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North American Shortwave Pirate / Amiga Computer Generated Radio 6925 AM 1522 UTC 7 MAY 2022

« on: May 07, 2022, 1524 UTC »

1522 UTC Music fading in and out of the noise....tough copy
1525 UTC YL? with possible ID? Followed by an open carrier
1526 UTC Carrier OFF

Guess I missed most of it! Here's a noisy 2-1/2 minute recording from 1523-1525+ UTC.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uaUICCPNJWs3ol5pW6PpH1vXHHFZenie/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BallSmacker Test 6960 AM was USB 0049 UTC 7 MAY 2022

« on: May 07, 2022, 0051 UTC »

0049 UTC Unid rock song OM singer (S7 and beating the noise)
0052 UTC Silence then back on in AM (weaker)
0053 UTC OFF

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QSLs Received / Amiga Computer Generated Radio via TRI eQSL

« on: May 07, 2022, 0011 UTC »

Another fast eQSL! Thank you TRI for the QSL and the relay of another old one I haven't heard before!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Amiga Computer Generated Radio via TRI 6925 AM 2357 UTC 6 MAY 2022

« on: May 06, 2022, 2358 UTC »

2357 UTC Spy thriller music
2359 UTC OM with ID "Amiga Computer Generated Radio", into electronic keyboard music
(Signal is S8 peaks with light fading amidst T-storm static)
0003 UTC A more rocking tune now segue into a steady bass drum beat
0008 UTC Synth voiced OM with ID and talk....(storm static is making for tough copy)
0015 UTC Signal is still holding up above the noise with computer music that is kinda hard to describe!
0018 UTC Synth voiced OM with ID and postal address, then a repeat of alternating zero's and one's
0025 UTC The whipped cream ute is getting stronger....music is still on top
0030 UTC Synth voiced OM with ID and postal mail address, then more computer generated music (Signal has improved to solid above the noise!)
0035 UTC Peskies are loud now
0037 UTC YL? said something, then OFF

Thanks for the relay of the old show TRI!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / "WABC" 6925 USB 0104 UTC 5 MAY 2022

« on: May 05, 2022, 0106 UTC »

0104 UTC "Let It All Hang Out"-? Solid above the noise here with S8 peaks
0107 UTC "Tell Her No"-Zombies
0109 UTC Singing jingle ID...?...,into Unid instrumental 60's tune
0111 UTC "Time Won't Let Me"-Outsiders
0114 UTC Singing jingle...WABC?..., into "Take A Letter Maria"-R.B. Greaves
0117 UTC A song I do not recognize
0119 UTC ID again, into "Tell It Like It Is"-Aaron Neville
0122 UTC "Yesterday's Gone"-Chad & Jeremy
0124 UTC "WABC" ID, into unid instrumental tune
0127 UTC Unid instrumental
0129 UTC "Hello Stranger"-Barbara Lewis
(Great playlist! Brings back some great childhood memories!)
0132 UTC A song I do not recognize
0133 UTC WABC New York ID string, into an OM DJ chat followed by "It's Your Thing"-Isley Brothers
0136 UTC ID jingle and "Top 100", into "My Cherie Amour"-Stevie Wonder
0139 UTC OM DJ with mention of how many La-La's in the last song, into traffic report, etc
0143 UTC "Sweet Caroline"-Neil Diamond
0146 UTC OM DJ with advert for Bayer Children's Aspirin, followed by weather report
0147 UTC Advert for Vics Formula 44
0148 UTC "Color Him Father"-The Winstons
0152 UTC OM DJ chat with Motorola Color TV advert...."Top 100 Sixty Nine", into "The Boxer"-Simon & Garfunkel
0157 UTC OM DJ chat....weather report (The whipped cream aerosol ute QRM is loud)
0159 UTC WABC news
0201 UTC "Honky Tonk Woman"-Rolling Stones
(Too tired to post anymore, but not too tired to listen for a bit longer!)
0208 UTC OFF

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I was 14 years old in 1969......

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WTF 6925 USB 0039 UTC 4 MAY 2022

« on: May 04, 2022, 0041 UTC »

0039 UTC I was parked on the frequency when music came on suddenly. Unid alt/pop song....signal is holding it's own with the noise and whipped cream aerosol ute.
0044 UTC Unid alt/pop song
0049 UTC Another unid alt/pop song...
0053 UTC OM with quick ID...."WTF", into another song I do not recognize. 
(You are welcome Harry! Thank you for IDing that song at 0056 UTC! It's bookmarked here now.)
0110 UTC Music stilll sounding good here! Noise level is still high. I learned a new genre name for music...psyche pop!
0122 UTC Some kind of data xmsn? Repeated and OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID FOX News relay 6970 AM 2252 UTC 2 MAY 2022

« on: May 02, 2022, 2254 UTC »

2253 UTC Spoken word audio with YL, brief music bridge, then OM with spoken word. Fading in and out of the noise with some nice S7 peaks amidst a noisy band.
2257 UTC Strong data transmission/ute burst over the spoken word for about 30 seconds
0025 UTC 3 May 2022 Finally! A clear ID as Fox News and foxnews.com

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North American Shortwave Pirate / The Dog House? 6950 LSB 1032 UTC 1 MAY 2022

« on: May 01, 2022, 1037 UTC »

1032 UTC Unid song ending, into "Alley Cat"-Floyd Cramer
1035 UTC Black Magic Woman"-Santana
1038 UTC Unid Doo Wop song-OM singer
1041 UTC "To Sir With Love"-Lulu
(So far the signal has been solid above the noise with S5 peaks and clean audio)
1044 UTC "Walking After Midnight"-Patsy Cline
1046 UTC "Betty Davis Eyes"-Kim Carnes
1050 UTC Signal dropped to the noise floor "Time Has Come Today"-Chambers Brothers
1054 UTC "Venus"-Frankie Avalon (Back up to S5 peaks)
1057 UTC "What Is Life"-George Harrison (Signal dropped down to the noise floor again)
1101 UTC Unid song....too low in the noise to ID...Yodeling?
1104 UTC "Because"-Dave Clark Five
1107 UTC "I've Been Waiting For A Girl Like You"-Foreigner
1111 UTC Deep in the noise again
1115 UTC "Bad to Me"-Billy J Kramer & Dakotas?
1118 UTC Possibly "Beyond the Sea"-Bobby Darin?
1120 UTC SSTV Scottie2
1122 UTC OFF



Thanks for the early Sunday morning tunes!

