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Huh? / Re: Commander Bunny in a brawl!
« on: March 24, 2016, 1833 UTC »In my browser, the title of this thread shows up as "Commander Bunny in a bra".
That's because he's a lumberjack...
[youtube]watch?v=FLqHkAorjMk[/youtube]
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That's because he's a lumberjack...
[youtube]watch?v=FLqHkAorjMk[/youtube]
No, they only ran for the presidency of N.A.M.B.L.A.
but that doesn't separate the men from the boys...
Sounds like a winner to me!
BTW, there's another midget who might be available for that Trumpette gig, if he's not in jail again.
3.14159 times too much pie.
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That's because he's a lumberjack...
[youtube]watch?v=FLqHkAorjMk[/youtube]
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Huh? / Re: Right Whales gathering off of Cape Cod.
« on: March 23, 2016, 0450 UTC »
Well, thank god they aren't WRONG Whales...
I mean, that would be worse, right?
I mean, that would be worse, right?
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Huh? / Re: Al, I have a serious question for you.
« on: March 21, 2016, 2338 UTC »I'm getting feelers from both the Democrat and Republican Parties about getting into the race. As far as I know, no pirate radio type has ever run for the Presidency.
No, they only ran for the presidency of N.A.M.B.L.A.
but that doesn't separate the men from the boys...
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Huh? / Re: Al, I have a serious question for you.
« on: March 21, 2016, 2335 UTC »Here's the campaign plan in case you're still not sure, Al. We print up a bunch of t-shirts, bumper stickers and sweatshirts with the logo "So Easy Even A Hare Brain Could Do It. Martin - Fansome 2016."
We hit the road in an old schoolbus with "No Further" painted on the front. We hit every major flea market and swap meet in the swing states, campaigning and passing out the swag while doing a little song and dance. You with your banjolele, me playing the kazoo and doing some yodeling. I'll chase a midget dressed like Trump around the bus with a broom, while you pass the hat.
What do you think of "Don't Be A Dumb Bunny, Vote For The Whole Hog!" as a slogan?
Sounds like a winner to me!
BTW, there's another midget who might be available for that Trumpette gig, if he's not in jail again.
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Equipment / Re: RETRO RECEIVER REVIEW #5 - The REALISTIC (Radio Shack) DX160
« on: March 18, 2016, 0818 UTC »
This was my second shortwave receiver, after moving up from a secondhand Heathkit GR-81 as a young teen in the mid-70s. I was heavily into SWLing for several years, and heard and verified more stations on my used DX-160 than any other receiver before or since.
One difficulty with non-digital receivers was always aligning the bandspread correctly to know *about* what frequency you were on, if you were hunting specific stations. Radio Shack sold an outboard 100kHz calibrator in one of their "red breadboard" kits at this time which made that simpler in frequency ranges where you couldn't necessarily tune to a known station to calibrate.
I was two blocks from a 5kw AM station's pattern array, so there was some bleed into the SW at certain frequency ranges, but not nearly as bad as with the earlier Heathkit.
I was interested in tropical stations at that time, so had a large dipole in the back yard tuned somewhere around 60-75 meters. Spent quite a few early morning hours trying to catch low-powered South Pacific stations. I managed PNG Port Moresby 4890 kHz, the station in New Caledonia (on 7170 or thereabouts?), and of course Radio New Zealand back when it was only 10-20 kw. I believe I heard the station in the New Hebrides Islands under heavy static around 3945 kHz, but could not successfully verify it due to vague details. The island music of Radio Tahiti was a favorite on 15.xxx MHz in summer evenings. Along with those I heard a whole raft full of the usual European and South American stations.
The Solomon Islands on 5020 kHz, and the fabled Cook Islands Broadcasting service were elusive targets, I never had any luck with getting any signal from those.
At that time, ASIA and East Asia were the toughest reception among higher powered stations. I never could manage India, Taiwan, or the Phillipines.
My best catch was probably Trans World Radio Bonaire on the AM band, on 800 kHz or whatever channel the CKLW station used to be on. I managed to catch it only when CKLW had gone off the air for some reason, and was verified for it.
A real pity I don't have all those old QSLs...
After losing interest in shortwave, I sold the DX-160 along with a Lafayette tube receiver to help finance my first car. Little did I know I'd be back into it within about 16 months, but in a different vein, and have to buy another receiver all over again...
One difficulty with non-digital receivers was always aligning the bandspread correctly to know *about* what frequency you were on, if you were hunting specific stations. Radio Shack sold an outboard 100kHz calibrator in one of their "red breadboard" kits at this time which made that simpler in frequency ranges where you couldn't necessarily tune to a known station to calibrate.
I was two blocks from a 5kw AM station's pattern array, so there was some bleed into the SW at certain frequency ranges, but not nearly as bad as with the earlier Heathkit.
