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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Crystal Ship, 6700.1 & 5385.5 AM

« on: June 16, 2008, 0740 UTC »

TCS, 6700.1 & 5385.5 AM, 0115-0423 UTC.  Disco theme, then general 1970s-'80s music mix.  SINPO - 32232 on 6700.1, generally steady, severe buzz/het on USB after 0400z.  SINPO - 24411 on 5385.5, relatively little QRM/QRN, deep fades to inaudible, somewhat better after 0230z.  Best on indoor Sony ICF-2010 in AM sync detection mode.  (Fort Worth, TX)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods Radio 6925 USB, 0200 UTC

« on: June 16, 2008, 0732 UTC »

6925 USB, 0200-0227 UTC, Northwoods Radio with music (mostly Bob Seger) and IDs, loon call.  Thin audio on music.  Jackpine Savage talking live, somewhat muffled audio.  Off with ID, loon call, CW tones.  Best catch of the Northwoods Radio weekend marathon session.  SINPO - 34233.  (Fort Worth, TX)

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Singapore International to end SW broadcasts

« on: June 15, 2008, 1547 UTC »

Hard to imagine all those little islands can get by with FM radio, cell phones and satellite TV.  I suspect they've decided to abandon HF to the isolated areas for makeshift regional programming, aka "pirates."

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Other / Re: 6849 USB, English language QSO

« on: June 15, 2008, 1543 UTC »

Their accents (at least two men, one woman) sounded fairly neutral.  Not the typical Gulf Coast accents I usually hear between 6200-7000 in out-of-band maritime comms.  And the overall style wasn't like military comms, amateur radio, official civilian maritime or entirely informal chatter.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925.6/.7 USB Sycko Radio relay of RJI

« on: June 15, 2008, 1224 UTC »

1100 UTC, 6925.6/.7 USB.  Early morning relay of RJI with some classic Sycko Radio material ("Heavy" by Over Core).  Live show, Sycko w/ Father's Day greetings and shout-outs.  SINPO - 35333.  (Fort Worth, TX)

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Other / 6849 USB, English language QSO

« on: June 15, 2008, 1140 UTC »

6849 USB, 0850 UTC, Sunday, 6/15/08, English language QSO, two men. After 0900z, woman's voice heard.  Didn't sound like official military comms or hams, possibly maritime?  Weak, under static crashes. Data nearby, closer to 6845 kHz.  (Fort Worth, TX)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods Radio 6935 USB

« on: June 15, 2008, 0323 UTC »

6935 USB, 0200-0238 UTC, good signal here, but harsh buzz, probably local RFI/EMI.  Music, clear IDs with loon sound fx, op talking, sounds like live show, announcement of early Sunday morning show.  SINPO - 33133  (Fort Worth, TX)

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Other / 6704.2 LSB Spanish QSO

« on: June 14, 2008, 1217 UTC »

6704.2 kHz LSB
1200 UTC, Saturday - Spanish language, sounds like informal QSO rather than Mexican military or police comms, whistling, several numbers mentioned (all series of single digits "quatro, ocho, dos," etc.), possibly related to maritime positions not codes.  Hearing at least three men, one said "OK, OK, sabe..." another said "...caliente..."

(Fort Worth, TX)

2334

Utility / 6877 USB data, QSO

« on: June 14, 2008, 0325 UTC »

6877 USB, 6/13-14/08, 0224 UTC, several minutes of data (similar sound to SSTV), QSO, possibly Spanish.  (Only references found for this frequency are Somalia and Kenya.)
(Fort Worth, TX)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6850 USB

« on: June 14, 2008, 0320 UTC »

6850 USB, 0144-0216 UTC, Kingsmen "Louie Louie," Doors "Light My Fire," possibly parody news broadcast, commentary.
0206z - Possible ID after song, buried under static crashes.
0216z - Off after tones, possibly brief CW?
SINPO - 35232, good signal, noisy conditions.
(Fort Worth, TX)

2336

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955 USB & 6925 USB Sci-Fi/horror music & sound fx

« on: June 13, 2008, 0712 UTC »

Not Voice Of Prozac (confirmed by op, longwire); heard shortly after others logged VOP just before 0100 UTC Thursday night.
6955 USB (not AM as VOP has transmitted recently), from 0107-0110z, distorted music (similar to sound track of "Mars Attacks!"), voice speed/pitch altered and distorted with echo/reverb fx. Then off. Short audio clip available.
SINPO - 34242
Same or similar programming heard between 2300-2320z Friday 6/13/08 on 6925 USB, weaker signal.
(Fort Worth, TX)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Artificial Intelligence?

« on: June 11, 2008, 0743 UTC »

Around 0600z, after a couple of hours of Sycko Radio, heard AI type programming with AI ID around 0603z.  Same freq, 6925.1 U, similar signal strength, no apparent transition between Sycko and AI.  Interview or mock-interview on space theme, etc.

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Utility / Fax on WWV 5000 kHz

« on: June 11, 2008, 0728 UTC »

First time I've heard this.  From 0700-0720 UTC, 6/11/08, very clear fax on WWV 5000 kHz.  (Kicking self for not buying SeaTTY after trial expired.)  Update: This was logged by others around N. America.
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?p=1249724

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio late show 6925 USB

« on: June 11, 2008, 0523 UTC »

Started around 6925.3/.4 USB, gradually drifted and settled at 6925.1 kHz.
0341 to well past 0500 UTC: Cutups, possibly sampling, some Radio Jamba International programming, Uncle Bob blowing a gasket, Sycko talking.  Signature "International Shortwave" jingles and rock song "Heavy" by Over Core, a definitive Sycko Radio tune.  SINPO - 24322.  Tough copy but definitive Sycko material.
(Fort Worth, TX)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / "Dark Star"? 6925 U

« on: June 07, 2008, 0808 UTC »

Hoping someone else can help with this ID.

Thursday night, 6/6/08, 0030 UTC 'til just after 0100z, heard two overlapping shows around 6925 USB, slightly off less than 1 kHz from each other, swapping signal strength. Moody, emo type stuff heard loudest, 0030-0100, possible ID with male and female ops just before 0100z.
0102z After Joni Mitchell, "Big Yellow Taxi," ID sounded like "Far beyond ... (inaudible) ... "This is Dark Star - Real Pirate Radio."
Signal strength dropped for this station, second increased, retuned to song by Morissey or Smiths.

Audio file: http://www.archive.org/details/DarkStar-RealPirateRadio6925Usb6-6-080030-0100Utc