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FM Free Radio / Has anyone ever been an SCA pirate?

« on: September 30, 2013, 0051 UTC »

Has anybody ever put an FM transmitter in their car, put their recorded program onto an FM subcarrier of either 67 or 92 kHz, put the subcarrier into the FM transmitter, parked outside of a place of business such as a fast food place and heard their program on the loudspeakers in the place of business? I had thought of doing that but never got around to doing it. Now of course it's too late because background music has gone to satellite, cable and internet delivery.

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FM Free Radio / Re: 87.9 MHz UNID May 8, 2013 1253z Minneapolis, MN

« on: September 30, 2013, 0044 UTC »

It may have been an old satellite radio add-on that had the too powerful transmitter. Before I retired in March 2008 I would hear them on 87.9 and 88.1 MHz while driving to and from work between my home in Mount Prospect, IL and work, usually in Libertyville IL but sometimes in other offices too. Sometimes during the workday in the company car (phone company) I'd tune to 87.9 & 88.1 and hear a dead carrier from a parked car for at least a city block either side of the car. There was also some a-hole in the Northbrook Illinois area who had a too powerful in-car transmitter on 91.5 which is the NPR station I listen to. If there was an important article I wanted to hear I had to pull over and wait for that jerk to get several blocks ahead of me in traffic. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Metro Radio International 6974AM *2327-0148* UTC 28Sep13

« on: September 29, 2013, 0224 UTC »

Barely heard it earlier this evening in NE Illinois. Tuned in at 0105utc and heard bits of audio, heard heavy metal, then spacey music, then "tubular bells".

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North American Shortwave Pirate / unid 6950am 0330utc

« on: September 15, 2013, 0332 UTC »

poor, at noise floor, somebody talking, saying too many people in world. Anybody else hear this? Now hear pop/rock.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6935 Am 0257 Sept 15'13

« on: September 15, 2013, 0329 UTC »

I detected carrier earlier in ssb mode, heard bits of audio.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM 6975 AM 0253z Sept. 15, 2013

« on: September 15, 2013, 0318 UTC »

Tuned in at 0311utc, fair/poor, soft rock and pop music. xfmshortwave@gmail.com.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Red Mercury Labs 6.925 usb

« on: September 15, 2013, 0236 UTC »

Fair in NE Illinois. I tuned it in at 0223 and heard avant garde dance music, now hear heavy metal tune "balls to the walls". At 0240utc Santana "black magic woman" (a song about Carlos Santana's wife who is black). JUST ID'D at 0244: Red Mercury Labs. redmercurylabs@yahoo.com. At 0344 weaker now. Willie Nelson: "highway man".

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB

« on: September 15, 2013, 0228 UTC »

I hear it too, fair/poor, avant garde sounding dance music. I tuned it in at 0223utc. Now hear hvy mtl tune "balls to the walls". @0240utc Santana "black magic woman" (a song about Carlos Santana's wife who is black). JUST ID'D at 0244: Red Mercury Labs. redmercurylabs@yahoo.com. Weaker now at 0347. Played "highway man" by Willie Nelson.

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FM Free Radio / Re: Isn't it rather easy to get caught?

« on: September 15, 2013, 0215 UTC »

About the tethered kite or balloon, Don't tether it with a wire or anything conductive if you are anywhere near powerlines. As for balloons you can make hydrogen with water and DC electricity but if you do be very careful. BTW, the same process will make pure oxygen which is also very dangerous.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 15 Sept 2013 0118Z

« on: September 15, 2013, 0139 UTC »

Just tuned in at 0135, heard end of "best of friends", then heard a tune by Hank Williams, now Johnny Cash with song about Noah's ark. Excellent audio for SSB, good signal. At 0143 Jefferson Airplane "my best friend". SSTV/FAX at 0228. That was a great program, thanks. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/26/2013 0012z

« on: August 26, 2013, 0313 UTC »

Tuned in at 0137utc, fair signal, heard country rock ballad, off suddenly at 0150utc after ID. The similar s-off, near simultaneous s-off times, equal sig strength and similar fading make me think that RF Whatever and Capt Morgan are collocated and operated. Just on internet at 0300utc after listening to Alan Maxwell.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925AM *0106-0149* UTC 26Aug13

« on: August 26, 2013, 0307 UTC »

Tuned in at 0134utc, heard blues tune "got my mojo workin", more blues, nice program, fair signal, off suddenly at 0149 after ID. Note, similar sign off, near simultaneous s-off time, equal sig strength and similar fades makes me think Capt Morgan and RF Whatever transmitters co-located and operated. Just signed on internet T 0300.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 USB KIPM 0203 August 26

« on: August 26, 2013, 0301 UTC »

Bravo! Excellent story. Good signal, excellent audio for ssb. Just signed on to internet, was busy listening to story. At end of bcst Dr Benway made announcement. Edit: I thought the box 69 Elkorn NE 68022 address was no longer valid.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 8/11/2013

« on: August 11, 2013, 0257 UTC »

Tuned in at 0250utc. Hear pop music under static. Song "video killed the radio star" at 0304utc.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mancave Radio 6925 AM 02:39 07/28/13

« on: July 28, 2013, 0247 UTC »

at 0246 I hear heavy metal under the noise with fading up & down. Very poor in NE Illinois.