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North American Shortwave Pirate / WWWW 6945 USB 2339 UTC 14 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 2340 UTC »
S7 with the Raleigh, NC KiwiSDR.
2339 UTC-Music
2339 UTC-Music
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European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID (Greek) 6710 LSB 1704 UTC 14 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 1705 UTC »
S7 with the OE6ADD KiwiSDR in Austria. Also S7 but more OHR QRM with the GB3WB KiwiSDR in the UK.
1704 UTC-Unknown Greek Music
1710 UTC-Next Unknown Greek Music
1857 UTC-Still going
2117 UTC-GONE
1704 UTC-Unknown Greek Music
1710 UTC-Next Unknown Greek Music
1857 UTC-Still going
2117 UTC-GONE
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Latin American Pirate / Alpha Centauri (Brazil) 7540 AM 0249 UTC 13 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 0549 UTC »
This station is still active nightly, although I have not been logging it much recently.
Images decoded from the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil (both Scottie 1):
Images decoded from the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil (both Scottie 1):
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Latin American Pirate / Golden Instrumentals 6145v AM 0430 UTC 14 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 0436 UTC »
This station has been going constantly since 10 JAN. Exact frequency is 6145.24 kHz. S5 on the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil with slight QRM from Radio Saturno on 6150 kHz. I am glad to have useable reception today, I could only get a carrier and traces of audio yesterday and the day before.
0430 UTC-Song with Portuguese lyrics, not following the easy listening format anymore?
0433 UTC-Instrumental easy listening music
0436 UTC-More easy listening
0500 UTC-Now severe QRM from a broadcaster on 6145.00 kHz
0430 UTC-Song with Portuguese lyrics, not following the easy listening format anymore?
0433 UTC-Instrumental easy listening music
0436 UTC-More easy listening
0500 UTC-Now severe QRM from a broadcaster on 6145.00 kHz
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Fork It 6955 USB 0409 UTC 14 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 0411 UTC »
S5 with the Northern Utah KiwiSDR.
0409 UTC-ON
0409 UTC-Spacelab by Kraftwerk
0415 UTC-Neon Lights by Kraftwerk
0409 UTC-ON
0409 UTC-Spacelab by Kraftwerk
0415 UTC-Neon Lights by Kraftwerk
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North American Shortwave Pirate / B Side Radio 6935 AM 0141 UTC 14 JAN 2023
« on: January 14, 2023, 0142 UTC »
S7 with the Whidbey Island, Washington KiwiSDR. SINPO 35333 direct (very poor).
0141 UTC-Mambo Ay Ay Ay by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
0144 UTC-Captain Jack by Billy Joel
0153 UTC-Bud Bigly talking, barely audible direct
0153 UTC-Syeeda's Song Flute (feat. Tommy Flanagan & Paul Chambers & Art Taylor) by John Coltrane, reception getting decent now
0345 UTC-I have to listen to the recording later, just a weak carrier on the KiwiSDR I was using. Weak traces of voice on the Maui, Hawaii KiwiSDR now. Good S7 with the Northern Utah KiwiSDR. No sign of anything direct.
0141 UTC-Mambo Ay Ay Ay by Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
0144 UTC-Captain Jack by Billy Joel
0153 UTC-Bud Bigly talking, barely audible direct
0153 UTC-Syeeda's Song Flute (feat. Tommy Flanagan & Paul Chambers & Art Taylor) by John Coltrane, reception getting decent now
0345 UTC-I have to listen to the recording later, just a weak carrier on the KiwiSDR I was using. Weak traces of voice on the Maui, Hawaii KiwiSDR now. Good S7 with the Northern Utah KiwiSDR. No sign of anything direct.
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Latin American Pirate / Radio Saturno 6150 AM 0247 UTC 12 JAN 2023
« on: January 12, 2023, 0303 UTC »
Exact frequency is 6150.04 kHz. S9+10 with the Brasilia, Brazil KiwiSDR. 40 kHz wide audio!
0247 UTC-Music
0253 UTC-Longest station ID ever, back to pop music
0300 UTC-Station ID, long talk by OM in Portuguese
0306 UTC-Station ID with mention of FM, talking over music
0610 UTC-Still going
1530 UTC-Still going but no more than a carrier on any Brazilian KiwiSDRs
0247 UTC-Music
0253 UTC-Longest station ID ever, back to pop music
0300 UTC-Station ID, long talk by OM in Portuguese
0306 UTC-Station ID with mention of FM, talking over music
0610 UTC-Still going
1530 UTC-Still going but no more than a carrier on any Brazilian KiwiSDRs
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 AM 0159 UTC 12 JAN 2023
« on: January 12, 2023, 0201 UTC »
S9+30 with the VE6JY KiwiSDR. SINPO 44444 direct.
0159 UTC-Radio Drama?
0213 UTC-OFF in the middle of the program
0159 UTC-Radio Drama?
0213 UTC-OFF in the middle of the program
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Latin American Pirate / Oldies Radio (Pedro Velho, Brazil) 21485v AM 2121 UTC 11 JAN 2023
« on: January 12, 2023, 0024 UTC »
I was not at home when I heard this, but I did get a recording (a few of them). Signal was very weak on the PY2-81502 and PY2GN KiwiSDRs in Brazil.
2121 UTC-I was checking for Golden Oldies when I noticed someone in the Users list of the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil listed as "oldiesRadio" (Pedro Velho, Brazil) tuned to 21485.10 kHz AMN. I tuned there and found a weak signal with severe drift and modulation issues.
2126 UTC-I think it was this time when the signal came back on after being off for a minute or so, this time with something that could actually be described as AM. At some point between 2126 UTC and 2142 UTC "oldiesRadio" started listening on the same frequency using the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil
2127 UTC-I can hear some weak music coming through now on the PY2GN KiwiSDR
2142 UTC-Now "oldiesRadio" is listening on 15010.05 amn, but no signal heard there and "oldiesRadio" stopped listening less than a minute after tuning to that frequency
2155 UTC-Some time before now the station went off the air
Recording (the others were unusable): https://archive.org/details/oldies-radio-br-21485v-am-2127.04-utc-11-jan-2023-py-2-gn
How the modulation appeared:
2121 UTC-I was checking for Golden Oldies when I noticed someone in the Users list of the PY2-81502 KiwiSDR in Brazil listed as "oldiesRadio" (Pedro Velho, Brazil) tuned to 21485.10 kHz AMN. I tuned there and found a weak signal with severe drift and modulation issues.
2126 UTC-I think it was this time when the signal came back on after being off for a minute or so, this time with something that could actually be described as AM. At some point between 2126 UTC and 2142 UTC "oldiesRadio" started listening on the same frequency using the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil
2127 UTC-I can hear some weak music coming through now on the PY2GN KiwiSDR
2142 UTC-Now "oldiesRadio" is listening on 15010.05 amn, but no signal heard there and "oldiesRadio" stopped listening less than a minute after tuning to that frequency
2155 UTC-Some time before now the station went off the air
Recording (the others were unusable): https://archive.org/details/oldies-radio-br-21485v-am-2127.04-utc-11-jan-2023-py-2-gn
How the modulation appeared:
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Spy Numbers / VC01 Chinese Robot 4978 USB 1547 UTC 11 JAN 2023
« on: January 11, 2023, 1552 UTC »
S5 with the KFS Omni KiwiSDR, S9 with the Chongqing, China KiwiSDR. Weak but audible direct. Severe QRM from PBS Xinjiang.
1547 UTC-Chinese numbers read by robot voice
1547 UTC-Chinese numbers read by robot voice
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Logos 4810 AM 2358 UTC 10 JAN 2023
« on: January 11, 2023, 0001 UTC »
S7 but weak with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil. Very happy to hear this station again, it had been off air since August 2022!
2358 UTC-Peruvian music
0002 UTC-Next song, no ID heard but I was switching around SDRs at 2359 UTC so I probably just missed it
0009 UTC-Man talking, weak but sounds like an indigenous language (Quechua?)
2358 UTC-Peruvian music
0002 UTC-Next song, no ID heard but I was switching around SDRs at 2359 UTC so I probably just missed it
0009 UTC-Man talking, weak but sounds like an indigenous language (Quechua?)
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Latin American Pirate / Golden Instrumentals 6145v AM 1500 UTC 10 JAN 2023
« on: January 10, 2023, 1527 UTC »
Exact frequency is 6145.24 kHz. S5 this morning on the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil. I recorded over night to 1056 UTC (3:56 AM local here), at which point the connection to the SDR seems to have failed. No break from last nights broadcast, just continuing on.
