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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM/Radio Illuminati via Mix Radio International 6865 USB 2323 UTC 30 Oct 2022

« on: October 31, 2022, 1952 UTC »

Tuned it at 0117 to talk about "Mischief Night." OM announcers talked about toilet paper and eggs. (I grew up in New York and remember that in the 80s it also frequently involved arson and theft. Garbage cans, dumpsters, even the occasional street mailbox were set on fire. Kids also learned to blow out the eggs and fill the shells with other substances. Shaving cream and Nair were popular.)
0120: Ident XFM with Radio Illuminati and Mix Radio International. Music to the Power of X. Then AC/DC, Thunderstruck.
0125: XFM ident then Genesis, Turn It On Again
0128: XFM Shortwave ident then Grateful Dead, Touch of Grey
0134: The Mix Radio International feed signing off. Shoutouts to HFU posters reporting all three feeds. Broadcasting on 4185, 5185, and 6865 simultaneously. XFM, Radio Illuminati, Mix Radio International, and the Azimuth Coordinator signing off.
0139: Doobie Brothers, Rockin' Down the Highway
0142: ID again, then off the air.

Strong, wide signal in the clear with only very minimal fading.

Thanks for the show!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/x-fm-and-radio-illuminati-relay-via-mix-radio-international-6865-usb-0117-utc-31-oct-2022

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WENO 4060 USB 0309 UTC 31 OCT 2022

« on: October 31, 2022, 0310 UTC »

Sounded like a numbers station at first but now music and voice...

0255: Numbers station parody, counting in English and Spanish with reverb and background music
0301: "WENO Shortwave" ID
0305: WENO ID
0308: "Rock music is boring" WENO ID "Mathematically correct music"
0317: WENO ID "Thanks for listening"
0320: "It's not rock and roll"
0325: WENO repeated 3x
0328: WENO ID
0338: Very funny parody of WWV

Could not identify any of the music. It all had a kind of techno/space/jazzy vibe. All instrumental with occasional indistinct vocalizations.

S9 and very clear here.

Thanks for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice of the Abnormal (relay?) 6950 USB 0151 UTC 31 OCT 2022

« on: October 31, 2022, 0158 UTC »

0155: Big 3kHz wide signal, S9+10 and in the clear in the Washington, D.C. region. Very minor fading. No ID yet. Song "Virgin Queen."
0157: Another song, unid
0200: Voice of the Abnormal Worldwide ID, "Yukon Jack Attack" then Barnes & Barnes, "Cemetery Girls"
0204: OM with horror story about a vain girl. Doorbell sounds. Shrieking. Hard to hear.
0209: Warren Zevon, "Excitable Boy"
0211: Yukon Jack Voice of the Abnormal ID. Come out and haunt the normals.
0212: John Christensen, "I Get Weird"
0215: Arch Oboler, "Introduction to Horror"
0217: Frank Zappa, "Goblin Girl"
0221: "Hey kids, what time is it? It's Halloween!" followed by Voice of the Abnormal ID and song, "Today is Halloween."
0223: Yukon Jack says he's wrapping up. Then The Shaggs, "It's Halloween"
0227: Yukon Jack signing off until next year. Horror story about a cannibal's evening meal. Last audible words were "I'm not psychotic."
0230: OFF

Thanks for the show!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/voice-of-the-abnormal-6950-usb-0155-utc-31-oct-2022

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6925 USB 0116 UTC 31 OCT 2022

« on: October 31, 2022, 0147 UTC »

S9 loud and clear into the Washington DC area tonight at 0147 UTC!

170

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 1713 UTC 13 FEB 2022

« on: February 13, 2022, 1716 UTC »

Carrier there for a few minutes prior, then music heard briefly at 1713 and off the air abruptly at 1714.

Shazam identifies the song as "Too Close," by St. Lucia.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Two Dog Radio 6950 USB 0025 UTC 7 DEC 2021

« on: December 07, 2021, 0026 UTC »

Music, S7 and clear reception here

172

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0158 UTC 5 Dec 2021

« on: December 05, 2021, 0247 UTC »

Hearing Abba at 0245 loud, clear, and stable at S9. So much better than 73 meters!
Moderate band noise and deteriorating band conditions began to creep in last 10-15 minutes.

