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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 4065 USB 0018 UTC 1 Nov 2017

« on: November 01, 2017, 0049 UTC »

00:46 "Having a smoke and a glass of vodka"  Steady S-8/9 in WNY  73
01:35 The band is firing up!  You are pushing +30 on the peaks and sounding real nice.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6924.35 AM 0000 UTC 01 Nov 2017

« on: November 01, 2017, 0019 UTC »

00:15 Above and below the noise.  73

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6935 USB 2321 UTC 31 Oct 2017

« on: November 01, 2017, 0011 UTC »

23:45-00:02 Signal building in WNY.  Nada when you first came on, now S-7 to 20 over.  73

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Crazy Radio 6950 USB 2335 10/31/17

« on: October 31, 2017, 2348 UTC »

23:40 S-8 to 15 over.  Sig is a bit narrow on the panadapter.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: X-FM is headed for dry dock

« on: October 08, 2017, 0218 UTC »

Loved your shows.  Awaiting your return.  73

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 LSB 0155 UTC 8 Oct 2017

« on: October 08, 2017, 0208 UTC »

2:07 In and out of the noise floor here in WNY on all antennas.  73

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0247 UTC 02 SEPTEMBER 2017

« on: September 02, 2017, 0317 UTC »

03:14  Very much in the noise. Western NY.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Mars 6950.2 AM 0100 UTC 4/23/17

« on: April 23, 2017, 0120 UTC »

1:20 Tough copy - telephone conversation...
1:55 Benny and the jets.  Hearing better from a remote near NYC than at the home station.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6952.3 AM 0040 UTC 23 Apr 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 0053 UTC »

00:54 Sorry, nada in NY and from a remote in PA.

Wait, detected some music as I was typing from the home station.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unknown Name Radio Network 6880 AM 1629 UTC 22 Apr 2017

« on: April 23, 2017, 0048 UTC »

00:48  Signal steadily building.  S-8 over a S-7 noise floor.  Nice Beatles selections.
1:15 Band going long, sig up, you are in there 95% of the time.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KIPM 6950 AM 0236 UTC 08 Apr 2017

« on: April 08, 2017, 0304 UTC »

3:00 Finally rising above the noise in WNY.  73
3:08 Off the air.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 2320 UTC 4/7/17

« on: April 08, 2017, 0252 UTC »

2:50 Just got home and listening to a solid S-7 sig in WNY.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 LSB then USB 0043 UTC 18 Mar 2017

« on: March 18, 2017, 0150 UTC »

1:50 S-7-8 in WNY. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 6950 USB 0100 18 March 2017

« on: March 18, 2017, 0148 UTC »

Tough copy in WNY.  Listening on 2 rigs and 2 different antennas.

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Equipment / Re: Ferrite Core 1, RFI 0

« on: March 06, 2017, 0303 UTC »

The coax shield is acting as the other half of the antenna.  AC current needs 2 wires.  Attach the shield to some ground laid radials where it enters the shack.  Ideally one would want a single point ground which is bonded to the house AC mains at this location.  Most of my noise floor was lowered with counterpoise and bonding.  Ferrite was added icing on the cake.

Counterpoise, counterpoise, counterpoise...the other half of your antenna.  73