DX-ing and QSL-ing: Rudolf Grimm (PY2-81502 SWL) & Friends, São Bernardo SP - BRAZIL. Contact: grimm.r@outlook.com.br
The kiwiSDR PY2-81502 SWL is installed in the middle of this grove (São Bernardo do Campo SP, Southeastern Brazil).
14/02/2025
1410 kHz: Radio Turística, Salto URUGUAY - Vídeo / Rene Passold
13/02/2025
Logs: February 12, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
#24 Video: 9650 kHz Radio Guinea, Conakry GUINEA (2016)
#75 QSL-card: 4915 kHz Radio Ghana, Accra GHANA (1999)
12/02/2025
Logs: February 11, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
#23 Video: 6250 kHz Radio Malabo, Malabo GUINEA ECUATORIAL (2017)
Logs: February 10, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
11/02/2025
Stations listened in Friol, NW of Spain - Manuel Méndez - February 9, 2025
Manuel
Méndez
Lugo, Spain
Log in Friol, NW of Spain
Sangean ATS 909X, Tecsun PL-880, cable antenna, 8 meters
BRAZIL
6010, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 2114-2136, 08-02, Brazilian songs,
Portuguese, comments, id. “Inconfidencia”. // 15189.8. 25422.
Also 0604-0655, 09-02, Brazilian songs. 25422.
6150, Radio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 2107-2118, 08-02, Brazilian songs,
Portuguese, comments, id. “Radio Saturno a sua melhor companhia”. 15422.
Also heard 0557-0637, 09-02, Brazilian songs, program “Faixa Brasil”. 25422.
6180, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2102-2118, 08-02, soccer, live
matches, id. “Radio Nacional”. // 11780. 25422.
Also heard 0831-0847, 09-02, Brazilian songs. 25422.
9818.6, Radio 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo, 2046-2108, 08-02, Portuguese, religious
songs and comments. 25422.
Also heard 0548-0634, 09-02, religious songs and comments, id. “Radio 9 de
Julho”. 25422.
11750, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 2002-2034, 08-02, religious songs and
comments, Portuguese. No signal on 9665. 25422.
Also heard 0607-0655, 09-02, religious songs in English and Portuguese,
comments. No signal on 9665 and 5940. 35433.
11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2001-2118, 08-02, soccer, live
matches. 35433.
11815, Radio Brasil Central seems to be out on both frequencies, 4985 and
11815.
15189.8, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 1629-1708, 08-02, Brazilian
songs, program “Brasileiríssima”. 15422.
Also heard 2040-2117, 08-02, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments, id.
“Inconfidencia”. 35433.
Also heard 0834-0850, 09-02, Brazilian songs, id. “Radio Inconfidenci”a”, at
0840 “5 y 40”, more songs. 25422.
CANADA, 6070, CFRX, Toronto, 0817-0833, 09-02, English, comments, news. Strong
QRM from Channel 292 on the same frequency. 21421.
DENMARK
5930, World Music Radio, Bramming, 1736-1757, 08-02, Brazilian songs, id. “WMR,
World Music Radio”, other songs. // 15700. 35433.
5970, Radio 208, Hvidovre, 1951-2011, 08-02, rock and pop songs in English.
25422.
15700, World Music Radio, Randers, 1716-1738, 08-02, Latin American songs,
other songs, id. “World Music Radio”. 35433.
25800, World Music Radio, Marslet, 1135-1153, 09-02, songs, id. “World Music
Radio”. // 11700. 25422.
ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, 0418-0427, 09-02, religious songs and comments,
Spanish. 35433.
ETHIOPIA, 6090, Voice of Amhara State, Addis Ababa, 1804-1819, 08-02, East
African songs, Vernacular, comments. 23422.
