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Shortwave Pirate / Re: PBS Underground 6925 AM 2000 UTC 19 Jan 2014
« on: January 19, 2014, 2021 UTC »
Pretty good sig, with Metallica "One" at 2014. Sounds like it's distorting on peaks. Thanks for the show!
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 6875 AM 2056 18 Jan 2014
« on: January 18, 2014, 2213 UTC »
Excellent signal with long interview with Jay from the lobby at the Winterfest. JB pretty much just letting Jay talk at length about whatever he felt like talking about. Nice to hear JB again
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6935 USB 2331 UTC 13 Jan 2014
« on: January 15, 2014, 0000 UTC »
Nice sig, thanks for the show!
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Equipment / Re: tube radio recomendmendations
« on: January 10, 2014, 1910 UTC »
I've seen the AR-88 & CR-88 listed in books, but I think I've only ever seen about 1 in my life. Took a look on the Internet after reading your posts & found this:
Many of the British AR-88s were destroyed after WWII ended. This was due to the provisions in the Lend-Lease Act which stated that materiel had to be either returned or destroyed. In just one incident, a load of AR-88 receivers were "dumped" into an abandoned well by USA forces after the war ended. Some sources even indicate that RCA had made it clear they did not want to see the receivers back in the USA for any reason. The AR-88 survivors, along with other surviving materiel, generally were placed in groupings that were "sold back" to Great Britain at discount, which was usually at "ten cents on the dollar."
and
AR-88s survived in Canada because the receivers were built in Montreal and during WWII remained in Canada for various needs there. The AR-88LF versions, which were only built in Montreal, found their way to airports, civilian and military, ship-to-shore coastal stations around Canada and for general communications. Although Canada did export AR-88LFs to Great Britain, many remained behind for wartime use. After WWII, commercial users, such as the airports and coastal stations, did continue using their AR-88LFs for sometime. Eventually, most of the receivers have made it to the Canadian government surplus sales and many were available though other Canadian surplus outlets.
That explains a lot!
Many of the British AR-88s were destroyed after WWII ended. This was due to the provisions in the Lend-Lease Act which stated that materiel had to be either returned or destroyed. In just one incident, a load of AR-88 receivers were "dumped" into an abandoned well by USA forces after the war ended. Some sources even indicate that RCA had made it clear they did not want to see the receivers back in the USA for any reason. The AR-88 survivors, along with other surviving materiel, generally were placed in groupings that were "sold back" to Great Britain at discount, which was usually at "ten cents on the dollar."
and
AR-88s survived in Canada because the receivers were built in Montreal and during WWII remained in Canada for various needs there. The AR-88LF versions, which were only built in Montreal, found their way to airports, civilian and military, ship-to-shore coastal stations around Canada and for general communications. Although Canada did export AR-88LFs to Great Britain, many remained behind for wartime use. After WWII, commercial users, such as the airports and coastal stations, did continue using their AR-88LFs for sometime. Eventually, most of the receivers have made it to the Canadian government surplus sales and many were available though other Canadian surplus outlets.
That explains a lot!
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rock and Roll Radio 6925 USB 0628 Jan 1, 2014
« on: January 01, 2014, 1551 UTC »
The song "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?" by The Ramones has a radio-sounding DJ at the beginning and end of the song. At the end, he says "This is Rock and Roll Radio. Stay tuned for more rock and roll," so I suspect that it was Turtlehead playing this song and not that it was a separate station or a relay
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 U 0008 01-01-14
« on: January 01, 2014, 0051 UTC »
Excellent signal, as always. My 1st pirate log of 2014.
Thanks for the show!
Andrew
Thanks for the show!
Andrew
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 AM 2222 UTC 31 Dec 2013
« on: December 31, 2013, 2313 UTC »
Very nice signal with long, deep fades. All percussion. I don't think I've ever heard a pirate play this type of music before. I might've heard Northwoods Radio play some percussive music before, but I'm not positive.
Thanks for the interesting music!
Andrew
Thanks for the interesting music!
Andrew
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Equipment / Re: tube radio recomendmendations
« on: December 31, 2013, 1605 UTC »
I have an R390A, R388, HQ-180C, SP-600, SX-28A, SX-96, & NC-120. Personally, I really dislike bandspread tuning, so I don't listen to most of these very often. Aside from the bandspread tuning (which shouldn't be a problem with all of the other digital radios you have), I think the HQ-180 is a great pick. It was one of the top receivers in its day, but the prices haven't skyrocketed like the R390A, R388, & SP-600. I was fortunate & bought my R-390A at Dayton for $50 in '91. Even so, there are still good deals to be found: I bought a completely recapped SP-600 in nice working order at a tiny hamfest last year for $150. I'm guessing that the caps probably cost around $50 & the labor was probably a bear.
Hope all goes well with your search. I like the hollow state radios
Hope all goes well with your search. I like the hollow state radios
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MW Free Radio / Re: Pirate Radio Boston 1710/1720 AM 0133 UTC 30 Dec 2013
« on: December 30, 2013, 0332 UTC »
Is it still on 1710 at 0330? If so, I'll try driving away from the noise & listening
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: PRB on 13960 USB 1620z - 28 dec. 2013-
« on: December 28, 2013, 1642 UTC »
Really nice sig here. Like the use of the high freqs
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTPR Tire Pressure Radio 6930.6 KHz AM 1435 UTC 12/27/2013
« on: December 27, 2013, 1445 UTC »
Excellent sig & audio with deep fades
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Dr Tim 6925 AM 1300z 12/27/13
« on: December 27, 2013, 1343 UTC »
Weak here with occasional bits popping up clearly. Heard mention of the station being a member of Pirates for Peace.
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic 6950 USB 2148 UTC 20 Dec 2013
« on: December 20, 2013, 2245 UTC »
I seemed to catch the last few min. Heard some dissonant music for about a min or 2, then off without an ID
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Shortwave Pirate / Re: Fruitcake Station 6924.2 AM 2252 UTC 15 Dec 2013
« on: December 15, 2013, 2304 UTC »
Very nice sig. Thanks for the show!
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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Baltic Sea Radio 18,904.5 LSB
« on: December 15, 2013, 1401 UTC »
Thanks for the tip, EE. I have some audio on this one for the 1st time!
