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3616

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0142 UTC 12 July 2020

« on: July 12, 2020, 0155 UTC »

Great signal, SINPO=44343.

154- "Wine, Wife and Song" by Johann Strauss II.
156- Silence.
157- Rock tune with OM. Something with the audio makes copy difficult, despite a strong signal.
200- Rock tune with OM.
204- Rock tune with OM.

3617

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KDOG 6950 usb 0050 utc, 12 Jul 20

« on: July 12, 2020, 0105 UTC »

SINPO=23222.

104- Haunting sounding instrumental electric guitar music with dogs barking.

120- Clip of OM speaking and then a group of OMs singing intermittently.
122- SSTV.
124- Music with OM almost rapping, but can't ID.
127- Howling.
127- OM singing without instrumental accompaniment.

3618

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6955 USB 0029 UTC 12 JUL 2020

« on: July 12, 2020, 0052 UTC »

SINPO=34333, solid signal here.

051- OM IDs WDOG and says thanks.
051- "Pretty in Pink" by Psychedelic Furs.
054- OM IDs WDOG, and now a word from our sponsor.
054- Classic Puppy Chow ad.
055- OM says it's time for WDOG Mail Bag..."You've Got Mail" AOL clip.
055- "Crash" by James.
056- OM responding to old HFU posts, I think.  He says "this is 1980," so no email to respond. Reference to a 2016 broadcast. HFU regulars mentioned.
058- "Crash" by James resumes.
059- Classic Dog Chow ad.
100- "Touch and Go" by The Cars.
103- OM IDs.
103- "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel.
107- OM IDs, and references "you puppies."
107- "Vital Signs" by Rush.
111- OM says "remember you need to be careful; very very careful." "Time to bid you adieu." IDs station and says concluding short broadcast. Followed by CW ID.
112- "Are 'Friends' Electric" by Tubeway Army. (116- CW ID).
117- OFF.

Very interesting and enjoyable mix of music and content. Thank you WDOG, nicely done and GREAT clear signal and audio. My dog and I enjoyed hearing you!

3619

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6884.8 AM 0002 UTC 12 Jul 2020

« on: July 12, 2020, 0034 UTC »

SINPO=22111, noisy also with CW QRM.

033- "L'urlo Della Strega" by Tangerine Stoned, suddenly emerges from the QRN.
035- Recorded clips. OMs and YLs saying "Hello" in various languages? Bonjour, Shalom, etc, over music.
036- Recorded clips of OMs and YLs in foreign languages. French and Spanish heard.

3620

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB was AM 2119 UTC 11 Jul 2020

« on: July 11, 2020, 2136 UTC »

SINPO=22222.

2134- "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.
2136- Lost of off.

3621

QSLs Received / Re: The Final Countdown eQSL 7.July 2020

« on: July 11, 2020, 0406 UTC »

Received the same from TFC. Thanks for the eQSL and most entertaining broadcast!

3622

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH 7470 AM 0351 UTC 11 July 2020

« on: July 11, 2020, 0401 UTC »

SINPO=13121.

359- Very weak, but I can hear the distinctive preacher's voice under the QRN.

3623

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Final Countdown 6925 USB 0119 11 July 2020

« on: July 11, 2020, 0128 UTC »

SINPO=34232. Signal improving to SINPO=44444 by 145.

128- Aqua Lung tune with OM singing "Better Than a Dead Duck"?
128- YL Numbers Station in Korean (or other Asian language).
129- Silence.
129- OM add for "1949" something?
129- OMs singing a jingle.
130- YL Numbers Station in Spanish.
130- OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
131- Rock music with OM and driving electric guitar.
134- Numbers Station IS or other high pitched tune.
135- Hard rock tune with OM.
138- OM Numbers Station in Vietnamese (or other Asian language).
138- YL,"This is the Final Countdown."
138- OM, Another public service announcement from Brill Cream. Jingle at end. A little dab'll do ya!
139- OMs singing a jingle about driving in NYC area.
140- OM quote from Dr. Strangelove re the International Communist conspiracy to sap our precious bodily fluids.
140- YL, "This is the Final Countdown."
140- Music with YL singing. "Up & Down" by EXID.
143- YL Numbers Station in German. Ends with "Achtung!" (Molvanians do NOT like Ministerium für Staatsicherheit!)
144- OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
144- OM ad for Ex-Lax.
145- OM ad for Signal Gasoline.
146- OM, "5-4-3-2-1" then OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
146- "Computer World" by Kraftwerk. Keyboard and synth voices.
151- OM, "5-4-3-2-1," then YL Numbers Station in Chinese (or another Asian language).
151- OMs "Yo Ho" singing pirate ad for shaving cream. (Do pirates shave?)
152- Monty Python clip "I don't like SPAM!" by Terry Jones (RIP just in January).
152- YL Numbers Station in German. Ends with "Achtung!"
153- YL, "This is the Final Countdown."
153- "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy.
159- Clip of OM re a space launch countdown, starting at 12. We have a liftoff of Apollo 11.
200- YL Numbers Station in Chinese (or other Asian language),
200- High pitched tonal version of The Final Countdown.
200- OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
201- OM ad for acne remedy cream.
201- OM ad for the 1958 Edsel.
203- OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
203- Pop song with YL. Japanese?
207- OM Numbers Station in Vietnamese (or other Asian language).
207- YL, "This is the Final Countdown."
207- OM ad for DuPont rat poison discovered during the war. Better things, for better living through chemistry. Dynamite and explosives too, with the DuPont timer for blasting.
210- OM clip from movie?
210- "Pa Pa Ya!!" by BABYMETAL, in Japanese.