FINLAND, 6185, RealMix Radio, Raasepori, 1827-2055, 08-02, song in Spanish,
song “Ni una sola palabra” by Paulina Rubio, some comments in Spanish, pop
songs in English, oldies, Finish, comments, id. “RealMix Radio…” at 1908 song
“Ma Baker” by Boney M, at 1925 id. in English, “RealMix Radio, 6185 kHz
shortwave, please, send your reception report to realmix.sw@ gmail.com”, more
songs, comments in English. 24422.
Also heard from 0605-0647, 09-02, audible at times due to strong QRM from Radio
Educación on the same frequency, English, comments, songs. 21421.
GERMANY
6085, Radio Mi Amigo International, Kall Krekel, 1522-1549, 09-02, pop songs in
English, id. “Radio Mi Amigo”. 25422.
6150, Europa 24, Datteln, 1527-1538, 09-02, pop songs in English, German,
comments. 25422.
INDONESIA, 4755, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, 2106-2127, 08-02, Indonesian
songs, English, comments. 15422.
ITALY, 7399.9, Marconi Radio International, 1540-1608, 09-02, songs in English,
Italian, English, comments. Slight QRM from Radio Piepzender on 7405. 14422.
JAPAN, 6115, Radio Nikkei 2, Chiba-Nagara, 0749-0800*, 09-02, Japanese,
comments. Very weak. 15421.
LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, *0555-0628, 08-02, interval signal,
English, id., religious comments and songs. 25422.
Also heard *0558-0645, 09-02, open with religious songs in English, comments.
25422.
MALI
5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, *1759-1822, 08-02, interval signal, id. in Frech,
African songs, Vernacular, comments.
9635, Radio Mali, Bamako, 1750-1759*, 08-02, African songs, at 1759 id.,
French, interval signal and close. 35433.
MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0544-0814, 09-02, Latin
American songs, id. “Radio Educación”, classical music, id. at 0726 “Una
emisora de Radio Educación, la radio cultural de México”, more classical music.
Slight QRM from RealMix Radio, Finland, on the same frequency. 24432.
MOGOLIA, 12085, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 0800-0812, 09-02, open today
without interval signal, id., female, “Welcome to the Voice of Mongolia in
English”, English, news and comments about Mongolia. 25422.
NETHERLANDS
5955, Radio Veronica, Westdorpe, 0555-0633, 09-02, pop songs in English, Dutch,
comments. 35433.
6140, Radio Onda, Borculo, 0645-0719, 09-02, classical music, French, comments,
id. “Radio Onda”, more classical music. 35433.
7405, Radio Piepzender, Zwolle, 1531- , 09-02, pop songs in English, oldies,
Dutch songs. 35433.
9800, Radio Delta International, Elburg, 0757-0823, 09-02, pop songs in
English, id. “Radio Delta, radiodelta.am”, English, comments. “Good Morning
Europe”. 45444.
NEW ZEALAND, 7390, Radio New Zealand International, Rangitaiki, 1450-1511,
09-02, English, comments, music, at 1500 time signals, New Zealand and Pacific
news, sports news, weather report. 25422.
NORWAY, 5895, Radio Northern Star, Bergen, 1626-1708, 08-02, pop songs in
English, oldies, “Radio Northern Star”. 25422.
Also heard 2102-2136, 08-02, pop and rock songs in English, id., comments.
25422.
TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1921-2000*, 08-02, comments, very
weak, barely audible. 15411.
TIBET
4905, Xizang RTV, Lhasa, Tibet, 1617-1634, 08-02, English, comments. // 7385.
15422.
7385, Xizang RTV, Lhasa, Tibet, 1600-1639, English, news and comments about
Tibet, Tibetan songs. 23322.
VANUATU
7260, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila, *0658-0725, 08-02, English, comments, at 0659
interval signal, news, comments, Island songs. 15422.
Also heard *0658-0810, 09-02, English, comments, id. “Radio Vanuatu, 7260 kHz
short wave...”, at 0700 interval signal, news, songs in English, comments by
female and male, id. “Radio Vanuatu”, Bislama, comments. 25422.
