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North American Shortwave Pirate / Bug Radio 6960 USB 2313 UTC 16 JUN 2024

« on: June 16, 2024, 2313 UTC »

2313 UTC "Dear Prudence"-Beatles (S7 with light fading and light noise)
2315 UTC Bank of America commercial...parody?
2316 UTC "Glass Onion"-Beatles
2318 UTC "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"-Beatles
2322 UTC YL with ad, OM with ad(cut), followed by "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"-Beatles
(YL speaking during part of the song...no luck on the copy...again later in the song...heard mention of "radio", so likely an ID! Something like "?? Radio ??...how you doing out there"
2327 UTC "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"-Beatles
2329 UTC YL with ID, OM with advert, followed by "Martha My Dear"-Beatles
2332 UTC Advert for a telescope that fits in your pocket and takes pictures, followed by an OM talking about technicolor
2337 UTC "How Deep Is Your Love"-Bee Gees
2341 UTC YL with ID over the end of the song, repeated, followed by an OM with "read the label"
2342 UTC "Eye In the Sky"-Alan Parsons Project (Signal now a solid S8...very nice listenable audio!)
2346 UTC OM speaking about geometry over instrumental music
2347 UTC "Dancing in the Dark"-Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
2350 UTC OM with advert, followed by "Don't You Forget About Me"-Simple Minds
2355 UTC YL with ID, followed by YL with advert
2356 UTC "Alive and Kicking"-Simple Minds
0001 UTC YL with repeated ID, followed by a faux advert
0002 UTC "That Smell"-Lynyrd Skynyrd
0007 UTC Easypal picture followed by "Dreams"-Fleetwood Mac

0012 UTC "You Don't Know How It Feels"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
0015 UTC YL with ID, followed by Easypal picture (I turned off the app! Turned it back on but too late to get a decode...signal was in the green)
0018 UTC OFF

Thank you for the Sunday evening entertainment! I'll have to listen back on my recording for that ID...just couldn't make out the what the YL was saying! 

Listened back several times and it does sound like "This is June Bug Radio for the win...how are you doing out there"...looking at the Bug Radio pic posted below, I'll go with Bug Radio! Here's my recording of the final ID:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1emsTSlGCQuoYYo2pcHQA5Hxj3iIINWeo/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0000 UTC 16 JUN 2024

« on: June 16, 2024, 0000 UTC »

0000 UTC OM with ID, followed by an old bluesy 1930's tune-YL singer
0003 UTC "Talk of the Town"
0018 UTC "A Town Without Pity"-Gene Pitney
0021 UTC "Talk of the Town"-Chrissie Hynde & Pretenders
0024 UTC "Rock This Town"-Stray Cats
0035 UTC "When Love Comes to Town"-U2 with BB King
0043 UTC "Lucky Town"-Bruce Springsteen
0051 UTC "This Town"-Neil Young & Crazy Horse 
0054 UTC "Burnt Out Town"-Tom Petty
0057 UTC "Living In a Ghost Town"-Rolling Stones

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6940 AM 2254 UTC 10 JUN 2024

« on: June 10, 2024, 2254 UTC »

2254 UTC Unid rap tune...lyrics "I've got the power" (S8 peaks with moderate fading and excellent audio)
2259 UTC OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 0300 UTC 9 JUN 2024

« on: June 09, 2024, 0301 UTC »

0300 UTC Music just above the noise...brief bit of Carnival music (Entry of the Gladiators?)
0302 UTC Faded out or OFF
0303 UTC I have a very weak carrier here now, so maybe USB to AM?
0304 UTC Nothing at all now
0307 UTC I have the weak carrier again...no detectable audio
0309 UTC Some threshold audio...no luck on the copy
0310 UTC USB now and solid above the noise...unid music...autotune vocals?
0311 UTC Nothing now

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 2358 UTC 1 JUN 2024

« on: June 01, 2024, 2358 UTC »

