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1756

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 USB 06:36z-06:41z 06-17-12

« on: June 17, 2012, 1424 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6930 USB SIO 333

Good signal with fading conditions, but was offtuned from tx frequency which was a bit lower than 6930.

06:36z came on with blues tune?
06:39z SSTV (Robot 24?)
06:40z back into music
06:41z Off

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0636z-0641z06-17-12.mp3

Thanks

1757

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930USB 0504z

« on: June 16, 2012, 1832 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6930 USB SIO 222-322

Weak to fair signal with fading - wasn't able to catch an ID or get a clear decode the SSTV images.

05:04z came on with unknown tune
05:08z sounds like 'Looks That Kill' by Motley Crue, but I don't think it's them
05:09z first Martin 24 SSTV, but too noisy
05:10z second Martin 24 SSTV also too noisy & off

Audio (05:04z-05:10z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0504z-0510z06-16-12.mp3

Thanks!

1758

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6930U 0118Z

« on: June 16, 2012, 1823 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6930 USB SIO 232-333

Signal started off weak, but came up a bit during tx - little to no fading & good audio.

01:16z 'Heartbreak Hotel' - Elvis
01:20z Off

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0116z-0120z06-16-12.mp3

6930 USB SIO 322-323

Decent signal with some fading - audio sounds good.

02:25z 'Eastbound & Down' - Jerry Reed
02:26z Off

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0225z-0226z06-16-12.mp3

Thanks for the ID JF & thnx for the signals RR!

1759

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6945 AM

« on: June 16, 2012, 0527 UTC »

6944.9 AM SIO 322-323

Fair to decent signal with good audio and fading conditions.

05:23z 'Heavy Metal - Don Felder
05:25z Radio True North ID
05:28z SRV!
05:36z ID & talking, but can't make out everything
05:40z 'Eye Of The Tiger' - Survivor
05:46z ID
05:47z 'Logical Song' - Supertramp

Audio (05:24z-05:52z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RadioTrueNorth6945Am0524z-0552z06-16-12.mp3

Thanks RTN!

1760

General Radio Discussion / Re: Furries looking to ‘shed’ bad rap in Pittsburgh

« on: June 16, 2012, 0042 UTC »

Go Boomer!!

1761

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 (?) USB 06:25z-06:34z 06-15-12

« on: June 15, 2012, 1919 UTC »

Thanks for checking guys

I'll be recording 6930 USB tonight so we'll see if there's any action again.

1762

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 (?) USB 06:25z-06:34z 06-15-12

« on: June 15, 2012, 1717 UTC »

Recorder catch:

Rx parked on 6930 USB mode SIO 222-322

Weak signal just getting through the noisy conditions with some fading.  Signal must be a bit south of 6930 as it sounds offtuned.  Anyone else or SDR guys catch this?

06:25z faded in or on
06:26z can hear someone, sounds like voice or vocals over music.
06:28z can definitely hear music of some kind
06:29z SSTV image being sent
06:30z back into show - signal has come up a bit
06:33z another SSTV image being sent
06:34z Off or faded out

Audio (06:25z-06:34z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6930Usb0625z-0634z06-15-12.mp3

Thanks!

1763

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Blue Ocean Radio 6.925U

« on: June 14, 2012, 1526 UTC »

My pleasure JO

FWIW, as much as I like an AM signal for fidelity, it's easier for me to hear sideband through noisy conditions, but that's just me.  ~3000mi. is a pretty good haul for 50 watts!

By the way, I caught this on my overnight recording:

6925 USB SIO 232-233 06-14-12

Weak to fair signal with fading conditions.  Had to use my wavecom decoder (which is always iffy & nowhere near as good as DimBulb's ear!), but was able to see enough text for positive copy.

05:37z-05:40z Blue Ocean Radio CW w/ID & email addy.

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadioCw6925Usb0537z-0540z06-14-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

1764

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0219 UTC

« on: June 14, 2012, 1506 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 434

Great signal & audio with some fading here in the swamplands - nice selection of Skynyrd tunes!

02:17z 'Working For The MCA'
02:19z 'The Ballad of Curtis Loew'
02:26z short bit of 'Swamp Music' (yeah man!)
02:27z Off

Audio (complete tx): http://archive.org/download/ShortwaveOddsSodsTransmissions/Unid_pirate6925Usb0217z-0227z06-14-12.mp3

Thanks!

1765

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 AM Radio Ronin Shortwave

« on: June 13, 2012, 1524 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 AM (rx in USB) SIO 322-323

Fair signal overall with fading taking signal close to the noise floor & up to easy copy at times - similar details as others.

01:00z-02:02z Radio Ronin Shortwave

Audio (complete show): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/RadioRoninShortwave6925Am-usb0100z-0202z06-13-12.mp3

Thanks RR!

1766

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Blue Ocean Radio 6.925U

« on: June 13, 2012, 0404 UTC »

6925 USB SIO 232

Weak to fair signal with some fading.  Went back through my recording and started getting traces of audio as early as 02:50z, but can't confirm if that was definitely BOR or not at that time.

03:57z hearing some mellow music
04:01z sounds like a laid back guitar lead
04:07z faint Blue Ocean Radio ID
04:09z back into the music - sounds like blues
04:14z 'If It Makes You Happy' - Sheryl Crow, signal has come up a little bit
04:22z ID
04:33z new song with violin/fiddle
04:35z blues guitar lead
04:42z bluegrass tune
05:14z multiple IDs, email addy & off or faded out

Audio (Have mp3 from 02:50z-05:14z, but conditions & signal were best from 04:46z-05:14z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadio6925Usb0446z-0514z06-13-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

1767

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: SSTV 6925 AM

« on: June 12, 2012, 1459 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 322

01:17z Scottie 1 mode SSTV:



There was also a group of SSTV images sent from 00:12z-00:18z & 01:06z-01:13z, but couldn't decode being offtuned from tx frequency.

Thanks

1768

QSLs Received / Rave On Radio QSL

« on: June 11, 2012, 1423 UTC »

Received this cool QSL from ROR for the 'Let It Bleed' Rolling Stones show:



Thank you, thank you ROR!

1769

North American Shortwave Pirate / Blue Ocean Radio test 6925 USB 03:34z & 03:36z 06-11-12

« on: June 11, 2012, 1420 UTC »

Recorder catch:

6925 USB SIO 222-322

Caught these two brief sideband test from BOR - both were weak to fair with some fading, but heard a clear Blue Ocean Radio ID in the 1st tx & could make out the ID and email address in the second tx.

03:34z 1st Blue Ocean Radio test tx

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadioTest6925Usb0334z06-11-12.mp3

03:36z 2nd Blue Ocean Radio test tx

Audio: http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/BlueOceanRadioTest6925Usb0336z06-11-12.mp3

Thanks BOR!

1770

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!