7460 MOLDOVA R. Payam e-Doost (relay) 0228 signal already
on w/tone going off and on. 0230 pgm start w/usual trumpet and
percussion fanfare and dramatic mx w/opening by W. 0231 voice-over
apparent pgm intro. By M, then diff. M w/ment of Payam e-Doost, and into
pgm w/M host. Good signal and a little QRN. (Valko 26 May)
11734.98 BRAZIL R. Transmundial 1733 end of song then M anncr in
PT. Got ID and e-mail anmnt later. Getting a low level het with
slightly weaker Zanzibar above on 11735. Surprised to hear Transmundial
here as it’s not very common at this time. (Valko 26 May)
9620 AUSTRIA Requiem for Radio (pgm relay via Moosbrunn)
Didn’t know it at the time but found the very strong signal at 2352
w/pgm of droning organ mx and other sounds, and gone at 0000 w/out
anmnts. Also hrd on 9690 (Nauen Germany) equally as strong. Youtube
video of reception can be found using this link
https://youtu.be/xByytGjxAXs (Valko 26 May)
6220.01 PIRATE (EUROPE) Laser Hot Hits 0044 Pop mx at t/in.
0046 M anncr tlk between songs. 0050 jingle. Short canned ID by M at
0053 and next song. Had a band of noise on the low side which ruined
reception. Otherwise the best it’s been heard in a long time. (Valko
27 May)
6930U PIRATE (NA) VORW (Voice of the Report of the Week) 0102
continuous chatter by M about fast food restaurants including Krispy
Kreme. 0107 said that that was the “review of the latest uploads” and
mentioned “VORW radio show”, then continued tlk abt Radio Shack and
shortwave listening. 0112 sound of airplane going overhead, and again
very loudly at 0116 (must have been recording the show at an airport).
0142 another ID. Still going at 0144 reading letters. Fair at best and
noisy. (Valko 27 May)
6950.28 PIRATE (NA) He Man R. 0102 radio drama by M w/instru.
mx. 0105-0107 song “One Chance”. 0119 canned “He Man R.” repeating
jingle, then song “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition
Was In”. 1031 same type jingle ID as hrd at 0119. Deadair at 0132, and
then going off and on, and gone. Came back on at 0137. Strong. (Valko
27 May)
6850.5 PIRATE (NA) Requiem for Radio (pgm relay via Pirate
Radio Boston) Should have started at 2300 but didn’t hear anything
until 2303, then got noticeably stronger a min. later. Pgm of same
droning organ mx and other sounds such as Gregorian chant-like vcls at
2305, and UTEs and number stns, etc. Hrd the other “tracks” of the pgm
broadcast on 5129.8 (WBCQ), 9620 (Austria), 9690 (Germany), and 11580
(WRMI). WRMI was the best. There were never any anmnts and all went
off around 0000. Pulled out the R-388, NRD-535D, and E1 receivers to
tune in and record each freq. Strung up a temporary 40 foot +/- random
wire for 11580 on the E1. Had the Perseus recording 9620 and 9690 using
the Delta loop antenna, the R-388 tuned to 5129.8 with the Wellbrook
ALA1530S, and this freq on the NRD-535D also using the Wellbrook.
Combined pieces of all freqs/tracks at 2 different times to create the
complete pgm in mono. Here is the link to the combined recording (2313,
2347 UTC) https://app.box.com/s/joq1bs8ndct4168ln6owvioll8dzblxl
Despite the lower 2 freqs being a bit noisy, the final recording came
out pretty well. Here's a link to a recording of all 5 freqs separately
in order https://app.box.com/s/6av2x72fjmco6juc9n21xrsk9s5o4ona (Valko
27 May)
6870U PIRATE (NA) The Bangalore Poacher 0042 continuous
pieces of soundbites and ads mostly in Indian-accented EG w/effect of
occas. words rapidly repeated. 0048 CW ID as “This is The Bangalore
Poacher”. 0053 two short melodies repeated like an IS, then “Airhead”
by Thomas Dolby until 0058. 0058 what sounded like a few words from
Statler & Waldorf from The Muppet Show, and ending with George Zeller
saying “"It was really about the worst station I ever heard on
shortwave. In fact it was so bad that it was actually entertaining in
that respect", and off the air. Good signal and 100% copy. Youtube
video of reception can be found using this link
https://youtu.be/pzxdAM34qDQ (Valko 28 May)
15527 CLANDESTINE (TADZHIKISTAN) V.O. Tibet Weak at 1302
w/Tibetan tlk by M sounding like a phone-in report w/W studio anncr once
or twice, then went off at 1305 at the exact same time 15522 came on.
