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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925 AM 0008 UTC 15 May 2017

« on: May 15, 2017, 0010 UTC »

0008 UTC Unid harmonica blues tune
0009 UTC "Bad Year Blues"-Albert Castiglia (S6 peaks with some moderate to deep fades...nice audio!)
0014 UTC "Runnin' From the Blues"-Fabulous Thunderbirds (Good tune!)(Captain Morgan ID in there!)
0017 UTC OM with email addy captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
0022 UTC OFF or faded out?

Good to hear you this Sunday evening CM!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WREC 6925 USB 2115 UTC 14 May 2017

« on: May 14, 2017, 2115 UTC »

2115 UTC "Mama's Song"-Carrie Underwood (On abruptly...at or just above noise floor here with nice audio)
2119 UTC "Mama Liked The Roses"-Elvis Presley
2121 UTC "Mother's Day"-Kelly Pickler
(Signal has dropped down to threshold... )
2130 UTC "Mama, I'm Coming Home"-Ozzy Osbourne
2133 UTC "Mom"-Meghan Trainor featuring Kelli Trainor
2137 UTC OFF or faded out?

Now here's a new one! A Mothers Day tribute! RIP Mom....you will always be remembered!  :

Thanks for the Mother's Day show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6940 USB 0020 UTC 14 May 2017

« on: May 14, 2017, 0023 UTC »

0020 UTC Testing one two three
0022 UTC "Big City Blues"-Annette Hanshaw (S6 peaks amidst static crashes)
0025 UTC "I'm Living In A Great Big Way"-Louis Prima
0028 UTC "Big Fat Mama"-Lucky Millinder
0031 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "Big Stuff"-Billie Holiday
0033 UTC "Big Fine Girl"-Jimmy Witherspoon
0038 UTC "Big Town"-Roy Brown
0041 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "The Big Hurt"-Tony Fisher
0043 UTC "Give Him A Great Big Kiss"-Shangri-Las
0046 UTC "Mr. Big Stuff"-Jean Knight
0048 UTC "Big Legged Woman"-Freddie King
0052 UTC "Big Yellow Taxi"-Joni Mitchell
0054 UTC "Big Shot"-The Beat
0056 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "Big Ship"-Freddie MacGregor
0100 UTC "Big Log"-Robert Plant
0105 UTC "Big Time"-Peter Gabriel
0109 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "Showdown At Big Sky"-Robbie Robertson
0114 UTC "Big Machine"-Goo-Goo Dolls
0117 UTC "Big Shot"-Dr. John
0120 UTC "Wolverine Radio" echo ID, into SSTV

2644

Other / Armed Forces Crossband Test 6913 USB 2000 UTC 13 May 2017

« on: May 13, 2017, 2041 UTC »

I've been listening to November Whiskey Victor Charlie calling CQ here for the last half hour or so. I suggest that pirate ops steer clear of this frequency! Also noted that NEPM will be using 6903.5. Info below....
http://www.usarmymars.org/home/announcements

Armed Forces Day Crossband Military/Amateur Radio Communications Test is May 13

04/26/2017
The US Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard will sponsor the traditional military/amateur radio communication tests on Saturday, May 13 to mark the 66th annual Armed Forces Day (AFD). Armed Forces Day is May 20, but the AFD Crossband Military-Amateur Radio event will take place a week earlier in order to avoid schedule conflicts with those attending Hamvention.

Complete information, including military stations, modes, and frequencies, is available on the US Army MARS website.

The annual celebration is a unique opportunity to test two-way communication between radio amateurs and military stations (authorized under §97.111 of the Amateur Service rules). It features traditional military-to-amateur crossband SSB voice, CW, practice using legacy interoperability waveforms, and the opportunity for participating hams to utilize more modern military modes, such as MIL-STD Serial PSK and Automatic Link Establishment (ALE). Military stations and Amateur Radio stations are authorized to communicate directly on certain 60-meter interoperability channels — 5,330.5, 5346.5, and 5,371.5 kHz.

These tests give Amateur Radio operators and shortwave listeners (SWLs) a chance and a challenge to demonstrate individual technical skills and to receive recognition from the appropriate military radio station. QSL cards will be available for stations successfully contacting participating military stations.

