@@swlistening I don't see 15095 as registered for IRIB in HFCC. The other two, yes, but the question is whether they are really used. And if so, is the modulation loud, buzzy or virtually inexistent? Lately, it's been the latter 😂
@abdulazizdowood7344 Hi Abdul, could you perhaps tell me where you found the information about the three frequencies for Iran? The editor of the World Radio and TV Handbook asked me to ask you. I think he will update the handbook if he can see this information directly from the original source.
Another interesting catch Andre will check tomorrow if I can receive anything at this moment I'm listening to TWR Africa on 15105 coming in nicely but I guess you get it ok at your location..
@@swlistening Its just gone off the air been listening to New Zealand this afternoon starts to get strongest at about 15.00 for a few hours the 880 is a bit more sensitive and has more BW to play with and that seems to help...
For North Americans, it is close to dead, because there are so few frequencies broadcast to us. Without WRMI, and to a lesser extent, WBCQ, it would be almost not worth it to have a shortwave radio. Those "dollar-a-holler" preachers aren't worth tuning into unless you share their faith. And the number of countries still broadcasting to NA can be counted on one hand, and falling. Cuba was a mainstay on shortwave to us, and now it's virtually gone.
@@jeanroddenberry6433 Hi Jean, this is true, unfortunately, there are very few frequencies that target North America. Although, I do know DXers in the US pick up interesting signals from Europe, Africa and Asia, and also Vanuatu, South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia). I suppose it depends on location in the US also.
This could very well be Radio Makheen, a new Arab language station broadcast to the MENA region, bru. The name Makheen is derived from "maqin", which translates to "powerful" of "strong". It's not known whether this is a Clandestine or a legitimate broadcast station at this time. As you said, this may be a new Syrian broadcasting service since the fall of President Assad's government. 🇸🇾📻 Edit: I just noticed that your signal bar is showing a steady 5 full bars. Distortion on AM signals occur when the PL-680 is overloaded. In the future try setting the RF attenuation to "Normal" or "Local". If the sound is still distorted on Local, then the source audio signal itself is distorted and isn't due to your receiver.
It would be very interesting if this is Radio Makheen! I do hear the name Radio Makheen mentioned quite clearly in my recording, but I did not know about a station called Radio Makheen. Where did you read about Radio Makheen? The distortion here is from the transmitter, I am quite sure, because I was not using the DX setting on the PL-680, just the normal setting. I almost never use the DX setting on my PL-680, it seems to distort signals too much. Normal works very well anyway.
@@swlistening I got "Radio Makheen" from Microsoft AI when I asked which Arabic language station broadcast on 15095 kHz. Now, this is not a definite answer as I could not find supporting documents elsewhere. There is also no mention of any broadcast station transmitting on that frequency from the shortwave info database, therefore it may not be Radio Tehran either. I couldn't get Google to translate Radio Tehran's website as its content is graphics based, while Google only translates text.
@@StratmanII I searched for Radio Makheen and also could not find anything. So it still seems to be a bit of a mystery, although many people who have commented here seem pretty certain that it is Iran. Perhaps people who speak Arabic have access to websites with the new frequencies?
@@swlistening I usually rely on MS Copilot to give me quick answers, but this time it got everything wrong about Makheen Radio. 🙁 First it cited a source on the web. Guess what? The source was this very video that you've posted! 😳 I haven't even posted my comment and Copilot somehow pointed to this same video when I asked it "what station broadcasts in Arabic on 15095 kHz?" Later I pressed the AI further and asked where its transmitter was located. Copilot responded by saying Radio Makheen is broadcast from Kajang, Malaysia. 🤣 I have no idea where exactly MS Copilot got its information from, but I think it's had one too many beers. 🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻
@@StratmanII That's really interesting, that Copilot used my video as a source! This is actually a very good practical example of how AI can be wrong. I think I will even use this as an example to my students next year 🙂
Hi Ricardo, I don't own the PL-990X, so I mostly use the PL-680 or the Qodosen DX-286. Also sometimes the XHDATA D-808, and of course my Kenwood R1000.
