Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 2-8, 2022)
Greetings From Minnesota!
I was up late one night on June 2 (which just happened to be my birthday!) and heard a couple of trans-atlantic pile-ups on the 40m and 20m Ham Bands. Overseas folks who speak english are very popular to the American Hams!
Heard over the last week:
12080Khz 1330 8 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55334. Korean, female announcer reading. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0830.
15340Khz 1324 8 JUN 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 35222. ?Eastern European Language? music DJ’d by female announcer. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 285°, bearing 37°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8292KM from transmitter at Galbeni. Local time: 0824.
15375Khz 1321 8 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF TURKEY (TURKEY) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language? female announcer reading. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 310°, bearing 38°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9226KM from transmitter at Emirler. Local time: 0821.
15575Khz 1315 8 JUN 2022 - KBS WORLD RADIO (SOUTH KOREA) SINPO = 35222. English, female announcer reading. Spending on War in Ukraine mentioned. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 81°, bearing 328°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10225KM from transmitter at Kimjae. Local time: 0815.
15590Khz 1312 8 JUN 2022 - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) SINPO = 35222. English, female announcer interviews male. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 308°, bearing 359°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10137KM from transmitter at Urumqi (Xinjiang, CRI). Local time: 0812.
5980Khz 1259 8 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by male announcer. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1147 8 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=Navy Amatuer Radio Club (NARC) Net SSB. Alan Hall spent a total of 19 years behind bars for the murder of Arthur Easton, a crime he always maintained he did not commit, before the conviction had been quashed by the Supreme Court. The NZ government is welcoming a proposal by the farming sector for how farming emissions should be paid for. Damian O'Connor says the proposal strikes the balance between reducing emissions responsible for climate change while keeping farming profitable. At least 33,000 women were overdue for their routine cervical smears. The number of women who had missed a smear had increased over the past three years, partly due to Covid-19 restrictions. The DHB did not reach its target of seeing 80 percent of women aged 25 to 69 years, in the year to March. Catching up on planned care would take a significant amount of time because the DHB was now dealing with a surge in winter illness. Ports of Auckland has announced it will scrap the automation of the Fergusson Container Terminal, leaving $65 million of automation software and guidance system useless. Auckland Council said it would seek a review of decisions made by the former chief executive and board of directors of the Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) to commence the project back in 2016. Three police officers in Tempe, Arizona have been placed on paid leave after refusing to help a drowning man in a reservoir. The Police Union says attempting to save him would have been dangerous. Dame Margaret Brimble, a University of Auckland scientist known for her drug discoveries, won a top international chemistry prize, the Pedler Award, for her team’s discovery of the drug “trofinetide” which proved a successful treatment for the neurogenetic disorder Rett Syndrome. Sports. @1205z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1206z Weather Forecast: Severe Weather Warnings for Rain until Monday. Showers, Rain, Thunderstorms, Hail. @1207z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0647.
7245Khz 1146 7 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. An increasing number of Covid19, flu and other viruses is putting significant pressure on hospitals and on GPs in Hawke’s Bay. School absenteeism has also increased. A gang expert says instead of legislative change, strong policing is needed to tackle rising gang tensions. Auckland is in the grips of a weeks-long struggle between the tribesmen and Killer Bees Gangs resulting in a spate of shootings. The police minister says work is underway on measures to disrupt gangs with all options on the table. A study by the University of New South Wales has outlined what would happen if the Atlantic Ocean current collapses. Research suggests the current has been slowing due to climate change, running a comprehensive global model. The study suggests that without the Atlantic and all overturning circulation the Earth’s climate could be in a permanent La Nina-like state. Firefighters have worked for a second day to extinguish a massive blaze that killed at least 49 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh. Hawke’s Bay playground assault. A new bylaw targeting street racers on a stretch of scenic New Plymouth road has been passed, despite dividing council and community. The level of volcanic unrest on Mount Ruapehu has eased, but there is still potential for an eruption. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: showers clearing before dawn. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0646.
7245Khz 1152 6 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence in his leadership, after a number of Conservative MPs submitted letters saying they no longer wanted him to carry on. The move follows revelations about lockdown-breaking parties in and around Downing Street. The US envoy on climate change John Kerry has warned that the war in Ukraine must not be used as an excuse to prolong global reliance on coal. Kerry has criticised a number of large countries but not living up to the promises they made at the cop26 summit in Glasgow late last year. China’s foreign minister has told the ABC that Beijing is open to future cooperation with Australia and New Zealand. He said Beijing respects Australia’s presence in the region and said China has seen good results from some existing projects with Australia and New Zealand. He says China wishes to continue working with Australia in New Zealand if Pacific nations wanted. Meanwhile, China’s defense ministry says Canadian military jets have stepped up reconnaissance and provocations against China endangering its national security while the Canadian Jets were monitoring to enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea. Large fire in old school building in Greymouth. Sports. @1203z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1204z Weather Forecast: partly cloudy, showers, rain by evening. @1205z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0652.
5980Khz 1259 5 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
5980Khz 1259 4 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
15575Khz 1355 3 JUN 2022 - KBS WORLD RADIO (SOUTH KOREA) SINPO = 35322. English, recap of news anchored by Male announcer. US/China talks to prevent “accidental incursion” into South Korea. South Korean envoy to visit Ukraine. Korean Language starts @1400z after musical interlude. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 81°, bearing 328°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10225KM from transmitter at Kimjae. Local time: 0855.
12045Khz 1342 3 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45322. Korean, music (‘Seasons of Love’ from the “Rent” soundtrack, in English, of course) DJ’d by female announcer. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 38°, bearing 342°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12925KM from transmitter at Udon Thani. Local time: 0842.
11815Khz 1338 3 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 45222. Japanese, female announcer interviews male over the phone. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 235°, bearing 319°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0838.
7245Khz 1156 3 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45344. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. This year’s outbreak of winter illnesses is more like a tsunami. Christchurch Hospital is running at 112% occupancy and has been forced to postpone some major surgeries. Dunedin Hospital is closed to visitors because of Covid19 cases. It is too early to know whether this afternoon’s shooting in Papakura’s town center is linked to ongoing gang tensions in Auckland, police say. A man has been taken to hospital with critical injuries after the incident on Great South Road, near the District Court. A new national intelligence and security agency has not yet been established despite it being a key recommendation from the Christchurch mosque attacks inquiry. Four people are injured every hour on our roads over the typical Queen’s Birthday weekend, according to the Accident Compensation Corporation. Over the past five years, ACC has received around 400 road injury claims each long weekend, costing taxpayers almost $2 million each time. Fighting has been taking place across the entire frontline in eastern Ukraine, Kiev says, the Russians have mostly been relying on artillery. The tornado and hail storm in Levin two weeks ago has ruined some crops, but the extent won’t be known until the end of the winter season. A California woman made a stunning discovery after bringing home a set of sofas that she found on Craigslist: more than $36,000 stashed inside a cushion. After returning the money, a token of appreciation, the family gave the woman $2,200 to buy a new refrigerator for herself. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “At The Movies”. @1205z Weather Forecast: cloudy with isolated showers clearing by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
7245Khz 1151 2 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45334. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. Police have arrested 12 people, who are believed to be gang affiliated after the armed offenders squad searched two properties in the Auckland suburb of Pakuranga. The 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II officially marks her platinum jubilee this weekend. Big celebrations are planned in the UK. The Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. The final hurdle allowing New Zealand Rugby to sign a $200 million deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake has been cleared. Christchurch residents split over stadium $150m budget blowout. Now, the public will be given three options to choose from: Increase the budget, scale back the project, or halt work altogether. The NZ government will now require charities, which are not required to pay tax, to explain any major accumulated cash, assets and other resources if they have operating expenses above $140,000. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has announced she is leaving the business after 14 years. Sandberg announced her departure in a Facebook post, saying she hoped to focus on her foundation and philanthropic work. She is one of the most high-profile women in the tech industry. Following her announcement, shares in Meta fell 4 percent. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Heavy rain watches on N. Island, showers with Hail and thunderstorms clearing by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0651.
5980Khz 0537 2 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 34333. (Unscheduled Time/Frequency!) English, “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen”, two female announcers conversing about various business news stories, global finance markets, etc. China protests NZ and USA discouraging Pacific Islands to make agreements with China. QRM=weak Cuban Noise Jamming. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°(?), bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0037.
6080Khz 0529 2 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 25222. English, female announcer interviews female in studio. @0530z short news jingle fb news anchored by male announcer. Tulsa hospital shooting mentioned. Uvalde shooting mentioned. Ukraine mentioned. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 138°, bearing 82°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10777KM from transmitter at Pinheira. Local time: 0029.
7155Khz (USB) 0509 2 JUN 2022 - EA3BOX - male (John) RS=34 calling CQ from 100km North of Barcelona, Spain. Worked: @0509z N5YW, Weldon, S. Mississippi, 600W, 270ft dipole. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 1kW, Omni, bearing 55°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, ~7297km from transmitter at Barcelona, Spain. Local time: 0009.
7295Khz 0502 2 JUN 2022 - RADIO ALGERIENNE (ALGERIA) SINPO = 35333. Arabic, male chanting/singing microtonally a capella (call to prayer). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 194°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0002.
7355Khz 0453 2 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 44343. English, human-interest story anchored by female announcer. QRM=weak cuban jamming signal. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 155°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2353.
7375Khz 0449 2 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35222. English, male announcer (African accent) anchoring an African based news program (“Daybreak Africa?”). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 165°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 2349.
7460Khz 0442 2 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 43443. ?African Language? female and male announcers alternating reading. QRM=RTTY-type signal. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2342.
9915Khz 0358 2 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. On Thursday, Britain will embark on a celebration to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, a record in a royal dynasty that stretches back over a thousand years. The four-day platinum jubilee will include a military parade, street parties, a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace and a religious service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The World Health Organization has cast doubts on North Korea’s claims of progress in the fight against a Covid-19 outbreak, saying it believes the situation is getting worse, not better, amid an absence of independent data. Four people have been killed in a shooting spree at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Officers confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also dead. Police arrived at the scene on Wednesday afternoon at St Francis Hospital in three minutes - which they say ensured the death toll wasn’t higher. Multiple injuries had also been confirmed, officials added. A US jury has found Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp with an article in which she claimed she was a victim of domestic abuse. The Hollywood stars, who divorced in 2017, presented conflicting versions of their doomed relationship in the trial. Russia has accused the US of seeking to prolong the war in Ukraine after President Biden said he would supply Kyiv with new long-range missiles. Separately, the German government has promised to send an air defence system to Ukraine. Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has announced that she is leaving the business after 14 years. Denmark has voted in a historic referendum to take part in EU security policy, scrapping its 30-year opt-out. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the move, which was approved by 66.9% of voters, sent “a very important signal” amid the conflict in Ukraine. “We’re showing, that when Putin invades a free country and threatens the stability in Europe, we others pull together,” Ms Frederiksen said. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
14225.69Khz (USB) 0330 2 JUN 2022 - R5AJ - male (Valery, Va-ler-rie) RS=35 calling CQ from 60km East of Moscow, Russia. 7 element monobander beamed West. Worked: @0330z AA7IS Lakebay, WA. 600W 100ft wire, 30ft high. @0332z VE7GPY Stephen Peachland, BC. @0333z W2SAH Palm Beach Gardens, FL. @0339z N7RMK Ryan Las Vegas ICOM7300 Hygain T antenna 600W. @0347z N7AMD Chris Mill Creek, WA. @0348z ??CFC Fernando, Mexico City 100W. @0349z KT7P John Arizona. @0351z AE7RJ Spokane, WA. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. <=1kW, BeamAz ~270°, bearing ~27°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7933km from transmitter at Moscow, Russia. Local time: 1030.
15000Khz 0324 2 JUN 2022 - WWVH HAWAII (F.ANN.) (HAWAII) TIME SIGNAL STATION. SINPO = 25333. English, female announcer only! 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, Omni, bearing 269°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6471KM from transmitter at WWVH. Local time: 2224.
15170Khz 0318 2 JUN 2022 - SBA HOLY QURAN RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 35333. Arabic, male chanting/singing microtonally a capella (call to prayer). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 355°, bearing 36°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 11316KM from transmitter at Riyadh. Local time: 2218.
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--Rodney
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SWL Log based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA using Sangean ATS-505 and Etón e1XM receivers with various Antennas including a Kaito KA33 Active Loop (usually indoors) and an MLA-30 Active Loop (both battery powered). Other antennas used as denoted in logs: Fence: ~230 feet (~70 meters) of chain link fence surrounding a rectangular backyard. BoG (Beverage-on-Ground): 250 feet (~76 meters) of Kev-Flex wire laying (unterminated) on the ground West(feed) to East near a pond. Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south. Additional Equipment: MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preselector) and MFJ-901B antenna tuner (High-pass T network). All times given are Zulu (GMT/UTC).
Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota
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Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 9-22, 2022)
Greetings From Minnesota!
Heard over the last couple of weeks:
6185Khz 0435 22 JUN 2022 - RADIO EDUCACIÓN (MEXICO) SINPO = 45243. Spanish, light Latin Jazz music only occasionally DJ’d by male announcer. ID@0448 by female announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 1kW, Omni, bearing 191°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 2911KM from transmitter at Mexico City (Radio Educacin). Local time: 2335.
9915Khz 0358 22 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55444. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection in the US revealed new details Tuesday about how former President Donald Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler will on Wednesday take another step towards breaking his international isolation by paying his first visit to Turkey since the murder in 2018 of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. Canada’s members of parliament will be given panic buttons to call police in an emergency, amid growing harassment, intimidation and threats of violence. Comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1975, a jury has found. Baroness Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, is involved in a bitter dispute with the organisation’s 54 member states about her finances - only days before she asks them for a second term of office.Dozens die in custody under El Salvador’s state of emergency. Thousands have been arrested since the country suspended certain civil liberties amid a crackdown on gangs. Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday he had had a “very friendly” telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden. Official campaigning began Wednesday in Japan for the House of Councillors election on July 10, as the ruling and opposition parties rush to address inflation concerns and spar over whether a more robust defense posture is necessary in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Glastonbury Festival opens its gates on Wednesday morning, amid travel disruption due to a rail strike across England, Scotland and Wales. More than 200,000 music fans will descend on Worthy Farm for the 2022 event (first time since COVID lockdowns), headlined by Sir Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
15720Khz 0355 22 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35434. English, male and female converse about boating. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2255.
11650Khz 0346 22 JUN 2022 - RADIO TAMAZUJ (NETHERLANDS) SINPO = 55545. Arabic? African Language? male announcer speaking over the phone. Many short musical interludes between stories. @0351z “Radio Tamazuj” mentioned. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2246.
6080Khz 0257 22 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35233. English, s/on @0258 w/Yankee Doodle int fb news anchored by Tommy McNeil @0300. An agreement on gun violence compromise is at hand, Senators say. The legislation lacks the far more potent proposals that President Joe Biden supports and that Democrats have sought for years but have been derailed by GOP opposition. As nuclear Russia pillages non-nuclear Ukraine, some other non-nuclear states are beginning to wonder: “Is it time we got an arsenal of our own?” Especially in Asia, the continued Ukraine war hampers nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massive floods, which have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands there and in neighboring India, continued to wreak havoc Tuesday. The 4th hearing of the congressional investigation of last year’s Capitol riot focused on former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to get bogus electors appointed and vote totals changed in states he lost, particularly in Georgia. Israel is headed for its fifth election in three years after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he had agreed to dissolve his fractious coalition. It came after a handful of coalition members walked out, leaving Bennet without a clear majority in parliament. The decision comes weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden is due to visit Israel. (Top two story’s headlines are repeated). @0305z “Daybreak Africa” anchored by male announcer (w/African accent). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2158.
5980Khz 1259 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Lydia Lewis. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1153 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44333. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. The government is to rush through legislation to ensure home care and support workers have the right to take a pay equity claim. The work is agreement is about to run out and negotiations for a new one had reached a stalemate. The Firefighters Union says staff shortages are forcing stations to close and leave people unprotected in multiple cities. They fear this is just becoming routine rather than extraordinary or exceptional. Flooding in northern India and Bangladesh has killed at least 84 people and left millions displaced. Tough new US regulations on the import of goods from the Xinjiang region of China have come into effect. Firms wishing to be exempted will have to prove imports have not been produced using forced labour. US officials have said members of the minority Uighur community, who are predominantly Muslim, have been detained and made to work. China has repeatedly rejected accusations that it is holding Uighurs in internment camps in Xinjiang. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted that track and field sports could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions, insisting “if it’s a judgment between inclusion and fairness. We will always fall down on the side of fairness. That, for me, is absolutely non-negotiable”. Three people all members of the tribesmen gang have been arrested in relation to a serious assault on the Waikato Expressway in March, they were arrested after police searches in Auckland and Christchurch yesterday morning. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers and cloudy periods. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°.. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
9915Khz 0359 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. The treatment of whistleblowers at the United Nations should be examined by an external panel, its former spokeswoman on sexual harassment has said. Israel is set to hold a fifth general election in under four years, after its fractured coalition government concluded it could not survive. In a major political development, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will switch places with Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid under an existing deal. An election could take place in late October, commentators say. The former prime minister and current opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to return to office. A court in Honduras has sentenced a former energy executive to more than 22 years in jail over the murder of an environmental activist in 2016. Berta Cáceres led protests against the Agua Zarca hydro-electric dam project before being shot dead in her home. The court ruled that Roberto David Castillo, whose company had been awarded the contract, had planned the murder and hired the gunmen. The Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for $103.5 million (£84 million). Dmitry Muratov said all the money from sale will go to help refugees from the war in Ukraine. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP15, is likely to be relocated from the Chinese city of Kunming to Montreal in Canada this December. The conference, which was originally planned to be held in Kunming in October 2020, has been postponed several times because of the pandemic. World Athletics president Lord Coe has hinted the sport could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions, insisting “fairness is non-negotiable”. Most major lines across Britain will be affected on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday due to railway workers striking over pay and job cuts. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2259.
11650Khz 0347 21 JUN 2022 - RADIO TAMAZUJ (NETHERLANDS) SINPO = 55445. Arabic(?),female announcer interviews male, both on remote @0348z Radio Tamazuj mentioned. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2247.
11825Khz 0341 21 JUN 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 35222. English, music DJ’d by male announcer. ID@0342z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 37°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8292KM from transmitter at Galbeni. Local time: 2241.
11870Khz 0338 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer interviews male in studio. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 340°, bearing 26°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12141KM from transmitter at A'Seela. Local time: 2238.
12015Khz 0334 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 90°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8461KM from transmitter at Sofia-Kostinbrod. Local time: 2234.
13760Khz 0325 21 JUN 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45434. English, male announcer giving allegorical stories about Jesus Christ with instrumental music in bg. @0328z Adam Holtz “about the Family” talks about “Adams Family” movie, gives it 3.5/5 for “family content”. @0328z pop (Xtian) music DJ’d by female announcer. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 265°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 46°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2225.
15310Khz 0319 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 25222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer anchoring, female announcer on remote report. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 30°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9702KM from transmitter at Gavar. Local time: 2219.
15190kHz 0311 21 JUN 2022 - RÁDIO INCONFIDÊNCIA (BRAZIL) SINPO = 15222. Portuguese, Music, DJ’d by male announcer. // w/ http://www.radios.com.br/play/139 . Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 5kW, beamAz 122°, bearing 133°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8726KM from transmitter at Contagem/Belo Horizonte, MG. Local time: 2211.
15170Khz 0300 21 JUN 2022 - SBA HOLY QURAN RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 35433. Arabic, male announcer reading fb male singing/chanting a capella microtonally (call to prayer). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 36°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 11316KM from transmitter at Riyadh. Local time: 2200.
15720Khz 0256 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45434. English, “Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan” Jesse and female announcer DJ operatic music. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2156.
12080Khz 1323 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45333. Korean, female announcer interviews female on remote. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0823.
11815Khz 1319 20 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 45333. Japanese, male announcer reading with short musical interludes between programs. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0819.
