#279 Reception in Southeastern BRAZIL - March 4, 2021

March 4, 2021
#279 RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL - Rudolf Grimm, PY2-81502 SWL.
Rx: Icom IC-R8500, Icom IC2001D.
Indoor Antennas: Quantum Loop V2.0 (+Potomac FL-31 passive filter), AOR LA-400 magnetic loop, RGP3 Loop Antenna (+DXCB RF Amplifier), AlexLoop SML7-30. + headphone.
Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
Times in UTC.
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ANTARCTICA – ATA,
15476 kHz: Radio Nacional San Gabriel Arcangel, Base Esperanza, Spanish, 27/02 1458. Talking by female voice. ‘Datos del tiempo, en Base Esperanza, 2 grados, telefono, whatsapp...’. Argentinian popular song.’ 35543.
 
ASCENSION ISLAND – ASC,
12050 kHz: Radio Ndarason International, voa Georgetown, Kanuri, 27/02 1906. Male and female voices speakers. Children voices. 45544. **Tx w/65º Az to Western Africa.
12095 kHz: BBC, via Georgetown, English, 27/02 1901. News Bulletin. ‘BBC World Service’. 45544. **Tx w/27º Az to Northern Africa.
 
AUSTRIA – AUT,
9780 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Moosbrunn, French, 27/02 1939. Christian transmission, talk by male and female voices. ‘Radio Mondiale Adventist’. 35543. **Tx w/170º Az to Africa.
 
BOTSWANA – BOT,
15580 kHz: Voice of America, via Selebi-Phikwe, English, 27/02 1452. Male and female voice talking, songs in African style, 35543. **Tx w/10º Az to Northeastern Africa.
 
BRAZIL – B,
1120 kHz: Radio Mais, São José dos Pinhais PR, 25/02 2212. Brazilian song, jingle ‘Radio Mais’. 35553.
1480 kHz: Radio Atibaia, Atibaia SP, 26/02 0908. Brazilian song, ‘Radio Atibaia’. 34543.
1480 kHz: Radio Boituva, Boituva SP. 27/02 1308. Oldies, ‘Você ouve a Radio Boituva’. 35553.
1490 kHz: Radio Difusora, Olimpia SP, 26/02 0900. Relaying 840 kHz Radio Bandeirantes, São Paulo. ‘O pulo do gato, acidente na Rodovia Castelo Branco, Radio Bandeirantes’. 35543.
9818 kHz: Radio 9 de julho, São Paulo SP, 27/02 1937. Catholic programming. 45554.
11780 kHz: Radio Nacional, Brasilia SF, via RNA facilities, 27/02 1917. Brazilian song (Renato e seus Blue Caps), id by male voice ‘Radio Nacional AM, 980 kHz’. 45544. **Tx w/360º Az to Northern Brazil.
 
FRANCE – F,
15160 kHz: Radio Tigray Media House, via Issoudun, Tigrinya, 27/02 1522. Male voice communication, song in African style. 35333. **Tx w/130º Az to Northeastern Africa.
15285 kHz: Radio Manara International, via Issoudun, Hausa, 27/02 1650. Male voice speaker, phone-in. 35543. **Tx w/170º Az to Africa.
15350 kHz: Deutsche Welle, via Issoudun, Hausa, 27/02 1516. Songs in African style, male communication, ‘DW’. 35543. **Tx w/138º Az to Africa.
17800 kHz: Deutsche Welle, via Issoudun, Hausa, 28/02 1345. Instrumental music in African style, ‘Deutsche Welle’, talking by male voice, interview ‘Nigeria’. 35543. **Tx w/163º Az to Africa.
 
GUAM – GUM,
11590 kHz: FEBA Radio India, via Agana, Bhatri (?), 28/02 1320. A Christian programming, male voice speaker, contact adresses, instrumental music, interval signal, sign off on 1330. 25432. **Tx w/285º Az to Southern Asia.
 
JAPAN – J,
9895 kHz: NHK World Radio Japan, Japanese, 27/02 1930. Male voice speaker, interview. 25432. **Tx w/305º Az to Eastern Asia.
 
KUWAIT – KWT,
12140 kHz: Radio Azadi (Radio Free Afghanistan), via Kuwait, Dari, 28/02 1303. Male and female speakers, phone-in, instrumental music. 35543. **Tx w/70º Az to Asia.
 
