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Shortwave Broadcast / CNR 8 9785 AM 0745 UTC 12 July 2020
« on: July 13, 2020, 0116 UTC »
I'll admit that I usually treat the many, many CNR stations I hear from China as pests, but this one caught my ear early this morning local time: CNR 8 via Beijing in Korean. Music playing on this good signal, then talking a moment later, into musical introduction to what sounded like news or current affairs. SINPO 35333.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Manara Radio International 13840 AM 0726 UTC 12 July 2020
« on: July 13, 2020, 0114 UTC »
Stumbled upon Manara Radio International via Issoudun, France, on 13840 kHz in presumed Hausa aimed straight south at Africa. Audible bits of a male talking with music at times. The weak signal held steady but never strengthened during the 10 minutes I listened. SINPO 25522.

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Utility / WWV 2.5/5/10/15/20/25 MHz AM 0709 UTC 12 July 2020
« on: July 13, 2020, 0110 UTC »
The WWV signals on 25000 and 20000 kHz have been routinely audible lately up here near Seattle. But just after midnight locally this morning, I heard WWV on all of its shortwave frequencies at the same time; been a long time since I remember that last happening. Good to excellent signals on 5000, 10000, 15000 and 20000 kHz. The two "end" frequencies -- 2500 and 25000 kHz -- were fair at best.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0353 UTC 12 July 2020
« on: July 12, 2020, 0355 UTC »
Just hearing the preaching audio peaking through the noise so far.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0351 UTC 11 July 2020
« on: July 11, 2020, 0352 UTC »

Hear the signal fading up through the noise. First time I've heard Josiah and his usual rant in a couple weeks.

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Shortwave Broadcast / PBS Nei Menggu 9520 AM 1459 UTC 7 July 2020
« on: July 07, 2020, 1646 UTC »
Programming in Chinese – mostly a woman talking over music – with a poor to fair signal with lots of fading and considerable atmospheric noise. SINPO 25322.

This one broadcasting from Hohhot is a normal fall/winter logging for me rather than summer.

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Clandestine Stations / Nippon no Kaze ... 9685 AM at 1550 UTC 6 July 2020
« on: July 06, 2020, 1748 UTC »
Just scanning the band, I found a very good signal from this station this morning on 9685 kHz. SINPO 35333, with some fading at times. I only heard instrumental music for the last part of the broadcast before signoff at 1559 UTC.

I assume this clandestine toward North Korea is still broadcast from Taiwan, but not sure that's certain.

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Shortwave Broadcast / RN da Amazonia 11780 AM at 1707 UTC 1 July 2020
« on: July 01, 2020, 1714 UTC »
Radio Nacional coming in with news as of 1710 UTC, followed by a song at 1713 UTC. Only remarkable in that I can't ever remember hearing this routine afternoon station at 10 a.m. local time before. Conditions in the mid-morning here are usually not favorable for this one!

That said, the signal's weak and just barely overcoming noise on the frequency; SINPO 35222.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Guinee 9650 AM 0640 UTC 26 June 2020
« on: June 26, 2020, 0720 UTC »
I've been missing Radio Guinee's music programs during my local afternoons this spring and summer; that signal on 9650 kHz hasn't been heard here near Seattle as in previous years.

However, I FINALLY heard Radio Guinee tonight. Started listening on 9650 and heard news in French with both male and female announcers. The signal was only fair at best, but still was audible over the annoying interference our high-tech washing machine makes on my radio.

My listening was spoiled, however, at 0700 UTC by Voice of Korea signing onto the same frequency with its Japanese service. That created a noisy mess. 

It was a good night for late-night signals from Africa, as Radio Mali also was more audible on 5995 kHz than I've heard it in weeks.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0355 UTC 24 June 2020
« on: June 24, 2020, 0358 UTC »
Noisy with fading as of 0355 UTC when I tuned in, but very audible with nice audio at the peaks.

Just two minutes after I tuned in, "Days of Hard Life" played. Josiah talked for a moment or two at 0359 UTC as the noise overtook the signal. Signoff at 0401 UTC.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Vanuatu 11835 AM 0720 UTC 15 June 2020
« on: June 15, 2020, 1710 UTC »
If you've been listening to the weekly "World of Radio," you'll know that Radio Vanuatu's been regularly putting out harmonics on 7890 and 11835 kHz, and I finally heard it early this morning!

I listened in LSB mode to cut down on slop from CNR1 jamming on 11840 kHz. Heard a male host a call-in show in accented English dialect about COVID-19 and local testing, etc. There was a particularly distinctively voiced female caller at 0744 UTC that cut very nicely through the noise. Then music at 0747 UTC past the top of the hour. Following an ID at 0801 UTC, interview between a male and female about youth activities and spiritual growth. I listened on my radio and the local K9VD SDR and matched it with the primary 3945 kHz signal via the ZL1PWM SDR in Bay of Islands, New Zealand. SINPO 22222.

This came one night after I thought I heard the signal harmonic on 7890 kHz in the 0700 hour but was never quite sure.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0245 UTC 12 June 2020
« on: June 12, 2020, 0329 UTC »
He's back ... tuned in and heard a poor but audible signal at first. Now, about 45 minutes later at 0330 UTC, it's a bit stronger, though with deep fades at times.

"Days of Hard Life" song at 0349 UTC, then it sounded like he may have been broadcasting a few words live before sudden signoff at 0351 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0400 UTC 10 June 2020
« on: June 10, 2020, 0403 UTC »
Josiah back with the rants when I checked his usual frequency. Very good signal up here as it gets dark, with some periodic deep fades.

Played "Days of Hard Life" at 0410 UTC to end the broadcast. This song, as usual, will now be stuck in my head for days. Off at 0415 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pee Wee 6925 USB 0205 UTC 8 June 2020
« on: June 08, 2020, 0207 UTC »
Loud signal with blues music, heard via NA5B near D.C.

0208 UTC: SSTV, a bit of CW, and then blues song "Mistaken" by Soupbone.
0216 UTC: SSTV, a CW ID, and then "Cryin' Won't Help You" by Emil & the Ecstatics.
0222 UTC: CW ID as new song started.
0226 UTC: SSTV.
0228 UTC: "Treat Me Right" by Buck & Evans. I've been listening via the D.C. SDR, but the signal's now rising to audible levels here on my radio in Washington state. In addition to the music, I can hear the CW ID at 0230 UTC.
0232 UTC: SSTV.

Thanks for the blues, Pee Wee!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7470 AM 0320 UTC 31 May 2020
« on: May 31, 2020, 0322 UTC »
Third night in a row on this frequency after some time off the air. Good signal rising here with this usual spiel, but I'm going back to listening to X-FM now.

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