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North American 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

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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

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North American MW Pirate 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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North American 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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North American 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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North American 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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North American 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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North American 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!

1704

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!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Borderhunter Radio 6265 AM 2225 UTC 14 Dec 2013

« on: December 15, 2013, 0004 UTC »

fair signal here with a woman singing.
Thanks for the show!
Andrew

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Channel Z 6925 AM 2222 UTC Dec 14 2013

« on: December 14, 2013, 2229 UTC »

Excellent here with Andy Walker doing "Before they were famous" Pt. 3
Thanks for the show!
Andrew

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XLR8 6925 USB 2304 UTC 13 Dec 2013

« on: December 14, 2013, 0059 UTC »

Was in & out of the radio room, but heard what I think was a live version of "Lights Out" by the Angry Samoans. Nice signal here.
Thanks for the show!
Andrew

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Red Mercury Labs, 6925 USB, 0143 UTC, Dec 03, 2013

« on: December 03, 2013, 0206 UTC »

Tuned in around 0200. Weak here, but voice is somewhat copyable

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The RF Workbench / Re: High Powered Pirates

« on: December 02, 2013, 1619 UTC »

Yeah, Hope Radio was a great station. By the end, the programs were really well done.

The Voice of Laryngitis relay was on for about 13 hours while the op was driving on Rt. 70 from either Kansas or Missouri. If I remember correctly, the roadblock was just outside of Boulder, CO. It's a great example of the FCC's interest in pirates back then. I can't imagine them setting up a roadblock on an interstate to catch a pirate now--especially one on 19m. Then again, I think their priorities were totally out of line back then...wasting police resources and shutting down an interstate to catch a guy broadcasting on a clear frequency to about 20 people? Insane.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnID 3450 KHZ 0309 - 0313 UTC

« on: November 28, 2013, 0347 UTC »

Tried a few min ago, but didn't hear anything. I hope they keep repeating messages here; I'd love to hear this station