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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0113 UTC 29 FEB 2024

« on: February 29, 2024, 0117 UTC »

Heard here at 0116 with a weak signal ... S5 at best.

0121 "DJ Mary Jane here" clearly heard...
0126 "It's DJ Mary Jane," rest inaudible
0129 "Please leave a report. This is for you East Coast." (right before "Jump Around")
0133 "What's up to my homies on the HF Underground"
0137 A sudden and very noticeable improvement in the signal during "F*ck the Police," NWA
0143 Shoutout to Big Badfish Al
0150 DJ Mary Jane "blasting New York and Pennsylvania"
0201 "Jamming," Bob Marley
0205 "redrum," 21 Savage
0209 "Bawitdaba," Kid Rock
0214 OFF

Thanks for the broadcast!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/unid021-6960-usb-0116-utc-29-feb-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960 AM 0117 UTC 26 FEB 2024

« on: February 26, 2024, 0116 UTC »

A strong carrier has been appearing and disappearing on this freq since about 0100 but no modulation as of yet...

Music starts at 0117 then abruptly disappears.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RFW 6950 USB 2215 UTC 24 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 2227 UTC »

S7 here with Paula Abdul tune at 2227 followed by the Communist Internationale.

"The '80s Honeypot Edition"

2248 Mentions HFU posters including Blue Max (thanks) then plays the dick song for Chris L
0001 DJDW with shoutouts to HFU, says band conditions are iffy and its good to know he's getting out
0047 DJDW discusses his passionate views on women's sports
Still going here at 0104; signal has dropped somewhat to about an S5 and noise level has crept up but still quite listenable.
0133 OFF; straight into WTF Radio broadcast

Thanks for the broadcast!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/radio-free-whatever-6950-usb-2227-utc-25-feb-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6969 USB 0205 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0208 UTC »

S7 and very clear here. Signal is about 3kHz wide.

0229 Wiped out here by QRM

My off-air recording, from 0208 until about 0229:
https://archive.org/details/unid-020-6969-usb-0208-utc-25-feb-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man 6925 USB 0130 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0129 UTC »

Sounds like oldies, way down in the noise.

0132 "How Can I Be Sure," Young Rascals
0133 Zeek with shoutout to Blue Max! Thanks! Yeah Man "Million Dollar Weekend" ID.
0134 "Sunday Will Never Be the Same," Spanky & Our Gang
0136 "I Second The Emotion," Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
0139 "Up, Up And Away," The 5th Dimension

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0058 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0109 UTC »

S9+10 here.

Still going and sounding great at 0130.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice of Nelson 6955 USB 0049 UTC 25 FEB 2024

« on: February 25, 2024, 0109 UTC »

Signal not particularly strong here, about an S5, but good copy due to low noise. Occasional fades.

My off-air recording, beginning at 0107 UTC:
https://archive.org/details/voice-of-nelson-6955-usb-0107-utc-25-feb-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 was 6950 USB 2116 UTC 24 FEB 2024

« on: February 24, 2024, 2309 UTC »

Hearing it here with an S7 signal.

2310 DJ Dickweed on the mic with song titles and HFU shoutouts.
2344 Gives URL and OFF

Thanks for the broadcast!

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General Radio Discussion / Upcoming HAARP Transmissions

« on: February 23, 2024, 2155 UTC »

Note operations at the lower end of 43 meters:



Reception reports to uaf-gihaarp AT alaska DOT edu
or
HAARP
PO Box 271
Gakona, AK 99586

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QSLs Received / Sternradio QSL for back to back broadcasts on 11 Feb 2024

« on: February 23, 2024, 1741 UTC »

Received today. Thanks!

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QSLs Received / Re: Pirate Radio Boston QSL 23 FEB 2024

« on: February 22, 2024, 1826 UTC »

Same received here, too. Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pirate Radio Boston 6935 AM 0248 UTC 22 FEB 2024

« on: February 22, 2024, 0247 UTC »

S7, moderate fading and noise here. Signal getting stronger around 0300 and is about 4kHz wide at its strongest.

0248 "Little Bit," Lykke Li
0251 Charlie Loudenboomer behind the mic! A test transmission. Reports to pirateradioboston[at]gmail[dot]com.
0252 "1901," Phoenix (about 30 seconds only)
0253 "Title and Registration," Death Cab for Cutie
0257 "At the Bottom," Brand New
0301 "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake," The Sounds
0305 "Little Bit," Lykke Li
0309 "I'm Not Over," Carolina Liar
0313 "The Lion & the Teacup," Bishop Allen
0316 "Microphone," Coconut Records
0321 "Vanilla Twilight," Owl City
0323 "Jesus Christ," Brand New
0328 "Love Song," 311
0332 "Boys of Summer," The Ataris
0336 "Bruises," Chairlift, brief QRM from 6933
0340 "I Miss You," blink-182

ID heard again at 0404 then OFF at 0406

Thanks for the broadcast! PRB was one of the first pirate stations I ever heard, back around 2004 or '05.

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/pirate-radio-boston-6935-am-0248-utc-22-feb-2024

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QSLs Received / Sternradio QSL for 10 JAN 2024 Tx

« on: February 22, 2024, 0226 UTC »

This is a late entry, but I don't think this QSL has been previously reported - apologies in advance if I've started a duplicate thread.

Received on 17 JAN for the 10 JAN broadcast. Thanks!:

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WANK The Anchor 6925 USB 0156 UTC 20 FEB 2024

« on: February 20, 2024, 0210 UTC »

About an S6 here with "Ku'u Lei, Ku'u Ipo," Hapa at 0208. Weak but readable.

ID heard right before sign-off at 0224.

Thanks for the broadcast!

My off-air recording:
https://archive.org/details/wank-6925-usb-0208-utc-20-feb-2024

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man 6925 USB 0127 UTC 20 FEB 2024

« on: February 20, 2024, 0128 UTC »

Faint, S4 or S5 with lots of noise here but ID clearly heard at 0127.

Occasional fade ups of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," "Ode To Billie Joe," and Sinatra's "Wee Small Hours" and "Mood Indigo"

Seems to be gone at 0148.