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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Habana Cuba 15230 AM 0105 UTC 23 APR 2023

« on: April 23, 2023, 0112 UTC »

Radio Habana Cuba 15230.0 kHz AM 01:05 UTC 23 APR 2023

01:05 UTC - Radio Habana Cuba with good solid S7 carrier on the loop and S9 on the T2FD but completely messed up AM modulation.

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182

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 22 APR 2023

« on: April 22, 2023, 0058 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:58 UTC 22 APR 2023

00:58 UTC - Carrier is up; S7 with some marginal fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal; having some technical difficulties;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins; opening with Diesel - Sausolito Summernight.

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

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183

North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6863 USB 2353 UTC 21 APR 2023

« on: April 21, 2023, 2355 UTC »

Mix Radio International (MRI) 6863.0 kHz USB 23:53 UTC 21 APR 2023

23:53 UTC - Loud and clear with music and 12 kHz wide;
00:05 UTC - Station ID: Mix Radio International;
00:09 UTC - Station ID including waterfall image.

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184

North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6925 USB 1345 UTC 18 APR 2023

« on: April 18, 2023, 1349 UTC »

UNID 6925.0 kHk USB 13:45 UTC 18 APR 2023

13:45 UTC - Male preaching during Chinese war and US troops; weak barely readable;
14:03 UTC - End of broadcast.
14:05 UTC - Some music but now in AM mode. May be a different station. Carrier keeps coming on and off.

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185

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania Int 11975 DRM 2010 UTC 15 APR 2023

« on: April 15, 2023, 2019 UTC »

Radio Romania International (RRI) 11975.0 kHz DRM 20:10 UTC 15 APR 2023

20:10 UTC - RRI Galbeni TX 1 loud and clear with an S8 signal strength and transmitting in DRM, AAC+ Mono (18.40 kbps);
20:26 UTC - End of broadcast;
20:28 UTC - Interval signal;
20:30 UTC - RRI station ID followed by available listening options;
20:31 UTC - English news.
20:37 UTC - Program: The Week in Review, "Romania announced that they will purchase F35 fighter jets ...";
20:44 UTC - Program: World of Culture.

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186

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 15 APR 2023

« on: April 15, 2023, 0057 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 15 APR 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up with a nice S8 signal tonight and some deep fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:50 UTC - SSTV;
02:53 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

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187

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 AM 0250 UTC 14 APR 2023

« on: April 14, 2023, 0253 UTC »

UNID 6950.0 kHz AM 02:50 UTC 14 APR 2023

02:50 UTC - UNID with music, weak readable with fading; actual frequency 6949.950 kHz;
02:53 UTC - Sound effects with audio oscillator;
02:58 UTC - Nothing else heard.

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188

Peskies / UNID Peskies 15212 USB 0205 UTC 14 APR 2023

« on: April 14, 2023, 0210 UTC »

UNID Peskies 15212.0 kHz USB 02:05 UTC 14 APR 2023

02:05 UTC - A couple of Peskies carrying on a conversation. Good readable. Maybe fishermen.

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189

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio New Zealand 15720 AM 0150 UTC 14 APR 2023

« on: April 14, 2023, 0157 UTC »

Radio New Zealand 15720.0 kHz AM 01:50 UTC 14 APR 2023

01:50 UTC - RNZ good readable at an S6 level and an African type musical piece;
02:00 UTC - Time pips followed by English news.

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190

Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 2348 UTC 12 APR 2023

« on: April 12, 2023, 2349 UTC »

UNID 6935.0 kHz AM 23:48 UTC 12 APR 2023

23:48 UTC - UNID with male announcer / radio program. Weak unreadable with fading. Actual frequency: 6934.9 kHz;
23:52 UTC - Some music playing;
23:55 UTC - Suddenly off the air.

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191

Utility / UNID Mil Air/Ground 11190 USB 2240 UTC 12 APR 2023

« on: April 12, 2023, 2328 UTC »

UNID Mil Air/Ground 11190.0 kHz USB 22:40 UTC 12 APR 2023

122240Z APR 2023 11190.0 kHz USB
22:40Z UNID air / ground communications (only received tail end of comms); appears to be Canadian military;
23:06Z Ground: "in contact with wing ops and close watch now";
23:06Z A/C: "closing watch at 23:05Z, out".

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192

Peskies / UNID Peskies 11202 USB 2250 UTC 12 APR 2023

« on: April 12, 2023, 2302 UTC »

UNID 11202.0 kHz USB 22:50 UTC 12 APR 2023

22:50 UTC - Two UNID Peskies carrying on a conversation. Weak barely readable.

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193

Shortwave Broadcast / China Radio International and Radio Kuwait 15110 AM & DRM 1420 UTC 12 APR 2023

« on: April 12, 2023, 1426 UTC »

China Radio International and Radio Kuwait 15110.0 kHz AM & DRM 14:20 UTC 12 APR 2023

14:20 UTC - China Radio International and Radio Kuwait duelling it out for the same frequency. China Radio International is transmitting in analog AM and Radio Kuwait is transmitting in DRM. Both are loud and clear.

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194

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 15030 AM 1245 UTC 09 APR 2023

« on: April 09, 2023, 1311 UTC »

All India Radio 15030.0 kHz AM 12:45 UTC 09 APR 2023

12:45 UTC - All India Radio, weak readable with music and interference from the aeronautical HFDL stations (Reykjavic) on 15025.0 kHz USB;
13:13 UTC - Male announcer, too weak to understand;
13:15 UTC - End of broadcast as per schedule.

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195

North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Radio 6935 USB 1226 UTC 08 APR 2023

« on: April 08, 2023, 1229 UTC »

Thunder Chicken Radio 6935.0 kHz USB 12:26 UTC 08 APR 2023

12:26 UTC - UNID with a live album cut of music, weak readable;
13:20 UTC - Starting to fade;
13:25 UTC - SSTV;
13:49 UTC - SSTV (same as previous: "The toilet is currently out of order. Please use the children's ball pit");
13:57 UTC - SSTV: Thunder Chicken
14:00 UTC - Station ID: "Your are listening to Thunder Chicken Radio ..." followed by end of broadcast.




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