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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Marabu? 6304.6 AM 2347 UTC July 7, 2016

« on: July 07, 2016, 2350 UTC »

Hearing music rising above noise floor at 2347 UTC
2349 UTC OM said something but nada on the copy, into "I'm Done"-The Julie Ruin
2352 UTC OM, then unid tune
2357 UTC "A Change of Heart"-The 1975
0003 UTC Buried in the noise now...still hearing a weak carrier.

Thanks for the info Mr. Lobdell!  

2732

North American Shortwave Pirate / Insane Radio 6935.5 AM 2342 UTC July 4, 2016

« on: July 04, 2016, 2343 UTC »

2342 UTC Signing on now with some kind of electronic IS...OM with ID, but I couldn't copy it
2343 UTC UNID scifi sounding skit with sound effects...hmmm
2348 UTC Tough copy, but I heard "George Washington" mentioned
(Not scifi...sounds like patriotic background music with an OM giving a speech)
2352 UTC Patriotic historical speech about the events leading up to the Revolutionary War
2357 UTC OM with vocal rendition of the Star Spangled Banner
0000 UTC Electronic IS again....OM with Patriotic spoken word
0002 UTC OM reciting the Pledge of Allegiance  
0003 UTC Electronic IS
0004 UTC "America the Beautiful"-Ray Charles
0008 UTC "Stars and Stripes Forever"-?
0010 UTC Electronic IS, into "Tony Adams"-Joe Strummer & Mescaleros
0012 UTC IS repeated several times
0013 UTC OFF

Whoever you are, thanks for the 4th of July show
(Insane Radio perhaps? )

2733

QSLs Received / Radio Illuminati eQSL's

« on: July 03, 2016, 1811 UTC »

Found some great eQSL's in my inbox this afternoon...thanks Mr. Azimuth Coordinator! Love those pirate ladies!

2734

North American Shortwave Pirate / X-FM 6885 AM 0233 UTC July 3, 2016

« on: July 03, 2016, 0234 UTC »

X-FM signing on with theme music and OM with ID's
"America the Beautiful"-Ray Charles
0242 UTC Mr. Redhat chatting now...has plans for the 4th...ID and email addy...C-Quam stereo
0246 UTC Thanks for the shoutout redhat! ..shoutouts to the HFU posters... xfmshortwave@gmail.com ....also gave out a phone number but I missed it!
0251 UTC "Sunday"-Lo-Pro
0255 UTC "Saturdays"-Chevelle
0301 UTC "Victoria"-Eve 6
0304 UTC "Power of X" ID, into "Pray To God"-Calvin Harris
0309 UTC "Twilight Zone"-Golden Earring
0425 UTC "Pretty Pimpin"-Kurt Vile S4 and still above the noise floor here...time to put the NRD on timer and fall asleep to the power of X
Thanks for the entertainment this evening Mr. Redhat! As always, beautiful audio

2735

North American Shortwave Pirate / Sousa Station 6925 USB 0208 UTC July 3, 2016

« on: July 03, 2016, 0217 UTC »

S5 here with "El Capitan"-The Great American Main Street Band & Timothy Foley(per Shazam)
2223 UTC "The Gliding Girl (Tango)"-Timothy Foley - The Great American Main Street Band
2226 UTC "Foshay Tower Washington Memorial"-The Great American Main Street Band & Timothy Foley
2228 UTC OM with ID...something about "the Sousa Station"
Thanks for the patriotic marching band tunes this 4th of July weekend!

2736

North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 0053 UTC July 3, 2016

« on: July 03, 2016, 0053 UTC »

0053 UTC Signing on now
0055 UTC "When You Wore A Tulip"-The American Quartet
0058 UTC "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time"-Charles Harrison
0100 UTC "Telling It To the Daisies"-Annette Hanshaw
0103 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "Honeysuckle Rose"-Fats Waller & His Rhythm
0106 UTC "Blue Orchids"-Glenn Miller
0109 UTC "The Fable of the Rose"-Benny Goodman
0113 UTC "Wolverine Radio", into "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"-?
0115 UTC "Flower Garden Blues"-Arnett Cobb
0118 UTC "What's Your Story, Morning Glory"-Ella Fitzgerald
0121 UTC "San Antonio Rose"-Patsy Cline
0123 UTC "Pictures of Lily"-Who
0126 UTC "Dead Flowers"-Rolling Stones
0130 UTC "Sugar Magnolia"-Grateful Dead
0133 UTC "China Cat Sunflower"-Grateful Dead
0138 UTC "Scarlet Begonias"-Grateful Dead
0143 UTC "Nothing But Flowers"-Talking Heads
0148 UTC "Blood and Roses"-Smithereens
0152 UTC "Gardenia"-Iggy Pop
0155 UTC SSTV

2737

European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6285 AM 0015 UTC July 2, 2016

« on: July 02, 2016, 0017 UTC »

I'm hearing music at threshold level here...would be fair copy if not for the heavy T-storm static
0024 UTC OM talking now, but nada on the copy
(Frequency is closer to 6284.9)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Johnny Tobacco 6305 AM 2315 UTC June 26, 2016

« on: June 26, 2016, 2318 UTC »

Hearing a good signal marred by some kind of QRM at 2315 UTC
2317 UTC JT with a "Good Morning"...rockabilly tune with JT talkover. Deep fades
2321 UTC Polka!
2325 UTC Another polka (Shazam is sadly lacking...not much in the polka database!)
2331 UTC "This is Johnny Tobacco"
2337 UTC "Low Down"-Hank Williams III
2340 UTC "My Drinkin Problem"-Hank Williams III
2343 UTC "Whiskey If You Were a Woman"-Heidi Hauge
2350 UTC "120 Varkens Naar Beiroet"-Henk Wijngaard
2353 UTC "Så kom våren till Tarina"-Inger Jacobsen
2357 UTC "Jag Är Fri"-Jon Henrik Fjällgren
0000 UTC "Iditguovssu - Dawn Light"-Máddji
0003 UTC Signal starting to fade into the noise now...
0007 UTC "Home of the Blues"-Johnny Cash

2739

QSLs Received / Radio New Zealand Int'l QSL

« on: June 26, 2016, 2156 UTC »

Received a full data QSL via an email link in 8 days for a report filed on the RNZI website. My favorite Saturday morning shortwave broadcaster! Also my first non-pirate verie here since 1988. Still have the old postal QSL card and paper pennant from the 1980's. Times have changed!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 1155 UTC June 26, 2016

« on: June 26, 2016, 1159 UTC »

Carrier noted here with bits of audio at 1157 UTC...buried in the noise
Signal must have came up while I was making breakfast...S8 at 1233 UTC with "Nakanaide"-Ljones
1235 UTC Unshazamable easy listening repetitive jazz riff.....
1242 UTC "Glaubensfrage"-Slowy & FloFilz & 12Vince
1245 UTC Unshazamable easy listening repetitive jazz riff...
1248 UTC "Fellows"-Nujabes
(Signal level has dropped quite a bit...deep fades into the noise)
1250 UTC "What I Stand For"-Yokas.B & The ILLTrip
(Mostly in the noise now)

Time to head out and do some yardwork before it gets too damned hot to work....thanks for the ear candy this Sunday morning UNID funky jazz op

Oh...superb audio with really great bottom end!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pirate Radio Boston 6925.6 AM 0211 UTC June 26, 2016

« on: June 26, 2016, 0212 UTC »

Hearing an OM talking but the signal is under the static

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Insane Radio 6949.7 AM 0049 UTC June 26, 2016

« on: June 26, 2016, 0050 UTC »

Music at S6 here "Dashboard"-Modest Mouse
0051 UTC "Insane Radio" loop ID, into unid soundbyte
0054 UTC "Missed the Boat"-Modest Mouse

2743

QSLs Received / Girl Scout Radio QSL

« on: June 26, 2016, 0022 UTC »

Just received this through the HFU message board Thanks Girl Scout Radio! Hmmm...Of Mice and Men
Thanks for your message. I'm pleased to confirm your reception of Girl Scout Radio on 6925 USB.  Your report was correct in all respects.

Chief Operator
George Milton

Assistant Operator
Lennie Small

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Girl Scout Radio 6925 USB 2305 UTC June 25, 2016

« on: June 25, 2016, 2306 UTC »

Hearing some talk and music at 2326 UTC "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"-Cyndi Lauper
(Signal is just at or above the noise floor here, but getting some S3 peaks
2310 UTC Unid tune at threshold...
2313 UTC OM with "This is Girl Scout Radio", into "Barracuda"-Heart
2318 UTC YL? then unid tune/rap? Perhaps "Blazin"-Nicki Minaj & Kanye West?
2323 UTC YL said something....tough copy with the static crashes , into "Angel of the Morning"-uncertain of original or cover version...shazam says Juice Newton
2327 UTC Talk now by YL...copy is intermittent
2329 UTC OM said something followed by "Dancing Queen"-Abba
(Signal just jumped up to S6 here at 2332 UTC )
2333 UTC PSA for something.org, into "Whip My Hair"-Willow
2337 UTC YL with ID..."Girl Scout Radio", into "Breakfast in America"
2339 UTC OM with countdown...."5-4-3-2-1", YL with ID....Girl Scout Radio...OM with "The following program is for the thinking impaired", into "Bye Bye Cherry"-Gene Autry
2341 UTC OM with "Girl Scout Radio", into "Jeanny"-Falco
2348 UTC OM with "Girl Scout Radio", into PSA for Girl Scouts, YL with "This is Girl Scout Radio", into "Mama, I'm Coming Home"-Ozzy Osbourne
2352 UTC OM with "A pretty good signal for a girl...Girl Scout Radio", into "Cross Eyed Mary"-Jethro Tull
(Signal is hitting S9 here at peaks now
2357 UTC YL with ID, into spoken word skit YL and OM....into "Itty Bitty Piggy"-Nicki Minaj
0001 UTC YL ...."This is Girl Scout Radio", then OFF


Thanks for the entertainment this early Saturday evening GSR! Unfortunately, no Girl Scout Cookies handy here....

Did I earn a Merit Badge?

Thanks GSR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 AM 0132 UTC June 25, 2016

« on: June 25, 2016, 0135 UTC »

Just came up here with UNID old time radio program....just above the noise at S3 but getting better