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QSLs Received / Re: Radio Free Spirit 6935 USB 0008 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 07:41 »
Same eQSL received here. Thanks, Radio Free Spirit!
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QSLs Received / Re: Phil Spector's Wall of Sound Radio 6850 USB 0120 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 07:40 »
Same eQSL received here. Thanks, Wall of Sound Radio!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6987 USB 0302 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 03:22 »
S7+ signal heard via the Elizabeth City, N.C., SDR. Lots of noise, though ...
0320 UTC: Radiohead song ending at a live performance.
0321 UTC: Another Radiohead song.
0320 UTC: Radiohead song ending at a live performance.
0321 UTC: Another Radiohead song.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B Side Radio 6935 AM 0200 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 02:19 »
Coming well directly here near Seattle with some fading at times.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Phil Spector's Wall of Sound Radio 6850 USB 0020 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 01:36 »
S9+ signal coming into the Traverse City, Michigan, SDR, and the audio level's good, but lots of noise on the band tonight ...
0136 UTC: "Baby I Love You" by The Ronettes.
0138 UTC: Female announcer with ID: "This is Wall of Sound Radio" into "Da Doo Ron Ron" by The Crystals.
0140 UTC: "Little Latin Lupe Lu" by The Righteous Brothers.
0142 UTC: "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups.
0145 UTC: "I Only Want to Be With You" by Dusty Springfield.
0148 UTC: Female-voiced ID again into "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals.
0150 UTC: "I Got You Babe (Soundtrack Version)" by Sonny & Cher.
0153 UTC: "Just Once in My Life" by The Righteous Brothers. I'm now listening via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR, which has a huge S9+ signal, pretty good audio, and much less noise than the Upper Midwest.
0157 UTC: "Soul and Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers.
0200 UTC: ID again into "Walking in the Rain" by The Ronettes.
0204 UTC: Sounded like it went off, but I could still faintly hear music. I finally found the signal again via the Elizabeth City, N.C., SDR, playing "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by The Walker Brothers. The signal's coming in with about S7 strength at that SDR.
0207 UTC: "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals.
0209 UTC: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers.
0213 UTC: ID again into "Uptown" by The Crystals.
0215 UTC: "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers.
0219 UTC: "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" by Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans.
0222 UTC: "River Deep Mountain High" by Tina Turner.
0225 UTC: ID again, then "Rock and Roll Heaven" by The Righteous Brothers.
0229 UTC: Female announcer with email address (shortwavepirateqsls@gmail.com), then a male voice said thanks for listening, and off.
Thanks for the music, Wall of Sound Radio!
0136 UTC: "Baby I Love You" by The Ronettes.
0138 UTC: Female announcer with ID: "This is Wall of Sound Radio" into "Da Doo Ron Ron" by The Crystals.
0140 UTC: "Little Latin Lupe Lu" by The Righteous Brothers.
0142 UTC: "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups.
0145 UTC: "I Only Want to Be With You" by Dusty Springfield.
0148 UTC: Female-voiced ID again into "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals.
0150 UTC: "I Got You Babe (Soundtrack Version)" by Sonny & Cher.
0153 UTC: "Just Once in My Life" by The Righteous Brothers. I'm now listening via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR, which has a huge S9+ signal, pretty good audio, and much less noise than the Upper Midwest.
0157 UTC: "Soul and Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers.
0200 UTC: ID again into "Walking in the Rain" by The Ronettes.
0204 UTC: Sounded like it went off, but I could still faintly hear music. I finally found the signal again via the Elizabeth City, N.C., SDR, playing "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by The Walker Brothers. The signal's coming in with about S7 strength at that SDR.
0207 UTC: "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals.
0209 UTC: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers.
0213 UTC: ID again into "Uptown" by The Crystals.
0215 UTC: "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers.
0219 UTC: "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" by Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans.
0222 UTC: "River Deep Mountain High" by Tina Turner.
0225 UTC: ID again, then "Rock and Roll Heaven" by The Righteous Brothers.
0229 UTC: Female announcer with email address (shortwavepirateqsls@gmail.com), then a male voice said thanks for listening, and off.
Thanks for the music, Wall of Sound Radio!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6960 USB 0105 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 01:05 »
S7+ signal heard with lots of noise via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR. Weak to fair audio fading in and out ...
0105 UTC: "In Too Deep" by Genesis.
0108 UTC: "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio.
0118 UTC: ID from the post below in this thread.
0105 UTC: "In Too Deep" by Genesis.
0108 UTC: "Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio.
0118 UTC: ID from the post below in this thread.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Spirit 6935 USB 0008 UTC 14 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 00:39 »
S5-S6 signal heard via the Lodi, New York, SDR with noticeable fading and moderate noise levels ...
