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Radio Vostochnaya Zvezda 7400 AM 0319 UTC 19 JUN 2023

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Shortwave_Listener:
Exact frequency is 7399.945 kHz. S7 with the KFS Omni KiwiSDR.

0319 UTC-Easy Listening Music
0322 UTC-Radio Moscow interval signal
0322 UTC-Operator speaking Russian
0322 UTC-Pop Music

Pigmeat:
Is their signal back up to full strength?

Shortwave_Listener:

--- Quote from: Pigmeat on June 19, 2023, 1401 UTC ---Is their signal back up to full strength?

--- End quote ---

Nope. It was 2.5 watts on Saturday, but this sounds stronger. Still only a weak carrier here, far from how it was before.

Here’s another reply to Ron Howard from the op:

"Thank you for keeping track of things! I am sorry I cannot respond fast enough. Thank you again.
Tonight, June 18th 2023, I have successfully built [picture attached] and launched my first AM broadcast transmitter capable of putting
out 100 watts. Well almost that, I need to sort out the HVAC system because it cannot keep the place cool during the day and I have not
setup any timer mechanisms. If I run full power I risk blowing the Chinese knock off of the k20a60u. I ordered different transistors and
those will give 200 watts PEP. The output power is like it was last time before the old radio failed, 9 watts carrier and 76 watts PEP or
more. Propagation is best after 18 UTC during the summer. However, in general it has been very poor recently.

I do not know when I will get to renaming the station if I ever will, it will be just the regular Japanese show on MTW night. I still have a
ton of new music that has piled up and needs to be IDed and so on."

Ron - Calif.:
June 20 - Yes, significantly stronger signal via the new transmitter on 7400 AM (slightly on the low side); 1202-1300 UT, June 20. Playing a lot of music;
very brief announcements in Russian with music ID; sometimes with repeated theme music, followed by announcer with music ID; at 1223, the often
heard segment with child and man talking in Russian; at 1300, the start of strong QRM from 7395 (Alaska). Today was certainly better than the recent
2.5 watt signal.

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