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General Radio Discussion / Key Pink Floyd albums drop from digital market

« on: August 14, 2010, 0727 UTC »

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100814/music_nm/us_pinkfloyd

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: MAC 6925 AM

« on: August 14, 2010, 0509 UTC »

05:05   ME has a pegged meter    Radio full of MAC !!   

05:38  still got a radio full of MAC   lately MAC has been the strongest am station heard here in the middle of nowhere  WOW

the picture is with the anttenuation turned on

my recorder won't work

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Group W Bench / TEST DRIVE

« on: August 14, 2010, 0150 UTC »

I stopped by the Toyota Dealership yesterday for a look at the new Tacoma . Just for fun, I took it out for a test drive. I wanted to sense that new "feel."

The salesman (wearing an Obama "change" lapel pin) sat in the passenger seat describing the truck and all its "wonderful" options. The seats were of particular interest.

He explained that the seats directed warm air to your butt in the winter and directed cool air to your butt in the summer heat.

Feeling like messing with his mind, I mentioned that this must be a Republican truck. Looking a bit angry, he asked why I thought it was a Republican truck. I explained that if it were a Democrat truck, the seats would blow smoke up your ass year-round.

I had to walk back to the dealership... Damn guy had no sense of humor.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WEAK 6930 U

« on: August 13, 2010, 1744 UTC »

started up with a big WEAK signal  3 short recordings  http://www.mediafire.com/?7pzkd63fowdoh     HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th  from the crew at OutHouse Radio

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General Radio Discussion / Narco-blogger beats Mexico drug war news blackout

« on: August 13, 2010, 0358 UTC »

Anonymous man gives Mexicans an inside view of their raging narcotics battle 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38684639/ns/world_news-americas

COMING SOON TO A STREET NEAR YOU ??!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid 6926.5 AM

« on: August 12, 2010, 0611 UTC »

DUDE what you are hearing is in the picture   peaking at 35 watts from a 15 watt carrier

07:10 OFF AIR   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio ~6925.6

« on: August 11, 2010, 1610 UTC »

for the old warrior of the wasteland   the 735 icom

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio ~6925.6

« on: August 11, 2010, 0613 UTC »

I've been listening for a while, but not taking notes.  Freq was variable at first but seems to have settled on about 6925.6.
Cowboy by Kid Rock at 0523z, ID at 0526.  Nice blues tune at 0534.  Don't kill it, Outhouse!  Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell at 0537.

S9 signal, and the audio is pretty good tonight too.  That must be one mean Icom!

Thanks Outhouse!

it seems like it refuses to DIE     Like a WARRIOR OF THE WASTELAND 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6 PILL PA STAGE AHH NO !

« on: August 09, 2010, 0353 UTC »

0218z Blew a fuse/6-pill PA stage smoked - sudden cessation of pgm ...

IT really is none of your business why i did a fast shut down IS IT !!! answer  UH NO !!   are you making rules for the PIRATE OPERATORS NOW ---------

 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ronin

« on: August 09, 2010, 0051 UTC »

6850 am 00:48  first tune very nice loud modulation     BUT the modulation seems to have dropped   RONIN you and Captain Morgan are both hitting me with +40 on the meter 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925am UNID 0017z 8-09-2010

« on: August 09, 2010, 0022 UTC »

CAPTAIN MORGAN--- lots of static here but +20 on the meter

[00:40 USB comms traffic started up just up freq a bit can hear both nice and clear by switching modes
/left]

00:53 +40 on my meter   

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General Radio Discussion / Re: HERE COMES THE SUN - (WITH A Vengeance)

« on: August 08, 2010, 1811 UTC »

We had an M1 flare yesterday afternoon that killed HF below 10 MHz. WWV and CHU were gone.

HEY CHRIS   it seemed to help MAC on 6850  he was peggin the meter here last night   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6940 AM Unid

« on: August 08, 2010, 1759 UTC »

Good point, reminds me of this January 2009 incident in which WWCR was audible very strongly on a harmonic:    
Technical problem puts WWCR on 6430

At that time the "phantom" signal was just as strong and clear as on the intended frequency.  This current audio on 6940 is barely audible here in my location.  I'll try to compare with other flamethrower HF broadcasters to see if it matches any of 'em.

see LEX you are not gettin that old YET    you remembered !!     this signal has been on 6940 for about a year   I can usually hear it every night    it's not anything new you just forgot about it 

I remember sending you a email about it

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6940 AM Unid

« on: August 08, 2010, 0421 UTC »

use your other radio LEX and check WWCR's freqs   you may find the same programming   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6930am (more or less) UNID (maybe OHR?) 2217z 8-07-2010

« on: August 08, 2010, 0336 UTC »

you missed the MODE    it is AM    10 watts carrier with a bunch of swing (PEP) up to 110 watts

They have a name for that; it's called ACSSB see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplitude-companded_single-sideband_modulation

Without getting too technical, let it suffice to say 'it' works best when using a receiver capable of AMS or AM/Synchronous detection (carrier restoration at the/on the 'receive end') especially if the transmitting signal 'wanders' around quite a bit (so I have found out determined these last few weeks!!! ALL IN GOOD FUN OHR!!) ...

Google enlightenment on same: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=opera&hs=oBa&rls=en&q=amplitude+companded+ssb+ACSSB&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

   NO DOUBT IT IS FUN     Strange thing tho  the transmitter was running in AM MODE 10 watts carrier not SSB     I guess for AM MODE a guy is susposed to run a transmitter that doesn't have much modulation swing         Man you wouldn't like my old  transmitter  it's a SWINGER   LOL     nice links by the way