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QSLs Received / WORT (Batman) relay by TRI - May 29

« on: May 29, 2023, 1855 UTC »

Holy Memorial Day Parades, a TRI relay on a Monday.    Of course I knew where to find you, on the same bat station at the same bat time. (You silly cheesehead)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WORT "Batman" relay by TRI 6925 AM 1822 UTC 29 MAY 2023

« on: May 29, 2023, 1822 UTC »

ID via eQSL
1822 Faint music/OM talk over very high noise floor, about Batman
1823 Batman theme - I think
1824 Off briefly returned with better reception, noise floor still pretty high
1826 "Robin's Theme" by a host of performers
1830 "Sewer Lady" Neil Hefti and Orchestra, a real struggle for Shazam to ID's these with noise
1831 Unknown coverof "Batman" theme
1834 Unid Instrument, slipping more often beneath noise
1835 Burt Ward as Robin shouting some "Holy" phrases over background instrumental music
1841 Some talking over instrumental music but undecipherable, noise is overtaking transmission
1901 50's sounding music
1907 ElectricGuitar Instrumental Batman theme, reception is best it has been

408

Shortwave Broadcast / Ibra Media (Radio Ibrahim) 15260 AM 1705 UTC 26 MAY 2023

« on: May 26, 2023, 1711 UTC »

Good reception with minor fades, Arabic service. From near Princeton, NJ with H-501x with whip

1705 "Aayesh Mahtoum" Better Life
1709 OM talking in cerebral manner over ethereal music
1715 OM continues
1716 Second OM sounding as if reading religious parable

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General Radio Discussion / New (?) Shortwave Database

« on: May 18, 2023, 1110 UTC »

While skimming through the SWLing blog, I read an article about a new (?) HF database.  I had not previously seen it, nor the editor of the SWLing blog.

https://shortwavedb.org/schedules.html

410

Clandestine Stations / Mizzima Radio 21710 AM 1309 UTC 16 MAY 2023

« on: May 16, 2023, 1311 UTC »

Burmese service from Al-Dhabbiya, Fair reception with fades.  ID per short-wave.info

1309 OM talking at length
1310 SE Asia music
1313 OM talking again
1317 OM continues talking
1319 YL talking
1324 YL continues talking
1327 Under noise floor  now

411

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC World Service 25900 AM 1211 UTC 16 MAY 2023

« on: May 16, 2023, 1214 UTC »

Very good reception, French service

1211 OM and YL conversing.  Followed by another YL talking in English but French translation atop.  (I hate when broadcasters run two languages at once.  )
1221 BBC transition music to OM talking about upcoming programs
1223 BBC ID, Sports report including Messi
1226 OM, African accent?, talking about Islam
1227 "Woyal" Yoro ndiaye
1229 BBC promotional spot to OFF

412

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio New Zealand 7425 AM 1004 UTC 11 MAY 2023

« on: May 14, 2023, 1007 UTC »

Fair reception, English service.  New summer frequency, first weekend of use.

1000 Time pips then into noise (or technical difficulties?)
1002 Reception returns, OM joined in progress on newscast
1009 YL with promotion for RNZI, OM with mobile app info, then weather "...possible thunderstorms..."
1012 Remote reporter covering breaking news in Cambridge

413

Spy Numbers / HM01 9240 AM 0937 UTC 12 MAY 2023

« on: May 12, 2023, 0940 UTC »

Excellent reception, Spanish service

0937 Very different style of transmission than I have heard in the past.  YL with single set of five Spanish numbers followed by a lengthy transmission sound, then repeated.
0957 Very lengthy set of numbers (more of what I am accustomed to hearing), up to this point it was the single set of 5 numbers
0958 Off or faded into noise, numbers were being recited as transmission faded

414

QSLs Received / Reach Beyond Australia (HCJB) eQSL

« on: May 09, 2023, 0129 UTC »

An eQSL from their 15 minute English program a few days ago.


coin flip machine

415

North American Shortwave Pirate / All Azteca Relay Service re-broadcast of R Azteca 6935 AM 2359 UTC 8 MAY 2023

« on: May 09, 2023, 0000 UTC »

Very good reception
2359 OM talking about FCC commandos, long pause
0000 "Bullwinkle & Rocky" Theme, more music paused midsong
0010 Dr. Radio segment

416

QSLs Received / Voice of OZ #8 - eQSL

« on: May 07, 2023, 1607 UTC »

Thanks for broadcast and eQSL - all that work was only for the Lion Hearted. 

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General Radio Discussion / Holy Cow, you huckleberrys......a Baseball DX contest

« on: May 06, 2023, 1107 UTC »

With apologies to the late Phil Rizzuto for the subject line. Geez, wish this was around 50 years ago. 
https://grandslamdxchallenge.net

Here's some hints: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,111664.0.html
                            https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,53071.msg187577.html#msg187577

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Clandestine Stations / Radyo Dengê Welat (?) 17470 AM 1400 UTC 5 MAY 2023

« on: May 05, 2023, 1418 UTC »

Good reception using H-501x with whip near Princeton, NJ.  Kurdish service.  Could not find on line ID for frequency but Radyo Dengê Welat is lone using said frequency from research.

1400 OM in speech/rally.......automatic weapon sounds?
1404 "Istikal Marsi" ID by Shazam
1408 "Domra" Arslanbek Sultanbekov
1412 OM in Gospel like oratory
1417 Group of YL in live song with drums
1420 Transmission under noise floor for the most part

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Shortwave Broadcast / Reach Beyond Australia (HCJB) 15460 AM 1350 UTC 5 MAY 2023

« on: May 05, 2023, 1353 UTC »

Very good reception on H-501x with whip near Princeton, NJ.  English service.

1350 YL talking with OM about her Bible, friends, and God in her life.  OM probes religious thoughts with further questions.
1355 OM "...at this point in time young people....."   OM continues with thoughts on young people and communication.
1358 Sixty second review, moving picture of Gospel - Focus on Family
1359 "Thank you for listening to HCJB, join us tomorrow" then OFF

420

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio 17725 AM 1341 UTC 5 MAY 2023

« on: May 05, 2023, 1344 UTC »

Excellent reception, H-501x using whip near Princeton, NJ.  Uab Meto service

1341 Unid religious music
1343 YL talking at length