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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI targeting Siberia

« on: April 13, 2020, 1358 UTC »

9675 KHZ @ 13:40 UTC in Russian with songs in Russian vocals.   Switched to narrative at 13:50 UTC  when CRI Mandarin splatter  from 9680  khz originating from Kumming transmiter gradually overrode 9675 until the signal to Siberia was lost completely by 13:53.
Moderate, steady QRN.

SINPO: 2-1-2-2-2
TX:   Shijiazhuang
TX<>RX:  6,670 miles

872

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RFI, 15300 kHz, 28 FEB 2020, 1705 UTC

« on: April 13, 2020, 1314 UTC »

Lousy signal on 15300 khz @ 12:51 UTC in French to W. Africa. YM/YL announcers with narrative.   No Music.   Heavy static throughout.

 QRT:  13:00

SINPO: 2-1-1-2-1

873

MW Loggings / Re: WJR 760 AM 0415 UTC 29 Feb. 2020

« on: April 11, 2020, 1649 UTC »

According to Wikipedia  (you can decide what its worth) here's the story:
The Curse of Rocky Colavito is a phenomenon that supposedly prevents the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise from winning, be it the World Series, the American League (AL) pennant, reaching postseason play, or even getting into a pennant race. Its origin is traced back to the unpopular trade of right fielder Rocky Colavito to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn in 1960. It was not claimed that Colavito placed the curse, and he has denied doing so. It is one of several curses believed to have stricken the city of Cleveland's major sports franchises for decades.

874

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Romania International 6040 & 7375 kHz AM 0030z 6 Apr 2020

« on: April 10, 2020, 0042 UTC »

SINPO: 4-3-4-3-3+ @ 00:34 on 7375 KHZ with classical piano selections.   YL announcer in English.
Slight fading.

TX:  Tiganesti
Target: Eastern North America

875

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Helliniki Radiophonia 9420 khz 1937 UTC 28 Dec 2019

« on: April 10, 2020, 0026 UTC »

Very strong signal tonite 9420 KHZ @ 0010 with Greek music mostly male vocals. 
Instrumental version of Simon & Garfunkel's EL CONDOR PASA at 00:24

SINPO:  4-5-4-4-4

876

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Nacional de Amazonia11780 khz

« on: April 08, 2020, 2352 UTC »

Great Signal on 11780 tonite @ 23:43 utc with wonderful Brazilian music , instrumental  and vocal selectiions.   Best signal I've ever gotten from them here in SE Wisconsin.  Male announcer with ID @ 23:45

SINPO: 4-4-4-3-4
TX:  Brasilia

877

MW Loggings / Re: WJR 760 AM 0415 UTC 29 Feb. 2020

« on: April 08, 2020, 1849 UTC »

Kaline played for years with Rocky Colavito  in Detroit before Colavito went to Cleveland where in 1965 Colavito became the 1st (and still ONLY) player to play all 162 games in a season at one position (center field) without an error.

878

Equipment / Re: What Radio Did you start your listening hobby with?

« on: April 05, 2020, 2321 UTC »

Sad but true.  Parallel axiom to a boatload of SW broadcast stations that don't broadcast anymore. Cause & Effect rears it's ugly head.  Who wouldn't want to hear an English broadcast out of  Radio Damascus today?  Or the TASS blather from Radio Moscow commenting on Crimea, Ukraine, Etc etc etc. .
And while we're  polishing the past and bitching about the present I'm still trying to figure out why my (now long gone) Kenwood R-600 with an Eavesdropper Trap Wave antenna outperformed anything I have today.

" Am I  ranting ?  I hope so - my ranting gets raves".
           - HAWKEYE PIERCE.  MASH 4077th -

879

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Sultanate of Oman

« on: April 05, 2020, 1553 UTC »

15:03 UTC on an unusual frequency of 13515 KHZ in Arabic.   Mention of "COVID' and Oman with  OM narrative until  15:10 with a music intro to  ID  then chants to 15:41 .   New OM announcer at 15:44. YL with ID at 15:45.   More chants at 15:46 .   Then more male narratives at 15:50
Steady moderate static throughout.

SINPO: 3-3-2-5-4
TX: Thumrait
TARGET:  Unknown

880

MW Loggings / WGEZ Beloit WI

« on: March 31, 2020, 1714 UTC »

1490 khz @ 16:20 UTC.  Country Western music thru a weak S1-2  signal that normally is unheard here as its just under the local Sports and Religious channels high up on the dial. 

16:20:   Too Gone Too Long".  Randy Travis
16 23:    Commercial block
16:26. "In a Hurry". Alabama
16:30. "Should I go home (or should I go crazy). Gene Watson

Gotta love that last title

TX:  Beloit WI
ERP:   1 kw
TX<>RX:  40 miles

881

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Unknown Apocalypse Broadcast 7572 AM 0518 UTC

« on: March 29, 2020, 2316 UTC »

I was trying to identify the Christian radio broadcast on this frequency and all of a sudden this came on. Listening location was Barrie, Ontario, Canada @ 0518Z

This is same type of audio I chronicled in my March 15th post

https://youtu.be/J79YIYa0XCo

Anyone have any ideas about it or the original broadcast?

882

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: USCG

« on: March 28, 2020, 1619 UTC »

13089.01 khz USB @ 16:05. Standard  Wind and Wave forecast for the Caribbean area with update forecast for upcoming front moving into the area between Bermuda and the Bahamas forewarning of high winds expected Wednesday thru Thursday. 

Signal to JBA by 16:18

883

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA via Saipan

« on: March 27, 2020, 1422 UTC »

11570 @ 14:03 UTC in Korean.   Interview with male host and female and male interviewees.    Weak but acceptable signal considering  mid morning at my QTH 7,170 miles away.

SINPO:  2-3-3-3-3
TX:  Aginngan Point, Northern Marianas
TARGET:  Far East

884

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Voice of Turkey ==> Europe

« on: March 27, 2020, 1350 UTC »

15350 KHZ @ 13.40 UTC in Turkish.    Blend of  pleasant Turkish/Greek music genre. Mix of songs with both male & female vocals.  Minimal interference this morning.

SINPO: 4-4-3-3-3

885

MW Loggings / Re: WDJO AM 1480

« on: March 27, 2020, 0047 UTC »

sehr gut mein freund, sehr gut !