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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: DangerKitty on October 03, 2025, 2204 UTC
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2204: music "Sprockets [?] stand at attention for transmission" w/GG accent, repeated over music
2207: "Material Girl" - Madonna
3544[3-4]
2211: "Get Outta My Way" - Kylie Minogue
2219: ID, "Sprockets Radio", "... from [something] relay", by OM in EE w/GG accent; "True Faith" - New Order
2225: "Kandy Krush" - Kim Wilde
2232: OM: "I will give shoutout to HF Underground ...", "You Keep Me Hanging On" - Kim Wilde
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2248: OP was Dieter, Pirate Radio Relay League (I think he said), then SSTV x5
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note: SSTV audio is from Sutton, MA SDR rather than my local machine
w/"Colour" "anthem" by Noyce per Shazam
2301: weather report by OM
2303: "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - Monkees; "Hello Lover" - Billy Forrest
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2328: "My Generation" - The Who
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2341: carrier is gone; just prior to this, there was a "popcorn"/"percolator coffee pot" utility station that made reception pretty difficult,
Thank you for the show!
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2205 Very strong here - This is AM not USB.
2207 "Material Girl"
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I have it with a fair signal and sounds like transmitting an image.
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2204 music with "Stand at attention for transmission" repeated over and over.
2207 "Material Girl" - Madonna.
2211 "Get Outta My Way" - Kylie Minogue.
2214 "Hella Good" - No Doubt.
2218 ID by OM sounded like "Sprocket" into "True Faith" - New Order.
2225 "Kandy Krush" - Kim Wilde.
2228 "Playgirl" - Ladytron.
2233 OM thanking HFU listeners for listening into "You Keep Me Hangin' On (feat. Nena)" - Kim Wilde.
2236 "Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)" - New Order.
2243 "Jive Talkin'" - Bee Gees.
2247 OM with no eQSL - use the SSTV image".
2248 Scottie 1 SSTV image.
2250 Scottie 1 SSTV image.
2252 Scottie 1 SSTV image.
2254 Scottie 1 SSTV image.
2256 Scottie 1 SSTV image.
2258 OM signing off with "The show has become tiresome, we will sign off now" into "Nationalhymne De Ddr (Instrmental)" - Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin.
2202 Weather Report
2304 "Pleasant Valley Sunday" - The Monkees.
2307 "Hello Lover" - Billy Forrest.
2310 "You Don't Care" - The Techniques.
2313 OM talking about Radio London.
2314 "Day Tripper" - The Beatles.
2319 "Death of a Clown" - The Kinks.
2322 "Things Get Better" - Eddie Floyd.
2326 "Omaha" - Moby Grape.
2329 "My Generation" - The Who.
2332 Radio London ID by OM into "Shake, Rattle & Roll" - Arthur Conley.
2335 "Love Years Coming" - Strawberry Children.
2339 "I Wanna Go Back There Again" - Truly Smith.
2341 EOT.
2342 OTA.
Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )
Please eQSL to drossm@sympatico.ca
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Very good reception
2207 "Material Girl" Madonna
2211 "Get Otta My Way" Kylie Minogue
2215 "Hella Good" No Doubt
2219 OM German Accent to "True Faith" New Order
2225 "Kandy Krush" Kim Wilde
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2207 - Material Girl - Madonna S9
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2211 UTC
music
S-9 + 10
Get Otta My Way--- Kylie Minogue
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Fair signal here in SE Pennsylvania
Dave
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2212 - Get outa my way- Kylie Minogue
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2215 Music playing, solid S9.
2219 ID, Sprockets? Possibly said, "From PRRL" CPRRS". If I remember correctly, "Classic Pirate Radio Relay Service".
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S10+ signal via the Fair Hill, Maryland SDR with good audio but notable fading in and out of the noise at times ...
2215 UTC: "Hella Good" by No Doubt.
2218 UTC: ID that I didn't catch, then "True Faith" by New Order (classic song!).
2225 UTC: "Kandy Krush" by Kim Wilde.
2228 UTC: "Playgirl" by Ladytron.
2232 UTC: "Dieter" from "Sprockets" (referencing the 1990s "SNL" sketch) with a shout-out to the HFU board, then "You Keep Me Hanging On" cover by Kim Wilde feat. Nena.
2236 UTC: "Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)" by New Order.
2243 UTC: "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees.
2247 UTC: Dieter with announcement that he's in the studio with Klaus and about to send an SSTV image.
2248 UTC: SSTV transmission, followed by two more.
2254 UTC: Fourth SSTV transmission.
2255 UTC: Fifth SSTV transmission.
2257 UTC: "Sprockets" theme song with Dieter giving an ID and sign-off announcement over and over, then the old East German anthem (the first part of this song was Radio Berlin International's interval signal).
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2302 UTC: Old sound clip of a weather forecast into "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees.
2306 UTC: Talking that was too muffled to hear well, then "Hello Lover" by Billy Forrest.
2309 UTC: Man talking again, mentioned Billy Forrest, but otherwise not understandable into "You Don't Care (Version II)" by The Techniques.
2313 UTC: Man talking again, still muffled, then what sounded like an old Radio London sound clip or ad. That was followed by "Day Tripper" by The Beatles.
