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10966

Huh? / Re: R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

« on: February 27, 2015, 2334 UTC »

 

10967

General Radio Discussion / Re: FCC's Plan to regulate the Internet - Net Neutrality

« on: February 27, 2015, 2328 UTC »

Lest someone get the idea that I am a hostile, opinionated, and contentious indivividual seeking to subvert the American Dream (I am somewhat opinionated , read for yourself the following news releases from the FCC Daily Digest posted today. Also included is the dissenting opinion of FCC Commissioner Ajit Varadaraj Pai which was also released today. Judge for yourself while keeping in mind that Ajit Pai was appointed by Barack Obama upon the recommendation of Republican Mitch McConnell. Mr. Pai was formerly a lawyer for Verizon Communications. Judge for yourself....

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2015/dd150227.html

THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE FEW

10968

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 6850 AM 2354 UTC 26 Feb 2015

« on: February 27, 2015, 0007 UTC »

S6 with fading here at 2357 UTC tune in with a Jackson Browne tune
0001 UTC "Johnny B Goode"-Chuck Berry
0003 UTC "Great Balls of Fire"-Jerry Lee Lewis
0005 UTC "Yakkity Yak (Don't Talk Back)-Coasters
(Frequency seems to be around 6850.4ish)
0007 UTC UNID tune Lady singer
0011 UTC some silence, then TCS ID, into some kind of rap over music
0016 UTC UNID folk tune man singer
0019 UTC UNID tune...Gordon Lightfoot?
0022 UTC "Purple Haze" (the music anyway...lyrics sound different and not by Jimi Hendrix)
0025 UTC "The Times They Are A Changing"-Bob Dylan
(Frequency check...6850.5ish )
0028 UTC "Donner Pass Diner" skit, then TCS ID
0029 UTC "Badlands"-Bruce Springsteen
0034 UTC "Promised Land"-Bruce Springsteen
0037 UTC "I Saw Her Standing There"-Beatles
0040 UTC "Donner Pass Diner" skit, TCS ID
0041 UTC Hmmm...haven't a clue
0044 UTC "Air That I Breathe"-Hollies (It's always the Hollies ain't it JP )
0048 UTC Hmmm...
0052 UTC "Listen To Her Heart"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
0055 UTC Hmmm
0058 UTC ID and email...
0059 UTC "El Paso"-Marty Robbins (Love this tune!)
0103 UTC Hmmm
0106 UTC Another Hmmm
0109 UTC Jackson Browne tune I forget the name of
0113 UTC "The Pretender"-Jackson Browne
0119 UTC And the Jackson Browne mini concert continues
0123 UTC (Signal starting to go bye bye...down to S3)
0127 UTC "Johnny B Goode"-Chuck Berry
(Guess it's repeat Thursday this evening! Thanks for the great mix of tuneage tonight JP! 

10969

General Radio Discussion / Re: FCC's Plan to regulate the Internet - Net Neutrality

« on: February 26, 2015, 2321 UTC »

I sincerely believe that anyone who thinks that allowing cable companies and ISP providers to regulate themselves on behalf of the American public are damn fools. I'm not the biggest fan of the FCC but the internet IS A PUBLIC UTILITY by every conceivable definition of the term. There is no plausible argument against the fact. This has absolutely nothing to do with "innovators" or "job creators" (typical political spin)....only the hundred plus million consumers who use the internet day in and day out for a myriad of different reasons. Have you already forgotten how the electromagnetic spectrum was chopped up like diced ham for the interests of the cellular industry?  Seriously, anyone who thinks that this is a case of government intrusion needs to rethink their reasons for opposing net neutrality. Yeah, I'd like to look at that mystery plan that hasn't been released to the public also, but I betcha if the FCC gets to implement the plan, they will more than likely not do much regulating of the internet....most likely they will be keeping an eye out for disingenuous cable and ISP providers and their attempts to insure that "investors" fill their pockets at our expense.

10970

North American Shortwave Pirate / XLR8 6930 KHZ USB 0144 UTC FEB 25, 2015

« on: February 25, 2015, 0146 UTC »

Hearing music at 0144 UTC S7 with peskie QRM.
Stopped and started up again with ambient space tuneage
0154 UTC "Roxanne"-UNID funky reggae version
Nice slow bluesy version of "Hey Joe"

Hey XLR8...any chance of hearing "Future Games"-Fleetwood Mac?
  Thanks XLR8!!! Another song I haven't heard in at least a decade or so!

Thanks for the show tonight accelerator man Off to slumber and 3:30 AM wake up call.....

