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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 11 May 2024

« on: May 11, 2024, 0058 UTC »

0058: Wildfire IS
0100: ID by YL -- BallSmacker Radio -> music "When Doves Cry" - Prince
25222
0106: "Mama Said" - Shirelles
0108: "Mama Can't Buy You Love" - Elton John & Thom Bell
QRM on lsb 22222, clear on usb 25222

Thank you for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Vixen International 6945 USB 0003 UTC 6 May 2024

« on: May 06, 2024, 0003 UTC »

music under very heavy local qrm every 5 khz
better with different antenna
S9
0007: "Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion
...
0019: "Mad About You" - Belinda Carlisle
0023: ID by YL -> "Passionate Kisses" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
55454, S9+20
...
0053: "Cinco de Mayo" - War
0056: ID by YL, "They Don't Know" - Kristy MacColl

Thank you for the broadcast! Also, special thanks for the eQSL I just received - very nice!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Brain Brothers Radio 6905 AM 0000 UTC 6 May 2024

« on: May 06, 2024, 0000 UTC »

(2359: carrier appears)
0000: ID by OM, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Andrews Sisters
55454
0004: "In the Mood" - Glenn Miller
0006: Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet talking, "Who's Sorry Now" - Connie Francis, "Where the Boys Are"
0013: spoof Medicare plan commercial
0016: ID, "Hello, Dolly" - Louis Armstrong
...
0028: "Star Spangled Banner" - Lisa Del Bo, et al.; speech from JFK, tone, EOT

Thanks for the very cool music and the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man Radio 6950 USB 2311 UTC 5 May 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 2311 UTC »

2311: music "It's A Beautiful Morning" - The Rascals
45343
2313: "Spooky" - Classics IV
2316: ID, Million Dollar Weekend, shoutouts
2317: "Light My Fire" - Jose' Feliciano, "The Look of Love" - Sergio Mendez and Brasil '66, more hits from the '60s
2328: ID, "Classical Gas" - Mason WIlliams (THANKS - this is a favorite of mine), "Angel of the Morning" - Merrilee Rush
2333: 45444, S9, slowly improving
2337: talking of shutting down, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" - Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"- Dionne Warwick
2346: EOT

Thank you for the broadcast and the shoutouts!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6925 USB 2152 UTC 5 May 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 2152 UTC »

2152: music; can't ID song, but lots of radio associated talk VO
35444, S9
2156: ID by OM -> "Dosed" - Cherry Glazerr & Jefertitti
2202: ID, "David Byrne Does Hard Time" - Paramore and David Byrne
2205: DJDW with commentary on previous tunes, radio conditions, job interviews
2206: "Feeling Too Much" - Cold War Kids
2209: "Quarterlife" - Wallice
-- more Indie Rock --
2229: ID, more shoutouts, "City Lights" - The WAEVE, Graham Coxon & Rose Dougall

Thank you for the broadcast and the shoutouts! I hope you get to feeling better. All the best of luck with the job search.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WLPR Long Play Radio 6940 AM 0029 UTC 5 May 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 0029 UTC »

0029: sign-on, music "Marquee Moon" - Television
45444
0038: ? Repeat of previous song, or a continuation of same
0039: ID WLPR Long Play Radio, mx: "Station to Station" - David Bowie
Later: "Telegraph Road" - Dire Straits
0100: "In My Time of Dying" - Led Zeppelin

Thank you for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 0022 UTC 5 May 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 0022 UTC »

0022: music
25232, S6, JBA at times
0024: nearly faded into noise, but inklings of music come through ever so often

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rick Roll Radio 6955 AM 2329 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 2329 UTC »

2329: sign-on, Rick Roll, "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley
45444
2332: EOT

Thank you for the Rick Roll!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6930 USB 2232 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 2232 UTC »

2232: classical music - "Cello Concerto in B-Minor, Op. 104 ..." - Pablo Casals, Czech Philharmonic, ...
35333
2241: OM talking -> more mx
2250: OM talking -> more mx
2257: ditto
2322: ID by OM, EOT

Thank you for the music and the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rick-Roll-Radio 6955 AM 2209 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 2210 UTC »

2209: signon, music
OH NO! Getting Rick-rolled! 
2213: EOT

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 LSB 0140 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 0141 UTC »

0140: weak music over pesky qrm
0142: "She Drives Me Crazy" - Fine Young Cannibals
0146:  "Time" - Pink Floyd
2[3-5]242
Long pauses between songs
~0148: EOT, at least for now

Thank you for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Voice of the Sons of Liberty 6940 AM 0058 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 0059 UTC »

0058: music "Season of the Witch / Escuha las Palabras ..." - Alex Ndlc
45444
0100: ID by OM -> music


Thank you for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Damn Skippy 6925 USB 0044 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 0045 UTC »

0044: rock music "Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake
25232
This is the 4th station on at this time
0047: "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns and Roses
0051: Waterfall pic
0053: SSTV, then EasyPal?



0103: SSTV

0114: "Bork Bork Bork Bork Bork"... then something that sounds like tone sweep or a scream; then repeated.
~0120: EOT

Thank you for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WLPR Long Play Radio 6950 USB 0025 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 0027 UTC »

0025: rock music
0027: "Heard It Through The Grapevine" -CCR (One of my all time favorites - THANKS) (I think his is the 11 minute version! Double Thanks)
[3-4]5434
0034: "The Camera Eye" - Rush
0041: 55454
0050: EOT

Thank you for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Voice of the Sons of Liberty 6965 AM 0012 UTC 4 May 2024

« on: May 04, 2024, 0012 UTC »

0012: music, sounds like music box, now w/instrumental - "Melancholia" - Ryan Creep
45444, S9+10, pretty low noise
0020: "We Love the Pirates" - The Roaring 60's -> BBC/R. Luxembourg pop music commentary and history; mentioned R. Caroline
0039: commentary on music continues

Thank you for the show!