UNID 6925 AM 1500 UTC 31 Aug 2017

[ChrisSmolinski]

Hearing some music, tough copy this early, about an SIO 222.

The signal has been quite good since about 1645z, mostly SIO 444.

[R4002]

UNID pirate station logs 31 August 2017 1500 UTC +
Frequency: 6925 kHz 6.925 MHz
Mode: AM


Hearing some Pink Floyd at 1510 UTC, lots of fading and OTH radar or databurst QRM - the daytime 6925 AM station is back

1512 UTC - remix or live recording of "Another Brick In The Wall, Part II", fading down into the noise
1513 UTC - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
1518 UTC - Pink Floyd - Time (barely readable on Ohio and New York remote receivers)
1533 UTC - hearing music still, S2-S3 signal with low noise floor this morning
1538 UTC - Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows
1539 UTC - Signal up slightly, now hanging around S5 with some fading
1541 UTC - The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
1547 UTC - this is like my playlist from senior year of high school...
1548 UTC - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1555 UTC - The Killers - Somebody Told Me
1557 UTC - significant fade now just above the noise
1558 UTC - Weezer - Say It Ain't So
1603 UTC - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
1604 UTC - signal back up to S5-S6 level, sounding much better
1618 UTC - Pearl Jam - Jeremy
1630 UTC - signal down a bit, but still readable due to low noise levels
1633 UTC - Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
1635 UTC - Tears For Fears track
1641 UTC - Spin Doctors - Two Princes
1651 UTC - signal dropped down again, difficult copy

[was away from the radio/computer for a while, returned at 1900 UTC]

1901 UTC - carrier only now on 6925 kHz, getting bits and pieces of audio
1906 UTC - can hear an OM singer but signal too noisy for positive music ID at this time
1907 UTC - Player - Baby Come Back
1908 UTC - S8 signal with some noise, more pronounced fades than earlier today
1911 UTC - Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
1921 UTC - signal up considerably, now a strong S7 with powerful modulation and wide audio
1922 UTC - "Saturday Night Fever" with some minor fading
1929 UTC - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend
1930 UTC - very deep fade down to S3, then back up to S5-S7
1939 UTC - The Drifters - This Magic Moment
1944 UTC - minor utility ute data link QRM
1948 UTC - song with YL singer [signal now pushing S9 with nice modulation on peaks]
1951 UTC - Green Day - When I Come Around

[PirateSWL]

UNID 6925 AM S1-S2 in NY (very rough copy)

1548: Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"

2136: Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy" (still barely readable in NY  )

[Tuco]

1752z S6 signal on a VA SDR receiver. "Don't Dream it's Over" by Crowded House followed by "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell.