Radio Chinchaycocha: July 5, 1978

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: R Chinchaycocha, Junín / PRU 4860 kHzDate of recording: July 05, 1978Starting time: 04:42 UTCFrequency: 4.860 MHzReception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - GermanyReceiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwireNotes: OBZ4Z R Chinchaycocha, Junín, PerúQRG: 4860 kHzQTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern GermanyRec: 5th July 1978 / 04:42 - ca. 07:15 UTC (GMT) (!)Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 - 30m longwirePx: S, anns, huaynos, IDSINPO: 34322Remark: 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 ...