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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0109 UTC Feb 28, 2014

« on: February 28, 2014, 0110 UTC »

Hearing music at S5 level off at 0010 UTC. If it doesn't start again, I will delete post.
0114 Strong tone at 0114 UTC for about a minute...hopefully in queue!
0120 UTC Back up now with wierd electronic loop talk stuff
0124 UTC Off again...strange

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNDERCOVER RADIO 6925 AM 0039 UTC Feb 24 2014

« on: February 24, 2014, 0043 UTC »

OC, brief audio at 0035, then strong signal at 0039 UTC
Solid S8 here during an uncharacteristic uptempo pop tune ending at 0051, into mood music, then Dr. Benway with Id, shoutouts..."THANKS!", into T-shirt plug.
"T-shirts only shipped to US addresses"...Uptempo tune at 0055 UTC. S9 here now with a little fading and a pesky on LSB.{Thanks for the shows this weekend Dr. Benway!}
0058 UTC Switched to USB and superb signal at that...I'm using USB with 6 KHZ filter and it sounds like AM!
0104 UTC Shoutouts...thanks! Into "Dr. Benway mood music" aka song by the Cardigans per other poster!.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BANGALORE POACHER 6913.9 KHZ USB 2215 UTC FEB 16, 2014

« on: February 16, 2014, 2216 UTC »

Solid S7 signal here with string of numbers by the Poacher guy, IS, more numbers....crazy! {can anyone ID the little tune used as an IS?}
{After listening to my tape of last nights broadcast, I know better than to try and make sense of this! vegetarian, numbers played at high speed, and what is the name of that little tune they use for an IS?}
{After reviewing last nights posts and one from today, I guess the music is the "Lincolnshire Poacher"...have to look that up on google!}
2229 UTC off

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_Poacher_(numbers_station)
Fascinating reading! I was not aware of this

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RFW 6929.6 KHZ AM 2153 UTC 16 Feb 2014

« on: February 16, 2014, 2157 UTC »

DJ Dick Weed & Co chatting at 2153 tune-in with awesome AM audio on about 6929.6 or so. Talk about buying the rest of the t-shirts and broadcasting from a different place...passing around a Radio Shack microphone, then into Metal tune.
2207 UTC Dick Weed with names of songs played, "QRM"..."prepared to die for our metal", into "Don't Call Me Dude-Scatterbrain

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QSLs Received / THE BANGALORE POACHER eQSL

« on: February 16, 2014, 1908 UTC »

Awesome QSL for last nights hilarious show received here! This show was the funniest, most entertaining thing I've heard since I got back into shortwave in August of 2013 after 24 years absence. Thanks Mr. Poacher guy! Greatly appreciated!
{Replaced jpeg with a better cropped picture}

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK RADIO 6925 USB 2337 UTC FEB 15, 2014

« on: February 15, 2014, 2341 UTC »

Something here with music, then man announcer...something about pizza and then gave a gmail address. Song after that.
2343 UTC Man announcer with chat but the damn noise and fade making for tough copy. 2344 Punk tune
Signal much clearer now...others have posted this as WEAK Radio....Electronica instrumental at 2349 UTC
0000 UTC FEB 15, 2014...man announcer with clear ID as "W-E-A-K" weakradio@gmail.com"

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QSLs Received / COOL AM RADIO eQSL (relay from North America)

« on: February 13, 2014, 2309 UTC »

Nice eQSL received here today direct and also forwarded by Chris Lobdell (who inadvertantly received mine!). Thanks Andre....it is greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing COOL AM RADIO direct from the Netherlands on some lucky day!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6935 KHZ AM Feb 13, 2014 0219 UTC

« on: February 13, 2014, 0221 UTC »

Solid S8 signal here with great AM audio
0219 UTC "Never Can Say Goodbye"-Jackson 5
0222 UTC "Rockin Robin"-Jackson 5
0225 UTC "Billy Jean"-MJ
0229 UTC "Beat It"-MJ
0233(Signal fading widely in and out of the noise and then gone)
{Listened back on the recording and I can hear the whispering bit, but can't make it out...another poster says Wolverine Radio...the great audio fits!}

