Messages

46

ID and Translation Requests / Vilseck, Germany antenna site

« on: December 24, 2021, 1814 UTC »

A friend of mine sent me this Google Maps link and said they thought it might be the old AFN broadcast site. It looks very well maintained, though. Does anyone know what this is, or was?

47

Latin American Pirate / Re: AD149 Radio presumed 6934.9 AM 2247 UTC Oct 21 2021

« on: October 21, 2021, 2341 UTC »

2341 Just above the noise at around S3 - S4.

48

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Goat Herder Radio 6925 usb 2319 21 oct 2021

« on: October 21, 2021, 2338 UTC »

23:37 S6-S7 in western Massachusetts

49

22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Re: Some beacon on 13559.97 KHz

« on: October 11, 2021, 1507 UTC »

I did wonder about that, of course. Most RFID from phones and stuff is very short pulses. I can hear my phone emitting pips if I unlock it while sitting in the house even though my antenna is outdoors, attached to a shed. I'm in a suburban residential area in a small city so there aren't too many other things out here, and I've listened to this band before and never heard something quite like it. It's still possible, of course, that I was hearing some random thing, but it was definitely new to me, whatever it was.

50

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WMR 25800 AM 1643 UTC 10 Oct 2021

« on: October 11, 2021, 1504 UTC »

There is an online stream to verify if desired, too.

I Googled their live stream and verified that I was really hearing what I thought I was hearing. Sure enough, that was it!

51

22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / Some beacon on 13559.97 KHz

« on: October 10, 2021, 1704 UTC »

I'm not sure what beacon I'm hearing, but I'm definitely hearing something around 13559.97. It sounds like it should be slow Morse code but I can't hear any obvious spaces between letters. There are long dashes, then a series of shorter dots and dashes. I don't have any QRSS software handy, unfortunately. I suspect it might be NHVT in Charlestown, NH based on the LWCA beacon list and my proximity to that location, but that's just a guess.

It sounds like it might have just (17:03 UTC) gone off the air, unfortunately.

52

Shortwave Broadcast / WMR 25800 AM 1643 UTC 10 Oct 2021

« on: October 10, 2021, 1646 UTC »

It's fading in and out, but I'm definitely hearing music from WMR on 25800 KHz from my QTH in western Massachusetts! I've never heard the bands so wide open as they are today - at least not since the 90's! If WMR really is still running 100/250 watts then this might be my best DX catch ever!

Sorry for all the exclamation points, but this is exciting!

53

Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 9715 AM 5:27 UTC 30 May 2021

« on: May 29, 2021, 0530 UTC »

Sounds like it might be an African language. short-wave.info doesn't list anything. Anyone know what I might be hearing? Just went off the air at 5:30 UTC.

54

Other / UNID 4869 KHz USB - French chatter?

« on: May 25, 2021, 0502 UTC »

Hearing nearly nonstop voice comms on 4869 USB right now. Signal is somewhat weak and the band is noisy right now, so I can't be sure, but it sounds vaguely French. Have a listen to a sample here if you'd like.

55

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 USB 0208 UTC 23 MAY 2021

« on: May 23, 2021, 0214 UTC »

I'm hearing it faintly here in western MA. I can't tell what's being sung, but I can tell it sounds like a male voice singing Irish music.

56

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6955 was 6970 was 6969 USB 2141 UTC 22 May 2021

« on: May 23, 2021, 0212 UTC »

Excellent signal here in MA!

57

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF Radio 6925 USB 0136 UTC 23 MAY 2021

« on: May 23, 2021, 0211 UTC »

Strong signal with light fading here in western MA.

58

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WQFG689 Relay 6925 AM 2325 UTC 3 May 2021

« on: May 07, 2021, 0053 UTC »

Thanks for the fun poke at the worst TIS station in the entire country 

Hahahaha... Why is that the worst TIS station? I find it rather enjoyable! I'm not far from Springfield, MA, so can often hear the other 1710 station from the old Springfield Armory as well. I assume WQFG689 is still operating at its temporary higher power level, though, since it totally swamps out the Springfield signal, despite Springfield being much closer to my QTH.

59

Other / Re: 17450 WhatzIT?

« on: May 02, 2021, 1835 UTC »

Looks like this might be back again. I'm seeing something very similar on 17450 kHz right now (18:34 UTC) in western MA. I've never seen a signal like this before.

60

WEFAX and SSTV / Re: VCO Sydney Nova Scotia? 6913.2 USB 0000 UTC 18 APR 2021

« on: April 30, 2021, 2346 UTC »

Interesting! I thought that Canada had discontinued all WEFAX a few years back. Did something change or do they just come back occasionally if they feel the need?