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3076

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Korea 11710 kHz April 6, 2013 1500Z

« on: April 06, 2013, 1502 UTC »

English broadcast of the Voice of Korea.

1500Z 35322 S9 Some QRM and flutter.  IS + music
1503Z 35322 S9 OM announcer that news is next.
1503Z 35322 S9 Music
1506Z 35322 S9 YL with a brief statement, couldn't understand it (QRM). Then back into music.
1528Z 25321 S7 Signal is fading plus a lot of noise.
1557Z 25321 End of broadast. Dead carrier, sorta. Should be a dead carrier, but some noise coming from xmtr.



Very weak on 9435 at this time.




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3077

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrake 11970 April 6, 2013 1349Z

« on: April 06, 2013, 1349 UTC »

1349Z 45444 S9+ 





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3078

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Korea April 6, 2013 1331Z

« on: April 06, 2013, 1334 UTC »

All freqs parallel:
1331Z 11710 kHz 45433 S9+
1331Z  9435 kHz 35333 S8
1333Z 13650 kHz 25232  Local QRN
1333Z 13760 kHz 25432


1331Z Music
1339Z OM propaganda of DPRK army & whatnot.
1346Z Music
1357Z End of broadcast
1400Z IS. Start of the French language broadcast




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3079

Shortwave Broadcast / 16m Firedrakes April 6, 2013 1247Z

« on: April 06, 2013, 1253 UTC »

1247Z 17300 35433 S8
1249Z 17250 35433 S7
1300Z Both off


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3080

Shortwave Broadcast / 22m Firedrakes April 4, 2013 1221Z-1241Z

« on: April 04, 2013, 1307 UTC »

A good morning for Firedrakes during the morning commute.

1221Z 13920 kHz 45333
1221Z 13820 kHz 45333

Listened to 13820 for around 20 mins.



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3081

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrakes Mar 30, 2013 1420Z-1535Z

« on: March 30, 2013, 1425 UTC »

1400Z-1430Z
1420Z 15400 kHz 35433 S7
1430Z Off air

No other Firedrakes found 9-22 MHz 1420Z-1430Z


1430Z-1500Z
1434Z 15870 kHz 15431 S5 Very weak, just above the noise.
1434Z 15800 kHz 15431 S5 Very weak, just above the noise.
1438Z 14980 kHz 25432 S6
1438Z 14750 kHz 45544 S9+ Nice & strong.  Bandwidth looks to be about 16 kHz.
1440Z 13970 kHz 35333 S8
1441Z 13530 kHz 45433 S9
1442Z 13130 kHz 45434 S9+

All off at 1500Z.

No other Firedrakes found 10-22 MHz 1430Z-1445Z


1500-1530Z
None found 12-22 MHz 1500-1530Z


1530Z-1600Z
1535Z 15485 kHz 25332 S5

No other Firedrakes found 10-22 MHz 1530Z-1550Z




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3082

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrakes Mar 29, 2013 2238Z-2252Z

« on: March 29, 2013, 2246 UTC »

2238Z 14400 kHz 25432 S6
2250Z 13850 kHz 15431 S5 Just above the noise
2252Z 13820 kHz 15431 S5 Just above the noise

No additional ones found between 10 & 22 MHz from 2238 to 2246Z.



2320Z 15800 kHz 15431 S5 Barely above the noise
2322Z 14400 kHz 25432 S6
2329Z 13920 kHz 15431 S5 Barely above the noise

No additional ones found between 10 & 22 MHz from 2320 to 2345Z.


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3083

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrake 13920 kHz AM March 25, 2013 1240Z

« on: March 25, 2013, 1315 UTC »

Nothing like the sound of Firedrake in the morning.

