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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Euphonia 6950 AM 0652 UTC 22 JUN 2025

« on: June 22, 2025, 0655 UTC »

Rock music. Fair signal here at home in SoCal. SINPO 23332.

0657 - Blind Melon, "No Rain." Actual carrier frequency: 6949.75 KHz
0702 - Chumbawamba, "Tubthumping."
0705 - Rage Against The Machine, "Killing In the Name." I can hear this station on several SDRs across the US west.
0710 - Radio Free Euphonia ID, next tune.
0713 - Everclear, "Santa Monica."
0716 - "Radio Free Euphonia 90s Throwback", into The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "The Impression That I Get." I switched to an east coast SDR.
0725 - CAKE, "Never There."
0748 - Björk, "Big Time Sensuality (The Fluke Minimix)."
0759 - Orbital, "Easy Serv."

That's all. I'm going to bed.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6925/6850 AM 0300 UTC 22 JUN 2025

« on: June 22, 2025, 0620 UTC »

I was listening on and off and doing other things so only had time to report it now at sign off. All times except sign off are very approximate. Usual programming.

This station was on 6925 until approximately 0330 UTC when they apparently moved to their typical 6850. Unfortunately this was right under Mix Radio International. I was out of the radio room for the apparent change but came back around 0345 UTC noted the QSY from 6925. MRI was dominating 6850 here in SoCal. I only was able to be sure that LR was still on the air when I checked the Crowley, Texas SDR (where Liquid Radio is usually very strong) and heard LR and MRI at about the same level on 6850. (It was quite a contest.)

MRI disappeared around 0500 UTC (very roughly) and from then until signoff, I noted that reception of LR here in SoCal was probably the best I have noted in many months. Approximately 10 dB (~1.5 S-units) better.

TX off at 0600 UTC on the button.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0120 UTC 27 MAY 2025

« on: May 27, 2025, 0137 UTC »

It's cloudy here so my neighbor's new solar inverters must be on (which fortunately isn't an every day occurrence) wiping out 43 meters. Quite noisy (QRN) across the US. The usual Texas SDRs are offline due to impeding thunderstorms so I'm using the Mendeville, Louisiana SDR. SINPO 34242.

0130 (approximately) - ID.
0142 - "It can't be bargained with; it can't be reasoned with; it doesn't feel fear and it absolutely will not stop. Ever!", ID, Third Realm, "When the Sun Goes Down."
0148 - New Order, "Bizarre Love Triangle."
0154 - ID, next track.
0209 - Men At Work, "It's a Mistake."
0213 - Duran Duran, "New Moon On Monday."
0217 - ID and website address, Scritti Politti, "Perfect Way."
0250 - TX Off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sternradio 6975 AM 0533 UTC 10 MAY 2025

« on: May 10, 2025, 0536 UTC »

0532 - OK, Now* I am hearing you on the left coast. (100 Ft [30.5 meters] long doublet at 30 feet [9 meters] elevation.) SINPO 24242 out here. A lot of "metallic" screaming vocals.

(*My antenna tuner and switching system appear to be giving me issues and I was not tuned well on the previous transmissions. I fixed it, at least for now.)

0546 - Judas Priest?
0558 - TX Off. Recording: https://voca.ro/138ClXh1IstL

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0044 UTC 06 MAY 2025

« on: May 06, 2025, 0045 UTC »

Carrier on at 0044 and audio almost instantaneously, I think. SINPO 45444 / S9+5 on an SDR in Texas.
I noticed tonight that the audio seems a bit crushed and distorted on peaks. Perhaps it's turned up a tad too much?

0044 - The Prodigy, "Voodoo People."
0050 - Stakker, "Humanoid."
0054 - Liquid Radio ID, PSYCHE/BFC, "Galaxy."
0100 - Fax Yourself, "Walking On Sunshine 89" (With bits of lyrics from The Clash, "Magnificent Seven" here and there.)
0107 - ID, next track.
0122 - Bedrock, "Heaven Scent."
0133 - Maybe Keluar, "Volition."
0134 - Paul Hardcastle, "Nineteen."
0149 - Riff on "I ain't got no scrub, you ain't got no scrub, etc.", LR ID, next track.
0213 - Ross Couch,"Everywhere You Are."
0227 - Pretty Poison, "Catch Me I'm Falling." I hit the 90min/24hrs time limit on the SDR I was using and had to switch.
0229 - Snap!, "Rhythm Is a Dancer."
0257 - LR ID, next.
0306 - TX Off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Boombox Radio 6873 AM 0234 UTC 04 MAY 2025

« on: May 04, 2025, 0234 UTC »

I happened to just catch the carrier going on at 0234. A lot of polar flutter on an SDR in New England.

0237 - Relay/rebroadcast of a stream it seems. Sounds like Liquid Todd again.
0304 - Announcer said "...Boombox Radio..."
0330 - Checked back and signal is gone.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0004 UTC 02 MAY 2025

« on: May 02, 2025, 0004 UTC »

I was Johnny On The Spot today. Laying in wait with a Texas SDR on my second screen, out of the corner of my eye I saw the carrier come up. The music started about 5 seconds later. SINPO 45244 / S9+10 with some fast QSB.

