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Messages - Desert Ratt

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Solar Federation 6960 USB 0135 UTC 14 MAR 2024
« on: March 14, 2024, 0232 UTC »
Running S7-S8 in New Mexico after about 0200Z
Listening, but not even going to try and guess the names of the rock songs.
A distorted deep male voice between songs.
0228 ID "Attention planets.  We have assumed control.  Federation radio."
0230 carrier off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Nuttin On Shortwave 6925 AM 0035 UTC 15 NOV 2022
« on: November 15, 2022, 0043 UTC »
I also see the carrier on 6925.  Been monitoring for awhile, but no modulation, test tones, or anything.  Now 0040Z 15NOV.  About S5 in CW mode in New Mexico.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 0030Z 18SEPT
« on: September 18, 2022, 0034 UTC »
Wow. Nice S7-S8 signal in New Mexico 0030Z+

Oldies but goodies ... like 1930s Prohibition era.

Enjoying the music.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 am 2358 utc 7 May 2022
« on: May 08, 2022, 0013 UTC »
Very weak in NM, but quite strong and good audio on a couple east coast SDRs
0011 "Wires up in the tree" female ID

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6875 AM 2206 utc 20 Apr 2022
« on: April 21, 2022, 0202 UTC »
2350Z (20APR) S5 with fading in NM.  Slavik sounding music.
0005Z (21APR) S7 now with more recognizable tunes
0100Z Still going strong
0200Z spot check - still going strong, S7 with increased noise



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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0101 UTC 01 APR 2022
« on: April 02, 2022, 0129 UTC »
S8 in NM - nice signal and tunes.  Little QSB so far.
0111 "Why do fools fall in love?"
0114 YL ID and "new website"
0114 "Fooled around and fell in love" - long play version?
0119 "Baby do you love me?" (name uncertain - female singer)
0122 YL ID, wires in the trees it's Ballsmaker radio
0122 Another song I don't know
0126 Beatles tune, oh yeah, "Fool on the Hill" - pickin' up the theme now
0130 Dinner time this end

Enjoying the tunes, even if I am lousy at their names.

FRG-100, terminated folded dipole

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2338 UTC 31 MAR 2022
« on: April 01, 2022, 0009 UTC »
2350-0010 S5 Central NM
Have no idea what kind of music that is.
Some outer space spooky sounding stuff that goes on and on ...
Interesting, but good signal here



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North American Shortwave Pirate / Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0125UTC 27 March 2022
« on: March 27, 2022, 0135 UTC »
0118 S8-S9, little fading, good modulation, nice songs I can't name (my fault, not theirs!)
0130 Male voice ID with email address
0131 Music continues
0143 "Chances Are" - hey, a song I know by name


QTH 70 miles south of Albuquerque, NM

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ion Radio 6970 AM 2107 UTC 20 MAR 2022
« on: March 20, 2022, 2146 UTC »
Heard weakly in NM on TFD antenna.  S3-4.  Music then female ID and signoff 2138 UTC.  Freak skip.

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