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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Illuminati test 5169 am 0000 utc 24 May 2020

« on: May 24, 2020, 0000 UTC »

Very good reception

0000 "Think"  Kalieda, Hmmmmmm......the Good Doctor again?
0004 Many peaks and fades now,  "After Dark" Mr Kitty
0007 Excellent now
0008 "Sugar, Sugar" The Archies.   Like local am here
0011 "Video Killed the Radio Star". The Buggles
Still Great Here, maybe this soon https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2207941/uiconf_id/37372271/entry_id/0_4g5l5t3n/embed/auto?&flashvars%5BstreamerType%5D=auto.  music starts at :20
0015 Unid music
0019 Sounds like Al Stewart but not sure of song, still outstanding reception
0024 Test Over?

1757

North American Shortwave Pirate / Dr. Detroit 5169 am 0010 utc 23 May 2020

« on: May 23, 2020, 0011 UTC »

Faint reception, just over noise

0010 Unid music
0018 Unid music, definitely now on 5169 - I was bouncing back and forth when it first came up
0021 Unid music, YL singer C&W......."You want me to stay" lyric, very good reception now
0027 Could not hear ID but inflection sounded like Dr. Detroit
0036  "Think"  Kalieda, reception peaks up up at excellent
0040 ID, Greeting HFUndergrounders
0043 "After Dark" Mr. Kitty
0049 "Cars" Starting to lose you, Doctor. 

Good Doctor, thank you for the fine programs!  Hope you were not caught up in that nasty Michigan flooding.

1758

Shortwave Broadcast / RHC 11760/13700/15140 am 1430 utc 22 May 2020 - Cuban Music

« on: May 22, 2020, 1438 UTC »

Excellent reception on 11760 here, good on the other two.  Has been about a half hour of very good Cuban music, I presume it will run until 1500.  Nice job, Pedro  !  (Nice underscoring of the day it actually feels like Habana here today)

1430 OM singer fronting Cuban band.  Pedro, how about "El Manisero" by Don Azpiazú and his Habana Casino Orchestra?

1435 YL singer

1759

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Tirana International 15770 am 2030 utc 18 May 2020 - WRMI relay

« on: May 18, 2020, 2044 UTC »

Excellent reception in English. (Side note: My final hire before retirement was an Albanian national, significant population in Connecticut, she told me I must visit the country in retirement.  Hopefully the planes start flying there again.)

2030 News - Virus Testing, Demolishment of Theater, Restrictions Lifted
2034 Albania in a Week Segment - Businesses, Visitors, Flights
2040 Several Albanian songs with YL Singer
2058 IS

1760

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Prague International 15770 am 2000 utc 18 May 2020 - WRMI relay

« on: May 18, 2020, 2002 UTC »

Excellent Reception

2000 News - Restrictions lifted, borders opening, Czech Airlines resume to three cities, Collections in Museums, weather
2004 Czech Roma returning from UK due to Brexit and virus
2008 Travel requirement coming to the Czech Republic
2015 One on One segment - Travel photographer taking pictures of statues, including Atlas,  in Prague during pandemic
2024 That is all for today's program to beautiful classical music

1761

European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Harmony 5780 am 2325 utc 16 May 2020

« on: May 16, 2020, 2326 UTC »

Fair reception

2325 Unid rock

1762

Shortwave Broadcast / DW 15195 am 1437 utc 16 May 2020. Are you ready for some football?

« on: May 16, 2020, 1440 UTC »

 Fair reception in Hausa Language beamed to West Africa from Issoudun, France.  The most significant professional athletic league, considered third best football league in the world, has re-started today with its biggest rivalry as second place Borussia Dortmund host sixth place Schalke 04. 

1437 Excited OM announced third goal for Dortmund as they go up 3-0 early in second half.  That's all I can understand.

1763

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZ 5945 am 1057 utc 16 May 2020

« on: May 16, 2020, 1100 UTC »

Very good reception

1057 "A Change is Gonna Come" Sam Cook
1100 Time pips to news

1764

General Radio Discussion / Music on Shortwave

« on: May 15, 2020, 1052 UTC »

https://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Music-on-Shortwave-A-20-All-V3.pdf

I have found the above link extremely helpful when I am searching for music to listen to prior to 2200 utc (pre-pirate hours).  While it is not all inclusive (RN da Amazonia has fine music shows), it is a wonderful resource.  As a side recommendation, if you have not heard Brice Avery's wonderful classical program "Encore" on Radio Tumbril (https://www.tumbril.co.uk), you are missing a gem of a broadcast.  The music listings link is from the swling website.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6960 AM 2119 utc 14 May 2020

« on: May 14, 2020, 2119 UTC »

Very good reception to start, then deep fade.

