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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 15180kHz 1720UTC May 22

« on: May 23, 2022, 0103 UTC »

UNID HELP!  1720UTC in Alaska, had one guy talking with another guy I think, one guy is doing most of the talking on 15180khz.  I initially thought this was an African continent language but I later heard a mention of the taliban and Quran so this is Arabic I think.  I may have heard this a few days ago. No one is listed on Eibi as being on 15180 at this time

Any idea who this is?

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Vanuatu missing

« on: May 21, 2022, 2236 UTC »

Last night local time (Fri May 20th, early morning UTC Sat) i Tuned 11835, the 3rd harmonic of their fundamental, 3945 and it was nowhere to be heard.. not a whisper..  ill hear something from them no matter what.

They werent on last weekend when i checked.

I dont know about mid week, im not usually up that late to check at 10pm

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Shortwave Broadcast / That Time I Was Live Across The Globe On The BBC World Service

« on: May 10, 2022, 2107 UTC »

.. it happened last summer, not because I knew anything about sports, but because I worked in radio and I live in Alaska! I was listening to them on 12015kHz and texted in with a quick message after they did a story on Olympian Lydia Jacoby from Seward, Alaska.   They read my text on air and joked, "We've already got a reporter on the way to Seward now"

I replied with "If you really want a report "filed form Alaska" I have a broadcast studio I can record something in and included my phone number in the text reply.

5 minutes later, I had London calling my  cell phone and about 10 minutes later I was on the air.

I bungled my way through the call... here's the audio recorded off the 15490kHz transmission via Ascension to Africa:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/u1emgzrswbjyw9l/BBC+WS+15490kHz+Paul+Walker+Call+In+Tue+July+27,+2021+0645UTC.MP3/file

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Shortwave Broadcast / All India Radio 15030kHz

« on: May 03, 2022, 1447 UTC »

All India Radio 15030 via Bangalore, India in dari  language to Afghanistan, S9+10 to s9+20 right now At 1435UTC in Alaska


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Shortwave Broadcast / R. Erisat 11690kHz Sat Apr 23 1810UTC

« on: April 23, 2022, 1846 UTC »

R. Erisat 11690 via Madagascar to East Africa in Tigrinya at 1810UTC In Alaska. SINPO is all 6’s with a man talking in Tigrinya for several minutes

Tecsun PL880, 2 tunable HF loops and a DXE amplifier.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Iran English 9855 Apr 22: Jammed OR TX Dying?

« on: April 22, 2022, 1936 UTC »

Either 9855 from Iran in English Now at 1830 is jammed or the transmitter is dying.    I’ve heard some real odd noise the last day or two I’ve tuned in.   It sounds like digital noise…. Or a metallic type noise intent on jamming them…. And listening as I type this I swear I hear voice under whatever this noise is

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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 15200kHz Tue Apr. 19 1620UTC

« on: April 19, 2022, 1628 UTC »

Have something that sounds Russian or like a similar Slavic language at 1620UTC on 15200khz here in alaska. 

I can’t quite tell if it’s news or a religious broadcast but it’s a man and woman talking. 

It sounds like it’s getting jammed.  There’s a buzzing, like a power line nearby going bad… that’s cycling in and out here

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Shortwave Broadcast / Brazil, Brazil, Brazi!

« on: April 12, 2022, 0126 UTC »

11780 Amazonias is just pounding in here like a ton of led shit bricks. SINPO Is all 6’s!

11815 is quite nicely listenable. SINPO is like 45343.

9665 is ok’ish. Not as clear as 11815.

Inconfidencia is like 33333 on 15190

I’ve got a carrier and equal to noise floor audio on 10230, the Brazilian pirate.

Paul in Alaska
0120UTC Tue Apr 12
Tecsun PL880, DXE preamp and 2 tunable HF loops

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Shortwave Broadcast / Alert The Press.. Iran With Modulation on SW!

« on: April 06, 2022, 1903 UTC »

I had The Voice of Iran in english on 11865 from Sirjan, Iran to South Asia at 1600UTC in Alaska today and it had modulation and was understandable!!

