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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6923.5u UNID 1222z 8-29-2010

« on: August 29, 2010, 1224 UTC »

Been copying something for a short while - a man speaking - for a bit ... not enough to make anything out now ...

... some SSB traffic about 6925.5 speaking Spanish

Was initially copyable using a Degen 1103 portable ... but band cdx have changed for the worse the last few minutes ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Test Transmission from Radio TrueNorth 0533z 8-29-2010

« on: August 29, 2010, 0534 UTC »

More -

"This is a Test Transmission by Radio True North on shortwave"

0536z Getting pounded by Auroral/OTH RADAR

0537z Killer slow sweep from Auroral/OTH RADAR 

0539z Head starting to hurt from hearing all the Auroral/OTH RADAR sweeps

0543z More Auroral/OTH RADAR sweeps ... musical pgm continues from RTN

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6926/6927am UNID

« on: August 29, 2010, 0152 UTC »

Delayed posting - AM signal copied about 1644 local 2144z while on bike ride w/Degen 1103 radio

 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925am WBNY 0250z 8-26-2010

« on: August 26, 2010, 0251 UTC »

S4 carrier with S6 QRN

www.piratesweek.info

0255z "I'm a good monkey ... bad monkey ... "

0255z ID: "WBNY"

0287z Signal fade ... carrier still detectable in CW mode but audio very weak now ...

0317z Off-air; carrier no longer detectable ...

 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925am UNID 0043z 8-26-2010

« on: August 26, 2010, 0044 UTC »

Noting a carrier on 6925 kHz ... will listen for audio next ...

0045z ... make that _was_ noting a carrier on 6925 kHz ... now off ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Radio Sycko? 0005z 8-26-2010

« on: August 26, 2010, 0008 UTC »

Muzika - synthesizer-based 'buzz' tunes ATTM

0013z Rock on - AC/DC takes the stage ...

0018z Op live on mic ... average modulation/audio level too low to make much out given QRN (need some compression on local mic) ...

frn logs this as Radio Sycko ...

0026z Signal strength at S2 to S3 with mild to moderate QRN

0039z And off-air it would appear. Interesting pgm - thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Outhouse Radio 1607z 8-22-2010

« on: August 22, 2010, 1607 UTC »

Just noticed a weak signal ... sounds like techno-trance synthesizer-based ATTM

1608z Signal strength = S3 to S5 with a little local QRMary (from a switching power supply)

1612z ID: " ... Radio" (missed the first part)

1617z More announcer audio, announcing some articles of interest e.g. pirate radio ... some no longer available ...

1617z Relay/replay of British talk pgm material ... history of Pirate Radio (presumably in Britain)

1628z Back to some Tn-T ...

1636z ID again, unable to copy first word (or words) ... brain unable to make sense of what the ears fed it considering the mix of noises, including white noise from the receiver, the background music playing during the ID, etc ...

1652z Finally copied an ID,  "Outhouse Radio" is what rolled through the brain ... (helps to have it repeated several times as I'm doing other things over here) ...

1701z ID: "Outhouse Radio" ... peak signal level has fallen below S2 as the sun gets high here over the USA ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Wolverine Radio - Rain Theme 0220z 8-22-2010

« on: August 22, 2010, 0220 UTC »

Just tuned in ...

0220z "Set me free why don't ya babe"
0224z ID: "Wolverine Radio"
0224z 40's singer in falsetto with a tune I could begin to recognize ...
0226z "I'm singing in the Rain"
0228z "I recall the night .. riding around in the rain"
0231z Another 30's 40's tune "If it Rains, who cares ... I'm in love with you"
0234z ID: "Wolverine Radio"
0234z "... In the rain, the sun was out ... "
0236z Sound of thunderclap "A raindrop a little bitty drop .. it feels like raindrops all over..."
0239z "I'll do my crying in the rain "
0241z "Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain"
0243z Instrumental lead-in ... "You and me and rain on the roof"
0245z "... when the sun shines" ... "when the rain falls" ? - copy is getting rough at times now
0249z ID "Wolverine Radio"
0249z Motown tune "... but I wish that it would rain"
0251z "... rain tapped at my window"
0255z "Raindrops keep falling on my head ..."
0257z "Long as I remember ... then I wondered ... who stopped the rain"
0300z ID: "Wolverine Radio"
0300z "The plans they made put an end to you ... I seen sorrow I've seen rain ... but I always thought I'd see you again"
0303z Motown again ".. rain falling ... a rainy night in Georgia ... I feel like it's rainin all over the world" 
0307z Wow ... haven't heard this tune in awhile ... "play on the play ground ... play all around .. let your white bird ... play on the playground ... play all around" rough copy - missing pieces ... "some came to blow the clouds away"
0311z "The rain is falling ... the roof ... let it rain, let rain ... let it rain down on me ... let it rain rain rain" ?
0316z ID: "Wolverine Radio"
0316z "do you remember how sweet it might be ... when we were together now ... that we parted ... rain" "I can't stand the rain against my window bringing back those memories ..."
0318z "Well I love a rainy ... I love a rainy night such a beautiful sight ... "  "I love a rainy night ... uh uh ... I love to watch hte lightning as it lights up the sky ... the rain on my face "
0322z Guitar and drum intro ... can't yet make out words "rain on my ... rain on my ..." rough copy
0325z A much-played pop tune; "Listen to the pouring rain"
0330z "All I can say is my life is pretty plain ... all I like to do ... my point of view ... and I don't understand ... " fades and parts
indistinct
0334z ID "Wolverine Radio" w/echo this time (only time that I recall)
0334z SSTV transmission incoming
0336z Off-air. Thanks for the program Wolverine Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Ultraman on MAC Shortwave 0105z 8-22-2010

