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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana non-directional)

« on: December 10, 2022, 0021 UTC »

Strong 44344  SINPO on 11760  out of Bauta with music and ID @ 00:08 utc (18:08 CST local) with OM hosting in Spanish:

00:12 "SON OSCURO" by Sara Gonzalez
00:16 Back to OM talk
00:20  YL joining in with more talk, sound bites from recorded interview

TX: BAUTA
TARGET: Non-directional to the Americas

137

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA ==> Far East

« on: December 03, 2022, 1942 UTC »

Blasting thru on 9800k khz in Korean with OL hosting narrative @ 19:29 utc.
then Classical music:

19:34. "FANTASIE IMPROMPTU in C Sharp Minor"   Murray Perahia
19:38 "LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, ACT 4.   "John Pritchard & Ileana Cortubas

SINPO: 55455     Icom R75 attenuated.
TX: Tinang, Phillippines

Best signal I've ever gotten out of Tinang.
TX<>RX:  8,015 Miles

138

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Free Asia via Aginan Point

« on: December 03, 2022, 1851 UTC »

9950 khz @ 18:43 utc in Mandarin with music:

18:43 "HIMALAYA FM".  Coen Oscan Polack

SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3.    Simulcast being crushed by FireDrake on 11590

TARGET: FAR EAST
TX:   NORTHERN MARIANNAS
19:00. QRT right on schedule

139

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist Radio ==> Pakistan

« on: December 02, 2022, 1430 UTC »

17765 khz @ 1424 utc in Urdu targeting Pakistan.  YL hosting droning monologue.   
14:27:  Short musical interlude
14:29 QRT.  1 minute early


SINPO: 22232
TX:  Moosbrun, Austria

140

General Radio Discussion / AIRPODS / TECSUN 990X

« on: November 30, 2022, 1538 UTC »

Anyone know if there's a way to pair up Apple Airpods with the 990x so I can listen to the 990  with the Airpods thru the 990's Bluetooth , not the  hardwire  earphones.
Thanks

141

Shortwave Broadcast / African Radio Network

« on: November 21, 2022, 1626 UTC »

Pan American Broadcasting's African Radio Network on 17790 khz @ 16:10  with YM preaching  religion in  English with Somali accent.

SINP0: 53333  Strong but with intermittent static bursts
TX:  Okeechobee
TARGET:  South America

17:10   27 Dec 22.  SINPO: 55445  Music and YL giving the mailing address for " PATH TO GLORY' followed by an OM serman

15:31 26 June 23  SINPO 33243 with religious music:
15:32 "UNDER HEAVY SKY" by God's Bow

142

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Tamazuj

« on: November 21, 2022, 0423 UTC »

7315 khz @ 04:13 utc ( 22:13 cdt local ) with YL hosting news items in Sudanese Arabic.  Numerous sound bites from various male correspondents.

04:25 Music:  "YAU DEE"  by Hardlife Avenue Star
04:35 Still running long , now OM host, same language.   Scheduled for QRT @ 04:27 or 04:30 depending on freq source

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3. w/990x/ whip
TX: Issoudun
TARGET:  Southern Sudan

143

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania ==> W. Europe

« on: November 15, 2022, 1512 UTC »

43233 on 17790 khz @ 15:04 utc (09:04 local) in Romanian with OM hosting talk and music:

15:07 "OMULE, DESCHIDE, OCHII" by Feli
15:10 Back to talk with a different host conducting an interview.

(14 Jan 2023 @ 14:25 UTC)Weak 32222 this morning w/Romanian music

144

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ===> Europe

« on: November 15, 2022, 1458 UTC »

SINPO 43333 on 11880 khz @ 14:40 utc (08:40 cst local)  in English with discussion of the world population now nearly 8 billion and the problems that entails.  YL host.

QRT @ 14:57 (3 minutes earlier than scheduled)

145

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Sama

« on: November 13, 2022, 1834 UTC »

11965 khz @ 18:20 utc in Fulfulde with YM hosting talk and music:

18:23. "BLURRY VISION" by CJ Peeton
18:26 YM talk
18:30 Short instrumental interlude
18:31 YL now hosting

SINPO:  33343
TX:  Wooferton.   
TARGET:  East Africa

146

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Ashna ===> Afghanistan

« on: November 12, 2022, 1718 UTC »

Solid  on 12075 khz @ 17:02 utc (11:02 cdt local) in Pasho.  Yl hosting program interviewing various OM's.  Zero QSB.

SINPO: 33253
TX:  Udon Thani, Thailand

147

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Saudi ==> North Africa

« on: November 12, 2022, 1652 UTC »

13710 khz @ 16:45 utc in Arabic.  Very marginal with strange noisy interference  and prominent fading.

SINPO: 2-1-1-1-1 on the ICOM R75.   Nothing at all on 9885 or 9790.

13710 much improved to 4-3-3-3 by 17:56Z

(15:53 Z 13710 khz 5 Feb. 23 ).  32232

148

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ==> East Africa

« on: November 12, 2022, 1639 UTC »

17830 khz @ 16:14 utc via Wooferton with  EPL  soccer coverage.  .Apparently some  pretty exciting games today.

"... THATS HIS 5th GOAL IN THE LAST 4 GAMES. INCREDIBLE !! '


SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3

149

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI==> Indonesia

« on: November 06, 2022, 1326 UTC »

11955 khz @ 13:09 utc (08:09 cst local)  in Malaysian with music with female vocals to 13:12  then YL hosting monologue narrative.

SINPO: 32243 on the R75
TX:   Kunming
TARGET:  Indonesia / SE Asia

150

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA back on 17895....

« on: November 05, 2022, 1733 UTC »

... @ 17:23 utc (12:23 cdt local) with world news in English via Botswana to East Africa.  Discussion on arms sales from Russian friendlies Iran and North Korean.  ID @ 17:30 followed by feature on religious freedom and extremism.

SINPO:  43243.   Tecsun 990x w/Alpha Delta Sloper