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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana 13740 khz @ 15:15 Z 7 Feb 23

« on: February 07, 2023, 1526 UTC »

Spanish broadcast targeting S. America with music:

15:16 " Daruma (Eb Vivo) by Tony Avila
15:22  " Antes que me olvide" by Mayco D'Alma

SINPO: 33333
TX: Bejucal, Cuba.   AZ: 160^

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI 5910 KHz @ 0331Z 7 Feb 23

« on: February 07, 2023, 0353 UTC »

In English.  YL/OM  discussing everything from Dolly Parton to Ireland to Southern accents in America.  Solid signal with minimal QRN.

SINPO: 44344 via Quivican, Cuba. PL340/Whip.  AZ: 305^
TARGET: W. North America (no balloons)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: BBC Woofferton 17830 AM 1615 UTC 28 JAN 2023

« on: February 05, 2023, 1624 UTC »

17830 khz @ 16:10 Z 5 Feb 23 with BBC EPL coverage: YL/OM via Wooferton.

SINPO: 33243

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Nacional da Amazonia 11780 AM 0804 UTC 5 DEC 2022

« on: January 31, 2023, 2335 UTC »

Blasting thru with usual Portuguese talk and music:

22:32.  "Desventura". Millionario & Jose Rico

SINPO: 55545.    FRG 7700

200

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ==> Indonesia 11825 khz @ 2310Z 31 Jan. 23

« on: January 31, 2023, 2324 UTC »

 YL broadcasting in English n an interview with an OM. re: the availability of rice exports in SE Asia as well as preparation and cooking of rice dishes, amount of food wasted each day, etc.
23:20. Discussion morphed into topic of environmental impact of unregulated burning of waste.

SINPO: 34434. FRG 700. (1710 CST local).
TX:  Tinang, Phillippines 

201

Spy Numbers / Re: 17480 Cuban Numbers AM 2230utc Jan16 2022

« on: January 31, 2023, 2257 UTC »

22:50   Standard 5 digit numbers sets , last transmission @ 22:53 then nothing thru 22:56.

SINPO: 23222

202

MW Loggings / WBAP 820 khz @ 03:57 Z 31 Jan 23

« on: January 31, 2023, 0410 UTC »

ID traffic and weather , " 27 degrees in Dallas and 26 degrees in Fort Worth. Winter storm warning for all of North Texas.
Moderately weak but steady.

TX <> RX:  852 Miles.  Mansfield Texas

203

Clandestine Stations / Radio Tamazuj 11650 khz @ 03:31Z 31 Jan 23

« on: January 31, 2023, 0347 UTC »

Music until 03:34 when YL/YM dialogue in Sudanese Arabic targeting South Sudan via Talata-Volonodry,Madagascar.   The music came through fine but the dialogue had a slight to moderate reverb.

SINPO: 33343  with some static crashes beginning at 03:37 (21:37 CST local)   PL-330/ whip

204

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Al-Azm Radio 11745 AM 0145 UTC 14 JUL 2022

« on: January 30, 2023, 1415 UTC »

 30 Jan 23.  11745 khz @ 14:11 Z.  Very weak this morning (08:11 CST local) with male hosting talk in Arabic with brief musical interludes between topics.

SINPO: 22112   PL330/whip/indoors
TX:  Jeddah.  AZ: 300^
TARGET: Yemen

205

Shortwave Broadcast / Reach Beyond Australia 11945 khz @ 13:34Z 30 Jan 23

« on: January 30, 2023, 1343 UTC »

ID You're listening to Reach Beyond Australia" .   Music.

13:37 "Moon Days" by Cindy Morgan
13:41. Religious sermonizing "Message of Hope".  ID

SINPO: 44344. Wonderful signal this morning (07:32 CST local) on the Tecsun PL-330 only with the whip indoors.

TX: Kunnura , Australia 
TX  <> RX;   9,734 miles

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ==> Far East 12095 khz @ 17:23Z 29 Jan 23

« on: January 29, 2023, 1734 UTC »

YL/ YM in Korean giving  English language lessons (sounded pre-recorded)  until 17:30 utc when hosts entered into a protracted discussion with another YM.

SINPO: 34444 via Kranji, Singapore.  AZ: 25^

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Shortwave Broadcast / V0A ==> Zimbabwe 15460 khz 17:04 utc 29 Jan 23

« on: January 29, 2023, 1718 UTC »

YM broadcasting in Zimbabwe in what sounded like a newcast.  Switched to an interview with another YM @ 17:14.

SINPO:  33243
TX: Sao Tome Island     AZ: 126^

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA 15730 @ 19:50Z 28 Jan 23

« on: January 28, 2023, 2001 UTC »

Blasting thru 54454+ in French with YM interviewing OM re "Senegal". Very clear signal this afternoon (13:50 CST local) on the FRG 7700

19:59 : Exit music ""Storm of Japan" by Walter Schwarz.

QRT: 20:00

TX: Greenville   AZ: 94^
TARGET: Africa

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: R.Exterior de Espagna 12030 AM 2228 UTC 17 Nov 2020

« on: January 28, 2023, 1945 UTC »

12030 @ 19:42 28 Jan 23 in Spanish to Middle East.  Excited 2 OM  dialogue.

SINPO: 34444 

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Shortwave Broadcast / KNLS 9550 khz @ 15:35 utc 27 Jan 23

« on: January 27, 2023, 1549 UTC »

YL / OM dialogue in Russian.  Pretty good signal considering an azimuth of 315^ ,  2848 miles from my QTH.

15:44 MUSIC:  " I RAN, SO FAR AWAY".  by A Flock of Seagulls

SINPO: 32243.
TARGET: Far East
TX:   Anchor Point, Alaska