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5311

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925USB Wolverine Radio 0241Z

« on: February 26, 2012, 0241 UTC »

2/25/2012
0241Z 45444 S9 "Good Evening.... Repeat after me."
0242Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0242Z 45444 S9 Abe Olman "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh" (not sure about this)
0245Z 45444 S9 Frank Crumit "Frankie and Johnny"
0248Z 45444 S9 Shelley Fabares "Johnny Angel"
0251Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0251Z 45444 S9 Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues"
0253Z 45444 S9 Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode"
0256Z 45444 S9 Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man"  
0259Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0259Z 45444 S9 Stephen Stills "Johnny's Garden"
0302Z 45444 S9 Johnny Winter "Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo"
0305Z 45444 S9 Peter Tosh "Johnny B. Goode"
0309Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0309Z 45433 S9 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
0313Z 45433 S9 Josie Cotton "Johnny Are You Queer?
0316Z 45444 S9 The Rembrandts "Johnny Have You Seen Her?"
0320Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0320Z 45444 S9 Poe "Angry Johnny"
0323Z 45444 S9 Bob & Tom Show - Johnny
0327Z 45444 S9 SSTV
0329Z Off Air

5312

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925 AM Captain Morgan

« on: February 26, 2012, 0207 UTC »

2/26/2012
0207Z 35333 S8 Marshall Tucker Band "Heard It In A Love Song"
0211Z 35333 S8 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0211Z 35333 S8 The Allman Brothers Band "Midnight Rider"
0214Z 35333 S8 America "Ventura Highway"
0217Z 35333 S8 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0218Z 35333 S8 Albert Hammond "It Never Rains In Southern California"
0221Z 35333 S8 Cap'n Morgan: "Gather 'round ya little buckeneers and I'll spin a yarn for ya"
0223Z 35333 S8 Captain Sensible "Wot"
0225Z 35333 S8 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" QSL: captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
0223Z 35333 S8 Captain Sensible "Wot"
0227Z 35333 S8 ELO "Showdown"
0231Z 34333 S7 Norman Greenbaum "Spirit In The Sky"
0235Z 35333 S8 Cap'n Morgan: "Gather 'round ya little buckeneers and I'll spin a yarn for ya"
0237Z 35333 S8 off air

5313

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925USB Wolverine Radio

« on: February 26, 2012, 0113 UTC »

2/26/2012
0112Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0112Z 45444 S9 Margaret Whiting "That Old Black Magic"
0114Z 45444 S9 Bennett, Joe & The Sparkletones "Black Slacks"
0117Z 45444 S9 Los Bravos "Black Is Black"
0119Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0119Z 45444 S9 Rolling Stone "Paint It, Black"
0123Z 45444 S9 Beatles "Blackbird"
0125Z 45444 S9 Santana "Black Magic Woman"
0128Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0128Z 45444 S9 Led Zepplin "Black Dog"
0132Z 45444 S9 The Hollies "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress."
0136Z 45444 S9 The Allman Brothers Band "Black Hearted Woman"
0142Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0142Z 45444 S9+ The Doobie Brothers "Black Water"
0146Z 45444 S9+ Steely Dan "Black Cow"
0151Z 55545 S9+10 Neil Young "Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)"
0156Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0156Z 55444 S9+10 SSTV
0158Z 35333 S7 Op- shoutout to moi.
0158Z 45444 S9 Ram Jam "Black Betty" (Black Betty is having a GOOD Sat night.)
0201Z Off Air.

Made a crappy week totally great. Thanks a ton Wolverine.

5314

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Ga Ga 6925 at 0021Z Feb 26

« on: February 26, 2012, 0107 UTC »

0105Z 54444 S9+10 Music. Just got home and turned it on.
0105Z 54444 S9+10 SSTV
0106Z Off air

5315

Equipment / Re: Sangean ATS-909X

« on: February 25, 2012, 0443 UTC »

Just received the PL-660 and listening to it now. Unfortunately, lent my 909X out to a friend, so can't put them side by side.

