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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania International 6040 & 7375 kHz AM 0030z 6 Apr 2020

« on: April 06, 2020, 0035 UTC »

RRI on their Summer 2020 frequencies.
6040 at S9+10
7375 at S9+20
Music segment starting at 0030z.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece 9420 kHz 2220z

« on: November 23, 2019, 2221 UTC »

Voice of Greece with the usual nice signal at 2220z with traditional Greek music.  S9 on the longwire and still a great signal using the handheld SW radio outside on this crisp fall afternoon.

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Longwave Loggings / SW Iowa NDB Fall 2019 logs

« on: September 23, 2019, 0334 UTC »

Going to try to NDB listening this season.  Just using the ham rig and HF wire for now, may do an upgrade next month for below 500 kHz.
Took a spin 200-280 this evening.

245   FS   Sioux Falls 289km
257   JYR   York, NE 156km
260   ST   St Joe, MO 161km
263   CVM   Alton, IL 530km
266   PYX   Perryton, TX 678km
269   BYX   Bloomfield, IA 281km
272   YQA Muskoka Falls, ON 1403km
277   OT   Worthington, MN 286km

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Shortwave Broadcast / RRI with 2030-2100z East Coast Broadcast 11850 & 13650 kHz

« on: August 22, 2019, 2036 UTC »

11850 & 13650 kHz both about S9 with some light fading.  Audio seemed just a tad louder on the 13650 frequency.  Standard RRI 30 minute programming.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey 9515 AM 0314z 2 Jun 19

« on: June 02, 2019, 0317 UTC »

Voice of Turkey with music and history talk at 0314z.   Signals S9+10

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC 12065 kHz AM 1300z 12 May 2019 in English

« on: May 12, 2019, 1304 UTC »

BBC programing on 12065 at 1300z.  Starting with news.  S7 to start with some fading.  Not sure which TX.  Oman and Singapore are both listed.

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC 15145 kHz AM 1207z 12 May 2019 in English

« on: May 12, 2019, 1212 UTC »

BBC on 15145 at S7 with English language programming.  TX out of Singapore according to Skywave Schedules.
Solid signal until about 1250z when fading and interference from another station started.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Saudi 17615 AM 1505z 16 Feb 2019

« on: February 16, 2019, 1507 UTC »

Radio Saudi with Arabic prayer at 1505z 17615 khz.   S3 signal with fading.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana Cuba 15230 AM 1500z 16 Feb 2019

« on: February 16, 2019, 1503 UTC »

Decided to tune around the band and heard RHC on 15230 IDing.  S7 with some fading.

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Utility / Gander Radio 8891 kHz

« on: February 12, 2019, 0042 UTC »

Gander Radio with good signals up to S7 this evening.   Pretty sure I also heard Reykjavík on another 8 meg frequency earlier as well.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece 9420AM 18 Jan 2019

« on: January 18, 2019, 2127 UTC »

Voice of Greece banging away at S9 with Greek music.  2120z

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Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6955 USB 2256UTC 23 Nov 2018

« on: November 23, 2018, 2258 UTC »

2256 Black Friday MFer!!  S8 signal
2307 off air
2309 back on S7
2311 sign off

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece 9420 kHz 2100z 22 Nov 18

« on: November 22, 2018, 2117 UTC »

Voice of Greece with the usual traditional Greek music on 9420 khz.  Had the receiver on in the background most of the afternoon and the signal has been steadily improving to the S9 it is now.

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Utility / Gander Radio 2899 11 Nov 18 0200z

« on: November 11, 2018, 0203 UTC »

Gander Radio at a nice S7 this evening on 2899 KHz, working oceanic flights.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania International 6170 & 7310 2130-2200z 10 Nov 2018

« on: November 10, 2018, 2146 UTC »

RRI with their East Coast broadcast on 6170 & 7310 from 2130-2200z.  7310 solid at S9.  6170 peaked at S7 with moderate fading.
sign off at 2155 and just over a minute of interval signal before transmitter shutdown.