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Shortwave Broadcast / TWR ====> Democratic Republic of Congo

« on: October 22, 2020, 2013 UTC »

9940.03 khz @ 19: 54 UTC in Lingala language . YM with a solo narrative mentioning "Zambia" and "through the Bible".  Short, loud musical interlude at 20:03 then back to the same YM , this time more excited, until sign off at 20:05

SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3
TX:  Manzini, Estwatini (formerly Swaziland)

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Shortwave Broadcast / MWV Radio Feda

« on: October 22, 2020, 1916 UTC »

13670 KHZ  @ 19:02 UTC  via Madagascar in Arabic with short music segment segueing to a conversation with the YM/YL hosts  .
19:07 Station ID
19:13 Back to Arab music with male vocals

TX: Mahajanga
TARGET:  Middle East

SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3

738

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Voice of Turkey on 17775 ?

« on: October 22, 2020, 1852 UTC »

Yet, according to Hauser's PrimeTimeShortwave posting:

" 17770.012 kHz nearby adjacent channel TURKEY TRT Emirler in Arabic,
S=9+25dB in sidelobe into Germany, But in Cape Canaveral Florida SDR
rx installation: USA {Alta California, former MEX "

No time given.

739

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Free Liberty ==> Central Asia

« on: October 22, 2020, 1433 UTC »

15310 scheduled (actual 15.309.9 khz) in Uzbek via Wooferton UK.  YM with what sounded like the news then turning over the program to a YL @ 14:29. 
 
Ceased monitoring @ 14:33 due to heavy QRN.

3-2-2-2-2

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Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Turkey on 17775 ?

« on: October 22, 2020, 1422 UTC »

17775 khz @ 14:13 in Arabic presumably to West Africa.  "Short-wave.info." and "ShortwaveScedule.com" both show 17770 as the scheduled frequency but tried 3 different receivers and all 3 locked in on 17775 khz. However, the Shortwave Schedules Premium app shows 17775 as correct.

3-3-2-3-3 in Arabic with OM narrative mentioning  "Americana" and "Mexico".

741

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RN da Amazonia 11780AM 2230 UTC 5 August 2016 "No-lympics"

« on: October 21, 2020, 2158 UTC »

11780 khz @ 21:55 with nice music.
ID @ 21;57

MUCH better signal this afternoon on the 7700, S9-20

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MW Loggings / Re: KRSV 1210 AM 0350 UTC 20 Oct 2020

« on: October 21, 2020, 2152 UTC »

Yeah, the old manual logbooks are functional but one is SOL when  one wants to isolate/group column subject matter. 

743

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ====> Central Africa

« on: October 21, 2020, 2145 UTC »

11810 KHZ @ 21:36 UTC in English  via Wooferton.  OM interviewing YL with  a discussion on Linguistics and methods of language learning.
ID @ 21:43

Fluctuating signal with S9 peaks.  Dreadful static throughout.

744

MW Loggings / Re: KRSV 1210 AM 0350 UTC 20 Oct 2020

« on: October 21, 2020, 1637 UTC »

Ditto....I still use the spiral logbook type i used back in the 80's but as long as we're on the
subject, any recommendations for a decent SWL logbook for the MacBook Air ?
Thanks.

745

MW Loggings / Re: WPHT Philadelphia

« on: October 17, 2020, 1447 UTC »

Good Lord, you are correct PV - the amazing thing is I was rotating the antenna as I was logging this in .   Incredible -  Guess I should've left the Woodford Reserve in the bottle that night !

746

MW Loggings / WQLR Kalamazoo MI

« on: October 17, 2020, 1423 UTC »

1660 AM @ 14:10 UTC with yet another Sports NFL prognostication program for upcoming Sunday games.   Host seemed to be one of those Sports Radio guys who revels in saying some "out of the box" things in an apparent effort to stand out.

14:18 Teasing an impending NBA feature (who cares?   Judging from the  TV ratings - nobody)

14:19  Commercial block.  Geico, Bruce's Truck & Auto, Fox Sports radio promo, etc

14:23 ID

Pretty steady, moderate QRN signal . 10 KW @ 147 miles TX <> RX

747

MW Loggings / WPHT Philadelphia

« on: October 16, 2020, 0157 UTC »

1210 @ 01:40 UTC with syndicated Conservative talk show discussing validity of polling, bias media coverage, todays Hunter Biden scandal etc , etc, etc.
01:52 commercial block Fisher investments
01:53  Allstate ad
01:54  BlueCross ad
01:56  Station ID

S9+20 tonite on the 750 with just the whip

748

MW Loggings / Re: CHHA . Toronto

« on: October 16, 2020, 0122 UTC »

1610 khz @ 01:01 UTC with Blues guitar music until 01:05 when Spanish speaking YL host talked about todays " International day of rural women" until 01:17 then a short English promo.  Soft Rock music thereafter.
Back to YL host talk @ 01:21

Good, steady signal tonite

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RN da Amazonia 11780AM 2230 UTC 5 August 2016 "No-lympics"

« on: October 15, 2020, 2341 UTC »

11780 khz @ 23.31 UTC on the  Grundig with the whip. Music with male Portuguese vocals.

ID 21:3  then more music.

Another ID @ 21.38  More music

SINPO:  43233

750

MW Loggings / CBW Winnepeg, Manitoba

« on: October 15, 2020, 0208 UTC »

990 am @ 20:55 UTC Interview with YL regarding using the law to further human rights

20:58 list of program director snd producers names
2!:00  ID
20:59 Neil Herman with world CBC news
21:05 YL with weather forecast

Faded badly at 21:07

County Comm GP-5/SSB using the whip
Pretty slick little portable