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1921

Shortwave Broadcast / REE off air?

« on: December 10, 2019, 2249 UTC »

For the past two days I have not been able to receive REE, highly unusual.  All four frequencies (9690, 11940, 11635, and 12030) are silent here.  Though, 12030 almost sounded as if there might have been a cw transmission at times.  I checked the web page but couldn't find any information relating to planned/unplanned maintenance.  The broadcast can be heard on their website.  Anyone hear anything about the radio silence?

1922

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Prague 15770 am 2000 utc 10 Dec 2019

« on: December 10, 2019, 2001 UTC »

Excellent reception, WRMI relay


2000 ID to news (hospital shootings by construction engineer with 9mm pistol)
2002 China hires PR firm for Communist Party, Facial recognition in Prague, Political Polls
2006 Weather
2007 Follow up on hospital shooting, report by YL on scene
2010 Greenpeace activists set fire, greenhouse gas reduction
2014 Story of the Invention of Net Bag
2022 Czech Music, sounds like Christmas music

1923

QSLs Received / Radio Illuminati 08 Dec 2019 Broadcast eQSL

« on: December 10, 2019, 0021 UTC »

Thanks, AC!  Fine eQSL, even better program!  Looks like your crew has learned the ropes  !

R - ROPEPLAY 

https://imgur.com/a/TQdMakc

1924

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Tirana 15770 am 2045 utc 9 Dec 2019

« on: December 09, 2019, 2052 UTC »

Excellent reception, WRMI relay

2045 Calendar Segment
2047 Albanian Classical music
2059 The Classic Haunting IS

english@rtsh.al, email addy for reception report

1925

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Nigeria 11770 am 1708 utc 9 Dec 2019/Christmas music

« on: December 09, 2019, 1710 UTC »

Good reception

1208 Nigerian music, YL singer
1211 Another Nigerian song, YL singer
1214 Now possible rap song, OM singer
1216 Christmas song "Oh My Lord"?
1222 "First Noel"
1225 "Feliz Navidad"
1228 Another unid Christmas song to ID, website address

Possible reception report email address:  jerrycanice@yahoo.com

1926

Shortwave Broadcast / Deutsche Welle 13775 am 1614 utc 9 Dec 2019

« on: December 09, 2019, 1617 UTC »

Good reception with some noise and fades, downpour here, in the Amharic Language

1614. YL and OM is what sounds like news format reporting, another OM call in detailing what must be breaking information.  Hurried, choppiness to cadence.
1621 News feature-like program continues with YL and OM exchanging reporting segments, occasional tape of others.
1634 African/Arabic? music

1927

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Educação Rural 4925 am 1034 utc 9 Dec 2019

« on: December 09, 2019, 1037 UTC »

Fair Reception

1034 OM in Portuguese talking at length, at times cadence would indicate an urgent matter
1036 YL in song in Portuguese, Doris Day-like tune
1041 Instrumental music
1045 Music continues
1053 Signal lost

1928

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio France International 7205 am 2013 utc 8 Dec 2019

« on: December 08, 2019, 2014 UTC »

Very Good Reception in French.  World Music program

2013 "Amazing Grace". OM and YL talking in between songs

1929

North American Shortwave Pirate / WENO 6930 usb 2225 am 7 Dec 2019

« on: December 07, 2019, 2226 UTC »

Fair reception, not as strong as Pearl Harbor Broadcast just on.

2225 Instrumental music
2231 Instrumental music continues, OM ID WEAO?
2234 YL R&B song
2335 WENO ID again
Hmmmm Skippy, "More Music from Films"?  Wonder if it includes "A Hard Day's Night"  ?
2243 ID.  I guess WENO is for Mr. ENO, no dim bulb ( ) here.
2246 Oboe solo opening new selection.
Request by Mr. Eno? "St. Elmo's Fire"?
2255 Reception slipping a bit

Thank you for broadcast, nice accompaniment with dinner!

1930

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 9445 am 2134 utc 7 Dec 2019

« on: December 07, 2019, 2135 UTC »

Very good reception in English

2134 OM telling fable-like story, flute music in background
2139 Subcontinent music, OM singer
2158 Music has continued straight through
2159 OM ID-ing group of songs played, YL "This is All India Radio"

1931

North American Shortwave Pirate / CQEW 6955 usb 2100 utc 7 Dec 2019

« on: December 07, 2019, 2101 UTC »

Very good reception.  Don't think this is the VoPH.  Using PL 880 with just whip

2100 Unid song, YL singer
2102 OM over song with ID but could not understand.  Now "From Great White North" CQEW ID
2104 Another unid song
2106 From the "Great, Great, Great White North CQEW"
2107 OM with Canadian accent "You Hoser"
I think I'm going to have problems Id-ing music, but thanks for broadcast
2113 Synth YL with ID "CQEW AM"
2118 YL "Please help us" to familiar but unid song
2122 "Take Off" Bob & Doug McKenzie with Geddy Lee
2123 Off?

1932

Shortwave Broadcast / REE Cello Concert 9690 am 2307 utc 6 Dec 2019

« on: December 06, 2019, 2310 UTC »

Excellent reception.  Justin Coe hosting music program in English.

2307 Simply outstanding music by featured cellist Mischa Maisky.  A Latvian cellist who studied under Spanish cellist Pau Casals.  On the Zenith Console which makes the house sound like a concert hall.  Do tune in .

1933

QSLs Received / Voice of Turkey Teachers' Day QSL & Broadcast Schedule Card

« on: December 06, 2019, 1631 UTC »

Wow, a mailed QSL & laminated schedule in its own separate mailing envelope!  With a quote from Erodan, no less.  This was received from a reception report of a Super Lig Football Broadcast in Turkish.  Not bad, received in under 4 weeks.  I believe this is my fourth qsl off a live play by play broadcast of a football match - Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, and Radio Nacional da Amazonia preceding (still awaiting from REE and RFI, sigh...... ).

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,60120.msg208053.html#msg208053

https://imgur.com/a/c4KWGWI (scroll down for both sides)

1934

General Radio Discussion / New Tecsun Portables to be last?

« on: December 05, 2019, 1224 UTC »

This story appeared on the SWLing Post website, besides detailing the upcoming release of the PL-990 and H-501, there is a hint that they maybe the last of the high end Tecsun portable/desktops.

https://swling.com/blog/2019/12/tecsun-pl-990-and-h-501-may-be-the-last-high-end-shortwave-portables-from-tecsun/

Hey Santa, that H-501 looks like it could use a loving home.   

1935

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Sama 9775 am 1708 utc 2 Dec 2019

« on: December 02, 2019, 1709 UTC »

Good reception

1708 OM talking in Arabic to YL singing in same.