Thanks Andre for another station I never get up early enough to even try for….😂! I would not be surprised if it is not Syria’s old transmitter being activated without proper maintenance as it sounds like the capacitor failure plus maybe a tube or two, being operated by people who don’t know radio..😊! 73! Have a great day!
That was my thinking also, about the transmitter in Syria, that it might not be operating properly. But a number of people have commented here that it is Radio Tehran, so perhaps that is the answer... I will monitor this more anyway, maybe I will be able to hear an ID.
Hello André. I listened to this signal on the UTwente web SDR at the same time you were. It was not as readable as in most of your recording. The strong hum was overwhelming, almost obliterating the signal and causing a lot of distortion. I wonder whether this hum actually is part of the transmission of from another transmission, like jamming. You seem positive that it is the former in a comment below.
Hi Alain, it's more of an "educated" guess. I monitor the 19 metre band very often and I have never heard this signal before, so my feeling is that it is quite a new signal, maybe just a few days old. Someone also commented that it is, indeed, a new frequency for Radio Tehran. To me that would mean that, if someone wants to jam it, they probably wouldn't have done so yet because this frequency is so new, maybe they don't even know about it yet. I somehow think that the humming noise is because of a poorly maintained transmitter. But it's just a guess.
I have no idea what they talkn about but really interesting catch I will be loggn it to see if I can get it at any stage from my place be interesting to find out where it's from thing I really enjoy is finding out about the places the signals I catch are from I end up doing research about everything from the weather / population/ places of interest from wherever I catch a signal from..
I agree Ged, that is what I enjoy also. I learn so much about places by reading up about them when I hear something on shortwave. When I was a teenager that is how I learned about the world.
Interesting catch! The pop-up surprise happened to me the same, but this time got a (another) time station on the frequency. I was playing around with a SDR webserver, and suddently a "classical music" loop with Italian narrator just appered on BPM/WWVH Frequency (10000 KHz). Here's a demo recording that i've posted on my channel (Recorded 19.12.2024) ruclips.net/video/Em-qHxpQsLE/видео.html
As far as I don't remember the old Radio Damascus (fallen in 2012?) use 15095, but rather 9330, 12085 & 13610 kHz... The hum on this signal does remind me of how Radio Damascus sounded like usually. Plus low modulation sometimes. So... I'd bet Syria. Well, I do see now a RUclips video of Radio Damascus on 15095 kHz from 1990. With much better modulation of course 😉 so that would be another reason to support the guess it is Syria. The rebellians might have just found that transmitter still standing & decided to turn it on happily, thinking it could be of use, and not knowing of its age or issues. They won't fix it but still it's remarkable that the transmitter did actually work after all those years of destruction! 😮 With that in mind... I wonder if the powerful MW transmitter in Tartus on 783 kHz still exists 🤔 it used to put a remarkably strong signal into Europe, with loud & clear modulation (well above what you could hear on SW), and even carried some external services, in Hebrew & russian IIRC.
Hi Arnie, that's my thinking exactly. Maybe the rebels found the transmitter and decided to use it, also to spread their message to the Arabic-speaking world. It would be very interesting indeed if this is Syria. But I see now that a number of viewers have commented here with some certainty that this is Iran, Radio Tehran specifically. So I am not so sure anymore. You should monitor that 783 frequency in Tartus and let us know if you can still hear it :-)
@@swlistening no, it doesn't sound like Iran to me. It just sounds kinda too contemporary to be them. Not to mention the Arab pop song you caught near TOH. Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran just doesn't play any of that stuff, and the only music with vocals you'd ever hear are religious nasheeds -- always sung by male voices. Even Bashar's Radio Damascus' programming wasn't that heavy on religion 😂 And before you ask - no, it's not Radio Cairo either. They've been on air on many frequencies recently, all on 31m, and their hum sounds different. Syria is really the only guess fitting. The question is... where are they transmitting from? I'm told their old tx site at Adra had been dismantled. Maybe not completely? 🤔
@@ArnieDXer I would definitely prefer this to be Syria! What you say here about Iranian transmissions makes perfect sense to me. But some of the people who commented here seem pretty certain that it is Iran? I tried listening tonight again, it was there, but much weaker than last night, so I haven't been able to hear any ID myself yet.
