Topics

1

North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0201 UTC June 19, 2025

« on: June 19, 2025, 0202 UTC »

S7 signal heard via the Crowley, Texas, SDR ...

0201 UTC: OM-voiced ID into more techno music.

2

North American Shortwave Pirate / Sternradio 6965 AM 0215 UTC 17 June 2025

« on: June 17, 2025, 0215 UTC »

S9ish signal and noisy audio heard via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

0215 UTC: "Pretty" by Verona on Venus.
0216 UTC: Male ID for Sternradio.

3

North American Shortwave Pirate / KSKO relay via ION Radio 6955 AM 2030 UTC 16 June 2025

« on: June 16, 2025, 2031 UTC »

After a weak start for the signal and the audio, it improved over the first two minutes up to S7-S9 as heard via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

2030 UTC: After the carrier was on for a few minutes, music for the intro started right at 2030 UTC, then a welcome by host Paul Walker, who gave a pretty in-depth weather forecast for different parts of Alaska.
2034 UTC: "Canary in a Coalmine" by The Police.
2037 UTC: Paul read a PSA about litter, then "Montego Bay" by Bobby Bloom.
2040 UTC: "We Will Rock You" by Queen.
2042 UTC: "California Girls" by The Beach Boys.
2044 UTC: Paul back on the mic with KSKO ID, then reading local announcements for events around McGrath, Alaska.
2046 UTC: Paul asked a trivia question about what day KSKO signed on (July 1, 1981), then "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon.
2050 UTC: Underwriting message for KSKO played, then "Modern Love" by David Bowie.
2054 UTC: "Israelites" by Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
2057 UTC: Paul mentioning the previous song, the time, and then giving a membership plea.
2058 UTC: "Friday On My Mind" by The Easybeats.
2100 UTC: Alaska Public Media news at the top of the hour.
2104 UTC: "Walk Away Renee" by the Four Tops.
2107 UTC: Paul with ID of previous song, time check, and asking for requests into "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
2110 UTC: Quick underwriting message, then "Honey Chile" by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
2113 UTC: "Mony Mony" by Tommy James & The Shondells.
2115 UTC: "Donna, The Prima Donna" by Dion DiMuci.
2118 UTC: Canned YL-voiced membership message, then "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations. The signal's down to about S5-S6 now as fading increases.
2122 UTC: Paul talking on the mic about when he started working at the station and shouting out the town's late mayor, Ralph Morgan, and the advice he gave.
2123 UTC: "Tears of a Clown" by The Miracles.
2126 UTC: Canned PSA for a crisis hotline, then "Judy in Disguise" by John Fred & His Playboy Band.
2130 UTC: Audio stopped right on schedule; the carrier went off at 2131 UTC.

Thanks for this KSKO relay!

4

North American Shortwave Pirate / V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 0004 UTC 14 June 2025

« on: June 14, 2025, 0004 UTC »

S5-S6 signal being heard via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR, amid LOTS of noise tonight!

0004 UTC: "Heaven" by Warrant.
0005 UTC: OM on the mic with ID, email address, etc.
0006 UTC: "Winning" by Santana.
0009 UTC: "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine.
0013 UTC: "Amnesia" by The Pousette-Dart Band.
0017 UTC: OM back on the mic just as a loud ute-like noise hit the frequency, then "The Bug" by Dire Straits.
0022 UTC: "Reflections of my Life" by Marmalade.
0026 UTC: "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show.

Thanks for the music this evening, V-Sky!

5

North American Shortwave Pirate / Chappell Roan Radio 6872.6 AM 0333 UTC 26 Apr 2025

« on: April 26, 2025, 0337 UTC »

Good signal (S7-S8) via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR, using the same signal this station did on April 24/25 ...

0333 UTC: "HOT TO GO!" by Chappell Roan.
0335 UTC: "Red Wine Supernova" by Chappell Roan.
0338 UTC: "Casual" by Chappell Roan.
0342 UTC: "Femininomenon" by Chappell Roan.
0346 UTC: "My Kink is Karma" by Chappell Roan.
0349 UTC: "Naked in Manhattan" by Chappell Roan.
0353 UTC: "Picture You" by Chappell Roan.
0356 UTC: Start of a new song, a pause, then the "Dreams" cover version by Chappell Roan.
0400 UTC: No music, but the carrier's still on.
0401 UTC: "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan.
0404 UTC: "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan.
0409 UTC: "The Giver" by Chappell Roan. I checked the Northern Utah SDR out west here, and the signal was visible and weakly audible in USB mode.
0412 UTC: "HOT TO GO!" by Chappell Roan.

