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North American Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0243z 5/9/13

« on: May 09, 2013, 0248 UTC »

0247z "Moving in Stereo" Cars
0252z ID /off

Band fairly noisy s7-8 in static

Thanks for the short show RML!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDDJ All Hits All the TIme 6935USB +0127 6May13

« on: May 06, 2013, 0155 UTC »

0152z end of Earth Wind Fire into LIVE DJ
0153z "Right Place, Wrong Time" Dr. John

Solid s9 here into Southern Central VA

I'd love to hear Dock of the Bay!!!
0207z Thank you my Friend!!! Peaceful Memories to that song!!!

Thanks for the show!!! I've thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Since you made no mention of any email address, I'd really appreciate an eQSL WDDJ!!!

I'm with Skeezix, I got to work but I also got my Priorities!!!

Listened to the end, trying to go to sleep & even after s/off w/SSTV
0502z "Rubberband Man" !ENCORE!
0508z /off

WDDJ, I thoroughly enjoyed all the music & you are certainly someone I'd enjoy consuming adult beverages with!!!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!

de Rafman

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Crystal Ship 6950 AM 00:39 UTC 5/6/13

« on: May 06, 2013, 0043 UTC »

s/on [measured about 6950.70]

0042z "Pirates Cove" Tom Petty [Oops, not MC!!!]
0046z "Flirting with Time" TP
0124z "Insider" Tom Petty w/Stevie Nicks
0128z ID w/email "Buried Treasure from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers"
0128z "Crawling Back to You"
0137z "You're So Bad"

I am LOVING this all Petty broadcast!!! I'm a big fan of his
s9

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: SDF1 Radio 6930.9 AM 2350 UTC 5 May 2013

« on: May 06, 2013, 0027 UTC »

0026z ID w/email address

s8-9  pretty nice signal here

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: "Shrimp Boat Radio" 6925 USB 0257 UTC 5-4-2012

« on: May 04, 2013, 0303 UTC »

Been listening since about 0300z

Taking on air requests? Perhaps a new pirate first!!!

Guns n Roses

0353z "Day in the Life" Beatles

"Show" started off rough BUT the music quality is pretty good.
Clearly LIVE & funny at times like "We're Shrimping but they not biting"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave on Radio 6925 USB 0047z 4 May 2013

« on: May 04, 2013, 0048 UTC »

0047z s/on Kent State Shooting Tribute Show [killed 4, wounded 9]
0049z IDs read names of deceased
0050z "Volunteers of America"
0051z Briefly WIPED out by CdMSpanish music
0052z "Ohio" Neil Young
0055z IDs
0103z "Get Up, Stand" Bob Marley [YEA !!!]
0106z ID "57 rounds, killed 4, wounded 9" ;(

0139z /off

s5-6 with more hiss than crashy static

Thanks for the important show that reminds us of history RoR!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cinco De Mio 6925 USB 0018z 05/04/13

« on: May 04, 2013, 0024 UTC »

Spanish music [sound like Poncho Villa music!]
0018z Instrumental music
0023z ID R. Cinco de Mayo
0027z ID w/email address
0032z ID
0035z ID w/email add
0040z drop out or /off

s8-9 good sound!!!

Thanks for the show RCdM!!!

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Equipment / Re: Headphones: One type better than another for Utility/Number Station Monitoring?

« on: May 01, 2013, 1327 UTC »

I mentioned finding inexpensive Plantronics, well turns out they are on sale for $9.99 today. They are Plantronics 645s that seem very reasonable on voice comms if you can use behind the ear... I kind of like mine...

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/plantronics-audio-645-usb-behind-the-head-headset-bulk-packaging/242320422.html

Rafman

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave on Radio 6925usb April30'13

« on: April 30, 2013, 0056 UTC »

0054z ID RoR "generator running on gas"
0054z "Paranoid" Ozzy!!!
0057z ID w/"shutting down, running out the generator & puling down antenna lines..."

s6-7

Thanks for the show RoR!!! As always, good to hear you & thanks for the show!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Global Warming Radio 6931 AM 4/30/2013 0031z

« on: April 30, 2013, 0053 UTC »

6931 AM
0053z ID WGWR
0059z "Surrender" Cheap Trick [just fitting for Al Bore!]

s8-9 here but high static level tonight!

Thanks for the show!!!

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Equipment / Re: EWE Antenna Users?

« on: April 29, 2013, 1801 UTC »

Well I have a little design update, leading to more questions:

I already have a 60' Rohn 25G tower at the house. What I am wondering is:

- Can I use the tower to deepen the null off the end of an EWE? [Tower will NOT be connected to EWE, just in close proximity & grounded]

- What spacing would I need to get away from the tower to get the best null [if any]?

What I have in mind is 3 [or poss.4] EWEs, facing 90~120 degs apart, almost forming a "turnstile" for directivity N-E-S-W & switched for obvious reasons.

As you can tell, I have yet to put up a single EWE antenna yet. Considering it was almost lightning gods' season when I got started researching, I dragged my feet & decided to build what I need [transformer/termination boxes] over Summer so I can sweep the install for next Fall's Listening Season.

In the meantime, my current Full-Wave 7MHz loop works just fine for my mainly exercise of pirate listening!!! IF I get itchy, a 2nd FW Loop might go up favoring E/W but only after June Field Day exercise. It is currently rolled up on my Radio Room floor waiting to stretch out & deploy!

Any help appreciated!

Rafman

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pseudo Radio 6931 AM 0153 UTC, 29 Apr 2013

« on: April 29, 2013, 0205 UTC »

0205z punk music noted
0207z Psuedo Radio ID w/BRS address for QSL
0208z "Good Night Jimbo"
0209z /off

Audio is pretty distorted at peaks [listened to playback 3 times to for positive ID]
(Thanks for PM ID also  ]

s8-9

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Red Mercury Labs 6925 USB 0437z 4.27.13

« on: April 27, 2013, 0440 UTC »

I heard RML contact BOR following him signing off... so it might be them:

0437z /on - Metal Music
0444z ID RML
0445z "It's All I Can Do" Cars
0448z ID /"115-120watts, maybe more tonight!?!"
0449z s/off "Releasing the Band"

s6-7 here with low static tonight....

Sounding Good RML!!! Thanks for the Show!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Blue Ocean Radio 6925 USB 0251z 4.27.13

« on: April 27, 2013, 0252 UTC »

s5-6
music
0258z ID [x2] BOR
0305z ID "Checking equipment" & mention of George Jones' passing
0306z shoutout to me! Thank You
0430z /off

more mention of GJ's passing today. A "hard drinking man"... Yea, they're becoming rarer by the day
Back to music...

Thanks for the show & the S/O BOR!!!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Black Cat Radio 6925 USB 0117z 4.27.13

« on: April 27, 2013, 0119 UTC »

0117z s/on w/ID "George Jones Show"
0132z ID w blackcatradio1@gmail.com address
0138z "Private Idaho" B52s [Hell Yea!!!]
0146z ID w/email address blackcatradio1@gmail.com

s8-9

Thanks for the Show [audio sounds much better!]