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Author Topic: NHK World 13730 am 1730 utc 21 Jun 2021  (Read 661 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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NHK World 13730 am 1730 utc 21 Jun 2021
« on: June 21, 2021, 1734 UTC »
Good reception, Swahili service, from Madagascar.

1730 YL talking
1732 Transitional music to OM talking
1738 Same OM still speaking
13730 YL talking, reception fading a little
« Last Edit: June 21, 2021, 1743 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: NHK World 13730 am 1730 utc 21 Jun 2021
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2022, 1802 UTC »
13730 khz @ 17:50 UTC featuring music in Japanese vocals.   VERY weak, signal.  Signal faded out completely by 17:58, 2 minutes ahead of scheduled QRT.

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