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North American Shortwave Pirate / WMPQ 6950 USB 0237 UTC 8 JAN 2024

« on: January 08, 2024, 0237 UTC »

S7, moderate QRN and fading, but definitely very listenable here

0237 "My Sidepiece"
0243 "Slide On," Johnnie Taylor
0248 "Booty Scoot," Chuck Roberson
0253 Probably an ID given but I can't make it out then "A Letter to My Baby," Donnie Ray
0258 OM "You are listening to WMPQ" then "Got My Whiskey," Mel Waiters
0301 "That's Still My Love," Wilson Meadows
0309 SSTV
0311 Instrumental
0316 WMPQ ident then "Gettin' Tired of Gettin' Old," Robert Connelly Farr. Noise floor is creeping up.
0319 "Skinny Dippin'," Justin Johnson
0324 "Coffee & a Joint," Little Stranger
0328 "Shot Glass Slidin'," Justin Johnson
0333 "Deep Down South," Trainyard Blues Band
0336 "No Good Feeling Blues," Josh Porter
0349 WMPQ ident then "Riding the Blues," Snowy White & The White Flames
0357 "Rebel on the Run," Dakota Ray Parker
0400 "Setting Sun," BLP Brian Lucas Project
0406 SSTV then OFF

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/wmpq-6950-usb-0237-utc-8-jan-2024

Decode of second SSTV, right before signoff:


The first SSTV was identical but without the QSL information at the bottom.

Thanks for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / An ID Radio 6920 USB 0243 UTC 7 JAN 2024

« on: January 07, 2024, 0243 UTC »

Signal S9 here, strong and clear!

0243 Ratata (rap-style music)
0245 "Look What You Done for Me," Al Green
0248 "Restless Bones," Disco Lines
0250 OFF abruptly mid-song
0251 BACK with "Let's Have a Party," Brain Damage
0256 "Day Tripper," The Beatles
0259 "Snowfall," Idealism
0302 "California Sun," The Ramones
0304 "Stray Cat Strut," Stray Cats
0307 "Say It Ain't So," Weezer
0312 "Peace Frog/Blue Sunday," The Doors
0315 Hooting owls then "My Name Is Mud," Primus
0320 YL with "An ID Radio" ident, request lines are open, then hooting owls
0321 "Move," The Almighty Grind
0324 "Thunder Kiss '65," White Zombie
0328 YL with "An ID Radio" ident, request lines are open
0329 "Call You," lucidbeatz
0331 "The Wizard," Black Sabbath
0336 Hooting owls then "Smokin'," Boston
0340 YL with "An ID Radio" ident then "Lay My Claim," Rebelution
0345 YL with "An ID Radio" ident and hooting owls then "Furr," Blitzen Trapper
0350 YL with "'Til next time, enjoy the airwaves" then OFF

Great audio throughout, sounded like AM! Thanks!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/an-id-radio-6920-usb-0243-utc-7-jan-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Voice of Christmas 6935 AM 0013 UTC 26 DEC 2023

« on: December 26, 2023, 0031 UTC »

S9 at 0030 with Lou Monte's Dominick the Donkey, a bit of static
0033 Jingle Bell Rock
0035 The Chipmunks? Frosty the Snowman. Signal seems a bit stronger here now.
0037 Voice of Christmas ID, broadcasting from Santa's workshop, Providence maildrop given, then off abruptly mid-sentence

Thanks!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/voice-of-christmas-6935-am-0030-utc-26-dec-2023

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Voice of Laryngitis (relay) 6960 USB 0003 UTC 26 DEC 2023

« on: December 26, 2023, 0004 UTC »

S9+10
Genghis and Bull Bruiser announcing
0004 Silent Night rock version
0008 NORAD tracking Santa
0010 Almost Heresy with Rev. Billy Bob Huxley, ad for Aunt Jemima Prayer Waffles
0013 22c postage rate mentioned for QSLs dates this show to 1985-1988
0015 Tom Lehrer parody song
0021 Huxley Family Singers with "Deck the Halls"
0026 Ad for a casket that can be used as a coffee table or with a waterbed insert until you die
OFF at 0028

