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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Robin Hood Radio 6930 USB 0326 UTC 18 APR 2024
« on: April 18, 2024, 0402 UTC »
S7 signal at my QTH
SSTV at 0353
SSTV at 0353
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: AN ID RADIO 6920 USB 0035 UTC 7 APR 2024
« on: April 07, 2024, 0145 UTC »
S9 +12 dB into my QTH in the Southeastern US. SIO 555
0144 Nearly Lost You by Screaming Trees
0147 ID with request into Word Up by Cameo
0153 ID into Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
0156 Owl Hooting sound effect into Punk Rock Girl by Dead Milkmen
0200 Automated voice reading HFU posts, then signed off
No, no, guys I got it! It's EIB Radio. If so please play "My City was Gone" by the Pretenders
0144 Nearly Lost You by Screaming Trees
0147 ID with request into Word Up by Cameo
0153 ID into Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
0156 Owl Hooting sound effect into Punk Rock Girl by Dead Milkmen
0200 Automated voice reading HFU posts, then signed off
No, no, guys I got it! It's EIB Radio. If so please play "My City was Gone" by the Pretenders
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: AN ID RADIO 6920 USB 0035 UTC 7 APR 2024
« on: April 07, 2024, 0116 UTC »
S9 +7 dB peaking to+12 dB at times into my QTH in the Southeastern US. SIO 454 with 3 kHz bandwidth or maybe a hair over.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: AN ID RADIO 6920 USB 0035 UTC 7 APR 2024
« on: April 07, 2024, 0114 UTC »
S9 +7 dB peaking to +12 dB at times at my QTH in the Southeastern US. SIO 454 with a bandwidth of 3 kHz or maybe a hair over.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / XEROX Relay 6935 AM 0139 UTC 02 April 2024
« on: April 02, 2024, 0147 UTC »
0139 Weak music
0141 XEROX - Radio Duplicado ID. I assume it's a recording of an old broadcast.
0149 another XEROX ID, repeated a few times
0152 Flute solo over the noise
0155 Better signal on W3HFU KiwiSDR, OM with XEROX ID - Rrradio Duplicado!
0157 Automated voice ID - XEROX (inaudible) Memorial Station
@ 0205, signal has all but died here, but reception is picking up in Maryland. S8 signal, but noisy conditions
0216 Sign-Off? Only see a carrier with no modulation.
0209 another Voice ID into guitar music
0211 sounds like the same flute solo from before
0216 Sign-Off? Only see a carrier with no modulation.
0218 Carrier off
Sample recording with Voice ID and music
https://ia600203.us.archive.org/21/items/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_00_49Z_6935.000_am/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_00_49Z_6935.000_am.wav
Recording of the last few minutes
https://ia600306.us.archive.org/17/items/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_14_38Z_6935.000_amn/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_14_38Z_6935.000_amn.wav
0141 XEROX - Radio Duplicado ID. I assume it's a recording of an old broadcast.
0149 another XEROX ID, repeated a few times
0152 Flute solo over the noise
0155 Better signal on W3HFU KiwiSDR, OM with XEROX ID - Rrradio Duplicado!
0157 Automated voice ID - XEROX (inaudible) Memorial Station
@ 0205, signal has all but died here, but reception is picking up in Maryland. S8 signal, but noisy conditions
0216 Sign-Off? Only see a carrier with no modulation.
0209 another Voice ID into guitar music
0211 sounds like the same flute solo from before
0216 Sign-Off? Only see a carrier with no modulation.
0218 Carrier off
Sample recording with Voice ID and music
https://ia600203.us.archive.org/21/items/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_00_49Z_6935.000_am/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_00_49Z_6935.000_am.wav
Recording of the last few minutes
https://ia600306.us.archive.org/17/items/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_14_38Z_6935.000_amn/sdr.hfunderground.com_2024-04-02T02_14_38Z_6935.000_amn.wav
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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6911 USB 0345 22 MARCH 2024
« on: March 22, 2024, 0348 UTC »
Music, weak signal
0349 QRM from a nearby ALE sounding then off
0349 QRM from a nearby ALE sounding then off
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Utility / Re: UNID 6996 USB 0148 UTC 22 MAR 2024
« on: March 22, 2024, 0159 UTC »
6996 USB has been used for Red Cross nets in the past, but I don't know why they would have an authenticated net. The net procedure had a definite NATO flair to it, but they're clearly not professional operators.
