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LEM158 DXpedition Log
December 1-8, 2001
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Europe |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
540 |
6.12. |
0536 |
R
Vlaams-Brabant, Waver-Overijse |
567 |
6.12. |
0620 |
RAI
Emilia Romagna, Bologna |
684 |
1,4,7.12. |
1326 |
China
R Int, via NERRS (North European Radio Relay Service),
St. Petersburg |
900 |
7.12. |
1510 |
GTRK
Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola. Interfering my hunt for Chinese
stations, began local programming at this time. |
1188 |
4.12. |
0551 |
R
West-Vlaanderen, Kuurne |
1368 |
5.12. |
1540 |
R
Valjevo, Valjevo |
1584 |
4.12. |
0541 |
Country
R, Brno |
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British
Isles |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
549 |
3.12. |
0610 |
UCB |
1089 |
4.12. |
1904 |
TalkSport
Scotland. Archie Macpherson started the Scottish
Football phone-in. |
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Iberia |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
567 |
4,6.12. |
1855,0625 |
RNE5
Murcia. "Radio Cinco, Todo Noticias, Comunidad de
Murcia" |
603 |
4.12. |
1728 |
RNE5
Sevilla |
639 |
5,6.12. |
0645 |
RNE1
Pais Vasco, Bilbao, topped the dominant Galicia this
time |
801 |
4,6.12. |
0645 |
RNE1
Castilla y León, Burgos/Zamora |
900 |
3,4.12. |
0655,0652 |
COPE
Vigo, regional for Galicia "Informativo COPE
Galicia" |
972 |
7.12. |
0645 |
RNE1
Galicia, Monforte de Lemos |
1017 |
4.12. |
0625 |
RNE5
Castilla y León, Burgos |
1026 |
4.12. |
0009 |
SER
R Vigo, Vigo. For a moment on top of the dominating
R Asturias. |
1026 |
6.12. |
2336 |
SER
R Reus, Reus |
1026 |
7.12. |
1807 |
SER
R Salamanca, Salamanca, has a flashy website |
1080 |
4.12. |
0011 |
OCR
Toledo with the last local break of the evening |
1098 |
4.12. |
1727 |
RNE5
Lugo |
1107 |
4.12. |
1625 |
RNE5
La Rioja, Logroño. The same station was identified
also during the breaks of 1755 and 1825. |
1125 |
4.12. |
0627 |
RNE5
Soria |
1143 |
7.12. |
0650 |
COPE
Orense with "COPE Galicia" program. The dominant was
- as always - COPE Oviedo. |
1224 |
7.12. |
1900 |
Herri
Irratia, San Sebastián |
1269 |
4.12. |
0555 |
COPE
Badajoz |
1341 |
7.12. |
1832 |
OCR
Ciudad Real |
1485 |
5.12. |
2254 |
SER
R Zamora, Zamora. Much more difficult here (because
of Santander) than it used to be on 1584 kHz. |
1602 |
7.12. |
1807 |
SER
R Onteniente, Onteniente |
1602 |
7.12. |
1852 |
SER
R Linares, Linares |
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Africa |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
1385.92 |
5.12. |
2200 |
R
Rurale, Labé. Very strong at nights. |
1386 |
3.12. |
0200 |
KBC
Maralal, the strongest Kenyan station |
5099.97 |
5.12. |
2107 |
R
Liberia International |
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Asia |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
279 |
6.12. |
0110 |
R
Ural, Yekaterinburg |
666 |
7.12. |
1405 |
Haixia
zhi Sheng, UNID QTH. The most likely QTH is the Fuzhou
FJ transmitter listed for China Huayi BC, which has
been logged in Finland once before by MKA. |
684 |
1.12. |
1511 |
Gansu
PBS, UNID QTH, GS |
702 |
7.12. |
1100 |
CRI
Domestic Service Zhuhai GD
|
702 |
7.12. |
1420 |
Jiangsu
PBS, Nanjing JS |
720 |
4.12. |
1545 |
DYOK Iloilo |
792 |
7.12. |
1031 |
Shanghai
Dongfang BS, Shanghai |
801 |
4.12. |
1700 |
R
Baki, Pirsaat/Guba, tx sites according to reply from
the station. |
801 |
7.12. |
1529 |
Zibo
EBS, Zibo SD, with Zibo PBS programming. CNR px after
1530. Thanks to "sw100" for checking this
ID!
