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2310 AUSTRALIA. ABC N. Territory, Alice Springs, 1330, 2/22/09. ABC nx by YL
fair but fading. 2325 weaker as was 2485 (Strawman-IA).

3385 PNG. R. East New Britain, 1326, 2/22/09. Seemed to be peaking this time w/
Pidgin announcements into pop mx. Faded down quickly (Strawman-IA).

4319U DIEGO GARCIA. 2255, 2/17/09. Very weak improving to P-F by 2323. Mostly nx
features with a few mx bumpers. Peaked 2330-2335. First time reception
(Strawman-IA).

4790.04 INDONESIA. RRI Fak Fak, 1338, 2/22/09. Fast-paced Indo tlk between OM &
YL. Heavy CODAR sweep. Without CODAR, fair to good (Strawman-IA).

4820 INDIA. AIR Kolkata (p), 1340, 2/22/09. AIR presumed the one. OM vocal
wailing or shouting was quite distinct. Seemed to be mixing w/ a second station,
possibly PBS Xizang. Mixed signal was fair (Strawman-IA).

4905 CHINA. PBS Xizang (p), 1345, 2/22/09. Poor signal. Tibetan service listed.
High-pitched female voice w/ occasional mx bumpers (Strawman-IA).

4976 UGANDA. R. Uganda, 0409, 2/20/09. Seldom heard here due to low audio
modulation. Poor to fair this time. Sounded like OM presenting nx (Strawman-IA).

9605 SINGAPORE. BBC via Kranji, 1403, 2/22/09. fair signal OM/ YL presenting
presumed Chinese nx w/ mx background (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, AOR AR 7030 Plus, Wellbrook 115′ ALA-100 Sloping
Loop

2485 AUSTRALIA. ABC Northern Territory, Katherine, 1340, 2/9/09. OM & YL presenting Australian nx feature. Fair on peaks. 2325 was weakest & 2310 a bit better than 2325 (Strawman-IA).

2850 NORTH KOREA. KCBS, 1345, 2/9/09. Opera or patriotic speech was poor to fair; Was fair to good, 1325 on 2/12/09 w/ operatic-style mx and address to crowd (Strawman-IA).

3385 PNG. R. East New Britain, 1328, 2/12/09. Poor to fair signal of pop mx (Strawman-IA).

3796.3 DESECHEO ISLAND. Amateur Radio Station KP5D, 0345, 2/15/09. Working US hams in 8, 9, and 0 call areas. S9 signal on peaks. Occasional deliberate interference. New amateur radio “country” for me (Strawman-IA).

3925 JAPAN. R. Nikkei, 1329, 2/12/09. OM presenting info in somber tone. Open carrier @ 1330. Fair to good signal (Strawman-IA).

3976 INDONESIA. RRI Pontianak 1335, 2/12/09. Only a weak het. Manokwari, 3987 apparently off as no het detected. 3995, Kendari yielded imagination level audio (Strawman-IA).

4460 CHINA. CNR-1 via Beijing, 1344, 2/12/09. Weal signal. Ongoing Chinese chatter without break (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, AOR AR7030 Plus, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop

4920 INDIA. AIR Chennai, 1350, 2/3/09. Threshold signal was barely above noise. 4860, AIR, Delhi also at same level (Strawman-IA) .

4965 ZAMBIA. CVC International, 2318, 2/4/09. Pop mx was fair. 0221 on 2/5/09. English sermon by YL was fair to good on peaks (Strawman-IA) .

4985 BRAZIL. R. Brasil Central, 2320, 2/4/09. Soccer match described by 2 OM. Steady fair signal (Strawman-IA) .

4845 MAURITANIA. R. Mauritanie. 2323, 2/4/09. HOA mx was 10/S9. Het on high side eliminated in LSB. AA announcements @2325 followed by instrumental in plucked/ stringed instrument (Strawman-IA) .

5030 CHINA. CNR-1, 1346, 2/3/09. Fair signal. Usual OM& YL presenting nx (Strawman-IA) .

6080 AUSTRALIA. R. Australia, 1359, 2/3/09. Waltzing Matilda music box IS to 1400 time check & ID by YL. Nx presented by YL. Fair to good // 10/S9 7240 // 5995 which was equal to 6080 (Strawman-IA) .

6120 SOUTH AFRICA. Channel Africa via Meyerton, 0308, 2/5/09. Swahili service. Extended talk w/ many mentions of Africa. Fair to good on peaks (Strawman-IA) .

9680 TAIWAN. R. Taiwan International (p), 1407, 2/3/09. Slowly rose above noise. OM & YL alternating in presumed Chinese nx. Signal fair on peaks. Studio audio had a bit of reverb (Strawman-IA) .

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, AOR AR7030 Plus, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop

3310 BOLIVIA. R. Mosoj Chaski, 0054, 2/1/09. Poor signal barely above noise was presumed local commentary (Strawman-IA).

4780 DJIBOUTI. RTV Djibouti, 0405, 1/31/09. HOA mx was fair but spoiled by CODAR sweeps (Strawman-IA).

4790.02 INDONESIA. RRI Fak Fak, 1410, 1/31/09. Extended monologue by OM was poor to fair mixing w/ CODAR sweeps (Strawman-IA).

4920 INDIA. AIR Chennai, 1330, 1/26/09. Weak instrumental mx. Signal peaked @ 1340 at fair level (Strawman-IA).

4925.25 BRAZIL. R. Educacao Rural (p), 0050, 2/1/09. Selection of vocal ballads reached fair on peaks but interfered with by CODAR (Strawman-IA).

11845 CHINA. CNR-2 Xian, 0041, 2/1/09. Listed 150KW. Good signal in apparent Midwest to China pipeline. 11885 Xian, 11820 Kian 150 KW, and 11770 CRI  Vietnamese Beijing all good at the same time (Strawman-IA).

Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, AOR AR7030 Plus, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop