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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 USB 0036 UTC 2 APR 2017

« on: April 02, 2017, 0037 UTC »

0036 UTC "I Feel Free"-Cream at S7 here and nice audio!
0038 UTC "Sunshine Of Your Love"-Cream
0042 UTC "Tales of Brave Ulysses"-Cream
0045 UTC "Strange Brew"-Cream
"White Room"-Cream
0053 UTC OFF

Thanks for the Cream miniconcert unid!

2687

North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan 6374.9 AM 2254 UTC 1 APR 2017

« on: April 01, 2017, 2303 UTC »

2354 UTC "Mean Evil Woman"-ELO with S5 peaks and slight fades, followed by "Won't Get Fooled Again"-Who
2312 UTC "Sweet Soul Music"-Arthur Conley
2314 UTC "634-5789"-Wilson Pickett
2318 UTC Twilight Zone theme music!
2319 UTC "Band On the Run"-Paul McCartney & Wings
2324 UTC Fanfare and repeated ID's of Captain Morgan Shortwave by various OM and YL's
2325 UTC OFF

Thanks for the April 1st show CM!  

2688

North American Shortwave Pirate / Insane Radio 6950.5 AM 0023 UTC 1 APR 2017

« on: April 01, 2017, 0024 UTC »

0023 UTC Music, then OM with looped "Insane Radio" ID, short bit of "Just Dropped In"-Kenny Rogers & First Edition
0025 UTC "The Ground Walks, With Time In a Box"-Modest Mouse
0030 UTC "Only An Expert"-Laurie Anderson (Signal is varying widely now...drop outs to S2 and back up to S7)
(0036 UTC Getting some OTHR blasts)
0037 UTC "What Time Is It"-Ken Nordine (per Shazam)
0042 UTC "One Chance"-Modest Mouse
0044 UTC "In The Beginning"-Todd Snider
0049 UTC "Missed the Boat"-Modest Mouse
0053 UTC "A Whistler"-Ken Nordine
0055 UTC OM with "Insane Radio" looped ID and "Just Dropped In"-Kenny Rogers & First Edition
0058 UTC "Insane"-Yer Man
0101 UTC Insane Radio ID, into "My S**ts F**ked Up"-Kinky Friedman (Signal down to S3 with OTHR QRM)
0104 UTC "Heal Me"-Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
0107 UTC Spoken word audio clip..., into "Just Dropped In"-Kenny Rogers at 0109 UTC
0112 UTC "The Economy"-Lewis Black (a bit of "Pink Houses"-John Mellancamp in the audio clip)
0118 UTC "Greed"-Lewis Black (Spoken word with Pink Houses in the background)
(0122 UTC Signal is still hanging in there are S3)
0125 UTC "Just Dropped In"-Kenny Rogers, into "Robot Chicken"-Les Claypool, followed by spoken word skit by OM
0129 UTC "Am I Going Insane(Radio)"-Black Sabbath(Partial song, then OFF at 0130 UTC)

Great to hear you again Insane Radio! Been a long time!  
Thank you for the entertainment this evening!  

2689

European Pirates and Private Stations / Triple L Radio? 6320 AM 2225 UTC 29 March 2017

« on: March 29, 2017, 2227 UTC »

2225 UTC "From A Distance"-Bette Midler with S3 peaks and moderate fading into the high noise level
2229 UTC Unid tune YL singer (Propagation is really iffy again today)
2232 UTC  (I hear a familiar voice saying "Good morning everybody"..."We're low power right now"
(Sounds like JT and "Triple L Radio"!)
2235 UTC (Freebanders jumped on frequency)
2237 UTC "Year of the Cat"-Al Stewart
2241 UTC JT talking but the noise is really bad here

2690

North American Shortwave Pirate / Cap'n Morgan 6949.6 AM 2358 UTC 25 MAR 2017

« on: March 26, 2017, 0000 UTC »

2358 UTC S7 here with "Down Bound Train"-Chuck Berry
0001 UTC "London Berry Blues"-Chuck Berry (ID midsong!)
0007 UTC "Let's Boogie"-Chuck Berry (Pushing S9 now!  
0010 UTC "Reelin' and Rockin"-Chuck Berry
0012 UTC (Signal dropped down to S4)
0017 UTC "My Ding-A-Ling"-Chuck Berry
0019 UTC "You Never Can Tell"-Chuck Berry
0021 UTC "Round and Around"-Chuck Berry
0024 UTC "Too Much Monkey Business"-Chuck Berry
0026 UTC "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"-Chuck Berry
0028 UTC Captain Morgan ID, into "Sweet Sixteen"-Chuck Berry
0032 UTC "Almost Grown"-Chuck Berry
0035 UTC "Have Mercy Judge"-Chuck Berry
0037 UTC OM with email addy repeated.... captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com , into "Big Boys"-Chuck Berry
0040 UTC Twilight Zone theme, followed by ID..."You are listening to Captain Morgan Shortwave...please send us your reception reports to captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
0041 UTC OFF

Thanks for the Chuck Berry tribute this evening CM! One of the true rock and rollers!  

2691

European Pirates and Private Stations / Celtic Music Radio (relay?) 6240 AM 2237 UTC 24 March 2017

« on: March 24, 2017, 2238 UTC »

2237 UTC OM talking, into "Ramblin' Man"-Allman Brothers Band (Nice S5 signal with great audio!)
2242 UTC OM chatting(difficult to ID with the accent!), into "Now That the Magic Is Gone"-Joe Cocker
2247 UTC YL chatting...address?, then OM chatting...mention of UK, then YL "24 hours a day 365 days a year...2500 Pounds per month....? Music Radio.net?..."
2249 UTC "Black Magic Woman"-Fleetwood Mac
2252 UTC OM chat, into "City of New Orleans"-Arlo Guthrie (S7 peaks here...is this a Euro?)
2257 UTC OM chat, into "Father and Son"-Cat Stevens
2301 UTC OM with "? Music Radio"....mentioned FM, into "Big Time"-Peter Gabriel
(Quite strong here amidst moderate noise with selective fading)
2305 UTC OM with mention of 95.5 FM and www.?musicradio.net, into "Rocking In the Free World"-Neil Young
2310 UTC OM, into "Half a Man, Half a Boy"-Nick Lowe
2313 UTC OM, into "Marrakesh Express"-Crosby, Stills, and Nash
2316 UTC "Every Night"-Phoebe Snow
2320 UTC "Stainsby Girls"-Chris Rea
2324 UTC OM chat, into "Abraham, Martin, and John"-Marvin Gaye
2328 UTC OM, into "School Days"-Chuck Berry
2331 UTC "Tulane"-Steve Gibbons Band
2334 UTC OM, into "Mama Don't"-JJ Cale
2338 UTC OM with ID again..."? Music Radio?, into "Year of the Cat"-Al Stewart
2343 UTC OM and YL with advertisement string...ID as Celtic Music Radio?, into "Star"-Stealers Wheel
2348 UTC OM, into "Everyone I Meet Is from California"-America
2351 UTC OM, into "Take the Long Way Home"-Supertramp
0000 UTC OFF after "Taxman"-Beatles, ID as Magic? Music Radio, website address and possibly a phone number in there

Thanks for the show Celtic Music Radio! Great signal into my location this evening! 
Thanks for the info that the ID may be Celtic Music Radio RainBrandy! 
Listened back on my recording and the ID's at 2247 UTC are clearly Celtic Music Radio  I assume that someone is relaying this....but who? 

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Other / UNID 6300 USB 2357 UTC 21 March 2017

« on: March 22, 2017, 0004 UTC »

Strong middle eastern chanting by OM...Off at 2359 UTC...sounded like a recitation from the Quran or something like that...solid S4 signal here above the storm static

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Moonlight Radio 6926 USB 2253 UTC 20 MAR 2017

« on: March 20, 2017, 2255 UTC »

Hearing threshold music at 2253 UTC, but too low in the noise to copy
2303 UTC OM with "Moonlight Radio"
2306 UTC "Tequila"-Ventures
2309 UTC "Caravan"-Ventures
2311 UTC OM talking but nada on the copy, then OFF I think

Thanks for the show this Monday evening MR!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Barraquda 6205 USB 2233 UTC 20 March 2017

« on: March 20, 2017, 2234 UTC »

2233 UTC "Daytripper"-Beatles fading in and out of the noise
2236 UTC "From Me to You"-Beatles
2238 UTC "Eleanor Rigby"-Beatles
2240 UTC "Here Comes the Sun"-Beatles (Not even moving the S-meter during peaks...deep fades)
2242 UTC Signal has faded deep into the noise 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Solar Centric Radio 6940 USB 0157 UTC 20 MAR 2017

« on: March 20, 2017, 0159 UTC »

Hearing weak music at 0157 UTC amidst heavy local QRN. Unid song by OM singer...kind of a thumping rock tune at 0201 UTC...into electronica?
0209 UTC Hearing an OM talking but nada on the copy
0210 UTC OM saying "Happy Equinox"  
0222 UTC I can tell there is something there under the local noise, but no luck on the copy

 And a Happy Equinox to you too!

2696

European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Abu Dhabi 6296 AM 2344 UTC 19 March 2017

« on: March 19, 2017, 2347 UTC »

OM sounding like our good friend JT, short silence then at 2347 UTC "Mustang Sally"-Buddy Guy?
2350 UTC "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"-Marshall Crenshaw (Song stopped and the sonorous voice of JT now  )
"Radio Abu Dhabi"...The original one from 1957...(Now the same song but by Buddy Holly)
2354 UTC JT with "This is Radio Abu Dhabi....Crying, Waiting, and Hoping" 
2356 UTC "Words of Love"-Buddy Holly
2358 UTC "Johnny B Goode"-Chuck Berry (RIP  )

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Merlin 6305 AM 2240 UTC 19 March 2017

« on: March 19, 2017, 2243 UTC »

Fair carrier here with hints of music at very low level....tough copy
2246 UTC Song came up to S2 but not long enough for Shazam to ID

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio One 6930 USB 2047 UTC 19 MAR 2017

« on: March 19, 2017, 2048 UTC »

2047 UTC "Eve of Destruction"-Barry McGuire at S5 here and very nice sounding audio
2048 UTC "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"-The Angels
2053 UTC "My Back Pages"-Byrds
2057 UTC "Reflections of My Life"-Marmalade
2101 UTC "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"-Hollies
2105 UTC "Ballad of the Green Beret"-Barry Sadler
2109 UTC "Run To the Hills"-Iron Maiden
2112 UTC "Imagine"-John Lennon with talkover...ending with OM saying "God Bless America"

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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)

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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."