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More pre-dawn tropical band loggings

Posted at 5:32AM on Thursday, January 23, 2003 in hf.

Friday January 23, 2003, 1030-1130: Our pre-dawn opening to Latin American stations on the tropical band (and beyond) continued to show itself today, giving us some fine listening of radio seldom heard here.

  • 1031-1125, 4960: R Federación, Sucua, Ecudaor. talk by male, mellow local music. Signal 333.

  • 1034-1130, 5054.6: Faro d Caribe, Costa Rica, with mellow pop music, really laid back M talking. Signal 333.

  • 1037-1126, 4919.3: Radio Quito, Ecuador. Music. Sounds overmodulated. Signal 322.

  • 1043-1124, 4845: R Kekchi, Guatemala. Mellow acoustic music. Signal 434.

  • 1045, 4800: R Buenas Nuevas, Guatemala. M talking, sounds like religious program. Signal 444, 'sweeper' underneath.

  • 1048, 4781.35: R Oriental, Ecuador. M talking, news broadcast. Signal 323.

  • 1052, 4746.87: R Huanta 2000, Peru (tentative). M talking. Signal 222 under strong noise. Gone by 1118.

  • 1059, 4421.3: R Bambamarca, Peru. Energetic minister in a monotone chant with lots of hallelujahs. Signal 222.

  • 1105, 4390: R Imperio, Peru. Sounds similar to 4421 program, another religious service in a large hall with echo, i.e. a church. Alternating M and F speaking. Signal 322.

  • 1106, 4052.5: R Verdad, Guatemala. Religious chorus music. Signal 222 with utility ping underneath. Utility gone at 1116 recheck.

  • 1109, 3810: HD2IOA, Ecuador. Time pip station, ID in spanish at the top of each minute. Signal 323 with splatter from hams.

  • 1119, 4815.0: R El Buen Pastor, Ecuador. Local music. Signal 313, strong interference, fine in USB.

  • 1127, 5040.4: R LV del Upano, Macas, Ecuador (tentative). Alternating M and F talking. Signal 222, hard to copy with utility noise.