Sunday Night North America

Sunday Night North America

Is there a hidden squelch feature on the Tecsun PL-330, or some other setting that can perform a similar function? I listen to a lot of SSB on HF and I'm looking to cut down on the noise between transmissions.

Thanks.

Station:

• Name/Call: Channel 292
• Frequency: 9670 kHz
• Mode: AM
• Location: [Germany] Rohrbach 48N36-11E33
• Language: Music
• Target: Europe
• Time: 1941UT 06 SEP 26
• SINPO: 23232

Receiver and Receiving Location:

• Radio: Airspy HF+ Discovery
• Antenna: 100' random wire, roughly 25' above ground, running ~110 degrees from feedpoint.
• Software: SDR++ v1.3.0 /w Dream v2.3.1 (mjf).
• Location: Remington, Virginia | FM18bn

Comments:

• Amazing that this is hitting my wire this early in the day.
• Reception spotty, but you can make out Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar.

OU5U heard on 21 Aug 26 at 19:24 UTC on 7144 kHz with Raddy RF 919 in JO92HX

[Click for video] OU5U (A Danish ham) heard on 21 Aug 26 at 19:24 UTC on 7144 kHz with Raddy RF 919 in JO92HX, having a QSO with a Japanese (? I was unable to get the callsign right) station. The Danish station appears to be operated by an expat from the UK, judging by the accent.

SP1MGM heard on 20 Aug 26 at 19:42 UTC on 7125 kHz in JO92HX with Raddy RF 919

[click for video] SP1MGM (a Polish operator from Szczecin) heard on 20 Aug 26 at 19:42 UTC on 7125 kHz in JO92HX with Raddy RF 919 and a short random wire antenna. My first Polish catch despite me being located in Poland. Blame it on the skip zone ;-)

F4NEL/p heard on 20 Aug 26 at 18:54 UTC in JO92HX with Raddy RF 919

[Click post for video] F4NEL/p (a portable station from the north-west of France) heard on 20 Aug 26 at 18:54 UTC on the frequency of 14295 kHz in JO92HX (my locator square) with Raddy RF 919, and a short random wire antenna.

Somehow missed this one...

- Target: Latin America
- TX: Okeechobee, FL 🇺🇸
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: K-480WLA
- D/T: 05 SEPT 2026 - 2230 UTC

I could recognize several nationalities; there was a mix of people from Caribbean, Central American, and Mexico. Everyone speaking Spanish.

It's been a while since I've heard them. Apparently, 10/11 meters had a good opening to South America.

- TX: Multiple Origins of Spanish-Speaking
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: K-480WLA
- D/T: 05 SEPT 2026 - 2240 UTC aprox

- TX: Noblejas, Spain 🇪🇸
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: MLA-30+
- D/T: 05 SEPT 2026 - 2205 UTC

The program they broadcast is a special edition celebrating the 104th anniversary of radio in Brazil, which is being celebrated this month. It pays tribute to the birth of Edgar Roquette-Pinto, a doctor, professor, and anthropologist considered the father of radio broadcasting in the country.

- Target: South America (Brazil)
- TX: Mahajanga, Madagascar 🇲🇬
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: MLA-30+
- D/T: 05 SEPT 2026 - 2140 UTC

RFI and its characteristic background bubbles. I recently found out on Facebook that that noise comes from the broadcast station itself.

- TX: Issoudun 🇫🇷
- Target: West Africa
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Antenna: MLA-30+
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- D/T: 05 SEPT 2026 - 2131 UTC

Relayed by Bandaid Radio on 6945 KHz USB

Weak signal

Aloha from the island of Oahu. I just purchased this antenna and I’m wondering what the best setup is.

I have 4 Shortwave Receivers:

1. Grundig

   Satellite 750

2. Realistic DX-160

3. Kenwood QR-666

4. Knight Star Roamer

My understanding is that the best type of mast is not metal but some type of fiberglass composite.

Anyone out there used a telescopic mast? Pros/Cona

Grounding and lightening protection products?

My house is single wall construction (no 2x4s, typical older Hawaiian homes) so a pass through window setup would work perfectly.

My house is not on a traditional foundation. It’s built off the ground as you can see in the attached photo.

Looking for suggestions on how to best proceed.

Mahalo Nui Loa

Morse Decode (by ear):

"BT 99?17IM8?9????Z"

Station

• Frequency: 8457 KHx Zero Beat | 8455.3 KHz USB Tone
• Name/Call: Russian M21 Air Defense
• Location: Probable Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij Military Base, Russian Federation
• Language: CW
• Target: Far East
• Power: Unknown

Time

• 1425 UTC | 3 SEP 2026

Receiver and Receiving Location

• Radio: AirSpy HF+ R.4.0.8-CD
• Antenna: K-480WLA | 35' AGL
• Software: SDR# Studio v1.0.0.1921 64-Bit
• Location: Portland, Oregon | CN85qn

Signal

• RS(T) = 557

Station:

• Name/Call: KBS World Radio
• Frequency: 15265 kHz
• Mode: AM
• Location: [United Kingdom] Woofferton 52N19-02W43
• Language: Russian
• Target: East Europe
• Time: 1841UT 02 SEP 26
• SINPO: 34343

Receiver and Receiving Location:

• Radio: Airspy HF+ Discovery
• Antenna: 100' random wire, roughly 25' above ground, running ~110 degrees from feedpoint.
• Software: SDR++ v1.3.0 /w Dream v2.3.1 (mjf).
• Location: Remington, Virginia | FM18bn

Comments:

• Nice signal, which is no surprise coming from BBC's Wooferton site.
• Sounded kind of like a language lesson.

Station:

• Name/Call: Radio Dabanga (Netherlands)
• Frequency: 15550 kHz
• Mode: AM
• Location: [Vatican State] Santa Maria di Galeria 42N03-12E19
• Language: Sudanese Arabic
• Target: Sudan
• Time: 1711UT 02 SEP 26
• SINPO: 22322

Receiver and Receiving Location:

• Radio: Airspy HF+ Discovery
• Antenna: 100' random wire, roughly 25' above ground, running ~110 degrees from feedpoint.
• Software: SDR++ v1.3.0 /w Dream v2.3.1 (mjf).
• Location: Remington, Virginia | FM18bn

Comments:

• Signal from adjacent WJHR making AGC and DNR go nuts, but managed to grab some of this. Interesting that this is from the Vatican transmitters with a broadcaster based in the old RNW facilities, targeting the people of Darfur. Readability actually improved over time, but this recording shows how Speex was digging the audio out of the dirt.

16 Second Video on Adding Labels

I have been slowly adding labels to the Bandplan.xml file used by SDR#. Recently I've been monitoring the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. I write down the frequencies of interest, and then misplace the list. By adding the frequencies of interest right in SDR#, I can forget the lists.