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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6930.5 AM Northern Relay Service 12/31/2011

« on: December 31, 2011, 0024 UTC »

0023Z 45434 Music. No ID yet.
0037Z 45444 Still just music. Drifted down to 6930.46 (started out around 6930.6)
0039Z 45434 Bar Kays "Soul Finger"  (funny... the other day was listening to R Tajikistan from Duchanbe and thought of "Spies Like Us")
0046Z 45434 Music. Still no ID yet.
0049Z 35433 I think there was an ID in there... something relay service. But faded out right at the important time.
0050Z 35433 Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio"
0101Z 35433 ID. email northernrelayservice@gmail.com
0104Z 35434 Drifted down to 6930.34
0133Z 35433 ID: NRS.
0136Z 35433 Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"
0143Z 45434 ID: NRS & The Crystal Ship.
0143Z 45433 Still drifting... 6930.27
0145Z 45433 Alice Cooper "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
0201Z 25332 Signal dropping

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RTN 6925 AM 12/30 (UTC)

« on: December 30, 2011, 0115 UTC »

12-30-2011
0115Z 45334 Music. Some fading. A band of stupid noise at 6927-6928.
0138Z 25333 Music done (Giogio Moroder, theme from "The Chase") Now ID? Faded and unintelligible
0139Z 25332 More music.
0145Z 35333 ID "Radio True North" Heard it that time.
0145Z Off air.

5253

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: DPRK on 13760

« on: December 30, 2011, 0108 UTC »

 

Awesome.

5254

Utility / Re: Longwave Aero Beacon Fun

« on: December 30, 2011, 0107 UTC »

I've been listening to 365 AA Fargo, ND (KENIE) for 20+ years. Used to use that fella when flying around back then, but haven't flown in years. Still tune it in today... listening to it right now on an old Collins ADF in the basement. AA is like an old friend.

Hope they don't decommission too many of them. On the other hand... if they clear out the lower part of the band, perhaps the FCC will allocate some LW broadcasting? Would love to have a 2MW transmitter. However, can't afford the electric bill.

5255

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Powerliner 6.300 @0028

« on: December 29, 2011, 0210 UTC »

Not so much as a hint of carrier at home, so listened on a Perseus in Northern Italy. Some good Polka music. Was around S7. Off around 0202Z.

Took 20 minutes for him to say good bye.

5256

General Radio Discussion / Re: low power Serbian pirate testing on 2023 kHz Dec. 17

« on: December 26, 2011, 0338 UTC »

 

Don't know what you mean, so I guess no.

5257

Other / Re: CB bands:The Wild West of HF

« on: December 25, 2011, 2158 UTC »

They've been like that for as long as I can remember going back to the mid-80's. Maybe I'm getting old and memory fades, but I could swear the guys on ch 6 are the exact same guys that have been on there for decades droning on & on & on & on about absolutely nothing.

Don't forget to venture beyond the allocated band. Have some locals here that hang out on 27.455 USB.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: low power Serbian pirate testing on 2023 kHz Dec. 17

« on: December 25, 2011, 1929 UTC »

@Newfoundland DXer
Didn't sound like maritime chat. Heard him again last night (12/25/2011 around 0300Z) on 1690 AM. Talked for a bit, played about 15-20 seconds of music, talked more, dropped the carrier, back with more talk & a little music, and so on. Don't remember him talking with anyone on the air this time.

Have seen Harri's blog, but didn't hear anything that may be identified as that one, but I sure wouldn't bet a beer that it isn't.

   skeezix
   (formerly MV)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 6875 AM

« on: December 25, 2011, 1605 UTC »

Hearing him here at 1604Z, but noise level is up & the signal is only fair. SINPO 25242

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Renegade Radio 6925 USB

« on: December 25, 2011, 1523 UTC »

1522Z 35344 Mannheim Steamroller "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"  
1525Z 35343 ID "You are listening to Renegage Radio"
1526Z 35343 John Mellencamp "Silent Night"
1531Z 35344 "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"
1534Z 35344 "I Believe in Father Christmas"
1543Z 35344 Eurythmics "Walking in a Winter Wonderland"
1547Z 35343 Announcer. Contact: renegadeshortwave@gmail.com. Accepting reception reports.
1547Z 35343 Billy Squier "Christmas is a Time to Say I Love You"
1551Z 35344 "Silent Night"
1556Z 35343 "Happy Holidays from Renegade Radio."
1556Z Off air.

Thanks Renegade... Merry Christmas!

5261

Shortwave Broadcast / Re: DPRK on 13760

« on: December 24, 2011, 0130 UTC »

Sorry... heard around 0130-0300Z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6924 USB 2325 UTC Broadcast about the death of the Dear Leader

« on: December 20, 2011, 0416 UTC »

Heard the Voice of Korea on 13760 & 15180 here (S5 & S3, respectively). Recorded 29 minutes of them from a Perseus in Japan on 7220.

They were giving a long tribute to their Dear Leader. Music, tribute, more music.   

(yeah, not pirate, but same topic).

Wonder who was sending the SSTV images ... 

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Shortwave Broadcast / DPRK on 13760

« on: December 20, 2011, 0411 UTC »

Heard the Voice of Korea (North Korea) on 13760 & 15180. 13760 was better, around S7.

They were giving a tribute to their deceased dictator.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: low power Serbian pirate testing on 2023 kHz Dec. 17

« on: December 19, 2011, 0215 UTC »

Wonder if related-

Connected to a remote Perseus over in Austria (12/18/2011 around 0100Z). Tuning around 1600-1800 and stumbled across a rather loud Serbia. I don't speak Serb, but he said "Serbia" a few times. This was on 1670 AM. At first, he was talking then would give some sort of ID with "Serbia" in it then the carrier would drop. Someone else in USB would talk. When he'd stop, then the AM guy would talk for a bit. They went back & forth for a while.

About an hour later, the AM guy was on continuously and sounded like he was talking with another guy who was on a two-way FM radio.

No clue if this was the same Radar Serbia Radio or another guy.

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Equipment / Re: Sangean ATS-909X

« on: December 19, 2011, 0158 UTC »

I picked one up last February.

It works pretty decent.

Compared to my Sony ICF-2010, on the upper bands (14MHz and higher) it performs comparably with the whip antenna. The 25' wire antenna that comes with it makes little difference.

Below about 14 MHz, it becomes hard of hearing on the whip only and really could use that 25' wire ant. The Sony 2010 sitting next to it works fine on the lower bands with its whip (although, the wire ant helps it too).

MW broadcast works well. Picks up lots of things.

On LW, it seems to pick up MW stations as well... kind of a disappointment.

No problems with FM.

Audio quality is pretty good for such a small speaker.

Went on a trip overseas and wanted to bring a radio. Wanted to bring the 2010, but didn't want it to get broken or seized, so it had to stay home. Instead I took the replaceable 909X.

Worked out very well for the trip. Recorded a bunch of local MW/FM & SW stations.

I'm fairly pleased with it.

Don't know which firmware they're shipping with now, so can't answer that part.

   MV