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3016

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrake 13675 Aug 25,2013 1534Z

« on: August 25, 2013, 1538 UTC »

1534Z 45434 S7 Firedrake sounding good this morning.
1600Z Off

No other Firedrakes heard 12-19 MHz.



_{Yaesu FT-847 with ~100' wire}

3017

Spy Numbers / E11a 14518 USB (983/10) Aug 24, 2013 1810-1815Z

« on: August 24, 2013, 1817 UTC »

From the U of Twente's WebSDR in NL:

983/10
14447 37577 63919 24762 96879 19340 82487 73760 54905 06867

3018

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrake 13795 Aug 19,2013 1203Z

« on: August 19, 2013, 1210 UTC »

First one I've heard since April and on a frequency I haven't heard it on before.

Its on 13795 and decently strong at about S7 (SINPO 33433). There's a station under it that it is effectively jamming. No others found 11000-17000 kHz.

Hearing CNR1 on 13820, 13860, two old Firedrake freqs.



_{Kenwood TS-690S with 102' G5RV @ 25'}

3019

General Radio Discussion / Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon

« on: August 08, 2013, 0311 UTC »

http://www.space.com/22271-sun-magnetic-field-flip.html

The sun is gearing up for a major solar flip, NASA says.

In an event that occurs once every 11 years, the magnetic field of the sun will change its polarity in a matter of months, according new observations by NASA-supported observatories.

The flipping of the sun's magnetic field marks the peak of the star's 11-year solar cycle and the halfway point in the sun's "solar maximum" — the peak of its solar weather cycle. NASA released a new video describing the sun's magnetic flip on Monday (Aug. 5).

"It looks like we're no more than three to four months away from a complete field reversal," Todd Hoeksema, the director of Stanford University's Wilcox Solar Observatory, said in a statement. "This change will have ripple effects throughout the solar system."

As the field shifts, the "current sheet" — a surface that radiates billions of kilometers outward from the sun's equator — becomes very wavy, NASA officials said. Earth orbits the sun, dipping in and out of the waves of the current sheet. The transition from a wave to a dip can create stormy space weather around Earth, NASA officials said.

Sun's Magnetic Field to Flip The sun's magnetic field is gearing up to shift, a once in 11 year event, according to NASA officials.
Credit: NASAView full size image
"The sun's polar magnetic fields weaken, go to zero, and then emerge again with the opposite polarity," Stanford solar physicist Phil Scherrer said in a statement. "This is a regular part of the solar cycle."

While the polarity shift can stir up some stormy weather, it also provides extra shielding from dangerous cosmic rays. These high-energy particles, which are accelerated by events like supernova explosions, zip through the universe at nearly the speed of light. They can harm satellites and astronauts in space, and the wrinkled current sheet better protects the planet from these particles.

The effects of the rippled sheet can also be felt throughout the solar system, far beyond Pluto and even touching the Voyager probes near the barrier of interstellar space.

"The sun's north pole has already changed sign, while the south pole is racing to catch up," Scherrer said. "Soon, however, both poles will be reversed, and the second half of solar max will be underway."

The current solar maximum is the weakest in 100 years, experts have said. Usually, at the height of a solar cycle, sunspot activity increases. These dark regions on the sun's surface can give birth to solar flares and ejections, but there have been fewer observed sunspots this year than in the maximums of previous cycles.

3020

MW Loggings / UNID 1690 kHz August 4, 2013 1905-1931Z

« on: August 04, 2013, 2018 UTC »

UNID Real Oldies Channel is back. Don't know what time they came on, but found them around 1905Z. Went off abruptly at 1931Z.

3021

Spy Numbers / G11 (266/38) 3815 USB Jul 28, 2013 2000-2011Z

« on: July 28, 2013, 2046 UTC »

From the University of Twente SDR:

266/38   97350 17196 24899 54952 08692 75937 16097 08534 08380 36728 45967 05986 31345 41210 46442 13857 35851 36618 82436 13330 17588 22801 61741 52399 33343 12587 14741 85224 39149 98217 52214 33434 59879 46366 21454 55452 33122 51188

3022

General Radio Discussion / Tricks of the Trade: Aspidistra and OSE5

« on: July 28, 2013, 0112 UTC »

http://www.bbceng.info/Technical%20Reviews/aspidistra-and-ose5.pdf

3023

Shortwave Broadcast / The Mighty KBC 9925 kHz July 28, 2013 0000Z

« on: July 28, 2013, 0001 UTC »