But, what I can say from using the PL-660 and my memory of the 909X:

The PL-660 has pretty decent reception on the lower HF bands with the whip. The 909X was sorta deaf there w/o an ext antenna. Dark out, so haven't tried the upper bands yet. Was able to get Radio Ronin Shortwave on 6925 tonight with the whip and sounded alright, about S5. Perseus with 102' G5RV was about S8. (no, not comparing the 660 with the Perseus, but giving reference).

Audio quality is decent for a small speaker. 909X sounds better, but PL-660 is far better than the tinny Sony ICF-SW7600GR.

MW seems to be pretty good, picks up plenty of DX. LW is ok, but my Sony ICF-2010 beats it by a little bit. Not a big surprise there. Listened to NDB AA in Fargo on 365 kHz (about 200 mi away). It was just barely coming in on the 2010 at the time and the 660 didn't hear it. Waited a couple of minutes and it was better on the 2010 and the 660 was starting to pick it up.

Sync works as advertised.

Overall from initial impressions, I'm very pleased with the $120 radio.

When I get the 909X back, I may line 'em all up (the 2010, 909X, 660, and 7600GR) and see how they all compare side by side.

So far, about the only thing I don't like about the 660 is that it doesn't have line out.

5316

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM w/Classical Music 0150+

« on: February 23, 2012, 0233 UTC »

0233Z 35333 S8 Classical music.
0245Z off air

Never heard an ID, but the music was rather decent.

5317

Spy Numbers / Re: UNID CW 6949khz

« on: February 23, 2012, 0044 UTC »

Sending 5L groups,  2/22/2012 @ 0044Z.

Might be M51...

Heard BT NR 51F.

And
0105Z: BT NR 5_F 23 0FO4857 1984 BT    (may be a little messed up in the middle due to fading)
0111Z: BT NR 53F 23 028 118 05 1984 BT
0123Z: BT NR 55F 23 028 223M541 1984 BT
0129Z: BT NR 56F 23 028 29 855 1984 BT
0135Z: BT NR 57F 23 028 3 B810 1984 BT
0141Z: BT NR 58F 23 028 4 28_ 1__4 BT
0147Z: BT NR 59F 23 128 48_40 1984 BT
0207Z: BT NR 62F 23 380 78WU9 1984 BT
0213Z: BT NR 63F 23 038 238 35 1984 BT
0219Z: BT NR 64F 23 038 198 49 1984 BT
0225Z: BT NR 65F 23 ___ __8 59 1984 BT
0231Z: BT NR 66F 23 038 32 813 1984 BT

Using CWSkimmer for the decoding... its not decoding the : correctly. Decoding it manually on the latest:
0309Z: BT NR 72F 23 04:09:42 1984 BT  (CWSkimmer shows BT NR 72F 23 04 809 84 1984 BT)

For 0231Z, it should be: BT NR 66F 23 03:32:13 1984 BT.  (not going to do the others. Think that substituting the 8<space> for : works).

0321Z: BT NR 74F 23 04:2_:17 1984 BT
0334Z: BT NR 76F 23 04:34:53 1984 BT
0340Z: BT NR 77F 23 04:41:04 1984 BT

5318

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6950AM WBNY

« on: February 23, 2012, 0008 UTC »

2/22/2012
0008Z 32333 S8 ID "Commander Bunny"
0011Z 32333 S8 "Radio Bunny. This is WBNY"
0017Z off air.

5319

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Öömrang on Tues 2/21/2012 1600-1659Z

« on: February 22, 2012, 0156 UTC »

Success! Left the computer to record it and nice & strong signal. Don't speak Frisian, so can't exactly say too much about the content.

First part of transmission in English.

"Hello, we are broadcasting. This is <dead air> coming from Oomrang the island in north Germany."

5320

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Öömrang on Tues 2/21/2012 1600-1659Z

« on: February 21, 2012, 0431 UTC »

The annual fifty nine minute broadcast of Radio Öömrang will be on Tues 2/21/2012 from 1600-1659Z on 15215 kHz.

