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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 6875 AM 1539 19 Jan 2014

« on: January 19, 2014, 1625 UTC »

Fair here above the noise on 6824.8 KHZ more or less at tune in 1606 UTC. Hard to categorize what I'm hearing here! I guess some kind of a bingo game or something. "G48" followed by a bunch of G**Damn You's, then a faux Beatles-#9,#9,#9. "B-I-N-G-O" song and finally some instrumental music at 1616. 1623 an 80's sounding tune. Excellent audio peaking at S7, some fading and usual daytime band noise.
1627 UTC some kind of skit about car accident and cops.
Off at 1634

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RML 6925 KHZ 0448 UTC JAN 19, 2014

« on: January 19, 2014, 1207 UTC »

UNID with Hard Rock tune at 0453 UTC with poor to fair signal above the noise. Couldn't stay awake, so I called it a day. Lots of activity today, with half a dozen broadcasts logged!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 USB 0357 UTC 19 Jan 2014

« on: January 19, 2014, 1202 UTC »

Heard here also at 0418 UTC tune-in on 6935.2 KHZ with Heavy Metal song, then another at 0421. Off at 0426. Difficult to fine tune exact frequency even with 2.4 filter and PBT. No ID heard..signal fair and above the noise floor most of the time.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio, 6940 USB, 0142, 1/19/14

« on: January 19, 2014, 0214 UTC »

Great signal here at 0052 UTC with one of many versions of "It's Been a Long, Long Time"...my guess would be Rosemary Clooney? Into some 1940's hillbilly tune with yodeling.
0013 "Long Time Gone"-CSN{I get it...the theme tonight is "Long Time"!}

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KMUD - 6930 USB 0105 19 Jan 2014

« on: January 19, 2014, 0209 UTC »

At threshold level here from 0032 until I turned off my computer and the upstairs cable. 0041 I could clearly hear Native American flute music with lady "singer", then man announcer briefly, but couldn't make out what he said. Off at 0046

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: High Plains Relay Service 6950 USB 0003 UTC 19 Jan 2013

« on: January 19, 2014, 0017 UTC »

Tuned in at 0015 UTC to a familiar 80's pop tune...fair to good signal here.
0018 ID...Relay Service of the Crystal Ship!
0026 Don't You Want Me Baby-Human League
{Bouncing around here from 6935 to 6950 and my computer which is in another room becuase of 19.2 KHZ spaced whiny QRM...a pirate at a time per time slot please...LMAO}
0029 ID
0041-Comedy Skit regarding taboo subject matter, then something about Commander Bunny.
0054 "Whip It"-Devo{Signal really good here!}
0057{It took me a google search, but I found it after 3 tries} "She Blinded Me With Science"-Thomas Dolby
0012 "Tainted Love"-Soft Cell {Still fair to good signal here}

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 USB 2357 UTC 18 Jan 2014

« on: January 19, 2014, 0000 UTC »

Technometal at 2356 UTC into drum solo and Metal tune at 2358. Good signal here...no ID yet.
Quick XLR8 ID by man at 0000+ UTC into Unid metal tune. Rock Solid signal here!
0007 Punk Rock tune, ID at 0010, into Punk/Thrash tune. These tunes are out of the range of my ability to identify!
0023 "Ride the Tiger"-Jefferson Starship
{Eclectic Mix of music here XLR8!}

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925.1U 2232 17 January 2014

« on: January 17, 2014, 2320 UTC »

Good signal here at 2233 tune in with "Down On the Corner" CCR.
2334 Dragnet Theme
2235+ Dream Weaver-Gary Wright
2239+ "Radio Ga Ga broadcasting from Zipper Lake" into "Eleanor Rigby"-Beatles
2342 (Lots of Pesky QRM)
2345 Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire"-Jimi Hendrix
2348 Eyes Without A Face-Billy Idol
2352 Fortunate Son-CCR
2354+ Get Up Stand Up-Bob Marley & the Wailers
2359 Going Up the Country-Canned Heat
0015 Radio Ga Ga ID and off.
Great show where I can identify all the tunes!

I would truly appreciate a QSL!

