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ID and Translation Requests / Re: 5626.800 UNID Peskies-What LANG? 12:30 UTC DEC 2 2022

« on: December 07, 2022, 2215 UTC »

SpeechBrain reported Chinese_Taiwan as a possibility, so potentially Taiwanese Mandarin, but admittedly the identification weighting did not return any real significant certainty. So a seriously huge YMMV here.

Chinese_Taiwan 0.027
English 0.027
Spanish 0.026
Chuvash 0.026
Tamil 0.025

Seems we can rule out English and Spanish. About the others, Chuvash favors Russia by population distribution. Tamil favors India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore.

https://huggingface.co/speechbrain/lang-id-commonlanguage_ecapa

Wow what a wonderfully weird time to be alive. Never heard of this app. Thanks for the help!

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WEFAX and SSTV / Help JFC Kyodo Newspaper

« on: December 05, 2022, 2355 UTC »

looking for a little elmering here. Can my settings be any better? I had a decent signal and was on tune and about thhe only thing I can make out is a baby figure and what appears to be Japanese text. Any help from old hands appreciated.

https://prnt.sc/EM73sfHxysd2

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HF Mystery Signals / 17425 UNID wide band DIGI signal 22:30 UTC DEC 4 2022

« on: December 04, 2022, 2246 UTC »

4k Wide. Can't seem to find something that looks like it on the wiki. Have a look and listen. Wonder if it's the HFT again.

https://prnt.sc/6aYWAgIsYRyn

https://voca.ro/16hifEaQ4Vse

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Group W Bench / Re: Re: UNID 6925 USB 0120 UTC 04 DEC 2022

« on: December 04, 2022, 1034 UTC »

Just as moi is about to post the signal disappears...It's back now...goin' to the bedroom for closer listening in...gone again-back again, weaker signal...must have a loose antenna connection...   

Your radio is programmed to know when you're close by. DX machines are the worst behaved.

Wasn't sure if it was a loose connection or just plain weird conditions.

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Group W Bench / Re: Re: UNID 6925 USB 0120 UTC 04 DEC 2022

« on: December 04, 2022, 1032 UTC »

Just as moi is about to post the signal disappears...It's back now...goin' to the bedroom for closer listening in...gone again-back again, weaker signal...must have a loose antenna connection...   

Too late. He says hi and WTF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0120 UTC 4 DEC 2022

« on: December 04, 2022, 0131 UTC »

UNID great sound and signal but CONDX were weird.

S7 - S9 deep fades to no copy.

Started with Welcome to a new day.
1:23 Weird song could not identify due to deep fades https://voca.ro/15QFUR2ednM3
1:27 Spoken word about god's creatures. Sounds like a theramine or snake flute
1:29 deep fade.
1:30 I think he turned his amplifier on and then blew a fuse or condx were really messed up. Signal popped up like a rocket for a few seconds and then died.
1:31 my cat demanded attention and well she is important. Thanks for the sounds!

EQSl accepted if you care to fess up to that playlist

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Utility / Re: 10600 KHz USB OTHR? 1748 UTC DEC 02 2022

« on: December 03, 2022, 2048 UTC »

Yes, that is SuperDARN.  SuperDARN often hits / nags out on 10600 and that area.

I typically do not classify SuperDARN as an OTHR.  For sure it is a radar, and for sure it operates over the horizon, however when many people talk about "OTHR" they envision a radar that is looking for man made stuff, aircraft, missiles, ships, things like that.  SuperDARN is not tracking those kinds of things, but is rather looking at the natural environment.

T!

Yes, plasma tracking in the upper atmosphere. Interesting stuff. Thanks for the confirm.

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Utility / 10600 KHz USB OTHR? 1748 UTC DEC 02 2022

« on: December 02, 2022, 1753 UTC »

Some kind of really wide signal sounds like SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) Seems like two or more stations as one overtakes the other at times.
Closest I can find on the SIGIDENTWIKI is SuperDARN
Have a listen and a look if you would and confirm.

https://voca.ro/14X8nGuxJoLM

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: JMH4 Tokyo Meteo 13988.500 kHz USB FAX 2235 UTC 01 DEC 2022

« on: December 02, 2022, 1236 UTC »

When posting your images, select / highlight the entire URL then click on the "picture frame" icon. This way your image will show up in your post and readers will not be forced to open up the image separately. Just my 2 cents.

And they are appreciated. TY friend.

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ID and Translation Requests / 5626.800 UNID Peskies-What LANG? 12:30 UTC DEC 2 2022

« on: December 02, 2022, 1235 UTC »

Can't ID the language. Any ideas or translations? TIA

https://voca.ro/1fcIUVBRYUf9

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WEFAX and SSTV / JMH4 Tokyo Meteo 13988.500 kHz USB FAX 2235 UTC 01 DEC 2022

« on: December 01, 2022, 2246 UTC »

Good S-8 signal but still scratchy receive.

Pic of shame but still happy I got this at all. I hear them often but weaker signal.

https://prnt.sc/SeI0OWTjaJgo

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Utility / Re: 6981 KHz USB ALE and VARA? 1833Z NOV 22 2022

« on: November 30, 2022, 0100 UTC »

Getting VARA on 5897ish minus the ALE but right next door to a SHARES ALE freq. getting no decode though with VARA HF decoder.

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Utility / Re: UNID FEC 16805 USB 21:00 UTC 27 Nov 2022

« on: November 28, 2022, 1003 UTC »

Yes Thomas very helpful. It was likely L2C as this was NAVTEX at 21:00 hour. 73s

Hi.

16805,0 kHz is irritating, as you cauhgt an FSK modulated signal. The central frequency for that is 16804,5 kHz and it is a well known DSC-channel in the maritime mobile service.

There are many stations from Chile listed there but I'd guess it is either Antofagasta Zonal Radio (CBA) or Valparaiso Playa Ancha Radio (CBV). A very hot catch could be Bahia Fildes Radio (CBZ22) from the Antarctic (-62.196342, -58.959383 / GC07MT).

Looking on Argentine there are the following stations on 16804,5:

• Buenos Aires Prefectura Naval Radio   L2G
• Mar del Plata Prefectura Naval Radio   L2U
• Comodoro Rivadavia Prefectura Naval Radio   L3B
• Ushuaia Prefectura Naval Radio   L3P
• Argentina Radio   LSD836

(Source: Admirality LIst of Radio Signals, ITU, IMO GISIS)

On the other hand there is NAVTEX-traffic on 16806,5 kHz but I have no stations from Chile listed there. But from Argentine there are tow entries in my database:

• Buenos Aires Prefectura Naval Radio   L2B / Sending NAVTEX at 1400z
• Buenos Aires Prefectura Naval Radio   L2C / Sending NAVTEX at 0030,0300,1000,1400,1530,1900,2100 (all times Zulu)

Just a tipp: ALways use the CF for FSK modulated transmissions - that may help to identify the station you caught much more easier.
 

Hope this helps.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6930 USB 2354 UTC 27 NOV 2022

« on: November 28, 2022, 0042 UTC »

ID for Two Dog Radio 

https://voca.ro/1i3Ct78uGv9f

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6930 USB 2354 UTC 27 NOV 2022

« on: November 28, 2022, 0040 UTC »

Still going at 00:40 with "interesting" music S9+15 great signal!