Rcvr: Tecsun PL660 w/ built-in ant rod

Location: Louisville, KYDate: June 22, 2012


11725 RNZI, New Zealand, in Engl at 0717. M w/ Pacific nx, good.

13710 CRI, Albania, in Engl at 0712. M w/ nx. Weak.

15300 RFI, France in French at 0708. Very weak, keeps losing sync. //13695, also weak.

15315 RFI, France, in Hausa at 0706. M w/ nx, weak. //13685.

15490 BBC, Seychelles, in French at 0703 in French. Nx, ID, Good.

15515 RA, Australia, in English at 0625. //15240, 13635, 11945 much stronger.

15580 VOA, Botswana, in Engl at 0657. Weak, but YL w/ clear VOA News Now ID.

15595 RV, Vatican , in Engl at 0635, and in Arabic at 0655 recheck. Fading fast.

17820 DW, Kigali, Rwanda, at 0640 in English. W w/ African features. Good, but fading.

17855 RFA, No. Marianas, in Chinese at 0651. M w/ interview of YL. Weak to fair.


Most of these were not audible at all on an Icom R75 with external antenna!!