9960, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila, 0641-0658*, 08-02, English, Bislama, comments,
Island songs. 24422.
Also heard 0605-0658, 09-02, female, English, comments, Island songs, id.
“Radio Vanuatu”, more comments by female, songs in English. 25422.
VENEZUELA, 4940, Estación 4940, 0548-0637, 08-02, religious comments and songs
in Spanish. 25422.
ZAMBIA, 4965, Voice of Hope Africa, Lusaka, 1910-1936, 08-02, English,
religious songs and comments, id. “Voice of Hope”. 25422.
#22 Video: 1610 kHz The Caribbean Beacon, The Valley ANGUILLA (2017)
10/02/2025
Logs: February 8, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
** 9565. Sat, Feb 8, 2025. 2244-2258, Radio Martí, Greenville-NC, in Spanish. Woman announcer interviews a woman, a cuban periodist, about the human rights in Cuba, the violence, the censorship on the island; 2250 A song by cuban singer, "Una vida sin Alma"; 2252 Woman says stations prgogram announcements; 2253 Ahora, el programa "Una pausa para la Meditación", el pueblo y la jornada para la vida! Su destiño; Dios y la Naturaleza; Los dirigentes y la Dictadura... Very good reception as never: 55555.
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
#21 Video: 11745 kHz Al-Azm Radio, via Jeddah SAUDI ARABIA (2017)
Logs: February 7, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
#20 Video / Audio: 800 kHz Radio Union, Asunción PARAGUAY (2016)
Logs: February 6, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
JRX Logs February 6, 2025
Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
BOTSWANA
** 15580. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1902-1912, Voice of America, Moepeng Hill-BOT, in English. Woman/man announcers presents news; 1905 ID and return news communications. Fair reception: 35533.
FRANCE
** 17620. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1749-1759, Radio France Internationale, Issoudun-F, in Fulani/Fulfulde. ID; Woman and man announcers present news, w/ external reporters collaborators; Interview w/ a man. Good reception: 45554.
KUWAIT
** 13765. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1834-1846, Voice of America, Umm Al-Rimam-KWT, in Amharic. Woman and man talking news, presumably; A conversation with a man; 1841 A fast music and man talking. Poor reception: 25522.
MADAGASCAR
** 13790. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1821-1829, BBC, Talata Volonondry-MDG, in French. Woman/man announcers in conversation w/ a journalist from the Gabon. Good reception: 45544.
OMAN
** 12095. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1801-1810, BBC, Al-Seela-OMA, in Oromo. Woman announcer talking news and a conversation w/ a man; 1809 Music and ID. Fair reception: 35533.
** 12095. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1810-1820, BBC, Al-Seela-OMA, in Tigrinya. BBC ID and begins the tigrinya edition w/ woman/man announcers talking news, presumably. Fair reception: 35533.
SPAIN
** 17755. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1736-1748, Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas-E, in Spanish. Man/woman announcers talking; Interview w/ a woman, a writer. Fair reception: 35533.
Parallel logs on 9690, 12030 and 17715, all off-air.
THAILAND
** 11610. Thu, Feb 6, 2025. 1847-1858, Voice of America, Udon Thani-THA, in English. Man and woman announcers talking news and a conversation w/ a woman; 1855 Music pause; 1859 Man says ID and repeats, website; 1900 Ending. Good reception: 45554.
JRX (José Ronaldo Xavier)
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
05/02/2025
Logs: January 31 / February 1 & 5, 2025 - José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo PB, BRAZIL
Antenna: Longwire 10m
All times Universal Time
** 4985. Sat, Feb 1, 2025. 0112-0122, Radio Brasil Central, Goiânia-GO, in Portuguese. A musical program presented by man announcer and an old interference by RTTY transmission: 23522.
** 7215. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 1916-1925, China Radio International, Beijing-Matoucun-CHN, in Cantonese. Pieces of songs w/ woman announcer communication; A conversation w/ a man; 1924 A song. Fair reception: 45543.
