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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!

527

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!

528

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.

529

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!

530

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!

531

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!

532

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTCR 6925u

« on: December 12, 2010, 0307 UTC »

Here too, kinda weak tonight.  "I'm So Glad" at 0301z, "Get Up, Stand Up" at 0304.  Mostly above the noise, about S7 at best.

Thanks WTCR!

533

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!

534

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!

535

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.

536

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6925U

« on: December 11, 2010, 0331 UTC »

Nice signal here tonight, averaging about S9 with great audio.

0253z Spirit In the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
0258  Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
0301  Get Ready - Rare Earth
0304  All Right Now - Free
0308  Wolverine Radio ID, No Matter What - Badfinger

Hmm.  No theme so far that I can see.

SSTV at 0352:



0408z Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant, per Lex's request, then off.

Thanks Wolverine!

537

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Ga-Ga 6925U

« on: December 10, 2010, 2353 UTC »

Faded up out of the noise at 2333z playing Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein."  Sign off at 2336 with "This has been Radio Ga-Ga.  Have a good weekend." followed by SSTV.

About S7 at peaks.

Thanks RGG!

538

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.

539

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.

540

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6925.0 USB

« on: December 05, 2010, 0124 UTC »

On at 0103z.  Started out weak, just able to catch the ID, but signal  seems to me improving now at 0123.  S9 on peaks but fades down to the noise level.  Sounds like maybe a "moon" theme.

0127  Bad Moon Rising - CCR
0132  Moondance - Van Morrison
0137  Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
0139  Wolverine ID, Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest

Signal took a big dive about 0145, just barely audible.  SSTV sent at 0207 but too weak to decode.