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Huh? / Re: Different themes for the forum?

« on: February 14, 2025, 2204 UTC »

Dark Reader is a popular open-source "dark mode" extension available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

https://darkreader.org/

Ya' might have to tweak the settings for your own preferences, but otherwise it does tend to work okay on many sites.

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Equipment / Re: 9:1 unun, end fed antenna

« on: February 09, 2025, 2247 UTC »

You might also checkout a end-fed half-wave if you want to target a specific band (and its harmonics). 49:1 and 64:1 are popular unun ratios to try.

Awhile back I deployed a temporary ~7MHz EFHW horizontal mounted a few feet off the ground more or less for NVIS reception. It works decently for the usual 43m pirate band with just a Tecsun PL-330 or ATS-20+ receiver for some background radio on the back porch.

BTW, while currently out of stock, eddieson (KG6ZBN) on eBay often has EFHW end-fed transformers for ~$15 shipped. The designs are subject to change, but the link is usually:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303563418877

I have had good results with his various EFHW transformers, and the price is quite decent compared to DIY unless you buy the various parts in bulk.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: V-SKY Superbowl Extravaganza Re-broadcast 6975 USB 2210 UTC 09 FEB 2025

« on: February 09, 2025, 2231 UTC »

2230z - Music. Blues Brothers. SIO 444+. ~S7 via Web-888 SDR and 148' LoG. Good copy. Plenty of modulation.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6850 AM 0137 UTC 07 FEB 2025

« on: February 07, 2025, 0207 UTC »

~0200z - Liquid Radio ID into music. SIO 233. Peaking S4 via RTL-SDR V4 and 60' LoG with preamp. SAM tuning. Some static crashing but a generally listenable copy.
0300z - OTA.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice of the Wilderness 6965 USB 0131 UTC 07 FEB 2025

« on: February 07, 2025, 0151 UTC »

0148z - AP news feed. SIO 244. Peaking S4 via RTL-SDR V4 and 60' LoG with preamp. Good copy.
0149z - Voice of the Wilderness ID.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 0047 UTC 19 JAN 2025

« on: January 19, 2025, 0047 UTC »

0048z - Music. SIO 544. S9+ via Airspy HF+ and 31' vertical. DSB sync tuning. Some static crashing but otherwise a good copy.
0052z - Music. S9+10 peak noted.
0054z - UTE underneath the broadcast for a few seconds.
0058z - OTA.

~6925.1KHz so possibly Liquid Radio.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0010 UTC 19 JAN 2024

« on: January 19, 2025, 0020 UTC »

0019z - Music. SIO 444+. ~S8 peaks via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical. Some static crashing but otherwise a good copy.
0023z - OTA.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 3310 AM 2318 UTC JAN 18 2025

« on: January 18, 2025, 2336 UTC »

2333z - Music. SIO 333. ~S6 via Web-888 SDR and 148' LoG.
2335z - Talk format.

Sounds like Voice of the Sons of Liberty.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6880 USB 2206 UTC 18 JAN 2025

« on: January 18, 2025, 2249 UTC »

2248z - MRI ID into music. SIO 344. ~S6 via KiwiSDR and 148' LoG. Wide audio as usual.
2251z - Wide UTE overlapping broadcast.
2251z - Moved to 6850usb.
2303z - ID and QSL info into music.
2329z - Sounds like peskies underneath broadcast.

0030z - Radio 48 on MRI ID. Music. SIO 444. ~S7 via Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical.
0131z - ID into music. ~S8. Sounding good.

BTW, noted the usual MRI waterfall images earlier tonight.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 AM 2148 UTC 18 JAN 2025

« on: January 18, 2025, 2159 UTC »

2159z - Same broadcast noted via my KiwiSDR with 148' LoG.
2202z - Music. SIO 333. S6 with some static crashing and fading.

AFAIK, VOTSOL would be "Voice of the Sons of Liberty."

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: V-SKY Radio 6975 USB 0100 UTC 11 Jan 2025

« on: January 11, 2025, 0129 UTC »

0127z - ID into music. SIO 544+ via ATS-20+ and ~68' EFHW. A little fading but otherwise a good copy.
0143z - Music. SIO 444+. ~S7 via Web-888 SDR and 148' LoG. Still some fading but an easy copy. Strong modulation.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0058 UTC 11 Jan 2025

« on: January 11, 2025, 0125 UTC »

0120z - Music. SIO 344 trending 333 via ATS-20+ and ~68' EFHW. Some fading but a mostly decent copy.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 5836 USB 2257 UTC 10 JAN 2024

« on: January 11, 2025, 0044 UTC »

0038z - Music. SIO 344 via ATS-20+ and ~68' EFHW. Some fading but generally a decent to good copy.
0042z - Signal came up further. SIO 444+ and good copy.
0045z - SSTV.
0047z - Primus.
0049z - SIO 344 trending 333+. Band has been a little squirrely here tonight.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Bong Hits With Dick Bulger 6925 USB 2326 UTC 10 JAN 2025

« on: January 11, 2025, 0010 UTC »

~2345z - Parodies and similar. SIO 444 via ATS-20+ and ~68' EFHW. Good copy.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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10/11 meters / 12m+11m+10m DX Activity 4 JAN 2025

« on: January 04, 2025, 1600 UTC »

Decent DX activity on the upper-HF bands today. Also monitor some 10m FM activity earlier. Airspy HF+D and 31' vertical.


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