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North American Shortwave Pirate / Al Fansome Tribute Broadcast Number 3 6950 USB 2033 UTC 3 APR 2025
« on: April 03, 2025, 2035 UTC »
2033 UTC - Signal is S9 in WNY, audio is good.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 14355 USB was AM 1915 UTC 20 Feb 2025
« on: February 20, 2025, 1921 UTC »
1915 UTC - Signal is in and out but hearing Art Bell rebroadcast, signal is S7 in WNY.
1938 UTC - Signal is S9 now, OM doing audio check.
1942 UTC - OM checking audio in USB mode.
1950 UTC - OTA
1938 UTC - Signal is S9 now, OM doing audio check.
1942 UTC - OM checking audio in USB mode.
1950 UTC - OTA
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6930 USB 0423 UTC 30 AUG 2024
« on: August 30, 2024, 0425 UTC »
0423 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, audio making it above the static crashes. Can't ID the music.
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Amateur Radio / UNID 3720 AM 0320 UTC 12 Mar. 2024
« on: March 12, 2024, 0322 UTC »
0320 UTC - Religious broadcast on 3720 AM, signal is S7 in WNY. Probably the same guy who was on 3725 a while back.
0406 UTC - Still preaching.
0441 UTC - Still preaching
0406 UTC - Still preaching.
0441 UTC - Still preaching
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Amateur Radio / AM Rally This weekend
« on: February 02, 2024, 1719 UTC »
This event is open to any and all radio amateurs who are running full carrier amplitude modulation (standard AM), using any type of radio equipment. Modern, Vintage, Tube, Transistor, Software Defined, Military, Boat Anchor, Broadcast, Home Brew or Commercially available radio are all welcomed to join in on the AM fun.
Starting 7:00pm EST Friday Feb. 2 - ending 2:00am EST Monday Feb. 5, details at http://www.amrally.com
Starting 7:00pm EST Friday Feb. 2 - ending 2:00am EST Monday Feb. 5, details at http://www.amrally.com
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Peskies / Hunting Peskies on Shortwave
« on: November 21, 2023, 1603 UTC »
Recent Youtube video from Ringway Manchester, provides a decent summary of pesky activity on the shortwave bands...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbUSbB4tmw
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Shortwave Broadcast / SOH Taiwan 18200 AM 0023 UTC 23 Oct 2023
« on: October 23, 2023, 0028 UTC »
0023 UTC - SIO of 433 for SOH in WNY tonight with Chinese language broadcast.
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Amateur Radio / Armed Forces Day Annual Crossband Test 17 Meters 13 May 2023
« on: May 13, 2023, 1626 UTC »
1600 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY, USS Midway Station NIIW transmitting on 18.173 kHz is listening for calls on 18.160 kHz for the Armed Forces Day Crossband Test.
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Shortwave Broadcast / R. Havana Harmonic 29130 kHz AM @ 2155 UTC 25 Mar 2023
« on: March 25, 2023, 2159 UTC »
2155 UTC - Hearing R. Havana Cuba harmonic on 29130 kHz while transmitting on 9710 kHz. I noticed the signal of S5 on my panadapter and checked back to 9710 to verify the transmission.
Must be the 10 meter propagation ?
Must be the 10 meter propagation ?
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 AM 0335 UTC 21 Feb 2023
« on: February 21, 2023, 0337 UTC »
0335 UTC - Signal is S5 in WNY, audio making it above the noise, hearing organ music.
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Amateur Radio / 10 Meter AM Activity 15 Jan 2023
« on: January 15, 2023, 1729 UTC »
1715 UTC - Band is up and down but hearing U.S. and European AM stations on 29000 kHz to 29019 kHz.
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Amateur Radio / 15 Meter AM
« on: December 29, 2022, 1602 UTC »
1600 UTC - Hearing CT1EHI (Portugal) working W0RPR (Minnesota) on 21.452 Mhz. The Portugal station was S9 in WNY but conditions changed and both stations are in the noise.
1607 UTC - CT1EHI is still on frequency but in and out of the noise.
1608 UTC - KN9K (Arizona) now working CT1EHI.
1624 UTC - CT1EHI signal came back up now S7-S9 in WNY.
1631 UTC - Signal is gone.
1607 UTC - CT1EHI is still on frequency but in and out of the noise.
1608 UTC - KN9K (Arizona) now working CT1EHI.
1624 UTC - CT1EHI signal came back up now S7-S9 in WNY.
1631 UTC - Signal is gone.
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HF Mystery Signals / UNID 18165 to 18185 kHz USB 1604 UTC 2 Nov 2022
« on: November 02, 2022, 1607 UTC »
1604 UTC - S7 signal into WNY, some type of OTHR at the tail end of the 17 meter amateur band. Can anyone ID this thing ?
Sounds like the Russian 29B6 Container Radar reported before ...https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,98675.0.html
1638 UTC - Signal was S7 then off at 1640 UTC.
Sounds like the Russian 29B6 Container Radar reported before ...https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,98675.0.html
1638 UTC - Signal was S7 then off at 1640 UTC.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Ballsmacker Radio 6960 LSB 0200 UTC 11 SEP 2022
« on: September 11, 2022, 0202 UTC »
0200 UTC - Signal is S9+ in WNY, audio is excellent, Neil Young - Sugar Mountain
0206 UTC - Jimmy Glimer and The Fireballs - Sugar Shack
0209 UTC - The McGuire Sisters - Sugartime
0210 UTC - Sugar Ray - Fly
0300 UTC - Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints, signal now S7.
0303 UTC - Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady
0206 UTC - Jimmy Glimer and The Fireballs - Sugar Shack
0209 UTC - The McGuire Sisters - Sugartime
0210 UTC - Sugar Ray - Fly
0300 UTC - Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints, signal now S7.
0303 UTC - Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0433 UTC 12 June 2022
« on: June 12, 2022, 0434 UTC »
0433 UTC - Signal is S7 in WNY with decent audio, sounds like a rebroadcast of a past radio program.