0035 UTC: "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground & Nico.
0040 UTC: Female announcer introducing next song and adding "let's see if the ghosts are taking notes tonight" into "Archbishop Harold Holmes" by Jack White.
0043 UTC: "What's the Trick?" by Jack White.
0047 UTC: The usual British-accented female host welcomes listeners and talks about Juan Valdez and the raccoons again. She also promotes Fogbank Records.
0048 UTC: ID and mentioning the studio van in the woods again into "Elephant" by Tame Impala.
0049 UTC: Transmitter suddenly off a few moments, then on, and off again, then on again.
0051 UTC: "Steady, As She Goes" by The Raconteurs (lots of Jack White music tonight, which is fine by me!).
0555 UTC: Other female host (she sounds American) gives the ID and email address, then "Hey You" by DOPE LEMON.
0100 UTC: The British-accented host gave the email address again, then "Banditos" by Refreshments.
0035 UTC: "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground & Nico.
0040 UTC: Female announcer introducing next song and adding "let's see if the ghosts are taking notes tonight" into "Archbishop Harold Holmes" by Jack White.
0043 UTC: "What's the Trick?" by Jack White.
0047 UTC: The usual British-accented female host welcomes listeners and talks about Juan Valdez and the raccoons again. She also promotes Fogbank Records.
0048 UTC: ID and mentioning the studio van in the woods again into "Elephant" by Tame Impala.
0049 UTC: Transmitter suddenly off a few moments, then on, and off again, then on again.
0051 UTC: "Steady, As She Goes" by The Raconteurs (lots of Jack White music tonight, which is fine by me!).
0555 UTC: Other female host (she sounds American) gives the ID and email address, then "Hey You" by DOPE LEMON.
0100 UTC: The British-accented host gave the email address again, then "Banditos" by Refreshments.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6975 USB 2357 UTC 13 SEP 2025
« on: Today at 00:00 »
2358 UTC: "Testing 1, 2, 3 ... can anybody here me?" song snippet repeated over and over as the signal goes on and off.
2359 UTC: Robotic-voiced "Wolverine Radio" ID into "Running a Temperature" by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra.
2359 UTC: Robotic-voiced "Wolverine Radio" ID into "Running a Temperature" by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: My Favorite Songs Radio 6950 USB 2354 UTC 13 SEP 2025
« on: September 13, 2025, 2358 UTC »
S7ish signal heard via the Lodi, New York, SDR with very good audio ...
2357 UTC: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
0002 UTC: Female voice with "Welcome to the second broadcast of My Favorite Songs Radio." She then said they got lots of requests from the last program and are now playing some. That was followed by "The Elements" by the late, great Tom Lehrer.
0004 UTC: "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" by Tom Lehrer.
0005 UTC: Female host says she's next playing CT Yankee's requests and gives ID and email address. This announcement was then repeated, followed by "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart. (I guess we're all going to learn more about each others' musical tastes, which should be fun!)
0012 UTC: "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop (good choice!).
0016 UTC: "The Rain, the Park, and Other Things" by The Cowsills.
0019 UTC: "Pretty Ballerina" by The Left Banke.
0022 UTC: "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra.
0026 UTC: "I.G.Y." by Donald Fagan.
0032 UTC: "New Slang" by The Shins (a great song that's also very sad once you listen to the lyrics).
0036 UTC: Host thanking CT Yankee again for his requests, then ID and email address given again, then "Rockaria!" by Electric Light Orchestra.
0040 UTC: "Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin.
0044 UTC: "Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers.
0048 UTC: "Goose Snow Cone" by Aimee Mann.
0052 UTC: "Desperados Under the Eaves" by Warren Zevon.
0055 UTC: "Needle and the Damage Done (Live at Live Aid)" by Neil Young.
0058 UTC: "Bonnet of Pins" by Matt Berringer.
0102 UTC: Female announcer says she hopes listeners enjoyed today's program and the requests and gives the email address again, then off.
2357 UTC: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
0002 UTC: Female voice with "Welcome to the second broadcast of My Favorite Songs Radio." She then said they got lots of requests from the last program and are now playing some. That was followed by "The Elements" by the late, great Tom Lehrer.
0004 UTC: "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" by Tom Lehrer.
0005 UTC: Female host says she's next playing CT Yankee's requests and gives ID and email address. This announcement was then repeated, followed by "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart. (I guess we're all going to learn more about each others' musical tastes, which should be fun!)
0012 UTC: "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop (good choice!).
0016 UTC: "The Rain, the Park, and Other Things" by The Cowsills.
0019 UTC: "Pretty Ballerina" by The Left Banke.
0022 UTC: "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra.
0026 UTC: "I.G.Y." by Donald Fagan.
0032 UTC: "New Slang" by The Shins (a great song that's also very sad once you listen to the lyrics).
0036 UTC: Host thanking CT Yankee again for his requests, then ID and email address given again, then "Rockaria!" by Electric Light Orchestra.
