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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Mali 5995 AM 0735 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0739 UTC »
News and talk format. SINPO 25232 trending 15222 via the 31' vertical. Copyable, but enough static crashing to be annoying to my ears.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Nikkei 1 6055 AM 0727 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0733 UTC »
Talk format in Japanese language. SINPO 25333 via the 31' vertical. Some noise and static crashing, but listenable.
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Shortwave Broadcast / CRFX Toronto 6070 AM 0710 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0721 UTC »
News talk format. ID at 0715z. SINPO 33433 via the 31' vertical. RC232 is on frequency as well, though right now it is underneath CRFX.
CRFX is reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna.
CRFX is reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Channel 292 6070 AM 0710 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0717 UTC »
Religious programming. It is a back and forth with CRFX on the same frequency, though CRFX is "winning" as I type this reply. SINPO 22432 via the 31' vertical.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Congo 6115 AM 0656 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0706 UTC »
Music. Maybe ~S1 under the moderate static crashing, but listenable. SINPO 25342 trending 15332 via the 31' vertical.
The transmitter is reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna, making a decent trip IMO across both the Atlantic Ocean and the equator to my QTH.
The transmitter is reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna, making a decent trip IMO across both the Atlantic Ocean and the equator to my QTH.
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Shortwave Broadcast / La Montana Columbia 4940 AM 0644 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0649 UTC »
Talk format with a male and a female. SINPO 25333. Some static crashing and fades, but a decent listenable copy.
Transmitter is located in northern Columbia and reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna.
Transmitter is located in northern Columbia and reportedly 1KW into a non-directional antenna.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Clube da Para 4885 AM 0636 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0641 UTC »
Talk format. Maybe with callers. SINPO 45444 via the 31' vertical. A few fades and background static crashes, but a rather easy copy.
Transmitter in Brazil is reportedly 5KW into a non-directional antenna.
Transmitter in Brazil is reportedly 5KW into a non-directional antenna.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio HCJB Deutschland 3995 AM 0622 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0626 UTC »
Music. Very weak copy under S1 via the 31' vertical, but the modulation is copyable. I suppose SINPO 15442. Some static crashing. Tuned via USB ECSS.
The broadcast originating from Germany is reportedly 1500 watts into a non-directional antenna.
The broadcast originating from Germany is reportedly 1500 watts into a non-directional antenna.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio France Int (digital) 3965 DRM 0608 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0614 UTC »
No decode as I am using the R-2000 and posting via an iPad right now. Around S2 via the 31' vertical, so nowhere near as powerful as the BBC on 3955 earlier, but plenty of signal for a should-be-easy decode assuming a low noise floor. Maybe some other night for me.
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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC (digital) 3955 DRM 0559 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0605 UTC »
Skimming 75m to have the *loud* DRM signal slam my eardrums with like a S9-10+ signal. Off air at 0600z, revealing an ongoing under S1 amateur qso on frequency! Maybe the ops are on the west coast or local to each other.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: CHU 6660 kHz
« on: October 05, 2021, 0550 UTC »
I will try to remember to take a look at WRMIs signal via SDR.
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Equipment / Re: Best MWDX antenna?
« on: October 05, 2021, 0541 UTC »
Welcome. I find the estimated values to often be close enough for casual skimming. I might fair 1-2MHz above the estimate if referencing broadcast SWL stations running substantial power and/or directional arrays.
Thankfully I do not deal with much overload here. The stations I mentioned are a couple of my worst offenders in the HF spectrum, and especially with me being right in the path of Radio Marti beaming into Cuba. I would not be surprised if Radio Rebelde is more like transmitter splatter and harmonics, either. The audio is often so compressed to have practically no dynamics and headroom left. I can almost imagine the final stage tubes singing and echoing along now. o.0
Now there is an area in Canada with an estimated MUF of 1MHz. Outlier perhaps, as I am not seeing any related space weather reports. Hmmm.
Thankfully I do not deal with much overload here. The stations I mentioned are a couple of my worst offenders in the HF spectrum, and especially with me being right in the path of Radio Marti beaming into Cuba. I would not be surprised if Radio Rebelde is more like transmitter splatter and harmonics, either. The audio is often so compressed to have practically no dynamics and headroom left. I can almost imagine the final stage tubes singing and echoing along now. o.0
Now there is an area in Canada with an estimated MUF of 1MHz. Outlier perhaps, as I am not seeing any related space weather reports. Hmmm.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio New Zealand Int 11725 AM 0516 UTC 3 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0518 UTC »
Yeah, direct reception from NZ to my QTH.
Thanks for the added info, MDK2.
Thanks for the added info, MDK2.
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio New Zealand Int 11725 AM 0512 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0515 UTC »
News and talk format. SINPO 25333 trending 25322 via the 31' vertical. Noise and fades, but generally listenable. Not as good as my previous logging over the weekend, though:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,87180.0.html
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,87180.0.html
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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of America 11995 AM 0506 UTC 5 Oct 2021
« on: October 05, 2021, 0509 UTC »
News and talk format. SINPO 25333 via the 31' vertical. Some noise and fades, but quite copyable and not too bad for a reportedly 100KW signal from Kuwait beaming slightly east of north.
