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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6875 AM 0104 UTC 31 Jan 2016

« on: January 31, 2016, 0131 UTC »

X-FM sounding good in New Hampshire, S7-S9

0129z Robbie Robertson - Showdown at Big Sky
0309z Still good here, has kept that S7-S9 signal level for the whole show

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Technical Man 6210 AM 2030z 30-Jan-2016

« on: January 30, 2016, 2046 UTC »

Technical Man putting a good signal into New Hampshire in the early evening (3:40pm local) S5-S7.  QSB down into the noise now and then.

2040z Technical Man ID
2100z ID, "From the east side of the Netherlands", "Tubes in the power amplifier are glowing, pushing and pulling"
2100z Modern Talking - One In A Million
2117z ID, Signing off soon because he is skipping over Europe - technicalman@hotmail.nl
2121z Off, thanks for the show tech man

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Azteca 6925 AM 1736 UTC 30 Jan 2016

« on: January 30, 2016, 1750 UTC »

Radio Azteca relay S9+ in New Hampshire

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 1251 UTC 30 Jan 2016

« on: January 30, 2016, 1510 UTC »

Still the same guy?  Fair signal in New Hampshire S5-S7 playing old rock tunes.

1507z Romantics - What I Love About You
1519z Foreigner - Stone Cold
1600z Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
1641z Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
1800z Still going... Gave an email address but missed it!  (Anybody recording?)
1850z Isaac Hayes - Suck on my Balls Baby (South Park)
1932z "Real Men of Genius" Bud spot (All-you-can-eat buffet inventor)
2005z The Cranberries - Zombie
2110z Now on 6940, still rocking and up to S9

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 1349 UTC 30 Jan2016

« on: January 30, 2016, 1417 UTC »

Channel Z putting a great signal into New Hampshire this morning, S9+10

1416z Channel Z ID
1416z OJays - Miracles
1418z ID, channelzradio@gmail.com

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Little Feat Radio 6285 AM 2220z 29-Jan-2016

« on: January 29, 2016, 2229 UTC »

Little Feat Radio weak in New Hampshire with fair copy on fade-ups, but mostly tough copy down in the noise - S3-S5

2224z, 2228z Little Feat Radio ID
2247z "Always take the weather with you..."

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Mustang Radio 6265 AM 2143 UTC 29 Jan 2016

« on: January 29, 2016, 2153 UTC »

Mustang Radio sounding good in New Hampshire tonight, at 2125z the signal was about S4 but has been building to a S6-S7 at 2153z

2158z Mustang Radio Off, thanks for the show

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0135 UTC JAN 26, 2016

« on: January 26, 2016, 0140 UTC »

Good signal in New Hampshire tonight, S8 and well above the noise

0140z The Who - Who Are You?
0142z SSTV "UNID - the real unid radio, don't accept imitations - unidradio@gmail.com"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6925 AM 2239 UTC 23-Jan-2016

« on: January 23, 2016, 2241 UTC »

2241z Weak music down in the noise
2245z ID? too weak to copy
2256z Nice fade up to S8
2257z Liquid Radio ID (freq. 6925.12 now)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WEEK 6950 AM 2104 UTC 1/23/16

« on: January 23, 2016, 2107 UTC »

Good signal from WEEK in New Hampshire, S7-S9

2106z WEEK ID, "The radio station for every day of the week"
2107z The Bangles - Manic Monday
2109z The Mamas and the Papas - Monday, Monday
2112z ID, weekradioshortwave@gmail.com
2112z The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
2116z ID, The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
2120z The Pogues - Tuesday Morning
2123z The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon
2128z ID, Simon and Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
2131z Signal took a dive, S9+ to S5
2131z Johnny Cash - A Wednesday Car
2133z Down in the noise now, Just barely hearing a Wednesday tune
2135z ID, Thursday tune down in the noise

2145z Can barely hear you now WEEK... I was hoping to hear the whole show but the gods of propagation are not feeling benevolent this evening. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6950 USB 2318 UTC 1/22/16

« on: January 22, 2016, 2335 UTC »

XLR8 doing well in New Hampshire, S7 and staying above the noise.

2332z, 2343z XLR8 ID
0036z Still doing great, S8-S9
0037z Doing Skip's request "You Belong to the City"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RFW 6950 USB 2205 UTC 1/22/16

« on: January 22, 2016, 2208 UTC »

Radio Free Whatever sounding good in New Hampshire tonight, S8-S9

2205z Talking about how he blew up his transmitter power supply before his Christmas show.  (Running his rebuilt rig now).

RFW request line open: 302 689-6090

2221z Glad to have you back cranking out the rocking tunes.  Signal S7-S9+10 and sounding good.
2232z Playing a request he got on the bunker phone (Terry/Ohio relaying a CoolAM request)
2243z Black Keys - Your Touch
2255z ID, Emergency Catastrophe Show and off

Thanks DJ Dickweed - and enjoy your... whatever

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2146 UTC 22 Jan 2016

« on: January 22, 2016, 2151 UTC »

Good signal in New Hampshire, S8

2145z Talking about how the Signal Corps selected the Hallicrafters HT-4 transmitter for WWII use, re-engineered as the BC-610 (part of the SCR-299 mobile communications unit).

Here's the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TURd_XVpwvk

Seems like this is part of the "Shortwave Radio for World War II" series (lots of other segments on YouTube)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Moonlight Radio 6935 USB 2308z 19-Jan-2016

« on: January 19, 2016, 2308 UTC »

Moonlight Radio not doing well in New Hampshire tonight, lots of QSB S4-S7 taking him way down into the noise

2309z Moonlight Radio ID
2309z Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon
2312z Badfinger - Baby Blue
2316z ID, George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Signal has improved, S6-S8 - good copy now

2321z ID, Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (I'd like to meet Liz Taylor)
2324z ID, moonlightradio1@gmail.com
2325z Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
2328z ID, Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About (nice)
2332z ID, Fools Rush In (cover, this ain't Elvis)
2336z Puff Daddy - Come With Me (rapized/remixed Zep tune Kashmir)
2342z ID and Off

Thanks Moonlight...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Moonlight Radio 6935 USB 2248 UTC 17 Jan 2016

« on: January 17, 2016, 2304 UTC »

Good signal in New Hampshire tonight, S5-S7

2300z "All The King's Men"
2304z Moonlight Radio ID
2304z Enrique Iglesias - I Like It
2308z ID into David Bowie - Fame
2312z Bowie - Rebel Rebel
2317z Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
2320z ID, Average White Band - Cut The Cake
2329z Do It Til' You're Satisfied (cover)
2335z Patrick Cowley - Do Ya Wanna Funk
2342z ID, moonlightradio1@gmail.com and off...

Thanks Moonlight, dropping down into the high noise levels now and then but mostly good copy