Messages

166

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ukrainian Freedom Radio 6930 USB was 6925 USB 0102 UTC 23 NOV 2024

« on: November 23, 2024, 0115 UTC »

0113 UTC Tuned in to "Don't Stop Believing"-Journey (S8 with light fading)
0115 UTC OFF during song
0116 UTC "Joy to the World"-Three Dog Night (Off at 0117 UTC)
0119 UTC Buzzing noise followed by unid reggae song
0121 UTC Strong carrier came up on 6926.2 AM, also a short clip of "Winds of Change" and then an OM speaking low in the noise
0122 UTC Carrier on 6926.2 OFF
0123 UTC "Winds of Change"...xmtr cutting out
0127 UTC On 6930 USB now with "How Can I Get You Alone"-Heart
0130 UTC Xmtr is still cutting out
0131 UTC Unid autotune vocals pop tune
0136 UTC "Living on a Prayer"-Bon Jovi
0140 UTC A steady buzz, then intermittent music
0147 UTC Haven't heard anything in a couple of minutes...OFF?
0153 UTC The buzzing xmtr back up again
0157 UTC "Dreams I'll Never See"-Molly Hatchet version?
0200 UTC OM over the song with ID repeated..."This is Ukrainian Freedom Radio"
0202 UTC OM speaking now...clear ID and mention of "Help us survive or Putin will end the world...Trump will not save you...there is no shelter from nuclear war"
0204 UTC Unid psychedelic rock tune-OM singer (xmtr has been buzz free for the last 4 minutes!)
0210 UTC ID, then one of those pre Youtube ads briefly
0211 UTC "Money For Nothing"-Dire Straits
0214 UTC OM with ID and Putin alert, followed by "War Pigs"-Black Sabbath
0218 UTC YL with spoken word then sound effects
0219 UTC Unid pop song-OM singer
0235 UTC OM with ID an mention of "UFR International", followed by an unid choral anthem
0237 UTC OFF

Thank you for the test broadcast UFR! Glad you got the buzz out of the rig! 

167

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6930 USB 2119 UTC 22 Nov 2024

« on: November 22, 2024, 2203 UTC »

2200 UTC "Heatwave"-unid OM singer (Very nice sounding S9 audio here!)
2205 UTC "Everytime You Go Away"-Paul Young
2210 UTC "Don't You Forget About Me"-Simple Minds
2214 UTC Unid techno dance tune
2220 UTC "Something So Strong"-OM singers ( I forgot the name of the band)
2223 UTC Unid techno dance tune-YL singer
2230 UTC Shoutouts and ID (Thanks 77LJS! Awesome signal and audio!)
2238 UTC "What Kind of a Man would I Be"-Chicago
2243 UTC "Ripple"-Grateful Dead
2315 UTC "Saturday in the Park"-Chicago (I know this one!)
2318 UTC Thanks again for the shoutout! It's good to hear you out here!)
2319 UTC Sounds like Leonard Cohen...lyrics repeated "In My Secret Life"
2323 UTC "Man in the Box"-Alice in Chains
2330 UTC A special "Welcome to the Weekend" 
2332 UTC "Rhythm of the Night"-Gloria Estefan?(or Debarge?)
2340 UTC "Eternal Flame"-Bangles
2349 UTC "Wild Thing"-Tone Loc

168

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Doom Scroll 6950 USB 2120 UTC 21 NOV 2024

« on: November 21, 2024, 2142 UTC »

2140 UTC Ambient droning instrumental music with a ScottieDX SSTV over the top (S9!)
The music fits this cold and dreary, rainy New England day! Good to hear you again Doom Scroll!
2147 UTC Different ambient music now
2150 UTC SC2 180 SSTV
2154 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
2157 UTC OFF





Thanks for the entertainment Doom Scroll!

169

QSLs Received / Re: Derpy Radio 6935 USB 2250 UTC 20 NOV 2024

« on: November 20, 2024, 2347 UTC »

Also received the same awesome Veruca Salt eQSL here! Thanks Derpy Radio! 

170

North American Shortwave Pirate / Derpy Radio 6935 USB 2250 UTC 20 NOV 2024

« on: November 20, 2024, 2251 UTC »

2250 UTC Unid pop tune-YL singer (Just above the noise floor with light fades)
2253 UTC Another pop tune...same artist?
2257 UTC YL said something..."? Radio and we don't know what the hell...", followed by unid pop song-YL singer
(Signal has dropped down a bit into the noise) Thanks for the ID Radiouser!
2301 UTC Signal picked up nicely...S6 peaks now
2304 UTC Pop tune-YL singer (some nice S7 peaks!)
2309 UTC YL with "Nothing nothing nothing...this is Derpy Radio...we don't know what went wrong"
2310 UTC "Prince of Wales"-Veruca Salt
2315 UTC Song with lyrics "Hold On To Me"-YL singer
2318 UTC Unid pop song (Signal has dropped down...fading in and out now)
2326 UTC YL with "Muffins, muffins, muffins and ID"
2330 UTC S5 peaks with deep fades..
2333 UTC YL with the ID, followed by Scottie 1 SSTV



Thanks for the introduction to Veruca Salt! Good stuff Derpy Radio!

171

QSLs Received / Brain Brothers Pirate Radio postal QSL and station pen

« on: November 20, 2024, 1716 UTC »

Another kind mailing received here from Professor Plum & Miss Scarlet! THANK YOU! Your pirate treasures are most welcome here in the radio room! 

