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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KBOX 6925 USB 0020 UTC 24 Aug 2015

« on: August 24, 2015, 0024 UTC »

Here also at 0021 UTC with a repeated musical ditty IS and OM saying "Not responsible for content". Signal is weak, but above the noise...
0023 UTC UNID song marred by peskie QRM
0026 UTC YL now

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Amphetamine Radio 6925 USB 2257 UTC August 23, 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 2258 UTC »

Punk rock tune here at good level...S6 with some fades
2259 UTC OM with ID, into more punk rock
2320 UTC "Friday On My Mind"-Easybeats
(Always thought they were a San Franciso band, but they were Australian!)
0017 UTC Star Spangled Banner and OFF

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Baltic Sea Radio 6950 LSB 2245 UTC August 23, 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 2250 UTC »

Presumed as I could hear the telltale sound of seagulls...still very early here, so maybe some good Euro DX this evening?

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio Marabu 6260.8 AM 0015z 8/23/15

« on: August 23, 2015, 2240 UTC »

Also hearing a carrier with just a hint of audio at 2230 UTC August 23, 2015. Per Iann's chat this is Radio Marabu
0004 UTC I'm hearing music now...UNID tune, but signal is getting stronger

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QSLs Received / Liquid Radio eQSL

« on: August 23, 2015, 2111 UTC »

Very happy to receive this one ...thanks Liquid Radio! Just a tiny bit of editing to get it past the censors

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RFW 6935U 0135 UTC August 23, 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 1626 UTC »

0305z: Still coming in well, better than usual for me.  Needling Skipmuck a bit, chatter and gmail address.

It figures! The bottom drops out of the signal here and I miss the best part of the show

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Amphetamine Radio 6925 USB 1141 UTC 23 Aug 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 1413 UTC »

S4 here with fades at 1408 UTC and UNID rock/punk tune
1410 UTC Clear ID by OM, into punk rock tune
1425 UTC Signal is still holding up but the fades are deep into the noise
1437 UTC Still audible but much of it in the noise
1438 UTC Hearing some kind of electronic tones now

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 6930 USB 1321 UTC 23 Aug 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 1334 UTC »

Just tuned in at 1333 UTC to "A Boy Named Sue"-Johnny Cash. Signal weak but above the low noise floor. Nice to hear a TCS relay on a Sunday morning
"Wild Thing"-Troggs (My favorite ocarina solo of all time )
1341 UTC Signal is at threshold level now and can't ID the songs...
1350 UTC Signal just jumped up quite a bit with "Western Union"-Five Americans
1353 UTC "Up, Up, and Away"-Fifth Dimension
1357 UTC "The Rain, The Park, And Other Things"-Cowsills (uhhh...I had the 45 )
1359 UTC "To Sir With Love"-Lulu

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RFW 6935U 0135 UTC August 23, 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 0136 UTC »

0135 UTC Soviet Anthem now
0137 UTC DJ Dickweed with Assistant Stavin in the bunker tonight!
S9 this evening comrades!
0141 UTC "Honestly Do Your Worst"-Joanna Gruesome
"Dog New Tricks"-Garbage
Dick Weed getting feedback through the headphones
"Why Me"-Planet P Project
"Bad Love"-Summer Camp
Dick Weed has only one puff
"So Down Low"-Elwins
0200 UTC "Shortwave ambassadors to the world"
"Dead Man's Party"-Oingo Boingo
"Crank"-Catherine Wheel
Dick weed inhaled
"Black and Blonde"-Veruca Salts
Nobody knows indie rock like DJ Dickweed
"Caffeinated Consciousness"-TV On The Radio
"Big Three Killed My Baby"-White Stripes
0219 UTC Shoutouts to all the HFU posters (Thanks DickWeed and Stavin! Good luck on the smoking cessation DickWeed....I haven't kicked that habit yet....the only one I have left )
"The Sunshine Of Your Youth"-Cheerleaders
(Signal has dropped down a bit, but holding steady at S6 and well above the noise with some minor fading)
?-Tame Impala
"Before The World Was Big"-Girlpool
(soda bomb?....hey...put some fizzies in the bottle to really get some velocity!)
Damn....the signal is heading into the noise....S3 now and the midwestern T-storms are crackling through now

