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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: Kilokat7 on July 03, 2013, 0231 UTC

Title: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Kilokat7 on July 03, 2013, 0231 UTC

This is what I've been hearing, faint, under RFW.  Clear now that RFW has signed off.  I'm guessing the CW that we've been hearing goes along with this on 6924.2?

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on July 03, 2013, 0235 UTC

S7 here.   "KHAQQ calling Itasca" @02:33

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: glimmer twin on July 03, 2013, 0238 UTC

pretty strong here "this is NRUI..."


That was pretty cool.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Fansome on July 03, 2013, 0845 UTC

Regardless of the fact that this is pirate radio, this station gives me the chills every year when it shows up.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: moof on July 03, 2013, 1141 UTC

This was on at same time as RFW.  I had a very nice signal best heard on 6925 LSB - stronger than the RFW AM signal.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Strange Beacons on July 03, 2013, 1530 UTC

I am fascinated by the Earhart case, but have never heard of the pirate radio station being referred to in this thread. Can someone give me a bit of background on this or provide a link to any further information? Thanks.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on July 03, 2013, 1656 UTC

SDR catch. Possible 0213z sign on under RFW?
Heard for sure after 0230z.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: staticlistener on July 03, 2013, 2214 UTC

Quote from: pcldltr on July 03, 2013, 1530 UTC

I am fascinated by the Earhart case, but have never heard of the pirate radio station being referred to in this thread. Can someone give me a bit of background on this or provide a link to any further information? Thanks.

Last night when Radio Free Whatever was on, another pirate was sending what I'm guessing was a transcript of the communications between Amelia's plane and the USCGC Itasca in CW.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Pigmeat on July 03, 2013, 2258 UTC

I was able decode part of the message.

It said, "Al you were right, I should have checked the tire pressure. Amelia."

PCL, the Earhart station shows up every year around this time. It seems to run for hours. Fansome is obsessed with it.

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: jFarley on July 03, 2013, 2306 UTC

Quote from: pcldltr on July 03, 2013, 1530 UTC

I am fascinated by the Earhart case, but have never heard of the pirate radio station being referred to in this thread. Can someone give me a bit of background on this or provide a link to any further information? Thanks.

Try searching the Shortwave Pirates section using 'Amelia Earhart' as a search key.  Previous loggings should provide a some background on this.

also

Recorder Catch on 6925USB

Also heard here with fair to good signals 0230-0245z. 

Great radio theater of the mind and thanks!

Title: Re: Amelia Earhart comms 6925u 0230z 7/3/2013
Post by: Strange Beacons on July 03, 2013, 2313 UTC

Thanks, Pigmeat, thanks, staticlistener.  Gotta love pirate radio and strange senses of humor, right?

This may be slightly off-topic, but does anyone here believe the TIGHAR group's theory, that Amelia and Fred crash-landed on Gardener Island, has any merit?  More about that can be found at these links:

http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Notebook/notebook.html (http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Documents/Notebook/notebook.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPko65DtPtM&feature=share&list=PL_hpKREBtDYCXt0peYYvwNXIuzycHhkIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPko65DtPtM&feature=share&list=PL_hpKREBtDYCXt0peYYvwNXIuzycHhkIS)

Quote from: Pigmeat on July 03, 2013, 2258 UTC

I was able decode part of the message.

It said, "Al you were right, I should have checked the tire pressure. Amelia."

PCL, the Earhart station shows up every year around this time. It seems to run for hours. Fansome is obsessed with it.

Quote from: staticlistener on July 03, 2013, 2214 UTC

Last night when Radio Free Whatever was on, another pirate was sending what I'm guessing was a transcript of the communications between Amelia's plane and the USCGC Itasca in CW.