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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 6955 USB 0033 UTC 14 MAY 2024

« on: May 14, 2024, 0111 UTC »

SINPO=45454

109- "Call My Name" by Them.
111- Music jingle station ID.
111- "Try Too Hard" by The Dave Clark Five.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Worldwide Basement Radio 6935 AM 0025 UTC 12 PAL 2024

« on: May 13, 2024, 0039 UTC »

SINPO=22222, with occasional fades up
038- "Baby Come Back" by Player.

Now SINPO=34343
041- Recorded ID by OM for Worldwide Basement Radio.
041- "Shake It Off" by Mariah Carey.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 4055 USB 0251 UTC 12 MAY 2024

« on: May 12, 2024, 0310 UTC »

SINPO=35433

306- Electronic dance music with OM vocals, but can't ID it.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WRMI 5950 AM/USB 0241 UTC 11 MAY 2024

« on: May 12, 2024, 0253 UTC »

Welcome, Wedergarten! That's a commercial station, transmitting from Maine. Among the programs they carry are a few otherwise free/pirate operators.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0116 UTC 12 MAY 2024

« on: May 12, 2024, 0128 UTC »

SINPO=25332

128- SSTV.
129- Silence.
130- "Titty's Beer" by Montgomery Gentry.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 0220 UTC 12 MAY 2024

« on: May 12, 2024, 0042 UTC »

SINPO=45454

042- "Boogie Grass Band" by Conway Twitty.

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QSLs Received / Ball Smacker Radio eQSL 11 MAY 2024

« on: May 11, 2024, 0205 UTC »

Thanks to BSR for another end-of-week transmission and, as usual, lightning quick eQSL verification!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The 2024 Shortwave Fest Pirate Radio Broadcast 6950 USB 0024 UTC 11 MAY 2024

« on: May 11, 2024, 0148 UTC »

146- Very weak here, but there's a carrier and signal down under the noise.

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

« on: May 11, 2024, 0119 UTC »

SINPO=45333, with strong signal but some pronounced fluttering of an usual nature, perhaps due to solar conditions tonight?

116- "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe.
119- "Mama Told Me Not To Come" by Three Dog Night.
122- Recorded YL ID with email address repeated, over music.
122- "Mama Kin" by Aerosmith.

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Pirate Radio History / Re: "Mexican Food" station

« on: May 08, 2024, 0320 UTC »

Here's a reference to the station being on in 1989, on 7425 khz (and other frequencies):

https://3950.net/tag/spy-numbers-stations/

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QSLs Received / Boat Anchor Radio QSL 4 MAY 2024

« on: May 07, 2024, 0023 UTC »

Thanks to DX Dan and Boat Anchor Radio, for this QSL on their test transmission that evening!

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QSLs Received / Re: Radio Vixen International eQSL 5 MAY 2024

« on: May 07, 2024, 0021 UTC »

Adding my thanks to RVI, for this same nifty eQSL. Most appreciated!

And remember, folks, check that tire pressure!

MP

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0130 UTC 6 MAY 2024

« on: May 06, 2024, 0143 UTC »

SINPO=34343

142- Clip from old SciFi radio or TV program, OM speaking with some sound effects.
144- Repeating buzzing/crashing sound effect, with beeping and faint OM voice in background intermittently.
145- Different sound effects, now again with faint OM voice loop in background a bit.
146- OM audio clip with reverb, "Are you still with it?"
146- Humming sound effect, with harmonic sound and voice clip looping.

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

« on: May 06, 2024, 0020 UTC »

SINPO=44333

019- "Personally" by Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers.
021- "Orange Blossom Special" by James Last.
025- Miss Scarlet and Professor Plumb talking about wrapping up with show, provides website address twice. Funding is about to run out for international broadcasts.
026- Car races off, crowd chants, and OM announces that "Professor Plumb has left the building!"
026- OM recorded ID, followed by Star Spangled Banner.

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

« on: May 06, 2024, 0007 UTC »

SINPO=45433

005- "There She Goes" by The La's.
007- "Ball And Chain" by Social Distortion.

Radio Vixen International.