1240-1300Z 45434 Firedrake




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3084

North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6935 kHz USB 24 Mar 2013 0110Z

« on: March 24, 2013, 0110 UTC »

0110Z 45444 S9 Wolverine Radio IS
0110Z 45444 S9 Ruth Etting "Happy Days and Lonely Nights"
0113Z 35444 S9 "Happy Days Are Here Again"
0116Z 35444 S9 Al Jolson "LetMe Sing and I'm Happy"
0118Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0118Z 35443 S8 Leo Reisman "Happy Feet"
0122Z 45444 S9 Frankie Trumbauer "Get Happy"
0125Z 45444 S9 Benny Goodman "Feelin' High and Happy"
0127Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0127Z 45444 S9 Buddy Banks "Happy Home Blues"
0130Z 45444 S9 Shirley & Lee "Two Happy People"
0132Z 45444 S9 Lester Williams "I'm So Glad I Could Jump and Shout"
0134Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0134Z 45444 S9 Marv Johnson "Happy Days"
0137Z 45444 S9 Jackie Wilson "Since You Show Me How To Be Happy"
0139Z 45444 S9 Otis Redding "The Happy Song"
0142Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0142Z 45444 S9 The Gospel Singers "Oh Happy Day"
0147Z 45444 S9 Al Green "Sh-La-La (Make Me Happy)"
0150Z 35443 S8 Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy"
0154Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0154Z 45444 S9 The Beatles "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You"
0156Z 45444 S9 The Turtles "Happy Together"
0159Z 45444 S9 The Who "Happy Jack"
0201Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0201Z 35443 S8 Blood, Sweat, & Tears "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
0205Z 35443 S8 The Rolling Stones "Happy"
0208Z 35443 S8 Joe Walsh "Happy Ways"
0211Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0211Z 35443 S8 Public Image, Ltd "Happy?"
0215Z 35443 S8 R.E.M. "Shiny Happy People"
0219Z 35443 S8 Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains"
0222Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0222Z 45444 S9 SSTV


0225Z 35443 S8 Fats Waller "The Joint Is Jumpin'"
0227Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0227Z 35443 S8 Slim and Slam "Jump Session"
0230Z 35443 S8 Cab Calloway "Jumpin Jive"   (never have can have enough of Cab)
0233Z 35444 S8 Erskine Hawkins "Do You Wanna Jump Children"
0236Z 35443 S8 Louis Prima "Jump, Jive An' Wail"
0240Z 35443 S8 Hadda Brooks "Jump Back, Honey"
0242Z 35443 S8 "Hop, Skip, and Jump"
0245Z 35443 S8 The Daylighters "Mad House Jump"
0247Z 35443 S8 The Rolling Stones "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
0250Z 35443 S8 Harry Nilsson "Jump Into the Fire"
0254Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0254Z 35443 S8 Van Halen "Jump"
0258Z 35443 S8 Unknown "Jump" something
0300Z 35443 S8 Blue Baron Band "Jump and Shout" (thanks DimBulb)
0305Z 35443 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0305Z 35443 S8 SSTV



Thanks Wolverine! Enjoyed another great pair of shows. Wish there was more, but alas...




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3085

MW Loggings / UNID 1690 KHz March 23, 2013 1630Z

« on: March 23, 2013, 1632 UTC »

1630Z 55555 S9+20  Oldies music station is back.
1634Z 55555 S9+20 "The Real Oldies Channel"


Been thinking and doubt that its a pirate, but may be a broadcaster that's testing. Even though no FCC records, they may be behind in posting them.


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3086

MW Loggings / UNID 1690 kHz Mar 17, 2013 2249Z

« on: March 17, 2013, 2252 UTC »

Station is back on.

2252Z 55555 S9+25 The Beatles "Eleanor Rigby"
2253Z 55555 S9+25 ID "The Real Oldies Channel"
2253Z 55555 S9+25 Harpers Bizarre "59th St Bridge" (playlist on iHeartRadio for 680 is consistent with the playlist here)
2257Z 55555 S9+25 The Drifters "There Goes My Baby"
2258Z 55555 S9+25 "I Saw Linda Yesterday"
2300Z 55555 S9+25 ID "Real Oldies"
2300Z 55555 S9+25 Elvis Presley "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
2303Z 55555 S9+25 ID "You are listening t the Real Oldies Channel playing nothing but oldies from the first generation of rock."
2303Z 55555 S9+25 Billy Joe Royal "Down In The Boondocks"
2306Z 55555 S9+25 The 5th Dimension "Wedding Bell Blues"  (I should say the playlist on iHeartRadio is mostly consistent... its missing songs that have played).
230816Z Brief drop in carrier (< 1/2 sec)
2308Z 55555 S9+25 Fats Domino "Let The Four Winds Blow"
2311Z 55555 S9+25 The Temptations "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
231350Z Dropped carrier after about 10 seconds into the next song.




