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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: Andrew Yoder on November 15, 2022, 0237 UTC

Title: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Andrew Yoder on November 15, 2022, 0237 UTC
I wrote about this more on my blog, but Hobby Broadcasting Radio show #1 is done. It's scheduled to be aired on WBCQ's 5130-kHz transmitter on Thursday November 17 from 11-12 PM EST (November 18 from 0400-0500 UTC).

This show is primarily an interview with Brian Penney (longtime pirate listener and also the pirate radio columnist for NASWA), where we also talk about Halloween stations and manage to squeeze in some clips from stations on that weekend.

The plan is for HB Radio to be on the air every third Thursday of the month at this time on 5130 kHz. I'm not sure what the coverage is like for 5130, and I don't yet have it online. Let me know if you'd like to hear it, but can't.

If you hear show #1, did it sound like something you'd want to listen to each month? If not, is there anything we could do to make it better?
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: fpeconsultant on November 16, 2022, 2210 UTC
Andy - I look forward to listening even though the time is kind of late for an old guy like me!  But I’ll do the old Fred Flintstone toothpicks to prop open the eyes trick if need be.
Thanks for your continued support of the hobby.
FPE
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: UncleJohn on November 16, 2022, 2234 UTC
Andy - I look forward to listening even though the time is kind of late for an old guy like me!  But I’ll do the old Fred Flintstone toothpicks to prop open the eyes trick if need be. Thanks for your continued support of the hobby. FPE

If that don't work you can go the "Alex DeLarge" route (found the dvd today @ local thrift store- you're never too old to enjoy a decent hobby).  8)
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: fpeconsultant on November 16, 2022, 2341 UTC
Andy - I look forward to listening even though the time is kind of late for an old guy like me!  But I’ll do the old Fred Flintstone toothpicks to prop open the eyes trick if need be. Thanks for your continued support of the hobby. FPE

If that don't work you can go the "Alex DeLarge" route (found the dvd today @ local thrift store- you're never too old to enjoy a decent hobby).  8)

Hah!  Yes you are right but 4am (when I get up) comes awfully early….
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Andrew Yoder on November 17, 2022, 1704 UTC
Thanks much for the interest! Sleep's important and this is the only time slot, so I can e-mail the MP3 to you if you'd like and if your e-mail can handle 20Mb attachments
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: M R I on November 17, 2022, 1730 UTC
Thanks much for the interest! Sleep's important and this is the only time slot, so I can e-mail the MP3 to you if you'd like and if your e-mail can handle 20Mb attachments

Since I did not get a chance to hear it. I would like a copy. Thanks
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: fpeconsultant on November 17, 2022, 1918 UTC
Thanks much for the interest! Sleep's important and this is the only time slot, so I can e-mail the MP3 to you if you'd like and if your e-mail can handle 20Mb attachments

Andy - that would be great if you email me the mp3 just in case the toothpicks break
Thanks!
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: ION Radio on November 17, 2022, 2050 UTC
Yes, I would love a copy of that. Thanks Andrew.
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Shortwave_Listener on November 18, 2022, 0403 UTC
Program beginning now, good signal on the Northwest Ireland KiwiSDR. WBCQ 5130 kHz is difficult to hear at my location, but it makes it to Europe well.

Thanks for the program! I really enjoyed it! I can’t wait to hear it again next month :D

My off-air recording of the full program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRyeY0JKv7s
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: outhouse radio on November 18, 2022, 0411 UTC
you should have had some pirates broadcast it too . bcq is buried in the noise , so if you feel like it Andrew send me a copy to listen to .
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Skipmuck on November 18, 2022, 0413 UTC
I have very poor direct reception here in Springfield, MA, but earlier saw the wisdom of breaking a general rule to not use online SDR's. I have excellent reception on Chris Smolinski's 120 foot T2FD kiwi! Some light fades, but overall a solid S9 here. Time to kick back and enjoy the show....thanks Andrew!
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Andrew Yoder on November 18, 2022, 0436 UTC
It's coming in better here than I'd expected on my new horizontal loop: S9+5/10, pretty steady. I should've set the levels on the phone higher. I am happy that I could completely copy some of the airchecks

Outhouse: I don't think I have your address
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: outhouse radio on November 18, 2022, 0444 UTC
It's coming in better here than I'd expected on my new horizontal loop: S9+5/10, pretty steady. I should've set the levels on the phone higher. I am happy that I could completely copy some of the airchecks

Outhouse: I don't think I have your address
my email is still the same
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Zoidberg on November 18, 2022, 0538 UTC
Thanks much for the interest! Sleep's important and this is the only time slot, so I can e-mail the MP3 to you if you'd like and if your e-mail can handle 20Mb attachments
If you have a studio recording of the program, it's worth uploading to the internet archive site, archive.org. I've used that site for years to upload a few of my better off air recordings. All are still intact -- unlike all the other upload sites that went dormant or switched from free to premium subscriptions and deleted every file from the free accounts.

And if pirates want to relay the program, they can access it easily from there. Even if we upload a wav file, the site automagically creates more compact but good quality files in common formats, as well as open source formats that have no licensing issues. And media files can be played directly from archive dot org via their built-in players, or streamed through our preferred media player.
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: Skipmuck on November 18, 2022, 1338 UTC
Here's another off-air recording I made using Chris Smolinski's 120 foot T2FD kiwi, through my browser direct to Audacity. Enjoyed the show very much and I hope to hear these shows on a regular monthly basis. Thanks Andrew and Brian Penney! Good job all around!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r2YZCRzfQ416PQTmIjVyFHYG3Of3U1Nn/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio. Andrew, on C2C AM 9/10/2001, and this VID!
Post by: ThaDood on November 19, 2022, 1854 UTC
And, don´t forget that Andrew was on C2C AM, with host the late Art Bell, from Monday night 9/10/2001. That can heard heard, and downloaded from here:  https://archive.org/details/andrew-yoder-on-art-bell-c-2-c-am-mon-9-10-2001-edited
A big CONGRAT´s to Andrew, for getting his new monthly podcast.

While I am at it, might as well revisit Andrew on Inside Pirate Radio documentary.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l48gp6iFko
Title: Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio
Post by: redhat on November 19, 2022, 2012 UTC
Agreed, and thanks for putting this together for us out here!  I also echo the comment about using Archive.org for distribution.

+-RH