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QSLs Received / Re: Bangalore Poacher QSL

« on: December 20, 2014, 1044 UTC »

Here also..thanks Mr. Poacher! And a Happy Boxing Day to you and yours!

(Duplicate postings, so I removed mine and reposted in this thread)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Happy Hannukah R 6875 AM 2305z

« on: December 19, 2014, 2308 UTC »

S9 here with xylophone IS at 2306 UTC, then child singing "Burn Little Candle" and "Happy Hanukkah", more IS, then child again.
2309 UTC Man announcer, then man singer with a song about "Miracles"
2311 UTC Hava Nagila sung by choral singers
2313 UTC Lady talking, then "Antiochus"
2317 UTC Man and Lady announcer, then clip of baseball game mentioning '54 World Series..."great catch...sacrifice fly"
2318 UTC Fiddler on the Roof clip?
2320 UTC "2,000 Year Old Man" with Bob Reiner and Mel Brooks
2328 UTC Fiddler on the Roof clip with Man and Lady intro, then song-"Long Way From Home"-Lady Singer
2331 UTC Lady said something about Maccabees, then man announcer with "We have to sign off now", email address given 4 times, child saying Happy Hanukkah twice, IS played one and a half times (abrupt off during second time!)

Thanks for the show on this Fourth Night of Hanukkah! Happy to catch the whole program this evening!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: UNID 6205 AM 2235 UTC 19 Dec 2014

« on: December 19, 2014, 2304 UTC »

Mostly carrier here since 2245 UTC, but audio fading up now and then....2258 UTC a bit of thump, thump music. 2300 UTC maybe a lady announcer...too weak to be sure, but pop tune now at 2303 UTC. In and out of the noise...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925.24 AM 2220UTC 19 Dec 2014

« on: December 19, 2014, 2226 UTC »

S6-S7 here at 2219 UTC with fading. Man and lady announcer with bizarre advertising and nonsense numbers...could this be our good friend the Poacher and his lady friend? Boxing Day is coming up and there should be some good sales on Mazdas, Toyotas, and Fish Pakora in store
2226 UTC Man announcer repeating the words "Boxing Day" several times, Lincolnshire Poacher IS, then OFF
Thanks for the earlybird special BP! Love those post Christmas sale prices...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Happy Hannukah Radio 6875.7 AM 0046 UTC 19 DEC 2014

« on: December 19, 2014, 0125 UTC »

S8 into Western MA at 0046 UTC with a baseball game clip, Song, 2,000 Year Old Man, Song, then close down statement by man announcer, email address, child giving ID, IS repeated several times, man announcer mentioning Happy Hanukkah interval signal, IS once more then off at 0102 UTC
Thanks for the show tonight..still missed the sign on, so I'll have to try again tomorrow

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS 6850 AM 0000 UTC 19 Dec 2014

« on: December 19, 2014, 0019 UTC »

Rough prop here at 0009 UTC tune in on 6850.5 ish with fading, but signal mostly above the noise.
0014 UTC with TCS ID, into rock/pop tune lady singer...
Signal picked up a bit around 0020 UTC JP playing some obscure tunes tonight....

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 6928 LSB 2333 UTC 18 Dec 2014

« on: December 18, 2014, 2344 UTC »

Weak here in Western MA at 2339 UTC, but above the noise. UNID music, then man with live song intro at 2342 UTC into rock tune. It does not sound like Bon Scott's voice though....
AC/DC tunes at 2347 and 2351 UTC...audio sounds a bit thin, but signal peaking nicely between fades at S4-S5.
2356 UTC Another AC/DC tune
Listened back a dozen times here after last song played, but no ID heard...
Thanks for the AC/DC program tonight! Need some kick ass tunes to shake the flu out of the system

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Cuba deal reveals new clues in case of Ana Montes

« on: December 18, 2014, 2240 UTC »

She took her orders from Cuba through a shortwave radio that spewed out 150 numbers she decoded into Spanish-language text.

