Retro overseas AM/SW audio logs

[sat2000]

Retro tape recordings of jingles and ID's from exceptional overseas catches are welcome in this thread. Focus is the 'golden age of DX' (60s to 90s) where many AM and SW stations could be listened to that unfortunately no longer exist today. Possibly one or the other tough UNID log can be cracked by the 'swarm intelligence' of the forum visitors, too.

Wanna kick off the thread with the following AM retro log from 1978:

R Monte Carlo Montevideo / URG 930 kHz
CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo, Uruguay
QRG: 930 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany
Rec: December 1978 - 00:07 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: S, ID, cadena de estaciones
SINPO: 23232
Note: lucky punch, only a short 'time slot', ID at 0:40, distance: 7.055 mi
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_r_monte_carlo_montevideo_930_khz_1978.mp3

 

[DavidEduardo]

Retro tape recordings of jingles and ID's from exceptional overseas catches are welcome in this thread. Focus is the 'golden age of DX' (60s to 90s) where many AM and SW stations could be listened to that unfortunately no longer exist today. Possibly one or the other tough UNID log can be cracked by the 'swarm intelligence' of the forum visitors, too.

Wanna kick off the thread with the following AM retro log from 1978:

R Monte Carlo Montevideo / URG 930 kHz
CX20 R Monte Carlo Montevideo, Uruguay
QRG: 930 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany
Rec: December 1978 - 00:07 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: S, ID, cadena de estaciones
SINPO: 23232
Note: lucky punch, only a short 'time slot', ID at 0:40, distance: 7.055 mi
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_r_monte_carlo_montevideo_930_khz_1978.mp3

Nice catch! Interesting list of about 20 station in the network!

 

[gr8oldies]

Very cool! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[sat2000]

Very cool! Can't wait to hear more!

Tx a lot, the following recording is a flashback to the early 80s, when Radio Chad was an everyday guest in the 60m Band. In Europe frequently with a SIO '544', especially what concerns the morning programs.
Have no idea how good reception of RNT was in Canada and the States. So I don't post it as a 'rare catch' but rather as an nostalgic acoustic 'adventure trip':

Radio N'Djamena / TCD 4904.5 kHz
Radio Nationale Tchadienne N'Djamena, Chad
QRG: 4904.5 kHz / 60m Band
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany
Rec: March 1981 - 05:01 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/30m longwire
Px: F, s/on, IS, NA, ID, AF mx, anns
SINPO: 54554
Note: For Africa junkies 'it was a staple' in the 60m tropical band. Distance 2.550 mi
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/tpdx_rnt_ndjamena_4904_khz_1981.mp3


Look for your old tapes and cassettes. Contributions from other visitors are very welcome!

 

[sat2000]

Today a transatlantic AM log:

WEGP Presque Isle (+ UNID B) / USA 1390 kHz
WEGP Presque Isle, USA
QRG: 1390 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany
Rec: March 1980 - 03:25 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: E, mx, YL ID, QRM UNID Brazilian Stn. w/long slogans
SINPO: 23322
Note: IDs in MP3 at 2:10 and 2:31 - distance 3.450 mi.
No idea, which 'Brazilian' came through (here and there dominantly) in the background (R Cultura, R Sucesso?) ...
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_wegp_presque_isle_1390_khz_1980.mp3

 

[Mediafrog+]

Tx a lot, the following recording is a flashback to the early 80s, when Radio Chad was an everyday guest in the 60m Band. In Europe frequently with a SIO '544', especially what concerns the morning programs.
Have no idea how good reception of RNT was in Canada and the States. So I don't post it as a 'rare catch' but rather as an nostalgic acoustic 'adventure trip':

Chad installed a new, powerful shortwave transmitter around 2007 which provided a very nice signal into Texas on 60 meters (can’t remember if it was on 4904 or close by.) However it didn’t last very long; might have fallen victim to the frequent civic unrest in that country.

 

[sat2000]

Mediafrog+ Chad installed a new, powerful shortwave transmitter around 2007 which provided a very nice signal into Texas on 60 meters (can’t remember if it was on 4904 or close by.) However it didn’t last very long; might have fallen victim to the frequent civic unrest in that country.

Unfortunatelly, many African stations have gone out of service through political turmoil or financial problems (e.g. Kaduna, NIG).

In the mid 1990s N'Djamena once could be heard on 840 AM to my complete surprise. But reception quality was such poor, that I identified the station only through comparison of music rhythm patterns between AM and 4904 on 60m.

