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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pee Wee 4065 USB 0205 UTC 19 MAR 2017

« on: March 19, 2017, 0206 UTC »

0205 UTC "I Ran"-Flock of Seagulls just above the noise here
0209 UTC "Blinded By the Light"-Manfred Manns Earth Band
0218 UTC "Locomotive Breath"-Jethro Tull (Atmospherics are brutal here)

2582

Huh? / Chuck Berry dead at 90

« on: March 18, 2017, 2229 UTC »

Chuck Berry, one of the creators of rock and roll, has died, according to police. He was 90.

St. Charles County, Missouri, police said they responded to a medical emergency on Buckner Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. Inside the home, first responders found an unresponsive man, but despite immediately administering lifesaving techniques, the 90-year-old man could not be revived. He was pronounced dead at 1:26 p.m., police said.,
The St. Charles County Police Department identified him as Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as Chuck Berry.

The rock legend had announced in October, on his 90th birthday that he was releasing a new album.
The album, titled "Chuck," was to debut in 2017. It's his first new album in 38 years.
See: Legendary Guitarist Chuck Berry Turns 90
The "Johnny B. Goode" musician recorded the project in his native St. Louis with his longtime backing group, which includes his children Charles Berry Jr. and Ingrid Berry.

In a statement, Berry dedicated the album to his wife of 68 years, Themetta Berry, whom he refers to by her nickname, "Toddy."

"My darlin’ I’m growing old! I’ve worked on this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!" he said.

It's a fitting way for the musician, best known for his unforgettable tunes including "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "School Days," "Rock and Roll Music," "Back in the U.S.A." and "Memphis, Tennessee," to mark his birthday. With his catchy melodies, witty lyrics and trademark guitar riffs, Berry has had an immeasurable impact on rock music.

He directly influenced the early music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Kinks. Not surprisingly, Berry was among the first group of performers inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

Among his many other accolades, Berry received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984, was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2000 and was presented with Sweden's prestigious Polar Music Prize in 2014.

Speaking with ABC News a few years ago, Berry was asked to name the favorite songs he's written, but he said he couldn't choose one.

"Every one of them is tops with me," he said. "Every one of my children the same way."

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 1544 UTC 14 MAR 2017

« on: March 14, 2017, 1545 UTC »

Tuning up signals and audio at 1545 UTC...YL talking now over background music
1548 UTC OM with "This is going to be more intense than I ever expected'...mention of crime scene
(Solid S7 here well above the local front loader washing machine QRN)
1551 UTC OM talking about bloodhounds and a search warrant

2584

European Pirates and Private Stations / Laser Hot Hits 6220 AM 2145 UTC March 12, 2017

« on: March 12, 2017, 2147 UTC »

Here again this late afternoon with unid pop tune fading in and out of the noise
2146 UTC OM DJ chat, into "Don't Stop the Dance"-Brian Ferry
2150 UTC OM, into cover version of "Ticket To Ride"-Carpenters
2155 UTC OM, into "Tainted Love"-Soft Cell
(Signal picking up now...some S4 peaks here)
2159 UTC "Swing Your Daddy"-Jim Gilstrap
2201 UTC OM chat, into News read by a YL, into unid tune with African pop beat
2205 UTC OM chat, into "Solid"-Ashford and Simpson
2212 UTC OM chat, Laser Hot Hits jingle I think  , into"Nightmare"-Brainbug
2219 UTC OM chat, into "Shine On"-Simply Red
2222 UTC "Someone Somewhere(In Summertime)"-Simple Minds
2227 UTC OM chat mentioning email for reception reports (couldn't copy it  )
2229 UTC "Whole World Is Watching"-Within Temptation
2232 UTC Signal is starting to fade into the noise a bit
2233 UTC OM chat, into unid tune
2236 UTC OM chat, into "It Must Have Been Love"-Roxette
2240 UTC OM with mention of "That was Roxette"..., into short folkish sounding tune
2242 Too much noise now for decent copy...signal mostly in the noise
2249 UTC "Metal Guru"-T Rex
2251 UTC "Don't Bring Me Down"-ELO (Signal picked up a bit!)
2255 UTC OM chat, into "Bird Of Paradise"-Snowy White

2585

QSLs Received / NMD Radio eQSL

« on: March 12, 2017, 1232 UTC »

Thank you very much NMD Radio! It is greatly appreciated!(Per Op, "TX on that moment was only 40 watt homemade, antenna 23 mtr wire, mono endfed 8 mtrs above the ground.")