|
810 |
6.12. |
0134 |
UAE
R, Maqtaa |
819 |
7.12. |
1500 |
KCBS
Pyongyang, "Joson Jung-ang Pangsong-imnida" |
828 |
7.12. |
1500 |
Beijing
PBS, Beijing BJ |
837 |
4.12. |
1537 |
DYFM
Iloilo |
882 |
7.12. |
1119 |
Fujian
PBS, Fuzhou FJ |
900 |
1.12. |
1530 |
IRIB
Tehran. Also AIR and an unidentified mainland Chinese
station were heard at the same time. This frequency
is often an interesting mess of Asian stations, before
BSKSA and RAI take over the frequency. ID for CNR
was heard at 1500. |
936 |
2.12. |
1131 |
Anhui
PBS, Hefei AH |
954 |
7.12. |
1050,1408 |
Hangzhou
PBS, Hangzhou ZJ |
972 |
2.12. |
1500 |
Tajik
R, Orzu. Foreign service programming in Farsi. |
990 |
6.12. |
2300 |
Yunnan
PBS, Kunming YN. Thanks to Cathleen Liu for first
figuring out this ID. |
990 |
7.12. |
1205 |
Shanghai
PBS, Shanghai SH, loud and clear |
1017 |
2.12. |
1730 |
AIR
Delhi. Was surprisingly strong. "... 294.9 meters
... 1017 kHz, this is the (Delhi?) station of All
India Radio". Possible only on weekends when Moscow
is off.
|
1071 |
2.12. |
1200 |
Tianjin
PBS, Tianjin TJ, is by far the easiest Chinese on
this frequency |
1080 |
7.12. |
1510 |
Suzhou
PBS, Suzhou JS. Confirmed by Wu Xiaoying at Shantou
PBS (Jim)
|
1098.09 |
2.12. |
1400 |
R
Rossii, unknown location, presumably in Kazakhstan |
1098 |
4.12. |
1645 |
Bayrak
RTV, Yeni Yskele |
1125 |
3.12. |
1331 |
Hebei
EBS, Shijiazhuang HEB. Thanks to Alan Davies and Qiao
Xiaoli for confirming this one. |
1125 |
4.12. |
1317 |
Changjiang
EBS, Wuhan HB, audible for two hours |
1134 |
1.12. |
2213 |
CNR1,
UNID QTH, strong, unlisted, // 1359 |
1143 |
4.12. |
0026 |
AIR
Rohtak |
1143 |
6.12. |
1020 |
Taiwan
Yuyeh BS, Penghu |
1152 |
2,5.12. |
1614,1322 |
PBC
Rawalpindi, without a local ID, so no good for sending
a report |
1152 |
5,7.12. |
1528,1129 |
Nei
Monggol PBS. Very clear ID "Nei Monggol Renmin Kuangpo
Diantai", but does this originate from Linhe (Bayannur
PBS) or Ulanhot (Hinggan PBS)???
|
1152 |
5.12. |
2055 |
R
Asia Commercial Service via Ras Al Khaimah BS, Ras
al Khaimah |
1161 |
6.12. |
1141 |
Weifang
PBS, Weifang SD |
1206 |
7.12. |
1400 |
Jinling
zhi Sheng, Nanjing JS. Simulcasting with 846, missing
from the WRTH. This station is actually just one of
the channels of Jiangsu PBS. Also CRI was heard at
the same time. |
1233 |
4,6.12. |
-1440* |
Nantong
PBS, Nantong JS |
1251 |
7.12. |
1305 |
Qingdao
EBS, Qingdao SD. Alan Davies and Qiao Xiaoli deserve
the credit for confirming this ID. Also the dominant
Taiwan was audible here.
|
1305 |
5.12. |
1600 |
Jinan
PBS, Jinan SD. Watch out for the much stronger CNR
here.
|
1323 |
4.12. |
1300 |
China
R Int, Changchun JL, began a transmission in Russian.
