Blue Ocean Radio 6.925U

[Jolly Roger]

Got a nice S-5 signal with QRN and QSB. Signal strength gradually building.
Tuned in to hear YL singing, then OM announcer gave Blue Ocean Radio ID twice, the email addy of blueoceanradio@gmail.com.

Fantastic to hear another great Canadian free radio broadcaster!

[lightkeeper]

Thanks for that nice report.....

[Sealord]

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.  Went back through my recording and started getting traces of audio as early as 02:50z, but can't confirm if that was definitely BOR or not at that time.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues
04:14z 'If It Makes You Happy' - Sheryl Crow, signal has come up a little bit
04:22z ID
04:33z new song with violin/fiddle
04:35z blues guitar lead
04:42z bluegrass tune
05:14z multiple IDs, email addy & off or faded out

Audio (Have mp3 from 02:50z-05:14z, but conditions & signal were best from 04:46z-05:14z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadio6925Usb0446z-0514z06-13-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

[lightkeeper]

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues

Thanks BOR!

Thanks...really appreciate the feedback.....Johnny Oaktree ;-)

[lightkeeper]

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues
04:14z 'If It Makes You Happy' - Sheryl Crow, signal has come up a little bit
04:22z ID
04:33z new song with violin/fiddle

Thanks BOR!

Sunset here now. Hopefully the signal will come up now......Johnny

[lightkeeper]

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues
04:14z 'If It Makes You Happy' - Sheryl Crow, signal has come up a little bit
04:22z ID
04:33z new song with violin/fiddle
04:35z blues guitar lead
04:42z bluegrass tune - gotta crash Johnny, but I've got the tape rolling & will post my audio in the morning.  Thanks & great to hear the show!

Thanks BOR!

Goodnight SeaLord

[cmradio]

Do you have a schedule? I usually work until late and never catch you

Peace!

[lightkeeper]

Do you have a schedule? I usually work until late and never catch you

Peace!

No schedule, sorry. My station is still experimental and using ham gear temporarily until my main xmtr shows up. I should be on more regularly by late summer. Cheers.....lightkeeper

[jFarley]

Recorder Catch; weak and at the noise floor

0353 First audio noted; OM talk, followed by a couple of songs I could not ID.
0406 Definite Blue Ocean Radio ID
0407 BOR addy, followed by more unid music.
0438 BOR ID, addy, followed by unid music
0512 BOR ID, addy - this was the strongest ID heard
0514 last audio I heard in the recording

Thanks BOR!
Tonight, due to the tuning on the rx, it was far easier to understand spoken word than music.

[lightkeeper]

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.  Went back through my recording and started getting traces of audio as early as 02:50z, but can't confirm if that was definitely BOR or not at that time.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues
04:14z 'If It Makes You Happy' - Sheryl Crow, signal has come up a little bit
04:22z ID
04:33z new song with violin/fiddle
04:35z blues guitar lead
04:42z bluegrass tune
05:14z multiple IDs, email addy & off or faded out

Audio (Have mp3 from 02:50z-05:14z, but conditions & signal were best from 04:46z-05:14z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadio6925Usb0446z-0514z06-13-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

Hi Sealord, thanks for posting that audio clip. It's very useful to me to know where I'm being heard and, how well. It was definitely a weak signal but you could make out the ID on the voice announcements. Considering that we're probably at least 3000 miles apart, I was only running about 50 watts average power and we're in the noisiest part of the year, I'm pretty pleased with the results. I should be able to put up a loop antenna here quite easily to try out so will make some more tests once I've done that. I had planned to use AM exclusively but may reconsider now that I know my ssb xmtr is up to the job. Thanks again.....Johnny

[Sealord]

My pleasure JO

FWIW, as much as I like an AM signal for fidelity, it's easier for me to hear sideband through noisy conditions, but that's just me.  ~3000mi. is a pretty good haul for 50 watts!

By the way, I caught this on my overnight recording:

6925 USB SIO 232-233 06-14-12

Weak to fair signal with fading conditions.  Had to use my wavecom decoder (which is always iffy & nowhere near as good as DimBulb's ear!), but was able to see enough text for positive copy.

05:37z-05:40z Blue Ocean Radio CW w/ID & email addy.

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadioCw6925Usb0537z-0540z06-14-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

[jFarley]

14 June 2012

I captured 2 tests  from BOR in an overnight recording last night.  Both had similar content, and began with VVVs.  I had to use my ear which is even iffier than Sealord's decoder which is iffier than Dimbulb's ear.

First Test 0355 - 0357UTC (weaker):    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6w5ctldfr2tbb5o
Second Test 0537 - 0540UTC (stronger):    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?68c59k9cnodfkfs

Thanks BOR!