5980Khz 1259 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Lydia Lewis. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1155 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. The death of seven people in a road crash between a truck and a van near Picton has shocked the nation and left a family devastated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is heading to the Europe this weekend as part of a concerted push to get a long-awaited free trade deal over the line. Middlemore’s DHB funded local GPs up to $1400 an hour over the weekend to help take the pressure off its emergency department. Twenty-seven general practices in South Auckland offered free appointments over the weekend at the request of Counties Manukau District Health Board, and will do it next week too, because Middlemore Hospital’s ED has been overwhelmed. the first weekend of the program Middlemore reported 100 fewer patients in emergency department (ED). KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the record number of children needing support this winter. KidsCan was helping to feed 44,000 children each day in more than 1000 schools and early childhood centres nationwide and there were 2000 children on the waiting list. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its fourth month, is preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe. Billions of tons of grain remain in silos. Russian forces’ blockade of Ukrainian ports, destruction and alleged theft of the country’s grains and agricultural machinery, and shells and mines now strewn across its fields are threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. The tenth and final section of the Waikato Expressway has been completed. The 22km Hamilton section completes the four-lane State Highway from Cambridge to Bombay, and will open next month. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “First Up”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mostly fine with isolated morning showers and cloudy periods. morning frosts. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0655.
17790Khz 0538 20 JUN 2022 - ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 25322. Arabic(?), male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 0038.
15720Khz 0531 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45434. English, “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” in progress, financial stories. “Shortest day of the year” mentioned! Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0031.
15665Khz 0529 20 JUN 2022 - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) SINPO = 15322. Russian, female announcer reading with music in bg. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 308°, bearing 359°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10137KM from transmitter at Urumqi (Xinjiang, CRI). Local time: 0029.
15580Khz 0526 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35333. English, “Daybreak Africa” in progress, news stories and sports( @0527z). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0026.
15300Khz 0523 20 JUN 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 35233. French, male announcer interviews female and male in studio. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 135°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0023.
11995Khz 0509 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45333. ?African Language?, male announcer anchoring, some reports from over the phone. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0009.
11830Khz 0504 20 JUN 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 35233. ?African Language?, Male announcer reading, occasional musical interlude. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 185°, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0004.
11825Khz 0451 20 JUN 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 35232. English, male announcer interviews male over the phone with religious talk. @0454z African music, station theme. @0458z mailing address and schedule. S/off @0459z. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2351.
9915Khz 0358 20 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Gustavo Petro, the leftist former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has been declared the winner of Colombia’s presidential election. Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right. Sri Lanka could have avoided its current economic turmoil if it had gone to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout sooner, the country’s central bank governor says. An assault on a Sikh prayer site in Afghanistan has left one worshipper and a Taliban member dead as well as the unidentified attackers. Over 35 heads of state and government are expected to attend this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The week-long summit runs under the theme: “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.” Rwanda is the newest member of the 54 nations gathering, having joined on 29 November 2009. China said it will host the first-ever Horn of Africa peace conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba on June 20-21. Screenwriter, producer and director of film and television Paul Haggis has been arrested in Italy on sexual assault charges. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7235Khz 0350 20 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 34333. Arabic, male interviewed by male announcer fb female announcer and musical selection. @0353z music fades and female announcer is joined by another female and a male. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 130°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 2250.
5980Khz 1259 19 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
5980Khz 1259 18 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0758.
7245Khz 1153 17 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. The health minister Andrew Little says he’s not received any advice suggesting the country return to the red traffic light setting due to pressure on hospitals. The Covid19 pandemic and winter illnesses are straining the health system with Middlemore hospital saying it’s facing abnormally, high demand. One of its patients, died in intensive care this week after earlier, leaving the emergency department due to long wait times. A public health expert says a middle ground between control and no restrictions must be found in the fight against Covid19. The government has announced that from Monday night people travelling to New Zealand will no longer be required to test for Covid before leaving. Professor Michael Baker says the virus can’t be wished away and though people will want to get back to normal he would have liked to see supervised RAT tests provided by airports for long haul travel. The World Health Organization has commended the detective work which tracked down the Delta strain of coronavirus in Taranaki last year, as an example of best practise. The High Court has fined two freight forwarders a total of $9.7 million for engaging in cartel conduct. The Commerce Commission brought the proceedings against Mondiale Freight Services and Oceanbridge Shipping for entering into arrangements with competitors to not vie for customers. After holding talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leaders signalled that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status, a symbolic gesture that would draw Kyiv closer to the economic bloc. Deaths in the Ukraine war are in the 10s of thousands. British interior minister Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer to a conclusion. Sports. @1204z Standards and Complaints PSA. @1205z Weather Forecast: partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
11815Khz 1311 16 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 25222. Japanese, male announcer reading. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 235°, bearing 319°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0811.
12045Khz 1308 16 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35222. Korean, music DJ’d by female announcer. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 38°, bearing 342°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12925KM from transmitter at Udon Thani. Local time: 0808.
5980Khz 1259 16 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9610Khz 1229 16 JUN 2022 - REACH BEYOND AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA) SINPO = 35222. ?Indian Language? music DJ’d by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 295°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14913KM from transmitter at Kununurra WA. Local time: 0729.
9350Khz 1225 16 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45434. Korean, ID@1225z, male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0725.
7245Khz 1153 16 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. A patient has died at Middlemore Hospital after leaving the emergency department because of long wait times. The hospital said the patient left the ED early on Wednesday morning, only to return a few hours later after a life-threatening emergency. The patient died in intensive care. The DHB said the hospital was under extreme pressure and patient presentations had been abnormally high for this time of year. The Nurses Organisation said emergency doctors and nurses had been warning for months that unsafe staffing levels would lead to deaths. BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis says New Zealand could see a recession at the end of 2022 or early 2023. “The June quarter will actually look a lot better, because we moved from red to orange and the economy opened up again. I think the real hurt is actually going to be this time next year,” he said. Toplis said the accumulation of pressures would show later. Australia’s new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge. A fire broke out at Rainbow Youth and Gender Dynamix’s Tauranga office yesterday. Police were treating the fire as suspicious. American writer James Patterson, the prolific author of best-selling thrillers and other books, apologized on Tuesday after saying in an interview that older white male writers face “just another form of racism” that makes it hard for them to find work. “I apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism,” Mr. Patterson wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. “I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers. Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard — in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.” Mr. Patterson, who is 75 and white, has sold nearly 450 million books since 1976. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “At the Movies”. @1205z Weather Forecast: fine spells with isolated showers and Rain and thunderstorms by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” Anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
5980Khz 1258 15 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by30 Susana Leiataua(?). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc) Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0758.
7245Khz 1156 15 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. The citizens of Severodonetsk, including Russian-back separatists, will be being evacuated away from their city. The occupying forces say that the there will be a 12 hour window during which they will be taken to Russian occupied territory. Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine. Māori health experts fear an inequity crisis could be looming with long Covid, and not enough is being done to avert it. The Prime Minister says, teaching is one of the most important jobs in the country, in a statement while opening another college in Christchurch which was a flagship project in the school rebuild program there. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking into reports that state the monkeypox virus has been found in the semen of some patients and is perhaps sexually transmitted. However, the WHO has reiterated that the virus is mainly transmitted via close interpersonal contact. Many of the monkeypox cases confirmed in the current outbreak largely centred in Europe are among sexual partners who have had such close contact. Three candidates announced in the mayoral race in Nelson. The police appealing for sightings of a car that may have gone into the Clutha river in central Otago earlier this week. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers clearing by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
5980Khz 1259 14 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 25222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1157 14 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and cut off the last routes for evacuating citizens, but the Ukrainians are still holding out. Rich countries have made a dangerous dash for fossil fuels in response to the Ukraine war, the U.N. secretary-general said on Tuesday, warning that new investments being made in coal, oil and gas were “delusional” given their impact on climate change. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have called for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and livelihoods and prevent famine in the 20 ‘hunger hotspots’ where acute need is expected to rise, from now until September. GIB board shortage delays many housing projects in NZ. Chris Hipkins has ruled out a return to mandatory masks for schools, struggling with covert and winter illnesses. He says, he trusts schools to make their own decisions about masks for teachers and older pupils. Some classes are being cancelled because of lack of teachers lost to various winter illnesses and Covid19. The Nelson City Council’s, Chief Executive is stepping down. American woman who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder your Husband” has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her partner. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: S. Island: Showers, sometimes heavy. N. Island: Mostly fine with isolated showers clearing by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
5980Khz 1259 13 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 25222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1159 13 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC Net. Today’s Cabinet reshuffle has been sparked by the departures of Kris Faafoi and Trevor Mallard. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce some “minor” changes to the Cabinet line-up. Ardern confirmed Faafoi had decided to leave Parliament to be with his family as his youngest son started school. Trevor Mallard will step down as Speaker of the House in mid-August “as he prepares to take up a diplomatic post in Europe”. Wild weather has caused flooding, road and bridge closures and snow to low levels - and MetService warns it is not over yet. MetService said while the weather would gradually ease, more wind, snow, rain and thunderstorms are expected. In Fiji men’s groups are pushing for women to be banned from using contraceptives without the consent of their partner. The government has begun consultation on the issue. Fiji women’s rights movement says woman are not the property of their husbands. The group was shocked and disappointed the government had time to make this a national discussion. It has urged the conversation. Focus on the need to provide better access to health care services for women and tackling domestic violence. More than 60% of Fijian, women experienced gender-based violence at least once in their lifetime. Police in the US state of Idaho have arrested 31 members of a white supremacist group and charged them with plotting to riot at a gay pride event. The arrested members of “Patriot Front” are from 11 different US states - and only one of them is from Idaho, police said. New initiatives are being launched in schools to combat the rise of vaping. A survey by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, and the secondary principles association has found 27% of young people had vaped in the previous seven days, the foundation's chief executive says New Zealand has been slow to regulate vaping, and the message that it’s safe, has been normalized. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World ”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Showers, heavy at times and possible thunderstorms, clearing by dawn. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0659.
5980Khz 1259 12 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
5980Khz 1259 11 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 759.
5980Khz 1259 10 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Koroi Hawkins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1156 10 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 43444. English, female announcer interviews male about teachers until pips and news @1200z anchored by Todd Zehner. QRM=NARC net. Snow has been falling in parts of the South Island and there could be more on the way. It’s been a stormy 24 hours for much of the country. With about 20,000 lightning strikes recorded. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese has signaled a potential softening of the country’s deportation policy after Jacinda Ardern raised her frustrations. The two leaders have met in Sydney for the first time since the Australian Labor parties election victory. Hawke’s Bay councils are launching a campaign on the controversial three waters reforms, getting locals to have their say, claiming the government has not listened to communities. The US congressional panel investigating the 2021 attack on the US capital has blamed former President Donald Trump for what it called an attempted coup. The committee’s vice-chair, the Republican Liz Cheney, said in a hearing broadcast on live television, that Mr. Trump had conspired to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, summoned a mob, lit the flame of violent unrest, and then failed to intervene to stop it. Auckland police have recovered more than 4,000 documents, which were stolen from its old Vincent Street station last month. Among the documents was firearms licensing information. Four people had been charged with burglary and receiving stolen property. A former road maintenance manager in Auckland has been sentenced to 11 months’ home detention after admitting to taking bribes for contracts. Earlier this year, the Serious Fraud Office charged six people, including two former employees of Broadspectrum (New Zealand) Limited. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “At the Movies”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Rain, Snow, gales, thunderstorms, hail. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Todd Zehner. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
7245Khz 1156 9 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. Wild weather is forecast to continue in the Wellington region, with a chance of more tornadoes. One person suffered minor injuries and houses were damaged when a small tornado touched on around one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Heavy rain wind and thunder battered, the regions throughout the day lightning led to brief power outages and many parts of the capital and Wellington region. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is meeting with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and his family in Sydney this evening. Ardern will appear on Australian breakfast media tomorrow to promote the upcoming ski season before attending formal talks with Albanese. Ardern is the first foreign leader to head to Australia since the change of government. The government is proposing to change the electoral law to allow Māori voters to switch electoral rolls at any time. Currently, Māori are only allowed to switch between the general and Māori roles once every five years, a rule which critics have called undemocratic. Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital is dealing with a surge in influenza cases. Some elective surgeries have been postponed and some patients transferred to ease the pressure. The pressure was mounting on the UN to deepen its investigation into allegations of human rights abuses and China’s northwest. Lawmakers in the US and Europe are calling for more action after a UN delegation to the region was accused of whitewashing the situation. The Port of Auckland says there are positive aspects to scrapping an automation project. The move has pleased unions concerned about safety and job losses, but frustrated the port's owner, Auckland Council, which has ordered a review. The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has changed its name as infections drop. The Burnett Foundation. Aotearoa says the new name reflects the changing needs of the Rainbow community. Richard Olin who’s lived with HIV for nearly 20 years since the condition is no longer a death sentence. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain Watches, high wind warnings, thunderstorms and hail. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
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SWL Log based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA using Sangean ATS-505 and Etón e1XM receivers with various Antennas including a Kaito KA33 Active Loop (usually indoors) and an MLA-30 Active Loop (both battery powered). Other antennas used as denoted in logs: Fence: ~230 feet (~70 meters) of chain link fence surrounding a rectangular backyard. BoG (Beverage-on-Ground): 250 feet (~76 meters) of Kev-Flex wire laying (unterminated) on the ground West(feed) to East near a pond. Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south. Additional Equipment: MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preselector) and MFJ-901B antenna tuner (High-pass T network). All times given are Zulu (GMT/UTC).
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Heard over the last couple of weeks:
6185Khz 0435 22 JUN 2022 - RADIO EDUCACIÓN (MEXICO) SINPO = 45243. Spanish, light Latin Jazz music only occasionally DJ’d by male announcer. ID@0448 by female announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 1kW, Omni, bearing 191°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 2911KM from transmitter at Mexico City (Radio Educacin). Local time: 2335.
9915Khz 0358 22 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55444. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection in the US revealed new details Tuesday about how former President Donald Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler will on Wednesday take another step towards breaking his international isolation by paying his first visit to Turkey since the murder in 2018 of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. Canada’s members of parliament will be given panic buttons to call police in an emergency, amid growing harassment, intimidation and threats of violence. Comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1975, a jury has found. Baroness Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, is involved in a bitter dispute with the organisation’s 54 member states about her finances - only days before she asks them for a second term of office.Dozens die in custody under El Salvador’s state of emergency. Thousands have been arrested since the country suspended certain civil liberties amid a crackdown on gangs. Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday he had had a “very friendly” telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden. Official campaigning began Wednesday in Japan for the House of Councillors election on July 10, as the ruling and opposition parties rush to address inflation concerns and spar over whether a more robust defense posture is necessary in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Glastonbury Festival opens its gates on Wednesday morning, amid travel disruption due to a rail strike across England, Scotland and Wales. More than 200,000 music fans will descend on Worthy Farm for the 2022 event (first time since COVID lockdowns), headlined by Sir Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
15720Khz 0355 22 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35434. English, male and female converse about boating. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2255.
11650Khz 0346 22 JUN 2022 - RADIO TAMAZUJ (NETHERLANDS) SINPO = 55545. Arabic? African Language? male announcer speaking over the phone. Many short musical interludes between stories. @0351z “Radio Tamazuj” mentioned. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2246.
6080Khz 0257 22 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35233. English, s/on @0258 w/Yankee Doodle int fb news anchored by Tommy McNeil @0300. An agreement on gun violence compromise is at hand, Senators say. The legislation lacks the far more potent proposals that President Joe Biden supports and that Democrats have sought for years but have been derailed by GOP opposition. As nuclear Russia pillages non-nuclear Ukraine, some other non-nuclear states are beginning to wonder: “Is it time we got an arsenal of our own?” Especially in Asia, the continued Ukraine war hampers nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massive floods, which have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands there and in neighboring India, continued to wreak havoc Tuesday. The 4th hearing of the congressional investigation of last year’s Capitol riot focused on former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to get bogus electors appointed and vote totals changed in states he lost, particularly in Georgia. Israel is headed for its fifth election in three years after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he had agreed to dissolve his fractious coalition. It came after a handful of coalition members walked out, leaving Bennet without a clear majority in parliament. The decision comes weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden is due to visit Israel. (Top two story’s headlines are repeated). @0305z “Daybreak Africa” anchored by male announcer (w/African accent). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2158.
5980Khz 1259 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Lydia Lewis. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1153 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44333. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. The government is to rush through legislation to ensure home care and support workers have the right to take a pay equity claim. The work is agreement is about to run out and negotiations for a new one had reached a stalemate. The Firefighters Union says staff shortages are forcing stations to close and leave people unprotected in multiple cities. They fear this is just becoming routine rather than extraordinary or exceptional. Flooding in northern India and Bangladesh has killed at least 84 people and left millions displaced. Tough new US regulations on the import of goods from the Xinjiang region of China have come into effect. Firms wishing to be exempted will have to prove imports have not been produced using forced labour. US officials have said members of the minority Uighur community, who are predominantly Muslim, have been detained and made to work. China has repeatedly rejected accusations that it is holding Uighurs in internment camps in Xinjiang. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hinted that track and field sports could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions, insisting “if it’s a judgment between inclusion and fairness. We will always fall down on the side of fairness. That, for me, is absolutely non-negotiable”. Three people all members of the tribesmen gang have been arrested in relation to a serious assault on the Waikato Expressway in March, they were arrested after police searches in Auckland and Christchurch yesterday morning. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers and cloudy periods. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°.. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
9915Khz 0359 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. The treatment of whistleblowers at the United Nations should be examined by an external panel, its former spokeswoman on sexual harassment has said. Israel is set to hold a fifth general election in under four years, after its fractured coalition government concluded it could not survive. In a major political development, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will switch places with Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid under an existing deal. An election could take place in late October, commentators say. The former prime minister and current opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to return to office. A court in Honduras has sentenced a former energy executive to more than 22 years in jail over the murder of an environmental activist in 2016. Berta Cáceres led protests against the Agua Zarca hydro-electric dam project before being shot dead in her home. The court ruled that Roberto David Castillo, whose company had been awarded the contract, had planned the murder and hired the gunmen. The Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for $103.5 million (£84 million). Dmitry Muratov said all the money from sale will go to help refugees from the war in Ukraine. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP15, is likely to be relocated from the Chinese city of Kunming to Montreal in Canada this December. The conference, which was originally planned to be held in Kunming in October 2020, has been postponed several times because of the pandemic. World Athletics president Lord Coe has hinted the sport could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions, insisting “fairness is non-negotiable”. Most major lines across Britain will be affected on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday due to railway workers striking over pay and job cuts. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2259.
11650Khz 0347 21 JUN 2022 - RADIO TAMAZUJ (NETHERLANDS) SINPO = 55445. Arabic(?),female announcer interviews male, both on remote @0348z Radio Tamazuj mentioned. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2247.
11825Khz 0341 21 JUN 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 35222. English, music DJ’d by male announcer. ID@0342z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 37°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8292KM from transmitter at Galbeni. Local time: 2241.
11870Khz 0338 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer interviews male in studio. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 340°, bearing 26°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12141KM from transmitter at A'Seela. Local time: 2238.
12015Khz 0334 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 90°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8461KM from transmitter at Sofia-Kostinbrod. Local time: 2234.
13760Khz 0325 21 JUN 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45434. English, male announcer giving allegorical stories about Jesus Christ with instrumental music in bg. @0328z Adam Holtz “about the Family” talks about “Adams Family” movie, gives it 3.5/5 for “family content”. @0328z pop (Xtian) music DJ’d by female announcer. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 265°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 46°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2225.
15310Khz 0319 21 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 25222. ?Middle Eastern Language?, male announcer anchoring, female announcer on remote report. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 30°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9702KM from transmitter at Gavar. Local time: 2219.
15190kHz 0311 21 JUN 2022 - RÁDIO INCONFIDÊNCIA (BRAZIL) SINPO = 15222. Portuguese, Music, DJ’d by male announcer. // w/ http://www.radios.com.br/play/139 . Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 5kW, beamAz 122°, bearing 133°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8726KM from transmitter at Contagem/Belo Horizonte, MG. Local time: 2211.
15170Khz 0300 21 JUN 2022 - SBA HOLY QURAN RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 35433. Arabic, male announcer reading fb male singing/chanting a capella microtonally (call to prayer). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 36°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 11316KM from transmitter at Riyadh. Local time: 2200.
15720Khz 0256 21 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45434. English, “Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan” Jesse and female announcer DJ operatic music. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2156.
