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0025:  Electronic sounding music.  S/5.
0026:  Laughing.   Rush "Spirit of Radio"  S/6, with fades to S/4.
0030:  Clever Name Radio ID.  Deep fade S/4.
0030:  Unidentified music selection.  S/6
0035:  S/7 Good.
0036:  Station ID.  With clevernameradio@hotmail address given.
0037:  Beatles "Dear Prudence"  S/4. Deep fades.
0039:  Briefly strong S/7.
0040:  Inaudible.
0043:  Beatles "Obadi-Oblada".  S/6
0046:  Clever Name Radio ID.  clevernameradio@hotmail.com address given.
0046:  Unidentified music selection.  S/5.
0049:  S/7 Strong with great signal.
0049:  Unidentified music selection.  S/6-7 flux.
0051:  S/7 strong.
0056:  Station ID with hotmail address given.
0057:  Beatles "Taxman".  S/6
0100:  Cars "You're All I've Got Tonight". S/6
0102:  DJ stating, "I don't know, oh wow, I don't know what you're talking about".  Hard copy.
0104:  Unidentified music selection.
0105:  Doors "Love Me Two Times".  S/6, better copy.
0107:  Great copy.  S/7.
0108:  Unidentified music selection.  S/6
0111:  Great copy. S/7.
0113:  Unidentified music selection.  S/6
0115:  Unidentified music selection.   S/6
0118:  Beatles "Birthday".  S/6
0121:  Unidentified music selection. S/6
0124:  Unidentified  Electronic music.  S/6
0127:  S/7 copy, good.
0128:  Station ID with hotmail address given.

Thanks for the show!

Excellent signal here at 01:12UTC 10 over 9 with a variety of music being played.

Frequency:  6933 kHz 6.933 MHz
Mode: LSB
Language: Spanish

Similar to the traffic heard on 6930 kHz LSB, hearing two operators having a casual ham radio like QSO, ragchewing, in other words.  Only two stations heard on this frequency as well.  At 0101 UTC, a third station "broke in" the QSO and signal reports were given, then the usual discussion about operating conditions and radio equipment.  Sounds like radio amateurs or freebanders (or radio amateurs operating out of band)  Sounds like the Spanish speaking freebanders often heard on 6900 kHz and other frequencies.    Heavy radar buzz QRM making copy very very difficult.  OTH radar QRM obliterating signals by 0102 UTC.

Frequency: 6930 kHz 6.930 MHz
Mode: LSB
Language: Spanish


Hearing more Spanish speaking freebanders chatting away with heavy QRN and over the horizon radar buzz QRM, sounds like two operators, one of them sounding really nice audio wise, the other just barely above the noise with considerable fading.  Numerical callsigns but informal chatter.  At 0058 UTC, they're talking about band conditions and DXing on "20 meters" as well as lack of DX on 11 meters.  Likely ham radio operators operating out of band.  Continued discussion about HF antenna setups and preferences when it comes to wire antennas at 0058-0059 UTC.  Good signals.  These guys are radio hobbyists, not fishermen or pescadores. 

What's the time span of these two recordings?

Level Island
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 09:30:00
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 09:58:42

