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Friday, March 22, 2019

Logbook from 18 till 20 March 2019

 
CAMBODIA (Kampuchea)
National Radio of Kampuchea via Phnom Penh was logged on 18 March 2019. Khmer programming of music, talk and news was monitored from 11.00 UTC onward. SINPO on the medium-wave frequency of 918 kHz was 55555.

JAPAN
NHK World Radio Japan via Yamata was logged on 18 March 2019. Japanese progamming was observed from 04.00 UTC. SINPO on 15.590 kHz rated 45554.

MADAGASCAR
Madagascar World Voice (KNLS)
via Mahajanga was logged on 18 March 2019. Muisoc and religious programming in English was heard just before sign-off at 03.55 UTC.  SINPO on 15.510 kHz was 55555.

TAIWAN
Radio Taiwan International
was logged on 18 March 2019.  English service leading into Chinese programming was observed around 04.00 UTC. SINPO on 15.320 kHz was 54544 -- mixing with China Radio International/China National Radio.

SRI LANKA
Adventist World Radio via Trincomalee was on 20 March 2019. Tamil programming was observed from 14.30 till 14.45 UTC. Reception on the medium-wave of 1548 kHz rated a SINPO of 54544 -- strong signal and clear audio content with slight fading approximately every 10-12 minutes. Even then, signal remained audible. HERE is AWR (Trincomalee).

BBC via Tricomalee. This MW test transmission on 1548 kHz was logged on 20 March 2019. BBC News Hour with reports on  Brexit, Radovan Karadžić's war crimes trial,  Amnesty International's condemnation of US drone attacks in Somalia. nuclear power plant, China's decreased marriage rate, cyclone Idai's affect on Mozambique and Malawi and climate change was observed from 14.00 till 14.30 UTC. SINPO was 54544 -- strong signal and clear audio content with slight fading approximately every 10-12 minutes. Even then, signal remained audible. Powerful signal!!! HERE is BBC (Trincomalee).

 RX: Sangean ATS-909 and Grundig YB500 ANT:  internal ferrite rod or 10 feet random wire QTH: Malaysia

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