Thanks to Mauno Ritola for clarifying the location! |
1332 |
4.12. |
1441 |
IRIB
Tehran, local ID |
1341 |
4.12. |
1230 |
Heilongjiang
PBS, Shuangyashan HL |
1341 |
6,7.12. |
1149,1201 |
Taizhou
PBS, Taizhou JS
|
1350 |
1.12.
2.12. |
-1613*
1230 |
DZXQ
Metro Manila, playing beautiful western hits |
1350 |
1,3.12. |
2300,2225 |
Kunming
PBS, Kunming YN. Identified also in English! |
1350 |
1,3.12. |
2217,2335 |
Jiangxi
PBS, UNID QTH, JX, the dominant Chinese here, was
identified every day, also on afternoons |
1350 |
4.12. |
0010 |
GTRK
Gornyy-Altai, Altaysk and other locations |
1350 |
5.12. |
2100 |
DW
Gavar |
1350 |
6.12. |
1125 |
Tongliao
PBS, Tongliao NM. Px in Mongolian, also on other days,
but not always with local px. |
1368.08 |
7.12. |
1120 |
DXKO
Cagayan de Oro |
1386 |
2.12. |
2300 |
Kaan
Kaset, Bangkok. ID: "... FM ??5 ... Witthayu
... Kaan Kaset ... AM 1-3-8-6 (nyng-saam-pää-hok)
..." |
1386 |
6.12. |
2029 |
JOKB
NHK2 Okayama. "JOKB Okayama Daini Hoso de" |
1413 |
2.12. |
1231 |
Jiangsu
PBS, Wuxi JS |
1431 |
2.12. |
1145 |
Shijiazhuang
EBS, Shijiazhuang HEB. Thanks to Alan Davies and Cathleen
Liu for confirming this ID! |
1431 |
1,7.12. |
1400,1201 |
Voice
of Kuanghua, Chingshui, "Hansheng Kuangpo Tiantai".
On Dec. 1st relaying BCC News Network: "Chungkuo
Kuangpo Kungssu". Thanks to Nianzhong Ou for
checking this ID. |
1458 |
2.12. |
-1740* |
AIR
Bhagalpur |
1458 |
7.12. |
1029 |
Lianyungang
PBS, Lianyungang JS. Thanks to Alan Davies and Qiao
Xiaoli for confirming this one.
|
1484.95 |
2.12. |
1356 |
Panjin
PBS, Panjin LN
|
1503 |
1.12. |
-1440* |
DYBB
Roxas City was the most common Philippino station.
Signing off with the call-letter station identification
and the Philippino national anthem. |
1512 |
4.12. |
1302 |
Chifeng
PBS, Lindong NM. Loud and clear!
|
1512 |
7.12. |
1030 |
Probably
two interesting UNID stations. A minority language
station (in Mongolian?), before and after which that
there was an ID in Chinese, presumably from another
station. Check out this sound
file. Mika
would appreciate any help on this one. |
1556.90 |
1.12. |
1613 |
PBC
Skardu, unfortunately no local ID, so I wasn't able
to report the station |
1575 |
2.12.
3.12. |
-1152*
-1305* |
DXJR
Cagayan de Oro |
1583.9 |
2.12. |
1302 |
Changzhi
PBS, Changzhi SX |
1584 |
2.12. |
1225 |
Anqing
PBS, Anqing AH. Thanks to Liang Zhao and Qiao Xiaoli
for confirming this one.
