Topics

391

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 26 JUN 2022

« on: June 26, 2022, 0100 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 26 JUNE 2022

00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

392

Peskies / UNID 8393.3 USB 1028 UTC 25 JUN 2022

« on: June 25, 2022, 1036 UTC »

UNID 8393.3 kHz USB 10:28 UTC 25 JUNE 2022

10:28 UTC - 2 male UNID stations on 8393.3 kHz USB carrying on a casual conversation. Good readable. One station sounds like it may be mobile based on the background noise.

Similar in nature to the USB outbanders / fishermen 8393.22 USB 1830 UTC 20 JUN 2022 log entry. This is most likely the same operators.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

393

North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6950 USB 0232 UTC 25 JUN 2022

« on: June 25, 2022, 0233 UTC »

Sycko Radio 6950.0 kHz USB 02:32 UTC 25 JUNE 2022

02:33 UTC - UNID, loud and clear with classic rock. Sounding good;
02:40 UTC - Station ID: Sycko Radio
02:41 UTC - Checking out the HFU;
03:23 UTC - Sycko is "on a roll". Still has a good signal bouncing between an S7 to S9;
03:46 UTC - Starting to go into a bit of a fade out. Down to an S6 ~ S7 and getting noisy;
04:04 UTC - End of broadcast.
04:05 UTC - SSTV. Too noisy to decode.

Thank you for the great tracks.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

394

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 25 JUN 2022

« on: June 25, 2022, 0057 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 25 JUNE 2022

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; nice S+10 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:44 UTC - SSTV;
02:46 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna | Location Grid: FN08

395

Utility / UNID 11255 DIGITAL 2344 UTC 24 JUN 2022

« on: June 24, 2022, 2348 UTC »

UNID 11255.0 kHz (CENTRE) DIGITAL 23:44 UTC 24 JUNE 2022

23:44 UTC - 24 kHz wide digital UNID UTE. S+10 signal. I do not believe I have seen this one before in this portion of the band.



RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

396

Spy Numbers / M12 Russian SVR Numbers Station 11144 CW 2103 UTC 24 JUN 2022

« on: June 24, 2022, 2109 UTC »

M12 Russian SVR Morse Numbers Station 11144.0 kHz CW 21:03 UTC 24 JUNE 2022

21:03 UTC - UNID CW station transmitting in fast CW. Good readable;
21:08 UTC - Nothing else heard.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

397

Shortwave Broadcast / Shortwave Radiogram (pgm 259) 15770 AM 1300 UTC 24 JUN 2022

« on: June 24, 2022, 1312 UTC »

Shortwave Radiogram (pgm 259) 15770.0 kHz AM 13:00 UTC 24 JUNE 2022
Further information, including broadcast schedules and frequencies, can be found at: Shortwave Radiogram

13:00 UTC - Shortwave Radiogram (pgm 259) in MFSK32 and MFSK64 via WRMI Florida. Good copy in MFSK32;
13:09 UTC - "Shortwave Radiogram now changes to MFSK64 ...";
13:13 UTC - SSTV image - "Sunset at Clacton-on-Sea, England, June 19. Sending Pic:219x124C";
13:15 UTC - SSTV image - "St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Scotland. Sending Pic:187x187C";
13:17 UTC - SSTV image - "Lenticular clouds over Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, June 20. Sending Pic:206x164C";
13:23 UTC - Heavy fading in and out of the signal;
13:28 UTC - Shortwave Radiogram returns to MFSK32 ...
     This is Shortwave Radiogram in MFSK32 ...

     Shortwave Radiogram is transmitted by:
     WRMI, Radio Miami International, wrmi.net
     and
     WINB Shortwave, winb.com

     Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
     And visit http://swradiogram.net
     Twitter: @SWRadiogram or twitter.com/swradiogram

     I'm Kim Elliott. Please join us for the next Shortwave Radiogram.

