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North American Shortwave Pirate / Jack In The Box Radio 6925 USB 1859 UTC 10 APR 2022

« on: April 10, 2022, 1901 UTC »

1859 UTC Rap/R&B tune
1901 UTC Different R&B tune(OM with clear ID spoken over the song!)
(Signal is at or just above the noise floor with light fading)
1905 UTC Another R&B/Soul tune (OM talking over the music at 1908 UTC)
1914 UTC OM DJ chatting....tough copy with the noise level...clear "You're listening to Jack In The Box Radio on 6925 USB", into unid R&B tune-YL singer
1919 UTC Another unid song (OM with rap at 1922 UTC)
1923 UTC OM with ID and "playing your favorite hits"
1929 UTC OM with ID, into another R&B/Pop tune
1933 UTC OM DJ chat over the music
1934 UTC A song I should remember the name of....hmmm..."Dreamlover"-Mariah Carey 
1938 UTC A change of genre.....funky R&B!
1942 UTC OM DJ chat.....'The clock on the wall says it's time to get out of here"...."You been listening to Jack In the Box Radio, and I'm outta here"
1943 UTC OFF

Nice! A new one for me...thanks for the broadcast this dismal Sunday afternoon! Hope to hear you again JITB Radio!
Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yJCDp-XUPxzcOWPyuPlFXJTTc8h0-7JC/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 2300 UTC 9 APR 2022

« on: April 09, 2022, 2302 UTC »

2300 UTC I have a carrier here deep in the noise with traces of audio. Seems closer to 6924.9ish and it could be a Euro?
2309 UTC Heard a trace of music, but no ID on the song
2311 UTC No trace of the carrier now

783

North American Shortwave Pirate / WCAT 6950 USB 2241 UTC 7 APR 2022

« on: April 07, 2022, 2242 UTC »

2241 UTC Looped electronica and OM saying something
(Solid S5 audio amidst plenty of storm static crashes)
2244 UTC Sounds like a sci-fi movie....5-4-3-2-1.....dramatic music
2245 UTC OM with "Final countdown...10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1....followed by odd noises and sci-fi effects music
2250 UTC OM with looped repeating Help Me?, into more sci-fi electronica (Signal up to S8 peaks now)
2255 UTC OM speaking over the droning electronica...."You do not understand"..."We are the one"
2259 UTC OM with talk...."you can't control"...incompatible...(tough copy with the static crashes)...OM with low pitched voice speeded up to a high pitched voice....all over the droning electronica
2302 UTC Different music now...heavy metal tune
2307 UTC Grunge rock tune I forgot the name of!
2311 UTC Unid punk rock song
2315 UTC Unid rap/hip-hop song
2318 UTC OM gave ID, but I didn't get it(I'll listen back on the recording later!)
2319 UTC Grunge rock tune OM singer
2324 UTC Goats or sheep bleating, then OM with laughing and animal noises...mostly goats or sheep 
2327 UTC OM DJ now....another ID, but the static crashes are heavy duty, into an unid rock song OM singer
2332 UTC Sounds like a cover of "Cat Scratch Fever"
2336 UTC Rock song with OM singer sounding like David Bowie?
2341 UTC Sounds like cats meowing, into SSTV



I guess the cats are moving into the Aisle 43 doghouse! LMAO!
Just checked out the ID at 2318 UTC..."Butt Nugget Radio" 
Here's my recording of the show....THANKS for adding some cats to the doghouse!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PWlIDeN4K7Vf3IJldArsY-PAPufh898q/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WMR-World Music Radio relay 6925 AM 1911 UTC 7 APR 2022

« on: April 07, 2022, 1912 UTC »

1911 UTC Noted a strong carrier at 1910 UTC and a reggae song came on
1913 UTC Hip Hop world music song with autotune vocals in Spanish
(Signal is punching in at S9+20 with excellent audio, light fading and light noise)
1915 UTC YL with ID "WMR", into unid African world music song-OM singers
1919 UTC WMR Jingle, into Latin American pop tune
(I checked out the live stream and it is the same, only via the relay there is a bit of a delay)
1922 UTC Reggae song
1944 UTC OFF

Thanks for the relay! Hearing WMR directly across the pond is a tough reception!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6924.9 AM 2345 UTC 4 APR 2022

« on: April 04, 2022, 2347 UTC »

2345 UTC I'm hearing music fading in and out here with peskies yakking on LSB. Might be a European....noisy band and some ute QRM killing reception
2350 UTC Signal picking up a bit with "Cry Like A Baby"-The Box Tops
0003 UTC Mostly in the noise since 2353 UTC...
0017 UTC "Sukiyaki"-Kyu Sakamoto
0019 UTC OM with an ID that I didn't catch, into "Uptight"-Stevie Wonder
(Frequency seems to be closer to 6924.9)
0026 UTC Just checked back and no trace of a carrier

Thanks whoever!