2358 UTC Testing one two three...IS (S9+ and solid above the high noise)
0000 UTC Unid 1920's song
0008 UTC "I Won't Be Home No More"-Hank Williams
0011 UTC "Bring It On Home"-Sam Cooke
0014 UTC "I'll Take You Home"-Drifters
0016 UTC "Subterranean Homesick Blues"-Bob Dylan
0018 UTC "2,000 Light Years From Home"-Rolling Stones
0023 UTC "Can't Find My Way Home"-Blind Faith
0027 UTC "In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home"-CCR
0030 UTC "Darling Be Home Soon"-Joe Cocker (Hitting S9+20 now!)
0034 UTC "Can't Go Home"-Brewer & Shipley
0037 UTC "Go Back Home"-Stephen Stills
0040 UTC "Take Me Home Country Roads"-Toots & the Maytals
0044 UTC "Ain't Nobody Home"-?
0047 UTC "Sweet Mama Hurry Home"-Leon Redbone
0049 UTC "She's Leaving Home"-unid cover
0052 UTC "Home at Last"-Steely Dan 
0058 UTC "Johnny Come Home"-Fine Young Cannibals
0101 UTC "Long Way From Home"-Vaughn Brothers
0105 UTC "Sonny Came Home"Shawn Colvin



Thanks for the always interesting playlist! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Ultimate Universe Radio 6925 USB 0139 UTC 31 MAY 2024

« on: May 31, 2024, 0140 UTC »

0139 UTC On with a funky blues tune-OM singer (S8 peaks with moderate noise...excellent audio)
0142 UTC Scratchy sounding audio effect
0143 UTC Unid 60's sounding tune-OM singers
0145 UTC Maybe sounds from a chicken coup outer space? Followed by "Gotta Get Away"-Rolling Stones
0152 UTC "Stupid Girl"-Rolling Stones
0154 UTC Possibly an OM said something brief? ,followed by "A Long Long Time"-Rolling Stones
0157 UTC YL and OM with spoken word I didn't catch, followed by "Who's Driving Your Plane"-RS
0201 UTC OM with sound effects and an ID I didn't catch, followed by "Dandelion"-RS
0204 UTC OM with ID over sound effects...missed it again 
0212 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Child of the Moon"-RS
0216 UTC OM with ID..., then OFF

Thanks for the early Stones tunes tonight! Checked back on the recording and the OM says "Ultimate Radio Universe on all channels", as Chuck54 posted!
I ran the recording again and caught 2 clear ID's as "Ultimate Universe Radio"...time to rename the thread!

Here's my recording of the show from 0149-0216 UTC (I was mistuned for the first 10 minutes...)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h4Xp2n_VAriCZv_xA3pQN6KrufITvMIW/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 2238 UTC 24 MAY 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 2240 UTC »

2238 UTC Tuned in to an unid instrumental jazz piano song (S9+ with superb audio)
2241 UTC Pause
2242 UTC "Time Has Come Today"-Chambers Brothers
2247 UTC Pause, or OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 0200 UTC 21 MAY 2024

« on: May 21, 2024, 0201 UTC »

0200 UTC Odd chanting...sounds Gregorian, but they're chanting "OMMMMM" or maybe "OHM" 
(S8 peaks with light fades and light static crashing)
0204 UTC Same chanting with droning musical accompaniment (in a loop)
I don't think Shazam would get this one 
Interesting Mantra you got going here...
0219 UTC OFF

Thanks for the mind numbing!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6960 USB 0058 UTC 19 MAY 2024

« on: May 19, 2024, 0101 UTC »

0058 UTC Signed on right after the end of Wolverine SSTV, with WDOG theme music, followed by "Magical Mystery Tour"-Beatles (S9 here)...spoken word with British accent
0104 UTC "Fool On the Hill"-Beatles
(I believe this is the Magical Mystery Tour film soundtrack/audio clips from the film?)
0117 UTC "Flying"-Beatles
0124 UTC "I Am the Walrus"-Beatles
0135 UTC "Blue Jay Way"-Beatles
0147 UTC "Your Mother Should Know"-Beatles
0149 UTC "Magical Mystery Tour"-Beatles
0150 UTC "Hello Goodbye"-Beatles
0151 UTC "Strawberry Fields"-Beatles (WDOG CW ID over the song and later in the song the WDOG singing jingle)
0155 UTC "Penny Lane"-Beatles
0158 UTC "Baby You're a Rich Man"-Beatles, followed by "It's All Too Much"-Beatles
0212 UTC OM with spoken WDOG ID, followed by "Hey Bulldog"-Beatles
(Last couple tracks from Yellow Submarine)
0215 UTC WDOG singing jingle followed by dogs howling, then "Are Friends Electric"/"Love Shack, etc mix
0220 UTC OFF

Thanks for the Beatles memories! 

