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@FMDXIreland New inflatable dipole by ICOM!

April fools is utterly redundant this year.

@FMDXIreland She's just 10. We learned her to listen to some "vintage" hits, but she also likes new artists, so she grow up with old and new mixed music..

@SparkySWL How old is your daughter by the way - I think it's amazing how their music still resonates with younger people.

The sun came out and shone all day today - on the last day of winter, and not a moment too soon 🌞youtube.com/watch?v=KQetem…

@ei2ip Maybe the stations were unmanned and set to call on the same 3Y0K frequency for hours?

I find it entertaining, yet sad to wonder, after how many hours of calling, do these operators realise they are calling on the same frequency as 3Y0K!!! 3Y0K is listening about 1000Hz... They must be new to data modes or new to working DX-peditions..

@MarineTraffic The dense cluster of vessels at the end of the video, low right side, is caused by GPS disruption in the area?

Attack near Fujairah oil terminal disrupts bunker operations An attack near the Fujairah oil storage area has added fresh uncertainty to the regional bunker market as tensions in the Gulf continue to escalate. According to industry sources, product loading at the Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal (FOTT) has been halted. Initial reports indicate significant damage to key infrastructure, with Manifold 1 — supplying berths 1, 2 and 7 — reportedly inoperable. Manifold 2 serves berths 8, 9 and VLCC berths, but several terminals are not connected to it, leaving large parts of the port currently unable to load or discharge cargo. Fujairah is the third-largest bunker port in the world, meaning disruptions could have broader implications for regional marine fuel supply. Watch the #MarineTraffic playback of vessel activity at the Port of Fujairah over the past week.

@te3ej @aborgnino My personal opinion is that the whole operation on 7910 is a Mossad deception against the Iranian intel. A fake number station transmitting nothing.

@IZ0CDM @aborgnino Thanks. I have been listening to it since the start of the transmission at 1800 UTC. It was reported on UDXF. As you say it could be a pirate retransmitting recordings of previous transmissions? As they say time will tell.

7842 kHz now (18:04 UTC) someone imitating "#Persianman" #numberstation. Or rather, a different voice and a different speed. Meanwhile, presumably iranian jamming goes on at 7910 kHz. @te3ej #OSINT @aborgnino

6994 kHz CW, 18:19 UTC, #RBCY (Russian Navy Hydrographic Survey Vessel #Gorizont) sending #SYNOP FM 13-XII SHIP message. Position given is 70.5°N 37.5°E and is heading SW at 6-10 kts. #maritimeradio #OSINT #hfradio #cwtelegraphy

@scandura C'è stata anche l'esplosione della gasiera russa Arctic Metagaz a circa 34°20' N, 016°57'E.

⛔️ Non complicate le cose portando qua e là cavoli a merenda. Fate attenzione quando usate siti come FlightRadar, idem a improvvisarvi campioni OSINT postando con commenti e conclusioni 'ad minchiam', se non siete in grado di: 1) identificare e riconoscere gli assetti militari e a cosa servono, 2) analizzare posizioni, timeline, scene in cui operano e (3) incrociare doverosamente anche altre Fonti. Un esempio. In questi giorni a sud est della Sicilia e a est di Malta ci sono diversi velivoli militari: che non hanno a che vedere con impatto guerra #Iran o con eventi SAR #migranti:⚠️ perché è in corso l'annuale esercitazione NATO Dynamic Manta che terminerà il 6 marzo. #DynamicManta2026 #DynamicManta26 📄 mc.nato.int/media-centre/n… (Nell'immagine-esempio di oggi il nuovo ✈️P8 Poseidon⚓️🇩🇪 della marina tedesca, di stanza a #Sigonella, impegnato nella esercitazione Dynamic Manta). P.S. Consiglio. Se proprio volete 'nutrirvi' di tracciati OSINT, tra i pochi seri e professionali, seguite pure l'amico @ItaMilRadar - meglio ancora sul suo sito web - con cui spesso e volentieri ci scambiano e confrontiamo segnalazioni, dati e tracciati (e salutiamo sempre il maresciallo che legge e ascolta).