|
1584.1 |
2.12. |
1300 |
Ma'anshan
PBS, Ma'anshan AH |
1593 |
1.12. |
1500 |
Xinjiang
PBS in Uighur or some related language, heard simultaneously
with CNR in Chinese, both rather common stations from
unknown locations |
1602 |
2.12. |
1546 |
AIR
Pauri. Soon this frequency was covered by IRIB. |
1602 |
6.12. |
1045 |
R
Yunost. According to info from Victor Rutkovsky, this
is from Tyumen, presumed power 5 kW or less. |
3373.5 |
5.12. |
1255 |
NHK1
Osaka |
3607.5 |
5.12. |
1255 |
NHK1
Tokyo |
4815 |
2.12. |
1014 |
CRI
in Russian was too strong for R El Buen Pastor |
5860 |
3.12. |
1310 |
Jinling
zhi Sheng, Nanjing JS |
6380.7v |
4.12. |
1129 |
Lai
Chau BS, Dien Bien Phu |
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North
America |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
610 |
2.12. |
0804 |
CHNC
New Carlisle PQ // CHGM 1150 |
740 |
7,8.12. |
0714,0753 |
CHWO
Toronto ON "Prime Time Radio" |
790 |
3.12. |
0702 |
CFAN
Miramichi NB. Plans to move to FM in summer 2002. |
790 |
3.12. |
0705 |
CFNW
Port au Choix NF, rel. CFCB 570 |
810 |
3.12. |
0856 |
CJVA
Caraquet NB |
830 |
3,4.12. |
0750,0746 |
WCRN
Worcester MA. "Music and information on New England's
Swing 830 WCRN" |
900 |
3.12. |
0735 |
CKDH
Amherst NS. Was my 17th and last Nova Scotian AM station!
Heard only once in Finland during the last 20 years!
(Jim) |
910 |
3.12. |
0806 |
WABI
Bangor ME |
1160 |
3.12. |
0858 |
WMVI
Mechanicville NY "Moon Radio" |
1160 |
3.12. |
0900 |
WBOB
Florence KY |
1160 |
7.12. |
0617 |
WCCS
Homer City PA |
1230 |
2.12. |
0734 |
CFGN
Port-aux-Basques NF is nowadays relaying
VOCM 590 |
1230 |
3.12. |
0746 |
WMOU
Berlin NH |
1230 |
3.12. |
0800 |
WSBB
New Smyrna Beach FL |
1230 |
3.12. |
0840 |
WJOY
Burlington VT |
1230 |
3.12. |
1105 |
CHVD
Dolbeau PQ |
1240 |
3.12. |
0700,0742 |
CKIM
Baie Verte NF. Relaying "Magic 102.3 Grand Falls -
Windsor", also identifies as "Central Newfoundland's
best music, Magic 102.3" |
1240 |
6.12. |
0806 |
KODY
North Platte NE. Thanks to Bruce Portzer for this
ID! |
1260 |
3.12. |
0633 |
CKHJ
Fredericton NB, identifies as "KHJ AM and FM" |
1280 |
6.12. |
0843 |
KZNS
Salt Lake City UT, "1280 KZN" |
1290 |
3.12. |
0916 |
WDZY
Colonial Heights VA, "AM 1290 Radio Disney"
|
1340 |
8.12. |
0821 |
CFLW Wabush NF, relaying VOCM nowadays |
1350 |
2,3.12. |
0643,0630 |
CKAD
Middleton NS, "AVR" |
1350 |
3.12. |
0959 |
WGPL
Portsmouth VA, "Your Gospel Connection" |
1350 |
5.12. |
0700 |
WOAM
Peoria IL, with these calls and not WTAZ as listed
in the NRC Radio Log. Thanks to Brian Smith for this
one! |
1350 |
7.12. |
0800 |
WTOU
Akron OH, "Fox Sports 1350" |
1350 |
8.12. |
0353 |
KGHF
Pueblo CO |
1360 |
4,7.12. |
0847,0631 |
WKOP
Binghamton NY |
1370 |
5.12. |
0406 |
WFEA
Manchester NH. WDEA is the dominant, but now this
frequency gave a little more ... |
1390 |
6.12. |
0840 |
KLGN
Logan UT, "Happy Holidays from the Christmas
station, AM 1390 KLGN" |
1420 |
3.12. |
0806 |
WBEC
Pittsfield MA |
1420 |
3,4.12.,
6.12. |
1100,0706,
0433 |
WCLV
Cleveland OH |
1420 |
4.12. |
0704 |
CKPT
Peterborough ON, "The Team" |
1430 |
3,4.12. |
0805,0157 |
WENE
Endicott NY "Sportsradio 1430 The Team" |
1460 |
4.12. |
0251 |
WGNA
Albany NY |
1470 |
4.12. |
0227 |
WTKO
Ithaca NY |
1470 |
4.12. |
0614 |
WLAM
Lewiston ME is a pretty common station, but noted
here, because heard only relaying 870 WMTW |
1490 |
3.12. |
0659 |
WBAE
Portland ME |
1490 |
3.12. |
0732 |
CKEN
Kentville NS, "AVR" |
1490 |
8.12. |
0822 |
KXRA
Alexandria MN |
1490 |
8.12. |
0828 |
WICY
Malone NY |
1570 |
3.12. |
0818 |
WBUG
Amsterdam NY, "Bug Country" // 101.1 FM |
1570 |
3.12. |
0859 |
WPGM
Danville PA |
1570 |
3.12. |
0929 |
WFLR
Dundee NY |
1570 |
5.12. |
0604 |
KQWC
Webster City IA, "Q-95". Many thanks to
Brian Smith and Bruce Portzer for this identification!