Thank you to whomever is responsible for the relay!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/voice-of-laryngitis-6960-usb-0004-utc-26-dec-2023

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cloudsplitter Radio 6938 USB 2003 UTC 25 DEC 2023

« on: December 25, 2023, 2335 UTC »

Still going at 2334 with instrumental version of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"

Thanks for the broadcast!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/cloudsplitter-radio-6938-usb-2334-utc-25-dec-2023

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

« on: December 16, 2023, 1900 UTC »

At 1858 with the theme from "The Neverending Story." Very good signal, S9+10 and more than 10 kHz wide.
1905 Rick Astley, "Together Forever"
1908 YL synth voice says, "Next up by request" then into "Tainted Love"
1911 Duran Duran, "Girls on Film"
1914 Mix Radio Intl ID then Kim Wilde, "Kids In America"
CT Yankee beautiful radio and great hearing 80s music come out of it!
1920 "Shattered Dreams"
1922 "Look of Love"
1930 Genesis, "Invisible Touch"
2004 Still going strong with Erasure, "A Little Respect"
2140 Still going strong with "Rock the Casbah" as local sunset approaches. Solid signal, very little fading!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/mix-radio-international-6865-then-6855-am-1858-utc-16-dec-2023

Thanks for the broadcast!

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QSLs Received / Re: Happy Hanukkah Radio eQSL 2023

« on: December 12, 2023, 0240 UTC »

Received #003 here. Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B Side Radio 6935 AM 0143 UTC 12 DEC 2023

« on: December 12, 2023, 0215 UTC »

Just bits of music popping up through the noise floor

Same here. Sounded like talking at 0214-0215 then back into music.

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Peskies / UNID 6919 LSB 0100 UTC 11 DEC 2023

« on: December 11, 2023, 0102 UTC »

"Don't You Want Me, Baby"
0103 Speaking, undecipherable, then back into music
OFF abruptly (mid-song) at 0106

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: An ID Radio 6920 USB 0004 UTC 11 Dec 2023

« on: December 11, 2023, 0033 UTC »

YL synth voice, "An ID would be cool. This is An ID Radio." Then OFF at 0032.

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/an-id-radio-6920-usb-0025-utc-11-dec-2023

Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WREC Radio Free East Coast 6925 USB 1725 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 1754 UTC »

Guns 'n' Roses, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" audible here at 1752. Signal strength S6, sitting pretty consistently above the noise level.
Something country-sounding at 1758.
OFF at 1803? Or a new program starting? Moderate QRM.
WREC ID at 1811.
Jerky Boys prank call at 1812. Remember passing those cassettes around the schoolyard in the 80s...
Wellsville mail drop given at 1820
The Radio Animal gives WREC ID at 1826, followed by PJ Sparks with BRS maildrop address
Year 1995 mentioned at 1832, followed by Johnny Wong seminar and Funkin Donuts parody ads
"Pirate radio sucks if you're not tuned to WREC Radio Free East Coast" then OFF at 1857

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/wrec-radio-free-east-coast-6925-usb-1805-utc-10-dec-2023

Thanks for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid 6959 USB 0136 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0235 UTC »

SSTV sent at 0233 then OFF

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

« on: December 09, 2023, 2315 UTC »

S9, good signal

2320 Email address then "I'm Tore Down," Freddie King
2326 "The Stumble," Freddie King
2329 "You Upset Me Baby," Gary Moore
2333 "Gonna Move," Paul Pena
2336 Station ID then "The Pleasure's All Mine," Jimmie Vaughan. Signal takes a big dip!

No longer audible here.

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/captain-morgan-shortwave-6934-am-2315-utc-9-dec-2023

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, 2251 UTC »

Heard the tail end of a bullfighting song and then OFF at about 2249.

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

« on: December 09, 2023, 2230 UTC »

Excellent S+10 signal and very good atmospheric conditions here.

I came in during the chat about calculator watches...

Station ID heard at 2231.

By 2244 the signal has degraded to the point it is inaudible...there seems to be general bandsplatter now.