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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: Zoidberg on April 20, 2012, 0047 UTC

Title: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Zoidberg on April 20, 2012, 0047 UTC

4/20/12, 6925 USB, 0045z: RML just fired up with clear ID and music (sounds like Chris Cornell vocals, not sure which band)
0058z: More Chris Cornell, "Fell On Black Days" with Soundgarden.
0103z: Says he has no web connection tonight, no way to check signal reports.  (Where's that pirate radio homing pigeon?)
0138z: Wondering if anyone's hearing him, signal still banging through with some fades, Soundgarden "Spoonman"
0156z: Sounds like he's signing off - hoping signal was heard.

Overall so far, SINPO=44333, moderate static crashes and fades.  Will upload off air recording to archives later.

1 hr 12 min mp3 here (http://ia600700.us.archive.org/5/items/CanklecatsShortwavePirateRadioCollection/Red-Mercury-Labs_Dick-Clark-tribute_Chris-Cornell-songs_6925USB_4-20-12_0045z.mp3).

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: jFarley on April 20, 2012, 0058 UTC

Came on at 0045z with solid S8 signal.  The RV Red Mercury has no comms tonight and cannot check boards or email.
0055 Tonight's show is dedicated to Dick Clark.  More Chris Cornell.
0109 cut off on the high seas; "I feel like it's October 2, 1959" (On this date the Twilight Zone series premiered, with the
        episode "Where Is Everybody?"
0117 "Powering thru the dark...haven't seen a soul for days."
0125 "I can almost see the radiation coming off the yardarm dipole"
0133 "...I pray someone can hear us..."; sig has been getting even better as show progressed
0154 Has been summoned to the deck by Vanderdecken (Captain Hendrick, captain of the ill-fated "Flying Dutchman" ?)
0156 "If you're just joining us, the show is over", s/off

Thanks RML!

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Jhkayakr on April 20, 2012, 0105 UTC

Barely got it SINPO 22222, lots of noise tonight here....S6 in S5 noise level.
Soundgarden and barely caught the ID
Virginia Beach, Va.
Jeff H

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: DimBulb on April 20, 2012, 0107 UTC

Red Mercury Labs doing fairly well on a noisy pre-summer evening, peaking S7 which is about even with the static crashes.

0103z ID and into more Soundgarden

Gotta love the Wikipedia entry on "Red Mercury", lots of strangeness...

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: SW-J on April 20, 2012, 0112 UTC

Good copy here into DFW area on a 4' loop into an ALinco DX-70 .... 0111z

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on April 20, 2012, 0117 UTC

About S6 here, thanks for the show!

Checking the SDR recording... looks like they signed on at 0045 UTC with music, then an ID and mention of the ship being taken over by pirates.

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Rogue Wave on April 20, 2012, 0122 UTC

0100 35443 in the Great Plains

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: clobdell on April 20, 2012, 0137 UTC

Tuned in at 0129 to RML, signal not as good as usual, but slightly above a hissy noise floor. Signal started to improve after 0136 as well.

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Zane on April 20, 2012, 0158 UTC

Red Mercury Labs, 6925u, 4-20-12, SINPO 25231
Nasty QRN when I tuned in at 0155z. Did hear a clear RML ID at 0156z after
what sounded like the end of a Soundgarden song. Heard the op saying something
about "facing his fears". Just too much noise.

Zane

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Markokpik on April 20, 2012, 0201 UTC

Red Mercury Labs, 6925 USB, 0153, 4/20/12.  Music, ID talk & off  at 0157.

Poor here.

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: Sealord on April 20, 2012, 1203 UTC

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 333-433

Good signal & audio with some fading.  Similar details as others posted.

00:44z-01:56z  Red Mercury Labs dedication show

Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RedMercuryLabs6925Usb004z-0156z04-20-12.mp3

Thanks RML! :)

Z!

Title: Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925
Post by: corq on April 20, 2012, 2059 UTC

My captures as well: http://corqswl.posterous.com/red-mercury-labs-6925u-67451

Signal here in New Smyrna Beach, FL  was roughly SIO 323.

Much thanks, RML!