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4801

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Firedrake on 14.700 & 16.160 at 1440 utc

« on: April 20, 2013, 1911 UTC »

Yeah, a definitely strange place. Have found them all over the place (12-19 MHz), normally outside of the SWBC bands. Was listening to them the other day on 15900 and coming in strong. Morning, can hear them at 13820, 13920 or 13970.

4802

General Radio Discussion / Re: Ana Montes did much harm spying for Cuba. Chances are, you haven’t heard of her.

« on: April 20, 2013, 1551 UTC »

The FBI affidavit that goes into more detail:
http://cryptome.org/montes/montes092101.pdf


Cuban Agent Communications Failure of a Perfect System:
http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/papers/cuban_agent_communications.pdf

4803

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Veritas, Philippines 15320 1526z 20Apr2013

« on: April 20, 2013, 1534 UTC »

Have them overall 25422, at times to 35433, at 1535Z. YL talking.

1536Z 35423Music.
1553Z Off air





_{Sangean ATS-909X with PA0RDT Mini-Whip}

4804

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Firedrake on 14.700 & 16.160 at 1440 utc

« on: April 20, 2013, 1411 UTC »

They're jamming the Sound of Hope, among others, and that's supposedly one of their frequencies.

One listing of SOH freqs:
http://www.short-wave.info/?station=SOH%20Xi%20Wang%20Zhi%20Sheng

From SOH's website:
http://www.soundofhope.org/node/252589

Other listening methods
Shortwave: "Sound of Hope radio station broadcasting to China coverage in most parts of the northeast, north, east, central and southern China. Radio frequency and time as follows.
Sound of Hope broadcast to China to more than one frequency broadcast to the mainland every day, listen to covering the entire Chinese mainland. Content to current events, historical review of the aspirations.
Sound of Hope radio frequency and time to China (the following are Beijing time) (from April 1, 2012 to April 2, part of the broadcast hours of broadcast frequency adjustments):
Shortwave
6-7 am, 9635 kHz, 7105 kHz (daily), 6280 kHz (Saturday, Sunday)
7-8 am, 7310 kHz (per day), 6280 kHz (Saturday and Sunday)
The weekend at 5-7, 9540 kHz, 11760 kHz (Saturday and Sunday)
7-9 in the evening, the 7280 kHz (per day)
9-10 in the evening, 7310 kHz, 6240 kHz, 6030 kHz, 11760 kHz (daily)
10-0 in the evening, the 9450 kHz (per day)
0-1 am, 11765 kHz (per day)

AM and FM (AM / FM): "Sound of Hope Radio with AM / FM broadcast frequency if you live in the area, you can use any radio listening to the program. Broadcast time and frequency in the various sub-units in queries.

Is 16160 really SOH? Beats me.

4805

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrakes Apr 18, 2013 2226-2239Z

« on: April 18, 2013, 2323 UTC »

Afternoon drive time Firedrakes:

2226Z 15970 kHz 45434
2236Z 13775 kHz 35433
2239Z 16920 kHz 45434

No others heard from 12 MHz to 18 MHz.


_{Sony CDX-GT570S with 31" whip on the car}

4806

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950am X-FM Shortwave 0200z 4/14/2013

« on: April 14, 2013, 0303 UTC »

[1]
0236Z 45323 Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio"
0248Z 45323 Garbage "#1 Crush"
0253Z 45323 Hot Chip "Over & Over"

Sounding so very, very fyne in the car on the car stereo... C-QUAM on that thing sounds f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c.  (AM only, no stereo, but its wide).


[2]
0301Z 45423 S8 B-52s "Rock Lobster"
0307Z 35323 S8 Ministry "Jesus Built My Hotrod"
0309Z 35323 S8 ID
0310Z 35323 S8 Kmfdm "Megalomaniac"
0321Z 35323 S8 Incubus "Megalomaniac"
0326Z 35323 S8 ID
0326Z 35323 S8 Green Olive Tree "Fake"
0329Z 35323 S8 ID
0336Z 35323 S8 Motorcycle "As The Rush Comes"
0352Z 35323 S8 ID
0352Z 35323 S8 The Who "Eminence Front"
0358Z 35323 S8 Fleetwood Mac "Rhiannon"
0402Z 35323 S8 ID
0402Z 35323 S8 The Cardigans "Erase/Rewind"
0417Z 35323 S8 ID
0417Z 35323 S8 Pink Floyd "Us & Them"
0426Z 35323 S8 ID
0426Z 35323 S8 The Maccabees "Unknow"
0431Z 35343 S8 Signing off.
0434Z 35343 S8 Toad The Wet Sprocket "Windmills"
0438Z 35343 S8 ID
0438Z Off


Thanks for the show. Thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to hear you again soon, especially when I'm driving around.  



