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Shortwave Broadcast / Reach Beyond Australia ?

« on: February 15, 2019, 1425 UTC »

9740 Khz @ 14:10 UTC 15 Feb 2019 (08:10 CST local) in South Asian dialect (Marwari?  Bengali?) .  Schedules state this is Reach Beyond Australia to 14:15  but programming switched (or was overrun) at 14:15 but Chinese like language at 14:15.   Male chanting in the original signal switched to a straight narrative at 14:13.   If this WAS RBA then:

SINPO: 2-1-2-2-2
TARGET:  South Asia
TX" Kununurra, Western Australia

But coudn't get an ID to fadeout at 14:25

527

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana Cuba

« on: February 12, 2019, 2219 UTC »

Ah, the good old days...... RHC beaming thru 4-5-4-5-5 strong  (9720 KHZ @ 22:00 UTC (12 FEB. 19) with a solid 12 solid minutes of Commie propaganda.  "News" items included:

(1) An absurd analysis of USA's "intervention" in Venezuela
(2) An accusatory, unfounded story on American bombing in Syria
(3) A fawning audio genuflection to the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.

Reminded me of the 1970 - 80's Radio Moscow days when I couldn't believe a thing that was said but loved the entertainment value listening to them say it.

528

Shortwave Broadcast / Helliniki Radiophonia

« on: February 12, 2019, 2159 UTC »

9420 KHZ @ 21:54 UTC (15:54 CST local) 12 Feb. 19 in Greek.   Standard Grecian music with string music and female vocals on the songs.    Relatively strong (but inconsistent) signal that was free from the usual strong fading.

SINPO:  3-4-3-4-3
TX:  Avlis
Target:  Europe

529

Shortwave Broadcast / KNLS targeting Western Europe

« on: February 12, 2019, 2147 UTC »

11610 KHZ @ 21:36  UTC 12 Feb. 19 (15:36 CST Local) ) with a Y/M giving an English lesson on how to translate the phrase "I was disappointed to no end.".   21:38 Interview with 2 female announcers in Chinese.    Pretty good signal for a mid-day RX site in heavy snowfall.

SINPO:  3-5-4-3-3+
TX:   Madagascar

530

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of America to East Africa

« on: February 10, 2019, 1733 UTC »

11610 khz @ 17:27 utc (11:27 cst local ) 10 Feb. 19 in Somali.   Lengthy interview between 2 male narrators.  Moderate to heavy fading.

SINPO:  2-3-2-1-2
TX:  Wooferton, UK

531

Shortwave Broadcast / Cuban Numbers Staion

« on: February 10, 2019, 1718 UTC »

11530 khz @ 17:11 utc 10 Feb. 19  (11:12 cst local ).  No intelligence on the carrier until 17:13 when a shockingly loud jammer noise blast  was their way of introducing the normally heard female with the numbers recitation at the standard volume.

SINPO:  2-4-2-3-3
TX:  Bejucal

532

Shortwave Broadcast / Caribbean Beacon/University Network

« on: February 10, 2019, 1708 UTC »

11775 khz @ 17:01 utc (11:01 cst local) 10 Feb 19 in English.   Female narrator giving religious talk and the usual appeal for funding.

SINPO:  3-3-2-4-3
TX:   Anguilla

533

MW Loggings / WNDZ Portage, Indiana

« on: February 04, 2019, 1439 UTC »

750 khz @ 18:50 utc 3 Feb. 19 (12:50 cst local ). Not that unusual to pick up a station from only 168 miles away but kind of interesting it was able to get thru with a S10+ at noonish with 15kw and fight its way thru the massive Chicago airwaves located 1/2 way between the TX and RX sites using only the 750's ferrite core antenna.

(That has to be the longest run-on sentence ever)

18:50 "King Tut"  Steve Martin
18:52 "Hey, Baby" The Buckinghhams
18:50 "Will it go round in Circles"  Billy Preston
Station ID @ 19;00

534

MW Loggings / Another MW nite in East Troy

« on: February 03, 2019, 0436 UTC »

Another MW band scan nite in the thriving metropolis of East Troy WI  3 Feb. 19 with the Grundig 750 and the Tecsun A-200 tunable loop ( best $25 I ever spent) :

570 khz @ 0319 utc WNAX . Yanktin SD  Weather, ID at 13:20, Political talk .  455 miles

590 khz  @ 0329 utc WKZO Kalamazo MI  Financial talk re: credit ratings, stock market, etc 147 miles

600 khz @ 0330 utc  WMT  Cedar Rapids IA , ID 0331, weather "meteorologist Corey Allen" 237 miles

630 khz @ 0336 utc CFCO Chatham, Ontariio ID @ 03:37 Country music
510 miles

650 khz @ 0342 utc WSM Nashville TN.  ID @ 03:47  Country music "Hometown Girl".  "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille" @ 0350 utc.   750 miles.

660 khz @ 0357 utc   WFAN New York     Serv-pro commercial,  MJ diet commercial, ID AT 0400 utc .  1,214 miles

760 khz @ 0412 utc WJR Detroit MI . Health discussion on Opiods . 442 miles

770 khz @ 0415 utc .  UNKNOWN Infomercial on  advantages of B12 vitamin supplements  and magnesium

820 utc @ 0427 utc WBAP Ft. Worth TX . Political talk, ID at 04;30. teasing an upcoming feature with former governor Christie.  1,364 miles (a new MW DX record for the Grundig)

535

Shortwave Broadcast / WRMI Supreme TV

« on: February 01, 2019, 1332 UTC »

7570 khz @ 13:18 utc 1 Feb 19 ( 07:18 cst local ) in English.  YM and YL  giving a VERY lengthy list of countries ( i.e. Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine, Scotland, etc....) and their laws regarding endangered species and harboring of wild animals.   
13:24 Biography feature on American Leonard Cohen.
13:30 . Station ID


SINPO:5-5-4-4-5

536

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania Intnl

« on: January 31, 2019, 1531 UTC »

11975 KHZ @ 15:20 UTC 31 Jan. 19 (09:20 cst local) in  Romanian.  2 OM announcers with talk narrative. Segue to music at 15:57 Poor to average signal  with steady static.   Simulcast on 9810 with identical SINPO (which is somewhat surprising) monitoring both channels on both the FRG and the 750.

SINPO: 2-3-1-2-2
TARGET: Southern Europe
TX:  Galbeni

537

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI targeting Western North America

« on: January 31, 2019, 1502 UTC »

15700 khz @ 14:58 utc 31 Jan. 19 in English.    YM and YL discussing chocolate among other things.  ID and news @ 15:00.   Slight overmodulation, slight static and fading. 

SINPO: 4-4-3-3-4
TX:  Cuba

538

Spy Numbers / Cuban Spy Numbers Station...

« on: January 30, 2019, 1644 UTC »

11435 KHZ @ 16:36 utc 30 Jan 19 in Spanish.  Same senorita as usual.

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3

539

Shortwave Broadcast / KVOH targeting Central America

« on: January 29, 2019, 1637 UTC »

17775 KHZ @ 16:34 UTC 29 Jan. 19 in Spanish.   Booming signal with very slight intermittent fading.  Music with Spanish vocals. 

SINPO: 5-5-4-4-5
TX: Rancho Simi

540

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA targeting Far East via Thailand

« on: January 28, 2019, 2236 UTC »

7445 KHZ @ 22:24 UTC 28 Jan. 19 in Chinese. Male announcer with narrative with some minor input from female announcer,   Heavy static throughout.

SINPO:  3-3-2-4-3
Target:  Far East
TX:  Udon Thani,  Thailand