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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6925 USB 0003 UTC 27 DEC 2024

« on: December 27, 2024, 0013 UTC »

0012 - The Smiths' - Bigmouth Strikes Again; Nice signal riding steady on the QRN; SIO 333
0015 -  WDOG ID into song I don't recognize.
0020 - Shout-outs! Nice. Thank YOU, WDOG!
0048 - How Soon Is Now?; SIO 323; Slipped under the noise a bit here now.
0055 - I'm An Adult Now - The Pursuit of Happiness; SIO 323-322
0105 - Anncr speaking into start of 'Til Tuesday's Voices Carry. Any Gang Green fans?!
0108 - Off?! Possibly.

Thanks, WDOG! Great music tonight.

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QSLs Received / Re: WDOG 4855 Dec 17 2024 eQSL

« on: December 18, 2024, 1434 UTC »

Got one as well. Thanks WDOG! Very cool.

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: Probably not a mystery, but is it just me?

« on: December 17, 2024, 0258 UTC »

A little more distinct tonight...
6912ish 0247utc 17 DEC 2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 4855 USB 0028 UTC 17 DEC 2024

« on: December 17, 2024, 0050 UTC »

0048 - OM speaking, after music. SIO 322
0051 - Music, but between QSB and QRM, can't copy.
0053 - Bowie?!
0056 - Clear WDOG ID into The Police's Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
0101 - Shout outs! Nice!
0105 - Sounds like Roxy Music's More Than This
0117 - Me And The Boys Dave Edmunds(?) SIO 323 for a minute there.
0019 - A howl. I think. Love it!
0132 - Interpol? Vocals sound a bit like it. Or Psychedelic Furs.
           ...Furs. Okay, going with the latter.
0137 - Anncr spkg?! Damn the noise!
0138 - Wall of Voodoo zooms in for a few secs there! Mexican Radio; QSB; 322-333
0141 - Peter Gabriel's Shock the Monkey. Great to hear WDOG again.
0148 - Hear anncr speaking but can't quite copy. SIO 322, very occasionally fades in to a nice copiable 333.
0153 - Don't recognize the song. Cool though. Thought it was Primus for a sec. SIO 433!
0157 - 867-5309, nice! 433 holding nicely.
0204 - Men at Work's Down By The Sea.
0209 - Off with (I think) cw WDOG a few times over the end of Down By The Sea, and howls (of course!).

Thanks WDOG. So cool to hear you again.

Erik

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0031 UTC 15 DEC 2024

« on: December 15, 2024, 0034 UTC »

033  - Spooky by The Classic IV SIO 322-323, Just below noise here.
035 - Sounding like OM anncr ID? but didn't copy. 

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HF Mystery Signals / Probably not a mystery, but is it just me?

« on: December 12, 2024, 2101 UTC »

Anyone else have this thing at 6912 or so?  Or is it just QRM I need to sort out...? It's always there and doesn't seem to change in strength. Lots of weird stuff around these days, just wanted to make sure.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Brain Brothers Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 8 DEC 2024

« on: December 08, 2024, 0005 UTC »

Wow! Booming!
005 - Jingle Bell Rock SIO 545
006 - Brain Brothers ID by OM, into Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.
038 - (Sounds like) Signing off, after great show off X-mas music, with National Anthem. 

Thanks, Brain Brothers! Merry Christmas.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Godzilla Radio 6955 USB 2254 UTC 7 DEC 2024

« on: December 07, 2024, 2329 UTC »

2326 - Last chorus of Elvis' Hound Dog SIO 433
2328 - Unid rock-a-billy song, female vocals.
2333 - Keep On Knockin' Little Richard.
2350 - The (real) King! Carl Perkins Matchbox

Great program of old rock-n-roll music continues! SIO 433 to 444

Thanks, Godzilla Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WFDR 6915 USB 2200 UTC 7 DEC 2024

« on: December 07, 2024, 2204 UTC »

2201 - 1941 congressional speech about Pearl Harbor attack. SIO 444
2204 - Cut out several times now.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 USB 2134 UTC 7 DEC 2024

« on: December 07, 2024, 2144 UTC »

2143 - OM anncr speaking, followed by more music. SIO 433

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Peskies / Peskies various LSB 2228 UTC 6 DEC 2024

« on: December 06, 2024, 2230 UTC »

HELP! What the heck is happening?
Same audio on multiple freqs. Sounds like it's slowed down.
2238 - May have heard the word "Russia" in EE.
2256 - All gone for a few minutes now. Really bizarre. 

Peskies. Thanks, Chris. Still, weird.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6930 USB 1458 UTC 6 DEC 2024

« on: December 06, 2024, 1513 UTC »

1512 - Jazziness! SIO 433
1513 - OM breaks in for ID and say hello.
1514 - Shout out! Nice! Thank YOU for the show!
1516 - SIO 444 - Remembered the NR button Boomin'!
1531 - Awesome jazzy morning continues. SIO 444
1538 - Anncr spkg, SIO 323, noise picking up for me here.
1544 - Anncr spkg, Moderate QSB, but swings in booming. SIO 323 - 434, Great jazz continues. Thanks, 77LJS.
1613 - Anncr spkg, more shout-outs, info on the program, Miles/tracks, Miles Davis show continues. SIO 433 (QRM/N/O/P)
1643 - Love the info on tracks. Very cool
1725 - Off

Thanks for the Miles! Made my morning.

Erik
   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 USB 2216 UTC 5 DEC 2024

« on: December 05, 2024, 2217 UTC »

Music buried in noise here. SIO 222
2220 - Quick fade-ins, SIO 322
2222 - No copy now.

2230 - Been keeping an eye/ear on the freq. Occasionally, something fades in for just a second. Not sure if related or not.

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Software / Re: DX ToolBox 6.4.0

« on: December 04, 2024, 2135 UTC »

Just updated my copy the other day. So helpful. Thanks, Chris.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sternradio 6967 AM 2005 UTC 4 DEC 2024

« on: December 04, 2024, 2110 UTC »

2108 - Music, faint, clear, steady, but just at noise floor. SIO 332
2112 - OM spkg?
2124 - QSB now but a noticeable bump in signal here. Sounds like dance music w/ bass punching through QRN. SIO 332-333
2129 - OM spkg. Anncr?
2131 - Music continues. Of what I can grab of it, the audio sounds really nice.
2139 - GWAR?!? Holy crap lol Nice!