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Messages - Paul B. Walker, Jr.

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MW Loggings / Re: Mexico In Alaska!
« on: January 09, 2024, 1501 UTC »
About 802-805pm AK Wed Dec 27, I had some spanish language music on 1410khz and couldn't for the life of me tell you what flavor/format it was but I did hear a female voiceover say a bunch of things, of which I understood a word, "Sabrosita"

I thought surely this was a west coast station. Well, I went to Google and only got ONE hit for "Sabrosita" on 1410, being XEBS.

So, I tuned in to the webstream and im more than 90 percent positive, the female voiceover talent I'm hearing doing the station liners on the stream is the same one I heard on 1410khz.

25kw Day 10kw night at 4000 miles

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MW Loggings / Mexico In Alaska!
« on: January 09, 2024, 1501 UTC »
Sun Jan 7th
XERDO 1060 Matamoros, Tamaulipas,  near Brownsville TX. 7pm I almost passed this up thinking it was KTNS Fresno, CA that I heard just the day before. I don't speak any spanish and understand only the very basics, but I heard "La Raza" mentioned in the way a slogan would be mentioned then what was clearly an X Call letter being mentioend and the typical mexico station id thats so long, I joe the station ID's everything including the location of the kitchen sink. Heard again even better nearly 53 minutes later with a man talking.

Mon Jan 8th
XEW 900 Mexico City heard at 612pm AK Jan 8th 4000 miles away with man talking, sounded like a long form interview of some kind. Signal held out for 10 minutes!


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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: ELWA Monrovia-Liberia 6050 AM 2130 UTC 31 Dec 2023
« on: January 03, 2024, 2211 UTC »
Quote from: clobdell on December 31, 2023, 2141 UTC
2130 Tentative reception here with live church service in English, preaching. choir music. Heard here in past winters. Weak.

I have this on my most wanted list.  I'd about s&^t myself if ive heard it.. but i think ive proven alaska propagation is an odd duck that doesnt follow convention rules, so anythings possible.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH 7475 AM 0305 UTC 20 DEC 2023
« on: December 26, 2023, 1706 UTC »
Heard YHWH again over the weekend of the 23rd.. i forget if it was sat or sun without looking at my notes, but it was about as good as my Dec 20th reception.   im pretty sure i had him another time between the 20 and 24th, but not as good as the 20th or the weekend of the 22nd, for what its worth

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH 7475 AM 0305 UTC 20 DEC 2023
« on: December 20, 2023, 0414 UTC »
S9+10 or so in Alaska, some fading and light nosie but very clear and understandable

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Romania Int. 7220 AM @ 0537 UTC 18 Dec 2023
« on: December 18, 2023, 1730 UTC »
Quote from: Matt_B on December 18, 2023, 0546 UTC
Just heard this via Washington DC. 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/br6asp695z5adgi4hmrqm/Radio-Romania-Int.-7220-AM-0537-UTC-Washington-DC.mp3?rlkey=1z7llbuerutspfwu2s9y4lof6&dl=0


RRI doesnt have a transmiter site for SW in Washington, DC.. theyre in Romania........   

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Deutsche Welle Bundesliga 15195 AM 1544 UTC 16 DEC 2023
« on: December 17, 2023, 2151 UTC »
Quote from: Ct Yankee on December 16, 2023, 1547 UTC
Hausa service, fair reception - noisy.  This is at least fifth year in row, DW has extended Hausa service on Saturdays to broadcast live Bundesliga action.  Have not been able to ID match yet.

1544 YL and OM on coverage of football match, crowd noise is very loud.

I hear this one fairly to quite well somewhat regularly in Alaska in the summer

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Shortwave Broadcast / What 25 MEGAWATTS Of SW Pow-Pow-Powerrrr Sounds Like!
« on: December 17, 2023, 2149 UTC »
This is audio of what 25 MEGAWATTS ERP sounds like when it's pointed RIGHT AT YOU from 5100 miles away, putting you just about dead center in the main beam. VOA in Korean via Udon Thani, Thailand to the "Far East" (21 deg. azimuth) between 1900 and 2100UTC
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TEF6686 radio, 15 ft wellbrook loop, DXEngineering preamp and EmTech ZM2 Tuner
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JNmBu39N0xeOXzfnJWTGB6VttbijEUOP/view?usp=sharing


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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: ALCARAVAN RADIO 5910 am 1045 utc 8 Dec 2023
« on: December 14, 2023, 0454 UTC »
heard more often in alaska than youd imagine, and better than youd think sometimes

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Voz Missionaria 5940am 2301utc 9Dec2023
« on: December 14, 2023, 0454 UTC »
easily heard here in alaska on 9665 most nights year round, some much better than others.. 9665 seems to bee best in spring and fall here.. 5940 moreso in winter

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Thailand 9385am 1210utc 10Dec2023
« on: December 14, 2023, 0453 UTC »
9385 not 3985

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0150 UTC 14 DEC 2023
« on: December 14, 2023, 0451 UTC »
The operator had to have been in the pacific northwest US or western canada somewhere.. i had them for about 3 mintues before sign off here in western alaska.  a little noisey and fadey, but certainly listenable.. about s9


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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WBCQ rebroadcast of Radio Clandestine 6159.9 AM 0007 UTC 4 DEC 2023
« on: December 04, 2023, 0542 UTC »
Quote from: Charlie_Dont_Surf on December 04, 2023, 0013 UTC


It's true that this is normally their frequency but that this transmitter is somewhat off frequency makes me think otherwise. At one time, licensed stations were required to be within a certain tolerance of where they are supposed to be.

OK, OK. " American Debauchery" intro at 0104 UTC, so this is WBCQ. I got excited for nothing. Please move this to "Shortwave Broadcast", where it belongs. I'm surprised that they are ~70 Hz off frequency.
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WBCQ being off frequency is nothing new.....a friend once caught, years ago, one of their transmitters like a hole 1 khz off frequency.. their stuff is old and drifts


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Shortwave Broadcast / So you think you've heard a strong signal?
« on: November 30, 2023, 1847 UTC »
This is Radio Nacional Amazonias, 11780khz, 100kw beamed at 340 degrees azimuth from a site 20 miles NW of Brasilia. Their target is the Amazon region of Latin America.  (6180 is listed at 344 deg, 11780 shows 0 deg but that would indicate, depending on your interpretation, 359/360 deg or Non directional.. neither of which is true) I've seen a map in a video of their transmitter site that indicates the 11780 pattern skews a slight bit more NW then 6180.

The smack dab center of their main lobe for 11780 comes within about 500 miles of me, which is almost nothing in the world of higher powered HF comms. I am at exactly the right place for a 2nd or 3rd hop alolng with often having just the right amount of daylight or darkness. I know plenty people spread out over the lower 48 who don't have as good of a signal as I do.

And to think, I'm about 5000 miles away from their target audience.

McGrath Alaska QTH
275 people, 250 miles NW of Anchorage
TEF6686 Radio
15 Foot wellbrook loop
DXEngineering preamp
EMTEch zM2 Antenna tuner.





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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Voice of Indonesia 4750 AM 1150 UTC 27 Nov 2023
« on: November 30, 2023, 1624 UTC »
I had a good carrier on 4750 here yesterday that wasnt Bangladesh...... but bupkus for modulation

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