0000Z 31--- S- Can hear The Mighty KBC on 9925, but WTWW on 9930 is dominating completely.
0001Z 35433 S7 WTWW gone and now KBC is in the clear
0001Z 35433 S7 Simple Minds "The Kick Inside Of Me"
0005Z 35433 S7 ID
0005Z 35433 S7 The Doobie Brothers "The Doctor"
0009Z 35433 S7 DJ - Uncle Eric
0009Z 35433 S7 The Alan Price Set "Medly (Barefootin'/Let's Go Baby/Land of 1000 Dances)"
0013Z 35433 S7 Blaupunk ad
0014Z 35433 S7 KBC Online Store ad
0015Z 35433 S7 The Ivy League "Running Round In Circles"
0017Z 35433 S7 Kincade "How Can I Fly"
0020Z 35433 S7 Uncle Eric
0021Z 35433 S7 Fleetwood Mac "I Know I'm Not Wrong"
0023Z 35433 S7 My Friends "I'm An Easy Rider"
0026Z 35433 S7 Leo Sayer "The Show Must Go On"
0029Z 35433 S7 Ad
0029Z 35433 S7 KBC Online Store ad
0030Z 35433 S7 ID "The Giant Jukebox"
0030Z 45334 S8 Mr. Spencer's Pee Break
0031Z 45334 S8 ID
0031Z 45334 S8 BZN "Barber's Rock"
0035Z 45333 S8 BZN "Sweet Silver Anny"
0039Z 45433 S8 ID
0042Z 45433 S8 KBC Online Store ad
0042Z 45433 S8 ID + Uncle Eric
0043Z 45433 S8 The Classics "My Lady of Spain"
0046Z 45433 S8 Uncle Eric messing around in the studio
0046Z 45433 S8 The Spencer Davis Group "Keep On Running"
0049Z 45433 S8 Uncle Eric
0049Z 45434 S8 ID "You are listening to the Giant Jukebox with Eric van Willegen"
0049Z 45434 S8 Blaupunkt ad
0050Z 45434 S8 KBC Online Store ad
0051Z 45434 S8 ID "We are officially the hottest AM station"
0051Z 45434 S8 Tom Petty "You And Me"
0057Z 45434 S9 The Tykes "Let's Dance"
0100Z 45434 S9 ID
0100Z 45434 S9 Alice Cooper "School's Out"
0103Z 45434 S9 Uncle Eric
0103Z 45434 S9 America "Sister Golden Hair"
0106Z 45434 S9 Uncle Eric
0107Z 45434 S9 The Alan Price Set "My Old Kentucky Home"
0109Z 45434 S9 "The Rocking Chair"
0112Z 45434 S9 Blaupunkt ad
0112Z 45434 S9 KBC Online Store ad
0112Z 45434 S9 Bonnie St Clair "Mañana, Mañana"
0116Z 45434 S9 R Dean Taylor "Window Shopping"
0120Z 45434 S9 Uncle Eric & Mr Spencer
0120Z 45434 S9 Ricky Martin "Livin' La Vida Loca"
0124Z 45434 S9 Sophie Ellis-Baxter "Catch You"
0127Z 55434 S9+10 The Morlocks "Dirty Red"
0130Z 55434 S9+10 Data transmission MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz
0131Z 55434 S9+10 Blaupunkt ad
0132Z 55434 S9+10 KBC Online Store ad
0132Z 55434 S9+10 Time again for Mr. Spencer's Pee Break.
0133Z 55434 S9+10 ID
0135Z 55434 S9+10 Gene Maltais "Little Girl"
0137Z 55434 S9+10 ID
0138Z 55434 S9+10 Uriah Heep "Something Or Nothing"
0143Z 55434 S9+10 KBC Online Store ad
0143Z 55434 S9+10 ID
0143Z 55434 S9+10 Roy Orbison "California Blue"
0147Z 55434 S9+10 Uncle Eric
0147Z 55434 S9+10 Ramones "Judy Is A Punk"
0150Z 55434 S9+10 "These Boots Are Made For Walking"
0151Z 55434 S9+10 ID
0152Z 55434 S9+10 Ad
0152Z 55434 S9+10 KBC Online Store ad
0153Z 55434 S9+10 ID
0153Z 55434 S9+10 The Sonics "Psycho"
0155Z 55434 S9+10 Uncle Eric & Mr. Spencer. Uncle Eric giving shoutouts to listeners. Signing off.
0156Z 55434 S9+10 Sam Cooke "It's All Over Now"
0200Z Off air


Audio:
https://app.box.com/s/crz4lv0mtfs03m0m77hv


_{Yaesu FT-847 with 100' wire}

3024

Spy Numbers / E11a (980/10) 14518 USB Jul 27, 2013 1810-1815Z

« on: July 27, 2013, 1821 UTC »

Heard on the University of Twente SDR:

980/10
05029 77634 75337 12014 31009 51254 79765 71959 94021 09628

3025

QSLs Received / WYFR QSL - June 30, 2013 (Final Transmission)

« on: July 27, 2013, 1737 UTC »

Received it today in the mail. This is from their last transmission on June 30, 2013, 2230-0300Z. Also received a program schedule (that still has the 6115 freq in it and clearly not updated), three credit-card sized calendars, and a couple of pamphlets about God.

Tried to fill out a reception report to Radio Taiwan Int'l of their last relay from WYFR, but never could get their online form to submit the page, regardless of browser or OS.

3026

Spy Numbers / HM01 10715 kHz July 21, 2013 2207Z

« on: July 21, 2013, 2211 UTC »

Nice & strong dead carrier (or modulation is incredibly weak).  Also heard a dead carrier on 11635 for the 2100-2200Z slot (didn't listen to the whole hour, but randomly check in on it).

