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North American Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs SSTV - 04:28z 6925 USB 04/13/13
« on: April 13, 2013, 0429 UTC »
04:28 signal which sounded like SSTV (?) was on for about 1 minute
04:32 signal repeated and again... 04:34

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General Radio Discussion / Pescadores - What do they talk about?
« on: April 13, 2013, 0254 UTC »
OK... I hear them all the time in LSB, from 6903 - 6995 and everywhere else in-between. As I don't speak Spanish, and possibly someone here on the board does, what exactly do they talk about. I'm guessing they "all can't be fishing" off the Gulf Coast. I had one tonight on 6983 that gave a very clear S9 signal. Just curious...   ...Steve

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 00:58 4/10/2013
« on: April 10, 2013, 0103 UTC »
00:58  Can hear very faint either faint music or someone humming into microphone S1-2 signal - Barely above noise level
01:03 sound a bit like someone tuning up

No longer hear both...   Did anyone catch this on their SDR recorder?

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Equipment / Weak "S" signals / noise level / Nagging questions
« on: April 06, 2013, 0247 UTC »
OK... here's a question that may have so obvious an answer as the nose on my face (or your's).

For many years, I have reported signal strength for reports, (ACE, Pirate Pages, and now here at HFU) but a question lingers.

How does a weak receiving signal from a pirate broadcast be given an accurate reading? Say for instance, all things being equal in the household RFI department, and there is just the usual atmospheric noise, and your receiver has a steady S5 noise floor. Now then, you hear music, just above that level, doe one give the report as an S5 or S6? Obviously if your noise floor is S5 but the signal is an S8 with peaking at S10 and back down, well then that's fairly easy to report. Granted there are many variables involved here, antenna, type & height, receiver, a stingy S-meter, changes in propagation, direction of signal, etc.  It's all pretty individual readings and signal strengths at that point, from different QTH's. I know my particular setup now is not nearly as sensitive or receives as well as the one I had in the 80's.

Many times I hear a signal at, or just slightly above the noise level. So if one hears music just above S5 noise the correct report would be S5 signal, and if the noise is S7 and you barely hear the music, your signal report would be S7. Sound right? If the incoming signal doesn't make it past the noise level of your radio - you're just not going to hear it. Right? Or do we go in reverse?

If you just barely hear a signal above a S5 noise floor, do we give our report as a S1 or S2 (above the noise floor?) or keep it as a S5 signal in the report? If I see someone (myself included) post a signal strength of S2 or S3, does that mean they have a S0 noise floor? Whew! Or...are listeners generous and bump up to the next dB for reports?

I'm curious to find out how other people here view the signal strength / reporting milieu particularly as it relates to weak pirate signals. Truth be told, sometimes I don't know how or why I give out the signal strength reports that I do, particularly with weak signals.  ...Steve


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North American Shortwave Pirate / Black Cat Radio 6925 USB 23:15 04/05/2013
« on: April 05, 2013, 2319 UTC »
23:15  Hearing music starting up W/brief ID
23:17  ID repeated several times  Signal S5-6
23:21 Clear ID of Black Cat Radio  Signal rose a bit
23:24 ID Signal up to S8 now. Clear audio - (Don't recognize the music artists) Punk Rock
23:30 ID and QSL infomation
23:51 - SSTV sig. Then ID... Then final songs...
23:58 - off abruptly before song ended.

Thanks for the Show  BCR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Renegade Radio 6925 USB 00:31 04/01/2013
« on: April 01, 2013, 0032 UTC »
00:30 Hear Male op saying something -then into rock music -too good a signal to be PPVR  - S9+ signal
song by Rush
00:34 Very Clear ID into Led Zeppelin song (fortunately blocking PPVR)
00:38 song by Fleetwood Mac
00:43 Clear ID sounds live - mocking PPVR - Love it RR!
00:46 - Shoutouts - Thanks for the mention RR!
00:47 Doors - Hello I Love You
00:49 Doobie Brothers
00:54 Papst Blue Ribbon Beer ad - ah memories...........
00:58 more shoutouts - gave QSL information renegaderadio@gmail.com
01:01 song by Bad Company  -  Signal still a killer 9+
01:08 song by Pink Floyd
01:13 song by the WHO "We Won't Get Fooled Again" signal peaking S10+ NICE!
01:21 song by Billy Squier "In the Dark"  nice selection..RR
01:26 ID - more shoutouts - saying they're shutting down... more messages to PPVR :D one more tune then off.
01:28 song by Styx - "Renegade"
01:33  Spoof ad Bud Light Real Men of Radio/ Renegade Radio  -- ad very cool then off Shout out from X-FM

