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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 10/19/12 0016 6925USB

« on: October 20, 2012, 0240 UTC »

10/20/12, 6925 USB, 0230z: Just tuned in, heard Dire Straits "Walk of Life", op talking about hearing that song years ago and thinking lyrics were "walk on by".  Couldn't quite copy who the song request was from.
0303z: "Dust My Broom", sounds like Elmore James version
0305z: Wolverine Radio ID and three SSTV's - strong signal, but don't have MMSSTV running on this laptop.

SINPO=43333, good signal peaks, usual local RFI.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS Relay 18040 USB 1828 UTC

« on: September 30, 2012, 1851 UTC »

9/30/12, 18040 USB, 1840z: TCS relay network ID, "Ring My Bell", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "We're gonna have roast rabbit" cartoon clip, that darned '70s station, other audio bits, Melanie "Brand New Key", "Afternoon Delight".

SINPO=44423.  Fair to very good via midwestern remote tuner, rollercoaster peaks and fades.
Just barely audible via the home receiver with indoor antenna.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: As I get older.......

« on: September 30, 2012, 0542 UTC »

You call that sleep rock?  Bah.  This is sleep rock: Slowdive "So Tired"   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950 USB Wolverine Radio *0059 - Gal's Name Theme

« on: September 30, 2012, 0105 UTC »

9/30/12, 6950 USB, Wolverine Radio
Good signal here, don't recognize the older style music so far.
0108z: Fats Waller "Lulu's Back In Town"
Wolverine Radio ID
0109z: Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue"
0112z: Everly Bros "Wake Up, Little Susie"
0114z: Chuck Berry "Oh, Carol"
0119z: "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)" - Ray Charles?
0124z: Beach Boys "Help Me, Rhonda" -minor ute/data QRM
Wolverine Radio ID
0125z: Van & Them "GEE-ELL-OH-ARE-EYE-EYE-EYE-YAY"
0127z: "Mustang Sally"
0131z: "Carrie Anne" The Hollies & The Matrix
0134z: Who Dat "Pitchers of Rirry"
0143z: Country Joe & The Fish "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (I had this album in high school - yikes)

SINPO=42343, good signal at home through heavy local RFI and storm QRN.
SINPO=44444, solid signal to upper northeastern web tuner.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: As I get older.......

« on: September 28, 2012, 0519 UTC »

You call that mope rock?

This is mope rock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJe7QEgvcE

Oh, Hope, why so mope?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925u - KIPM relay, "The Legend of Tiamat" 0200z 9/28

« on: September 28, 2012, 0308 UTC »

Via midwestern web tuner, hearing KIPM relay of Legend of Tiamat two-parter.  Good signal.  Not sure who's doing the relay, announcer's voice sounds familiar, though.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Grizzly Bear Shortwave 6930 USB

« on: September 23, 2012, 0651 UTC »

9/23/12, 6930 USB, 0650z: Listening outdoors with portable, heard some blues, switched to fiddle music with Natalie MacMaster around 25 after the hour.  Grizzly Bear Shortwave ID at 0650z with email contact info.

Just fair here at home with portable, very good via western US web tuner.  SINPO 44423, very good peaks, some fades to barely audible for a few minutes at a time.  Also just barely audible via far eastern N. American web tuner (that usually gets only fair reception of any pirates).

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Crystal Ship (Baseball Extravaganzy Show) 6930u

« on: September 23, 2012, 0407 UTC »

9/23/12, 6930 USB, 0405z: John Fogerty "Centerfield", The Radical's commentary on baseball jingles, Meet the Mets jingle, Go Get 'Em Tigers.

Jussst barely audible at home, confirmed via good signal to western US web tuner.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan 6924.64 AM 2252 UTC

« on: September 22, 2012, 2313 UTC »

Maybe what I'm hearing since around 2252z on 6925 - carrier and faint music.  Not quite punching through yet to copy anything.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID SSTV 6925 USB 02:48z 09-21-12

« on: September 21, 2012, 2046 UTC »

That looks somewhat familiar.   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North 6940 AM

« on: September 16, 2012, 0621 UTC »

9/16/12, 6945 AM: Asia "Heat of the Moment", RTN ID and shout-out to listener, Steve Winwood "Valerie", "One Night in Bangkok" Murray Head (with shout-out to Jerry during song).

Just a carrier here at home on the indoor antenna, good via southwestern US web tuner.

0640z: Tried outdoors with portable, just barely audible, heard a bit of Greg Kihn Band "Our Love's In Jeopardy"

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Equipment / Re: how can i in-hanse my long wire performance

« on: September 08, 2012, 0919 UTC »

As an alternative to fishing sinkers, I use small white pill bottles made of HDPE - the kind over the counter analgesics come in.  They're flexible enough to resist cracking.  Fill 'em with coffee, sugar or sand.  Snug a fishing line around the neck and I sling 'em over our trees with handheld fishing line, bolo style.  Our trees are only 20'-30' tall so it's easy.  If I miss, the plastic pill bottles won't break anything.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BOR 6925u 0225 UTC 9/6/2012

« on: September 06, 2012, 0708 UTC »

Heard a little of this at home via the indoor receiver/antenna, including sign-off ID for Blue Ocean Radio.

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Other / Re: 7000 LSB - possible Brazilian pescadore activity

« on: September 06, 2012, 0200 UTC »

Fascinating stuff!  If my recordings were of Asian comms rather than Brazil that's encouraging - perhaps propagation to my area isn't quite as bad as I'd assumed.  Thanks for all the research and tips, folks.  This has been one of the more interesting radio oddities I've ever heard.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950

« on: September 02, 2012, 0200 UTC »

9/2/12, 6950 USB, 0157z: "San Francisco" (Jeanette MacDonald?).

Good signal through heavy local RFI.