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Utility / HF Weather Voice Testing - 8674 USB, 0435 UTC 15 Aug 2020
« on: August 15, 2020, 0439 UTC »
Hearing a Coast Guard weather transmitter reading a web page that hasn't been formatted AT ALL to be read out by a robot. It's talking about testing and requesting reception responses from a bunch of stations.

It's overmodulated, and sounds pretty lousy.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID - 6935 USB 0303 UTC 15 Aug 2020
« on: August 15, 2020, 0306 UTC »
UNID rambling about Covid cases on 6935. Occasionally getting hammered by radar.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Potato Pirate - 6940 USB 0338 UTC April 29 2016
« on: April 29, 2016, 0340 UTC »
0338 - Hearing faint music on 6940 USB.
0346 - OM ID as Potato Pirate.
0347 - Off. Thanks for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio True North - 6955 AM 0241 UTC 10/24/2015
« on: October 24, 2015, 0242 UTC »
0241 - Strong AM carrier, audio fading in and out from quite strong to absolutely nothing. Music playing, don't know the song.
0244 - OM identifying Radio True North. Perfectly timed fade up to perfect signal, then back to the noise.
0248ish - Off or fading to nothing.

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Equipment / Rig advice?
« on: October 12, 2015, 0633 UTC »
⁠⁠⁠Could anyone suggest a commercial ham rig that can handle 100% duty on AM or SSB for about an hour, possibly with additional cooling? Obviously TX range expansion is a must. We're looking for something inexpensive in the $400 or less range preferably. The TS940-S looks nice, but the price is astronomical. 10 watts isn't cutting it on 43m with the bands in such lousy shape. Amps are always a possibility, of course.


Thanks for any suggestions!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 AM 0419 UTC 07 June 2015
« on: June 07, 2015, 0421 UTC »
0419z - Music playing, can't identify the tune. Pretty weak signal, with serious fading.
0423z - Massive improvement in the signal. The tune sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it.
0430z - Off. No ID heard.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6933 USB 0438 UTC 3 June 2015
« on: June 03, 2015, 0439 UTC »
0438z - Very faint signal. Can hear a woman talking; definitely a broadcast, not a conversation.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6940 AM 0443 UTC 31 May 2015
« on: May 31, 2015, 0445 UTC »
Just a hint of carrier and a few snippets of audio making it through. Couldn't even hazard a guess as to what they're playing.

0446z - OM talking. Nothing understood.
0449z - RTN robot lady ID?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BOR 6925U April 3/2013 0224z
« on: April 03, 2013, 0226 UTC »
Just caught the tail end of what I believe was a Pirates For Peace show, and now at 0224z, hearing what sounds like Blue Ocean Radio with Also Spake Zarathustra sign-on, into a young lady singing with guitar accompaniment.

0228z - BOR ID, loud and clear!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / PPVR 6925U March 21/2013 0319z
« on: March 22, 2013, 0320 UTC »
0319z - Weak signal, signing on with various science fiction theme songs.
0320z - Off

Whoops - Double posted. Can this be merged with the other topic?

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Utility / HAARP 6850-6950 0225z Mar 8/13
« on: March 08, 2013, 0230 UTC »
There's something really, really wide transmitting from 6850-6950khz tonight, in roughly minute-long bursts. Kinda sounds like OTHR, but it's much, much wider than any I've seen before.
Here's an IQ recording from HDSDR. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32005683/Strange%20wide%20signal%20HDSDR_20130203_200241Z_28016kHz_RF.wav

Edit: Is this HAARP? Most likely.

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Utility / HAARP 6900AM 0270z Mar 8 2013
« on: March 08, 2013, 0211 UTC »
Hearing a carrier on and off with 60hz hum. No other modulation obvious. I'm not sure if this is actually a pirate, but I figure it's likely.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930.5AM 0146z Mar 8 2013
« on: March 08, 2013, 0148 UTC »
Someone started tuning up at 6930.5 at 0146 today. Not much could be copied here - Could see the carrier drifting, then a brief voice transmission.
Off at 0147.
0148z - Back on with the opening of a show.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Blue Ocean Radio BOR 6925U Feb 6/2013 0323z
« on: February 06, 2013, 0332 UTC »
By the signal quality and content, it could be BOR. Lots of noise here tonight, but the signal is coming through pretty well nonetheless.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / White Punks on Dope - Feb 2/2013 6924.3U 0045z and 6925U 0050z
« on: February 02, 2013, 0046 UTC »
Pretty weak signal into Alberta - I'm hearing music with someone who sounds like Gilbert Gottfried rapping over top.

0046 - CW/voice ID - Didn't catch either clearly.
0046 - Apparently off the air. Thanks for the show, as brief as it was!

0050- I'm hearing the same track on 6925.
0052 - White Punks on Dope musical ID

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