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Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio, 15075u, 2-3-13, 1925z

« on: February 03, 2013, 1927 UTC »

Wolverine Radio, 15075u, 2-3-13, SINPO 23342
S2 with high local digital QRM here. Playing old time tunes.

ID at 1924z.
Great Pretender at 1927z
ID at 1929z, then into Mr. Lee (as in One Two Three, Here comes....)
1936z - very slow fades between nothing and S6


Zane

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Shortwave Pirate / Rado Gaga, 6925u, 2-2-13, 0455z

« on: February 02, 2013, 1500 UTC »

Radio GaGa, 6925u, 2-2-13, SINPO 33443
Nice S7 signal with Locomotion, an ID at 1456z, then Hagar "I can't drive 55".

Another AM station underneath - must be the Laser relay.

1504z- Live from Zipper Lake ID - Happy Groundhog Day - then off

Zane

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QSLs Received / All Along The Watchtower Radio

« on: January 22, 2013, 0326 UTC »

Thanks to AATW for this nice eQSL from the January 19 show. Great to hear this station for the first time.

Z 

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QSLs Received / Rave On Radio, QSL for the Frank Zappa show

« on: January 13, 2013, 1528 UTC »

Thanks very much to ROR for this nice eQSL; the Frank Zappa Show on December 30th

Z 

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Shortwave Pirate / Blue Ocean Radio, 6925u, 1-10-13, 0300z

« on: January 10, 2013, 0304 UTC »

BOR, 6925u, 1-10-13, SINPO 15431
Very weak into Chicago with Steve Miller - The Joker at 0303z, ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses at 0305z

ID at 0313z & 0326z - still just above the noise level. Some brief peaks to S2 or so.

Zane

51

Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio, 6925u, 12-30-12, 1445z

« on: December 30, 2012, 1449 UTC »

Rave On Radio, 6925u, 12-30-12, 35343
Stream of Zappa tunes (Dancin' Fool, Yellow Snow) since I tuned in at 1435z or so.

ID at 1450z

Zane

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Shortwave Pirate / Pirate Radio Boston, 6925am, 12-3-12, 0230z

« on: December 03, 2012, 0232 UTC »

Nice S9 PRB signal coming in at SINPO 45343 here in Chicago. Rebroadcast of the 20th anniversary show.
S8/S7 noise here on the loop at 0242z

Zane

53

Shortwave Pirate / Radio 2012 International, 6925am, 12-1-12, 1440z

« on: December 01, 2012, 1440 UTC »

Radio 2012 Intl, 6924.8am, 12-1-12, 35433

Female automated ID at 1438z, then into dance music. Nice overall signal here with good quality audio.
1500z - ID - about S6 with some slow fade.

Zane

54

Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925u, 10-28-12, 2300z

« on: October 28, 2012, 2302 UTC »

Tuned in to a S8 usb station playing AC/DC's Shoot to Thrill. Now ELO - Strange Magic.
Nice signal here with clear audio. AM signal just above.

2311z - Faded out now that dusk has hit Chicago.

Zane

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Shortwave Pirate / Radio True North, 6935am, 10-27-12, 0315z

« on: October 27, 2012, 0318 UTC »

Radio True North, 6935am, 10-27-12, S8 over S7 noise.
Pretty high noise level so tough to pull out much audio.

RTN ID and email at 0317z
Off at 0318z

Zane

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Shortwave Pirate / Random Radio, 6925am, 10-24-12, 0210z

« on: October 24, 2012, 0223 UTC »

Came on around 0210z with some information about logging or QSL'ing. Just above the noise level (S6/S4).
Robert Random speaking. Into "Spirit in the Sky" at 0218z. Sounded like a comedy bit for Reverend Al Radio as part of the show. Audio was kind of tough to pull out against the noise.

Random Radio ID at 0223z.
off at 0225z

Zane

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QSLs Received / Blue Ocean Radio QSL

« on: September 06, 2012, 0224 UTC »

Thanks to Blue Ocean Radio for this nice QSL.



  Z

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Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs 6925am

« on: August 30, 2012, 0341 UTC »

Heard RML playing Gordon Lightfoot's "Edmund Fitzgerald" very weakly here in Chicago competing with some local RFI.
SINPO 13441. ID and off at 0336z.

Zane

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Shortwave Pirate / 6925 USB - Rave On Radio

« on: August 15, 2012, 0156 UTC »

 Station came on at 0135z with a bluegrass song, then promptly faded until 0155z when the signal improved
enough to hear David Bowie's "Life on Mars", back into bluegrass at 0156z.

Rave On Radio ID at 0200z

"til the generator runs out of gas" - must've ran out - off after the ID.

Thanks ROR.

Z

JF!

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Shortwave Pirate / Ann Hoffer 6925u

« on: August 04, 2012, 2342 UTC »

Ann Hoffer Radio, 6925u, 8-4-12, SINPO 24342
S5 signal with some crash from earlier T Storms.

2341z - Four Dead in Ohio - Ann telling us she's too damn hot.
2343z - Margaritaville
2348z - America - Lonely People
2354z - off

Always great to hear Ann.

Zane

SL!