Monday, October 14, 2024

KNLS 9580kHz Shortwave October 14th, 2024

On October 14th, 2024, just before 6am CDT / 1100UTC, I heard what I believe was KNLS transmitting on 9580kHz. If this was, indeed KNLS - it was a first heard for me using the Tecsun S-2000 with its telescoping whip antenna and a 16ft clip-on wire extension strung around the room indoors. 

The signal quality was admittedly quite poor, but I could make out the songs and could tell a bit into the 1100-1200 hour that the language in use was probably Russian, which agreed with what was listed on the shortwave-info website. 

From the KNLS dot ORG website, it seems that the first song "Something Just Like This," by the Chainsmokers & Coldplay, was played just before the station changed transmitters from TX1 with an azimuth of 270 to TX2 with an azimuth of 300 for their Russian programming. 

At 1100UTC there were a few seconds of musical tones, followed by a voice which may have been in Russian, but at this point the signal was pretty muddled by atmos. I was unable to make out a station ID if one was in there, but immediately afterward, the voice was followed by the song "Love Again," by Kid LAROI.

SINPO: S-3 I-5 N-2 P-2 O-2

Here is a short video clip of the signal at the top of the 1100UTC hour:




Monday, December 25, 2023

VORW on 11920kHz via KiwiSDR

A bit of the The Voice of the Report of the Week  (VORW) program earlier today - from 1900-2000UTC (1400-1500EST) on 11920 kHz – out of Issoudun, France w/ 100kW, aimed at “Africa, Europe & beyond…” that I was listening to this afternoon using a KiwiSDR receiver out of Cavriglia (Arezzo), Italy.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Turning off the annoying *BEEP* on the Tecsun S-2000.






I don’t know why I hadn’t taken the time to figure this out before. Power the radio off and then on again, then hold the “zero” button down for a couple of seconds. The word “OFF” will appear on the radio’s screen. Now the annoying (and obnoxiously loud) beep is gone. 


Thursday, October 22, 2015

20151023 Friday Log



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Listening to Morse Code on the University of Twente SDR RXR

0210UTC - 10112.8 kHz:  UT3IB in Yenakiyevo, Ukraine & AC8OY in Burton, Ohio, US



0339UTC - 10111.0 kHz: 4X4WN - Shoresh, Israel - CW to AB9CN in Lincolnshire, IL/USA.

0356UTC - 10104.0kHz - SU9IG - CW to unidentified stations - from Egypt.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

20151014 (Wednesday) Log



0238GMT - 6000kHz - Radio Habana DX'rs Unlimited - Titan Quivican




Heard the DX'rs Unlimited Intro (in CW) for the first time today.


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