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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6935 USB 2335 UTC 29 Oct 2021

« on: October 30, 2021, 0051 UTC »

Strong here at tune in 0033z
Howling & chainsaw sound effects over music then ID at 0037z
SSTV at 0039z into ID and more Chainsaw effects.  Music
0046z SSTV then more chainsaw effects into SSTV 0047z with human belch.
S9+ here and no fades.  "This is a weird station indeed" then mention of Outhouse Radio at 0048z
Relay of Chainsaw Radio??

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Clandestine Stations / Re: Taiwan - Sound of Hope ID

« on: October 06, 2021, 0149 UTC »

Ron - thanks as always for your logs.
FPE

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Dumb it down for this crusty, 72 year old fart still, for the most part, living

« on: September 29, 2021, 1946 UTC »

I have no experience with SDRs (they call me a "knob turner" - oh well), but I must agree about the R8.  I bought mine around 1998 and it WAY outperforms my Ten-Tec RX340, Watkins Johnson HF-1000, and the JRCNRD545.  And that's on SW, MW, LW, WeFax, etc.  My R8 is always my go-to radio.  I had to send it to a guy a few years ago to get something fixed (a capacitor I think) and he re-calibrated it and it is like new.  Too bad they don't make them anymore.  Its all SDRs nowadays - but then again, I griped when cassettes took out 8-Tracks.
Have fun,
FPE

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Clandestine Stations / Re: Echo of Hope / Voice of Hope 9100 AM 1250 UTC 7 Sep 2021

« on: September 15, 2021, 2321 UTC »

Thanks for your logs, Ron.

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: First WEFAX image

« on: September 15, 2021, 0012 UTC »

 

I have had no time to decode WEFAX lately. Hopefully, over the weekend I can. Hope others have been doing well with it since my original post.

I will get back at it around late October - conditions improve & Australia & New Zealand become easy catches here local mornings and the northernmost Canadians are decent late afternoons.
Have fun

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Huh? / Re: Yeah, 9/11, but remember the night of 9/10/2001 in radio?

« on: September 13, 2021, 2034 UTC »

Very nice.  Thanks for the links - ah the memories.

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: JMH4 Japan 13986.6 USB 1140 UTC 8 May 2020

« on: September 10, 2021, 1313 UTC »

I use a DSP device (JPS NIR-12) and it absolutely helps.  Keep in mind I'm not using an app for WEFAX but rather an old school Universal M-8000 and I receive on a 30 year old Drake R8. The DSP I use is made by RF Systems I think.....

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: First WEFAX image

« on: August 31, 2021, 1215 UTC »

Not sure of your location but I'm near Chicago and easily copy New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, Kodiak, Boston, CA, LA, Chile, and in the winter months the Canadian far north TXs come in well.
Have fun.

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: First WEFAX image

« on: August 30, 2021, 2057 UTC »

Congrats.
Here's a link to a PDF - somewhat out dated but still useful:
https://www.weather.gov/media/marine/rfax.pdf

The carrier frequency is always 1.9kHz below the assigned frequency.
And if you mean NMF when you say "boston station", I think you were tuned to 12748kHz (not 14748) - see page 34 on the linked PDF.
Have fun,
FPE

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: ISS SSTV 6/10/21 1525

« on: June 29, 2021, 0145 UTC »

Very nice.
Congrat!

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Mail from Cuba

« on: June 16, 2021, 2015 UTC »

Congrats!
Hah!!

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2340 UTC 4 May 2021

« on: May 05, 2021, 0158 UTC »

Reception Into NE Ohio:

SIO 222  SINPO 25232    S4

2340 UTC Ohio by Crosby Stills Nash and Young

2344 Music...male voice    Static just covering you up, can hear tune, cannot interpret words

Thanks for the remembrance!!

Not sure if this was a true "remembrance".  The only station I know of that has broadcasted  memorial/remembrance show for the Kent State Shootings is Rave On Radio.  If there was no mention of "a studio in the woods" or multiple IDs then it wasn't them.
Nice to hear Neil doing the song he wrote just days after the tragic event - CSN were lucky to be around at that point - it was close to the end for them.
FPE

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Clandestine Stations / Re: Korea - May 3-4

« on: May 04, 2021, 1941 UTC »

Thanks, Ron.  You're the king of all west coast clandestine loggers.
Your logs are much appreciated.
FPE

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: VCO Sydney Nova Scotia? 6913.2 USB 0000 UTC 18 APR 2021

« on: April 19, 2021, 1222 UTC »

Nice catch.
Congrats

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Clandestine Stations / Re: Korea - Monday - April 12

« on: April 17, 2021, 0140 UTC »

Thx Ron!