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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 0033 4/5/2015

« on: April 05, 2015, 0251 UTC »

Came in late to the party tonight.  Caught show ~0242 with song request for Chris Lobdell.  Usual good signal here in Omaha on the little ol' Tecsun PL-660.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Renegade Radio, 6935.2 USB, 0204, 4.5.15

« on: April 05, 2015, 0226 UTC »

Renegade Radio on 6935 USB Apr 05 @ 0205+
Good signal here in Nebraska with '70s/'80s rock music.  IDs @ 0210 and 0221. Good show tonight.
Wow, three pirate stations on the same time: Renegade Radio, Wolverine Radio, and Liquid Radio.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID on 6925 USB APR 03 @ 0138

« on: April 03, 2015, 0158 UTC »

6925 USB / APR 03/ 0138-0150+
Could only hear men and women talking about unknown topic(s).  No music heard.  Summer-like static levels made clear copy of station almost impossible.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID on 6925 USB @ 0245 APR 01

« on: April 01, 2015, 0305 UTC »

6925 USB / APR 01 / 0245-0248*
Woman singing a country song with man giving quick station ID @ 0248 then s/off.  Unable to clearly hear ID. Good but somewhat weak signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio (6770 AM @ 0535 on March 30)

« on: March 30, 2015, 0611 UTC »

Old Time Radio
6770 AM / MAR 30 / 0535-0601+.
Radio program "The Shadow" about retired actor who portrayed murderers accused of being one.
Due to weak signal and heavy noise, didn't catch conclusion. But ... "the Shadow knows." (Sorry, couldn't resist cliche response.)
All-in-all, glad to finally hear some program details despite difficult conditions.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925.2ish AM 0042 UTC MARCH 28, 2015

« on: March 28, 2015, 0113 UTC »

6925 AM / MAR 25 / 0044-0110+
Weak signal hampered by heavy static and ops on LSB.
Songs "i Am the Walrus," "Incense and Peppermint" and others.
Op is announcing song titles but voice is deep in noise floor.  Only able, so far, to hear station as " ?  Radio."
At 0117 caught clear ID as "Free Thinker Radio" into an ad for "Joe Bob's Garden ?"
Despite constant static rushes, audio legibility increased greatly after LSB ops left airwaves.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID/OTR - Old Time Radio - 6770 AM 0145 UTC 23 Mar 2015

« on: March 23, 2015, 0205 UTC »

Heard station on MAR 21 on 6770AM  ~0242.  Station at my location is generally faint and barely above the noise floor so program details are sketchy at best.
One of these days hoping conditions improve enough so I can hear something more than a faint signal in the static.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 6876 AM 2328 UTC 22 Mar 2015

« on: March 23, 2015, 0201 UTC »

6876AM / MAR 23 / 0032-0102.
Weak signal with lots of QRN.  Heard songs by Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, and Bruce Springsteen. Clear stn ID ~0041.  Just happened across show while doing a little band scanning.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6925 AM 2345 UTC 22 Mar 2015

« on: March 23, 2015, 0151 UTC »

Caught here on the Great Plains  from roughly 0108-0130 on 6925 AM (Mar 22).
Caught songs "Do You Want My Love" and "One Down, One to Go."
Reception hampered by Spanish-language  ops on LSB,

730

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6955 USB 0042 UTC 18 Mar 2015

« on: March 18, 2015, 0144 UTC »

Heard here on the Great Plains ~0120  with good signal/audio and little fading.  
Sounds like the usual indie music I'm not familiar with, but sounds good.
Clear ID @ 0130.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY ALERT

« on: March 18, 2015, 0102 UTC »

Apparently, auroral  activity was seen as far south as the Dakotas in the hours before sunrise today.
The storm is subsiding but still active, so a chance to see some may be possible after dark in the northern tier of the U.S.
As an aside, the only time signal I can hear at the moment is WWV's 5 MHz signal.

The latest solar weather update:
Space Weather Message Code: ALTK05
Serial Number: 773
Issue Time: 2015 Mar 18 0032 UTC

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5
Threshold Reached: 2015 Mar 18 0028 UTC
Synoptic Period: 0000-0300 UTC
 
Active Warning: Yes
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor

NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation

Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 AM 0234 Mar 15 2015

« on: March 15, 2015, 0242 UTC »

6770 AM. 0234 Mar 15
Hearing multiple voices and possible background music.  Signal very faint and deep in noise floor.  
No ID heard but assuming Old Time Radio because of frequency and mode.
Around 0252 can hear some big band/swing orchestral music.  Unable to pull any details out of the noise.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2022 UTC 14 Mar 2015

« on: March 14, 2015, 2054 UTC »

@2051on 6925 USB am able to hear music but signal is faint.  There is a station but no ID yet.
Correction: it is an AM signal but, at the moment, can make it out better in USB or AM SYNC/USB settings.
Lost signal ~2123, unable to copy any ID.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6925.3 AM at 0104 UTC, 3/13/15

« on: March 13, 2015, 0120 UTC »

6925 AM / MAR 13 / 0110+.  Hearing male vocal with station ID @ 0114.  Difficult copy due to weak signal here in Eastern Nebraska. Noise floor also some.what elevated.  May try SSB to see if signal reception can be improved.
Switching to AM SYNC on my Tecsun PL-660 improved signal and audio quality.  Clear ID @ 0126.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Crystal Ship Shortwave Relay Network 6876 AM 2338 UTC 12 MAR 2015

« on: March 13, 2015, 0002 UTC »

6876 AM  Mar 12  2345+
Hearing station with decent signal cutting through static about 45 minutes before local sunset here in easstern Nebraska.  Songs, "Yummy, Yummy," "Chewy, Chewy."  Station ID @ 2350 into "I'm A Believer."