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Other / CB bands:The Wild West of HF

« on: December 25, 2011, 2055 UTC »

Been awhile since I monitored the wild-west of HF, the CB bands, but cruising through them today had some fun with what must be some pretty good dx conditions for these bands.  Love the colorful handles, the lingo I haven't heard since Smokey and the Bandit, the salty language, and the good Dx hits here and there (Californian, Louisiana, Mojave Desert and Michigan ID'd today). Quite a bit more lively than the usual Ham Band snooze-fest bantor.   Ch11 (27085khz) and ch 19(27185khz) very active today. 

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Utility / Interesting UNID Milcoms on 5723u

« on: December 11, 2011, 0551 UTC »

Began picking up UNID milcom on 5723 last couple of nights.  This freq is not on any of my known Milcom frequency lists, so any ideas would be appreciated.

Hearing sporadic alpha-numeric identifiers tonight beginning around 5:00z:  Kilo, Juliet, Echo, Echo-Charlie, Delta so far tonight.  The frequency is mostly silent but patient monitoring is rewarded with these sporadic check-ins of one sort or another, accompanied by UNID digital bursts.  Hearing a few rounds per hour. 

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Utility / HFDL Northern Crossers

« on: December 10, 2011, 2245 UTC »

11387khz HFDL sigs penetrating from the frozen Northern reaches today  including:

Delta173(JFK to Tokyo) at 63N, 96W (over Nanavut)
Continental 133(Paris to Washington) at 60N, 61W
Continental 115(London to Newark) at 59N, 43W (by the tip of Greenalnd)

8947u (canarias)showing signs of life for first time in a while including AT 733 over sothern France.

also strange signal bursts on 11184u, unable to ID.  Usually an HFDL freq, but these are not!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925u, 1920's music

« on: August 28, 2011, 0214 UTC »

At 02:10z on 6925u hearing "Putting on the Ritz," and other assorted 1920's music through considerable noise. Fun show.  Unable to ID over several minutes so far.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925AM

« on: July 25, 2011, 0048 UTC »

Hearing ZZ Top "Two Step Boogie at 00:47z, quite weak here and difficult to pick out of the noise.

"White Wedding" at 00:59z
"Don't Fear the Reaper" at 01:01z

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Utility / American 94 scolded by Gander

« on: July 24, 2011, 0227 UTC »

American flight 94 (NY-JFK to MAdrid) on position report to Gander on 8891u at 02:08z. Gander forcefully repeating that they were "logged on as American 95" and needed to log off and relog on correctly.  American 94 seemed to get the idea eventually.  Never heard that one before.  

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6955AM WMPR

« on: June 26, 2011, 0302 UTC »

Hearing some dance muscic through noise and deep fades last 15 min, still going at 03:00z.  
Unable to make out ID so far.

ID and  off at 03:14 WMPR, Micro Power Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KARR 6925u

« on: June 25, 2011, 0426 UTC »

Hearing some racous Rock and Roll, a bunch of  George Thorogood in there at 04:20z

No ID as of yet.  Weak to mod signal here

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6930U Glen Hauser Radio SHow

« on: June 23, 2011, 0328 UTC »

Weak sig hear but I believe I'm hearing glen Hauser's "Radio Week in Review,"nat 03:28z, by relay presumably.  ALways a pleasure to catch this, great radio info! A lot here about jammers.

Off at 03:36z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave-On Radio 6925u

« on: June 20, 2011, 0127 UTC »

Weak signal here, barely making out "Can't Get it Out of my Head."  
"Superstitious" at 01:28z.  
"So Lonely" (Police) 01:33z.  

ID at 01:40 "Rave On Radio"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID Standup Comedy 6950AM

« on: June 20, 2011, 0111 UTC »

Hearing through the noise some pretty funny stand-up, not sure who it is.  Country type humor.  Fun show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Renegade Radio 6925u

« on: June 19, 2011, 0306 UTC »

Thw WHo with "Baba O'Reilly,"  Blistering sig into STL at 3:05Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6940AM

« on: May 09, 2011, 0053 UTC »

Mod- sig here with occ fades, with rock music (B52's?) at 0:53z.

1:04z:  "Who can it be Now"  Men at Work

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Utility / LL79 Phone Patch on 11175u

« on: May 09, 2011, 0009 UTC »

11175u hopping this evening.
At 23:57z Peurto Rico working  LL79 phone patch to "Duty Office" at what I took to be Shriever AFB (CO), gave ETA 20:30 local.

AtO:00z "Elegant" with a test count.

At 0:05z Andrews with a Skyking "foxtrot" message "SULJ"

At 00:35z LL79 working UNID base for f/u patch to "Duty Office."  Request for "Duty Van" and refuel vehicle.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ronin 6930AM

« on: May 01, 2011, 2336 UTC »

Booming sig here at 23:35.  Nice  folk tunes!