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Shortwave Broadcast / UnID WRMI? 9955 kHz AM 04:15 UTC 9 June 2021

« on: June 10, 2021, 0411 UTC »

UnID WRMI? 9955 kHz AM 04:15 UTC 9 June 2021. SINPO 55333.

04:15 Female presenter with news and talk about Israel, the Palestinian situation and Jordan.
04:25 Abruptly off.

This frequency is WRMI until sign-off at 04:00 UTC. Nothing in the WRMI schedule about a program on 9955 kHz past 04:00 UTC. I listened again on 10 June, but nothing on this frequency after 04:00.

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Other / N1S 14225 kHz USB 04:57 UTC 6 June 2021

« on: June 06, 2021, 1617 UTC »

Special Event Station N1S at the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT, working contacts for Museum Ships Week. SIO 333.

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Shortwave Broadcast / WTWW (was UnID) 9940 kHz AM 21:35 UTC 31 May 2021

« on: May 31, 2021, 2220 UTC »

UnID 9940 kHz AM 21:35 UTC 31 May 2021. SINPO 55344.
Great signal, but suffering from noise interference. No top of the hour ID. Can't find this frequency for WRMI, WTWW or WWCR. Nothing appears in SWL references for this time and frequency.

21:35 The History of Rock and Roll program.
21:35 Song: "Breathless" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
21:39 Announcement about the K7RCA hamfest in Minden, Nevada, Saturday, June 5.
21:40 Begin Elvis segment of the program.
21:43 Song "That's All Right" by Elvis.
More early Elvis songs.
21:43 Advertisement for Chameleon ham antennas.
21:55 Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis.
21:50 Song: "Hound Dog" by Elvis.
22:01 Song: "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis.
22:03 Song: "Love Me Tender" by Elvis.
22:07 Song: "All Shook Up" by Elvis.
...
22:22 Song: "Now or Never", by Elvis
22:25 Song: 'Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis.
22:28 Advertisement for The Cobweb antenna from MFJ.
22:29 Song: "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" by Elvis.
22:32 Song: "Return to Sender" by Elvis.
Whoever is broadcasting this is pitching advertisements towards hams and SWLs.

Came back to try for an ID. Turns out is is WTWW, but not listed for this frequency.
22:51 "Song Suspicious Minds:, by Elvis.
22:54 Song: "Burning Love" by Elvis.
22:58 Announcement about the K7RCA hamfest in Minden, Nevada, Saturday, June 5.
22:59 ID: "WTWW, Lebanon, Tennessee".
22:00 Song: "Honey Love" by The Drifters.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UnID 6880 kHz USB? 23:55 UTC 30 May 2021

« on: May 31, 2021, 0002 UTC »

UnID 6880 kHz USB? 23:55 UTC 30 May 2021. SINPO 25221

23:55 Something is there on 6880 kHz. Male speaker. Intermittent. Mentioned "music". Too much noise to make out anything else.

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Other / WA3UKC 7200 LSB 27 May 2021 CQ With Recorded YL Voice

« on: May 27, 2021, 0330 UTC »

WA3UKC 7200 LSB 02:32 UTC 27 May 2021.

02:32 Calling CQ With YL Voice.
02:35 QSO with KB3DOR, now in male voice. It turned out he had been using the recorded voice of "Amanda" to send his CQ calls.

Reminded me of an article in Popular Electronics in the 1960s about a ham who had a neighbor YL doing his CQs for him in the hope of attracting DX stations. This was the first time I'd actually heard this done in practice!

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Shortwave Broadcast / Channel 292 9670 AM 22:50 UTC 22 May 2021

« on: May 23, 2021, 0057 UTC »

Channel 292 9670 AM 22:50 UTC 22 May 2021. SINPO 35343.

22:50  Relay of Radio Waves International program. Songs in French.
22:56  Radio Waves International ID.
23:00  Program about pirate radio in Ireland in 1979.
23:13  Audio clips of Irish pirate broadcasters.
23:16  Description of the debut of RTE Radio Two in 1979.

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MW Loggings / UnID 1670 kHz 05:40 UTC 14 May 2021

« on: May 14, 2021, 1842 UTC »

UnID 1670 kHz 05:40 UTC 14 May 2021. SINPO 34443.

Unidentified on 1670 playing 60s-80s pop music.

Ruling out CJEU, it was not in French and not children's music.
Ruling out WMGE, it was not News/Talk.
Ruling out WOZN, it was not Sports.

What is XECFR?

Good and steady signal in Northern Virginia from 05:40 to 05:55 but no discernible ID. Heavy interference from 05:55 wiped out MW except for local stations.

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Shortwave Broadcast / REE in English 11940 kHz 22:05 UTC 10 May 2021

« on: May 11, 2021, 0441 UTC »

REE in English 11940 kHz 22:05 UTC 10 May 2021. SINPO 45454 in Northern Virginia.

22:05 UTC Discussion about preserving the indigenous languages of El Salvador via song. Individual singers and a children's chorus performing the songs.

22:25 End of program. Music.

22:30 Identification and start of French program.

Good signal from REE. Thoroughly interesting program about a topic I would not have encountered otherwise. Like the "bygone days" of SWBCB listening! Programs like that were what attracted me to the hobby.

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Other / K3FBI/2 7295 kHz LSB 00:25 UTC 10 May 2021

« on: May 10, 2021, 0059 UTC »

K3FBI/2 7295 kHz LSB 00:25 UTC 10 May 2021. SIO 545.

Identifying location as Long Island, New York.

Working hams in the USA and Canada for Police Week Special Event.

Off 00:40.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Lavalamp on WRMI, 2 May 2021

« on: May 03, 2021, 0032 UTC »

Radio Lavalamp on WRMI, 9395 kHz 23:00-23:59 UTC 2 May 2021.
New age and 60s music. SINPO 45544 in Northern Virginia.

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Shortwave Broadcast / XEPPM 6185 am 2 May 2021

« on: May 02, 2021, 0511 UTC »

XEPPM, Radio Educación, 6185 kHz 04:30 UTC 2 May 2021.

Into Northern Virginia with a weak signal, SIO 232.
Female singer in Spanish language jazz music with bass accompaniment from 04:30 UTC.
Pan flutes at 04:53 UTC.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Free Asia

« on: April 26, 2021, 1657 UTC »

Radio Free Asia 9720 23:45 UTC 24 Apr 2021

Noted above the noise in Northern Virginia on Friday evening. Via Kuwait?

23:45 Male speaker in Chinese (Mandarin).
23:57 Music
23:58 ID in English.
23:59 Off.