MADAGASCAR – MDG,
9845 kHz: World Christian Broadcasting KNLS, via Mahajanga, Russian, 27/02 1935. A Christian programming, message, song by children. 35443. **Tx w/335º Az to Russia.
11705 kHz: Radio Tamazuj, via Talata-Volonondry, Juba Arabic (?), 27/02 1540. Male voice communication, id ‘Radio Tamazuj’. 25542. **Tx w/335º Az to South Sudan (?).
11985 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Arabic, 27/02 1912. Christian programming, message by male voice. 25542. **Tx w/340º Az to Northeastern Africa.
15150 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Punjabi, 27/02 1527. A Christian programming, id by female voice, contact adresses. 25442. **Tx w/35º Az to Southern Asia.
15680 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Malayalam, 27/02 1531. A Christian programming, song, female voice speaker. 35553. **Tx w/55º Az to Southern Asia.
17770 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Vietnamese, 28/02 1350. A Christian programming, communication by male and female voices. 35543. **Tx w/65º Az to Southeastern Asia.
 
NETHERLAND ANTILLES – ATN,
800 kHz: Radio Trans Mundial, São Paulo, via TWR Bonaire, Portuguese, 26/02 0842. Id ‘Radio Trans Mundial’, male voice communication, ‘Rota 66’, aqui na Radio Trans Mundial’. 45554. ** An excellent signal, each day on this time!.
 
PHILIPPINES – PHL,
9925 kHz: Radio Pilipinas, Tinang, Fillippino / English, 27/02 1927. Male speaker. ‘Radio Pilipinas Overseas’. 35443. **Tx w/283º Az to Southern Asia.
12120 kHz: Radio Pilipinas, Tinang, Filipino, 27/02 1850. Male and female voices speakers. 35543. **Tx w/283º Az to Southern Asia.
 
SAUDI ARABIA – ARS,
11745 kHz: Al-Azm Radio, via Jeddah, Arabic, 27/02 1920. Speaker in Arabic language. 25322. **Tx w/300º Az to Northern Africa.
 
SPAIN – E,
11685 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1924. Sports. 35433. **Tx w/161º Az to Africa.
11940 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1913. Sport programming. 45554. **Tx w/230º Az to Southern South America.
12030 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1909. Male voice: sport programming, soccer in Spain. 35543. **Tx w/113º Az to Southern Asia.
 
SRI LANKA – CLN,
15360 kHz Adventist World Radio, via Trincomalee, Sindhi, 27/02 1655. Talking by male and female voices, AWR Interval Signal on 1700. Sign-off. **Tx w/335º Az to Southern Asia.
15705 kHz Adventist World Radio, via Trincomalee, Chinese, 27/02 1430. Christian song, male talking (message?). 15431. **Tx w/45º Az to China.
 
TURKEY – TUR,
11965 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Ermirler, Turkish, 28/02 1308. Turkish romantid songs, male voice communication. 35553. **Tx w/72º Az to Western Asia.
 
UNITED KINGDOM – G,
15600 kHz: Voice of America, via Woofferton, Kurdish, 27/02 1441. Male voice communication in Kurdish language, song. 25432. **Tx w/100º Az to Asia.
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – USA,
11930 kHz: Radio Marti, Greenville, Spanish, 28/02 1300. Commentary by male voice announcer, talk about political situation in the USA. 35543. **Tx w/184º Az to Central America (Cuba).
15825 kHz: WWCR, Nashville, English, 28/02 1340. Christian programming, message by male voice preacher. 25542. **Tx w/46º Az to Europe.
 
VATICAN CITY – CVA,
12075 kHz: Voice of America, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, French, 27/02 1903. News bulletin, male voice speaker. 35543. **Tx w/199º Az to Northern Africa.
15400 kHz: Radio Tamazuj, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, Juba Arabic (?), 27/02 1507. A speech by male voice, talking by YL, id. 35543. **Tx w/138º Az to South Sudan.
15550 kHz: Radio Dabanga, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, Darfur (?), 27/02 1534. Male voice communication in Darfur (?) language, instrumental music. 25542. **Tx w/151º to Northeastern Africa.
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73 & good DX! rg