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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

318

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.

319

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

320

North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6930 USB 2144 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 2144 UTC »

Very Good Reception

2144 OM reading tale, "root cellar..."
2146 ID, confirms reading Rabbit Hill 1944 by Robert Lawson, Chapter 2
2148 Long pause......"Father hastily changed subject.....", time for dinner.  Thanks for Robert Lawson reading, interesting gent - he was in Camouflage Corps in WW1.
2150 ID station and book, Looking for feedback to improve audio quality, continues reading

321

North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6865 USB 2105 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 2105 UTC »

Very good reception.   Thanks for ID, Chris. 
2105 Unid Rock Music
2106 OFF
2110 Back again......Unid R&B YL singer, Shazam sometimes has problems with USB
2113 OFF after song
2115 Back.....middle eastern sounding tune to start then EDM. 
2120 OM R&B
2125 OM & YL singing, time to prep for dinner - Thanks for broadcast, Mix
2130 It got one "Losing My Religion" Boleero

322

North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6930 USB 1938 UTC 5 SEP 2023

« on: September 05, 2023, 1939 UTC »

Good reception, some noise....probably 77LJS
1938 OM reading story about spring, being up on hill
1941 "He had once found a lost fox cub...."
1942 Story describing house/grounds that was left unattended in upkeep
1943 crabgrass
1947 Maybe just mentioned Connecticut in story.....long pause, getting noisier
1949 Story focusing on fox
1952 Story on woodland animals in general - now moles, squirrels
2001 I had to be up and around for a bit, came back and sounds like last words and off
I'm thinking this was Rabbit Hill (Newbery Medalist) by Robert Lawson, published in 1944, but not positive.

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QSLs Received / ION Radio eQSL - 3 SEP 2023

« on: September 03, 2023, 2307 UTC »

Nice to have you (in my) home for the holiday.  .   Thanks for the fine broadcast and very snappy eQSL.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Ion Radio 6925 AM 2058 UTC 3 SEP 2023

« on: September 03, 2023, 2058 UTC »

Very Good reception, some noise.   Long time, no hear ION (outside of ABC Radio today).  Glad you dropped by for the holiday weekend.    This is far more enjoyable than the other afternoon activity, assembling a crib for my grandson. 
2058 Music....OM, is anyone out there? <-------- actually  "Is There Anybody Out There?" Bassheads
2100 "A Volta por Cima" Flor-de-lis
2102 "Night Springs" Assembler 2084
2105 "India-Oscar-November, this is ION Radio"
2106 "It's a Good Day" Peggy Lee
2108 "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" Dionne Warwick
2111 ID to music start then switch to "Walking On Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves
2116 ID to "One Step Beyond" Madness
2118 ID to "Circles" Soul Coughing
2121"Buddha Rhubard Butter" SC (Truth be told, Rhubarb was one of the few successful items in garden this year)
2125 ID to "D.N.A." A Flock of Seagulls
2128 "Space Age Love Song" AFOS, time for dinner prep - will be listening, thanks again.

325

QSLs Received / Radio 1700 (CSR relay?) eQSL - Sept. 2

« on: September 03, 2023, 1418 UTC »

Thanks for the easy tempo sounds and easy on the eyes view eQSL.  Thanks Cloudsplitter for relay.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / AARS Radio Azteca Marathon #16 6935 AM 1207 UTC 3 SEP 2023

« on: September 03, 2023, 1207 UTC »

Good reception, noise floor a bit high - good timing just back from 2 mile walk
1207 Rocky Bullwinkle music - Radio Azteca, I presume
1208 Heavy drum music, mention of Kulpsville Broadcast, ID, PO Box in NY
1210 High noise floor making comprehension tough
1211 Won't corrode, fire proof
1215 More Rocky/Bullwinkle music, DX book parody ad
1217 Top 10 reasons for not going to Kulpsville.....#7 Glen Hauser was coming, #1 Nooky Night
1219 DX escort service ad - DX-stacy
1221 ID to "Money Wahala" Baba Ken Okulolo, reception much better - noise floor very low
1225 Medical Ad parody
1227 ID to interview with various audio clips but noise returning, will be listening while doing some things about house - thanks for broadcast 
1332 Email addy for QSL, sign off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 1700 6938 USB 2332 UTC 2 SEP 2023

« on: September 02, 2023, 2333 UTC »

Very good reception
2332 Music to RADIO 1700 ID
2333 Instrumental String tune
2340 "You are listening to the easy tempo sounds of Radio 1700", email addy
2345 "Massachusetts"
2347 ID to "A Taste Of Honey" vibraphone/lounge lizard version
2354 Radio 1700 ID's & email addy to "Diamond in the Black" Curtis Mayfield
0005 Off

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QSLs Received / Crapola Pirate Radio Pre-Labor Day Bash - Sep 2

« on: September 02, 2023, 1035 UTC »

Thanks Professor Plum - I'm guessing you did it, in your shack, with long wire.  🤣



Very much enjoyed the music from the middle of last century and artistic vintage eQSL.   
(QSL Note: Broadcast was 8p Eastern Sep 1; 0000 UTC Sep 2)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Crapola Shortwave Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 2 SEP 2023

« on: September 02, 2023, 0000 UTC »

Very Good Reception albeit high noise floor
0000 Bells, "There is nothing wrong with your set....", ID
0001 "I Get So Lonely" The Four Knights
0003 "Oh, Babe!" Kay Starr
0006 "Jailhouse" Elvis Presly
0008 OM reading correspondence
0012 "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry
0015 ID to "Suspicion" Terry Stafford, cut short to
0017 Life Alert Parody AD, ID, streaming link
0019 "The Greater pretender" The Platters
0022 You are listening to Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network to "Unchained Melody" Righteous Bros.
0026 Professor Plum talking with YL
0028 "Since I Don't Have You" The Skyliners
0030 ID
0035 email addy, acknowledges HFU, to National Anthem
0039 JFK "ask not...." to off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6930 USB 2314 UTC 31 AUG 2023

« on: August 31, 2023, 2314 UTC »

Excellent reception
2314 Classical music
2317 Piano and maybe oboe forefront
2323 Maybe jazz