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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM/USB 0015 UTC 23 Dec 2023

« on: December 23, 2023, 0015 UTC »

0015: "Convoy" - CW McCall
35444
0018: "Dubidubidu" - Chistell
0020: spoof commercial with drill sergeant


Thank you for the show!

137

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Garbanzo 6950 USB 0001 UTC 23 Dec 2023

« on: December 23, 2023, 0000 UTC »

0001: rock music; have heard before but can't ID/remember
35333
0003: more rock mx
0008: spoof commercial
0014: Poetry reading and more talk, ID
0025: address for mail drop in Hilo, Hawaii; "Get out of that eggnog"
0028: "career in food preparation" commercial
0031: "I Got the Fire" - Montrose
0036: POB 5074, Hilo, Hi, 96720 for reports
0037: owl hoots, and all weather art by masters, International House of Chili - It's a Gas!
0044: happy holiday wishes and then EOT/OTA

Thank you for the show and all the laughs!

138

North American Shortwave Pirate / WWWW 6925 USB was AM 2333 UTC 22 Dec 2023

« on: December 22, 2023, 2334 UTC »

2333: "Hot for the Teacher" - Van Halen
35222
2339: switch to USB, much better; 45443
2339: "19-2000" - Gorillaz
2341: OM synth voice, distorted -> "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd (P.F.)
2346: "Goodbye Blue Sky" - P.F.
2350: "Layla" - Derek & The Dominos
2357: "Werewolf" - 5 Man Electrical Band

Thank you for the show!

139

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6871 LSB 2310 UTC 2310 Dec 2023

« on: December 22, 2023, 2310 UTC »

2310: "Electric Funeral" - Black Sabbath
S9+10, 45444
2314: "Hand of Doom" - Black Sabbath (B.S.)
2317: "Into the Void" - B.S.


Thank you for the show!

140

North American Shortwave Pirate / WFZY 6930 USB 2350 UTC 21 DEC 2023

« on: December 21, 2023, 2350 UTC »

2350: relay of BBC? news/commentary
2351: rock mx "F the CC" -  Steve Earle
55444, S9+20
2354: "One Monkey" - David Allan Coe, per SoundHound,
2356: "Amanda" - Waylon Jennings
Note: SoundHound seems to be getting song IDs wrong tonight; Shazam is not IDing them at all
OM: ID as "WFCY" from the Ohio River Valley
2359: "Dodgeball - Naming of the Team" - Rick Bubba
0001: "Can't Get Enough" - Bad Company
0005: "Pretty Little Lie" - Blackberry Smoke; "Call Me Insane" - Dale Watson
0013: "F the CC" -
0014: OP: "I'll be back at Christmas time ... 73", then EOT/OTA

Thank you for the broadcast!

141

North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6960 USB 2220 UTC 21 DEC 2023

« on: December 21, 2023, 2220 UTC »

2220: crooner singing/mx, sounds like F. Sinatra "I Got to be Me"
2221: "Over the Sun" - Tony Bennett
35333
...
2234: "Baby Don't You Quit Now" - Tony Bennett
...
2243: quick VO by OM over mx mentions 100 ft. vertical -> mx continues
2246: shoutout to dxwingr and yours truly - THANKS!

Thank you for the broadcast!

142

North American Shortwave Pirate / Doom Scroll Happy Solstice 6950 USB 2148 UTC 21 DEC 2023

« on: December 21, 2023, 2149 UTC »

spacey music - can't ID
21221

followed by several SSTV pics - too noisy to properly decode, but here is one anyway from 2 different programs:




Thank you for the cool music, the pictures and the greetings!

143

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free East Coast 6932 USB 2225 UTC 17 DEC 2023

« on: December 17, 2023, 2227 UTC »

2227: music - "Cum On Feel the Noize" - Quiet Riot
33332; have to use narrow bw to get rid of UTE qrm just above 6932

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sternradio 6966.8 was 6932.58 was 6943.5 AM 2343 UTC 15 Dec 2023

« on: December 15, 2023, 2344 UTC »

2343: synth voice "technical difficulties", "transmitter is smoking", "smoking will kill you" in GG and EE
2345: techno dance mx with various statements over mx - "Red Alert" - Epsilon Minus
45333; some quick deep fading that quickly recovers
2354: "This S*it Will Fcuk You Up" - Combichrist
2357: utility station QRM over OM speaking "technical difficulties", "transmitter is smoking", "smoking will kill you"
0002: switch to 6932.58, now clear of UTE QRM
0013: ute qrm overcomes Sternradio signal and they are EOT/OTA
0020: change to 6966.8
...
0102: "Antenne" - Kraftwerk; 55444
0115: sign off announcements, with QSL email address -> "fanfare" mx and "We shall never surrender"
0119: EOT/OTA

Thank you for the music and the broadcast!

145

North American Shortwave Pirate / WTF Worldwide 6950 USB 2332 UTC 15 Dec 2023

« on: December 15, 2023, 2332 UTC »

fanfare mx -> "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" - London Brass
45343
2334: ID by OM, "from the east coast of North America" -> "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High" - Roger Whittaker
2338: "Joy" - Dave Beegle

Thank you for the broadcast!

146

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 USB 2327 UTC 15 Dec 2023

« on: December 15, 2023, 2327 UTC »

YL with frequency announcements
1710 kHz, 1715 and maybe 1720 in sideband at 0200
repeated a few times, then OTA

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6955 USB 2156 UTC 15 Dec 2023

« on: December 15, 2023, 2156 UTC »

2156: music - "Are Friends Electric" - Tubeway Army, with barkingdog
S9+15, 45343, SNR: ~ 10 dB
2159: "W-D-O-G" ID and more talk and dog barking, over "Jet Airliner" - Steve Miller Band
2203: talking and "Black Betty" - Ram Jam
2207: OM: "We just got word about Elvis" -> "Heroes" - David Bowie
2210: tx de audiophiles in the basement -> "Give A Little Bit" - Supertramp
2215: "This is WDOG and this is 1977 night" -> dog howling over "Barracuda" - Heart
2227: mx continues; 45454
2235: 55455; S9+30, SNR: ~ 26 dB
2238: "We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions" - Queen -> more mx
2316: ID and audio from lead-in to "Six Million Dollar Man" TV show
2317: more mx
2325: suddenly EOT/OTA during "Shake Your Body" - KC and Sunshine Band
Thank you for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / One Dog Radio 6950 USB 2346 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 2346 UTC »

2346: rock mx
2347: SSTV - pic to follow -> more rock mx
 

2355: "Green Foo" - Holy Giant


0011: signal pretty much faded out here

Thank you for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Poletown East 6930 AM 2324 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 2324 UTC »

2324: rap mx - Detroit City Blues - Steven the General
2328: "You are listening to [can't understand]" -> more mx
2331: carrier present but no audio heard
2332: mx heard barely, in the noise
2333: YL heard "you are listening ...", but noise too high to make out
NOTE: eQSL received 2023-12-10 19:28 EST from "Radio Poletown East - D-Town's Illiest Station From the slums to the ghettos of the world". Transmitter power 20 watts

Thank you for the broadcast and the eQSL!

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Peskies / UNID 6919 LSB 2226 UTC 10 Dec 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 2227 UTC »

OM in SS PP with music; maybe a relay of commercial station?
sounds like 2 stations on at same time;
one station has a guy whistling a lot