0244 Abba, "Money Money Money"
0247 ID then Billy Joel, "Easy Money"
0249 George Thorogood, "Shake Your Money Maker"
0252 The Beatles, "You Never Give Me Your Money"
0256 Eddie Money, "Take Me Home Tonight"
0259 ID then Eddie Money, "I Wanna Go Back"
0303 Pet Shop Boys, "Let's Make Lots of Money"
0307 ID then The O'Jays, "Love of Money"
0310 Loggins and Messina, "Danny's Song"
0315 ID then Madonna, "Material Girl"
0319 Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
0322 ID then AC/DC, "Moneytalks"
0326 Johnny Cash, "Hurt"
0329 SSTV
0331 Signoff and Wildfire interval signal
0332 Gone

Thanks for the show!

SSTV:
https://archive.org/details/ballsmacker-radio-6960-sstv-0244-utc-5-dec-2021

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/ballsmacker-radio-6960-am-0244-utc-5-dec-2021

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North American Shortwave Pirate / One Dog Radio 6935 USB 0232 UTC 4 DEC 2021

« on: December 04, 2021, 0232 UTC »

0233 "Sabata," The Marlboro Men
0236 "Under the Eiger," The Marlboro Men
0241 ID but didn't catch it then "Ape Has Killed Ape," The Marlboro Men
0246 SSTV and One Dog Radio ident then "Festa Dei Serpari," The Marlboro Men
0253 "Antarctica and Beyond," The Marlboro Men
0257 One Dog partial ident obscured by a UTE on frequency. Signal is becoming lost in the noise.
0300 "How The West Was Lost," The Marlboro Men
0307 SSTV

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4030 AM 0159 UTC 04 DEC 2021

« on: December 04, 2021, 0205 UTC »

I can hear it, but reception is very poor. The noise floor is high and there is an occasional UTE of some kind directly on frequency. Pretty much unlistenable here. Will try again on 43 meters tomorrow night.

Incidentally, I did hear someone whistle and say "Babba-booey" on this freq about ten minutes before Ballsmacker signed on.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid 6925 USB 2143 UTC 30 Nov 2021

« on: November 30, 2021, 2241 UTC »

Caught the last seven minutes.

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/horsemen-radio-6925-usb-2210-utc-30-nov-2021

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid 6925 USB 2143 UTC 30 Nov 2021

« on: November 30, 2021, 2213 UTC »

2211 Political commentary, talk about Nostradamus and the Book of Revelation. Playing music appropriate to our chaotic times. S9+20 loud and clear here.

2214 IDs as Headless Horseman Radio.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6930 usb 0150 utc Nov 29 2021

« on: November 29, 2021, 2212 UTC »

Reception here generally poor. S5 signal with deep fades competing with a high noise floor, peskies on LSB, and occasional QRN from a UTE.

0202 End of "Delivery Man," Chris Beard then Two Dog Radio ident
0203 "Driving Sideways," John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers then "Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man," Muddy Waters
0215 "Boom Boom," John Lee Hooker
0217 "Samba Pa Ti," Santana
0227 Two Dog Radio ident, some talking
0228 "Take Five," Dave Brubeck
0232 "Open The Door," Blues Cousins
0237 Lost signal under the noise

Thanks for the show!

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/two-dog-radio-6930-usb-0202-utc-29-nov-2021

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: ION RADIO 6870 AM 1512 UTC 28 NOV 2021

« on: November 29, 2021, 0404 UTC »

1531 "Fried Hockey Boogie," Canned Heat
1541 "This is ION Radio" ident over song
1544 "Reconsider Baby," Eric Clapton
1547 "Thanks for listening" ION Radio ident and e-mail address, then OFF

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/ion-radio-6870-am-1531-utc-28-nov-2021

THANKS for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 4015 was 6935 USB 0058 UTC 28 NOV 2021

« on: November 28, 2021, 2122 UTC »

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/wolverine-radio-4015-usb-0103-utc-28-nov-2021

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KINK Radio 6925 USB 1807 UTC 20 NOV 2021

« on: November 28, 2021, 1714 UTC »

Recording:
https://archive.org/details/kink-radio-6925-usb-1811-utc-20-nov-2021