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The RF Workbench / Re: What exactly could cause a modulation transformer to ocscillate?
« on: July 24, 2018, 0026 UTC »
If you can't fix it...feature it! Call it a modulation confirmation indicator.
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All the small markets I've seen usually have a full service music station running country, classic hits, or sometimes talk, but that is rare. Full service stations do the music, but also swap shop, network news at the top of the hour, and usually some flavor of local/regional sports.
At least these formats are viable. Usually the death nail for a small station is being flipped to mexican or religion. I think I would rather listen to conservative talk rather than the other two, even if it makes me pull the plug once in a while. I just wish there was a more centered alternative to the far flung extremes we get in talk radio. Then again, follow the money; big business likes doing business with conservative radio. The reason there are few liberal alternatives boils down to sponsors. Outside of the left coast and large cities, it's a tough sell, one of the reasons Air America went under as I understand it.
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I suspect 'business as usual' will proceed in light of this information, however, the notion that this technology is in the hands of the average enthusiast may dissuade those from running pervasive material in a frequent manor. I myself have received a few threats over the years, and most of what we run is pretty tame. It does add a degree of unease knowing that the average ham with an axe to grind now has access to an easy way to locate those he doesn't like, licensed and otherwise.
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Such folks should be careful. Activity like this may get you a walk on the plank, or a pin in your coax...perhaps worse.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM Relay 6880 Am 2305 UTC 14 July 2018
« on: July 23, 2018, 0649 UTC »
Aircheck for those that missed the show. Sorry for the weird file extension, this is what the streaming encoder spits out.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MnOBlfHFmQPfiiqtKd6-wj0eF73tKfj7
Thanks again for all the reports and listenership, we really appreciate it!
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MnOBlfHFmQPfiiqtKd6-wj0eF73tKfj7
Thanks again for all the reports and listenership, we really appreciate it!
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Brother Stair in Europe!
« on: July 22, 2018, 1802 UTC »I hope I am not getting too political, but many commercial radio stations (including the ones I work for) run shows like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, etc
these shows fit into the conservative talk radio format, and are not allowed to stray outside that format.
I am not saying that conservatism is necessarily wrong, nor am I saying Limbaugh or Hannity are pedophiles, but it seems to me like adhering to a format where only one side or one opinion is allowed, is a sell out, regardless of any criminal history of the host.
I understand your position, but unless a talk station is in a small market, they generally can't sell well unless they stick to the talk format, be it conservative talk, sports talk, or whatever. It's an actual format, and radio stations usually have to stick to the format or they find it difficult to market their airtime to advertisers.
In some smaller markets, a station can have a liberal, a conservative, and maybe something in between (Jim Bohannon at night, one of the all night news shows, etc.). A small AMer in another regional city here in the PNW does that. And I think it's cool they do so. A bit of variety in the talk programming.
As far as Brother Stair goes, the SW stations are having trouble staying on the air. Since Stair more or less left the airwaves, I hear very little from the US domestic broadcasters -- several of them seem to have reduced their airtime by a lot since his legal troubles began.
All the small markets I've seen usually have a full service music station running country, classic hits, or sometimes talk, but that is rare. Full service stations do the music, but also swap shop, network news at the top of the hour, and usually some flavor of local/regional sports.
At least these formats are viable. Usually the death nail for a small station is being flipped to mexican or religion. I think I would rather listen to conservative talk rather than the other two, even if it makes me pull the plug once in a while. I just wish there was a more centered alternative to the far flung extremes we get in talk radio. Then again, follow the money; big business likes doing business with conservative radio. The reason there are few liberal alternatives boils down to sponsors. Outside of the left coast and large cities, it's a tough sell, one of the reasons Air America went under as I understand it.
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The RF Workbench / Re: What exactly could cause a modulation transformer to ocscillate?
« on: July 21, 2018, 2258 UTC »
A transformer is a passive device and as such cannot oscillate on its own. You may have the low level electronics too close to the transformer and mutual coupling could be causing some problems.
I have seen audio tube amplifiers oscillate without a load connected, sometimes supersonically which gave me my first RF burn. A scope should help you find the trouble...pictures are helpful too.
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I have seen audio tube amplifiers oscillate without a load connected, sometimes supersonically which gave me my first RF burn. A scope should help you find the trouble...pictures are helpful too.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Brother Stair in Europe!
« on: July 20, 2018, 1228 UTC »
Moneys Money, Honey 
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Relay Station 6880 AM 1202 UTC 17 Jul 2018
« on: July 17, 2018, 1326 UTC »
Sounding very good on PE remote with Pink Floyd @ 1326z.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Kiwi TDoA Direction Finding Increases SW Pirate Institutional Paranoia Levels
« on: July 15, 2018, 2046 UTC »
Plus today we have streaming, so you can run a live show from the other side of the planet if need be.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM Relay 6880 Am 2305 UTC 14 July 2018
« on: July 15, 2018, 1013 UTC »
A big Thank You to The Relay Station for making last night's show possible and for sticking through the technical challenges of getting this off the ground.
Also Thank You to the listeners who stuck with us through the marginal propagation to hear the show. You guys make it all worth while!
An aircheck will be released in a few days for those that want to listen to the program. QSL's will be forthcoming in the next few days as well.
Links to the Turkish music in the show;
Sinan Akcil
https://youtu.be/Y0KPriWfNXw
https://youtu.be/8f8Pl8UoT0Q
Edis
https://youtu.be/-8cFfkyk7vA
Harun Kolçak feat. Gülçin Ergül - Ağlat Beni
https://youtu.be/yMsNdXSvuPA
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Also Thank You to the listeners who stuck with us through the marginal propagation to hear the show. You guys make it all worth while!
An aircheck will be released in a few days for those that want to listen to the program. QSL's will be forthcoming in the next few days as well.
Links to the Turkish music in the show;
Sinan Akcil
https://youtu.be/Y0KPriWfNXw
https://youtu.be/8f8Pl8UoT0Q
Edis
https://youtu.be/-8cFfkyk7vA
Harun Kolçak feat. Gülçin Ergül - Ağlat Beni
https://youtu.be/yMsNdXSvuPA
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Kiwi TDoA Direction Finding Increases SW Pirate Institutional Paranoia Levels
« on: July 13, 2018, 2235 UTC »If the privateers weren't mobile before, I doubt the advent of tda will change their operating much. It's not like fcc can't trace a line to a specific tower or fingerprint a transmitter or tell how much rf is being pushed or anything.
The FCC HFDF system uses, as one of its techniques, TDOA to geolocate signals. This technique has been available to them for years. And small groups of hobbyist have had the ability for years also.
However now anyone with access to the Kiwi network can do it with various degrees of accuracy.
I don't think this actually increases the danger of prosecution to pirates, but it might make them more uncomfortable. It is probably more of a perceived issue than a real threat.
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I suspect 'business as usual' will proceed in light of this information, however, the notion that this technology is in the hands of the average enthusiast may dissuade those from running pervasive material in a frequent manor. I myself have received a few threats over the years, and most of what we run is pretty tame. It does add a degree of unease knowing that the average ham with an axe to grind now has access to an easy way to locate those he doesn't like, licensed and otherwise.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 USB 0309 UTC 12 Jul 2018
« on: July 12, 2018, 0313 UTC »
6925 KHz USB 7-12-2018 0309z
0312 Heart 'Barracuda' Good signal over surprisingly little noise.
0314 Cleaver Name Radio ID into another Heart song.
0317 Cleaver Name Radio sixty nine twenty five ID 2x, then classic rock song.
0324 Abrupt sign off.
Thanks for the show!
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0312 Heart 'Barracuda' Good signal over surprisingly little noise.
0314 Cleaver Name Radio ID into another Heart song.
0317 Cleaver Name Radio sixty nine twenty five ID 2x, then classic rock song.
0324 Abrupt sign off.
Thanks for the show!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6964 USB 0118 UTC 07 JUL 2018
« on: July 07, 2018, 0235 UTC »
7/6/2018 6964 KHz USB
0232z 'Set your filters wide, as we're broadcasting at 15 KC' Can confirm, sounds surprisingly good on the Winradio here!
0232z UNID song with female vocals
0237z 'I Would like to thank all the listeners tonight listening to mix radio'
0239z 'We're In This Love Together' R&B song
0240z 'Welcome to mix radio, were we bring you full spectrum audio sound' into a dance remake of A-Ha's 'Take On Me'
Thanks for the show!
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0232z 'Set your filters wide, as we're broadcasting at 15 KC' Can confirm, sounds surprisingly good on the Winradio here!
0232z UNID song with female vocals
0237z 'I Would like to thank all the listeners tonight listening to mix radio'
0239z 'We're In This Love Together' R&B song
0240z 'Welcome to mix radio, were we bring you full spectrum audio sound' into a dance remake of A-Ha's 'Take On Me'
Thanks for the show!
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Radio Amateur to Pay $7,000, Face Restricted Privileges to Settle FCC Interferen
« on: July 06, 2018, 1818 UTC »I fear the day they discover pirate radio, their retardation will be utterly unfettered, however they might need the immediate gratification of their victims howls and thus eschew pirate radio, a decidedly one sided affair.
Such folks should be careful. Activity like this may get you a walk on the plank, or a pin in your coax...perhaps worse.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID CW "VOAC" 6780 USB? 1840 UTC 1 July 2018
« on: July 01, 2018, 2026 UTC »
Voice Of the Angry Cucumber?
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM relay by Relay Station 6880 AM 0051 UTC 24 Jun 2018
« on: June 27, 2018, 2210 UTC »
Here is the program for those that missed it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KwhRaHhrccxdnxGLpFCusyA8GErQmOX6
QSL's went out today. Please note that once the full program has been released, reception reports will no longer be accepted for this 6-24 relayed program.
Thanks all,
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QSL's went out today. Please note that once the full program has been released, reception reports will no longer be accepted for this 6-24 relayed program.
Thanks all,
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The RF Workbench / Re: 3kw pep solid state amp 1.8-54 mhz
« on: June 27, 2018, 1546 UTC »
As your carrier power levels increase, low level AM makes less and less sense if for no other reason than power consumption. High level AM with PWM has been the broadcast standard for anything over 100 watts for the last 40+ years, and if carefully designed will be indistinguishable from low level modulation. 40% efficient vs. 85%? Thats a no brainer to me, especially if I have to pay for the power or the generator...
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