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European Pirates and Private Stations / TRX 6300 AM 2212 UTC 11 March 2017

« on: March 11, 2017, 2213 UTC »

2212 UTC Hearing weak music fading in and out of the noise
2214 UTC "Train Kept A Rollin"-Johnny Burnette
2217 UTC "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"-Big Joe Turner
2219 UTC "Barbara Ann"-Beach Boys
2221 UTC "Land of 1000 Dances"-Wilson Pickett
2223 UTC "All My Loving"-Beatles (Signal is above the noise floor now)
2227 UTC Sounded like  "Sleep Walk"-Santo and Johnny tune mixing with the Beatles
2229 UTC Hearing an unid accordian tune
2231 UTC "Midnight Confessions"-Grassroots
2235 UTC Tough copy now, but I'm still hearing music

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Voice of Pancho Villa 6940 USB 0059 UTC 11 MAR 2017

« on: March 11, 2017, 0102 UTC »

Hearing some weak music at 0059 UTC, into Pancho Villa audio skit at 0001 UTC
Signal is fading in and out of the noise here...some S3 peaks but still tough copy with the storm static
0107 UTC Spanish guitar song..."Caminos Y Puentes"-Huayucaltia per Shazam
0110 UTC Faded out suddenly or off?

Thanks for the show! About the best I've heard this yet...still tough copy though  

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North American Shortwave Pirate / V. of Pancho Villa, 0036, 6 MAR 2017

« on: March 06, 2017, 0040 UTC »

0036 UTC Hearing some weak voices but signal is at threshold....nada on the copy

2589

Huh? / Turkeys circling dead cat video

« on: March 04, 2017, 1256 UTC »

Alfred Hitchcock's Birds pales in comparison to this movie! Spooky 

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/03/03/strange-birds-video-turkeys-creepily-circling-dead-cat-goes-viral.html

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North American Shortwave Pirate / PEE WEE 6955 USB 0034 UTC 4 MAR 2017

« on: March 04, 2017, 0036 UTC »

0034 UTC S7 here with "In Hell I'll Be In Good Company"-The Dead South
0037 UTC "Pass That Bottle"-Devils Daughters
0039 UTC "Raise A Little Hell"-The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
0043 UTC CW
(ID per Ryver chat!)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 LSB 0051 UTC 28 FEB 2017

« on: February 28, 2017, 0053 UTC »

0051 UTC OM in English said something about the Frito Bandito, then at 0052 UTC, somebody playing the "Frito Bandito" song over the top of the peskies on 6925L
0058 UTC OM back on with "Build That Wall" audio clip repeatedly
(Interestingly, I don't believe whoever is doing this has a clue...the peskies are chatting in Portuguese and are likely to be Brazilian or possible even Azorean emigrants)
0103 UTC I'm hearing some weak piano music in the background while the peskies are chatting loudly
0105 UTC Peskies in Portuguese plus somebody saying "Hola" over the top

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan 6924.8 AM 2340 UTC 24 FEB 2017

« on: February 24, 2017, 2342 UTC »

2340 UTC Weak music noted in the noise...."One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer"....
2344 UTC Twilight Zone theme music...hmmm, maybe the Captain?
(Solid carrier but the audio is low in the noise and mixing with peskies...)
Music at threshold using USB....
2351 UTC "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer"-Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers (Signal picked up a bit!)
Mostly buried deep in the noise now  
0005 UTC Somebody tuning up on top of CM...hearing some kind of dance thump music....or is that a ute?
0011 UTC Signal picked up slightly..hearing an old blues tune but Shazam not working with all this noise
0014 UTC Carrier gone...

Thanks for trying to punch through the noise tonight Cap'n!  

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Amphetamine Radio 4065>3375 USB 0122 UTC 22 FEB 2017

« on: February 22, 2017, 0123 UTC »

S5 here with unid drama program
0128 UTC QRT
0131 UTC Back on again 3375 USB, with same drama program but at S3 amidst the noise

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Peskies / UNID OM in English 6925 LSB 2338 UTC February 21, 2017

« on: February 22, 2017, 0051 UTC »

Hearing a loud OM talking in English saying things like "Back of the bus", "Tijuana Taxi", and "bump it up". Calling himself Mr 276 Worldwide
It seemed that he was trying to harass the peskies, but I'm not sure they either heard him or understand him if they did hear him, as the peskies were chatting in Portuguese!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 AM 2340 UTC 20 FEB 2017

« on: February 20, 2017, 2343 UTC »

Fairly strong signal here with some deep fades since 2340 UTC tune in(Unid comedy show)
2347 UTC Faded towards the noise now...Avalon cigarette ad....