1 to S-3 with QRN. RTTY is also
audible here. Using ssb makes it reasonable to listen to.



12160 @ 17:07 UTC: WWCR. Nashville. S-20 + Religious programming in
English.



13615 @ 17:10 UTC: EWTN, Alabama. S-9 and steady. Very clear. Religious
programming.



13630 @ 17:13 UTC: Radio Marty (VOA) along with the jamming.



13650 @ 17:14 UTC: BBC, Skelton. Below S-1. Audible in ssb only due to QRN.

Sounds like news in two different languages. English interviews and then
with the news translation in Arabic. It just cut out at 17:30 UTC.



13660 @ 17:30 UTC: BBC, Skelton again. S-3 to S-5. It is Reasonably clear
here. World news in Arabic.



13670 @ 17:32 UTC: Two things going on here, I think. CRI (China), Mali. And
BBC. I can hear pop music being played over a talk/news program. I'm not
sure exactly whats going on here. J



13675 @ 17:40 UTC: UAE, Dubai. Fairly strong carrier but weak audio. Fade
and QRM from below. It is listenable in usb. Currently Arabic music.



13690 @ 17:44 UTC: RVI (Belgium), Skelton. S-3 to S-4, Clear with fade.
Currently music.



13700 @ 17:51 UTC: Talk in Arabic, but I haven't heard any ID yet. Clear at
S-5 to S-7. Time to move on.. (please feel free to post an IN if you know
what this is)



13710 @ 17:53 UTC: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. S-4 to S-7. Clear, good audio.
Currently Arabic chant.



13720 @ 17:56 UTC: Family Radio, Juelich, Germany site. S-1 to S-5. Clear
but heavy QRN with the fade outs. Talk in Arabic.



13745 @ 17:58 UTC: BBC, Rampisham. Very weak. Need to listen in ssb.
Currently news. Very weak but sounds like Russian.



13760 @ 18:01 UTC: LeSea, Indiana. S-20+ Currently playing inspirational pop
music.



13770 @ 18:02 UTC: Radiodiufusao Portuguesa, (Portugal). Reasonably strong
signal, but I need to listen in USB due to QRM from LeSea below. Currently
news/talk in Spanish.



13780 @ 18:06 UTC: DW (Germany). Peaks at S-7 with that famous audio
quality, but QRN pops up at fade outs. Currently news in German.



13800 @ 18:08 UTC: RSI (Sweden). Peaks at S-8. Good audio quality but heavy
QRN with the fade outs. News in Swedish.



13810 @ 18:10 UTC: DW (Germany) same broadcast as above on 13780.



13820 @ 18:14 UTC: Radio Marti (VOA), Greenville; Unusual because the
jammer is heard very loudly here with the actual broadcast barely making it
over. Curretnly music.



13830 @ 18:18 UTC: CRI in English. Not sure what transmitter. Lots of QRN
and QRM. Need to listen in lsb. Currently news in English.



13845 @ 18:20 UTC: WWCR, Nashville. S-9 Clear with moderate fade. Gene
Scott.



15120 @ 18:24 UTC: Voice of Nigeria. S-9 clear with good audio. VERY nice
signal considering distance. Cultural programming in English.



15145 @ 18:33 UTC: VOA, Wooferton. S-7 and clear. News in Spanish.



15155 @ 18:36 UTC: AIR, India. Very messy signal. I can hear English
popping up from time to time.



15225 @ 18:44 UTC: BBC, Rampisham. S-5 to S-9, Clear Audio, but with a het.
Programming in Russian.



15235 @ 18:48 UTC: VOA, Morroco. S-3 to S-5. Good audio, but QRM and QRN
with the fade outs. Curretnly American POP music.



15300 @ 18:58 UTC: FRI (France) S-7 to S-9 Nice and clear. News in French.



15315 @ 19:00 UTC: Radio Netherlands, Bonaire. S-10. Good strong signal.
Cultural programming in English. There is also something in Arabic coming
in under this.



15345 @ 19:03 UTC. Radio/TV Morroco, Nador. Peaks at S-9 with good audio.
QRN with the fade outs down to S-5. Programming in Arabic.



15400 @ 19:11 UTC. BBC, Ascension. Peaks at S-7. Fade out down to the
floor, QRN, QRM, and a het. News in English



15410 @ 19:13 UTC. VOA, Morocco. Peaks at S-8. QRN with the fade outs down
to S-2. Good audio. Currently American Pop culture programming.



15455 @ 19:15 UTC: VOR, Ekaterinburg. S-9, steady, great audio. News in
French



15495 @ 19:17 UTC: Kuwait. S-3. Lots of QRN. Talk in Arabic.



15510 @ 19:19 UTC: VOA, Tinian ??? Been listening for 10 minutes and no ID
yet. Just eastern music. S-7 with some QRN and fade.



15605 @ 19:31 UTC: RFI (France) S-5 with fade and QRN. Talk in French.



15640 @ 19:32 UTC: KOL Israel. Peaks at S-8 with fade down to S-3. QRN with
the fade. Talk/News



15685 @ 19:34 UTC: EWTN, Alabama. Peaks at S-9. Clear audio. Catholic
Programming "Wave Factor"



15825 @ 19:3 6 UTC: WWCR, Nashville. S-3 with loads of QRN. Religious
programming in English.



17535 @ 19:39 UTC: KOL Israel. S-7 with fade and QRN. Talk/News



17575 @ 19:40 UTC: Radiodiufusao Portuguesa, (Portugal) S-5 to S-7. Fade and
QRN. News/Talk in Spanish



17705 @ 19:42 UTC: VOG. Greece, Delano, CA. Steady at S-8 to S-9. Good
audio. Greek Music.



17735 @ 19:44 UTC: Radio Netherlands. S-5 to S-7. QRN with fade outs...
Decent audio. News in English.



17860 @ 19:46 UTC: DW, Kigali. Peaks at S-9 with fast fade up and down.
Good audio, some QRN with the fade. News in German

WHEW !!!!!

--
Respectfully,

Michael

Location: New Jersey
Primary Receiver: R-75 with full Kiwa mods
Antennas: G5RV, 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire
Additional Radios: KA-1101,KA-1102,PL-550,
KA-989, Info-Mate 837, GE-SR III
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
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