|
1570 |
5.12. |
0709 |
WXLN
New Albany IN, "The Word" |
1570 |
5.12. |
0732 |
WRJQ
Appleton WI. WRJQ used to be a big band, EZL and NOS
station, but is now history. The station was sold
to a new owner and signed off on Jan. 22nd 2002. Later
it will return on the air under new ownership and
calls WSCO, with sports-talk format. |
1570 |
6.12. |
0859 |
KVTK
Vermillion SD |
1580 |
3.12. |
0855 |
WEAM
Columbus GA |
1580 |
6.12. |
1300 |
KBLA
Santa Monica CA |
1590 |
3,4.12. |
0957,0256 |
WSMN
Nashua NH, "The Tiger 1590". Heard them
promote their website as "tiger1590.com",
which automatically leads to wsmn.com. WAKR was still
the dominant here, identified at least 20 times during
the DXpedition. |
1590 |
4.12. |
0227 |
WAUB
Auburn NY |
1590 |
4.12. |
0659 |
WARV
Warwick RI, "Life Changing R" |
1600 |
3,5.12. |
0945,0419 |
WKWF
Key West FL |
1600 |
6,7.12. |
1314,1300 |
KVRI
Blaine WA. A distinctive format of Indian recitation
and chanting, with a brief ID on the top of the hour.
|
1620 |
2.12. |
0530 |
WTAW
College Station TX |
1630 |
2.12. |
0642 |
KCJJ
Iowa City IA |
1660 |
2.12. |
0605 |
WODX
Marco Island FL, "Southwest Florida's Newsradio
1660" |
1660 |
5,8.12. |
0559,0500 |
KQWB
West Fargo ND, "Star 1660", "Your station
for great music and great memories". |
1660 |
5,8.12. |
0600 |
KXTR
Kansas City KS, "Classical 1660 KXTR Kansas City" |
1660 |
8.12. |
0545 |
KRZX
Waco TX. No ID, but luckily they advertised a company
located on the same street as the station itself! |
1660 |
8.12. |
1012 |
KXOL
Brigham City UT |
1680 |
2.12. |
0557 |
WTIR
Winter Garden FL was the strongest X-band station
during the DXpedition |
1680 |
2.12. |
0635 |
WJNZ
Ada MI |
1690 |
6.12. |
0700 |
WPTX
Lexington Park MD |
1690 |
8.12. |
1000 |
KSXX
Roseville CA |
1700 |
2.12. |
0628 |
KQXX
Brownsville TX |
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Central
America & Caribbean |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
640 |
2.12. |
0758 |
R
Progreso, Guanabacoa/Las Tunas |
830 |
3,6.12. |
0754,0725 |
R
Reloj, Holguín |
840 |
6.12. |
0729 |
CMBQ
R Enciclopedia, La Fé |
1350 |
8.12. |
0837 |
XETB
Torreón CO, "Radio Laguna" |
1470 |
6.12. |
1301 |
XERCN Tijuana
BC, "La Kaliente 1470" |
1480 |
7.12. |
0550 |
WMDD Fajardo
PR, "Tropical 1480" |
1560 |
7.12. |
0712 |
WRSJ
Bayamon PR. Mentioned in identifications both 1560
en Bayamon & 960 en Quebradillas. |
4052.5 |
3.12. |
1118 |
R
Verdad, Chiquimula |
4799.8 |
3.12. |
1113 |
TGMI
R Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastián, Huehuetenango |
5953.9 |
3.12. |
1034 |
TIQ
R Casino, Limón, reactivated. Strong signal,
but severe co-channel interference. |
