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5161

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Undercover Radio 21520 AM 2021 UTC

« on: October 20, 2012, 2024 UTC »

2023Z 45333 S6 Decent signal. Dr Benway is talking about Paradise Island.
2040Z 15211 S1 Signal is faded significantly. Usually in the noise, sometimes coming just out of it.
2044Z 45333 S6 Now back up.
2049Z Off

5162

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 10/19/12 0016 6925USB

« on: October 20, 2012, 1732 UTC »

Yeah, I recorded it starting around 0016Z. Currently have the SDR data files and need to make MP3 out of it.

5163

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio True North, 6945 AM, 0240 UTC

« on: October 20, 2012, 1454 UTC »

Could see a weak carrier, but never could hear audio.

5164

North American Shortwave Pirate / Undercover Radio 6925 AM 10/20/2012 0329Z

« on: October 20, 2012, 0331 UTC »

0329Z 35333 S6 Pink Floyd "Astronomy Domine"   Unknown if same sta as the previous post... but in case not, here's a new one. USB
0332Z Off.  
0333Z 35333 S6 Carrier showed up & now in AM.
0340Z 35333 S6 ID "Undercover Radio" Gave email address.
0343Z 45334 S7 Pink Floyd "Shine On you Crazy Diamond"
0348Z 25332 S5 Signal dropping and fighting with the noise.
0350Z 35333 S7 Signal up. Looks like some slow & deep fades.
0353Z 35333 S7 Dr Benway talking. Its been 20 years.
0456Z Off air. (just as the signal was starting to come up a bit)


Thanks Doc!

_{Perseus SDR + 102' G5RV @25'}

5165

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 10/20/2012 0321Z

« on: October 20, 2012, 0321 UTC »

0321Z 35333 S7 The Fixx "Red Skies"
0324Z Off air.

Just one song.



_{Perseus SDR + 102' G5RV @25'}

5166

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 10/19/12 0016 6925USB

« on: October 20, 2012, 0020 UTC »

0016Z 35333 S6 Heard the ID and some talking by the op. Wasn't able to make out too much as the signal was weaker than usual.

0021Z 45444 S8 Signal came way up. Sounding like the ol' Wolverine now.
0022Z 45444 S8 Joan Armatrading "I Can't Lie To Myself"
0024Z 45444 S8 Live op with shoutouts.
0025Z 45444 S8 Jethro Tull "Locomotive Breath"
0029Z 45444 S8 ID
0029Z 45444 S8 Golden Earring "Radar Love"
0035Z 45444 S8 ID
0036Z 45444 S8 Live Op.
0036Z 45444 S8 The Firm "Radioactive"
0039Z 45444 S9 Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
0043Z 45444 S9 Derek & The Dominoes "Bell Bottom Blues"
0048Z 45444 S9 ID
0049Z 45444 S9 Boney M "Daddy Cool"    
0052Z 55445 S9 David Bowie "Modern Love"  
0057Z 55445 S9 Live op.
0057Z 55445 S9 Robin Trower "Daydream"
0103Z 55445 S9 ID and stuff. Heh.
0104Z 55445 S9+ The B-52s "Deadbeat Club"
0108Z 55445 S9+ Yes "I've Seen All Good People"
0112Z 55445 S9+ Accidentally cut off the end of the song.
0112Z 55545 S9+10 ABBA "SOS"
0116Z 55545 S9+ ID & Live op
0116Z 55545 S9+ Men Without Hats "The Safety Dance"
0119Z 55545 S9+ Piano Red "Doctor Feel-Good"
0121Z 55545 S9+ The Cars "You're All I've Got Tonight"  (For RML & Spike)
0125Z 55545 S9+ ID + live op
0125Z 55545 S9+ Stevie Ray Vaughan "Tightrope"
0131Z 55545 S9+ The Beatles "Taxman"
0133Z 55444 S9 The Clash "Rock the Casbah"
0137Z 55444 S9 ID +live op
0137Z 55444 S9 The Beat "Twist And Crawl"
0140Z 55444 S9 The Band "Up On Cripple Creek"
0144Z 55444 S9 Live op.
0144Z 55544 S9+ The Guess Who "Undun"
0148Z 55544 S9+ ID
0148Z 55544 S9+ Smokie "Needles and Pins"  (first time I've heard this version).
0151Z 55544 S9+ Rod Stewart "Tonight I'm Yours"    (love it!)
0155Z 55545 S9+10  Chris DeBurgh "Don't Pay the Ferryman"  (simply awesome)
0159Z 45444 S8 ID. Signal dropping a little bit.
0159Z 45344 S7 Pat Benatar "We Belong"
0203Z 45344 S7 Elton John "Rocket Man"  (yeah, William Shatner's version is something to behold).
0207Z 45344 S7 Live op
0208Z 45344 S7 Pink Floyd "Great Gig In The Sky"
0210Z 44344 S7 Station came up on 6930 AM.
0212Z 44344 S7 ID
0213Z 44344 S7 Roxy Music "Love Is The Drug"
0217Z 44344 S7 Silversun Pickups "Panic Switch"
0223Z 44444 S8 Live Op
0223Z 44444 S9 The Vapors "Turning Japanese"
0227Z 44444 S9 ID + Live op
0227Z 44444 S9 Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over" (for X-FM)
0231Z 44444 S9 Live op
0231Z 44444 S9 Dire Straits "Walk Of Life"
0235Z 33443 S7 Live op
0236Z 44444 S8 The Stranglers "Sweet Smell Of Success"
0239Z 44444 S8 Live op + ID
0240Z 44444 S8 Wall of VooDoo "Mexican Radio"
0244Z 44444 S8 Live op
0244Z 45444 S9 Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"  Station at 6930 AM is off air.
0248Z 45444 S8 Live op
0248Z 45444 S9 Traffic "Shanghai Noodle Factory"
0254Z 45444 S9 ID + live op
0254Z 45444 S9 WAR "Low Rider"
0257Z 45444 S9 James McMurtry "Vague Directions"
0302Z 45444 S8 Live op
0302Z 45444 S8 Elmore James "Dust My Broom"
0305Z 45444 S8 ID
0305Z 45444 S9 SSTV
0307Z 45444 S9 SSTV
0309Z 45444 S9 SSTV
0311Z Off Air.
 

Great surprise on a Fri night and a fantastic show! Wish you were on every night.

Thanks a ton Wolverine- completely & thoroughly enjoyed it.



_{Perseus SDR + 102' G5RV @25'}

5167

MW Loggings / Re: KiloKat7 burning up MW

« on: October 08, 2012, 0527 UTC »

Polynésie 1ère on 738 KHz: http://polynesie.la1ere.fr/radio/direct

Very nice. I was there May 2011 and heard them. That was the only local MW station. According to the 2012 WRTH, it puts out 20 kW (assuming that's accurate).

Did a lot of DXing while there and was able to pick up some U.S. MW stations on an ATS-909X using only the built-in loop. Checked my DX notes from the trip and nothing written down for the MW stuff. Rather odd as have plenty of HF & FM broadcast loggings. Know I picked up 830 from Hawaii (was hoping to get WCCO from Mpls). Picked up a few from California, but don't remember which ones.

5168

MW Loggings / Re: KiloKat7 burning up MW

« on: October 07, 2012, 1502 UTC »

Last month brought some mind-blowing DX on medium-wave - Australia, Tahiti,...

Which station(s) did you hear from Tahiti?

5169

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6940 C-QUAM X-FM

« on: October 07, 2012, 0101 UTC »

