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SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: SSTV extension for KiwiSDR

« on: June 12, 2025, 0401 UTC »

You can record on the Kiwi while running the SSTV decoder, and if it misses a decode, make note of the timestamp, and go back to the recording later and pass it through a different decoder program.

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

« on: March 12, 2025, 2306 UTC »

Pushing S7 here with The Doors at 2306

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sternradio 6960.8 AM 1954 UTC 11 MAR 2025

« on: March 11, 2025, 2120 UTC »

Pushing S5 here with some QRM. Still running Kahn AM stereo?

2137: Listening on a Presque Isle, WI Kiwi where it's coming in at better than S9+10. Sounds pretty good with SAS mode!

2152: signed off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6950 AM 0100 UTC 8 MAR 2025

« on: March 08, 2025, 0156 UTC »

Keep up the good work.

Mama And The Papas - Creeque Alley is a good song if you want to test out single channel modulation.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6950 AM 0100 UTC 8 MAR 2025

« on: March 08, 2025, 0141 UTC »

0138 utc: Moving in Stereo - The Cars

Looks like we're running C-QUAM again tonight. The pilot tone injection is a bit weaker than last night. Not hearing much for stereo separation though. Platform motion on the Kiwi doesn't help.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0015 UTC 06 MAR 2025

« on: March 07, 2025, 0036 UTC »

Rock/Blues music. Pretty weak in and out of the noise floor. Carrier at 6934.980.

I see a 25Hz tone, possibly doing C-QUAM AM stereo. Tough to tell audibly being so weak here.

0041 utc: Coming up better at the moment, close to S7. Sounding pretty good.

0219 utc: Signed off with the SSB. Thanks for the show.

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North American MW Pirate Radio / UNID 1620 AM 2355 UTC 1 MAR 2025

« on: March 02, 2025, 0056 UTC »

UNID Pirate doing oldies. Carrier at 1620.009.

Also being reported on another DX group down in central Virginia.

Tuned in to: Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann

0055: Celebrate - Three Dog Night.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: What happened to user SIGINT?

« on: December 14, 2024, 0017 UTC »

I'm sorry to see this. I've had a few conversations with SIGINT over my relatively short time here. My condolences to his family and friends.

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General Radio Discussion / **DX TEST** 620 WZON (Bangor, ME) DEC 22 at 0600 UTC

« on: December 13, 2024, 0757 UTC »

As some of you may already know, 620 WZON in Bangor, Maine is set to go off the air at the end of this year, along with a cluster of other area FM stations Stephen King (yes, that Stephen King) owns. Thanks to a few DXers, the chief engineer at WZON, and the IRCA/NRC CPC, a DX test has been arranged for 620 WZON. This may be the only chance for many DXers outside the upper eastern half of the US to get Maine in their MW log.

The test will be on Sunday Dec 22 at 1am EST (0600 UTC). Duration has yet to be determined. The DX Test program material has not yet been detailed but will likely consist of Morse code, 1kHz tones, sweep tones, and other sound effects.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM Radio 6865 USB 0000 UTC 1 Nov 2024

« on: November 01, 2024, 0012 UTC »

S7 signal here. Via Mix Radio International, sounds great as expected.


Thanks Redhat and MRI for the broadcast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6985 USB 2356 UTC 31 OCT 2024

« on: October 31, 2024, 2357 UTC »

Scary sound effects. Pushing S9.

00:00 "Wolverine Radio"

00:57 SSTV S1

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2314 UTC 31 Oct 2024

« on: October 31, 2024, 2331 UTC »

Weak rock music, pushing around S3-S5. Carrier at 6924.947


22:31 "Midnight Radio"

22:32 Hair of the Dog - Nazareth

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6955 USB 2251 UTC 31 Oct 2024

« on: October 31, 2024, 2301 UTC »

Pushing S7 here. Tuned in just in time to hear the "WDOG" ID at the top of the hour.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Texas Radio Short Wave via MRI 6870 was 6845 USB 2157 UTC 31 Oct 2024

« on: October 31, 2024, 2255 UTC »

Pushing S9 here, nice wideband signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Solid Rock Radio 6930 AM 2219 UTC 31 OCT 2024

« on: October 31, 2024, 2230 UTC »

Very weak carrier here with just the faintest hint of audio.