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General Radio Discussion / Does anyone know what's become of Bram Stoker?

« on: July 09, 2017, 1247 UTC »

It's been ages since I've heard Radio Azteca, "The Station That Lifts And Separates". I wonder if he's doing ok? I loved those shows. Radio Azteca will always be one of my top two or three favorite pirate stations.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: 30th Anniversary of WFAN (and the birth of Sports Radio)

« on: July 07, 2017, 1325 UTC »

I suspect it was done in part in response to watching Conn. based ESPN's huge success starting as no-name regional cable network in late '79 to sports dominance carrying NFL and MLB games nationally by '87. The late 80's were lean times for AM. Running sports 24/7 was becoming a viable money making route, as were the syndicated right-wing ranters that started popping up in '89/'90.

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Huh? / Re: Al, we both know that SDR's are Satan's scanners.....

« on: July 06, 2017, 1508 UTC »

There goes his bingo money for this weekend.

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Huh? / Re: Al, we both know that SDR's are Satan's scanners.....

« on: July 06, 2017, 0449 UTC »

Aftermarket novelty "Nun" mouse and mouse pads have been available since the 80's.  It should be easy to get the companies that make them to switch to penguins.

Who knows, there may already be an "Opus" mouse out there for fans of "Bloom County"? Boy, I'd like to see Al's face light up when one of those arrives!

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Huh? / Re: Dogs to be used in this years Earhart Expedition.

« on: July 06, 2017, 0441 UTC »

Remember when we could rely on the Weekly World News to give us the unvarnished truth?

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Longwave Loggings / Re: Radio Algerie International 252 Khz

« on: July 04, 2017, 0105 UTC »

That's a helluva catch for this time of year, Refmo. Congrats!

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Huh? / Al, we both know that SDR's are Satan's scanners.....

« on: July 04, 2017, 0056 UTC »

but the new Bonito's come with an optional bottom lit high quality tuning knob that plugs in to a USB port. Is the Devil trying to tempt us or have SDR manufacturers come to their senses and listened to the will of the people?

I suggest buying them all up and sending them to the Vatican to be exorcised. They could be a bigger menace than Quija boards if we don't take precautions.

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Huh? / Re: Radio War between Russia and Ukraine on 3735 kHz LSB.

« on: July 04, 2017, 0045 UTC »

Go Ukraine!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925.3 USB 0006 UTC 4 Jul 2017

« on: July 04, 2017, 0043 UTC »

You get a lot of themed stations on holiday weekends. That would be my guess on this one.

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Eat The Butter

« on: July 03, 2017, 2355 UTC »

A local drunk used to eat a stick of butter before he went on a bender to "coat his stomach". The old rummy lived until he was over 80. There may be something to it, but it could have been the massive amounts of blood thinner he guzzled on a daily basis. The jury is still out on his case.

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Bacon, BBQ, Beef, And More / Re: Food consumption and the actual statistics of cardiovascular diseases

« on: July 03, 2017, 0119 UTC »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Taubes

If you can get a look at his 2002 NYT Magazine article, it's worth the effort. I believe that article jumpstarted this whole debate, at least in popular culture. He continues to roil the debate.

Eat your vegetables, Al. You need the fiber. We all know how cranky you act when you get more irregular than you already are.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Moonlight Radio 6930 USB 0050 UTC July 3, 2017

« on: July 03, 2017, 0115 UTC »

It looks like it's an all Al Fansome weekend on the pirate bands.

I found the original studio copy of Radio Al Fansome in a box of cassettes last night. Must resist the temptation!

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Huh? / Re: Dogs to be used in this years Earhart Expedition.

« on: July 02, 2017, 0655 UTC »

They are looking for ancient Perl scripts, from back in the times when real men wrote software.

Do you remember Pearl Bodine? Now there was a pretty girl. She broke poor Lester Flatt's heart.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: "Observe" August’s Eclipse with Your AM Radio

« on: July 02, 2017, 0643 UTC »

I remember that 1970 eclipse. A house had burned just down the road a couple of weeks before. We were all standing in the road with our scavenged "smoked glass" blocking traffic, while we watched it.

I've got a sister that's in the path of totality. I'll probably run over there if I get ambitious. Of course, anything she walks past is in the path of totality.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Sideband Preacher Babble 15555 kHz USB WJHR Shortwave 15.555 MHz USB

« on: July 01, 2017, 0802 UTC »

*raspberry*   

Don't blame him. USB was declared the manliest of all modes by He-Man of He-Man Radio back in the mid-90's. He was having fun with a female pirate named Juliet who operated in AM.

Everyone agrees about LSB, it's the lesser side band.