0250 UTC I can no longer copy you I think the ionosphere has vomited on the bunker....
Oh well, it was great while it lasted Comrades! Thanks for the entertainment this evening

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 0037 UTC 23 Aug 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 0051 UTC »

Been listening since 0038 UTC and signal is greatly attenuated this evening...it's bouncing between S3 and S6 here....still very clear though!
"Good Luck Charm"-Elvis Presley
"Lucky Man"-ELP (S7 now and not bouncing around as much!)
"You Got Lucky"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
"Lucky At Love"-Mick Jagger (Back to the S3-S6 bounce)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Cold Country Canada 6969 USB 0015 UTC August 23, 2015

« on: August 23, 2015, 0017 UTC »

0015 UTC "Baba O'Reilly"-Who
0019 UTC OM with ID, into "Sweet Child of Mine"-Guns & Roses
0225 UTC OM with ID, into "Don't Stop Believing"-Styx
0229 UTC OM with ID, into "Sweet Home Alabama"-Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Music just above the noise floor here, but the ID's are much louder)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Technical Man 6285 AM, 08/22/15 2235 -

« on: August 22, 2015, 2302 UTC »

Signal weak here at 2254 UTC with UNID pop tune, OM at 2256 briefly, into another UNID pop song...OM interrupted and chatted for a bit at 2358 UTC, then pop tune continued.
2300 UTC "My Baby Takes the Morning Train"?-Sheena Easton?
2304 UTC "Modern Love"-David Bowie...signal is getting better, but erratic fading makes for tough copy
2308 UTC UNID song with a rock dance beat...OM talkover at 2310 UTC
2313 UTC Song started, then OM interrupted with a bit of a chat...(still no clear ID heard yet)
2317 UTC "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"-Tears For Fears
2321 UTC OM said something, then UNID song
2323 UTC OFF mid-song(or faded out completly?)
Nice to hear this from across the big pond! Wish I could have caught an ID!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Amphetamine Radio 6925 AM and USB 2051 UTC Aug 22 2015

« on: August 22, 2015, 2117 UTC »

Nice solid S5 signal here at 2111 UTC with chanting of some sort
2112 UTC OM with ID..."Amphetamine Radio....sixty nine twenty five on the upper side", into UNID ambient electronic music
2119 UTC OM with ID, into "Lucky Man"-ELP(Signal started heading towards the noise floor near the end of the song...I'm getting nothing now )
2125 UTC Just the barest hint of audio at threshold level...band change? Power drop?
Nope...another M-class flare at the moment!
2135 UTC OM said something about waiting for band to get better...signing off

EDIT:NOAA site reports M3.5 flare at 2124 UTC

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QSLs Received / Radio Mushroom eQSL

« on: August 22, 2015, 1348 UTC »

Thanks Radio Mushroom!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6950 USB 0058z 8/22/15

« on: August 22, 2015, 0218 UTC »

Just tuned in at 0215 UTC...nice clear signal here at S5/S6 above a S3 noise floor
Make that S7 at 0225 UTC...nice bottom end on the signal this evening XLR8
0248 UTC and time to fall asleep to the sounds of accelerate...NRD on timer

EDIT:After PC turned off, the following:
0302 UTC "Excitable Boy"-Warren Zevon
0305 UTC "Pushing To Hard"-Seeds
0314 UTC "Midnight Rider"-Gregg Allman version
(What was that song between the Seeds and Gregg Allman? It was really cool! Kinda psychedelic folk music with OM talking vocals....I'll have to request this next time you're on!)
Thanks for the show!