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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio 48 via Sycko Radio 6955 AM 0003 UTC 6 JUN 2023

« on: Today at 00:06 »

0005 UTC I have a carrier with traces of music fading in and out
Is this North American or European? Thanks Shortwave_listener!
0010 UTC Possibly Mr Sycko's voice?
0011 UTC "Long Train Running"-Doobie Brothers
0015 UTC Deep fade into the noise, but I still have a weak carrier
0023 UTC Signal back up again...OM rap? or peskie?
0036 UTC "It's the End of the World As We Know It"-R.E.M.
0210 UTC OFF after Radio 48 email address and Radio Sycko ID

Thanks for the show! Lots of fade outs, but lots of fade ups too!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925 USB 2205 UTC 4 JUNE 2023

« on: June 04, 2023, 2211 UTC »

2209 UTC "Daydream"-Lovin Spoonful (S8 peaks and sounding very nice!)
2212 UTC  Yeah Man on the microphone, followed by "Elusive Butterfly"-Bob Lind
2214 UTC "Million Dollar Weekend" jingle, followed by "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"-Dusty Springfield
2217 UTC YM chatting and shoutouts...THANKS! You rock YM!
2218 UTC "Groovy Kind of Love"-Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
2220 UTC "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"-Cher
2223 UTC YM chatting with more shoutouts, followed by "See You In September"-Happenings
2227 UTC "Message to Michael"-Diane Warwick
2230 UTC YM chatting...shoutout to Jimmy D, followed by "When A Man Loves A Woman"-Percy Sledge
2234 UTC "You Can't Hurry Love"-Supremes
2258 UTC OFF
Kicking back and enjoying the songs of my youth...thanks YM!

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QSLs Received / Radio Azteca Marathon eQSL 3

« on: June 04, 2023, 1433 UTC »

Thanks again All Azteca Relay Service! Hope to hear some more from the secret archives! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6929.8 AM 1423 UTC 4 JUN 2023

« on: June 04, 2023, 1425 UTC »

1423 UTC "More Than A Feeling"-Boston (Mix version?)
(S8 peaks with moderate to heavy fading amidst light noise...very nice audio at peaks)
1428 UTC Audience applause intro to a live version of "Somethings Happening"-Peter Frampton
1434 UTC "Show Me the Way"-Peter Frampton (Some deep fading now)
1438 UTC A song I forgot the name of...Peter Frampton (Signal down to S5)
1444 UTC "Custard Pie"-Led Zeppelin
(Signal is mostly at or just above the noise floor)
1449 UTC Techno dance tune
1451 UTC Techno dance version of Phil Collin's "In the Air Tonight" (Very tough copy here now)
1454 UTC Techno dance version of KISS "I Was Made For Lovin You"
1457 UTC Unid song-OM singer (Song is deep in the noise)
1459 UTC "Not To Touch the Earth"-The Doors
1503 UTC Unid song-OM singer

Errands to run here...thanks for the Sunday morning tunes whoever! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Radio 12030 USB 2044 UTC 3 JUN 2023

« on: June 03, 2023, 2046 UTC »

2044 UTC Unid live song-OM singers (S6 peaks with light fading...mostly above the noise and sounding good!)
2049 UTC OM DJ..."pops and crackles", followed by another unid live song-OM singers
2106 UTC "Heaven Beside You"-Alice In Chains live

2139 UTC "Ghost Chickens In the Sky"-Bob & Tom Band 

2143 UTC OM DJ with "Cluck Cluck Cluck"


Dinner time...thanks for the entertainment TCR!

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QSLs Received / Re: Ball Smacker Radio eQSL 3 JUN 2023

« on: June 03, 2023, 0235 UTC »

Also received the same here in about a minute after sending report and guessing the theme...THANKS BSR! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0056 UTC 03 JUN 2023

« on: June 03, 2023, 0101 UTC »

0059 UTC Wildfire Interval Signal (S9+ with light fades and excellent audio)
0100 UTC YL with ID, followed "Higher Love"-Stevie Winwood
0108 UTC "Standing On Higher Ground"-Alan Parsons Project
0116 UTC "Rocky Mountain High"-John Denver
0121 UTC "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher"-Jackie Wilson
0124 UTC YL with ID and gmail addy, followed by "High Water"-Rush
0129 UTC "High Hopes"-Frank Sinatra
0132 UTC "The Tide Is High"-Blondie
0137 UTC "Higher Ground"-Stevie Wonder
0140 UTC YL with ID and pinfall
0144 UTC "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"-Diana Ross version
0152 UTC "Eight Miles High"-Byrds
0156 UTC "Back In the High Life Again"-Stevie Winwood
0207 UTC "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher"-Rita Coolidge version I believe
0212 UTC "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"-Traffic
0232 UTC "River Deep Mountain High"-not sure of the version
0235 UTC "Higher"-Creed
0244 UTC "Can You Take Me Higher"-Damn Yankees
0252 UTC "Higher Ground"-unid cover version
0255 UTC "Flyin High Again"-Ozzy

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6950 AM 0130 UTC 2 JUN 2023

« on: June 02, 2023, 0131 UTC »

0130 UTC Unid music just above the noise floor...S6 peaks with light fading
0150 UTC Signal is stronger and clearer now with S7 peaks...excellent audio
0158 UTC Signal has dropped down to S4...carrier is still there, but only threshold traces of audio
0203 UTC Signal has recovered...S7
Thanks for the entertainment! Sorry I couldn't be more detailed in my report, but I do not have Shazam and this music is obscure! 
The playlist is reminiscent of Radio Nowhere on their 6974.9 AM broadcasts...just sayin...
Here's my recording from 0130-0215 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-RzyfikhH7x1BYdrRAvl8nkIfYfhimb/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 1700 UTC 1 JUN 2023

« on: June 01, 2023, 1748 UTC »

1747 UTC Hearing some audio just above the noise floor...instrumental electronic keyboard jazz? Followed by some classical piano music. (Signal peaks to S6 and light fades)
1806 UTC OFF

Here's a link to my recording from 1747-1806 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G-Na6ozUplNxgZkb_vklUZk2hqtjSxt0/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 48 6925 AM 1120 UTC 1 JUN 2023

« on: June 01, 2023, 1121 UTC »

1120 UTC Hearing an unid song at or just above the noise floor. S6 peaks with light fading
1122 UTC Deep voiced OM with ID ...? Radio", followed by what sounds like a soul tune-OM singer
1126 UTC Faded down to the noise floor
1141 UTC OM with street rap voice, then an ID I couldn't make out, then low audio again
1156 UTC Nice fade-up with "Do It Again"-Steely Dan (Some looped sections of the song noticed here)
1200 UTC "Everyday People"-Sly & Family Stone
1202 UTC OM with "Radio 48" ID, into "Jumping Jack Flash"-Rolling Stones (Looped opening audio)

Thank you for the ear opener this morning! Time to head out for some errands...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B Side Radio 6935 AM 0303 UTC 1 JUN 2023

« on: June 01, 2023, 0311 UTC »

0310 UTC I'm hearing music amidst the high noise level...don't recognize the song
0313 UTC Stronger now with unid big band jazz music
0320 UTC Bud speaking now, but nada on the copy...too much QRN...followed by more instrumental jazz
0340 UTC Bud chatting but still no joy on the copy
0345 UTC Bud chatting...could make out a "Thank you for listening" and "B-Side Radio" ID
(The music is mostly above the noise here...sadly, I am not savvy when it comes to jazz music, although I am familiar with many of the artists)
0411 UTC OFF

Thanks for the show B-Side Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6955 AM was 6950 AM 0130 UTC 1 JUN 2023

« on: June 01, 2023, 0130 UTC »

0130 UTC Unid song at or just above the high noise floor
0133 UTC Different song now
0135 UTC OM talking now...no luck on the copy
0144 UTC Mr Sycko said something but didn't catch it
0153 UTC Audio up a bit with "Highway to Hell"-AC/DC
0201 UTC Nice fade up with "Dream On"-Aerosmith
A couple of Aerosmith songs after the first one
0213 UTC Mr Sycko talking
0215 UTC Nice fade up with "White Wedding"-Billy Idol followed by "We Didn't Start the Fire"-Billy Joel
0222 UTC "Don't Fear the Reaper"-Blue Oyster Cult
(Moved to 6955 AM at 0223 UTC...better signal now, but the noise is still brutal)
0226 UTC Mr Sycko with my first clear ID of the show, followed by "Living On a Prayer"-Bon Jovi
0230 UTC ID, then the signal dropped down into the noise...carrier still there but weak 
0243 UTC Mr Sycko chatting now
0244 UTC OFF I think...no carrier now

Thanks for the Wednesday evening entertainment Sycko!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: UNID 6935 US 0118 UTC 30 may 23

« on: June 01, 2023, 0120 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Latin American Pirate.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,114516.msg357971.html#new

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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 0107 UTC 1 JUN 2023

« on: June 01, 2023, 0111 UTC »

0107 UTC OM talking in Portuguese
0109 UTC Unid pop song
(Signal peaks to S7 with moderate fading amidst moderate noise...very nice audio at peaks)
0113 UTC OM talking followed by another unid song...sounds like a relay of a commercial station

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 0433 UTC 31 MAY 2023

« on: May 31, 2023, 0435 UTC »

0433 UTC I have a solid carrier here with maybe some imaginary threshold audio...music?