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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Cosmonaut 6959.3 AM 2253 UTC 19 MAR 2025

« on: March 19, 2025, 2312 UTC »

2310 UTC Hearing threshold music at the noise floor
2345 UTC Had a brief fade-up, but did not recognize the song
2347 UTC OFF...no carrier detected

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sternradio 6952.8 AM 1749 UTC 18 MAR 2025

« on: March 18, 2025, 1750 UTC »

1749 UTC Unid genre of music...S9 peaks with light to moderate fading and noise...excellent audio
1752 UTC Different song with metronome sounding drum beat intro to electronic music..."Radioactivity"-Kraftwerk
1758 UTC Synth voiced OM with ID..."This is station Sternradio"...followed by "Roundabout"-Yes
(Modulation sounds more "upfront" today...excellent dynamic range!)
1807 UTC OM and YL with ID and talk...German and English..."transmitter is smoking"
1809 UTC "Elected"-Alice Cooper
1813 UTC OM and YL in English and German with "transmitter is smoking...smoking will kill you"
1815 UTC Unid rock song-OM singer
1820 UTC "It's Different for Girls"-Joe Jackson (One I haven't heard on the radio in many years!)
1823 UTC "Deacon Blues"-Steely Dan
1831 UTC Unid electronica song-OM singer
1854 UTC "Court of the Crimson King"-King Crimson
1919 UTC YL with repeated phrase in German
1922 UTC OM and YL in English and German phrase repeated...then "end of broadcast day", followed by the Sternradio sign-off song by Laibach ending with an OM reading Winston Churchill's address
1928 UTC Short anthem, then OFF

Thank you for the afternoon entertainment...nice sound you have there!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDEF 6925 AM 0109 UTC 18 MAR 2025

« on: March 18, 2025, 0131 UTC »

0130 UTC OM with ID..."WDEF...batten down the hatches", followed by "Not For You"-Pearl Jam
0135 UTC "Immortality"-Pearl Jam
(So far the signal has been fair with S6 peaks amidst high noise)
0148 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV

0158 UTC "Indifference"-Pearl Jam
0202 UTC OM with ID
0222 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV, then OFF at 0224 UTC


Thanks for the Pearl Jam this evening! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6930 AM 0020 UTC 18 MAR 2025

« on: March 18, 2025, 0022 UTC »

0020 UTC Unid music fading in and out of the noise...S7 peaks amidst high static level
0027 UTC Possible OM speaking, followed by an unid rock tune
0033 UTC Signal faded deep into the noise
0036 UTC OM speaking...possible ID, but I missed it, followed by another unid rock tune
0049 UTC "I Think We're Alone Now"-Tiffany? (Nice, but short fade-up)
0051 UTC "Rebel Yell"-Billy Idol
0100 UTC OM with email address for an eQSL... spacejunkradio@proton.me followed by an SSTV (too much noise and the app didn't trigger)

Thanks for the broadcast! Sadly, the fading and noise level made for rough copy!

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QSLs Received / Re: WDEF eQSL 6910 AM 0124 UTC 17 MAR 25

« on: March 17, 2025, 1743 UTC »

Also received the same awesome eQSL here! Thank you very much Captain Mitchell!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 AM 0040 UTC 15 MAR 2025

« on: March 15, 2025, 0041 UTC »

0040 UTC Rock music fading in and out of the noise
0050 UTC Still have music here...some S7 peaks, but mostly at or slightly above the noise
0053 UTC "Ziggy Stardust"-David Bowie
0055 UTC OFF

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Broadcast Announcements / MOVED: UNID 6935 USB 1221 UTC 15 MAR 2025

« on: March 15, 2025, 0030 UTC »

This topic has been moved to North American Shortwave Pirate.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,142213.0.html

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF/WDOG 9290 was 6925 USB 2222 UTC 14 Mar 2025

« on: March 14, 2025, 2232 UTC »