12080Khz 1323 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45333. Korean, female announcer interviews female on remote. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0823.
11815Khz 1319 20 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 45333. Japanese, male announcer reading with short musical interludes between programs. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0819.
5980Khz 1259 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Lydia Lewis. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1155 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. The death of seven people in a road crash between a truck and a van near Picton has shocked the nation and left a family devastated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is heading to the Europe this weekend as part of a concerted push to get a long-awaited free trade deal over the line. Middlemore’s DHB funded local GPs up to $1400 an hour over the weekend to help take the pressure off its emergency department. Twenty-seven general practices in South Auckland offered free appointments over the weekend at the request of Counties Manukau District Health Board, and will do it next week too, because Middlemore Hospital’s ED has been overwhelmed. the first weekend of the program Middlemore reported 100 fewer patients in emergency department (ED). KidsCan has launched an urgent appeal for donations to help the record number of children needing support this winter. KidsCan was helping to feed 44,000 children each day in more than 1000 schools and early childhood centres nationwide and there were 2000 children on the waiting list. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its fourth month, is preventing grain from leaving the “breadbasket of the world” and making food more expensive across the globe. Billions of tons of grain remain in silos. Russian forces’ blockade of Ukrainian ports, destruction and alleged theft of the country’s grains and agricultural machinery, and shells and mines now strewn across its fields are threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. The tenth and final section of the Waikato Expressway has been completed. The 22km Hamilton section completes the four-lane State Highway from Cambridge to Bombay, and will open next month. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “First Up”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mostly fine with isolated morning showers and cloudy periods. morning frosts. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0655.
17790Khz 0538 20 JUN 2022 - ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 25322. Arabic(?), male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 0038.
15720Khz 0531 20 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45434. English, “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” in progress, financial stories. “Shortest day of the year” mentioned! Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0031.
15665Khz 0529 20 JUN 2022 - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) SINPO = 15322. Russian, female announcer reading with music in bg. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 308°, bearing 359°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10137KM from transmitter at Urumqi (Xinjiang, CRI). Local time: 0029.
15580Khz 0526 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35333. English, “Daybreak Africa” in progress, news stories and sports( @0527z). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0026.
15300Khz 0523 20 JUN 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 35233. French, male announcer interviews female and male in studio. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 135°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0023.
11995Khz 0509 20 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45333. ?African Language?, male announcer anchoring, some reports from over the phone. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0009.
11830Khz 0504 20 JUN 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 35233. ?African Language?, Male announcer reading, occasional musical interlude. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 185°, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0004.
11825Khz 0451 20 JUN 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 35232. English, male announcer interviews male over the phone with religious talk. @0454z African music, station theme. @0458z mailing address and schedule. S/off @0459z. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2351.
9915Khz 0358 20 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Gustavo Petro, the leftist former mayor of Bogota and ex-rebel fighter, has been declared the winner of Colombia’s presidential election. Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right. Sri Lanka could have avoided its current economic turmoil if it had gone to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout sooner, the country’s central bank governor says. An assault on a Sikh prayer site in Afghanistan has left one worshipper and a Taliban member dead as well as the unidentified attackers. Over 35 heads of state and government are expected to attend this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The week-long summit runs under the theme: “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.” Rwanda is the newest member of the 54 nations gathering, having joined on 29 November 2009. China said it will host the first-ever Horn of Africa peace conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba on June 20-21. Screenwriter, producer and director of film and television Paul Haggis has been arrested in Italy on sexual assault charges. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7235Khz 0350 20 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 34333. Arabic, male interviewed by male announcer fb female announcer and musical selection. @0353z music fades and female announcer is joined by another female and a male. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W, Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 130°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 2250.
5980Khz 1259 19 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
5980Khz 1259 18 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0758.
7245Khz 1153 17 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. The health minister Andrew Little says he’s not received any advice suggesting the country return to the red traffic light setting due to pressure on hospitals. The Covid19 pandemic and winter illnesses are straining the health system with Middlemore hospital saying it’s facing abnormally, high demand. One of its patients, died in intensive care this week after earlier, leaving the emergency department due to long wait times. A public health expert says a middle ground between control and no restrictions must be found in the fight against Covid19. The government has announced that from Monday night people travelling to New Zealand will no longer be required to test for Covid before leaving. Professor Michael Baker says the virus can’t be wished away and though people will want to get back to normal he would have liked to see supervised RAT tests provided by airports for long haul travel. The World Health Organization has commended the detective work which tracked down the Delta strain of coronavirus in Taranaki last year, as an example of best practise. The High Court has fined two freight forwarders a total of $9.7 million for engaging in cartel conduct. The Commerce Commission brought the proceedings against Mondiale Freight Services and Oceanbridge Shipping for entering into arrangements with competitors to not vie for customers. After holding talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leaders signalled that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status, a symbolic gesture that would draw Kyiv closer to the economic bloc. Deaths in the Ukraine war are in the 10s of thousands. British interior minister Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer to a conclusion. Sports. @1204z Standards and Complaints PSA. @1205z Weather Forecast: partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
11815Khz 1311 16 JUN 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 25222. Japanese, male announcer reading. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 235°, bearing 319°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0811.
12045Khz 1308 16 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35222. Korean, music DJ’d by female announcer. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 38°, bearing 342°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12925KM from transmitter at Udon Thani. Local time: 0808.
5980Khz 1259 16 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9610Khz 1229 16 JUN 2022 - REACH BEYOND AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA) SINPO = 35222. ?Indian Language? music DJ’d by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 295°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14913KM from transmitter at Kununurra WA. Local time: 0729.
9350Khz 1225 16 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 45434. Korean, ID@1225z, male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0725.
7245Khz 1153 16 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. A patient has died at Middlemore Hospital after leaving the emergency department because of long wait times. The hospital said the patient left the ED early on Wednesday morning, only to return a few hours later after a life-threatening emergency. The patient died in intensive care. The DHB said the hospital was under extreme pressure and patient presentations had been abnormally high for this time of year. The Nurses Organisation said emergency doctors and nurses had been warning for months that unsafe staffing levels would lead to deaths. BNZ head of research Stephen Toplis says New Zealand could see a recession at the end of 2022 or early 2023. “The June quarter will actually look a lot better, because we moved from red to orange and the economy opened up again. I think the real hurt is actually going to be this time next year,” he said. Toplis said the accumulation of pressures would show later. Australia’s new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43% by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge. A fire broke out at Rainbow Youth and Gender Dynamix’s Tauranga office yesterday. Police were treating the fire as suspicious. American writer James Patterson, the prolific author of best-selling thrillers and other books, apologized on Tuesday after saying in an interview that older white male writers face “just another form of racism” that makes it hard for them to find work. “I apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism,” Mr. Patterson wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. “I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers. Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard — in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.” Mr. Patterson, who is 75 and white, has sold nearly 450 million books since 1976. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “At the Movies”. @1205z Weather Forecast: fine spells with isolated showers and Rain and thunderstorms by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” Anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0653.
5980Khz 1258 15 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by30 Susana Leiataua(?). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc) Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0758.
7245Khz 1156 15 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. The citizens of Severodonetsk, including Russian-back separatists, will be being evacuated away from their city. The occupying forces say that the there will be a 12 hour window during which they will be taken to Russian occupied territory. Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine. Māori health experts fear an inequity crisis could be looming with long Covid, and not enough is being done to avert it. The Prime Minister says, teaching is one of the most important jobs in the country, in a statement while opening another college in Christchurch which was a flagship project in the school rebuild program there. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking into reports that state the monkeypox virus has been found in the semen of some patients and is perhaps sexually transmitted. However, the WHO has reiterated that the virus is mainly transmitted via close interpersonal contact. Many of the monkeypox cases confirmed in the current outbreak largely centred in Europe are among sexual partners who have had such close contact. Three candidates announced in the mayoral race in Nelson. The police appealing for sightings of a car that may have gone into the Clutha river in central Otago earlier this week. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers clearing by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
5980Khz 1259 14 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 25222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1157 14 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and cut off the last routes for evacuating citizens, but the Ukrainians are still holding out. Rich countries have made a dangerous dash for fossil fuels in response to the Ukraine war, the U.N. secretary-general said on Tuesday, warning that new investments being made in coal, oil and gas were “delusional” given their impact on climate change. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) have called for urgent humanitarian action to save lives and livelihoods and prevent famine in the 20 ‘hunger hotspots’ where acute need is expected to rise, from now until September. GIB board shortage delays many housing projects in NZ. Chris Hipkins has ruled out a return to mandatory masks for schools, struggling with covert and winter illnesses. He says, he trusts schools to make their own decisions about masks for teachers and older pupils. Some classes are being cancelled because of lack of teachers lost to various winter illnesses and Covid19. The Nelson City Council’s, Chief Executive is stepping down. American woman who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder your Husband” has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her partner. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: S. Island: Showers, sometimes heavy. N. Island: Mostly fine with isolated showers clearing by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
5980Khz 1259 13 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 25222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1159 13 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC Net. Today’s Cabinet reshuffle has been sparked by the departures of Kris Faafoi and Trevor Mallard. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce some “minor” changes to the Cabinet line-up. Ardern confirmed Faafoi had decided to leave Parliament to be with his family as his youngest son started school. Trevor Mallard will step down as Speaker of the House in mid-August “as he prepares to take up a diplomatic post in Europe”. Wild weather has caused flooding, road and bridge closures and snow to low levels - and MetService warns it is not over yet. MetService said while the weather would gradually ease, more wind, snow, rain and thunderstorms are expected. In Fiji men’s groups are pushing for women to be banned from using contraceptives without the consent of their partner. The government has begun consultation on the issue. Fiji women’s rights movement says woman are not the property of their husbands. The group was shocked and disappointed the government had time to make this a national discussion. It has urged the conversation. Focus on the need to provide better access to health care services for women and tackling domestic violence. More than 60% of Fijian, women experienced gender-based violence at least once in their lifetime. Police in the US state of Idaho have arrested 31 members of a white supremacist group and charged them with plotting to riot at a gay pride event. The arrested members of “Patriot Front” are from 11 different US states - and only one of them is from Idaho, police said. New initiatives are being launched in schools to combat the rise of vaping. A survey by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, and the secondary principles association has found 27% of young people had vaped in the previous seven days, the foundation's chief executive says New Zealand has been slow to regulate vaping, and the message that it’s safe, has been normalized. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World ”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Showers, heavy at times and possible thunderstorms, clearing by dawn. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0659.
5980Khz 1259 12 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
5980Khz 1259 11 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 759.
5980Khz 1259 10 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Koroi Hawkins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1156 10 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 43444. English, female announcer interviews male about teachers until pips and news @1200z anchored by Todd Zehner. QRM=NARC net. Snow has been falling in parts of the South Island and there could be more on the way. It’s been a stormy 24 hours for much of the country. With about 20,000 lightning strikes recorded. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese has signaled a potential softening of the country’s deportation policy after Jacinda Ardern raised her frustrations. The two leaders have met in Sydney for the first time since the Australian Labor parties election victory. Hawke’s Bay councils are launching a campaign on the controversial three waters reforms, getting locals to have their say, claiming the government has not listened to communities. The US congressional panel investigating the 2021 attack on the US capital has blamed former President Donald Trump for what it called an attempted coup. The committee’s vice-chair, the Republican Liz Cheney, said in a hearing broadcast on live television, that Mr. Trump had conspired to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, summoned a mob, lit the flame of violent unrest, and then failed to intervene to stop it. Auckland police have recovered more than 4,000 documents, which were stolen from its old Vincent Street station last month. Among the documents was firearms licensing information. Four people had been charged with burglary and receiving stolen property. A former road maintenance manager in Auckland has been sentenced to 11 months’ home detention after admitting to taking bribes for contracts. Earlier this year, the Serious Fraud Office charged six people, including two former employees of Broadspectrum (New Zealand) Limited. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “At the Movies”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Rain, Snow, gales, thunderstorms, hail. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Todd Zehner. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
7245Khz 1156 9 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. Wild weather is forecast to continue in the Wellington region, with a chance of more tornadoes. One person suffered minor injuries and houses were damaged when a small tornado touched on around one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Heavy rain wind and thunder battered, the regions throughout the day lightning led to brief power outages and many parts of the capital and Wellington region. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is meeting with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and his family in Sydney this evening. Ardern will appear on Australian breakfast media tomorrow to promote the upcoming ski season before attending formal talks with Albanese. Ardern is the first foreign leader to head to Australia since the change of government. The government is proposing to change the electoral law to allow Māori voters to switch electoral rolls at any time. Currently, Māori are only allowed to switch between the general and Māori roles once every five years, a rule which critics have called undemocratic. Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital is dealing with a surge in influenza cases. Some elective surgeries have been postponed and some patients transferred to ease the pressure. The pressure was mounting on the UN to deepen its investigation into allegations of human rights abuses and China’s northwest. Lawmakers in the US and Europe are calling for more action after a UN delegation to the region was accused of whitewashing the situation. The Port of Auckland says there are positive aspects to scrapping an automation project. The move has pleased unions concerned about safety and job losses, but frustrated the port's owner, Auckland Council, which has ordered a review. The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has changed its name as infections drop. The Burnett Foundation. Aotearoa says the new name reflects the changing needs of the Rainbow community. Richard Olin who’s lived with HIV for nearly 20 years since the condition is no longer a death sentence. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain Watches, high wind warnings, thunderstorms and hail. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
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SWL Log based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA using Sangean ATS-505 and Etón e1XM receivers with various Antennas including a Kaito KA33 Active Loop (usually indoors) and an MLA-30 Active Loop (both battery powered). Other antennas used as denoted in logs: Fence: ~230 feet (~70 meters) of chain link fence surrounding a rectangular backyard. BoG (Beverage-on-Ground): 250 feet (~76 meters) of Kev-Flex wire laying (unterminated) on the ground West(feed) to East near a pond. Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south. Additional Equipment: MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preselector) and MFJ-901B antenna tuner (High-pass T network). All times given are Zulu (GMT/UTC).
Re: Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota
Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 22-29, 2022)
Greetings From Minnesota!
Heard over the last week:
5085Khz 0509 29 JUN 2022 - WTWW LEBANON, TN (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55545. English, oldies pop hits, automated male DJ, occasional IDs. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 180°, bearing 144°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1166KM from transmitter at Lebanon, TN (WTWW). Local time: 0009.
6195Khz 0504 29 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45233. English, news anchored by Neil Nunes. @0505z Newsday continues. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 120kW, BeamAz 65°, bearing 103°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9763KM from transmitter at Ascension Island. Local time: 0004.
6180Khz 0501 29 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. ?African Language?, male announcer anchoring the news with numerous remote reports. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 250kW, BeamAz 27°, bearing 103°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9763KM from transmitter at Ascension Island. Local time: 0001.
6080Khz 0436 29 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55233. English, @0430z “World News via remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil. Called an “Historic decision”, NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other’s security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia a “terrorist state” on Tuesday and urged the United Nations to send a commission to investigate a deadly missile strike on a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk. He also called for Russia to be expelled from the Security Council, in not full expulsion from the UN. 51 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned in Texas Heat. It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. The driver of the truck and two other people were arrested, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas told The Associated Press. Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus. They also said they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking other steps to try to get ahead of the outbreak. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that then-President Donald Trump became increasingly angry and volatile about his 2020 reelection loss, testifying that he agreed with rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year when they called for the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to block the election outcome. Hutchinson said that as some of the thousands of Trump supporters at the Capitol chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” Trump told her boss, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, “Mike deserves it.” At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration wrestled with how to modify doses now when there’s no way to know how the rapidly mutating virus will evolve by fall — especially since people who get today’s recommended boosters remain strongly protected against COVID-19’s worst outcomes. @0435z “International Edition” begins, anchored by male announcer (African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 138°, bearing 82°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10777KM from transmitter at Pinheira. Local time: 2336.
9915Khz 0358 29 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (of the Trump Administration), painted a devastating picture, including an allegation, which Trump denies, that he tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was traveling in and wrestled with a Secret Service officer in an attempt to divert his motorcade to the Capitol, where his supporters were gathering on January 6 following a Rally. Turkey has signed an agreement to support Finland and Sweden’s bid for Nato membership. The foreign ministers of Sweden, Turkey, and Finland shook hands after signing documents. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that the memorandum addressed Turkey’s concerns around arms exports and the fight against terrorism. Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a US prison for helping former financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls. The Final Report of the Colombian Truth Commission was presented in the Colombian capital, Bogotá and was attended by the president-elect, Gustavo Petro, who received the first copy of the text. “We have to cut the cycle of violence,” Petro said. A vessel carrying Haitian "Migrants" (my quotes as there’s a good chance most of them would be considered refugees by international standards) trying to reach the United States wound up instead on the coast of Cuba. Two Roman Catholic Priests were killed in the Nigerian states of Edo and Kaduna over the weekend. Philippines authorities have again ordered the shutdown of an investigative news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
20000Khz 2240 28 JUN 2022 - WWV COLORADO (M.ANN.) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in TIME SIGNAL STATION from FORT COLLINS, CO. SINPO = 44334. English, male announcer. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, Omni, bearing 246°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1071KM from transmitter at Fort Collins, CO. Local time: 1740.
17855Khz 2236 28 JUN 2022 - RADIO EXTERIOR ESPAÑA (SPAIN) SINPO = 45333. Spanish, male and female conversing. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 200kW, beamAz 290°, bearing 59°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7066KM from transmitter at Noblejas. Local time: 1736.
11610Khz 2222 28 JUN - MWV RADIO FEDA (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 44333. Arabic, ID@2221z as “Radio Feda” by male with email and web address. @2222z male announcer reading with music in bg. @2224z QRM=artificial buzzing mixing with modulation mitigated by detuning +2 kHz and letting the sync relock. @2227z music with microtonal vocals. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 355°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 1722.
9830Khz 2218 28 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF TURKEY (TURKEY) SINPO = 25222. English, female announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 310°, bearing 38°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9226KM from transmitter at Emirler. Local time: 1718.
7245Khz 1150 28 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. The Supreme Court has ruled Family First does not qualify for charitable status, saying the group’s work is not compatible with charity. The court’s judges found the organisation’s advocacy was not fair, balanced or respectful. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez have just met in Madrid. The leaders last year signed a joint declaration of strategic partnership between the two countries. Ardern said the boost to the Working Holiday/Youth Mobility Scheme reflected the strength of the relationship between Spain and New Zealand. Ardern and Sanchez discussed regional issues in the Indo-Pacific and the war in Ukraine. The auditor-general says the governance of Auckland’s underground rail project is working well but expects costs to blow out significantly. A report released today warned the biggest challenges to the $4.4 billion dollar City Rail Link project are yet to come amongst supply chain disruptions and previous Covid19 restrictions. A dozen people have been hospitalised due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region. All of the 12 had symptoms of an opioid overdose, and some of them were in serious condition. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid much more potent than morphine and is rare in New Zealand’s underground drug market. District health boards are putting more than $8 million extra into cutting waiting lists for MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. Queues have remained stubbornly high in many places after ballooning during the first two years of the pandemic. A giant albatross sculpture along with a petition will be delivered to Parliament this Thursday by Greenpeace, the petition seeks a ban on single use plastic bottles and has been signed by nearly 100,000 people. The sculpture has a 10 metre wingspan and a steel frame filled with plastic bottles. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: scattered showers to heavy rain in the North. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
9915Khz 0358 28 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. At least 46 people, believed to be “migrants” (my quotes - not theirs - as many, if not most, of them could rightfully be called “refugees” by international standards), have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. At least 16 people have died in a missile strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Some 1,000 civilians were estimated to be inside the busy mall at the time of the attack at around 15:50 (12:50 GMT), President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Russia has been blamed for the attack, which also injured at least 59 people, and there are fears the death toll will continue to rise. The leaders of the G7 group of richest nations - who are meeting in Germany - condemned the attack as “abominable”. “Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” they said in a joint statement. A former Argentine navy officer goes on trial in Miami for his alleged role in a 1972 massacre of 16 political prisoners in his homeland. At least three people have been killed and dozens more are reported injured after a passenger train derailed after hitting a truck in Missouri (USA). Iran nuclear talks to resume this week in Qatar. It’s unclear whether the talks will produce any major progress on restoring the nuclear deal designed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Prison terms given to neo-nazis in Portugal near Lisbon. The results of Australia’s 2016 census have been released, and they paint a clear picture of a country in the midst of change. Modern Australia has been built on immigration, and the latest census confirms this, finding that almost half (49%) of all Australians were born overseas or had at least one parent born abroad. In total, migrants born in China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia now outnumber those born in Europe and New Zealand. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6080Khz 0337 28 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55445. English, male interviews female over the phone. Details about military operations in several areas of Ukraine increasing in intensity. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2237.
