Loggings 3 April

 The sun is having a hissy fit at present and signals were subdued last evening. However, some interesting things were heard.

All times re UTC. 

c = logged on the NZRDXL SDR at Hinahina, South Otago

# = logged on the NZRDXL SDR at Mangawhai, Northland

CWIS = confimed with internet signal.

640c 0731 USA KFI Los Angeles Fair with a number of mentions of Los Angeles. 3/4 SMF

710c 0737 USA KSPN Los Angeles (Presumed) poor/ fair with sports talk. A lot of splash. 3/4 SMF

760c 0749 HAWAII KGU Honolulu the most likely with sport. Up and down signal. Fair at best. 3/4 SMF

770c 0739 USA KCBC Manteca CA Fair at times with religious message. 3/4 SMF 

780c 0753 USA KKOH Reno NV Fair with local ads and id for Newstalk KOH. 3/4 SMF

790c 0758 USA KABC (Presumed) fair at best but deep fades. Talking politics. Just before TOH ads for RedEye Radio.com Faded on hr when id given, then news. 3/4 SMF

940c 0806 USA KYNO Fair with oldies songs. 3/4 SMF

1540c  0725 USA KMPC Bakersfield CA Fair with KK talk. Splash from 1548. 3/4 SMF

I don't normally hear KSPN, KCBC or KABC - but there they were.

Shortwave

5980 1802 JAPAN - Good. Listed on HFCC as being Japan International Communications. Piano mx and YL talking. Lists as being also on 5985, but no sign of it. Hours listed at 1800-1805 and indeed it was off at 1805. 3/4 SMF

6035 1807 UAE IBRA R in Tigrinya to East Africa poor but clear. 3/4 SMF

6100 1812 FRANCE RFI in DRM to Southern Europe. Good when it came through, but it was spasmodic. 3/4 SMF

6110 1815 ETHIOPIA Fana Broadcasting Corp poor but clear in Amharic to E Africa. 3/4 SMF

6150 1815 OMAN BBC WS Fair/ good in Pashto to Afghanistan. 3/4 SMF

9440 0455 FRANCE R Japan Good in JJ to the Middle East. Lots of talk. 3/4 SMF

9510 0455 ROMANIA RRI signing off in RR to Eastern Europe. IS and off at 0456. 3/4 SMF

9665.1 0458 BRAZIL R Voz Missionaria fair in PP. Lots of talk between YL and OM. Fair sig 3/4 SMF

9670 0500 GERMANY Channel 292 Excellent signal with pops. 3/4 SMF

9710 0501 VATICAN CITY R Vaticana good in RR. Many mentions of Papa! // 11815 Excellent 3/4 SMF

9770 0502 TURKEY VoT Excellent in TT with talk. 3/4 SMF

9818.6 0504 BRAZIL R 9 de Julho poor in PP with mx and spoken word. Measured at 9818.537 3/4 SMF

11700  0506 FRANCE RFI Excellent in FF to Central Africa with items on defence of suburbs in …. an African city? Couldn’t quite work it out. 3/4 SMF

11730  0510 FRANCE R Japan Vg in FF to West Africa. 3/4 SMF

13670 1833 MADAGASCAR African Pathways R fair/ poor to Central Africa with mx EE message audible but difficult to follow. 3/4 SMF

13800 1838 SWAZILAND TWR Poor/fair in AA. Clear signal. 3/4 SMF