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Shortwave Broadcast / VO Nigeria 7255AM 2055 UTC 6Sep13

« on: September 06, 2013, 2119 UTC »

VON Int'l Service sounding better than normal today with steady props, usual low modulation but clean sounding audio today.

2055 FF program in progress, 2100 ID, and into Quran.  2107 talking drums and into mixed-bag program in lang.
2128 IDs, ann over classic hi-life.

About S9+2.

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Shortwave Broadcast / The Cross 4755.53AM 1130-1158* UTC 6Sep13

« on: September 06, 2013, 1450 UTC »

Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Presumed the one being heard here this AM with weak signal at 1130z with OM/YL talk, 1147z gentle music, fading out prior to 1158z s/off (carrier off).

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Equipment / Local Noise Reduction with a Loop

« on: September 06, 2013, 1420 UTC »

A new HFU 30 Below blog post at http://hfunderground.com/blog/?p=120

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Metro Radio International 6950AM 0021 6Sep13

« on: September 06, 2013, 0025 UTC »

About 6950.33AM

0021 Noted OM talk
0023 music
0029 OM/YL talk, signal in a fade, only tent MRI ID in some ute QRM
0107 Pescs have been gone for a few minutes now and able to listen in SAM rather USB
0120 signal on the decline for a while; now ~S5; seems 2B less modulation than earlier in the show
0212 still hangin' in there; S5-S7 peaks in Chicago

Suspect MRI, but need to hear more

S6 with pesc QRM in the LSB
Slow periodic fades of about 10 minutes between S4 and S8.

Thanks MRI!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930AM +0218 5Sep13

« on: September 05, 2013, 0221 UTC »

Been watching a very weak carrier in the waterfall for the last half-hour or so.  Fading up to S4 peaks, then disappearing below the floor for a while.  Finally got a trace of audio - music - around 0218, but nothing I could ID.

0227 Again weak music, a relaxing instrumental

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio 6925USB 0136-0213* 5Sep13

« on: September 05, 2013, 0148 UTC »

"The What the Hell's Goin' On Show"

0136 BS - War Pigs
0143 ROR ID, Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World, Zevon - Mohammed's Radio
0152 ROR IDs, "What the hell's going on?  There are no answers."  Shouts - thanks
0153 Dylan - Masters of War
0202 Stones - When the Whip Comes Down, War - Why Can't We Be Friends?
0210 ID, wrap up, and 0213 off

S7 and sounding good.
Thanks for the show Rave On!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6925USB *0056-0112* 1Sep13

« on: September 01, 2013, 1447 UTC »

Recorder/Live catch on 6925USB

0056 "Testing 123", WR ID

Following was a show "from the archives of blahblahblah.com"  in which listeners were cautioned to "keep the headphones on and kick the little ones out of the room because we're not holding anything back".  Very explicit - and hilarious - adult humor which would make a hockey locker room blush (been there).

0112 off after some op comments including "good-bye".

I have seen speculation elsewhere that this was not WR.  I honestly don't know; it is what it is.  The op's voice at the end seemed to be consistent with that of the WR op heard in previous post-show QSOs.

Only around an S8 here in storm noise.

Thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio True North 6925AM *0401 31Aug13

« on: August 31, 2013, 0409 UTC »

About S6 initially in departing storm QRN, great audio on peaks.

0401 EWF - "September" remix
0410 Long dance track with a bass line that goes "dadadadadadada dadadadadadada"
0419 RTN ID and shout (TY!), "Day Tripper"
0425 falling back into the noise a bit; songs are harder to ID now
0436 OP talk, Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
0441 ABBA - "Take a Chance On Me" ?

Thanks for the show, RTN!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Rave On Radio 6925USB *0137-0236* 30Aug13

« on: August 30, 2013, 0148 UTC »

With the "Keith Moon Birthday Show"

0137 "Heaven & Hell"
0146 ID, "Cousin Kevin", "My Wife"
0156 "All Right!", IDs, shouts (TY - I'm not THAT old), "I've Had Enough"
0205 IDs, shouts, "Young Man Blues", "A Quick One"
0219 IDs, track rundown, "Magic Bus", "Bell Boy"
0233 wrap up
0236 off

About an S6 tonight.
Great show and thanks Rave On!

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Utility / Link-11 6964.6 kHz 0031 UTC 29Aug11

« on: August 29, 2013, 0034 UTC »

Been noting this here the last few evenings.  S4-5.  Still running at 0230z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mysterious Mystic Radio 6930AM +0226-0303 UTC 28Aug13

« on: August 28, 2013, 0233 UTC »

0226 Old time rag
0238 Mysterious Mystic Radio ID, song title ID, BRS addy for reports
0230 ID, and back to music - a kind of Barney Google-London Bridge medley kind of thing
0242 OM ID, addy and back to music at 0244
0248 "My Hat It Has 3 Corners"?
0258 Tune by a crooner
0300 ID, BRS addy, ID over creepy (good creepy not bad creepy) IS music
0303 off

About S7 here; thanks WMMR, and very good to hear you again!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925USB 0105-0109* UTC 26April13

« on: August 26, 2013, 0118 UTC »

Came on just a umPH before Captain Morgan, and was playing a 60's flavored track with the lyric (I think) "and never die".  Hard to tell.

Big mix here for a couple minutes until the USB went off at 0109.

Around S6 and thanks!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925AM *0106-0149* UTC 26Aug13

« on: August 26, 2013, 0113 UTC »

Playing blues.

Around an S6 and thanks Captain Morgan!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925USB *0056-0102* 25Aug13

« on: August 25, 2013, 1554 UTC »

Recorder Catch on 6925USB

Prior to and during the block of Snausages SSTV, there was near constant pesc activity on the USB, and after the last Snausages SSTV, this was heard again.  Mixed in with this I noted the following:

0056 Two tones with YL robo voice repeating something, followed by a zoingy noise and more YL robo talk
0057 OM robo talk (unintelligible) followed by more SFX
0101 YL voice or robo saying something, followed by a piano etude ending in "shave and a haircut".

The Fansome SDR SSTV followed, but I am not certain to whom this stream between 0056 and 0102 belongs.

Weak to fair with pesc QRM.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / VO Bacon 6930AM 2357 UTC 16Aug13

« on: August 16, 2013, 2358 UTC »

On not much before 2357, 6929.37AM

2357 OM talk w/ many ments of bacon
2359 Scottie 1 SSTV



0001 Bacon blues track
0003 addy by OM
0005 Signal really tailing off here; I might be hearing SSTV again around 0008?
0016 YL addy
0026 off after 3rd SSTV

About S4 on S3 floor; hi local QRN tonight
Thanks VOB!