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Shortwave Broadcast / RFI WWC France/Brazil 13740, now 9790 am 1900 utc 23 June 2019

« on: June 23, 2019, 1905 UTC »

Fair reception in French.  RFI is on several frequencies but this is the only one I can receive at the moment.  Women's World Cup Final 16 match being played in host country France.

1900 Game action starts, 2OM on play by play, heard "Marta" a couple of times - star Brazilian player.
1922 "Goal" French goal, France 1 - Brazil 0
1926 Goal reversed by video review, still 0-0.
1951 Halftime no score
2000 Off, RFI now on other frequencies that I can't receive at the moment
2044 Just starting being received on 9790, score tied at 1.  Very good reception.

2027

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC WWC England/Cameroon 15400 am 1558 utc 23 Jun 2019

« on: June 23, 2019, 1604 UTC »

Good Reception. Live coverage of Final 16 Women's World Cup match between England and Cameroon, sorry no play by play blogging - I don't know players well enough.  If someone can explain to me why a team with a losing record in pool play advances to knockout stage, I'd appreciate (too few teams and too much money?) but I digress....

1558 IS chimes
1559 Immediately into joined in action play by play of match by 2YL
1600 No top hour break for news or Sportworld ID
1607 Deep fades in reception now
1617 England scores in extra time, goal reversed on offside.  Video being checked.  Offside overturn, goal counts - England 2 - Cameroon 0.

2028

Shortwave Broadcast / KBS 15575 am 1532 utc 22 Jun 2019

« on: June 22, 2019, 1436 UTC »

Surprisingly good reception using PL-880 with its wire on the back porch as transmission emanates from Kimjae.  Sounds like occasional attempts to jam this Korean language broadcast.

1532 YL and OM in discussion in Korean
1552 Conversation has continued straight through with the word "Korea" mentioned several times.  Attempts at jamming have quelled.

2029

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC Mid-Winter Broadcast to Antartica 7360/9455 am 2130 utc 21 Jun 2019

« on: June 21, 2019, 2131 UTC »

Fair reception on both, unfortunate as there was excellent reception on test broadcast last week

2130 YL and OM talking
2132 Unid music snippet
2133 Child talking
2134 OM "I will see you". Reception on 9455 now up to good
2135 OM "Lots of love from me and Aunt Betty"
2138 OM "Thank you for your contributions"
2140 Some sort of sound effects
2142 "We are the Champions" Queen - snippet
2144 YL "We love you very much"
2145 Queen reprise
2149 Unid music snippet
2153 Brief group song by well wishers
2158 YL "Wish you luck" to music snippet
2159 Another music snippet to off

2030

General Radio Discussion / BBC Annual Mid-Winter Broadcast to Antartica 2130 utc 21 Jun 2019

« on: June 18, 2019, 2123 UTC »

I have not seen an official announcement on this yearly transmission but the BBC did do a test broadcast (I received) on 14 Jun at 2130 utc on 5875(WOF), 5990(DHA), 7360(ASC), and 9455(WOF).  I received the last two frequencies with excellent reception.

This annual broadcast is from friends and family at BBC studios to British researchers in Antartica.  It is a mix of homespun messages, children singing happy birthday, latest family news, and pertinent commercial music.  The broadcast celebrates the days getting longer at the bottom of the world, first day of winter there, so "Here Comes the Sun" and like songs are generally featured.  It's worth listening to least once if you have not done so, I try to catch it yearly.

Here's a reception report about it three years ago:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28758.msg107061.html#msg107061

2031

Shortwave Broadcast / Vatican Radio 15565 am 1535 utc 15 Jun 2019

« on: June 15, 2019, 1539 UTC »

Very good reception on T/O G500 with just its whip in Amharic Language

1535 African indigenous music to OM in Amharic

2032

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 5945 am 0723 utc 15 Jun 2019

« on: June 15, 2019, 0817 UTC »

Excellent reception on the bedside PL-600 with its wire, solid music line up this morning - perhaps the best they have ever played.  Length and strength of reception this morning has been remarkable.


