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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 SEP 2022

« on: September 03, 2022, 0310 UTC »

Tuned in about 0130z
S9 +10-20 INTO Southeast Michigan

0135z
You Were Always on my Mind
What's on Your Mind
Church of the Poison Mind
Suspicious Minds
Time Out of Mind
Georgia on My Mind
Always Something to Remind Me
Your Song
If You Could Read My Mind
When the Heart Rules the Mind
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This time)
Mind Games
On My Mind
A Criminal Mind
Playground in my Mind
Where is my Mind?
Got My Mind Set on You

SSTV 0244
S/off 0246

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 03 SEP 2022

« on: September 03, 2022, 0306 UTC »

Your right I Wondered why I didn't see it after I posted

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF 6940 USB 0235 UTC 3 SEP 2022

« on: September 03, 2022, 0303 UTC »

Good Signal into Michigan
S9 +10 45454

Playing music based on the alphabet

0345z sudden change in condx - signal faded to barely above the noise
0355z could barely hear Frank and Moon Zappa doing "Valley Girl"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Damn Skippy 6950 AM 0220 UTC 22 Aug 2022

« on: August 22, 2022, 0244 UTC »

Copy about S5-S6 at my location but hear the signal better about S7 on an SDR in NC.
Playing the blues (hey that could be a song!) Audio is a bit distorted on bass, like it may be over EQed on low freq.

0241 UTC     SSTV S2 image barely decoded, looked like Skull and Cross Bones on a TV.

Getting some QRM from usual pulsing beacon signal on 6944 kHz

Now using USB mode, much better copy

2250 Re-sent SSTV picture - now make out "Damn Skippy" with voice ID following
2251 Blue Jean Blues - Melvin Taylor & the Slack Band
         More Music
0307 Waterfall ID "DAMN SKIPPY"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: MRI 6872 USB 2200 UTC 20 AUG 2022

« on: August 21, 2022, 0055 UTC »

Back to their usual impressive signal and audio tonight after condx went to crap last night.

Seems to be a "we will play anything" playlist tonight.

(UTC)
0023      Eight Miles High
0027      Fantasy - 3D Rhythm of Life
0030      ID
0030      Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
0033      ID
0033      Tacuba - José Ramos
0037      ID
0038      Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis (cut song short)
0040      From A Jack to a King - Ned Miller
0043      Shelbi - Paul Hardcastle
0047      Cry Like a Baby - The Box Tops
0049      Dawn - The Fractures
0054      Lights - Ellie Goulding
0057      The Bowl Weevil Song - Brook Benton
0100      Generaally - Colossus
0105      You've Got Your Troubles - The Fortunes
0108      I Think of You - The Mercybeats
0110      Someone, Someone - Brian Poole
0113      It's My Party - Lesley Gore
0115      Pinball Wizard - The Who
0118      Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful (encore)

I'll stop the music log here, especially since they have been doing longer broadcasts lately. Again impressive signal again tonight S9+20 55545.

      
            
            

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6870 usb 0027 utc 20 Aug 2022

« on: August 20, 2022, 0325 UTC »

Started listening to RMI after Ballsmacker shut down at 0245 UTC
RMI had usual potent signal (S9+20 55545) and 10 kHz of audio, but at 0255 signal made a dramatic fade to near zero. When signal came back it was much weaker than before and at 0321 UTC signal is averaging S5-S6 with a 34433. Either the band went long or a possible flare with a K Index of 6 that was expected, just hit. The upper half of the audio above 5 kHz is getting lost in the noise.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 20 August 2022

« on: August 20, 2022, 0254 UTC »

Started listening about 0200 UTC


6960 AM - 20 Aug 2022 S9+20 peaks - 55445


0205  Hold Your Head Up (Argent)
0209  Everyone Needs a Hand to Hold on to (Mellenkamp)
0213  Holding Back the Years (Simply Red)
0216  Hold On (En Vogue)
0220  Hold Back the Rain (Duran Duran)
0224  Baby Hold On (Eddie Money)
0228  I Can't Hold Back (Survivor)
0231  Hold On (Fleetwood Mac)
0235  Hold the Line (Toto)
0239  Hold My Hand (Lady Gaga)
0243  SSTV (Scottie S2)
0246  END Goodnight

Theme appears to be "Hold"

Frustrating two of the better Pirates (Ballsmacker & RMI)were both on at the same time tonight.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6870 usb (from 6870 AM) 0010 utc 18 Aug 2022

« on: August 18, 2022, 0019 UTC »

0015 UTC Pretty weak in Michigan, barely hear it S4
               Right on the edge of a 50 kHz data stream, that just went off at 0015.