The digital mode sounds like MIL-STD 188-110A which would make me lean toward this being CFARS (given the "Q" callsigns) or possibly MARS, but doesn't sound like any MARS net I've heard.
0155 - heard callsign "Red Dragon Romeo", so maybe CAP? "Red Dragon" is the callsign for the New Jersey wing of Civil Air Patrol.
0201 - operators speaking over each other and an ALE sounding
The digital mode sounds like MIL-STD 188-110A which would make me lean toward this being CFARS (given the "Q" callsigns) or possibly MARS, but doesn't sound like any MARS net I've heard.
0155 - heard callsign "Red Dragon Romeo", so maybe CAP? "Red Dragon" is the callsign for the New Jersey wing of Civil Air Patrol.
0201 - operators speaking over each other and an ALE sounding
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0152 UTC 20 March 2024
« on: March 20, 2024, 0058 UTC »
S8 but noisy conditions here
0055 The Clash
0057 sounds like The Ramones
0100 Radio Gaga into Rush - The Spirit of Radio
0106 Presidents of the United States of America? - Video Killed the Radio Star
0055 The Clash
0057 sounds like The Ramones
0100 Radio Gaga into Rush - The Spirit of Radio
0106 Presidents of the United States of America? - Video Killed the Radio Star
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22 Meter Band HiFER Beacons / WSPR reports for B4K 16 MAR 2024
« on: March 19, 2024, 1638 UTC »
Reports from an afternoon running a WSPR beacon on 22m from a hill overlooking Clarks Hill Lake (or Lake Strom Thurmond if you're from SC).
I figured I'd get spotted a few times if I left it running long enough, but I did NOT expect to get spotted by a Dutch station. That was a pleasant surprise!
I figured I'd get spotted a few times if I left it running long enough, but I did NOT expect to get spotted by a Dutch station. That was a pleasant surprise!
| Date / Time UTC | RX Call | RX Grid | SNR | drift (Hz) | Distance (km) |
| 2024-03-16 22:32 | PD0OHW | JO33lc | -28 | -4 | 7097 |
| 2024-03-16 21:40 | KA7OEI-1 | DN31uo | -28 | -1 | 2717 |
| 2024-03-16 21:08 | N3AGE | FN30hw | -28 | -4 | 1190 |
| 2024-03-16 18:48 | W3PM | EM64or | -22 | 0 | 372 |
| 2024-03-16 18:48 | W3HFU/0 | FM19mq | -9 | -1 | 878 |
| 2024-03-16 17:54 | KV0S | EM38tv | -20 | 0 | 1031 |
| 2024-03-16 17:54 | NM1KE | FN32rp | -25 | 0 | 1370 |
| 2024-03-16 17:50 | AC0G | EM38ww | -14 | 0 | 1015 |
| 2024-03-16 17:50 | K1RA-4 | FM18cr | -24 | -3 | 750 |
| 2024-03-16 17:50 | N8GA | EN80ee | -15 | 0 | 748 |
| 2024-03-16 17:42 | W3ENR | FM28jh | -21 | -2 | 886 |
| 2024-03-13 19:00 | KV4TT | FM03pt | -28 | -2 | 403 |
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0135 UTC 14 MAR 2024
« on: March 14, 2024, 0137 UTC »
S7 into the Southeastern US
0135 Rage Against the Machine - Killing it the Name
0139 OM - "We have assumed control."
0140 Rage Against the Machine - Pocket Full of Shells
0144 UNID rock 90s rock song, I didn't recognize it in time.
Signal improving here, S9 +12 dB
0149 (crow sounds over the music)
0151 Timmy Trumpet and Savage - Freaks
0154 Solar Federation Voice ID - "Attention All Pilots (Planets?) of the Solar Federation, We Have Assumed Control."
0155 ...
