3976 INDONESIA. RRI Pontianak, 1159, 3/29/08. Semi classical instrumental mx
through TOH. Weak signal sometimes under HRO splatter and t-storm crashes.
Poor to at times fair overall (Strawman-IA).

3925 JAPAN. Short jazz instrumentals with YL announcements between. Poor to
fair w/ some Ham interference (Strawman-IA).

3987 INDONESIA. RRI Manokwari, 1202, 3/29/08. Presumed nx pgm. Audio was a bit
muddy. Seemed in parallel to 3995 Kendari, 4604 Serui, and 4790 Fak Fak which
were all audible. Serui best of the lot (Strawman-IA).

7295 MALAYSIA. RTM (p), Traxx FM, 1245, 3/29/08. Weak signal of pop mx was in
clear until covered by Ham operator close by. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Drake R8, 70′ Inverted L

3987 INDONESIA. RRI Manokwari, 1235, 3/23/08. Very weak pop mx nearly covered by
ham radio splatter (Strawman-IA).

4900 CHINA. Voice of Strait, 1243, 3/23/08. Weak signal but in the clear. Pop
mx programing was poor to fair overall (Strawman-IA).

5010 INDIA. AIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 1247, 3/23/08. Extended exchange of
comments/ announcements between OM & YL. No mx heard for several minutes
Poor signal level (Strawman-IA).

7110 ETHIOPIA. R. Ethiopia, 0304, 3/20/08. Choral mx. Unusually clear
aignal was S6. Noisy astmospheics this night; additional reception 0342, 3/21/08.
Better conditons than previous night. Signal reached S7 with extended vernacular
chatter (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Drake R8, Perseus SDR, 70′ Inverted L, Wellbrook Loop

3315 PNG. R. Manus, 1249, 3/15/08. Pop mx was poor in local noise (Strawman-IA).

5930 RUSSIA. VOR via Vladivostok, 1146, 3/15/08. Mandarin service had clear but weak tlk beamed to Far East. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

6010 MEXICO. R. Mil, 1204, 3/15/08. SS ballads suffered spaltter from both sides. Mil ID @ 1205. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

6040 THAILAND. VOA, 1238, 3/15/08. Usual mix of mx and chatter in Mandarin w/ big echo on signal. Poor to fair signal (Strawman-IA).

6120 SINGAPORE. R. Singapore International (p), 1150, 3/15/08. Listed Maylay service feature OM & YL in extended tlk. Freq covered by NHK via Canada @ 1200. Singapore was poor (Strawman-IA).

7205 N. MARIANAS. VOA via Tinian, 1252, 3/15/08. Lao service. VOA ID and Lao tlk by OM was VG. S8-S9 signal (Strawman-IA).

7325 PNG. Wantok Light (p), 1215, 3/15/08. Weak but clear signal was OM delivering English sermon. By 1220 Wantok had faded and Mandarin language broadcast faded up. Only listed Mandarin at this time is IBRA Radio via Novosibirsk (Strawman-IA).

9526 INDONESIA. VOI, 1320, 3/12/08. Good signal level but low audio. Pop mx programming. Flute mx @1332. ID & announcements at 1359. Flute mx theme through TOH to 1401:30 when OM launced in to possible nx (Strawman-IA).

11620 INDIA. AIR, 0140, 3/16/08. Urdu service listed w/ ethnic instrumental mx. Signal was fair (Strawman-IA).

12080 BOTSWANA. VOA, 1910, 3/15/08. French service featured great jazz mx program. Good signal marred by fading (Strawman-IA).

12040 RUSSIA. VOR, 0146, 3/16/08. English nx by OM was good but signal suffered from fading (Strawman-IA).

12095 THAILAND. R. Thailand via Udon Thani, 0130, 3/16/08. Thai service was poor-fair with OM in nx format. Slow signal fading (Strawman-IA).

15180 N. KOREA. VOK, 0113, 3/16/08. English nx and political comment about S. Korea and USA. Good signal was clean and about as good as ever (Strawman-IA).

15245 TAIWAN. RTI, 0111, 3/16/08. Mandarin service featured YL in extended tlk. Poor signal (Strawman-IA).

15385 PHILPPINES. VOA via Tinang, 0106, 3/16/08. Fair to good signal. Mandarin service had OM & YL in apparent nx (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman - Des Moines, IA - Drake R8 - Perseus SDR - Wellbrook 330S Loop

2485 AUSTRALIA. ABC Northern Territory, Katherine, 1228, 3/8/08. Pop mx w/ OM announcer. ABC nx by YL @ 1230. Signal improved to fair // weaker 2325 // even weaker 2310 (Strawman-IA).

3987 INDONESIA. RRI Manokwari, 1233, 3/8/08. Weak signal of pop mx. Surrounded by Ham Radio splatter. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

4450 NORTH KOREA. Korean National Democratic Front, 1241, 3/8/08. Patriotic orchestral mx was poor (Strawman-IA).

4460 CHINA. CNR 1 via Beijing, 1243, 3/8/08. Poor to fair signal was extended Mandarin chatter by YL (Strawman-IA).

4604.96 INDONESIA. RRI Serui, 1245, 3/8/08. S9 signal of pop mx. Still fair @ 1340 (Strawman-IA).

4869.9 INDONESIA. RRI Wamena, 1252, 3/8/08. CW & pop mx. S7 carrier but low audio. Signal in the clear (Strawman-IA).

4900 CHINA. Voice of Strait, 1253. Long-winded chatter to 1259; into flute mx. 5 low and 1 high time pips at 1300. Versus my accurate atomic clock was 2-3 seconds slow. Announcements by YL @ TOH. Poor to fair overall (Strawman-IA).

6040 THAILAND. VOA, 1310, 3/8/08. Mandarin service featured extended tlk. Reverb on studio audio. Poor to fair signal (Strawman-IA).

7160 THAILAND. R. Thailand (p), 1314, 3/8/08. Japanese service playing Pat Matheny jazz and mixing with CRI, Nanning/ Guangxi. Poor signal (Strawman-IA).

7390 PHILIPPINES. VOA, 1320, 3/8/08. Listed Cantonese service was good at S6. Signal in the clear (Strawman-IA).

7470 MONGOLIA. R. Free Asia, via Ulaan Baatar, 1322, 3/8/08. Orchestra mx/ listed Tibetan chatter. Signal poor (listed 100KW), but in the clear. Almost
gone by 1335 (Strawman-IA).

9599.3 MEXICO. R. Universidad UNAM, 2337, 3/8/08. Extended cultural commentary by OM. Fair to poor w/ large het from presumed RHC on 9600. Het completely
removed by superb Perseus notch (Strawman-IA).

9855 KUWAIT. R. Kuwait, 2345, 3/8/08. Long Arabic commentary by OM. Occasional pop mx bumper. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman - Des Moines, Iowa
Perseus SDR - 70′ Inverted L - Wellbrook 330S Loop