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Author Topic: V28 "the parrot"  (Read 2592 times)

glimmer twin

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V28 "the parrot"
« on: September 01, 2026, 2110 UTC »
Heard via South Korea remote 1-September-2026
3042.35 kHz  at 21:03-21:06 utc
stable carrier with very poor audio

recording from ROK remote:
https://app.box.com/s/t6vno3dsedz3u2flkpq5zannr8jimjmj
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2026, 2117 UTC »
02-September-2026
Heard via Japan remote:
5488.05 kHz  20:58 utc
Carrier is not as wobbly as usual, drifting less than 1 kHz up or down
broadcast ends at 21:08 and carrier drops at 21:10
recording via Japanese remote: (sound improves after 1 minute because I engaged the noise filter and ramped up the gain.)
https://app.box.com/s/h71utehethgbn43o19ntmv4n0gst2mrj

Heard via South Korea remote:
3030.3 kHz  21:04 utc
found in progress so may have started a minute earlier
stable carrier but very poor modulation
off at 21:06
recording via ROK remote:
https://app.box.com/s/7ea5yotdn27jtw4l4lo7o57rz1w3l3es
« Last Edit: September 02, 2026, 2119 UTC by glimmer twin »
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2026, 2111 UTC »
4-September

via Japan remote:
20:58- 20:59utc  5488.4 kHz
Carrier and modulation were the strongest I've seen
Program went for approximately 1 minute but carrier remained on and drifting after.
carrier dropped at 21:09 after drifting as high as 5491.1 kHz

 

Also heard via South Korea remote:
21:02-21:06 utc  3044.6 kHz
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2026, 2112 UTC »
found at 21:00 utc on 3038.60 kHz with little to no modulation.

also on 5490 kHz at 21:01 utc with wobbly carrier but strong modulation.
Recording from Japan remote:
https://app.box.com/s/ucmyy86drz20wmcjk2eum16mss3umh8s
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2026, 2115 UTC »
9-September-2026
Heard via Oita, Japan remote
5498.3 kHz at 20:58 utc
fair reception with deep fades. modulation off at 21:09 and carrier jumped up afterwards then dropped.
recording of 5498.3 kHz from Japanese remote:
https://app.box.com/s/jwf6xgvziy8su2m163ae4r10i1l5nj2j

Heard via South Korea remote:
3044 kHz at 21:03 utc with very little modulation.
Off at 21:06
Interestingly, the stronger 5498 kHz signal was not audible or visible from South Korea.
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2026, 2115 UTC »
10-Sept. 2026
found via Oita, Japan remote:
5496-5499 kHz at 20:59 utc
very poor with female voice occasionally rising above noise level. off at 21:09 utc
also on 3044.7 kHz at 21:00 utc with better modulation, audible at least. Male voice
off at 21:06 utc
recording from Oita remote. I switch back and forth between the 2 frequencies and engage noise filter and synch.
https://app.box.com/s/rod6kq2i4y6igstjl5ze3g9uuwzh5bv6
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2026, 2119 UTC »
Heard via Japanese remote:
21:00 utc  5497.4 kHz  Female voice with fairly strong and stable carrier (for them) modulation stops at 21:09 utc carrier drifts upward and drops at 21:12 utc

21:02 utc 4591.4 kHz  strong carrier but extremely poor modulation (if any). They broadcasted or tested here yesterday for a minute.

21:03 utc 3035.3 kHz extremely poor modulation with female voice, it was real hard to tell. Off at 21:05 utc. It came back on for less that a minute and then dropped.

Recording of the 5497 kHz broadcast from Japanese remote:
https://app.box.com/s/awvxgojelguluhv8mgludlyoe000pvuc
The recording is from the point that the modulation became audible and I switched to 3035 for a few seconds and then back to 5497
« Last Edit: September 12, 2026, 1312 UTC by glimmer twin »
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2026, 2115 UTC »
Found in progress via Japanese remote
20:59 utc  5498.3 kHz female voice with strong carrier and modulation, relatively speaking.
modulation drops at 21:09 and carrier then wandered as high as 5500 kHz before dropping at 21:10

Also found in progress:
21:03 utc  3044.2 kHz weak carrier and modulation with male voice.
off at 21:06 utc

recording of part of 5498 kHz broadcast from Japanese remote:
https://app.box.com/s/jrldj5ty44fuxjy9ko4a5zc8jj64j9ym
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2026, 2115 UTC »
Found via Japanese remote
21:01 utc 3035.5 kHz female voice off at 21:03
back at 21:04 utc much weaker than before and getting weaker until off at 21:05 utc

Also via Japanese remote:
 found in progress at 21:07 utc on 4538.2 kHz with female voice off at 21:08 utc
No idea when this one started.
No broadcast to be found on 5 mHz frequencies
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2026, 2117 UTC »
15-9-26
Via Oita kiwi sdr
21:00 utc  5497.5 kHz off at 21:10 utc female voice

also
21:04 utc 3044.4 kHz off at 21:06 utc
Found in progress so not sure what time it started
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2026, 2118 UTC »
Via Japanese sdr:
21:01 utc  5497.4 kHz wobbling crazily up to 5498.2 kHz with poor modulation and female voice. modulation dropped at 21:09 utc and carrier at 21:10 utc.
The 5 Mhz carrier always has a low frequency hum about 110 Hz similar to some Voice of Korea broadcasts. If you zoom in on the carrier there appears to be several of them about 110 Hz apart.

also found:
in progress at 21:02 utc  3036.4 kHz also crazy wobbly carrier going up and down causing Synch detector to lose lock and whistle. Off at 21:06 utc.
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2026, 2125 UTC »
Via Oita, Japan remote:

21:00 utc  starting on 5496.7 kHz and drifting as high as 5501 kHz
Female shouting with comparatively good signal
modulation stops at 21:09 but carrier remains and continues drifting higher until dropping at 21:13 utc
My recording from Oita :
https://app.box.com/s/5tpoyb04hnik6n10bnph60p9b26tnin4

Also via Oita remote:

21:03 utc  3044.1 kHz with no audible modulation. on until 21:06 utc
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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2026, 2118 UTC »
Heard via Oita remote:
20:59 utc  3035 kHz poor modulation. off at 21:05

Also via Oita:
21:01 utc 5497.6 kHz with very poor modulation Only heard on occasional peaks,
female voice. drifts up to 5498.9 kHz when carrier dropped at 21:17 utc

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Re: V28 "the parrot"
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2026, 2119 UTC »
23-Sept.

21:01 utc  5495~5499 kHz off at 21:15 utc Carrier snaked up from 5495.4 kHz to 5499.3 kHz before it stopped at 21:15 utc.

21:01 utc  3044.15 kHz off at 21:06 utc
I couldn't tell if the 3044 voice was male or female it was so weak. the 5498 frequency was even weaker than that. I can't even say for sure that there was any modulation on 5498.
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