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10711

QSLs Received / Re: WAZU "Michael Robert Memorial Show" QRP QSL

« on: May 27, 2015, 2028 UTC »

A fine tribute Fearless Fred! Thanks for the Memorial Show to your brother and to each and every one of those who layed it all down for us

10712

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Old Time Radio 6770 AM 1727 UTC 26 May 2015

« on: May 27, 2015, 1019 UTC »

Off from work this week and was tuning around a bit and found a nice S6 signal at 0950 UTC mostly above the static this morning with YL crooning a 40ish lounge lizard tune, into an old time jazz tune. OM with some indistinct announcement, then seemingly OFF abruptly at 1001 UTC. Back up again at 1010 UTC recheck. The signal and prop is somewhat reminiscent of the old CHNX-6130 out of Halifax Nova Scotia that I used to listen to in the 1980's.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid on 6949 AM at 0105 utc

« on: May 27, 2015, 0114 UTC »

Tuned in to 6949.8ish AM at 0109 UTC but difficult to make out...sounded like talking and music
0111 UTC "Welcome to the Machine"-Pink Floyd
0118 UTC Some kind of TV skit or something
0119 UTC "Another Brick In the Wall"-Pink Floyd
0126 UTC The signal is mostly buried in the static now
0129 UTC Music back up now..can't ID the song
0131 UTC Sounds like a speech by a man...not sure what he's saying though
0144 UTC OM talking between bits of songs...just heard "Who Are You"-Who
0154 UTC OFF

Now that was interesting! I'll have to listen back on the recording. Thanks whoever you are!
Thanks for the ID RAFMAN!
Nice to hear you again Insane Wayne! Tough copy tonight with the static though

10714

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Old Time Radio 6770 AM 1727 UTC 26 May 2015

« on: May 26, 2015, 2131 UTC »

I'm been getting a weak carrier here since 2115 UTC and now at 2125 UTC, little hints of audio amidst the noise...nice to have our old friend back

10715

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Crystal Ship via TCS Relay 6876 AM 0133z 5/26/15

« on: May 26, 2015, 0138 UTC »

0134 UTC with TCS ID...."The Beat Goes On", into "Glad All Over"-Dave Clark Five with S6 signal in the noise on 6975.9ish AM
"Friday On My Mind"-Easybeats (Fair amount of static and selective fading this evening JP! About the same level as XLR8 here on 6955U)
0150 UTC "Love Potion #9" (frequency seems to be almost dead on 6876 now
0158 UTC Signal seems to be drifting up past 6876 during "She's Not There"-Zombies
0212 UTC Signal up to about 6876.1 during "A Boy Named Sue"...still S6/S7 here
0238 UTC Frequency seems to have stabilised somewhere between 6876 and 6876.1......S7 still amidst the static
0258 UTC "This Diamond Ring"-Gary Lewis & Playboys with S6 signal and the meter bouncing around a lot now....
0306 UTC "Tell Her No" followed by "Spill The Wine"-Eric Burdon & War (Still S6 peaks fading down occasionally into the noise floor)

10716

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid on 6955 USB at 0030 utc.

« on: May 26, 2015, 0048 UTC »

S4/S5 here at 0045 UTC with another eclectic selection from the XLR8 musical library
0048 UTC Another tune of indeterminate origin
0101 UTC "Pop Music"-M (origin determined on this one )
0110 UTC "X-L-R-8" ID with some reverb!
0145 UTC and S7 peaks well above the noise....same level as TCS on 6876
0152 UTC Cool song! Wish I had Shazam...
0200 UTC SSTV! I gotta figure out how this MMSTV works....
Seems to be a varied number of ID's this evening amidst songs of indeterminate origin...funky tunes and punky tunes and others you can dance to....
0212 UTC And some reggae too!
0223 UTC "Fazon"-Sopwith Camel   Thanks XLR8! That was a funky tune for the early 70's! Awesome!
0232 UTC "Dear Mr. Fantasy"-Crosby, Stills, and Nash version from the CSN box set! Cool! Love that Stephen Stills wah wah pedal!
0239 UTC SSTV
0250 UTC Signal has dropped down to S5 peaks with the S-meter bouncing around a bit now....
0301 UTC "Waiting In Vain"-Bob Marley (there's one for DJ Dickweed!)
0316 UTC Hmmm...can't remember if that was the Radio Bangladesh or Radio Nepal Interval Signal there....is that the intro to a song? I'm getting old...it might have been All India Radio
0320 UTC SSTV
0322 UTC One final "X-L-R-8" and OFF
Hmmm....are you taking requests tonight XLR8? How about "Fazon" by Sopwith Camel? I think that's one that hasn't been ever played on pirate radio before


Thanks for the really long show tonight! It was appreciated, and thanks for the request too!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6935 AM 2307 5/25/2015

