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General Radio Discussion / Re: Important information from mods.dk

« on: August 20, 2018, 0850 UTC »

You're welcome. And I'm at DEFCON, not Black Hat. Your old buddy Captain Crunch says hi, and he misses you.

Thanks, Al, it's good to see you being helpful for once.

And I figured you'd be at the BlackHat Con. complaining about the wireless service? Did they bring in strings and Dixie Cups this year?

:::SNORT::::

LMAO

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Logging Pirate Radio

« on: August 17, 2018, 1617 UTC »

I verify SDR loggings all the time, no issues with that, but I do like to know that's what they are, and where the receiver was located.

We now have an habitual Japanese listener who uses US-based SDRs.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Since Alex Jones got the boot from social media platforms.

« on: August 10, 2018, 0032 UTC »

How long before he shows up on SW in a howling duo of made up bull moose lunacy with Brother Stair?

Jones IS on shortwave, has been, I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw9uD2Cey6A

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Kiwi TDoA Direction Finding Increases SW Pirate Institutional Paranoia Levels

« on: July 17, 2018, 1908 UTC »

While some of us have been posting DF maps of broadcast and utility stations, I expect that all users understand that it would be best to refrain from posting any maps of pirate stations.

Why not make that a RULE for this forum, Chris?  NO POSTING DF MAPS OF PIRATE STATIONS! (or other location information, for that matter).
There are certainly enough moderators to make it stick and quickly remove any such thing...

It would probably make a lot of the ops feel better.  What's worse than individual listeners being able to do this DFing, is if that information would become published or widely disseminated.  This would surely result in a reduction in stations and broadcasts...

We can make it even slightly more broad than that, no DOXing of anyone, operator or listener. This would include TDoA maps, real names, locations, etc. Both posting the information here, as well as links to such information on other sites.   Reasonable?

YES!   Absolutely.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Kiwi TDoA Direction Finding Increases SW Pirate Institutional Paranoia Levels

« on: July 17, 2018, 0100 UTC »

While some of us have been posting DF maps of broadcast and utility stations, I expect that all users understand that it would be best to refrain from posting any maps of pirate stations.

Why not make that a RULE for this forum, Chris?  NO POSTING DF MAPS OF PIRATE STATIONS! (or other location information, for that matter).
There are certainly enough moderators to make it stick and quickly remove any such thing...

It would probably make a lot of the ops feel better.  What's worse than individual listeners being able to do this DFing, is if that information would become published or widely disseminated.  This would surely result in a reduction in stations and broadcasts...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio 6970 USB 0059 UTC 16 jun 2018

« on: June 16, 2018, 0130 UTC »

"Video killed the radio star" barely creeping out of the noise at 0129 here in Lansing, MI...

mostly barely hearing the music under the noise.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Crystal Ship 6876.2 AM 0003 UTC 29 May 2018

« on: May 29, 2018, 0319 UTC »

No Go-Go's?

'Head over heels' was early in the show....

And if you keep saying that stuff about Belinda,
there could be a Belinda Marathon headed your way...

 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0135 UTC 28 May 2018

« on: May 28, 2018, 0146 UTC »

S-5 to S-7 peaks and noisy here at 0146 UTC.  Some kind of comedy in front of a live audience, but readability is hit and miss at my noisy QTH.

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Equipment / Re: Good CB radio?

« on: May 24, 2018, 0721 UTC »

"Good CB radio"

Isn't that a contradiction in terms?


 

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Broadcasters Cheer Pirate Radio Bill

« on: May 13, 2018, 1533 UTC »

This bill mandates the FCC to increase enforcement, but provides them with no additional funds to pay for it....

LOL

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Huh? / Re: I got a plum NOAA job for the summer!

« on: April 27, 2018, 0709 UTC »

Stop picking on Belinda,
or I shall be forced to air
the GO-GO-BELINDA! marathon...

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Don Baldwin aka Rockpicker has passed away

« on: February 17, 2018, 0807 UTC »

Another shortwave/pirate radio enthusiast lost.  Rest in peace, Rockpicker.
My sincere condolences to family and friends.

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General Radio Discussion / TCS co-founder 'The Radical' lost to the rough seas of cancer

« on: February 14, 2018, 1525 UTC »

 
My dearest and best friend Kevin Olson, also known as 'The Radical', aka Stan Lefty on Facebook, co-founder and co-conspirator on the shortwave pirate radio station TCS/'The Crystal Ship' and moderator on the Free Radio Café forum, passed away early this morning at the age of 55, due to complications from his courageous battle with cancer. (His illness was largely the reason for the relative inactivity of TCS over the past nine months.)

On 'The Crystal Ship' he was best known for the "Baseball Extravaganza" program which he hosted and produced, and was the author and voice on our frequently- run spoof ad "E-Beastiality" (sic) promoting a fictional "dating" website catering to people with an "over-developed love for animals" (Kevin had a wonderfully snarky, twisted sense of humor).  He also served as the editorial voice of TCS in a segment called "Shots from the port side" which ran periodically a few years back. 

Kevin was one of the kindest, most generous souls I have ever known, but also a fierce defender of those whom he loved.  You don't find many long-time true and loyal friends in this life, but he was mine for 36 years.  He will be sorely missed...

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Huh? / Re: Happy Groundhog Day!

« on: February 04, 2018, 1831 UTC »

The Michigan Woodchuck refused to come out of his hole.  He's no dummy.

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Huh? / Re: Al, imagine it's 1981 again. Who's cuter, Belinda Carlisle

« on: January 30, 2018, 0542 UTC »

When the four of them drop acid and go to the graveyard is a classic in bad movie making. lol.

That was in a movie?

it was real life, for me....

unfortunately it was before the age of movie-cams in every phone...