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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: DangerKitty on October 31, 2023, 2300 UTC
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waterfall images (didn't have time to capture) and music ("Ghost Town" - The Specials)
55555, wide signal
- my guess: MRI
2306: OM talking about this broadcast, "the holy grail" of pirate radio; problems with transmitter
also parallel on 4180, "Radio 48" waterfall pic
xfmshortwave@proton.me
collage of waterfall images:
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwFddW69/Screenshot-from-2023-10-31-19-11-02-bb.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Thank you for the broadcast!
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23:00 UTC - X-FM via Mix Radio International, loud and clear with Halloween themed music.
23:05 UTC - Station ID: X-MF with Red Had on the mic.
Be sure to watch the scrolling waterfall images 10 kHz up the band.
RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna
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2303: Ghost Town (Extended Version) by The Specials.
2323: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Marilyn Manson.
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Very wide signal 16kHz XFM K3FEF SDR
Song Ghost Town by The Specials
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23:05 X-FM sign on. Great to hear you again Red Hat! And thanks to Radio Illuminati and MRI for Relays!
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In parallel, but much weaker, on 6880 AM.
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20 over and sounding great!
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2309utc SIO444 direct
Man telling story New transmiter
Thanks for show
0056utc shout outs to hfu listeners
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Reception into NE Ohio:
S9+ SIO 555 SINPO 55555 USB
2310 UTC Red Hat talking about what happened, giving phone number and Email address
2313 She Wolf by Megadeath
0003 MRI ID into Is That You Mo-Dean? by The B-52's
0022 Psycho Killer by Talking Heads
0025 ID into On the Turning Away by Pink Floyd
Thanks for the broadcast!
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Listening via the K1RA SDR in Virginia. Nice signal here on 6850 USB/SINPO 45444
Listening as of 2350 UTC via the Northern Utah SDR, which has a very good signal/SINPO 35443
2315 UTC: "She-Wolf" by Megadeth.
2317 UTC: Canned X-FM ID into "Beguiled" by The Smashing Pumpkins.
2321 UTC: Canned ID into "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" cover by Marilyn Manson.
2326 UTC: Redhat on the mic going over just-played songs and doing HFU shout-outs.
2334 UTC: "Conciousness" by Jonojono.
2336 UTC: "Head Like a Haunted House" by Queens of the Stone Age.
2340 UTC: "Cracker Island" by Gorillaz and Thundercat.
2343 UTC: Redhat taking a live phone call from Jason in Iowa, reviewing the previously played songs, and giving the email address.
2350 UTC: "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo (a great tune from my teen years!), with a female-voiced MRI ID over the introduction.
2357 UTC: Redhat with ID and email address into "Every Day is Halloween" remix by Ministry.
2359 UTC: OK, the signal is just barely audible directly on my own radio, but I am indeed hearing traces of the music here near Seattle, where it's still broad daylight outside.
0003 UTC: Male-voiced MRI ID, then "Is That You Mo-Dean" by The B-52s.
Thanks for the Halloween music and broadcast, Redhat!
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Coming in pretty good here in Dixie. SINPO 55555 Solid S7. Very decent SSB Audio fidelity. Long chat by DJ 23:05-23:11 XFM "Music to the power of X, Somewhere east of the rockies but west of normal" Said was being relayed by Mix Radio Int. on 6850. Halloween Program. Gave ph # of 909-970-6925
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2318 Music playing, S9+30.
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I have it with a good signal. Thanks for the show.
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Peaking at S8
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2322z - Music. SINPO 54444. S9+ via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Loud and wide modulation. There is something moving around about 5KHz down, though that might be local to me. Otherwise an armchair copy.
2328z - Shout-outs to HFU members.
Waterfall images.
(https://i.ibb.co/MpSvfSN/waterfall1.png) (https://imgbb.com/) (https://i.ibb.co/WWHhRsx/waterfall2.png) (https://imgbb.com/)(https://i.ibb.co/Wy31GQb/waterfall3.png) (https://imgbb.com/)
Thanks for the broadcast and shout-outs! :)
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Waterfall images alongside the audio broadcast
(https://i.imgur.com/WX9uGMf.jpg)
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Excellent reception near Princeton, NJ, H501x with just whip - thanks for broadcast ;D. This is best reception of 3 relayers here.
THANKS FOR TRANSMISSION, MIX
2326 RH talking about last song "Sweet Dreams". Power of X
2328 Lengthy shout outs.
2336 "Head Like a Haunted House" Queens Of The Stone Age.
2339 ID to "Cracker Island" Gorillaz & Thundercat
2343 RH with caller
2346 RH talking 20 years of broadcasting
2349 Lengthy shout outs, email addy, phone number
0003 Mix ID
0007 RH "Seven minutes after witching hour, now under the stars, a lot emails coming in...."
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Great signal in Atlanta
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2330 - Great signal tonight . Great to hear you again Redhat!
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Great sounding audio and huge signal tonight. Thanks for the show!
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Smoking in Rhode Island😎20 over
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Sounding nice and wide! Pushing between S5-S7.