It would seem to me that the ongoing loggings of Spanish spy numbers stations indicated the prescence of other spies here in the US subsequent to the capture of Ana Montes. Are they still here, or will there be a recall? Does this new era of US-Cuban relations mean that these stations are soon to be discontinued? What does this mean for the future of Radio Habana? Will they continue to spew anti-American rhetoric or will they tone it down? Questions to consider while enjoying a nice Cuban cigar!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Happy Hanukkah Radio 6849 AM 0122 UTC 17 Dec 2014

« on: December 17, 2014, 0133 UTC »

At or just above the noise here with some S3 peaks on about 6848.5ish at 0128 UTC.
0131 UTC Music now, but can't tell what song is playing.
0134 UTC IS repeating, then a child singing a little ditty, a phrase repeated, then IS again
0136 UTC Child singing the tune again, then OFF?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Happy Hannukah Radio 6875.7 AM 0053 UTC 17 DEC 2014

« on: December 17, 2014, 0106 UTC »

Very weak signal here at 0054 UTC. I could make out a childs voice, but mostly buried in the noise. If this is the same xmtr, the band must have gone long between programs! 0100 UTC all I get is a carrier. Curiously enough, near the end of the earlier program, I was getting a very weak "ghost" signal a split second before the S9+ powerhouse signal. Don't know if this was from the propagation or not. It could be heard on my recording of the earlier show. Or maybe I'm hearing things because I have the flu for Christmas.....

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WHYP 6880 AM 2324 UTC 16 Dec 2014

« on: December 16, 2014, 2347 UTC »

S9+10 here at 2341 UTC tune in with a Holiday tune
2343 UTC Original ID...WHYP-WHYP FM, into a vocal tune by man singer opera style
2347 UTC Man singing a song about a Dreidel (I made it out of clay)
2349 UTC ID by man...."WHYP...James Brownyard Memorial Station"...WHYP echo ID, then the elder Brownyard with chanting
2351 UTC George Zeller's famous statement, then off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Happy Hanukkah Radio 6876 AM 2215 UTC 16 Dec 2014

« on: December 16, 2014, 2236 UTC »

Tuned in at 2229 UTC on 6875.7 KHZ AM to the "2,000 Year Old Man" skit with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
2237 UTC Lady singer with opera voice...sounded like she was singing "Hanukkah, Hanukkah"
2240 UTC Man announcer..."We have to sign off now", then lady announcer with a short statement. This was followed by email address with childs voice ... happyhanukkahradio@gmail.com given 4 times, into a 7 note IS repeated several times, then OFF at 2242

Hope to hear this again tomorrow so I can catch the rest of the show!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / BANGALORE POACHER 6880.1 KHZ AM 0343 UTC DEC 14, 2014

« on: December 14, 2014, 1056 UTC »

Caught this on a last minute bandscan at 0343 UTC with the usual zany mixture of nonsensical numbers and utterings by man and woman announcer, Lincolnshire Poacher IS, then some beeps, IS and OFF abruptly at 0353 UTC. Signal was about an S5, mostly above the noise with some fading. Nice to hear this one again...it's been awhile!
"All the best prices" and "100% insurance"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RADIO GAGA SDR 6925 KHZ DSB 0230 UTC DEC 14, 2014

« on: December 14, 2014, 0233 UTC »

I'm getting some very weak audio here but can't quite make out what it is. Sounds like music...
0234 UTC Heard pretty clear ID man announcer..."Radio Gaga SDR"
Music occasionally rising above the noise floor here...announcing seems to be louder than the music!
Thanks for trying to punch through the noise here tonight GaGa!
0253 UTC Signal jumped up to audible! "Don't Take Me Alive"-Steely Dan
0258 UTC I'm hearing Chrissy Hyndes & the Pretenders now with "Back On the Chain Gang"
0303 UTC Man announcer with ID..."Radio GaGa" then OFF? I hear nothing after this!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WHYP 6880 KHZ AM 2354 UTC DEC13, 2014

« on: December 13, 2014, 2355 UTC »

UNID song here at S9 and great audio! A Rocking Big Band Swing tune playing now...
2359 UTC "Whip It"-Devo (Guess that's the ID!!!)
0001 UTC I hear the voice of the original James Brownyard humming along to the music!
0003 UTC 4 Non-Blondes segue
0006 UTC Man announcer with ID..."WHYP Christmas Through the Years Retrospective", into Brenda Lee-"Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"
0009 UTC "So This is Christmas"-John Lennon, into JB chatting about the early days....
No more posting for a bit...I'm going to listen to this without distractions
0021 UTC Nice Christmas Polka! S9+ here
0026 UTC Run, Run, Rudolph
0031 UTC Interesting version of the "Night Before Christmas"...hmmm, old times were good times?
Now that was one bawdy and naughty "12 Days of Christmas"
0046 UTC The signal literally dropped off the radar here I think the band went long here...big time!

Thank you for the entertainment tonight JB!!! I missed the last 20 minutes due to the prop going long on me. Up until then it was S9 and cranking...great stories!