500 kW from Wertachtal beaming 300 deg right towards the US.

5321

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925U Wolverine Radio 0133Z

« on: February 19, 2012, 0133 UTC »

2/19/2012
0133Z 45444 S9 Wolverine IS - Barenaked Ladies "Testing 1,2,3"
0133Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0133Z 45444 S9 Ethel Waters "Shake That Thing"
0137Z 45444 S9 Ella Fitzgerald "Shake Down The Stars"
0139Z 45444 S9 Sonny Boy Williamson "Shake The Boogie"
0142Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0142Z 45444 S9+ Chubby Newsome "Hip Shakin' Mama"
0145Z 55444 S9+10 Bill Haley and The Comets "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"
0147Z 55444 S9+10 Jerry Lee Lewis "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
0150Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0150Z 55444 S9+10 The Del Vikings "Cool Shake"
0152Z 45444 S9 Eddie Fontaine "Nothin' Shakin'"
0155Z 45444 S9+ The Swinging Blue Jeans "They Hippy Hippy Shake"
0156Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0156Z 45444 S9+ Sam Cooke "Shake"
0159Z 55444 S9+10 The Guess Who "Shakin' All Over"
0202Z 54444 S9+10 The Four Tops "Shake Me, Wake Me"
0205Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0205Z 45444 S9 Temptations "Shakey Ground"
0209Z 45444 S9+ KC & The Sunshine Band "Shake Your Booty"
0212Z 55544 S9+10 The Jacksons "Shake Your Body" (occasional peaks to S9+20)
0215Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0215Z 55444 S9+10 Ten Years After "Let's Shake It Up"
0221Z 55444 S9+10 The Cars "Shake It Up" (occasional peaks to S9+20)
0224Z 55444 S9+ The Escape Club "Escape For The Sheik"
0228Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0228Z 55444 S9+10 Los Lobos "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"
0232Z 55444 S9+10 Lady Gaga "Shake Ur Kitty"
0236Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0236Z 55444 S9+20 SSTV
0238Z off air

Another great show, thanks a million Wolverine!


_{Perseus SDR w/102' G5RV @25'}

5322

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan SW 6925AM

« on: February 19, 2012, 0059 UTC »

0057Z 45333 S9 The Who "Who Are You"
0057Z 45333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0057Z 45333 S9 Stevie Ray Vaughn "Pride and Joy"
0101Z 35322 S9 Stevie Ray Vaughn "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
0104Z 35322 S9 Rare Earth "Get Ready"
0106Z 35322 S9 Steely Dan "Do It Again"
0108Z 35322 S9 ID "Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0108Z 35322 S9 The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
0109Z 35322 S9 Cycling through songs frequently.
0112Z 35333 S9 Boz Scaggs "Lido Shuffle"
0115Z 35333 S9 Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right"
0118Z 35333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" + The Who "Who Are You"
0119Z 35333 S9 Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Child"
0126Z 35333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" + The Who "Who Are You"
0127Z off air

5323

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950 AM Big Boobs Radio

« on: February 19, 2012, 0044 UTC »

0044Z Very weak here... can't really tell much of anything.

5324

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Tropiq 6307.5 USB Pirate from Hungary

« on: February 18, 2012, 2341 UTC »

Rats, absolutely nothing into Minneapolis.

5325

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925U Rave On Radio

« on: February 18, 2012, 2319 UTC »

2/18/2012
2318Z 35434 S7 ID "Rave On Radio"
2318Z 35434 S7 Neil Young "Cinnamon Girl"
2323Z 35434 S7 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2323Z 35433 S7 Neil Young "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)"
2330Z 35433 S7 Neil Young "Down By The River"
2339Z 35433 S6 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2339Z 35333 S6 Neil Young "The Losing End"
2344Z 35333 S6 Neil Young "Running Dry"
2349Z 35434 S7 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2349Z 35434 S7 Neil Young "Cowgirl In The Sand"
0000Z 35333 S6 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
0001Z Off air.