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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 AM 0059 UTC 17 DEC 2023

« on: December 17, 2023, 0107 UTC »

Music at 0105z. SIO 433. S7+ via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Tuned via LSB ECSS. Some band noise plus the wide UTE at 694x.

0125z - Music. Tuned via AM LSB sync. UTE at 694x is narrower now, so a little better copy.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: ION Radio 6950 AM 0001 UTC 17 DEC 2023

« on: December 17, 2023, 0103 UTC »

Music at 0100z. SIO 322. Wide UTE at 694x making for a rough copy even with USB ECSS.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6955 USB 0007 UTC 17 DEC 3023

« on: December 17, 2023, 0054 UTC »

ID at 0052z into music. SINPO 55444. S9+ via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Good copy.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6865 AM 1821 UTC 16 DEC 2023

« on: December 16, 2023, 1831 UTC »

Up to ~S5-S6 carrier but very little to often no recoverable audio here at the moment.


1900z - Music peaking over S9+10 at K3FEF WebSDR in PA. Some fading. Good audio. SIO 544.
1918z - MRI ID.

Before I forget again, thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Raw Radio 6930 AM 1710 UTC 16 Dec 2023

« on: December 16, 2023, 1727 UTC »

Very faint intermittent carrier down in the waterfall noise at 1726z.

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10/11 meters / 11m Band Activity 16 DEC 2023

« on: December 16, 2023, 1718 UTC »

Decent 11m activity at 1213z. Airpsy HF+D and 31' vertical.


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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WREC Radio Free East Coast 4185 USB 0015 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0018 UTC »

Faint rock music at to within in the noise floor at 0018z. SIO 311 trending 322 at times. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Moderate to intense static crashing here at the moment.

0019z - "Why Don't You Get a Job?" by Offspring

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0001 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0011 UTC »

Music at 0010z. SINPO 45333. Peaking S8+ via Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Moderate static crashing, but nonetheless generally copyable.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2350 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2358 UTC »

2357z - Waterfall carrier and intermittent faint modulation. Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground.
2358z - Music now noted. SIO 322. Moderate static crashing.
0012z - Back to waterfall carrier and possibly intermittent faint modulation.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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The RF Workbench / Re: Help with a Ten Tec RX340

« on: December 09, 2023, 2355 UTC »

S-Meter is nice and huge with markings that give the standard S-units for most nonprofessional types along with dbm. It has been reported that the lamp in this meter can and does burn out fairly easy and is not a easy chore to replace (direct wired inside the meter). Note: Later production samples now use LED meter lighting (untested).

Source: https://www.qsl.net/n9ewo/rx340.html

RadioReference has a forum for the Chicago metro area. Might be a good place to inquire about a repair tech recommendation.

https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/chicago-metro-area-discussion.174/

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6934 AM 2315 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2327 UTC »

Music at 2326z. SINPO 55334. Peaking S9+ via Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Moderate static crashing and some fades, but a decent to good copy with strong modulation.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2245 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2249 UTC »

Music at 2246z. SIO 333. ~S7 via Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Static crashing and band noise, but it is still generally copyable.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2217 UTC »

Music at 2216z. ID at 2219z. SINPO 45444. ~S8 via Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Some static crashing, but a decent to good casual copy.

Thanks for the broadcast and shout-out! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free New England 6950 AM 1757 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 1801 UTC »

1801z - Slight carrier in the waterfall.
1803z - Sounding like brief intermittent blips of light modulation far down in my noise floor.

Nonetheless, thanks for the broadcast! :)

Annoying S4 noise floor on the band at the moment. I really should get around to redeploying a loop-on-ground.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6925 USB 1652 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 1728 UTC »

Music at 1725z. Intermittent CW. SIO 233. Right above my current noise floor, but nonetheless making the trip.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)