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	Podcast:		The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive
	Episode:		Radio Chinchaycocha: July 5, 1978
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2023-11-03 15:32:00
	Description:		Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: R Chinchaycocha, Junín / PRU 4860 kHz Date of recording: July 05, 1978 Starting time: 04:42 UTC Frequency: 4.860 MHz Reception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - Germany Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire Notes: OBZ4Z R Chinchaycocha, Junín, Perú QRG: 4860 kHz QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany Rec: 5th July 1978 / 04:42 - ca. 07:15 UTC (GMT) (!) Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 - 30m longwire Px: S, anns, huaynos, ID SINPO: 34322 Remark: July 5th, 1978 was a very special day - great LA reception with smooth fade-out far beyond sunrise. Picaflor's spellbinding folk song 'María Alejandrina' caused goosebumps (especially from 3:33 in the MP3). Text goes as: "María Alejandrina, what a beautiful woman's name you have. Your name is kindness. Your noble heart ... I would like them to change my bad life for good. She isn't Carmen Rosa, nor Ana María, nor is she Margarita, It's María Alejandrina ..." ID at 14:58 in sound file ('desde Chinchaycocha'), the station's transmitting power in 1978 was 0.5 kW ...
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