(Valko 2 June)
9810 IRAN V.O. the Islamic Rep. of Iran Fairly strong
signal but extremely weak modulation w/vcl song at 1922 t/in. 1923 EG
ID anmnt by M barely readable. (Valko 2 June)
5985 MYANMAR R. Myanmar Was surprised to find a signal here
at 2301. Nothing else is currently scheduled there at that time. W pgm
host in lang. mixed w/M singing in an almost talking tone and cadence
and also some traditional SE Asian instru. mx. Gradually faded to
inaudibility in abt half an hour and practically gone by 0000 as it
should as morning progressed there. Checked a web rx in Khimki Russia
and a decent signal there with the same pgming. Myanmar “long path” is
very rare here, and especially so, being so close to the solstice.
Audio recording at
https://app.box.com/s/svyqgzllt4j9uynzi30dijucs0gjo4zv (includes both
reception here and in Khimki Russia with clips of reception here being
weaker, of course). (Valko 2 June)
11870 ALASKA KNLS (New Life Station) Caught the closing EG ID
by M w/sked for EG pgming at 1254, one last Pop song, some deadair, then
off. Kind of surprised it was so readable. Audio recording at
https://app.box.com/s/4oplz5zkyscp5vxjtf0u05nc12m9b8q9 (Valko 3 June)
3-4 June 2017: Micro-DXpedition
RX: Perseus SDR
ANT: 313 foot BOG at 185°
Duration: 2245-0010 UTC.
5985 MYANMAR R. Myanmar Signal already on with 1 khz tone
at 2345. 2255 tone off. Sounded like it started w/mx at 2300:06, and W
anncr abt 40 sec. later. More mx and W again at 2302, then M. Wasn’t
quite as good as at home yesterday. (Valko 3 June)
6924.4 PIRATE (NA) Recycle R. 2316 closing ID, “Glory Glory
We Adore Thee”, then SSTV. Weak but SSTV fairly strong. Looked like he
was back on 6899.98 by 2356, which is the freq where he’s been hrd
before. (Valko 3 June)
6880U PIRATE (NA) Clever Name R. 2318 end of mx and ID
w/e-mail, deadair, then canned network ID and e-mail addr, and canned ID
jingle. Strong. (Valko 3 June)
14680H CUBA RHC While checking for 14670 CHU, found this 2 X
7340 harmonic of R. Havana Cuba. Poor to fair and fady. (Valko 3 June)
6930U PIRATE (NA) WRRI (R. Random Int.) “Cruel Summer” by
Bananarama at 2357, deadair, and into “Safety Dance” at 0000. 0006
“Rock the Casbah”. Fairly good signal. Fady w/some QRN. Had moved to
9945 while I was driving home. (Valko 3-4 June)
9945U PIRATE WRRI Found out from HF Underground this had
turned up here and did indeed hear mx at 0035 but couldn’t recognize the
song. 0037 into REM song and faded badly in 2 min. 0045 able to hear
ID by YL “WRRI ??, WRRI, R. Random Int.” and immediately into R.
Australia’s “Waltzing Matilda” IS, then off. (Valko 4 June)
6925.28 PIRATE Ion R. Surprised to find this Pirate on the air
in the early morning w/Pop/Rock mx when I tuned in at 1223. 1225
apparent comedy skit ending w/live M voice ID sounding like “You’ve been
listening to Ion R. ionradioshortw...@gmail.com.” Then “Beautiful
Sunday” by Daniel Boone and “Love is in the Air by John Paul Young, “Ion
Radio” Morse code ID at 1233, “Magic” by Pilot, e-mail addr in code at
1240, “Thunderstuck” by AC/DC, and several Blues songs. 1254 e-mail in
code again, and ended w/SSTV scan. Poor w/quick QSB and a lot of lcl
QRM. Youtube video of reception can be found using this link
https://youtu.be/7rYHWGQFDhA (Valko 4 June)
73 and Good DX!!
Dave Valko
Dunlo, PA, USA
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