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Author Topic: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023  (Read 2436 times)

Offline Skipmuck

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Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« on: November 12, 2023, 0003 UTC »
0000 UTC Time pips, then Prof Plum with ID, followed by "I Think We're Alone Now"-Tommy James & Shondells
0002 UTC Miss Scarlet and Prof Plum with update on the station, followed by "Hooray For Hazel"-Tommy Roe
0007 UTC Prof Plum with ID, followed by "Lightning Strikes"-Lou Christie
0010 UTC Prof Plum and Miss Scarlet talking about the rap song Prof Plum did, followed by "Jack Be Nimble" and "This Old Man" lyrics
0012 UTC "Cathy's Clown"-Everly Brothers
0015 UTC Prof Plum with ID, followed by "Down In the Boondocks"-Billy Joe Royal
(So far reception has been excellent with light fades and excellent audio)
0018 UTC Miss Scarlet says the transmitter is sparking...Prof Plum says it's the rectifier circuit (sounds of a hammer pounding)
0019 UTC "Five O'clock World"-Vogues (Great tune!)
0021 UTC "Sloop John B"-Beach Boys
0024 UTC Prof Plum with ID, followed by "I Walk the Line"-Johnny Cash
0027 UTC "Medicare Magic Hotline" phone call
0030 UTC "Stagger Lee"-Lloyd Price
0032 UTC Parody ad for Life Alert(?), followed by "Fun Fun Fun"-Beach Boys
0035 UTC "Do not listen to Crapola Radio if you are allergic to it...(and other reasons! I never read all the fine print...)
0037 UTC "Downtown"-Petula Clark
0040 UTC Miss Scarlet opening up letters...one from the FCC...shortwave license application turned down...other application for 3.6 Million dollars for the station turned down
0042 UTC Tip of the hat to the HFU and eQSL information
0043 UTC Closing ID..."serving all free America", followed by the "Star Spangled Banner"-OM singer
0047 UTC OFF after JFK "Ask not...."

Thanks for another great show Crapola Pirate Radio!
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0048 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2023, 0004 UTC »
A history of the station now
0004: Hooray For Hazel by Tommy Roe.
0007: Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie.
0013: Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers.
0015: Down In The Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal.
0020: Five O'clock World by The Vogues.
0023: Sloop John B by The Beach Boys.
0024: I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash.
0030: Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price.
0037: Downtown by Petula Clark.
0047: Off. Thank you for another great show.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0047 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2023, 0005 UTC »
SINPO=45433

004- OM synth voice ID.
004- "Hooray For Hazel" by Tommy Roe.
006- YL IDs followed by OM IDing with frequency.
007- "Lightnin' Strikes" by Lou Christie.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0007 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2023, 0005 UTC »
Tuned in at 0004 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with good S9+10 to S9+20 signal and wide signal with vestigial LSB, song "hurray for Hazel" followed by Crapola ID by woman and man, song "lightning striking" from 1960's, children's songs, at 0024 "I walk the line" by Johnny Cash then comedy skit about call to Medicare "advantage", at 0030 "stagger lee", at 0034 "fun fun fun" by Beach Boys then "downtown" by Petula Clark, at 0044 goodbye announcement then natl anthem then off. Thanks for the nice tunes. (edit) Next time use the Jimi Hendrix version of natl anthem, thanks.     
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0049 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2023, 0006 UTC »
0003 utc SIO555 direct
0000 utc think were alone now
0002 utc professor talking
0003 utc horray for hazel
0007 utc lighting striking again
jack song
0012 utc cathys clown
0014 utc down in the boondocks
0017 utc professor fixing the Transmitter
0020 utc 5 o clock world
0022 utc sloop John b
0024 utc I walk the line
0028 utc Medicare hot line
0030 utc Stagger lee
0033 utc om has chest pains
0033 utc fun fun fun t bird
0035 utc don't listen to crapola radio
0037 utc downtown
0040 utc letter from FCC for the professor
Show winding up
Star spangled banner

Thanks for show
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0045 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2023, 0006 UTC »
S8 SIO: 444
0000 – ID: Youre Listening to Crapola Radio. All Free, all the time”
0000 – “I Think We’re Alone Now” – Tommy James & The Shondells
0002 – Miss Scarlett and Professor Plum behind the mic
0004 – “Hooray For Hazel” – Tommy Roe
0015 – “Down In The Boondocks” – Billy Joe Royal
0021 – “Sloop John B” – The Beach Boys (great tune btw!)
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0022 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2023, 0010 UTC »
Strong signal on 6905 USB
0008 - Sounds like Frankee Vallee.
0010 - YL and OM talk. "WEll to tell you the truth...."
0011 - OM recited "Jack be nimble" and other childhood poems.
0021 - The Beach Boys: Sloop John B
0024 Johnny Cach: I Walk the Line
0030 - Stagger Lee
0038 -  Downtown
0043 - "Thank you for listening" and national anthem.
0046 JFK ("Ask not...") and tone, then off.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0047 UTC by R. Comeau »

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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2023, 0013 UTC »
0012 UTC Professor rapping nursing rhymes. S9+20 signal
0014 UTC The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
0015 UTC Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks
0020 UTC The Vogues - Five O'clock World
0022 UTC The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
0025 UTC Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
0031 UTC Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
0035 UTC The Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun
0037 UTC Petula Clark - Downtown




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« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0037 UTC by Sparkyzilla85 »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2023, 0013 UTC »
55555 into Northern Virginia - Rap'n children's nursery rhymes. LOL
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2023, 0016 UTC »
S9+18

0015 ID
0015 Down In The Boondocks - Billy Joe Royal
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2023, 0016 UTC »
Fair to good signal into Masset, BC at 00:14 tune-in with Cathy's Clown by the Everly Brothers.  Then an ID, and into
Down in the Boondocks.  My kind of music!!!
Five O'Clock World by the Vogues to 00:22
Sloop John B by the Beach Boys 00:22   Lots of really funny original ads!!!
Beautiful sign off announcements, QSL information, and US National Anthem and off before 00:48 UTC.   Thanks for the great program!
Mostly great reception except for the Spanish fishermen on LSB!
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0050 UTC by canswl »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2023, 0019 UTC »
I have it with a fair signal.  Professor and Miss Scarlet working on the rectifier.  Just Id.  Thank for the show.
0026 Johnny Cash I walk the line.  Nice Classic tune.
0047 Off the air
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0047 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2023, 0022 UTC »
S7 direct.

0022 UTC-Sloop John B by The Beach Boys
0024 UTC-ID
0024 UTC-I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash
0027 UTC-Medicare Magic Hotline
0030 UTC-Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price
0032 UTC-Another parody phone call, ID
0033 UTC-Fun, Fun, Fun by The Beach Boys
0035 UTC-Side effects of Crapola Radio
0037 UTC-Downtown by Petula Clark
0040 UTC-ID, talk with partial copy
0044 UTC-Star Spangled Banner
0047 UTC-Tone, OFF
« Last Edit: November 12, 2023, 0047 UTC by Shortwave_Listener »
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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2023, 0023 UTC »
Nice signal with station ID at 0019 followed by Vogues with Five O'clock World.

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Re: Crapola Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 12 NOV 2023
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2023, 0025 UTC »
CRAPOLA PIRIATE RADIO 6905 USB 0026 UTC 12 NOV 2023
LOUD AND CLEAR, SIG 444
USING A FT-710  WITH A 140 FT FOLDED DIPOLE
LOCATED IN CENTRAL NY NEAR COOPERSTOWN, WHERE THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IS LOCATED.
The oldies are great, hope your  transmitter is ok
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