UNID 9595kHz

[DXerPaulAK]

Just before 1930UTC Mon Jan 9th here in Alaska, I caught a signal replaying a loop of island-y type music over and over and over again... was quite strong and clear...no liners, station id's and nothing listed on or Short-wave.info and nothing in HFCC Raw data last updated Jan 5th for B22.

What is this?

Paul

 

[Boombox]

I just looked at all three EiBi lists I've got saved -- A22, B21, B22 -- nothing shows on 9595 kHz in that time slot. Looks like a mystery.

Only stations I show using that frequency are Vatican Radio and Turkey, but not in that time slot.

How was your propagation otherwise? If it was Asia-heavy at that hour, it might have been from Asia.

 

[DXerPaulAK]

I just looked at all three EiBi lists I've got saved -- A22, B21, B22 -- nothing shows on 9595 kHz in that time slot. Looks like a mystery.

Only stations I show using that frequency are Vatican Radio and Turkey, but not in that time slot.

How was your propagation otherwise? If it was Asia-heavy at that hour, it might have been from Asia.

I'm almost positive its neither of those.. it sounded too crisp and clear to be Turkey.

The "island-y" music could've easily; been confused for music from the African continent.

It also behaved kinda skywave-y, and not strong like target area transmissions

 

[DXerPaulAK]

anyone? almost a week later and im no closer to an answer

 

[W8WCA]

Vatican Radio has used 9595

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Vatican Radio has used 9595

as already mentioned in this thread by one user, to which i replied.. i dont think it was them.. if and when they fill, which is never for a full hour, as none of their transmissions in any language are an hour.. they fill with something else. ive heard teh french service run 10-12 mintues short and fill with a simulcast of a vatican owned FM music station

 

[W8WCA]

Sorry - I looked over this thread 2 times and missed it both times!

(Lisdexia hits hard some days)

 

[Boombox]

You know, there are some DX mysteries. And you may have tuned into one.

Vatican Radio operates on 9595 kHz from Tinang, Philippines, using 250KW transmitters. 1900+ UTC would still give you good propagation to SE Asia on the 31 Meter band. Maybe it was a test transmission of some kind, or someone hit the wrong button at the transmitter.

Just a guess, because searches bring up nothing on that freq in that time slot. And unless you've got a pirate nearby, I wouldn't think a US pirate would make it to Alaska on that range of frequencies at that hour.

Found this info (about the 250KW transmitter location) on Shortwave Schedule website.:
ShortwaveSchedule.com

 

[DXerPaulAK]

Best guess that me and a few smarter people than i can come up with it it was someone testing for coverage of a potential program to somewhere in africa.. someone somewhere has to know and hopefully will see my message posted in a few places