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Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares 7400 AM 0152 UTC 16 FEB 2023

« on: February 16, 2023, 0153 UTC »

0152 UTC Unid jazzy Caribbean beat song with an S8 signal here and sounding good!
0212 UTC Different song now....kind of a jazz flute tango?
0215 UTC OM DJ in Portuguese, followed by a Latin American flamenco guitar song

Enjoyed the musical selections this evening! I believe this is what you called Chorinho music? Thanks!
Here is a long recording I made of direct reception from 0217-0329 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr4WMjl36Q0f25YmzHlcyDNIUylbVgd4/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WKKL 90.7 FM relay 6925 USB 0050 UTC 16 FEB 2023

« on: February 16, 2023, 0052 UTC »

0050 UTC "Love Shack"-B-52's (S5 peaks but solid above the noise...tough copy)
0054 UTC OM said something I didn't catch, into "She's A Beauty"-Tubes
0058 UTC OM with "Commercial Free Alternative"...gave a call sign and frequencies....commercial radio station relay
0112 UTC Music now after a long comedy/cartoon skit
0116 UTC "American Red Cross" PSA
0117 UTC "Walking On Sunshine"-Katrina & the Waves
0127 UTC "Fast Car"-Tracy Chapman
0132 UTC "One Thing Leads to Another"-The Fixx
0146 UTC OFF after a WKKL ID

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares 7400 AM 0256 UTC 15 FEB 2023

« on: February 15, 2023, 0257 UTC »

0256 UTC Nice signal here directly with some choppy fading....excellent audio! Unid song-OM singer
0258 UTC Another unid song-OM singer (S7 signal peaks with moderate band noise)
0304 UTC "Take My Breath Away"-Berlin
0309 UTC "Head Over Heels"-Tears For Fears
0313 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0319 UTC OM talking over the song?
0320 UTC Unid song-YL singer
0324 UTC "Wicked Game"-Chris Isaac
0328 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0332 UTC OM talking in Portuguese
0333 UTC "Without You"-Mariah Carey
0337 UTC Unid song-YL singer

Time for sleep! Thanks again for the broadcast from Brazil! Here's a link to my recording of direct reception:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SEOyxyOj1wpcQdTKB5YjBAk5rFJsknVB/view?usp=sharing

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QSLs Received / WRKO Shortwave eQSL 12,13 FEB 2023

« on: February 14, 2023, 0515 UTC »

Thanks for the memories and the always appreciated QSL WRKO Shortwave! Good times and great music...and life was so much simpler! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pigs Knuckles 6925 USB 0206 UTC 14 FEB 2023

« on: February 14, 2023, 0207 UTC »

0206 UTC Sounded like Melanie singing
0207 UTC Pigs Knuckles op on the microphone, then silence
0213 UTC "Riders On the Storm"-The Doors (Thanks for the request PK!)
0223 UTC "Money"-Pink Floyd (For blw)
0227 UTC Pigs Knuckles talking to PP 
0228 UTC George Strait request for Harry Smith
0232 UTC PP asking for some "Mike Crooked"  Pigs Knuckles can't find it....
0235 UTC PP Radio with a request for the Meters
How about "Battle of Evermore" by Led Zeppelin?
0239 UTC "Battle of Evermore"-Led Zeppelin (Thanks for another request PK!)
0244 UTC PK talking with PP Radio....mention of Happy Wanker...."73's everybody"
0246 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entertainment this evening PK! (And PP!) 

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares 7400 AM 0146 UTC 14 FEB 2023

« on: February 14, 2023, 0149 UTC »

0146 UTC Fair signal this evening directly with a song sounding like a cover of Bryan Adams "Straight From the Heart"
0150 UTC YL with ID in Portuguese?

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Eldorado 7945 USB 2342 UTC 13 FEB 2023

« on: February 13, 2023, 2343 UTC »

2342 UTC Unid song-OM singer (Signal is just above the noise floor with some strong utility QRM) (Heard directly)
2346 UTC "Only the Lonely"-Roy Orbison
2349 UTC "You Got It"-Roy Orbison
(The QRM noise is really bad here....only getting bits and pieces of the broadcast)
0002 UTC OM speaking now but no luck on the copy
0005 UTC "Jungle Boogie"-Kool & The Gang
(The utility QRM has totally covered the broadcast)
0029 UTC I have some fair audio now, but I don't know the song..it has some whistling in it
0032 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV now


Thank you for the test Radio Eldorado! I would very much appreciate a QSL if you are doing the deed these days! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 48 relay via MRI 9925 USB 2156 UTC 13 FEB 2023

« on: February 13, 2023, 2201 UTC »

2156 UTC Music, then ID at 2200 UTC, followed by a Marijuana PSA
2218 UTC Tuned back in...S8 peaks and sounding really good!
2221 UTC Funky R&B tune-YL singer (YL with Mix Radio International Worldwide ID over music)
2241 UTC "You are listening to a human radio station....Radio 48", followed by YL with MRI ID
(Without Shazam, I am helpless when it comes to IDing these dance tunes!)
2317 UTC A rather unusual mix of "Bad Moon Rising"-CCR....cool!
2322 UTC "We Will Rock You"-Queen mix
2324 UTC Radio 48 signing off..."you never know what you're going to hear" followed by ID string
2325 UTC Audio clip of the Doors and Jim Morrison....live version of The End and audience chatter
(Version of "The End" is from the Hollywood Bowl concert!)
2340 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entertainment MRI and Radio 48! Loved the ending on the show! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: Radio Casa? 8000 AM 0156 UTC 12 FEB 2023

« on: February 13, 2023, 0239 UTC »

This topic has been moved to [Latin American Pirate].

