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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6935 AM 0156 UTC 28 NOV 2024

« on: November 28, 2024, 0158 UTC »

0156 UTC OM DJ chatting, followed by unid music at 0158 UTC Microphone audio stronger than the music
(S7 but the audio sounds a bit muddy)
0202 UTC OM speaking over the music...sounds upset over something...
0206 UTC OFF
0214 UTC Checked back and station is back up again (S8 peaks now with moderate fading and sounding much clearer)
0240 UTC Big band tune now (S7 and clear audio!) Followed by a WW2 era song about a Turkey
0243 UTC Another big band era tune-YL singer
Sounding really decent here with the big band tunes!
0248 UTC Gobbling turkeys!
0251 UTC OM DJ chatting...sounds familiar!
0253 UTC Unid R&B tune-YL singer
0258 UTC Another R&B tune-YL singer
0302 UTC OM DJ chat..."let's switch gears here...let's rock and roll"
0303 UTC Black Betty"-Ram Jam
0305 UTC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Chap"-AC/DC (Nice groove going!)
0309 UTC OM DJ with "thank you for the audio reports, followed by "Free Bird"-Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Signal fading a bit now, but mostly recovered)
(0317 UTC...sounded like somebody talking over the music briefly)
0318 UTC OM with Donald Duck voice saying "You're listening to ? ? Radio, followed by "I Was Stoned and I Missed It"-Dr Hook & the Medicine Show
0322 UTC OM with ID...still didn't catch it (Solar Cycle Radio?)
0323 UTC "I'd Love to Change the World"-Ten Years After
0327 UTC "Stairway to Heaven"-Led Zeppelin (S8 peaks!)
0335 UTC Mr Sycko on the microphone with clear ID and chat!
0337 UTC "Brain Damage"-Pink Floyd
0341 UTC "Message In a Bottle"-Police
0345 UTC Mr Sycko chatting..."the ionosphere is not cooperating"..."2 ID's...Sycko and the stoned turkey is in the studio"
0346 UTC "Riders on the Storm"-Doors
0351 UTC The stoned turkey is chatting, followed by "Dust in the Wind"-Kansas

Time to hit the sack here...thanks for the long program and have a nice Thanksgiving Mr Sycko! I'll post my second recording tomorrow morning over the first cup of coffee 

Here's my recording from 0158-0206 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nXaK3PDKzJHz_LV4cC9rpbtEom7HIrqr/view?usp=sharing

Here's a second recording from 0254-0354 UTC...missed the last few minutes of the show!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sqUkogCTbHXjS34kKR88uw8HsRvUfbN/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0128 UTC 28 NOV 2024

« on: November 28, 2024, 0134 UTC »

0133 UTC Tuned in to "Land of Confusion"-Genesis (S8 and sounding really nice!)
0134 UTC Unid hard rock tune...sounds like Axel Rose singing
0138 UTC "Touch of Grey"-Grateful Dead
0143 UTC Unid hard rock tune-OM singers (a bit of xmtr glitching at the beginning)
0147 UTC "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"-Jim Croce
0149 UTC Unid rock tune-OM singer (two stations? S9+ now then xmtr glitching really bad) Recovered at 0151 UTC
0153 UTC Higher power station off for a bit...the original station could be heard at S6, then the S9+ station back up again with the glitching xmtr and hashy sounding midrange....hmmm
0218 UTC PSA for "post traumatic stress disorder" with musical accompaniment

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: DB Cooper Radio 6924 AM 0018 UTC 28 NOV 2024

« on: November 28, 2024, 0043 UTC »

0042 UTC "The Letter"-Box Tops (S7 peaks with a het from some weak station on 6925, so I'm listening in LSB!)
I have the frequency as 6924.3ish
0045 UTC Audio clip with OM mentioning a hijack, followed by "The Ballad of DB Cooper"-?
0050 UTC A bit of a fade here...in and out of the noise
0053 UTC Mention of DB Cooper over or part of the songs lyrics
0056 UTC "The Letter"-Unid artist (DB Cooper over the song)
0059 UTC OFF

Thanks for the traditional broadcast! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Derpy Radio 6935 USB 2026 UTC 27 NOV 2027

« on: November 27, 2024, 2039 UTC »

2035 UTC Hearing easy listening music-YL singer just above the noise floor.
2043 UTC Clear ID 
2058 UTC YL with ID, then OFF or faded out?
2059 UTC Hearing music again! Sadly it's fading deep into the noise
2121 UTC YL with ID (Signal is mostly solid above the noise now)
2128 UTC "Crimson and Clover"-Joan Jett (I know this one!)
2131 UTC Martin 1 SSTV, then OFF



Thanks for the entertainment Derpy!

