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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u UNID 0327z 9-17-2010

« on: September 17, 2010, 0328 UTC »

JUST came up; details as they appear ...

0330z The one song that was played finished, and, waiting for more ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u WEAK Radio 9-15-2010 1447z

« on: September 15, 2010, 1448 UTC »

Just switched over and noticed the broadcast ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KIPM 6925 am

« on: September 14, 2010, 2110 UTC »

Stumbled across this at around 17:00utc/
Very weak signal barely can make it out.
sounds like a alien invasion show repeating just a few sentences over and over.

17:15utc fading in now  Alan Maxwell speaking of the "truth"
17:20utc KIPM id.

fading in and out...

heard in Arkansas

Hmmm ... continuation of this pgm maybe:

    http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,3598.0.html


Last logging was like 1638z ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6926.4 am UNID 1446z 9-14-2010

« on: September 14, 2010, 1446 UTC »

1446z Carrier is easily detectable w/narrow filter and BFO, audio can be heard on signal peaks ...

1450z Signal took a big fade ... carrier nearly went away but it's back now (still below S1) ...

1505z Signal still present, some audio detectable now and again ...

1533z Carrier still present, not detecting much audio ATTM ...

1552z Carrier still detectable, but that is about all now owing to propagation ...

1611z Signal averaging S5 with a peak observed at S5 and hearing a bit more audio now too ...

1638z Signal back to being under S1 ...

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General Radio Discussion / Re: F.C.C. Likely to Open Airwaves to Wireless

« on: September 14, 2010, 0109 UTC »

The deployment of television-band white spaces represents a rarely used model for the F.C.C., which historically has operated under more of a command-and-control model, in which it tells licensees what they can use their spectrum for.

A potential minefield; bad enough the digital TV signals break up, freeze, are unusable where they used to be usable, but now the potential for a STRONG emitter the next channel over can cause adjacent channel overload problems with a plethora of near-fringe-area receivers ...

GREAT! 

Maybe this will help with the demise of terrestrial broadcast TV (and the networks! Broadcast TV already suffers from lack of content anyway) ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u Outhouse Radio 2350z 9-13-2010 into 9-14-2010

« on: September 13, 2010, 2350 UTC »

On after WEAK ...

ID'd at 2350z

0102z Hmmm ... the music just got good ...

9-14-2010 0110z Primetime broadcast listening slot OHR - time for top-gear, the good stuff ...

Good stuff OHR! Barvo!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK Afternoon Show 6925 USB 1810z

« on: September 13, 2010, 2020 UTC »

S2 into Tejas ...

2216z (If this is still WEAK) S3 thereabouts with QRN to S4 and T-storms in the area withiin 124 nm and as close a 1 county away ...

2229z ID: "WEAK Radio" Thanks for the pgm WEAK!

2230z Signals up to S4 as of late as dusk approaches ...

2330z ID: "WEAK" ... Signal peaking at S7 now ...

2333z WEAK off air, possible technical difficulties with pgm audio source (audio was cutting out/packets missing, CD skipping, etc) ...

2335z WEAK is back

2338z ID: "WEAK" a few moments of silence ... then phone ringing ... the 'Viagra and the dog call' ... signal peaks to S8 now ...

2342z And that may be it ... thanks WEAK 

2344z I'd have to see that ... dog as in "dowg" ... (This may have been OHR)

2346z Blues piece up now ...

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General Radio Discussion / Re: F.C.C. Likely to Open Airwaves to Wireless

« on: September 13, 2010, 1434 UTC »

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html?_r=1&hp

« on: Today at 11:37 »   Quote


The stronger, faster networks will extend broadband signals to bypassed rural areas and allow for smart electric grids,

Bzzzzt!

Epic fail; the day that the local distribution network is completely computerized is also the day androids will be driving the electric utility trucks ... one thing I learned in the five local power outages we had is - the guys arriving on the scene for the 'service call' will "drive the line" looking for a downed wire or a tree against the line or maybe a poor CBer whose mast has fallen onto the primary distribution line (it has happened!!!) ... how's a so-called "Smart Grid" going to do that? Ans: they aren't ...

Power substations already have 're-closers' that will attempt to restore power several times before finally giving up (ever notice how your lights after going out sometimes will come back on a couple times before finally staying off or staying on?) so this 'smart grid' is just more fanciful sales and marketing to the public so's the public will know what their utility dollar is  being spent on ... but it won't improve service or your life; just eases the power co's ability to do a remote cut-off if you don't pay your bill ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925 u

« on: September 13, 2010, 1359 UTC »

Heard that too, but wasn't near a computer to post anything; also it was heard on a portable (Degen/Kaito 1103/DE1103) radio ...

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Utility / Re: 6903.50u TX Army MARS Training Net 0032z 9-05-2010

« on: September 13, 2010, 0431 UTC »

Nice catch and fantastic reference links to boot.

Lucky, I was lucky on that catch! TNX BTW.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925am UNID 0117z 10-13-2010

« on: September 13, 2010, 0119 UTC »

0117z Just tuned in, didn't see it logged, so  ...

0120z Carrier freq works out to be 6925.76 +- 20 Hz .or so ...

0122z Stones: "Jumping Jack Flash"

0126z Seems to be off-air ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6935usb

« on: September 13, 2010, 0114 UTC »

Good copy since 0022z in Tejas ...

Enjoying the program too, thanks OHR.

0125z S6 +- one S unit; fairly steady signal this evening

0142z Signals still holding up into Tejas, S5 to S7 ...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Northwoods Radio 6925u

« on: September 12, 2010, 0045 UTC »

Northwoods Radio 6925u 09/11/10 23:33 sio233, id and email address, music, id at 23:38

Northwoods - copy here once the QRM from one street over quit (QRM was S6) NW showing S3 signal level on dipole.

Oh, and, welcome aboard, newbie 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925u "The Good, the bad, the ugly" OHR? 1735z 9-11-2010

« on: September 11, 2010, 1735 UTC »

1735z Intro with a piano piece ... seemed like it was the theme for a movie like  "The Sting" or something, roaring 20's flavor ? ..

1737z A bit of a BLues / 40's piece ...

1739z Theme song: The Good The bad and ugly ... not the original rendition though ...

1742z Peaking to S2 1/2 into Texas ... fades fall to below S1 ...

1744z New tune: not recognizable ... trucker ballad style, telling a story of some sort ...

1747z Blues tune with guitar, harmonica et al ...

1752z Peak to S3 ATTM ... new tune, no recognize ...

1756z More harmonica (more cowbell!) ...

1759z New tune: think I hear a banjo in there ... some pretty fast strumming ...

1804z Foggy Bottom Boys singing star tune from the movie Oh Brother where art thou ...

1810z Off air ... Thanks for the program!

1829z On air again ...another TG, TB and TU rendition ...

1832z ID given: " Out House Radio "

1902z Pgm continues ... something with a little heavier tone ...

1928z Closing with that wiiiiild guitar-based Star Spangled Banner tune ...  I think ... yup, off air now ... Thanks guy, interesting show.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925am UNID 0200z 9-11-2010

« on: September 11, 2010, 0213 UTC »

Captain Morgan!!??!!   nice mellow tunes   ID AT 02:12

A little too rough to copy here  - thanks ...