[1] Sony CDX-GT570S with 31" whip
[2] National NC-183D with 100' wire

4807

SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: Taking the SDR plunge

« on: April 12, 2013, 0022 UTC »

How do you like the Afedri? Been watching that one for a while.

4808

General Radio Discussion / Re: Death of Analog AM ?

« on: April 12, 2013, 0020 UTC »

If not HD, then what?

C-QUAM!

Yeah, I know, that's been tried before. Maybe it come back.

If not, we always have X-FM. 

4809

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Unknown NFM station, 8202.9 kHz, April 07, 2013, 1545 UTC

« on: April 11, 2013, 2221 UTC »

Maybe something in Vegas?

Doubt it, as "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."  

4810

Utility / Re: EAM Activity on 3 Frequencies

« on: April 10, 2013, 2250 UTC »

14940?

Steve

In the video, there was a carrier on 14940 and his 2nd VFO was set to that as well.

4811

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Korea (DPRK) 15180 kHz April 8, 2013 0400Z

« on: April 08, 2013, 0401 UTC »

0400Z 45333 S7 IS & ID. Very strong, but there's some local QRN over it.
0401Z 45434 S7 Music.  (QRN went away.)
0402Z 45434 S7 OM & YL announcing that the English program starting, then into more music.
0405Z 45434 S7 YL announcement (in Korean, I think) and more music.
0410Z 45433 S7 News.  Telling of US carrier movement and other stuff.
0416Z 45433 S7 More music.
0421Z 45433 S7 YL with ID & a bio of someone.
0426Z 45433 S7 Music.
0457Z 45433 S7 End of the English program. Dead carrier until 0500Z.



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

4812

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0210z 4.8.13

« on: April 08, 2013, 0213 UTC »

0213Z 45344 S9 Scorpions "Blackout"
0214Z 45344 S9 Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
0219Z 45344 S9 Mazzy Star "Take Everything"
0223Z long break
0224Z 45344 S9 The Cars "Since You're Gone"
0228Z 45344 S9 Mazzy Star "Fade Into You"
0233Z 45344 S9 ID "Red Mercury Labs"
0235Z 45344 S9 The Cure "Just Like Heaven"
0239Z 45344 S9 ID. Shoutouts.
0242Z 45344 S9 Depeche Mode "It's No Good"
0248Z 45344 S9 ID & shoutouts. Weather report and he can see a billion stars.
0252Z 45344 S9 Duran Duran "Save A Prayer"
0257Z 45344 S9 INXS "What You Need"
0301Z 45344 S9 Op. "On 6925 USB, the manliest of bands. "
0305Z 45344 S9 The Fixx "Running"
0310Z 45344 S9 Op with shoutouts to emails from SC, OK, and IA.
0311Z 45344 S9 The Fixx "Red Skies"
0315Z 45344 S9 ID.
0317Z 45344 S9 The Cure "Friday I'm In Love"
0322Z 45344 S9 ID + shoutouts.
0325Z 45344 S9 Beastie Boys "Intergalactic"
0328Z 45344 S9 ID. Coming to us live onboard the Red Mercury. Spike is trying to find out why the ship is broke.
0330Z 45344 S9 Rage Against The Machine "Freedom"
0336Z 45344 S9 Primus "Natural Joe"
0339Z 45344 S9 Tool "Swamp Song"
0346Z 45344 S9 ID. Talking about Tool. Owner of Caduceus Cellars and he says they make good wine, from first hand experience.
0349Z 45344 S9 Testament "Sins of Omission"
0355Z 45344 S9 ID. Shoutout to moi & DimBulb.
0357Z 45344 S9 Black Sabbath "N.I.B."
0403Z 45344 S9 Duran Duran "Come Undone"
0407Z 45344 S9 ID. Op with more shoutouts, incl Larry from Albert Lea, MN.
0408Z Off



Numerous static crashes. Occasional brief dropouts of the music, which is a known problem. The Red Mercury has issues tonight.


_{Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S+ loop}

4813

Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 11620 kHz April 8, 2013, 0149Z

« on: April 08, 2013, 0151 UTC »

0149Z 45333 S8 Some flutter and static crashes. Playing music.



_{Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S+ loop}

4814

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrakes kHz April 8, 2013 0127Z

« on: April 08, 2013, 0127 UTC »

0127Z 17250 35433 S8
0127Z 16360 15331 Right at the noise level.
0129Z 16920 15331 Just above the noise level.
0130Z 17300 35433 S8

Found no others between 25 kHz & 25 MHz (no, wasn't expecting any around 25 kHz).




_{Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S+}

4815

Utility / Re: EAM Activity on 3 Frequencies

« on: April 07, 2013, 2122 UTC »

What was on 14940?