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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6925.1 AM *2225-2320* UTC 29 Aug 2015

« on: August 29, 2015, 2239 UTC »

Big AM carrier noted at 2225 UTC then into electronic dance music at 2227 and a shout-out (thanks!).  Started out huge, S7 with wide audio, but the signal diminished quickly.  Just occasional audio now at 2239.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KCPR 6949.9 AM 0327 UTC 7/5/2015

« on: July 05, 2015, 0328 UTC »

UNID just above the static with music.  SSTV @ 0349z.

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MW Loggings / 1548.01 4QD Australia into Michigan this morning

« on: March 21, 2015, 1358 UTC »

I've been chasing this one for a while now as a carrier-only during morning DXing sessions.  Finally nailed some audio and an ID from 4QD Emerald, QLD. this morning a few minutes prior to my local sunrise.  Like the 120 meter domestic Aussie broadcasters, this too had the better signal using the North D-KAZ antenna.  When switching to my South-west phased BOGs which have done well before in picking out TP MW DX, it was only "barely there" as a weak het.  The D-KAZ wins again!  9,081 miles from Emerald to my receiver!  Here's a bit of the reception:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ea9cVsboo

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Shortwave Broadcast / 120 meters Down Under stuff - 3/10/2015 @ 1230 UTC

« on: March 11, 2015, 0139 UTC »

A nice opening this morning during sunrise enhancement brought good Aussie signals on 120 meters including big clear signals from V8LT Tennant Creek, NT. on 2325 kHz and VL8K Katherine, NT. on 2485 kHz.  The star of the morning was hearing flea powered Radio Symban on 2368.47 kHz from Leppington, NSW.  As far as I know these guys are 1kw max and this is only my second time hearing them here.  As before, they were just above the noise floor with Greek music which is much better than the almost imaginary carrier that I occasionally see on the waterfall during SRS DXing sessions.  I also caught a couple of new to me down under volmets on 2056u & 2201u.  I was hoping these conditions would trickle down to medium wave, but not so much...

All heard on the double kaz delta loop with stronger levels towards the north as opposed to the south, and almost non existent on the southwest aimed BOGs which I hardly use anymore for shortwave reception.

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Shortwave Broadcast / 5066.3 Radio Candip 0237 UTC 1/29/2015

« on: January 29, 2015, 0239 UTC »

In tonight with audio and exotic African music.  Weak of course, but listenable at the same time.  Best on the North D-KAZ antenna, dancing between S4 and S6 at the moment.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z 11428 AM 2333 UTC 27Jan15

« on: January 27, 2015, 2334 UTC »

S6-S7 signal with Andy Walker show.  Thanks CZ!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / NAVTEX UNID 6950 0205z 1/11/2015

« on: January 11, 2015, 0332 UTC »

This NAVTEX message came across the wire shortly after Wolverine signed off tonight.

2015-01-11 03:29:30>
2015-01-11 03:29:40> VVV   VVV   FANSOME HAD YOUR DARK SUIT IN GREASY WASH WATER ALL YEAR.
2015-01-11 03:29:42>
2015-01-11 03:29:48> DONT ASK ME TO CARRY AN OILY RAG LIKE THAT.
2015-01-11 03:29:48>

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MW Loggings / Great opening to the South yesterday....AT NOON!

« on: December 27, 2014, 1717 UTC »

I was dialing around the x-band yesterday around 12pm EST / 1700 UTC and noticed some stuff coming in that usually isn't there during the day.  1700 WEUP-AL was coming in well and tuning around more I noticed some other Southern stuff was skipping in as well between 1600-1700.  1600 WAOS-GA was dominating the channel with no sign of usual WAAM Ann Arbor.  With just a few minutes before noon TOH I decided to make a spectrum recording with the Perseus.  During recording I parked it on 1540 since I was hearing religious programming, and I was hoping for needed KTGG Spring Arbor, MI.  I was surprised when the station IDed as WTBI South Carolina, completely in the clear with a decent signal, at noon!  Seems I stumbled on a good opening to the South with a pipeline to NC/SC.  Highlights heard here at noon include these relogs:

1170 WCXN-NC
1290 WHKY-NC
1310 WISE-NC
1350 WZGM-NC
1360 WELP-SC
1520 WDSL-NC
1550 WKBA-VA

And these new logs:

880 WPIP-NC mixing with WRFD
1010 WKJW-NC
1210 WANB-PA
1400 WEOA-IN
1430 WEEF-IL under WION
1540 WTBI-SC
1600 WTZQ-NC during WAOS fade w/ no sign of usual WAAM

These were all heard using the South D-KAZ.

Listening again today at the same time revealed a mostly dead dial with a few things skipping in from 200-300 miles out.  In other words, typical daytime skywave this time of year for me.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930am 2245 UTC 12/15/2014

« on: December 15, 2014, 2246 UTC »

Hearing a faint AC/DC "Long way to the top" on 6930am right now.  Off at 2246 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Gaga 6925u 1319 UTC 11/29/2014

« on: November 29, 2014, 1321 UTC »

Good S6-S7 copy here.

1319z: Janis Joplin
1320z: Mighty Quinn
1323z: Talking Heads
1327z: Queen / Gaga
1334z: Johnny Cash
1336z: Radio Gaga ID

Thanks Gaga!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Black Arrow 21490am 1807 UTC 11/28/2014

« on: November 28, 2014, 1808 UTC »

Dialing around and found this, assuming Euro pirate at this point?  Proclaimers "I would walk 500 Miles" now at 1807 UTC. S3 copy

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6924.3am 0508 UTC 11/28/2014

« on: November 28, 2014, 0509 UTC »

Mostly down at the noise floor with Cyndi Lauper's "Girls just want to have fun" right now at 0508 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 6280am 0403 UTC 11/28/2014

« on: November 28, 2014, 0403 UTC »

With sign-off song and live talk preceding.  Looks like I'm just catching the end of a broadcast.  S8

Nope, right into another show at 0407z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 6280am 0307 UTC 11/27/2014

« on: November 27, 2014, 0310 UTC »

Tuning around and found YHWH on 6280.  S6-S7 with some outbander interference from 6280u, but generally decent signal.

0400z: Op is now speaking live off the cuff, same rhetoric...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WJFK 6949 AM 2145 UTC 23 Nov 2014

« on: November 23, 2014, 2145 UTC »

"Sunny, I love you" song at 2145z, S5-S6

Off at 2153z.  I never did catch an ID here.