Rock Island
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 01:11:38



Count    ID   ref1 ref2 kHz   Baud City                           Country              Lat      Lon      km     Deg
1        746  000  132  298.0 200  Pulau Satumu (Raffles)         Singapore            1.165    103.746  14,608 337
1        143  486  487  314.0 200  Abu Dhabi                      United Arab Emirates 24.1     52.933   11,609 31 
1        669  000  738  298.0 200  Soh                            South Korea          34.096   125.1    10,400 329
2        891  282  283  295.0 100  Level Island, AK               Alaska               56.467   -133.098 3,014  309
56       942  340  341  288.0 200  Cape Ray, NL                   Canada               47.636   -59.241  2,621  71 
56       885  270  271  292.0 100  Cape Mendocino, CA             United States        40.447   -124.405 2,563  270
26       909  300  301  309.0 200  Alert Bay, BC                  Canada               50.589   -126.93  2,554  296
47       808  016  017  314.0 200  Card Sound, FL                 United States        25.442   -80.452  2,468  147
4125     764  210  211  314.0 200  Lincoln, CA                    United States        38.855   -121.361 2,395  263
2355     886  272  273  287.0 100  Fort Stevens, OR               United States        46.208   -123.96  2,363  284
1898     907  304  305  320.0 200  Richmond, BC                   Canada               49.114   -123.183 2,283  292
1        887  274  275  323.0 200  Robinson Point, WA             United States        47.392   -122.38  2,230  287
5276     871  172  173  300.0 100  Appleton, WA                   United States        45.792   -121.332 2,168  282
188      809  018  019  289.0 100  Cape Canaveral, FL             United States        28.467   -80.554  2,162  144
1028     827  244  245  312.0 200  Tampa, FL                      United States        27.85    -82.543  2,138  149
176      799  044  045  290.0 200  Penobscot, ME                  United States        44.453   -68.776  1,942  83 
1220     772  198  199  306.0 200  Acushnet, MA                   United States        41.749   -70.889  1,852  93 
3354     771  196  197  294.0 100  New Bern, NC                   United States        35.181   -77.059  1,765  123
130      778  192  193  292.0 100  Kensington, SC                 United States        33.491   -79.349  1,759  132
2219     828  246  247  301.0 100  Angleton, TX                   United States        29.301   -95.484  1,756  187
595      803  006  007  293.0 100  Moriches, NY                   United States        40.794   -72.756  1,743  98 
1611     927  316  317  309.0 200  Lauzon, QC                     Canada               46.821   -71.165  1,729  75 
81       814  028  029  293.0 200  English Turn, LA               United States        29.886   -89.947  1,709  169
3207     806  012  013  289.0 100  Driver, VA                     United States        36.963   -76.562  1,670  116
134      804  008  009  286.0 200  Sandy Hook, NJ                 United States        40.475   -74.02   1,659  101
7744     844  094  095  324.0 200  Hudson Falls, NY               United States        43.272   -73.542  1,595  90 
83       929  312  313  296.0 200  St Jean Richelieu, QC          Canada               45.324   -73.317  1,574  82 
1353     847  058  059  301.0 200  Annapolis, MD                  United States        39.018   -76.61   1,538  110
15       919  308  309  306.0 200  Cardinal, ON                   Canada               44.783   -75.417  1,417  85 
12808    792  136  137  297.0 200  Bobo, MS                       United States        34.125   -90.696  1,233  168
6941     839  118  119  322.0 100  Youngstown, NY                 United States        43.239   -78.972  1,170  95 
778      918  310  311  286.0 200  Wiarton, ON                    Canada               44.75    -81.117  971    87 
12739    838  116  117  319.0 200  Detroit, MI                    United States        42.306   -83.103  883    106
8291     836  112  113  292.0 200  Cheboygan, MI                  United States        45.656   -84.475  704    81 
97272    777  218  219  304.0 200  Mequon, WI                     United States        43.202   -88.066  474    113
47726    831  102  103  298.0 100  Upper Keweenaw, MI             United States        47.233   -88.628  446    55 
1        863  156  157  311.0 200  Rock Island IL                 United States        42.02    -90.231  421    141
51147    830  100  101  296.0 100  Wisconsin, Point WI            United States        46.708   -92.025  219    30 





CURRENT DGPS ADVISORIES FOR 22 Aug 2017

Site Name    Site Id    BNM #    OUTAGE MESSAGE

SCHEDULED / UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES

Kensington   778   0297-17   
BROADCAST SITE WILL BE UNUSABLE FROM 08/28/2017 13:00 Z TO 08/28/2017 17:00 Z.


CANADIAN DGPS OUTAGES

CURRENT CANADIAN DGPS ADVISORIES FOR 22 Aug 2017

Site Name    Site Id    BNM #    OUTAGE MESSAGE

SCHEDULED / UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES

Western Head      N011-17   
BROADCAST SITE IS OFF AIR AS OF 07/25/2017 15:00 Z UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.