« on: May 25, 2015, 2322 UTC »

2319 UTC on 6935.3 KHZ with some finger picking just above the noise
Signal picked up just a bit around 2328 UTC with some good old boys singing and some fancy fiddle playing
2332 UTC I think there might have been a Radio Appalachia ID just now, followed by some more good time picking and fiddling
2337 UTC Clear ID by OM....You are listening to Radio Appalachia...
2351 UTC Local microinverter noise just went off and much clearer here S meter is bouncing from S1 -S6 though....
2356 UTC OM with clear ID, signature Three Stooges clip, then another ID....."High above Moundsville West Virginia...This is Radio Appalachia", followed by a live  Johnny Cash with medley including "I Walk The Line" (there...I know this one!)

10718

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15

« on: May 25, 2015, 2309 UTC »

Late posting here due to AOL landlines crashing in my area last night
0254 UTC With Dickweed and Stavin! DJ Dickweed mention of 3rd Anniversary and something about Stavins feeding tube and if he wants Dickweed to pull the plug if something happens....Stavin says no....he wants to be around forever! Then reading of the listeners posts on the HFU including redhat, krissy from UK, and a bunch of others.
Welcome back Assistant Stavin!

10719

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Spaceshuttle Radio Intl 13800 AM 5/24/15

« on: May 25, 2015, 2256 UTC »

Thanks for the info Jari! Vodka was a common theme here for may years also.
But Anushka doesn't bring me any more....

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 6875.9 AM 0145 5/25/15

« on: May 25, 2015, 2220 UTC »

Late posting due to my antiquated AOL dialup connection crashing last night...all the lines were out in the 413 area code and I was chomping on the bit, but still able to listen and take notes! Back up now....
S5 here with long moderate fades towards the noise with occasional S8 peaks.
0202 UTC "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night"-Electric Prunes
0205 UTC "Incense & Peppermints"-Strawberry Alarm Clark
0207 UTC "Venus"-Shocking Blue
0210 UTC (Can't read my writing...hmmm...)
0212 UTC TCS ID, then "What Condition My Condition Is In"-Kenny Rogers & First Edition
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0241 UTC "All You Need Is Love"-Beatles
0247 UTC "Brown Eyed Girl"-Van Morrison
0252 UTC Notes say "Monkees tune"
No more notes

10721

Huh? / Re: Chris Lobdell in the hospital

« on: May 25, 2015, 2155 UTC »

Very disturbing news Wishing my neighbor to the East a quick recovery  

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WAZU 9275.2 AM 2323 5/24/15

« on: May 24, 2015, 2334 UTC »

I have a fair carrier here at 9275.3 AM at 2326 UTC, but only bits of threshold audio at 2329 and 2330 UTC. Not enough to make out but it is music
2333 UTC OM with announcement, then clear music! Signal jumped up! S5 now with a C&W tune man singer
2336 UTC OM talkover during end of song with commentary
2337 UTC OM with several clear ID's and email address , then YL followed by "Time Has Come Today"-Chambers Bros
(2339 Signal dropped out to just above threshold during song)
2342 UTC OM talking but signal is still threshold
2346 UTC Signal back up to S3 now with "Let's Spend the Night Together"-Rolling Stones
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Late posting due to AOL crash around 0001 UTC or so just after the end of the Seeds-"Pushing Too Hard"...the dialup lines went out just as I was posting at this time! Good thing I didn't have one of those fancy SDR thingies

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Spaceshuttle Radio Intl 13800 AM 5/24/15

« on: May 24, 2015, 2054 UTC »

Fair to good here with erratic fading at 2047 UTC with music jingle and ID's by OM including clear ID in English as "Spaceshuttle Radio". Followed by a European vaudeville tune with a singer sounding like a foreign Leon Redbone
2055 UTC OM with another clear ID as "Radio Spaceshuttle International", into a folk tune with man singer and concertina accompaniment(That's what it sounds like!)
2059+ UTC OM with assumed closing announcement, then OFF at 2101 UTC
(I wish I had tuned in earlier! This was the best reception I've had yet...S5 peaks with deep fades, but some fair copy today. Thanks for the show RSI!)

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QSLs Received / Re: New Horizons Shortwave eQSL

« on: May 24, 2015, 1403 UTC »

Also received the same awesome QSL today...thanks New Horizons Shortwave! Maybe some day I'll run into you out there in the Kuiper Belt. Until then, I hope to hear you again some 25 odd cycles down the trajectory!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 02:25 UTC 5/24/15

« on: May 24, 2015, 1356 UTC »

The ethereal version of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" is by a talented young lady by the name of Holly Mae Heinrich (stage name Holly Henry). She was a contestant on the TV program "The Voice".