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Fishing Drift Net Beacons / Drift Net Beacons 2107 UTC 4Nov16

« on: November 04, 2016, 2153 UTC »

Was tuning above the MW band when I noted a flareup of multiple drift net beacons at 2107 UTC.  Very fady, and getting IDs was next to impossible.  Freqs noted:

1713.48
1744.63
1775.79
1802.50
1806.94
1838.095
1869.25
1900.40
1931.56
1962.71

The opening lasted for less than 2 minutes, and we will be watching in the future!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XFM 6960 AM 0042 UTC 1Nov16

« on: November 01, 2016, 0043 UTC »

0042 big carrier, no audio yet
0043 "Down to business", LC - Everybody Knows
0049 "This is XFM, Music to the power of X"
0104 ment that the Old Professor is on board tonight (HH to you!), and into Pusher
0122 playing some Atlanta RS for a DXer in OK
0127 Time Has Come Today
0138 shoutouts to HFU listeners
0143 Cream - White Room, from the Old Professor Musical Emporium

S9+ and great audio

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6935 USB 0013 UTC 1Nov16

« on: November 01, 2016, 0014 UTC »

Scary sounds!  The sounds of ultimate suffering from...

0019 YL screaming like she just read her Comcast bill
0020 WR ID, and into period mx
0033 Boogie Woogie Bogeyman
0109 boppin' from pirate to pirate here, but recording it all.  Still an awesome signal here.
0115 SSTV got it started late; will post the full image tomorrow

S9+ and great audio.

HH to you Wolverine!

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MW Loggings / SAC 1650 0257 UTC 30Oct16

« on: October 31, 2016, 1425 UTC »

A mystery beacon, presumably near or in the Gulf of Mexico, putting a very good signal into Chicago.

Approx +/- 400 Hz offsets.

SAC has been the call used by Southern Avionics Corp while testing NDB transmitters prior to shipment, so...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6924.7 USB 0013 UTC 31Oct16

« on: October 31, 2016, 0016 UTC »

sounds like various clips, QSOs, noises, "Knock on Wood"

0021 Casablanca clip with some ute QRM on top
0025 radio drama; he's cutting the starboard engine; they have to maneuver!
0026 I can't hold the wheel, sir!  Hold on!  Hold on tight!
0028 From now on, I will give all orders!
0029 The ship is filthy, Mr. Christian.

0035 Burning Bridges (got it!) 
0037 Have a little faith, and cut with the negative waves.

HHAR, and thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Bat Country Radio 6955 USB 0022 UTC 30Oct16

« on: October 30, 2016, 0025 UTC »

Hearing mx now right at the floor; S Dan - "Dirty Work"

0035 poss CW ID, but in a deep fade
0038 sounded like an OM ID, something Country Radio?

Thanks BCR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XLR8 6930 USB 2318 UTC 22Oct16

« on: October 21, 2016, 2318 UTC »

2318 sounds like dance mx; hearing thumpage at about an S4
2327 The Lonely Bull pesc rap version
2331 reggae now
2341 just about the end of the line here, propagationally speaking
2344 poss XLR8 ID?
0105 still hearing mx near the floor

Thanks XLR8!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Do Whatever 6925 USB 2344 UTC 21Oct16

« on: October 20, 2016, 2347 UTC »

2344 RR n/a  --  there seems 2B an AM on 6925 playing mx; it's very weak here
2346 ID and into mx; near the floor here and mixing with the AM
2349 RFDW is now dominating the freq; sig up to S4-5
2351 shoutout (TY!) and back to mx
2359 ID, song IDs; signal is back down near the floor now
0004 no longer hearing RFDW, but can now hear the AM on 6925 playing mx?

Thanks Weed Dick!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RFF Pirate Radio 6945 USB 0029 UTC 2Oct16

« on: October 02, 2016, 0030 UTC »

0029 Michael Jackson - Rock w/ You
0031 S Dan - Hey Nineteen - first guitar chord then off
0032 OM said "something 6945" then into Whip It, Who's Cryin' Now with intermittent audio
0041 poss ID over Locomotion

Weak and fady initially

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0136 UTC 14Sep16

« on: September 14, 2016, 0140 UTC »

0136 right into mx
0204 off; no ID heard

S9+ w/ excellent audio

Thanks for the tunes!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 2209 UTC 24Aug16

« on: August 25, 2016, 1827 UTC »

SDR Recorder catch

+2209 - 2212* heard with talk abt Hillary emails
*2254-2255*   heard with Trump talk

Weak to fair.  Assuming both came from the same op, and thanks!

