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Other / 6930 USB PIP not there but something else. 0005 4/26/2025
« on: April 27, 2024, 0007 UTC »
I normally get the Russian Pip channel marker at this time.  However today there is a tone with low voice audio .  The Pip has just showed up.  Maybe jamming.
0030 Pip and tone still there, but voice is gone.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 48 / Mix Radio International 6875 was 6920 USB USB 2125 6 APR 2024
« on: April 06, 2024, 2126 UTC »
I have it with an excellent signal. Playing "Ride like the wind".  Thanks for the show.
2130 Steve Miller Abracadabra
2134 Moody Blues and then off mid song.
2137 Found it on 6875 USB Moody Blues Nights in White Satin
From the signal strength and spectrum maybe Mix Radio International
2147 Maybe French Language Male speaking into Euro Pop tune. Depeche Mode People are People
2150 Female voice ID as Mix Radio International
2248 Just ID as a relay of Radio 48 via MRI.  The signal is a killer with very nice audio.







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Utility / UNID 6930 USB 2250 11 March 2024
« on: March 11, 2024, 2252 UTC »
This may be the wrong place to post this.  I have a fair signal that sounds like a channel marker or time signal..  Beeps once a second and them a ringing tone for several seconds.  A strange one
I have this a few days ago(weekend) at the same time, sunset gray line.
Thanks Shortwave Listener for information.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pescadores Radio 6925 USB 2242 UTC 30 JAN 2024
« on: January 30, 2024, 2246 UTC »
It is the preacher that was on last night.  Talking living as a Christian.

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North American MW Pirate Radio / WDOG 1710 AM 0201 UTC 15 Dec. 2023
« on: December 16, 2023, 0202 UTC »
I have a carrier and weak audio.  WDOG announced that a test would be done at this frequency and time.
0205 carrier still in waterfall, but audio is gone.
0215 Some audio (music) in USB mode but signal is AM
0216  Thanks to Paul65 for ID


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North American Shortwave Pirate / WREC 6955 USB 2057 UTC 25 NOV 2023
« on: November 25, 2023, 2108 UTC »
I have it with a good signal.  Just played John Cougar.  Thanks for the show.
2209 Sign off and off at 2211

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SDR - Software Defined Radio / Quick Review of Malahit DSP2
« on: November 24, 2023, 2040 UTC »
I now have the new version Malahit DSP2 receiver.  Here are my first impressions of it.

It is nice made with a nice aluminum case.  The speaker (two) are facing front. This allows one to hear them better.  One no
longer has to connect another set of computer speakers to the headphone jack.  The audio is good.  My estimation for the power
is about 1 watt.  Enough to fill a room, but, not too loud.

The two (2) sma jacks are close together on the top.  This makes connecting an antenna a bit difficult if you have fat fingers. I
used a 45 degree adapter to connect the antenna.  The adapter is a help.

The biggest improvement is the user interface.  I had used the previous firmware 1.10c and 1.10d versions.  Both could be an
exercise in frustration to do certain functions.  Sometimes, a fat finger would work and for others, one needed a stylus. 

My unit came with version 2.40.  There is an older version 2.30.  I like the 2.40 version.  It works fine with either the fat finger
or stylus.  I prefer the stylus.  The screen does not quickly get dirty with the stylus.  The stylus that comes with the unit is double ended.  One end is a pen and the other end is pen with a plastic pad.  The plastic pad looks like it could come off.  I am using a regular tablet stylus.

The other improvement, there is a manual for the firmware functions.  This is a major help on what the functions do and how to use them.  The manual is not complete.  There is no mention on how to set the clock.  It has not changed.  One needs to do touch the Radio Menu key until it beeps.  The the clock setting menu is shown, then clock setting is easy. 

The RF performance has been improved.  There are not as much aliasing and spurious mixer products shown on the screen.  One radio setting that needs to be turn on is PGA BST.  This helps to reduce the spurious signals.  Where I live, I can see the transmit towers for a local FM station and the NOAA weather station.  The PGA BST ON setting helps.  I also found sometimes that it was needed to turn ON the MIXER GR setting to keep the receiver from overloading.  With the MIXER GR ON, the demodulated audio is reduced.  One needs to turn up the volume.

This is not the receiver to use for long wave stations.  There were many spurious signals from local medium wave stations.  I could not improve the performance.

I did find the NOISE REDUCTION work well.  It does not work for FM (wide and narrow).  But, for AM and sideband signals, it is a help.  It works nicely for listening to HF Pirate broadcasts.

It can also be controlled by a computer.  The manual gives brief instructions on how to do it with a Windows computer.  I tried it with my Raspberry PI Linux computer for the WSJTX.  I was able to do the Malahit configuration to recieve both FT8 and WSPR digital modes.

Final thoughts, this is nice receiver with good improvements.  However, I paid $359.  To me, this is a bit high for a specialize portable receiver.  One can get a higher end Tecsun radio for less money and have less overload issues.  The spectrum display to me is the feature that makes it "keeper" for me.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Nuttin' On Shortwave 6925 USB 2328 22 NOV 2023
« on: November 22, 2023, 2329 UTC »
I have a good signal playing jazz.  Male comes on and says "On Shortwave"
2331 Song do the turkey neck  Thanks for ID Skipmunk
2334 ID by Crusher
2336 AC/DC song Hell Bells
2359 Starting to fade here. down to poor signal.  More AC/DC

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unidentifed 6958 USB, 2254 11/20/2023
« on: November 20, 2023, 2257 UTC »
This is just above the station playing Joe Walsh tunes.  I have it with a good/excellent signal playing Green Eye Lady by Sugar Loaf.  Thanks for the show.
At 2304, there was QRM from digital transmission.
2328,  Mentioned CT Yankee. 
2340 Op came on talking about transmitter and 3 KHz.
2354, Female voice You are listening to ???? Shortwave Radio, Have a great Thanksgiving.
0004 OP is doing a rant about being Unidentified.  Zeeky maybe?
0014 OP talking about turkeys. 

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 2326 UTC 9 NOV 2023
« on: November 09, 2023, 2328 UTC »
I have a poor noisy signal with music.  I can not tell  what.  Thanks for the show.
2337 Fading into the noise here, but carrier can still be see on SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WORK 6930 AM 0038 UTC 21 AUG 2023
« on: August 21, 2023, 0040 UTC »
I have a carrier with very weak audio.   Something is playing but, I can not identify it.
0040, carrier just disappeared.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6930 USB 2141 UTC 16 AUG 2023
« on: August 16, 2023, 2140 UTC »
I have it at 2138 with a fair/poor signal (Local noise) and classical music.  Thanks for the show.
2217 Op mention using a curtain array and talking about the composer.
2300 gave iD and off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6950 USB 0005 6/4/2023
« on: June 04, 2023, 0011 UTC »
I have two stations on top of each other, both are equal in strength so the SIO = 322.  I did catch Weekend Music Radio by male announcer.  but not easy.
0012, in LSB sounds like the good Captain Morgan.
0014 Other station is gone, Normal AM reception now with a fair signal.'

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Cinco De Mayo 6935 USB 2324 UTC 7 MAY 2023
« on: May 07, 2023, 2328 UTC »
Id and gave cincodemayo@gmail.com as email.  Playing Mexican music.  Fair/Good Signal
2342 Off the air!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Zekey 6930 USB 0150 UTC 10 MAR 2023
« on: March 10, 2023, 0153 UTC »
A good signal with Indie Music.  Thanks for the show,
0155 Shazam says The Flood by Elepharmers
0200 that was it.  Zeke I think came on.  KJAR Radio? Always a smile, but, we never brush our teeth.

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