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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 AM 2329 UTC 22 Apr 2025
« on: April 23, 2025, 0003 UTC »
0002 - Carrier off after brief announcement by OM. A bit muffled and I was concentrating on something else so I missed it.
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Yeah, they seem the same to me. You could do an over the air (OTA) test: 15 seconds of single-tone left+right, then the same but left only, then the same of right only, to judge the separation.
Also noticed you are on 6966.666, because....well, you know.
2104 - TX off.
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General Radio Discussion / US judge blocks Trump's shutdown of government-funded news broadcasts
« on: April 22, 2025, 2139 UTC »
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-blocks-trumps-shutdown-government-funded-radio-broadcasts-2025-04-22/
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U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who is overseeing six lawsuits from employees and contractors affected by the shutdown of U.S. Agency for Global Media, ordered the administration to 'take all necessary steps' to restore employees and contractors to their positions and resume radio, television and online news broadcasts.
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Congress has funded and authorized the broadcasts to provide an 'accurate, objective, and comprehensive' source of news in other nations and export the 'cardinal American values of free speech, freedom of the press, and open debate,' Lamberth wrote. Congress made the broadcasts mandatory and did not allow the executive branch to unilaterally terminate or defund them, he ruled.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0107 UTC 20 Apr 2025
« on: April 20, 2025, 0259 UTC »
Slightly audible at my house (doublet at 30 feet/9 meters). Here is a recording started at 0247 UTC. ID at approximately 1 minute into the recording. (The slight murkiness and clicks come from the DSP IF noise reduction.): https://voca.ro/17jAEsmjlD03
Time to start looking for an SDR, me thinks.
0501 - TX off.
Time to start looking for an SDR, me thinks.
0501 - TX off.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 AM 0305 UTC 18 APR 2025
« on: April 19, 2025, 0310 UTC »
Music. Lots and lots of QRN tonight. SINPO 24222 on the Chetek, Wisconsin SDR.
EDIT: aaaaand......just as I clicked on "save" to post this, they went off the air.
EDIT: aaaaand......just as I clicked on "save" to post this, they went off the air.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0106 UTC 19 Apr 2025
« on: April 19, 2025, 0120 UTC »
SINPO 55455 / S9+ on an SDR in Texas. The "4" for noise is due to usual spring/summer QRN but not bad; the signal is totally overcoming the lightning crashes.
0116 - ID, next track.
0120 - ID, next track.
0126 - ID 2x, next track.
0147 - ID with riff on "ain't got no scrub", next track.
0203 - ID then song starts with something synth generated that sounds like a repeated fart. After a few minutes, I realized that it turns out to be a remix of The Prodigy, "Firestarter."
0239 - Digital QRM for about 30 seconds. The band is going longer so noise(s) are starting to be more of an issue.
0241 - ID, next track.
0253 - Trans-X, "Living On Video"
0255 - music fades down mid-song....then TX off.
0116 - ID, next track.
0120 - ID, next track.
0126 - ID 2x, next track.
0147 - ID with riff on "ain't got no scrub", next track.
0203 - ID then song starts with something synth generated that sounds like a repeated fart.
After a few minutes, I realized that it turns out to be a remix of The Prodigy, "Firestarter."0239 - Digital QRM for about 30 seconds. The band is going longer so noise(s) are starting to be more of an issue.
0241 - ID, next track.
0253 - Trans-X, "Living On Video"
0255 - music fades down mid-song....then TX off.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 19 Apr 2025
« on: April 19, 2025, 0108 UTC »
Audio is very, very low. Turn it up!
The signal is skipping right over the northeast. Reception is better in the midwest. People in the northeast will probably hear some peskies on the LSB and utility QRM on the USB.
The signal is skipping right over the northeast. Reception is better in the midwest. People in the northeast will probably hear some peskies on the LSB and utility QRM on the USB.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 0154 UTC 17 Apr 2025
« on: April 17, 2025, 0206 UTC »
Maybe the same station?
0205 - Discussion about offshore pirates, Radio Caroline,etc. by a Brit-accented person.
0206 - Single tone interruption then dead air.
0207 - It's back.
0213 - interruption for 15 secs then back on.
0217 - Mentioned "listeners tuned into 69(something) upper sideband." ID as "This is Radio Free Spirit, signing off for now."
0205 - Discussion about offshore pirates, Radio Caroline,etc. by a Brit-accented person.
0206 - Single tone interruption then dead air.
0207 - It's back.
0213 - interruption for 15 secs then back on.
0217 - Mentioned "listeners tuned into 69(something) upper sideband." ID as "This is Radio Free Spirit, signing off for now."
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0014 UTC 17 APR 2025
« on: April 17, 2025, 0018 UTC »
The usual strong signal on a Texas SDR. There's an ionospheric storm going on right now. The Kp index was 8 (!!) earlier today. Expect difficult conditions in many circumstances.
0019 - Liquid Radio ID 2x, next track.
0049 - Nine Inch Nails, "Get Down, Make Love."
0054 - U2, "Night And Day."
0057 - "To Live And Die In LA."
0102 - ID, into The Human League, "Heart Like A Wheel". The digital QRM was on for about 10 seconds here. Pretty strong in that it was just under LR.
