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Shortwave Broadcast / Vatican - Additional Portuguese Txion

« on: November 02, 2017, 2128 UTC »

9660   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. Portuguese to NWAf at 2110, seems to be an additional transmission in this language at this time, very good signal, Nov 2.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Romania - DRM Confusion?

« on: November 02, 2017, 2126 UTC »

6180   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. German to WEu, NF (ex 7220) but not DRM mode (contrary to the latest HFCC registration), ID at 0653, good signal. However, the // 7235 appeared to be the DRM outlet. Nov 2.

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Shortwave Broadcast / RTI Freq Clash - 7220

« on: November 02, 2017, 2126 UTC »

7220   FRANCE. R. Taiwan Int. - Issoudun. Russian to EEu at 1726, NF (ex 11955). Fair signal but a big clash with CRI-Xian which has also moved here for their Cantonese service. Both signals at equal strength here at Mount Evelyn, But checking the European remote SDRs, CRI is also causing heavy QRM to this chosen RTI frequency. Nov 1.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Gospel For Asia - New Freq via Nauen

« on: November 02, 2017, 2123 UTC »

7380   GERMANY. Gospel for Asia - Nauen. S/on 2330 in what sounded like a minority Indian subcontinent language, NF (ex 9510). Weak signal and it faded by 2345. It's tough to identify the languages used by this station. There are more than 110 languages transmitted, many of them are largely unknown in the west, each one is only 15 min, and there are different languages every day, some transmitted only once or twice a week. Interesting! The schedule on GoA website is long out-of-date and given in Indian Standard Time. Nov 1.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Big WHRI Signal in AU/NZ

« on: November 01, 2017, 0912 UTC »

11825   USA. WHRI - Cypress Creek SC. English to Aus/NZ at s/on 0859, Midnight Cry Ministries programming, NF (ex 13690), huge signal on Nov 1.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Al Seela Txer Fault?

« on: November 01, 2017, 0908 UTC »

13660   OMAN. BBC - Al Seela. At 0845 with Dari service to Afghanistan, into Pashto at 0900. Fair to poor signal with a bad transmitter hum. NF (ex 17720) and // 15310 also heard, Nov 1.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Filipino Service from Kuwait

« on: October 31, 2017, 2334 UTC »

17760   KUWAIT. R. Kuwait - Sulaibiyah. Filipino service at 1015 with news, weather and pop songs. NF (ex the formerly registered 21580), fair signal Oct 31.

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Shortwave Broadcast / New Service from Turkey

« on: October 31, 2017, 2333 UTC »

17530   TURKEY. VoT - Emirler. In this era when services are being reduced, it's nice to see a new service being introduced. Noted in Malay to SEAs at 0535 to s/off 0554, excellent signal, Oct 31.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Some VOA Freq Changes

« on: October 31, 2017, 2332 UTC »

5840   MARIANA IS. VoA - Tinian. Korean to EAs at 1215, NF and a fair signal, Oct 30.

9790   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. Mandarin to EAs at 1040, NF (believed to be ex 11825), very good signal….and so with the CNR jamming! Oct 31.

9940   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. Mandarin to EAs 1210, NF, strong signal and QRM CNR 1, Oct 30.

9975   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. Korean to EAs at 2023, NF (possibly ex 7365), very good signal and no jamming (!), Oct 31.

11660   PHILIPPINES. VoA-Tinang. Mandarin to EAs at 1150 to s/off 1200, NF, good signal and also good QRM CNR 1 jamming, Oct 30.

12075   BOTSWANA. VoA - Moepeng Hill. Bambara service to WAf at s/on 2130, NF (perhaps ex 11900??), weak signal, Oct 30.

There are probably more changes to unearth still!!

Rob VK3BVW

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Clandestine Stations / Voice of People of Somaliland

« on: October 31, 2017, 2328 UTC »

9600   MADAGASCAR. Voice of the People of Somaliland - Talata-Volonondry. Somali to EAf at 1926 to s/off 1930, NF (ex 7325), good signal, Oct 31.

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Shortwave Broadcast / 9910 TWR India

« on: October 31, 2017, 2325 UTC »

9910   ARMENIA. TWR India - Yerevan-Gavar. Service to SAs at 1250 in a minority South Asian language (listed from old schedule as Mundari on Mondays). Then into the Kharia language with clear ID and anncts. NF (believed to be ex 12055), excellent signal Oct 30.

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Shortwave Broadcast / New KSDA/AWR Frequencies for B17

« on: October 31, 2017, 2324 UTC »

5965   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Korean service to EAs at 2110, NF (ex 11790?), poor signal, Oct 30.

9610   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Amoy to EAs 1225, good signal and NF (ex 9475), Oct 30.

9975   GUAM. KTWR - Agana. Mongolian to EAs at 1100, ID at 1103, NF (ex 12120), excellent signal, Oct 31.

11610   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Vietnamese to SEAs at 2215, NF (ex 15630), weak signal, Oct 31.

11630   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. S/on 1230 in Cantonese to EAs, NF (possibly ex 12105), fair signal Oct 30.

11690   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Mandarin to EAs at 1110, NF (ex 11750?), excellent signal, Oct 31.

11800   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Indonesian to SEAs at 2205, NF (ex 15320), fair to weak signal with co-channel QRM RRI-Tiganesti, Oct 31.

11980   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Mandarin to EAs at 2240, NF (ex 15215), weak signal, Oct 31.

15215   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Mandarin to EAs at s/on 2300, NF (ex 15625), fair to weak signal and // 17520 also heard, Oct 31.

Quite a number of changes there. Possibly more that I haven't discovered yet!

73, Rob VK3BVW

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Shortwave Broadcast / KSDA 11610

« on: October 31, 2017, 2223 UTC »

11610   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. Vietnamese to SEAs at 2215, NF (ex 15630), weak signal, Oct 31.

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Shortwave Broadcast / KNLS - 6155 Poor Choice!

« on: October 31, 2017, 2140 UTC »

6155   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. S/on 1300 in Mandarin to EAs, NF (ex 9655). Fair signal but not a wonderful choice as CNR 2 sits here till 1600 and causes a strong het. Oct 30.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Ozy Returns.....Briefly!

« on: October 27, 2017, 0948 UTC »

IT'S BAAAACK!
Ozy Radio 5045 after weeks off-air! Noted 0930 UTC, complete with txer hum.
Hmmmm.... 0930 News, 0935 Kookaburra and Ozy ID. Now just an open carrier. Obviously still some tech issues here.