@@swlistening what time was it? I checked 15095 a few times throughout the day yesterday & found nothing. And past 15:00 UTC it's already dark here at this time of year, so no point checking I think 😕
@@ArnieDXer It was at about 15:15 UTC, I think it might have started at 15:00, and it ended after 16:00. I did not listen right to the end. I did hear a very weak signal yesterday, but today I am not hearing anything.
Iran have three frequency for winter schedule 15095+15135+15320
Thank you for your comment Abdul and the information about the frequencies, I will monitor the other frequencies also.
@@swlistening I don't see 15095 as registered for IRIB in HFCC. The other two, yes, but the question is whether they are really used. And if so, is the modulation loud, buzzy or virtually inexistent? Lately, it's been the latter 😂
@@ArnieDXer I heard Iran on 15135, earlier tonight. It was much clearer than what I heard on 15095, and there was no buzzing or humming.
@abdulazizdowood7344 Hi Abdul, could you perhaps tell me where you found the information about the three frequencies for Iran? The editor of the World Radio and TV Handbook asked me to ask you. I think he will update the handbook if he can see this information directly from the original source.
Good video ! I will check it out.
Thanks from Tennessee.
Thank you Duane!
Great video 👍
Thanks Rafael!
Another interesting catch Andre will check tomorrow if I can receive anything at this moment I'm listening to TWR Africa on 15105 coming in nicely but I guess you get it ok at your location..
Thanks Stephen. Yes, TWR is usually quite a clear catch here.
@@swlistening Its just gone off the air been listening to New Zealand this afternoon starts to get strongest at about 15.00 for a few hours the 880 is a bit more sensitive and has more BW to play with and that seems to help...
@@stephenwright8103 I will keep trying for New Zealand...
Yes, I am getting this loud and clear of late ... near Jakarta. (TWR not NZ)
I've got TWR on 15105 KHz the same thing! Not a very much strong signal, but still a new one!
This is great to show to the dummies that always say “there’s nothing on shortwave anymore, shortwave is dead.”
I think it will be a very long time before shortwave will be dead, if ever.
For North Americans, it is close to dead, because there are so few frequencies broadcast to us. Without WRMI, and to a lesser extent, WBCQ, it would be almost not worth it to have a shortwave radio. Those "dollar-a-holler" preachers aren't worth tuning into unless you share their faith. And the number of countries still broadcasting to NA can be counted on one hand, and falling. Cuba was a mainstay on shortwave to us, and now it's virtually gone.
@@jeanroddenberry6433 Hi Jean, this is true, unfortunately, there are very few frequencies that target North America. Although, I do know DXers in the US pick up interesting signals from Europe, Africa and Asia, and also Vanuatu, South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia). I suppose it depends on location in the US also.
@swlistening Oh, for sure. We get signals all the time. But very few that are targeted towards us, unfortunately.
Cuba is officially off of SW. They have no plans to replace or repair RHC transmitters. Radio Rebelde sometimes will appear on 5025.
This could very well be Radio Makheen, a new Arab language station broadcast to the MENA region, bru. The name Makheen is derived from "maqin", which translates to "powerful" of "strong".
It's not known whether this is a Clandestine or a legitimate broadcast station at this time. As you said, this may be a new Syrian broadcasting service since the fall of President Assad's government. 🇸🇾📻
Edit: I just noticed that your signal bar is showing a steady 5 full bars. Distortion on AM signals occur when the PL-680 is overloaded. In the future try setting the RF attenuation to "Normal" or "Local".
If the sound is still distorted on Local, then the source audio signal itself is distorted and isn't due to your receiver.
