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4771

Shortwave Pirate / 6925U Wolverine Radio 0133Z

« on: February 19, 2012, 0133 UTC »

2/19/2012
0133Z 45444 S9 Wolverine IS - Barenaked Ladies "Testing 1,2,3"
0133Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0133Z 45444 S9 Ethel Waters "Shake That Thing"
0137Z 45444 S9 Ella Fitzgerald "Shake Down The Stars"
0139Z 45444 S9 Sonny Boy Williamson "Shake The Boogie"
0142Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0142Z 45444 S9+ Chubby Newsome "Hip Shakin' Mama"
0145Z 55444 S9+10 Bill Haley and The Comets "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"
0147Z 55444 S9+10 Jerry Lee Lewis "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
0150Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0150Z 55444 S9+10 The Del Vikings "Cool Shake"
0152Z 45444 S9 Eddie Fontaine "Nothin' Shakin'"
0155Z 45444 S9+ The Swinging Blue Jeans "They Hippy Hippy Shake"
0156Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0156Z 45444 S9+ Sam Cooke "Shake"
0159Z 55444 S9+10 The Guess Who "Shakin' All Over"
0202Z 54444 S9+10 The Four Tops "Shake Me, Wake Me"
0205Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0205Z 45444 S9 Temptations "Shakey Ground"
0209Z 45444 S9+ KC & The Sunshine Band "Shake Your Booty"
0212Z 55544 S9+10 The Jacksons "Shake Your Body" (occasional peaks to S9+20)
0215Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0215Z 55444 S9+10 Ten Years After "Let's Shake It Up"
0221Z 55444 S9+10 The Cars "Shake It Up" (occasional peaks to S9+20)
0224Z 55444 S9+ The Escape Club "Escape For The Sheik"
0228Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0228Z 55444 S9+10 Los Lobos "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"
0232Z 55444 S9+10 Lady Gaga "Shake Ur Kitty"
0236Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0236Z 55444 S9+20 SSTV
0238Z off air

Another great show, thanks a million Wolverine!


_{Perseus SDR w/102' G5RV @25'}

4772

Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan SW 6925AM

« on: February 19, 2012, 0059 UTC »

0057Z 45333 S9 The Who "Who Are You"
0057Z 45333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0057Z 45333 S9 Stevie Ray Vaughn "Pride and Joy"
0101Z 35322 S9 Stevie Ray Vaughn "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
0104Z 35322 S9 Rare Earth "Get Ready"
0106Z 35322 S9 Steely Dan "Do It Again"
0108Z 35322 S9 ID "Captain Morgan Shortwave"
0108Z 35322 S9 The Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
0109Z 35322 S9 Cycling through songs frequently.
0112Z 35333 S9 Boz Scaggs "Lido Shuffle"
0115Z 35333 S9 Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right"
0118Z 35333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" + The Who "Who Are You"
0119Z 35333 S9 Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Child"
0126Z 35333 S9 ID "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" + The Who "Who Are You"
0127Z off air

4773

Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950 AM Big Boobs Radio

« on: February 19, 2012, 0044 UTC »

0044Z Very weak here... can't really tell much of anything.

4774

Shortwave Pirate / Re: Tropiq 6307.5 USB Pirate from Hungary

« on: February 18, 2012, 2341 UTC »

Rats, absolutely nothing into Minneapolis.

4775

Shortwave Pirate / 6925U Rave On Radio

« on: February 18, 2012, 2319 UTC »

2/18/2012
2318Z 35434 S7 ID "Rave On Radio"
2318Z 35434 S7 Neil Young "Cinnamon Girl"
2323Z 35434 S7 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2323Z 35433 S7 Neil Young "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)"
2330Z 35433 S7 Neil Young "Down By The River"
2339Z 35433 S6 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2339Z 35333 S6 Neil Young "The Losing End"
2344Z 35333 S6 Neil Young "Running Dry"
2349Z 35434 S7 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
2349Z 35434 S7 Neil Young "Cowgirl In The Sand"
0000Z 35333 S6 ID(3x) "You are listening to Rave On Radio. Rave On Radio. Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."
0001Z Off air.

4776

Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Ga Ga 6930

« on: February 18, 2012, 2229 UTC »

2228Z 55454 S9+10 ID "Radio Ga-Ga"
2228Z 55454 S9+10 Music. SOLID signal ever since it came on.
2234Z Off air suddenly
2235Z 55454 S9+10 Back on with music
2256Z Off air suddenly again.
2302Z 55454 S9+10 Back on with more music.
2310Z Off air...

4777

Shortwave Pirate / Re: Another Air Raid

« on: February 18, 2012, 0338 UTC »

I'm still in my basement from the one a week or two ago. They never sound the all clear.... so I patiently wait.

4778

Equipment / Re: What Radio Did you start your listening hobby with?

« on: February 16, 2012, 2349 UTC »

My first one was a Sony ICF-2010 back in 1988. Sits next to my bed today and listened to it this morning. Will listen to it tonight. Rarely is it off.

Before I got the ICF-2010, went to a local radio store and was looking at the different models. The first one I picked up was a Panasonic RFB-60.  Turned it on & tuned around. We were in a store, so reception was mediocre. VOA boomed in on 15410 kHz, with George Collinet & The Sound of Soul. He was playing "Tomorrow People" by Ziggy Marley. Sales guy said the ICF-2010 was a better model and I should save up for that if that was an option. Did exactly that and here nearly 24 years later, still running well. Cost $335 back in 1988, which breaks down to $13.96 per year since then (the cost of 3 beer per year).

A few years later, picked up a National NC-173. First tube radio.

Around 2003, got an NC-183D off of eBay. They said it was NIB until 1998 and wanted around $300. I thought "sure" and got it anyway.  It was shipped and upon opening it, the only imperfection on it is a very slight scratch on the side, but can't see it unless looking for it. Sounds fantastic with the dual 6V6's and a big National speaker. Thing still looks like it was made within the past year or two.

Have acquired a few others over the years, with the most recent acquisitions being a Sangean ATS-909X (which went on a nice vacation to the South Pacific for some DXing at the beach) and a Perseus SDR (and I can take a virtual vacation all over the world with the remote receivers). Have hooked the Perseus hooked up to a reel-to-reel deck for recording.

As I write this, listening to a Ray-Jefferson 640/DF. Audio quality is medicore (not designed for music), but sure is a good on sensitivity and the rotatable loop is very nice.

However, back in the 70's when I was but a yute, parents had a Panasonic R-1599 AM radio. Remember listening to that & tuning around. Unfortunately, don't remember if I was doing any MWDXing. That radio is long gone, but picked up one of the same model a bunch of years ago and still listen to it.

4779

MW Loggings / WFIL 560 Test 2/12/2012 0500-0555Z

« on: February 12, 2012, 0341 UTC »

> From Rene' F. Tetro (engineer at WFIL) on IRCA and ABDX:
>  
> The WFIL DX Test will be conducted Sunday Morning from
> 12:00AM - 12:55AM Eastern (0500-0555 UTC).  WFIL is licensed to Philadelphia,
> PA and will be operating on our Daytime Directional Array at 5KW.  The end
> time has been adjusted to 12:55AM, instead of 01:00AM.  This will afford listeners in our
> region to possibly hear other stations on 560. We will turn
> off our carrier from 12:55AM until 1:02AM, which will allow listeners to
> catch top of the hour IDs.
>
>
>
> Reception reports should be emailed to: dxtest@wfil.com
>
>
> If you still prefer snail mail, reports can also be sent to:
>
>       DX Test
>       WFIL Radio
>       117 Ridge Pike
>       Lafayette Hill, PA  19444-1901
>
>
>
> Details of the test:
>
>       Voice ID's will be given about every 5 minutes
>
>       Morse Code ID's will be given four times
>
>       Audio tones:  Sweeps, Warblers, Morse Code Letter "V" Repeated
>
>       WFIL Jingles from the 60s and 70s
>
>       Music:  Stars and Stripes Forever at aprox. :05 and :32
>
>               I Want to Hold Your Hand (Beatles) at aprox :16 and :43
>
>       The test will begin at exactly 0001 EST (0501 UTC)
>
>       The test will end at exactly 0056 EST (0556 UTC)
>

> WFIL will turn off its carrier from 0056 - 0102 to allow people our region
> to attempt It's of other stations on 560.  WFIL will resume normal
> broadcasting on night pattern @ 5KW at 0102.
>
>      

4780

Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925 LSB

« on: February 12, 2012, 0317 UTC »

0316Z 35343 S8 Flock of Seagulls "I Ran"
0320Z 35343 S8 ID "Turtlehead Radio"
0320Z 35343 S8 Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself"
0326Z 25332 S7 Op: "Welcome to Turtlehead Radio" Some other stuff too, but gets washed out in the noise. Mentioned Markokpik.
0327Z 25332 S6 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
0332Z 25332 S7 Duran Duran "The Chauffeur"
0332Z 25332 S6 Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen"

