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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: UNID 6320 AM 0811 UTC 07 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0826 UTC »

0817z - Carrier in the waterfall. Faint modulation in the noise floor; mostly bass here. SIO 221. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.

Nonethless, thanks for the broadcast! :)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Nikkei 1 6055 AM 0813 UTC 7 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0815 UTC »

Japanese language talk at 0813z. SIO 433. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. DSB sync tuning. Decent copy after noise filtering.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio ELWA (tent) 6050 AM 0808 UTC 7 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0811 UTC »

Talk format at 0808z. SIO 321. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. DSB tuning. Very tough copy here.

Tentative, as it sounds like English language at times, though the audio is right at the edge of the noise floor.

Radio ELWA originates from Monrovia, Liberia. Reportedly 1KW.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Alcaravan Radio 5910 AM 0749 UTC 7 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0753 UTC »

0749z - YL talking then to music. SIO 322. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. DSB tuning. Tough copy at the moment, but it is there.

Broadcast originated from Puerto Lleras, Columbia. Reportedly 5KW.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio 208 5970 AM 0739 UTC 07 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0747 UTC »

0746z - Very faint carrier in the waterfall. No discernible audio recovery. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.

Nonetheless, thanks for the broadcast!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio Veronica 5955 AM 0737 UTC 07 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0745 UTC »

0744z - Faint carrier in the waterfall. Modulation in the noise floor. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.

Nonetheless, thanks for the broadcast! :)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio Europe (NL) 6130 AM 0728 UTC 07 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0735 UTC »

0733z - Music. SIO 332. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.
0734z - Radio Europe ID
0738z - Radio Europe into Rolling Stones. SIO 433.
0742z - Fats Domino

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio Delta 6110 AM 0710 UTC 06 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0727 UTC »

0723z - Aerosmith. SIO 332. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.
0729z - County music. SIO 332 trending 322. Some fading.
0730z - Radio Delta ID, OM on the mic reading a reception report

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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Amateur Radio / Re: Winter, of Amateur Radio stuff to look forward to? Uh-huh....

« on: January 07, 2024, 0702 UTC »

WW PMC contest 1/6/24-1/7/24. Currently listening to an op in Slovenia on 40m working the contest at 0702z.

https://www.s59dcd.si/index.php/sl/ww-pmc/ww-pmc-contest-rules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Peace_Messenger_Cities

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Equipment / Re: Best MWDX antenna?

« on: January 07, 2024, 0456 UTC »

148' loop-on-ground to a ~$30 Msi SDR with LDG 1:1 balun at loop feedpoint and KD9SV common mode choke near house entrance. Notebook on power supply.


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After adding an 1:1 choke wound as a 4:4 on a mix 73 binocular core near the receiver. No changes in SDR app settings.


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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B-Side Radio 6935 AM 0132 UTC 07 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0202 UTC »

Jazz at 0159z. SIO 544. S9+ via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. DSB tuning. Some fading at times, but otherwise a good copy.

0210 - B-Side Radio ID and shout-outs

Thanks for the broadcast and shout-out! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925 USB 2304 UTC 06 Jan 2024

« on: January 06, 2024, 2331 UTC »

2329z - Rolling Stones. SIO 444. ~S8 via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Sounding good.

2332z - Yeah Man Radio ID
2338z - Shout-outs. Happy New Years to ya', too.
2329z - Santana
2344z - CCR
0040z - Off air

Thanks for the broadcast and shout-out! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 2314 UTC 06 Jan 2024

« on: January 06, 2024, 2326 UTC »

"Colorful" language at 2336z then off air. Missed the SSTV decode.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Iran International TV 15630 AM 0922 UTC 5 JAN 2024

« on: January 05, 2024, 0927 UTC »

Talk format at 0922z. SIO 433. ~S8 via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Broadcast originates in Uzbekistan.

The current local estimated MUF for my region is floating around 14-15MHz.

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Propagation / Re: X4.9 Solar Flare 2156 UTC 31 DEC 2023

« on: January 02, 2024, 2233 UTC »

Image of the flare. (h/t to Spaceweather.com and SWLing Post)