0005 - ID, Juno Reactor, "Mars." (Maybe) [The fading is getting very deep towards the end of this song.]
0014 - Nitzer Ebb, "Murderous." [Fading is improving.]
0018 - ID and website address, into Carl Cox, "Dr. Funk."
0031 - Audio disappearing a few times, TX on and off a few times.
0032 - Resuming.
0036 - Oh no. More audio problems. Perhaps an intermittent connection. Music resumes in a few more seconds.
0048 - "Theme from S'Express."
0054 - Indo Tribe, "Owl (I Can See You Mix)." Signal is more like S7-S9 most of the time now.
0106 - ID, The Prodigy, "Firestarter."
0124 - ID, New Order, "Confusion." Reception has improved in Texas: SINPO 54444 / S9+10 most of the time.
0151 - ID, Trans-X, "Living On Video."
0200 - Music faded down then TX off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0040 UTC 1 MAY 2025

« on: May 01, 2025, 0043 UTC »

Hearing EDM on an SDR in Arizona. SINPO 35233 with lots of QRN tonight.

0049 - ID.
0123 - Leftfield, "Open Up." (Johnny Rotten's distinctive voice as guest vocals.)
0127 - ID, Quasar, "Take You II"
0138 - ID, The KLF, "Last Train to Trancentral."
0151 - ID, next EDM.

---> I have to leave. Good night all.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6860 AM 0232 UTC 25 APR 2025

« on: April 25, 2025, 0232 UTC »

I'm hearing orchestral music on an SDR in NY State. SINPO 34232 / S6.

0234 - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & André Cluytens, "Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada del Gracioso"
0240 - Audio level reduced significantly.
0246 - Comedy skit about someone trying to enter through US Customs but it's hard to follow in the QRN.
0250 - Wagner, "Ride of The Valkyries".
0256 - Louis Frémaux & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, "España."
0303 - Bill Lawrence, "Pussy Baby."
0306 - Hildegard Knef, "From Here On It Got Rough (Von nun an ging's bergab)." I switched to the K3FEF kiwi SDR in Pennsylvania for slightly less QRN.
0308 - Les Ypre Sounds, "Jericho Jerk."
0318 - Metal song.
0326 - After metal song, Male: "But...But.. You were on the brink of a great discovery!". Computerized voice saying something like "WDTF". Then carrier off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BOOMBOX RADIO 6949 AM 0154 UTC 25 APR 2025

« on: April 25, 2025, 0154 UTC »

Strong carrier on an SDR in NY State. Dead carrier for a minute or so then music started at 0154.
Very weak and restricted audio. What I did hear sounded like a relay of a streaming service.
More exact frequency is 6949.13 KHz, slowly drifting upward.

0204 - Pro DJ announcements with the songs he played for "Valentine's Day, 2015."
0211 - Audio is louder but still restricted. Frequency has drifted up to about 6949.20. Playing Hot Chip, "Huarache Lights."
0213 - Announcement by YL with telephone (or Dixie cup and string) audio so I missed what she said with the fading and QRN. Next tune...
0217 - "I'm DJ Liquid Todd." More mentions of Valentine's Day, 2015. Liquid Todd implies that this is a relay of Sirius XM Radio, I think.
0224 - Audio has been turned up some more. Sounding better and more fully modulated between 500 and 1500 Hz but is all middle without highs and lows. Needs an equalizer.
0229 - TX off midsong.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0034 UTC 24 APR 2025

« on: April 24, 2025, 0036 UTC »

No ID yet but likely. OK reception on a Texas SDR except for plenty of QRN. SINPO 45253 / S9.

0041 - ID, next track.
0051 - "It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel fear, and it absolutely will not stop, EVER!", ID, next track.
0104 - Skindred, "Nobody."
0115 - The humming extract from a Pixies song, ID, then KMFDM, "Megalomaniac."
0124 - The House Crew, "Euphoria (Nino's Dream Remix)."
0129 - The Force Dimension, "Tension."
0135 - ID, then Aphex Twin, "Digeridoo (Cr7E Version)."
0145 - Hysterix, "Talk to Me (Sasha's Full Music Master Remix)."
0203 - The Future Sound of London, "Papua New Guinea."
0205 - Dead air then TX off.

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General Radio Discussion / US judge blocks Trump's shutdown of government-funded news broadcasts

« on: April 22, 2025, 2139 UTC »

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-blocks-trumps-shutdown-government-funded-radio-broadcasts-2025-04-22/

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who is overseeing six lawsuits from employees and contractors affected by the shutdown of U.S. Agency for Global Media, ordered the administration to 'take all necessary steps' to restore employees and contractors to their positions and resume radio, television and online news broadcasts.

Congress has funded and authorized the broadcasts to provide an 'accurate, objective, and comprehensive' source of news in other nations and export the 'cardinal American values of free speech, freedom of the press, and open debate,' Lamberth wrote. Congress made the broadcasts mandatory and did not allow the executive branch to unilaterally terminate or defund them, he ruled.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 AM 0305 UTC 18 APR 2025

« on: April 19, 2025, 0310 UTC »

Music. Lots and lots of QRN tonight. SINPO 24222 on the Chetek, Wisconsin SDR.

EDIT: aaaaand......just as I clicked on "save" to post this, they went off the air. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 USB 2358 UTC 15 APR 2025

« on: April 15, 2025, 2359 UTC »

SINPO 34232 (i.e., kind of weak) on an SDR in NY State. 5 KHz wide audio but lacking any bass (below 200 Hz).

0000 - Frank Sinatra, "My Blue Heaven"
0003 - The Police, "Roxanne"
0005 - Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side"
0019 - BTO, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". I have searched around for an SDR where this station is actually reasonably strong and I have been unable to find one.
0023 - Something spoken by a male but no copy.
0024 - Yes, again
0039 - "See You In September"
0041 - Judas Priest, "Hell Bent for Leather". This following "See You in September" is quite an interesting transition.
0056 - Off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0055 UTC 14 APR 2025

« on: April 14, 2025, 0056 UTC »

EDM on a Texas SDR. SINPO 44344.

0100 - ID at the top of the hour, next track.

I have to split for a while. I will be back after 0300 UTC. Enjoy.