_{AFE822x v2.0 SDR with 43' Wellbrook ALA100LN loop oriented E-W}

Eclipse peak: 18:22 UTC / 2:22pm EDT, 85% Totality
Antenna: DKAZ loop aimed 180 degrees South
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Location: Western lower Michigan

While enjoying the eclipse outside, the SDR was faithfully recording large chunks of RF spectrum which should provide much enjoyment over the next few weeks.  Peak DX time occurred here near the bottom of the hour before tapering off at 19:00 UTC.  Fishing for IDs at TOH isn't going to cut it this time around and it'll require careful listening of content and other clues near the BOH to pick out the more unusual or desirable signals.  That being said, here's just a very partial start, beginning with the x-band down to 1580.  Nothing new so far, but I've barely scratched the surface!  If nothing else, just hearing Florida from Michigan in the middle of a hot summer day is something I won't soon forget.

Here's a start with more to follow in coming weeks:

1580 kHz: WLPK Connersville, IN. (245w), WHLY South Bend, IN., WAMW Washington, IN. (500w) and others jumbled together @ 18:30 UTC before returning to normal cx at 19:00 UTC with WWSJ St. Johns, MI.


1600 kHz: Goes from threshold WAAM Ann Arbor, MI. to a big jumbled mess by 18:30 UTC.  Heard in the mix: KATZ St. Louis, MO., WAOS Austell, GA. @ 653 miles, "Newstalk 94.1" WUCT Algood, TN. (2.5kw @ 484 miles) & an oldies station matching the webstream of WTZQ Hendersonville, NC. (5kw @ 579 miles).


1620 kHz: Blank channel but WNRP w/ Dave Ramsey begins to appear faintly at 18:21 UTC until building to a respectable signal by 18:28 UTC.  By 18:30 UTC, TIS pest WQBR256 decides to get in on the action along with another unid station under a now powerhouse signal from WNRP @ 882 miles giving Pennsicola weather.  Peaked at around 18:36 UTC and then slowly faded and gone by 18:50 UTC.


1630 kHz: WRDW Augusta, GA. @ 704 miles with sports talk peaking around 18:33 UTC over KCJJ.


1640 kHz: WTNI Biloxi, MS. @ 891 miles with sports talk mixing with WSJP Sussex, WI. peaking around 18:35 UTC.


1660 kHz: Dominated by semi-local WQLR Kalamazoo up until eclipse peak, then Allman Bros. "Midnight Rider" crept up and rivaled WQLR for a few minutes at 18:35 UTC, likely WBCN Charlotte, NC. @ 617 miles.


1670 kHz: Threshold audio from presumed WOZN Madison, WI. which peaked to a strong signal by 18:28 UTC with another weak sports talker under it.  By 18:34 UTC, the weak sports talker is identified as WMGE Dry Branch, GA. w/ FOX Sports @ 730 miles.


1680 kHz: It's semi-local WPRR dominating the channel, as usual.  Music begins to be heard around 18:21 UTC and peaks in strength at 18:28 UTC with a nice solid "99.7 My FM" and into Deee-Lite's "Groove is the Heart".  This is KRJO Monroe, LA. @ 806 miles.  Still there but way under WPRR by 18:36 UTC.


1700 kHz: @ 18:00 UTC the channel is dead.  KBGG Des Moines @ 392 miles the first to appear with Sports program about 1813 UTC with good signal.  KBGG soon mixing with UNID SS talk and into SS music (maybe KKLF?).  By 18:29 UTC, KBGG is gone and now replaced by an overly strong WEUP Huntsville, AL. @ 582 miles to the South.

Nice signal here since 2330 tune in S-7/9. Nice audio.

Hearing music at 0050 UTC tune-in, think I caught the very tail end of the ID

Lots of static crashes and heavy QRN but signal sounds good when the noise isn't overwhelming everything.  S5 to S6 signal strength, similar on several remote receivers

0051 UTC - Black Sabbath - Symptom of The Universe  
0102 UTC - Over The Horizon Radar OTH OTHR QRM buzz making copy very difficult
0114 UTC - signal improved significantly, now a SIO 534, would be a SIO 555 if it weren't for the OTHR QRM, sounding great otherwise
0117 UTC - some minor fading, but still a great signal...peaking at S9+10db - fading down to S7
0118 UTC - The Beatles - Birthday - completely blocking the radar QRM on peaks, nice audio!
0130 UTC - Pink Floyd - Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict
0133 UTC - Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne (another 'Floyd classic!)

I've got a carrier and that's about it, maybe some very faint hints of audio but much louder storm crashes / static crash QRN at 0049 UTC.