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Utility / Israeli Navy 6931 kHz USB 0016 UTC 10 AUG 2021

« on: August 10, 2021, 0033 UTC »

UNID 6931.0 kHz USB 00:16 10 AUGUST 2021

00:16 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
00:31 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
00:34 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
01:00 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
01:46 UTC - UNID data transmissions continue;
02:00 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
02:30 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
03:00 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
03:30 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
04:00 UTC - UNID with digital data transmission (unknown format);
04:08 UTC - Number of messages being transmitted have decreased.

Notes:
a.     The message is composed of a 2 second long, 4 tone preamble followed by the stream of data;
b.     The data segment following the preamble is +/- 15 seconds in duration;
c.     Transmissions appear to follow a consistent start at the top of the hour (00) and bottom of the hour (30) with additional messages interspersed throughout; and
d.     The signal is potentially European in origin. Signal strength was observed to be very high and loud and clear from the University of Twente Wide-band WebSDR. Also heard on UK and Barcelona Spain KiwiSDRs.

Figure 1: Image of preamble tones

Figure 2: University of Twente Wide-band WebSDR waterfall display

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Nowhere Radio 6974.90 AM 0054 09 AUG 2021

« on: August 09, 2021, 0059 UTC »

Nowhere Radio 6974.9 kHz AM 00:54 UTC 09 AUGUST 2021

00:54 UTC - Nowhere Radio with funk music. Good signal with interference from the Link 11 UTEs on 6970 kHz.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KIND 6931 USB 0003 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 09, 2021, 0016 UTC »

00:12 UTC - Good readable with music;
00:13 UTC - Station ID: KIND Radio;
00:17 UTC - Can hear a nasty hum in the audio;
00:19 UTC - Audio sweep up the down mixed into transmission;
00:49 UTC - Station ID: KIND

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925 AM 2343 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 09, 2021, 0007 UTC »

00:04 UTC - Weak but readable with fading. Can hear someone speaking followed by music. Actual frequency: 6924.500 kHz.

Station is: Yeah Man Radio

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio Int. 6860 USB 2312 UTC 08 Aug 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 2324 UTC »

23:21 UTC - Loud and clear with +/- 9 kHz of bandwidth;
00:26 UTC - Station ID: Mix Radio, "This is Mix Radio International, worldwide".

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6930 USB 0405 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0415 UTC »

04:13 UTC - Very weak and unreadable. Can hear the music in the background;
04:16 UTC - "Olympic Theme" breaking through. Actual name of the song escapes me;
04:24 UTC - SSTV (SIGINT). I got part of it but the signal is weak. Thanks for the shout-out;
04:33 UTC - SSTV (KANDI);
04:36 UTC - SSTV: Station ID: Outhouse Radio
04:43 UTC - Propagation is improving. I'm getting some time slots where you are good and clear;
04:50 UTC - Deep fade out. I have now lost the signal;
04:54 UTC - SSTV: BYE BYE
04:55 UTC - SSTV, end of broadcast.

Thanks for the broadacast.







RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6285 AM 0220 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0338 UTC »

03:24 UTC - Weak but readable with fading in and out. Going through a unsettled and active geomagnetic magnetic field period. I guess no C-QUAM for me tonight. XMF transmissions are generally in C-QUAM (AM stereo);
04:08 UTC - Signal is fading out rapidly. Weak and unreadable at this time;
04:53 UTC - I can still see the carrier on the spectrum display but still weak and unreadable.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Nowhere Radio (tentative) 6975 AM 0134 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0209 UTC »

02:06 UTC - Weak but readable with beat music. Propagation and signal is improving. Getting interference from the Link 11 UTE just bellow the frequency. Actual frequency 6974.9 kHz.;
02:11 UTC - Entered a deep fade out cycle. Signal lost.

Based on frequency, tentative: Nowhere Radio

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0147 UTC 08 AUG 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0204 UTC »

02:03 UTC - Weak but readable with heavy metal music.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WTF Radio Worldwide 6980 USB 0113 UTC 8 AUG 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0120 UTC »

WTF Radio Worldwide 6980.0 kHz USB 01:13 UTC 08 AUGUST 2021

01:13 UTC - WTF Radio Worldwide with music. Very weak and barely readable. Heard station on frequency after Wolverine Radio signed off.
01:23 UTC - Station IDed by Skipmuck in Reply #2;
01:57 UTC - Loud and clear with an S9 signal;
01:59 UTC - Entered a deep fade period. Lost the signal.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Genix 6950 was 6935 USB 0040 UTC 8 Aug 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0052 UTC »

00:49 UTC - Weak but readable with Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime. Operating in USB;
01:35 UTC - Conditions improved, the signal is now good and readable with New Wave synthesizer music;
02:13 UTC - Can hear some speaking in the background but the signal is too weak to make out anything. Followed by music.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6980 USB 0004 UTC 8 August 2021

« on: August 08, 2021, 0034 UTC »

00:32 UTC - Nice clear signal into my location, +10 and 4.8 kHz wide;
00:34 UTC - Station ID: Wolverine Radio
00:44 UTC - Station ID followed by SSTV image;
01:08 UTC - Birthday theme to the music tracks ... must be someone's birthday so "happy birthday to you";
01:11 UTC - Station ID followed by SSTV image;
01:13 UTC - End of broadcast.




RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Camelback Radio 6925 USB 2258 UTC 07 AUG 2021

« on: August 07, 2021, 2325 UTC »

23:23 UTC - Good and readable to my location, S8 with music. Minor distortion in audio. I can hear RF in the audio during the live voice portions.
23:26 UTC - Station ID: Camelback Radio

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6860 USB 0118 UTC 07 AUG 2021

« on: August 07, 2021, 0428 UTC »

Repost from original thread: Mix Radio International? 6860 USB was AM 2300 UTC 6 Aug 2021
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84737.0.html


23:07 UTC - Carrier just popped-up in USB with a single track of music. Nice S9 signal, with +/- 7.2 kHz of bandwidth.
23:11 UTC - Was peaking +10 before end of transmission;
23:21 UTC - Carrier back up with music, +10 on the S meter;
23:24 UTC - Playing with the bandwidth and frequency, 7.2 kHz sound good, anything bellow 4 kHz starts to suffer;
23:29 UTC - End of current test cycle;
01:14 UTC - Station ID: Mix Radio International, strong clear signal, S9 peaking +10;
01:35 UTC - Station ID, the signal continues to dominate the airwaves;
02:05 UTC - Loud and clear;
03:53 UTC - The signal just went into a very rapid deep fade. Currently have lost the signal.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0247 UTC 07 AUG 2021

« on: August 07, 2021, 0302 UTC »

03:01 UTC - Weak but readable;
04:00 UTC - No improvement in the signal leverl. Still weak and unreadable;
04:00 UTC - The SSTV can be heard.
04:12 UTC - SSTV followed by 1,000 Hz tone. Nothing further heard.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada