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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Pushka 6920 AM 2350 UTC 2 Aug 2022

« on: August 02, 2022, 2353 UTC »

Exact frequency is 6919.96 kHz. S5 with the KPH KiwiSDR in California. This station has been going non-stop since July 7.

2350 UTC-Music, too weak to identify

2912

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: PRRN Pirate Radio Relay Network 6950 USB 2311 UTC 02 AUG 2022

« on: August 02, 2022, 2342 UTC »

S9+10 with the K3FEF KiwiSDR.

2341 UTC-Unknown Music with sound effects and talk
2343 UTC-Next Unknown Music, instrumental
2347 UTC-ID over the music “PRRN Pirate Radio Relay Network”
2349 UTC-OFF

2913

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: FRS Holland 7700 AM 1952 UTC 31 JUuly 2022

« on: August 01, 2022, 0621 UTC »

This is a pirate, not a shortwave broadcast station.

2914

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cold Country Canada? 6969 LSB 0435 31jul2022

« on: July 31, 2022, 0516 UTC »

6969 kHz is always used by Cold Country Canada and their mode is LSB. I didn’t hear it myself (wasn’t listening) but there is a very high chance this was Cold Country Canada in LSB.

2915

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Cairo 9440 AM 21:41 UTC

« on: July 28, 2022, 0307 UTC »

I tried to get the Spanish service on 9890 kHz around 0145 UTC and I could hear it directly with my own radio (Pigmeat, are you satisfied now that I heard it directly?). It was weak but I could hear audio okay. An observation that I made was that using my own radio or the nearest KiwiSDR the audio sounded okay while KiwiSDR’s in Europe had very distorted audio. I think this is because the signal was strong in Europe meaning I heard the signal clearly while it is weaker in North America and the static makes it harder to notice the distortion.

2916

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Cairo 9440 AM 21:41 UTC

« on: July 27, 2022, 2226 UTC »

It is S9+20 with the Northwest Ireland KiwiSDR. Sounds like distorted talk under a massive amount of hum. Terrible audio as always. Always makes me wonder why they keep broadcasting at all. I guarantee that nobody listens to the station for any reason other than to log Egypt. Even then they probably don’t listen for long. Egypt probably spend a significant amount of money on power costs. The station was also just reactivated last year seemingly without doing anything to improve the audio.

2917

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Station X 2325 AM 1254 UTC 25 Jul 2022

« on: July 25, 2022, 1504 UTC »

Thanks for the information. I should have checked the British DX Club “Asia-Pacific on Shortwave” article but I thought I already looked at the July 2022 edition. I just looked at it and I see that this station appears there. It says that this station also operates on 1611 AM and uses the same antenna for both frequencies (of course only one frequency can be used at a time).

2918

Shortwave Broadcast / Station X 2325 AM 1254 UTC 25 Jul 2022

« on: July 25, 2022, 1257 UTC »

S9 with the Hunter Valley, Australia KiwiSDR. I am not aware of any Australian stations licensed to this frequency.

1254 UTC-Jingle “Does it make you happy? Of course it does”
1254 UTC-All I Need Is A Miracle by Mike + The Mechanics
1258 UTC-Come Around by Mental As Anything
1301 UTC-Jingle “Station X”
1302 UTC-O.P.P by Naughty By Nature

Anyone know who this might be? As far as I know there is no “Station X” licensed to 2325 kHz.

2919

Shortwave Broadcast / Shortwave Australia 4835 AM 0525 UTC 25 Jul 2022

« on: July 25, 2022, 0532 UTC »

S5 with the Hunter Valley, Australia KiwiSDR. This is a new shortwave station that has recently started broadcasting on 2310 kHz and 4835 kHz. Nothing heard on 2310 kHz.

0527 UTC-Unknown Music
0530 UTC-Shortwave Australia ID
0531 UTC-Next Unknown Music
0537 UTC-Station ID, frequencies 2310 kHz and 4835 kHz
0537 UTC-A Skeleton At The Feast by Middle Class
1300 UTC-Now heard on both frequencies

2920

Longwave Loggings / LW Longwave beacon Kelowna and others

« on: July 25, 2022, 0418 UTC »

Hearing weak Morse code using USB with my Sony ICF-2010 on 257 kHz with the internal antenna. I do not know Morse code but “LW” in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada is the nearest beacon on 257 kHz and also higher powered than most stations on the frequency according to this list: https://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm Identication is Morse code followed by a tone then identification again.

Also hearing what is probably “DC” on 326 kHz USB from Princeton, British Columbia, Canada. Same pattern of a Morse code identification followed by a tone then identification again.

Also hearing what is probably “SX” on 368 kHz USB from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Same pattern of a Morse code identification followed by a tone then identification again.

