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North American Shortwave Pirate / SSTV 6925 2154z

« on: April 29, 2012, 2204 UTC »

Just setting up today, and SSTV (possibly 2 images) came through at this time.  Did not yet have my sound card in, so no recording and no MMSSTV capture.

1172

North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925AM *0127

« on: April 29, 2012, 0133 UTC »

19 April 12

Signed on 0127 with an R&B track, ID at 0131.  More R&B, blues following.

S5 on peaks with good audio, hi storm QRN, occas LSB QRM.

Thanks Captain!

1173

North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio 6925USB *0019 - 0056*

« on: April 29, 2012, 0030 UTC »

29 April 12

Solid S7 here, with storm QRN, occas LSB SS QRM

0019 Dylan - "Ballad of a Thin Man", artist? - "Ballad of Cole Younger"
0028 ID, Stones - "Beast of Burden"
0038 ID, Allmans - "Black Hearted Woman"
0044 SSTV image  
0046 Dylan - "Blowin' In the Wind"
0049 Johnny Cash - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
0053 ID, SSTV image
0056 off

Thanks for the show, Rave On!

1174

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925AM *0130 - 0133*

« on: April 28, 2012, 0136 UTC »

28 April 12

Came on with one Dylan track for which I could not remember the title.  Abt S8, but very ferocious SS QRM on the USB.

1175

North American Shortwave Pirate / Turtlehead Radio 6925USB *0331

« on: April 26, 2012, 0400 UTC »

26 April 12

Mix of music, IDs as "You are listening to Turtlehead Radio, the Voice of the Mentally Handicapped."
Gin Blossoms - "Follow You Down", Killers - "All These Things That I've Done".

Roller-coaster propagation: peaks to S9 with 20dB fades.

Thanks THR!

1176

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950AM 0140z

« on: April 26, 2012, 0145 UTC »

26 April 12

Came on abt 0139, heard weak untelligible OM tx at 0140 until off at 0141.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925AM *0059 - 0126*

« on: April 26, 2012, 0112 UTC »

26 April 12

On at 0059 with a program of blues.  IDs at 0107z, 0113z.  S6/S5 Noise.  Storm QRN, QRM de neighbor's weedwacker, freebanditos.
0126 off

Thanks Captain!

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HF Beacons / Beacon 6920kHz +2156z - 2236z*

« on: April 24, 2012, 2200 UTC »

24 April 12

Noting a beacon on 6920.  Beeps are shorter than those noted on 6923 a few days ago, and closer together.  Don't have time to measure accurately, but seem about 3 seconds apart.  About S9 on peaks.

Off 2236z

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6955AM 0101z

« on: April 24, 2012, 0104 UTC »

24 April 12

After 6925 went off, noted a carrier on 6955.  YL tx ment "wilderness...return...land" and off abruptly.

Seemed to be back on, though weak, 0111 to 0115 in USB with YL (poss synth) seemingly talking about empowerment of the common man, and the demands they need to make of various organizations.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio 6925USB *0030 - 0121*

« on: April 22, 2012, 0038 UTC »

22 April 12
Levon Helm tribute

0030 On with "Cripple Creek", "The Shape I'm In"
0039 ROR ID, "Rag Mama Rag", "King Harvest"
0048 ID, missed it, "Like a Rolling Stone"
0058 ID, "The Weight", "Ain't No More Cane"
0108 ID, "Night They Drove Dixie Down", "Ophelia" (thanks ROR!), "Don't Do It"
0120 ID, closing ann, 0121 s/off

Good sig at S7, some fading.
Occasional QRM from an op dissing Dr Who

Thanks ROR!  Last nite's show cud not be heard here at all.

1181

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925ish 2207z

« on: April 20, 2012, 2218 UTC »

20 April 12

2207 Noted a carrier slewing around between 6925 and 6930 for a half minute or so.
2208 It settled close to 6925, and a brief "Testing 1...2...3...4" by OM then off.
Good signal here.

1182

HF Beacons / Dashes on 6923

« on: April 20, 2012, 1347 UTC »

20 April 12

Been noting weak dashes here on 6923kHz at 1335z.
Dashes seem to be abt 2 seconds longs, repeated approx every 12 seconds.
Here's a cap of the strength vs time:   http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s387/jFarley44/Screenshot-2012-04-20-085623.png
Looked up and down for // freqs but did not see any.
Dasher went off at 1408z

Also noting, very weakly, what may be the LINK11 back on around 6940

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QSLs Received / Captain Ron Shortwave QSL

« on: April 16, 2012, 2138 UTC »

Thanks Captain Ron!



Only thing missing is my youth heart-throb - Angela Cartwright...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / VO Captain Ron Shortwave 6930USB *0130 -

« on: April 16, 2012, 0202 UTC »

Trying hard to hear this, but I'm essentially ringed in by storms tonight.  Alternating unid music and OM ann.  Op talking abt audio problems and Plan A and Plan B.  0145 went off, and came on executing Plan B.  Asking for listener feedback.  The mike audio is good, but hard to hear due to QRN.  Music audio is thin.

Thanks for the shout!

0211 Music audio seems better.  Still tons of storm noise.  
0215 VO Captain Ron ID, gonna get some Radio Therapy going

Gettin' better here, lil by lil
Thanks for the show, Captain Ron!

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QSLs Received / Red Mercury Laboratories QSL

« on: April 15, 2012, 2129 UTC »

Great looking new card...Thanks Red Mercury!