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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6880 USB 2151 UTC 27 MAY 2024

« on: May 27, 2024, 2217 UTC »

Barely in to FSM @ 2217z
Hearing flute @ 2218z
"That's The Way Love Goes" Norman Brown @ 2239z (per Shazam)
"Sweet Sundays" Herb Bowman @ 2244z (per Shazam)

S7/222 @ 2245z

RSPdx/15x15 LoG + CCW loop

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2327 UTC 26 MAY 2024

« on: May 26, 2024, 2334 UTC »

Barely showing in FSM @ 2333z

RSPdx/15x15 LoG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2257 UTC 26 MAY 2024

« on: May 26, 2024, 2312 UTC »

Not much in FSM to this point @ 2310, but getting a solid carrier.
EDM/House music barely coming up @ 2321
"Flesh" Jan Johnston @ 2330 (per Shazam)

Offset=6924.944
S9/222 @ 2330 (QRN)

RSPdx/15x15 LoG + CCW loop kit

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Utility / Re: 8722 USB WDI Nautical WX 2152z MAY 21 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 1732 UTC »

Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6930 was 6935 AM 0337 UTC 24 May 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 1727 UTC »

Thanks for the ID!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6930 was 6935 AM 0337 UTC 24 May 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 0339 UTC »

Pretty much carrier only right now, though I heard a telephone ring @ 0337z.
"This Flight Tonight" Nazareth @ 0345z (Shazam ID)
Talk afterward @ 0346z
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Sounds like "Don't You Want Somebody to Love" Jefferson Airplane @ 0408z...or at least the singer sounded like Grace Slick.

Carrier drop @ 0410z

Signal bouncing about 20mDb above floor.
Offset=6929.963

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/W6LVP loop

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6920 FM 0159 UTC 24 May 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 0209 UTC »

Badly-distorted signal with DM music @ 0206z.
Truly turned up to "11"

S20/444 into FSM

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2239 UTC 23 MAY 2024

« on: May 24, 2024, 0203 UTC »

Van Halen "Happy Trails" 0200z
ID @ 0201z and gone.

S20/444 into FSM

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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Utility / 8722 USB WDI Nautical WX 2152z MAY 21 2024

« on: May 23, 2024, 0446 UTC »

Nautical wx, f/ancr, ending 2152z with MC ID as "WDI"
Solid ID @ 2230 by f/ancr, followed by MC ID.
Frequency/station not listed in latest EIBI. Any ideas where this one is located?

SDR sample reception on Facebook's Extreme Shortwave Listening group

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2057 UTC 21 May 2024

« on: May 21, 2024, 2147 UTC »

Into FSM with S7+/333 @ 2145z
"Gonna play one more...Cluck Cluck Cluck" @ 2213z
Gone @ 2217z

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: OUTHOUSE RADIO 6950 USB 0202 UTC 20 May 2024

« on: May 20, 2024, 0313 UTC »

0300 sounds like Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, but is just above the noise floor.

CCrane skywave SSB 2 using a 25 ft long wire in Central Texas

First post! Welcome to the brood!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6950 USB 0202 UTC 20 May 2024

« on: May 20, 2024, 0218 UTC »

Tuned in to "Bloody Well Right" Supertramp @ 0217z
Digital @ 0219z
"Hold Back The Water" BTO @ 0221z
Short digital @ 0225z
Sound effects afterward, into...
"Great Balls of Fire" The Killer @ 0230z
"Ooby Dooby" Roy Orbison @ 0232z

***If you're doin' requests: "Comin' In Hot" Brennen Leigh. Tx!

Gone @ 0302z. Thanks for the bcast!
Thanks for the request!! @ 0309z

S9+/333, lots of QRN from the West.

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Pullet 6950 USB 2004 UTC 19 MAY 2024

« on: May 19, 2024, 2038 UTC »

Got a bit of them here in  FSM @ 2035z
Talk @ 2039
Tom Waits (?) @ 2040, UnID tune
Too much floor for Shazam to do much
"Reelin' in the Years" Steely Dan @ 2049z
Talk @ 2054
"Please Don't Bury Me" John Prine @ 2057z
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Digital sig @ 2114z
Followed by what sounded like Joe Cocker...a guess admittedly
"King Bee Shakedown" JoeBo @ 2122z
"Molly O" JoeBo @ 2127z
"Gonna take a break here..." and gone @ 2132z

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit
S7/222 @ 2127z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0228 UTC 18 May 2024

« on: May 18, 2024, 0246 UTC »

Tuned in @ 0245z to unID Fusion (Steve Vai?)
And gone @ 0256z...
And back again @ 0259z with "Galaxy" Chely Rose
Complete with moos, laughs, bullhorns, and other samples.
Gone again @ 0328z.

S9+/444

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/15x15 LOG + CCW loop kit

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B-SIDE RADIO 6935 0344 UTC 17 MAY 2024

« on: May 17, 2024, 0353 UTC »

Barely into FSM @ 0352.
"Who Cares?" Bill Evans @ 0355z.
"Tangerine" Coleman Hawkins/Ben Webster @ 0401z
Hearing talk @ 0406, non-discernable
"Hipsippy Blues" Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers @ 0407z
"Hippy" Horace Silver/Jazz Messengers @ 0415z
Carrier drop @ 0420z.

S9/SIO=222
Offset=6934.957

Good show! Thanks!

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/W6LVP

Slightly better signal on the 15x15 LOG