0018        Now hearing a station running USB that's S9 plus playing "The Love I Lost.

0021         Transmitter is switching bandwidths between nearly 10 kHz, 5kHz, 3kHz and now back to 5 kHz

                Could it be Mix Radio?

0025         Now playing The Thrill is Gone - audio peaking out to 8 kHz, with about 1 kHz on the LSB side. Signal looks just like Mix Radio last time I heard them a few weeks ago.

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0033         Getaway - Signal S9 plus 55455  10 kHz audio on peaks using SDR++ on RSP1a

0045         Let's Straighten it Out - USB audio excellent, 10 kHz wide, sounds better than most AM stations.       No ID's but I think it has to be Mix Radio Intl

0048          Car Wash - Confirmed just Id'ed as Mix Radio International   

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0300         I'll Take You There - Still S9 Plus in Michigan  with great audio           

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6950 USB 0234 UTC 14 AUG 2022

« on: August 14, 2022, 0330 UTC »

Since at least 0315z Sycko 6950 being repeated (relayed) on 6925 and 6930.

6950 S9

6925 and 6930 going up and down from S5-7

0335 UTC 6925 approximately 10 seconds behind 6950 - 6930 more than a minute behind 6925.

0345 UTC The "Triplecast" continues

0415 UTC 6925 and 6950 go QRT - 6930 continues with ethereal/atmospheric. watch your fish swim music.

0427 UTC SSTV S2 pic received but too noisy with multipath to make out - Now playing metal rock

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 6930 6950 14 Aug 2022 0315 UTC (Triplecast???)

« on: August 14, 2022, 0318 UTC »

(changed subject to correct date)

Right now

6925, 6930 and 6950 USB all playing The Boat Song - Kid Loco

6950 is strongest at S9
6930 about S7
6925 is weakest S5-6

6925 and 6930 definitely repeating 6950, they are both delayed from 6950, so probably rebroadcasting from an SDR

0345 UTC The "Three-way" continues
        6950 playing all kinds of mash-ups

0355 UTC WBCQ Jingle with laughter afterwards, "That's the wrong ID"

0405 UTC 6925 has faded out or stopped - 6930 continues relaying 6950

0412 UTC 6950 and 6925 are QRT
               6930 continues with SSTV (too weak to get a pic) More ethereal/atmospheric "aquarium" music again

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0057 UTC 14 Aug 2022

« on: August 14, 2022, 0257 UTC »

Not to strong about S5 21432

0255z Someone trying to jam the freq? Hearing odd frequency sweeps on top, really stands out on waterfall

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 USB 0220 UTC 14 August 2022

« on: August 14, 2022, 0247 UTC »

Hearing about S7  34443

02:45z Playing ethereal atmospheric type music, like something to watch your aquarium by.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever Aug 13 2325z 6950 kHz

« on: August 13, 2022, 2329 UTC »

S9+10
45545

Dickweed looking for listeners, says he is running 400 watts tonight.


New Music Marathon from R Free Whatever


Thanks for playing my request "Love in a Trash Can"
Good signal and music all night long!

s/off at 0230z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unidentifiied 6925USB 2225 13 August 2022

« on: August 13, 2022, 2255 UTC »

2250Z more CCR

Signal about S5-6 34433

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 13 AUG 2022

« on: August 13, 2022, 0222 UTC »

Started listening at 0218z
Signals 59 peaking +20db no static

0218z Tighten Up
          Going Up the Country
          Stir it Up
          Pump it Up
          SSTV S2 Image

"Up"

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