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European Pirates and Private Stations / The Vault 6970 AM 2232 UTC 09 Jan 2022

« on: January 09, 2022, 2236 UTC »

SINPO=24222

2233- "Crystal" by New Order.
2236- OM recorded audio from a show, into clear recorded OM ID "This is The Vault."
2237- "Come Fly With Me" by Frank Sinatra.
2240- "You Are The One" by A-Ha.
2244- 80s sounding tune sung by OMs, I couldn't ID.
2247- Sound effect (sounded like 1980s WGBH TV-Boston ID sound) into recorded OM ID of The Vault.

<Some nice peaks up now>
2328- "Turn It On Again" by Genesis.
2331- Recorded OM ID of The Vault.
2332- "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" by Freak Power.
2336- "The New Pollution" by Beck.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Rebelde (Cuba) 5025 AM 2239 UTC 25 DEC 2021

« on: December 25, 2021, 2244 UTC »

Oldies music, SINPO=44444

2239- "When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters.
2241- "Cancion de Orfeo" by Billy Novick and Grupo Fantasma.
2246- "The Great Pretender" by The Platters.
2249- YL and OM announcers in Spanish, including ID.
2250- "Mis Sentimientos" by Los Zafiros.

Time warp!

108

European Pirates and Private Stations / The Vault 6985-6970 AM 2109 UTC 25 Dec 2021

« on: December 25, 2021, 2112 UTC »

SINPO=22322, with some UTE QRM.

2109- "Who Are You" by The Who.
2110- Pop Ska tune I recognize, but can't ID.

109

Shortwave Broadcast / Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, 11780 AM 238 UTC 25 DEC 2021

« on: December 25, 2021, 0244 UTC »

SINPO=34433, nice, clear signal tonight.

238- Pop Brazilian music in Portuguese.
242- OM IDs Rádio Nacional and speaks briefly.
242- Back to pop Brazilian music.

110

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0035 UTC 22 Dec 2021

« on: December 22, 2021, 0039 UTC »

0035- Very faint OM speaking under the QRN, like a recorded program of some sort.

0108- Gone or lost by now.

111

European Pirates and Private Stations / The Vault 6985 AM 2213 UTC 19 Dec 2021

« on: December 19, 2021, 2214 UTC »

SINPO=24222
2213- "Since Yesterday" by Strawberry Switchblade.
2215- "Bim Bom" by Astrud Gilberto.

SINPO=14211, weaker here now
0010- "Boys Of Summer" by Don Henley.
0013- "Georgie Boy" by Jack Lukeman.

112

North American Shortwave Pirate / Goat Herder Radio 6930 USB 1455 UTC 25 NOV 2021

« on: November 25, 2021, 1457 UTC »

SINPO=24322

1454- "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.
1458- "Red Barchetta" by Rush.

113

North American Shortwave Pirate / Zeeky 6925 USB 0016 UTC 26 Oct 2021

« on: October 26, 2021, 0018 UTC »

SINPO=43443, strong signal tonight.

016- Zeeky on the mic. Say's he's a true pirate, and get off his back!
018- "New World Man" by Rush.
021- Zeeky back. He's not coming on Halloween night. Calling out another op for a parody of him. He can be a nice guy, but can also be a pain in the butt (ask his wife, Zeeky suggests). Apologizes for power check yesterday, as something in his transmitter went boom.
030- "Red Sector A" by Rush.

114

General Radio Discussion / WBCQ-WHRI Kerfuffle

« on: October 19, 2021, 0106 UTC »

https://swflorida.blogspot.com/2021/10/worlds-most-powerful-radio-wbcq-fails.html

115

General Radio Discussion / Enforcement Crackdown in Brazil

« on: September 27, 2021, 1238 UTC »

Interesting article. These sound like some pretty serious raids...

https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2021/09/brazilian-authorities-cracking-down-on-free-radio-in-2021/

116

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Genix 6950 USB 0053 UTC 12 Sep 2021

« on: September 12, 2021, 0054 UTC »

SINPO=34333

0053- "It's The End Of The World" by R.E.M.
0057- "Ice, Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice.

117

North American Shortwave Pirate / Nowhere Radio (presumed) 6975 AM 0242 UTC 9 Sep 2021

« on: September 09, 2021, 0243 UTC »

SINPO=34222, with fading.

0242- "Chaos Turns Into Cosmos" by Adverb.

118

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Genix 6950 USB 0014 UTC 27 Aug 2021

« on: August 27, 2021, 0016 UTC »

SINPO=34322
0014- "Living On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi.
0017- "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears (after a long pause between last song and this one).
0021- "A Little More Time" by Bosson.
0025- "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby. (I think I hear another song under it, so either two tracks playing from the same station or another station is creeping/bleeding in).

SINPO=34333, improved a bit
0330- "The Sun Will Be Shining" by 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor.
0332- "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Genix 6950 USB 0059 UTC 25 Aug 2021

« on: August 25, 2021, 0101 UTC »

SINPO=34333, solid signal tonight.

0059- "Cum On Feel The Noise" by Quiet Riot.
0103- "Jump Around" by House Of Pain.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6950 USB was 6925 USB 0024 UTC 22 Aug 2021

« on: August 22, 2021, 0025 UTC »

SINPO=44343, solid signal.

0024- Wolverine Radio ID.
0024- Old ragtime or jazz music with OM vocals.
0027- "I'm No Angel" by Gus Arnhem and His Orchestra (Shirley Ross vocals).

Now on 6950 USB, SINPO=24322, weaker but decent copy.
0116- "Too Many Angels" by Jackson Browne.
0121- Mellow acoustical song by OM (sounded like Tom Petty, but couldn't ID).
0123- Wolverine Radio ID.
0123- SSTV.
0126- Silent and presumed off.

Thanks for the angelic tunes tonight!