Enjoying the show while handing out candy to the kids.
23:47 UTC: Thanks for the shoutout!
Thank's MRI and Redhat for the broadcast! Really nice audio.
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Tuned in at 2333 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with good S9+10 signal and wide signal with vestegial lower sideband, various tunes for Halloween,
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2342 utc very strong into SW Idaho, USBQ 3kHz bandwidth about right. S9+9
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on 6850 USB direct
2354 music, 2355 talking, ID X-FM+@, 2356 added ID by Mix Radio Int., music
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0056 replying to reports on HF-U (incl. from W France ;), W Europe)
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Sounding great tonight. I always look forward to catching you on the air.
Thanks for the show!
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Good signal tonight X-FM via MRI
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S8-S9 direct tonight in the bayou, on the 80m loop. Some fading. 10khz+ with the images.
SINPO: 34243, but enjoyable! Artwork is making it.
Thanks for the show, always a great selection!
UTC times:
00:05 B-52's - Is That You Mo-Dean?
00:07 RH VO break / Shoutouts
00:14 Junkie XL & Saffron - Beauty Never Fades (Animatrix Edit)
00:21 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
00:25 X-FM Sweeper
00:25 Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away
00:33 Redhat break
00:38 GUNSHIP - The Drone Racing League
00:42 Sweeper - Music Sounds best on X-FM + MRI ID
00:42 Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
00:47 Sweeper: "Rockin' your dial"
00:47 Break: Redhat baggin' on Ulrich, haha
00:48 NIN - Into The Void
00:52 Break: RH QSL with Larry in Illinois, Steve in Southern Ontario, Chris in Spokane, etc. RH Checking HFU board. + Shout to me ;D Thanks for the shout and the plug!
01:02 Giorgio Moroder - Chase
01:04 MRI ID
01:11 XFM Sweeper
[Signal getting better, now S8<->S9+5] SINPO: 33333
01:11 Cannons - Loving You
01:14 Sweeper - Music to the power of X
01:14 The Cure - Fascination Street
01:18 XFM Sweeper + Linkin Park - Lost [S8-S9 now]
01:22 Break over HLaH bed: RH with the LP scoop, shoutouts, playlist recap, talking about being a professional when OTA, etc.
01:28 VersaEmerge - Paint It Black Cover
01:31 XFM Sweeper + Larry Tee - Hipster Girl (Evol Intent mix)
01:36 Sweeper - "The music sounds best on X - Halloween"
01:36 Mareux - Night Vision
01:40 MRI ID
01:40 Men I Trust - Billie Toppy
[Prop fade creeping in]
01:43 Break with RH: Playlist recap + QSL Shouts
01:46 Some QRMer calling "CQ Baton Rouge" and "Tehst-Teh" on top of the broadcast (wtf?!)
01:48 Alan Parsons Project - The Raven (1987 Remix)
01:51 Enigma - Sadness P1
01:56 Break: RH talking about it's time to go, but that it's always important to do the Halloween show.
02:00 RH signing off + MRI ID
02:00 Röyksopp - Just Wanted To Know
02:04 XFM Sweeper
02:04 Mad MRI promos / sweepers
Thanks for another great show, man. Always super professional.
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S9+ into central Michigan.
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0021 - Psycho Killer - Talking Heads S9+20
0025 - On the Turning Away - Pink Floyd
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0029 UTC song "On the turning away"
0030 UTC Om playing a song for a listener.
0031 UTC Om with id XFM and mention that he had received request.
S - 9 thanks for the show pls qsl and thanks :D
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0048 Nine Inch Nails "Into the Void"
SIO 354
Thanks for the show !
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Pretty sweet sound on my online Drake R8 here in Northern Virginia. Thanks for the show!
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0106 UTC S9 +25 peak here with killer Signal and Audio! As usual! Thx THW
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Great signal and show! 55555 on 6850 and 20 over on 4180. 6850 sounds better though in SW Michigan.
Your playlists are the best. Great production and show!! Thanks for the music. I always look forward to your broadcasts.
Thanks again!
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SDR recorder catch
SIO 233
0037z ID X-FM
0053z Red Hat mentioning Larry from IL and several other shout outs
0101z E-Mail address & phone number
Nice to hear you Red Hat, thanks for the show
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The signal level in Scotland last night on 6850 was something else..........
audio clip.... and some screenshots from SDR Play receiver RSP 1A and bog standard 40m dipole..... Nothing out the ordinary.....
sUPERB ARTWORK ON THE WATERFALL. tHAT IS COOL...... SEE JPGS BELOW....
Also heard was 6933 KIPM and earlier on 6918, and WOLVERINE 6940.....
There may be others to discover on the recording I mmade...
Jack
www.wmrscotland.com/2023_11_01_xfm_0050_approx_6850u_booming.mp3
www.wmrscotland.com/2023_11_01_xfm_0232_off_mix_radio_6850u_booming.mp3
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oh yes and the better of the XFM idents....
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apologies
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apologies again...this was the one I forgot ......the above can be deleted if you guys want...
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