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Other / UNID 6945 KHZ LSB FEB 11, 2014 0049-0051 UTC

« on: February 11, 2014, 0106 UTC »

Strange things happening in pescadora land...heard what was definitely opera music...switched to LSB and damned if what sounded like Enrico Caruso with a solid S8 signal. I tuned in just before 0049 and it was off abrupt just after 0051. Peskies playing radio, or someone playing with the peskies? Either way, nobody's catching any fish...please QSL!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XLR8 6925 USB FEB 10, 2014 2239 UTC

« on: February 10, 2014, 2257 UTC »

Hearing something steady above the noise floor with lots of peskies on LSB and SSB here. Unid rock tune ending, into mans voice sounding like TV audio, then at 2239 a funky jazz guitar intro with electronic sounds. I think there was an XLR8 voiceover ID, more jazz improv with a baroque piano tune.
2252 UTC Pretty sure man announcer with "XLR8" ID, into unid rock tune.
2305 UTC Signal up to S4 now, overwhelming the pesky during a harder edged punk tune.
{Really eclectic mix of tunes I have never heard..hey XLR8 guy...more talk between tunes! Let us (me, anyway) know what the names of these tunes are!}
{I guess the other posters know these tunes...I was born in 1955 and still rock around the clock...missed this genre though!}
2335 UTC ID, then a Ramones sounding kinda punk tune
2343 UTC ID, then a metal edged garage band grungy punk tune
2349 Off abrupt after ID's
{Thanks for the alternative tunes XLR8! Don't hear much of this music on the local FM stations}

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Equipment / POWER SUPPLY FOR DATONG MODEL FL-3

« on: February 09, 2014, 2208 UTC »

When I got back into shortwave listening in August of 2013 after nearly 24 years absence, I found that my Datong FL-3 auto notch filter had somehow separated itself somehow from the original power supply that came with it. I can't find it anywhere! I've checked out ebay and found what look like suitable replacements, but I'm not certain! Does anyone have any information on a good replacement for the power supply? I downloaded the original spec sheet for the FL-3 and it states the following:
Supply Current: 85 mA zero volume
                      400mA max. output
Supply Voltage: 10-15 volts DC. Protected against reverse polarity
I would be interested in any info at all as to where I might obtain the best power supply replacement!
Chris

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QSLs Received / WHYP QSL's Feb 8, 2014

« on: February 09, 2014, 0021 UTC »

Received kind reply very quickly for email report to whypradio@gmail.com! JB sent eQSL's, a different one for each xmtr test on 6925 KHZ! Very nice response....thanks JB and a tip of the hat to Archie!

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QSLs Received / TIP & ELVIS SHOW eQSL

« on: February 08, 2014, 0136 UTC »

Received in 43 days a full data eQSL for an email report for reception of the "Tip & Elvis Christmas Show" on December 26, 2013 from 0655-0712 UTC on 6210 KHZ. The QSL is a picture of the transmitting tower and equipment. Broadcast stated as 500 watts! Thank you very much Tip & Elvis!!! I really appreciate this reply!
Update 2/10/14...When I downloaded the eQSL, it was a 5.4 Meg microsoft doc file. In order to convert to a JPEG, I had to do a print screen, then paste in PAINT, crop, save as jpeg. I accidently shifted the verie details on the template so they were covered by the antenna mast! It appears that the QSL is a composite of top, bottom, and verie details. So much for Windows XP...corrected QSL reposted below.

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QSLs Received / RADIO MARABU QSL

« on: February 07, 2014, 0109 UTC »

Received a very nice regular postal mailing today from Radio Marabu in 42 days for an email report on my December 25, 2013 reception on 6305 KHZ from 0713-0734 UTC. Sent a full data QSL card, small sticker, and program brochure in German! Very happy to get this...thanks indeed!!!

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QSLs Received / BOOMBOX RADIO QSL

« on: February 07, 2014, 0048 UTC »

Received a nice laminated "Breakfast With Boombox Radio" QSL in the real mailbox today! Thanks DJ LT...looking forward to another rave with the morning coffee and english muffin!