It would be very interesting if this is Radio Makheen! I do hear the name Radio Makheen mentioned quite clearly in my recording, but I did not know about a station called Radio Makheen. Where did you read about Radio Makheen?
The distortion here is from the transmitter, I am quite sure, because I was not using the DX setting on the PL-680, just the normal setting. I almost never use the DX setting on my PL-680, it seems to distort signals too much. Normal works very well anyway.
@@swlistening I got "Radio Makheen" from Microsoft AI when I asked which Arabic language station broadcast on 15095 kHz.
Now, this is not a definite answer as I could not find supporting documents elsewhere.
There is also no mention of any broadcast station transmitting on that frequency from the shortwave info database, therefore it may not be Radio Tehran either. I couldn't get Google to translate Radio Tehran's website as its content is graphics based, while Google only translates text.
@@StratmanII I searched for Radio Makheen and also could not find anything. So it still seems to be a bit of a mystery, although many people who have commented here seem pretty certain that it is Iran. Perhaps people who speak Arabic have access to websites with the new frequencies?
@@swlistening I usually rely on MS Copilot to give me quick answers, but this time it got everything wrong about Makheen Radio. 🙁
First it cited a source on the web. Guess what? The source was this very video that you've posted! 😳 I haven't even posted my comment and Copilot somehow pointed to this same video when I asked it "what station broadcasts in Arabic on 15095 kHz?"
Later I pressed the AI further and asked where its transmitter was located. Copilot responded by saying Radio Makheen is broadcast from Kajang, Malaysia. 🤣
I have no idea where exactly MS Copilot got its information from, but I think it's had one too many beers. 🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻
@@StratmanII That's really interesting, that Copilot used my video as a source! This is actually a very good practical example of how AI can be wrong. I think I will even use this as an example to my students next year 🙂
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Thank you Omar and welcome to my channel!
To search for new shortwaves stations do you use more the PL680 or the PL990X? Regards from Finland.
Hi Ricardo, I don't own the PL-990X, so I mostly use the PL-680 or the Qodosen DX-286. Also sometimes the XHDATA D-808, and of course my Kenwood R1000.
Thanks Andre for another station I never get up early enough to even try for….😂! I would not be surprised if it is not Syria’s old transmitter being activated without proper maintenance as it sounds like the capacitor failure plus maybe a tube or two, being operated by people who don’t know radio..😊!
73! Have a great day!
That was my thinking also, about the transmitter in Syria, that it might not be operating properly. But a number of people have commented here that it is Radio Tehran, so perhaps that is the answer... I will monitor this more anyway, maybe I will be able to hear an ID.
Hello André. I listened to this signal on the UTwente web SDR at the same time you were. It was not as readable as in most of your recording. The strong hum was overwhelming, almost obliterating the signal and causing a lot of distortion. I wonder whether this hum actually is part of the transmission of from another transmission, like jamming. You seem positive that it is the former in a comment below.
Hi Alain, it's more of an "educated" guess. I monitor the 19 metre band very often and I have never heard this signal before, so my feeling is that it is quite a new signal, maybe just a few days old. Someone also commented that it is, indeed, a new frequency for Radio Tehran. To me that would mean that, if someone wants to jam it, they probably wouldn't have done so yet because this frequency is so new, maybe they don't even know about it yet. I somehow think that the humming noise is because of a poorly maintained transmitter. But it's just a guess.
This is new frequncy from islamic Republic of iran
Hi Abdul, thank you for your comment and ID!
It’s Radio Tehran from Iran
Thank you Ali! So it is not Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, but rather Radio Tehran?
@ it is the same their Arabic call sign is Radio Tehran Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran
@@Ali-uj4gd Ah, thank you for that Ali!
Talking about children at one moment
Thanks Adrian!
I have no idea what they talkn about but really interesting catch I will be loggn it to see if I can get it at any stage from my place be interesting to find out where it's from thing I really enjoy is finding out about the places the signals I catch are from I end up doing research about everything from the weather / population/ places of interest from wherever I catch a signal from..
