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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Appalachia, 6935am

« on: August 22, 2011, 0113 UTC »

Radio Appalachia coming into Chicago with a very nice signal as
of 0100z. 6934.7am. SINPO 35443, 8-22-11.
Plenty of bluegrass tunes and multiple ID's at 0113z.
Good sounding audio.

Zane

107

North American Shortwave Pirate / XFM, 6950 usb

« on: August 19, 2011, 0356 UTC »

XFM, 6950usb, 8-19-11, SINPO 35233
Nice strong signal here in Chicago, but a ton of crash. Dance tunes since about 0345z with
brief announcements "This is Radio Station XFM - Please stand by - The broadcast is about to begin" plus other announcements
about SSB.

0400z - Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want
0407z - ID and email address. Much weaker than earlier. About S2


Zane

108

North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods Radio, 6925u

« on: August 05, 2011, 0037 UTC »

Northwoods Radio, 6925u, 8-5-11, SINPO 25443

Must've come on around 0030z. Heard Great White's "Save Your Love", ID with JPS, then into Whitesnake's "Love Ain't No Stranger".

S3 on peaks with some fading. Generally pretty quiet here so pretty good signal overall. Good to hear NWR again.

Zane

109

North American Shortwave Pirate / WMPR 6925am

« on: July 10, 2011, 2233 UTC »

WMPR, 6925.0am, 10-11, SINPO 15441
A super weak signal, but with enough fade up that I caught a "WMPR - peace, love, and understanding" ID at 2230z.

Zane

110

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio True North, 6305am

« on: July 01, 2011, 0351 UTC »

Radio True North, 6304.9am, 7-1-11, SINPO 15441
Mostly difficult to hear, caught a nice upswing in signal from about 0340z.
Clear ID at 0347z
0351z - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

First time hearing RTN here in Chicago.

Zane

111

North American Shortwave Pirate / XFM , 6940u

« on: July 01, 2011, 0336 UTC »

XFM, 6940u, 7-1-11, SINPO 45444
Very nice strong signal into Chicago with clear audio. Wolverine Radio - like

0325z - Depeche Mode - All I ever Wanted
0333z - XFM ID "This is a test transmission from XFM".
0408z - still strong - lots of dance tunes.
0414z - Marilyn Manson - Four Rusted Horses

Zane

112

North American Shortwave Pirate / MAC, 6924.5am

« on: June 30, 2011, 2350 UTC »

MAC w/ Ultraman, 6924.5am, 6-30-11, SINPO 25332
MAC fighting some crashy noise here in Chicago, but can definitely pick
out the Elvis tunes and Ultraman's signature sound. ID and email at 2347z

Good to hear you Ultraman!

Zane

113

North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan SW, 6925am

« on: June 11, 2011, 0243 UTC »

Capt. Morgan Shortwave, 6924.9am, SINPO 35333
Nice signal from the Capt punching through the crash here in Chicago.
Plenty of 12 bar blues to keep you happy.

ID at 0241z.

Zane

114

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio GaGa, 6925u

« on: May 21, 2011, 1410 UTC »

RGG, 6925u, 5-21-11, SINPO 25442
Not really moving the S meter, but clear and steady above the noise level. Sounded like a clip from Woodstock used as an IS at 1400z

1404z - Everybody Plays the Fool
1407z - ID then into Rock the Boat
1413z - Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
1425z - Queen - Radio GaGa. Fade picking up.
1435z - RGG SSTV which was too weak here to lock - Voice ID then off.

Thanks RGG

Zane

115

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ronin Shortwave, 6935am

« on: April 23, 2011, 1427 UTC »

Radio Ronin SW, 6934.6am, 4/23/11, SINPO 45433
Nice signal and solid audio from RRS here in Chicago. S8 mostly with fades down to S2

1425z - Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin

Zane

116

North American Shortwave Pirate / Bust A Nut Radio, 6940am

« on: April 09, 2011, 0424 UTC »

Bust A Nut Radio, 6940.0am , 4-9-11, SINPO 25242. Rough going trying to pull this one out with all the summer-like crash here in Chicago.

0417z - Foreigner - Hot Blooded
0420z - female "You're listening to Bust-A-Nut Radio" ID, then into Night Ranger "Sister Christian"
0424z - Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

Pretty much lost the audio around 0440z. Carrier still there as of 0530z.

First time hearing BANR - thanks for the show!

Z

117

North American Shortwave Pirate / Germany Calling, 6940am

« on: March 25, 2011, 0033 UTC »

Very good S8 signal into Chicago. 6940.0am, SINPO 45444.
ID at 0030z then into Eddie Cantor - Makin' Whoopie.

0038z - Let's go Bombing to the music of Slumming on Park Avenue

Zane

118

North American Shortwave Pirate / KARR 6925u

« on: March 21, 2011, 0158 UTC »

KARR, 6925u, 3-21-11, SINPO 25332
Lotsa metal with some hip hop thrown in. KARR ID at 0150z.

0156z - Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
0216z - KARR ID. Little weaker - still above the noise. Lotsa Iron Maiden tunes making me think of the excellent '08 tour rockumentary.
0219z - AC/DC - Have A Drink On Me
0232z - Sounded like op came on live - heard what sounded like "KARR mobile"

Zane

119

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ronin Shortwave, 6925am

« on: March 20, 2011, 2238 UTC »

Radio Ronin SW, 6924.7am, 3-20-11, SINPO 35423
Started off quite strong at 1733z with an interval signal peaking S8. Seems to be slowly
getting weaker during the opening ID and "Born To Be Wild". About S6 now.

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ronin 6925am

« on: March 13, 2011, 2200 UTC »

Radio Ronin, 6925am, 3-13-11, SINPO 35433
Nice RRS signal into Chicago. S8 on peaks with some fade. Sounds like some Foo Fighters, Deep Purple, and Billy Thorpe kicking things off.

ID at 2145z.
2157z - Montrose - Make it Last (a fine choice)