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General Radio Discussion / Channel 292 partially off air?

« on: October 05, 2023, 1644 UTC »

Received this in an email from Encore Tumbril today:

"Wind damage at 292 has 3955 and 9670 off air at present.
Repairs are underway but some broadcasts of Encore may not happen."

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Shortwave Broadcast / Mini Transat Yacht Race 13735 AM 1505 UTC 1 OCT 2023

« on: October 01, 2023, 1520 UTC »

Fair reception, beachside Cape May, NJ - H501x with whip.  English/French service.

Daily broadcast at 1500 through race completion in November, might be on other frequencies.

1505 OM and YL in French
1515 Music transition, YL with weather report in English.
1520 YL in French with weather, sea conditions then English
The second half hour has been a themed music program in years past
1538 YL giving numbers in English then perhaps again French
1542 Off?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Filibuster Radio 6910 USB 2221 UTC 27 SEP 2023

« on: September 27, 2023, 2221 UTC »

Very Good reception.  Thanks for the broadcast and introduction to new music. 
2221 Unid Music
2225 "Stolen Season" The 69 Eyes
2229 "Once in a Lifetime" Wolfsheim
2232 Filibuster ID to "Ice Queen" Within Temptation
2239 "Death" White Lies
2243 "One Headlight" The Wallflowers (I knew this one.  )
2248 Long pause to unid music

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QSLs Received / Midnite Radio relay by NAPRS eQSL - Sept. 24

« on: September 26, 2023, 0846 UTC »

Thanks for the fine vintage broadcast and the eQSL of a QSL to a World Class Dxer from right here in New England. 
(No, not you Poacher - you are Galaxy Class  )

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QSLs Received / Good Times Radio eQSL (via Pirate QSL Service) - Sept 17

« on: September 25, 2023, 0858 UTC »

Thanks for the Good Times and snappy eQSL

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6965 USB 2350 UTC 23 SEP 2023

« on: September 23, 2023, 2350 UTC »

Very good reception
2350 "La chanson de Prevert" Serge Gainsbourg
2352 "Autumn Almanac" The Kinks
2355 OM speaking, rather garbled, maybe Zeeky

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6925 USB 2255 UTC 23 SEP 2023

« on: September 23, 2023, 2256 UTC »

Very good reception (This was played with last loop tape on same frequency directing listeners to 9500 AM 30 minutes later.)
2355 "Sideways" Bleeder
2359 OM in high pitch voice said will be going to 41m 7350-7400 (CRI on 7350 now)

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MW Loggings / WSOL San German, Puerto Rico? 1090 AM 2325 UTC 18 SEP 2023

« on: September 19, 2023, 1735 UTC »

So last night at about 2315 UTC, I turned on 1090 am to listen to the Raven pre-game show.  Much to my surprise there was a Spanish station as strong or stronger than WBAL.  This was about 20 minutes after sunset for me and 10 minutes for Baltimore.  I only had my radio at the time.

This morning while doing some online searching, I could only find WSOL in Puerto Rico in Spanish on that frequency on the east coast.  WSOL powers UP to 730 watts at sunset. Maybe grey line aided, running almost north/south now?  I couldn't check the stream last night, I might try again tonight if I get the chance.

If this is WSOL, the 1650 air miles would be my longest MW catch.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Filibuster Radio 6910 USB 2134 UTC 18 SEP 2023

« on: September 18, 2023, 2135 UTC »

Very good reception
2134 Unid Pop Music
2138 Syn OM "You are listening to a Night at the movies, I am Electric Dream"
2148 "Disco Inferno"
2158 "Good Night My Love"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6930 USB 1714 UTC 17 SEP 2023

« on: September 17, 2023, 1714 UTC »

Very good reception
1714 Radio play - 50's?, 2 OM talking about computers
1716 Dramatic Organ music, OM narrator but too deep/bassy to comprehend
1717 Play restarts, OM "One million dollars raised in a week....."
1721 "I was there in a helicopter over Kansas City...."
1724 A lot of discussion about rocket and Goddard Rocket Base
1733 Show ended, OFF? 

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Shortwave Broadcast / RNZ 7425 AM 1125 UTC 9 SEP 2023 - Jimmy Buffet Concert

« on: September 09, 2023, 1129 UTC »

Good reception - all songs by Jimmy Buffet before live audience, one song flows right to the other without expected album pause between songs, no DJ/Host, Buffet has some chit chat with crowd between tunes.  Maybe this is a concert that took place in NZ.

1125 "Fruitcakes"
1128 "Southern Cross"
1133 "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
1137 "Come Monday"
1139 "Brown Eyed Girl"
1146 "The Cup Chalice"
1157 "Margaritaville"
1200 Time pips straight to news (no info on Buffet concert), ID, Moroccan earthquake

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General Radio Discussion / Texas Radio Shortwave ceases operation

« on: September 08, 2023, 1147 UTC »

From SWLing blog:
https://swling.com/blog/2023/09/texas-radio-shortwave-programming-will-not-air-this-weekend-all-operations-ceased/

Really unfortunate, there were some excellent music programs transmitted by them.  One of the most unique broadcasts I ever heard was while they were testing, perhaps 2 dozen consecutive plays of different covers of "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" - surprisingly entertaining.  https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,100229.msg316236.html#msg316236

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Zeeky 6955 USB 2335 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 2335 UTC »

Excellent reception
2335 "Paranoid" Black Sabbath
2338 OM & wife talking at same time, "All Along The Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix
2342 OM said something I couldn't understand
2343 Zeeky talking but undecipherable
2345 "Horse With No Name" America

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6930 USB 2318 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 2318 UTC »

Excellent reception
2318 Opera music, can't ID - Shazam not liking USB and this is not my forte.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6955 USB 2235 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 2235 UTC »

Very good reception
2235 "Mr. Mojo Risin'/LA Woman" Jim Morrison
2239 Unid Morrison/Doors song
2240 Pause........then Morrison singing again
2241 "Big Fat Hen" children's song
2243 Getting noisy...sounds like Children TV Show audio (Look Out For Big Bad Wolf?)
2246 "Big Bad Wolf" kids' song
2249 OFF
2251 Back....OM speaking then "Big Bad Wolf"
2254 OFF again