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Spy Numbers / Re: Interesting number station msg

« on: December 02, 2013, 1235 UTC »

Tom,

9458 is an M12 frequency.

I agree that the message is rather odd - leading me to suspect either a special encoding or, more likely, dummy practice traffic

Echo

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDDR(Drunken DJ Radio) 6935u 0100Z Nov. 29, 2013

« on: November 29, 2013, 0124 UTC »

S8 to S9 in the Mojave Desert, in California.  Very nice audio, about 4 kHz wide and good low end.

(edit)  Thanks for the shout out.  Also, making it into the Twente remote SDR in Denmark fairly well, would be maybe S4 if the s-meter was calibrated, but 100% copy.

T!

I don't think its in Denmark, Token... try Holland

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDDR(Drunken DJ Radio) 6935u 0100Z Nov. 29, 2013

« on: November 29, 2013, 0106 UTC »

Audible in the UK at S6 and a bit - nice way to celebrate the first pirate station logged by my new ATS 909X  

Mention of HFU at 0104

Played BOR's request at 0110

Shout outs at 0115

Shout outs and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" at 0123

0127 - Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" as a request for and shout out to me

0131 - mention of me and looking at HFU

#

*waves little flag and holds banner*

Nice WDDR, do you have an email, OM?

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The RF Workbench / Re: High Powered Pirates

« on: November 28, 2013, 2159 UTC »

Please tell us

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnID 3450 KHZ 0309 - 0313 UTC

« on: November 28, 2013, 0338 UTC »

related to fall out4

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10/11 meters / Re: SSTV 27700u 11/23/13

« on: November 28, 2013, 0026 UTC »

No problem - glad to be of service.

You know whereto find me if you need help

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnID 6925 AM 1240 UTC 27 Nov 2013

« on: November 27, 2013, 2055 UTC »

I'd say that was Bunny

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10/11 meters / Re: SSTV 27700u 11/23/13

« on: November 27, 2013, 2054 UTC »

Echo_One,

Just curious... Do you have an interest in the space program, and keep up with the technical side of it?

I never noticed the shuttles' outward appearance changed over the years. I guess I didn't look close enough.

Oh, very much so... I remember watching Columbia coming down, the return to flights and the final landing of the Shuttle. You can sometimes tell the shuttles apart from each other as they tweaked the design a little during builds. Endeavour, for example is the lightest and was built to replace Challenger.

Funny story - US Congress only gave NASA enough money and authorisation to fly missions up to STS 134. Nasa told Congress exactly where to stick that idea and launched Atlantis on STS 135.

EDIT:

Actually, I myself was fooled by the picture. I originally thought it was Columbia, but now believe it to be the Buran - the Russian version. Even the best get it wrong! Judging from the lack of scorching and thermal tile damage (which she took a lot of during her only orbit ops period), I am assuming that this was taken either at the factory or upon arrival at the launch site.

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/russia-s-lost-space-shuttle-clone

scroll down to second picture

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10/11 meters / Re: SSTV 27700u 11/23/13

« on: November 27, 2013, 1140 UTC »

One of your pics from the view at this location...

That appears to be Columbia on the back there. Its not Enterprise as Enterprise never had that black trim on the forward tail area.

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QSLs Received / Re: WJFK QSL

« on: November 26, 2013, 0118 UTC »

Hey Robert, don't get me involved with this. I never disclose how many #1 QSLs I have as I don't want to make others feel inadequate

I could make a joke there, but I'll be sensible (looks at Chris Smol) Yes, I can do that, you know

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 USb Nov 25'13 0117

« on: November 25, 2013, 2132 UTC »

In company of a cab over Pete with a Reefer on and a Jimmy hauling hogs

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QSLs Received / Re: WJFK QSL

« on: November 25, 2013, 2131 UTC »

Is there any particular thing about getting the number 1 card?

You can redeem ten of them for a Radio Free Whatever t-shirt.

I guess Chris Lobdell can start cashing in his number 1 cards from me then. He always gets card number 1 as a matter of course and of respect.

#

Hope JFK is on tonight

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General Radio Discussion / Re: We need a new KUSW or WRNO!!!!

« on: November 25, 2013, 1423 UTC »

The current situation is partially the fault of legislation.  Its not legal to broadcast on shortwave to the USA from within the USA, so says CFR 47.  Domestic stations that have coverage in the US do so more by accident than design.
+-RH

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't VOA broadcasting on SW to America now? I know it got the official nod recently

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 USb Nov 25'13 0117

« on: November 25, 2013, 1422 UTC »

If memory serves, wasn't it CW McCall's birthday recently? Perhaps this is why this station is up

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QSLs Received / Re: WJFK QSL

« on: November 25, 2013, 1420 UTC »

Is there any particular thing about getting the number 1 card?