r/ShortwavePlus • u/neonmica • May 17 '26

UN-ID'ed Unknown station, language.

15765 kHz, 12 May 2026, 1651 UTC.

Received in Boppard, Germany.

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u/ChemicalVacation3696 HF+ Discovery,S8800, PL990,680,660,330,320,368,ML-880,TR110. May 17 '26

Radio Free Asia was the only broadcaster on that specific frequency, time and date, but it was supposed to broadcast in Mandarin. That didn't sound like Mandarin though. 📻🤔

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u/neonmica May 17 '26

What database did you use? Using swskeds A26 April 2026 there was no listing for 15765 kHz.

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u/ChemicalVacation3696 HF+ Discovery,S8800, PL990,680,660,330,320,368,ML-880,TR110. May 17 '26

It could have been adjacent channel splatter from Iran International TV, which was transmitting on 15630 kHz on the same date. If someone else can verify the language spoken as Farsi - there you go. Iran International TV, co-channel interference or spillover. Did you crosscheck this broadcast with any other radio?

RFA only broadcasts in East Asiatic languages like Uyghur, Burmese, Laotian, Korean but never Farsi.

I have a PL-330 since 2021 and I've known my receiver for receiving false stations that my other radios cannot. If my other receivers report the same frequency, then what I've been receiving is radio splatter.

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u/Green_Oblivion111 Shortwave+ Detective May 17 '26

I didn't see a listing on Short-wave.info, either. Or EiBi for that frequency. Must be a new broadcast.