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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 08 JUN 2024

« on: June 08, 2024, 0057 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 08 JUN 2024

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; good readable with minor fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

KiwiSDR 2 | Wellbrook loop antenna

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Spy Numbers / Spy Numbers Station Mystery Solved

« on: May 09, 2024, 0104 UTC »

I stumbled across an old 2010 post which I think some of you may find interesting. Of particular interest are the 6 part videos featuring a very interesting "spy numbers" machine.

Be sure to click on Continue Reading to view the entire article and videos.

Spy Numbers Station Mystery Solved
https://3950.net/tag/spy-numbers-stations/

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Propagation / SolarHam Web Site

« on: May 07, 2024, 2330 UTC »

Please note that the SolarHam site is in the progress of migrating back from solarham.net to https://www.solarham.com/

solarham.net is no longer responding and there is no redirect to the new URL.

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General Radio Discussion / WWVB (60 kHz) Service Degradation 07 APR 2024

« on: April 25, 2024, 2014 UTC »

Caught the voice announcement earlier this morning on WWV with reference to WWVB's (60 kHz) antenna damage and service degradation. The station is currently operating on one antenna and at 30 kW vice 70 kW.

Notice: From approximately 0000 UTC on April 7, 2024 WWVB's south antenna has been disabled as a result of damage from wind gusts in excess of 90 MPH. WWVB continues to operate at reduced overall power using its north antenna only.

https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/time-distribution/radio-station-wwvb

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Utility / UNID Automated Marine WX Bcast 13149 USB 1850 UTC 20 APR 2024

« on: April 20, 2024, 1934 UTC »

201850Z APR 2024 13149.0 kHz USB
18:50Z Female automated marine weather broadcast;
18:55Z Transmission ends with CW.

201916Z APR 2024 13149.0 kHz USB
19:16Z Female automated marine weather broadcast; Lake Michigan to various points;
19:24Z Transmission ends with CW.

201930Z APR 2024 13149.0 kHz USB
19:30Z Station ID.

Note: Mixed with some poor audio quality, the automated delivery / read is too rapid and as a result the majority of the messages, including the station ID, cannot be copied.

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Utility / Frontier 2266 and New York ATC 6640 USB 0010 UTC 20 APR 2024

« on: April 20, 2024, 0027 UTC »

200010Z APR 2024 6640.0 kHz USB
00:10Z FRONTIER 2266 and New York ground ATC station with phone patch for UNID emergency;
00:11Z New York: Are you declaring an emergency; 2266: Not for now ...;
00:13Z New York: ... will terminate the patch;
00:14Z New York: Flight 2266 what is your SELCAL; 2266: SELCAL: EMGR
00:15Z New York: Route changed to KBWI; cleared to destination KBWI direct;
00:20Z NEW YORK calling FRONTIER 2266 via SELCAL and voice;
00:20Z New York: Confirm flight level and squawking 1373;
00:21Z New York: Standby for frequency assignment;
00:22Z New York: ATC requesting you say your present lat / long;
00:22Z FRONTIER 2266: 3504N 7104W at 00:24Z;
00:25Z New York: ATC clears, contact centre on 126.2.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey 17815 AM 1515 UTC 14 APR 2024

« on: April 14, 2024, 1518 UTC »

15:15 UTC - Voice of  Turkey with Turkish interview program. Good readable.

KiwiSDR | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna

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Shortwave Broadcast / TDF DRM 6080 DRM 0126 13 APR 2024

« on: April 13, 2024, 0138 UTC »

01:26 UTC - Telediffusion de France (TDF) in DRM mode. Despite the nice S+10 signal, intermittent decod with KiwiSDR. French and musical programming.

KiwiSDR | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna

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Shortwave Broadcast / WWCR 4840 AM 0120 UTC 13 APR 2024

« on: April 13, 2024, 0128 UTC »

01:20 UTC - WWCR with an S+20 signal. Music followed by preaching.

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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Shortwave Broadcast / TDF DRM 11760 DRM 1447 07 APR 2024

« on: April 07, 2024, 1503 UTC »

14:47 UTC - Telediffusion de France (TDF) in DRM mode; loud and clear with French and musical programming.
14:58 UTC - End of program.

KiwiSDR | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna
SDRuno | Wellbrook loop antenna | DREAM

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Utility / UNID 11060.8 RTTY 1230 UTC 16 MAR 2024

« on: March 16, 2024, 1251 UTC »

12:30 UTC - UNID RTTY UTE; 850/50; loud and clear with an S9+ signal.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 4032 USB 0157 UTC 09 MAR 2024

« on: March 09, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 4032.0 kHz USB 01:57 UTC 09 MAR 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; loud and clear;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 09 MAR 2024

« on: March 09, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 01:57 UTC 09 MAR 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; excellent carrier;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 USB 0100 UTC 09 MAR 2024

« on: March 09, 2024, 0059 UTC »

01:00 UTC - UNID with pre-BallSmacker show;
01:56 UTC - End of broadcast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 4032 USB 0157 UTC 02 MAR 2024

« on: March 02, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 4032.0 kHz USB 01:57 UTC 02 MAR 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; loud and clear;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:44 UTC - SSTV;
03:46 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna