Messages

1711

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WPON 6925 AM 2358 UTC

« on: June 11, 2012, 1413 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 (rx in USB) SIO 232

First show was weak, but still audible for the most part just above the noise with some fading.

23:58z-00:29z 1st WPON

Audio (complete broadcast): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/Wpon6925Am-usb2358z-0029z06-10_11-12.mp3

Second show came in better (SIO 333) with some fading - dang audicity locked up on me about 15mins into 2nd broadcast, but still got a decent portion of the show.  Missed the third one though

00:59z-01:45z 2nd WPON

Audio (00:59z-01:45z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/Wpon6925Usb0059z-0145z06-11-12.mp3

Thanks WPON!

1712

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID (Devil's Lullaby) 6925 03:10z-03:13z 06-11-12

« on: June 11, 2012, 1352 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 (rx in USB) SIO 322-323

Fair signal with some fading - played 'Devil's Lullaby' & then off with no ID heard.

03:10z-03:13z 'Devil's Lullaby'

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6925Am-usb0310z-0313z06-11-12.mp3


Received an email from the Op saying he was using a homebrew transmitter putting out a 35 watt carrier - 80 watts peak into a homebrew verticle antenna.

Thanks MD!

1713

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: SSTV 6925 USB 1039 UTC

« on: June 11, 2012, 1339 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB 10:08z-10:10z Scottie 1 mode 06-11-12:

1714

QSLs Received / Radio Balaklava QSL

« on: June 09, 2012, 2035 UTC »

Received this cool QSL from Johnny Oaktree for his one time Radio Balaklava CW test!



Thank you, thank you Johnny Oaktree!

1715

North American Shortwave Pirate / Blue Ocean Radio test 6925 USB 04:45z-04:47z 06-09-12

« on: June 09, 2012, 1132 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 322-323

Fair signal with some fading - could hear a QSO at the end of broadcast, but couldn't make out the other side of the conversation.  Came on with number count, ID & mention of test and repeating the ID and email address a number of times.  Audio sounded good from this end

04:45z-04:47z Blue Ocean Radio test & QSO

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadioTestTx6925Usb0445z-0447z06-09-12.mp3

Thanks Blue Ocean Radio!

1716

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave On Radio - 6925USB - 06/09/2012_0344z

« on: June 09, 2012, 1126 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB 222-322

Weak to fair signal with some fading - kicked off the show with 'Gimme Shelter'

03:34z-04:24z Rave On Radio 'Let It Bleed' show

04:23z Scottie SSTV:



Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RaveOnRadio6925Usb03344z-0424z06-09-12.mp3

Thanks ROR!

1717

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: North Seas Radio 6925U 0112Z

« on: June 09, 2012, 1120 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 322-323

Fair signal with some fading - similar details as others.

01:12z-01:53z North Seas Radio

Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/NorthSeasRadio6925Usb0112z-0153z06-09-12.mp3

Thanks NSR!

1718

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID Weak carrier 6925 around 0515 UTC

« on: June 08, 2012, 1535 UTC »

Dang, I already deleted my whole overnight recording from this morning, but I'll check future recordings for that time slot to see what I can hear on my end Chris.

1719

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID CW 6925 03:49z-04:01z 06-08-12

« on: June 08, 2012, 1532 UTC »

Awesome! - thank you, thank you DimBulb!

1720

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Balaklava CW test 6925 03:49z-04:01z 06-08-12

« on: June 08, 2012, 1148 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 (rx in USB) SIO 333

Decent signal with some fading.  Noticed these going through my recording this morning: four short tx’s with the same pattern of dits & dahs.  The first three are spaced ~ 2 mins apart with the fourth ~ 7mins later.

03:49z-04:01z Radio Balaklava CW test

Audio (03:49z-04:01z edited): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RadioBalaklavaCwTest6925Usb0349z-0401z06-08-12.mp3

Thanks Radio Balaklava (Blue Ocean Radio)!

1721

QSLs Received / Re: Rave On Radio QSLs

« on: June 08, 2012, 1054 UTC »

Also received the Belated Bob Dylan QSL - thank you Rave On Radio!

1722

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 USB UNID 0235z - One tune...

« on: June 08, 2012, 1051 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 444

Great signal & audio with no fade.

02:32z-02:36z 'Ebony Eyes' - Bob Welch

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6925Usb0232z-0236z06-08-12.mp3

6925 USB SIO 232-233

Fair to decent signal with some fading.

02:52z-02:55z 'Love Is The Drug' - Roxy Music

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6925Usb0252z-0255z06-08-12.mp3

Thanks!

1723

General Radio Discussion / Re: What was the first pirate station you ever logged?

« on: June 07, 2012, 2314 UTC »

WSKY in 1993

1st QSL was from 6YVOS for their Jerry Garcia tribute show in 1995.

These stations were all heard on a Grundig Satellit 500.

Went back and looked at the log sheet from that night, the UTC times look later than I thought they were, but then again I could have been an hour off.  I should add that these are possibly not the first pirates I ever heard, but the first ones I ever logged.

01-02-93

7415 Mhz

05:10z WSKY
05:25z WMAD
06:10z Voice Of Garbage
06:18z Voice Of The Night with a call in # 713-780-1799

I have written down '(WCYC)?', but no time given; the two 'Voice' stations also had a QSO going at one point IIRC.

1724

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6924 AM, 0128- 05-05-12

« on: June 05, 2012, 1052 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6924 AM (rx on 6925 USB) SIO 322

Fair signal with fading - could only make out bits & pieces with being offtuned from tx freq.  If I had to guess by the music it sounds like Radio Free Mars.

01:27z sign on with
01:38z 'Bennie & The Jets' - Elton John
01:27z Off ?

Thanks!

1725

QSLs Received / Re: Channel Z eQSL

« on: June 04, 2012, 0038 UTC »

Also received same cool eQSL - thank you, thank you Channel Z - you rock!