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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: myteaquinn on February 12, 2017, 1856 UTC

Title: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: myteaquinn on February 12, 2017, 1856 UTC
Just tuned in to news about Chicago. Weak signal.
Seems to be a history of Al Capone.
Al Capone and we are coming up on Valentines Day, wonder if this is a coincidence?

Thanks R4002 I wasn't paying attention to the mode.

Off at 2028 with no ID heard.
Title: Re: Unid 6929 USB 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: R4002 on February 12, 2017, 1859 UTC
Seems to be in AM mode.  Talking about mobs, Chicago, "Bugs" Morgan, Al Capone, Chicago mob wars 6929 kHz AM - possibly St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Talking about the Thompson Submachine Gun/Tommy Gun, aka "The Chicago Typewriter" at 1908 UTC, discussion of Al Capone's childhood in New York at 1915 UTC, "Al Capone probably left New York somewhere around 1919" (at 1919 UTC!)

1945 UTC - talking about Al Capone's $20,000 custom Cadillac, complete with bulletproof glass, steel armor plating, police siren and police radio receiver
2012 UTC - discussion of coroner's investigation of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: Skipmuck on February 12, 2017, 1907 UTC
Just tuned in at 1907 UTC to a spoken word drama with an S5 signal and deep fades into the noise. The front loading washing machine is generating lots of QRN at the moment, so tough copy here.
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: Ct Yankee on February 12, 2017, 1919 UTC

Pretty faint...but we are in the middle of heavy snow (This will be over 20 inches since Thursday)

1915z Some background music....OM talking, a lot of noise.

1926z Reception just peaked to completely audible tale of prohibition.

1928z Signal crashed under noise, thought they might be off air.

1930z Signal recovering to just over noise....OM talking in radio drama style
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: PirateSWL on February 12, 2017, 1921 UTC
UNID 6929 AM S5-S7 in NY

1920: History of Al Capone. Talking about prohibition in the 1920's and a lucrative business for organized crime
2028: Off the air
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: DimBulb on February 12, 2017, 1925 UTC
1925z Lots of QSB, S2-S6, tough copy in New Hampshire
1949z QSB not so deep so much better copy, S4-S7
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on February 12, 2017, 1927 UTC
Just went from S0 to S8 at 1926z. Someone turned the NVIS switch on  ;D

Interesting program about gangs and prohibition.
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: hsmith77 on February 12, 2017, 1932 UTC
 S5  Chicago
 Al Capone  gangsters
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: refmo on February 12, 2017, 1936 UTC
S5 @ 1930 with Al Capone/prohibition docu-drama.
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: Rafman on February 12, 2017, 2007 UTC
hearing about gangstas...

I like it!!!

2027z /off

s8-9+
Title: Re: Unid 6929 AM 1855z 2/12/2017
Post by: flexoman61 on February 12, 2017, 2017 UTC

2015 Hearing the Capone drama at noise level. A few peaks above.