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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 01:37z 06-22-14

« on: June 22, 2014, 0202 UTC »

0201Z 45444 S7 ID
0201Z 45444 S7 The Doors "Moonlight Drive"
0204Z 45444 S7 Procol Harum "Skip Softly (My Moonbeam)"
0208Z 45444 S7 The Rolling Stones "Moonlight Mile"
0214Z 45444 S7 ID
0214Z 45444 S7 Van Morrison "Moondance"
0218Z 45444 S7 Nils Lofgren & Grin "Moon Tears"
0221Z 45444 S7 Little Feat "Spanish Moon"
0224Z 45444 S7 ID
0224Z 45444 S7 Willie Nelson "Moonlight in Vermont"
0227Z 45444 S7 ID
0227Z 45444 S7 K.D. Lang "Sugar Moon"
0230Z 45444 S7 The Neville Brothers "Yellow Moon
0233Z 45444 S7 Concrete Blonde "Bajo La Lune Mexicana"
0238Z 45444 S7 Andy J Forest "The Moon of June"
0241Z 45444 S7 ID
0241Z 45444 S7 SSTV



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4367

Shortwave Broadcast / The Mighty KBC 9925 kHz AM 22 June 2014 0000Z

« on: June 22, 2014, 0003 UTC »

0000Z 45534 S9 ID + Intro
0001Z 45534 S9 The Rolling Stones "Dandelion"
0005Z 45534 S9 ID
0005Z 45534 S9 Orson "Bright Idea"
0009Z 45534 S9 ID with Uncle Eric. Rocking over the ocean with 125,000 Watts of musical power.
0009Z 45534 S9 The Proclaimers "Life With You"
0013Z 45534 S9 Kevin Carter "Manic Street Preacher"
0016Z 45534 S9 ID + ads
0017Z 45534 S9 Johnny "Reveillerock"
0019Z 45534 S9 The Countours "Do You Love Me"
0022Z 45534 S9 ID
0022Z 45534 S9 Fats Domino "Margie"
0025Z 45544 S9 ID
0025Z 45544 S9 George Harrison "This Is Love"
0029Z 45544 S9 ID
0030Z 45544 S9 R.E.M. "Its the End of the World As We Know It"
0034Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0036Z 45544 S9 Them "Here Comes The Night"
0039Z 45544 S9 ID
0039Z 45544 S9 Pickettywitch "Sounds of Silence"
0043Z 45544 S9 Kayak "Starlight Dancer"
0048Z 45544 S9 ID
0048Z 45544 S9 Johnny Rivers "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"
0052Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0053Z 45544 S9 Status Quo "Again and Again"
0056Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0057Z 45544 S9 The Honeycombs "Something Better Beginning"
0100Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0102Z 45544 S9 The Outcasts
0104Z 45544 S9 ID
0104Z 45544 S9 Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sasafrass"
0107Z 45544 S9 ID
0107Z 45544 S9 The Bopshack Stompers "Rock Bop"
0109Z 45544 S9 ID
0109Z 45544 S9 Joe Clay "Sixteen Chicks"
0111Z 45544 S9 ID
0111Z 45544 S9 Johnny Rebb & The Rebels "Rock On"
0114Z 45544 S9 Larry Dowd "Blue Swingin' Mama"
0116Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0117Z 45544 S9 Los Rockin Devils "Bule Bule"
0119Z 45544 S9 Johnny Horton "Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"
0122Z 45544 S9 ID
0122Z 45544 S9 Stars on 45 "Stars on 45"
0127Z 45544 S9 ID
0127Z 45544 S9 Larry Phillipson & The Larry Lee Trio "Bitter Feelings"
0129Z 45544 S9 ID
0130Z 45544 S9 MFSK64 digital text mode with Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott
0131Z 45544 S9 ID
0131Z 45544 S9 The Four Sportsmen
0134Z 45544 S9 ID
0134Z 45544 S9 The Butterfield Blues Band "Mystery Train"
0136Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0137Z 45544 S9 The Braves "Woodpecker Rock"
0140Z 45544 S9 The Forgotten Song: Frankie Smith "Double Dutch Bus"
0144Z 45544 S9 Propagation bulletin
0145Z 45544 S9 ID
0145Z 45544 S9 Tex Rubinowitz "Hot Rod Man"
0148Z 45544 S9 Report on pirate radio - Specifically Wolverine Radio.
0150Z 45544 S9 ID + ads
0151Z 45544 S9 The Aquatones "Wanted A Solid Gold Cadillac"
0153Z 45544 S9 Mr. Spencer's Pee Break
0154Z 45544 S9 Indian Puddin' & Pipe "Water or Wine"
0157Z 45544 S9 Saying hello to listeners, reading their names
0200Z Off air.



