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North American Shortwave Pirate / B-Side Radio 6935 AM 0428 UTC 29 JAN 2023

« on: January 29, 2023, 0428 UTC »

0428 UTC Music at the noise floor...instrumental?
0436 UTC Signal up a bit and can tell the music is jazz
0440 UTC Signal peaks to S6 now and mostly solid above the noise...piano jazz
0449 UTC OM DJ chat? Then back to the music
0452 UTC Deep in the noise now 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB was 6955 USB 2156 UTC 28 JAN 2023

« on: January 28, 2023, 2157 UTC »

2156 UTC Music just above the noise here...blues tune?
2202 UTC QSY'd to 6950 USB...more blues rock music
2212 UTC Somebody came up over the unid repeating the word "Skyman" periodically
2217 UTC Signal up to S7 peaks now with some serious lead guitar instrumental blues
2221 UTC OM came up on frequency repeating "Infected Mushroom Head"
2223 UTC I recognize the lead guitar riffs from "Dazed and Confused"
2227 UTC Robot 72 SSTV

2245 UTC Martin 1 SSTV

2210 UTC Martin 1 SSTV

2312 UTC Cluck Cluck's and ID by OM, then OFF

Thanks for the show TCR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: Hams Behaving Badly 3885 AM 0752 UTC 27 JAN 2023

« on: January 28, 2023, 1832 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Other.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=108856.0

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: UNID 6942.4 AM 0042 UTC 28 JAN 2023

« on: January 28, 2023, 0220 UTC »

This topic has been moved to HF Mystery Signals.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=108814.0

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 0022 UTC 27 JAN 2023

« on: January 27, 2023, 0026 UTC »

0022 UTC Back on again and solid above the noise with a bit of flutter to the signal. Hearing this directly and using USB for the best clarity amidst the band noise. OM singer with a ballad in Spanish
0027 UTC Different song now-OM singer
0031 UTC Signal strength dropping down now and the flutter fading is getting worse
0102 UTC Martin 1 SSTV then OFF


Thanks again AD149! Seems that the gray line reception during the earlier broadcast was stronger....

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio (tentative) 6934.9 AM 2313 UTC 26 JAN 2023

« on: January 26, 2023, 2316 UTC »

2313 UTC Seems to be a relay of a commercial talk station in Spanish...OM speaking
(I'm having good luck with the audio using USB...S5 peaks amidst moderate band noise...possible mention of La Voz Capital? I'm hearing this directly)
2319 UTC Mention of Argentina
2330 UTC Music now...unid song in Spanish-OM singer
2340 UTC Martin1 SSTV now, but it is weak...lost the lock on the sstv....no decode
No audio since the failed SSTV...carrier still on!
2347 UTC Music now...pop song-OM singer
2349 UTC OFF? Carrier gone also

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 USB 0145 UTC 26 JAN 2023

« on: January 26, 2023, 0146 UTC »

0145 UTC Sound of gunfire and screaming....repeated a few times 
0149 UTC Back on again for a couple of shots and screams, then off again

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 0045 UTC 25 JAN 2023

« on: January 25, 2023, 0047 UTC »

0045 UTC Checked back and back on again with another broadcast! UNID song-OM singer in Spanish? Signal is again hitting S7 peaks, but there is a moderate amount of flutter fading.
0052 UTC Unid SSTV mode...another one right after it, but the band noise is too strong. No decode on either MMSSTV or Black Cat SSTV 
Thanks for trying AD149!
0108 UTC Partial decode using Martin 1 mode! I tuned in using USB

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 2136 UTC 2136 UTC 24 JAN 2023

« on: January 24, 2023, 2140 UTC »

2136 UTC On suddenly with unid ambient "shoe gaze" music with chanting like OM vocals
2142 UTC Sounds like a Bollywood R&B song
2146 UTC Sounds like a electronica bossa nova tune-Sting?
2152 UTC Unid song by Sting
(So far the signal has been a solid S9 here....sadly, I have errands to run. Thanks for the esoteric tunes!)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Leeroy's One Dog Salvage 6925 USB 0432 UTC 22 JAN 2023