@RFNOSBlog I've recently followed two bulk carriers: Elbabe IMO 9725471 and Southern Cross IMO 9606027, both en route to Brazil from Bronka and Murmansk. They both made a stop off Canary Islands roads. It seems a common practice. Both vessels have no pending sanctions.

M/V PLUTO (IMO 9432531), a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier currently in the NE Atlantic en route to Nueva Palmira, Uruguay, shows a track broadly consistent with its declared voyage. Speed profile appears irregular at times, likely weather-related; recent days indicate attempts to seek shelter among islands. No submarine cable proximity noted in the current area. A notable anomaly remains a July 2025 11-day drift ~20 nm off Latvia’s coast. Beyond that episode, activity does not appear inherently suspicious.

@aborgnino Ci ho lavorato con questa stazione, era installata su imbarcazioni varate nei primi anni '90. Molto versatile e facile da utilizzare. L'unica raccomandazione prima di trasmettere era lasciare in standby il sistema per una mezz'oretta minimo, per non stressare i finali.

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@geoff_mcmaw 11300 Is Always quite interesting. Sana'a is also in the air sometimes.

11300 TRIPOLI w/MLM005 o/h KFR, contact KUFRA TWR 121.9. Also a/c calling MOGADISHU w/ no response. 2104z

A new entry on russian shadow fleet? Bulk carrier Southern Cross IMO 9606027, MMSI 564761000, Singapore flag, sailed Murmansk for a SW-bound route in NE atlantic. Declared destination is Canary Islands but I suppose she'll sail further SW-wards. @RFNOSBlog #osint #shadowfleet

@cqcqcqdx Very useful tool. I widely use it to listen to live events (extreme weather, earthquakes and the like). It matches very well with Broadcastify website during events in the US.

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@geoff_mcmaw You should check the USCG Boston schedule here. weather.gov/marine/marsh I had a new one on 6314.2 (center frequency) from them.

12579.2 kHz, another new (to me) wefax broadcast. Looks like Atlantic Ocean mid latitudes. Nothing listed that I can see. #airspyhf #wellbrookloop 2018z

The ultimate frontier of fake shipping registry: #Botswana. marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details… This ship has been involved in illegal petroleum trading from Iran and Russia. #OSINT #AISspotting #DSCSpotting @mercoglianos @ItaMilRadar @TiaFarris10 @LloydsList @MarineTraffic @DI_Ukraine

@OxfordShortwave Can be heard here in Italy in the evenings! Nice fade-ins.

What's left on medium wave? BBC Radio Somerset 1566 kHz simultcasting BBC Radio 5 Live with 1000W #radio #mediumwave #bbcradio #yaesu #frg8800 📻🎙️📡🔊🇬🇧👍⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️youtu.be/qYl3EGjifR8?si…

@shortwave78 @CastigliegoM Non ci sono AI che tengono quando il morse viene trasmesso così. Si fa old school, sry...

@CastigliegoM @IZ0CDM

👀The drunken Morse operator is back! This weird broadcaster had already been caught months ago on other SW frequencies. Strong signal in Europe on 4506kHz. The transmission lasted at least 15 minutes. I believe its origin and purpose are still unknown. RX in 🇮🇹Milan 0607z Dec10

@shortwave78 ... 3 R C CXY/ NW 4/ NCXYZ/NW 4 3 PXYZX/ IS (or 5) TKP AR AR

One more sample recorded few minutes later, at 06:18z via 🇫🇷webSDR @IZ0CDM

@hotelhons @shortwave78 Algerians often use Z letter as blank space in their letter-to-number substitution code. This message is different, but it could have different content as well, so I don't refuse possible alg navy .

@shortwave78 I admit that the message is difficult to understand, but two things first: after cfm the msg begin with COMER second: the / after each group third: not a drunken operator, a typical algerian operator thrust me my friend