0159 ...
0202 Solar Federation Voice ID "We Have Assumed Control." with HF Underground Shout-Out
0203 ... (crow sounds over music at 0204)
0135 Rage Against the Machine - Killing it the Name
0139 OM - "We have assumed control."
0140 Rage Against the Machine - Pocket Full of Shells
0144 UNID rock 90s rock song, I didn't recognize it in time.
Signal improving here, S9 +12 dB
0149 (crow sounds over the music)
0151 Timmy Trumpet and Savage - Freaks
0154 Solar Federation Voice ID - "Attention All Pilots (Planets?) of the Solar Federation, We Have Assumed Control."
0155 ...
0159 ...
0202 Solar Federation Voice ID "We Have Assumed Control." with HF Underground Shout-Out
0203 ... (crow sounds over music at 0204)
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Utility / Capstone Net 6773 USB 0040 14 MAR 2024
« on: March 14, 2024, 0125 UTC »
0040 Capstone 95 calling Tri-Blade - “Tri-Blade, this is Capstone 95, are there any check-ins? Over.”
0041 Red Dragon (unintelligible) checked in
From what I gather, Capstone is the callsign for Civil Air Patrol's Northeast Region and Red Dragon is the callsign for the New Jersey Wing of CAP.
0041 Capstone 95 awaiting traffic
0045 Nothing further was heard. Interestingly, the net did not formally close, and there was no instruction to "close down" or "secure stations" similar prowords.
0105 starting to get QRM from peskies
0125 I'll assume the net closed, and look for something else to listen to.
0041 Red Dragon (unintelligible) checked in
From what I gather, Capstone is the callsign for Civil Air Patrol's Northeast Region and Red Dragon is the callsign for the New Jersey Wing of CAP.
0041 Capstone 95 awaiting traffic
0045 Nothing further was heard. Interestingly, the net did not formally close, and there was no instruction to "close down" or "secure stations" similar prowords.
0105 starting to get QRM from peskies
0125 I'll assume the net closed, and look for something else to listen to.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0226 UTC 13 Mar 2024
« on: March 13, 2024, 0243 UTC »
Weak but readable
0227 Theme from Goldfinger
0242 Signal has faded significantly. Can sometimes hear female vocals.
0227 Theme from Goldfinger
0242 Signal has faded significantly. Can sometimes hear female vocals.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnId 6930U 0229, 11 March 2024
« on: March 11, 2024, 0254 UTC »
S8 signal strength with about 2.8 KHz bandwidth SSB.
0254 just caught the end of a bluesy rock song
0258 instrumental blues on electric guitar and piano
0254 just caught the end of a bluesy rock song
0258 instrumental blues on electric guitar and piano
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Worldwide Basement Radio 6940.1 AM 0219 UTC 11 MAR 2024
« on: March 11, 2024, 0242 UTC »
S5 into my QTH into the Southeastern US with significant fading and a little QRM on the LSB from what sounds like peskies.
0233 Cream - White Room
0247 Sign Off
0233 Cream - White Room
0247 Sign Off
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Stern Radio 6960 AM 0133 UTC 10 March 2024
« on: March 11, 2024, 0205 UTC »
6960.666 kHZ AM S9 +12 dB into my station in the Southeastern US
0200 Stern Radio ID
0200 Several Definitions -Time
0205 Stern Radio ID (English and German?)
0206 Kraftwerk - Hall of Mirrors
0200 Stern Radio ID
0200 Several Definitions -Time
0205 Stern Radio ID (English and German?)
0206 Kraftwerk - Hall of Mirrors