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Longwave Loggings / Fall 2016 NDB Logs

« on: August 23, 2016, 2146 UTC »

Some early logs from an SDR Recording, high storm QRN, with a 60" amplified miniwhip


2016-08-23  0705  198.0  DIW  Dixon, NC, USA
2016-08-23  0550  200.0  UAB  Anahim Lake, BC, CAN
2016-08-23  0534  200.0  YAQ  Kasabonika, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0630  201.0  GL    La Grande Riviere, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0640  204.0  YFY   Forbay - Iqaluit, NU, CAN
2016-08-23  0610  206.0  QI    Yarmouth, NS, CAN
2016-08-23  0530  207.0  YNE  Norway House, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0534  208.0  YSK  Sanikiluaq, NU, CAN
2016-08-23  1005  209.0  IB     Atikokan, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0534  209.0  MT    Chiboo' Chibougamau (Chapais), QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0532  212.0  YGX  Gillam, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0606  214.0  K8    Nemiscau, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  1035  215.0  ZWW  Boine' Muddywater (Winnipeg), MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0710  216.0  ME    Matane, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0546  216.0  YFA   Fort Albany, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0535  218.0  RL     Red Lake, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0533  219.0  YMG  Manitouwadge, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0556  220.0  BX     Blanc Sablon / Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0532  223.0  YYW  Armstrong, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0600  224.0  DN    Dauphin, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0537  224.0  MO    Moosonee, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  1025  227.0  GW    Aubon' De Kalb County, Auburn, IN, USA
2016-08-23  0534  227.0  YAC   Cat Lake, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0537  230.0  QB    Quebec, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0606  230.0  YBM  St Bruno de Guigues, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0806  230.0  YMU  Umiujaq, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0825  233.0  BR    Brandon, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0533  233.0  QN    Nakina, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0539  235.0  9H    La Grande 3, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0541  235.0  CN    Cochrane, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0542  236.0  OW   Ramsayville (Ottawa), ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0625  236.0  ZRJ   Round Lake, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0600  241.0  HF    Hearst / Rene Fontaine, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0746  241.0  YGT  Igloolik, NU, CAN
2016-08-23  1050  242.0  XC    Cranbrook, BC, CAN
2016-08-23  0641  243.0  YVB  Bonaventure, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0533  244.0  TH    Thompson, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0741  245.0  CB    Cambridge Bay, NU, CAN
2016-08-23  0531  245.0  YZE  Gore Bay, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0546  247.0  YLH  Lansdowne House, ON, CAN
2016-08-23  0535  248.0  UL    Montreal, QC, CAN
2016-08-23  0536  248.0  WG   Winnipeg, MB, CAN
2016-08-23  0543  250.0  FO    Flin Flon, MB, CAN

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio 6925 USB 0130 UTC 4Aug16

« on: August 04, 2016, 0133 UTC »

Signal initially S7ish

0130 ID, ment that this was the "Joe Farley's Dog Got Skunked Show" (she did, last nite, and I missed last nite's ROR show because of this) and that this show has another theme

0131 "Mother-In-Law"
0134 Neil Young/The Band/Joni Mitchell - "Helpless"
0140 BTO - "Hey You"
0143 IDs, Joni Mitchell - "California"
0146 Guess Who - "New Mother Nature"
0152 Neil Young - "Thrasher'
0158 IDs, QSL info, Guess Who - "All Hashed Out" (TY!)
0204 "Clouds", "Cowgirl in the Sand" - quick fade to the noise floor during this
0218 can just barely hear ROR's voice at this time...
0225 still hearing mx, but too weak to ID
0232 once again, JBA ROR announcements
0242 gone now?  Mebbe some mx still there
0254 still hearing trace mx

Thanks ROR; very much appreciated!


They are all Canadian artists...Woof!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Fox 6930 AM 0206 UTC 31Jul16

« on: July 31, 2016, 0212 UTC »

Hearing a weak and fady AM here with Cajun mx, ments of parental consent, and OM IDs which poss sounded like The Fox, and confirmed by Harry (TY!)

0120 commx or PSA for a DX Hotline

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Whatever 6925 USB 0115 UTC 31Jul16

« on: July 31, 2016, 0118 UTC »

0115 mx at weak to fair level with great sounding audio
0125 ID

Thanks RFW!  The DoppelBunker is sounding great tonite!