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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 28605 Khz?

« on: March 27, 2022, 2152 UTC »

 Ct Yankee - yes I noted the possibility of 9535 as the source, but it is not shown active right now.  I have a carrier on that frequency but can't recover enough audio to ID it.

Can you hear RHC on 9535?

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 28605 Khz?

« on: March 27, 2022, 2149 UTC »

Follow-up:

I checked 15370, which is shown as currently active for R.H.C., and it is the same audio feed but sounds raspy - perhaps over modulated a bit.

The modulation on 15370 does not appear to be symmetrical on my SDR, but it's hard to tell if that is a transmitter fault, or due to selective fading.

Scott

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Shortwave Broadcast / 28605 Khz?

« on: March 27, 2022, 2144 UTC »

Anyone else hearing R. Habana on 28605 Khz, AM mode?

Currently receiving this, here in northern Michigan at 2140Z.

I see they have a 9535 transmitter but it is not shown as on-ar at https://www.short-wave.info/index.php right now.

Scott

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MW Loggings / Re: WWL AM 870

« on: September 01, 2021, 0241 UTC »

WWL is on tonight speculating about restoration of the power system and it's clear none of the participants knows anything about power generation or distribution.   

From my listening sessions this week they have been on-air throughout the hurricane.

The Wobbler is doing its thing again tonight with a slow QSB adding to its oddness.

If anyone wants to catch it in action, tonight is the night.  It is peaking up nicely over WWL

Scott

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MW Loggings / Wobbler active again

« on: August 30, 2021, 0314 UTC »

Is anyone else reporting the return of the 'Wobbler' to MW?

I've heard it tonight and last evening on 870, over WWL.

Scott
Michigan

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MW Loggings / Re: WWL AM 870 - WOBBLER

« on: August 30, 2021, 0251 UTC »

Pinto - the supposedly Cuban 'Wobbler' is active on 870 this evening.  I heard it last night, too.

Scott
Michigan

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Longwave Loggings / Re: Radio Algeria Chaîne 3 on 252 khz at 210 UTC

« on: January 29, 2021, 0427 UTC »

Same here in Michigan.

171 is a trace on the SDR - no real audio.  But 252 is as you describe.

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / Re: LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 28, 2021, 0442 UTC »

pinto vortando,

I can't bring myself to throw those old Logs away.  Too cool, weren't they?

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / Re: LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 28, 2021, 0440 UTC »

New night; new propagation.

171 and 252 are riding a QSB seesaw tonight here in chilly northern Michigan.

They are alternating with nice enough signals to make me hit the record button.

Hope I have enough of those megabytes left on that external hard drive thing.

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / Re: LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 26, 2021, 0202 UTC »

Thanks for reporting in SIGINT.

All,  if you check and hear nothing try again in a few minutes.  I am seeing much QSB on LWBC tonight.

252 is well copied but 171 is nonexistent now, at 0200Z.

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Longwave Loggings / Re: LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 26, 2021, 0013 UTC »

Get those vacuum tubes warmed up, folks.  Both 252 and 171 are nicely audible now.

Confirmed 252 is Alger Chaine 3 from their web stream.

Say, where was this internet thing, back when we only had White's Radio Log?  Or if you heard some really odd signal on SW, you could only wait 3 months for the Utility column in Popular Electronics - in the hope someone else heard it also, and took the time to write in.

Admit it - got you other Old Timers thinking back, didn't I?

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Longwave Loggings / LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 25, 2021, 2257 UTC »

This might be an interesting evening.

171 Morocco is at -75 dBm on peaks, and 252 (presumed Algeria at this point), is coming up.

It's a few minutes before local sunset here in cold northern Michigan.

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / LWBC in Michigan

« on: January 01, 2021, 0409 UTC »

171 R. Medi Morocco is decently audible here, at 0408Z.

198 BBC also.  252 is oddly nil.

Happy New Year to all.  I forgot to add that to my Russian Alpha post a moment ago.

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / Russian Alpha's

« on: January 01, 2021, 0402 UTC »

At my local sunrise the last couple mornings I've been hearing the Russian Alpha navigation transmitter on 14.88 Khz.

That is an exceptionally rare experience here at my Michigan QTH.

I'm presuming it is some sunrise enhancement of the D-layer, similar to grey line on the HF bands.  If anyone has a VLF propagation resource that might explain it, please share.

Details of my station on request. 

Scott

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Longwave Loggings / LWBC in Michigan

« on: October 10, 2020, 0331 UTC »

171 Morocco fading in and out.  Mostly out.

189 Iceland - fair to good copy.  Unusual to see them at all this early in the evening.

198 BBC is conspicuously absent.

252 Algeria is the best tonight, with a nice signal at about -80 dBm.

Perseus with Pixel Pro-B loop.

73, Scott