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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Topic started by: PirateSWL on August 30, 2020, 0034 UTC
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UNID 6950.5 AM S3-S4 in NY
0033: Music
0039: Lynyrd Skynyrd "The Ballad Of Curtis Loew"
0042: Little Feat. "Willin'"
0045: The Outlaws "Riders In The Sky (Ghost)"
0051: Blackfoot "Train, Train"
0054: Another I.D. into The Charlie Daniels Band "Simple Man"
0058: Grateful Dead "Ripple"
0102: Another I.D. into The Rolling Stones "Tumbling Dice"
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Tuned in at 0035utc, very weak, barely detect carrier in ssb mode under moderate noise, occasional bits of audio in am mode.
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6950.5 KHZ 0038 UTC S-2 to S-4. Getting better signal with darkeness. CURTIS LOWE!
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S5 here with qrn
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0039 "Curtis Lowe". S6 on peaks and sounding good, some deep fades.
0043 County Rock type tune.
0048 "Ghost Riders". S8 or so now, light fade.
0051 "Train, Train"
0054 ID Man Cave Radio.
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signal S9 on the SDR in Milford, PA
00.40 song "The Ballad of Curtis Loew"
00.42 song "Willin'"
00.46 ID (a man)
00.46 song ""Ghost Riders In The Sky"
00.51 song ""Train, Train"
00.55 ID (a man)
00.55 song (a man)
00.58 song "Ripple"
01.02 ID + talking (a man)
01.03 song "Tumbling Dice"
01.07 ID + talking (a man)
01.08 song "Lord, Mr. Ford"
01.09 I lost him
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OK. Now verified with the HP 8920 B Communications Test Set (Calibrated) 6950.5 KHZ AM mode. Lots of QRN. Better in USB. 0043UTC
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0043 UTC "Willin"-Little Feat(Very nice AM audio with clear S7 peaks)
0046 UTC OM with ID "Man Cave Radio", into "Ghost Riders In the Sky"-Outlaws
0051 UTC "Train Train"-Blackfoot
0055 UTC OM with ID "Man Cave Radio", into "Simple Man"-Charlie Daniels Band
0058 UTC "Ripple"-Grateful Dead
(Static crashes picking up a bit now)
0102 UTC OM with ID "Man Cave Radio", then OM chatting, into "Tumbling Dice"-Rolling Stones
0107 UTC OM with "Man Cave Radio....This is Man Cave Radio.....you have entered the Man Cave", into "Lord, Mr. Ford"-Jerry Reed
0111 UTC Back up again after a minute off, with OM repeating "Man Cave Radio" ID's, into recorded OM chat/music
0112 UTC "Summer Breeze"-Seals and Croft
0115 UTC "Summertime"-Billy Stewart.....OFF at 0116 UTC
Thanks for the tunes Man Cave!
Here's what it sounded like here in Poor Brook Valley:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JlfrFbib3Jqx1xIr82UoEOrzTbEC-3BK/view?usp=sharing
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SINPO=23222 at best, with deep fades.
046- "Riders in the Sky" by The Outlaws. (Lost signal by 048).
051- Hearing "Train, Train" by Blackfoot.
(Signal at SINPO=34322 at 053, having climbed back from a deep fade).
054- OM IDs "This is Man Cave Radio."
054- "Simple Man" by The Charlie Daniels Band.
058- "Ripple" by Grateful Dead.
102- OM speaking, but can't copy, as signal has faded. Sounds like a recorded clip perhaps?
103- "Tumbling Dice" by Rolling Stones.
Lost signal under QRN from about 104-107.
107- "Lord, Mr. Ford" by Jerry Reed.
110- Off.
111- Back. OM IDs. Recorded clips, like "Let's get ready to rumble!"
112- "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Croft.
116- "Summertime" by Billy Stewart. Then either off, or I lost him at 116.
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Frequency: 6950.5
Mode: AM
Date: 30 August 2020
Time: 0046
SINPO: 33333 in Uniontown PA
Signal meter:S5+
0046 - ID
0046 - The Outlaws - Ghost Riders In The Sky
0051 - Blackfoot - Train Train
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Can hear a very faint signal, but too deep in the noise floor to make out any copy.
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Reception Report from NE Ohio
SIO 545 SINPO 55344
Broadcast included:
0039 utc Ballad of Curtis Loew by Lynrd Skynrd
0042 Willin by Little Feat
0046 ID "Man Cave Radio" into Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws
0051 Train, Train by Blackfoot
0055 ID "Man Cave Radio" into Simple Man by The Charlie Daniel's Band
0058 Ripple by The Grateful Dead
0102 "You have entered the man cave...This is Man Cave Radio
Beautiful signal with some fading in and out. Nice genre and unique name that is missing on airwaves.
Thanks!!
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0051 Program of mostly blues with periodic ID's.
S5 in noisy conditions, although with little fading (unlike other stations tonight.)