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 10230 UTC 0013 UTC 4 APR 2022

« on: April 04, 2022, 0016 UTC »

0013 UTC Mostly threshold music in the high noise level...Unid song
0020 UTC "Red Roses For A Blue Lady"-instrumental cover Unid artist

787

North American Shortwave Pirate / ION Radio 6970 AM 2037 UTC 3 APR 2022

« on: April 03, 2022, 2037 UTC »

2037 UTC Electronic ambient bell music
2039 UTC OM with ID "This is ION Radio AM mode on shortwave"...."Now here comes the music", into what sounded like Van Morrison
2044 UTC Blues song with OM vocals sounding also like Van Morrison
2049 UTC YL with ID, into Scottie2 SSTV (Thanks ION!)
 



2104 UTC "Riders On the Storm"-Doors
2115 UTC "Strange Magic"-ELO




2140 UTC "I Can't Quit You"-Led Zeppelin
2159 UTC YL with "signing off"
2200 UTC OFF

Thanks for the good tunes and the special SSTV!

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 10230 AM 2345 UTC 2 APR 2022

« on: April 02, 2022, 2348 UTC »

2345 UTC Traces of music this evening, but high noise and fading not helping the threshold signal. I did not notice the station on last night.
2348 UTC "Venus"-Shocking Blue

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Mystery Radio 21 4870 AM 2255 UTC 1 APR 2022

« on: April 01, 2022, 2300 UTC »

2255 UTC Fairly good signal here with slight flutter and a long instrumental rock/ambient song
2303 UTC Not sure if part of above song....electronic ambient music
2310 UTC Nice S4 peak....no clue on the song or artist....maybe Kraftwerk or a similar electronica artist?
2314 UTC Different song....easy listening instrumental
2326 UTC YL? and OM talking....could not copy

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North American Shortwave Pirate / CHIL Radio (Zeke) 6925 USB 2338 UTC 31 MAR 2022

« on: March 31, 2022, 2340 UTC »

2338 UTC Symphony Music
2343 UTC Another instrumental composition of symphony music
2347 UTC Another one
2351 UTC And another one! Sorry, but no clue on the music or the artists
(So far the signal has been a solid S8 with light fading amidst minor storm static crashes...very nice USB audio)
0021 UTC Change of genre to a folk tune with OM vocals and guitar
0025 UTC "This Land Is Your Land"

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 10230 AM 2210 UTC 31 MAR 2022

« on: March 31, 2022, 2215 UTC »

2210 UTC Signal right at the noise floor direct, with choppy fading and "Bad Moon Rising"-Creedence Clearwater Revival
2217 UTC "What A Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong
2226 UTC "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"-Michael Jackson
2230 UTC Unid song by OM singer in Portuguese (Solid S7 peaks here!)
2233 UTC "Going Out of My Head"-Unid cover version (Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66?)
2251 UTC "Let's Dance"-Not sure if Chris Montez or a cover version
2300 UTC "Your Song"-Elton John
2312 UTC "Close To You"Carpenters (Signal is back down to just above the noise floor)

Thanks again for the broadcast! An ID between songs would sound really nice! 

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Latin American Pirate / UNID 10230 AM 2128 UTC 29 MAR 2022

« on: March 29, 2022, 2239 UTC »

2128 UTC Weak carrier first heard here directly
2211 UTC First traces of music heard
2238 UTC Signal has picked up and music is getting stronger, with a definite flutter making for tough song ID
2256 UTC S5 peaks now with an unid song YL/OM vocal duet I don't recognize
2259 UTC An instrumental piano song
2303 UTC "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"-Marvin Gaye
2316 UTC Unid ballad with OM singer and guitar
2320 UTC "Lay Lady Lay"-Bob Dylan
2323 UTC "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"-Beatles

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Pee Wee 6925 USB 2233 UTC 27 MAR 2022

« on: March 27, 2022, 2234 UTC »

2233 UTC Music right at or slightly above the noise floor
2243 UTC Scottie2 SSTV



2244 UTC Unid rock tune OM singer

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6919 USB 2118 UTC 27 MAR 2022

« on: March 27, 2022, 2118 UTC »

2118 UTC Unid electronica music
2119 UTC Another Unid electronica song
(Signal is S5 amidst light noise)
2120 UTC OFF
2122 UTC Back on with a familiar Rap/Hip Hop song I forgot the name of
2125 UTC Silence

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio Int 6940 to 6880 USB 2050 UTC 26 MAR 2022

« on: March 26, 2022, 2053 UTC »

2050 UTC Unid funky R&B song (Solid S9 peaks here!)
2054 UTC OFF?
Here's my recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1itBCcT1v6x2xGLki6W_EW1Y8fB8yBlvH/view?usp=sharing
2212 UTC Sounds like childrens choral music from some kind of movie production (just got back to the radio room, so no clue when station was back on) S9 peaks
2215 UTC OM in French with echo on his voice