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Shortwave Broadcast / NHK World 11945 am 1713 utc 13 Feb 2020

« on: February 13, 2020, 1722 UTC »

Very Good Reception in downpour on PL 880 with just its whip.  Program in Japanese, music in multiple languages.

1712 Unid disco tune.  Have been listening since 1700, a series of disco tunes preceded this one.  Someone turn on the revolving disco ball and find my polyester shirt  🕺 !
1729 Genre change - French/Spanish YL singer, think of a tune by Diana Ross.  YL in Japanese between songs.

1862

QSLs Received / A hat trick of QSL's & Stickers all today

« on: February 12, 2020, 2200 UTC »

Received these three QSL's plus stickers (NHK) all today from emailed reception reports on dates shown.  From top to bottom (reception report date):  CHU (1/31/20), 16 Gwendoline Street (2/1/20), and NHK (12/11/19).  Nice note on the Gwendoline Street card after an earlier cordial email.  The NHK broadcast was in Japanese but with American Christmas music. 

https://imgur.com/a/4tZiSpe

1863

QSLs Received / Radio Free USA eQSL

« on: February 09, 2020, 2122 UTC »

Thank you, Mr. Red Sky for the eQSL and program.  You're a fine American  !

https://imgur.com/a/WHz6eFo

1864

North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z 4065 am 1638 utc 8 Feb 2020

« on: February 08, 2020, 1640 UTC »

S9+10 on the just acquired DX 160. (Note: Nothing here on 6925)

1638 OM talking about just songs just played (Jefferson Airplane)
1640 "Peace Train" Cat Stevens
1644 "John Barleycorn Must Die". Traffic.  (Jeez, like my freshman year at college all over again - using a receiver from that era )
1651 ID but missed it "Needle and Damage Done" Neil Young.  Wonderful music!!
1653 Unid song
1658 Unid song but now S9+20
1702 YL singer
1704 Songs from those from Canada, now international selections.  Coming up French and Bossa Nova songs.  This is really great stuff!  What a way to christen this morning's purchase.  Thanks a lot  !
1709 Bossa Song from Sergio Mendes (This song used in 2 best song commercials teams ever, Google Brazil Soccer team Nike Lockerroom, then change locker room to Airport)
1713 Channel Z ID detailing upcoming songs including Velvet Underground.  snail mail/email addy

1865

QSLs Received / Radio 48 via Mix Radio eQSL

« on: February 08, 2020, 1611 UTC »

https://imgur.com/a/eXMEnx2

Thanks, 48!  Great program and eQSL, my pleasure to listen  !

1866

QSLs Received / Key Channel Radio eQSL

« on: February 03, 2020, 1946 UTC »

Reception was from an SDR in Parma, Italy.  No luck with terrestrial radio at the time of reception via SDR.  I did mention in reception report about the Parma SDR I had received them.

Thanks for dandy program (especially '78 show) and beautiful eQSL, KCR!

https://imgur.com/a/1GTaQfe

1867

Shortwave Broadcast / IRRS Shortwave (16 Gwendoline Street) 7290 am 1915 utc 1 Feb 2020

« on: February 01, 2020, 1921 UTC »

Excellent reception

1915 YL & OM politics/policy talk: Biden/Sanders, At Will Employees, Unions/Labor Relations, Iowa Primary
1930 16 Gwendoline Street Program starts. (first time on terrestrial radio)

1868

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Argentina Exterior 9955 am 1205 utc 30 Jan 2019

« on: January 30, 2020, 1209 UTC »

Excellent reception in Portuguese, a WRMI relay.

1205 Series of delightful Argentine music selections

1869

QSLs Received / Radio Slovakia International QSL

« on: January 29, 2020, 1448 UTC »

About 6 weeks to receive from emailed reception report.  A WRMI relay on 7780 which they surprisingly did not acknowledge on card.  Church is St. Elizabeth in Bratislava.

https://imgur.com/a/oYeE7qB

1870

General Radio Discussion / Vietnam War Era Military Radio on Statue

« on: January 27, 2020, 1919 UTC »

The 3 photos show one of two soldiers from the Battle of Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam in the Spring of 1967.
What caught my attention was the detail of the radio carried by the Marine RTO.  Not sure what radio it is, resembles PRC-25.  I was just a hair young for Vietnam service, 18 in 1975.  Don't know if I ever saw a radio more clearly depicted on a statue, pays tribute to those Operators and equipment.  Statue is alongside side one honoring Korean veterans next to the Tobin Performing Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas.

The statue is also one of the most moving, I have ever seen.

https://imgur.com/a/xtenu7s

1871

MW Loggings / XEG AM 1050 am 2316 utc 23 Jan 2020

« on: January 23, 2020, 2333 UTC »

  Current qth: rooftop deck (11th floor), Downtown San Antonio, Texas.  Using PL 600.  Notable as sunset here  is 0004.

281 daylight air miles between Monterrey (Guadalupe, Nuevo León) and San Antonio now, about the same as DC and Hartford, CT

Good reception

2316 A series of Mexican songs

1872

Huh? / You still slip and fall afterwards...

« on: January 22, 2020, 1817 UTC »

https://imgur.com/a/ZLt4kDt

(Seen in San Antonio, Texas)

1873

Shortwave Broadcast / NHK World 11945 am 1723 utc 18 Jan 2020

« on: January 18, 2020, 1728 UTC »

Very good reception, some minor interference from REE on 11940.  Broadcast is in Japanese with a mix of pop music in many languages.

1723 American pop tune that I was not familiar.
1725 OM in Japanese
1726 YL singer in perhaps French
1729  Unid Wispy, hymn-like like tune - think Stevie Nicks, unknown language

1874

Shortwave Broadcast / RTM Sarawak FM 9835 am 1731 utc 16 Jan 2020

« on: January 16, 2020, 1734 UTC »

Fair reception, some fades, in Malaysian.  This is a first for me.

1731 OM talking followed by Malaysian music

Found a web site with an email address, I attempted a qsl request.

1875

QSLs Received / Radio Prague QSL cards

« on: January 15, 2020, 1524 UTC »

A relay broadcast from WRMI, about 5 weeks to receive QSL via email to Prague.

https://imgur.com/a/NoATOGZ