7245Khz 1151 27 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. New Zealand is providing a further $4.5 million to the NATO Trust Fund, extending Defence Force (NZDF) deployments in Europe, and providing legal support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). It adds to $4.24m committed in March, and other New Zealand aid spending on the conflict totalling $33m. Russia has defaulted on its overseas debt for the first time in more than a century after missing a Sunday deadline (local time), reports suggest. Russia has the money to make a US$100m (NZ$63m) payment and is willing to pay, but sanctions made it impossible to get the sum to international creditors. New legislation would require anyone who donates more than $5000 to a party to be publicly named - the current threshold for that is $15,000. Justice Minister Kiri Allan earlier told Morning Report the changes would demand greater transparency in New Zealand’s electoral system. Children will be able to get a free flu vaccine from Friday in a move to reduce hospital admissions, and more New Zealanders will now be eligible for a second Covid19 booster dose. Health Minister Andrew Little said the government was expanding access to the flu vaccine after noticing an increase in pre-schoolers hospitalized with the illness. An advocate for the Rainbow Community says he is dismayed that illegal conversion therapy practises are still being offered. Max Tweety says the remedy is referral to the police. He says there was a rise in homophobia and transphobia in the country which has been on the rise because of American rhetoric and conversion therapy is a symptom of that. The return of visa waiver travellers provided a small bump to guest nights in May, despite accommodation providers recording a dip overall. The ministry of business, innovation, and employment has total guest nights for the month were down 8%, compared to May 2021 accommodation providers hosted 1.9 million guest nights in May. Of those, overseas travellers made up roughly 10%, international guest nights were up 6% in May compared to last year. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: cloudy with isolated showers and rain (possibly heavy) by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0651.
5980Khz 1259 26 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35323. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. The police are emphasising that the fatal stabbing of a Christchurch woman on Saturday night, was an isolated event. Several investigations are underway after police shot a man in North Canterbury. Officers were called to Kaiapoi on Saturday night, following reports that a person had been threatened with a metal bar and a knife. The police tried to negotiate with the man and used a taser and pepper spray, but he advanced on police who shot him in the stomach and chest. The number of reported cases of Covid19 19 in the country since the pandemic began topped 1.3 million yesterday. The latest ministry of health figures showed nearly four and a half thousand positive cases yesterday and another six deaths of people with the virus. The total death toll now stands at 1,461 with a seven-day rolling average of 12. Former US President Donald Trump has hailed the Supreme Court ruling which overturns the right to abortion as an answer to people’s prayers. Speaking at a Republican rally in Illinois. He said he had delivered on his promise to appoint judges who would uphold conservative values. Three of the Supreme Court justices who voted against abortion rights were Trump nominees. Sports. @1304z trailer for RNZ “The Panel”. @1305z Weather Forecast: fine with isolated showers by the afternoon and rain by evening. @1306z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay.Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0358 26 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Ukraine would win back all the cities it had lost to Russia, including Sievierodonetsk, and admitted the war was becoming tough to handle emotionally. In a late-night video address, he also said Ukraine had been hit by 45 Russian missiles and rockets over the previous 24 hours, which he described as a cynical but doomed attempt to break his people’s spirits. Former President Donald Trump called Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade “the biggest WIN for LIFE in a generation” — and gave himself credit for the outcome in the controversial decision to undo federal abortion rights. Trump nominated three of the five conservative Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting. President Paul Kagame on Saturday fiercely defended Rwanda’s record on human rights and political freedoms as the curtains closed on a Commonwealth summit where his country came under intense scrutiny. The decision to hold the gathering in Rwanda was heavily criticised by rights watchdogs, which accused Commonwealth leaders of turning a blind eye to repression and the jailing of opponents in the host country. Individual consumers and companies need to “immediately” limit their energy consumption in order to be better equipped this winter to deal with a looming energy crisis, the heads of French energy giants Engie, EDF and TotalEnergies said in the French weekly paper Journal du Dimanche on Sunday. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Saturday lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that came as lawmakers in the National Assembly heard an opposition petition to remove him from office. The decision to end the state of emergency followed an initial meeting between government officials and Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization, which began the strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education. Lasso had accused the Indigenous leader heading the at-times violent strike of seeking to stage a coup. Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism. A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America. @0406z “The Newsroom” begins, anchored by Oliver Conway. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
5980Khz 1259 25 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
11835Khz 0626 25 JUN 2022 - RADIO VANUATU (VANUATU) SINPO = 15221. ?Language?, music DJ’d by male announcer, commercials. (// stream on https://www.vbtc.vu/en/listen-online-2/ ). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, beamAz Omni, bearing 262°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12006KM from transmitter at Empten Lagoon. Local time: 0126.
9674.95kHz(v) 0557 25 JUN 2022 - RÁDIO VOZ MISSIONÁRIA (BRAZIL) SINPO = 25332. Portuguese, male announcer talking fb music DJ’d by male announcer. (// music to stream on https://www.radiovozmissionaria.com.br/ ). I estimated frequency by USB zero-beat method. Utwente SDR AM-sync locked on 9674973.08Hz (variable, and drifting downward). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 10kW, beamAz 30°, bearing 140°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9229KM from transmitter at Florianpolis, SC. Local time: 0057.
6080Khz 0459 25 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55344. English, “World News via remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil @0500. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday that held there is no constitutional right to an abortion generated a tsunami of emotion across the United States. Religious conservatives celebrated the attainment of a long-held goal while abortion-rights advocates warned that millions of American women will now face daunting obstacles to receiving what many consider a basic health care service. Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data. The conservative court’s decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in about half the states. Privacy experts say that could make women vulnerable because their personal data could be used to surveil pregnancies and shared with police or sold to vigilantes. Online searches, period apps, fitness trackers and advice helplines could become rich data sources for such surveillance efforts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the European Union’s decision to grant his country candidate status Friday, a key milestone in joining the bloc. Moldova was also granted accession candidate status. EU officials described the move as historic but cautioned that both countries will have to make tough reforms before they become full members. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the “real risk” of multiple famines this year and that 2023 could be even worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems that have been brewing for years: climate disruption; the COVID-19 pandemic; the deeply unequal recovery,” Guterres said by video message to the Uniting for Global Food Security ministerial conference in Berlin. Afghanistan’s Taliban appealed for international aid Thursday as the war-ravaged country struggles to deal with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, injured many more and destroyed nearly 2,000 households. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan underscored that the U.S. was the single largest donor of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and its humanitarian partners were already delivering medical care as well as temporary shelters on the ground. In the year after the vaccine was first introduced in December 2020, more than 4.3 billion people received an inoculation, saving 20 million lives, according to research published Thursday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. If the World Health Organization’s goal of 40% vaccination coverage by the end of 2021 in low-income countries had been met, an additional 600,000 lives would be spared, the study said. @0505z “Issues in the News” panel show anchored by female announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 138°, bearing 82°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10777KM from transmitter at Pinheira. Local time: 2359.
5925Khz 0451 25 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55354. English, “Beyond Category” program with jazz (with steel drums, and flute taking melody) music, male announcer interviews male musician. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2351.
9915Khz 0358 25 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Tom Watts. Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. About half of states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans after the court overturned the decision. Of these 13 have outlawed abortion instantly. President Joe Biden described the ruling as “a tragic error”. Eighteen “migrants” (my quotes, not thiers, as I am sure most of them could be considered “refugees”) have died and others were injured when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla, officials from neighbouring Morocco say. A Cuban court sentenced a leading artist-dissident to nine years in jail on Friday and another to five years in a high profile case that human rights groups branded a farce but that Cuban state media said was a fair trial over common crimes. Two people have been shot dead and 14 injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a gay nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital Oslo, police say. A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades. Rescuers rushed to the area by helicopter Wednesday, but the response is likely to be complicated since many international aid agencies left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. Since the Taliban, which enforces strict Islamic laws, took over the government in 2021, other countries, humanitarian organizations and independent aid agencies have been reluctant to provide any assistance to the government because no country has officially recognized it. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to China, state media reported on Saturday – the leader’s first trip outside the mainland since the pandemic began. The Padma Bridge in Bangladesh costed 3.6 billion $, is 6.5 km long, and expected to boost the economy by 2% (GDP), will be inaugurated later today. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1150 24 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Matariki is the start of the Māori New Year Matariki - a time for celebration, remembrance, growth and renewal. Official celebrations took place across New Zealand today as the nation marked the first public holiday for Matariki. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other dignitaries attended a ceremony in Wellington. Ardern said she had been moved several times by people’s reaction to making Matariki a public holiday, which she called a historic milestone. Iran has dismissed the powerful chief of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence unit, Hossein Taeb, Iranian state TV reported on Thursday, days after Israeli media accused him of being behind an alleged Iranian plot to kill or abduct Israeli tourists in Turkey. The first Air New Zealand trans-tasman flights into Queenstown and almost a year, have touched down. Qantas will cut flights from some of its busiest Australian routes as it struggles to cope with the highest cost of fuel and staffing shortages at airports. Scientists have found what they say is the largest known bacterium, said to be big enough to be seen with the naked eye. The organism was discovered and shallow mangrove, swamps and Guadalupe and the Caribbean the California-based scientists say the bacterium is colossal for a single cell organism at up to 2 centimetres long. Its DNA is not free floating inside the cell like most bacteria. But contained with a numerous, small membrane-bound sacks. They say it is thousands of times larger than normal bacteria and lichens. It to encountering a human, as tall as mount everest. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Showers and rain in morning clearing by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
7245Khz 1147 23 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Police say a man wounded four people in a stabbing rampage at Murray’s Bay in Auckland before bystanders brought him to the ground. The national grid operator Transpower issued a New Zealand-wide emergency warning over a power shortage. The alert was posted after one of Contact Energy’s gas turbine units at Stratford failed to start, Genesis Energy reported a fault at its Huntly plant and the wind dropped from a forecast 170 megawatts to just 30. In an update just before 9.30am it said the grid emergency had ended and load management could be returned to normal. Inside Russia, a fire tore through an oil refinery just 8km from the frontier with Donbas territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, after what the refinery described as a cross-border attack on Wednesday by two drones. Wellington City Councillors have approved a proposed district plan which will go out for public consultation. The plan aims to ensure the capital can house its growing population with the help of housing intensification with between 50,000 to 80,000 people expected to move to the capital in the next 30 years. Among many contentious provisions, the council decided the Johnsonville Railway Line would no longer be included in the rapid transit line. It also removed an affordable housing chapter from the district plan entirely, meaning developers will not be required to include affordable housing in new developments. New Zealanders are throwing away more food than ever before - with an estimated $3.1 billion heading for the tip each year. Fifty-three percent of people surveyed said they had thrown away unopened food in the last year - up from 42 percent last year. The estimated percentage of food waste per household has risen to 13.4 percent - up from 8.6 percent last year. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Matariki Festival Music Special”. (no weather report!) @1205z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0647.
7245Khz 1157 22 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1000 people and left hundreds more injured in Afghanistan, Taliban officials say. Pictures show landslides and ruined mud-built homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers are scrambling to treat the injured. In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said hundreds of houses were destroyed and the death toll was likely to rise. The legislation to amend the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017, which will update pay rates has passed in Parliament. However, unions and green party members are severely disappointed at the pay increase the Government has decided on. The United Nations committee against torture has urged the government to compensate a former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Malcolm Richards was 15 years old when he was sent by his mother to Lake Alice, near Marton, for two months in 1975. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and administered drugs and given electric shock treatment, often without anaesthetic, the results of which still affect him. The police admit, they’re facing an enormous task identifying people suspected of criminal offending on parliament grounds last February and March after central Wellington streets were gridlocked by anti-mandate protestors. They ask the public for help. Auckland vegetable growers considering culling some of thier crop due to rising production costs. Storms have ruined many plants and rising fuel prices are making harvesting machines more expensive to run. This year, a new multi-day festival is being launched in the Mackenzie region, aiming to draw visitors to the hard hit district and celebrate Māori New Year. It’s one of two Matariki festivals to receive government backing with hopes they will become internationally significant in time. Fast food company Wendy’s is on the New Zealand market for the first time in 34 years as the owners have aged. Sports. @1204z trailer for an RNZ Music program. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers and morning frost. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
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SWL Log based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA using Sangean ATS-505 and Etón e1XM receivers with various Antennas including a Kaito KA33 Active Loop (usually indoors) and an MLA-30 Active Loop (both battery powered). Other antennas used as denoted in logs: Fence: ~230 feet (~70 meters) of chain link fence surrounding a rectangular backyard. BoG (Beverage-on-Ground): 250 feet (~76 meters) of Kev-Flex wire laying (unterminated) on the ground West(feed) to East near a pond. Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south. Additional Equipment: MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preselector) and MFJ-901B antenna tuner (High-pass T network). All times given are Zulu (GMT/UTC).
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Heard over the last week:
5085Khz 0509 29 JUN 2022 - WTWW LEBANON, TN (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55545. English, oldies pop hits, automated male DJ, occasional IDs. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 180°, bearing 144°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1166KM from transmitter at Lebanon, TN (WTWW). Local time: 0009.
6195Khz 0504 29 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45233. English, news anchored by Neil Nunes. @0505z Newsday continues. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 120kW, BeamAz 65°, bearing 103°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9763KM from transmitter at Ascension Island. Local time: 0004.
6180Khz 0501 29 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. ?African Language?, male announcer anchoring the news with numerous remote reports. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 250kW, BeamAz 27°, bearing 103°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9763KM from transmitter at Ascension Island. Local time: 0001.
6080Khz 0436 29 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55233. English, @0430z “World News via remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil. Called an “Historic decision”, NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other’s security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia a “terrorist state” on Tuesday and urged the United Nations to send a commission to investigate a deadly missile strike on a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk. He also called for Russia to be expelled from the Security Council, in not full expulsion from the UN. 51 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned in Texas Heat. It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. The driver of the truck and two other people were arrested, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas told The Associated Press. Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus. They also said they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking other steps to try to get ahead of the outbreak. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that then-President Donald Trump became increasingly angry and volatile about his 2020 reelection loss, testifying that he agreed with rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 last year when they called for the hanging of then-Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to block the election outcome. Hutchinson said that as some of the thousands of Trump supporters at the Capitol chanted “Hang Mike Pence!” Trump told her boss, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, “Mike deserves it.” At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most recent virus variants. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration wrestled with how to modify doses now when there’s no way to know how the rapidly mutating virus will evolve by fall — especially since people who get today’s recommended boosters remain strongly protected against COVID-19’s worst outcomes. @0435z “International Edition” begins, anchored by male announcer (African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 138°, bearing 82°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10777KM from transmitter at Pinheira. Local time: 2336.
9915Khz 0358 29 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (of the Trump Administration), painted a devastating picture, including an allegation, which Trump denies, that he tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was traveling in and wrestled with a Secret Service officer in an attempt to divert his motorcade to the Capitol, where his supporters were gathering on January 6 following a Rally. Turkey has signed an agreement to support Finland and Sweden’s bid for Nato membership. The foreign ministers of Sweden, Turkey, and Finland shook hands after signing documents. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that the memorandum addressed Turkey’s concerns around arms exports and the fight against terrorism. Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a US prison for helping former financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls. The Final Report of the Colombian Truth Commission was presented in the Colombian capital, Bogotá and was attended by the president-elect, Gustavo Petro, who received the first copy of the text. “We have to cut the cycle of violence,” Petro said. A vessel carrying Haitian "Migrants" (my quotes as there’s a good chance most of them would be considered refugees by international standards) trying to reach the United States wound up instead on the coast of Cuba. Two Roman Catholic Priests were killed in the Nigerian states of Edo and Kaduna over the weekend. Philippines authorities have again ordered the shutdown of an investigative news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
20000Khz 2240 28 JUN 2022 - WWV COLORADO (M.ANN.) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in TIME SIGNAL STATION from FORT COLLINS, CO. SINPO = 44334. English, male announcer. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, Omni, bearing 246°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1071KM from transmitter at Fort Collins, CO. Local time: 1740.
17855Khz 2236 28 JUN 2022 - RADIO EXTERIOR ESPAÑA (SPAIN) SINPO = 45333. Spanish, male and female conversing. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 200kW, beamAz 290°, bearing 59°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7066KM from transmitter at Noblejas. Local time: 1736.
11610Khz 2222 28 JUN - MWV RADIO FEDA (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 44333. Arabic, ID@2221z as “Radio Feda” by male with email and web address. @2222z male announcer reading with music in bg. @2224z QRM=artificial buzzing mixing with modulation mitigated by detuning +2 kHz and letting the sync relock. @2227z music with microtonal vocals. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 355°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 1722.
9830Khz 2218 28 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF TURKEY (TURKEY) SINPO = 25222. English, female announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 310°, bearing 38°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9226KM from transmitter at Emirler. Local time: 1718.
7245Khz 1150 28 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. The Supreme Court has ruled Family First does not qualify for charitable status, saying the group’s work is not compatible with charity. The court’s judges found the organisation’s advocacy was not fair, balanced or respectful. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez have just met in Madrid. The leaders last year signed a joint declaration of strategic partnership between the two countries. Ardern said the boost to the Working Holiday/Youth Mobility Scheme reflected the strength of the relationship between Spain and New Zealand. Ardern and Sanchez discussed regional issues in the Indo-Pacific and the war in Ukraine. The auditor-general says the governance of Auckland’s underground rail project is working well but expects costs to blow out significantly. A report released today warned the biggest challenges to the $4.4 billion dollar City Rail Link project are yet to come amongst supply chain disruptions and previous Covid19 restrictions. A dozen people have been hospitalised due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region. All of the 12 had symptoms of an opioid overdose, and some of them were in serious condition. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid much more potent than morphine and is rare in New Zealand’s underground drug market. District health boards are putting more than $8 million extra into cutting waiting lists for MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. Queues have remained stubbornly high in many places after ballooning during the first two years of the pandemic. A giant albatross sculpture along with a petition will be delivered to Parliament this Thursday by Greenpeace, the petition seeks a ban on single use plastic bottles and has been signed by nearly 100,000 people. The sculpture has a 10 metre wingspan and a steel frame filled with plastic bottles. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: scattered showers to heavy rain in the North. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
9915Khz 0358 28 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. At least 46 people, believed to be “migrants” (my quotes - not theirs - as many, if not most, of them could rightfully be called “refugees” by international standards), have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. At least 16 people have died in a missile strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. Some 1,000 civilians were estimated to be inside the busy mall at the time of the attack at around 15:50 (12:50 GMT), President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Russia has been blamed for the attack, which also injured at least 59 people, and there are fears the death toll will continue to rise. The leaders of the G7 group of richest nations - who are meeting in Germany - condemned the attack as “abominable”. “Indiscriminate attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime,” they said in a joint statement. A former Argentine navy officer goes on trial in Miami for his alleged role in a 1972 massacre of 16 political prisoners in his homeland. At least three people have been killed and dozens more are reported injured after a passenger train derailed after hitting a truck in Missouri (USA). Iran nuclear talks to resume this week in Qatar. It’s unclear whether the talks will produce any major progress on restoring the nuclear deal designed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Prison terms given to neo-nazis in Portugal near Lisbon. The results of Australia’s 2016 census have been released, and they paint a clear picture of a country in the midst of change. Modern Australia has been built on immigration, and the latest census confirms this, finding that almost half (49%) of all Australians were born overseas or had at least one parent born abroad. In total, migrants born in China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia now outnumber those born in Europe and New Zealand. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6080Khz 0337 28 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55445. English, male interviews female over the phone. Details about military operations in several areas of Ukraine increasing in intensity. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2237.