0040 UTC: "Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin.
0044 UTC: "Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers.
0048 UTC: "Goose Snow Cone" by Aimee Mann.
0052 UTC: "Desperados Under the Eaves" by Warren Zevon.
0055 UTC: "Needle and the Damage Done (Live at Live Aid)" by Neil Young.
0058 UTC: "Bonnet of Pins" by Matt Berringer.
0102 UTC: Female announcer says she hopes listeners enjoyed today's program and the requests and gives the email address again, then off.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Big Mac Radio 6915 USB 0006 UTC 13 SEP 2025
« on: September 13, 2025, 0009 UTC »
S9+ signal heard at the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR with pretty good audio amid considerable noise ...
0008 UTC: "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton.
0009 UTC: Vintage McDonald's ad for the Big Mac.
0010 UTC: Man on mic: "This is Big Mac Radio. You heard right ... Big Mac Radio." He gave an email address of BigMacRadio@yahoo.com, then played another old Big Mac ad.
0011 UTC: "The Landing" by Justin Hurwitz.
0015 UTC: Man with ID and email address again, then a Big Mac-related rap/skit.
0018 UTC: Another old McDonald's ad.
0021 UTC: ID and email address announcement again, then "Fast Food Song" by Fast Food Rockers.
0024 UTC: "The Duck Song (The Duck and the Lemonade Stand)" by Bryant Oden (had to use my secondary song-identifying app for this weird one).
0027 UTC: ID and email address announcement again, then another vintage McDonald's ad.
0029 UTC: Another singing-related McDonald's ad; this snippet was repeated a couple times.
0030 UTC: ID and email address announcement, then another old McDonald's ad, followed by "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley.
0032 UTC: "Fck Fast Food" by Bezz Believe.
0034 UTC: Announcer: "This is Big Mac Radio signing off the air. Keep 43 meters weird, my friend." And then off.
Thanks, Big Mac Radio, for the dinnertime radio program! Fun fact: Big Macs were the last thing I gave up when I stopped eating beef back in the mid-1990s.
0008 UTC: "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton.
0009 UTC: Vintage McDonald's ad for the Big Mac.
0010 UTC: Man on mic: "This is Big Mac Radio. You heard right ... Big Mac Radio." He gave an email address of BigMacRadio@yahoo.com, then played another old Big Mac ad.
0011 UTC: "The Landing" by Justin Hurwitz.
0015 UTC: Man with ID and email address again, then a Big Mac-related rap/skit.
0018 UTC: Another old McDonald's ad.
0021 UTC: ID and email address announcement again, then "Fast Food Song" by Fast Food Rockers.
0024 UTC: "The Duck Song (The Duck and the Lemonade Stand)" by Bryant Oden (had to use my secondary song-identifying app for this weird one).
0027 UTC: ID and email address announcement again, then another vintage McDonald's ad.
0029 UTC: Another singing-related McDonald's ad; this snippet was repeated a couple times.
0030 UTC: ID and email address announcement, then another old McDonald's ad, followed by "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley.
0032 UTC: "Fck Fast Food" by Bezz Believe.
0034 UTC: Announcer: "This is Big Mac Radio signing off the air. Keep 43 meters weird, my friend." And then off.
Thanks, Big Mac Radio, for the dinnertime radio program! Fun fact: Big Macs were the last thing I gave up when I stopped eating beef back in the mid-1990s.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6890 AM 2250 UTC 12 SEP 2025
« on: September 12, 2025, 2251 UTC »
S7-S8 signal via Lodi, New York, with pretty good audio amid some noise and fading ...
2250 UTC: "Peace Blossom Boogy" by Babe Rainbow.
2253 UTC: "Rabbit Tide" by Fight Ibis.
2256 UTC: "Life is a Loop" by GoneToHeaven & Isher Roth.
2257 UTC: Music suddenly stopped, but the carrier's still there.
2258 UTC: Off.
2250 UTC: "Peace Blossom Boogy" by Babe Rainbow.
2253 UTC: "Rabbit Tide" by Fight Ibis.
2256 UTC: "Life is a Loop" by GoneToHeaven & Isher Roth.
2257 UTC: Music suddenly stopped, but the carrier's still there.
2258 UTC: Off.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6890 AM 2140 UTC 12 SEP 2025
« on: September 12, 2025, 2250 UTC »
2250 UTC: "Peace Blossom Boogy" by Babe Rainbow.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6930 USB 2200 UTC 12 SEP 2025
« on: September 12, 2025, 2200 UTC »
S5-S7ish signal heard via the Lodi, New York, SDR with pretty good audio that's staying above today's noise levels ...