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4368

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: World cup on shortwave

« on: June 13, 2014, 0122 UTC »

Today was listening to the game on the BBC World Service on 9915, 11810 & 12095 (via the Univ of Twente's WebSDR... as I was at work).

Unknown how many more they'll have.

4369

General Radio Discussion / HAARP granted last-minute reprieve as Air Force considers handoff

« on: June 12, 2014, 1132 UTC »

http://www.adn.com/2014/06/11/3512277/haarp-granted-last-minute-reprieve.html

The U.S. Air Force said Wednesday it will give research institutions and other agencies more time to try to save the $290 million HAARP research facility in Gakona, Alaska.

An Air Force spokesman said the process of closing the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, which had been slated to begin this week, will be delayed for at least several weeks and perhaps longer.

The agency said it may put off dismantling the site for up to 10 months to allow a transfer to another agency, an option that has been promoted by scientists from the University of Alaska and around the world.

HAARP, backed by the late Sen. Ted Stevens when he wielded great power over the defense budget, has been used both for basic research of the ionosphere and for investigation of communications and satellite technology.

"We will proceed with removal of government property not essential to operations and will seek to reduce maintenance costs through additional storage of equipment and winterization," Air Force spokesperson Ed Gulick said. "Air Force leadership is currently considering the option of deferring the dismantling for up to 10 months to allow time for a potential transfer to another entity."

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has pressed the Pentagon to consider the transfer option instead of taking the site apart.

In May, University of Alaska President Pat Gamble wrote that the university could take ownership of the facility directly or through a lease, or it could work with others in the research community to develop options for covering operational costs.

He said that the main purpose of HAARP is to study techniques through which the U.S. could use "high power radio transmissions to manipulate Earth's ionosphere for its strategic advantage."

"The ionosphere is an integral part of the modern battlefield -- it affects GPS navigation, satellite communication, missile tracking radars, orbital surveillance and submarine communication, to name just a few applications," he said.

"I am convinced that with a little more time and broader range of discussions within the U.S. and internationally, we can develop a pay-for-use business plan to ensure the long-term availability of this laboratory," Gamble said.

HAARP directs electric power generated on the site to 180 antennas spread across 30 acres. The transmissions heat electrons in the ionosphere, creating changes that are monitored back on Earth.

Reach

Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2014/06/11/3512277/haarp-granted-last-minute-reprieve.html#storylink=cpy

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General Radio Discussion / Re: SDR direction finding

« on: June 10, 2014, 0459 UTC »

The FCC doesn't have something so rudimentary like that.

They have their own HFDF system. The following link is a request for private lines for their sites.  
http://transition.fcc.gov/omd/contracts/pre-award/RFQ11000024.pdf

Here are the sites:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=205652917633915171076.0004d938f34fa585f2329&dg=feature

Photos of the Livermore, CA site:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coldwararchaeology/sets/72157626210688595/


Have heard that they can triangulate to an area of a small city in a very short time.

They still have the limitations of the laws of physics. There is no magic.

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Utility / New York Radio 2000 kHz USB 10 June 2014 0405Z

« on: June 10, 2014, 0406 UTC »

0405Z 35443 S5 New York Radio ID. Broadcasting aviation weather.