10/6/2012

0100Z 45444 S9+ ID X-FM.
0101Z 45444 S9+ Computer voice. "This is radio station X-FM. The broadcast will begin in 5 minutes."
0106Z 45434 S9+ "X-FM is now on the air"
0107Z 45434 S9 Program is going now. Getting it synced about 85% of the time and is one really fine sounding signal.  
0111Z 45434 S9 Op gave ID & email addr. "Music to the power of X"
0114Z 45434 S9 Tool "Schism"
0122Z 45434 S9 ID
0122Z 45434 S9 Incubus "Stellar"
0127Z 45434 S9 KMFDM "Megalomaniac"
0131Z 45434 S9 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Parallel Universe"
0135Z 45434 S9 ID
0136Z 45434 S8 Avenged Sevenfold "A Little Piece of Heaven"
0150Z 45434 S8 Foo Fighters
0152Z 45434 S8 Röyksopp "This Must Be It"
0156Z 45434 S8 ID & giving shoutouts.
0201Z 45434 S8 Boney M "Daddy Cool"
0205Z 45434 S8 Stevie Wonder "Superstition"
0209Z 45434 S8 ID
0209Z 45434 S8 Bad Religion "The Streets of America"
0217Z 45434 S8 Stevie Wonder "Higher Ground"
0220Z 45434 S8 Jamiroquai "Canned Heat"
0226Z 45434 S8 ID
0226Z 45434 S8 No Doubt "It's My Life"
0230Z 45434 S8 Lowline "Disko Killers"   (awesome, Redhat. Rememer however, "Disco is the pop music of tomorrow" - Dick Clark)
0234Z 45434 S8 ID
0234Z 45434 S8 The Maccabees "Unknow"
0239Z 45433 S8 ID
0239Z 45433 S7 The B-52s "Summer of Love"
0244Z 35433 S6 ID + more shoutouts. Signal is S5-S8 and has been slowly dropping.
0248Z 25432 S5 Billy Thorpe "Children of the Sun"  Signal continues to drop & noise coming up.
0253Z 35433 S8 Signal came way up all of a sudden.
0254Z 35434 S8 ID
0254Z 35434 S8 The B-52s "Love Shack"
0258Z 25432 S5 The signal increase was only temporary and is back down again.
0300Z 35433 S5 Gusgus "Ladyshave"
0303Z 35433 S5 ID
0304Z 25422 S4 Hibernate "Submit"
0319Z 25412 S1-S6 Venus Hum "Hummingbird". Signal varies from completely in the noise to moderately decent.
0324Z 25412 S1-S6 Filter "Take A Picture"
0328Z 25412 S1-S6 Sheryl Crow "Anything But Down"
0332Z 25412 S3 Op. Talking about grayline.
0340Z 25312 S1-S5 Tom Waits "What's He Building In There"
0351Z 25312 S1-S7 Jesus / MC 900 "The City Sleeps"
0355Z 25313 S1-S7 ID
0357Z 25313 S1-S7 Depeche Mode "I Want It All"
0404Z 25312 S3-S6 ID. Signing off, on behalf of Redhat & the old professor.
0405Z 25312 S1-S7 A Perfect Circle "When The Levee Breaks"
0411Z 25312 S2 ID & signed off.
0411Z Off air.


Fantastic show Redhat!



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

5170

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6950 USB Wolverine Radio *0059

« on: September 30, 2012, 0103 UTC »

0100Z 45444 S9+ Wolverine IS & ID.
0107Z 45444 S9+ Fats Waller "Lulu's Back In Town"
0109Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0109Z 45444 S9+ Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue"
0111Z 45444 S9+ The Everly Brothers "Wake Up Little Susie"
0114Z 45444 S9+ Chuck Berry "Carol"
0116Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0116Z 45444 S9+ Fats Domino "Little Mary"
0118Z 45444 S9+ Ray Charles "Hardheaded Hannah"
0121Z 45444 S9+ The Beach Boys "Help Me Rhonda"
0124Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0124Z 45444 S9+ The Angry Young Them "Gloria"
0127Z 45444 S9+ Wilson Pickett "Mustang Sally"
0130Z 45444 S9+ The Hollies "Carrie-Ann"
0133Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0133Z 45444 S9+ The Who "Pictures Of Lily"
0135Z 45444 S9+ The Four Tops "Bernadette"
0138Z 45444 S9+ Jimi Hendrix "The Wind Cries Mary"
0142Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0142Z 45444 S9+ Country Joe And The Fish "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"
0146Z 45444 S9+ The Turtles "Elenore"
0149Z 45444 S9+ Creedence Clearwater Revival "Suzie Q"
0153Z 45444 S9+ ID "Wolverine Radio"
0153Z 45444 S9 Donovan "Jennifer Juniper"
0155Z 45444 S9 The Doors "Maggie M'Gill"
0200Z 45444 S9 Bruce Springsteen "Rosalita"
0207Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0207Z 45444 S9 The Grateful Dead "Loose Lucy"
0210Z 45444 S9 Little Feat "Juliette"
0214Z 45444 S9 Elvis Costello "Alison"
0217Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0217Z 45444 S9 Steely Dan "Josie"
0221Z 45444 S9 Van Halen "Jamie's Cryin'"
0225Z 45444 S9 George Thorogood "Ride On Josephine"
0229Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0229Z 45444 S9 Joan Armatrading "Rosie"
0232Z 45444 S9 Bruce Cockburn "Peggy's Kitchen Wall"
0236Z 45444 S9 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"
0240Z 45444 S9 Concrete Blonde "Caroline"
0246Z 45444 S9 Sarah McLachlan "Adia"
0250Z 45444 S9 ID "Wolverine Radio"
0250Z 45445 S9 SSTV
0251Z Off Air