2300 UTC: "Alice in Wonderland (Take 2)" by the Bill Evans Trio.
2307 UTC: Usual host with 77LJS ID, mentioning he's testing another antenna array, and then giving HFU shout-outs.
2308 UTC: "All of You" by Bill Evans.
2310 UTC: Host said something that I didn't catch all of, but I think he's switching to another antenna. Before the pause, the signal's been fading out, down to S3 at times, the past few minutes at the Lodi, New York, SDR.
2316 UTC: Off momentarily toswitch antennas bypass the tuner, then "Gloria's Step (Take 2)" by Bill Evans Trio. The signal's more solid, up past S5+ for now.
2319 UTC: Host broke in to explain the antenna's the same, he just bypassed the tuner.
2324 UTC: Host broke into the next song, "Jade Visions (Take 2)" by Bill Evans Trio, to explain his antenna experiment. This signal's sinking again down to S3 as the noise rises.
2333 UTC: Host back on the mic with a shout-out; he's still audible above the noise, but reception continues to deteriorate overall.
Thanks for the evening jazz (afternoon jazz where I'm sitting on the West Coast), 77LJS!
2300 UTC: "Alice in Wonderland (Take 2)" by the Bill Evans Trio.
2307 UTC: Usual host with 77LJS ID, mentioning he's testing another antenna array, and then giving HFU shout-outs.
2308 UTC: "All of You" by Bill Evans.
2310 UTC: Host said something that I didn't catch all of, but I think he's switching to another antenna. Before the pause, the signal's been fading out, down to S3 at times, the past few minutes at the Lodi, New York, SDR.
2316 UTC: Off momentarily to
2319 UTC: Host broke in to explain the antenna's the same, he just bypassed the tuner.
2324 UTC: Host broke into the next song, "Jade Visions (Take 2)" by Bill Evans Trio, to explain his antenna experiment. This signal's sinking again down to S3 as the noise rises.
2333 UTC: Host back on the mic with a shout-out; he's still audible above the noise, but reception continues to deteriorate overall.
Thanks for the evening jazz (afternoon jazz where I'm sitting on the West Coast), 77LJS!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The '80s Channel 6950 USB 1958 UTC 12 Sep 2025
« on: September 12, 2025, 2003 UTC »
S5-S7 signal via the Lodi, New York, SDR with decent audio and relatively low to moderate noise and fading (I previously had an S7 signal via Fair Hill, Maryland, but there was more noise) ...
2002 UTC: "Gloria" by The Midnight. At the song's end, a female voice repeated something, maybe an ID?
2005 UTC: "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys.
2009 UTC: "Sunset" by The Midnight; voice underneath saying something?
2014 UTC: "Midnight City" by M83. I'm now listening via the Shrewsbury, Vermont, SDR, which has an S7+ signal and slightly better audio amid some fading and noise.
2018 UTC: Male voice said this twice: "The '80s Channel. Waiting for the weekend to drop? It has." Then "Shout" by Tears for Fears.
2024 UTC: Male voice with the same ID as before ("The '80s Channel. Waiting for the weekend to drop? It has."), then "Forever You" by Kiile & Marvel83'.
2030 UTC: Male voice: "The '80s Channel. Good night for now and sleep tight. One more song, one more song ..." into the sedate instrumental "So This is For You" by Marvel83'.
2033 UTC: Off.
Thanks for the great music this afternoon!
2002 UTC: "Gloria" by The Midnight. At the song's end, a female voice repeated something, maybe an ID?
2005 UTC: "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys.
2009 UTC: "Sunset" by The Midnight; voice underneath saying something?
2014 UTC: "Midnight City" by M83. I'm now listening via the Shrewsbury, Vermont, SDR, which has an S7+ signal and slightly better audio amid some fading and noise.
2018 UTC: Male voice said this twice: "The '80s Channel. Waiting for the weekend to drop? It has." Then "Shout" by Tears for Fears.
2024 UTC: Male voice with the same ID as before ("The '80s Channel. Waiting for the weekend to drop? It has."), then "Forever You" by Kiile & Marvel83'.
2030 UTC: Male voice: "The '80s Channel. Good night for now and sleep tight. One more song, one more song ..." into the sedate instrumental "So This is For You" by Marvel83'.
2033 UTC: Off.
Thanks for the great music this afternoon!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Euphonia 6935 AM 0138 UTC 12 SEP 2025
« on: September 12, 2025, 0139 UTC »
0038 UTC: After a strong carrier showed up on the SDR screen, "Down to the River to Pray" by Alison Krauss started playing.
0041 UTC: Female-voiced ID: "This is Radio Free Euphonia." Then "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by The Soggy Bottom Boys feat. Dan Tyminski.
0041 UTC: Female-voiced ID: "This is Radio Free Euphonia." Then "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by The Soggy Bottom Boys feat. Dan Tyminski.
