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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 USB 0100 UTC 01 MAR 2024

« on: March 02, 2024, 0100 UTC »

01:00 UTC - UNID with sign-on and music. Weak readable with fading;
01:55 UTC - End of broadcast.

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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Utility / UNID UTE 11153 Digital 1600 UTC 29 FEB 2024

« on: February 29, 2024, 1611 UTC »

16:00 UTC - UNID UTE, loud and clear, with 20 kHz wide digital signal;
16:12 UTC - End of transmission;
16:24 UTC - Noticed that the UTE returned.





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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6980 was 6969 USB 0205 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0206 UTC »

02:05 UTC - UNID with loop "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation. We have assumed control."
02:06 UTC - Music, loud and clear.
02:29 UTC - The Russian (presumed) Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Radar just started transmitting on 6965;
02:37 UTC - Suddenly went off the air and moved to 6980;
03:20 UTC - End of broadcast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 USB 0100 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0110 UTC »

01:00 UTC - UNID, good readable with Roomful of Blues;
02:00 UTC - End of broadcast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0058 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0058 UTC »

00:58 UTC - Wolverine Radio with interval signal "Testing One Two Three Can Anybody Here Me?"; loud and clear;
01:40 UTC - Just checked the University of Twente Wide-band WebSDR and the signal is a nice S7;
01:58 UTC - SSTV;
02:00 UTC - End of broadcast.

ICOM IC-7300 | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 4032 USB 0157 UTC 24 FEB 2024

« on: February 24, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 4032.0 kHz USB 01:57 UTC 24 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal; loud and clear;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:40 UTC - SSTV;
03:43 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 24 FEB 2024

« on: February 24, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 01:57 UTC 24 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; poor reception due to a wide-band digital UTE operating in that portion of the band;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:40 UTC - SSTV;
03:43 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 USB 0100 UTC 24 FEB 2024

« on: February 24, 2024, 0103 UTC »

01:00 UTC - UNID, weak readable with Eric Clapton - After Midnight

01:00 Royal Canadian Artillery - Vice-Regal Salute
01:00 Eric Clapton - After Midnight
01:06 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Change It
01:10 Creedence Clearwater - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
01:20 Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama
01:23 Joe Walsh - Walk Away
01:27 Eagles - The Long Run
01:30 Steve Gadd Band - The Windup
01:36 Kiss - I Was Made for Lovin' You
01:40 Joey DeFrancesco - Canadian Sunset
01:47 Gordon Lightfoot - You Are What I Am
01:50 The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
01:53 Royal Canadian Artillery - O Canada (instrumental)

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Shortwave Broadcast / TDF DRM 6005 DRM 0800 21 FEB 2024

« on: February 21, 2024, 0822 UTC »

Telediffusion de France (TDF) 6005.0 kHz DRM 08:00 UTC 21 FEB 2024

08:00 UTC - TDF DRM, loud and clear and decoded with DREAM. French news program;
08:28 UTC - Transmission ended.

Despite the nice S+10 signal and over 19 dB SNR, DRM decoding was spotty due to path distortion.

According to DRM Broadcasts (https://www.drmrx.org/drm-broadcasts-all-by-time/) and HFCC Global DRM Transmissions Schedule (http://www.hfcc.org/drm/);

Schedule: Irregular
Target: North Atlantic, Northern Europe
Transmitter Site: Issoudun, France

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna | DREAM v2.1.1

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 4032 USB 0157 UTC 17 FEB 2024

« on: February 17, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 4032.0 kHz USB 01:57 UTC 17 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; loud and clear;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:39 UTC - SSTV;
03:42 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 17 FEB 2024

« on: February 17, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 01:57 UTC 17 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up; good readable;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal;
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:39 UTC - SSTV;
03:42 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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Utility / US Navy 8994 & 11177 RTTY 1330 UTC 15 FEB 2024

« on: February 15, 2024, 1347 UTC »

US Navy on both 8994.0 and 11177.0 with RTTY 850/50. Good readable. Encrypted traffic.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson T2FD antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Damn Skippy 6955 USB 0340 UTC 11 FEB 2024

« on: February 11, 2024, 0341 UTC »

03:40 UTC - UNID just signed on with music; good readable.

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 4032 USB 0157 UTC 10 FEB 2024

« on: February 10, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 4032.0 kHz USB 01:57 UTC 10 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Nothing heard;
02:03 UTC - Loud and clear;
03:42 UTC - SSTV;
03:44 UTC - End of broadcast.

Congratulations on the 4 years on the air.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0157 UTC 10 FEB 2024

« on: February 10, 2024, 0157 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 01:57 UTC 10 FEB 2024

01:57 UTC - Carrier is up;
01:58 UTC - Interval signal (special edition);
02:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
03:42 UTC - SSTV;
03:44 UTC - End of broadcast.

Congratulations on the 4 years on the air.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

RSPduo | Wellbrook loop antenna