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Clandestine Stations / New schedule for Radio Medrek

« on: March 08, 2014, 0439 UTC »

Also called Eritrean Forum. They are now on Sunday Tuesday Wednesday & Friday on 11720 KHz

via Alyx & Yeyi SW schedule (former TDP)

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Clandestine Stations / Frequency change for Radio Free North Korea

« on: March 07, 2014, 0148 UTC »

formerly on 6285 (and 6275 before that). from March 3 they use 6295 from 15:30 - 16:30 utc.

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Clandestine Stations / Democratic Voice of Burma changes

« on: March 07, 2014, 0145 UTC »

From March 3 they are now on 11560 14:30 - 15:30. Formerly on 6255

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Clandestine Stations / Voice of Tibet schedule changes

« on: March 07, 2014, 0056 UTC »

from March 2:

TIBET(non)   Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet from March 2:
1215-1230 NF 15538 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 15537
1300-1315 NF 15553 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15573
1315-1330 NF 15552 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15553
1330-1345 NF 15582 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11527
1345-1400 NF  9332 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex  9343
1345-1400 NF 15587 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11538
1400-1430 NF 15593 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11543
All frequencies are jammed by CNR-1 on xxxx0 or xxxx5
Changes between frequencies vary from 3 to 5 minutes.

per Ivo via dxld

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Spy Numbers / V30 16:10 utc 3/6/2014

« on: March 06, 2014, 1624 UTC »

Heard via Twente while I was pretending to work. quite strong signal off a minute after I intuned.

Oops, I forgot to post the frequency.  It was 10255. I think this one is nicknamed "the lighthouse"

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Spy Numbers / New Russian number station format

« on: March 06, 2014, 1540 UTC »

enigma designator E907b.  10250usb between 20 & 21 utc. From the UDXF list:

Paul from ENIGMA 2000 explains:
Whilst the synthesised voice is an off tone E06 chant the structure of the transmission almost matches E07a, especially with the ending 000 000.
In addition to this the E06 call up is usually ~ 3m45s; that of the E07/E07a ~ 2m00s. The call up in particular is 2m00s.
Once more is known about this apparently new station then the ident will reflect that.
Until such time please state E907b

The full message was copied by Dude 1300 and forwarded by Webweasel from Priyom.org. Thanks for that.
 
05/03/14           20:13    10250u
456 456 456 1 123
42854 72637 83220 31425 26673 74173
43613 88203 83822 8357* 18326 64116
31803 46170 38376 76444 47351 40335
37038 64886 11767 24458 80561 56377
43615 57078 27562 20668 04746 000 000
 
05/03/14           20:18    10250u
456 456 456 1 123
64886 11767 24458 80561 56377 43615
57078 27562 20668 04746 000 000
 
05/03/14           20:25    10250u           
123 123 123 1 334 4726 24
86414 44323 40722 21104 74662 87243
06631 11766 87256 64764 43475 48884
62783 62410 02334 01175 30507 62866
12720 68328 30653 18125 27030 55706 000 000
 
05/03/14           20:33    10250u E06      Repeat of above
 
05/03/14           20:48    10250u             
123 123 123 1 334 7011 26
40731 16317 81221 78222 07628 07107
77828 77643 06207 73661 60405 63430
24220 01833 02672 25531 61381 63152
42240 44806 53320 32543 06022 11213
60318 78266 000 000
 
05/03/14           20:56    10250u E06      MSG - Stopped 1/2 way through
05/03/14           21:00    10250u E06      MSG
 
73, Ary

via UDXF YG

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General Radio Discussion / Cumbre DX program to end

« on: March 06, 2014, 0224 UTC »

from GH's DXLD:

Hello, everyone. I am writing to comment on the report some of you have read in DXLD. Glenn Hauser is correct. This weekend's DXing with Cumbre program will be the last show. I have had huge work responsibilities since the departure my station's program director a year ago, and things are not letting up. There has not been time to do a show every week, and this is why. Something has to give, and my boss at WCNY-FM has also been worried about my being overworked. Something has to go so that I don't go, and so I am giving up Cumbre. I love radio, but the radio that I do as my profession has to come first, and I'm sure that you and others will understand. The Cumbre DX Facebook group and DXing with Cumbre Yahoo group will continue. I thank all of you for your participation over the years. As mentioned in my reply to Sudipta Ghose on Facebook, this group will remain open for all of you, since it and the Cumbre DX Facebook group are the successors to the
former Cumbre DX, which came long before the radio program. Again, my thanks to all of you, and I hope you will stay with this group and stay in touch with me. I am not giving up radio, which is my profession; I just have to give up the Cumbre program. 73 and 88 to you all—(Marie Lamb, March 5, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD)

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Shortwave Broadcast / dog walk log 1:27 utc 3/6/2014

« on: March 06, 2014, 0217 UTC »

I went out early tonight as the hound wouldn't let me alone until she got her walk.

