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Utility / Trenton Mil & Atlas 338 11232 USB 0217 UTC 19 MAY 2023

« on: May 19, 2023, 0225 UTC »

Trenton Military & Atlas 338 11232.0 kHz USB 02:17 UTC 19 MAY 2023

190217Z MAY 2023 11232.0 kHz USB
02:17Z ATLAS 338 with TRENTON MILITARY requesting radio check, current traffic and SELCAL check;
Atlas 338: Good SELCALL check;
Trenton Mil: Negative traffic from RCC, primary frequency 11232.0, secondary 9007.0;
Atlas 338 requested open SELCAL watch;
03:12Z ATLAS 338 with TRENTON MILITARY requesting current message traffic;
03:13Z Trenton Mil: Negative traffic from RCC.
03:14Z ATLAS 338 nothing further out.

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Peskies / UNID Peskies 11111 USB 2257 UTC 16 MAY 2023

« on: May 16, 2023, 2259 UTC »

UNID Peskies 11111.0 kHz USB 22:57 UTC 16 MAY 2023

22:57 UTC - UNID Peskies with casual conversation. Dialect UNID.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KING (Zeeky) 6960 USB 2358 UTC 14 MAY 2023

« on: May 15, 2023, 0000 UTC »

UNID 6960.0 kHz USB 23:58 UTC 14 MAY 2023

23:58 UTC - UNID weak readable with mild rock music;
00:03 UTC - Here we go ... It's Zeeky off his meds again having a bad trip;
00:05 UTC - Happy Trails ...
00:07 UTC - Nothing else heard;
00:08 UTC - "Connected" (BlueThooth).

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169

North American Shortwave Pirate / Lime in the Coconut Radio 6965 USB 2322 UTC 09 MAY 2023

« on: May 09, 2023, 2323 UTC »

Lime in the Coconut Radio 6965.0 kHz USB 23:22 UTC 09 MAY 2023

23:22 UTC - UNID just signed on, weak readable with The Police;
23:28 UTC - Station ID: "Ya man. You are listening to Lime in the Coconut Radio". Nice S6 signal now.

Station ID from Reply #4 (Ron Hunsicker)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6965 USB 2326 UTC 07 MAY 2023

« on: May 07, 2023, 2327 UTC »

Radio Free Whatever 6965.0 kHz USB 23:26 UTC 07 MAY 2023

23:26 UTC - UNID with Russian Anthem; good readable;
23:28 UTC - DJ Dick Weed with station ID, intro and Indy Rock music.

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Peskies / UNID Peskies 11175 USB 0140 UTC 06 MAY 2023

« on: May 06, 2023, 0150 UTC »

UNID Peskies 11175.0 kHz USB 01:40 UTC 06 MAY 2023

01:40 UTC - A couple of UNID Peskies carrying on a conversation and whistling on the HFGCS frequency; weak barely readable;
01:47 UTC - Noting else heard.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Vixen International 6935 USB 0101 UTC 06 MAY 2023

« on: May 06, 2023, 0103 UTC »

Radio Vixen International 6935.0 kHz USB 01:01 UTC 06 MAY 2023

01:01 UTC - UNID, loud and clear with relatively wide signal (+/- 7 kHz), most likely bleeding into the LINK 11 UTE on 6942.0 kHz;
01:05 UTC - Station ID: Radio ?Hit? International; show dedicated to ?;
01:18 UTC - Station ID: Radio Vixen International

From Reply #8 (Skipmuck)
Radio Vixen International dedicated to the first anniversary of the passing of Al Fansome

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 06 MAY 2023

« on: May 06, 2023, 0057 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 06 MAY 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up;  good quiet S7 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6965 USB 0007 UTC 06 MAY 2023

« on: May 06, 2023, 0008 UTC »

Radio Free Whatever 6965.0 kHz USB 00:07 UTC 06 MAY 2023

00:07 UTC - UNID good readable with music;
00:10 UTC - Station ID: Whatever

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WORK rebroadcast via NAPRS 6935 AM 1210 UTC 29 APR 2023

« on: April 29, 2023, 1214 UTC »

WORK 6935.0 kHz AM 12:10 UTC 29 APR 2023

12:10 UTC - Weak unreadable with some music buried deep into the noise;
12:44 UTC - Station ID followed by @protonmail e-mail address and end of broadcast.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023

« on: April 29, 2023, 0057 UTC »

BallSmacker Radio 6960.0 kHz AM 00:57 UTC 29 APR 2023

00:57 UTC - Carrier is up; good quiet S7 to S8 signal;
00:58 UTC - Interval signal;
01:00 UTC - Broadcast begins;
02:35 UTC - SSTV;
02:38 UTC - End of broadcast.

Monitoring also available via the live stream: BallSmacker Radio
eQSL and reception report via the e-mail address provided at BallSmacker Radio

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177

General Radio Discussion / Rohde & Schwarz Subcontracted for Australian HF Communications Programme

« on: April 28, 2023, 0035 UTC »

27 April 2023
Rohde & Schwarz Subcontracted for Australian High-Frequency Communications Programme.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/rohde-schwarz-subcontracted-for-australian-high-frequency-communications-programme/

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Utility / UNID 6947 (CF) RTTY 0130 UTC 27 APR 2023

« on: April 27, 2023, 0139 UTC »

UNID 6947.0 kHz (CF) RTTY 01:30 UTC 27 APR 2023

270130Z APR 2023 6947.0 kHz CF (6945.3 kHz USB tune)
01:30Z UNID RTTY station with broken 850 Shift unknown Baud RTTY transmission;
01:34Z Nothing else heard;
01:35Z Short burst of RTTY;
01:36Z Station still attempting to send msg. Broken unreadable;
01:37Z Station still attempting to send msg. Broken unreadable;
01:40Z Nothing else heard;
01:41Z Station still attempting to send msg. Broken unreadable;
02:10Z The transmission appears to be a little more solid now. Most likely 75 Baud synchronous and encrypted.

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179

North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International Radio 48 relay 6852 USB 2310 UTC 23 APR 2023

« on: April 23, 2023, 2313 UTC »

[bMix Radio International Radio 48 relay 6852.0 kHz USB 23:10 UTC 23 APR 2023[/b]

23:10 UTC - UNID on and off; weak readable with music;
23:14 UTC - Shift down to 6852.0 kHz from 6853.0 kHz;
23:18 UTC - Just opened up some audio bandwidth. Sounding much better now;
23:27 UTC - Station ID: Radio 48
23:38 UTC - Station ID: "Thank you for listening to Mix Radio International"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Truth Radio International 6925 AM 1210 UTC 23 APR 2023

« on: April 23, 2023, 1216 UTC »

Truth Radio International 6925.0 kHz AM 12:10 UTC 23 APR 2023

12:10 UTC - UNID weak readable (S5) with some fading and Bee Gees music tracks;
12:18 UTC - Peeking and S6 ~ S7 now with more Bee Gees tracks;
12:22 UTC - Now into some CCR - Run Through the Jungle followed by some Pink Floyd remix;
12:39 UTC - Some ID or male speaking during the Queen music track "... for information";
13:25 UTC - Station ID: "This is Truth Radio International"; End of broadcast.

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