Tuned in this morning around 1235Z to 13920 and heard CNR1. Didn't hear anything on 13970, 13820 nor 13850. Didn't check beyond that.

CNR1 is lame and boring. Firedrake at least was a curiosity and somehow passed the time better during my commute.

If you find the Firedrake, can you post where they're hanging out as of late?

I should write and complain.

Tuned in this morning at 1235Z to 13920 kHz and heard CNR1 and no Firedrake. Used to be a good frequency for the Firedrake. Haven't heard that thing in quite a while now.

http://www.radioworld.com/article/analog-‘sunset’-grabs-am-debate/219247

"Womble Carlyle attorney John Garziglia recited a litany of items that contribute to a rising noise floor for AM, such as “dirty” light bulbs and computers, as well as the plethora of electronics now found in a car dashboard."

How about making sure the plethora of electronics all over the place are not spewing RFI all over the place? Complaining about the noise floor, but the solution isn't to go digital, its to get rid of the poorly designed electronics.


I seriously doubt that analog is going anywhere in my lifetime.

The idea of moving AMs to spectrum used by analog television Channels 5 and 6 was discussed

There's a good idea, move them into their own band.  Heh, that's where the old OIRT band is.

I haven't heard the ol' Firedrake for a while now.

 

I've read "The Auschwitz Volunteer" and that was nothing short of unbelievable.

Very, very cool.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317548/Code-letters-sent-home-British-PoW-WWII-help-Allies-revealed-70-years.html

Funny... had just read that.

And also this:
FSB says CIA agent nabbed in Moscow


Party in the CIA


Update (May 15, 2013):
5 signs there’s something fishy about the alleged CIA spy arrested in Moscow

Wonder if they can hear Wolverine Radio down there. 

Thanks for the info... got to get this one.

In Minneapolis, heard a rap station on 87.9 MHz from 1235Z until it went abruptly off at 1239Z. Freq is usually quiet.

Figure its a pirate as the lyrics in the song would result in a fine if on a legal station.



Sony CDX-GT570S with 31" whip

Its KC9GNK's beacon in Madison:
http://kc9gnkbeacon.webs.com/gnkmedferbeacon.htm

Not hearing it here at 0302Z.

He also has one on 1704.3 kHz CW.


More on the HiFER beacons:
http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/HiFER

Voice of Korea (DPRK) on 11710 kHz this morning at 1235Z. SINPO = 45333. Pretty decent signal and would've been better if the ignition noise wasn't interfering.

Also picking them up on 11735 kHz. 25332. Nothing heard on 15180 nor 13650.




_{Sony CDX-GT570S with 31" whip on the car}

Didn't know the LEDs pumped out the RFI, knew the CFLs do. Good to know. 

Don't have any of them here... CFLs are banned from my house forever and LEDs just made the list (until they prove that they're quiet).

People will probably complain about my incandescents, then I'll turn on my old tube rigs... 

Nice & strong this time, but boy, that sure does sound erratic.

Not sure what it could be without the AM carrier. Its not a VOR or other normal navaid as they don't transmit like that (unless its broken). Navaids  transmit in AM with MCW with a two to four letter ID at a regular interval and not too fast. Your thing is nothing like that at all.

Perhaps some spur from something or maybe some sort of low power telemetry. Or a spy! (that needs to go back to radio class).

Can you hear this all the time?

Also, the VHF navaids (108-118) are horizontally polarized. The VHF comms (118-137) are vertically polarized.