I was interested in tropical stations at that time, so had a large dipole in the back yard tuned somewhere around 60-75 meters. Spent quite a few early morning hours trying to catch low-powered South Pacific stations. I managed PNG Port Moresby 4890 kHz, the station in New Caledonia (on 7170 or thereabouts?), and of course Radio New Zealand back when it was only 10-20 kw. I believe I heard the station in the New Hebrides Islands under heavy static around 3945 kHz, but could not successfully verify it due to vague details. The island music of Radio Tahiti was a favorite on 15.xxx MHz in summer evenings. Along with those I heard a whole raft full of the usual European and South American stations.
The Solomon Islands on 5020 kHz, and the fabled Cook Islands Broadcasting service were elusive targets, I never had any luck with getting any signal from those.
At that time, ASIA and East Asia were the toughest reception among higher powered stations. I never could manage India, Taiwan, or the Phillipines.
My best catch was probably Trans World Radio Bonaire on the AM band, on 800 kHz or whatever channel the CKLW station used to be on. I managed to catch it only when CKLW had gone off the air for some reason, and was verified for it.
A real pity I don't have all those old QSLs...
After losing interest in shortwave, I sold the DX-160 along with a Lafayette tube receiver to help finance my first car. Little did I know I'd be back into it within about 16 months, but in a different vein, and have to buy another receiver all over again...
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6876 AM 0117 UTC 16 Mar 2016
« on: March 16, 2016, 1747 UTC »
Heh.
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Huh? / Re: Happy Pi Day!
« on: March 16, 2016, 1746 UTC »The roundest knight at King Arthur's was Sir Cumference... He ate too much Pi.
3.14159 times too much pie.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio, 6925.1am, 0008utc, 3-12-16
« on: March 12, 2016, 0919 UTC »
LATE LOGGING:
Caught some of this on 6925 kHz AM from about 0040-0100 UTC.
Talking Heads, ELP, Pat Benatar, some UNID techno, very clear "Liquid Radio" ID. Mostly S-9 to sometimes 20 over S-9 where I was listening, REALLY unbelievable reception for Liquid Radio, for me. Would have been perfect except for intermittent strong interference from the Peskies. Listened on the Realistic DX-394.
Caught some of this on 6925 kHz AM from about 0040-0100 UTC.
Talking Heads, ELP, Pat Benatar, some UNID techno, very clear "Liquid Radio" ID. Mostly S-9 to sometimes 20 over S-9 where I was listening, REALLY unbelievable reception for Liquid Radio, for me. Would have been perfect except for intermittent strong interference from the Peskies. Listened on the Realistic DX-394.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Old Time Radio 6770 ?
« on: February 26, 2016, 1844 UTC »
Somebody reported hearing them yesterday, on Facebook...
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General Radio Discussion / Re: O’Rielly Keeps Pirate Radio on FCC Front Burner
« on: February 26, 2016, 1843 UTC »
So to combat pirate radio, the F.C.C. is going to 'put out a flyer'?
And this is supposed to be a "game changer"?!
LMFAO!
Good luck with that Michael, you corporate lapdog!
And this is supposed to be a "game changer"?!
LMFAO!
Good luck with that Michael, you corporate lapdog!
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Huh? / Re: (Opinion) Socialism is not scary
« on: February 26, 2016, 1837 UTC »
The "democratic socialism" as espoused by Bernie Sanders is little more than FDR-New Deal liberalism, and does not include government ownership of business/industry essential to real "socialism". Actual socialists have publicly explained how Bernie Sanders is not one.
Part of the confusion should be layed at the door of the Republican party, who have habitually labeled Democratic programs and candidates as "socialists" all the way back to the 1930s. By their definition, Ronald Reagan was a socialist, since he signed legislation to make sure that the horrible socialist program "Social Security" would continue long into the future.
Bernie Sanders appears more "leftist" now, only because the Democratic party has been dragged so far to the right over the past thirty years.
Now, I'll go back to waiting for those socialist snowplows to show up.
Part of the confusion should be layed at the door of the Republican party, who have habitually labeled Democratic programs and candidates as "socialists" all the way back to the 1930s. By their definition, Ronald Reagan was a socialist, since he signed legislation to make sure that the horrible socialist program "Social Security" would continue long into the future.
Bernie Sanders appears more "leftist" now, only because the Democratic party has been dragged so far to the right over the past thirty years.
Now, I'll go back to waiting for those socialist snowplows to show up.
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Huh? / Re: Manatees, Legos, and the spring at my Florida place.
« on: February 23, 2016, 1738 UTC »
Belinda isn't as old as you, Pigmeat.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: FCC commissioner: U.S. tradition of free expression slipping away
« on: February 18, 2016, 0126 UTC »
So the FCC commissioner who was pretending to advocate for the First Amendment is still merely just another corporate whore.
Nothing to see here. Move along...
(Thanks for straightening out that mess, Skip!)
Nothing to see here. Move along...
(Thanks for straightening out that mess, Skip!)
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Bombing destroys Afghan ISIS radio station
« on: February 07, 2016, 2128 UTC »
That was Burger King...
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Bombing destroys Afghan ISIS radio station
« on: February 05, 2016, 0806 UTC »
Sarah wonders if someone could pass her the horsey sauce? Thank you.