Messages

361

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6932L 0106z The infamous 'Drifting' Pirate 7-12-2010

« on: July 12, 2010, 0206 UTC »

More to follow

Opened with "Time" by Hendrix

0213z still 6933.65L thereabouts

362

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6930.15 Gunnery Sgt Hartman kicks things off 0150z 7-12-2010

« on: July 12, 2010, 0201 UTC »

I gots em very loud, but the freq keeps changing...he's about s-30 over 9 into NE Ohio...on or around 6931 kc.

Steve

Yup, and that's kinda counter-productive if you want to have listeners ...

0101z He's gone

363

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6930.15u Gunnery Sgt Hartman kicks things off 0150z 7-12-2010

« on: July 12, 2010, 0151 UTC »

More to follow

0152z Freq now 6930.66 kHz ... sudden drift/shift noticeable at times

0153z Nancy Sinatra  "These boots are made for walking" ... and back to Hartman ..

0155z Freq now 6930.15 kHz

0157z Freq now 6931.86 kHz

0159z Freq now 6931.72 kHz ... this is no service to listeners, Pirate ... they have to 'chase' you around just to hear your pgm ...

0200z Freq now 6931.65 kHz

364

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6960u UNID 0111z 7-12-2010

« on: July 12, 2010, 0125 UTC »

0124z almost caught an ID ... just too much QRN

0125z  "This is Worldwide Radio ..." caught during signal peak

0135z Heard another ID, didn't copy, program continues at S2 signal with QRN peaks to S4

365

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6960u UNID 0111z 7-12-2010

« on: July 12, 2010, 0111 UTC »

More to follow

Just tuned up the band from 6950 and found this activity at 6960.00 kHz

Don't think I'll be able to copy any ID's on this one ... too much QRN here in Texas; we have more T-storms in-state and in OK

366

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6925.2 AM

« on: July 11, 2010, 1451 UTC »

I've been hearing music in and out of the noise since about 0500z, about 3 hours now.  Signal is pretty weak, although there have been a lot of good peaks.  Program has been mostly hardcore/thrash type stuff with some classic rock as well.  No IDs that I've been able to hear.  Fierce static tonight with crashes to S9+.  Lots of OTHR too.

0832z Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
0837  Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath

6 minute audio clip, beginning at 0746z:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mz2tczmxizm

Word; you weren't kidding about the static crashes. Tough, tough copy.

367

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6930u UNID 0406z 7-11-2010

« on: July 11, 2010, 0407 UTC »

More to follow

Frequency 6929.92 kHz for best 'sound'

0410z and he's off/gone ...

Did not copy an ID so ...

368

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WLDJ 6925u

« on: July 11, 2010, 0403 UTC »

WLDJ signed/gone ... but hearing a 'tweedle tweedle' sound on freq now ... and it moved up and down (VFO changed) a little bit too.

369

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950am 0300z Radio Ronin Shortwave 7-11-2010

« on: July 11, 2010, 0357 UTC »

Blues or blues-rock just audible around 6950.5 AM since around 0300z. Not quite strong enough yet to ID songs or copy station IDs.
0335z: Just heard Radio Ronin Shortwave ID, e-mail address and mention of FRN. More blues, signal a little stronger now.

Listening on barefoot Magnavox D2935 portable indoors. Dunno why but this rig seems to work better than anything else I have with AM pirates.

Fair peaks occasionally, rapid fluttering fades.

Are you using the Magnavox with a loop? That can help some too ... this 756 also has some issues with AM to start with (there is a 'void' fidelity-wise, the best way I can explain it, when tuned directly onto an AM signal/the carrier freq for some reason and I don't know why ... tune off a few hundred Hz and it sounds  better, even with voice on 80 M)

370

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WLDJ 6925u

« on: July 11, 2010, 0347 UTC »

Nice ... peaks to S6 in Texas ...

Frequency - a little low; had to tune to 6924.92 or so to get it to sound 'just right!'





Edit: Dyslexia on the freq

371

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950am 0300z Radio Ronin Shortwave 7-11-2010

« on: July 11, 2010, 0334 UTC »

Radio Ronin Shortwave, RSS, recorded earlier - before QRN began to rule the roost and send the S/N ratio 'southward' - as he ID'd and made an announcement rounds about just after the top of the hour:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHdVdIHwock

372

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950am 0300z Radio Ronin Shortwave 7-11-2010

« on: July 11, 2010, 0322 UTC »

0321z QRN has picked up here in the last little bit; RSS in the area of S5 to S6 about the level of the static crashes for me ...

373

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6950am 0300z Radio Ronin Shortwave 7-11-2010

« on: July 11, 2010, 0301 UTC »

more to follow

0301z ID: "This is ... shortwave" - there was a fade at the ... part.

Signal strength is wild - selective fading with peaks to S8 into Texas

0304z Really a pretty good sounding signal ... still experiencing some wild/selective signal fading

374

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTCR 6925u

« on: July 11, 2010, 0256 UTC »

Booming here in Central FL also. Partial capture: http://post.ly/mgsP

Returning the favor; the view from Texas:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdxLLJwZNsg


Just heard then sign-off from WTCR at about 0253z also ... it was a great program while it lasted!! Thanks WTCR.

375

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTCR 6925u

« on: July 11, 2010, 0214 UTC »

I would like to complement WTCR on being dead nuts on frequency, too. 


S6 to S8 now into TX