9855 The Voice Of Iran via Sirjan to Europe in English yesterday had understandable modulation too.

I wouldnt hold your breath, it won't last long.. it never does.

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Shortwave Broadcast / KSKO 89.5 McGrath, Alaska on 5900kHz to Europe Till 2300UTC Mon Apr 4th

« on: April 04, 2022, 2056 UTC »

KSKO 89.5 McGrath, Alaska lunch time/afternoon show of music is broadcasting on Spaceline Bulgaria's 5900khz transmitter to Western Europe until 2300UTC today (Mon Apr 4th)

Spaceline is trying to draw more listeners with general entertainment programming and is using my live shows on KSKO as a test.

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Shortwave Broadcast / KSKO 89.5 McGrath, Alaska Via Spaceline Bulgaria Mon Apr 4th till 2300UTC

« on: April 04, 2022, 2056 UTC »

KSKO 89.5 McGrath, Alaska lunch time/afternoon show of music is broadcasting on Spaceline Bulgaria's 5900khz transmitter to Western Europe until 2300UTC today (Mon Apr 4th)

Spaceline is trying to draw more listeners with general entertainment programming and is using my live shows on KSKO as a test.

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Cidades 10230kHz Brazil Mar 29th In Alaska

« on: April 04, 2022, 1654 UTC »

Here's some audio and report from my log of a Brazillian pirate on 10230kHz.

I heard this Tuesday March 29th at 0417UTC(Monday the 28th, 817pm local time). The signal fades in and out, but gets quite clear at times. A spanish speaking friend ID one song as a Brazillian singer and some of the speech from the Jerky boys type comedy as Portuguese. 

Others who heard this in the NE US reported a wobbly carrier and squishy mushy audio which is common even among licensed Brazillians like Amazonias on 11780 or Missionaria on 9665(whos drifted way over to 9666.6).

HFUnderground folks also have referred to this station as Radio Cidades, which is apparently a name they've borrowed from two licensed Brazillian stations

Audio:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/c72f5kfchbcrl89/10230kHz_Latin_America_Pirate_tue_Mar_29%252C_2022_0417UTC.MP3/file

Paul Walker
McGrath, Alaska
Tescun PL880, DXE Preamp and 2 Tunable HF loops

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Shortwave Broadcast / NEW Country SW Log!

« on: March 27, 2022, 1945 UTC »

Hearing new countries on SW is tough, as these days, many of the various broadcasters/stations/programs all come from one of the 2 dozen or so sites across the world.

Well, Saturday night about 730pm AKDT (0330UTC Sun) I bagged Peru. Talk in what was spanish or something soundalike along with religious music was fading up on 4810khz but getting hammered by codar. The music and talk was 1kw Radio Logos on 4810 from Peru!

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General Radio Discussion / The SMALL World ThaT Is The DXing Hobby!

« on: February 12, 2022, 2034 UTC »

For those of you unaware, I live in McGrath, Alaska managing the day to day operations of an NPR Radio station, KSKO, serving about 500 miles of the alaskan interior.

On Friday, someone I didn't recognize popped by the radio station but vaguely knew my name. We got talking and it turns out he's an HFU member. He was here in McGrath to fix some equipment for the FAA.

Paul

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MW Loggings / KVRI 1600 Blaine, WA

« on: January 15, 2022, 2252 UTC »

KVRI 1600 is licensed to Blaine, WA right and its towers are right on the border with WA state/Canada. This station targets the punjab community in the Vancouver area and not exactly a surprise, but it is incredibly strong here in McGrath, Alaska!!  It's 10KW/6 tower night pattern is right along the waterfront and beams right up the coast.  If I draw a line from it's tower array and main lobe, its pointed almost dead center at my general area.

Not unexpected but still amazing considering KVRI is 1500 miles away! They are my most consistent station... the strongest, most regular.  I hear the 50kw'ers from Vancouver 1320,, 1470, 1130, 730, etc.... but this one tops them all by noticeable amounts.

Here's some audio of the station with the audio filter widened to 6khz on my CC CRane Skywave with my FSL loop tuned up:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-60_UIaYpulnmRRleSuiSomgQNkrE5BV/view?usp=sharing

Paul Walker