0106 - ID, into Book Of Love, "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls."
0114 - "Living in a Box."
0117 - Dead or Alive, "You Spin Me Round" (seems like an extended remix).
0126 - Depeche Mode, "Everything Counts". The band is going long and the background noise is getting noticeably stronger.
0159 - I had to step away for 30 minutes and just came back. Band went long and all but faded out in Texas but there is a nice S5 signal on the Chetek, Wisconsin SDR. However seems to be just a dead carrier now. Program is probably over and the op may have forgotten to turn off the TX.
0019 - Liquid Radio ID 2x, next track.
0049 - Nine Inch Nails, "Get Down, Make Love."
0054 - U2, "Night And Day."
0057 - "To Live And Die In LA."
0102 - ID, into The Human League, "Heart Like A Wheel". The digital QRM was on for about 10 seconds here. Pretty strong in that it was just under LR.
0106 - ID, into Book Of Love, "Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls."
0114 - "Living in a Box."
0117 - Dead or Alive, "You Spin Me Round" (seems like an extended remix).
0126 - Depeche Mode, "Everything Counts". The band is going long and the background noise is getting noticeably stronger.
0159 - I had to step away for 30 minutes and just came back. Band went long and all but faded out in Texas but there is a nice S5 signal on the Chetek, Wisconsin SDR. However seems to be just a dead carrier now. Program is probably over and the op may have forgotten to turn off the TX.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 USB 2358 UTC 15 APR 2025
« on: April 15, 2025, 2359 UTC »
SINPO 34232 (i.e., kind of weak) on an SDR in NY State. 5 KHz wide audio but lacking any bass (below 200 Hz).
0000 - Frank Sinatra, "My Blue Heaven"
0003 - The Police, "Roxanne"
0005 - Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side"
0019 - BTO, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". I have searched around for an SDR where this station is actually reasonably strong and I have been unable to find one.
0023 - Something spoken by a male but no copy.
0024 - Yes, again
0039 - "See You In September"
0041 - Judas Priest, "Hell Bent for Leather". This following "See You in September" is quite an interesting transition.
0056 - Off
0000 - Frank Sinatra, "My Blue Heaven"
0003 - The Police, "Roxanne"
0005 - Lou Reed, "Walk on the Wild Side"
0019 - BTO, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". I have searched around for an SDR where this station is actually reasonably strong and I have been unable to find one.
0023 - Something spoken by a male but no copy.
0024 - Yes, again
0039 - "See You In September"
0041 - Judas Priest, "Hell Bent for Leather". This following "See You in September" is quite an interesting transition.
0056 - Off
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Equipment / Re: ATS25X2 MW breakthrough on the Tropical band
« on: April 15, 2025, 2320 UTC »
A balun might help only if it has a sufficiently high minimum operating frequency, but even then I would expect a high-pass filter to perform better.
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Huh? / Re: Mystery Surrounds 3 Pending U.S. Shortwave Stations? Yep, another RW rip.
« on: April 15, 2025, 2316 UTC »
We can all hope that they don't WIPE out the bands with harmful interference. (Get it? 
)
I'm going to say that the plan for content may have to be modified.
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DPA Mac representatives met again with members of the FCC’s Office of International Affairs and the Office of General Counsel almost a year later. A summary of the meeting by DPA Mac’s legal representative stated “the proposed HF station would transmit Voice of America audio and real-time ticket feeds of stock market information to anyone in Europe and many nations of Asia that has access to a standard, off-the-shelf DRM radio receiver.”
I'm going to say that the plan for content may have to be modified.
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Amateur Radio / Re: Ham Community Frets in “Delete, Delete” Comments? RW rip.
« on: April 15, 2025, 2259 UTC »
Yes, the ham community does like to fret a lot, don't they?
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Equipment / Re: ATS25X2 MW breakthrough on the Tropical band
« on: April 15, 2025, 2257 UTC »
You could still have this problem even when using a loop, as you have noted this happening with a Wellbrook and MLA-30.
A more appropriate solution requires attenuating the MW signals while not attenuating the tropical bands. This is a job of a high-pass filter between the antenna and the receiver.
A more appropriate solution requires attenuating the MW signals while not attenuating the tropical bands. This is a job of a high-pass filter between the antenna and the receiver.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Stern Radio 6966.5 AM 1853 UTC 14 APR 2025
« on: April 14, 2025, 2047 UTC »Both CQUAM and SAS modes on KiwiSDRs seem to sound identical to me when it comes to L vs R separation, which is what I was hoping for.
Yeah, they seem the same to me. You could do an over the air (OTA) test: 15 seconds of single-tone left+right, then the same but left only, then the same of right only, to judge the separation.
Also noticed you are on 6966.666, because....well, you know.
2104 - TX off.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0055 UTC 14 APR 2025
« on: April 14, 2025, 0056 UTC »
EDM on a Texas SDR. SINPO 44344.
0100 - ID at the top of the hour, next track.
I have to split for a while. I will be back after 0300 UTC. Enjoy.
0100 - ID at the top of the hour, next track.
I have to split for a while. I will be back after 0300 UTC. Enjoy.