« on: August 22, 2010, 0106 UTC »

More as available

Opening with a piano (and more) score I have never heard before ...

0107z S6 signal peaks into Texas

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Outhouse Radio 2319z 8-21-2010

« on: August 21, 2010, 2320 UTC »

More as it occurs

Just up at about 2319z

2319z "These are Glory Days" ..

2322z Credence Clear Water Revival: "Green River" (?)

2325z OHR ID - Audio sounds GREAT with the new direct cable!

2326z The Boss: "Born in the USA"

2333z Peaks to a little over S7 on dipole, ditto Lex's comments on audio quality

2335z Copyable on Degen 1103 with built-in telescopic whip ...

2337z Seeing S8 signal peaks ... strong sig this evening ...

2343z Grayline propagation enhancement now exiting the scene - signal level down to S3 ... great audio however!

2348z New stable signal level post Grayline enhancement: S3, with very little QRN at the moment ...

2350z Grayline map (captured/frozen in time from: http://www.smeter.net/propagation/views/current-gray-line.php):

           

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Played Blues tunes briefly (OHR preshow?) 2309z 8-21-2010

« on: August 21, 2010, 2310 UTC »

Just came on-air, more to follow

2311z S3 to S5 peaks

Playing a 'Blues' tune ...

2312 Off-air

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Outhouse Radio 2145z 8-21-2010

« on: August 21, 2010, 2157 UTC »

More in a minute

Was copying for awhile on a portable Degen 1103 DE1103 radio ...

Signal sounded quite good - copied ID using Degen

2158z Now off air

Degen review:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4288%3Fehamsid%3Dd2012bdf8dc1ddc1295449d1ca46e932

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6930.28u Outhouse Radio 0156z 8-21-2010

« on: August 21, 2010, 0156 UTC »

More as available

Freq closer to 6930.2 something for best 'reproduction' ...

S5 peaks to S6 into Texas

Pgm content ... heavy guitar ...

0202z Best freq ~ 6930.25 or so ...

0204z OTH/Auroral RADAR doing the number over 'em now!

0206z ID: "OutHouse Radio 6 9 3 0"

Sounding good tonight, over the QRN and everything ...

0208z Best freq ~ 6930.29 kHz for 'fidelity' ...

0209z Signal peaks to S8

Nice selection of cuts tonight OHR ... thanks ...

The new rig really sounds good!

0219z As "Do You Feel Like I Do" winds down signal is moderating to about S4 to S5 level and QRN picking up into Texas

0220z ID: "Outhouse Radio"

0233z 73 OHR - nice show ... TNX

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925am Capt Morgan 0157z 8-19-2010

« on: August 19, 2010, 0158 UTC »

Weak carrier is all at the moment ... will see if sig picks up so's an ID can be heard ...

Freq actually 6924.2 kHz or so ... used narrow CW filter mode to hear carrier at and below S1 on dipole antenna

0205z Carrier still only thing detectable ... still at or below S1

0208z Carrier off-air.

FRN logging indicates this as Captain Morgan 6924.2 kHz AM.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6926.3am Outhouse Radio 0111z 8-09-2010

« on: August 09, 2010, 0112 UTC »

Barely audible ATTM

0121z Carrier detectable, but not much else. Freq about 6926.2

0133z Signal picking up now... strange pgm content tho ... secret Nixon Whitehouse tapes?

Sounds like a history piece of some kind ...

0153z tagline: "Nobody plays a better variety of music"

0154z "Outhouse Radio"

I have to ask you son, "son, have you mastered the art of setting the Q-point on a push-pull modulator stage yet?"

0208z Signal has picked up markedly. Much easier copy now, compared to earlier, now the predominant low-frequency crossover distortion limits readability ...

0218z Blew a fuse/6-pill PA stage smoked - sudden cessation of pgm ...

What happened OHR? Do we need to field a S & R squad?