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Topics - Paul B. Walker, Jr.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Low Power Aussies In Alaska
« on: July 28, 2024, 1710 UTC »
July 28th

0836UTC 5045 Bay Islands Radio, a couple hundred watts at best.. from a site on Russell Island just outside the Brisbane, QLD metro.
Heard with classic rock songs and a Bay Islands Radio ID. SINPO 45344

"Station X/Radio 567" 0853
Wee Waa, NSW about 80 miles SW of Moree, NSW.
Heard with The Dave Clark 5, Glad All Over. SINPO 35343
100 watts from the operators back yard in a suburban area.



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Shortwave Broadcast / Rock Music On Shortwave Today!
« on: July 26, 2024, 1638 UTC »
Some loud mouth will be heard live across Europe today on 5900khz Via Sofia Bulgaria at 2100UTC (5pm eastern) for an hour

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Shortwave Broadcast / Mosoj Chaskin 3310khz 0903UTC Sat July 6
« on: July 06, 2024, 0943 UTC »
Radio Mosoj Chaski, 3310khz Bolivia. 10KW 0903UTC Sat July 6, 2024 at my west central Alaska listening post   

Tuned into hear some kind of music, maybe bolivian national anthem or other theme music followed by an announcer mentioning Mosoj Chaski and their web address and then into a woman preaching.  Good signal, low modulation. 

(Walker-Alaska)
TEF6686, 15 ft circumference wellbrook loop, DXEngineering preamp and EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner

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Some loud mouth is on playing a bunch of good rock tunes

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Shortwave Broadcast / A radio interview about dxing
« on: July 02, 2024, 0506 UTC »
Given I live in such a small community, that’s so tight knit… every one knows what I do But not what’s it’s called and they only know I hear signals far away.

Well, one of our local librarians is going to record an interview of her interviewing ME about the hobby and we’ll be airing that on KSKO sometime this weekend

We promise to keep it non academic/minutia/nerdy and try and keep it short sweet but explain the hobby a bit.

*KSKO is the non commercial NPR station I manage the daily operations of in west central Alaska

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This picture should be a dead giveaway something is really wrong.



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Shortwave Broadcast / Are Enn Zed Eye
« on: June 26, 2024, 1907 UTC »
As one friend put it, "They get out bloody well!"

That's an understatement on RNZI's 35 degree azimuth "pacific" service beam at 9700khz! This is my radio here in Alaska about 0705UTC Wed. June 26th. I'm about 4000 miles outside of their target zone!

Look at that signal level and the audio bandwith filter I selected! It sounded as good as FM Mono!!






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Shortwave Broadcast / The Awfulness Of Voice Of Korea SW
« on: June 09, 2024, 2110 UTC »
The station in Pyongyang didn't always sound so bad, but in the last year or so, it's taken a big slide... at times even worse than Cuba, Iran and almost as bad as R. Cairo..... and we know how bad they all are.

Some services/transmitters sound ok, but some dont, ever. Almost all of them have background audio/bleed over regardless of good or bad audio quality.  You could be listening to english and you'll hear french or spanish in the background.

Several of their transmitters sound just downright over... distorted, over modulated.


Here are three audio clips from Mid May recorded at my west central Alaska QTH. The particular frequency, date and time recorded will show in google when you play the file.



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B2r5I6CbjqmfwEGQRWY0-1wfQ80q5SWB/view?usp=sharing



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U2i5rDP_LT9Skj6ETMhlYsVrFwFk4dZk/view?usp=sharing



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a1QkaYUMX3rNkCPIrRRMJirySo92Tq3Z/view?usp=sharing

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Shortwave Broadcast / 9550khz BBC Pashto May 25th 1800UTC Hour
« on: May 25, 2024, 1900 UTC »
S9+80 or better, 95 to 102dbuv with news discussion in Pashto, via UAE TX to Afghanistan.

McGrath, AK with big ass loop, DXE Preamp, TEF6686 and EMTech Zm2 antenna tuner.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Yemen 11935khz/Saudi
« on: April 28, 2024, 1852 UTC »
Yemen Radio 11935khz perfectly audible in Alaska at 1825UTC Sun Apr. 27th. There's no buzzing roar thats been present over the last few weeks... that was also present back when they were on 11860.

Some folks think its jamming, which is possible... but Saudi has had 9675/9885/15170/15285 off for over a year...  9675 and 9885 reappeared for 2 or 3 days a few weeks ago and are off again.

Something might be up with Saudi's SW operations. (Yemen's SW signal originates from what is suspected to be Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Reactivated Saudi Transmitters
« on: April 02, 2024, 2008 UTC »
I havent heard 9675 or 9885 in over a year, havent heard 11820/1191.. whatever... in over 2 years.

11820 has been heard on sporadically in the last month or so.

I heard 9675 and 9885 twice since A24 started, but both are missing today.  I havent Heard Yemen, via Riyadh in months.. and a transmitter with a bad hum had been on 11860, the transmitter popped up on 11820 for a bit... Yemen appears to have come bac k on 11935


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Shortwave Broadcast / Vanuatu!
« on: March 07, 2024, 0829 UTC »
About 0710UTC, I checked my radio one last time before bed Mar 7 and noted Vanuatu in with a good signal.

First time I’ve heard them on air in months, last time was early last fall maybe, on 9960, drowned out by WRMI 9955.

I haven’t heard 7260 in 6 plus months.. if they’re on, I WILL hear them

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Shortwave Broadcast / Reactivated Ethiopia 6090khz?
« on: February 20, 2024, 0455 UTC »
I think Amhara State Radio in Ethiopia has reactivated/refurbished/repaired their 6090 khz transmitter. I absolutely scan the lower broadcast bands, 5800 to 6200 nightly here and havent heard even a carrier until this past Saturday.


My email to a  few friends on Saturday night

They’re listed with a 0356UTC sign on, I’ve never heard them.

You’d expect the transmitters sites there to be pretty ramshackle

Well today about 0330 I had music that was very decidedly African continent sounding. Just a long ass instrumental…. Signal was acutually pretty good.  Modulation wasn’t great but it was better than Iran, Cuba and Cairo.

The only Possible thing I heard would be Amhara state radio… but this sounded quality wise, too good to be them, but based on the music, it had to be them… I think


Notes from email on Mon Feb 19th

Almost positive this is Ethiopia now.

Heard music about 0305 tonight but it was the same long instrumental tune ….heard it fade out and start again.    Then around 0352 or so a guy talked…. Heard actual music with singing after him, then about 0401 a lady with what sounded like news.

Voice wasn’t as well modulated as music … signal peaked about 0330 for me and started getting worse by 0346

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Shortwave Broadcast / KSKO via 9400khz Bulgaria 1635UTC Feb 16
« on: February 16, 2024, 1640 UTC »
Going on right now as a test while they work on some modulation stuff and do tests with new gear. No idea how long this will last.   

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I've noticed something interesting about Radio Nacional de Amazonias

They're LISTED on till 0300 but ever since the start of A23 or about the time change in the US, theyd been going off at 0200.

I surmise that may have been, at one point, because China had an 11780 00-01 and 02-03 at some point.


Well, the last 3 nights, ive heard 6180 and 11780 Brazil sail past the 0200 usual sign off and in fact, sail way past the 0300 sign off.. staying on till about 0330 or so.. though i havent been at my radio exactly when they go off, so i cant say for sure.

But they are my current favorite SW station so ive been paying them close attention.

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