[A-DX] [HCDX] Radio Vanuatu on 7260 kHz., with extended broadcast

[Wolfgang Bueschel]

VANUATU  At 1842 UT on March 1, Radio Vanuatu  Port Vila,

3945 even kHz, tiny S=3 or -98dBm JBA strings visible
on Perseus units in Griechenland and St. Gallen Switzerland.

Compared the audio fragments with a S=7 or -80dBm signal
noted armchair like on northern NZL island

S=7 -81dBm strong at Marahau, Tasman District, New Zealand
http://kiwisdr.owdjim.gen.nz:8073/

73 wb  df5sx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2020 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Vanuatu on 7260 kHz, with extended broadcast

This minus 1000 Hertz pitch seemingly occured only on the Brisbane
and the Marahau posts, clearly visible on Perseus and KIKIsdr screen.

Checked at present 3 x NZL and 3 x AUS units remotedly in SDR.hu net.

for example mostly S=7 -84dBm signal
http://vk2aak.ddns.net:8073/

or
http://kiwisdr.northlandradio.nz:8073/


S=9 -72dBm strong at Marahau, Tasman District
http://kiwisdr.owdjim.gen.nz:8073/

73 wb  df5sx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" >
To: "wor" <>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2020 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Vanuatu on 7260 kHz., with extended broadcast

> re test series on all 4 channels on new shortwave transmitter equipment.
> 2485 3945 5040 7260 kHz

> 2230-0530 Vanuatu local time
> 1130-1830 UTC  2485 kHz occasional use only.

VANUATU   2485even kHz - likely VBTC Port Vila light English entertainment
music of the past half decade, noted on remote Perseus SDR rx
at Brisbane Australia, at 16.45 UT on March 1st.
S=6-7 or -89dBm signal measured so far.

But some high whistle tone also observed,
but only on the lower frequency flank,
minus 1000 Hertz on 2484 kHz.  Origin ?

73 wb  df5sx

https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel"
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2020 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Vanuatu on 7260 kHz., with extended broadcast
re 7260 kHz maybe checked the antenna matching in 41 mb
at Vanuatu on Febr 29.
wb.

Today NZL DX Times magazine March 2020 arrived in PDF.format.
Local Time Vanuatu is at present UTC  +11hrs.

Adrian Sainsbury-NZL
has posted news of Vanuatu shortwave transmissions.
Here are the details.

VANUATU   VBTC FREQUENCY PLAN. EFFECTIVE FROM 01 MARCH 2020.

VILA Time   UTC Time    MARCH 2020
0530-1130   1830-0030   3945
1100-1800   0000-0700   5040
1800-2230   0700-1130   3945

2230-0530  1130-1830  2485 occasional use only.


5040.002  VBCT Port Vila likely small poor EXITER signal ?
At 11.26 UT on March 1 in Hiroshima Japan.

5024 - 5086 kHz  OTHR broadband S=9+15dB at 11.28 UT.


ALASKA   6045even  KNLS Anchor Point Russian sce here,
S=9+30dB signal noted at 11.16 UT on March 1st,
Noted in Hiroshima south-western Japan remote Perseus SDR rx.


USA  5010even  AWR program via WRMI Okeechobee Florida relay signal,
not strong though in Japan as S=5-6 at 11.09 UT.

4828 - 4906 kHz OTHR signal in Japan, S=8 or -80dBm at 11.20 UT.


SOLOMON ISLS  5020even SLM  Likely SLBC Port Vila, S=5-6 -92dBm
fluttery signal in Japan remote rx at 11.23 UT, scheduled 05-12 UT.


two peaks signals on 5025 kHz channel at 11.24 UT March 1
CUBA/PERU   5025even  R Rebelde Bauta in Spanish, S=5-6 -94dBm
in Japan, and co-channel
5025.020 kHz  PRU  OAX7Q  Radio Quillabamba likely.


UNID  5055.008 kHz tiny string visible at 11.30 UT March 1.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Howard" <>
Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:56 AM
Subject: Radio Vanuatu on 7260 kHz., with extended broadcast

VANUATU. 7260, R. Vanuatu, 0540-0659* UT, Feb 29. Anomaly, with extended
broadcast; observed normally going off at 0630*; 0540-0629, with non-stop
chatting in vernacular, except for a few pop songs; 0629, IDs and program of
very entertaining Pacific Islands music/songs; promo in English for the
upcoming concert of the South African group "Soweto Gospel Choir"; suddenly
off. My audio of IDs and five minutes of their nice music, at
http://bit.ly/2wfq8kp.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif.
Etón E1, antenna: 30m long wire
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