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1951

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Nigeria 11770 am 1827 utc 17 Nov 2019

« on: November 17, 2019, 1827 UTC »

Very good reception

1827 Series of indigenous musical selections
1832 YL laughing and OM talking but accent and fades makes comprehending a bit difficult

1952

Shortwave Broadcast / Unid 11540 am 1630 utc 17 Nov 2019

« on: November 17, 2019, 1633 UTC »

Very good reception in unknown language. None of my go-to resources identify a broadcaster on this frequency. Anyone have any ideas? Language sounds southern Asian or northern African (Arabic/Persian/Dari/Pashto?).

1630 Music to OM with perhaps news
1639 OM says "Iraq" "Iran" but VOIROI is not show for frequency
1649 OM succinctly saying one one word after another with slight pause, as if reading off a list or a set of numbers.
1651 IS/Radio ID tones (?) then YL with possible ID "Ray-dee-oh ____?" to Arabic sounding music
1659 Off mid-music

1953

MW Loggings / WSB Auburn/Georgia 750 AM 0015 utc 17 Nov 2019 and others

« on: November 17, 2019, 1113 UTC »

Excellellent reception

During the evening of November 16 EST, I was traveling from 19 degree Hanover, NH back to balmy 29 degree "Southern" Connecticut spinning the dial to listen to flagship terrestrial broadcasts of college football games. During my almost three hour trip I picked up the college broadcast of Navy (WBAL), Syracuse (WHAM), Kentucky (WHAS & WCKY), Cincinnati (WLW), and Rutgers (WOR). None of the aforementioned are a great surprise but in western Mass. (aka "Skippyland") through just south of Hartford, the U/Georgia broadcast came in superb on 750 WSB but disappeared closer to my qth. That is my experience with home based radios, just never able to receive WSB and my local environment with far less man made interference than traveling through Springfield and Hartford.

0015-0030 Two very excited OM's on call of end of Auburn/Georgia football game, Georgia manages to hold off Auburn's last drive, run out clock, and win 21-14

1954

Shortwave Broadcast / HCJB Quito 6050 am 2345 utc 15 Nov 2019

« on: November 15, 2019, 2347 UTC »

Good Reception in Quechua Language

2345 YL singing chant-like indigenous song to flute music
2348 OM talking

1955

Shortwave Broadcast / REE 9690 am 2310 utc 15 Nov 2019

« on: November 15, 2019, 2313 UTC »

Excellent reception in English on '37 Zenith Console 8S154, sounds like a concert hall. Wonderful music.

2310 Justin Coe with music from Fred Astaire productions, now "Night and Day"
2313 "Lullaby of Birdland"
2316 "Route 66"

1956

General Radio Discussion / RNZ to merge/evolve?

« on: November 14, 2019, 2124 UTC »

As long as they keep their Saturday music program, they can become a Clandestine Hong Kong Religious Broadcaster as far as I am concerned.....
https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/d330c1b9-3b8c-408e-922c-1f3cc97bc568

1957

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC Liverpool/City 15400 am 1706 utc 10 Nov 2019

« on: November 10, 2019, 1709 UTC »

Excellent reception on T/O G500 of coverage of the match between, perhaps, Europe's top two squads. Liverpool hosting Manchester City. Frequency just on at 1700 utc.

1706 2 OM's on play by play "Sergio Bravo clears the ball. Liverpool 2, City 0. Left foot shot, save. Sergio Bravo has been superb. 5 Live from the BBC"
1710 "They are following this one all over the globe." (Including my son wearing his City shirt 1am local in Shanghai

)
1720 "Halftime. 2-0 Liverpool". to BBC news
1727 Halftime game analysis
1744 "Ref saying non-handball call in first half on Liverpool did not meet VAR review consideration"

1958

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey Super Lig 11815 am 1451 utc 10 Nov 2019

« on: November 10, 2019, 1455 UTC »

Excellent reception in Turkish. Live play by play coverage of Super Lig match between Trabzonspor and Alanyanspor (2 of the top clubs in Turkey).

1451 Single OM doing play by play coverage of the match, tied 0-0 in second half. Trabzonspor down a man.
1455 Near goal but unsure for which side.
1458 "Go-o-o-oal" on PK for Trabzonspor 1-0
1500 No ID at top of hour. Other international broadcaster will break or program ID over live coverage during matches.
1512 Red card for Alanyanspor
1529 Match over 1-0 to music

1959

QSLs Received / Radio New Zealand International eQSL

« on: November 10, 2019, 1037 UTC »

Their Saturday Morning (EDT) music program is outstanding.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/qsl/card/3d7a0b81a5462be47a873d80ff847d5c

1960

Shortwave Broadcast / CFRX 6070 am 1818 utc 9 Nov 2019

« on: November 09, 2019, 1820 UTC »

Very Good reception, surprising for the hour

1818 Commercial for Financial training/planning in Toronto to ID
1819 Commercial for Auto Insurance
1820 Unid song, YL singer
1824 OM and YL discussing climate change

1961

Huh? / Robert Freeman, Beatles Album Cover Photographer, passes at 81

« on: November 09, 2019, 1047 UTC »

From Pitchfork (yes, I know the story says 82 but you do the math):
Robert Freeman, the British photographer who shot some of the Beatles’ most iconic album covers, has died. He was 82 years old, as Deadline reports. Though the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the news of Freeman’s passing was announced via the Beatles’ official Twitter account earlier today.

Freeman was born in 1938. Early in his career, he worked as a photo-journalist for The Sunday Times. His life as a professional photographer took off when he began working with the Beatles in the early ’60s. Freeman would go on to shoot the now-legendary covers of Help!, Beatles for Sale, Rubber Soul, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, and more. He also captured images of John Coltrane, Mohammed Ali, Andy Warhol, Charlton Heston, and many other pivotal figures in pop culture.

Following the news of Freeman’s death, Paul McCartney posted words of remembrance on his website. “Dear Robert Freeman has passed away. He was one of our favourite photographers during the Beatles years who came up with some of our most iconic album covers,” McCartney wrote. “I will miss this wonderful man but will always cherish the fond memories I have of him.”

No, Al - He did not get to shoot the Ohio Players' "Honey" album cover, nor the cover of Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass' "Whipped Cream and Other Delights"

1962

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 9765 am 1015 utc 9 Nov 2019

« on: November 09, 2019, 1033 UTC »

Best reception of the B19 season to date, excellent music selection.

1015 "Freebird" Lynyrd Skynyrd
1029 "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits
1034 "Roadies" Jackson Browne

1963