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Other / Swedish Rhapsody Numbers Station 5748 AM 1900 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1932 UTC »
Heard via Twente SDR. Good signal. Presumably a pirate having some fun. Still going at 1932z.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / SSTV 6925 USB 1910 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1921 UTC »
SDR recording catch. Possibly one of the worst sounding SSTV transmissions I have ever heard. It sounded like it was transmitted by putting the the radio's microphone in front of a cassette player speaker. While sitting inside a cardboard box. :-)
This looks like the same image I caught the tail end of earlier today.
Here is the audio, if you want to hear what I mean: http://www.radiohobbyist.org/blog/mypics/SSTV-06-Jul-2014-1839.wav
Unfortunately, digital signals like SSTV really suffer a lot with poor acoustics. Still, thanks for the effort!
This looks like the same image I caught the tail end of earlier today.
Here is the audio, if you want to hear what I mean: http://www.radiohobbyist.org/blog/mypics/SSTV-06-Jul-2014-1839.wav
Unfortunately, digital signals like SSTV really suffer a lot with poor acoustics. Still, thanks for the effort!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / SSTV 6925 USB 1716 UTC 6 Jul 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1721 UTC »
Caught the tail end of some SSTV. Note sure if it is correctly aligned or not, so the colors could be off. Here's what I got. The SDR is now running... should the op try again :-)
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Equipment / Re: Outdoor vs. Attic Antennas
« on: July 06, 2014, 1714 UTC »
Every section of your antenna that is inside your house can pick up interference from inside devices. That's why it is common to use coax between the radio and the start of the antenna. While some sort of a matching transformer (such as a unun) may be ideal where the coax and antenna meet, they aren't required, and many listeners do fine without one. Just connect the antenna wire to the coax center conductor. Some weather proofing would be a good idea, so water doesn't get inside the coax. Some advocate grounding the coax shield at the antenna, others say leave it open.
Note that you should have a lightning arrestor or other protection device for any outside antenna, which should be grounded, for safety. Personally, I take the extra step of disconnecting antennas when storms are likely. The NEC (National Electric Code) has a section on dealing with antennas and transmission lines, IIRC, which you may want to consult.
Note that you should have a lightning arrestor or other protection device for any outside antenna, which should be grounded, for safety. Personally, I take the extra step of disconnecting antennas when storms are likely. The NEC (National Electric Code) has a section on dealing with antennas and transmission lines, IIRC, which you may want to consult.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0817 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1503 UTC »
SDR recording catch, 0817 sign on with "Go Bankrupt And Die", then an unshazamble song, Yazoo "Situation", and off at 0823.
Good signal.
Good signal.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6925 USB 0624-0751 UTC 6 July 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1443 UTC »
SDR recording catch, 0625 sign on. Fairly week for a few minutes, then the signal came up to SIO 444.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6949 USB 0336 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1439 UTC »
SDR recording catch of an other drive by pirate transmission, "Mighty Quinn" this time.
Off at 0338.
Off at 0338.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 USB 0329 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1437 UTC »
SDR recording catch, 0329 sign on with rock music, sounded like ZZ Top "I heard it on the X"
Off at 0332.
Off at 0332.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0321 UTC 6 JUL 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1436 UTC »
SDR recording catch. 0321 sign on with instrumental rock music, unshazamble here. Could have been off frequency?
Off at 0324.
Off at 0324.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 USB 0309 UTC 6 Jul 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1431 UTC »
Another drive by pirate transmission on the SDR recording, 0309-0312z with instrumental (horn?) music.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 0240 UTC 6 Jul 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 1423 UTC »
SDR recording catch, 0240 sign on with instrumental music, had a Latin American sound to it. Off just before 0243.
A Drive By pirate transmission, as ByteBORG calls it :-)
A Drive By pirate transmission, as ByteBORG calls it :-)
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Generation Wild 100: 6925U, 7/6, 0219+
« on: July 06, 2014, 1412 UTC »
SDR recording catch. 0212 sign on with a very strong signal, S9+15 dB.
Off at 0304. Thanks for the show!
Off at 0304. Thanks for the show!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6974/6970 LSB 0109 UTC 6July14
« on: July 06, 2014, 1354 UTC »
Noted here as well on the SDR recording. Same details as the others. The 6974 LSB transmission was stronger than the later 6970 LSB transmission. I'm still unsure as to whether this is a pirate or pescadore. The use of LSB makes me wonder if it is the latter.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 0020 UTC 06 July 2014
« on: July 06, 2014, 0131 UTC »
S9+10 at 0130z. Great signal and audio as usual.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / MAC Shortwave 6950 AM 2329 UTC 5 Jul 2014
« on: July 05, 2014, 2329 UTC »
Just signing on now, very solid S9+20 signal.
