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Peskies / Re: Spanish Speaking Peskies 6925 LSB 0140 UTC 21 MAR 2023

« on: March 23, 2023, 0045 UTC »

From what I've been able to gather from other people on this board is 6900 is the home frequency for folks from Mexico in the States to ragchew with the folks back home, especially in Western and South-West Mexico. It's mostly saltwater path from where you're at to that part of Mexico. 

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10/11 meters / Re: The Planet of Florida14:30 UTC 27700 USB

« on: March 22, 2023, 2355 UTC »

DeSantis has his own planet? Let's have Space Force build a force field around it and trap he and Trump on it. They can badger each other for the next year or so and leave the rest of us alone.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Grasscutter Radio 6935 AM 1200 UTC 19 MAR 2023

« on: March 21, 2023, 0234 UTC »

Sometimes I worry about Capt. Ron and his box, but Al being a CalTech engineer and a deity these days, I'm sure he's checked out and reserved for Ron the best refrigerator box in Purgatory when his time come's.

BTW, did you ever see the pics of the interior of Al's trailer before he headed south to Shady Acres? It was a sight to behold. Decorated with the finest shag carpeting and thrift store furniture upholstered in various plaid fabrics.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Pirate listeners younger than 30

« on: March 20, 2023, 2315 UTC »

So your portable radio is older than you?

I've got Philco tabletop that would be as old as Elvis if he still walked the Earth and a Drake R-3 that's nearly as old as I am.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Grasscutter Radio Relay 6935 AM 1200 UTC 19 MAR 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2257 UTC »

1202 CCR, SIO 444
1203 ID, mention of something called the FRN, never heard of it before   

Grasscutter and Al Fansome were big buddies. The Fansome Radio Network or FRN, is the way the friends of Fansome, TFOF, communicated then. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Grasscutter Radio relay via NAPRS 6919.7 AM was 6935 AM 2259 UTC 19 MAR 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2146 UTC »

That's "Tube Steak Boogie". I can tell you guys didn't see ZZ Top umpteen times, or have friends who owned bars where naked young ladies danced to that tune 4 or 5 times a night.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCBS 12230 USB 1530 19 MARCH 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2134 UTC »

He played "Francine" and "Chicken Train" in a row? That's real Piratin'.

Not many bands would play a mouth bow made from the jawbone of an ass, but the Daredevils did. They were Daredevils, ya know. They were still touring the last I heard. Go see the old coots before they croak.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pigs Knuckles 6925 USB 0159 UTC 20 MAR 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2120 UTC »

I got locked up for public intoxication just after graduating HS in my hometown. I serenaded the cops with "In The Jailhouse Now" once I got there. Back in those days they had reasonable drunkeness laws. Sleep it off for 4 hours, and get a ride home at shift change. Much like Ron White, one of the cops that arrested me was my former Little League coach. He didn't ask me what my aliases were, he already knew them.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH 7475 AM 0200 UTC 20 MAR 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2045 UTC »

YHWH is coming through for periods of a minute or so. I can't understand what is being said, but I can hear it being spoken. For YHWH this is really good.

I'm using a Wellbrook 1530+.

Do you remember KMUD? They transmitted from the same hunk of desert as YHWH. The equinoxes were about the only time you could hear them this side of the Mississippi. That's a lot of dirt, rock, and, mountains for a weak signal to cover. KMUD ran 20 watts of blistering AM.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Hobby Broadcasting Radio via UNID 6935 AM 0059 UTC 20 MAR 2023

« on: March 20, 2023, 2032 UTC »

I dunno who was relaying it, but I sure recognized those voices. One is a known radio hooligan and the other is a guy who writes about/ associates with them. I don't know which one is worse.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: HB Radio #4 on 5130 3/16 EDT, Boomer caught it!

« on: March 19, 2023, 0750 UTC »

Yeah... Boomer caught it on his Kiwi-SDR.   http://boomerthedog.com/Tha-Dood-On-WBCQ-5130.000-sam-3-16-23.mp3   There, y'all can check it out, before I do.

Boomer is a Wonder Dog. Much better than Lassie or Rin-Tin-Tin. You can ask my wife.

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QSLs Received / Re: Ball Smacker eQSL 18 Mar 2023

« on: March 19, 2023, 0738 UTC »

Hey! It's Kracker! He's broken into Happy Finster's house and stolen all the gelt.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Indy Radio & UNID 6931 AM 0328 UTC 18 Mar 23

« on: March 18, 2023, 0551 UTC »

You should have heard the fights for 6955 when WBCQ took over 7415. A few months later a Chilean broadcaster set up on 6956.5 running  just enough power to render 6955 useless. Everyone headed to either the secondary freq. of 6950 and 6925 came into play, or 6924.3 for me as that's where my WWII surplus xtal for 6925 oscillated. Pirates were broadcasting from 6850 to 6950.

Whatever is on 6931 now has a nice signal. It sounds like the male and female who are normally behind the mic for Indy, but the band is noisy and the other station while weaker, is still mixing in.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Indy Radio & UNID 6931 AM 0328 UTC 18 Mar 23

« on: March 18, 2023, 0452 UTC »

Indy was strong on Chris's Kiwi w/ the V-Beam but some SSTV racket and a guy speaking English w/an American Mid-Atlantic accent playing power pop just ran over them.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 Mar 2023

« on: March 18, 2023, 0245 UTC »

The Rev. Al Green w/ "Let's Stay Together"
Some whiny song I barely remember.
"Turn The Music Into Gold" no idea who did that one.
"Lucky Star" wish I didn't know who did this. Let's refer to her as "Punkin' Head" as she paid to look that way.
2 by Kermit T. Frog. The major weed dealer in my home town was named Kermit. RIP you kept a lot of people happy at wholesale prices.
"Band of Gold". I don't know who did this one but watching my sister and her friends sing it into hair brushes made it a favorite.
Neilo with "Heart of Gold". You're sounding real good tonight BS.
"Like a Rainbow" Those guys were pretty popular.
Sugarloaf w/ "Green Eyed Lady" Stay away from my wife, you SOB's!
George Thorogood and The Delaware Destroyers w/ their cover of John Lee Hooker's classics "House Rent Boogie" and "One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer" not up to John Lee's standards but pretty fly for a white guy.
The Big E, with "Good Luck Charm"
"Rainbow in The Dark" not sure who did this hair metal tune.
Louis Armstrong and his Band with "When The Saints Go Marchin' In."
Dunno who that was. Or the next one.