#164 / Reception in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL - August 3-5, 2019

#164 / RECEPTION IN SÃO BERNARDO SP, BRAZIL -  GG66rg 
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August 3-5. 2019 (Time in UTC) 
Rx: KiwiSDR (PY2-81502 SWL, São Bernardo) 
+ Mini Whip PA0RDT Antenna 
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SHORTWAVE 
INDIA: 11560 kHz All India Radio, Bangalore, RR, 04/08 1704. Female communication. 'India...'. 35543 (RG). Tx w/325º Az to Western Russia. 
NORTH KOREA: 11735 kHz Voice of Korea, Kujang, Korean, 05/08. Instrumental mx, and the traditional Korean songs by female voice. 25542. Tx w/230° to Southern Asia. 
PHILIPPINES: 12095 kHz FEBC, Bocaue, Achang, 05/08 1222. Male communication, Christian program, hymn by group. 35443. Tx w/305° to Southeastern Asia. The Achang language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Achang (also known as Maingtha and Ngochang) in Yunnan, China, and northern Myanmar. 
PHILIPPINES: 12120 kHz FEBC, Bocaue, Naga, 05/08 1240. Male communication, Christian song by group. 25542. Tx w/293° Az to Center / Southern Asia. The Kuki-Chin–Naga languages are a geographic clustering of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family. 
SAUDI ARABIA: 11860 kHz Republic of Yemen Radio, Jeddah, AA, 03/08 1532. Typical songs in Arabic style. Male communication. 15421 (RG). Better reception using a headphone. 
According WRTH 2019, broadcasts in support of Yemeni president and the Aden-based provisional government. Appears to be a relocated service, formerly produced by the Yemen General Corp. for Radio & TV in Sana'a (after the Sana'a broadcasting house came under rebel control). Possibly in state radio studios in Aden, or in Saudi Arabia. Assumed to be aired via a transmitter in Saudi Arabia.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 11655 kHz IBRA Media / Radio Ibrahim, via Al-Dhabbiya, Afar, 03/08 1607. A song by female voice, male communication. Tx w/240° Az to Africa. 
IBRA Media (IBRA Radio) is an international Christian broadcasting and media group founded in 1948 by Lewi Pethrus in Sweden. IBRA broadcasts Christian programs to more than 100 countries. The Afar language (Afar: Qafaraf) (also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people inhabiting Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. 35553 (RG). 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 9565 kHz Radio Marti, Greenville, SS, 05/08 2205. Male and female voices, 'nuestros hermanos Cubanos, museo La Florida, ... Cuba'. 35543 (RG). Tx w/184° Az to Cuba. 
VATICAN CITY: 9580 kHz Vatican Radio, via Sta. Maria di Galeria (ITALY), Ch, 05/08 2215. Mare and female announcers, instrumental mx, 2230 IS RV. 35543 (RG). Tx w/349° Az to Northern Europe. 
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(RG) - Rudolf Grimm PY2-81502 SWL 
São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL 
http://dxways-br.blogspot.com    
YouTube Channel: GrimmSBC   

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