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South
America |
kHz: |
day.month. |
time
UTC: |
station,
comments: |
760 |
6.12. |
0718 |
RCN
Barranquilla |
850 |
6.12. |
0733 |
R
Fé y Alegria, Maracaibo |
900 |
7.12. |
0730 |
Mara
Ritmo 900, Maracaibo |
910 |
3.12. |
0801 |
RQ-910,
Caracas |
1120 |
6.12. |
0242 |
R
Rural AM, Porto Alegre RS |
1120 |
6.12. |
0254 |
R
Eldorado, São José dos Pinhais PR |
1160 |
7.12. |
0602 |
La
Voz de la Liberación via Ecos de Colombia,
Bogotá |
1230 |
6.12. |
0745 |
R
Calidad, Cali |
1250 |
6.12. |
0301 |
UNID
Brazilian, "R Sagua (?) AM 1250 kiloherz".
If you know anything about this one, please email
Jim |
1250 |
7.12. |
0746 |
R
Tricolor, Guayaquil |
1300 |
4,7.12. |
0339,0701 |
tent.
R Reloj, Maracaibo. No ID, but the preacher talked
about Maracaibo. |
1350 |
7.12. |
0748 |
Ondas
de la Montaña, Medellín. No proper ID,
but identified by the telephone numbers announced.
Listen to this sound
bite, a news item about my reception report (MP3
format), which they carried just after New Year 2002! |
1370 |
7.12. |
0429 |
R
Mundial, Bogotá |
1370 |
7.12. |
0458 |
Emisora
Minuto de Dios, Barranquilla |
1390 |
5.12. |
2301 |
R
Esperança, Porto Alegre RS |
1390 |
5.12. |
2357 |
R
Farol, Touros RN |
1390 |
6.12. |
2341 |
R
Fé y Alegria, Caracas |
1420 |
4.12. |
0338 |
R
Marabina, Maracaibo |
1490 |
3.12. |
0648 |
R
El Sol, Maracaibo |
1550 |
6.12. |
0802 |
R
Metropolitana, Los Teques |
1550 |
6.12. |
0809 |
R
Caranavi, Caranavi. Thanks to Henrik Klemetz for solving
this Bolivian Quechua-speaking station! |
1570 |
5,6.12. |
2356,0218 |
R
ABC, Santo André SP |
1570 |
6.12. |
0157 |
R
Metrópole, Gravataí RS (ex-R Vale do
Gravataí) |
1580 |
6.12. |
0735 |
R
María, Barranquilla |
2379.87 |
3.12. |
0130 |
R
Nacional, San Miguel de Tucuman. Some 'Nacional' -identifications,
but San Miguel de Tucuman was not mentioned (Jim).
Thanks to Sérgio from São Paulo, who
confirmed the identity by listening to the same split
at 0259 UTC sign-off, when local ID was given. |
3375.10 |
7,8.12. |
0937,0925 |
R
Educadora, Guajará Mirim RO |
4389 |
2.12. |
0920 |
R
Imperio, Chiclayo |
4775 |
2.12. |
-0008* |
R
Congonhas, Congonhas MG |
4945 |
2.12. |
0000 |
R
Difusora, Poços de Caldas MG |
4955.02 |
2.12. |
0002 |
R
Cultura, Campos RJ. At least this time not on 4956.3
as sometimes logged. |
9515 |
2.12. |
2356 |
R
Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR |
9565 |
2.12. |
0100 |
R
Tupi, Curitiba PR
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Last update 14.3.2002 - Any info
on the UNIDs is most appreciated
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