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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6925 AM 2012-09-09 0248z

« on: September 09, 2012, 0307 UTC »

Strong signal in my neighborhood.
Audio sounds great.
Thought I was going to hear a Coat to Coast replay.

Grundig YB with reel up wire antenna.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Bue Ocean Radio 6940 USB

« on: August 01, 2012, 0641 UTC »

6940 USB
I was listening to Radio True North Radio 6940 AM earlier went in the house
came out around ~ 6:25 UT and heard the
side band signal and tuned in
BOR
playing all Mamas' and Papa's so far
BOR ID and e mail addy at 6:38 UT

Excellent stable signal and audio. Nice quiet listening conditions tonight.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Blue Ocean Radio, 6.940 MHz @ 430 UTC

« on: July 19, 2012, 0548 UTC »

6940kh AM
Rapid constant fades, nice audio on peaks
Traditional bluegrass, picking, harmony.
SSB voice interference ~5:25 UT gone after ~5:35 UT
BOR ID at 5:39 UT
Still some SSB voice interference around ~ 5:41 UT
Storm interference fading  
Real nice Music J. Ot.
Thanks for the Show!

5:50 UT Theme from 2001 - Off Air

Rockpicker
Central Montana
Sony ICF-7600D portable long wire

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6924.7 AM

« on: July 18, 2012, 0341 UTC »

6925AM
3:30 UT fun,fun,fun on the autobahn, definite Kraftwerks..
3:32 UT Live voice over from Op, "You are listening to Radio True North."

You now have the tuning LED on this Sony ICF-7600D lit up steady with some brief fades.
Thanks RTN for the interesting show.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6924.7 AM

« on: July 18, 2012, 0328 UTC »

312 - 3:23 UT Hearing the same here in Montana, ~6925 AM  continuous electronic music with
?German accented vocals?  I Have not heard a station ID yet.
Lots of static from local storms but signal is improving post sunset.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Received a Blue Ocean Radio QSL from 7-6-2012

« on: July 10, 2012, 1359 UTC »

Very Classy Johnny, Thanks, I will treasure this.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925USB @0415UTC. Sounds like 2 different stations. PPVR?

« on: July 09, 2012, 0629 UTC »

Grundig YB 400PE - portable long wire strung West to East
Location Central Montana
July 6,  2012
Did not look at clock but estimating  3:30 - 4:00 UT     
6925 USB
Medium to strong signal with occasional long deep fades
excellent audio quality on peaks
tuned in to  Steve Miller - The Joker
then Roy Orbison  My notes have both Blue Bayou & Crying
followed by Santana Put your light's on

deep fade – Lost signal

signal back strong with Bob Dylan tune Like a Rolling Stone
then  very clear station ID Male voice -
BOR Blue Ocean Radio, blueoceanradio@gmail.com

then very poor signal to none- Off Air?

This was my very first Pirate broadcast logging!

At Approx. 5:30-7:30 UT again on 6925 USB
began to hear very weak audio signal with long deep fades to Nada.
International type music programing-
First recognized a Irish tune – Sharon Shannon?
Then partial copy of reggae type music.

At this point I though I was listening to  a different station other than BOR

Signal slowly improving with South or Central American rhythm
tune or tunes sung in Spanish?
Then -  very clear copy of the Banana Boat Song
followed by clear station ID - BOR Blue Ocean Radio, E-mail address then
something about Pacific coast of North America.

Then loud and clear theme from 2001 Space Odyssey.
Signal fading again with BOR station ID,  Pacific coast of North America,
then no signal – Off Air?  7:30 UT 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Belated Blue Ocean Radio log from 7-6-2012

« on: July 09, 2012, 0627 UTC »

Grundig YB 400PE - portable long wire strung West to East
Location Central Montana
July 6,  2012
Did not look at clock but estimating  3:30 - 4:00 UT     
6925 USB
Medium to strong signal with occasional long deep fades
excellent audio quality on peaks
tuned in to  Steve Miller - The Joker
then Roy Orbison  My notes have both Blue Bayou & Crying
followed by Santana Put your light's on

deep fade – Lost signal

signal back strong with Bob Dylan tune Like a Rolling Stone
then  very clear station ID Male voice -
BOR Blue Ocean Radio, blueoceanradio@gmail.com

then very poor signal to none- Off Air?

