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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KBLK 6925 AM

« on: November 13, 2011, 1644 UTC »

Wait just a rabbit-blamed minute... 

...are you telling me Straight G was just Jeff Dunham?  Again!?!?

Son of a biscuit eatin'... _{I gotta get my ears cleaned out...}

Damn you, pirate radio, and your suckerpuppets!!!   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KBLK 6925 AM - Funniest show ever

« on: November 13, 2011, 1201 UTC »

Just listened to the recording of KBLK and all I have to say is...   

Funniest.  Pirate show.  Ever.

I LOL'd.  I don't mean an internet blogger LOL, which usually means "Oh, I grinned a little."  I mean a real hee-haw laugh.  I laughed so hard my eyes were bleeding.  Beer came out my ears.  That little sea shell I stuck up my nose when I was a kid and never saw again?  Yeah, it came out too.

Straight G, you rock.  I will blog again, but I'm taking your advice and humor to heart.  Thanks for the great show!   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WBNY salute to The Crystal Ship 6925 AM

« on: September 18, 2011, 0218 UTC »

18 September 2011
6925 kHz AM
0200 UTC

Oh, dear, it appears my log was in error.  Upon careful scrutiny of my recording of this transmission, it appears to be naught but a pescadore or some paranoid rascal ranting into the ether.  After running the recording through a deconfabulator and paranoise reduction filter, there was no actual content left.

My apologies for any confusion resulting from this log.

Very difficult copy using our full wavelength dipole along the Atlantic Coast, but this programme sounds very like a Commander Bunny salute to the Poet of The Crystal Ship, recently run aground by the FCC.  Here we are able to copy only occasional snatches of audio and elaborately constructed quick cuts and edits, but as far as we are able to gather, it sounds like Commander Bunny is praising the Poet, criticizing "a**holes" who are "ruining pirate radio" for valiant pirate radio operators such as TCS, and offering genuine QSL cards for signal reports of this programme, by means of the Belfast, NY, USA, mail drop.  Alas, we are unable to copy this broadcast clearly enough to be certain of these details.

SINFO approximately 35232, this signal made only occasionally clear enough above heavy QRN to piece together two or three words at a time, the chore made somewhat more difficult by the peculiar pitch of the Commander's voice.  Nevertheless, we are pleased to hear WBNY at all for the first time since nigh unto 2007 or thereabouts.

All in all, well shot, sirrah!  The production values and signal strength befit the cunning and reputation of WBNY!

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General Radio Discussion / Re: The FRN

« on: September 01, 2011, 0127 UTC »

To address a concern expressed by Nella F...

That's Nella F. with one "."

Note to self: Stop abusing ellipses...

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General Radio Discussion / Re: The FRN

« on: August 30, 2011, 0739 UTC »

To address a concern expressed by Nella F...

...Speaking of tracking, has anyone visited http://shortwavedx.blogspot.com & noticed that your location is instantly posted on the "Live Traffic Feed"? Wazzup Widat?!
"Concerned Now"
         

...coincidentally I drafted a blog article touching on this general issue a couple of weeks ago.  I should finish it up and publish it.

Meantime, here are a few paragraphs from it.

Most discussion forums, websites and blog record some data for visitors.  Web traffic statistics are the life blood of commercial sites, and valued by non-commercial site/blog owners who want to know whether they're effectively reaching their target readership.  The only significant difference is that some sites/blogs choose to alert visitors that their IPs are being tracked.

First, I wouldn't be too concerned about masking my IP on friendly or neutral sites - which includes most radio related discussion forums, websites and blogs.  I do use proxies for browsing the FRN and certain sites in the radio scene that have a history of hostility**, but not for most.

As Terry suggested, you can use proxies if you prefer more privacy.  There are plenty of free proxies that are useful for web browsing.  Those may not be secure for sites that require logins, but they're good enough for websites and blogs you only read, or those that permit comments without registering or logging in with passwords.