220- OM, "This is the Final Countdown."
220- "Shin Seinen Maegaki" by Ningen Isu, in Japanese.
224- "Anya Kouro" by Ningen Isu, in Japanese.
229- High pitched tonal version of The Final Countdown, and then YL, "This is the Final Countdown."
229- OM ad with YLs singing jingle.
230- OM ad for Colgate Tooth Powder.
230- Silence, then clip of OM counting down.
231- "Like A Cat" by AOA.
234- YL, "This is the Final Countdown."
234- "We Taking Over" by Syndicate Sound Labs.

246 - "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp, but signal getting down in the noise now.

259- "The Final Countdown" by Europe, with echo effects at the end.
303- Clip of Michael Bluth, "So this is the magic trick, huh?," with Gob Bluth responding, "Illusion, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money...or cocaine." from Arrested Development, then high pitched tonal version of The Final Countdown.
304- OFF.

Thanks for the well-curated and fascinating flavors of pop culture and new music...Great stuff!

3624

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 11 July 2020

« on: July 11, 2020, 0119 UTC »

SINPO=13222, very difficult to copy here tonight.

117- "Come Together" by The Beatles (can distinctly hear bass line).
121- Different song with OM.

3625

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6945 AM 0016 UTC 10 July 2020

« on: July 10, 2020, 0136 UTC »

SINPO=13111, tough to copy here tonight.

125- Hearing what sounds like classic rock under the QRN since this time, but can't ID any of the songs yet.

3626

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Black Star Radio 6925 USB 0102 UTC 9 July 2020

« on: July 09, 2020, 0142 UTC »

SINPO=33222.

140- "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" by Bowie.
141- OM IDs station.
141- "Rebel Rebel" by Bowie.

3627

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WILD 6905 AM 0016 UTC 8 Jul 2020

« on: July 08, 2020, 0026 UTC »

Faint with deep, long fades, SINPO=24222, but improving a bit as sun sets (but still with deep fades).

025- "Face The Face" by Pete Townshend.
027- "Gypsy Woman" by Brian Hyland.
029- "Champagne Jam" by Atlanta Rhythm Section.
033- "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
038- OM quick ID of "W" something. IDs last song.
038- "Go Insane" by Lindsey Buckingham.
041- OM quick ID of "W" something "ID"? (Could it be "UNID"?)
041- "My Love" by Lionel Richie.
045- "Devil Woman" by Cliff Richard. Signal much improved by 047, SINPO=44433.
048- OM IDs "6905 WILD," IDs last song and next band.
048- "Got Me Under Pressure" by ZZ Top.
053- OM IDs and gives email address (x2).
053- "Life As We Knew It" by Kathy Mattea.
056- Now signal very weak, but new song, can't ID yet.

Signal almost entirely gone suddenly by 058. Can still make out some faint music, but impossible to copy now unfortunately. Noise crept back and now Spanish UTE QRM is bleeding in quite a bit.

101- "Lullaby" by Zebra.
104- "Better Love Next Time" by Dr. Hook. Signal popped back up.
108- "Spirits in the Material World" by Police. Signal still ok.
110- "Wish You Were Here" by Fleetwood Mac. Signal back at SINPO=43333.
115- OM speaking but hard to make out details. Heard song ID and then station ID, into song.
115- "Start me Up" by Rolling Stones.
119- "Try Again" by Champaign. Tough copy again now!
122- "Dancing Machine" by The Jackson 5.
126- Silence, and then OM says "I guess it does actually help if you push the start button to play it!"
126- "Spooky" by Classics IV.
129- OM IDs station and last song. Jake? Been trying to get a show on for awhile. Has had Covid for 4 months and it's pretty much ruined his life. (So sorry Jake! Thanks for getting on the air and the show...speedy recovery!) Says he doesn't want to talk about it...
129- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" by Rod Stewart.
134- "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners.
137- OM IDs song and year. Mentions play list, rough night on the frequency, and not looking real good at this point. Gives email address. Thanks for all the postings on HFU.
138- "Out of Touch" by Hall and Oates.
142- "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" by Culture Club.
144- "Ramblin' Man" Allman Brothers.
148- "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James.
152- OM IDs station and speaks over music, tough to copy.
152- "Killer" by Seal.
156- "Stop This Game" by Cheap Trick.
200- OM gives time check, ID and email address (twice).
200- "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck.
204- "Hazard" by Richard Marx.
209- OM speaking, but can't copy under QRN now.

Great to catch you tonight and thanks for the tunes!

3628

QSLs Received / Re: Mystery eQSL Not Delivered

« on: July 07, 2020, 2310 UTC »

Thanks for the great forensics Ct. Yankee and Skipmuck, and for the additional data point Flexoman. Group effort and mystery solved it seems.

I wonder why a few of these made it through a-ok from Foxy AM, while others got hung up somewhere in transit. Ah the mysteries of the interwebs.

Thanks again for follow-up fellow HFUers!

MP

3629

QSLs Received / Mystery eQSL Not Delivered

« on: July 07, 2020, 0015 UTC »

I received an email via Anonymousemail anonymizer service on Sunday at 7:08 pm, but there was no message or attachment (just a long string of alpha-numerics). Subject line was "eQSL" but there was no indication of station.

It seems like a much appreciated attempt to eQSL failed due to an email glitch at one end or the other. Just letting the relevant operator know, in case this happened with all attempts to eQSL for whatever transmission it relates to, and so they can re-send if possible.

Thanks and 73s!
MP

3630

QSLs Received / Re: Radio 48 4th of July show via Mix Radio International

« on: July 06, 2020, 0327 UTC »

Same here. Thank you Radio 48!