AFD Message

The Armed Forces Day message will be transmitted via Military Standard radioteletype modes (MIL-STD 188-110A/B). Software is available to demodulate the military serial PSK waveform, and detailed instructions can be downloaded. Utilizing this mode with soundcard equipment can be challenging; review the instructions carefully.

A short practice transmission will be sent at 1930 and 2330 on May 6, 7, 10, and 12 on 13.506.5 MHz USB and 17.443.0 MHz USB.

Military FSK is Baudot at 850 Hz, 75 baud, low mark, and 2000 Hz center. Most RTTY programs can be set to decode this mode. To achieve low mark while receiving in USB, select reverse shift.

QSL cards are available for individuals that receive the Armed Forces Day test message. To receive a card, copy the printed text of the test message as received from the military station, and include it in your report. No attempt should be made to correct possible errors.

Stations copying Armed Forces Day messages transmitted from US Army and US Navy stations and requesting a QSL card, can complete the QSL report form online. Stations copying the Armed Forces Day message transmitted from US Air Force stations and seeking a QSL card should send a request to Armed Forces Day Celebration, Chief, Air Force MARS, 203 W. Losey St, Scott AFB, IL 62225.

Include a transcript of the received text, time observed, frequency observed, military station call sign, your full name and Amateur Radio call sign (if applicable), full mailing address (including ZIP code).

Automatic Link Establishment

Stations with Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) capability can contact a military station on specific half duplex crossband channels established for this purpose. ALE is a selective calling and linking method utilized by government, military, and amateur radio communications. Military stations will scan and receive certain amateur HFLINK ALE frequencies and transmit on the corresponding military ALE frequency. Military stations will also transmit ALE station identification (soundings) on each military frequency at 30- to 90-minute intervals. Amateur stations may scan military frequencies and monitor the soundings to build the LQA database or select the channel manually. Amateur stations will call military stations using ALE selective calling on one of the paired cross band channels.


Announced AFD Special Operations

NEPM on board the USS Iowa (BB61) will be on the air for its first annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Military/Amateur Radio Communications Test. The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA) and qualified Pacific Battleship Center crew members will activate NEPM.

The Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) and the US Naval Academy Radio Club will operate NSS on the site of the 1918 Naval Radio Transmitting Station on Greenbury Point in Annapolis, Maryland, across the Severn River from the US Naval Academy.

Other Navy Stations scheduled to be on the air include NIIW, USS Midway, San Diego; NWKJ; NWKJ, USS Yorktown, Charleston, South Carolina, and NWVC, LST-325, Evansville, Indiana.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Cool AM "Glam Rock" 6850.5 AM 0028 UTC 13 May 2017

« on: May 13, 2017, 0029 UTC »

0028 UTC "Hell Raiser"-Sweet (S9+10 here!)
0032 UTC "Drive-In Saturday"-David Bowie
(Great audio!)
0036 UTC "Crazy"-Mud
"48 Crash"-Suzi Quatro
0044 UTC "Mean, Mean Girl"-Status Quo
0047 UTC Cool AM jingle, into "Broken Down Angel"-Nazareth
0055 UTC Cool AM "Flashback" ID, into "Goin' Home"-Osmonds
0059 UTC "Rock'N'Roll Part 1"-Bob Bradbury (signal down to S7 and dropping)
0102 UTC Right at the noise level now.... 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unknown Name Radio Network 6880 AM 2213 UTC 12 May 2017

« on: May 12, 2017, 2213 UTC »

2213 UTC Signed on directly into "Noah's Ark"-Eek-A-Mouse with S7 peaks and slight fades
2217 UTC "What I Am"-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
2221 UTC "I Love It"-Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6960.1 USB 2314 UTC 9 May 2017

« on: May 09, 2017, 2316 UTC »

2314 UTC YL in Spanish with some kind of commentary with short music breaks
This seems to be a relay of Radio Romania Int'l Spanish service. Not sure if parallel, but they are scheduled at this time on 9760, 11700, and 13730. 9760 was booming in here with the very same YL speaker. Hmmm...

