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Title: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on February 20, 2024, 1641 UTC
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
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on February 20, 2024, 1707 UTC
AM1710 Birmingham is live right now...
http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/ (http://n4dkd.asuscomm.com:8901/)
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: europirate on February 20, 2024, 2124 UTC
Thanks for posting the link ... listening right now.

Interesting to scan throught the B'ham Alabama AM band ... from B'ham UK
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on February 21, 2024, 1951 UTC
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/)

Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on February 22, 2024, 1546 UTC
AM1710 This morning...
(https://i.imgur.com/j3oWmDU.png)
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on February 25, 2024, 0321 UTC
AM1710 is back on the air (2/24/24 Saturday)
(https://i.imgur.com/JnWCi5I.png)
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: Dr. Strangelove on February 26, 2024, 0111 UTC
I'm hearing them lightly, S3-4, here at my qth in northwest Alabama.  I'm about 75 miles northwest of B'ham
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 0525 UTC 10 MAR 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on March 10, 2024, 0541 UTC
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
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on March 10, 2024, 0555 UTC
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.

Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on March 10, 2024, 0601 UTC
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

Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: WA4OSH on March 10, 2024, 2131 UTC
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
Title: Re: AM1710 1710 AM 1221 UTC 19 FEB 2024
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on October 09, 2024, 1210 UTC
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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