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MW Loggings / Re: 1530 VOA Sao Tome 0258 UTC (sign on), 1/27/2016

« on: January 28, 2016, 0146 UTC »

Thanks Joe!  I was blown away when I heard that sign-on announcement and Yankee Doodle interval signal so clearly under WCKY.  This is what it's all about!

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MW Loggings / 1530 VOA Sao Tome 0258 UTC (sign on), 1/27/2016

« on: January 27, 2016, 0420 UTC »

With the DX adrenaline still pumping, persistence pays off in chasing this one down:

https://youtu.be/peBt3PM8esA?list=PL2CDEDA7EB969E66D

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MW Loggings / Re: 1610 CHRN

« on: January 27, 2016, 0417 UTC »

Noted here too earlier thanks to Shawn's tip on the BCB logger site.  It was a good mystery for a while tonight.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WAZU 6950.5 AM 1629 UTC 1/24/16

« on: January 24, 2016, 1638 UTC »

Fearless Fred S5-S6 here, IDs, parody, music, dirty humor and more.  Fred serves it all up and we always get a chuckle here.  Thanks WAZU!

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MW Loggings / Re: Finally TA MW :)

« on: January 24, 2016, 1549 UTC »

1540    16.1.    0610-    PRU: OCU2X Turbomix, Cajamarca.

Jari - is this one still running off-frequency?  Last I knew, they were at something like 1540.5 kHz - which might offer a tiny chance for catching them here when conditions go auroral, or at least detect their carrier.

Thanks

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925.4 AM 1538 UTC 1/24/16

« on: January 24, 2016, 1544 UTC »

1544 UTC: I'm hearing some Hendrix here as well just above a quiet noise floor but haven't caught an ID yet.  Off at 1547.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Channel Z 11640.7 Am 1958 UTC Jan 23'16

« on: January 23, 2016, 2114 UTC »

2112 UTC, I just tuned in and I recognize Andy Walker announcing.  Deep fades on the signal but occasionally peaking strong at times during the music.  Nice to catch you again Z, thanks for the show!

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MW Loggings / Re: Finally TA MW :)

« on: January 23, 2016, 0238 UTC »

Wow, great stuff!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6950 USB 2318 UTC 1/22/16

« on: January 23, 2016, 0150 UTC »

A faint S4 peaking to S6 into Michigan, I can't name the tunes but it's always interesting :-)  Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Undercover Radio 6960 USB at 0138 UTC, 1/23/16

« on: January 23, 2016, 0146 UTC »

Just booted the SDR and found 6960u, Hotel California right now at 0144z, sounding good here with a 8 kHz wide SSB signal(!)  Dr. Benway with ID at 0146z - great to hear you back on the airwaves sir!

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Aircheck hosting...anyone have any ideas?

« on: January 13, 2016, 1343 UTC »

IMHO, the mystery indeed is a large part my enjoyment in this hobby.

Regarding YouTube, setting to "private" only allows the uploader to view the video after signing in to YT, so I've never bothered checking.  Setting the video to "unlisted" however produces the same results as posting it publicly.  I posted a nice reception video of WAZU last month that you'll never see because it was banned in 233 countries due to copyright claims for the music identified in the recording :-(

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 1329 UTC 13 Jan 2016

« on: January 13, 2016, 1330 UTC »

Just discovered while tuning around, S5-S7 signal with slight fading with dramatic music.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Aircheck hosting...anyone have any ideas?

« on: January 12, 2016, 0117 UTC »

Why not make the aircheck into a video....a few pictures of the audio equipment and transmitter etc popped on top of the audio and post to youtube. 

Because YouTube's copyright flags would blow up on something like this resulting in the video being banned in every country on Earth due to copyright infringement.  I can't even post a static laced DX recording anymore that contains music without the copyright flags being tripped and the video banned in many countries.  I have yet to figure out a way around this.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: UNID 6870.1 AM 0000 UTC 01/06/2016

« on: January 06, 2016, 0215 UTC »

Lots of "Radio Habana Cuba" IDs and it's parallel to 6060, so it's probably a mixing product or spur of some RHC frequency.

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MW Loggings / December 2015 Michigan BCB logs

« on: January 06, 2016, 0106 UTC »

These are all new logs except the Honduras log as noted.  Times / dates UTC.  All heard on the South D-KAZ during the auroral conditions we had here around Christmas.  Sure, it sucks for HF but it also turns the BCB band upside with stuff from the deep south that usually isn't heard here!


540 Radio Rebelde, Cuba - 0504 UTC 12/24/2015 - Presumed with the Cuban National Anthem beginning at 05:04:32 and exactly in sync with // 600 & 710, very weak.


550 ABC Radio, Tegucigalpa Honduras - 0500 UTC 12/24/2015 - With Spanish talk and numerous "A-B-C Radio" musical jingles, dominant at times during elevated au cx, relog. 