Thanks again for the Chappell Roan music and the eQSL!

6

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio First Termer via UNID 6969 LSB 0052 UTC 25 MAR 2025

« on: March 25, 2025, 0054 UTC »

Just barely audible out west at the Northern Utah SDR. Pretty good signal (S7ish) heard via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

0052 UTC: OM talking about the Republic of Vietnam over classic rock music, then "Evil Ways" by Santana.
0056 UTC: OM talking again, saying he's reading from latrine wall sayings from the Republic of Vietnam.
0058 UTC: "Pinball Wizard" by The Who.
0100 UTC: OM saying he's gotten letters, describes a "Dave Rabbit Sweatshirt" and gives address to order one. Mentions Radio Saigon Underground into "The White Room" by Cream. (Find more about Dave Rabbit and his place in pirate radio history here: https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/Radio_First_Termer).
0105 UTC: OM talking again about visiting the latrine and other adventures, then "Green-Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf. (I assume this is an old recording of a Radio First Termer broadcast from Saigon. Cold Country Canada relayed a Radio First Termer broadcast on this 6969 frequency last month.)
0107 UTC: Some transmitter interruptions, then back to the song.
0112 UTC: OM talking again, broken up by part of an ad for a modern app, then back to an apparent imitation of JFK doing a weather forecast for Saigon over rock music.
0115 UTC: OM talking again, another latrine saying, then another rock song.
0120 UTC: OM talking about how long this song is, even as it continued.
0122 UTC: OM talking again, introducing "Soul Experience" by Iron Butterfly. Some audio hiccups, then "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night.
0124 UTC: OM with a bit more talking into the "James Bond" theme.
0125 UTC: Another OM with an ID I didn't catch, then back to a fake ad for Saigon businesses on Radio First Termer. That was followed by a YL talking.
0127 UTC: Original OM (Dave) talking into "The Pusher" by Steppenwolf.
0132 UTC: Off.
0133 UTC: Transmitter struggling to get back on, then on with "D.O.A." by Bloodrock.
0135 UTC: Back off again mid-song.

Thanks for the pirate radio history!

7

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6915 USB 1944 UTC 20 MARCH 2025

« on: March 20, 2025, 1945 UTC »

Good signal (S9-S10) via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

1944 UTC: "Voice of America" by Terry Jacks.
1949 UTC: Pause, then the song "Voice of America" played again.
1953 UTC: "Voice of America" played again.
1958 UTC: Off.

Thanks for the VOA tribute (if that was the intention).

8

North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service 6925 AM 2232 UTC 4 MARCH 2025

« on: March 04, 2025, 2233 UTC »

Weak signal amid noise via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

2232 UTC: Sounded like the end of the "Blue Danube" waltz.
2233 UTC: "La Grange" by ZZ Top.
2236 UTC: "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" by ZZ Top.
2239 UTC: "Tush" by ZZ Top. At the signal's peaks, it's nearly at a good level now.
2242 UTC: "Salt Lick" by ZZ Top.
2245 UTC: "Miller's Farm" by ZZ Top. Still notable noise, but this signal's settled in between a fair and good level.
2247 UTC: "(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree" by ZZ Top.
2250 UTC: OM voice said something brief, then SSTV transmission. Too much noise for my app to decode it.
2252 UTC: OM voice said something again real quick, then "Francine" by ZZ Top.
2255 UTC: OM voice said something like "I think I'll try that picture again later," then "Heard It On the X" by ZZ Top.
2258 UTC: OM on the mic again, then SSTV transmission, then "It's Only Love" by ZZ Top. The signal's losing the battle against the noise again.
2304 UTC: Basing this ID on the decent SSTV scans other posters here got.
2305 UTC: OM on the mic again, but way down in the noise before "Arrested for Driving While Blind" by ZZ Top.

Thanks for the afternoon music!

9

North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6925 USB 0016 UTC 25 FEB 2025

« on: February 26, 2025, 0016 UTC »

Good signal via the Atwater, Ohio, SDR ...