2319 UTC: "Death of a Clown" by The Kinks.
2321 UTC: Man talking again, then "Things Get Better" by Eddie Floyd.
2322 UTC: Talking again, which is losing the battle with the noise levels, then "Omaha" by Moby Grape.
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Broadcaster: Sprockets Radio
Listening date: 3 October 2025
Listening time: 22:15 to UTC time
Frequency: 6945 AM
SINPO: 45544
Listening Location: Valladolid (Spain) via kiwiSDR Cape May County, NJ (USA)
Antenna used: Aziloop Active Orthogonal Loop
Details of the programme listened to:
2215 "No Doubt - Hella Good
2219 "New Order - True Faith
2225 "Kim Wilde - Kandy Krush
2228 "Ladytron - Playgirl
2232 "Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (feat. Nena)
2236 "New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix)
2243 "Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
2248 SSTV
2259 "Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin - Nationalhymne Der Ddr (Instrumental)
2304 "The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday
2307 "Billy Forrest - Hello Lover
2311 "The Techniques, The Supersonics & Tommy McCook - You Don't Care (You'll Want Me Back)
I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: laradioymuchomas@gmail.com
Thank you for your show.
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Station: Sprockets Radio
Listening date: 03 October 2025
Listening time: 22:29 - 23:02 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6945 AM
SINPO: 35433
Listening Location: Yokohama City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Fair Hill, MD, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Fair Hill, MD, USA
Antenna used: Wellbrook Loop Antenna or OCFD Dipole
Details of the programme listened to:
2229 "Playgirl" by Ladytron
2233 "You Keep Me Hangin' On(feat.Nena)" by Kim Wilde
2236 "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order
2243 "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees
2247 OM announcement
2248 SSTV signal
2258 OM ID
2259 "Nationalhymne Der Ddr(Instrumental)" by Grobes Rundfunkorchester Berlin
2302
Thank you for your show. I enjoyed your show.
I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: dxing.world888@gmail.com
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Just a trace on the waterfall here
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Huge signal for Sprockets as of 2230 UTC as heard at MD
Missed the beginning of SSTV
Now I got them thanks for replaying and tks for the show Sprockets
Old Radio London recording
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2242: T.5.D. / NATION bootleg by AIDS. Weak and noisy signal.
2244: Jive Talking by Bee Gees.
2247: Beyond the Realms of Death by Judas Priest.
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SINPO=45333
2249- Multiple SSTVs.
2257- Sprockets music, with OM saying "Ja, you are listening to Sprockets...But the show has ?...We will sign off now," repeating, over tune.
2259- Nationalhymme Der DDR (Instrumental) performed by Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin.
Molvania hails our brave and industrious DDR Comrades...May you exceed your Ten Year Plan tractor quotas, and may your Stasi dossier remain spotless!
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S9 with the W3HFU KiwiSDR.
2250 UTC-SSTV
2258 UTC-Sprockets sign off message
2259 UTC-Nationalhymne Der Ddr (Instrumental) by Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin
2302 UTC-Old weather report
2303 UTC-Pleasant Valley Sunday by The Monkees
2306 UTC-Hello Lover by Billy Forrest
2310 UTC-You Don't Care by The Techniques
2314 UTC-Day Tripper by The Beatles
2319 UTC-Death of a Clown by The Kinks
2322 UTC-Things Get Better by Eddie Floyd
2326 UTC-Omaha by Moby Grape
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S8 Nice signal
2245 - Tuned in to multiple SSTV images
2259 - Sprockets signing off into National Anthem of East Germany
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Very strong but then started fading alot - 45444
2248 - series of 5 SSTV Scottie 1 images
2257 - Nationalhymne Der Ddr
Thanks for the Sprockets Radiogram Show #3 !
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2319 Death of a Clown
2322 Things Get Better
2326 Omaha
2329 Talkin' 'Bout My Generation
2332 Shake Rattle n Roll
2335 time check by OP - "ten minutes before 5", into Love Years Coming
2339 I Wanna Go Back There Again
2342 off air
Unfortunately for some reason comments by the OP are not intelligible
Please EQSL to jaroberts1914@gmail.com
Receiver: Sutton MA SDR
SINPO: 45343; really bad UTE QRM started 2334
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22.59 Nationalhymne Der Ddr (Instrumental) - Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin
23.03 “Pleasant Valley Sunday“ – The Monkees
23.07 “Hello Lover” – Billy Forest
23.10 “You Don’t Care” – The Techniques
23.14 “Day Tripper” – The Beatles
23.19 “Death of a Clown” – The Kinks
23.22 “Things Get Better” – Eddie Floyd
23.26 “Omaha” – Moby Grape
23.28 “My Generation” – The Who
mp3 clip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gpUTD_tFCSOWWUnyZM6cPfQRIPIdAxKp/view?usp=sharing
SINPO: 45444
Receiver: KiwiSDR in Newton, New Hampshire, USA
Monitor: Konstantin Barsenkov (St.Petersburg, Russia)
e-QSL will be much appreciated and thanks in advance!
Please email to BarsKonDX@gmail.com
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S6 SIO 323 SINPO 35233
2328 UTC My Generation by The Who
2331 Comments by host into Shake, Rattle & Roll by Arthur Conley
2335 Comments into Love Years Coming by Strawberry Children
2338 Comments into commercial, comments I Truly Want to Go Back There Again by Truly Smith
2341 OTA
Thanks!!!