560 WNSR Brentwood, TN. - 1159 UTC 12/21/2015 - With jingle TOH ID, W240CA fast CW ID, and mentions of FM 95.9, Brentwood & Nashville and into CBS Sports Radio programming, under WIND. 


600 HJHJ Barranquilla, Colombia - 0426 UTC 12/24/2015 - Armchair quality signal with lively Latin music and "Radio Libertad" slogans. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=undBWJD-Glo


740 Radio Angulo, Cuba - 0500 UTC 12/23/2015 - Presumed with Cuban National Anthem, poor and mixing with KTRH. 


740 YNRS Radio Sandino Managua, Nicaragua - 0426 UTC 12/24/2015 - With Spanish music and slogans "La Sandino" by YL parallel to http://www.lasandino.com.ni/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeLnv7Dz0w4


880 WPEK Fairview, NC. - 1202 UTC 12/21/2015 - Sign-on at 1200 UTC with ABC News then ID at 1202 UTC with "Asheville's Progressive Talk", slogan "880 The Revolution" and then into locally read news and local ads, mostly alone. 


890 WYAM Hartselle, AL. - 1206 UTC 12/21/2015 - Over/under WLS with Spanish music and ads for local businesses including a pawn shop in Decatur, AL., calls given at 1206 UTC.


910 WEPG South Pittsburg, TN. - 0210 UTC 12/22/2015 - With new c/w music and slogan "The River, playing the hottest country hits", poor to fair only lasted briefly.


910 WTMZ Dorchester Terrace, SC. - 0416 UTC 12/23/2015 - Presumed with ESPN programming IDing as "ESPN 98.9 & 910", good briefly. 


970 XERFR México D.F. - 0259 UTC 12/25/2015 - Dominant during au cx with several "Fórmula" slogans given and official calls given at 0259 UTC. 


990 WEEB Southern Pines, NC. - 1159 UTC 12/21/2015 - Poor with slogan & TOH ID "Talkradio 990, W-E-E-B Southern Pines, WEEB990.com" and into FOX News Radio.


1010 XEHL Guadalajara, Mexico - 0258 UTC 12/25/2015 - With Christmas greetings, numerous "W Radio" slogans, mention of Mexico with "TDW" CW non-IDs mixed in as well, good signal. 


1050 WFAM Augusta, GA. - 1158 UTC 12/21/2015 - Good signal with call letter ID and into local weather with "It's time to wake up Augusta, it's seven o-clock in the morning and you're listening to W-F-A-M Augusta". 


1080 XETUL Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo, Mexico - 0258 UTC 12/25/2015 - Fair signal with "Radio Mexiquense" slogan and calls given in SS at 0258 UTC. 


1130 WEDI Eaton, OH. - 1202 UTC 12/21/2015 - Poor with ID // to 1500 WBZI and into FOX News Radio. 


1130 WCLW Eden, NC. - 0300 UTC 12/23/2015 - Decent signal over KWKH with young southern accented YL giving calls, city and state and into local weather. 


1140 Radio Surco, Cuba - 0105 UTC 12/21/2015 - Cuban mentions with clear "Radio Surco" IDs, good signal.


1240 WBEJ Elizabethton, TN. - 0305 UTC 12/23/2015 - Poking up over the GY noise with clear W-B-E-J weather forecast read by local southern accented YL announcer, good briefly until lost again after forecast was given. 


1280 WCPM Cumberland, KY. - 0305 UTC 12/23/2015 - With "The best country, Real Country, W-C-P-M AM, 12-80" and into bluegrass tune.


1290 WNBN Meridian, MS. - 0303 UTC 12/25/2015 - With ads & phone numbers for local Meridian businesses given by robot sounding YL, dominant signal at time of reception.


1380 WMTA Central City, KY. - 0100 UTC 12/21/2015 - With ID for parallel 1180 WGAB and mention of 24 hour Christian programming, with very rapid fading during au cx.


1460 WEEN Lafayette, TN. - 0259 UTC 12/23/2015 - With slogan popping up through the noise: "Solid Gospel 14-60" and soon gone again. 


1540 WBRY Woodbury, TN. - 0300 UTC 12/23/2015 - Faint calls during KXEL brief moment of dead air during TOH.


1570 WTAY Robinson, IL. - 2243 UTC 12/21/2015 - Off-frequency at 1569.96 with call letter ID and mention of FM 100.3 given at TOH, poor copy. 


1590 WCSL Cherryville, NC. - 0300 UTC 12/23/2015 - ID heard under a few seconds of WCGO dead air during TOH.


MW Harmonics:

3420 kHz (1710x2) "W807 Geo Research Rock Radio" Chicago, IL. - 2346 UTC 12/1/2015 - With ads for local businesses and other familiar content including the operator's distinct voice heard with ID.  Peaked only briefly from carrier to carrier + distorted audio and hasn't been heard before or since. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0oFZ9OrEx0