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3087

MW Loggings / The Big Q 1710 kHz March 17, 2013 0454Z

« on: March 17, 2013, 0455 UTC »

0454Z 35433 S7 ID "The Big Q" Playing Rock, Roll, and Remember from 1970.
0508Z 35433 S7 Bobby Darin "Dream Lover"
 


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3088

North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6935 USB Mar 17, 2013 0059Z

« on: March 17, 2013, 0100 UTC »

0059Z 45434 S9 Bessie Smith "Nobody Known You When You're Down & Out"
0100Z 45434 S9 J.B. Hutto & His Hawks "Too Much Alcohol"
0102Z 45434 S9 Son House "Death Letter Blues"
0107Z 45434 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0107Z 45434 S9 Bobby Blue Band "Farther Up The Road"
0110Z 45434 S9 Howlin' Wolf "All Night Boogie"
0112Z 45434 S8 Dinah Washington "Baby Get Lost"
0115Z 45434 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0115Z 45434 S9 Little Walker "Boom Boom Out Goes The Light"
0118Z 45434 S8 Little Johnny Taylor "Part Time Love"
0122Z 45434 S8 Junior Wells "Help Me"
0125Z 45434 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0125Z 45434 S8 Johnny Shines "Evening Sun (Take 3)"
0128Z 35433 S7 Ann Cole "Got My Mojo Working"
0130Z 35433 S7 Muddy Waters "I Can't Be Satisfied"
0133Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0134Z 35433 S7 Doctor Ross "Come Back Baby"
0137Z 35433 S7 John Lee Hooker "Boom Boom"
0139Z 35433 S7 Mance Lipscomb "Ella Speed"
0141Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0141Z 35433 S7 Tarheal Slim "Number 9 Train"
0145Z 35433 S7 James Cotton "Rocket 88"
0147Z 35433 S7 Junior Wells "Messin' With The Kid"
0149Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0149Z 35433 S7 Blue Flamingo & Big Maybelle "That's A Pretty Good Love"
0151Z 35433 S7 Charles Brown "Groovy Movie Blues"
0154Z 35433 S7 Lil Green "Romance In The Dark"
0158Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0158Z 35433 S7 Louis Jordan "Weak Minded Blues"
0200Z 35433 S7 Blind Blake "Police Dog Blues"
0203Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0203Z 45434 S8 B.B. King "Bad Luck"
0206Z 45434 S8 Freddie King "Big Legged Woman"
0209Z 35433 S7 Albert King "Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
0213Z 35433 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0213Z 45444 S9 SSTV
0216Z Off air.


Glad your transmitter is fixed. The ionosphere is yours again.  


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3089

MW Loggings / UNID 1690 kHz Mar 16, 2013 1805Z

« on: March 16, 2013, 1814 UTC »

First time I've noticed anyone on this frequency during the day and no one at S9+35 at any time of the day.

20 kHz bw. Audio sounds good.

