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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: V-SKY the Voice of the Sky 6795 USB 0100 UTC 14 DEC 2024

« on: December 14, 2024, 0119 UTC »

0118 UTC Tuned in to a song just ending, followed by an OM DJ chatting with "V-SKY" ID and mention of "Vinyl Night". followed by "On the Other Side"-Kansas (S6 peaks with light fading and moderate noise...excellent audio)
0124 UTC An 80's sounding rock song I don't recognize-OM singer (S7 now)
0129 UTC "Outlaw Women"-Hank Williams Jr
0132 UTC A bluesy song I don't recognize-OM singer...lyrics "Down By the Sea" Solid signal here still!
0138 UTC YL with ID and email address, followed by a song I do not recognize
0143 UTC "Six Seven Nine Five...V-Sky" ID by OM, followed by an AC/DC song I don't know the name of (S8 now)
0148 UTC "Sirius/Eye in the Sky"-Alan Parsons Project 
0154 UTC OM DJ chatting and ID of next song off Geffen Records-1981..."Find Another Fool"-Quarterflash
0201 UTC Martin 1 SSTV



Thank you for an interesting evening of good songs V-SKY! My first time hearing you 
Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kwAhLrfIX5AA0xzHEiAGc14bqKVBaL0o/view?usp=sharing

Would be very happy to receive your V-SKY eQSL!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Little Emperors (Channel 292 relay) 9670 AM 2100 UTC 13 DEC 2024

« on: December 13, 2024, 2153 UTC »

2150 UTC Tuned in to an unid jazzy instrumental song (S7 peaks with light fading and high noise level. Excellent audio at peaks Also some QRM from the Asian station on 9665 AM. Hearing this directly across the big pond)
2203 UTC Hearing "Runaway"-Del Shannon now, so I presume the Little Emperors show ended at 2200 UTC

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Space Junk Radio 6961 USB 0112 UTC 13 DEC 2024

« on: December 13, 2024, 0119 UTC »

0117 UTC Unid bluesy instrumental rock tune (S9 with excellent audio)
0121 UTC "Touch of Grey"-Grateful Dead
0127 UTC OM said something?, followed by "Pour Some Sugar On Me"-Def Leppard
0131 UTC "Purple Rain"-Prince & the Revolution (S7 with light fading and noise now)
0140 UTC "Tom Sawyer"-Rush
0144 UTC An OM gave an ID/proton.me email address...didn't quite catch it, followed by "Space Truckin"-Deep Purple
(Maybe Space Junk Radio?)
0147 UTC "Don't Be Cruel"-Elvis Presley
0149 UTC "Luck Be a Lady"-Frank Sinatra
0154 UTC Unid rock song-OM singer, then an OM with a quick "Space Junk Radio" ID  , followed by "Money For Nothing"-Dire Straits (S6 peaks now with moderate fading and noise...still mostly solid above the noise)
0204 UTC OM said something about the HF Underground? Followed by "You Might Think"-Cars (Signal has dropped down to S5...band is going long here)
0207 UTC "Small Town"-John Mellencamp
0210 UTC "Spirit of Radio"-Rush (fading in and out of the noise now)
0214 UTC "Hair of the Dog"-Nazareth
0218 UTC Deep in the noise now but I can make out "Be My Lover"-Alice Cooper
0221 UTC Really tough copy now...can't ID the song

Thank you for the evening's entertainment SJR! Great playlist! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 USB 0035 UTC 11 DEC 2024

« on: December 11, 2024, 0036 UTC »

0035 UTC "Don't You Forget About Me"-Simple Minds (Just above the noise floor with S4 peaks...light fading and moderate noise...nice audio)
0038 UTC Unid pop song...can't ID it in the noise
0041 UTC "Heat of the Moment"-Asia
(Signal has dropped down further into the noise)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Art Bell Speaks Radio 6950 USB 2112 UTC 9 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 2129 UTC »

2128 UTC "Bad Moon Rising"-CCR (Nice S9 signal with light fades...repeat of the earlier 9290 USB broadcast)
2143 UTC Mention of a 73 meter band rebroadcast
2145 UTC OFF

Thanks for the rebroadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Art Bell Speaks Radio 9290 USB 1611 UTC 9 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 1620 UTC »

1618 UTC Unid song with "Hold on to What You Got" lyrics-OM singer S7 with light noise and fading...excellent audio)
1621 UTC OM DJ chat about G5RV antennas ... 
1624 UTC "Bad Moon Rising"-CCR
1627 UTC "Does CHU run a G5RV?"
1628 UTC Op chatting about dipole antennas...
1631 UTC Electronica music...
1634 UTC OM mention of "Darude"-Sandstorm just played, followed by a review of the classic Twin Lead Twisted Dipole
1639 UTC OM DJ chat about another show around Christmas and sending out eQSL's..."don't forget to put your logs up on the HFU board", followed by a Coast to Coast musical outro
1642 UTC OFF

Awesome weirdness on 43 meters today!Thanks ABSR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 0215 UTC 9 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 0220 UTC »