This was my very first Pirate broadcast logging!

At Approx. 5:30-7:30 UT again on 6925 USB
began to hear very weak audio signal with long deep fades to Nada.
International type music programing-
First recognized a Irish tune – Sharon Shannon?
Then partial copy of reggae type music.

At this point I though I was listening to  a different station other than BOR

Signal slowly improving with South or Central American rhythm
tune or tunes sung in Spanish?
Then -  very clear copy of the Banana Boat Song
followed by clear station ID - BOR Blue Ocean Radio, E-mail address then
something about Pacific coast of North America.

Then loud and clear theme from 2001 Space Odyssey.
Signal fading again with BOR station ID,  Pacific coast of North America,
then no signal – Off Air?  7:30 UT 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6945 AM

« on: July 09, 2012, 0615 UTC »

7-8-2012

Sony ICF 7600 D
At first indoors with Whip antenna and later out side with portable long wire

6945 AM
Radio True North – signal not as strong as last night but static levels are also lower.
Regardless good audio all night with some slow fades to weak signal then alwayss back again.
Tuned in at:
5:30 UT to UNID tune
5:39 UT wldxbugaria ad then recorded RTN ID and e-mail.
Listed to show all night to 7:07 UT off air?
Excellent program.
Tonight Mostly recorded ID's and wldx Ad's

I kept a detailed log tonight but some of the highlights for me were:

6:30 Rolling Stones – What's my name
6:33 Doors -  Light my fire
7:03 UT Mamas & Papas California dreaming
I sent in signal report to RTN at ~ 5:50 UT
7:18 UT Live “voice over” shout out to Rockpicker “Thanks for tuning in! “
7:20 UT  Rolling Stone – Gimme shelter
7:29 UT Hendrix – All along the watchtower
7:34 UT Kingsmen - Loui  Loui
7:59 UT Patsy Cline – Crazy
8:00 UT  RTN ID & “Maintains standards of good taste”
8:02 UT last song – Play what the people want !

I say Amen to both

8:07 UT RTN ID – Off Air.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North on 6945 AM

« on: July 09, 2012, 0610 UTC »

Grundig YB 400PE
6945 AM
4:58 UT The who
5:00 UT  theme from Miami Vice
5:05 UT Station ID Radio True North Radiotruenorth@gmail.com
Live DJ asking for signal reports..
Then Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville

fair to good signal (2-5 on the Grundig tuning meter ,whatever that means?)
and excellent audio and levels between songs and live voice.
All with just a whip antenna!!

At this point I went into my office , fired up the computer, and sent in a signal report..

Set up long wire outdoors

5:24 UT Shania Twain – Don't be stupid
5:27 UT Eagles – Life in the fast lane
5:32 UT RTN Station ID
Shout out to Rockpicker in Montana thanks for signal report, How Cool is that!!
DJ mentions “Having fun playing what he likes.”
5:34 UT Moody Blues – Tonight
        UNID country tune
5:37 UT DJ chat – something about Solar activity.
Yup, I've been watching  SP 1515 and now 1520 as well,
really big an active ones!
RTN e-mail address
5:40 UT Asia – The heat of the moment.
5:46 UNID tune
5:46 UT WLBX Bulgaria Pirate night Ad and e-mail address, RTN ID
5:48 UT fading signal – weak signal – rap music?
   A woman loves a man with a great big johnson  - WTF?
5:57 UT song repeating White Punks on Dope?
Am I picking up WPOD?
Signal still weak to fair but still fair to good audio, fades are much slower now.
6:00 UT RTN station ID
6:05 UT Talking heads – Burning down the house.
I stayed with RTN until 6:58 UT , lots of great music with regular Station ID's
and WLDX Pirate night Ads then signal faded or OFF AIR at ~7:00 UT
Thanks for the show,  All thumbs up here sir!  I have not had this much fun
listening to the radio in a very long time!