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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6926.6 U

« on: December 25, 2009, 0510 UTC »

Gotcha on 6950, Family Tradition - Hank Jr. at 0509z.  ID at 0512, into One Monkey Don't Stop No Show.

0516  Outhouse ID, Silent Night - Joe Satriani  Signal up to S9 now.  Sounds like a Spanish QSO mixed in with the music, can't tell if its Outhouse or peskies.
0522  ID, Blue Christmas - Porky again
0525  "Peskies?"  I-95 Asshole Song, with chatter from Outhouse
0528  Yep, even polka dotted ones!  ID, into death metal tune by Winds of Plague, per Outhouse

The rum works well too, Outhouse!

0537  Delay My Decision by ?... I didn't quite catch it.
Thanks for the shoutout, no texts from my girlfriend yet!  Jaco Ego?
0541  Sign off.  Later, Outhouse!

782

North American Shortwave Pirate / Outhouse Radio 6926.6 U

« on: December 25, 2009, 0503 UTC »

0445z Blue Christmas - Porky Pig
0447  "Outhouse Radio, no shit!"
0448  Long guitar solo
0451  Outhouse ID, Radioactivity - Kraftwerk?
0457  Outhouse discussing fixing his radio, only needed one part!
0458  Instrumental version of Blue Christmas
0500  ID, Bad Moon Rising - CCR

Sounding good Outhouse!  SIO 333, some fade, good audio.

Merry Christmas, and welcome back!

783

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 (usb) WTCR

« on: December 25, 2009, 0120 UTC »

0100z WTCR fanfare
0102  ID, Here Comes Santa Claus - Bing  Crosby & Andrews Sisters
0105  Let It Snow - Leon Redbone
0108  Shake Hands With Santa Claus - Louis Prima
0110  Last Night I Went Out with Santa Claus
0114  "Happy Holidays from WTCR, Twentieth Century Radio"
0115  Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong

SIO 555.  S9+20 signal, no noticeable fade, great audio! 

Merry Christmas, Dr. Morbius!

Faded down to S9 on peaks by 0140z but still very solid.
Audible all the way to 0235z sign off, just above the noise.

784

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Channel Z (assumed) 6925 AM

« on: December 23, 2009, 2220 UTC »

Sounds like a repeat of the show broadcast this morning at 1257z.

SIO 333 this evening, much weaker signal, lots of noise!

785

North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z 6925 AM

« on: December 23, 2009, 1318 UTC »

1257z Channel Z - B-52's
1301  Reggae version of Mary's Boy Child
1305  Christmas rap tune from Run DMC
1308  Channel Z ID announcing Christmas special

SIO 444, nice signal and audio, very little fade.

Off at 1333z.

Merry Christmas, Channel Z!

786

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: MAC 6925

« on: December 21, 2009, 2146 UTC »

I've been hearing him since 2100z.  S9+20 signal, very little fade and the usual beautiful plate modulated audio.

Merry Christmas Tony, Paul and Ultraman!

787

North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK 6925U

« on: December 21, 2009, 0848 UTC »

Came on about 0820z, played the same punk song several times over, something about Attitude.  Having some problems with hum and intermittent audio. Seems to have solved the problem by 0828z, launched into a bunch of punk tunes.
Nice signal tonight, S9+10 with some fade.

0845z WEAK ID

0922  Taxman - The Beatles
0925  The Right People - The Clash
0926  WEAK ID, Young Americans - David Bowie
0930  You - Candlebox
0932  unid punk tune
0935  What I Am - Edie Brickell
0939  Punk cover version of Sweet Home Alabama?
0945  Good Lovin' - The Rascals
0947  Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
0951  Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds
0954  Fire - The Ohio Players
0957  WEAK ID, No Time - Guess Who  Signal has faded down to about S7 on peaks but still very listenable.
1006  Convoy - CW McCall  I'm getting lots of splatter from 6915 now.
1009  Louie Louie - The Kingsmen  I'd bet there's a punk version of this somewhere...
1011  Spirit In the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
1015  My Sharona - The Knack
1020  Punk Louie!  Thanks, WEAK! 
1024  Man In The Box - Alice In Chains

I can just barely tell you're still there at 1038z.

1210z Thank You - Led Zep just faded up through the noise for a few seconds.
1213  WEAK ID, Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

Nice to have you back on the late shift, WEAK! 

788

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950 (usb) Weak Radio

« on: December 20, 2009, 0857 UTC »

I've been hearing WEAK for a couple of hours, but not much signal until now.  Faded up to S9+ at 0841z, but kind of erratic.

0841z BS&T - Spinning Wheel
0844  Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
0847  WEAK ID, Stealers Wheel - Stuck In the Middle With You
0850  Some kind of commercial parody

Faded back down to noise floor, but still audible.

0858  Can just hear Midnight Train To Georgia above the noise.

Thanks, WEAK!

789

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 (usb) WEAK Radio

« on: December 19, 2009, 0932 UTC »

SIO 544, S9+20 with very little fade!

0917z Baby Blue - Badfinger
0920  WEAK ID with email, into Cover Of the Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook
0923  Sounds like Boz Scaggs, but not sure...
0926  Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose
0929  Golden Years - David Bowie
0933  WEAK ID, Ah Leah! - Donnie Iris?
0937  Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
0945  Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
0949  Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire
0951  I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton


Thanks for the requests, man!

790

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WEAK Radio 6925 USB

« on: December 18, 2009, 1015 UTC »

Sounds like a Steely Dan set!   

0953z FM (No static at all!)
0956  A couple seconds of Bodhissata
0957  Hatian Divorce
1002  WEAK ID, Time Out of Mind
1007  Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson (?)
1011  WEAK ID, Love Cats - The Cure
1017  Manic Monday - The Bangles
1021  Do It Again - Steely Dan
1027  WEAK ID, Bye Bye Love - The Cars

SIO 444 signal, kickass audio!

Thanks again WEAK!   

791

Other / Firedrake and unid 9000 khz 1058z

« on: December 16, 2009, 1110 UTC »

Firedrake with the usual Chinese music in AM, with unid Spanish or Italian QSO in USB at 1058z.

Audio clip:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2rzjdlymyne

792

North American Shortwave Pirate / Coconut Shortwave and others, SSTV 6925 U

« on: December 16, 2009, 0519 UTC »

I received this series of images from Coconut and another op beginning at 0345z.  There was a third station as well, but not enough signal to decode here.













Both stations sent at the same time for this one.

793

North American Shortwave Pirate / Coconut Shortwave 6925 U

« on: December 10, 2009, 0421 UTC »

Coconut Shortwave, SIO 232, not strong, but copyable.

0321z Hot Hot Hot, from The Little Mermaid soundtrack
0324  SSTV



Thanks, Coconut!

794

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925u, 0135z, UNID

« on: December 10, 2009, 0213 UTC »

The Whispery ID Station  6925u  SIO 333.

I've been hearing spacey new age type music since about 0136.

0206z Whispery ID, then off.

795

North American Shortwave Pirate / Presumed Captain Morgan 6924.4 AM

« on: December 10, 2009, 0018 UTC »

2356z Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
2359  Where Do the Children Play - Cat Stevens
0007  Wild World - Cat Stevens
0009  Twilight Zone music
0012  City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie?

I never heard an ID, but I'm guessing Captain Morgan, based on freq and program content.
SIO 232 in central NC, only catching bits and pieces through the noise.