** 7245. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 1927-1941, China Radio International-Radio Kitay, Baoji-Xinjie-CHN, in Russian. Pieces of songs and woman/man communications; IDs, several times! Almost all the time! 1937 Interesting: Always at this time, the same recorded song! Fair reception: 35533.
** 9655. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 1942-1952, China Radio International, Kunming-Anning-CHN, in Turkish. A music pause w/ songs, presented by man announcer. Good reception: 45554.
** 7445. Sat, Feb 1, 2025. 0101-0110, BBC, Woofferton-G, in Pashto. Man and woman announcers talking news; ID. Fair reception: 35533.
** 15575. Fri, Jan 31, 2025. 0226-0245, KBS World Radio, Gimje-KOR, in Spanish. Woman talking; 0229 A brief music and returns woman communication; 0231 Man says ID. Woman talking; A song; 0240 "Coreano en Dramas", a korean lesson. Weak reception: 35322.
** 13765. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 1903-1914, Voice of America, Umm Al-Rimam-KWT, in Tigrinya. Man and woman announcers present a newsletter; A fast music pause between news; ID. Poor reception: 35422.
** 15435. Sat, Feb 1, 2025. 0042-0050, FEBC Philippines, Bocaue-PHL, in Tai Nua dialect. Pastor makes a preaching. Poor reception: 35422.
** 15450. Sat, Feb 1, 2025. 0050-0100, FEBC Philippines, Bocaue-PHL, in Rakhine-Arakanese dialect. Pastor makes a preaching; ID; IS. Fair reception: 35533.
** 17820. Fri, Jan 31, 2025. 0212-0225, Radyo Pilipinas, Tinang-PHL, in English. Man talking news; A conversation with a man; 0220 Woman announcer present news too; 0223 Woman and man announcers present news; ID. Good reception: 45544. Parallel on 15640phl, 35533; 9475phl, out.
** 17755. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 2100-2115, Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas-E, in Spanish. ID; Marta Fernández and collaborator present the program "Españoles en la Mar": News and variety themes w/ sea correlates, including the Europen Commission, Mediterranean Sea and other important themes... Good reception: 45544. Parallel logs on 9690, 35533; 17715, 45554.
** 15245. Sat, Feb 1, 2025. 0031-0041, Radio Free Asia, Paochung-TWN, in Burkina. Woman and man announcers talking news. Good reception: 45544. Parallel logs on 15110, Tinang-PHL, 35533; 7515, Dushanbe-TJK, 25522.
** 17700. Wed, Feb 5, 2025. 1953-2000, Voice of America, Greenville-NC, in French. Woman and man announcers present a summary news; 1958 ID: VOA Afrique and more; 1959 French program ending w/ news by man announcer and IS. Good reception: 45544.
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Lat: S 6°58'48" / Long: W 34°49'48"
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
DX Map Location HI22NX
#383 Reception in Southeastern Brazil - February 5, 2025
São Bernardo SP (GG66rg) / Ibiuna SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL ************************************************************************************
#383 RECEPTION IN SÃO BERNARDO SP - February 5, 2025
Receiver: KiwiSDR (our, PY2-81502 SWL, São Bernardo SP) + Magnetic Loop Antenna
=> SEQUENCE: Country, Frequency, Broadcaster, Transmitter Site, Language, Date & UTC Time, Details Observed, SINPO, Target Area, Remarks.
=> (!!) Live audio checked
=> (t): tentative
=> Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
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ARGENTINA
1110 kHz: Radio Ciudad, Buenos Aires, Spanish, 03/02 0418. News Bulletin, songs 33543. (!!).
1170 kHz: Radio Nacional, San Luis, Spanish, 03/02 0336. News Bulletin, id ‘Radio Nacional...’, Weather report, temperature. 22422. QRM 1170 Radio Vanguarda, Ipatinga MG.
1230 kHz: Radio 2, Rosario, Spanish, 01/02 0415. News and talk. 25442. (!!).
