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Shortwave Broadcast / FEBC Radio Liangyou 9345 khz @ 1520Z 21Nov23

« on: November 21, 2023, 1537 UTC »

Mandarin service to Far East via Iba in the Philippines with OM hosting a monologue with Oriental music interspersed now and then.

SINPO: 33233 ICOM R75 Full Alpha Delta Sloper using ECSS.  AZ:  330 (which puts my QTH right in the crosshairs).

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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 13750 khz @ 0210z 17Nov23

« on: November 17, 2023, 0218 UTC »

Very weak. Sounded like religious music but Shazam balked due to the statis. Male announcer at 0215 but couldnt make out the monologue, sounded like English sermonizing.

SINPO: 22132  on the 990X with FULL ALPHA DELTA SLOPER

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ==> EUROPE 9675 khz @ 0142Z 17Nov23

« on: November 17, 2023, 0147 UTC »

English service with OM/YL dialogue in dynamics of Euro economy as it relates to China.

Sinpo: 43233 via Kashi-Saibagh  AZ: 308

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania 7325 khz @ 0126Z 17Nov23

« on: November 17, 2023, 0132 UTC »

English service to E. North America with commentary on the Romanian basketball team in the EuroCup.  Muddy signal.

SINPO: 32222

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA (Tentative) 12120 khz @ 14:45Z 16Nov23

« on: November 16, 2023, 1454 UTC »

VOA Mandarin service to Far East via the Northern Marianas.  VERY strong signal this morning @ 0845 CDT local.  So strong pondered if this was a ChiCom jammer.   I did hear a extremely weak tone beneath.

SINPO: 54555

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA ==> Middle East 15595 khz @ 14:20Z 16Nov23

« on: November 16, 2023, 1438 UTC »

Kurdish service to Middle East via Wooferton with YL hosting dialogue with male guests.
Slight to moderatie QRN with minimal fade

SINPO: 33343   Prettty good signal if the AZ 102 is correct

Slmulcast slightly weaker 15270 via Biblis , Germany. AZ 85

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MW Loggings / KCSP 610 khz Kansas City, MO. 0438Z 13Nov23

« on: November 13, 2023, 0051 UTC »

Fox Sports Radio with 2 OM recapping today's NFL games  " 3 games today settled on last second field goals".

Weak and scratchy on the PL880 / whip

5 KW nite power
TX >< RX.    411 miles

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Tamazuj (TENTATIVE) 21485 khz @ 14:36 Z 11Nov23

« on: November 11, 2023, 1451 UTC »

Radio Tamazuj on the unusual 21485  frequency. Very strong this morning (08:36 CST Local) with YL hosting. Don't recall them ever coming in this well.
EIBI shows only RT at this time on this frequency.
Interview with OM @ 14:49

SINPO:  55455

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Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist Radio 17730 khz (!) @ 20:06 Z 10Nov23

« on: November 10, 2023, 2025 UTC »

Adventist radio on a rarely used 17730 khz frequency  with French service to Central Africa . YL hosting.  Solid signal this afternoon (14:06 CST local)

20:19 UNID instrumental song.

Back to YL talk @ 20:23   YM joining in at 20:24

SINPO:  44344  AZ:305 via Talata-Volondonry Madagascar

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Vietnam 11885 khz n@ 19:40 z 10Nov23

« on: November 10, 2023, 1950 UTC »

Weak and noisy but there with a YL hosting until 19:45 when an OM took over the monologue. French service to Europe.  AZ: 320

Music @ 19:49:

"Nho Mua Thu Ha Noi". by Ha Le (featuring Duong Hoang"

SINPO: 23222

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Shortwave Broadcast / RFI 17850 khz @ 19:20 Z 10Nov23

« on: November 10, 2023, 1931 UTC »

YL hosting program w/Talk & Music French service to Africa,

19:26. "BLACK BRIISH" by V V Brown

Back to talk @ 19:29

SINPO: 32233 AZ: 150 via Issoudun .  Tecsun 990X /Full Alpha Delta Sloper

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Shortwave Broadcast / Vatican Radio 15565 khz @ 17:10 8Nov23

« on: November 08, 2023, 1723 UTC »

French service targeting Central Africa. Numerous  male contributors to robust dialogue.
YL entered the conversation @ 17:20

SINPO: 32233   ECSS on the R75.     

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC 21660 khz @ 14:35 Z 7Nov23

« on: November 07, 2023, 1450 UTC »

Stunning signal this morning (0935 CDT Local) with BBC's Somali service to East Africa. 2 YM dialogue.

SINPO: 54555  via AL-Dhabbiya, UAE.    AZ:220.   Icom R75

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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 11397 khz USB @ 22:05 z 2Nov23

« on: November 02, 2023, 2213 UTC »

Just caught parts of this.  Strong signal but very noisy, Began fading in and out. Sounded like aviation comms

"355714 thank you" YL
"United flight 24 ..."
"Requsting information on flight 103"
"Alameda 6577"
"Golf Romeo Alpha Mike November". OL.
Much clearer @ 22:13
22:19 "Hotel Lima Foxtrot Romeo.... Jet Blue 74"  om
22:21 "Jet Blue flight level three four zero"

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA 12075 khz @ 21:43z 2Nov23

« on: November 02, 2023, 2152 UTC »

Bambara service to West Africa. OM hosting, YL co-hosting.  Features with short musical bridges dispersed in between.

SINPO: 23333 via Botswana.  Yaesu FRG 7700 / Full Alpha Delta Sloper