Propagation Note: Conditions have improved from one week ago. Despite the improvement, the upper midwest/ plains area is still subject to overall low signals, compared to the left and right coasts. Most low band signals that make their way to the coasts, show up only as hets at this QTH. Seasonal noise levels are increasing due to t-storms in the southern plains.

3345 INDONESIA. RRI Ternate (p), 1156, 4/19/08. Series of presumed announcements separated by musical bumpers. Studio audio lower than recorded audio. Poor signal (Strawman-IA).

4605 INDONESIA. RRI Serui, 1220, 4/20/08. OM & YL in extended Indo tlk reached good S6 on peaks (Strawman-IA).

5910 COLOMBIA. Marfil Estereo, 0220, 4/16/08. Spanish ballads peaked at S9. Very good signal (Strawman-IA).

6110 N MARIANAS. VOA via Tinian, 1222, 4/19/08. Mandarin service over Firedrake. Overall good signal (Strawman-IA).

7110 ETHIOPIA. V of Ethiopia, 0301, 4/16/08. OM delivering presumed nx. Good signal reached S8 on peaks (Strawman-IA).

7220 SAO TOME. VOA, 0322, 4/16/08. Amharic service. YL taking phone calls. Fair to good with HRO splatter (Strawman-IA).

7225 THAILAND. VOA via Udon Thani, 1209, 4/19/08. Korean service w/ nx that contained English actualities. S9 on peaks (Strawman-IA).

9780 SRI LANKA. VOA via Irana Wila, 0148, 4/15/08. English business nx had rapid fading but overall F-G (Strawman-IA).

11980 CHINA. CRI via Kunming, 1306, 4/19/08. English nx was very good. Signal reached 5/S9 on peaks. Listed 150KW (Strawman-IA).

12030 RUSSIA. VOR via Irkutsk, 1308, 4/19/08. Russian nx w/ low audio (Strawman-IA).

12065 RUSSIA. VOA via Chita, 1310, 4/19/08. Cantonese service had YL on nx. Signal had fading (Strawman-IA).

12080 AUSTRALIA. BBC via Brandon, 2207 4/16/08. English nx about Pope’s visit to USA. 10/S9 on peaks with fading. Great signal for listed 10KW (Strawman-IA).

12110 GERMANY. VOA via Lampertheim, 1312, 4/19/08. OM & YL presenting apparent nx in Somali service. Poor to fair on noisy band (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Drake R8, JRC NRD-545, 70′ Inverted L, Wellbrook 330S Loop

2325 AUSTRALIA. ABC Northern Territory, Tennant Creek, 1141, 4/12/08. Weak w/apparent sporting event // weaker 2310 & 2485 (Strawman-IA).

3985 CROATIA. Croatian Radio, 0353, 4/13/08. Spanish vocals at threshold level (Strawman-IA).

3990 CHINA. PBS Xinjiang via Urumqui (p), 1219, 4/13/08. Listed Uighur service. Signal very weak w/ chanting-like vocals that had Koranic quality. Lots of HRO slop (Strawman-IA).

6110 ETHIOPIA. R. Fana (p), 0345, 4/13/08. HOA vocals were fair but studio audio was muffled. Frequency was clear but signal suffered from fading (Strawman-IA).

6165 INDIA. AIR Delhi, 1252, 4/13/08. Listed Sindhi service featured vocals at fair level (Strawman-IA).

11710.73 ARGENTINA. RAE, 0055, 4/12/08. Portuguese service w/tlk by YL and ballads.Many mentions of Buenos Aires. IS & ID loop at 0059:18. 6 time pips leading to TOH were accurate. 0200 ID (Strawman-IA).

11730 IRAN. VOIRI, 1248, 4/12/08. Pashto service listed. Nx-like presentation by OM. Fair signal (Strawman-IA) .

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Drake R8, JRC NRD-545, Perseus SDR, 70′Inverted L, Wellbrook 330S Loop

9440 CHINA. CRI via listed Kunming, 1235, 4/5/08.  Cambodian service featured pop mx. Fluttery, auroral
signal was fair (Strawman-IA).

9839.9 VIETNAM. VOV (p), 1218, 4/5/08. Presumed the very weak signal w/ SE Asian vocals. Poor overall (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA
Drake R8 - JRC NRD-545 - Perseus SDR
70′ Inverted L - Wellbrook 330S Loop