{"id":21582,"date":"2016-09-28T08:19:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=21582"},"modified":"2016-09-28T08:19:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T12:19:27","slug":"recent-shortwave-logs-from-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/recent-shortwave-logs-from-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Shortwave Logs From Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20950\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s been quite a while since I\u00a0posted any logs. I picked out my best ones from the last 2 months.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment: Tecsun PL-880, 225 foot long wires oriented for different directions, EmTech ZM2 Antenna tuner, DX Engineering RPA-1PLUS HF PreAmp and EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5040 kHz, All India Radio Jaypore<\/strong> from 1641UTC to 1645UTC on September 22nd in the Oriya language with some singing and\/or chanting. I would give this broadcast a SINPO Rating of 33343. The signal was overall on the higher side of fair but there ewas some static and noise with a light to moderate amount of fading and some digital data\/pulsing kind of noise. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rvtOZFbYMxo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rvtOZFbYMxo<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rvtOZFbYMxo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>7295 kHz &amp; 7345 kHz, Radio Sahka via Yauktsk<\/strong> 1020UTC to 1030UTC on September 11 in Russian. What sounds like contemporary russian music is being played. 7295 is a bit louder and stronger for me, sometimes by a fairly noticeable margin most days but this time, the difference is hugely noticeable between the two signals. I would give these broadcasts a SINPO rating of 45455 I am rating this good as there was almost no atmospheric noise and very little fading! 7295 kHz audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g24DkJgv0qc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g24DkJgv0qc<\/a> 7345 kHz audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ia4N62KB2gM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ia4N62KB2gM<\/a> (Walker-AK<\/p>\n<p><strong>7315 kHz, The Voice of Vietnam via Cypress Creek, South Carolina<\/strong> from 0100 to 0115UTC on September 22.\u00a0The program begins with the incredibly recognizable and lovely VOV interval tune\/intro signal. A female announcer gives a quick preview of the show and headlines then a news report begins.with a male. I would give this broadcast a SINPO of 34233. The signal was pretty fair, listenable but with lots of atmospheric noise\/fading\/static, but thankfully no interference. Audio here:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e_PH8MraW7A\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e_PH8MraW7A<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VOV also heard at 1624UTC on 7220 kHz via Hanoi with a traditional Vietnamese song and a\u00a0SINPO rating of 33232. The signal itself was ok but there was a lot of noise, fading and at times, interference which resulted in my overall poor rating. \u00a0The signal itself was ok but there was alot of noise, fading and at times, interference which resulted in my overall poor rating. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G9Kf2AYVeDA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G9Kf2AYVeDA<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>1209 kHz via Hanoi at 1130UTC is heard at fair to good levels from with a little fading and noise but not bad overall. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VIFVztEl1yM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VIFVztEl1yM<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>12005 kHz VOV heard via Woofferton on August 29 at 0230UTC with good signal. Audio here of 15520 kHz:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6F0ktPTDuc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6F0ktPTDuc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have not heard the claimed VOV broadcasts in English on 5955 via Moosbrun or the 9550 broadcasts, wherever that comes from! (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9445 kHz, All India Radio General Overseas Service<\/strong> from 1826 to 1830UTC on August 27th in English. Indian music followed by a sports program, co produced by AIR, BBC and Radio Australia.I would give this broadcast a SINPO rating of 45454. THe signal was pretty darn good and audio was good too. Only a slight bit of fading and ever so slight noise. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ka9mc7c_F8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ka9mc7c_F8<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ka9mc7c_F8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>9650 kHz, Radio Guinea via Conarky<\/strong> from 2357UTC to 0035UTC in French. Lively Afro-pop type music and announcers talking in french. I would give this a SINPO Rating of 35333. The broadcast was moderately fair, the unique music made this broadcast a bit easier to pick out of the noise but it was moderately listenable. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-lmG9ms3ucU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-lmG9ms3ucU <\/a>(Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9870 kHz, All India Radio Vividh Bharati Service<\/strong> from 1728UTC to 1741UTC on August 27th. Stellarly awesome signal with some lovely indian music and female announcer. I would give this a SINPO Rating of 5555! Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dyJAJmwoE8I\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dyJAJmwoE8I<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dyJAJmwoE8I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>9895 kHz, Radio Rossi via (???)<\/strong> from 0951UTC to 1002UTC on September 11.\u00a0Enjoying some Russian music on Shortwave!\u00a0 I would give this a SINPO rating of 44344. I rate this overall as good because of the strong signal and overall high listenability signal\/audio quality wise. If it weren&#8217;t for the slight fading and noise, this would be nearly a 55555. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-XcsJEAgDuc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-XcsJEAgDuc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-XcsJEAgDuc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>5900 kHz heard a day earlier with\u00a0what sounds like a news or feature interview segment with more then one man talking in Russian at 1000UTC. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WWEgjpT1vwU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WWEgjpT1vwU<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p>I would give this a SINPO rating of 44343. This signal was on the lower side of good but the overall quality was the higher side of fair due to the fading, noise and slightly low modulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11735 kHz, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation via Dole, Zanzibar<\/strong> from 2049UTC to 2059UTC on September 5th. Some music playing, maybe middle eastern-like? somewhat lively tunes. A male announcer speaking, possibly in Swahili This is far from the best I log ZBC with, but also far from the worst I give this broadcast a SINPO rating of 44434. It was a fair to good signal with a bit of fading and choppy propagation but not bad. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mn7o4G2iHSU\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mn7o4G2iHSU<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mn7o4G2iHSU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>11750 kHz, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka<\/strong> from 1721UTC to 1725UTC on September 24th in the Sinhalese language.\u00a0Unfortunately, I do understand what is being said other then it appears this is an interview or discussion program hosted by a woman with a male guest on the phone.. A friend who listened to the recording says she gives a station ID at some point.\u00a0I would give this broadcast a SINPO rating of 34444. The signal was fair and there was no interference but fading was moderate and propagation was somewhat choppy. If the signal had been a bit stronger with a little less fading and better propagation, this would&#8217;ve been a very enjoyable signal to listen to. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tfqEK4caKKo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tfqEK4caKKo<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>12035 kHz, Voice of Mongolia via Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia<\/strong> from 0859 to 0908UTC on September 25 in English. My recording starts out with the carrier but no program audio yet. The interval tune begins, a male announces the name of the radio station. A female announcer comes on, welcoming people to the radio station. Frequency and broadcast schedule information is given out along with your website information. Another female announcer comes on and welcomes people to a New Edition of The Sunday Music Program. That female announcer reads a few news stories before a Mongolian song plays. I would give this broadcast a SINPO rating of 44344. Overall this broadcast was good because the signal was strong and with no noise or interference, just moderate fading and slightly choppy propagation. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpfoLtxkr70\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpfoLtxkr70 <\/a>(Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpfoLtxkr70?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>15275 kHz, Deutsche Welle via Issoudun<\/strong> from 1835 to 1838UTC on September 24 in French. It sounds like a news discussion\/interview program with one man doing the large part of the talking. I would give this broadcast a SINPO rating of 45444. It was a pretty good signal with no noise or interference and only a slight bit more fading then my 1530 kHz reception of RFI on the same date and nearly same time from the same site with nearly the same target area. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vTUzBk3FjeY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vTUzBk3FjeY <\/a>(Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>15300 kHz, Radio France International via Issoudun<\/strong> \u00a0from 1837UTC to 1841UTC on September 24 in French. What sounds like a woman possibly interviewing a man. I would give this broadsast a SINPO Rating of 45444. The signal was very good, there was no interference and very little noise. Just a bit of fading and ever so slightly choppy propagation. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w1sJs9P0Qrw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w1sJs9P0Qrw<\/a> (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>15320 kHz, Radio Taiwan International via Paochung, Taiwan<\/strong> from 0356UTC to 0359TC on September 8th.