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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Hot Radio Relay 6885 USB 2342 2 September 2019

« on: September 04, 2019, 1607 UTC »

Wasn't "Like A Hurricane" on "American Stars And Bars"? You couldn't go anywhere w/o hearing the album version of that tune in late '77/early '78 and it was long.

Yes Like a Hurricane is from American Stars & Bars.

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Equipment / Old school Super Select-A-Tenna loop

« on: September 03, 2019, 2330 UTC »

Wtf?  I somehow pulled the female RCA jack out of the end of the magnetic probe that plugs in (via a patch cable) to a 1/8" mini output on the back of the loop antenna.  Now one wire is dangling from inside the probe and one is dangling on the end of the torn off female RCA jack (which has two solder point type connections on it).
I'm bringing it by an electronics guy tomorrow but if he can't help is there anyone on here that could maybe fix it/rebuild it?
Message me or reply here - I can send pics - thx thx thx
FPE

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Spy Numbers / Re: HM01

« on: August 20, 2019, 0015 UTC »

After a few weeks of repeat mode, there were new groups 8/17 which were repeated 8/18 then today 8/19 (local) not heard at 1600, 1700, 1800, 2100, 2200z.
Not unprecedented but strange even for RHC HM01.
FPE

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Huh? / Re: Papilio Polyxenes

« on: August 15, 2019, 1609 UTC »

Yes CT Yankee & Dave I agree with your posts.  We will probably never know if humans are helping by home growing monarchs but I'd be willing to bet we aren't hurting the situation.
Maybe someday we will know all of these answers.  Or not....
FPE

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Huh? / Re: Papilio Polyxenes

« on: August 14, 2019, 1625 UTC »

I recently read an article in a WI Outdoor News magazine that claimed that so called "home grown" Monarchs don't migrate south with their "naturally propagated" brethren and thus die when cold weather hits.  I don't know if this is true but the claim was made to explain why all of the "home grow" methods made by people trying to "save the monarch" really aren't working.
The article also claimed that the reason they (and many pollinators) are in decline is because the are developing a form of Alzheimer's disease: they know they shouldn't stay where they are but they can't remember where to go.......like bees that leave a hive never to be seen again.  The article blamed pesticides.
All I know is on my 3 acres near Chicago I have seen more Monarchs this year than in the past 10.  I have at least 2-300 wild milkweed plants that sprout up each year but I have never interfered in the monarchs natural cycle - even last week when I stumbled upon a walking stick devouring a monarch caterpillar.  Darwinism.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: OM (The Count?) with test counts 6887 AM 0236 UTC 10 Aug 2019

« on: August 11, 2019, 2201 UTC »

Whoa....
WTF?

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: 12.749 USB

« on: August 09, 2019, 1856 UTC »

This may help you - it's the newest version but not necessarily 100% accurate.

https://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/rfax.pdf

FPE

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: VMC Australia 5100 kHz 1029 UTC 7 Aug 2019

« on: August 07, 2019, 1727 UTC »

Nice job.  Go for New Zealand next - I think they still run on 15 minute cycles hopping frequencies.
Congrats,
FPE

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: ISS SSTV 145.8 MHz 1900 UTC 1 Aug 2019

« on: August 02, 2019, 0116 UTC »

Swank.
As Warren Zevon said - "you really are the Boss".
Nice work, Chris.
FPE

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WEFAX and SSTV / Re: ISS SSTV 145.8 MHz 1900 UTC 1 Aug 2019

« on: August 01, 2019, 1939 UTC »

Wow - congrats!  Very nice

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General Radio Discussion / Re: YHWH

« on: July 31, 2019, 1646 UTC »

Yes he's been on 4 or 5 (local) nites in a row.
7470khz till as late as 0430z.
Once you've heard him you will be able to tell its him regardless of how bad you copy him and same for his sign off music Days of Hard Life.
FPE

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Spy Numbers / Re: HM01

« on: July 31, 2019, 1638 UTC »

7/31 1623z 11435khz new groups
71875 36551 86325 55633 85266 35553
FPE

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Spy Numbers / Re: HM01

« on: July 30, 2019, 0105 UTC »

It figures that they would get back on track once I gave up on them. 

Today 7/29 they are back to repeat mode.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: YHWH

« on: July 21, 2019, 1318 UTC »

Never mind.  Copied 7/21 7470khz 0350z.

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General Radio Discussion / YHWH

« on: July 19, 2019, 1216 UTC »

After being on air about 5-6 days a week for the past few months, I have neither copied him nor seen reports of others copying him in the past week.
Wonder if he got the knock again?
FPE