Also, install NoScript and Adblock Plus for Firefox.  Even without using a proxy, NoScript can thwart some scripts that collect data - but I wouldn't rely on NoScript alone for that particular funtion.  Also NoScript and Adblock Plus can hinder the desired functions for some websites, so you'll need to customize these add-ons for your favorite sites.  If I support a site and trust it to not misuse my info, I don't bother with proxies and will turn off NoScript and Adblock Plus so the site can benefit from more valid traffic info.
**Yes, I'm aware of the irony of that comment.

And, yes, I do recommend using a proxy and NoScript to visit my blog, at least to new visitors until they grok the quirky milieu.  The ToRP blog is deliberately confrontational, provocative and occasionally vulgar - because rhetorical polemic works.  It's not to everyone's taste and isn't intended to be.

Even if you visit uncloaked, comments should probably be done anonymously or via an alias that can't be traced to your real life ID.  A few commenters don't bother with aliases, or use familiar aliases by which they are known elsewhere in the pirate radio scene.  Not everyone possesses such large, pendulous brass spheres.   

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General Radio Discussion / Re: VE7KFM

« on: August 16, 2011, 0647 UTC »

I'm still new to the airwaves, so I don't know much of the history on VE7KFM... hanging out on 14.313mhz USB.  There wasn't any music, but he sure sounded like someone going head on with the FCC... I see from the info in that link he has quite a history.

VE7KFM is only one of several hamster cannibals who are veterans of many years of skirmishing, formerly on 14275, lately back on 14313 (their old stomping grounds).

The website ve7kfm.com is not owned by its namesake.  A few of the veterans of those radio wars own websites or blogs bearing the names or call signs of their favourite nemesis.  It's just the online manifestation of their on-air sparring sessions.

It's difficult to summarize the extent of those skirmishes or to catalog all of the participants, other than to say it is god tier radio trolling and often hilarious... if you have a twisted sense of humour.  I don't have a pony in that race so I just listen for the entertaining free-form riffing and ripping.  And keep in mind that some of what you'll hear is pre-recorded, remixed and replayed.

As it is written in "Our Code" from the 1937 American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Handbook, a creed for all amateurs:

• I - The Amateur is Gentlemanly - He never knowlingly uses the air for his own amusement in such a way as to lesson the pleasure of others (else he progress directly to VII of Our Code).
  
  II - The Amateur is Loyal - He owes his Amateur Radio to the American Radio Relay League, and he offers it his unswerving loyalty.
  
  III - The Amateur is Progressive - He keeps his station abreast of science. It is built well and efficiently. His operating practice is clean and regular.
  
  IV - The Amateur is Friendly - Slow and patient sending, when requested. friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance and co-operation for the broadcast listener - these are the marks of the amateur spirit.
  
  V - The Amateur is Balanced - Radio is his hobby. He never allows it to interfere with any of the duties he owes to his home, his job, his school or his community.
  
  VI - The Amateur is Patriotic - His knowledge and his station are always ready for the service of his country and his community.
  
  VII - The Amateur is a Pilgrim in a Divine Comedy - His Sixth Circle of Hell shall be named 14313 and this is where radio virgins go to lose their cherries.   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: NRS 6930khz AM 0350z

« on: May 14, 2011, 0426 UTC »

5/14/11, 6930 AM, 0410 UTC: Northern Relay Service IDs, parody bits of WBNY - possibly cut-ups, into what sounds like JFK speech.
0505 UTC - Into radio paranoia theme, near and dear to our dark little heart.  Black Sabbath 'Paranoid'. Off after CW ID.
Good signal peaks obscured by heavy static crashes.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925am

« on: May 09, 2011, 1437 UTC »

Kracker is the Loki of pirate radio.  The rules only apply to you, not to him.  He possesses the unenviable powerz of self-pwnage.  Keep that in mind and all will be well.