\u00a0There is ALOT of static\/atmospheric noise on the channel and the signal is very weak.\u00a0I recorded 5 minutes worth and took the 3 best segments of the reception and put them together.\u00a0If I didn&#8217;t know what to look for, this would be impossible to have nailed down\u00a0In the first part of this one clip which is 11 seconds, a male gives out a frequency and time schedule. In the second part of this clip which is 9 seconds, the same man gives out what I assume is the PO Box mailing address for RTI. In the 3rd and final part of this clip, that same man says simply &#8220;Radio Taiwan International&#8221;\u00a0I would give it a SINPO rating of 12112. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/kkcoe959r5iphbjvvnjoz2n0qxslhevz\">https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/kkcoe959r5iphbjvvnjoz2n0qxslhevz<\/a>. I have also heard RTI&#8217;s 9465 kHz and \u00a011685 kHz english broadcasts in the 1500 to 1600UTC time frame usually at barely fair levels, but occasionally at fair to good levels. (Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>15520 kHz, Voice Of Turkey via Emirler, Turkey<\/strong> from 1628UTC to 1650UTC on September 24th in English. The lovely Voice of Turkey interval tune played for about 2 minutes before time pips played followed by a male announcing the start of the english service and the frequencies and times to listen. A Female announcer then came on and read news stories for about 10 minutes before the letter box program came on with a male announcer reading listener letters and reception report. I give this broadcast SINPO rating of 44333. This broadcast was teetering between fair and good. If it wasn&#8217;t for the choppy propagation, this signal would&#8217;ve been alot more listenable. Audio here of 15520 kHz:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6F0ktPTDuc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6F0ktPTDuc<\/a> \u00a0 I caught 9830 the next day and they played their interval tune for about 9 minutes before signing off about 10 minutes early!! 9830 kHz audio here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3o7_LINGYMA . \u00a0I&#8217;ve heard the 9515 kHz Turkey broadcast in English in early September as well at fair signal levels with somewhat choppy propagation. Audio here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=anc_8jznz_k\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=anc_8jznz_k<\/a> \u00a0(Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anc_8jznz_k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>15590 kHz, Radio Thailand via Udon Thani<\/strong> from 02359 to 0015UTC on August 19. Superb signal with interval tune, station introduction and a news segment of national headlines.An ad or two was heard for local\/regional businesses along with promotional announcement inviting advertising inquires and giving an email address. I would give this a SINPO rating of 55455. This broadcast is near perfect! Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPQaA_RM74I\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPQaA_RM74I<\/a>. 9390 kHz heard in English on September 24th at 1937UTC with business and financial report information in english. SINPO of 54444 Almost as good as 15590 kHz and it should be noted that 9390 isn&#8217;t usually this good. Audio here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQnEexGUBoE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JQnEexGUBoE <\/a>(Walker-AK)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JQnEexGUBoE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Paul Walker is the Program Director at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiyu.com\">Community Radio For Alaska: KIYU<\/a>\u00a0located in Galena, Alaska and is a regular contributor to the SWLing Post. Be sure to check out Paul\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OnAirDJPaulWalker\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube\u00a0channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/onairdjpaulwalker\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud channel<\/a>\u00a0where everything he logs is recorded and posted.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/paul-walker\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read his other contributions on the SWLing Post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite a while since I\u00a0posted any logs. I picked out my best ones from the last 2 months. Equipment: Tecsun PL-880, 225 foot long wires oriented for different directions, EmTech ZM2 Antenna tuner, DX Engineering RPA-1PLUS HF PreAmp and EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner. 5040 kHz, All India Radio Jaypore from 1641UTC to 1645UTC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,746,43,1167],"tags":[53,328,4156,497,5499,5500,5497,1884,2147,4082,3240,1747,106,5498,5326],"class_list":["post-21582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-all-india-radio","tag-deutsche-welle","tag-paul-walker","tag-radio-france-international","tag-radio-guinea","tag-radio-rossi","tag-radio-sahka","tag-radio-taiwan-international","tag-radio-thailand","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation","tag-voice-of-mongolia","tag-voice-of-turkey","tag-voice-of-vietnam","tag-zanzibar-broadcasting-corporation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5C6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21918,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/shortwave-radio-recordings-voice-of-korea-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Voice of Korea","author":"Thomas","date":"October 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following: This is the English service broadcast for The Voice Of Korea to \"Latin America\" from Kujang, North Korea. Recorded 0430-0530UTC October 17, 2016 using a Tecsun PL-880, Wellbrook ALA1530LNP, EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner and DXEngineering HF Preamp. Listening\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"north_korean_propaganda","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/north_korean_propaganda.