10971

North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6924.3 KHZ DSB *0044 UTC FEB 25, 2015

« on: February 25, 2015, 0047 UTC »

On abruptly at 0044 UTC with the Twilight Zone theme, 0045 UTC ID "This is Captain Morgan Shorwave...gmail address, into some blues rock tuneage.
Nice S8 signal with great audio this evening! Thanks Captain
0111 UTC OFF after Jimi and a bit of Twilight
Nice to hear you Captain Morgan! Good reception this evening

10972

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950.7 AM 0115 UTC 23 Feb 2015

« on: February 23, 2015, 0120 UTC »

S9 here at 0110 UTC tune in with "Radar Love"-Golden Earring. Spur is annoying but not really bad. USB is best.
0116 UTC "Lovely To See You Again My Friend"-Moody Blues
0118 UTC ?-Ramones
0121 UTC "Have A Cigar"-Pink Floyd
0126 UTC "ID...The Crystal Ship....
0127 UTC "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"-Warren Zevon
0131 UTC "Don't Take Me Alive"-Steely Dan
0135 UTC Hmmm....Hayseed Dixie(Someone told me
0139 UTC "Sunshine"-Hank Williams (Someone told me that one too!)
0142 UTC Tammy Wynette?
0145 UTC "Pictures of Lilly"-Who
0148 UTC "Green River"-CCR
0150 UTC TCS ID....audio clip, then OFF abrupt about 0152 UTC
Hmmm...put another quarter in the meter! Thanks for the show JP!!!

10973

QSLs Received / CUPID RADIO eQSL

« on: February 22, 2015, 1914 UTC »

This just arrived for my HFU posting of Cupid Radio's broadcast this morning Thanks Cupid Radio!!! Now that's a very interesting graphic....must be Alice (the chipmunk) in Wonderland

10974

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Cupid Radio 15070 KHZ AM 1350 UTC 22 FEB 2015

« on: February 22, 2015, 1410 UTC »

Fair signal here with a bit of noise and fading at 1406 UTC tune in. OM with Cupid Radio ID's and shoutout to refmo , into pop tune. Carrier frequency seems to be about 15029.8ish KHZ
Mostly above the noise here during Bruce Springsteen tune starting at 1410 UTC
1425 UTC Thanks for the shoutout Cupid Radio!

Hey Cupid Radio! I'm going out right now to shovel the 6-8 inches of Mother Nature's bounty greeting us here this morning. I'll leave the recorder running and listen back later. There's a lot of snow on the ground here this winter, so you might want to put a few extra volts into the finals to melt all this! Thanks for the show this Sunday morning

10975

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: UNID 21490 KHZ AM 1442 UTC FEB 8

« on: February 22, 2015, 1355 UTC »

With my antique dial up connection, it will take awhile to load that YouTube, so I'll go out and shovel some snow and give it a listen a bit later
Hmmm...while in Iann's chat last night enjoying a Stress Radio birthday musical extravaganza for Skipmuckie, it was mentioned that it is someone else's Birthday today. A certain Mr. BA...if this is you, well...Happy Birthday Mr. BA

Yes Black Arrow! That was the song I heard. I followed up on this with a google search and I was mistaken, as "The Happy Organ" was by Dave "Baby" Cortez. Hey, I was only 4 years old when the song came out I may have turned 60 yesterday, but I remember back that far better than I remember the early 70's....

Uhhh, was that the name of the song I heard?


Late Update: (drum roll....and the name of the song is)
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,20916.0.html

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European Pirates and Private Stations / "Radio Stress" 6400 KHZ AM 2352 UTC FEB 21, 2015

« on: February 22, 2015, 0004 UTC »

An old friend with a new name is pounding in here with a really nice S8 signal this evening at 2352 UTC. Thank for the tip DimBulb!
Played "Old Man Down the Road"-John Fogerty, and various tunes including some Elvis Presley. Wished Skipmuck a Happy Birthday...thanks...Stress Radio!
Moved to 6396 KHZ at 0049 UTC and signal is now S9 here! Played "I Won't Back Down", then "Tear in My Beer", followed by a polka by the name of "Just Because You Think You're Pretty". Thanks for the songs...Stress Radio :

The fun part of listening to this station of many names is if you are logged into Iann's chat room, he reads the comments and responds to them on air!

10977

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Channel Z 6950

« on: February 21, 2015, 2337 UTC »

2334 UTC S7 here at tune in with fading but well above the noise playing Chrissie Hyndes & Pretenders tune
2338 UTC Z with chat thanking certain individuals for their help in the early days, into a slightly off key version of "A Little Help From My Friends"
(Audio sounds very nice here!!!)
Carrier frequency is 6950.4 ish)

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QSLs Received / Re: Rave On Radio eQSL

« on: February 21, 2015, 2257 UTC »

I just got one for the Warren Zevon/David Bowie tribute show! Rave on Radio, you are awesome! Thanks much!

10979

QSLs Received / Re: President's Day Radio QSL 2015

« on: February 21, 2015, 2222 UTC »

This just arrived in the inbox a short while ago in reply to an email report. Thanks PDR! Love the graphics!!!

10980

European Pirates and Private Stations / Enterprise Radio 6950 KHZ AM 2140 UTC FEB 21, 2015

« on: February 21, 2015, 2146 UTC »

I'm hearing weak music just above the noise here at 2140 UTC tune in. Still awhile to sunset, so maybe signal will improve!