7245Khz 1151 27 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. New Zealand is providing a further $4.5 million to the NATO Trust Fund, extending Defence Force (NZDF) deployments in Europe, and providing legal support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). It adds to $4.24m committed in March, and other New Zealand aid spending on the conflict totalling $33m. Russia has defaulted on its overseas debt for the first time in more than a century after missing a Sunday deadline (local time), reports suggest. Russia has the money to make a US$100m (NZ$63m) payment and is willing to pay, but sanctions made it impossible to get the sum to international creditors. New legislation would require anyone who donates more than $5000 to a party to be publicly named - the current threshold for that is $15,000. Justice Minister Kiri Allan earlier told Morning Report the changes would demand greater transparency in New Zealand’s electoral system. Children will be able to get a free flu vaccine from Friday in a move to reduce hospital admissions, and more New Zealanders will now be eligible for a second Covid19 booster dose. Health Minister Andrew Little said the government was expanding access to the flu vaccine after noticing an increase in pre-schoolers hospitalized with the illness. An advocate for the Rainbow Community says he is dismayed that illegal conversion therapy practises are still being offered. Max Tweety says the remedy is referral to the police. He says there was a rise in homophobia and transphobia in the country which has been on the rise because of American rhetoric and conversion therapy is a symptom of that. The return of visa waiver travellers provided a small bump to guest nights in May, despite accommodation providers recording a dip overall. The ministry of business, innovation, and employment has total guest nights for the month were down 8%, compared to May 2021 accommodation providers hosted 1.9 million guest nights in May. Of those, overseas travellers made up roughly 10%, international guest nights were up 6% in May compared to last year. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: cloudy with isolated showers and rain (possibly heavy) by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0651.
5980Khz 1259 26 JUN 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35323. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. The police are emphasising that the fatal stabbing of a Christchurch woman on Saturday night, was an isolated event. Several investigations are underway after police shot a man in North Canterbury. Officers were called to Kaiapoi on Saturday night, following reports that a person had been threatened with a metal bar and a knife. The police tried to negotiate with the man and used a taser and pepper spray, but he advanced on police who shot him in the stomach and chest. The number of reported cases of Covid19 19 in the country since the pandemic began topped 1.3 million yesterday. The latest ministry of health figures showed nearly four and a half thousand positive cases yesterday and another six deaths of people with the virus. The total death toll now stands at 1,461 with a seven-day rolling average of 12. Former US President Donald Trump has hailed the Supreme Court ruling which overturns the right to abortion as an answer to people’s prayers. Speaking at a Republican rally in Illinois. He said he had delivered on his promise to appoint judges who would uphold conservative values. Three of the Supreme Court justices who voted against abortion rights were Trump nominees. Sports. @1304z trailer for RNZ “The Panel”. @1305z Weather Forecast: fine with isolated showers by the afternoon and rain by evening. @1306z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay.Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0358 26 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Ukraine would win back all the cities it had lost to Russia, including Sievierodonetsk, and admitted the war was becoming tough to handle emotionally. In a late-night video address, he also said Ukraine had been hit by 45 Russian missiles and rockets over the previous 24 hours, which he described as a cynical but doomed attempt to break his people’s spirits. Former President Donald Trump called Friday’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade “the biggest WIN for LIFE in a generation” — and gave himself credit for the outcome in the controversial decision to undo federal abortion rights. Trump nominated three of the five conservative Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting. President Paul Kagame on Saturday fiercely defended Rwanda’s record on human rights and political freedoms as the curtains closed on a Commonwealth summit where his country came under intense scrutiny. The decision to hold the gathering in Rwanda was heavily criticised by rights watchdogs, which accused Commonwealth leaders of turning a blind eye to repression and the jailing of opponents in the host country. Individual consumers and companies need to “immediately” limit their energy consumption in order to be better equipped this winter to deal with a looming energy crisis, the heads of French energy giants Engie, EDF and TotalEnergies said in the French weekly paper Journal du Dimanche on Sunday. Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso on Saturday lifted a state of emergency he’d imposed in six provinces amid an Indigenous-led strike, a surprise move that came as lawmakers in the National Assembly heard an opposition petition to remove him from office. The decision to end the state of emergency followed an initial meeting between government officials and Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization, which began the strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education. Lasso had accused the Indigenous leader heading the at-times violent strike of seeking to stage a coup. Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism. A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America. @0406z “The Newsroom” begins, anchored by Oliver Conway. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
5980Khz 1259 25 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
11835Khz 0626 25 JUN 2022 - RADIO VANUATU (VANUATU) SINPO = 15221. ?Language?, music DJ’d by male announcer, commercials. (// stream on https://www.vbtc.vu/en/listen-online-2/ ). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, beamAz Omni, bearing 262°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12006KM from transmitter at Empten Lagoon. Local time: 0126.
9674.95kHz(v) 0557 25 JUN 2022 - RÁDIO VOZ MISSIONÁRIA (BRAZIL) SINPO = 25332. Portuguese, male announcer talking fb music DJ’d by male announcer. (// music to stream on https://www.radiovozmissionaria.com.br/ ). I estimated frequency by USB zero-beat method. Utwente SDR AM-sync locked on 9674973.08Hz (variable, and drifting downward). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 10kW, beamAz 30°, bearing 140°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9229KM from transmitter at Florianpolis, SC. Local time: 0057.
6080Khz 0459 25 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55344. English, “World News via remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil @0500. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday that held there is no constitutional right to an abortion generated a tsunami of emotion across the United States. Religious conservatives celebrated the attainment of a long-held goal while abortion-rights advocates warned that millions of American women will now face daunting obstacles to receiving what many consider a basic health care service. Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data. The conservative court’s decision is expected to lead to abortion bans in about half the states. Privacy experts say that could make women vulnerable because their personal data could be used to surveil pregnancies and shared with police or sold to vigilantes. Online searches, period apps, fitness trackers and advice helplines could become rich data sources for such surveillance efforts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the European Union’s decision to grant his country candidate status Friday, a key milestone in joining the bloc. Moldova was also granted accession candidate status. EU officials described the move as historic but cautioned that both countries will have to make tough reforms before they become full members. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the “real risk” of multiple famines this year and that 2023 could be even worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems that have been brewing for years: climate disruption; the COVID-19 pandemic; the deeply unequal recovery,” Guterres said by video message to the Uniting for Global Food Security ministerial conference in Berlin. Afghanistan’s Taliban appealed for international aid Thursday as the war-ravaged country struggles to deal with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, injured many more and destroyed nearly 2,000 households. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan underscored that the U.S. was the single largest donor of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and its humanitarian partners were already delivering medical care as well as temporary shelters on the ground. In the year after the vaccine was first introduced in December 2020, more than 4.3 billion people received an inoculation, saving 20 million lives, according to research published Thursday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. If the World Health Organization’s goal of 40% vaccination coverage by the end of 2021 in low-income countries had been met, an additional 600,000 lives would be spared, the study said. @0505z “Issues in the News” panel show anchored by female announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 138°, bearing 82°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10777KM from transmitter at Pinheira. Local time: 2359.
5925Khz 0451 25 JUN 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55354. English, “Beyond Category” program with jazz (with steel drums, and flute taking melody) music, male announcer interviews male musician. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2351.
9915Khz 0358 25 JUN 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Tom Watts. Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. About half of states are expected to introduce new restrictions or bans after the court overturned the decision. Of these 13 have outlawed abortion instantly. President Joe Biden described the ruling as “a tragic error”. Eighteen “migrants” (my quotes, not thiers, as I am sure most of them could be considered “refugees”) have died and others were injured when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla, officials from neighbouring Morocco say. A Cuban court sentenced a leading artist-dissident to nine years in jail on Friday and another to five years in a high profile case that human rights groups branded a farce but that Cuban state media said was a fair trial over common crimes. Two people have been shot dead and 14 injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a gay nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital Oslo, police say. A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades. Rescuers rushed to the area by helicopter Wednesday, but the response is likely to be complicated since many international aid agencies left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. Since the Taliban, which enforces strict Islamic laws, took over the government in 2021, other countries, humanitarian organizations and independent aid agencies have been reluctant to provide any assistance to the government because no country has officially recognized it. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to China, state media reported on Saturday – the leader’s first trip outside the mainland since the pandemic began. The Padma Bridge in Bangladesh costed 3.6 billion $, is 6.5 km long, and expected to boost the economy by 2% (GDP), will be inaugurated later today. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1150 24 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Matariki is the start of the Māori New Year Matariki - a time for celebration, remembrance, growth and renewal. Official celebrations took place across New Zealand today as the nation marked the first public holiday for Matariki. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other dignitaries attended a ceremony in Wellington. Ardern said she had been moved several times by people’s reaction to making Matariki a public holiday, which she called a historic milestone. Iran has dismissed the powerful chief of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence unit, Hossein Taeb, Iranian state TV reported on Thursday, days after Israeli media accused him of being behind an alleged Iranian plot to kill or abduct Israeli tourists in Turkey. The first Air New Zealand trans-tasman flights into Queenstown and almost a year, have touched down. Qantas will cut flights from some of its busiest Australian routes as it struggles to cope with the highest cost of fuel and staffing shortages at airports. Scientists have found what they say is the largest known bacterium, said to be big enough to be seen with the naked eye. The organism was discovered and shallow mangrove, swamps and Guadalupe and the Caribbean the California-based scientists say the bacterium is colossal for a single cell organism at up to 2 centimetres long. Its DNA is not free floating inside the cell like most bacteria. But contained with a numerous, small membrane-bound sacks. They say it is thousands of times larger than normal bacteria and lichens. It to encountering a human, as tall as mount everest. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Music 101”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Showers and rain in morning clearing by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
7245Khz 1147 23 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Police say a man wounded four people in a stabbing rampage at Murray’s Bay in Auckland before bystanders brought him to the ground. The national grid operator Transpower issued a New Zealand-wide emergency warning over a power shortage. The alert was posted after one of Contact Energy’s gas turbine units at Stratford failed to start, Genesis Energy reported a fault at its Huntly plant and the wind dropped from a forecast 170 megawatts to just 30. In an update just before 9.30am it said the grid emergency had ended and load management could be returned to normal. Inside Russia, a fire tore through an oil refinery just 8km from the frontier with Donbas territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, after what the refinery described as a cross-border attack on Wednesday by two drones. Wellington City Councillors have approved a proposed district plan which will go out for public consultation. The plan aims to ensure the capital can house its growing population with the help of housing intensification with between 50,000 to 80,000 people expected to move to the capital in the next 30 years. Among many contentious provisions, the council decided the Johnsonville Railway Line would no longer be included in the rapid transit line. It also removed an affordable housing chapter from the district plan entirely, meaning developers will not be required to include affordable housing in new developments. New Zealanders are throwing away more food than ever before - with an estimated $3.1 billion heading for the tip each year. Fifty-three percent of people surveyed said they had thrown away unopened food in the last year - up from 42 percent last year. The estimated percentage of food waste per household has risen to 13.4 percent - up from 8.6 percent last year. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Matariki Festival Music Special”. (no weather report!) @1205z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0647.
7245Khz 1157 22 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1000 people and left hundreds more injured in Afghanistan, Taliban officials say. Pictures show landslides and ruined mud-built homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers are scrambling to treat the injured. In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said hundreds of houses were destroyed and the death toll was likely to rise. The legislation to amend the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017, which will update pay rates has passed in Parliament. However, unions and green party members are severely disappointed at the pay increase the Government has decided on. The United Nations committee against torture has urged the government to compensate a former patient of the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Malcolm Richards was 15 years old when he was sent by his mother to Lake Alice, near Marton, for two months in 1975. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and administered drugs and given electric shock treatment, often without anaesthetic, the results of which still affect him. The police admit, they’re facing an enormous task identifying people suspected of criminal offending on parliament grounds last February and March after central Wellington streets were gridlocked by anti-mandate protestors. They ask the public for help. Auckland vegetable growers considering culling some of thier crop due to rising production costs. Storms have ruined many plants and rising fuel prices are making harvesting machines more expensive to run. This year, a new multi-day festival is being launched in the Mackenzie region, aiming to draw visitors to the hard hit district and celebrate Māori New Year. It’s one of two Matariki festivals to receive government backing with hopes they will become internationally significant in time. Fast food company Wendy’s is on the New Zealand market for the first time in 34 years as the owners have aged. Sports. @1204z trailer for an RNZ Music program. @1205z Weather Forecast: Mostly fine with isolated showers and morning frost. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
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SWL Log based in Plymouth, Minnesota, USA using Sangean ATS-505 and Etón e1XM receivers with various Antennas including a Kaito KA33 Active Loop (usually indoors) and an MLA-30 Active Loop (both battery powered). Other antennas used as denoted in logs: Fence: ~230 feet (~70 meters) of chain link fence surrounding a rectangular backyard. BoG (Beverage-on-Ground): 250 feet (~76 meters) of Kev-Flex wire laying (unterminated) on the ground West(feed) to East near a pond. Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south. Additional Equipment: MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preselector) and MFJ-901B antenna tuner (High-pass T network). All times given are Zulu (GMT/UTC).
Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 29 - July 13, 2022) pt1
Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 29 - July 13, 2022)
Greetings From Minnesota!
Heard over the last two weeks:
15720Khz 0456 13 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 55445. English, “The Panel with Wallace Chapman” ends while “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” begins. pips fb News @0500z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2356.
11825Khz 0446 13 JUL 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45333. English, male announcer reading parable. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2346.
9915Khz 0358 13 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55333. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. Grain ships have begun sailing to Ukrainian ports on the Danube River near Romania. “Even a partial recovery of sea exports will stimulate grain purchases by traders, which will support domestic prices,” the country’s grain exchange stated. Four men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation targeting a group linked to the smuggling of migrants to the UK by lorry. Twitter has taken billionaire Elon Musk to court to try to force him to buy the social media firm, setting up a legal battle with the world’s richest man. United Nations confirms that 20 people that were killed in congo were burned alive in a church. Ivory Coast officials called on Mali to immediately release 49 of its soldiers who were arrested Sunday at the international airport in Bamako, refuting accusations they were mercenaries. Sir Mo Farah has said he is “relieved” that the Home Office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the UK. The Olympic star disclosed on Monday that his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin, but he got British citizenship under the name Mohamed Farah. A Manhattan district attorney has announced the indictment of three men in a New York court on charges of conspiracy to sell Don Henley’s original lyrics and notes for the Eagles’ landmark 1976 “Hotel California” album. @0406z “Newsday” begins. @0412z abrupt s/off. Returns without audio @0413z, then audio slowly returns to less than full volume (weaker modulation). @0424z short carrier outage, returns to a higher modulation level. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1150 12 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Todd Zehner. QRM=NARC net. A woman has been shot and killed in West Auckland, the police say a person is in custody and they do not believe there’s an ongoing risk. The police they responded to a call relating to gunfire had an address on Newington Road in the suburb of Henderson shortly before 9 o'clock. Flights were cancelled, hundreds of homes lost power, and roads were closed due to slips, fallen trees and flooding across the country. Heavy rain and strong wind warnings were in place for much of the country today. The road to Mt Cook was closed earlier today due to heavy snow. Emergency services are searching for two people missing after a car. Plunged into a river near Dunedin, early last night. A survey of 900 doctors by the Women in Medicine Charitable Trust found clinicians overwhelmingly agreed there was a healthcare workforce crisis. The Trust called on political leaders to acknowledge that there was a workforce crisis and a need for immediate innovative solutions on retention, recruitment and equity in all areas of healthcare. Households on tight budgets could come under even more pressure if the official cash rate rises again tomorrow. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the OCR by half a percent to 2.5 percent - that would make it the third 50-point rise in a row. The Council of Trade Unions says wages had not kept up with the spiralling cost of living. Sir Michael Fowler has died age 92. The architect was elected to the Wellington City Council in 1968 and served as mayor from 1974 to 1983 during which time he pushed through building projects, that included the concert and convention centre named after him. He was knighted in 1981 and after retiring from local government, wrote an illustrated several books on architecture. A husband and wife diagnosed with lung cancer within months of each other are crowd funding extra treatments to stay alive as long as they can for their young sons. The couple is having funded treatment like chemotherapy, but want to raise money for other options like immunotherapy that could give them more time with their young sons who are nine and 11. The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it does not disappoint. The image is said to be the deepest, most detailed infrared view of the Universe to date, containing the light from galaxies that has taken many billions of years to reach us. @1205z trailer for RNZ “Morning Report”. @1206z Weather Forecast: Severe Weather Warnings, Rain, gales, heavy snow. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Todd Zehner. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
15720Khz 0444 12 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, “The Panel” show in progress. male announcer discusses the possibility of lowering the voting age to 16. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2344.
11825Khz 0440 12 JUL 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45333. English, male preaching. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2340.
11650Khz 0430 12 JUL 2022 - RADIO DABANGA (NETHERLANDS) in SUDANESE from TALATA VOLONONDRY. SINPO = 55545. Arabic? ID@0430z, male announcer reading news with rhythmic music in bg and quick musical stabs between headline segments. music ends @0433z with same anchoring male announcer and many remote segments. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2330.
9915Khz 0358 12 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Japan on Tuesday is bidding farewell to Shinzo Abe, a towering figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country’s longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. His funeral is being held at Tokyo’s Zojoji temple. Conservative MPs are putting their names forward in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister. Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has told the BBC he intends to run for president, once Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down. The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it doesn’t disappoint. The US White House said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. Understanding the true value of nature is key to addressing the global biodiversity crisis, according to a new assessment by leading scientists. Halting the loss of nature requires a shift away from prioritising short-term material gains, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) says in a landmark report. The Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for Sunday, as temperatures climbed to 32C on Monday. The rare amber alert covering much of England and Wales is used to warn people of potential health and transport issues caused by the heat. Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed. The Olympic star has told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over from Djibouti. His real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Abrupt s/off @0407z, back on @0408z. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1157 11 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54344. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Covid-19 cases continue to increase with 9000 cases with 17 deaths reported yesterday and hospitalisations rising to 662, the highest mark since 5 April. Ardern has seen many members of her own Cabinet fall ill with Covid19 in recent weeks. The rest of the world has moved on from Covid-19, National Party leader Christopher Luxon says, having just arrived back from overseas. He says test-to-work should be expanded to increase the number of workers, and the “too complex” traffic light system should be abandoned. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a change in Covid19 traffic light settings would not make a significant difference on surging case numbers. She said the most important thing was for people to adhere to the current requirements - which meant wearing a mask and those over 50 getting a second booster. A woman, whose sister suffered physical abuse and neglect while living in state institution says, the only acceptable apology is change. Margaret priest is the first of 23 survival witnesses to give evidence at a public hearing in Auckland as part of the enquiry into abuse in care. The West Coast Regional Council is investigating several complaints about pollution from gold mines. Two farmers complained about sediment laden water contaminating their supply. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has launched a bid to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister. The race widened significantly over the weekend, with many leadership hopefuls setting out competing tax plans as a core element of their pitches. Severe Weather has closed man highways in NZ due to landslides and fallen trees. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Severe Weather Warnings, Heavy Rain, Gales (up to 140km/hr winds), showers by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
9915Khz 0358 11 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. They also show how the taxi firm’s former boss personally ordered the use of a “kill switch” to prevent raiding police from accessing computers. A Saudi opposition party said that one of its founding members was killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The National Assembly Party, whose members live in exile, said that founding member Manea Al-Yami was slain in “complicated circumstances.” Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker. Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has told the House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol riots that he is willing to testify, according to US media. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that his office would investigate reports of a mass grave in central Israel containing the bodies of Egyptian commandos who were killed during the 1967 Middle East war. A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but so far none of the trees has suffered significant damage, fire incident public information officer Robbie Johnson said. The 1,591-acre Washburn Fire “has entered the grove, but the good news is because of prescribed burns and clearing out material on the ground, it’s clear in the Mariposa Grove,” Johnson said. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
9850Khz 0354 11 JUL 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 55344. English, music DJ’d by female announcer. @0355z female announcer closing transmission w/time&freqs. @0356z Int. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 337°, bearing 39°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8446KM from transmitter at Tiganesti. Local time: 2254.
