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General Radio Discussion / Re: EAM Message?

« on: August 17, 2021, 0044 UTC »

These messages have a fixed length of 30 characters. They are most likely a "status message". Occasionally there will be longer messages, 100 plus characters. Those will transmitted in either one-shot or with a THIS IS <call-sign>, STANDBY, MORE TO FOLLOW.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio Int. 6095 USB 0018 UTC 17 AUG 2021

« on: August 17, 2021, 0025 UTC »

00:23 UTC - Good and strong with station ID. +/- 9 kHz wide;
01:08 UTC - Station ID;
01:59 UTC - 6105.0 kHz (NHK Radio Japan) just popped up and is now interfering with MRI. Frequency change to 6090.0 kHz. I also had to reduce the bandwidth to 7 kHz to avoid some of the splatter;
02:06 UTC - Frequency change to 6080.0 kHz

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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MW Loggings / Re: A college, 99W, AM station in Toronto? Can anyone actually RX it?

« on: August 16, 2021, 2249 UTC »

Definitely a nice catch. I'm about 5 miles away from the station and I had to swing the loop around to receive it. Combined with the NooElec Flamingo AM Filter on the receiver input the signal is good, about an S7. The AM filter adds +/- 30 dB of notch to the AM band.

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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General Radio Discussion / Re: EAM Message?

« on: August 16, 2021, 2212 UTC »

Matt, this frequency is part of the USAF High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) and those message are common. Messages are generally simulcast on 4724, 8992, 11175 and 15016.

Primary HFGCS Frequencies 24 Hours: 8992 and 11175
Back up HFGCS Frequencies Day: 13200, 15016
Back up HFGCS Frequencies Night: 4724, 6739

GEOMETRIC is in fact the call-sign of the station transmitting the message. You can expect that call-sign to change every 24 hours.

Here is an example from the 15th:

21:12Z 15 AUGUST 2021 8992.0 kHz USB  (simulcast)
TO: ALL STATIONS
FM: GOAL POST
BXTALV // YN4YB UGQCM FQXNT RTSF6 NWBO

From my experience, this is the typical format:
BXTALV ( message identifier )
YN4YB UGQCM FQXNT RTSF6 ( message traffic )
NWBO ( authentication / checksum )

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: UNID 6950 2352 UTC 15 AUG 2021

« on: August 16, 2021, 0011 UTC »

00:09 UTC - Very weak and unreadable. Just a slight hint of music in the background.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6975 AM 2350 UTC 14 AUG 2021

« on: August 16, 2021, 0008 UTC »

00:05 UTC - At this time, no signal into my part of the world.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Genix 6935 USB 2304 UTC 15 AUG 2021

« on: August 15, 2021, 2309 UTC »

23:07 UTC - Very weak and barely readable.
23:08 UTC - Station ID: "You are listening to Radio Genix. Send reception reports to ..."

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Voice of Turkey 9830 am 2158 UTC 15 AUG 2021

« on: August 15, 2021, 2222 UTC »

22:20 UTC - Good signal to my location, S9 to +20, with music;
22:55 UTC - Carrier dropped.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

3144

Utility / Re: DDH7 7646.0 kHz FSK

« on: August 15, 2021, 2135 UTC »

21:35 UTC 15 AUGUST 2021 7646.0 kHz FSK
DDH7 Deutscher Wetterdienst weather forecasts in Baudot 50/425. Weak and barely readable signal into North America.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

3145

Utility / Re: DDK9 10100.8 kHz FSK

« on: August 15, 2021, 2134 UTC »

21:33 UTC 15 AUGUST 2021 10100.8 kHz FSK
DDK9 Deutscher Wetterdienst weather forecasts in Baudot 50/425. Nice strong signal into North America with slight interference.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

3146

Utility / Re: DDH9 11039.0 kHz FSK

« on: August 15, 2021, 2132 UTC »

21:32 UTC 15 AUGUST 2021 11039.0 kHz FSK
DDH9 Deutscher Wetterdienst weather forecasts in Baudot 50/425. Nice strong signal into North America.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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Utility / Re: DDH8 14467.3 kHz FSK

« on: August 15, 2021, 2128 UTC »

21:23 UTC 15 AUGUST 2021 14467.3 kHz FSK
DDH8 Deutscher Wetterdienst weather forecasts in Baudot 50/425. Weak but redable signal into North America with fading.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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SDR - Software Defined Radio / SDRplay SDRuno v1.41 live webinar: 17:00 UTC 15 Aug 2021

« on: August 15, 2021, 1551 UTC »

Cross-post from The SWLing Post: SDRplay SDRuno v1.41 live webinar today at 17:00 UTC
https://swling.com/blog/2021/08/sdrplay-sdruno-v1-41-live-webinar-today-at-1700-utc/

The SDRplay team will run a live webinar showing the new features of SDRuno V1.41 and answering your questions via YouTube chat.

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Longwave Loggings / NDB Logs from Toronto, ON CA

« on: August 15, 2021, 1350 UTC »

NDB Logs from Toronto, ON CA for the period of: 04:00 UTC to 06:00 UTC 15 August 2021

kHz  ID   LOCATION
----------------------------------------------------------------------
223  YYW  Armstrong, ON CA
248  KZ   Buttonville Stouffville (Toronto), ON CA
257  TZ   Gibraltar Point Toronto Island, ON CA
266  ZHM  Hamilton (Binbrook), ON CA
315  ZZR  Trenton (Apt) Severn, ON CA
328  YTL  Big Trout Lake, ON CA
329       UNID, too weak to ID, potentially YEK, Arviat NU CA
332  YFM  La Grande 4, QC CA
335  ZKF  Kitchener (Wellington), ON CA
335  YLD  Chapleau, ON CA
338  ZEM  Eastmain / Eastmain River, QC CA
340  ZJT  Stephenville, NL CA
351  YKQ  Waskaganish, QC CA
353  QG   Saint Clair Beach (Windsor), ON CA
360  PN   Port-Menier / Ile Anticosti, QC CA
362  SB   Sudbury, ON CA
366  YMW  Maniwaki, QC CA
378  RJ   Roberval, QC CA
379  YPQ  Peterborough, ON CA
382       UNID, too weak to ID, potentially YPL, Pickle Lake, ON CA
391  OO   Oshawa, ON CA
397  ZHA  Ancaster (Hamilton), ON CA
401  YPO  Peawanuck, ON CA
403  ZTO  Woodhill / Brampton ON (Toronto), ON CA
407  ZHU  Hauts-Bois / St Hubert (Montreal), QC CA
408  SN   Saint Catharines, ON CA
409  YTA  Pembroke, ON CA

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Fox New Channel SiriusXM 114 Relay 6970 AM 0126 UTC 14 August 2021

« on: August 14, 2021, 0133 UTC »

I have been watching this one for the past hour or so but it is sandwich between 2 x Link 11 UTEs which wipe it out.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada