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North American Shortwave Pirate / World Music Radio 6925 AM 1952 UTC 31 MAR 20211

« on: March 31, 2022, 1952 UTC »

Thanks for ID, Flexo  - I could not even make that out. (Now, go batten down the hatches ). ID's by Shazam.

1952 Faint music, just above noise floor
1954 OM talking but can't decipher
2004 YL really belting out tune but too noisy to ID, OM speaks afterwards
2010 Deeper into noise or off
***Thanks for mode, Chris - but far better reception here in USB than AM.  Actually, no reception here on AM. I had tried both.
2028 Faint music USB, nothing AM.
2031 Music just started coming through on AM but very noisy
2034 Shazam just pulled one out of noise "Sorri, Sou Rei" Natirus, reception good but very noisy
2037 "Carry On" Patrice Roberts
2041 Unid OM singer, has gotten too nosy to ID songs again
2053 Off?

857

Weather / Possible Aurora Borealis March 30 due to giant solar flare

« on: March 30, 2022, 1624 UTC »

Cloudy here right now, but hoping for clear night skies.

https://spaceweather.com

858

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey 15375 AM 1456 utc 29 Mar 2022

« on: March 29, 2022, 1500 UTC »

Very Good Reception, Turkish service.  Have been hearing this (pop?) musical broadcast at this hour since A22 season started.  Shazam has ID-ed all singers as Turkish.  Can not find online listing for this frequency/time yet, nor a previous "A" seasonal musical listing for a VoT music program.

1456 "Mandalinalar" Fettah Can
1457 OM with possible ID to "Sana Nerden Gonul Verdim" Secaatin Tanyerli
1500 "Pesindeyim" Sibel Tuzun  (No designation for the top of the hour)
1509 YL talking at length

859

QSLs Received / Mix Radio International March 3 - I Love 80's eQSL

« on: March 28, 2022, 2340 UTC »

https://imgur.com/a/ESFebh0

Thanks, Mix.  Fine eQSL and even better program !

860

North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6925 usb 2123 utc 28 Mar 2022

« on: March 28, 2022, 2124 UTC »

Fair reception, noisy.  Thanks for broadcast.

2123 Stevie Wonder song?
2128 "Visions" Stevie Wonder
2132 "Living For The City" SW, reception now very good with less noise
2140 "Golden Lady" SW
2145 "Higher Ground" SW
Will be listening during dinner prep.
2157 "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" SW
2216 "You and I" SW / Have not heard Station ID yet.
2220 "Tuesday Heartbreak" SW
2223 "You've Got It Bad Girl" SW
2228 "Hi, this is Stevie....." and off

861

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC 15740 AM 1300 utc 28 Mar 2022 - Frequency change for A22

« on: March 28, 2022, 1301 UTC »

Very good reception, English Service.  The BBC has bounced this US East Coast morning broadcast to different UTC's and frequencies since February inception, it is now weekdays from 1300-1500 utc on 15740, see earlier post for weekend transmissions.

1300 Seems like they came on mid-sentence, James Coomarasamy with upcoming news headlines to Ukraine war news
1303 North Korea missile test story, South Sudan clash
1307 James Coomarasamy with updates on war in Ukraine
1321 Academy Awards story - aired Wil Smith/Chris Rock exchange in full
1325 Coomarasamy with Shanghai resident on phone talking about new lock downs for COVID
1329 BBC/Newshour ID
1349 Promotion for "Hardtalk" following Middle East story concerning Iran

862

QSLs Received / IRRS NEXUS-IBA eQSL & email/Honoring Ukraine

« on: March 27, 2022, 2132 UTC »

From Sept. 2021 Reception Report:

https://imgur.com/a/geGYURj

"Dear Dean,

Thank You very much for your email and reception report. Although we may be a
bit late (sorry!), we try to make all efforts to acknowledge reception reports
for our broadcast, and we are attaching our latest electronic QSL card.

Our latest QSL card is dedicated to all the people in Ukraine, those who died,
and those who left their home country as refugees during the current times of
war. The card was designed by Pauline Marx, a young German artist who joins us
in expressing a message of hope to the people in Ukraine because there is always
hope for a better future.

We run extraordinary high power broadcast on Shortwave and Medium Wave (1368
kHz) in the evenings with news and inspirational programs to reach those in the
current conflict zones.

If you wish to know more or support our efforts, please visit our web pages:

https://www.nexus.org/ukraine-donate-to-humanitarian-radio-broadcasting/

You may also donate to our fund to sponsor the cost of airtime and allow us to
continue these broadcasts:

https://www.nexus.org/ukraine-donate-to-humanitarian-radio-broadcasting/

Please notice that we have discontinued our PO BOX or any regular mail address
for listeners' correspondence, and we cannot reply to QSL requests by snail mail.

We will forward your reception report to the programmers you heard for
verification if you mention any particular program. They may also reply to you
with a QSL or verification letter. If this is not acceptable, please let us know
by return email within the next 24 hours. Also, please refer to our privacy
policy at https://nexus.org/privacy-policy.

Due to budget constraints, we may be unable to reply to all QSL requests and
cannot send information, stickers, pennants, schedules or gadgets by regular
mail. However, we do make special efforts in answering your questions and
confirming your reports by email when you write to reports@nexus.org.

Please check our website at https://www.nexus.org  for more information on our
broadcasts and association. Our latest schedules are available at:

   https:/www.nexus.org/schedules/

Our broadcasts can also be received 24/24 and 7/7 over the Internet at:

   https://nexus.org/mp3  or:
   https://nexus.org/irn-player/

You can learn how to support our free speech and international broadcasting
mission on our website.

You may also subscribe to our low-noise mailing list to receive information on
schedules or test broadcasts at:

   https://mailserv.nexus.org/postorius/lists/irrs-listeners.mailserv.nexus.org/

I hope it helps, stay tuned and very best 73s,


Ron"

863

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC 11680 AM 1959 utc 27 Mar 2022 - A22 New Transmission

« on: March 27, 2022, 2004 UTC »

Good reception, English.  New weekend broadcast at 2000 utc but was already on at 1959 utc. A22 schedule: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies

1959 Tail end of broadcast of hour broadcast.
2000 Time Pips, ID, "I'm Julian Marshall with Newshour"
2007 Julian Marshall interviewing YL Ukrainian resident describing conditions
2011 Discussion on Russian next move "Korean scenario"
2016 Julian Marshall continues to talk with YL on Russian Special Operation, reception now excellent
2039 Discussion of Iran nuke deal, domestic politic issues on both sides.  Possibly repeat of earlier broadcast.
2045 Julian Marshall talking with OM on phone about Ukraine

864

North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6955 am 1911 utc 27 Mar 2022

« on: March 27, 2022, 1911 UTC »

Very Good Reception, some fades. Thanks for brightening a dreary Sunday with oldies   (Some ID's by Shazam). ION maybe?

