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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Vietnam English

« on: September 20, 2018, 0138 UTC »

7315 KHZ @ 01:24 UTC 20 Sept 18 (20:24 cdt local 19 Sept 18) in English.  Marvelous signal as via Cypress Creek, USA. 

01:24 . Song in Vietnamese female singer
01:26 . Read a letter from a listener
01:27 . item on the Lotus being the national flower of Vietnam and India
01:28 . Station ID from female announcer  followed by QSL address info

Temporary QRT at 01:29 then back on with the news at 01:30
SINPO: 5-5-4-5-5 . Target:  Latin America

587

Shortwave Broadcast / WRNO New Orleans

« on: September 20, 2018, 0120 UTC »

7505 KHZ @ 01:15 UTC 20 Sept 18 :   Religious vocals music with male singer
 Solid Signal @ SINPO: 5-5-4-5-5

588

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania

« on: September 20, 2018, 0043 UTC »

9790 KHZ @ 00:23 UTC 20 Sept 18 (19:23 cdt local 19 Sept 18) in Romanian:

00:23 Pop Music in Romanian with a female singer
00:26   Male announcer with Station ID
00:26 .  Female announcer with various news items
00:34 . Male announcer joined into whatever the discussion was
00:43 . More music

SINPO: 3-4-3-4-4
Target:  Eastern North America
TXZ;    Galbeni

589

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana

« on: September 20, 2018, 0006 UTC »

RHC on 9535 KHZ @ 23:55 UTC 19 Sept 18 (18:55 cdt local)in Spanish. Spanish music with female vocals using the Bejucal TX, not the more prevalent Bauta or Quivican TX sites.  Got a 3-4-5-3-4 SINPO then what I thought was a 20:59 QRT when a muddled, heavily over-modulated male announcer for 1 minute - then RHC resurfaced  thru the same Bejucal TX.

TARGET :  CENTRAL AMERICA

590

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Greece

« on: September 19, 2018, 2352 UTC »

9420 KHZ @ 23:50 19 Sept 18 ( 18: 50 cdt local  ) in Greek.   Grecian piano ballad music with male vocals.   Moderate static.

TARGET: North America
SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3

591

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Ukraine International

« on: September 18, 2018, 0255 UTC »

7780 khz @ 02:42 UTC 18 Sept 18 (21:42 cdt local 17 Sept 18) in English:

02:42 Female announcer with story on news coverage at the Ukrainian TV channel
02:45  Male announcer with intro to a lengthy news item on noted female journalist

Signal deteriorated quickly after 02:49, almost unintelligible by 02:54

SINPO:  3-1-2-2-2
TARGET:  Eastern North America
TX:  Okeechobee FL . USA

592

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Nigeria

« on: September 17, 2018, 2106 UTC »

9690 KHZ @ 20:49 UTC 17 Sept 18 (15:49 cdt local) in Hausea, one of the prominent languages in the targeted Western African region. 

20:49   2 female announcers conducting a one-on-one interview
20:56   Short song with male vocals
20:57   Song, predominantly percussion instruments
20:58   QRT

SINPO: 2-3-2-3-2 +
TX:  Ikorodu   (20 miles NE of Lagos0

593

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Vaticana

« on: September 17, 2018, 1604 UTC »

13,839 KHZ @ 15:57 UTC 17 Sept 19 (10:57 cdt local) broadcasting in Amharic. Choir vocals to QRT @ 15:59

SINPO: 2-2-2-3-2
Target:  East Africa

594

Shortwave Broadcast / KVOH targeting Central America

« on: September 17, 2018, 1438 UTC »

17775 KHZ 14:32 UTC in Spanish 17 Sept 18 (09:32 cdt local) blasting thru with a huge signal from the Rancho Simi CA USA TX.   Various songs in  both female and male singers.  Nice Latino six string music.
SINPO:  5-5-5-5-5

595

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI targeting Siberia

« on: September 17, 2018, 1423 UTC »

China Radio International targeting Siberia in Russian on 9675 KHZ @ 14:15 UTC 17 Sept 18 (09:15 cdt local) .  More than a reasonable signal from the Shijiazhuang 723 TX, 165 miles  SSW of Beijing.   Lots of atmospheric hiss but minimal fading.
SINPO: 2-2-3-3-3

596

Shortwave Broadcast / Radiio Clube do Para (out of TX: Belem) or..........

« on: September 16, 2018, 0319 UTC »

Radiodif. Acreana out of TX: Rio Branco.  4885 KHZ at 03:07 UTC 16 Sept 18 (22:18 cdt local 15 Sept 18):

Couldn't catch an ID and both stations report broadcast scheduling during this time:

03:07 Music
03:08  Male announcer with echo'd promos
03:09 Music with female singer
03:16 . Music with male singer

597

Shortwave Broadcast / WEWN Vandiver TX site

« on: September 16, 2018, 0214 UTC »

5970 khz @ 0209 UTC 16 Sept 18 (21:09 cdt local) with nice foot-tapping music with Spanish lyrics and Spanish male announcer. Interview with female @ 02:14

SINPO:5-5-5-5-5
Target:  Central America

598

Shortwave Broadcast / WRMI

« on: September 13, 2018, 0401 UTC »

5985 KHZ @ 0334 UTC 13 Sept 18 (22:34 cdt local 12 Sept 18) in English

Lousy signal with strong QRM on a cloudless nite at the RX site:
03:34  Discussion on Economics
03:40  Piano Orchestra music
03:43  Short narrative tribute to Elvis Presley
03:45 More music
03:49 ID
03:50 "Tales of (indecIpherable)

Target:  Central America .  SINPO:  2-3-1-2-2

599

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Exterior De Espana pegging the needle

« on: September 12, 2018, 2141 UTC »

15520 @ 2127 UTC 12 Sept 2018  in Spanish to the Middle East:

2127:  Male announcer
21:28  Music in English, male singer "Gimmee Some of That"
21:30 Female announcer in an interview

Absolutely booming signal to begin with - wonderful clarity with NO QRM to start.  Reminded me of the old Deutsche-Welle days back in the 80's.   Signal faded after about 8 minutes to the normal SINPO: 4-3-3-4-4.   Other than the recent sunspot activity (19) I have no idea why this blast-out occurred but it certainly was enjoyable.

600

Shortwave Broadcast / RADIO PROGRESSO

« on: September 06, 2018, 0247 UTC »

4765 khz @ 02:35 UTC 6 Sept 18 (21:35 cdt local) :

O/M narrator to 02:36 then Y/F introducing song "Hey Mombo, Italiana"  followed by an short o/m y/f discussion to 02:43 when a Spanish version of the Beatles "Michelle" performed by a male singer.

SINPO: 4-3-2-2-3