 

[sat2000]

One of my favorite UNID logs (unknown LA station in the background of R Valera, e.g. at 0:20 and 0:50 in attached MP3):

+

R Valera / VEN + UNID LA 1230 kHz
YVOH R Valera, Venezuela + UNID LA
QRG: 1230 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd
Rec: January 1980 - 03:28 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: S, deportes, red de estaciones, ID 'Radio Valera'
SINPO: 33333
Note: ID R Valera at 1:39, Background UNID = R Barlovento (tent.), Caucagua / VEN?!
But when it was Barlovento, they also should have transmitted the 'deportiva' report, as they are mentioned at 1:20 in the list of connected stations there ... Have several records of the 'Hitchcock' like scene at 1:48 and will try to check these cassettes also.
Distance to Valera/VEN 5.300 mi
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_r_valera_and_UNID_1230_khz_1980.mp3

 

[sat2000]

LV du Sahel / NGR 5020 kHz
ORTN Niamey, Niger
QRG: 5020 kHz / 60m Band
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Niamey 2.670 mi
Rec: 1991 - Morning Px
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/30m longwire
Px: F, 'Musique moderne du Niger', anns
SINPO: 55544
Note: MP3 / 6:08: "'Allo, 'allo ami, connaissez-vous mon pays, le pays du Sahel, ma chère patrie ..." and finally the unforgotten Moussa Poussi with 'Samba Diko'. I'm still searchin' high and low for that studio version (on YouTube there's only a poor quality Live Video) ... Who can help?
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/tpdx_ortn_niger_niamey_5020_khz_1991_b.mp3

 

[sat2000]

VoP Aleppo / SYR 1313 kHz
'Voice of the People' Aleppo, Syria
QRG: 1313 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Aleppo 1.680 mi
Rec: October 1978 - 18:29 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: A, nx, ID, Arab mx
SINPO: 34443
Note: Fairytale like oriental sounds. From the times before the 60% destruction, when Aleppo was one of the prettiest cities in the Middle East.
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_vop_aleppo_1313_khz_1978.mp3

 

[sat2000]

R Chanchamayo / PRU 4896 kHz + R Quito / EQA 4920 kHz
OAZ4T R Chanchamayo La Merced, Perú + HCQR1 R Quito, Ecuador
QRG: 4896 + 4920 kHz / 60m Band
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to La Merced 6.600 mi, to Quito 6.150 mi
Rec: 06.08.1978 - 04:58 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/30m longwire
Px: S, ID, OM anns, freq. skip to 4920, S, ID
SINPO: 23222 / 44343
Note: 60m Band mini aircheck - first Chanchamayo (1kW) with 2 IDs at 0:08 and 0:24, then "on the fly" move to R Quito, with ID at 1:54
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/tpdx_r_chanchamayo_4896_khz_r_quito_4920_khz_1978.mp3

 

[sat2000]

R Cotonou / BEN 4870 kHz
ORTB Cotonou, People's Republic of Benin
QRG: 4870 kHz / 60m Band
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Cotonou 2.960 mi
Rec: February 1978 - 21:55 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/30m longwire
Px: F, rev. chants + slogans, ID, AF mx
SINPO: 44343
Remark: Slogans of staunch party soldiers from the so-called 'African Cuba' under Kérékou's first reign (1975-1990)
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/tpdx_ortb_benin_cotonou_4870_khz_1978.mp3

 

[sat2000]

R Almirante Riohacha / CLM 1200 kHz
HJZW R Almirante Riohacha, Colombia
QRG: 1200 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Riohacha 5.300 mi
Rec: October 1978 - 01:17 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: S, anns, IDs, Cumbia
SINPO: 24332
Remark: Station was confirmed at that time by the DX magazine editor as 'first log Germany' based on this recording
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_r_almirante_riohacha_1200_khz_1978.mp3

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

Ive been an AM Dxer for 25+ years (I;m almost 40).. got into shortwave in 2014 and now am primarily into SW from Alaska.

One of my most favorite SW stations today is Radio Nacional Amazonias on 11780 from Brazil. That 100kw pounds into Alkaska way better and more often than youd think.

 

[sat2000]

Ive been an AM Dxer for 25+ years (I;m almost 40).. got into shortwave in 2014 and now am primarily into SW from Alaska.

So you're enviably young (at least in comparison to me ;-). I was also 15 when I made the 'Almirante' recording back in 1978.

Alaska surely is a fine place for DXing. In the densely populated areas of Central Europe it's no longer much fun today because of strong noise levels.