1911 "Dancin' Party" Chubby Checker
1912 "It's My Party" Lesley Gore
1915 "Three Kisses of Love/Night and Day" Bee Gees & Frank Sinatra
1916 "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" Elvis Presley
1918 "Betty Betty" Dickie Pride
1920 "Thank You Lord" Bob Marley (without The Hartford Whalers  )
Request? "Russians" Sting
1924 "Pink Shoelaces" The Chordettes
1926 "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Brian Hyland
1928 "He's So Fine" The Chiftons
1931 "Mr. Custer" Larry Verne (anti-war song  )
1934 "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" Neil Sedaka
1936 "You Can Never Tell" Chuck Berry, used in one of my all time favorite movies Pulp Fiction
1939 "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" Larry Williams
1941 "Party Girl" Bernadette Carroll
1943 "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" The Beatles
1946 "Let's Have A Party" Wanda Jackson...Great Tunes!!!!!
1948 "Magic of Love" Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (how apropo)
1950 "Lovers Who Wander" Dion
1953 "Bama Lama Bama Loo" Tom Jones
1954 "Russians" Sting......Thanks, you're the best
1958 "The Loco-motion" Little Eva
2001 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds
2003 "Corinna, Corinna" Roy Peterson
2006 "I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues" Stevie Wonder
2008 "One Fine Day" The Chiftons
2010 "A Sunday Kind Of Love" The Mystics
2013 "Bandit Of My Dreams" Eddie Hodges
2015 "Ain't That Loving You Baby" Elvis Presley
2017 "Maybellene" Gerry & The Pacemakers
2019 "When Will I Be Loved" The Everly Brothers...Excellent reception now
2021 "My Babe" The Pirates
Score update Canada 1, Jamaica 0...it looks like they are playing on ice
2024 ID, "The Time Machine" to "I Want To Hold Your Hand" The Beatles
Maybe "Dominique" or something from The Zombies?
2027 "Bama Lama Bama Loo" Little Richard.   Ahem, I hope this is not a payola deal  (Mrs. Ct Yankee is now twisting)
2030 ID to "Let's Twist Again" Chubby Checker......Thanks, she is again. Dance break from sewing 
2032 "The Twist" Chubby Checker....I have to join her
2035 "Angel Baby" Rosie & The Originals
2038 ID to "Little Deuce Coupe" The Beach Boys
2041 "Louie Louie" The Kingsmen
2043 Various ID's including "In The Mix" to "Time Is On My Side" The Moody Blues
2045 "I'm in Love With You Scooby Doo" "Denise" Randy & The Rainbows
2048 "Dancin' Party" Chubby Checker...Yut-yo, $$$$$$$$
Update.....Canada 2, Jamaica 0
2051 "Teach Me Tonight" Stevie Wonder
2053 off mid-song, pause, to "I Got a Feeling" Tawny Reed
2056 "Contract On Love" Stevie Wonder
2058 "For the finest sounds and hits, you are listening to Mix..." to "Girls, Girls, Girls" The Fourmost
2101 "Batman" Gem Boy to Id to "But I Do" Clarence "Frogman" Henry
2104 "Mule Skinner Blues" The Fendermen....Jeez, I didn't do this much typing on my thesis
2106 "I Saw Her Standing There" The Beatles
2109 "She's Not There" The Zombies 👏, ID in song
2112 "Stuck On You" Elvis Presley....will be listening, dinner prep time.
Thanks again for delightful program
2140 The music continues ....."Do You Want To Dance?" The Beach Boys to ID's
2214 Wow 3 hours and still going....Have you on the '37 Zenith Console now, sounds like a music hall here.  Mrs. Ct Yankee does "want to dance with me" 
2233 "My Boyfriend's back" The Angels - ugh, snow squall here
2300 "Love Me Do" The Beatles
2321 "Dance To The Music" Sly and the Family Stome, then ID, email addy
2335 "Spinning Wheel"  Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Score Update USA 3 Panama 0
2338 ID to "Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley, I never knew there were this many songs ever recorded, 
2344 "Eloise" Barry Ryan......if you played a new song at the beginning of the broadcast you could play it again now as a classic hit and not fear implications of payola 
2353 "Volare" Bobby Rydell, the wood on the Zenith Console is smoking
2356 "Speedy Gonzales" Pat Boone
0000 "The Boxer" Simon & Garfunkel  OK young man, it is tomorrow - time to BOX up 'em records and get to bed.
0003 "The Letter" The Box Tops
0009 "San Francisco" Scott McKenzie
0008 "Strychnine" The Sonic
0010 "Classic Rock at Mix Radio" to "96 Tears" Question Mark and the Mysterians.  FIVE HOURS - I've had deep, spiritual, earth moving relationships that I requested songs about that didn't last this long
0014 "Eve Of Destruction" Barry McQuire
Score Update USA 4 Panama 0
0017 "Wild Thing" The Troggs, I will no longer need to worry about leaving my fingerprints anywhere
0020 "Something In The Air" Thunderclap Newman
0024 "Nights In White Satin" The Moody Blues
0028 "Albatross" Fleetwood Mac
Score Update USA 5 Panama 0 - your bet, hours of Mix or goals for USA?
0031 "Rubber Ball" Bobby Vee
0033 "Duke of Earl" Chandler...still excellent reception, glad I have solar panels - really
0036 ID "The Time Machine"  to "Moody River" Pat Boone
0040 "I Know" Barbara George    Uncle....it was real , though I might throw it on the portable on the nightstand

0100 First two songs on PL 600 nightstand reception "Summer in the City" Lovnin' Spoonful and "Subterranean Homesick Blues" Bob Dylan

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC World Service 15740 AM 1203 utc 27 Mar 2022 - A22 Frequency

« on: March 27, 2022, 1210 UTC »

Very Good reception, English service.  Weekend only transmission time.  A22 Schedule: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies

1203 ID as "Newshour" program, YL & OM with Ukraine/Russia news
1212 Iran/Russia links
1216 Israel recent military action, Oil production expectations
1218 ID, "I'm Julian Marshall"
1225 BBC reporter interviewing Ukraine military member (Alexander) on identifying Russian military targets
1229 YL with ID then promo with upcoming broadcast
1230 Julian Marshall with "Newshour" ID to news headlines by YL.  "Korea scenario" for Ukraine.
1234 Oscars related story
1236 Reports that Russia is targeting control of eastern Ukraine
1245 Talk of referendum for eastern Ukraine, now excellent reception
1259 Julian Marshall "Good Bye", promo for upcoming feature, off

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania Inter. 17670 AM 1140 utc 27 Mar 2022 - A22 Frequency

« on: March 27, 2022, 1145 UTC »

Very good reception, English service meant for Africa.  ID's by Shazam

1140 "I'm Crazy For My Baby" Vali Racila
1143 News segment on Ukraine conflict
1149 "In The Spotlight" feature on European Humanitarian Forum
1152 "Tri,Tri, Tri" Emil Garvis
1155 OM with other broadcast times/frequencies
1156 IS

867

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZ 9700 AM 1009 UTC 27 Mar 2022 - A22 Frequency

« on: March 27, 2022, 1012 UTC »

Fair reception, English service

1009 OM mentions Bongo Drums then into Unid tune with long bongo solo, other instruments enter this island sounding instrumental tune.
1018 Another tune which could be the soundtrack for knocking down a Mai Tai, this might be their "The Retro Cocktail Lounge" program
1025 "Encanto Del Caribe" 101 Strings Orchestra  (Thank you, Shazam) Reception up to good.
1041 "Ritual Blues" Reg Owen
1045 "Borneo" Cal Tjader
1100 Time pips to YL with news

868

Shortwave Broadcast / KBS World 15575 AM 1439 utc 26 Mar 2022

« on: March 26, 2022, 1447 UTC »

Good reception, Korean service

1439 Group of young sounding OM's/YL's talking rapidly
1447 Conversation continues unabated except for IS like chimes at one point
1449 Musical transition which group speaks over

869

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZ 11725 AM 1213 UTC 26 Mar 2022

« on: March 26, 2022, 1215 UTC »

Good Reception

1213 "The Times They Are A-Changin'" Bob Dylan
1232 YL and OM have been talking for extended period

870

North American Shortwave Pirate / Philo Radio 6925 usb 2305 utc 25 Mar 2022

« on: March 25, 2022, 2305 UTC »

Thanks for ID, Skippy

2305 Faint music
2318 Reception getting better Unid Springsteen song
2323 Zeeky talking
2324 "Die,Die, Die" The Avett Brothers