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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Good Times Radio 6950 AM 2252 UTC 19 MAR 2023

« on: March 19, 2023, 2309 UTC »

Very good signal on 6950 LSB khz in western NY at 2302 UTC

2302 UTC   Hooked on a Feeling (not the original)
2304 UTC   "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
2306 UTC   "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago
2314 UTC   Suddenly off, no announcements.

Drake R8B, 600 ft longwire west
QSLs welcomed at   jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio 48 6962 was 6961 USB via MRI 2242 UTC 18 Mar 2023

« on: March 18, 2023, 2304 UTC »

Mix Radio International noted in western NY on 6962

2300 UTC   ID as "Broadcasting from the United States of America. This is Mix Radio International"
2302 UTC   "You are listening to Radio 48 ... welcome to Mix Radio International"

Drake R8B, 600 ft longwire aimed west
QSL welcomed  jim(Dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Peanut Butter 6935 USB 2201 UTC 18 Mar 2023

« on: March 18, 2023, 2219 UTC »

Good signal on 6934.94u in western NY

2210 UTC   "Wilbury Twist" by the Travelling Wilbury's
2211 UTC   Some sort of movie clip about baseball
2215 UTC   "Don't touch the dials, Butter"
2215 UTC   E-address:  peanutbutter@gmail.com (or is it radiopeanutbutter.com?)
2216 UTC   How much mom cares
2216 UTC   "Somewhere Waiting in the Sky" by David Bowie
2219 UTC   SSTV
2221 UTC   off

Drake R8B, 600 foot longwire
QSLs welcomed:  jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker 6960 AM 0058 UTC 18 Mar 2023

« on: March 18, 2023, 0142 UTC »

Ballsmacker Radio is simulcasting!  6960 and 4030, both good signals in western NY, previously heard

0140 UTC   Disco

Drake R8B, 600' long wire

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 USB 0033 UTC 18 MAR 2023

« on: March 18, 2023, 0043 UTC »

Good signal in western NY on 6925

0037 UTC   "W-A-V-E Radio" (woman's voice)
0038 UTC   Some sort of techno mash-up, I don't know what else to call it!
0041 UTC  "W-A-V-E Radio" (woman's voice), sorry WAVE, I don't know these song titles!
0049 UTC   Another ID, there's someone under this signal with talk, sounds like marine communications
0049 UTC   "Big Electric Cat" could be the title
0052 UTC   "W-A-V-E Radio", said twice atop the music
0055 UTC   "Thank you for listening to WAVE Radio", marine comms messing with WAVE's signal
0058 UTC   "Happy St. Patrick's Day, get ready for a great ... warm-up", then "Walking After Midnight" by Patsy Cline
0101 UTC   A different slogan just announced by a man, couldn't quite catch it. Is this WAVE or something else now?, doo-wop music next
0104 UTC   "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
0110 UTC   "Rock Around the CLock"
0112 UTC   Seems to be IDing as Grab Hold of Pirate Radio", not sure if WAVE or if a new op
0113 UTC   "Chantilly Lace"

Thanks for the show!

Drake R8B, 600 ft long wire aimed west
jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com
QSLs welcomed

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Dr. Detroit 5185 AM was 6880 AM 2333 UTC 17 MAR 2023

« on: March 17, 2023, 2356 UTC »

Good sig in western NY on 5185

2351 UTC   "Red Skies at Night" by the Fixx
2359 UTC   "I Just Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew
0001 UTC   "New Year's Day" by U2
0005 UTC   "This is the doctor, Dr. Detroit. Good evening HFU listeners, Thanks for your continued listening and reception reports"
0005 UTC   Next song by the Jam
0008 UTC   "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
0012 UTC   "Talking in Your Sleep" by the Romantics

Thanks for the show!

Drake R8B, 600 ft long wire west
jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com
QSLs welcomed

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cloudsplitter Radio 6938 USB 2200 UTC 17 March 2023

« on: March 17, 2023, 2338 UTC »

Fair signal in western NY on 6237.94

2334 UTC   Music with pipes
2337 UTC   Dang, I've played it, but I can't name it.
2348 UTC   Faded or gone.

Drake R8B, 600 ft long wire west

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6974.9 AM 2352 UTC 14 Mar 2023

« on: March 15, 2023, 0159 UTC »

Poor into western NY 6974.9
0157 UTC   Music, but nothing that I recognize, we'll have to see what comes next.