0016 UTC: Signal signed on and right into "Are 'Friends' Electric?" by Gary Numan + Tubeway Army and "WDOG" in Morse code.
0018 UTC: OM on the mic with ID and saying he's going to play 1984 music this evening, then "In a Big Country" by Big Country with the usual dog barking noises.
0022 UTC: Host on the mic talking about Big Country and then into "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung (This is my peak teenage era of music, as I was 13 in 1984 and just getting into both shortwave listening and music at the same time.).
0027 UTC: Host on mic again, jokingly(?) misidentifying Wang Chung as Men Without Hats and then into "Every Word Means No" by Let's Active.
0029 UTC: OM host talking on the mic about The Fixx and videos on MTV into "Are We Ourselves?" by The Fixx. The signal's not reaching out here to the Seattle area, but it's barely audible via the Northern Utah SDR when I checked a moment ago.
0032 UTC: OM with ID into "Situation (12" Mix)" by Yaz/Yazoo (one of my favorites from that '80s era).
0035 UTC: OM on the mic with ID and question: "What were you doing in 1984? I was f-ing around; I guess I'm still f-ing around." That was followed by "Red, Red Wine" by UB40.
0040 UTC: OM on the mic briefly into "The Politics of Dancing (Remix)" by Re-Flex (another favorite song of mine from that time).
0044 UTC: OM talking about the Olympics boycott by the Soviets in 1984, then "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper.
0048 UTC: OM on the mic again reminiscing about 1984, then a song that I didn't catch (my phone rang).
0052 UTC: OM on the mic briefly into "A Spy in the House of Love" by The dB's.
0056 UTC: OM introducing next song, "Jump" by Van Halen.

Thanks for the broadcast of '80s hits!

10

North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service 6950 USB 2245 UTC 13 FEB 2025

« on: February 13, 2025, 2246 UTC »

Pretty good via the Atwater, Ohio, SDR, though with some noise and fading ...

2245 UTC: "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss.
2253 UTC: "Nutshell (Live)" by Alice in Chains.
2258 UTC: "Brother" by Alice in Chains, then some banter with the crowd into "No Excuses" by Alice in Chains at 2304 UTC.
2308 UTC: The Alice in Chains live recording continues with "Sludge Factory."
2312 UTC: Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service fanfare and ID.

Thanks, Thunder Chicken!

11

North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6955 AM 0104 UTC 4 Feb 2025

« on: February 04, 2025, 0104 UTC »

Just barely audible via the Vermont SDR ...

0105 UTC: Hearing weak music: "Resident Evil Main Theme," followed by "Mystery Train" from Elvis Presley.
0108 UTC: Momentarily off, then back with "Ayla" by Kosmonova, then a rock/pop song with a female singer. The signal and audio are fading to nothing at times.
0116 UTC: "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer.
0121 UTC: Fully lost in the noise now.

****

After trying more several SDRs in the Northeast, I found an audible signal on the SDR in Russell, Ontario, Canada ...

0148 UTC: "Malibu" by Hole.
0151 UTC: "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell (feat. Michael Jackson).
0154 UTC: Off?

Thanks for the music, but the noise tonight's trying mightily to swallow up those five watts!

12

North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6945 AM 0144 UTC 31 Jan 2025

« on: January 31, 2025, 0146 UTC »

Weak signal with Rod Stewart music (I think) via the NA5B SDR. It's being broadcast in AM, but it's so close to that loud Link-11 signal around 6943 that it's even harder to hear without using USB.

13

North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6960 AM 0128 UTC 31 Dec 2024

« on: December 31, 2024, 0131 UTC »

Weak signal with rock music hard at 0128 UTC via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

0129 UTC: Male voice with Space Junk Radio ID into "You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive.
0133 UTC: "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath.
0138 UTC: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions.
0141 UTC: I still see a faint carrier and hear something, but the music's mostly being buried by noise.

14

General Radio Discussion / Best places to sell radios?

« on: December 26, 2024, 0437 UTC »

I have a few small AM/FM and SW radios I want to get rid of, and while I can donate them to my local Goodwill, I'm hoping to maybe get a fraction of my original investment into them, even if that's only $5 plus shipping costs.

But there are a million online places to list radios for sale now. Has anyone had particular luck with one site over another?

15

North American Shortwave Pirate / Art Bell Speaks Radio 6950 USB 0203 UTC 10 Dec 2024

« on: December 10, 2024, 0204 UTC »

Fair-ish via the NA5B SDR near Washington, D.C.

0204 UTC: "Art Bell" talking about antennas; this is a repeat of the program broadcast a couple times today.