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QSLs Received / Mystery Science Radio via CSR eQSL 16 MAY 2024

« on: May 17, 2024, 2132 UTC »

Thank you for the show and the always appreciated eQSL! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6924.3 AM 0121 UTC 6 MAY 2024

« on: May 06, 2024, 0124 UTC »

0121 UTC Tuned in to "Cherry Bomb"-John Mellencamp (S8 peaks with light noise and moderate fading)
0123 UTC "Against the Wind"-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
0128 UTC "Main Street"-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
0131 UTC "One Toke Over the Line"-Brewer & Shipley
0134 UTC "For What It's Worth"-Buffalo Springfield   
0137 UTC "The Weight"-The Band
0141 UTC First few notes of "Amie"-Pure Prairie League, then OFF

Thanks for the oldies!

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QSLs Received / Radio Vixen International eQSL 5 MAY 2024

« on: May 05, 2024, 2213 UTC »

Thank you Radio Vixen International! My second time hearing this tip of the hat to the late great Al Fansome and I hope it becomes a tradition!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Cicada Radio 6935 USB 2350 UTC 3 MAY 2024

« on: May 03, 2024, 2357 UTC »

2350 UTC Same screechy sound as on 6955 USB, only this one has some electronic music mixing with the screechy sound
2358 UTC Easypal sound now...app not running here!
0004 UTC OM over the screechy cicada sound/electronic music with "Cicadas are my friend"  Also a different phrase but I couldn't quite get it.
0017 UTC OM with "Cicadas have more brains than ?"
0021 UTC Shoutouts to the posters! Thanks! 
0023 UTC Something about cicadas in the studio
0024 UTC Something about "they are hungry"?
0025 UTC "All the cicadas are dancing to the RF..."
0028 UTC OFF





Thanks for the tribute to the Cicadas! Coolest thing I've heard in quite some time! None of them heard here in Skipmuck town yet 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Robin Hood Radio 6930 USB 0326 UTC 18 APR 2024

« on: April 18, 2024, 0327 UTC »

0326 UTC Unid pop song just above the noise (High noise level and Russian beacon QRM)
0328 UTC Signal jumped up to S7 peaks and solid above the noise
0331 UTC Another unid pop song-OM singer
0333 UTC Faded out or OFF?
0334 UTC Hearing music again right at the the noise floor (either spoken word lyrics or an OM talking over the music?)
0338 UTC Unid rock tune-OM singer
0342 UTC OM DJ chat but the noise is too high for copy, followed by another unid rock tune-OM singer
0345 UTC Another rock tune (Good tunes but I don't recognize them....possible the same band? I'll Shazam the recording tomorrow...)
0349 UTC OM with ID..."Listening to Robin Hood Radio" 
0350 UTC Pop song-OM singer
0353 UTC SC2 120 SSTV (COOL!), followed by a 90's sounding grunge rock tune-OM singer...S7 peaks again

0402 UTC Unid alt-rock tune-OM with spoken word lyrics
0404 UTC Unid alt-rock tune
0411 UTC OM DJ chat, but the noise level is heavy

Prop is really lousy this evening 
Time to hit the sack here...good to hear you again Robin Hood! It's been awhile! 

Edit: Shazamed my recording this morning and here are the songs played
"Radio"-Thanks! I Love It
"Meatwood Flac"-Thanks! I Love It
"The Weeping Bogeyman"-Guided By Voices
"Pure and Clean"-Alpha & Omega
"Me and the Bean"-Spoon
"Lines in the Suit"-Spoon
"Detroit Has a Skyline"-Superchunk
"In a Jar"-Dinosaur Jr
"220 Years"-Hot Water Music
"Don't Touch My Bikini"-The Halo Benders
"Who Makes Your Money"-Spoon
"Pumpkin Eyes"-Silver Scooter

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: UNID 6930 USB 2208 UTC 8 APR 2024

« on: April 08, 2024, 2235 UTC »

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