Here's my recording from 1032-1112 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VGhnifzcjWJ8rbiDv9e-m2pJrL_RDfIF/view?usp=sharing

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QSLs Received / The Voice of Influenza via TRI eQSL

« on: April 30, 2022, 2307 UTC »

That was quick! THANKS TRI! First time hearing this old station! 

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Latin American Pirate / Radio Cidade presumed 10215 AM 2243 UTC 30 APR 2022

« on: April 30, 2022, 2245 UTC »

2243 UTC Fading in and out of the noise with "Good Vibrations"-Beach Boys

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Lime In the Coconut Radio 6925 USB 2208 UTC 30 APR 2022

« on: April 30, 2022, 2208 UTC »

2208 UTC "Can't Stand Losing You"-Police (Tuned in mid-song...punching through noise at S8)
2209 UTC "Message In a Bottle"-Police
2214 UTC OM with ID "Lime In the Coconut Radio"....reverb on the voice, into "I Shot the Sheriff"-Eric Clapton
2219 UTC OM with ID, into "Walking On the Moon"-Police
2224 UTC "Don't Stand So Close To Me"-Police
2228 UTC OM with ID, into "Knocking On Heavens Door"-Eric Clapton
2232 UTC OM with ID "broadcasting from Jamaica", into "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
2236 UTC OFF

Thanks for the tunes!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0058 UTC 30 APR 2022

« on: April 30, 2022, 0058 UTC »

0058 UTC Wildfire IS
0100 UTC Opening ID and pin fall, into "Working Man"-Rush
0107 UTC "We Can Work It Out"-Beatles
0109 UTC YL with mention of ballsmacker.net, into "Taking Care of Business"-Bachman Turner Overdrive
0114 UTC "Working For A Living"-Huey Lewis & News
0116 UTC YL with ID
0117 UTC "She Works Hard For the Money"-Donna Summer
0021 UTC "Get A Job"-Silhouettes
0124 UTC "Blue Collar Man"-Styx
0127 UTC "Working In A Coal Mine"-Devo?
0131 UTC ID and email address for eQSL, into Unid song
0137 UTC A song I have never heard......country folk tune
0139 UTC ID and email, into "Working My Way Back To You"-Spinners
0143 UTC "9 to 5"-Dolly Parton
0146 UTC "Manic Monday"-Bangles
0149 UTC Another song I've never heard before...techno
0153 UTC ID and pin fall, into Jackson Browne song I forgot the name of
0159 UTC "Sixteen Tons"-Tennessee Ernie Ford
0201 UTC ID and email address for reception report with correct theme for eQSL, into "That's Just the Way It Is"-Bruce Hornsby & Range
0206 UTC "Take This Job & Shove It"-Johnny Paycheck
0209 UTC ID "Nothing but the hits"..., into "Working For the Weekend"-Loverboy
0212 UTC "Banana Boat (Da-O)"-Harry Belafonte?
0215 UTC "Dirty Work"-Steely Dan
0218 UTC "Maggie's Farm"-Bob Dylan
0222 UTC "Bang On the Drum All Day"-Todd Rundgren
0226 UTC "9 to 5 (Morning Train)"-Sheena Easton
0229 UTC Some QRM from unid ute or radar is roughing up the frequency...unid song playing
0232 UTC Tough copy now...also some t-storm static from out in the west
0234 UTC Pretty much deep in the noise now. it was nice while it lasted!



Thanks for the Friday night entertainment BSR! Now that I'm retired, I love the work theme.....

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Radio Parade Int'l 9240 AM 2255 UTC 28 APR 2022

« on: April 28, 2022, 2300 UTC »

2255 UTC I hear threshold audio
2258 UTC A nice peak above the noise but I don't recognize the song

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QSLs Received / Beck to Beck Radio via TRI eQSL

« on: April 27, 2022, 2214 UTC »

THANKS for the relay and the eQSL!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / "Beck to Beck Radio" via TRI 6925 AM 2128 UTC 27 APR 2022

« on: April 27, 2022, 2129 UTC »

2128 UTC Sounds like spy thriller music. S7 peaks with moderate fading amidst moderate noise. Nice audio!
2130 UTC Silence but still open carrier
2134 UTC Spy thriller music back up....now at a solid S8 with light fading
2201 UTC Different music!
2204 UTC A voice! Followed by a parody folk song-OM singer
2207 UTC OM with ID "We're Back to Back Radio", into unid rock song
Kicking back and listening with the recorder running!
2218 UTC Bit of a fade....high noise level here
2220 UTC OM DJ chat and spoken word skit
(Is the correct ID "Back to Back" or "Back to Beck"?)
2247 UTC The spy thriller music then OFF at 2248 UTC

Thanks for the relay of the oldie! 
Perhaps "Beck to Back Radio"? Here's an isolated ID that I did some noise reduction in Audacity:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJ6nDALW6MiLZR0WVwmgiqT3sqeCHCOT/view?usp=sharing