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Shortwave Broadcast / MWV ===> Western Africa

« on: December 25, 2020, 1843 UTC »

 13670 KHZ @ 18:33  UTC . African Pathways Radio in English with Christmas carols featuring a baritone vocalist
ID @ 18:36
Sermonizing with YM announcer at 18:37.

S9 with minor QRN

317

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ---> Western North America

« on: December 22, 2020, 1512 UTC »

15700 KHZ @ 15:00 UTC in English with YL giving news with reports on:

Rule of Law in Hong Kong

US Destroyer posing a threat in (what China deems) as Chinese territorial waters in the South China Sea

China's efforts to reduce carbon emissions

15:07. YM joined conversation for interview on the Iranaian Nuclear Pact situation

SINPO: 5-4-4-4-4
TX:  Quivican, Cuba

318

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ---> Central Africa

« on: December 20, 2020, 1642 UTC »

17830 khz in English out of Ascension Island.  Just barely audible.
May have been an English Premier League game but buried in too much QRN to tell.

319

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of (North) Korea

« on: December 18, 2020, 1428 UTC »

9425 KHZ @ 14;13 UTC in Russian.    Song by a female soprano followed up by a Russian military style song. OM with narrative in Russian @ 14:21.   
Music resumed at 14:23 with more female vocals.


SINPO: 2-2-2-3-2.  Signal improved to S5-7 @ 14:27
TX: Kujang (61 miles NNE of Pyongyang)
TARGET:  Europe

320

MW Loggings / WCBS 880 AM

« on: December 15, 2020, 0348 UTC »

@ 03:36 UTC with ID news and weather,  storm warnings  then some ads by Dr Drew Warton, Rocket Motgage and  Land Rover.
10:42  MNF score  update
            New Mets GM
10 :43   More ads
10:46  Story on New Jersey tax on weed

Really solid signal tonite on the formally lost, but just found today, Grundig Executive Traveler III with the telescopic whip

321

Shortwave Broadcast / Madagascar World Voice==> Eastern Europe

« on: December 14, 2020, 1917 UTC »

9845 KHZ @ 19:05 UTC  with OM host with narrative in Russian
               ID @ 19;12 with website address
               Song in Russian featuring female singer
               Back to the Om @ 19:16

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3
TX:  Mahajanga

322

Utility / UNID 10340.10 KHZ USB

« on: December 11, 2020, 2225 UTC »

Spanish speakers in discussion.   Mention of "Venezuela"

323

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ----> North Africa.

« on: December 11, 2020, 2215 UTC »

11750 KHZ @ 22:05 UTC in French with YL hosting short music intro.   Switched to  YL host commencing an interview with an older female @ 22:11.

SINPO: 3-3-4-3-3
TX: Bamako, Mali

324

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ----> North Africa

« on: December 09, 2020, 1658 UTC »

17880 KHZ in Arabic @ 1642 UTC  with YM announcer narrative introducing a couple Asian instrumental songs until 16:50 when YL announcer entered conversation with what sounded like a Arabic/Chinese language lesson

SINPO: 4-3-3-3-3.  Light QRN throughout.  Slight fade beginning 19:55

QRT 19:57 as scheduled with no decipherable ID

325

MW Loggings / CKGM Montreal

« on: December 04, 2020, 0137 UTC »

690 khz @ 01:18 UTC with Sports talk.   Steeler fans complaining about poor showing in their win last nite against Baltimore.  Interview quotes from Rothlesberger.  Short discussion re; Ron Rivera
01:26. ID. and commercial block.
01:29  Back to NFL talk, "Power Rankings", etc

Pretty good signal until 01:34 when strong fade began.

TX<>RX:  758 Miles

326

ID and Translation Requests / unid 17.145

« on: November 26, 2020, 1448 UTC »

17145 khz @14:44 UTC. Steady stream of pulses and chirps (RTTY?).     S7-9

327

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA to Africa

« on: November 21, 2020, 1459 UTC »

 Weak signal this morning via Botswana @ 14:50 .   Schedule shows supposed to be in English but only heard 2 songs in another language then QRT @ 14:58

2-3-2-2-2

328

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA ===> Middle East

« on: November 19, 2020, 1502 UTC »

15600 khz @ 14:50 via Wooferton with OM narrative to 14:57 then song with female vocalist until QRT @ 14:59.

33444

329

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI on 9415 khz

« on: November 14, 2020, 2324 UTC »

... 23:10 UTC in Vietnamese to Southeast Asia out of Beijing.   Moderate signal strength but lousy ,  fluctuating intelligence on the carrier underneath splash from Voice of Greece on 9420.  YL with solo narrative until 23:21 with music.   

330

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania ===> Eastern N. America

« on: November 03, 2020, 0150 UTC »

5910.25 khz @ 01: 30 UTC in Romanian 
01:39 OM with narrative.
01:30  ID
01:30 YL conducting a lengthy interview with another YL
01:40. Canned ID with OM broadcaster
01:41. Song in Spanish featuring an impressive female vocalist

SINPO: 4-3-2-3-3