1805Z 55555 S9+35 Playing oldies. DJ is Dangerous Dan.
1810Z 55555 S9+35 ID  "The Real Oldies Channel"
1812Z 55555 S9+35 JJ Jackson "But It's Alright"
1814Z 55555 S9+35 Dangerous Dan with some talk of spring & whatnot.
1815Z 55555 S9+35 Percy Faith "The Theme From "A Summer Place""
1817Z 55555 S9+35 The Four Seasons "Opus 17"
1820Z 55555 S9+35 Short clips from old commercials. Alka Seltzer, MeowMix, Armor hot dogs
1820Z 55555 S9+35 The Association "Cherish"
1823Z 55555 S9+35 Elvis Presley "His Latest Flame"
1825Z 55555 S9+35 DJ with "Real Oldies Channel"
1825Z 55555 S9+35 April Stevens "Whispering"
1828Z 55555 S9+35 Del Shannon "Runaway"
1830Z 55555 S9+35 Wilson Picket "Land Of 1000 Dances"
1830Z 55555 S9+35 DJ "On the Real Oldies Channel"
1830Z 55555 S9+35 Otis Redding "Try A Little Tenderness"
1835Z 55555 S9+35 DJ
1836Z 55555 S9+35 Wilbert Harrison "Kansas City"
1839Z 55555 S9+35 The Searchers "Don't Throw Your Love Away"
184000-184002 Dropped carrier
184002Z 55555 S9+35 Continuing song.
1841Z 55555 S9+35 DJ
1841Z 55555 S9+35 Credence Clearwater Revival "Bad Moon Rising"
1843Z 55555 S9+35 Dangerous Dan and the million dollar weekend. "Real Oldies"
1843Z 55555 S9+35 The Chiffons "One Fine Day"
1845Z 55555 S9+35 Aretha Franklin "A Natural Woman"
1849Z 55555 S9+35 The Grass Roots "Wait A Million Years"
1850Z 55555 S9+35 DJ: Dangerous Dan is out of here.
1851Z 55555 S9+35 Gene Pitney "Half Heaven, Half Heartache"
1853Z 55555 S9+35 1965 Green Acres clip.
1854Z 55555 S9+35 Junior Walker "Shotgun"
1857Z 55555 S9+35 "The Real Oldies Channel"
1857Z 55555 S9+35 Fats Domino "I'm Walkin'"
1859Z 55555 S9+35 The Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy vs The Red Baron"
1901Z 55555 S9+35 "Real Oldies"
1901Z 55555 S9+35 The McCoys "Hang On Sloopy"
1904Z 55555 S9+35 "Good afternoon, I'm Marty Thompson on this million dollar weekend."
1905Z Started the next song and the carrier dropped.

This appears to be a pirate relay (or perhaps an undocumented legit test?) of WINR's Real Oldies Channel:
http://www.680winr.com/pages/danallen.html
http://www.680winr.com/pages/martythompson.html


1941Z 55555 S9+35 Back on the air with Van. Hadn't been on the freq for about 15 mins, so do not know when it came back.
1941Z 55555 S9+35 Van Morrison "Moondance"
1943Z 55555 S9+35 Vicki Sue Robinson "Turn The Beat Around"
1948Z 55555 S9+35 The Platters "With This Ring"
1951Z 55555 S9+35 Deep Purple "Woman From Tokyo" Only was into about 1 second of it when the audio dropped. Still had full carrier. Thirty to forty seconds later, next song started.  
195158Z 55555 S9+35 Thelma Houston "Don't Leave Me This Way"
1953Z Playlist since 1941Z is not the same as the playlist listed in iHeartRadio for WINR.
1957Z 55555 S9+35 Tavares "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"
2002Z 55555 S9+35 The Shirelles "Mama Said." Sudden jump into this song near the end.
2002Z 55555 S9+35 Marty Thompson on a million dollar weekend.
2002Z 55555 S9+35 Fontella Bass "Rescue Me"
2005Z 55555 S9+35 Steam "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
2007Z Now the playlist is the same at iHeartRadio, specifically from The Shirelles (perhaps the jump was to use that source?).
2008Z 55555 S9+35 The real oldies live here on The Real Oldies Channel"
2008Z 55555 S9+35 Dion "Drop Drop"
2010Z 55555 S9+35 The Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving"
2014Z 55555 S9+35 Bobby Darin "Mac The Knife"
2017Z 55555 S9+35 Herman's Hermits "Wonderful World"
2018Z 55555 S9+35 "The real oldies never stop here on the Real Oldies Channel."
2018Z 55555 S9+35 Tommy James & The Shondells "I Think We're Alone Now"
2021Z 55555 S9+35 Elvis Presley "Return To Sender"
2023Z 55555 S9+35 Gerry and the Pacemakers "It's Gonna Be All Right"
202519Z Carrier dropped a couple of seconds into the next song.



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3090

Shortwave Broadcast / Firedrakes Mar 13, 2013 0235Z

« on: March 13, 2013, 0248 UTC »

17730 35433 S8 0235Z
17170 25432 S7 0237Z
16920 35433 S8 0237Z
16600 35433 S8 0238Z
16360 15421 S5 0238Z
16100 15421 S5 0238Z (barely above the noise)
15970 15421 S5 0239Z
14750 45433 S8 0240Z
14400 35433 S7 0241Z


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