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Radio Wantok Light, PNG 7120 kHz
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7120, 0830-1200, Wantok Radio Light, Port Moresby May 23
TENTATIVE reception of this new PNG Christian outlet first noted with religious-sounding music fading in at 0830. Four musical tones noted at 0900:20, followed by possible ID by woman. Signal improved very slightly past 0900, with continuous Christian contemporary and possibly PNG church music. The language sounded Pidgin at times, but was much too weak for positive language identification. At 1101:38, I heard a distinctive 'Bird of Paradise' call (national bird of PNG, I believe). An MP3 recording of this can be heard at: http://www.guyatkins.com/files/tenta...RL_7120kHz.mp3 0830 UTC is just past Port Moresby sunrise, so a darkness path makes a difference on this frequency to the West Coast USA (and as predicted by the propagation module within ERGO). (Atkins-WA) Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA USA mod. ICOM IC-756Pro & mod. ICOM R-75 Kiwa MAP / ERGO 450 & 700 ft. Beverage Antennas |
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Sorry... the URL for the short audio clip should be:
http://www.guyatkins.com/files/tenta...RL_7120khz.mp3 I'm not *that* familiar with the Bird of Paradise call. Maybe this is just a warbling siren, and I'm just being too DX-hopeful! I'll be checking 7120 kHz the next few evenings, as well as during a coastal DXpedition to Grayland on June 10th and 11th, which happens to be during the Radio Wantok Light dedication ceremony. Guy "Guy Atkins" wrote in message ... PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7120, 0830-1200, Wantok Radio Light, Port Moresby May 23 TENTATIVE reception of this new PNG Christian outlet first noted with religious-sounding music fading in at 0830. Four musical tones noted at 0900:20, followed by possible ID by woman. Signal improved very slightly past 0900, with continuous Christian contemporary and possibly PNG church music. The language sounded Pidgin at times, but was much too weak for positive language identification. At 1101:38, I heard a distinctive 'Bird of Paradise' call (national bird of PNG, I believe). An MP3 recording of this can be heard at: http://www.guyatkins.com/files/tenta...RL_7120kHz.mp3 0830 UTC is just past Port Moresby sunrise, so a darkness path makes a difference on this frequency to the West Coast USA (and as predicted by the propagation module within ERGO). (Atkins-WA) Guy Atkins Puyallup, WA USA mod. ICOM IC-756Pro & mod. ICOM R-75 Kiwa MAP / ERGO 450 & 700 ft. Beverage Antennas |
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"Guy Atkins" wrote in message ... I'm not *that* familiar with the Bird of Paradise call. Maybe this is just a warbling siren, and I'm just being too DX-hopeful! Sounds like a police car's siren to me... the way they sound around my neck of the woods anyway (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA). Jackie |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 23:09:23 -0500, "Buzzygirl"
wrote: "Guy Atkins" wrote in message ... I'm not *that* familiar with the Bird of Paradise call. Maybe this is just a warbling siren, and I'm just being too DX-hopeful! Sounds like a police car's siren to me... the way they sound around my neck of the woods anyway (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA). Jackie Guy, I believe you heard the regional police program that was hear in my report also posted in here. The programs starts off with a long police siren, and when I heard it, the inspector running the show was telling everyone about the various disciplinary measures used against constables accused of misdeeds. During the time I was listening, I heard no bird calls, but lotsa C&W christian music and the female announcer saying hi to all the people calling in saying they could hear the program. Al in CNMI ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Then that's most likely the Bird of Paradise. There are a couple of
species and they all have bery unusual calls. Nothing like birds over here. On Mon, 23 May 2005 23:09:23 -0500, "Buzzygirl" wrote: "Guy Atkins" wrote in message ... I'm not *that* familiar with the Bird of Paradise call. Maybe this is just a warbling siren, and I'm just being too DX-hopeful! Sounds like a police car's siren to me... the way they sound around my neck of the woods anyway (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA). Jackie |
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"Buzzygirl" wrote in message ... "Guy Atkins" wrote in message ... I'm not *that* familiar with the Bird of Paradise call. Maybe this is just a warbling siren, and I'm just being too DX-hopeful! Sounds like a police car's siren to me... the way they sound around my neck of the woods anyway (Twin Cities, Minnesota USA). That siren really cuts through the noise though ! |
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