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QSLs Received / AM 1710 eQSL 27 NOV 2024

« on: November 27, 2024, 2034 UTC »

Thanks AM 1710! It is greatly appreciated!....Love the graphics 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / AM 1710 6930 AM 1943 UTC 27 NOV 2024

« on: November 27, 2024, 1944 UTC »

1943 UTC Prerecorded ID by OM..."AM 1710", followed by unid hip-hop tune (I have this on 6930.0)
2000 UTC Awesome S9 peaks now!
2015 UTC Prerecorded ID, and OFF

Thanks for the afternoon tunes!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Good Times Radio 6925 AM 1904 UTC 27 NOV 2024

« on: November 27, 2024, 1911 UTC »

1908 UTC Very nice S9+ signal here with superb AM audio! Forgot the name of the song 
1911 UTC OFF

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QSLs Received / Re: Radio Free Euphonia 6950 AM Nov 27 2024

« on: November 27, 2024, 1149 UTC »

Very pleased to find this in my email this morning! Thank you Radio Free Euphonia and a Happy Thanksgiving to you! Looking forward to future shows! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Euphonia 6950 AM 0123 UTC 27 NOV 2024

« on: November 27, 2024, 0128 UTC »

0126 UTC OM with ID...repeated (S7 peaks with light fading and noise...excellent audio)
0127 UTC "I Ran So Far Away"-Flock of Seagulls
0132 UTC "Dirty Laundry"-Don Henley (Some weak RTTY on LSB) Song segued at 0133 UTC
0133 UTC Techno pop music (Signal dropped down a little)
0137 UTC OM said something about "trying it again", followed by "Dirty Laundry"-Don Henley
0153 UTC OM with "Radio Free Euphonia...6950 kilocycles", followed by "She Blindid Me with Science"-Thomas Dolby
0201 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Flesh For Fantasy"-Billy Idol
0205 UTC "Don't Dream It's Over"-Crowded House
0210 UTC OM with ID, followed by 2 Robot 36 SSTV pics



Thank you for the evening entertainment RFE!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6930 USB 2043 UTC 26 Nov 2024

« on: November 26, 2024, 2110 UTC »

2109 UTC Tuned in to "Sweet Home Alabama"-Lynyrd Skynyrd (Solid S8 with light fading and noise...sounds good!)
2111 UTC 77LJS op asking how it sounds...well, it sounds really good!
2113 UTC Thanks for the shoutout! Followed by "Only Time Will Tell"-Asia
2117 UTC Op chatting with shoutout to Sealord, followed by some live Steve Vai, etc
2122 UTC Op with email address
2207 UTC "Cruel Summer"-Bananarama
2212 UTC OFF

Thanks for the tunes this dismal rainy afternoon!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6933 am 0240 UTC 26 NOV 2024

« on: November 26, 2024, 0247 UTC »

0244 UTC I have a weak carrier with threshold traces of audio. Also somebody keying CW over the frequency.
0250 UTC Possibly an OM talking?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Space Junk Radio 6970 USB 0051 26 Nov. 2024

« on: November 26, 2024, 0106 UTC »

0104 UTC Tuned in to a rap tune in progress (S8 peaks and sounding good!)
0106 UTC Different rap tune
0109 UTC "Rubber Band"-David Bowie (Getting some strong QRM from the MARS net on 6968.5 USB, including some kind of data transmission wiping out reception)
0113 UTC "In Too Deep"-Genesis
0118 UTC Unid pop song-OM singer
0122 UTC Unid rock tune (MARS net is at equal level here now)
0124 UTC Faded out or OFF?

Here's a link to my recording from 0104-0124 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_-GZXYrEXDigiuepbLVD-b8xftG7bma/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Two Dog Radio 6960 USB 0056 UTC 25 NOV 2024

« on: November 25, 2024, 0102 UTC »

0100 UTC Unid bluesy country tune-OM singer
0101 UTC OM DJ with ID..."Two Dog Radio"  ,followed by unid rock tune-OM singers
(S7 peaks here with light fading and light noise...sounds good!)
0107 UTC "No Expectations"-Rolling Stones
0121 UTC Unid slow bluesy guitar tune-OM singer (mean lead guitar solo near the end!)
0130 UTC OM with ID..."Two Dog Radio Sunday Blues Show", followed by another bluesy rock tune-OM singer
0135 UTC A long slow blues tune-OM singer
0157 UTC OM with "Two Dog Radio", then back to the blues tunes
0201 UTC "Smoking Gun"-Robert Cray Band
0209 UTC "Too Damn Bad"-Buddy Guy
0222 UTC "The Wind Cries Mary"-Jimi Hendrix
0230 UTC OM with ID and "Thanks for listening", then OFF

Thank you for the pleasant evening of good Sunday evening blues! Signal punched through all night 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Broadcasting Service 4185 USB 2311 UTC 24 NOV 2024

« on: November 24, 2024, 2353 UTC »

2352 UTC Music right at the noise floor here..."Mack the Knife"-Bobby Darin
2357 UTC Crowing rooster and OM with ID over the song
2359 UTC "Silent Night"-Joe Satriani (Classic!)



Thanks for the show TCBS...I wish reception was better here this evening!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6930 USB 2306 UTC 24 NOV 2024

« on: November 24, 2024, 2309 UTC »

2308 UTC "I'm On Fire"-Bruce Springsteen (S8 peaks with excellent audio)
2311 UTC "Night Fever"-Bee Gees
2314 UTC "Mr. Jones"-Counting Crows
2319 UTC Thanks for the shoutout 77LJS!
2324 UTC "Betty Davis Eyes"-Kim Carnes
2327 UTC "Stayin Alive"-Bee Gees
Dinner time music provided by Three Peaks Station!
2346 UTC 77LJS op says closing down after next song, followed by "Kokomo"-Beach Boys
2349 UTC OFF

Thank for the Sunday show!