5925Khz 0322 11 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55232. English, female announcer interviews male. “Daybreak Africa” anchored by male announcer. (//6080kHz SINPO=55333 BeamAz 350°). @0330z “World News Via Remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil. At least 15 people were killed in a Russian rocket attack on a five-story apartment building in the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and perhaps another two dozen may be trapped in the rubble. President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.” He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional right to abortion and who have been demonstrating across the country: “Keep protesting. Keep making your point. It’s critically important.” President Joe Biden will be traveling to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia next week to push for Israel’s deeper integration into the region, urge Gulf countries to pump more oil to alleviate the global energy crisis and offer assurances that the U.S. is not deprioritizing the region despite its focus on the war in Ukraine and strategic competition with China. In Israel he will meet caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel’s security amid a resurgent Iran, including the integration of its air defense capabilities with Gulf Arab countries. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, left 19 people dead. In Soweto, 15 people were killed as they enjoyed a night out when assailants drew up in a minibus taxi and began randomly firing at bar patrons. Japan’s conservative ruling coalition appears likely to maintain its majority in the upper house of parliament, in a Sunday election that came two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, are projected to win more than half of the seats in the House of Councillors, according to exit polls by state broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency. Several people protesting in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou over the freezing of deposits by some rural-based banks said they were injured on Sunday when heavy-handed security personnel dispersed the crowd. The banks froze millions of dollars’ worth of deposits in April, telling customers they were upgrading their internal systems. The banks have not issued any communication on the matter since, depositors said. @0335z “International Edition” begins anchored by male announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2222.
2500Khz 0313 11 JUL 2022 - WWV COLORADO (M.ANN.) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) TIME SIGNAL STATION. SINPO = 55233. English, male announcements. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, Omni, bearing 246°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1071KM from transmitter at Fort Collins, CO. Local time: 2213.
15590Khz 1327 10 JUL 2022 - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) SINPO = 35322. English, female announcer interviews male. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 308°, bearing 359°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10137KM from transmitter at Urumqi (Xinjiang, CRI). Local time: 0827.
15575Khz 1323 10 JUL 2022 - KBS WORLD RADIO (SOUTH KOREA) SINPO = 45322. English, music DJ’d by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 81°, bearing 328°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10225KM from transmitter at Kimjae. Local time: 0823.
12080Khz 1319 10 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. Korean, female announcer interviews male. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0819.
11815Khz 1315 10 JUL 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 45222. Japanese, male announcer reading. ID@1316. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 235°, bearing 319°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0815.
5980Khz 1259 10 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0358 10 JUL - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newroom preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Voters in Japan are casting their ballots in an upper house election overshadowed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination. The election on Sunday could see the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) increase its majority. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will step down after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister’s house on fire. Economists say the crisis stems from domestic factors such as years of mismanagement and corruption. The government needed to boost its revenues as foreign debt for big infrastructure projects soared, but instead Rajapaksa pushed through the largest tax cuts in Sri Lankan history. The tax cuts were recently were reversed, but only after creditors downgraded Sri Lanka’s ratings, blocking it from borrowing more money as its foreign reserves sank. Then tourism flatlined again during the pandemic. Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is considering a Tory leadership bid as the race to succeed Boris Johnson heats up following his dramatic resignation. Mr Johnson was forced out as Tory leader after a cabinet revolt over his leadership but wants to stay on as PM until the party chooses a successor. Opposition parties and some Tories want him to go now - but that appears unlikely to happen and prime ministers have stayed on during leadership transitions in the past. Six Royal Air Force fighter jets have flown to Finland and Sweden for joint training exercises, the MoD has said. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the deployment, which came at the request of both nations, underlined the UK’s commitment to strengthening collective defence capabilities. Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany needed for maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Canada’s minister of natural resources said in a statement on Saturday. The Canadian government, which is issuing a “time-limited and revocable permit” to exempt the return of turbines from its Russian sanctions, said the move would support “Europe’s ability to access reliable and affordable energy as they continue to transition away from Russian oil and gas.” Former President Donald Trump spoke for 90 minutes at a rally in Anchorage Saturday to support Republican U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin and U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka. Hundreds of pro-gun protesters marched in Brasilia’s streets on Saturday, calling for an extension of the loosened firearm regulations enacted by Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces reelection this fall. 1000s in Argentina demonstrate over economy, want more state finding to offset poverty. @0406z “Newsroom” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6050Khz 0354 10 JUL 2022 - HCJB VOICE OF ANDES (ECUADOR) in SPANISH from PICO PICHINCHA. SINPO = 55232. Spanish, soft “inspirational” music DJ’d by male announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 10kW, beamAz 18°, bearing 159°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 5217KM from transmitter at Pico Pichincha. Local time: 2254.
5980Khz 1259 9 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0400 9 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55344. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. The body of Shinzo Abe has begun its journey back to Tokyo as politicians prepared to resume campaigning for Sunday’s upper house elections in the shadow of the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. The suspect arrested at the scene of Friday’s shooting was named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old unemployed resident of Nara. Police said he had wanted to kill Abe because he was “dissatisfied” with him over issues unrelated to politics. Nara prefectural police said they would look into whether security at Abe’s event – where he had been calling on voters to re-elect his LDP colleague Kei Sato – was sufficient amid criticism that it should have been stronger. Elon Musk is seeking to end his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of the agreement. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement,” tweeted Twitter’s chairman, Bret Taylor, less than an hour after Musk’s legal team said he wanted out of the deal in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.” The US border agents on horseback who charged upon Haitian migrants last year used “unnecessary” force, a federal border control agency has found. Mexican Jalisco cartel pleas for gangs not target civilians to keep attacks between rival gangs only. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the heavily damaged northern province of Aleppo, his first visit after 11 years of war. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has hit a six-year high, the national space agency, Inpe, reports. Environmentalists blame the increasing levels of deforestation on Brazil’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has rolled back environmental protections. Brazil’s environment ministry said it had been forceful in fighting environmental crimes, although in a statement it failed to mention the spike in deforestation. Canada’s largest mobile and internet provider has suffered a major outage, with bank ATMs and emergency service hotlines affected. Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his role as a mafia henchman on the The Sopranos, has died aged 79. @0406z “Newsroom” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 230.
7245Khz 1155 8 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45333. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, after being shot while campaigning for a national election. The shooting has shocked a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. Police say a man suspected of carrying out the shooting in the western city of Nara has been arrested. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was “deeply shocked” to hear the news. “He was one of the first leaders I met when I became PM. He was deeply committed to his role but also generous and kind. My thoughts are with his wife and the people of Japan. Events like this shake us all to the core.” New research shows almost a quarter of people in a study had driven not long after taking drugs or medication in the past year. The study found those who were most likely to drive under the influence were unemployed or student women aged 16 to 44 living in the South Island. New rules allowing roadside police drug testing come into effect in March next year. Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader - but he will continue as the United Kingdom’s prime minister until a new leader is chosen. He said it was “clearly now the will of the parliamentary party” for there to be a new prime minister. “I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world,” Johnson said. “But them’s the breaks.” Johnson said his arguments to stay in power were rejected due to a “herd instinct” at Westminster. He said it had been “an immense privilege” to hold the top job but no one in politics was “remotely indispensable”. Men over 50 are forced to wait too long for prostate cancer to be picked up and then treated - according advocacy and support group, Prostate Cancer Foundation. The Foundation says due to Covid there has been a decline in GP visits, and therefore detection of early signs. Also there has been staffing shortages meaning longer waits for operations. Bob Dylan re-recorded Blowin’ In The Wind for the first time last March and it is expected to fetch up to £1m when it is auctioned at Christie’s in London on Thursday. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Midday”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mainly fine with isolated showers and some thunderstorms. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0655.
9915Khz 0358 8 JUL 2022- BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45232. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1148 7 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader - but he will continue as the United Kingdom’s prime minister until a new leader is chosen. Johnson publicly announced his resignation outside No 10 Downing Street just after 11.30pm New Zealand time. A large donation from Wellington property developer and philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik for a new mental health unit at Hutt Hospital is being welcomed by Health Minister Andrew Little. A new police patrol base will open in Auckland. In a matter of weeks it will give police a better presence in the central city. A recent rise of youth crime is a consequence of kids, not returning to school since the pandemic. Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise today formally announced her mayoral candidacy for the 2022 local body elections in Napier. A review of New Zealand’s defence policy and strategy has been announced by Minister of Defence Peeni Henare. “The importance of this review is paramount so that we can make sure future investments are fit for purpose in a post-Covid-19 environment, a Pacific region grappling with climate change and the intensification of strategic competition and a world which is seeing a brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia,” Henare said. Beijing announced a Covid19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public venues, becoming the first city in mainland China to do so as it attempts to contain a highly infectious Omicron subvariant. From July 11, people will need to show proof of vaccination to enter a wide range of public places in the Chinese capital, including cinemas, libraries, museums, gyms, stadiums and training centers. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Saturday Morning”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Rain, some heavy falls, thunderstorms in the west, heavy snow above 400m. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0648.
9915Khz 0357 7 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55545. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Boris Johnson is fighting to stay on in No 10 despite his support collapsing in another dramatic day of almost 50 resignations. He ruled out calling a snap general election, saying the earliest date he can see for one is 2024. The PM survived a confidence vote last month and under current rules he is immune from another challenge for 12 months. A court in Argentina has sentenced 19 former military officers to long prison terms for crimes against humanity during the country’s military dictatorships in 1976-83. The crimes included forced disappearances, murder, torture and kidnapping of children. Among those sentenced was General Santiago Riveros, previously convicted for other human rights violations. A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago contemplated a second attack after the deadly shooting, authorities say. During a court hearing, prosecutors also said he confessed to the shooting. A trial of 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa r years ago opens on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims in the Italian port city. Residents have been told to leave Ukraine’s eastern city of Slovyansk, a day after two people were killed in a Russian attack on a market. The High Criminal Court of Istanbul has rejected a request for the extradition of Jordanian businessman, Samir Nasri Salem Handal to Haiti to stand trial for his alleged involvement in the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Animal welfare campaigners say it is time supermarkets stopped selling premium ham produced by EU farmers still using methods banned in the UK. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2257.
15520Khz 2239 6 JUL 2022 - RADIO EXTERIOR ESPAÑA (SPAIN) SINPO = 45233. French, male and female announcers alternating reading. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 200kW, beamAz 110°, bearing 59°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7066KM from transmitter at Noblejas. Local time: 1739.
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15720Khz 0456 13 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 55445. English, “The Panel with Wallace Chapman” ends while “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” begins. pips fb News @0500z anchored by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2356.
11825Khz 0446 13 JUL 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45333. English, male announcer reading parable. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2346.
9915Khz 0358 13 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55333. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. Grain ships have begun sailing to Ukrainian ports on the Danube River near Romania. “Even a partial recovery of sea exports will stimulate grain purchases by traders, which will support domestic prices,” the country’s grain exchange stated. Four men have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation targeting a group linked to the smuggling of migrants to the UK by lorry. Twitter has taken billionaire Elon Musk to court to try to force him to buy the social media firm, setting up a legal battle with the world’s richest man. United Nations confirms that 20 people that were killed in congo were burned alive in a church. Ivory Coast officials called on Mali to immediately release 49 of its soldiers who were arrested Sunday at the international airport in Bamako, refuting accusations they were mercenaries. Sir Mo Farah has said he is “relieved” that the Home Office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the UK. The Olympic star disclosed on Monday that his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin, but he got British citizenship under the name Mohamed Farah. A Manhattan district attorney has announced the indictment of three men in a New York court on charges of conspiracy to sell Don Henley’s original lyrics and notes for the Eagles’ landmark 1976 “Hotel California” album. @0406z “Newsday” begins. @0412z abrupt s/off. Returns without audio @0413z, then audio slowly returns to less than full volume (weaker modulation). @0424z short carrier outage, returns to a higher modulation level. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1150 12 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Todd Zehner. QRM=NARC net. A woman has been shot and killed in West Auckland, the police say a person is in custody and they do not believe there’s an ongoing risk. The police they responded to a call relating to gunfire had an address on Newington Road in the suburb of Henderson shortly before 9 o'clock. Flights were cancelled, hundreds of homes lost power, and roads were closed due to slips, fallen trees and flooding across the country. Heavy rain and strong wind warnings were in place for much of the country today. The road to Mt Cook was closed earlier today due to heavy snow. Emergency services are searching for two people missing after a car. Plunged into a river near Dunedin, early last night. A survey of 900 doctors by the Women in Medicine Charitable Trust found clinicians overwhelmingly agreed there was a healthcare workforce crisis. The Trust called on political leaders to acknowledge that there was a workforce crisis and a need for immediate innovative solutions on retention, recruitment and equity in all areas of healthcare. Households on tight budgets could come under even more pressure if the official cash rate rises again tomorrow. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the OCR by half a percent to 2.5 percent - that would make it the third 50-point rise in a row. The Council of Trade Unions says wages had not kept up with the spiralling cost of living. Sir Michael Fowler has died age 92. The architect was elected to the Wellington City Council in 1968 and served as mayor from 1974 to 1983 during which time he pushed through building projects, that included the concert and convention centre named after him. He was knighted in 1981 and after retiring from local government, wrote an illustrated several books on architecture. A husband and wife diagnosed with lung cancer within months of each other are crowd funding extra treatments to stay alive as long as they can for their young sons. The couple is having funded treatment like chemotherapy, but want to raise money for other options like immunotherapy that could give them more time with their young sons who are nine and 11. The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it does not disappoint. The image is said to be the deepest, most detailed infrared view of the Universe to date, containing the light from galaxies that has taken many billions of years to reach us. @1205z trailer for RNZ “Morning Report”. @1206z Weather Forecast: Severe Weather Warnings, Rain, gales, heavy snow. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Todd Zehner. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0650.
15720Khz 0444 12 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, “The Panel” show in progress. male announcer discusses the possibility of lowering the voting age to 16. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 2344.
11825Khz 0440 12 JUL 2022 - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. (MADAGASCAR) SINPO = 45333. English, male preaching. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 295°, bearing 61°, transmitting from Mahajanga (15°43’S, 046°26'E), Distance: 15033km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 2340.
11650Khz 0430 12 JUL 2022 - RADIO DABANGA (NETHERLANDS) in SUDANESE from TALATA VOLONONDRY. SINPO = 55545. Arabic? ID@0430z, male announcer reading news with rhythmic music in bg and quick musical stabs between headline segments. music ends @0433z with same anchoring male announcer and many remote segments. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 335°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2330.
9915Khz 0358 12 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Japan on Tuesday is bidding farewell to Shinzo Abe, a towering figure who dominated Japanese politics for decades as the country’s longest-serving premier, before being gunned down at a campaign rally last week. His funeral is being held at Tokyo’s Zojoji temple. Conservative MPs are putting their names forward in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister. Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has told the BBC he intends to run for president, once Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down. The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it doesn’t disappoint. The US White House said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. Understanding the true value of nature is key to addressing the global biodiversity crisis, according to a new assessment by leading scientists. Halting the loss of nature requires a shift away from prioritising short-term material gains, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) says in a landmark report. The Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for Sunday, as temperatures climbed to 32C on Monday. The rare amber alert covering much of England and Wales is used to warn people of potential health and transport issues caused by the heat. Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed. The Olympic star has told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over from Djibouti. His real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Abrupt s/off @0407z, back on @0408z. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1157 11 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54344. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. Covid-19 cases continue to increase with 9000 cases with 17 deaths reported yesterday and hospitalisations rising to 662, the highest mark since 5 April. Ardern has seen many members of her own Cabinet fall ill with Covid19 in recent weeks. The rest of the world has moved on from Covid-19, National Party leader Christopher Luxon says, having just arrived back from overseas. He says test-to-work should be expanded to increase the number of workers, and the “too complex” traffic light system should be abandoned. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says a change in Covid19 traffic light settings would not make a significant difference on surging case numbers. She said the most important thing was for people to adhere to the current requirements - which meant wearing a mask and those over 50 getting a second booster. A woman, whose sister suffered physical abuse and neglect while living in state institution says, the only acceptable apology is change. Margaret priest is the first of 23 survival witnesses to give evidence at a public hearing in Auckland as part of the enquiry into abuse in care. The West Coast Regional Council is investigating several complaints about pollution from gold mines. Two farmers complained about sediment laden water contaminating their supply. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has launched a bid to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister. The race widened significantly over the weekend, with many leadership hopefuls setting out competing tax plans as a core element of their pitches. Severe Weather has closed man highways in NZ due to landslides and fallen trees. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Severe Weather Warnings, Heavy Rain, Gales (up to 140km/hr winds), showers by afternoon. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
9915Khz 0358 11 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Gareth Barlow. Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. They also show how the taxi firm’s former boss personally ordered the use of a “kill switch” to prevent raiding police from accessing computers. A Saudi opposition party said that one of its founding members was killed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The National Assembly Party, whose members live in exile, said that founding member Manea Al-Yami was slain in “complicated circumstances.” Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of support after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker. Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has told the House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol riots that he is willing to testify, according to US media. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that his office would investigate reports of a mass grave in central Israel containing the bodies of Egyptian commandos who were killed during the 1967 Middle East war. A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees, but so far none of the trees has suffered significant damage, fire incident public information officer Robbie Johnson said. The 1,591-acre Washburn Fire “has entered the grove, but the good news is because of prescribed burns and clearing out material on the ground, it’s clear in the Mariposa Grove,” Johnson said. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
9850Khz 0354 11 JUL 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 55344. English, music DJ’d by female announcer. @0355z female announcer closing transmission w/time&freqs. @0356z Int. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 337°, bearing 39°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8446KM from transmitter at Tiganesti. Local time: 2254.
5925Khz 0322 11 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55232. English, female announcer interviews male. “Daybreak Africa” anchored by male announcer. (//6080kHz SINPO=55333 BeamAz 350°). @0330z “World News Via Remote” anchored by Tommy McNeil. At least 15 people were killed in a Russian rocket attack on a five-story apartment building in the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and perhaps another two dozen may be trapped in the rubble. President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.” He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional right to abortion and who have been demonstrating across the country: “Keep protesting. Keep making your point. It’s critically important.” President Joe Biden will be traveling to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia next week to push for Israel’s deeper integration into the region, urge Gulf countries to pump more oil to alleviate the global energy crisis and offer assurances that the U.S. is not deprioritizing the region despite its focus on the war in Ukraine and strategic competition with China. In Israel he will meet caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Israel’s security amid a resurgent Iran, including the integration of its air defense capabilities with Gulf Arab countries. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, left 19 people dead. In Soweto, 15 people were killed as they enjoyed a night out when assailants drew up in a minibus taxi and began randomly firing at bar patrons. Japan’s conservative ruling coalition appears likely to maintain its majority in the upper house of parliament, in a Sunday election that came two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, are projected to win more than half of the seats in the House of Councillors, according to exit polls by state broadcaster NHK and the Kyodo news agency. Several people protesting in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou over the freezing of deposits by some rural-based banks said they were injured on Sunday when heavy-handed security personnel dispersed the crowd. The banks froze millions of dollars’ worth of deposits in April, telling customers they were upgrading their internal systems. The banks have not issued any communication on the matter since, depositors said. @0335z “International Edition” begins anchored by male announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2222.
2500Khz 0313 11 JUL 2022 - WWV COLORADO (M.ANN.) (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) TIME SIGNAL STATION. SINPO = 55233. English, male announcements. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 2.5kW, Omni, bearing 246°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 1071KM from transmitter at Fort Collins, CO. Local time: 2213.
15590Khz 1327 10 JUL 2022 - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) SINPO = 35322. English, female announcer interviews male. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 308°, bearing 359°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10137KM from transmitter at Urumqi (Xinjiang, CRI). Local time: 0827.
15575Khz 1323 10 JUL 2022 - KBS WORLD RADIO (SOUTH KOREA) SINPO = 45322. English, music DJ’d by female announcer. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 81°, bearing 328°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 10225KM from transmitter at Kimjae. Local time: 0823.
12080Khz 1319 10 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. Korean, female announcer interviews male. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 21°, bearing 324°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12515KM from transmitter at Tinang (VoA). Local time: 0819.
11815Khz 1315 10 JUL 2022 - NHK RADIO JAPAN (JAPAN) SINPO = 45222. Japanese, male announcer reading. ID@1316. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 235°, bearing 319°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9566KM from transmitter at Yamata. Local time: 0815.