0146Z 25432 S5 The Clash "Rock the Casbah"
0148Z 25332 S5 Op talking.
0148Z 35333 S7 Earth, Wind & Fire "September"
0152Z 35333 S8 Op.
0152Z 35333 S8 Dr John "Right Place Wrong Time"
0155Z 35333 S6 ID
0156Z 35333 S7 Boney M "Daddy Cool"   Awesome.  
0200Z 25332 S5 ID & Op.
0201Z 35332 S6 Donna Summer "On The Radio"
0205Z 25332 S5 ID WDDJ
0206Z 35333 S6 Otis Redding "The Dock of the Bay"
0209Z 35333 S5 Op
0210Z 35333 S7 The Band "Ophelia"
0213Z 25332 S5 Op
0215Z 35333 S6 The Beach Boys "Sloop John B"
0217Z 35333 S5 ID "WDDJ Radio"
0218Z 35433 S6 Peter Tosh "Johnny B. Goode"
0222Z 25432 S5 ID
0223Z 35433 S6 Johnny Cash "Five Feet High and Rising"
0225Z 25432 S5 Op
0225Z 45434 S7 R.E.M. "Turn You Inside-Out"
0229Z 35433 S6 Op
0230Z 35433 S6 The Allman Brothers Band "Whipping Post"
0235Z 35432 S5 Op
0236Z 35433 S6 The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks "Alone At Last"
0239Z 35433 S5 ID + Op
0240Z 35433 S6 Sugarloaf "Green-Eyed Lady"
0247Z 25433 S5 Op
0248Z 35433 S6 The Yardbirds "The Train Kept A Rollin'"
0252Z 25432 S5 Op
0254Z 35433 S6 T. Rex "Ride A White Swan"
0256Z 25432 S5 Op
0257Z 35433 S6 David Bowie "Modern Love"  (Thanks!)
0301Z 25432 S5 Op
0302Z 35433 S6 The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
0305Z 35433 S5 Op
0305Z 35433 S5 The Rolling Stones "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"
0311Z 35433 S5 ID
0311Z 35433 S6 Amboy Dukes "Journey to the Center of Your Mind"
0317Z 35433 S5 Op. (Asked if I have to go to work. Yes, I do, but pirate radio is more important and infinitely more fun)
0318Z 35433 S6 Danny O'Keefe "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues"
0322Z 35433 S5 ID. Op.
0323Z 35433 S6 The Rascals "I've Been Lonely Too Long"
0326Z 35433 S5 Op
0327Z 45433 S7 Merle Haggard "Hammin' It Up"
0330Z 35433 S6 ID. Op
0331Z 45434 S7 Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today"
0336Z 35433 S6 Op
0338Z 45434 S7 Patsy Cline "I Fall To Pieces"
0341Z 35433 S6 WDDJ. All hits all the time.
0341Z 45434 S7 Patsy Cline "Walkin' After Midnight"
0344Z 35433 S6 Op
0344Z 45434 S7 The Who "Baba O'Riley"
0349Z 35433 S6 Op has a serious buzz on.
0350Z 45434 S7 Fine Young Cannibals "Good Thing"
0353Z 35433 S6 Op + ID "Drunken DJ Radio- All hits all the time"
0354Z 45434 S7 The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
0357Z 35433 S6 Op
0357Z 45434 S7 The Pipkins "Gimme Dat Ding"
0359Z 35433 S6 Op
0400Z 45434 S7 Laura Nyro "Wedding Bell Blues"
0403Z 35433 S6 Op
0403Z 45434 S7 Leon Russell "Magic Mirror"
0408Z 35433 S6 ID
0408Z 45434 S7 Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
0411Z 35433 S6 ID
0412Z 45434 S7 Natalie Merchant "Carnival"
0418Z 35433 S6 Op
0419Z 45334 S7 The Fools "It's A Night For Beautiful Girls"    (local QRN appears to be slowly moving in on the frequency)
0423Z 35332 S6 Op (QRN has definitely moved in, but can still hear the drunken DJ).
0423Z 35233 S7 The Band "Rag Mama Rag"
0426Z 35231 S5 Op
0427Z 35232 S7 Grin & Nils Lofgren "White Lies"
0430Z 35231 S5 Op
0431Z 35232 S7 Chris DeBurgh "Don't Pay The Ferryman"  (thanks!)
0434Z 35231 S5 Op
0435Z 35332 S7 Cream "Badge"
0438Z 35231 S5 Op
0438Z 35232 S7 Frank Sinatra "Summer Wind"
0441Z 35231 S5 Op
0442Z 45232 S7 J.J. Cale "Cajun Moon"
0444Z 35232 S5 Op
0444Z 45233 S7 Maria Muldaur "Cajun Moon"
0447Z 35232 S5 Op
0449Z 45232 S7 B-52s "Give Me Back My Man"
0454Z 35232 S5 Op. Signing off.
0455Z 45232 S7 SSTV
0457Z Off


Thanks for the great show! Thoroughly enjoyed it.



_{Yaesu FT-847 with 100' wire}