I agree Ged, that is what I enjoy also. I learn so much about places by reading up about them when I hear something on shortwave. When I was a teenager that is how I learned about the world.
I hear Arabic radio stations, sometimes allah illah ullah muamer.
What are you using for an antenna?
Hi Mike, I use the MLA30+ loop antenna, it is installed just outside my front door in a pot for a pot plant :-)
@@swlistening Ahhh... The good old classic loop. I should've guessed. Thanks. 👍
@@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt Indeed 🙂
As bad as the audio is, could be another Radio Cairo service.
Might be...
Nah, it's too good for cairo
Interesting catch! The pop-up surprise happened to me the same, but this time got a (another) time station on the frequency. I was playing around with a SDR webserver, and suddently a "classical music" loop with Italian narrator just appered on BPM/WWVH Frequency (10000 KHz).
Here's a demo recording that i've posted on my channel (Recorded 19.12.2024)
ruclips.net/video/Em-qHxpQsLE/видео.html
What a wonderful station to hear, the Italian time signal! That classical music loop is really quite different and sounds very nice.
As far as I don't remember the old Radio Damascus (fallen in 2012?) use 15095, but rather 9330, 12085 & 13610 kHz... The hum on this signal does remind me of how Radio Damascus sounded like usually. Plus low modulation sometimes. So... I'd bet Syria.
Well, I do see now a RUclips video of Radio Damascus on 15095 kHz from 1990. With much better modulation of course 😉 so that would be another reason to support the guess it is Syria. The rebellians might have just found that transmitter still standing & decided to turn it on happily, thinking it could be of use, and not knowing of its age or issues. They won't fix it but still it's remarkable that the transmitter did actually work after all those years of destruction! 😮
With that in mind... I wonder if the powerful MW transmitter in Tartus on 783 kHz still exists 🤔 it used to put a remarkably strong signal into Europe, with loud & clear modulation (well above what you could hear on SW), and even carried some external services, in Hebrew & russian IIRC.
Hi Arnie, that's my thinking exactly. Maybe the rebels found the transmitter and decided to use it, also to spread their message to the Arabic-speaking world. It would be very interesting indeed if this is Syria. But I see now that a number of viewers have commented here with some certainty that this is Iran, Radio Tehran specifically. So I am not so sure anymore.
You should monitor that 783 frequency in Tartus and let us know if you can still hear it :-)
@@swlistening no, it doesn't sound like Iran to me. It just sounds kinda too contemporary to be them. Not to mention the Arab pop song you caught near TOH. Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran just doesn't play any of that stuff, and the only music with vocals you'd ever hear are religious nasheeds -- always sung by male voices. Even Bashar's Radio Damascus' programming wasn't that heavy on religion 😂
And before you ask - no, it's not Radio Cairo either. They've been on air on many frequencies recently, all on 31m, and their hum sounds different.
Syria is really the only guess fitting. The question is... where are they transmitting from? I'm told their old tx site at Adra had been dismantled. Maybe not completely? 🤔
@@ArnieDXer I would definitely prefer this to be Syria! What you say here about Iranian transmissions makes perfect sense to me. But some of the people who commented here seem pretty certain that it is Iran? I tried listening tonight again, it was there, but much weaker than last night, so I haven't been able to hear any ID myself yet.
@@swlistening what time was it? I checked 15095 a few times throughout the day yesterday & found nothing. And past 15:00 UTC it's already dark here at this time of year, so no point checking I think 😕
@@ArnieDXer It was at about 15:15 UTC, I think it might have started at 15:00, and it ended after 16:00. I did not listen right to the end. I did hear a very weak signal yesterday, but today I am not hearing anything.
Use google translate
It does help!
I think this is an Iranian radio station that broadcasts its programs in Arabic... Propaganda 🤷🏻♂️
It does begin to look like that, also based on some other comments here from Arabic-speaking viewers.
Kinda like america ?