5980Khz 1259 10 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35222. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0358 10 JUL - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newroom preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Voters in Japan are casting their ballots in an upper house election overshadowed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination. The election on Sunday could see the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) increase its majority. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will step down after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister’s house on fire. Economists say the crisis stems from domestic factors such as years of mismanagement and corruption. The government needed to boost its revenues as foreign debt for big infrastructure projects soared, but instead Rajapaksa pushed through the largest tax cuts in Sri Lankan history. The tax cuts were recently were reversed, but only after creditors downgraded Sri Lanka’s ratings, blocking it from borrowing more money as its foreign reserves sank. Then tourism flatlined again during the pandemic. Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt is considering a Tory leadership bid as the race to succeed Boris Johnson heats up following his dramatic resignation. Mr Johnson was forced out as Tory leader after a cabinet revolt over his leadership but wants to stay on as PM until the party chooses a successor. Opposition parties and some Tories want him to go now - but that appears unlikely to happen and prime ministers have stayed on during leadership transitions in the past. Six Royal Air Force fighter jets have flown to Finland and Sweden for joint training exercises, the MoD has said. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the deployment, which came at the request of both nations, underlined the UK’s commitment to strengthening collective defence capabilities. Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany needed for maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Canada’s minister of natural resources said in a statement on Saturday. The Canadian government, which is issuing a “time-limited and revocable permit” to exempt the return of turbines from its Russian sanctions, said the move would support “Europe’s ability to access reliable and affordable energy as they continue to transition away from Russian oil and gas.” Former President Donald Trump spoke for 90 minutes at a rally in Anchorage Saturday to support Republican U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin and U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka. Hundreds of pro-gun protesters marched in Brasilia’s streets on Saturday, calling for an extension of the loosened firearm regulations enacted by Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces reelection this fall. 1000s in Argentina demonstrate over economy, want more state finding to offset poverty. @0406z “Newsroom” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6050Khz 0354 10 JUL 2022 - HCJB VOICE OF ANDES (ECUADOR) in SPANISH from PICO PICHINCHA. SINPO = 55232. Spanish, soft “inspirational” music DJ’d by male announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 10kW, beamAz 18°, bearing 159°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 5217KM from transmitter at Pico Pichincha. Local time: 2254.
5980Khz 1259 9 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
9915Khz 0400 9 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55344. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. The body of Shinzo Abe has begun its journey back to Tokyo as politicians prepared to resume campaigning for Sunday’s upper house elections in the shadow of the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. The suspect arrested at the scene of Friday’s shooting was named by police as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old unemployed resident of Nara. Police said he had wanted to kill Abe because he was “dissatisfied” with him over issues unrelated to politics. Nara prefectural police said they would look into whether security at Abe’s event – where he had been calling on voters to re-elect his LDP colleague Kei Sato – was sufficient amid criticism that it should have been stronger. Elon Musk is seeking to end his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of the agreement. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement,” tweeted Twitter’s chairman, Bret Taylor, less than an hour after Musk’s legal team said he wanted out of the deal in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.” The US border agents on horseback who charged upon Haitian migrants last year used “unnecessary” force, a federal border control agency has found. Mexican Jalisco cartel pleas for gangs not target civilians to keep attacks between rival gangs only. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the heavily damaged northern province of Aleppo, his first visit after 11 years of war. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has hit a six-year high, the national space agency, Inpe, reports. Environmentalists blame the increasing levels of deforestation on Brazil’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has rolled back environmental protections. Brazil’s environment ministry said it had been forceful in fighting environmental crimes, although in a statement it failed to mention the spike in deforestation. Canada’s largest mobile and internet provider has suffered a major outage, with bank ATMs and emergency service hotlines affected. Actor Tony Sirico, best known for his role as a mafia henchman on the The Sopranos, has died aged 79. @0406z “Newsroom” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 230.
7245Khz 1155 8 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45333. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, after being shot while campaigning for a national election. The shooting has shocked a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. Police say a man suspected of carrying out the shooting in the western city of Nara has been arrested. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was “deeply shocked” to hear the news. “He was one of the first leaders I met when I became PM. He was deeply committed to his role but also generous and kind. My thoughts are with his wife and the people of Japan. Events like this shake us all to the core.” New research shows almost a quarter of people in a study had driven not long after taking drugs or medication in the past year. The study found those who were most likely to drive under the influence were unemployed or student women aged 16 to 44 living in the South Island. New rules allowing roadside police drug testing come into effect in March next year. Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader - but he will continue as the United Kingdom’s prime minister until a new leader is chosen. He said it was “clearly now the will of the parliamentary party” for there to be a new prime minister. “I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world,” Johnson said. “But them’s the breaks.” Johnson said his arguments to stay in power were rejected due to a “herd instinct” at Westminster. He said it had been “an immense privilege” to hold the top job but no one in politics was “remotely indispensable”. Men over 50 are forced to wait too long for prostate cancer to be picked up and then treated - according advocacy and support group, Prostate Cancer Foundation. The Foundation says due to Covid there has been a decline in GP visits, and therefore detection of early signs. Also there has been staffing shortages meaning longer waits for operations. Bob Dylan re-recorded Blowin’ In The Wind for the first time last March and it is expected to fetch up to £1m when it is auctioned at Christie’s in London on Thursday. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Midday”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mainly fine with isolated showers and some thunderstorms. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0655.
9915Khz 0358 8 JUL 2022- BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45232. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1148 7 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative leader - but he will continue as the United Kingdom’s prime minister until a new leader is chosen. Johnson publicly announced his resignation outside No 10 Downing Street just after 11.30pm New Zealand time. A large donation from Wellington property developer and philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik for a new mental health unit at Hutt Hospital is being welcomed by Health Minister Andrew Little. A new police patrol base will open in Auckland. In a matter of weeks it will give police a better presence in the central city. A recent rise of youth crime is a consequence of kids, not returning to school since the pandemic. Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise today formally announced her mayoral candidacy for the 2022 local body elections in Napier. A review of New Zealand’s defence policy and strategy has been announced by Minister of Defence Peeni Henare. “The importance of this review is paramount so that we can make sure future investments are fit for purpose in a post-Covid-19 environment, a Pacific region grappling with climate change and the intensification of strategic competition and a world which is seeing a brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia,” Henare said. Beijing announced a Covid19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public venues, becoming the first city in mainland China to do so as it attempts to contain a highly infectious Omicron subvariant. From July 11, people will need to show proof of vaccination to enter a wide range of public places in the Chinese capital, including cinemas, libraries, museums, gyms, stadiums and training centers. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Saturday Morning”. @1205z Weather Forecast: Rain, some heavy falls, thunderstorms in the west, heavy snow above 400m. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0648.
9915Khz 0357 7 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55545. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. Boris Johnson is fighting to stay on in No 10 despite his support collapsing in another dramatic day of almost 50 resignations. He ruled out calling a snap general election, saying the earliest date he can see for one is 2024. The PM survived a confidence vote last month and under current rules he is immune from another challenge for 12 months. A court in Argentina has sentenced 19 former military officers to long prison terms for crimes against humanity during the country’s military dictatorships in 1976-83. The crimes included forced disappearances, murder, torture and kidnapping of children. Among those sentenced was General Santiago Riveros, previously convicted for other human rights violations. A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago contemplated a second attack after the deadly shooting, authorities say. During a court hearing, prosecutors also said he confessed to the shooting. A trial of 59 people, including former Atlantia CEO Giovanni Castellucci, over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa r years ago opens on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims in the Italian port city. Residents have been told to leave Ukraine’s eastern city of Slovyansk, a day after two people were killed in a Russian attack on a market. The High Criminal Court of Istanbul has rejected a request for the extradition of Jordanian businessman, Samir Nasri Salem Handal to Haiti to stand trial for his alleged involvement in the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Animal welfare campaigners say it is time supermarkets stopped selling premium ham produced by EU farmers still using methods banned in the UK. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2257.
15520Khz 2239 6 JUL 2022 - RADIO EXTERIOR ESPAÑA (SPAIN) SINPO = 45233. French, male and female announcers alternating reading. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 200kW, beamAz 110°, bearing 59°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7066KM from transmitter at Noblejas. Local time: 1739.
Rodney's Logs from Plymouth, Minnesota (June 29 - July 13, 2022) pt2
7245Khz 1156 6 JUL 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Britain’s Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, with support seeping away from the increasingly isolated prime minister, badly wounded by the resignation of a stream of senior colleagues who say he is not fit to govern. Business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic started as firms battle labour shortages, rising prices and interest rates, and face slowing demand. The government will set up a Grocery Commissioner as a watchdog for the supermarket industry, and is releasing a draft mandatory code of conduct. Rival grocery retailers are backing the government’s latest moves to bring more competition to the sector. Residents of Christchurch’s Cranmer Square are furious that protesters who disturbed their neighbourhood for months have escaped having to pay. The $50,000 bill for costs incurred during anti-Government protests in and around the square was waived on Tuesday after mayor Lianne Dalziel met with Destiny Church pastor Derek Tait. A law professor is questioning how long it is taking for the police to release information about their internal investigation into a serious miscarriage of justice involving the murder conviction of Alan Hall. The professor also wants the police watchdog to be involved. Alan Hall spent close to four decades fighting to clear his name after being found guilty of the murder of Arthur Easton, who was killed in a violent home invasion in 1985. Nearly a month ago the Supreme Court quashed Hall’s murder conviction. A project to remove all major pest species from Rakiura / Stewart Island will be the largest island-based predator eradication attempt in the world. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research and Predator Free Rakiura have joined forces to eliminate possums, rats, feral cats and hedgehogs from Stewart Island. Forest and Bird spokesperson Dean Baigent-Mercer says it will be a game changer for native species like the Stewart Island brown kiwi. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: morning frost and rain. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
9915Khz 0358 6 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community”, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The attack in Highland Park left seven dead and more than 30 others injured. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with the politburo chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Ismail Haniyeh in Algeria on Tuesday. A photo released by the Palestinian presidency showed Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sitting between Abbas and Haniyeh in a meeting room for the first time in 15 years. Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey. Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine countries and the Palestinian territories for BBC News Arabic by the Arab Barometer network. Australia is set to relax Covid border restrictions after two years. International tourists will no longer have to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration to enter Australia. Unvaccinated tourists won’t need to have a travel exemption when the rules change. Security forces in Nigeria retake prison. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to attend the funeral in East London Wednesday for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a tavern almost two weeks ago. It is still not known what caused the deaths of the young people, aged between 13 and 17, whose bodies were found in the Enyobeni tavern. All were under the legal drinking age of 18 in South Africa. Pathologists are studying the cause of death from blood samples. A stampede has been ruled out because the victims’ bodies did not show serious injuries, said police. Carlos Santana collapsed onstage during a concert in Michigan. The 74-year-old was about 20 minutes into his set at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkson, an outdoor venue on the edge of Detroit, when he passed out. Medical personnel on stage. Crowd asked to pray for him because of a ‘serious medical’ issue. @0406z “Newsday” begins. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6080Khz 0349 6 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55232. QRN=lots of nearby lightning storm activity within 100 miles. English, “international edition” anchored by male announcer (slight African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2249.
7245Khz 1147 5 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 55445. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Despite an increase in Covid-19 cases there is no need at present for the country to shift back into the red traffic light setting, the prime minister says. Covid-19 cases are on the rise again and a new subvariant, BA.2.75, has been detected here for the first time. An Auckland school is going back to online learning for the last four days of this term, as winter illness wreaks havoc on staff and student numbers. Covid-19 modellers have warned the country could be seeing the start of a second wave of Omicron, due to the more transmissible BA.5 variant. Dental experts are calling for urgent change to the dental care system for children. A paper out of Otago University says urgent and radical changes needed to address the declining dental health of New Zealand children. Residents in Banks Peninsula’s Goughs Bay believe community leaders deserted them when they needed urgent support - following torrential rain in December. The summer storm caused chaos for the small Banks Peninsula community, and an event post-mortem has acknowledged several areas of improvement for the Christchurch City Council in how it responds to emergencies. A hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal information of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, in what would amount to one of the biggest data breaches in history if found to be true. The department of conservation formulating a plan to protect New Zealand’s biggest recreation reserve against the effects of climate change. A prominent music researcher will use a prestigious fellowship to write a book on culture class and identity in New Zealand music. Nick Bollinger has been awarded the Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2023. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ music program. @1205z Weather Forecast: cloudy and rain clearing by dawn. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0647.
13830Khz 0538 5 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35322. French, male and female announcers alternating reading (African accents). Backyard gutter w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0038.
12095Khz 0533 5 JUL 2022- BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35233. ?African Language? female announcer anchoring the news. ID@0533z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 195°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7647KM from transmitter at Moosbrunn. Local time: 0033.
11830Khz 0527 5 JUL 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 25222. ?African Language? two male announcers alternating reading. S/off @0530z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 185°, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0027.
11810Khz 0521 5 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. English, Newsday in progress. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 158°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 0021.
11700Khz 0508 5 JUL 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 35222. French, male announcer reading (news presumably). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 130°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0008.
9915Khz 0358 5 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed at an Independence Day parade near Chicago. Police say Robert E Crimo III, aged 22, was detained after a brief chase. At least 24 other people were injured in the city of Highland Park, Illinois, after a gunman used a high-powered rifle to target people from a rooftop. It is the latest mass shooting to hit the US - there has been one in every week of 2022. President Joe Biden said he was “shocked” by the violence. Nicaragua’s Ortega is accused of a power grab in municipal elections as riot police raid opposition headquarters throughout the country. The new Bill of Rights could see the UK refusing to follow certain rulings by the European Court of Human Rights. The move comes after a judge in Strasbourg stopped flights from removing asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Norwegian offshore workers will likely go on strike on Tuesday in a stoppage that will cut oil and gas output as the negotiating parties have not made progress, the union and the lobby representing oil companies said on Monday. A typhoon made landfall near Sasebo in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, with the weather agency warning of landslides, high waves and flooding in low-lying areas around rivers. Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery” which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the year-round supply problem, a major green energy issue. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1156 4 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. Authorities are warning people in Sydney, the Hunter, Illawarra and several other regional areas to brace for more wild weather, as NSW endures yet another flooding emergency. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes across Greater Sydney, with 69 evacuation orders in place. Flu hospitalisations nearly three times higher than pre-Covid due to reduced immunity caused by 2 years of border closures. The health and disability, commissioner has found that a psychiatrist failed to warn a patient that her medication could cause birth defects. The woman says her child is generally well, but has some features she suspects are related to the medication. A woman who was brought up in foster care, says the government’s plan to do away with the position of a standalone children’s commissioner shows, it’s not listening to those who’ve been through the state system. Police say, four people have been arrested after street racing on the Cardwell Expressway. Russia is setting its sights on the eastern Donetsk region after seizing Kyiv’s final major foothold in neighbouring Luhansk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remained defiant after the loss of Lysychansk on Sunday and pledged to return, saying: “Ukraine does not give anything up.” The rising cost of living is having an impact on new car sales. Registrations of passenger cars and SUVs are down seven percent in June compared for the same month last year, registrations of new commercial vehicles are down, nearly 50% for the same period and likely to remain subdued because of the effect of the clean car taxes. Overall registrations of new vehicles are down just over 20% on June 2021. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: S. Island: Mainly fine with isolated showers, rain by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
5980Khz 1259 2 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1152 1 JUL 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. The country’s new health agency will focus on staffing, chair Rob Campbell says, and changes to planned healthcare could be expected reasonably rapidly. Health NZ Te Whatu Ora has replaced the country’s 20 district health boards, though today is the start of a process likely to take several years. Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) has confirmed that the man charged with the murder of Laisa Maraia Waka was a current mental health patient. The 37-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed Waka to death outside her Sockburn home on Saturday. A Ukrainian brigadier general has said that the number of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine has more than doubled in the last two weeks, and Moscow is using less precise Soviet-era missiles for more than half of the attacks. Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksii Hromov said on Thursday that 68 civilian sites had been hit in the second half of June. He said 202 missiles had been fired in the second half of June, an increase of 120 from the first half of the month. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain was “not giving up on Hong Kong” and accused Beijing of failing to keep its promises, on the 25th anniversary of the handover of the city to China. “We made a promise to the territory and its people and we intend to keep it, doing all we can to hold China to its commitments,” Mr. Johnson said in a video message posted on Twitter. Police have seized almost $60,000 worth of methamphetamine and more than $11,000 in cash in a Bay of Plenty operation. Otago Museum is transforming into an interactive game zone as part of its latest exhibition: Code Breakers: Women in Games celebrates video games created by New Zealand and Australian women and offers visitors a chance to try their skills. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Mid-day”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mainly fine, isolated showers, morning frost. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°.Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0652.
17760Khz 0540 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 25111. English?, male and female announcers conversing. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 37°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8292KM from transmitter at Galbeni. Local time: 0040.
15720Khz 0534 1 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35333. English, “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” program. Interviews male about financial news. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0034.
15285Khz 0526 1 JUL 2022 - SBA SAUDI RADIO INT. (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 15211. ?Language? music. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 190°, bearing 36°. Transmitting from Riyadh (24°49'N,46°52'E) Distance: 11283km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0026.
15170Khz 0523 1 JUL 2022 - SBA HOLY QURAN RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 25222. Arabic, music with microtonal vocals. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 355°, bearing 36°. Transmitting from Riyadh (24°49'N,46°52'E) Distance: 11283km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0023.
11830Khz 0508 1 JUL 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 45434. ?African Language? male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 1kW?, beamAz 185°?, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0008.
11810Khz 0504 1 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45344. English, news anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 158°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 0004.
11600Khz 0502 1 JUL 2022 - BROTHER STAIR (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35222. English, male preacher giving sermon (not Brother Stair). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 306°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8461KM from transmitter at Sofia-Kostinbrod. Local time: 0002.
9705Khz 0453 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO VATICANA (VATICAN CITY STATE) SINPO = 45333. ?Eastern European Language? Ukrainian? male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 54°, bearing 49°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7877KM from transmitter at Santa Maria di Galeria. Local time: 2353.
9770Khz 0449 1 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF TURKEY (TURKEY) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language? male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 310°, bearing 38°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9226KM from transmitter at Emirler. Local time: 2349.
9790Khz 0441 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 55334. French, male announcer anchors an apparent news and/or sports program. (no sign of CRI via Quivican usually battling it out co-channel here, did CRI tire of paying for it?). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 140°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6905KM from transmitter at Issoudun. Local time: 2341.
9915Khz 0358 1 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Hong Kong is under tight security as it marks 25 years of handover with Chinese President Xi Jinping in attendance. He will be present as former police chief John Lee is sworn in as Hong Kong’s new chief executive. This is Mr Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China since early 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic. A Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Friday killed at least 10 people, a regional official said, a day after Ukraine drove Russian forces from the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island. Earlier reports said six people had died in the night-time strike on a residential building, including three children. Representatives of Ecuador’s indigenous movement signed a peace agreement with the government of Guillermo Lasso, after 18 days of a national strike, after reaching several agreements on priority issues to advance the dialogue process. Climate change is leading to worsening wildfires and floods in Australia. A new report says insurance will become increasingly unaffordable or unavailable in large parts of the country due to extreme weather. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden’s climate plans. He called it a “devastating decision” but said it would not undermine his effort to tackle the climate crisis. Doctors in Sudan say six people have been shot dead and a large number injured by the security forces during pro-democracy protests in the capital, Khartoum. Large crowds have gathered in several cities calling on the military to leave politics. Bridges in the capital have been blocked and internet services have been cut, in an effort to stop people marching. Same-sex marriage in Switzerland has come into effect. Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Swiss Parliament in December 2020. The law was challenged in a referendum on 26 September 2021 by opponents of same-sex marriage and was approved with the support of 64.1% of voters and a majority in all 26 cantons. Same-sex marriages performed abroad have been resident.recognised in Switzerland since 1 January 2022. A confused pigeon has turned up thousands of miles away in the US after getting lost racing back to Tyneside. Bob set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago on the 400-mile (644 km) route to Gateshead, which was supposed to take 10 hours. But instead of heading home to Tyneside the four-year-old was found at the home of a puzzled Alabama resident. Owner Alan Todd believed Bob took a wrong turn and landed on a ship where he crossed the Atlantic. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
5925Khz 0352 1 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. English, “International Edition” in progress, anchored by male announcer (slight African accent). story about biodiversity threatened by climate change. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2252.