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/north_korean_propaganda.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/north_korean_propaganda.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/north_korean_propaganda.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20948,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/galena-alaska-pauls-evolving-listening-post\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":1},"title":"Galena, Alaska: Paul&#8217;s evolving listening post","author":"Thomas","date":"August 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who writes: My listening post as it stands now Time: 1600-1700 UTC Location: Galena, Alaska (Rural central interior, halfway between Nome & Fairbanks) Equipment:Tecsun PL880, 225 foot long wire oriented north south and 225 foot long wire oriented east west, EmTech ZM2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880-e1472638724421.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880-e1472638724421.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Paul-Walker-Galena-Alaska-TEcsun-PL880-e1472638724421.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19385,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/shortwave-logs-from-alaskas-central-interior-region\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":2},"title":"Shortwave Logs from Alaska&#8217;s Central Interior Region","author":"Paul Walker","date":"June 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some Shortwave logs from the central interior region of Alaska. I used a Tecsun PL880 and 225 foot long wire with Emtech ZM2 Tuner or a Wellbrook ALA1530LNP. I've only used the Wellbrook for two days so I can't really offer a thorough comparison yet. There was one\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Posts","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/guest-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wellbrook-Paul-Walker-Galena-AK","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wellbrook-Paul-Walker-Galena-AK.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wellbrook-Paul-Walker-Galena-AK.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Wellbrook-Paul-Walker-Galena-AK.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19559,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/antenna-advice-needed-for-field-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":3},"title":"Antenna advice needed for field station","author":"Paul Walker","date":"June 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I know you can't cheat physics or RF and that magic pixie dust won't work, but I'm hoping those with a little more technical expertise can help me solve an antenna dilemma. I'm in the central interior region of Alaska and want to pick up Radio Vanuatu 7260 kHz a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Paul Walker's listening post in Galena, Alaska.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paul-Wlaker-Listening-Post-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paul-Wlaker-Listening-Post-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paul-Wlaker-Listening-Post-4.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Paul-Wlaker-Listening-Post-4.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27341,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/video-pauls-large-aperture-volleyball-net-magnetic-loop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":4},"title":"Video: Paul&#8217;s large aperture &#8220;Volleyball Net&#8221; loop antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"July 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following video and notes: Here is a 10 minute narrated, detailed video on my 25 foot long by 10 foot tall \"Volleyball Net\" Loop antenna using a Wellbrook ALA100LN amp control head and antenna interface. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ICHNlcLhAKE Click here to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Volleyball-Loop-Antenna-e1501154690277.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Volleyball-Loop-Antenna-e1501154690277.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Volleyball-Loop-Antenna-e1501154690277.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Volleyball-Loop-Antenna-e1501154690277.jpeg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10809,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/shortwave-radio-recordings-sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation\/","url_meta":{"origin":21582,"position":5},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation","author":"Thomas","date":"September 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For your listening pleasure: forty three minutes of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation,\u00a0recorded\u00a0on 11,905 kHz at 01:15 UTC, Sept 11, 2014. 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