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Equipment / Active antenna for condo or apt

« on: July 14, 2019, 0157 UTC »

I've been thinking about moving into a condo in the future. I'm 73 and tired of taking care of a 92 year old house that has problems. This means I would be giving up my 7mhz backyard dipole and CB antenna. I would like to know if anybody is using an active antenna in a condo or apartment and how good the reception is. I fear there would be too much QRM in a multiple unit building. Thanks for any answers.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6878 USB 0139UTC 14 July, 2019

« on: July 14, 2019, 0148 UTC »

Tuned in at 0147utc, weak signal with moderate noise, some fading, nice selection of soft pop/rock tunes, thanks. 

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 0028 UTC 14 July 2019

« on: July 14, 2019, 0051 UTC »

Tuned in at 0050utc, fair/poor signal with some fading, song "when you got a headache(?)", at 0054 song "waters of oblivion(?)", at 0056 "ain't nothing like the real thing", at 0058 Jethro Tull "nothing to say", Wolverine ID at 0103, at 0111 "nothin from nothin leaves nothin", at 0121 slow jazz/blues tune "I ain't got nothin but the blues", echo Wolverine ID at 0133 followed by SSTV/FAX,       

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6878 USB 2240 UTC 13 Jul 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 2344 UTC »

Tuned in at 2343utc, weak signal under moderate noise, barely hear music, at 0019utc signal strength has improved, nice program of soft pop/rock music, thanks for the tunes, suddenly moved to 6881usb around 0048, at 0050 retuned to 6950 to hear Wolverine. 

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6940 USB 2320 UTC 13 Jul 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 2330 UTC »

Tuned in at 2330 but hear nothing.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: OTR 6770 AM 2134 UTC 13 Julyl 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 2138 UTC »

Tried at 2137utc, not even a hint of carrier in ssb mode under moderate noise.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0307 UTC 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0312 UTC »

At 0311utc got nothing but normal background noise here in Chicagoland.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: KDOG 6950 USB 0232 UTC 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0250 UTC »

Tuned in at 0249, weak signal, CW ID, country and western tune,

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6777 USB 0140 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0210 UTC »

Tuned in at 0206utc, fair/poor sig, song "games without frontiers", WDIG ID, more music, 

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: KDOG 6930 USB 0144 UTC 13 Jul 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0205 UTC »

Tuned in at 0204utc, hear SSTV/FAX,

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6925 USB 0059 UTC 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0121 UTC »

Tuned in at 0119utc, weak signal with moderate noise, pop/rock tune that I never heard before, occasional CW QRM (I'm not fluent in Morse), at 0123 WDOG ID, song "games without frontiers", apparently off at 0132utc after CW.     

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6910 AM 0005 UTC 13 July 2019

« on: July 13, 2019, 0013 UTC »

At 0012utc not even a hint of carrier in ssb mode.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Nuttin' On Shortwave 6925 AM 2252 UTC 12 Jul 2019

« on: July 12, 2019, 2258 UTC »

Tried to tune in at 2256utc, not a hint of carrier in ssb mode.

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6875 USB 0033 7 July 2019

« on: July 07, 2019, 0131 UTC »

Tuned in at 0130utc, weak under moderate noise, hear pop/rock music from 60's and 70's, at 0149 signal improving with nice slow jazz/rock, at 0202utc Van Halen "dance the night away", at 0218 Steppenwolf "magic carpet ride", at 0231utc ID as Mix Radio International, apparently off at 0302utc.   

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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 AM 0054 UTC 7 July 2019

« on: July 07, 2019, 0129 UTC »

Tuned in at 0127utc, very weak under moderate noise, detect carrier in ssb mode, barely hear bits of audio at times.