7245Khz 1157 30 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just spoken to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone. Ardern was invited to visit Kyiv during her trade mission in Europe but said she was unable to accept because of logistical challenges. Ardern was in Brussels when she spoke to Zelensky. A spokesperson for the prime minister said Ardern expressed New Zealand’s solidarity with Ukraine. Ardern also assured the president New Zealand would continue with sanctions. “President Zelensky thanked New Zealand for its assistance and said ongoing support is necessary as Ukraine casts an eye to rebuilding,” the spokesperson said. Ardern expressed support in response, the spokesperson added. Russia says it has evacuated its soldiers stationed on Snake Island, the Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea that had been invaded by Russia in late February. Snake Island is a strategic outpost off the southern coast of Ukraine that has taken on heroic proportions in Ukraine’s fight against Russia after Ukrainian soldiers there refused to surrender the island in a February battle. Bromley Council head of three waters Helen Beaumont said it could take at least six weeks for the smell from the oxidation ponds to improve. “We need to wait three weeks for the biomass to establish and then it will take another, at least three weeks and maybe a little longer, for the water to flush through those six ponds,” she said. “It takes a month or so for the water to pass all the way through.” Beaumont said wastewater discharged into the sea was not meeting environmental standards, but tests showed it was not affecting water quality at the beach. Counties Manukau Health has started a review of a free GP visits scheme in South Auckland after a two-week trial designed to ease pressure on Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department. But doctors say they are concerned that any plans to extend the scheme will only add to their existing workloads. Doctors on the front line in Counties Manukau were already under pressure and facing burnout. The fact the flu season had not yet peaked meant things could get tougher for South Auckland doctors. An inquest hearing into the Christchurch Mosque attacks has been set for May next year. It will hear evidence about the terror attack itself, the emergency and initial investigative response and whether it’s possible anyone who died could have survived. Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is confident she has the support to get her alcohol, reduction harm bill passed. It would stop companies appealing against a council’s local alcohol policies, minimise the exposure of young people to alcohol advertising and prohibit alcohol sponsorship in sport. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ news program. @1205z Weather Forecast: Cloudy, showers, rain, Snow above 400m. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
7245Khz 1151 29 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. President Joe Biden said that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including by establishing its first permanent presence in Poland, to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the New Zealanders who brought a legal challenge against pandemic border restrictions separating split families says the court result is a “bitter pill to swallow”. The case detailed how New Zealanders who had not previously lived with their partners were being directed to apply for general visitor visas. But those were among the visas that were lapsed. The court ruled there was no indirect discrimination in the way the changes were drawn up. On Friday the new Ministry for Disabled People will be officially established, taking over funding and management of disability services from the health and other departments which have handled it so far. It will be the first such government department of any comparable country, and is the result of more than 40 years of campaigning from advocates. The ministry promises to provide a single point of contact for disabled people on support services and reducing barriers, as well as tackling accessibility legislation and handling support services. Household confidence in the regional economy is “down in the dumps” according to new research. Nelson Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ali Boswijk said the results were not surprising. “We are a region of exporters and we know export is still very difficult and that supply chains are still very disrupted and costs are going up quite significantly with that. "Also we know that we are in a place where there is a lot of construction happening and there is a lot of increased costs related to almost every single aspect of that at the moment.” However, Boswijk shared the sentiment of Penny - international and domestic tourists would be the country’s saving grace. New Zealand’s largest mass timber office building will be constructed in Tauranga. The building, which will house the Tauranga City Council, will aim for a net zero carbon footprint in its construction. Council Commission chairperson Anne Tolley said they wanted to push the boundaries with a wholly-sustainable design. The 10,000sqm building will feature rainwater harvesting and electric vehicle charging spaces. Sports. @1203z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1204z Weather Forecast: Cloudy, showers, rain, clearing by evening. @1205z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0651.
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9915Khz 0358 6 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Barrow. Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community”, Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The attack in Highland Park left seven dead and more than 30 others injured. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with the politburo chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Ismail Haniyeh in Algeria on Tuesday. A photo released by the Palestinian presidency showed Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sitting between Abbas and Haniyeh in a meeting room for the first time in 15 years. Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey. Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine countries and the Palestinian territories for BBC News Arabic by the Arab Barometer network. Australia is set to relax Covid border restrictions after two years. International tourists will no longer have to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration to enter Australia. Unvaccinated tourists won’t need to have a travel exemption when the rules change. Security forces in Nigeria retake prison. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to attend the funeral in East London Wednesday for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at a tavern almost two weeks ago. It is still not known what caused the deaths of the young people, aged between 13 and 17, whose bodies were found in the Enyobeni tavern. All were under the legal drinking age of 18 in South Africa. Pathologists are studying the cause of death from blood samples. A stampede has been ruled out because the victims’ bodies did not show serious injuries, said police. Carlos Santana collapsed onstage during a concert in Michigan. The 74-year-old was about 20 minutes into his set at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkson, an outdoor venue on the edge of Detroit, when he passed out. Medical personnel on stage. Crowd asked to pray for him because of a ‘serious medical’ issue. @0406z “Newsday” begins. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
6080Khz 0349 6 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55232. QRN=lots of nearby lightning storm activity within 100 miles. English, “international edition” anchored by male announcer (slight African accent). MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2249.
7245Khz 1147 5 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 55445. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Despite an increase in Covid-19 cases there is no need at present for the country to shift back into the red traffic light setting, the prime minister says. Covid-19 cases are on the rise again and a new subvariant, BA.2.75, has been detected here for the first time. An Auckland school is going back to online learning for the last four days of this term, as winter illness wreaks havoc on staff and student numbers. Covid-19 modellers have warned the country could be seeing the start of a second wave of Omicron, due to the more transmissible BA.5 variant. Dental experts are calling for urgent change to the dental care system for children. A paper out of Otago University says urgent and radical changes needed to address the declining dental health of New Zealand children. Residents in Banks Peninsula’s Goughs Bay believe community leaders deserted them when they needed urgent support - following torrential rain in December. The summer storm caused chaos for the small Banks Peninsula community, and an event post-mortem has acknowledged several areas of improvement for the Christchurch City Council in how it responds to emergencies. A hacker has claimed to have stolen the personal information of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, in what would amount to one of the biggest data breaches in history if found to be true. The department of conservation formulating a plan to protect New Zealand’s biggest recreation reserve against the effects of climate change. A prominent music researcher will use a prestigious fellowship to write a book on culture class and identity in New Zealand music. Nick Bollinger has been awarded the Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2023. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ music program. @1205z Weather Forecast: cloudy and rain clearing by dawn. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0647.
13830Khz 0538 5 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35322. French, male and female announcers alternating reading (African accents). Backyard gutter w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 350°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 0038.
12095Khz 0533 5 JUL 2022- BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35233. ?African Language? female announcer anchoring the news. ID@0533z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 195°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7647KM from transmitter at Moosbrunn. Local time: 0033.
11830Khz 0527 5 JUL 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 25222. ?African Language? two male announcers alternating reading. S/off @0530z. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 125kW, beamAz 185°, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0027.
11810Khz 0521 5 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 35222. English, Newsday in progress. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 158°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 0021.
11700Khz 0508 5 JUL 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 35222. French, male announcer reading (news presumably). 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 130°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0008.
9915Khz 0358 5 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Neil Nunes. US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed at an Independence Day parade near Chicago. Police say Robert E Crimo III, aged 22, was detained after a brief chase. At least 24 other people were injured in the city of Highland Park, Illinois, after a gunman used a high-powered rifle to target people from a rooftop. It is the latest mass shooting to hit the US - there has been one in every week of 2022. President Joe Biden said he was “shocked” by the violence. Nicaragua’s Ortega is accused of a power grab in municipal elections as riot police raid opposition headquarters throughout the country. The new Bill of Rights could see the UK refusing to follow certain rulings by the European Court of Human Rights. The move comes after a judge in Strasbourg stopped flights from removing asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Norwegian offshore workers will likely go on strike on Tuesday in a stoppage that will cut oil and gas output as the negotiating parties have not made progress, the union and the lobby representing oil companies said on Monday. A typhoon made landfall near Sasebo in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, with the weather agency warning of landslides, high waves and flooding in low-lying areas around rivers. Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery” which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the year-round supply problem, a major green energy issue. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive. Sports. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
7245Khz 1156 4 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 45444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. Authorities are warning people in Sydney, the Hunter, Illawarra and several other regional areas to brace for more wild weather, as NSW endures yet another flooding emergency. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes across Greater Sydney, with 69 evacuation orders in place. Flu hospitalisations nearly three times higher than pre-Covid due to reduced immunity caused by 2 years of border closures. The health and disability, commissioner has found that a psychiatrist failed to warn a patient that her medication could cause birth defects. The woman says her child is generally well, but has some features she suspects are related to the medication. A woman who was brought up in foster care, says the government’s plan to do away with the position of a standalone children’s commissioner shows, it’s not listening to those who’ve been through the state system. Police say, four people have been arrested after street racing on the Cardwell Expressway. Russia is setting its sights on the eastern Donetsk region after seizing Kyiv’s final major foothold in neighbouring Luhansk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky remained defiant after the loss of Lysychansk on Sunday and pledged to return, saying: “Ukraine does not give anything up.” The rising cost of living is having an impact on new car sales. Registrations of passenger cars and SUVs are down seven percent in June compared for the same month last year, registrations of new commercial vehicles are down, nearly 50% for the same period and likely to remain subdued because of the effect of the clean car taxes. Overall registrations of new vehicles are down just over 20% on June 2021. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1205z Weather Forecast: S. Island: Mainly fine with isolated showers, rain by evening. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0656.
5980Khz 1259 2 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35232. English, s/on w/bellbird int. until pips and news @1300z anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0759.
7245Khz 1152 1 JUL 2022- RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Vicki McKay. QRM=NARC net. The country’s new health agency will focus on staffing, chair Rob Campbell says, and changes to planned healthcare could be expected reasonably rapidly. Health NZ Te Whatu Ora has replaced the country’s 20 district health boards, though today is the start of a process likely to take several years. Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) has confirmed that the man charged with the murder of Laisa Maraia Waka was a current mental health patient. The 37-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed Waka to death outside her Sockburn home on Saturday. A Ukrainian brigadier general has said that the number of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine has more than doubled in the last two weeks, and Moscow is using less precise Soviet-era missiles for more than half of the attacks. Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksii Hromov said on Thursday that 68 civilian sites had been hit in the second half of June. He said 202 missiles had been fired in the second half of June, an increase of 120 from the first half of the month. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain was “not giving up on Hong Kong” and accused Beijing of failing to keep its promises, on the 25th anniversary of the handover of the city to China. “We made a promise to the territory and its people and we intend to keep it, doing all we can to hold China to its commitments,” Mr. Johnson said in a video message posted on Twitter. Police have seized almost $60,000 worth of methamphetamine and more than $11,000 in cash in a Bay of Plenty operation. Otago Museum is transforming into an interactive game zone as part of its latest exhibition: Code Breakers: Women in Games celebrates video games created by New Zealand and Australian women and offers visitors a chance to try their skills. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ “Mid-day”. @1205z Weather Forecast: mainly fine, isolated showers, morning frost. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Vicki McKay. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°.Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0652.
17760Khz 0540 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO ROMANIA INT. (ROMANIA) SINPO = 25111. English?, male and female announcers conversing. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 300kW, beamAz 100°, bearing 37°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8292KM from transmitter at Galbeni. Local time: 0040.
15720Khz 0534 1 JUL 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 35333. English, “Checkpoint with Lisa Owen” program. Interviews male about financial news. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 35°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0034.
15285Khz 0526 1 JUL 2022 - SBA SAUDI RADIO INT. (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 15211. ?Language? music. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 190°, bearing 36°. Transmitting from Riyadh (24°49'N,46°52'E) Distance: 11283km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0026.
15170Khz 0523 1 JUL 2022 - SBA HOLY QURAN RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA) SINPO = 25222. Arabic, music with microtonal vocals. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 355°, bearing 36°. Transmitting from Riyadh (24°49'N,46°52'E) Distance: 11283km. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States. Local time: 0023.
11830Khz 0508 1 JUL 2022 - DANDAL KURA (NIGERIA) SINPO = 45434. ?African Language? male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 1kW?, beamAz 185°?, bearing 40°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7121KM from transmitter at Nauen. Local time: 0008.
11810Khz 0504 1 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 45344. English, news anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 158°, bearing 47°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6312KM from transmitter at Woofferton. Local time: 0004.
11600Khz 0502 1 JUL 2022 - BROTHER STAIR (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 35222. English, male preacher giving sermon (not Brother Stair). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 306°, bearing 42°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 8461KM from transmitter at Sofia-Kostinbrod. Local time: 0002.
9705Khz 0453 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO VATICANA (VATICAN CITY STATE) SINPO = 45333. ?Eastern European Language? Ukrainian? male announcer reading. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 54°, bearing 49°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 7877KM from transmitter at Santa Maria di Galeria. Local time: 2353.
9770Khz 0449 1 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF TURKEY (TURKEY) SINPO = 35222. ?Middle Eastern Language? male announcer reading with occasional short musical interludes. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 310°, bearing 38°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 9226KM from transmitter at Emirler. Local time: 2349.
9790Khz 0441 1 JUL 2022 - RADIO FRANCE INT. (FRANCE) SINPO = 55334. French, male announcer anchors an apparent news and/or sports program. (no sign of CRI via Quivican usually battling it out co-channel here, did CRI tire of paying for it?). Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 500kW, beamAz 140°, bearing 50°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 6905KM from transmitter at Issoudun. Local time: 2341.
9915Khz 0358 1 JUL 2022 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) SINPO = 55445. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z then ID@0359z pips and newsday preview. @0401z World News anchored by Danielle Jalowiecka. Hong Kong is under tight security as it marks 25 years of handover with Chinese President Xi Jinping in attendance. He will be present as former police chief John Lee is sworn in as Hong Kong’s new chief executive. This is Mr Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China since early 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic. A Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa early on Friday killed at least 10 people, a regional official said, a day after Ukraine drove Russian forces from the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island. Earlier reports said six people had died in the night-time strike on a residential building, including three children. Representatives of Ecuador’s indigenous movement signed a peace agreement with the government of Guillermo Lasso, after 18 days of a national strike, after reaching several agreements on priority issues to advance the dialogue process. Climate change is leading to worsening wildfires and floods in Australia. A new report says insurance will become increasingly unaffordable or unavailable in large parts of the country due to extreme weather. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost some of its power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court represents a major setback to President Joe Biden’s climate plans. He called it a “devastating decision” but said it would not undermine his effort to tackle the climate crisis. Doctors in Sudan say six people have been shot dead and a large number injured by the security forces during pro-democracy protests in the capital, Khartoum. Large crowds have gathered in several cities calling on the military to leave politics. Bridges in the capital have been blocked and internet services have been cut, in an effort to stop people marching. Same-sex marriage in Switzerland has come into effect. Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Swiss Parliament in December 2020. The law was challenged in a referendum on 26 September 2021 by opponents of same-sex marriage and was approved with the support of 64.1% of voters and a majority in all 26 cantons. Same-sex marriages performed abroad have been resident.recognised in Switzerland since 1 January 2022. A confused pigeon has turned up thousands of miles away in the US after getting lost racing back to Tyneside. Bob set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago on the 400-mile (644 km) route to Gateshead, which was supposed to take 10 hours. But instead of heading home to Tyneside the four-year-old was found at the home of a puzzled Alabama resident. Owner Alan Todd believed Bob took a wrong turn and landed on a ship where he crossed the Atlantic. @0406z “Newsday” begins. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2258.
5925Khz 0352 1 JUL 2022 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) SINPO = 55333. English, “International Edition” in progress, anchored by male announcer (slight African accent). story about biodiversity threatened by climate change. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 10°, bearing 84°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2252.
7245Khz 1157 30 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 54444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just spoken to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone. Ardern was invited to visit Kyiv during her trade mission in Europe but said she was unable to accept because of logistical challenges. Ardern was in Brussels when she spoke to Zelensky. A spokesperson for the prime minister said Ardern expressed New Zealand’s solidarity with Ukraine. Ardern also assured the president New Zealand would continue with sanctions. “President Zelensky thanked New Zealand for its assistance and said ongoing support is necessary as Ukraine casts an eye to rebuilding,” the spokesperson said. Ardern expressed support in response, the spokesperson added. Russia says it has evacuated its soldiers stationed on Snake Island, the Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea that had been invaded by Russia in late February. Snake Island is a strategic outpost off the southern coast of Ukraine that has taken on heroic proportions in Ukraine’s fight against Russia after Ukrainian soldiers there refused to surrender the island in a February battle. Bromley Council head of three waters Helen Beaumont said it could take at least six weeks for the smell from the oxidation ponds to improve. “We need to wait three weeks for the biomass to establish and then it will take another, at least three weeks and maybe a little longer, for the water to flush through those six ponds,” she said. “It takes a month or so for the water to pass all the way through.” Beaumont said wastewater discharged into the sea was not meeting environmental standards, but tests showed it was not affecting water quality at the beach. Counties Manukau Health has started a review of a free GP visits scheme in South Auckland after a two-week trial designed to ease pressure on Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department. But doctors say they are concerned that any plans to extend the scheme will only add to their existing workloads. Doctors on the front line in Counties Manukau were already under pressure and facing burnout. The fact the flu season had not yet peaked meant things could get tougher for South Auckland doctors. An inquest hearing into the Christchurch Mosque attacks has been set for May next year. It will hear evidence about the terror attack itself, the emergency and initial investigative response and whether it’s possible anyone who died could have survived. Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick is confident she has the support to get her alcohol, reduction harm bill passed. It would stop companies appealing against a council’s local alcohol policies, minimise the exposure of young people to alcohol advertising and prohibit alcohol sponsorship in sport. Sports. @1204z trailer for RNZ news program. @1205z Weather Forecast: Cloudy, showers, rain, Snow above 400m. @1206z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0657.
7245Khz 1151 29 JUN 2022 - RNZ PACIFIC (NEW ZEALAND) SINPO = 44444. English, music until pips and news @1200z anchored by Peter McIlwaine. QRM=NARC net. President Joe Biden said that the U.S. will significantly increase its military presence in Europe for the long haul, including by establishing its first permanent presence in Poland, to bolster regional security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the New Zealanders who brought a legal challenge against pandemic border restrictions separating split families says the court result is a “bitter pill to swallow”. The case detailed how New Zealanders who had not previously lived with their partners were being directed to apply for general visitor visas. But those were among the visas that were lapsed. The court ruled there was no indirect discrimination in the way the changes were drawn up. On Friday the new Ministry for Disabled People will be officially established, taking over funding and management of disability services from the health and other departments which have handled it so far. It will be the first such government department of any comparable country, and is the result of more than 40 years of campaigning from advocates. The ministry promises to provide a single point of contact for disabled people on support services and reducing barriers, as well as tackling accessibility legislation and handling support services. Household confidence in the regional economy is “down in the dumps” according to new research. Nelson Chamber of Commerce chief executive Ali Boswijk said the results were not surprising. “We are a region of exporters and we know export is still very difficult and that supply chains are still very disrupted and costs are going up quite significantly with that. "Also we know that we are in a place where there is a lot of construction happening and there is a lot of increased costs related to almost every single aspect of that at the moment.” However, Boswijk shared the sentiment of Penny - international and domestic tourists would be the country’s saving grace. New Zealand’s largest mass timber office building will be constructed in Tauranga. The building, which will house the Tauranga City Council, will aim for a net zero carbon footprint in its construction. Council Commission chairperson Anne Tolley said they wanted to push the boundaries with a wholly-sustainable design. The 10,000sqm building will feature rainwater harvesting and electric vehicle charging spaces. Sports. @1203z trailer for RNZ “Our Changing World”. @1204z Weather Forecast: Cloudy, showers, rain, clearing by evening. @1205z “All Night Programme” anchored by Peter McIlwaine. Backyard fence antenna, Etón e1XM. 100kW, beamAz 325°, bearing 240°. Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 12912KM from transmitter at Rangitaiki. Local time: 0651.
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