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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: NHK World Radio 6105 AM 0219 UTC 7 Feb 2024

« on: May 10, 2024, 0330 UTC »

54444 .  VERY solid signal tonite in Japanese with wonderful Oriental music.   Instrumental version of "AS TEARS GO BY" @ 04:29 Z

TX: Issoudun, France.  500 kw.   AZ: 290

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Shortwave Broadcast / WRNO 7505 khz 0401Z 10 May24

« on: May 10, 2024, 0308 UTC »

54444 booming through here in Southern Wisconsin.  2 YL's engaged  in a vociferous  religious diatribe. 

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Utility / Re: MILLITAIRY 1 11253.00 USB 1223 UTC 16 Aug 2023

« on: May 10, 2024, 0247 UTC »

$5-7 with slight qrn. Very minimal QSB here is Southern Wisconsin, USA   Standard WX forecast.
0339 Z

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Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist Radio 11870 khz @ 0333 utc 5May24

« on: May 05, 2024, 0343 UTC »

33343 in Farsi with  multiple OM's engaging in lengthy dialogue.

TARGET:  Iran
TX:  Moosbrun, Austria.    AZ: 115

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Tamazui 11650 khz @ 0319 utc 5May24

« on: May 05, 2024, 0329 UTC »

44344 in Sudanese  targeting South Sudan.  Spirited dialogue and interviews via Madagascar. 

ID @ 0330 utc

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Shortwave Broadcast / World Christian Radio 11610 khz @ 21:22 utc 4May24

« on: May 04, 2024, 2140 UTC »

Very weak in Mandarin with YL/YM dialogue. . 
Music with male vocals  @ 21:36

SINPO: 22322 employing ESSB to secure a decipherable signal
TARGET: Western Europe
TX:  Mahajanga ,Madagascar

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: CFRX 6070 AM 1835 UTC 8 APR 2024 - eclipse assisted

« on: April 30, 2024, 0311 UTC »

6070 khz in English @ 0303 UTC  30 APR 24 with news  focusing on the student protests  on American campuses.  Haven't heard them in a while.

SINPO: 32243  with erratic QSB  starting on 0308 UTC. 

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Equipment / Re: Best cheap loop or compact antenna?

« on: February 16, 2024, 2212 UTC »

I went on the Cross Country website today and received this:

"HF Active Loop Antenna...DISCONTINUED "

FYI

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MW Loggings / MW CAR WARS WSJ 28 JAN. 24

« on: February 03, 2024, 0308 UTC »

Per Wall Street Journal:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/01/28/2049208/americas-car-industry-seeks-to-crush-am-radio-will-congress-rescue-it

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WMLK 9275 AM 2126 UTC 27 Oct 2023

« on: January 28, 2024, 1820 UTC »

WMLK " Assembly of Yahweh" broadcast 9275 khz 18:05 Z 28 Jan 23 with opening hymns , ID @ 18:10  and then a sermon entitled "KEEPING GOD'S KINGDOM FIRST".

SINPO: 55545 out of Bethel, PA.    Google shows 300 KW

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Shortwave Broadcast / R. Romania in Hebrew 11815 khz @ 17:54 Z 28 Jan 24

« on: January 28, 2024, 1801 UTC »

Hebrew service targeting Israel with talk .  OM hosting until 17:56 then music:

" MUMA PADURII " by Zdob si Zdub

Hard QRT in the middle of the song @ 17:57

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Ifrikya FM 17600 AM 1407 UTC 2 JAN 2024

« on: January 28, 2024, 1747 UTC »

Very solid  44344 signal today @ 17:44 Z 28 Jan 24 with music:]

" AURE KO SAKI " by Nazir M. Ahmad

YM with Arabic narrative at 17:47 Z

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: VOA back on 17895....

« on: January 28, 2024, 1740 UTC »

SINPO:  22232.  VOA English service to East Africa with YL hosting music @  17:31 Z 28 Jan 24

" HOUDINI " by Dua Lipa
" BETTER NOW " by Post Malone @  17:37 Z

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: UNID on 17640 khz @ 17:05 Z 27 Jan 2024

« on: January 27, 2024, 2038 UTC »

Thanks ! 

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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID on 17640 khz @ 17:05 Z 27 Jan 2024

« on: January 27, 2024, 1715 UTC »

 SINPO: 22232 with OM narrating a monologue in Arabic or possibly Amharic.  Slight musical interlude @ 17:09 :

" AMARA NEN" by Fano Kinet