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North American Shortwave Pirate / Undercover Radio 15050 am

« on: March 31, 2012, 1538 UTC »

Undercover Radio, 15050, 3-31-12, SINPO 24432
Dr. Benway with a European aimed broadcast on at 15035z with ID's.

1541z - Signal improving now to S7
1606z - Shinedown - 45
1651z - About S4 - Communications from Mars

Missed the shout, but thanks  

Zane

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General Radio Discussion / WAZU QSL

« on: February 19, 2012, 1931 UTC »

Thanks to Fearless Fred for the nice eQSL. It appears that the power of Mickey's lives on.

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General Radio Discussion / Recognize this noise?

« on: February 09, 2012, 0315 UTC »

I've had a fairly continuous noise that I've been hearing for several months now. It's broadbanded enough to be hear as low as 80m and as high as 20m. The signal strength can vary day by day and also by frequency, generally higher strength with higher frequency. It's continuous. I've not had a situation where I've been listening and its disappeared. 

There are some power poles near me that have forever been on the repair schedule due to a noise complaint I provided to the power company a long while back. However, that noise source is very different sounding than this one. It’s much more of a classic 60 Hz buzz whereas this one is much more, err "bassy" sounding.

I've not been able to hear it in my car and I've not yet been out hunting with my R30CC in portable mode. I guess I keep hoping the power company will repair the poles and I kill two birds with one stone. It’s there when the radio is run on batteries, so I’m confident it’s coming in on the external antenna.

I've recorded it and I wonder if any others have heard this and identified it? Joe Farley was nice enough to take a look at it on a scope and he commented that it definitely has 60 Hz content in it.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Zane

http://www.yousendit.com/download/T2djNHA4Tkx1YlBvS3NUQw?cid=tx-02002207340200000000&s=19102

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MW Loggings / Undercover Radio, 1720 am

« on: January 03, 2012, 0247 UTC »

Undercover Radio, 1720.0 am, 1-3-12, SINPO 25341
Nice to hear Dr. Benway again on MW. A little stronger tonight, but still
fighting my static.

Benway's story telling interspersed with music makes for great pirate radio.
Sounds like a 2007 show being redone with a few live feeds.

off at 0233z - just caught the end....

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 2012 International, 6925am

« on: January 01, 2012, 2103 UTC »

Radio 2012 Intl., 6925.0am, 1-1-12,SINPO 45333
Came on just after WFMT ended.
Multiple ID's mixed in with continuous dance music.

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WFMT, 6925am

« on: January 01, 2012, 1945 UTC »

WFMT, 6934.6AM, 1-1-12, SINPO 45333
A nice S8 signal with medium fade. Not sure if it's my end, but the audio level seems a bit low.
Multiple ID's since sign-on at 1932z.

2057z - end of show. Audio level sounded good at the end.

Happy New Year WFMT

Z

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General Radio Discussion / WHYP QSL

« on: December 24, 2011, 1701 UTC »

Thanks JB for the great QSL. Looking forward to catching the whole show soon.

Z

 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio, 6925.1am

« on: December 19, 2011, 0200 UTC »

A short show of ethereal music with a couple of ID's by the whispery voiced woman
whom I believe is saying Wolverine Radio. Off at 0200z. Nice signal. SINPO 44333

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods Radio, 6935u

« on: December 17, 2011, 2228 UTC »

Northwoods Radio, 6935u, 12-17-11, SINPO 35242
A very nice signal fighting a lot of noise here in Chicago.

2224z - ID
2225z - Mountain - Whole Lotta Shakin'.
2240z - more country rock - signal's still doing well.

Signal took a dive as of 2315z. Great show from what I heard JPS. Thanks.

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XFM, 6925am

« on: December 14, 2011, 0500 UTC »

XFM Shortwave, 6925.0am, 12-14-11, SINPO 15441
Fortunately, a pretty low noise floor is letting me hear a XFM broadcast.
ID at "just before 0500" came through pretty clear. Can make out some music
and the unmistakable XFM op.

0504z - Kenny Wayne Shepard - Blue on Black
Signal seems to be improving. Audio quality sounds quite nice.
0509z - Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake (She'd be worth it)
0524z - ReFlex - Politics of Dancing.
0535z - Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You.
Much larger signal swings now. Peaks are S3 here to down below the noise floor.

Thanks XFM! Great to hear the first AM show.

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / TCS Relay Service, 6930.3am

« on: December 13, 2011, 0209 UTC »

TCS Relay, 6930.3am, 12-13-11, SINPO 24322
Tuned in about 0136z to catch the end of Tom Petty's "Won't Back Down" at about S2.
Signal faded for a while, heard what sounded like a country song with a female singer about 0148z.
Nice signal upswing at 0156z for The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again".

0205z - "I'm the nurse who likes to fook" Ferris Buehler
0206z - TCS ID.

Given the frequency, I'm guessing this is NRS. Best signal I've ever had in Chicago for NRS if so. Usually just
a het with the occasional bit of music.

Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BorderHunter Radio, 21850am

« on: November 19, 2011, 1557 UTC »

BHR, 21850.0am, 11-19-11, SINPO 24442
Not real strong into Chicago, but this appears to be the upper limit of my antenna tune.

1544z - Wild Thing
1554z - Boston - Don't Look Back
1555z - BHR ID
1557z - Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild
1600z - Spirit in the Sky

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio GaGa, 6925u

« on: November 18, 2011, 1423 UTC »

Radio GaGa, 6925u, 11-18-11, SINPO 25242
A fairly decent signal from RGG fighting the awful static for the last couple days.
Tuned in at 1345z. Super Chicken, James Brown?, Cars - Since You're Gone,
ID ("This has been Radio GaGa, pirate SW radio, thanks for tuning in") and off around 1352z.

Thanks for the show RGG.

Zane

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General Radio Discussion / X-FM QSL

« on: November 07, 2011, 0301 UTC »

A great Halloween QSL from X-FM. Really nice signal and production as always.

Zane

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General Radio Discussion / Black Arrow Radio QSL

« on: November 07, 2011, 0244 UTC »

Thanks very much to Black Arrow Radio for the QSL. Propagation did a great job with this 70W signal all the way to my location.
I look forward to hearing you again.

Zane