Thanks for the Show Renegade! Awesome signal and audio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Grizzly Bear Shortwave 6930 USB 04:19 03/30/13
« on: March 30, 2013, 0424 UTC »
4:19 heard brief music, which sounded Middle Eastern followed by various noises . Lasted about 30 seconds then abruptly off  S7 signal
0441 Music back on.... can't quite make out the genre. (lasted about 30sec then off)  --  signal off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XLR8 - 6925 USB 04:23 03/29/13
« on: March 29, 2013, 0428 UTC »
04:23 music
04:25 ID - Could not make it out
04:26 song music group fast newer rock  Signal a solid S8
04:30 ID (tentative) KLR8 (?) then into techno rock (ID voiced over song)
04:32 into new song
04:34 song with ID (ID's are kinda whispered)
04:39 Another ID sounded like "Big KLR8"  Just not sure..
04:29 to 04: more punk songs - have a European feel  
04:51 Another ID
04:56 XLR8  -- Very clear ID (pronounced Accelerate)    Welcome Back guys! It's been a while! (At least 2 months)
05:32 off

Thanks for the show!!  PSE QSL if possible, to Email address below.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 01:24 03/29/13
« on: March 29, 2013, 0130 UTC »
01:24 OM testing by Speaking numbers 1-10, 3,2,1 and giving out audio levels Fairly good signal S7 Good audio.
01:31 Now hearing music... Heard ID of Radio Caroline so....relay of recorded ID
01:33 Audio off - no sig

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 00:46 6923.5 AM 03/24/13
« on: March 24, 2013, 0051 UTC »
00:46  hearing music right ater the UNID signed off at 00:38 playing music no ID yet Solid S9 signal
00:58 song Working Class Hero
01:03 cover of a Dylan song "I'm only Bleeding" It's all Right Ma
01:06 recorded voice Not sure if it was an ID
01:09 keep hearing muffled voice message over end of song.
01:10 nice folk song with female singer.
25 minutes and no clear ID so far...
0116 off

Thanks for the Show! PSE QSL...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs 6925USB 03:21UTC - 03/23/13
« on: March 23, 2013, 0326 UTC »
03:21 Heard church bells at beginning - Signal is so faint S2 can hear music just barely above noise peaks

Thanks myteaquinn!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs - 6925USB - 01:07UTC - 03/23/2013
« on: March 23, 2013, 0108 UTC »
01:07 hearing music sound like older music w/ harmonica possibly blues Signal S5-S6
01:12 ID w/ 2 OM Mentioned RCCI - thanks! LIVE ....Thanks for ID Dutch Master!
01:19 ID more shout outs! Info about them -mentioned putting out 110 watts. ....etc
01:43 off

Great Show and Thanks RML   ...Steve

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 03:43 UTC UNID 6925 UTC - 03/16/2013
« on: March 16, 2013, 0346 UTC »
03:44 song I Love to Share the World (Just Started after brief tune-up)-Booming Signal S9+ signal  - Great Audio!!
03:48 - Sounded like testing signal or Intervel Signal using a Didge

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave - 6925AM 01:42 03/11/2013
« on: March 11, 2013, 0143 UTC »
01:42  Hearing music in background with another OP tuning up
01:47 Correction - was in AM , I heard the other OP tuning up in SSB
01:50 music started up again in AM  - Classical music
01:50 song Country / Rock (name ukn) Signal - S3-4 - pretty good audio.
01:56 a Burped(?) ID then into more music
02:01 Clear ID: Captain Morgan Shortwave
02:07 - signal up to an S8-9 with clear audio
02:07 new sond kind of a bluesy / swing music - sounds nice!
02:24 song All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
02:30 Brief ID then OFF

Thanks for the show Captain!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Crystal Ship - 01:21 UTC 6930 USB -
« on: March 10, 2013, 0122 UTC »
01:21 Hearing a Doors Song
Clear ID The Crystal Ship
01:24 song Ina Gadda Da Vida -Iron Butterfly (long version) Signal Solid S-7-8
01:42'  computer voice - TCS Rock 'n Roll Art Show' w/ recording of OM briefly talking about history of hard rock / pretty cool!
01:49 song - Moody Blues
01:52 song "Ride my See-saw"
02:04 Clear ID
02:11 song Round About by YES
02:30 Clear ID

Thanks Crystal Ship for the Show!

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