Great music, thanks for the program.  Much appropriated after a day of planting  as spring rolled into New England today (despite a morning frost)

2119 "Saturday Night" Whigfield
2121 Music at noise level now
2124 Still just barely hearing music
2127 Music at very good reception, fades and noise
2131 Deep fade toward end of "I'd Love to Change the World" Ten Years After
2132 "Miss You" The Rolling Stones - good reception
2137 Reception slipping again, I believe it is music by Electric Light Orchestra
2140 Fair reception, very good at peaks "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" The Animals
2144 Off?

1766

Huh? / Cleveland Clinic Music Therapists' Song begs for pirate airplay

« on: May 14, 2020, 1148 UTC »

https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2207941/uiconf_id/37372271/entry_id/0_4g5l5t3n/embed/auto?&flashvars%5BstreamerType%5D=auto

Long story, short.  My older son began his working career at Cleveland Clinic's Institute of Arts and Medicine.  When they opened a new facility in the UAE, to paraphrase Lebron James as he departed Cleveland, took his talents to Abu Dhabi.  He has kept in close contact with Institute mates in Cleveland.  A music therapist friend/co-worker at the Institute, who appears in video, forwarded the video to him, he bounced it back across the Atlantic to us.  We have met a number of them, they are as sweet as the song.  What else would you expect when the job description necessities music?  I would like to request this song  . (Music starts at about the 20 second mark.)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Tajik Radio 1 4765 am 0047 14 May 2020

« on: May 14, 2020, 0053 UTC »

Excellent reception in Tajik language.  Second first time get tonight, wondering if it is grey line.

0047 OM in Tajik, followed by soft music YL singer
0053 OM singing tune

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Shortwave Broadcast / PBS Xizang Lhasa 4920 am 0035 utc 14 May 2020

« on: May 14, 2020, 0037 UTC »

Fair reception with fades, this is a first

0035 Has been OM in Tibetan and music for last five minutes

1769

Shortwave Broadcast / RAE (WRMI relay) 15770 am 1318 utc 11 May 2020

« on: May 11, 2020, 1329 UTC »

Excellent reception WRMI relay

1318 broadcast was in Spanish, switched to English.  OM explained program was a special one for Covid 19, all 8 broadcast languages would be transmitted.  OM said he and other hosts were recording their programs from home.  OM went into history of dispute of Malvinas (Falklands).

1324 OM began normally Friday DX program starting with IRRS and how to get their qsl card. OM then states Argentine lock down will be until at least Easter (obviously old broadcast).

1327 OM states it is the end of English segment, switched to Italian Language.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Illuminati 5150 am 2338 utc 10 May 2020

« on: May 10, 2020, 2338 UTC »

Excellent reception .....thanks for broadcast while we remain locked down for at least another week and half here, great music

2338 Unid Music
2342 "Only A Lonley Heart Sees" Felix Cavaliere
2344 "Hearts of Fire" Randy Meisner
2347 "Waiting For a Star To Fall" Boy Meets Girl
Perhaps "Miracles" Jefferson Starship works in the set?
2352 ID, email addy - Hi, AC!   "Miracles" Jefferson Airplane.  You're the Best  !  (Can't put you on the Console this evening, the Mrs. is due up at 0800 utc for RN duties). I always can ID the songs I request  .
2359 "Midnight Confessions" The Grass Roots
0002 "Mexican Radio"  Wall of Voodoo
Newer song "Sunday Morning Jet Pack" Big Sean?  For Sundays and the Mothers that  have a son.
0006 Unid song (see I told you)
0009 "Mother and Child Reunion" Paul Simon (fellow Queens escapee)
0013 ID, email addy
0013 Unid Instrumental Piece
0019 Radio Star's play "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" Carly Simon (Great request)
0023 "Marquee Moon" Television, Skippy's request - a fine one I never heard prior
0034 "i'd Love To Change The World" Ten Years After, another wonderful request by Gilles
0038 "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" Linda Rondstadt
0041 "Change" Churchill
0044 "Rock Star" Warpig (a bunch of super requests tonight)
0049 Unid Instrumental
0058 "Danger List" John Cougar Mellancamp (Good call, Dave)
0103  "Tenderness" General Public
0106 "I Got You" Split Ends
0110 "Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles 😂
0114 "Got A Lot On My Head" The Cars
0117  "Out of the Blue" Roxy Music
0121 "My Kind of Lover"  Billy Squier
0124 "Fade Away"  Buggles
0127 "Johnny Can't Read" Don Henly
0131 "Hungry Like A Wolf" Duran Duran