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General Radio Discussion / Re: New to this please define
« on: January 07, 2016, 0923 UTC »
or 'Peskies'
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Shortwave Pirate Radio In North America And Around The World, And Other Signals That Go Bump In The Night
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It doesn't do the AM guys much good.
During periods of violent solar activity, you will get better propagation into latin america at night. I've witnessed it myself on several occasions.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6955 AM 0133 UTC 02 Jan 2016
« on: January 07, 2016, 0922 UTC »
As promised...
Please excuse some level variations in the recording, as there is no AGC in the board feed and I generally monitor off air where level variations due to processing are less obvious. I was also a bit 'tuned up' that night, but it was an enjoyable show and we played a lot of really great music.
192K MP3 http://www.xfmlive.com/airchecks/2016/X-FM 1-2-2016 Show 192K.mp3
FLAC http://www.xfmlive.com/airchecks/2016/X-FM 1-2-2016 Show.flac
Please note that once an official aircheck has been posted, reception reports for this show will no longer be accepted.
Enjoy!
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Please excuse some level variations in the recording, as there is no AGC in the board feed and I generally monitor off air where level variations due to processing are less obvious. I was also a bit 'tuned up' that night, but it was an enjoyable show and we played a lot of really great music.
192K MP3 http://www.xfmlive.com/airchecks/2016/X-FM 1-2-2016 Show 192K.mp3
FLAC http://www.xfmlive.com/airchecks/2016/X-FM 1-2-2016 Show.flac
Please note that once an official aircheck has been posted, reception reports for this show will no longer be accepted.
Enjoy!
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Utility / Re: Pescadores Very Loud on 6900 - 6950 kHz 0030 UTC 01/08/2016
« on: January 06, 2016, 0157 UTC »Quote
At least they're staying on LSB.
It doesn't do the AM guys much good.
During periods of violent solar activity, you will get better propagation into latin america at night. I've witnessed it myself on several occasions.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6955 AM 0133 UTC 02 Jan 2016
« on: January 03, 2016, 2021 UTC »
Watch this space for an aircheck link next weekend. Since conditions were so lousy, I thought I'd post one.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Norway radio enthusiast tunes into CBC Saskatchewan 5,800 km away
« on: January 03, 2016, 0831 UTC »
Yup, the stations I used to work for would usually get a few reception reports from Norway and Finland around this time of the year. We even had QSL cards we would send back.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2015 – A Year In Review
« on: January 02, 2016, 2113 UTC »
Thank You for putting this together, I always get a kick out of seeing the results for the previous year!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6955 AM 0133 UTC 02 Jan 2016
« on: January 02, 2016, 0251 UTC »
I'll add it to the list 
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General Radio Discussion / Re: ARRL Again Complains to FCC about Illegal Marketing of Electronic Lighting Balla
« on: January 01, 2016, 1801 UTC »
I should also mention that the ones I have experience with are the ones with the heatsink in the middle and the glass diffuser. They make a cheaper one now that is all plastic, and I've been rather dubious about their performance, but YMMV.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Happy New Year!
« on: January 01, 2016, 0715 UTC »
Happy new year! (Sometimes, you have to take some bad drugs to know which ones are good....)
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General Radio Discussion / Re: ARRL Again Complains to FCC about Illegal Marketing of Electronic Lighting Balla
« on: January 01, 2016, 0600 UTC »
They have a deal with amazon and Home Depot. They are about $10 each for 60W equivalents. Plus, these are at least assembled here (The USA).
A good look at the innerds here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6DDFRBrSas
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A good look at the innerds here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6DDFRBrSas
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General Radio Discussion / Re: ARRL Again Complains to FCC about Illegal Marketing of Electronic Lighting Balla
« on: December 31, 2015, 2325 UTC »
I live in an old house, so I'm always looking for ways to save money. I finally broke down and went to LED's when the incandescent security lights in the back yard would last 6 weeks before blowing out. You see, our government banned good bulbs that lasted, so all the stuff went overseas. I put in a Toshiba LED PAR bulb three years ago, and it's still burning, 24/7. I did notice my power bill went down about 20 bucks too. I have a lot of bulbs that run 24/7 here, so LED was a logical choice. I'm happy with them, but you have to buy the good stuff. Cree bulbs aren't cheap, but you get what you pay for. It's been a couple years, and I've yet to have one fail.
I still have a few cage style filament bulbs on dimmers that will probably last 10 years. I keep them just for looks, like my 6L6 audio amps I built as a teen
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I still have a few cage style filament bulbs on dimmers that will probably last 10 years. I keep them just for looks, like my 6L6 audio amps I built as a teen
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General Radio Discussion / Re: ARRL Again Complains to FCC about Illegal Marketing of Electronic Lighting Balla
« on: December 31, 2015, 2102 UTC »
I will cite this as one of the reasons I buy Cree and only Cree bulbs. I changed out almost all the bulbs in the place and noticed no change in the noise floor here. I also picked up a few LED shop lights cheap, and they seem to be OK, had to put a snap-on core on the power cord, but otherwise no issues.
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Equipment / Re: Ameriton 80A will not transmit on 80m or 160m
« on: December 31, 2015, 2028 UTC »
I've burned up band switches before doing stupid stuff, check there.
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QSLs Received / Re: Yummy Bangalore Poacher QSL
« on: December 16, 2015, 1120 UTC »
Mmmmm... Gulab Jamen, goes good with Kheer after a nice round of chicken tikka masala. Don't forget to try the vegetable pakoras or the onion bhaji too!
The Old Proff' like to refer to the Gulab Jamen as 'spherical pancakes' or 'bisquick balls'
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The Old Proff' like to refer to the Gulab Jamen as 'spherical pancakes' or 'bisquick balls'
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General Radio Discussion / Re: The Radio Network Sound
« on: December 14, 2015, 2343 UTC »
Cool article, thanks for sharing. It is interesting how things have come full circle in some ways.
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