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=109752.0

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID TONES 6955 USB 2122 UTC 12 FEB 2021

« on: February 12, 2023, 2125 UTC »

2122 UTC Siren like tones
2124 UTC OFF
2126 UTC Back on again with Siren tones

2127 UTC YL with ID "We are UNID TONES"
2132 UTC YL with "UNID TONES"

Signal is hitting S7 peaks with light fades amidst a high band noise level





2144 UTC YL with "UNID TONES...select 169 ??
2145 UTC YL with more numbers mentioned

2154 UTC I think the YL says she's done 
Thanks for the tones, unid!

(YW CL! Just another cool toy to play with here in the radio room!)

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares-Brasil 7400 AM 0536 UTC 12 FEB 2023

« on: February 12, 2023, 0539 UTC »

0537 UTC Radio Antares putting in a very good signal here directly again this early morning! OM and YL with brief between song spoken word with a clear Radio Antares ID! Into an unid Spanish or Portuguese pop song-OM & YL singer
0542 UTC Unid pop song-YL singer
0545 UTC YL with brief spoken word, into Unid pop song-OM singer
0549 UTC "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)"-Bryan Adams?
0556 UTC OM with spoken word, into a familiar song I forgot the name of-YL singer
0602 UTC YL with spoken word, into Unid song-YL singer
Time for sleep here! Thanks for another good signal and good tunes!
Here is my recording of direct reception from 0537-0607 UTC including a clear ID by the OM DJ at the very start of the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p1gVVyabnPcMbWtz4Xb7v6L1oTgfwu8s/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 4015 USB was 6935 USB 0057 UTC 12 FEB 2023

« on: February 12, 2023, 0058 UTC »

0057 UTC "Testing one two three, can anybody hear me" IS
0100 UTC Wolverine op says moving down to 4015 khz, then OFF
0102 UTC "Testing one two three" now on 4015. Loud and clear!
0103 UTC 1920's sounding tune-YL singer
Will post as I am able to ID the song! 
0115 UTC "Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Is Doing"-OM singer
0120 UTC "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"-Hank Williams?
0123 UTC "Never No More"-Patsy Cline
0125 UTC "Never Never Never"-Moonglows? Just a guess...
0130 UTC "You'll Never Never Know"-The Platters
0135 UTC "You Never Can Tell"-Chuck Berry
0138 UTC "I Never Loved A Man the Way I Loved You"-Aretha Franklin
0145 UTC "Never Comes the Day"-Moody Blues
0149 UTC "You Never Give Me Your Money"-Beatles
0153 UTC "Never Can Say Goodbye"-Jackson 5
0156 UTC "Someday Never Comes"-CCR
0202 UTC Wolverine Radio echo ID, into SSTV



Thanks Wolverine!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: WBCQ 7490 AM 2215 11 FEB 2023

« on: February 11, 2023, 2248 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Shortwave Broadcast.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=109643.0

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares 7400 AM 0003 UTC 11 FEB 2023

« on: February 11, 2023, 0005 UTC »

0003 UTC Unid jazz music (Possibly Radio Antares?) I'm hearing this directly. Seems to be one long free form jazz instrumental...signal is just above the noise floor with flutter fading.

0354 UTC Just tuned back in as the signal had faded out earlier, and it's coming in nicely again! Playing an unid pop tune now...S7 peaks with a bit of flutter fading.
0356 UTC OM with spoken word jingle, into an unid pop tune
0404 UTC "Wicked Game"-Chris Isaac
(0409 UTC I'm getting some QRM on the high side of 7400)
0413 UTC Unid song with a Caribbean beat
0424 UTC "Summer of 69"-Bryan Adams
0430 UTC "I Can Dream About You"-Dan Hartmann
0434 UTC "I Started A Joke"-Bee Gees
0442 UTC "Shout"-Tears For Fears
0448 UTC "When A Man Loves a Woman"-Percy Sledge
0452 UTC OM with brief spoken word, into unid pop song OM singer
0500 UTC "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"-Tears For Fears
(I've been listening directly using LSB to avoid the QRM on the USB side...solid above the noise with some nice S6 peaks, amidst a high noise level. Audio is excellent!)
0508 UTC "Welcome to the Jungle"-Guns N Roses


Thanks again for the chance to hear Radio Antares! Good tunes! Time for sleep!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Yeah Man 6935 USB 2146 UTC 10 FEB 2023

« on: February 10, 2023, 2146 UTC »

2146 UTC "It's A Beautiful Morning"-Rascals (S9+ with no fading and sounding good!)
2147 UTC "Million Dollar Weekend" jingle, into "Spooky"-Classics IV
2150 UTC "Yeah Man Radio" ID, into "Light My Fire"-Jose Feliciano
2154 UTC "The Look of Love"-Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
2156 UTC Thanks for the shoutout!
2157 UTC "I'd Like To Get To Know You"-Spanky & Our Gang
2200 UTC "Classical Gas"-Mason Williams
2203 UTC Yeah Man with more shoutouts
2204 UTC "Angel of the Morning"-Merrilee Rush
2208 UTC "I Wish It Would Rain"-Temptations
2255 UTC "Dock of the Bay"-Otis Redding
Enjoying the tunes YM!
2258 UTC OFF

Thanks for the Friday early evening show Yeah Man!