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WEFAX and SSTV / VMW Wiluna Fax 7535 USB 1530 - 1700 UTC 9 July 2019

« on: July 11, 2019, 0348 UTC »

Received with Degen DE-1103 + telescopic whip antenna in park.

15.30 UTC - Australian Mean Sea Level Pressure 4-day forecast (1^st of 2 pages):



16.00 UTC - Asian Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis Valid 0000:



16.30 UTC - Recommended Frequencies for VMC (Charleville) (1^st of 3 pages):



16.40 UTC - Recommended Frequencies for VMC (Charleville) (2^nd of 3 pages):

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Universe 6373 AM 2150 UTC 15 Jun 2019

« on: June 15, 2019, 2154 UTC »

Not strong here, under massive t-storm QRN.

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WEFAX and SSTV / JMH Kagoshima Fax 13988.5 USB 1600 UTC 14 June 2019

« on: June 15, 2019, 1244 UTC »

Received in park with a portable setup:



RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: Built-in telescopic whip

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WEFAX and SSTV / RBW41? Murmansk Fax 6328.5 LSB 2000 UTC 2 June 2019

« on: June 06, 2019, 1256 UTC »

The fax chart has been received on the 2^nd of June 2019 on 6328.5 kHz (center frequency). Weather fax transmissions are quite regular at 20.00 UTC (±2 minutes) and are being probably provided by RBW41 Murmansk. Facsimile broadcasts at other time slots are also possible on this frequency: the station was observed by other DXers at 03.30, 04.50, 10.30, 13.30 and 14.50 UTC too. Unfortunately, the most of information about RBW41 in the Worldwide Marine Radiofacsimile Broadcast Schedules by the National Weather Service of NOAA is outdated.

As the station uses inverted shift, the signal must be received in LSB mode (instead of USB) for the correct decoding. The quantity of shift is also non-standard: 1000 Hz. Other settings: 120 RPM / 576 IOC, with no APT.

The main trouble during reception of these transmissions at 20.00 UTC is the constant heavy QRM from another russian utility station on 6328 kHz using CIS-36-50 mode. One can see the disturbance as a wide white strip on the decoded chart.



RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: 80 mb dipole

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WEFAX and SSTV / DDK3 Pinneberg Germany Fax 7880 USB 2136 UTC 6 May 2019

« on: May 07, 2019, 0043 UTC »

Degen DE-1103 + external 10 m wire. 48HR wave prediction - Surface weather chart North Atlantic:

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Artem's World Music Show 6290.7 AM 2320 UTC 20 April 2019

« on: April 20, 2019, 2327 UTC »

Weak signal in Kyiv, but some traces are audible.

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HF Beacons / Radio Piraña International beacon 6342 CW 2233 UTC 26 Mar 2019

« on: March 26, 2019, 2237 UTC »

SINPO = 34433-44433.

Looped morse code message.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Kahuzi 6210.2 AM 1745 UTC 16 Jan 2019

« on: January 16, 2019, 2012 UTC »

Was on air again. Music and male voice speech between songs. Weak signal in Kyiv (reception with pocket RX in park). SINPO = 24422-34422. Closing down at about 17.57 UTC this time.

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Shortwave Broadcast / WMR Denmark 15805 AM 1125 UTC 5 Jan 2019

« on: January 05, 2019, 1215 UTC »

Pretty strong signal in Kyiv, but audio is slightly overmodulated. SINPO = 45434-55444.

11.25 - In-Grid - Tu es foutu;
11.28 - Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking;
11.31 - Rhythms Del Mundo feat. Cat Power - Satisfaction;
11.34 - WMR identification jingle;
11.35 - Toian - Love It;
11.38 - Nancy Vieira - Maylen;
11.43 - Stevie S - Crisis Time;
11.46 - Identification in Spanish;
11.47 - Some African pop song with a male voice vocal;
11.51 - Barbara Jones - Just When I Needed You Most;
11.54 - Manu Chao - La Primavera;
11.57 - Kiddus I - Teach Me Right;
12.00 - Cesária Évora - Besame Mucho;
12.05 - Inner Circle - Tenement Yard;
12.09 - ID in Arabic;
12.13 - Jah Prayzah - Mdhara Vachauya.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Odynn Radio 6305 AM 0003 UTC 3 Nov 2018

« on: November 03, 2018, 0011 UTC »

SINPO = 35422-45423-45433, unstable signal.

00.03 - IDs, greetings to listeners, Queen - Under Pressure;
00.13 - Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Quadzilla Radio 6950 AM 2127 UTC 27 October 2018

« on: October 27, 2018, 2131 UTC »

21.27 UTC - 35422-35433 - Paul & Paula - Hey Paula.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Mazda Radio 6240 AM 2110 UTC 25 October 2018

« on: October 25, 2018, 2117 UTC »

SINPO = 35433-45433 but probably low modulation.

21.09 - ID, brass orchestra music;
21.14 - The Cats - Maribaja;
21.19 - ID, email address announcement;
21.22 - Polka music;
21.25 - The Jumping Jewels - Africa.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Kennemer Radio 1 (tent.) 6285 AM 0211 UTC 7 October 2018

« on: October 07, 2018, 0215 UTC »

SINPO=25422. Weak signal in Kyiv. Some pop music.

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Longwave Loggings / SAQ Grimeton Radio 17.2 kHz 1045 and 1245 UTC 1 Jul 2018

« on: July 01, 2018, 1554 UTC »

17.2 kHz - 1 Jul 2018 - 10.45 UTC:


17.2 kHz - 1 Jul 2018 - 12.45 UTC:


RX:  PC sound card + Spectrum Lab V2.93 b4
ANT: 80 mb dipole connected via simple low-pass filter

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Habana Cuba on unscheduled frequency of 5980 kHz 2345 UTC 11 Jun 2018

« on: June 12, 2018, 0022 UTC »

RHC has been received on unscheduled frequency of 5980 kHz with SINPO = 45444 (I think, instead of 5040 kHz, which was empty at the same time). English program has been heard till 0000 and Creole transmission - from 0000 UTC.

It's bad, if it is not occasional test, but a regular broadcast, because RHC will be blocking another interesting LA station there - Radio Chaski Red Integridad from Peru on the same frequency.