0220 UTC Solid carrier, but the audio is buried in the noise and the fading
0230 UTC Clear music now...unid song, but sounds like Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

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QSLs Received / Re: Derpy Radio eQSL 7 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 0110 UTC »

Also received here! Thanks Derpy Radio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6955 USB 0048 UTC 09 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 0107 UTC »

0106 UTC Unid blues tune-OM singer (Eric Clapton?)
(S5 peaks here with light fading and noise)
0114 UTC "Bright Lights, Big City"-sounds like Willie Nelson
0119 UTC "C C Rider"-OM singer
0135 UTC "Cold Shot"-Stevie Ray Vaughan
0206 UTC S7 peaks now with an unid blues tune-OM singer
0213 UTC OFF

Kicking back and enjoying the blues!

Thanks for the Sunday evening blues extravaganza Mr Two Dog!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WGOD 6935 DSB 0032 UTC 9 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 0036 UTC »

0033 UTC "Fool in the Rain"-Led Zeppelin (I have this in both USB and LSB...signal fading in and out of the low noise floor)
0038 UTC OFF
0039 UTC OM speaking, but nada on the copy
0040 UTC ID..."WGOD"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6925 USB 0023 UTC 9 DEC 2024

« on: December 09, 2024, 0024 UTC »

0023 UTC Unid jazzy pop song-YL singer (S8 peaks with excellent audio)
0025 UTC WDOG op with ID and chatting about thanking the listeners, followed by another unid pop song-OM singer
0031 UTC WDOG in CW over the music
0032 UTC OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6930 USB was AM 1807 UTC 8 DEC 2024

« on: December 08, 2024, 1817 UTC »

1816 UTC Awesome S8 signal here with some tasty jazz from Miles Davis
1818 UTC Thanks for the shout!
1824 UTC Op chatting about Miles playing the flugelhorn
1832 UTC Op chatting about Charlie Parker and his death in 1955 ( I was born in 1955! Didn't know much about Charlie until I heard "Parkers Band" by Steely Dan in the 1970's)
1843 UTC Spoken word from the Columbia Recording Studios engineer, followed by 77LJS op describing the aforementioned...back to Miles Davis
1913 UTC Break time here...time for today's walk...thanks for the jazzy Sunday afternoon!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Euphonia 6950.1 AM 1303 UTC 8 DEC 2024

« on: December 08, 2024, 1304 UTC »

1303 UTC "Magical Mystery Tour"-Beatles (S7 peaks with moderate fading and noise...excellent audio)
1305 UTC "Fool on the Hill"-Beatles
(The Beatles are always welcome in this radio room! Kicking back with the morning's first coffee and listening to Magical Mystery Tour is awesome!)
1310 UTC OM with ID..."Radio Free Euphonia"
1329 UTC "Penny Lane"-Beatles

Thanks for the Sunday morning show RFE! Time to run some errands here...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Brain Brothers Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0000 UTC 8 DEC 2024

« on: December 08, 2024, 0000 UTC »

0000 UTC Carnival music, followed by a skit. Checking the xmtr out...."sounds like something is loose in there"
0003 UTC ID, followed by "Jingle Bell Rock"-Bobby Helms
(Signal is hitting S9 peaks with light fades and noise...audio is excellent)
0006 UTC "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-Gene Autry
0009 UTC Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet chatting..."two drinks coming right up Professor" 
0010 UTC "Frosty the Snowman"-Unid artist
0012 UTC "Snow Rake?(Snowerater?)" advertisment (weighs 1604 pounds)
0016 UTC "Here Comes Santa Claus"-Gene Autry
0019 UTC Santa Claus visits 
0021 UTC ID, followed by "The Jolly Old Man in the Bright Red Suit"-Vaughn Monroe segue into "Silver Bells"-YL singer
0027 UTC Prof Plum and Miss Scarlet chatting, followed by Prof Plum's rap song 
0029 UTC "Please Come Home For Christmas"-? (OM singer)
0031 UTC "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"-Brenda Lee
0033 UTC "Holly Jolly Christmas"-Burl Ives (S7 peaks now with some light utility station QRM)
0036 UTC Prof Plum & Miss Scarlet chatting...shoutouts to HFU and all the Facebook pages
0038 UTC "Professor Plum has left the building" and ID, followed by the "Star Spangled Banner" 
0041 UTC JFK's classic statement, followed by a short tone, then OFF

Thank you for the very enjoyable Christmas show!...and a Merry Christmas to Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet!  Looking forward to next years shows! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Derpy Radio 6925 USB 1814 UTC 7 DEC 2024

« on: December 07, 2024, 1915 UTC »

1914 UTC Unid pop song at tune in (S7 peaks with light fading and noise)
1923 UTC Signal dropped down to the noise floor 
1927 UTC Back up to S7 with unid cover of "Wild Horses" 
1935 UTC YL with ID "You're listening to Derpy Radio and we just don't know what went wrong"
1942 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entertainment Derpy Radio!