1500 UTC-Easy listening instrumental music
2026 UTC-Still going
2352 UTC-Still going, signal almost useless under the QRM
0438 UTC-Still going, S9 but low modulation
0617 UTC-Modulation nonexistent but still going
1500 UTC-Easy listening instrumental music
2026 UTC-Still going
2352 UTC-Still going, signal almost useless under the QRM
0438 UTC-Still going, S9 but low modulation
0617 UTC-Modulation nonexistent but still going
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Latin American Pirate / Golden Instrumentals 6145v AM 0445 UTC 10 JAN 2023
« on: January 10, 2023, 0448 UTC »
Exact frequency is 6145.24 kHz. S9 with the PY2GN KiwiSDR in Brazil. Modulation a little too high. Nothing on KiwiSDRs in North America, probably a fairly local station to the PY2GN and PY2-81502 KiwiSDRs in the São Paulo area.
0445 UTC-Male robot voice “Golden Instrumentals, where you hear the greatest instrumentals of all time”
0445 UTC-House of the Rising Sun instrumental
0448 UTC-Next instrumental, faded into the previous one (no silence between tracks)
0457 UTC-Radio Romania International just starting on 6145.00 kHz, now listening on 6145.24 kHz USB to help avoid QRM
0454 UTC-Still going but the QRM is horrible, should end in a few minutes
0455 UTC-James Bond Theme
0456 UTC-QRM now gone, good S9 reception again
0625 UTC-Für Elise
A nice departure from the usual format of Brazilian pirates! I hope this is a new regular pirate, I would like to continue hearing it. I am going to leave the recorder going over night, QRM from Asia might get bad in the morning but I guess I will find out.
0445 UTC-Male robot voice “Golden Instrumentals, where you hear the greatest instrumentals of all time”
0445 UTC-House of the Rising Sun instrumental
0448 UTC-Next instrumental, faded into the previous one (no silence between tracks)
0457 UTC-Radio Romania International just starting on 6145.00 kHz, now listening on 6145.24 kHz USB to help avoid QRM
0454 UTC-Still going but the QRM is horrible, should end in a few minutes
0455 UTC-James Bond Theme
0456 UTC-QRM now gone, good S9 reception again
0625 UTC-Für Elise
A nice departure from the usual format of Brazilian pirates! I hope this is a new regular pirate, I would like to continue hearing it. I am going to leave the recorder going over night, QRM from Asia might get bad in the morning but I guess I will find out.
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Shortwave Broadcast / China Radio International via Cuba 13650 AM 2345 UTC 8 JAN 2023
« on: January 09, 2023, 0529 UTC »
Signal is 8/10 on the meter with the 30ish feet of wire in a tall tree. I have heard about these weird broadcasts, only Chinese instrumental music from 2300-0000 UTC with an announcement at 2358 UTC in Portuguese. As far as I know this is the only music-only program on CRI. Curious if they really have people listening to this is Brazil (the target area), or anywhere. I personally enjoy it but the only other time I have heard about this specific program was someone complaining about it in the Worldwide DX Club News and calling it something like "the pointless Chinese elevator music broadcast I often complain about".
2345 UTC-寒鸦戏水 by 蘭維薇
2358 UTC-Man talking in Portuguese, giving frequency and mention of “ondas cortas” (shortwave), other talk
0000 UTC-Time pips cut off, TX still on but no audio
2345 UTC-寒鸦戏水 by 蘭維薇
2358 UTC-Man talking in Portuguese, giving frequency and mention of “ondas cortas” (shortwave), other talk
0000 UTC-Time pips cut off, TX still on but no audio
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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Havana Cuba Mailbag 6000 AM 0337 UTC 9 JAN 2023
« on: January 09, 2023, 0411 UTC »
S9+10 with the Concord, NH KiwiSDR. Usual RHC distorted but quiet audio.
0337 UTC-Program starting, contact information
0338 UTC-RHC received 3945 letters from listeners in 2022, most reports were in Spanish followed by English, first letter for today is from Algeria
0352 UTC-End of the Mailbag program
Recording: https://archive.org/details/rhc-mailbag-6000-am-0237-utc-9-jan-2023
0337 UTC-Program starting, contact information
0338 UTC-RHC received 3945 letters from listeners in 2022, most reports were in Spanish followed by English, first letter for today is from Algeria
0352 UTC-End of the Mailbag program
Recording: https://archive.org/details/rhc-mailbag-6000-am-0237-utc-9-jan-2023