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2146

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Channel 292 6070 am 1910 am 8 Apr 2018

« on: April 08, 2018, 1914 UTC »

Excellent reception in Catania, Sicily

1910z Phil Collins song
1913z Unid pop tune, foreign language, YL singer
1913z European Music Radio ID giving various relays in English including WBCQ, then to German/Dutch, and back to English, back to Dutch/German
1915z Time pips to Radio "something" International
1928z "Downtown" Petula Clark 

2147

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Austria International 6155 am 0543 utc 8 Apr 2018

« on: April 08, 2018, 0546 UTC »

Excellent reception in German, received in Catania, Sicily
Had not realized they were still on shortwave, ID by short-wave.info

0543z OM and YL talking, heard "climate" several times - interlude music between segments
0550z YL with opera selection, OM chorus backing
0559z OM talking over piano music
0600z ROI ID into news (?)

2148

Shortwave Broadcast / WWCR 4840 am 0535 utc 8 Apr 2018

« on: April 08, 2018, 0538 UTC »

Very good reception, received in Catania, Sicily at sunrise

World Wide Country Radio program

0535z Several unid country tunes including Elvis
0538z WWCR ID to Elvis tune

2149

Shortwave Broadcast / NHK World 5975 am 0522 utc 8 Apr 2018

« on: April 08, 2018, 0525 UTC »

Excellent reception in English, received in Catania, Sicily

0522z Young OM and YL interviewing other young OM's on underground music scene in Japan
0526z "Summer Love" jazzy tune by band just interviewed
0528z Show concluding, address given, website, NHK ID and frequencies

2150

European Pirates and Private Stations / LHH 6205 am 1955 utc 7 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1957 UTC »

Very Good Reception, in English received in Catania, Sicily

1955z "Under Pressure" David Bowie
2005z EDM in foreign language

2151

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Korea 11635 am 1948 utc 7 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1949 UTC »

Excellent reception, in English - received in Catania, Sicily

1948z Korean music, YL singer
1952z Story about crystal glass vase - VoK ID - to string quartet piece about crystal glass vase (very nice)
2003z YL singer piano accompiament

2152

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Thailand 9390 am 1930 utc 7 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1936 UTC »

Excellent reception in English, received in Catania, Sicily

1930z Business report - Trump tariff effects on stock market to  news with YL and OM - anti-corruption hearings, ID
1933z  King's request for a Thai Cultural Fair
1936z Peace talks with groups in southern Thailand
1939z Forest fire prevention in northern Thailand

2153

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Vietnam 7280 am 1925 utc 7 Apr 2019

« on: April 07, 2018, 1927 UTC »

From Catania, Sicily.   in English, excellent reception

1925z Vietnamese music....we must now say goodbye, off

2154

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Channel 292 6070 am 1916 utc 7 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1919 UTC »

From Catania, Sicily,     Very good reception in foreign language - German, Dutch?

1916z OM singing sounding like Leonard Cohen
1918z Chorus in German or Dutch
1941z Rock song in German or Dutch
1943z Music continues to be enjoyable, albeit incomprehensible
2009z OM at length in German or Dutch, "Marconi" mentioned

2155

Shortwave Broadcast / Radyo Denge Welat (Voice of Welt) 11530 am 1126 utc 6 April 2018

« on: April 06, 2018, 1131 UTC »

In Kurdish, excellent reception

Greetings from Catania, Sicily

1126z Two OM's talking, perhaps reading news
1130z Drum music with YL chanting/shouting over it.

2156

Shortwave Broadcast / DW Live Bundesliga 15195 am 1448 utc 31 Mar 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1500 UTC »

Excellent reception.  It seems DW's trial of Bundesliga coverage in Hausa during B17 is now a weekly staple in A18 during the season.  Stunning that their most frequent shortwave broadcast language is Hausa. 
www.dw.com/downloads/43079780/a18webkw.pdf

1448a Two OM in play by play, might be Bayer/Augsburg
1451z "Go-o-o-oal.  1-0"
1527z African music
1530z Off

2157

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA (from Thailand) 15110 am 1319 utc 31 Mar 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1321 UTC »

In Chinese, good reception.  ID via short-wave.info.  A surprising pick up from Udon Thani, Thailand to the US East Coast well past sunrise.

1319z OM and YL talking in Chinese.  Some sort of skit, traffic noise (honking, ambulance) in background.

2158

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 7425 am 0908 utc 31 Mar 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 0914 UTC »

Fair reception

0908z "The Chain" Fleetwood Mac
0915z Unid C&W Ballard, YL singer

2159

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC A18 Frequencies

« on: March 25, 2018, 1000 UTC »

The only frequency that looks different to me than B17 is 13660, I 'm interested in seeing if I can receive it. I have found reception on the east coast best between 1500-2200 with 15420, 17830, 17640, 9915, and 15400 being receivable.  From their webpage:

Global Short Wave Frequencies
Short wave frequencies for all regions available from 25 March - 27 October 2018
West & Central Africa
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
05:00 - 06:00   Daily   9915
05:00 - 07:00   Daily   6005, 7435
06:00 - 07:00   Daily   13660
06:00 - 08:00   Daily   12095
07:00 - 08:00   Daily   9410, 11770, 15400
16:00 - 18:00   Daily   17830
17:00 - 18:00   Daily   17780
17:00 - 20:00   Daily   15400
18:00 - 20:00   Daily   13660
18:00 - 21:00   Daily   11810
20:00 - 21:00   Daily   9410, 12095
21:00 - 22:00   Monday - Friday   9410, 11810, 12095
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for West and Central Africa
East Africa
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
04:00 - 05:00   Daily   6190, 9915
05:00 - 06:00   Daily   12095
05:00 - 08:00   Daily   13580
06:00 - 08:00   Daily   15420
15:00 - 16:00   Daily   12095
15:00 - 20:00   Daily   7445
16:00 - 20:00   Daily   9410
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for East Africa
Southern Africa
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
05:00 - 06:00   Daily   3255, 9410
05:00 - 08:00   Daily   6190
06:00 - 07:00   Daily   12095*
06:00 - 08:00   Daily   7445
16:00 - 17:00   Daily   17640
16:00 - 20:00   Daily   3255, 6190
*West Africa programmes
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for Southern Africa
South Asia
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
00:00 - 02:00   Daily   5970
01:30 - 02:30   Daily   1413
02:00 - 03:00   Daily   9410
13:00 - 14:00   Daily   1413
13:00 - 15:00   Daily   11890
14:30 - 15:00   Daily   1413
16:00 - 18:00   Daily   1413
*East Asia programmes
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for South Asia
East Asia
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
10:00 - 13:00   Daily   9900
22:00 - 23:00   Daily   5890, 7205
23:00 - 00:00   Daily   9740
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for East Asia
South East Asia
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
10:00 - 11:00   Daily   11695
10:00 - 13:00   Daily   6195, 9900
22:00 - 23:00   Daily   5890, 5955
22:00 - 00:00   Daily   3915, 6195, 7305
23:00 - 00:00   Daily   9740
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for South East Asia
Middle East & Gulf States
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
01:30 - 02:30   Daily   1413
03:00 - 04:00   Daily   9440
03:00 - 05:00   Daily   12095
04:00 - 05:00   Daily   1413, 13580
15:00 - 17:00   Daily   5950
15:00 - 19:00   Daily   6195
19:00 - 21:00   Daily   1413
*East Mediterranean only. The BBC World Service Arabic language service is available 24 hours a day on satellite, FM in some cities and online at the BBC Arabic website.
Related Links
Frequency chart with transmitter details for Middle East and Gulf
Afghanistan, Iran & Central Asia
Time (GMT)   Days   Frequency (kHz)
01:30 - 02:30   Daily   1413
03:00 - 04:00   Daily   9440
03:00 - 05:00   Daily   12095
04:00 - 05:00   Daily   1413, 13580
15:00 - 17:00   Daily   5950
17:00 - 19:00   Daily   6195
19:00 - 21:00   Daily   1413
*South Asia programmes

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Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 7425 am 0902 utc 25 Mar 2018

« on: March 25, 2018, 0903 UTC »

Good reception with fades, better than anything received in B17 season

0902z OM with news