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1186

Shortwave Broadcast / WRMI Supreme TV

« on: February 01, 2019, 1332 UTC »

7570 khz @ 13:18 utc 1 Feb 19 ( 07:18 cst local ) in English.  YM and YL  giving a VERY lengthy list of countries ( i.e. Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine, Scotland, etc....) and their laws regarding endangered species and harboring of wild animals.   
13:24 Biography feature on American Leonard Cohen.
13:30 . Station ID


SINPO:5-5-4-4-5

1187

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania Intnl

« on: January 31, 2019, 1531 UTC »

11975 KHZ @ 15:20 UTC 31 Jan. 19 (09:20 cst local) in  Romanian.  2 OM announcers with talk narrative. Segue to music at 15:57 Poor to average signal  with steady static.   Simulcast on 9810 with identical SINPO (which is somewhat surprising) monitoring both channels on both the FRG and the 750.

SINPO: 2-3-1-2-2
TARGET: Southern Europe
TX:  Galbeni

1188

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI targeting Western North America

« on: January 31, 2019, 1502 UTC »

15700 khz @ 14:58 utc 31 Jan. 19 in English.    YM and YL discussing chocolate among other things.  ID and news @ 15:00.   Slight overmodulation, slight static and fading. 

SINPO: 4-4-3-3-4
TX:  Cuba

1189

Spy Numbers / Cuban Spy Numbers Station...

« on: January 30, 2019, 1644 UTC »

11435 KHZ @ 16:36 utc 30 Jan 19 in Spanish.  Same senorita as usual.

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3

1190

Shortwave Broadcast / KVOH targeting Central America

« on: January 29, 2019, 1637 UTC »

17775 KHZ @ 16:34 UTC 29 Jan. 19 in Spanish.   Booming signal with very slight intermittent fading.  Music with Spanish vocals. 

SINPO: 5-5-4-4-5
TX: Rancho Simi

1191

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA targeting Far East via Thailand

« on: January 28, 2019, 2236 UTC »

7445 KHZ @ 22:24 UTC 28 Jan. 19 in Chinese. Male announcer with narrative with some minor input from female announcer,   Heavy static throughout.

SINPO:  3-3-2-4-3
Target:  Far East
TX:  Udon Thani,  Thailand

1192

Shortwave Broadcast / Caribbean Beacon/University Network

« on: January 27, 2019, 1823 UTC »

11770 KHZ @ 18:17 utc 27 Jan 18  in English.   The usual YL giving a religious sermon on the words of Jeremiah and Jesus.  Horrible signal for an Anguilla TX site to the RX.  Lost signal completely a few times in a 6 minute monitoring.

SINPO:  1-2-1-1-1

1193

Shortwave Broadcast / REE

« on: January 27, 2019, 1809 UTC »

12030 KHZ 27 Jan 18 @ 18:04 in Spanish.   2 male announcers , sounded like a soccer game broadcast.    Simulcast on 11940 KHZ . Moderate to heavy atmos static on both.

12030:   Sinpo  1-3-2-3-2
11940 .  Sinpo . 2-3-2-2-2

1194

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI targeting Western North America

« on: January 10, 2019, 1435 UTC »

15700 khz @ 14:32 UTC 10 Jan 19 (08:32 CST Local) in English.  "The Round Table"  program with a discussion on open air smoking areas.  Steady signal. Light QRM

SINPO:  3-3-3-3-3
TX:  Cuba

1195

Shortwave Broadcast / KVOH targeting Central America

« on: January 09, 2019, 1626 UTC »

17775 KHZ @ 16:23 UTC (10:23 CST local) 9 Jan. 19 in Spanish.   Numerous latin songs with male vocals.

SINPO: 4-4-4-3-4
TX: Rancho Simi, CA USA

1196

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA targeting Afghanistan

« on: January 09, 2019, 1602 UTC »

13860 khz @ 15:56 UTC (09:56 CST local) 9 Jan. 19 in Dari.   Interview discussion with both OM and YL.   Male singing MidEast song at 15:57.   Strong but fluctuating signal strength, moderate fading.  Back to the YL @ 16:00.

SINPO: 343-33
TX:  Wooferton UK

1197

Shortwave Broadcast / RHC

« on: January 09, 2019, 1547 UTC »

15230 @ 15:38 UTC 9 Jan. 19 (09:38 CST local) in Spanish.  Strong signal, minimal fade.  Latin flute music.
15:41 OM with ID
15: 42 Music w/ female vocals

SINPO: 4+4-4-3-4
TX: Unknown, unsure if this is Bauta or Quivican

SIMULCAST: 15140

1198

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA via Botswana

« on: January 06, 2019, 1753 UTC »

15580 khz @ 17:46 UTC (11:46 CST local) 6 January 18 in English.   Female announcer conducting an interview with male and female panel referencing the "Arab Spring" and discussing government regulation as it pertains to social media.   Noisy, inconsistent signal.

SINPO: 2-3-1-2-2 .
TX:  Selebi-Phikwe
Target:   Africa

1199

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZ targeting Oceania

« on: January 04, 2019, 1538 UTC »

7390 KHZ @ 15:24 UTC 4 January 18 ( 09:24 CST local) in English.  Male announcer intro to music at 15:25.  Same announcer with ID "RNZ National" followed by a  rebroadcast of the BBC's "In Balance" program focusing on sexual harassment in the workplace.    Signal strength good but heavy static and moderate fading.

SINPO:  3-3-1-1-2
(Once again "the old Frog" outperforms the new kid Grundig 750)

TX:  Rangitaiki

1200

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Hope- Africa TX site: Lusaka ?!

« on: December 30, 2018, 1727 UTC »

On 13680 @ 17:07 UTC 30 Dec 2018 (11:07 CST Local) in English.  Standard religious programming with 2 males in discussion on "the Peace of Christ" and the usual biblical citation references.  Surprising to hear them at this time as schedule

https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?freq=13680 

shows their QRT was listed as 17:00.  Very weak (but consistent) signal.   
QRT: 17:30 . "ZAMBIA, AFRICA"

SINPO:  1-3-2-3-2
TX:  Lusaka, Zambia (Is this accurate?)
Target:  Western Africa