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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6925 USB 0041 UTC

« on: September 22, 2012, 0100 UTC »

XLR8, 6925u, 9-22-12, SINPO 25243
Not much signal level amongst all the static crash, but a nice punchy audio coming right through

0055z & 0058z - XLR8 ID, then into some dance tunes - bit of a funk sound.

Zane

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Busted! - 95.9 FM gets shut down by the FCC

« on: September 20, 2012, 0000 UTC »

This was at least a year ago. I'm pretty sure the first mention and link to it was on "Pirate's Week".

Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Big Boobs Radio 6924.21 kHz 0245Z 19 Sept

« on: September 19, 2012, 0251 UTC »

Big Boobs Radio, 6924.2am, 9-19-12, SINPO 35333
Nice S7 signal into Chicago fighting some medium static.

ID at 0250z, then into SSTV
0253z - Stones - Start Me Up.
0257z - Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
0303z - ID
0319z - Madonna - Alejandro
0333z - big drop in signal - just above the noise.

Thanks for the show.


Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 AM? 0035UTC

« on: September 19, 2012, 0143 UTC »

Enough carrier here to lock the sync, but no audio yet for me.

Hi Joe - maybe a hint of mods now and then.

Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BOR 6925u 0225 UTC 9/6/2012

« on: September 06, 2012, 0413 UTC »

Blue Ocean Radio, 6925u, 9-6-12, SINPO 14341
Very weak on a tough night for noise. Hard to pull out music, but a clear ID at 0412z

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6940am 0256 UTC 9/6/2012

« on: September 06, 2012, 0336 UTC »

Radio True North, 6940am, 9-6-12, SINPO 25231
Lots of crash and noise here too, but a surprisingly strong RTN signal off the backside of my ewe.

Hard to pull out details of music.
0335z - sounds like a dance tune - clear bass beat

0405z - ID

Z

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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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Equipment / Re: POLL: What type of antenna do you use?

« on: September 05, 2012, 0227 UTC »

Not sure where my Ewe fits in on this list Chris.

Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6935 USB - Blue Ocean Radio - 09/01/12

« on: September 02, 2012, 0828 UTC »

Blue Ocean Radio, 6935u, 9-2-12, SINPO 25342
Weak into Chicagoland, but a clear ID at 0819z with email address and info on various chat channels.
Back into music at about 0821z. Sounds like jazz.

0827z - blues tune - "let me love you baby"
0831z - ID
0859z - off. Thanks for the show!

Zane

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North American 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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QSLs Received / Re: Rave On Radio QSL

« on: August 30, 2012, 0234 UTC »

Me too. Thanks very much Rave On Radio

 

Z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Renegade Radio 6925USB *0123

« on: August 30, 2012, 0209 UTC »

Renegade Radio, 6925.1u, 8-30-12, SINPO 45444

0208z - Very nice signal here with the op talking about the upcoming listening season.
ID then into 38 Special - Rockin' into the Night.

0213z - Thanks for the shout    - Van Halen - Hot for Teacher "gimme somethin' to write on man"
0219z - Scorpions - The Zoo (great choice)
0227z - REO Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out. Still S7-S8.

Thanks Renegade Radio - good tunes - nice signal.

Zane

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925u

« on: August 18, 2012, 0320 UTC »

Red Mercury Labs, 6925u, 8-18-12, SINPO 25432
Lots of quick fades on this S3 signal.

Red Mercury Labs ID at 0319z "pushing 110 Watts" and a shout out to RDLA4

Zane

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North American 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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General Radio Discussion / Re: R. I. P. PRO-34, #980073, 7A0, "800mhz. PLUS"

« on: August 15, 2012, 0116 UTC »

Sorry to hear. I've got an elderly PRO-34 next to me. It's cranky. When you turn it on, the display light flickers and eventually fades out in sync with the scan rate. It's got tape to hold the battery cover on. When I used to take it to the auto racing track to hear the corner workers, I'd plug it into one of those old Motorola cop car speakers and you could hear it from a good distance.

I bought it for $25 from another guy who took it to the track too. It had an easily fixed problem with the charger connector.
I don't know if it has the "800 plus" mod in it. I don't turn it on often, but it seems to have a pretty good receiver.

It Keeps chugging along though. I'll make sure it doesn't read your post lest it decides to retire too.

Z