172

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0055 UTC 19 NOV 2024

« on: November 19, 2024, 0100 UTC »

0055 UTC Heard some weak organ music just above the noise
0057 UTC OFF

173

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 AM 2357 UTC 18 NOV 2024

« on: November 18, 2024, 2357 UTC »

2357 UTC "Tales of Brave Ulysses"-Cream (S7 peaks with light fading and noise...very nice AM audio)
2359 UTC "I'm So Glad"-Cream
0003 UTC "Born On the Bayou"-CCR (Signal has dropped down a bit into the noise)
0012 UTC Possibly an OM said something (I'm also hearing some CW here and the 6931 buzzing ute)
0015 UTC Not hearing music now...carrier gone)

174

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6926 USB 0238 UTC 18 NOV 2024

« on: November 18, 2024, 0245 UTC »

0241 UTC Tuned in to a Scottie 2 SSTV in progress, followed by an old, old blues tune-OM singer. The SSTV frequency was 6926 USB
0249 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV




Sounds like some real down home Delta blues!
Calling it a night here...thanks for the blues! Wasn't able to ID the artist...

175

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0021 UTC 18 Nov 2024

« on: November 18, 2024, 0028 UTC »

0026 UTC Unid easy listening progressive rock music-OM singer (S7 peaks with light fading and noise)
0037 UTC QRM from some radar ute making for rough copy

176

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Space Junk Radio 6958 AM 2317 UTC 17 NOV 2024

« on: November 17, 2024, 2334 UTC »

2331 UTC Tuned in to "Ziggy Stardust"-David Bowie in progress (S7 peaks with moderate fading and noise)
2332 UTC "Here Comes the Night"-cover by David Bowie
2338 UTC Unid reggae song-OM singer (I'm getting some repetitive xmsn glitches or possibly QRM)
2341 UTC A grunge rock tune I forgot the name of...Soundgarden?
2345 UTC Another grunge tune by same band (more xmtr clipping)
2354 UTC "Strangers in the Night"-Frank Sinatra  (Signal hitting S8 and solid above the noise now)
2356 UTC Unid grunge rock song-OM singer
0001 UTC "Groovy Kind of Love"-Phil Collins
0005 UTC Unid pop song-OM singer
0008 UTC "One More Night"-Phil Collins
0013 UTC Sounded like an OM gave a one off "Space Junk Radio" ID, then OFF

Thanks for the AM test SJR! Here's my recording of the show from 2331-0013 UTC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YJMT1g-JADSYEzhQEgd15LTT7pU7KwPp/view?usp=sharing

I would treasure a Space Junk Radio eQSL!

177

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Olah 6930 AM 1917 UTC 17 NOV 2024

« on: November 17, 2024, 1925 UTC »

1923 UTC "Killing Moon"-Echo & The Bunnyman (S8 peaks with light fading and moderate noise...excellent audio)
1928 UTC OM with ID and chat, followed by "Tomorrow Never Knows"-Beatles
1942 UTC Olah op chatting
1955 UTC Olah op with ID, time check, and chat, followed by "Baby Don't Go"-Sonny & Cher
1959 UTC Olah op chatting, but the signal has dropped down a bit, followed by "99 Luftballons"-Nena
2010 UTC Olah op with "Bye Bye"

Enjoying the playlist! Always looking for good tunes I missed over the years! 
Thanks for the afternoon entertainment! 

178

North American Shortwave Pirate / Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0057 UTC 17 NOV 2024

« on: November 17, 2024, 0058 UTC »

0057 UTC "Testing 1 2 3 Can anybody hear me" (Signal is solid above the noise...S6 peaks)
0100 UTC OM with ID, followed by unid 30's sounding tune-OM singer
0103 UTC "You're a Wonderful One"-Marvin Gaye
0105 UTC "Love Me Two Times"-Doors
0108 UTC Don't know the song but it's Bonnie Raitt singing..."Three Time ?"
0114 UTC "Five O'clock World"-Vogues  (Signal up to S8 peaks now)
0116 UTC Unid song with lyrics "Six Days on the Road, I'm Gonna Make It Home Tonight"-OM singer
0123 UTC "Eight Miles High"-Byrds
0127 UTC "Love Potion #9"-Clovers
0129 UTC "Ten Men Working"-Neil Young & Blue Notes 
0135 UTC Unid song...sounds like the Grateful Dead
0145 UTC "Thirteen Days"-Tom Petty
0149 UTC "Fourteen Carat Mind"-Gene Watson
0151 UTC "Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)"-Pearl Bailey
0154 UTC "Only Sixteen"-Sam Cooke
0156 UTC "Seventeen"-Fontane Sisters
0158 UTC "Eighteen"-Alice Cooper
0201 UTC "Hey Nineteen"-Steely Dan

179

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Derpy Radio 6935 was 6945 USB 2130 UTC 16 NOV 2024

« on: November 16, 2024, 2307 UTC »

2304 UTC Tuned in to "Luka"-Suzanne Vega (S7 peaks with moderate noise, light fading, and nice audio)
2308 UTC OM with a quick ID..."Derpy Radio", followed by an unid pop tune-YL singer
2312 UTC OM with ID, followed by an unid pop tune-YL singer (Signal has dropped down to the noise floor)
2315 UTC "November Rain"-Guns N Roses (Rough copy now)
2323 UTC OM with ID, followed by an unid song-OM singer
2333 UTC Signal level up again with Unid pop tune-OM singer (Solid above the noise!)
2336 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Make It All Right"-Offspring
2339 UTC Unid pop tune
2348 UTC OM with ID, followed by unid rock tune with lyrics "Incomplete" repeated several times
2356 UTC OM? speaking, but no luck on the copy...OFF?
2359 UTC Back on again with an unid pop tune (S7 peaks and solid above the noise)

Thank you for the tunes Derpy Radio! My first time hearing you!

180

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Euphonia 6950.6 AM 0222 UTC 16 NOV 2024

« on: November 16, 2024, 0343 UTC »

0336 UTC Robot 36 SSTV
0337 UTC Robot 72 SSTV