Also hearing what is probably “YWB” on 389 kHz USB from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Same pattern of a Morse code identification followed by a tone then identification again.

2921

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: DRX Radio 5200 AM 2032 UTC 24 JUL 2022

« on: July 24, 2022, 2105 UTC »

S9+30 with the GB3WB KiwiSDR in the UK.

2104 UTC-In The Palm Of Your Hand by Alison Krauss & The Cox Family
2107 UTC-Devil Sent The Rain Blues by Charley Patton
2111 UTC-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Carole King
2113 UTC-Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams
2115 UTC-Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Willie Nelson
2119 UTC-Billy The Kid by Marty Robbins
2121 UTC-Let It Slide by Shawn Colvin
2126 UTC-Rowdy Blues by Kid Bailey
2129 UTC-Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli
2132 UTC-Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis
2135 UTC-I'll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers by Alison Krauss & Union Station
2138 UTC-Pledging My Love by David Allan Coe
2142 UTC-Jacob's Dream by Alison Krauss
2147 UTC-Moon Is Rising by John Lee Hooker
2150 UTC-You Don't Own Me (Rainier Scott Remix) by Lesley Gore
2153 UTC-Sioux City Sue by Hoosier Hot Shots
2154 UTC-ID below the level of the music, couldn’t understand
2156 UTC-Station ID as “DRX Radio”
2156 UTC-Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
2158 UTC-DRX Radio ID
2159 UTC-I Want You To Want Me by Dwight Yoakam
2202 UTC-Station ID
2202 UTC-OFF

2922

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: FRS Holland 5810 AM 1901 UTC 24 Jul 2022

« on: July 24, 2022, 2013 UTC »

Exact frequency is now 5790.24 kHz. S9+10 with the GB3WB KiwiSDR in the UK. QRM carrier on 5791+.

2011 UTC-Talking about the music, FRS station ID, first of three consecutive Sunday broadcasts, next weeks broadcast starts at 1859 UTC
2012 UTC-Another QRMing carrier on 5789 kHz, both side bands jammed

Who would waste their time jamming another station? Maybe someone who is jealous of how much better FRS is than their station?

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: FRS Holland 6185 AM 1859 UTC 24 Jul 2022

« on: July 24, 2022, 2003 UTC »

S9+20 with the GB3WB KiwiSDR in the UK. QRM from the German weather service on 6180 kHz and Voice of America via Botswana on 6195 kHz.

2001 UTC-Back Street Luv by Curved Air
2004 UTC-Talking about the music, FRS Holland ID, frequencies
2005 UTC-Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
2008 UTC-Station ID
2008 UTC-See Emily Play by Pink Floyd
2011 UTC-Talking about the music, FRS station ID, first of three consecutive Sunday broadcasts, next weeks broadcast starts at 1859 UTC, QSL’s
2014 UTC-Alone Again Or by Love
2017 UTC-FRS Holland ID
2017 UTC-Kites by Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
2020 UTC-Talking about the music, FRS Holland ID, first of three Sunday broadcasts, hello to listeners that wrote in, playing psychedelic rock for this program
2024 UTC-In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
2028 UTC-FRS Holland station ID
2028 UTC-Light My Fire by The Doors
2035 UTC-Talking about the music, going to play a recording of Radio Seagull from 1973
2037 UTC-Recording of Radio Seagull
2040 UTC-Talking about Radio Seagull, FRS Holland ID
2040 UTC-This Wheel's On Fire by Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & The Trinity
2044 UTC-“FRS Holland, the quality one on shortwave”
2044 UTC-White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
2046 UTC-Talking about the music, FRS Holland ID, frequencies, hello to listeners who wrote in
2049 UTC-House Of The Rising Sun by Frijid Pink
2053 UTC-Talking about the music, program will be streamed online on Wednesday 29 July and Friday, FRS Holland ID
2055 UTC-Eight Miles High by The Byrds
2058 UTC-Stripey Clouds by Ozric Tentacles
2059 UTC-Talking about the music, this is the end of the program on FRS Holland, for a QSL card write to the Netherlands maildrop and include 3 Euros or 3 USD, email for eQSL

2924

Pirate Radio History / Pirate Radio Stations by Andrew Yoder

« on: July 24, 2022, 1618 UTC »

A very interesting article from 1990
https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Pirate-Radio-Stations-Yoder-1990.pdf

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MW Loggings / Re: CJYM 1330 AM 0500 UTC 23 Jul 2022

« on: July 24, 2022, 0551 UTC »

Sadly nothing on either frequency. I did manage to finally identify something on the graveyard frequencies though I heard KTEL on 1490 from Washington and a “Bounce Radio” on 1400. Bounce Radio is a nationally syndicated network of stations so there may be a few stations on 1400 with that branding but I suspect it was CIOR from Princeton, British Columbia.