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General Radio Discussion / Re: WE CALLED A SECRET MI6 PHONE NUMBER

« on: September 07, 2013, 1032 UTC »

I remember those things. It was where we first tested the "Mr. Fansome, check your tire pressure.".

After it became known his name was Al, we began to refine the messages. These days we can get him to check his tire pressure merely by handing his control bunny a toy truck.

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The RF Workbench / Re: A simple shortwave pirate transmitter build

« on: August 28, 2013, 1311 UTC »

Cool.

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Equipment / Re: Receiver Question

« on: August 28, 2013, 1308 UTC »

Sounds good. Just because a radio is older, like the Kenwood, it doesn't mean it's a bad receiver. My favorite receiver for general listening is a Drake R-4B that is probably close to 50 years old.

My advice on wife handling, hide 'em in your garage/spare closet and bring them in piece by piece over a month or so. Women aren't the only ones who can play the "This old thing? Why I've had it for years." game.

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Equipment / Re: Receiver Question

« on: August 27, 2013, 0512 UTC »

Stay out of the hills until those fires die down.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Tom Christian, Descendant of Bounty Mutineer, Dies at 77

« on: August 26, 2013, 2341 UTC »

You're getting testy in your old age, Al.

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Equipment / Re: Receiver Question

« on: August 26, 2013, 2337 UTC »

I'm a Drake man, but I've heard nothing but good things about the R-75 since it hit the market about a decade ago. At 400 bucks that's a no-brainer, IMHO.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Tom Christian, Descendant of Bounty Mutineer, Dies at 77

« on: August 26, 2013, 1238 UTC »

Is it going to be a "Knobs Only" site?

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Equipment / Re: HF in the car?

« on: August 26, 2013, 0331 UTC »

Capt. Ganja once told me he used a portable receiver and some sort of mag mount antenna when he delivered pizzas to listen to pirates, Bill. He said it did a pretty good job.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Tom Christian, Descendant of Bounty Mutineer, Dies at 77

« on: August 25, 2013, 1330 UTC »

Is that what he's been telling people? Full of it as usual.

Here are the facts. Due to the 4000 mile limit the Judge stuck on the restraining order Ms. Carlisle had issued against Al, there aren't many regions north of the equator for him to reside.

It's his own fault. He lost access to Eurasia when his then girlfriend, Svetlana, the twin sister of Vladimir Putin, found out about his Britney Spears obsession and dumped him.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Tom Christian, Descendant of Bounty Mutineer, Dies at 77

« on: August 24, 2013, 2112 UTC »

Looks like a job opening for you, Al. And it's a perfect base for your hunt for Amelia Earhart.

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SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: Joined the SDR revolution. Let me show you it.

« on: August 23, 2013, 1851 UTC »

May Al Fansome have mercy on your soul.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Boom Box Radio 6975 AM 2221 UTC 22 Aug 2013

« on: August 22, 2013, 2325 UTC »

I can tell there's a carrier there, but the audio isn't making it.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Voice of Russia Radio Stops Shortwave Service

« on: August 22, 2013, 0141 UTC »

They're usually solid on 9665 most evenings here. I was listening to them last week and thinking it was nice that at least one shortwave giant was still out there. Oh well.

Even with Putin in power, other than the news, the programming has been interesting since the fall of the Soviet state.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice Of Bacon 6975 AM 2258 UTC 21 Aug 2013

« on: August 22, 2013, 0129 UTC »

Voice of Bacon, Radio Snausages International..........  I'm glad to see the Porcine tradition is proudly being carried on by this new group of ops.

Go forth and spread the word.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 AM 2349 UTC 21 Aug 2013

« on: August 22, 2013, 0118 UTC »

Thunderstorms over and around me for this one. Even so, they were a solid s6 on a Eton G5 w/ just the whip.

Well programed and produced show.