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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7475 AM 0330 UTC 6 Sep 2022

« on: September 06, 2022, 0420 UTC »

Received direct, weak and only detectable as a carrier in SSB. High local QRM level here. Religious programming heard on the VE6ARS KiwiSDR in Alberta.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Vanuatu 7932 AM 0555 UTC 5 Sep 2022

« on: September 05, 2022, 0559 UTC »

Exact frequency is 7932.06 kHz. Good S5 with the VE6ARS KiwiSDR in Alberta, Canada. S5 with the Prince George, British Columbia KiwiSDR. Below the noise with the K3FEF KiwiSDR. No signal on the Caribbean Netherlands KiwiSDR.

0555 UTC-Unknown version of Hotel California, maybe in Reggae style?
0556 UTC-Talk in unknown language, maybe English
0557 UTC-ID and advertisements?
0558 UTC-Ad in English, still finding it hard to understand
0600 UTC-More ads in English, station ID?
0602 UTC-Talk in unknown language
0606 UTC-I think now in English, not sure why I am finding it so hard to understand them, maybe accented?
0628 UTC-Still going

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXxMEwl0Mvs

Thanks to Ray Lalleu for the identification.

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General Radio Discussion / Active Shortwave Pirates (North America) August 2022

« on: September 05, 2022, 0410 UTC »

This is a list I have compiled based on loggings here on the HFU. It shows all the identified North American shortwave pirates heard in the month of August 2022. Note that many stations use multiple names so determining the amount of actual transmitters in use is impossible. Some stations are also active so infrequently that they may not have been logged in August but may broadcast in the future. Stations are listed alphabetically and show the station name followed by the number of loggings in August 2022. This time I have also counted the amount of UNID stations.

6925 Free USB 7
Bad Dog Radio 4
Ballsmacker Radio-Active every Friday night at 0100 UTC and sometimes Saturday at the same time.
Black Star Radio 1
Captain Morgan Shortwave 2
Clever Name Radio 3
Corn Desert Outpost 5
Funk The Music Radio 1
Infected Unicorn Radio 1
ION Radio 3
Jack In The Box 2
Man Cave Radio 2
Mix Radio International 4
Monkey Bot Radio 1
No Name Radio 1
Not The BBC 1
Outhouse Radio/Damn Skippy 5
Pee Wee 1
Pirate Radio Relay Network 1
QRM 1
Radio Free Whatever 3
Radio Illuminati 1
Slow Time Traveler Radio 3
Solid Rock Radio 2
Sprockets 1
Sycko Radio 5
The Pirate Pumpkin 1
Thunder Chicken Radio 6
Truth Radio International 5
Two Dog Radio 2
UNID 57
WANK 1
Wasteland Radio 1
WBLR 2
WDDR 1
WDOG 5
WENO 1
WHIZ 1
WHIZ 1
Wolverine Radio 2
WTF Radio Worldwide 4
WWWW The Drunk Fox 9
Yeah Man Radio 4
YHWH-Every night around 0300 UTC but rarely logged because of its distance from most listeners and it terrible programming.
Zeeky (many station names used) 4

Mediumwave:
Radio Genix 24 hours per day from August 19-26 on 1720 AM
Shortwave 1710 24 hours per day since August 30

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7475 AM 0305 UTC 5 Sep 2022

« on: September 05, 2022, 0308 UTC »

S5 with the VA7AV KiwiSDR in British Columbia, Canada.

0307 UTC-Religious talk
0341 UTC-Strange ending, postal address given then closing down message and off with no music

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Latin American Pirate / Organización Radial El Prado 6017 AM 2220 UTC 4 Sep 2022

« on: September 04, 2022, 2224 UTC »

Exact frequency is 6016.97 kHz. S9 with the Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands KiwiSDR. Weak S7 with the W3HFU KiwiSDR.

2223 UTC-Male announcer talking in Spanish
2229 UTC-Must be a sports program, I think there was a “goooooooooooooooooooooooaaaal”
2302 UTC-Mention of Colombia then national anthem
2304 UTC-Now back to talking in Spanish
2306 UTC-Sounds like advertisements

Strange program for this station, usually Organización Radial El Prado only plays music. Their frequency is also usually closer to 6017.2 kHz. However, I am unaware of any other stations on 6017v kHz so it must be them. Checking various KiwiSDR’s it seems Colombia is a likely source. Any ideas are appreciated.

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Compañía Worldwide 6925 AM 1830 UTC 4 Sep 2022

« on: September 04, 2022, 1834 UTC »

S7 with the KiwiSDR in San Carlos, Chile. Broadcast announced on the RCW Facebook page.