4781

Shortwave Pirate / 6925U Wolverine Radio 0200Z

« on: February 12, 2012, 0202 UTC »

2/12/2012

0200Z Signed on.
0200Z 55444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0200Z 55444 S9+10 Tommy Dorsey "There's Frost On The Moon"
0207Z 55444 S9+10 Benny Goodman "Winter Weather"
0210Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0210Z 55444 S9+10 Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald "Baby, Its Cold Outside"
0212Z 45444 S9 Hank Williams "Cold, Cold Heart"
0215Z 45433 S8 Johnny Cash "Cold Shoulder"
0217Z 45433 S8 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0220Z 45433 S8 James Brown "Cold Sweat"
0223Z 55434 S9+10 John Lennon "Cold Turkey" (S9+10 to S8)
0228Z 35433 S7 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0228Z 35433 S7 Rolling Stones "She's So Cold"
0232Z 35433 S8 Stevie Ray Vaughan "Cold Shot"
0236Z 45434 S9 Little Feat "Cold Cold Cold"
0240Z 45434 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0240Z 45434 S9 Bangles "Hazy Shade of Winter"
0243Z 55534 S9+10 Bruce Springsteen "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"    
0246Z 55534 S9+10 Tom Petty "Out In The Cold"
0250Z 55434 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0250Z 55434 S9 Gary Moore "Cold Day In Hell"
0253Z 45334 S8 Dave Steffen "Long Cold Rainy Night"
0259Z 55434 S9+10 Annie Lennox "Cold"
0304Z 55434 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0304Z 55444 S9+10 SSTV
0305Z Off air.

Thanks for the show! Enjoyed it thoroughly.

4782

Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan SW 6925, 2/12, 0018+

« on: February 12, 2012, 0025 UTC »

0018Z 45333 S9 Twilight Zone theme
0018Z 45333 S9 Music
0058Z off air.

4783

Shortwave Pirate / 6925 AM Radio Ronin Shortwave 2306Z

« on: February 11, 2012, 2307 UTC »

2/11/2012

2306Z 45444 S9 Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" loop.
2308Z 45444 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin Shortwave"
2308Z 45444 S9 AC/DC "TNT"
2311Z 45433 S9 Led Zeppelin "Misty Mountain Hop"
2316Z 45433 S9 The James Gang "Funk #49"
2320Z 45433 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin coming to you via the planetary ionosphere"
2320Z 45433 S9 Boston "Rock & Roll Band"
2323Z 45433 S9 The Doors "Twentieth Century Fox"
2325Z 45433 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin Shortwave". QSL: radioroninshortwave@gmail.com
2326Z 45434 S9+10 The Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense & Peppermints"
2329Z 45433 S9 Fleetwood Mac "The Chain"
2333Z 45434 S9 Procol Harum "Conquistador"
2337Z 45433 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin Shortwave"
2337Z 45433 S9 The Outlaws "Green Grass & High Tides"
2347Z 45433 S9 Crosby, Stills & Nash "Long Time Gone"
2351Z 45433 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin Shortwave" Contact email: radioroninshortwave@gmail.com
2351Z 45433 S9 Elton John "Madman Across The Water"
2357Z 45433 S9 ID "This is Radio Ronin Shortwave" Contact email: radioroninshortwave@gmail.com. Would appreciate comments positive or negative. Signing off.
2359Z Off air.

Thanks Shogun of the Shortwaves! Enjoyed the show.

4784

Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6925usb

« on: February 11, 2012, 2226 UTC »

6925 USB

2223Z 55444 S9+10 John Cougar Mellencamp "Jack & Diane"
2224Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Radio Ga-Ga"
2224Z 55444 S9+10 Beatles "Elanor Rigby"
2226Z 55444 S9+10 Beatles "Yellow Submarine." Distorted audio.
2233Z 55444 S9+10 John Mellencamp "Jackie Brown" Singing is hard to understand.
2247Z 55444 S9+10 ID "Radio Ga-Ga. Live from Zipper Lake"

2259Z off air. Not sure what time exactly, but went upstairs to wash the dishes and when I came back at 2259Z, was off the air.

4785

Shortwave Pirate / 6955 AM UNID 0246Z

« on: February 11, 2012, 0251 UTC »

0246Z 25442 S6 B-52s "Rock Lobster"
0250Z 15431 Blue Öyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Dropped into the noise.
0255Z Carrier is just _barely_ in there.