590 kHz: Radio Cruzeiro, Salvador BA, 03/02 0527. Catholic broadcast. 24542. (!!).
1110 kHz: Radio Planalto, Araguari MG, 03/02 0428. Talk by male voice. ‘Radio Planalto, compromisso com seus ouvintes, Radio Planalto, a sua voz’. 35443.
1380 kHz: Radio Gorutubana (t), Janauba MG, 03/02 0449. Station identified as a retransmitter of Radio Itataia (Google, ‘Itatiaia... afiliated stations’). Several ids ‘Radio Itatiaia’. 35333.
1460 kHz: Radio Campinas, Campinas do Sul RS, 04/02 2302. Christian broadcast, ‘Benção no seu lar’, songs, talk, 'Campinas...'. 34543.
1460 kHz: Radio Ampére, Ampére PR, 04/02 2319. Brazilian songs, announcements ‘... o melhor serviço em Ampére...’. 34543.
11750 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC, 31/01 2150. Christian songs, id. ‘A Voz do Brasil’ on 2200. 45554. *Target: Brazil. **According to information from Radio Voz Missionaria, the transmitters and respective antennas that operate at frequencies of 5940 and 9665 kHz are undergoing maintenance services, with no set return date.
15530 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Agat, Burmese, 03/02 1444, Message, talk, instrumental music. 15431. *Target: SE Asia.
15710 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Agat, Mandarin, 03/02 1438. Message, song, talk. 15421. *Target: China.
11630 kHz: NHK World Radio Japan, Yamata, Japanese, 31/01 2142. Talk, song. 35553. *Target: SE Asia.
11610 kHz: World Christian Broadcasting ‘The Light of Life’, via Mahajanga, Mandarin, 31/01 2135. Christian commentary, ‘...Jesus....’, instrumental music. 35553. *Target: W Europe.
17700 kHz: KTWR, via Talata-Volonondry, Awadhi, 03/02 1417. Message, typical instrumental music, announcement, song. 25332. Sign-off on 1429. *Target: S Asia. **Awadhi, also known as Audhi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh in northern India and in Terai region of western Nepal. Language spoken by 38.5 million inhabitants (Wikipedia).
640 kHz: Radio Caaguazu, Coronel Oviedo, Spanish, 01/02 0438. Paraguayan songs, typical rhythms, Paraguayan harp. 24432. QRM: 640 kHz Radio Deus é Amor, Londrina Brazil.
1080 kHz: Radio Monumental, Chacoí, Spanish, 03/02 0412. Program ‘Madrugada Monumental’, interviews: phone-in. 35543.
15450 kHz: Voice of America, via Tinang, Burmese, 03/02 1503. Talk by OM / YL, instrumental music. 25442. *Target: SE Asia.
15490 kHz: Radio Vaticana, via Tinang, Tamil, 03/02 1456. Talk by OM / YL, typical instrumental music. 15321. *Target: S Asia.
11510 kHz: Radio Free Asia, via Tinang, Korean, 31/01 2112. Talk by YL, instrumental music. 35553. *Target: North Korea.
5960 kHz: Radio Romania International, Tiganesti, Serbian, 31/01 2036. Talk by male and female voices, music. 35443. *Target: S Europe.
25700 kHz: BBC, via Woofferton, Hausa, 03/02 1405. Talk by male voice, interview, phone-in. 35543. *Target: W Africa. ** // 21630 35553, via Ascension.
1480 kHz: Radio Internacional, Rivera, Spanish, 03/02 0506. Identification ‘AM 14-80, Radio Internacional. La radio como la gente’. Commercial advertisements in Spanish mentioning the city of Rivera. Among these, there was an advertisement in Portuguese about the ‘Supermercado Atacarejo, em Livramento'. Rivera (Uruguay) and Santana do Livramento (Brazil) form the same physical concentration, with no international borders between them, which is why there is a mix of languages on a Uruguayan radio station.
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