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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA --> East Africa

« on: September 16, 2022, 2058 UTC »

African music selection on 15580 khz @ 20:49.  Noisy. but pretty steady signal this afternoon. 

"MILLION ROSES" by CC BARNARD @ 20:58

SINPO: 3-3-2-3-3   FRG 7700
TX: Botswana

19 DEC  22. 19:12 UTC  VOA in English with a much improved SINPO of 44454 .  News focusing on world economic forecasts.

167

Shortwave Broadcast / KBS ===> SE ASIA ?

« on: September 11, 2022, 1254 UTC »

Probable, no ID... Just barely audible @ 12:47 UTC on 9570.  Weak YM  with very excitable narrative underneath a steady AC hum throughout,  QSB to nil by 12:54 when carrier vanished completely.

168

Shortwave Broadcast / Biblical Voice Radio Dardasha ?

« on: September 02, 2022, 0027 UTC »

00:2o UTC on 9400.    Very weak  but discernible . Definitely Arabic. Probable out of Sofia, Bulgaria

SINPO: 1-2-2-1-1

169

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Amazonia 11780 khz

« on: September 02, 2022, 0015 UTC »

@ 00:08 utc in Portuguese.  Recorded dialogue sounded like something scripted like a movie or play.

SINPO: 4-4-3-4-4

170

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ===> South America

« on: September 01, 2022, 2335 UTC »

15600 khz @ 15:25 in Portuguese with string and woodwind music.

15:29. "Relajacion Profunda".   Relajacion
15:33  "Three Variations of the Plum Blossom".   Traditional Chinese Music
            Volume 1

SINPO: 3-4-3-3-3.  990X / Long Wire indoors

171

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ==> Eastern Europe

« on: August 30, 2022, 1412 UTC »

15749 khz @ 14:06 utc in English with YL hosting a news feature on the civil unrest in the Iran/Iraq region and plight of journalists covering the story.  Interviews with embedded reporters.

SINPO: 4-3-2-4-3 on Tecsun 990X with Alpha Delta sloper
TX:   Wooferton, UK

172

MW Loggings / CKOM 650 am Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

« on: August 28, 2022, 1616 UTC »

Cruising thru the MW freqs a couple nites ago on the 990X /whip was very surprised to pull in a 10 K-watter CKOM, 1065 miles from my QTH at 05:07  UTC  (23:07 local).  They were giving news feature story on a tragedy in Nova Scotia. Initially a solid signal for about 5 minutes then gradual  QSB to nil x 15:15.
Apologies for the late post - sometime life just insists on getting in the way.

173

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist Radio ==> Far East ?

« on: August 14, 2022, 1319 UTC »

17770 KHZ @ 13:05 UTC. Various scheduling sources indicate Adventist Radio in Uyghur language directed to Far East from Nauen, Germany at 1 KW power but unusual to catch 1KW @ this time ( 08:05 CDT local) . YL announcer with lengthy narrative.  Short male vocal musical interlude @ 13:09 (about 10 seconds) then back to the YL.   Musical background to. YL @ 13:16.
No discernible ID.

SINPO: 2-2-2-3-2

174

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ==> E. EUROPE

« on: August 05, 2022, 1517 UTC »

13860 KHZ @ 15:06 .  Very noisy and just barely audible but able to decipher the song

JASMIN. 12 Girls Band. then back to YL hosting narrative

TX: Shijiazhuang

175

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA 12080 khz

« on: August 05, 2022, 1447 UTC »

@ 14:39 with YL/YM interview in Korean targeting Far East from Tinang, Philippines .  Steady signal with weak to moderate QRN.

SINPO: 3-3-2-4-3

176

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA on 17530 khz

« on: August 03, 2022, 1710 UTC »

@ 17:01 in English.   ID's at 17:02 and 17:06 with TOH news given by Jeff Custer.  17:07 with expanded views of headline items  including, Pelosi's Taiwan visit, the Ukrainian situation and nuclear disarmament.  Wonderful signal today on the R75 between storms.

SINPO: 44444

177

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC on 17745 KHZ...

« on: August 03, 2022, 1706 UTC »

@ 16:46 UTC out of Madagascar in Kirundi targeting East Africa.  YM/YL with spirited dialogue.

SINPO: 43233

178

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Feda ===> North Africa

« on: July 25, 2022, 2238 UTC »

Solid signal this evening on 11610 khz @ 22:26 utc with YL/YM dialogue in Arabic out of Madagascar..  ID and URL address @ 20:35

SINPO: 44344
TARGET:   North Africa

179

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA on 17530 KHZ

« on: July 15, 2022, 1805 UTC »

@ 17:50 UTC in English to Africa with "The Sunnyside of Sports" program.
ID and QRT  @ 18:00 out of Greenville.

SINPO: 34343   Malahit V3 / loop

180

Shortwave Broadcast / Sound of Hope on 18970 khz?

« on: July 15, 2022, 0118 UTC »

01:12 UTC (Local 20:12 right on the leading edge of the grayline) in Chinese with YL/YM dialogue.    No evidence of any well-known jammers on this frequency, just  SOH to the Far East.  1st time I've ever gotten anything on this frequency.

SINPO: 2-3-2-3-2 +    990X W/reel