Random Log

In a random band-scan from 15.00 till 16.00 UTC, many African stations were observed on the 16 and 19 metre bands. Over on the tropical band, 60 metres particularly, several All India Radio stations, i.e. Kurseong, Jeypore, Chennai, were heard. While this is par for the course, the quality of reception was much better than expected compared to the mediocre conditions in previous weeks. Additionally, but no surprise, many Chinese stations were found to be broadcasting across the short-wave bands, often duplicating programmes on multiple frequencies. This is common, here in South East Asia, and increasingly so as broadcasters reduce and/or cease their short-wave operations. Hopefully the coming year will bode well for DXing wherever one may be. 73 from Malaysia!

AUSTRIA
Adventist World Radio via Moosbrunn // 15.290 kHz // 45544 // 15.35 UTC with religious programming "Bible Switch" in Punjabi

BANGLADESH
Bangladesh Betar // 15.505 kHz // 25422 // 15.45 UTC with pop music in Hindi

BOTSWANA
VOA via Selebi-Phikwe // 15.580 kHz // 35433 // 15.45 UTC with Larry London's Border Crossings

CHINA
Voice of Strait via Fuzhou // 4.940 kHz 44544 // 15.50 UTC with Chinese pop music

ETHIOPIA
Radio Oromiya in Addis-Ababa // 6.030 kHz // 34443 // 15.58 UTC with Horn of Africa music, followed by ID and news in Afar Oromo

INDIA
AIR Kurseong // 4.895 kHz // 34433 // 15.55 UTC with budget report in English/Hindi

OMAN
Radio Sultanate of Oman // 15.140 kHz // 25432 // 15.30 UTC with music in Arabic

MADAGASCAR
Radio Dabanga via Talata Volonodry // 13.800 KHz // 45444 // 15.25 UTC Talk and frequent IDs in Sudanese

SAO TOME
VOA via Pinheira // 17.895 kHz // 35443 // 15.20 UTC onward with Larry London's Border Crossings

SAUDI ARABIA
Radio Saudi // 15.225 kHz // 55545 // 15.30 UTC with discussion in Arabic

SOUTH AFRICA
BBC via Meyerton // 15.420 kHz // 35443 // 15.40 UTC with sports news on British football teams, i.e. Manchester, Chelsea, etc

Channel Africa in Meyerton // 17.770 kHz // 35433 // 15.15 UTC onward with local pop music in Swahili

SRI LANKA
Deutsche Welle via Trincomalee // 15.275 kHz // 25442 // 15.35 UTC with news magazine in Swahili

Receiver used: Tecsun S-2000
External Antenna: 1/4 wave aerial, vertically erected to an approximate height of 13 metres
RX location: Central West Malaysia