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General Radio Discussion / Re: Chinese RF interfering electronics

« on: June 10, 2014, 0033 UTC »

The EMP drone:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/10/29/emp-missile-microwave/

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Voice of Russia returning to shortwave ??

« on: June 01, 2014, 2111 UTC »

Here, the Engrish service of V of Koreer usually comes in pretty decent at 0400-0500Z on 15180 & 13760, and at 1300-1400Z on 13760 (not on 15180 at this time).

Depending on my mood, I'll check 15180 during the 0300Z Spanish broadcast to check conditions. If propagation is good, then will set the computer to record the Engrish service at 0400Z.

During my drive into work in the morning, I'll listen to the DPRK on 13650 from 1230-1300Z. Its in Korean, so I understand absolutely nothing, so I fill in the words myself.   Normally listen to WRMI 9955 and their relay of R Prague from 1200-1230Z, and on Thursdays from 1230Z, Glenn Hauser's World of Radio. Wish R Prague was a full hour with more music and WRMI would send more signal up this way (they're directional to the SSE).

Recently introduced a couple of my co-workers to the world of SW radio, using the Univ of Twente's SDR. It just so happened that VoK was on, so we listened. That was after them talking about spy numbers stations (we then listened to E07a that day). Their reaction:      Ha.

Have previously heard Iran on 31m. Haven't listened to them in A14 yet. According to short-wave.info, they send their signal towards Eu/NAm 0320-0419Z on 13650 & 11780, although the latter frequency also has RN da Brasilia, which will bury Iran.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrake 17600 kHz AM 1 June 2014 1538Z

« on: June 01, 2014, 1538 UTC »

1538Z 45544 S7 Music going strong
1600Z Off


No other firedrakes found 1538-1545Z between 9 & 24 MHz.



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General Radio Discussion / Re: Voice of Russia returning to shortwave ??

« on: May 28, 2014, 1127 UTC »

Interesting.

We'll see if they really do come back. There's that one part of being a broadcast center for OTHR... I hope they don't bring back the Woodpecker.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Lots of stuff comming in early this...

« on: May 25, 2014, 2139 UTC »

2134Z 45444 S7 YL in Spanish. Looked it up and its R Havana Cuba. RHC goes until 0400Z.  Guess that takes care of hearing AIR today.
http://www.short-wave.info/?freq=11670

Also hearing weak music under the YL/SS, that's probably AIR. AIR is off at 2230Z.


In summary, the sked from short-wave.info:
0400-2230Z AIR
2300-0400Z RHC
2330-1200Z CNR 2

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Lots of stuff comming in early this...

« on: May 25, 2014, 2041 UTC »

2038Z Have something that is fading in & out of the noise on 11670 AM. Definitely a station there. SINPO 15441

Male talking, unable to ID language. Followed by music at 2040Z.



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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Lots of stuff comming in early this...

« on: May 25, 2014, 0022 UTC »

I've heard 11670 before, but don't remember what time. I want to say evenings (CDT), but wouldn't bet on it.

Will check for them around 1800Z and see if they're coming in.

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FM Free Radio / UNID 87.7 MHz 24 May 2014 Minneapolis, MN

« on: May 25, 2014, 0018 UTC »

1619Z 55555 Full quieting. Linkin Park "Powerless"

Was driving around the southern suburbs of Minneapolis and heard activity on 87.7. When it was found, it was a solid signal. Drove for about a mile or so and it faded out. Caught it mid-song and it dropped before the song finished, no ID.

First time I've heard anyone around here on 87.7.


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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Lots of stuff comming in early this...

« on: May 24, 2014, 0035 UTC »

Agree with that.

Tuning around on the way into work... 9580, R Aus coming in strong as usual. V of Korea on 13760 was decent, and 15180 was coming in great.

Even WRMI on 9955 was coming in better than usual.

Was on the road 1225 to 1255 UTC.