So I'm now digitizing my still completely preserved cassette collection (approx. 120 tapes/C90) from the old times, not in the dead of night but at pleasant times of the day, and often come across surprising discoveries ... It's fun to sometimes identify a 'UNID' station 40 years later after it had been recorded ...

Enjoy Radio Amazonia!

And if you'd like to listen to some panpipes from Peru, here's my first entry in the 'Shortwave Radio Audio Archive' :

Radio Satélite Santa Cruz: January 17, 1995 — The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

 

[sat2000]

R Dakar / SEN 764 kHz
ORTS Dakar, Senegal
QRG: 764 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Dakar 2.815 mi
Rec: November 1977 - 23:50 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: Vn, Cora harp, Griot, TS, F nx
SINPO: 43343
Remark: Here in Europe it was the 'indicator station' for nights w/good AM Africa reception, frequently audible after c/d of Sottens/Switzerland, IDs 8:17 and 13:46 in MP3
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_orts_dakar_764_khz_1977.mp3

 

[sat2000]

YVRS Radio Margarita? - O.K. - well known
But who knows 'Radio Zamora' (also 1020 kHz) from Porlamar, which
was reported 1974 in Norway? Can anybody help? Does anyone have
information about this Venezuelan station?

Above log list source: http://www.stellamaris.no/norwegianradiodays2.htm

R Margarita La Asunción + UNID LA ('Radio Zamora', also Isla Margarita?) / VEN 1020 kHz
YVRS R Margarita La Asunción, Venezuela
QRG: 1020 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd, distance to La Asunción 4.900 mi
Rec: March 1979 - 01:57 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: S, mx, anns, IDs, LA mx, QRM UNID LA
SINPO: 43433
Remark: At 2:27 in MP3 Spanish announces of UNID LA background station, separated and repeated 3 times at the end of the recording, again ...
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_r_margarita_plus_unid_la_asuncion_1020_khz_1979.mp3

 

[sat2000]

R Cora, Lima / PRU 4914.5 kHz
OAZ4N R Cora del Perú Lima, Perú
QRG: 4914.5 kHz / 60m Band
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Lima 6.700 mi
Rec: November 1994 - 04:18 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/30m longwire
Px: S, Huaynos, YL ID, rpt. abt. Huánuco region 'Provincia de Huacaybamba', local mx
SINPO: 34333
Remark: ID w/freq. anns in good quality at 6:54 in MP3, jingle-ID's at 11:20 and 15:43
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/tpdx_r_cora_del_peru_lima_4915_khz_1994.mp3

 

[wildthangjim]

R Dakar / SEN 764 kHz
ORTS Dakar, Senegal
QRG: 764 AM
QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany, distance to Dakar 2.815 mi
Rec: November 1977 - 23:50 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 w/loop antenna
Px: Vn, Cora harp, Griot, TS, F nx
SINPO: 43343
Remark: Here in Europe it was the 'indicator station' for nights w/good AM Africa reception, frequently audible after c/d of Sottens/Switzerland, IDs 8:17 and 13:46 in MP3
Audio:
https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_orts_dakar_764_khz_1977.mp3

I remember Dakar being heard often in the US in the 1970’s, as reported in the IRCA DX Monitor. I heard a het occasionally from my QTH in Oklahoma, but never any discernible audio.

 

[sat2000]

I remember Dakar being heard often in the US in the 1970’s, as reported in the IRCA DX Monitor. I heard a het occasionally from my QTH in Oklahoma, but never any discernible audio.

Hi 'wildthangjim', here's a second record from January 1981 - 23:52 UTC w/ID in MP3 at 3:27 :

https://www.risikoanalyse.com/dx/mwdx_orts_dakar_764_khz_1981.mp3

In addition to Dakar, R Conakry was often audible on 1403 kHz. Very rarely also R Ouagadougou on 747 AM and R Lomé on 1395. With an even better loop antenna I once managed to receive N'Djamena on 840 AM with a very weak signal (// 4904 kHz) and to my complete surprise KBC/ VoKenya on 1377 kHz including clear ID, although there was no such station listed in the WRTH (only 1368 AM?).

The AM reception of distant African stations from my QTH in Germany is made difficult by the congruent 9 kHz AM raster, most frequencies are completely covered by Euopean transmitters.

Although this is 'getting better' with the increasing number of stations being switched off in Europe, on the other side conditions for undisturbed AM reception have also deteriorated significantly in recent years.