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North American Shortwave Pirate / WRRI Radio Random International 6930 U

« on: December 18, 2010, 0325 UTC »

I only caught the tail end of this.  "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley at 0314z.  Flute melody with the ID "This is WRRI, Radio Random International" repeated at 0319, then off.

S9 signal with good audio.  Wish I'd have caught more of this!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan 6924.8 AM

« on: December 18, 2010, 0308 UTC »

On at about 0241z playing bluesy Christmas tunes.  "Doctor Santa", "Run Run Rudolph".  Frequency drifted down to around 6924.5.  Short rapid fades, as high as S9+ and as low as S5.

Merry Christmas, Captain!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK 6940 U

« on: December 17, 2010, 0131 UTC »

WEAK is on playing his usual eclectic assortment of punk, rock and soul.  Signal started out just at the noise level but has improved steadily as the program progresses.  Lots of fading tonight as well.

0127z Live It Up - Isley Bros, signal ranging from S5 to well over S9.
0131  Do It Again - Steely Dan
0137  Come and Get It - Badfinger
0139  WEAK ID, Here Comes the Night - Them

Thanks WEAK, I hope the band holds up tonight.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ga-Ga 6925U

« on: December 15, 2010, 2227 UTC »

On at 2209z, playing Christmas parodies.  Just above the noise and pesquies.

2210z "Grandma Got Molested at the Airport", too noisy to copy much else.

SSTV at 2222z:



Happy holidays RGG!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK 6930 U

« on: December 13, 2010, 0416 UTC »

WEAK is on at 0357z with some rather non-traditional Christmas tunes.  IDs 0359, 0402, 0409.

0405z "Humpin' Santa, always humpin' to please"
0409  "Merry merry Christmas, happy happy Christmas"
0412 "Hooray for Santa Claus"
0417  Sounds like a MIDI version of Jingle Bells
0423  California Dreamin' - Mamas & Papas  I hear ya WEAK, 20s tonight and teens for the next couple.
0436  Because the Night (Belongs to Lovers) - Patti Smith, great tune!
0440  Buddy Joe - Golden Earring
0449  Leavin' Again - Savoy Brown.
0456  ID, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Ten Years After

Still going at 0600z,  Angry Eyes - Loggins & Messina, peaking S9+!
 
Variable signal tonight, S6 - S9, the usual nice audio.  Cool selection of music tonight.

Happy Holidays, WEAK!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Renegade Radio 6925 U

« on: December 12, 2010, 0606 UTC »

Came up here about 0542z.

0542z Parody of Jingle Bells
0544  Renegade Radio ID, Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You - Billy Squier
0548  Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seeger(?)
0551  ID, I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas - Bon Jovi
0555  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen
0600  Run Run Rudolph - Bryan Adams
0602  Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - maybe George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0606  Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
0610  ID, Silent Night - Stevie Nicks
0614  Sign off, "You have been listening to Renegade Radio."


S7- S9 signal with very nice audio.  Some interference from OTHR bursts.

Thanks Renegade!  Hope you have a nice holiday!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MAC Shortwave 3276 AM

« on: December 12, 2010, 0027 UTC »

0023z Bus Stop - The Hollies
0025  MAC ID by Paul Starr, The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher

Lots of fading tonight, but nice signal overall through a high noise level.

Thanks MAC!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Magnetar 6930 U

« on: December 12, 2010, 0018 UTC »

Radio Magnetar is putting in a very nice signal tonight.  Spacey music and sound effects.  ID at 0014z and again at 0017.

Lots of fade, signal ranging from S5 to S9+.  Very nice audio!

Thanks Magnetar!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Thinking Man Radio 6925 U

« on: December 11, 2010, 2224 UTC »

Tuned in at 2211z, "Lorelei" by Styx.  Thinking Man ID at 2214, followed by The Cars "My Best Friend's Girl."  Signal took a huge dive about mid way through the song.  Started out at S9+10 but not even audible now at 2223.

Thanks, it was nice while it lasted.

115

North American Shortwave Pirate / WBNY 6900//6300 AM

« on: December 05, 2010, 1842 UTC »

1840z, WBNY is on 6900 AM with Ragnar's Pirates Week Podcast.

Solid S9 signal, no noticeable fading.

Same program on 6300 with a slightly better signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MAC Shortwave 3276 AM

« on: December 05, 2010, 0228 UTC »

Mac is on 0226z, Jimmy Durante singing "Frosty the Snowman.   Ultraman hosting!!

0230 Holly Jolly Christmas
0232 MAC ID with Paul Starr, Silver and Gold - Burl Ives
0234 Clip and song from Rudolph cartoon, "We're a Couple of Misfits"
0235 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Very nice S9+ signal, some fade.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WLDJ 6934.9 L

« on: December 04, 2010, 2323 UTC »

On at 2315z playing Last DJ - Tom Petty

2317  Voice of the Last DJ ID
2318  Honey Pie - Beatles
2321  Another ID, Op is talking but can barely make it out, The Ocean - Led Zeppelin

About S7 signal above S5 noise.

Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Random Radio 6925 U

« on: December 04, 2010, 0018 UTC »

Tuned in at 0006z

0006z Jingle Bells - Sounds like Bing Crosby
0008  Jingle Bells - Barking Dogs
0010  Jingle Bells - Count Basie, Roderick Random talking about getting RF in the shack
0113  ID with email, requesting reports to the FRN, then off

S9+ signal with great audio!  Thanks Random!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Bust a Nut Radio 6940 AM

« on: December 03, 2010, 2321 UTC »

Bust A Nut on 6940 AM.  Signal S7 - S9, but battling the pesquies for the freq.

2305z Bust A Nut ID, Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
2310  Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - BTO
2314  Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty
2318  It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - Stones
2323  ID, Bud Lite presents Real Men of Radio

Thanks for the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MAC Shortwave 3276 AM

« on: December 03, 2010, 2130 UTC »

The Ultraman Show on MAC.  Signal is in and out of the noise, peaking about S7, noise is S5.

2115z I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles
2120  MAC ID with email, Ultraman "interviews" Barak Obama
2124  Ticket to Ride - Beatles
2130  In My Life - Beatles

I'm hoping the signal will improve as the sun sets.

2217  I Want to Rock -Twisted Sister  Signal now peaking at S9+10.

Thanks MAC and Ultraman!