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HF Beacons / 1650 kHz "SAC" mystery 2217 UTC 10/28/2016
« on: October 28, 2016, 2222 UTC »
I don't even know where this log belongs, but here's an oddity.  Last night, 0340 UTC, hearing "SAC" repeated in morse code on 1650 kHz (yes, 1650 khz).  About 5 wpm, code heard above and below the broadcast station carriers +/- 400 Hz, easily audible on peaks and clearly visible on the SDR waterfall.  Sounds like a directional beacon, but 1650 kHz?  Conditions were heavily favoring the South last night and I suspect this was coming from the deep south.  Other MW DXers were catching it too from TX & AL.  Let's see if it's there again tonight.

EDIT: 2217 UTC, it's starting to fade in again right now tonight.

Anyone else hearing it?

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Other / 1725.4 kHz UNID start/stop carrier 0040 UTC 10/11/2016
« on: October 11, 2016, 0044 UTC »
Not sure what this is and I've never seen this before in the 1720-1800 kHz band.  Carrier at 1724.4 kHz, 9 seconds on and 9 seconds off, repeating.  No apparent modulation and the carrier sounds a bit "fuzzy", so to speak.  Weak into Michigan but fairly strong on the east coast remotes.  Malfunctioning driftnet beacon?  I dunno!

123
MW Loggings / September 2016 Michigan BCB Logs
« on: October 02, 2016, 1645 UTC »
New logs heard during the month of September, and a British relog.  Listening from Western Michigan.  Times / dates in UTC.  Perseus SDR & reversible north-south D-KAZ.

580 WTAG Worcester, MA. - 1005 UTC 9/4/206 - Poor with FOX News at TOH and into "local weather brought to you by the New England Truck Solutions Weather Center" at 1005 UTC followed by W-T-A-G calls and WTAG.com mention, creeping into the back of the SW BOGs.


720 Radio Catolica Managua, Nicaragua - 0200 UTC 9/5/2016 - With Spanish religious music and YL talk backgrounding WGN's flamethrower signal. Weak but good enough to compare against their live webstream to confirm reception, on South D-KAZ during slight au cx. 


720 WVCC Hogansville, GA. - 0112 UTC 9/14/2016 - Thanks to a DX tip, daytimer on late way under dominant WGN with Larry Elder talk show // to WVCC webstream, on the South D-KAZ. 


800 WPJM Greer, SC. - 0041 UTC 9/4/2016 - With black gospel song over GY-like station roar easily // to WPJM webstream during slight au cx, on South D-KAZ. 


870 KJMP - Pierce, CO. - 1002 UTC 9/4/2016 - Taking over WWL with The Contours song "Do You Love Me", great signal and into ID: "Rocking and Rolling on the __?__, the Big 8-7, K-J-M-P, Pierce/Fort Collins" and into Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode", SW BOGs. 


910 Radio Cadena Agramonte, Cuba - 0258 UTC 9/3/2016 - From poor to strong during au cx with SS music, Cuba talk, and Radio Cadena / Camagüey mentions, on the South D-KAZ. 


950 WXLW Indianapolis, IN. - 0200 UTC 9/6/2016 - Dominant with Freedom 95 slogan and legal TOH ID, on South D-KAZ. 


1050 CJNB North Battleford, SK. - 1100 UTC 9/11/2016 - With modern c/w music and legal ID at TOH with mention of FM 102.3 and slogan "Today's Country", soon lost to WTKA on the North D-KAZ. 


1150 KASM Albany, MN. - 1106 UTC 9/11/2016 - Signing on the air with southern gospel music and multi-ID given at 1106 UTC for KASM & KDDG, on the North D-KAZ over WHBY.


1150 CJSL Estevan, SK. - 1057 UTC 9/11/2016 - Extremely faint under WHBY with slogan "CJ 11-50" after c/w song ended, then calls given and soon lost again when KASM signed on, North D-KAZ. 


1210 KRSV Afton, WY. - 1101 UTC 9/18/2016 - Poor with C/W music and this OM ID given at 1101 UTC: "K-R-S-V, 12-10 AM, Black." Checking the KRSV online stream later that night confirms their slogan is cut-off at the end. What should be "12-10 AM, Black Mountain Country" comes out as just "12-10 AM, Black." Fair off-frequency het also noted on 1210.14 (first noted here back in Jan. 2013 and still remains a mystery for me). On North D-KAZ. 


1220 CJRB Boissevain, MB. - 1058 UTC 9/18/2016 - Very weak OM with "You've been listening to classics......on C-J-R-B....AM twelve...." and then into CJRB News, on North D-KAZ.


1230 WKLK Cloquet, MN. - 0300 UTC 9/24/2016 - Very clear YL ID at TOH: "Thank you for listening to the area's best music right here in Minnesota's northwoods. AP Radio News is next, here on AM 12-30 W-K-L-K Cloquet." On the North D-KAZ.   


1240 KCCR Pierre, SD. - 1100 UTC 9/20/2016 - Just above the GY noise with partial OM slogan: "...City Radio" and clear calls and city during legal TOH ID while mixing with WJMC, on the North D-KAZ. 


1330 CJYM Rosetown, SK. - 1000 UTC 9/15/2016 - Under WVHI with local weather forecast with temps given in Celseus, faint call sign given with announcement "We are classic hits..", on North D-KAZ. 


1400 WCCY Houghton, MI. - 1100 UTC 9/24/2016 - Legal ID at TOH and into network news, good during ID and soon lost again, on the North D-KAZ. 
 

1400 KEYL Long Prairie, MN. - 1059 UTC 9/27/2016 - Pop-up OM ID out of the noise: "Your home for....Minnesota, K-E-Y-L, Long Prairie" then lost again after TOH, on the North D-KAZ. 


1450 WFMB Springfield, IL. - 0300 UTC 9/5/2016 - Poor in the GY mix, no discernible calls but a clear "Sportsradio 14-50 and FM 107.1" mention matching WFMB, on the South D-KAZ.


1480 WVOV Bridgeport, AL. - 0200 UTC 9/5/2016 - Very poor under dominating WJBM with no sign of semi-local WGVU. Legal ID at TOH finally realized under WJBM after a few times playing back the recording, during au cx on the South D-KAZ.


1480 KAUS Austin, MN. - 1059 UTC 9/20/2016 - Weak with partial OM slogan and solid call letters heard: "Mower County's Voice....K-A-U-S, Austin" followed by FOX News at TOH, mostly alone on the North D-KAZ. 


1490 KXRA Alexandria, MN. - 1059 UTC 9/20/2016 - With live/local YL reading weather and then into "K-X-R-A Alexandria" (with possible second callsign given) and dot com website mention, poor and just above the GY roar, on the North D-KAZ.


1500 WQCR Alabaster, AL. - 0202 UTC 9/5/2016 - Over WLQV with SS music, calls and "Juan" slogans, presumed still on day power, on South D-KAZ. 


1620 KYIZ Renton, WA. - 0215 UTC 9/25/2016 - Fair signal despite t-storm static with urban ac music with two songs easily // to their webstream, on the North D-KAZ. 


1580 WZKY Albemarle, NC. - 0343 UTC 9/3/206 - With CCR tune and other oldies, several "W-Z-K-Y" & "AM stereo" mentions during fade-up and mention of North Carolina during local weather forecast, on the South D-KAZ. 


1700 WQEU865 Toledo, OH. - 2317 UTC 9/3/206 - With YL robo looped message: "This is the travel time information station, provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation. This message is current as of 7:15pm, Saturday, September 3rd, 2016. For additional traffic information, please go to www.ohgo.com" Careful listening also reveals what appears to be a second identical station underneath repeating the same loop, however the FCC only shows one ODT outlet on 1700. WQEU865 calls & Toledo mention given at 2321 UTC. On the South D-KAZ.


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1215 Absolute Radio, UK - 0010+ UTC 9/24/2016 - Best TA of the night with a fair and steady signal lasting for at least an hour with a great selection of modern rock and alternative music from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tears for Fears, Garbage, The Smiths, and even some Bob Marley at entertainment level at times.  Several "easy" IDs given and signal the best on the North D-KAZ.  Relog but good to hear them here again.

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Signing on right now, S8-S9 into Michigan, very wide signal, sounding great!

125
I wasn't expecting this one at all and had my sights set on Latin Americans with the D-KAZ pointed towards the south.  Then I noticed some weak Middle Eastern TA carriers coming through at the high end of the band, so I reversed the antenna and aimed north and started dialing around.  917 is an oddball frequency and doesn't fit the usual 9 kHz spacing.  As far as I know, Nigeria is the only occupant on 917, and there it was on my waterfall showing some weak modulation patterns!  So a new log, and a new country, and completely unexpected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ahCb9c7pA


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MW Loggings / 1579.582 WVOK Oxford, Alabama
« on: August 10, 2016, 0047 UTC »
Tip: this one is waayyy off-frequency making it easier to separate them from the others on-frequency.  Verified last night with a call letter ID and Braves-Brewers MLB.  Offset carrier present again tonight, not sure how long this has been going on but they really stand out on the SDR.

127
North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 am 0114 UTC 8/7/2016
« on: August 07, 2016, 0116 UTC »
S6-S8 over the static with rock tune, suddenly off at 0115z.  Never caught an ID.

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North American MW Pirate Radio / 1710.006 CHIM-FM 0227 UTC 8/6/2016
« on: August 06, 2016, 0236 UTC »
Presumed because I recognize their FM'ing modulation, with talk over music recognizable on good signal peaks.

The D-KAZ is giving me W807 to the South.  When I reverse the antenna and switch it to the North, W807 disappears completely and I get CHIM on 1710.

129
Sounds like dialog from a documentary concerning nuclear fallout - typically of the stuff I've heard in the past from W807.  I have them at 1710.088 for those interested in catching this one.  Weak as usual and just above the noise tonight.

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MW Loggings / 1700 WQIZ337 (Dayton area) 2340 UTC 8/5/2016
« on: August 06, 2016, 0000 UTC »
Finally IDed this one as WQIZ337 from the Dayton area, about 250 miles to my southeast, with robo voiced YL, calls, and mentions of the Ohio DOT.  Very weak but mostly alone right now (skywave hasn't fully kicked into gear).  New TIS log!

131
Bram Stoker just signing on after R.A. interval signal, S5 with the summer static..

132
Signed on a few minutes ago with interval signal and mention of "clandestine broadcast".  Now running oldies, nice audio again tonight, S5-S6.

133
Shortwave Broadcast / 6295 WWCR Spur 0055 UTC 6/25/2016
« on: June 25, 2016, 0104 UTC »
WWCR spur or harmonic noticed on 6295, very weak but occasionally rising to fair audio.  Callsign IDs with frequency mention of 15.825, but not enough time to check that frequency.  Disappeared at 0100 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 AM 1406 UTC 03/24/2016
« on: March 24, 2016, 1408 UTC »
Hard rock music for the last hour or so, signal goes from weak to flame thrower but generally fair overall.  I haven't caught an ID yet but I'm enjoying the tunes this morning - thanks!

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HF Beacons / Channel Z "CZ" Beacon 11428.5 2128 UTC 2/27/2016
« on: February 27, 2016, 2131 UTC »
Solid copy here right now:


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