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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6900 AM 2022 UTC 24 Nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 2026 UTC »

Hearing weak music at tune-in.  Lots of fades and poor copy at best.
2025 - OM talking, in the noise
2030 - getting lots of peskie QRM on LSB now
2033 - "Wasn't Born To Follow" The Byrds, S2 to S3 with peskies

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 AM 0220 UTC 23 Nov 2018

« on: November 23, 2018, 0222 UTC »

0220 - Twilight Zone type music
0221 - sounds like a Gorillaz tune, "Clint Eastwood" remix
0225 - ID/email
0226 - "Coconut" Harry Nilsson
0235 - up to S7 peaks now, with "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
0258 - S7 with ID and email, then off

Thanks for the broadcast!

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North American MW Pirate Radio / Community Radio Network 1710 AM 2245 UTC 18 Nov 2018

« on: November 18, 2018, 2250 UTC »

Good conditions on MW this evening.  Hearing music on 1710, along with what sounds like the PA 911 site underneath.
2245 - "I Love Paris" Franck Pourcel
2249 - "You Turned The Tables On Me" Helen Ward
2257 - YL talking
2301 - "Your Cheatin' Heart" Joni James
2310 - "Lonely Day" Bill Withers
2314 - "The Green Door" Jim Lowe
2315 - "Face The Fact" Ted Nilsson & Mikey Dalton
2320 - quick jingle (which I couldn't make out), then into "Greenfields" The Brothers Four
0100 - still there with "Love And Marriage", OM announcer at top of hour with 'station identification', but didn't hear the actual identification.
At least it seems they may ID at the top-of-hour

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6965 USB 2158 UTC 18 Nov 2018

« on: November 18, 2018, 2159 UTC »

On with Russian NA, S7
2200 - the legendary Dick Weed 'hard at work putting together a show'
2202 - "Saw U Twice" Nabihah Iqbal
2214 - after getting internet issues worked out, "Harvest" Vunderbar, getting some fades now, S6 peaks
2216 - "Absence" Dyan, back up to S7 now
2239 - noisy copy now most of the time.  Occasional good peaks with "Parasols" The Courage.
2253 - "Different Windows" Smokey Brights

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 4080 USB 0209 UTC 18 Nov 2018

« on: November 18, 2018, 0211 UTC »

On with what sounds like a Motorhead tune. S4
0213 - waterfall image (visible in pic below).  then off for a couple minutes.
0219 - back on with Motorhead tune
0221 - sounds like "Hey Joe", still S4.  Getting QRM'ed by peskies on 4079U
0223 - SSTV, then off

0248 - checked back at 0248 and is back on (assuming this is the same station), with music, S3 to S4
0256 - SSTV
0304 - synth YL with ...'no rules, and no protocol',  Pee Wee??

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 4090 USB 0143 UTC 18 Nov 2018

« on: November 18, 2018, 0147 UTC »

Already in progress when I noticed it at 0143 with music.  Off @ 0144.  Good audio while it lasted, once I switched to SSB.

Checked back @ 0202 and is back on, S6 with some fades.  Excellent audio.  Seems to be a little LSB present.  Guessing this is Mix Radio doing some tests[?]
0206 - up to S7, Shazam say "Pressure" Extended Spirit
0231 - ID by synth YL, S8 to S9
0340 - still going strong with "Libertango", still S8 to S9, very steady signal
0347 - synth YL ID.  (I miss the Australian accent YL)
0400 - synth YL with 'Mix', then off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeti Radio 6927 AM 1405 UTC 17 Nov 2018

« on: November 17, 2018, 1414 UTC »

1410 - "Rita Ballou" Guy Clark, S5 with fades
1412 - SSTV
1414 - another SSTV, but signal has faded, barely audible now

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0304 UTC 17 Nov 2018

« on: November 17, 2018, 0305 UTC »

S3 to S4 with music
0308 - off/taking a break/faded?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 USB 0242 UTC 17 Nov 2018

« on: November 17, 2018, 0244 UTC »

S6 with "Low Rider"
0245 - "Locomotive Breath", S5
0250 - "Flower" Moby
0253 - off without ID,

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UnderDog 6955 USB 0138 UTC 17 Nov 2018

« on: November 17, 2018, 0141 UTC »

S3 to S4 with music
0153 - Bluesy rock guitar music continues, S6 peaks with some deep fades.  Nice, tasty tone on the guitar.
0211 - SSTV, S7
0213 - "Heartbreak Hotel", Elvis
0215 - "One Piece At A Time" Johnny Cash
0218 - "Hot Rod Lincoln", S5
0221 - "Gear Jammer" George Thorogood & The Destroyers
0227 - "Uneasy Rider", with an 'underdog is here' over top
0231 - "American Pie", along with another 'underdog is here'
0233 - Underdog theme music
0234 - SSTV

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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Electric Circus 6955 USB 2134 UTC 10 Nov 2018

« on: November 10, 2018, 2135 UTC »

Sign on with "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Warrant, S4 to S5.
2147 - "Barnum And Bailey's Favorite"
2148 - The Electric Circus ID
2156 - "Looks That Kill" Motley Crue, S3 to S4, then ID and mention of HFU, FRC, FRN.  Plus YL with ID and email
2157 - "Tease Me Please Me" Scorpions
2202 - SSTV, S4

2228 - back on with "Holy Diver" Dio, S4
2234 - Captain Spaulding with ID, mention of HFU
2241 - S2 to S3, fair copy with ""All She Wrote" Firehouse

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Underdog 6950 USB 2230 UTC 03 Nov 2018

« on: November 03, 2018, 2234 UTC »

Non-western sounding music, S8
2240 - rooster crow, then into Nordic tune,  Shazam says "The Tale Of Ivan Groove" by Otava Yo
2245 - "Rose Tatoo" Dropkick Murphys
2248 - up to S9 now
2250 - "The Pot & Kettle" The Rumjacks
2255 - "Electric Worry" Clutch
2259 - SSTV

Thanks for the eclectic mix of tunes

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Gaga 6925 USB 0142 UTC 01 Nov 2018

« on: November 01, 2018, 0145 UTC »

In progress at tune-in with country sounding tune, fairly weak S3 and poor to fair copy.
0146 - "Turn To Stone" ELO, S4
0149 - synth ID and email, I believe Radio Gaga
0150 - "American Woman" Lenny Kravitz, S4 with fades
0155 - "Do-Wacka-Do" Roger Miller, S3
0156 - Neil Young tune
0200 - faded down below the noise

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QSLs Received / Channel Z Halloween eQSL

« on: October 31, 2018, 2131 UTC »

Thanks for the Halloween broadcast and QSL!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z Radio 4075 AM 0000 UTC 31 Oct 2018

« on: October 31, 2018, 0002 UTC »

On with haunted ghost sounds, DJ underneath with ID.
0002 - Music. S8, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" Bauhaus
0011 - "Dead Souls" Joy Division, S8
0017 - "Halloween" Siouxsie And The Banshees.  S9 and sounding very good in Kentucky at the moment.
0020 - "Zombie" The Cranberries.  I have to step away for a while but I catch the rest from the recording.

Thanks for the Halloween show!!