1830 UTC-Talk in Spanish, relay of the Chilean elections

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European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6400 AM 1640 UTC 4 Sep 2022

« on: September 04, 2022, 1642 UTC »

S3 with the Northwest Ireland KiwiSDR. Also S3 with the GB3WB KiwiSDR in the UK. No signal or only a trace of a carrier on other receivers.

1642 UTC-Music, very weak
1643 UTC-Into The Night by B.B. King, suddenly up to S5
1647 UTC-Smoking Gun by The Robert Cray Band
1651 UTC-Blowin' Free by Wishbone Ash
1656 UTC-Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic
1702 UTC-Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers Band
1705 UTC-Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band
1710 UTC-Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 8010 AM 1542 UTC 4 Sep 2022

« on: September 04, 2022, 1543 UTC »

Below the noise with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil. Exact frequency is 8010.06 kHz.

1542 UTC-Talk, very weak
1543 UTC-Music

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 7560 AM 1536 UTC 4 Sep 2022

« on: September 04, 2022, 1539 UTC »

S7 with the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil. S9 with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil.

1536 UTC-Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles
1540 UTC-Something said in Portuguese

2030 UTC-Still going

0118 UTC-Still going

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Other / Brazilian ham testing? 7180 AM 2235 UTC 2 Sep 2022

« on: September 02, 2022, 2247 UTC »

S9+10 with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in São Paulo, Brazil. Possibly a ham testing but a very long time to be transmitting and no call signs heard.

2235 UTC-Repeating “Hello hello hello olá olá olá” and Portuguese numbers
2245 UTC-Still going doing the same thing
2254 UTC-Sounds like he has walked away with the mic still open, sounds like putting coins in a vending machine?
2254 UTC-Back to “Hello hello hello olá olá olá” and Portuguese numbers
2208 UTC-Finally OFF

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Peskies / Weird Brazilian Peskies 6970 LSB 2050 UTC 2 Sep 2022

« on: September 02, 2022, 2103 UTC »

I first heard this today around 1600 UTC with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in São Paulo, Brazil. First I heard a guy talking to himself and playing music and sound effects. I have just tuned in again at 2050 UTC and I hear what sounds like the citizens band. Lots of stations calling over top of each other and some using echo/reverb. Currently recording and I will post the recording. I have never heard Peskies behave like this, their nets are usually fairly organized. Strong signals, loudest station is S9+35. Very wide SSB audio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRpsNqQNuLE

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 7560 AM 1708 UTC 1 Sep 2022

« on: September 01, 2022, 1710 UTC »

Exact frequency is 7559.96 kHz. S7 with the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil. Nothing listed on this frequency.

1708 UTC-Summer Nights by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
1710 UTC-The Happiest Days Of Our Lives by Pink Floyd
1712 UTC-Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) by Pink Floyd
1715 UTC-Another One Bites The Dust by Queen
1719 UTC-Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
1725 UTC-We Are The Champions by Queen
1728 UTC-Miss You by The Rolling Stones
1731 UTC-Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
1734 UTC-Hey Joe by Body Count
1739 UTC-Wipeout by The Surfaris

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 6222 AM 1639 UTC 1 Sep 2022

« on: September 01, 2022, 1645 UTC »

S5 with the PY2-82502 KiwiSDR in Brazil. Unstable carrier near 6222.36 kHz and messy modulation.

1639 UTC-Talk between two male announcers, maybe a relay of a legal station?
1646 UTC-Music, went back to talk before I could Shazam it
1700 UTC-ID probably given, but I didn’t hear it
1701 UTC-Music

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Latin American Pirate / Free Rádio Minas Gerais (tent.) 9926 AM 1636 UTC 31 Aug 2022

« on: August 31, 2022, 1637 UTC »

Exact frequency is 9925.83 kHz. Weak S5 with the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil. Tentative ID based on the list by Daniel Wyllyans.

1636 UTC-Music, very weak
1646 UTC-It’ll Be A Long Time by The Offspring

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Latin American Pirate / Rádio Araucária 9290 AM 1611 UTC 31 Aug 2022

« on: August 31, 2022, 1617 UTC »

Exact frequency is 9289.87 kHz. S5 with the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil.

1611 UTC-Unknown Instrumental Music
1612 UTC-Station ID jingle, Radio Casa?
1613 UTC-Next Unknown Music
1616 UTC-Station ID, still not sure
1617 UTC-Next instrumental music
1619 UTC-Jingle
1619 UTC-Unknown Music
1628 UTC-Definite ID

Based on the list at the top of the Latin American Pirate board this is probably Rádio Araucária.