Radio Australia   19000 KHZ  fair/good
Voice of Vietnam English service  6175  KHZ via Wofferton UK good at sign off
WWVH/WWV  15000  KHZ  WWVH inbooming ...WWV not
Pirate  (found out it was blah blah blah after I got home)  6949  KHZ weak w/ occasional audio bits heard.
Radio Romania International  7325  KHZ  very good with excerpts from operas  Carmen & Samson & Delilah . followed by sports.


All heard on PL660 with built in whip. During the opera bits I folded the antenna against the radio & engaged the key lock & put the radio in my pocket & went "hands free dx'ing". Many portables cant handle that as the antenna seems to go funky picking up internal hash from the radio but the PL660 does it very well.

73 Y'all

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Utility / Utility radio legalities

« on: March 03, 2014, 1849 UTC »

After a discussion on UTwente chat today where I was roundly criticized for pointing out that it is illegal in the US to disclose the contents of intercepted communications. I am wondering what the deal is in other countries. It was pointed out to me that "its legal in free countries..." I would dispute that but I would really just be guessing. The matter came up when someone posted an EAM & I pointed out that technically that is illegal but I couldn't imagine someone actually getting in trouble for it. It seems that posting youtube vids of this sort of thing would be of questionable legality also. I recall that ,for example, in the Utility column in Monitoring Times people would log the frequency, the mode ,the user & a very general description of the actual communication without getting real specific. Can anybody shed some light on this.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / wolverine radio 6950usb 1:00utc 3/2/14

« on: March 02, 2014, 0102 UTC »

signing on with huge signal.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Australian Guineas horse race 15515 KHZ 5:30 UTC 3/1/14

« on: March 01, 2014, 0550 UTC »

Hugely inbooming signal on barefoot PL660 ( the whip was only extended 1/2 way). I guess spring time propagation is starting to kick in. I have to start checking higher freqs on my DX dog walks. Radio Australia was // on 15160 (very weak) & 15240(fair/good). btw, Seamus Award won the Guineas.


Also heard on dog walk tonight:

Voice of America  15580 KHZ  English programming  "American Cafe" into "Correspondents" with good signal via Botswana    good

Voice of Korea  15180   Spanish service     poor

Also hear Turtlehead radio. Especially strong during qso's w/ RML

BBC Kinyarwanda service  via Meyerton South Africa   good

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Utility / NMN US Coast Guard Chesapeake 6501usb 5:15 utc

« on: February 27, 2014, 0526 UTC »

Really huge signal. I had to seriously attenuate that sucker to even understand the guy. Maybe they are always this strong but I never noticed it before. OM reading maritime weather. Very noisy signal lots 'o' hum.

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Spy Numbers / HM01 14375AM 5:05 utc 2/27/14

« on: February 27, 2014, 0511 UTC »

Presumed as only JBA/JBV carrier but I think this is their Thursday 5:00z frequency.

 3/1/14 5:30z   I tried for this one as I walked the dog & had noticed that 19 meters was alive at 5:30 utc & found them very strong on barefoot portable PL660. Huge difference from previous night.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Algerienne 5865 KHz 5:00 utc 2/27/14

« on: February 27, 2014, 0507 UTC »

Huge inbooming signal via Issoudon (500kw)  with tones into anthem followed by sudden cut in to Holy Quran. Aoki lists this as both French & Arabic.

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Shortwave Broadcast / South Africa inbooming tonight 7230 KHZ 4:20 utc 2/27/14

« on: February 27, 2014, 0456 UTC »

Channel Africa in English heard with ID's & talk about the perils of being gay (not that there's anything wrong with that) in Africa. Excellent signal on barefoot PL660.