2231 UTC "Are Friends Electric"-Tubeway Army (Nice solid S8 signal here with excellent audio)
2233 UTC Professor Magnetron asking "where were you in 1977". followed by "Jet Airliner"-Steve Miller Band
2238 UTC "Black Betty"-Ram Jam
2241 UTC "Heroes"-David Bowie
2245 UTC "Give A Little Bit"-Supertramp
2249 UTC "Barracuda"-Heart
2253 UTC "Isn't it Time"-The Babys
(Dinner music this evening provided by WDOG and Bob Marley, etc!)
2320 UTC "Peaches"-The Stranglers
2324 UTC "Lido Shuffle"-Boz Scaggs
2328 UTC Unid song...don't remember this one at all for some reason...Paul McCartney
2332 UTC "Couldn't Get it Right"-Climax Blues Band
2335 UTC "I Feel Love"-Donna Summer
2344 UTC "Carry On My Wayward Son"-Kansas
2350 UTC Working in another room now and have the Sony 2010 with whip antenna set up with 9290 USB coming in nicely!

Thanks for the 1977 playlist T.E.M! In the Summer of 1977 after 3 years at UMASS I decided to take a year off and earn some cash and rethink my major. Got a job right away and I just retired from that same place in 2021...44 years later! I don't remember as much of the 1970's as I should...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDEF 6935 AM was 6880 AM 0101 UTC 14 MAR 2025

« on: March 14, 2025, 0119 UTC »

0116 UTC Orchestral music just above the noise...excellent audio
0118 UTC OM speaking but nada on the copy...followed by more easy listening music
I was late on hitting the MMSSTV app

0135 UTC Easy listening music still just above the noise floor here
0144 UTC "Classical Gas"-(not sure if Mason Williams or cover)
0146 UTC Signal dropped a bit into the noise
0148 UTC Faded back up a bit with unid cover of "My Sweet Lord"
0149 UTC OM with clear ID..."WDEF"
0155 UTC "Theme from Love Story?"
0203 UTC OM speaking but nada on the copy
0210 UTC Sounded a bit like a cover of "Copacabana"
0212 UTC QRM from peskies on LSB until 0216 UTC
0218 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV
0220 UTC OFF



Here's my recording from 0124-0220 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGYIBfFj11NbmOQxsUo05a1BfXfNEAOI/view?usp=sharing

Thank you for the trip down Aisle 43 of KMART! It was the go to store here before Walmart opened up! TYFSOKM and I would very much appreciate a WDEF eQSL!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sternradio 6958 AM 0116 UTC 13 MAR 2025

« on: March 13, 2025, 0120 UTC »

0116 UTC Hearing threshold music...possibly a thumping beat, but audio is deep in the noise
0122 UTC Fade-up...definitely music with a thumping percussion
0123 UTC Possibly a YL and then OM talking...could this be Sternradio?
Deep in the noise again...
0132 UTC Another light fade-up...rock tune?
(I generally receive Sternradio here much stronger...lousy prop I guess. Thanks mtq and Treehouse SWL!)
0134 UTC I recognize the synth voiced Sternradio OM now 
0140 UTC Tuned back in and the music is solid above the noise at S6 peaks....don't recognize the tune

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6935 AM 2201 UTC 12 MAR 2025

« on: March 12, 2025, 2217 UTC »

2215 UTC "Born to be Wild"-Steppenwolf (Mostly right at the noise floor-S6 peaks)
2217 UTC "Get Ready"-Rare Earth
2219 UTC Possibly OM speaking, into "Smoke on the Water"-Deep Purple
2225 UTC Mr Sycko with "Live on 35", into "Sunshine of your Love"-Cream (S7 peaks now...excellent audio)
2228 UTC Mr Sycko chatting, into "You Give Love a Bad Name"-Bon Jovi
Dinner music courtesy of Sycko Radio this evening 
2245 UTC "All Right Now"-Free
2250 UTC "Money For Nothing"-Dire Straits (featuring Sting)
2252 UTC Mr Sycko chatting
2259 UTC Mr Sycko with ID and chat
2303 UTC "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"-CCR
2305 UTC "Love Her Madly"-Doors (Moderate fading now-still S7 peaks)
2309 UTC "Brown Sugar"-Rolling Stones