Thanks Wolverine, great show as usual.



_{Kenwood TS-690S + 102' G5RV @ 25'}

5171

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Borderhunter 15475 AM 1743 UTC

« on: September 23, 2012, 1753 UTC »

1749Z 34433 S6 Music. Decent signal.
1749Z 34433 S6 String a Longs "Wheels"
1750Z 34433 S6 ID "We are Borderhunter Radio"
1751Z 34433 S6 Deep Purple "Radio Special"
1754Z 34433 S6 Live op w/ID.
1802Z 14431 S- Mostly in the noise, but can still hear some audio.
1815Z 24432 S5 New Order "Blue Monday"
1819Z 34433 S7 ID "This is the Borderhunter"
1820Z 34433 S7 Alice Cooper "Poison"
1824Z 24432 S5 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
1831Z 34433 S6 Santana "Black Magic Woman"
1836Z 34433 S6 Blood, Sweat, & Tears "Spinning Wheel"
1840Z 34433 S6 The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"
1846Z 34433 S6 Dr Hook "Sylvia's Mother"
1851Z 34433 S6 Supertramp "It's Raining Again"
1854Z 24432 S5 Johnny Cash "Ring Of Fire"
1900Z 24432 S5 ID
1901Z Off air






_{Perseus SDR + G5RV @ 8m}

5172

Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania Int'l 15310

« on: September 23, 2012, 1658 UTC »

9/23/2012

1757Z 45444 S7 Signed on & playing music. Very nice signal.

5173

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Radio Spaceshuttle 15880 AM 1612 UTC

« on: September 23, 2012, 1632 UTC »

1730Z Just a hint of a visible carrier in the waterfall. No audio.

1733Z 15431 S1 RSS is now on USB and can hear the music, but its very weak.





Perseus SDR + G5RV @ 8m

5174

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave on Radio 6935 USB 2342 UTC

« on: September 22, 2012, 2344 UTC »

2344Z 35333 S7 Tom Petty "Here Comes My Girl"   (S6 noise)
2347Z 25332 S6 Tom Petty "Even The Losers"
2353Z 25332 S6 Tom Petty
2355Z 25332 S6 Traveling Wilburys "Cool Dry Place"
2359Z 25332 S6 Traveling Wilburys "Poor House"
0002Z 25332 S6 Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"
0006Z 25332 S6 SSTV PIcture is quite noisy.
0008Z 25332 S6 ID "This is a test of Rave On Radio"
0009Z 15331 S6 Music
0031Z 25332 S6 SSTV
0033Z 25332 S6 "This has been a test of Rave On Radio. Test complete."
0034Z Off Air







_{Perseus SDR + 102' G5RV @25'}

5175

Equipment / Re: Using Sodira with SDR-IQ for C-QUAM decoding.

« on: September 15, 2012, 1653 UTC »

Why use Perseus s/w+VAC as well? I use SoDiRa directly with the Perseus radio and it works great. It demodulates C-QUAM (and DRM, others) and have control over the radio.

Also can save the I/Q data to a Perseus format file for later use. However, SoDiRa can't read that file and Perseus/Studio 1 don't decode C-QUAM. Can use regular AM/SAM from those programs to listen.