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Utility / Re: EAM 15016 usb -end at 1620 UTC 4/14/17

« on: April 20, 2017, 1612 UTC »

North Korea, Syria and, of course, Russia.

4724 kHz USB
6739 kHz USB
8992 kHz USB
11175 kHz USB (alternate: 11180 kHz USB)
13200
15016 kHz USB

All have been active with Andrews, Prescott, SKYKING and several other callsigns over the past several days.  Expect more EAM activity on these five frequencies (usually simulcasted).

EDIT:  I forgot the 13 MHz frequency, 13200 USB 

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Utility / Re: USAF HF-GCS Busy 4724 kHz USB 6739 kHz USB 8992 kHz USB 11175 kHz USB

« on: April 20, 2017, 1610 UTC »

Due to increased US military activity over the past several weeks, 6739 kHz USB, 8992 kHz USB and 11175 kHz USB have been very active lately.  Several stations working Andrews and other callsigns around 1600 UTC today (20 April 2017) including a station requesting a read-back on 11175 kHz USB only.

2403

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925.1 kHz USB 1410 UTC 20 April 2017

« on: April 20, 2017, 1410 UTC »

Dramatic music, S4, frequency may be closer to 6925.1 kHz

OM lecturing about the dangerous narcotic marihuana "in and around New York"

Sounds like audio from the seminal film Reefer Madness

1505  more dramatic music
1507 "This is the City of Los Angeles, one of the fastest growing cities"
1512 drama about catching the evil dope peddlers
1540 "homicide listened to Hugo's story, then transferred it over to Captain Hayes in narcotics division"
1544 "Marky, its Ann, I've got the shakes bad..."
1606 Signal jumped up a bit, more dramatic music

[likely weed-related material due to today being 4/20]

2404

Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6900 kHz LSB 1300+ UTC 20 April 2017

« on: April 20, 2017, 1320 UTC »

6900 kHz LSB chatter coming in this morning as usual.  The band is pretty quiet but these guys are still there! 

Signals are weaker than they have been in days past (I've been away from my radios for the past 4-5 days) but I imagine they'll get stronger as the day goes on.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 1305 UTC 20 April 2017

« on: April 20, 2017, 1312 UTC »

Electric dance music S2-S3 6925 kHz USB

1321 UTC signal dropped significantly...still hearing bits and pieces of music at the noise floor
1323 UTC signal came back up to S4, hard trance/techno track with YL vocals


Off at 1335 UTC

2406

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unknown Name Radio Network 6880 AM 2236z 4/19/17

« on: April 20, 2017, 0120 UTC »

No audio but a strong carrier at 0120 UTC tune-in

2407

General Radio Discussion / Re: North Korea encrypted numbers

« on: April 15, 2017, 1443 UTC »

The North Korean version of a one-time-pad (read message number 69 on page 823 of today's book, read message number 100 on page 957 of today's book") etc.

Considering how close these two countries are and the heavy use of radio and TV jamming by both sides...I'm surprised South Korea isn't just jamming the frequencies in question (or better yet, sending nonsensical messages to confuse the authenticity of the NK-based transmissions).  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that North Korea, with its antique power grid, likely possesses considerable less potential (or actual) broadcast band transmitters, I'm talking mediumwave AM, shortwave AM and VHF FM broadcast bands in addition to VHF/UHF TV.  Since South Korea uses digital TV for over the air broadcasts on both VHF TV and UHF TV bands and North Korea uses PAL analog...jamming North Korean TV is probably not too difficult. North Korea apparently makes heavy use of the VHF TV frequencies to cover wider broadcast areas compared to the UHF bands.

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Other / HF Marine Net Spanish Language 6292.5 kHz USB 1400+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1426 UTC »

Hearing both sides of a long conversation on an "offset" frequency HF SSB marine channel (it is within the legal marine allocation though).  Simplex communications (many marine frequencies, in particular the ITU HF marine channel numbering plan, are half-duplex or split-frequency operation). 