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MW Loggings / Re: TIS Test broadcast on 1710 KHZ 2301 UTC Jan 14, 2014

« on: January 17, 2014, 0107 UTC »

Still hearing strong loop message S9 + 10 here this morning at 0900 UTC, this afternoon at 1800 and now at 0100 UTC 1-17. Solid day and night, but about an hour ago, I could hear Celestial very, very weakly under the TIS. How long are they going to keep this loop going? Whatever it is, it will wreck any chance of hearing pirate activity here. Wish it would go away...there are too many TIS stations in the X-Band that nobody listens to anyway.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Twangy Radio 6925 USB, 0026- 1/17/14

« on: January 17, 2014, 0058 UTC »

At threshold level here, fading in and out of the noise floor at tune-in 0038 with 80's tune by the Climax Blues Band, into "Man on the Silver Mountain"-Rainbow. Another Unid tune but clear "Twangy Radio" ID by man at 0050, into another Unid tune and nothing at 0055.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6935 kHz USB 23:45 UTC 1/15/14

« on: January 16, 2014, 0013 UTC »

Fair signal here with S3 peaks. Tuned in at 0004 UTC during "Needle & the Spoon"-Lynryd Skynyrd. More Skynrd live at 0006+. Guess they're playing the whole concert! 0012 with Gimme Three Steps...nice to hear some live music!
Next after Skynyrd concert is the Beatles...Twist & Shout, then She's A Woman...maybe the Hollywood Bowl concert?
Noise level tonight is really annoying. Signal still popping up above it though. "I Feel Fine" playing now...then at 0028 "Ticket to Ride".
I located my old copy of the Hollywood Bowl album and this is not it....must be a ROIO tape of the 1965 concert! Great to hear the songs not on the Bowl album. Good audio too!
Kinks now at 0052-"You Really Got Me"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6935 USB 2331 UTC 13 Jan 2014

« on: January 15, 2014, 0002 UTC »

Tuned in at 2357 to Joe Jackson and "Is She Really Going Out With Him". solid S6-S7.
Series of "XLR8" ID's at 0015, brief snippet of "What the World Need's Now"-Burt Bacharach, a couple of "What the Hecks" by man announcer, then gone at 0017.

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MW Loggings / TIS Test broadcast on 1710 KHZ 2301 UTC Jan 14, 2014

« on: January 14, 2014, 2347 UTC »

A huge signal here on 1710 KHZ with the following message..."You're listening to a test broadcast on a Travelers Information Station. This radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day on a special AM frequency licensed by the Federal Communications Commission".
This message repeated non-stop and still going strong at 2345 UTC. I have never ever heard the Hudson TIS this strong, so must be something new and possibly local?
Still going strong with same loop at 0020 UTC. S9+10 here.
I emailed the person responsible for answering inquiries related to TIS stations that I found on the FCC website and below is the reply I received this morning 1/15/14. It would seem that Hudson County is testing with increased power of 100 watts.

Hudson County New Jersey is authorized to use 1710 KHz under call sign WQFG689 and has a pending application to increase the power to 100 watts.   Hudson County was granted a waiver of the FCC rules to use frequency 1710 KHz back in 2008.  Waiver grant language is below:

 Waiver of Rule Sections 2.106, 90.242(a) and 90.103 granted 11-14-08, and special conditioned to require that operation on frequency 1710 kHz is secondary to authorized full service AM stations. The licensee must mitigate the interference by either reducing TIS transmitter power or ceasing TIS operations on frequency 1710 kHz.

I guess this will preempt any pirate activity on 1710 for a large swath of the Northeast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KBOX 6950.7 AM 0030 13-Jan-14

« on: January 13, 2014, 0043 UTC »

Good signal here at 0036 UTC tune in. Sounds like a teenage girl talking over some technopop music. Not sure what to make of this! Frequency between 6950.6-6950.7---now talking over some rap/hiphop. Bizarre!
Thanks Evil Elvis...I guess I get it now! Even has her own Wikipedia article. I will have to listen back on the tape recording.
Signal went from S5 to nada around 0050 UTC

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Go FM 6955.41 USB 2138 UTC 12 Jan 2014

« on: January 12, 2014, 2156 UTC »

Signal here above the noise peaking S3-S4 from tune-in at 2145 with "I'm No Superman"-Laszlo Bane?. 2149+ ID "Go FM...Parental Discretion Advised"
Into UNID song. Off mid-song abruptly.