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Utility / US COAST GUARD MARINE WX REPORT

« on: May 21, 2019, 0409 UTC »

4.425.85 KHZ USB 0402 UTC 21 May 19 ( 23:02 CDT Local) . Weather report for the Caribbean Region including update on Tropical Storm Andrea warning  for" Seas 35-45 knots Wednesday morning".  Solid , steady signal

SINPO:  4-4-3-4-4

467

MW Loggings / WMT Cedar Rapids IA

« on: May 19, 2019, 0433 UTC »

600 KHZ @ 0419 UTC 19 MAY 19 (23:19 CDT Local)  with a talk show addressing Big Pharma and the Opiode crises.  Commercial block at 04:21.   ID at 04:26 .

TX <> RX :   177 Miles
NITE TX PWR:   5 KW

468

Equipment / ICOM IC R-75 external speaker

« on: May 16, 2019, 2144 UTC »

Just landed a used R75 on EBAY - should get it within a few days.   Looking for any recommendations for an external speaker to pair up.   Any ideas?
Thanks

469

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Rebelde

« on: May 16, 2019, 0425 UTC »

5025 KHZ @ 0420 UTC (23: 20 CDT local)  16 May 19 in Spanish.   Good, solid signal tonight with outstanding music with female vocals.      Very minor fading  here in South Central Wisconsin.

SINPO: 4-5-4-4-4
TX:   Bauta
Target:   Caribbean Region

470

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA to Africa

« on: May 16, 2019, 0414 UTC »

5925 KHZ  @ 0406 UTC (23:06 CDT Local) 16 May 19 in English.   O/M with stories re: South Africa,  Election issues and Reform.

SINPO:  3-4-3-3-3
TX:   Botswana

471

Shortwave Broadcast / African Pathways Radio

« on: May 14, 2019, 1818 UTC »

13760 KHZ  @ 1812 UTC (1312 CDT local) in English.   ID with Station jingle music @ 18:13.    Male announcer  giving sermon according to Paul , the Evangelist, as it related to Titus.   Very weak signal  underneath the QRN

SINPO; 1-4-2-2-2
TX:  Madagascar
Target:   Western Africa

472

Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 9840 khz in French...

« on: May 05, 2019, 1527 UTC »

.....@ 15:15 utc 5 May 19 (10:15 cdt local)  underneath the WHRI blast in English to Eastern North America.   A-19 shows nothing in French  on 9840 at this time.     2 O/Ms in deep discussion

473

MW Loggings / CJAD in Montreal

« on: May 03, 2019, 0401 UTC »

800 khz @ 03:52 UTC 3 May 19 with some guy talking hosting a talk show talking about women's health concerns as they relate to stress and hawking his book addressing "the anti-inflammatory diet".   He told her to try "goat'S milk" .  (sounds like" baaaad" advice to me)

TX <> RX:  759 Miles
NIGHT PWR:  10 KW

474

Shortwave Broadcast / WRNO

« on: May 03, 2019, 0338 UTC »

7505 KHZ @ 03:30 UTC 3 May 19 (22:40 CDT Local 2 May 19) :

03:30 . Religious music with male vocals
03:32   ID
03:33 .  "Wonderwall"  by Oasis

SINPO:   Erratic.   Solid S9 that vanished completely by 3:35

475

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Progresso

« on: May 03, 2019, 0251 UTC »

4765 KHZ @ 02:43 UTC 3 May 19 (21:43 CDT local) :

"Teenager in Love" . Dion and the Belmonts

Y/L hosting the show, interviewing a 2nd Y/L @ 02:49

SINPO:  3-2-2-3-2 (+)
TX:  Bejucal
Target:  Caribbean Region

476

MW Loggings / WDNZ Portage Indiana . 750 am

« on: April 28, 2019, 1637 UTC »

Rare to get this as the signal has to get thru  the Chicago big sticks 720 WGN and 780 WBBM.

16:16  UTC  "Something"   The Beatles
16:21          "Hey Baby" .   The Buckinghams
16:24 .         UNID female Jazz vocalist
16:27 .         "You Take My Breath Away"  Rex Smith

16:30 . Station ID " 750 AM Access Radio WNDZ"

TX DAYTIME POWER: 15 kw
 TX<> RX:  107 miles

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Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist Radio via Sri Lanka(?) . (Germany(?)

« on: April 28, 2019, 1558 UTC »

15670 khz @ 15:45 UTC 28 Apr 19 ( 10:45 CDT Local) in English.   Lousy, fluctuating signal. ID @ 15:57 .  QRT . 15:59

SINPO:  2-2-1-1-2(-)
TX:    Either Trincomalee Sri Lanka or Nauen Germany
Target: Unknown

478

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI off frequency?

« on: April 24, 2019, 1549 UTC »

15:22 UTC (10:22 CDT Local) 24 April 19 in English.   Snagged this  "World Today" broadcast on 11880 khz but this is normally scheduled for 11885.   Got a strong signal on the FRG but terrible on the 750 with the same antenna.

Female Host with interviews and coverage of:

15:22  North Korean missile testing
15:25  Russian island disputes
15:28  Russian energy exports

Drifted to 11882 khz at 15:32.  Locked back in to 11880 @ 15:54

15:35 Interview with an international studies rep discussing Mideast situation

FRG:  SINPO:  4(+) -4-3-4-3-4
TX:  (Probable)  Xianyang
Target:  Western North America


 

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Guinea

« on: April 23, 2019, 2117 UTC »

9650 khz @ 21:05 UTC   (16:05 CDT local) 23  April 19 in French.  Middle age male with solo narrative .   Music intro and  2nd announcer at 21:13.  Broad swing on the signal strength.
Moderate to heavy QRN throughout.

SINPO:  2-3-1-2-2
TX;  Conakry Guinea
Target:   Western Africa

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Shortwave Broadcast / Helliniki Radiophonia

« on: April 23, 2019, 2053 UTC »

Voice of Greece on the usual 9420 KHZ @ 20:45 UTC 23 April 19 in Greek.    Greek music  with solid signal strength battling waves of  heavy QRN.

SINPO; 5-3-2-3-3
TX: Avlis
TARGET:  Europe