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Author Topic: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024  (Read 3427 times)

Offline clobdell

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PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« on: February 16, 2024, 0203 UTC »
0200  At The Bottom - Brand New S8
0205 No One Sleeps When I'm Awake - The Sounds
0209 Little Bit - Lykke Li
0224 Messy - Men, Women and Children S6 with fades
0228 Magazines - Brand New
0228 The Geeks Were Right - The Faint
0230 IDS  then fading into noise.  ....
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0233 UTC by clobdell »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2024, 0204 UTC »
music

0214 ID as Pirate Radio Boston

via NA5B SDR
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0215 UTC by FOX »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2024, 0204 UTC »
0204 Weak music   S7
0208 "No One sleeps when I'm Awake " The Sounds
0210 "Little Bit" Lykke Li
0213 op with iD ? Not sure but sounded like Pirate Radio Boston ?
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0219 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2024, 0206 UTC »
0204 UTC Mostly a weak carrier here with threshold traces of music at best  :(
0214 UTC Hearing an OM speaking now, but no chance on the copy
0224 UTC Still at or below the noise floor...no joy here
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0224 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2024, 0208 UTC »
0207utc SIO322 direct  noise fade in and out
Music 🎶 🎵
0214utc man said this is a test
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0216 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2024, 0209 UTC »
hearing music, but very faint in the noise
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2024, 0213 UTC »
PA SDR  S7

0212 UTC Little Bit - Lykke Li
0214 UTC  ID =  "Boston Pirate Radio Test Transmission"
0215 UTC Title and Registration - Death Cab for Cutie
0220 UTC 1901 - Phoenix (partial song)
0220 UTC Title and Registration - Death Cab for Cutie
0223 UTC Dawn of a New Age - John Louis Kluck
0224 UTC Messy - Men, Women & Children
0227 UTC Magazines - Brand New
0228 UTC The Geeks Were Right - The Faint
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0229 UTC by Mick Boyle »
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Re: UNID 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2024, 0216 UTC »
S7 here, ID Pirate Radio Boston @ 0214.  Mentioned to post reception report to HFU for QSL.  Mentioned this was a test transmission.
0215 - back to music, Death Cab for Cutie tune
0239 - S6 with light fades, "Love Song"
0310 - up to S8 now with "I Will Possess Your Heart"
0311 - OFF
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0311 UTC by refmo »
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Re: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2024, 0242 UTC »
0242 UTC S8 Then carrier back to feed. Just over noise. Fading up and down
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 0245 UTC by TheHappyWanker »
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Re: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2024, 0247 UTC »
SINPO=14221

246- Very faint rock music.
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Re: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2024, 0255 UTC »
Frequency: 6935
Mode: AM
Date: 16 FEB 2024
Time: 0245 UTC
SINPO: 44444 in Uniontown PA

0245 - modern indie rock tunes


Thanks for the broadcast
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Re: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2024, 0310 UTC »
0309  Rock music fading in and out.  So far not better than just audible when in.

S4 at best.
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Re: PIRATE RADIO BOSTON 6935 AM 0200 UTC 16 FEB 2024
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2024, 1220 UTC »
SDR recording catch, good for the first half of the broadcast, then almost faded out.
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