0723 "Pilot of the Airwaves".  Charlie Dore
Before song OM announced it was 7:23, which would their evening time and coincidentally 0723 utc.
0740 "I Can' Help Myself" The Four Tops
0800 Time pips, News (Lead: Hong Kong protests, Mid East ship attacks)
0810 Elton John song I forgot name, probably off Madman Across the Water
0823 "Pipeline" The Ventures (?)
0844 "Hey Jude" The Beatles
0909 "Black Magic Woman" Santana (now on T/O 7000 with just its whip, still excellent at sunrise)
0932 "Fox on the Run" Sweet (a brisk, breathe seeing 45 degrees getting the paper just now)
0948 Jazz instrumental
1000 Time pips, News, Sports (Pebble Beach)
1012 "Ticket to Ride" The Carpenters (Not so hot cover )
1020 "Rebel Yell" Billy Idol

2033

North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6925 am 0027 utc 15 Jun 2019

« on: June 15, 2019, 0029 UTC »

EXCELLENT RECEPTION


0027 instrumental  jazz (OM "getting on shortwave")
0031 Cow bells, cows mooing
0032 OM "Shortwave" to unid song
0034 Big fade, off?

2034

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC test transmission for annual Mid-Winter TX 9455/7360 2136 utc 14 Jun 2019

« on: June 14, 2019, 2137 UTC »

Excellent reception...test transmissions on these frequencies for next Friday's Mid-Winter Antartica broadcast due to be on until 2145.  The annual 21 Jun broadcast is one not to be missed - a homespun, quirky, musical letter from loved ones back in the UK to their missed relatives in Antartica.

2136 BBC story on Guam airmen
2145 Off

2035

North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 am 2244 utc 11 Jun 2019

« on: June 11, 2019, 2247 UTC »

Fair reception

2244 Bursts of conversation between YL and OM "Hi there, Jack".....very good peaks and very deep fades.
2246 Musical interlude
2259 OM singing crooner tune

2036

General Radio Discussion / Adios amigos, ESPN to shutter Desportes radio network

« on: June 11, 2019, 2055 UTC »

Desportes will shut down in September.  Perhaps their largest affiliate is WEPN 1050am in New York, a 50,000 watt class B station - the original home of WFAN.  The current flagship of the NY Yankee Spanish radio network.

https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2019/06/ESPN-Deportes.aspx

2037

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 5945 am 0947 utc 9 Jun 2019

« on: June 09, 2019, 0949 UTC »

Excellent reception

0947 "Miss You"  The Rolling Stones
0951 Missed intro, sounds like Stevie Wonder
1000 Time pips, news

2038

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece Euro 2020 Qualifier 9420 am 1908 utc 8 Jun 2019

« on: June 08, 2019, 1914 UTC »

Very good reception in Greek

While spinning the dial, I came across the cadence of 2 OM's doing play by play of soccer in Greek.  At first, I thought is was possibly coverage of the Woman's World Cup but Greece did not qualify.  After hearing some Italian names, I figured out it was the Italian/Greek Euro 2020 qualifying match.  Surprised to learn that VoG did live sports.

1908 Two OM's in Greek in fast, high pitch cadence - assumption near goal by Italy based on Italian players named in pressing the action.

2039

General Radio Discussion / AIR to go off the air?

« on: June 07, 2019, 2155 UTC »

Partial India Radio may have to become Double-Shift India Radio, hope Sanjay can handle it....

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-may-have-to-power-off-short-wave-transmissions/article27584333.ece

2040

General Radio Discussion / THE GUARDIAN on the demise of rural radio in USA

« on: June 07, 2019, 2153 UTC »

It's not doing that well around urban areas either.....

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/06/radio-silence-how-the-disappearance-of-rural-stations-takes-americas-soul-with-them