« on: January 22, 2023, 0434 UTC »

0432 UTC Dramatic sounding ambient music? (S5 peaks and mostly solid above the noise floor)
0436 UTC Unid hard rock song-OM singer...mostly long instrumental breaks with psychedelic guitar
0452 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by another unid rock tune

0501 UTC Kid talking..."C'mon, time to eat...let's go"...(sounds of pigs grunting)
0503 UTC Unid rockabilly sounding tune-OM singer and harmonica
0507 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by an unid bluesy rock tune-OM singer (same singer and harmonica as at 0503 UTC?)

0513 UTC Outhouse DJ chatting, followed by spoken word intro to unid rock tune...."this song goes out to hogmeat" over the song
0518 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by an unid blues rock tune-OM singer

(Noise it getting stronger here....some fades)
0528 UTC Unid blues ballad-OM singer
0533 UTC "Country Roads(Take Me Home)"-John Deutschendorf Jr
0536 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by unid hard rock tune-OM singer

0543 UTC "The Eagle and the Hawk"-John Deutschendorf Jr (His best song!)
0602 UTC Op with ID "Leeroy's One Dog Salvage"
0612 UTC "Setting Sun"-Brian Lucas Project
0617 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entertainment this late evening/early morning!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / B-Side Radio 6935 AM 0249 UTC 19 JAN 2023

« on: January 19, 2023, 0249 UTC »

0249 UTC Music fading in and out of the noise
0259 UTC OM speaking....sounds like the B-Side op!
0300 UTC Sounds like some piano jazz now...signal is really tough here this evening
0308 UTC Signal coming up a bit now...definitely jazz
0314 UTC OM DJ chatting now with clear ID
0328 UTC Emerson, Lake, and Palmer tune

Tough copy tonight, but some nice peaks! Thanks B-Side!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6948.3 AM 0217 UTC 19 JAN 2023

« on: January 19, 2023, 0218 UTC »

0217 UTC Carrier and maybe a touch of undermodulated music?
0219 UTC Definitely music...soul tune with YL singer fading in and out now
0221 UTC Different song now...rock tune OM singer?
0225 UTC Faded out or OFF?
0226 UTC Back again but right at the noise floor
0229 UTC Nothing heard and no carrier noted

Whoever you were, here's what it sounded like in the Skipmuck radio room:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1utd5ikm6t67MALTGWbRrqCkYmr1NS7HD/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / B-Side Radio 6935 AM 0422 UTC 18 JAN 2023

« on: January 18, 2023, 0425 UTC »

0422 UTC Music at or just above the noise floor directly. Tough copy with the QRM on the low side, best in USB. Unid jazz tune
0436 UTC Different jazz tune now
(Signal is solid above the noise here since 0440 UTC)
0451 UTC OM talking now...not sure if part of a song intro or DJ?
0452 UTC OFF

Thanks for the late night jazz show!
Here's my direct recording of the last 11+ minutes using USB to avoid some wide band noise on the low side:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1puxHypZaGEOkx9BHDeGtYN-m0qfU5-PS/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6945 AM 0208 UTC 18 JAN 2023

« on: January 18, 2023, 0209 UTC »

0208 UTC Weak music just above the noise floor. Some QRM from the Link-11 in the lower passband. I recognize the song from the early 60's but forgot the name! High noise level tonight...
0220 UTC A song that sounds like the late great Roy Orbison, then OFF midsong at 0221 UTC

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WJAN 6925 USB 0208 UTC 11 JAN 2023

« on: January 11, 2023, 0209 UTC »

0208 UTC "Psychotic Reaction"-Count Five (S7 peaks and sounding good!)
0210 UTC OM with song ID and DJ chat
0211 UTC "Just A Little"-Beau Brummels (Off suddenly at 0212 UTC)

Thanks for the test! Signal was good and the audio was excellent!