Signals have been fading closer and closer to the noise floor over the past 10 minutes or so. 

2409

Peskies / 6830 kHz and 6840 kHz USB UNID Spanish Langauge 1400+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1418 UTC »

Both 6830 USB and 6840 USB have the same signal strength (peaking at S2-S3) with usual freebander-level audio quality.  6840 is considerably more busy than 6830, perhaps indicating that some stations QSYed from 6840 kHz to 6830 kHz for a "private" QSO and then went QRT or switched back up their original frequency.

"0104" heard as an identifier of some kind

2410

Peskies / Re: Asians 3-16MHz and beyond...

« on: April 15, 2017, 1141 UTC »

Just logged NMN on 6.501MHz & 8.764MHz 1115z tonight plus NMG on 8.502MHz at 1117z tonight. 

Glad to hear it.  NMN on 6501 USB and 8764 USB is a powerhouse signal, same with NMG on 8502 USB.  That's what, halfway around the world propagation?  Close to it, especially for the NMN transmitter. 

The next thing to try and do is hear the various New York Radio HF-SSB aeronautical communications:

 3016  5598  8906  13306  17946  21925
 2962  6628  8825  11309  13354  17952  21964
 2887  3455  5550  6577  8846  11396
 5520  6586  8918  11330  13297  17907  21985

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6868 kHz LSB 1130+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1137 UTC »

I'm about to jump on a plane (nothing like listening to various remote receivers while sitting in the terminal waiting to board the airplane) but I wanted to make one last log before I shut everything down.

After tuning around the 6700-7000 kHz region, home to the Old Time Radio pirate on 6770 kHz AM a.k.a. OTR 6770, another carrier on 6769.5 and SSB traffic on 6766 kHz USB and I came across some more Portuguese fishermen chatting away on 6868 kHz LSB.  Another easy to remember frequency for sure. 

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6766 kHz USB 1100+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1119 UTC »

Messy frequency this morning.  Old Time Radio (OTR) on 6770 kHz AM fading in and out and when its peaking (OTR that is) 6766 USB gets obliterated.  When OTR fades down, the SSB traffic makes listening to OTR very difficult.  Further complicating matters is a strong FSK signal on 6769 kHz.  It appears to be in "channel marker" mode right now (that is, unmodulated).  That, or its simply an unmodulated carrier.  I've been having to listen to OTR in USB mode to get away from all the QRM.

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Peskies / UNID Portuguese Language 6725 kHz LSB 1100+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1115 UTC »

More pescadore (or pescadore like) traffic coming in this morning.  Long, deep fades making copy impossible at points.  SIO 222

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio OTR 6770 kHz AM 1100 UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1113 UTC »

S3 signal this morning but sounding good on the peaks. Hearing an OM and a YL talking.  Radio drama.  Minor pescadore/freebander and FSK ute QRM causing a terrible het.  Music playing at 1112 UTC.

Ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes at 1113 UTC.  Peskie QRM (6766 kHz USB) getting considerably worse.  

This frequency is a popular one.  The FSK signal has disappeared and now (1119 UTC) there's a strong unmodulated carrier on 6769 kHz.  The two-way voice traffic on 6766 USB has gotten stronger and more active.  OTR is coming in stronger too though so it could simply be a propagation enhancement as the sun continues to rise. 

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Peskies / UNID Spanish Language 6750 kHz USB 1056+ UTC 15 April 2017

« on: April 15, 2017, 1058 UTC »

This frequency has been logged in the past, and, like before, the signals are just slightly too weak to get a positive ID on the language, but it sounds like Spanish.  SIO 111 just above the noise floor.  

EDIT (at 1059 UTC) - signal strength of one of the stations increased substantially.  Sounds like somebody is complaining about his wife/girlfriend/XYL/YL.  Heavy use of various Spanish curse words!