It may still be on, but it's faded down to nothing by 0220z

Drake R8B, 600 ft longwire aimed west

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 5060 USB 0318 UTC 12 MAR 2023

« on: March 12, 2023, 0421 UTC »

Poor, blobby signal in western NY on 5059.97, then - doh! - let's try USB, bingo, good signal on 5060 now
0409 UTC   UNID music
0419 UTC   Jingle, "WTF Radio"
0423 UTC  "You're not the only one, WTF"
0425 UTC  "On the Radio", by Regina Spektor I think
0426 UTC   "Now it's time to let the ionosphere take over"
0430 UTC   Song: "Liked It, Really, Really Liked It"
0433 UTC   "One more from WTF"
0442 UTC   Transmission ends

Thanks WTF!

Drake R8B, 600 feet long wire aimed west
jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0152 UTC 11 MAR 2023

« on: March 12, 2023, 0401 UTC »

Good signal on 6925 in western NY at 0335 UTC
0332 UTC   "Hot Stuff"
0336 UTC   "Bad Girl"
0340 UTC   "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
0345 UTC   More music that I can't name. No ID yet!


Drake R8B, 600 ft long wire
jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Hauraki relay by TRI 6925 AM 1608 UTC 11 MAR 2023

« on: March 12, 2023, 0333 UTC »

Late to the party again ... strong signal at 1717 UTC in western New York, with music, and then off at 1719. Oh well.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6930 USB 0221 UTC 11 MAR 2023

« on: March 11, 2023, 0313 UTC »

Hearing a series of doo-wop songs at 0310z in western NY on 6929.9 USV=B
0306 UTC   "In the Heat of the Night"
0311 UTC   "Money Honey"
0314 UTC   "I Walk the Line"
0317 UTC   "Heartbreak Hotel", I think
0319 UTC   "Fever"
0323 UTC   ID:"Outhouse Radio"
0323 UTC   "Ain't That a SHame"
0331 UTC   "Come On Baby, Let the Good Times Roll"
Getting weaker now

Drake R8B, 600 ft long wire
pse qsl at jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Clandestine relay 6925 AM 2210 UTC 10 MAR 2023

« on: March 10, 2023, 2337 UTC »

Pretty good in western NY, decent signal, though hard to find a sweet spot on the BFO

2234 UTC   Her Strut by B. Seger
2235 UTC   ID as Radio Clandestine
2237 UTC   Movie audio clip, Ralph and someone else, "We've Got a Plan"
2240 UTC   "Doggy, Doggy"
2242 UTC   "Radio Clandestine, you can find us here, you can find us there, you find us everywhere"

Drake R8B, 600' long wire aimed west
pse QSL at "jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot )com  Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cheshshire Radio 6937 USB 2218 UTC 10 Mar 2023

« on: March 10, 2023, 2324 UTC »

Fairly good signal in western NY, 6937 khz
2248 UTC - Ranting against a female heavy metal DJ.
2257 UTC - Too many wars against brown people
2315 UTC - Criticism of ham field days, easy ham licensing tests, ham public service, and fat people
2320 UTC - Criticism of FCC, fat people, pile-ups, Bert, fat people again, and Big Bird.
2324 UTC - ID "Too much truth on Cheshire Radio".

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WLIS 6935 USB 2200 UTC 7 MAR 2023

« on: March 07, 2023, 2237 UTC »

Fair signal but very noisy on 6935 at 2120z in western NY

2224z  Radio Beijing/Radio Peking interval signal. and "This is Radio Peking"
2226z  Radio Prague interval signal
2228z  Review of the ten IS recordings (couldn't write them down fast enough!), 9 Saudi Arabia, 7 Radio Azteca, 5 Radio Nederland, 3 Radio Beijing, 2 Radio Prague, 1 WLIS 9 with Blue Ridge Summit PA address
2230z  Radio Bostwana interval signal with cow bells, cows and roosters
2233z  This has been a tribute to the greatest interval signals of all time
2234z  Identification as WLIS, address POB 109, Blue Ridge Summit PA 17214, "73 and 88's to the ladies"

Is this Blue Ridge Summit address still working?

Drake R8B, 600' long wire aimed west
Pse QSL jim(dot)renfrew(at)gmail(dot)com