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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on December 15, 2018, 2056 UTC

Title: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on December 15, 2018, 2056 UTC

2056 "Enjoy another strange story from the Whistler", SIO 333. Into a radio drama.

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Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: Skipmuck on December 15, 2018, 2059 UTC

2057 UTC Hearing this at just above noise floor

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: JohnS on December 15, 2018, 2111 UTC

Faint signal but clearly heard man whistling at-2107.
Now hearing possible story but noise levels makes  for difficult copy.
First pirate station heard at my locale since Nov 03.

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: Andrew Yoder on December 15, 2018, 2113 UTC

Pretty good signal with what sounds like an OTR western

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: ByteBORG on December 15, 2018, 2115 UTC

S2
2114 - ..."good conduct medal" to Private Peter Perkins...

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: dxace1 on December 15, 2018, 2116 UTC

Heard at 2115 with talk, struggling with the noise level....heard here on Wellbrook and NRD-515 as well as SDR....2127 with 'Yo Ho.....' after coffee history commentary....off after long SSTV at 2150...

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: William Hassig on December 15, 2018, 2117 UTC

Tuned in at 2116utc, weak but clear signal with low noise, hear an old radio drama, at 2124utc song "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum", at 2132 heavy metal tune, signal getting a bit stronger but it may just be the type of music, at 2136utc Cheech and Chong song "up in smoke", at 2145utc SSTV/FAX, at 2147 2nd SSTV/FAX, at 2149 3rd SSTV/FAX but a short one.       

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: WA4FHY on December 15, 2018, 2118 UTC

2115 - Radio drama about someone named Pumpkin, that's Perkins! SIO 453
2124 - "16 Men on a Dead Man's Chest" No wonder he died - with 16 men standing on his chest! :)
2126 - Parody of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"

Thanks for the entertainment :)

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: DimBulb on December 15, 2018, 2122 UTC

Fair signal in New Hampshire, S5

2122z Talking about coffee history

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: refmo on December 15, 2018, 2123 UTC

Also S5 in Kentucky @ 2123, good copy.
2124 - "Yo Ho Ho! (And A Bottle Of Rum)"
2134 - "Whiskey In The Jar"
2137 - "Up In Smoke"
2140 - "Bury Me In Smoke", up to S6 now

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Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: myteaquinn on December 15, 2018, 2126 UTC

S3 signal with a pirate song.

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: Davep on December 15, 2018, 2137 UTC

2136 at noise floor  music

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: R4002 on December 15, 2018, 2140 UTC

6935 kHz USB 6.935 MHz USB The Whistler pirate radio station

2137 UTC - tuned in, hearing "Up In Smoke" with some fading (via COMMSIGMA KiwiSDR)
2139 UTC - some minor pescadore or freebander QRM on 6935 kHz LSB

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: 8 tattoos on December 15, 2018, 2150 UTC

2115 Radio drama about someone named Pumpkin, that's Perkins Haggling of what medal Perkins should get
2122 Talking about coffee
2124 Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum Craig Toungate
2127 Bawdy drininking song yo ho yo ho DRINK
2132 Whiskey In The Jar Metalica
2136 Up In Smoke Cheech and Chong
2139 Swan Song Down
2145 SSTV Off The Wall Ideas For You
2146 SSTV Wake Up You Are Brainwashed
2149 SSTV and off
SIO 444

Title: Re: The Whistler 6935 USB 2056 UTC 15 Dec 2018
Post by: caylorman on December 20, 2018, 2237 UTC

Catching up on SDR recordings

SINPO 45444 into central Indiana on my 40m dipole.  Caught about the last 2-3 minutes and the SSTV transmission.

Recording: https://soundcloud.com/e-j-caylor/the-whistler-6935usb-15dec2018-2143-2150/s-18hdR
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