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North American Shortwave Pirate / SYCKO Radio 4015 USB 0307 UTC 22 MAR 2020

« on: March 22, 2020, 0328 UTC »

Came on right after WDDR went off. Playing music gave a couple of IDs and email address later was wondering what happened to WDDR. Good signal.

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QSLs Received / Heavy Metal Shortwave QSL

« on: March 09, 2020, 2028 UTC »

Getting up at 4:15 for work: crap
Losing 3 instructors to sick leave: crappier
The lab shutting down in the middle of 6 training scenarios: crappiest

Coming home to a real honest to goodness paper QSL in the mailbox: PRICELESS 

Thank you Heavy Metal Shortwave for the QSL.

 

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Shortwave Broadcast / KBC's new frequency

« on: March 07, 2020, 2356 UTC »

NETHERLANDS/GERMANY.  KBC posted this on their Facebook page on 5 March:  "On March 29 The Mighty KBC is moving back to 9925 kHz for the summer period. Sunday 00:00 - 02:00 UTC."

This is via Nauen.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950.25 AM 2337 UTC 7 Mar 2020

« on: March 07, 2020, 2339 UTC »

Just signing on.

Thanks to mdk2 for an accurate frequency.

ID at 2341z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 USB 0109z March 06, 2020

« on: March 06, 2020, 0111 UTC »

Very weak music on 6935 USB fighting the utility signal.

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QSLs Received / Heavy Metal Shortwave video QSL

« on: March 03, 2020, 1640 UTC »

No here is a novel idea: a video QSL. My recording that I submitted to Heavy Metal Shortwave begins at the 11:45 mark (link below). Thank you Heavy Metal Shortwave for such a unique QSL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agc2bhh8ZqQ

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man Radio 6925 AM 1845z February 29 2020

« on: February 29, 2020, 1847 UTC »

Very weak signal here with music.

AT 1851 signal got stronger and was able to make out some shout outs to HFU posters.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WREC 6930 USB 1900 UTC 23 Feb 2020

« on: February 23, 2020, 1904 UTC »

Music weak in the noise.

Thanks for the shout-out and the ID.

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General Radio Discussion / Technician's Special

« on: February 21, 2020, 2054 UTC »

I can't believe that there would be anything left at all.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/us/salvage-company-titanic-radio/index.html

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QSLs Received / Radio 48 QSL

« on: February 17, 2020, 0009 UTC »

Received this nice QSL today. Thanks for the QSL and show Radio 48.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Skippy Radio 6930 USB 2359 UTC 16 Feb 2020

« on: February 17, 2020, 0004 UTC »

Strong signal with music tonight.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Heavy Metal Shortwave 6935 USB 2212 UTC 14 Feb 2020

« on: February 14, 2020, 2216 UTC »

Have heavy metal music right now. Strong signal.

Received an email response from the operator who verified the station name.

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General Radio Discussion / What are they thinking?

« on: February 01, 2020, 2142 UTC »

I’m not sure what to think of this.

My wife and I were off to see our grandson play basketball and DX Engineering just happened to be about 10 miles off course so we left home early to check out what was in the store. I specifically wanted to tune around on an Icom R8600. The ham radio station is in the back of the store so I walked in there and asked if I could tune around on their operating R8600 and the clerk said sure. I thought great; and then he said that there was no antenna hooked up to the receiver. “What in the hell”! So as I gazed at all the ham transceivers that were on and I wondered if they were hooked up to the big %&* antenna on the roof he said “well you can’t hear anything in the store anyway”.

I did spend about three to four minutes checking the display and menu on the “dead” receiver and walked away. Not sure what they are thinking about having the radio with no antenna attached to it. Well if I ever really get serious about buying one I know where I won’t get it. 

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General Radio Discussion / Short story about WWV and WWVH

« on: January 26, 2020, 1615 UTC »

Short article in The Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/these-radio-stations-dont-play-news-talk-shows-or-music-but-they-do-broadcast-very-very-accurate-time-signals/2020/01/24/3d322946-3d3e-11ea-baca-eb7ace0a3455_story.html

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WREC 6955 USB 2140 UTC 24 January 2020

« on: January 24, 2020, 2140 UTC »

Nice signal playing music on 6955.
Barracuda Man?