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1381

Shortwave Broadcast / A clear RHC signal !

« on: December 05, 2018, 1419 UTC »

15230 khz @ 14:15 UTC 5 Dec 18  in Spanish.   
ID at 14:15
Conversation on " the historical repair of the Cuban peoples' heritage"

 SINPO: 4-5-4-5-5

1382

MW Loggings / MW DX'ing in East Troy WI....

« on: December 04, 2018, 0300 UTC »

Just  a sampling of MW stations pulled in during the evening of Dec 2nd on the portable Sangean ATS-909X with telescopic antenna only:

610 khz @ 20:32  WTEL Philadelphia 714 miles .   Sports talk re: McCarthy firing and the NCAA football rankings

630 khz  @  20:45 CFCO Chatham, Ontario  317 miles   Adult pop music

690 khz @ 20:51 CKGM  Montreal, Quebec 759 miles  Sports talk re:  Possible lineup changes for the NHL Montreal Canadians

700 khz @ 20:57 WLW Cincinnati Ohio . 326 miles ID and commercial block followed by story on funeral of President George H.W. Bush

740 khz @ 21:05 CFZM Toronto Ontario 458 miles "  ID and "Big Band Sunday Night Program" playing Louis Armstrong's 'High Society"

750 khz @ 21:10 WSB Atlanta GA . 735 miles .  Female announcer discussing Amazon's business practices

760 khz @ 21:25 WJR Detroit MI . 275 miles Bill Cunningham discussing voter fraud in California

830 khz @ 21:28 . WCCO Minneapolis MN . 286 Miles  ID, commercial block and Weathe

840 khz @ 21:30 . WHAS  Louisville KY . 343 miles ID and commercial block.  "News Radio 840..."

940 khz WEAV @ 21:45 Plattsburgh, NY . 758 miles . Broadcasting the NFL Monday Night Football game

1383

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio via Sri Lanka

« on: December 01, 2018, 2205 UTC »

9540 KHZ @ 21:41 UTC 1 Dec 18 (15:41 CST Local) in Chinese.  Male announcer to 21:44 when he engaged in a lengthy interview with female to 21:54.  Musical interlude to a different female announcer at 21:55.
QRT @ 21.59

SINPO:  2-3-1-2-2
Target:  Unknown
TX:  Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
 
Ceylon everybody!
Don

1384

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: VOA/Botswana 5885 AM 2150 UTC 28 Nov 2018

« on: December 01, 2018, 1945 UTC »

And again on 15580 KHZ @ 19:43 UTC 1 Dec 18 in English targeting Africa with discussion on President Trumps foreign policy.

SINPO: 3-3-2-2-3

1385

Shortwave Broadcast / Worst RHC signal of the year.....

« on: December 01, 2018, 1939 UTC »

15140 KHZ @ 19:13 UTC 1 Dec 18 (13:13 CST Local).   Schedules state this is a broadcast in Arabic to Western North America but the static and over-modulation was so atrocious  I had a difficult time ascertaining what the O/M was trying to say and in what language he was trying to say it (it may have been Spanish).  I DID pick up an ID at 19:20 and again at 19:30 when they either QRT'd or I lost the signal altogether.    Sources indicate that this broadcast is TX'd out of Bauta.   If it is they ought to just blow it up and start all over again.

1386

Shortwave Broadcast / WHRI targeting West Africa

« on: December 01, 2018, 1911 UTC »

17815 KHZ @ 19:05 UTC 1 Dec 18 (13:05 CST Local)  in English.   Combination of Southern Bible Belt church hymns (complete with the "Brother, Where Art Thou?" upright piano music) and standard preaching between songs.

SINPO:  3-3-2-3-3
TX:  Cypress Creek

1387

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: UNID Empty Carrier .(Firedrake?)

« on: December 01, 2018, 1854 UTC »

Unknown as I stopped the monitoring at about 01:42.   At that time it was still just a dead carrier.

1388

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: NHK Radio Japan 6105 AM 0204 UTC 29 SEPT 2018

« on: November 30, 2018, 0222 UTC »

And still going strong ( SINPO: 5-5-4-3-4 )  on 6105 KHZ 02:20 UTC 30 Nov 18 in Japanese to Central America.   
 
Same TX:  Issoudun, France

1389

Shortwave Broadcast / UNID Empty Carrier .(Firedrake?)

« on: November 30, 2018, 0138 UTC »

7305 KHZ @ 01:34 UTC 30 Nov 2018 blowing out at S15 on both the FRG and the Grundig.

1390

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Voice of Vietnam 7315 KHz 01:44 UTC 29Nov

« on: November 30, 2018, 0132 UTC »

And again on 7315 KHZ @ 01:20 UTC 30 Nov 2018 (19:20 CST Local 29 Nov 18) News story in English with OM and YL talking about tree planting and fishing.  Music with male vocals and German lyrics at o1:23 .   Strong fadeout to QRT at 01:28   

World Harvest Radio with a dreadful signal @ 01:30

SINPO: 5-5-3-3-4
TARGET: South America
TX:  Cypress Creek

1391

Shortwave Broadcast / RHC

« on: November 25, 2018, 2247 UTC »

13740 KHZ 22:41 UTC 25 Nov 18 (16:41 cst local) O/M with narrative in Spanish re: "..multiple problems of national development on campus..."   Strong, bass-saturated signal without the usual fade irritant.  Nice to hear the majority of an RHC broadcast without interruption for a change.

SINPO: 5-4-4-5-5
TARGET:  South America

1392

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: TWR India 7280 AM 0113 UTC 21 Nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 2235 UTC »

and again 25 Nov 18 on 9445 at 22:27 UTC with chanting music to 22:29 when O/M gave future frequency schedules, Station ID and QRT @ 22:30.

SINPO: 3-4-2-3-3 
TX: BANGALORE
Target: Europe

1393

Shortwave Broadcast / CRI via Urumqui

« on: November 23, 2018, 2315 UTC »

7250 KHZ @ 22;54 UTC 23 Nov 18 (16:54 CST local) in Spanish from the Central Asian Highlands targeting Southern Europe.  Soft music with male vocal to 23:00 with a break for station ID then news with a female announcer giving way to a male announcer at 23:15

SINPO: 3-4-4-4-4

1394

Shortwave Broadcast / Trenton Military

« on: November 21, 2018, 0302 UTC »

Aviation Weather on 6755 KHZ USB @ 0253 UTC 21 Nov 18 (2023 cst local 20 Nov 18) for "Calgary" ""Cold Lake" "Winnipeg" "Edmonton".... et al.   
QRT @ 03:00

SINPO: 5-5-4-3-4

1395

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Rebelde

« on: November 21, 2018, 0052 UTC »

5025 KHZ @ 00:46 UTC 21 Nov 18 (18:46 CST Local 20 Nov 18) in Spanish with 2 O/M's with narrative discussion referencing Haitians. Heavy QRM but strong signal with minimal fading.

SINPO: 4-4-2-3-3+
TX:  Quivican
Target:  Caribbean Region