13:30 UTC - End of broadcast.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

398

Spy Numbers / HM01 Cuban Number Station 9155 AM 1040 UTC 24 JUN 2022

« on: June 24, 2022, 1103 UTC »

HM01 Cuban Number Station 9155.0 kHz AM 10:40 UTC 24 JUNE 2022

10:40 UTC - HM01 Cuban number station with voice and digital data messages; loud and clear, S9+;
10:56 UTC - Data interrupted and followed by a short pause / silence then a female speaking (non coded message / transmission);
10:57 UTC - Carrier off. End of broadcast.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

399

North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6855 USB 0153 UTC 21 JUN 2022

« on: June 21, 2022, 0154 UTC »

Mix Radio International (MRI) 6855.0 kHz USB 01:53 UTC 21 JUNE 2022

01:53 UTC - Loud and clear, S9+, with music. Running at about 12 kHz of bandwidth.
02:06 UTC - Station ID: Mix Radio International
04:10 UTC - Still has a good S9+ signal.

Note: Mix Radio International (MRI) presumed due to bandwidth of transmission.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

400

HF Mystery Signals / 29B6 Russian Container Radar 6986 to 7002 kHz 0000 UTC 21 JUN 2022

« on: June 21, 2022, 0017 UTC »

UNID Wideband 6986.0 to 7002.0 kHz 00:00 UTC 21 JUNE 2022

I found a new piece of wideband nastiness this evening which sprawls from approx 6986 to 7002 kHz. The signal can also be observed on some of the WebSDRs, including the HFU.




UNID Wideband 6986 to 7002 kHz 0000 UTC 21 JUN 2022 MP3 Recording

~SIGINT~

401

Shortwave Broadcast / WINB 15750 DRM 1350 UTC 20 JUN 2020

« on: June 20, 2022, 1410 UTC »

13:50 UTC - WINB in DRM with a religious broadcast. Good and readable and can be decoded using Dream.




RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna

402

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 18 JUN 2022

« on: June 18, 2022, 0056 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 18 JUNE 2022

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:36 UTC - SSTV;
02:39 UTC - End of broadcast.

Good to be able to hear you again from my new location, although I do have some Link 11 traffic on 6961.0 kHz which I did not have in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Perhaps the Link 11 traffic is recent as I have been off -line for the past few weeks.

Good and readable with an S9 signal and some fluctuation.
01:40 UTC - Signal just went up to S+10 to S+15. Sounding good and buries the Link 11 UTE;
01:50 UTC - The Link 11 UTE on 6961.0 kHz stopped transmitting;
02:04 UTC - The Link 11 UTE on 6961.0 kHz returned.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: https://ballsmacker.net/

RSPduo | End-fed longwire antenna | Location Grid: FN08

403

North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0056 UTC 21 MAY 2022

« on: May 21, 2022, 0056 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:56 UTC 21 MAY 2022

00:56 UTC - Carrier is up, a nice S+10 signal with marginal fading;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:38 UTC - SSTV;
02:40 UTC - End of broadcast.

Thank you for the show. Good signal throughout. The new transmitter is holding out good.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: https://ballsmacker.net/

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

404

North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6931.4 AM 0038 UTC 16 MAY 2022

« on: May 16, 2022, 0039 UTC »

Captain Morgan Shortwave 6931.4 USB 00:38 UTC 16 MAY 2022

00:38 UTC - Captain Morgan Shortwave with Jimi Hendrix music on 6931.4 kHz AM. Good readable with some fading;
00:56 UTC - Dropped the carrier a couple of times but still on the air;
00:58 UTC - Station ID: "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave radio";
01:27 UTC - End of broadcast.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

405

Shortwave Broadcast / CFRX 6070 AM 0350 UTC 14 MAY 2022

« on: May 14, 2022, 0405 UTC »

CFRX 6070.0 kHz AM 03:50 UTC 14 MAY 2022

03:50 UTC - CFRX with news talk radio.
04:03 UTC - Local news headlines.

RSPduo | End-fed longwire anenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada