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Messages - Ron - Calif.

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KOREA SOUTH: Echo of Hope - VOH, heard on 3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 // 6348 // 9100 kHz. from starting
at 1123 to finishing at 1155 UT, Nov 6 (Sunday); started and ended with the usual theme music, for the weekend
only program of the English language lesson with the reading of a portion of Chapter 6 of "Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone," along with lengthy explanations in Korean. The usual good reception; my ten minute unedited
audio - http://bit.ly/3DEFsWz . I always enjoy listening to this program on the weekend!

Monday (Nov 7), at 0923 & 1020 UT, surprised to find no change from last week. Will they change frequencies
during the week?

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: UNID 6245 AM 2155 UTC 29 OCT 2022
« on: October 30, 2022, 0404 UTC »
Echo of Hope - VOH, is a station operated by NIS (National Intelligence Service), the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

Observed frequencies for the week of Oct 24-30:

3985 // 4880 // 5995 // 6245 // 6350 // 9095 kHz.

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Schedule:

7275  0800-0900  KOR KBS WORLD RADIO in Japanese
7275  0900-1000  KOR KBS WORLD RADIO in Korean     
7275  1100-1200  KOR KBS WORLD RADIO in Korean         
7275  1600-1700  KOR KBS WORLD RADIO in Korean

Observed on Oct 24, at 1059 UT; KOREA SOUTH. 7275 kHz., KBS World Radio IS & IDs in English and Korean;
"This is KBS World Radio coming from Seoul, the Republic of Korea"; strong enough to block any chance of
hearing anything else that might be here!

My audio today - https://app.box.com/s/vafcpqqmn7k051h6wfq8q77fmcp3yvqz .

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: CN BCS 6230 AM 2255 UTC 14 Oct 2022
« on: October 14, 2022, 2359 UTC »
6230-USB, Australia Weather West - Wiluna (VMW), with marine weather warnings, is also heard here in California,
but with Sound of Hope (Taiwan) QRM in AM (6230).

http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/voice-services.shtml
http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/radio-sat/vmw-technical-guide.shtml [not current frequencies]

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: UNID 6185 AM 1052 UTC 11 OCT 2022
« on: October 11, 2022, 1330 UTC »
Mexico (6185), at 1056 UT, on Oct 6, with cool jazz; 1102-1104* UT, National Anthem (choral) and off the air;
then CHBC (China) in the clear!

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Two catches this morn'...
« on: October 09, 2022, 0000 UTC »
http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/us/nda/userlist1.txt

A22 Shortwave Frequency List October 4  2022, 2300 UTC   Day 1 = Sunday

kHz     Time(UTC)  ITU Station                                     Lang. Location        Days

9570   1600-1800  CHN CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL  Eng   Beijing 572    1-7

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RRI Nabire 7290 AM 2320 UTC 30 SEP 2022
« on: October 01, 2022, 1939 UTC »
The non-stop reciting of the Qur'an via RRI Nabire, seems to be a daily feature from about 0847 to 0858 UT.
It is their most distinctive segment! My audio - https://app.box.com/s/2wmcpquf3y7avrf9h9wo382l5c040jt3 .

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: need help bringing in SW stations
« on: October 01, 2022, 1908 UTC »
Greetings from California! For well over a decade now, I have taken my Eton E1 portable to my local beach to do my SWL
during the middle of the night. Park next to a wooden fence and string out my external antenna of a 100 ft. long wire along
it and run it into my car and attach it to my E1. At the beach, there is no radio frequency interference (park next to the ocean
on one side and a golf course on the other. Always have very quiet listening conditions. Therefore I only use it only with
batteries (use four D types that are rechargeable).

What I suggest you do is put some batteries in your radio and head out to a local park, or someplace where there would be
little if any radio frequency interference (RFI). Suggest going out at sunset or sunrise, as there can be some very good SW
reception then. Believe you will find that you have quiet listening. I can only suggest experimenting with different locations and
try to find one that works well for you. Then you will know for sure if the problem is at your home and not the fault of the radio!

Good luck! Ron

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RRI Nabire 7290 AM 2320 UTC 30 SEP 2022
« on: October 01, 2022, 1141 UTC »
Pro 1 RRI Nabire (7289.93), with the usual format of mostly non-stop EZL songs on Oct 1, except 0847-0858 UT with Qur'an;
tuned out at 0920.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Vanuatu missing
« on: October 01, 2022, 1137 UTC »
Oct 1 -   Radio Vanuatu today (news & sports 0658-0714 UT) returned to their normal frequencies;
0620-0659* UT on 7260 and *0659 on 11835 // 7890, with 3945 being unusable.

Also noted:

SIBC (5020) better than usual due to continued absence of Cuba on 5025 (0757-0923 UT).

RRI Nabire (7289.93), with the usual format of mostly non-stop EZL songs, except 0847-0858 UT with Qur'an;
tuned out at 0920.

Shiokaze noted on the alternate frequencies yesterday at *1300 UT, of 5920 // 6165 (killing CNR6 reception!).
From Hiroshi (Japan), with Google translation, on Sept 30 (I appreciate his daily observations!):

"5920 and 6165kHz are out for "Shiokaze" on Friday 1300. 5920kHz is good without interference. At 6165kHz, there
is interference from CNR6 on the same wave, but it is weak and does not have a large impact. No jamming at all.
The first is the Japanese broadcast "Bridge over the Sea of Japan".
It is the same program as last Friday and Saturday. On September 14, the Special Committee on the Abduction Issue
of the House of Representatives visited the KDDI Yamata Transmitting Station. Participating members on the day are
as follows: Chairman Akihisa Nagashima (LDP), Director Toshinori Eto (LDP), Director Ikuko Nakagawa (LDP), Director
Susumu Watanabe (Constitutional), Director Erio Minobu (Ishin), Atsushi Suzuki (People), Ryo Kasai ( Communist Party),
Commissioner Mamoru Umetani (Constitutional Constitution) departed from the Diet to Yamata Transmitting Station in
Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture at 10:45 am. He again explained the issue of globalization and the importance of international
broadcasting. During the question-and-answer session, the participating Diet members asked lively questions one after
another. After arriving, a KDDI staff member explained the outline of the transmission facility, its history, shortwave
transmission, etc., and divided into two groups, each of which toured the overall facility, including transmitters and
antennas. It was very hot today, so by the time we returned to the meeting room, everyone was drenched in sweat,
but each of us said things like the vast site that we had never seen before, the scale of the transmitter, and the fact
that the construction was not easy. Afterwards, there were active questions and answers, and I felt that the understanding
of the superiority of analog broadcasting and Japan's only shortwave transmission facility was considerably deepened.
Next, the news that it submitted an opinion to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. The Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has requested that related facilities in each prefecture be enriched with books
on the abduction issue. Next, Yumiko Usami's "I want to go home", which was sung at a joint public recording held in
Hiroshima on August 14th, appears. The "Road to Rescue Corner" was written by Shomei Masumoto about various
events held in Tokyo on September 17th. Twenty years have passed since the Japan-North Korea Summit Meeting.
"Voices from the Japanese government to the family" is a message to Yaeko Taguchi from her brother Shigeo Iizuka,
who passed away on December 18, 2021, and a message recorded at the National Assembly in November 2021. is.
After that, as usual, following the emergency broadcast IS, a warning was announced when escaping to Japan."

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Habana Cuba Hurricane Status
« on: September 29, 2022, 1824 UTC »
Sept 29 - Thursday: SOLOMON ISLAND. 5020, SIBC - Voice of the Nation, 1027-1108 UT. Somewhat less than
semi-readable; 1042 to 1052, with a rebroadcast of a speech given on the 23rd ("SIBC has been the voice of our
people . . . celebrate 70 years . . . I wish you all a happy celebration"); 1052-1059, preaching in English; 1101, intro
calliope music, then news in English (soundbite of Manasseh Sogavare's [Prime Minister of Solomon Islands],
address to the General Assembly of the UN [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVy68Hnh6tc ]); 1108, ID mid-way
through the news. Cuba continues to be silent on 5025!

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
Etón E1, external antenna: 100 ft. long wire

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Habana Cuba Hurricane Status
« on: September 28, 2022, 0429 UTC »
PERU. Sept 25 observations:

5025, clear of Cuba from 0753+ UT; so from 1039 to 1050 UT, had Peru (R. Quillabamba) reception; a pleasure to now
hear Peru without Cuban QRM! Absence of Cuba also helped the reception of SIBC (Solomon Islands), on 5020.

5040, heard with Radio Rebelde (ex 5025) still on the air at 1105 UT. These were brief anomaly caused by hurricane Ian

SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, on Sept 26, at 1157 UT, with prayer in English ("Our heavenly father . ."); closing ID
in English; National Anthem; 1200, immediately into non-stop pop songs; still on the air 1315+. Hiroyuki Komatsubara
(Japan) noted SIBC still on the air at 1448 UT, on the same day.

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
Etón E1, external antenna: 100 ft. long wire

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Habana Cuba Hurricane Status
« on: September 27, 2022, 2038 UTC »
CUBA. Anomaly due to hurricane Ian! 5025, RHC (not Radio Rebelde), at 0603 UT, Sept 27. In English
and // 6060; with 5040 being silent. RHC on 5025 made for stronger than usual QRM for SIBC (5020). 

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Quillabamba 5025 AM 0204 UTC 16 Sep 2022
« on: September 25, 2022, 1228 UTC »
Sept 25 observations:

5025, clear of Cuba from 0753+ UT; so from 1039 to 1050 UT, had Peru (R. Quillabamba) reception; a pleasure to now
hear Peru without Cuban QRM! Absence of Cuba also helped the reception of SIBC (Solomon Islands), on 5020.

5040, heard with Radio Rebelde (ex 5025) still on the air at 1105 UT.


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Latin American Pirate / Colombian pirate stations
« on: September 24, 2022, 2300 UTC »

COLOMBIA. 4940, UNID pirate, 0606-0614 UT, Sept 24. Preaching (Christian) in English about women and God, with
simultaneous translation into Spanish; fairly readable.

6017.0, Organización Radial El Prado (thanks to Rafael Rodriguez R. [Colombia] for the ID), running late, from tune
in at 0516 UT till off shortly after 0705, on Sept 24 (Saturday). Non-stop LA music (no announcements or time checks
heard).

Ron
Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey)
Etón E1, external antenna: 100 ft. long wire

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