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Loggings => North American MW Pirate Radio => Topic started by: WA4OSH on February 20, 2024, 1641 UTC
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Pirate Station AM 1710 Birmingham, AL
2/19/24 12:21 UTC S8
Female computer voice "You are tuned to AM 1710"
Captured using Kiwi SDR at N4DKD
Birmingham , AL Grid EM63, ASL 170, map, SNR 10:7 dB
Antenna: Homebrew EFHW 49:1 80 -10 meters
N4DKD BIRMINGHAM, AL
(https://i.imgur.com/J5EFj3B.png)
Here is a recording of their station ID
https://twitter.com/WA4OSH/status/1759381887514968103 (https://twitter.com/WA4OSH/status/1759381887514968103)
2/20/24 Posted to Discord #Recordings under
Pirate Station AM1710 Birmingham, AL The Station ID is at 2:00
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AM1710 Birmingham is live right now...
http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/ (http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/)
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Thanks for posting the link ... listening right now.
Interesting to scan throught the B'ham Alabama AM band ... from B'ham UK
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AM 1710 near Birmingham, AL still busy broadcasting in the Aeronautical Naviagation Band
(https://i.imgur.com/WBiB1hs.png)
Search for radio station information in the AM broadcast band (530 kHz to 1700 kHz)
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/am-query (https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/am-query)
The service code for TIS stations is PW (Conventional Public Safety Pool) in the Land Mobile - Private (LP) category. The frequency range for TIS stations will be between 530 and 1700 KHz (K).
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/travelers-information-stations-search (https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/travelers-information-stations-search)
It sure doesn't sound like Traffic Information to me...
Listen to them live on N4DKD's KiWiSDR receiver (Birmingham, AL US)
http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/ (http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/)
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AM1710 This morning...
(https://i.imgur.com/j3oWmDU.png)
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AM1710 is back on the air (2/24/24 Saturday)
(https://i.imgur.com/JnWCi5I.png)
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I'm hearing them lightly, S3-4, here at my qth in northwest Alabama. I'm about 75 miles northwest of B'ham
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5:25 AM UTC on Sunday, March 10
https://giphy.com/embed/VChqZCMSOmBKoTuGoz (https://giphy.com/embed/VChqZCMSOmBKoTuGoz)
80's Rock Music as received by KiWiSDR
N4DKD
Birmingham , AL | Grid EM63, ASL 170, [map], SNR 21:20 dB
Antenna: Homebrew EFHW 49:1 80 -10 meters
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AM1710 AM1710
5:50 AM UTC on Sunday, March 10
KiwiSDR: Software-defined receiver #1 Cullman Alabama USA
Cullman Alabama | Grid EM64nc, ASL 252, [map], SNR 22:12 dB
Antenna: Mag Loop / Long Wire
I'm only hearing a carrier with 60Hz hum on it.
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S4-S5, down in the QRM... KiWiSDR
KN4QCK:
Wetumpka, Al | Grid EM62uo, ASL 30m, [map], SNR 13:10 dB
Antenna: Hustler 5BTV 5-Band HF Vertical Antenna
Your name or callsign: WA4OSH
05:59
UTC
23:59
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8:56 PM UTC (2:05 PM PDT) on Sunday, March 10, 2024
8:58 UTC Grinderswitch - Mail Train Blues
9:02 UTC Van Morrison - Moondance
9:06 UTC Johnny Rivers - Mountain of Love
9:09 UTC Deep Purple - River Deep, Mountain High
9:17 UTC Grand Funk Railroad - Rock and Roll Soul
9:22 UTC Fleetwood Mac - Say You Love Me
9:26 UTC Henry Gross - Shannon
9:30 UTC Karla Bonoff - Someone to Lay Down Beside Me (Live)
Did not hear the AM1710 station ID today
1710 kHz AM "AM1710"
Reception via N4DKD http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/
Birmingham , AL | Grid EM63, ASL 170, [map], SNR 11:9 dB
Antenna: Homebrew EFHW 49:1 80 -10 meters
Signals S7-S9 moderate QRM
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Just found the station myself. Tried to look it up and found this thread. If I can find other Kiwis that are hearing the station and have GPS lock, I will try to Direction find it.
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