2238Z Still a strong carrier and now can hear the SS YL & RDFT, but very, very, very, very, very, very low level modulation.

2315Z 11530 is a strong carrier and didn't hear anything again.



_{Yaesu FT-847 with 100' wire}

3027

Shortwave Broadcast / The Mighty KBC 9925 kHz July 21, 2013 0000Z

« on: July 21, 2013, 0001 UTC »

0000Z 35433 S8 Sign on + ID
0000Z 35433 S8 Bryan Adams "Somebody"
0004Z 35433 S8 ID + DJ
0004Z 35433 S8 Aphrodite's Child "It's Five O'Clock"
0008Z 35433 S8 ID + DJ
0008Z 45433 S9 Chris De Burgh "Man On The Line"
0013Z 45433 S9 Ad
0014Z 45433 S9 ELO "Your's Truly, 2095"
0017Z 45433 S9 Alvin Stardust "Wonderful Time Up There"
0020Z 45433 S9 Mr Spencer announcing for Uncle Eric
0020Z 45433 S9 Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart"
0024Z 45433 S9 ID
0024Z 45433 S9 Moody Blues "Veteran Cosmic Rocker"
0027Z 45433 S9 John Lennon "I Don't Wanna Face It"
0030Z 45433 S9 Time for Mr. Spencer's Pee Break. Uncle Eric is talking with him.
0032Z 45433 S9 Queen "Hammer To Fall"
0036Z 45433 S9 ID
0036Z 45433 S9 Ad
0037Z 45433 S9 DJ
0037Z 45433 S9 Shocking Blue "Fireball of Love"
0040Z 45433 S9 Glass Tiger "My Town"
0044Z 45433 S9 Ad
0045Z 45433 S9 DJ
0045Z 45433 S9 Foreigner "Urgent"
0049Z 45433 S9 ID
0049Z 45433 S9 Ad
0051Z 45433 S9 DJ
0051Z 45433 S9 Boney M "Happy Song"
0055Z 45433 S9 Johnny and His Fellow Rockets "Why"
0057Z 45433 S9 DJ
0057Z 45433 S9 Status Quo "Something About You Baby I Like"
0059Z 45433 S9 ID
0100Z 45433 S9 ?
0103Z 45433 S9 DJ
0103Z 45433 S9 Steve Wright "Evie"
0107Z 45433 S9 Uncle Eric giving ID & email
0108Z 45444 S9+ Europe "Superstitious"
0112Z 45444 S9+ Blaupunkt Ad
0112Z 45444 S9+ ID
0112Z 45444 S9+ Kayak "We Are Not Amused"
0116Z 45444 S9+ DJ
0116Z 45444 S9+ The Doobie Brothers "Rockin' Down The Highway"
0119Z 45444 S9+ DJ
0119Z 45444 S9+ Marc Almond "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart"
0124Z 45444 S9+ DJ + ID
0124Z 45444 S9+ George Harrison "Wake Up My Love"
0127Z 45444 S9+ Blaupunkt ad
0128Z 45444 S9+ KBC Online ad
0128Z 45444 S9+ ID
0128Z 45444 S9+ Ike & Tina Turner "Baby Get It On"
0131Z 45444 S9+ DJ + ID
0132Z 45444 S9+ Digital text modes
0133Z 45444 S9+ ID + Mr Spencer's Pee Break
0136Z 45444 S9+ Living In A Box "Living In A Box"
0139Z 45444 S9+ The Rolling Stones "Let's Spend The Night Together"
0142Z 45444 S9+ Uncle Eric & Mr Spencer
0142Z 45444 S9+ Fleetwood Mac "Isn't It Midnight"
0147Z 45444 S9+ ID + DJ
0147Z 45444 S9+ KBC Imports ad
0148Z 45444 S9+ Robery Cray "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark"
0151Z 45444 S9+ Ad
0151Z 45444 S9+ KBC Imports ad
0152Z 45444 S9+ ID + DJ
0152Z 45444 S9+ The Blasters "Red Rose"
0154Z 45444 S9+ Uncle Eric eating peanuts. Mr Spencer saying hi to the listeners and then signing off.
0157Z 45444 S9+ The Pretenders "I Go To Sleep"
0200Z Off air



_{Yaesu FT-847 with 100' wire}

3028

Spy Numbers / S06 (319/0000) 6833 kHz USB July 20, 2013 2000-2004Z

« on: July 20, 2013, 2007 UTC »

From Univ of Twente SDR. Not sure if this was USB or USB+carrier (forgot to make note of it)

OM/Russian: 319 0000

3029

Spy Numbers / S06 (857/0000) 8119 kHz USB+Carrier July 20, 2013 2000-2004Z

« on: July 20, 2013, 2006 UTC »

From Univ of Twente SDR

OM/Russian: 857 0000

3030

Spy Numbers / E11a (982/10) 14518 USB Jul 20, 2013 1810-1815Z

« on: July 20, 2013, 1817 UTC »

From the Univ of Twente SDR:

982/10
51183 96049 25545 81013 11072 66366 46426 75863 49031 45568



Could just barely pick it up on my TS-690S with G5RV.