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Shortwave Broadcast / Armed Forces Network 4319usb 2342z 2/18/2014

« on: February 18, 2014, 2344 UTC »

From Diego Garcia Island. Good signal tonight. Playing musical selections. Just heard Robin Thicke with Blurred Lines. I don't always hear them this good.

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Shortwave Broadcast / R. Veritas Asia, 15320 1515z 2/16/14

« on: February 16, 2014, 1517 UTC »

Radio Veritas Asia from Philippines via Vatican Transmitters. Good signal with S9. Mostly religious programming but quite audible. Heard "Veritas Asia" just after their interval signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Totse 6940usb 0237 12/24/13

« on: December 24, 2013, 0242 UTC »

Alice in Chains at 0237z? Not sure of artist.
ID at 0238z  Radio Totse  Tango Oscar Tango Sierra Echo.
Good signal, peaks to S5.

The greatest word in the World, the "F" word. As a noun, adverb, adjective...... @ 0245z. Very funny !!!!
Burn Mother F'er Burn.... at 0248z
Must have been previously recorded. Mentioned "From down under on 6925"...
Sounds like an Ozzie tune now at 0253z.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Channel Africa, So. Africa 15235 1758z 12/8/2013

« on: December 08, 2013, 1802 UTC »

Great signal today, S9-S10 45444. Time pips at 1800z. First 1/2 hour was in English, tribute the life of Nelson Mandela. Now in French. Address and frequency mentioned at 1802z.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Sultanate of Oman 15140 1440z 11/28/13

« on: November 28, 2013, 1447 UTC »

Good signal with S9-10. English speaking program. Good audio, not too bassy. News into program about different vitamins and how they help/react with the body.

Program is called "Back to Nature, Herbs and Health"


Happy Thanksgiving to all on the HFU...

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Shortwave Broadcast / R. Thailand 9390 in English at 1245z 16Nov2013

« on: November 16, 2013, 1249 UTC »

Good signal into Western Mass. S9-S10. Heard ID at 1245z into female reading World News items. Good, clear audio.
- Infomercial about Thai Airways at 1252.
- "This is Thai news" more World news and issues.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Betar, Bangladesh 10Nov2013 1230z 15105

« on: November 10, 2013, 1233 UTC »

IS at 1228, time pips, ID, News, World News and Commentary. Good signal today, S9 avg. Audio is good although bassy.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Verdad 4055 12Oct13 1046z

« on: October 12, 2013, 1047 UTC »

Excellent signal from Guatemala. S10 with clear audio. They are playing the audio from the  movie "Ten Commandments".

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Casablanca 6940am 2307z 10Oct2013

« on: October 10, 2013, 2311 UTC »

Weak into Western Mass. S4-S5 Heard ID at 2307z.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Sonder Grense, So Africa 3320 08Jun2013

« on: June 08, 2013, 0006 UTC »

Radio Sonder Grense from Meyerton, South Africa. Very strong signal here. Classical music with some mix of Afrikaans folk music.

Listening since 0001z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / SDF1 Radio 6925 AM, 1055z 12May2013

« on: May 12, 2013, 1057 UTC »

Techno music at 1055z, ID at 1057 but did not get it. S9-S10 here.

Great, thank-you. Very good signal here. Good morning to you as well...

Got the ID a few times now. 1104z and 1107z. Aboard the Super Dimension Fortress, SDF1Radio.
Email at gmail mentioned as well.

Thanks for the show.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Free Asia, 13830 in Tibetan 1117z, 4/27/13

« on: April 27, 2013, 1120 UTC »

RFA on 13830, \\15195 in Tibetan language. Weak but audible, not that I understand Tibetan. Wanted to mention this because they give out very nice QSL cards. Heard at 1115z 25442.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio New Zealand, 1105z 9655kHz 21Apr2013

« on: April 21, 2013, 1108 UTC »

35343, just above the noise level. News, weather forecast for the entire Island, ID heard at 1105, into Sunday morning church service.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Veritas, Philippines 15320 1526z 20Apr2013

« on: April 20, 2013, 1528 UTC »

Although in Filipino, decent signal with an S3-S4 at times. Hymns sung sometimes in ee. Sinpo 24343.

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Utility / 4XZ, CW on 6608.7

« on: April 18, 2013, 0005 UTC »

Israel Navy via Haifa CW beacon. "VVV DE 4XZ 4XZ 4XZ". Very clear signal tonight. S5 with some QRM from 6604 usb, New York Radio.