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Johnny Tobacco 6300 AM 2302 UTC 8 May 2017

« on: May 08, 2017, 2304 UTC »

2302 UTC "Livet i Finnskogarna"- Calle Jularbo
2303 UTC JT chatting and mention of the song at 2302 UTC
(Signal is S7 peaks with moderate fading)
2306 UTC "Där Näckrosen Blommar"-Carl Jularbo
2310 UTC JT chatting about dancing while playing this kind of music 
2313 UTC "Sweetheart, My Darling, Mijn Schat"-Caterina Valente
2316 UTC "Put A Light In the Window"-The Four Lads
2319 UTC "Standing On the Corner"-The Four Lads
2321 UTC "Three Coins In the Fountain"-The Four Aces
2325 UTC "Cafe Zonder Bier"-Bobbejaan Schoepen (JT chatting and singing over the music  )
2329 UTC "Ik Zie Zo Gere M'n Duivekot"-Bobbejaan Schoepen
2331 UTC "Zwarte Lola"-Anny Heuts (JT chatting with the crew in Iann's chat!)
2334 UTC "'t Is Moeilijk Bescheiden Te Blijven"-Peter Blanker
2336 UTC "Jag Hade En Gang En Bat (Wreck of John B)"-Ann-Louise Hanson
2342 UTC Shoutout to Dave P and Pirate Shortwave Listener....and of course Mr Skipmuck! 
(Doing very well this cold Monday evening JT!)
2346 UTC "Home of the Blues"-Johnny Cash
2348 UTC "Darlin"-Johnny Reid
2351 UTC "Picture"-Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow (JT chatting...."Life Goes On"..."misery of the day"...shoutout to me  )
Hey JT....Music makes the misery go away!
2355 UTC "Strange man that Metallica"
0007 UTC "This is Old Man Down the Road Johnny Tobacco" 

Thanks for the entertainment this Monday evening JT! Time to hit the sack...up at 0700 UTC and off to work for me...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 AM 1058 UTC 7 May 2017

« on: May 07, 2017, 1101 UTC »

1058 UTC "Ready, Set, Go"-Martha Tilton
1100 UTC Organ music intro to unid old time drama with 2 OM's
(Signal is a pleasant sounding S7 with light fading)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Hot Radio 6850.5 AM 2330 UTC 6 May 2017

« on: May 06, 2017, 2331 UTC »

S9 with unid Procol Harum tune and great audio!
2333 UTC OM with "Hot Radio" ID and email addy, into "Long Train Running"-Doobie Brothers
2347 UTC "Banner Man"-Blue Mink (Never thought I'd ever hear this song on pirate radio!  )
2357 UTC "I Feel Free"-Cream
0015 UTC ID string...."very hot sexy QSL cards" 
0022 UTC OFF

Thanks for the show Hot AM and PRB Relay! 

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QSLs Received / Radio Illuminati eQSL April 21, 2017

« on: May 04, 2017, 2320 UTC »

As always, a tip of the hat to the Azimuth Coordinator for his top notch QSL policy!   Thank you!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unknown Name Radio Network 6880 AM 2140 UTC 3 May 2017

« on: May 03, 2017, 2141 UTC »

2140 UTC "Creeping Out Sara"NOFX at S8 peaks with moderate fading at tune-in
2141 UTC "It's A Long Way to the Top(If You Wanna Rock-N-Roll)-AC/DC
2145 UTC OM with ID  into "Dear Prudence"-Beatles
2150 OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Old Time Radio 6770 AM 0050 UTC 1 May 2017

« on: May 02, 2017, 0056 UTC »

0050 UTC S3 peaks here with unid program...getting hammered on the low side from unid ute noiseblob, but almost listenable in USB. Haven't heard this in a few weeks!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Laser Hot Hits 6220 AM 2312 UTC 1 May 2017

« on: May 01, 2017, 2314 UTC »

Nice solid S6 signal with some storm static and "September Song"-JP Cooper
2317 UTC "La Isla Bonita"-Madonna
2319 UTC OM DJ chat, into "No Lie"-Sean Paul featuring Dua Lipa
2341 UTC OM with Laser Hot Hits ID....hitting S8 peaks now...really booming in!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6940 USB 0216 UTC 30 April 2017

« on: April 30, 2017, 0217 UTC »

"Crazy Train"-Ozzy just above the noise with very nice audio
0221 UTC OFF