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6940 AM 2315 UTC 11 MAR 2025

« on: March 11, 2025, 2318 UTC »

2315 UTC OM talking but nada on the copy (S8 peaks with moderate fading and noise...modulation seems low)
2317 UTC Instrumental/orchestral music
(Maybe a Euro?)
2322 UTC OM talking...rough copy in the noise
2324 UTC "Let's Stay Together"-Al Green
2327 UTC "Son of a Preacher Man"-Dusty Springfield
2329 UTC "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight"-Cutting Crew
2334 UTC Unid pop tune (peskie qrm now on LSB)
2338 UTC Unid pop tune-YL singer (audio has dropped down into the noise)
2341 UTC Unid pop tune...signal is rough and peskie on LSB is loud!
2344 UTC I can still detect a weak carrier and trace of music
2350 UTC Slight fade-up "In the Ghetto"-Elvis Presley
2357 UTC Signal back up to S8 and the peskie on LSB is gone...a rock tune I forgot the name of

Anybody want to claim this show? 
Here's my recording from 2320-2345 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S39BJj0IIGeoto7LB0Z2jWGWw9PiD_RX/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0058 UTC 9 MAR 2025

« on: March 09, 2025, 0100 UTC »

0058 UTC Testing 1, 2, 3...ID, into a 1930's tune
0108 UTC "It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)"-Betty Everett
0111 UTC "It's the Same Old Song"-Four Tops
0113 UTC "Alabama Song"-The Doors 
0117 UTC "To Cry You a Song"-Jethro Tull
0123 UTC "Your Song"-Elton John
0127 UTC "A Song For You"-Leon Russell
0131 UTC "This Song Is Over"-The Who 
0138 UTC "Song of the Wind"-Santana
0143 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0148 UTC "Song of Love"-Stephen Stills & Manassas
0152 UTC Unid song-Bonnie Raitt (Joni Mitchell cover!)
0156 UTC "Sing a Song"-Earth, Wind, & Fire
0159 UTC "Just a Song Before I Go"-Crosby, Stills, & Nash
0201 UTC A song I forgot the name of by REM
0204 UTC Unid song-YL singer
0208 UTC A song I forgot the name of by Stone Temple Pilots

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6925 AM 0101 UTC 4 MAR 2025

« on: March 04, 2025, 0102 UTC »

0101 UTC Hearing a 1980's song I forgot the name of...fading in and out of the noise floor...qrm from peskies on LSB
0104 UTC Unid tune (signal is at best threshold when the peskies aren't killing it)
0110 No audio detected, but still have a weak carrier...I switched to USB at 0112 UTC and there is threshold music
0115 UTC "Hello Again"-The Cars (Getting some whipped cream aerosol ute QRM now)
0123 UTC "Suffragette City"-David Bowie
0126 UTC OM with ID possibly? May have been peskie bleeding over from LSB...followed by "Love Is a Battlefield"-Pat Benatar... Nice above the noise floor peak during the song
(ID thanks to posters who have better ears than me!)
0130 UTC "Ride My See-Saw"-Moody Blues
0135 UTC Music is buried in the noise here now

Thank you Liquid Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 9920 USB was 9907 USB 0140 UTC 2 MAR 2025

« on: March 02, 2025, 0149 UTC »

0146 UTC "Good Thing"-Fine Young Cannibals in progress at tune in. (S5 peaks with moderate fading, but mostly above the noise)
0149 UTC "Rock Me Amadeus"-Falco (Some OTHR noted now...rough copy)
0153 UTC OFF
0155 UTC QRT'd to 6920 USB! 
0159 UTC "Let's Groove"-Earth, Wind, and Fire (Signal just above the low noise floor here)
0202 UTC OM gave an ID but I missed it...will check the recording later. Followed by an unid pop song-YL singer
0205 UTC YL with "Mix Radio International" ID 
0219 UTC YL with ID, followed by another unid dance/pop tune
0128 UTC Signal pretty much at the noise floor now