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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

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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!

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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

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QSLs Received / Re: Sycko Radio eQSL 15 Nov 2024

« on: November 16, 2024, 0144 UTC »

Also received the same awesome design here...thank you Mr Sycko!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: SyCko Radio 6930 AM 2332 UTC 15 NOV 2024

« on: November 16, 2024, 0033 UTC »

0030 UTC "Shooting Star"-Bad Company (Mostly solid above the noise with light fading and excellent audio)
0036 UTC Mr Sycko chatting...shoutouts? (Strong QRM now from Indy Radio on 6931)
0039 UTC "Burnin Sky"-Bad Company (I'm listening in LSB to avoid the worst of Indy Radio)
0047 UTC Indy on 6931 is weak now....I switched back to  AM during "God Gave Rock and Roll to You"-Argent
0051 UTC "Time of the Season"-Zombies (Nice segue into Rod Argent's former band!)
0055 UTC "Out of Touch"-Hall & Oates
0059 UTC "Shock the Monkey"-Peter Gabriel
0103 UTC "I Ran So Far Away"-Flock of Seagulls
0107 UTC Mr Sycko chatting...."44 watts...how about some Cars", followed by "Moving In Stereo"-Cars (S9!)
0112 UTC "Dirty Laundry"-Don Henley
0118 UTC Mr Sycko chatting...shoutouts now...THANKS! (Indy Radio needs to find another frequency!)
Thanks for the eQSL! Awesome design! 
0122 UTC "Sledgehammer"-Peter Gabriel
0127 UTC "Jump"-Van Halen
0131 UTC "Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy
0136 UTC Mr Sycko with ID, followed by "Twilight Zone"-Golden Earring (Signal has dropped down a bit, but mostly above the noise)
0144 UTC I forgot the name of this song....
0148 UTC "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love Tonight"-The Outfield
0152 UTC "Africa"-Toto
0156 UTC Mr Sycko chatting...talking about playing songs and sending out QSL's
0157 UTC "Blinded By the Light"-Manfred Mann's Earth Band
0207 UTC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"-AC/DC
0212 UTC "Paint it Black"-Rolling Stones
0215 UTC "What Do You Want From Me"-Pink Floyd

Thank you for the playlist of songs I know! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Euphonia 6950.6 AM 0204 UTC 14 NOV 2024

« on: November 14, 2024, 0206 UTC »

0205 UTC Tuned in to an OM giving an ID...Radio Free Euphonia I believe, followed by an Unid rock tune
(I have the frequency as 6950.6 AM...S8 peaks with somewhat low modulation...excellent audio)
0210 UTC OM with "Radio Free Euphonia...kilocycles", followed by Unid rock tune-OM singer
0228 UTC OM with ID and email address that sounded like euphoniafree@proton.me
0238 UTC A bit of a fade on the signal here...S7 now and moderate noise
0242 UTC Signal back up to S8
0245 UTC B/W 8 SSTV
0246 UTC Robot 36 SSTV
I hope we get treated to an SSTV this evening! THANKS Euphonia op! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Euphonia 6950.6 AM was 6970 AM 0214 UTC 10 Nov 2024

« on: November 10, 2024, 0230 UTC »

0230 UTC Strong carrier noted, followed by "All Day and All of the Night"-Kinks
0233 UTC OM said something, then silence...carrier still strong
0234 UTC "You Really Got Me"-Kinks (Music is much lower in the carrier now)
0236 UTC OM with a fast ID..."Radio Free Euphonia sixty nine seventy kilocycles international shortwave", followed by "Suzie Q"-Creedence Clearwater Revival (Much better now on the modulation level!)
0241 UTC OM with ID, followed by "I Put a Spell On You"-CCR (S8 peaks with light fading and light noise)
0245 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Proud Mary"-CCR
0248 UTC "Bad Moon Rising"-CCR (Signal dropped down quite a bit mid-song)
0251 UTC "Lodi"-CCR (I think the band went long for me here...music fading in and out of the noise)
0253 UTC Deep in the noise 
Thanks for the Kinks and CCR! It was good while it lasted! A much better choice of frequency too! 
0257 UTC Signal has partially recovered with "A Whiter Shade of Pale"-Procol Harum
0301 UTC Rough reception again...can't quite make out the song
0307 UTC Signal has not recovered again 
0322 UTC No longer detect a carrier

Thanks again RFE! Any chance of an eQSL? Here's the link to my recording from 0228-0310 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-VlqpUJyC1jV6b-Oyv2Do9P4hJ7Kvg_u/view?usp=sharing
(The carrier comes up at 1 minute-52 seconds into the recording...the music starts at 2 minutes-7 seconds)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Brain Brothers Pirate Radio 6905 USB 0100 UTC 10 NOV 2024

« on: November 10, 2024, 0101 UTC »

0100 UTC Interval signal, then time pips, followed by Professor Plum with intro to the show and skit with a cop
0102 UTC "Mac the Knife"-Louis Armstrong
0106 UTC "In the Mood"-Glenn Miller Orchestra
0109 UTC Professor and Miss Scarlet mention of a special guest....then mixing a couple of drinks
(So far the signal has been a solid S9 with excellent audio)
0113 UTC Miss Scarlet..."2 drinks coming right up", followed by an advertisement...Life Insurance parody 
"Old Reliable Life Insurance"...policies up to $500 with low monthly payments"
0117 UTC "Who's Sorry Now"-Connie Francis
0119 UTC "Somebody at the door...Hello Santa...Ho ho ho...Miss Scarlet, just jump up on my lamp...Santa farts, then someone else knocks on the door...Officer..."something stinks in here...it didn't start to smell until Santa got here"...traffic noise when they open the windows...mix a couple drinks
0123 UTC ID, followed by "She's Got You"-Patsy Cline
0126 UTC Miss Scarlet with ID, followed by "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B"-Andrew Sisters
0129 UTC Old Reliable Life Insurance ad...Mom had a massive coronary...sign this quick...she's already checked out
0131 UTC "Dream a Little Dream of Me"-Doris Day
0134 UTC "Medicare Magic advertisement"..."all in all and all in one in all plan"
0137 UTC Miss Scarlet & Professor Plum...mention of QSL...thanks to the gang at HF Underground brainbrothers@proton.me
0139 UTC Exit mayhem, the OM with ID...."serving all of Free America", followed by "Star Spangled Banner"-OM singer 
0142 UTC JFK then tone, and OFF

Thanks Brain Brothers! Always enjoy your shows...signal was awesome this evening too!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice of Kaos 6935 USB 2349 UTC 9 Nov 2024

« on: November 09, 2024, 2357 UTC »

2356 UTC "Nobody But Me"-Isley Brothers (S8 peaks with moderate noise and light fading)
2357 UTC OM DJ chatting about eColi bacteria
0000 UTC OM with ID and email address, the chatting...story about an OM hurt during a crash with a deer
0004 UTC OM speaking
0005 UTC "Crossfire"-Stevie Ray Vaughan (xmtr cut out at 0006 UTC)

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Abu Dhabi Radio 6320 AM 2253 UTC 9 NOV 2024

« on: November 09, 2024, 2255 UTC »

2254 UTC I have a weak, but solid carrier and traces of music at the noise floor
2259 UTC Still have threshold audio, but too low in the noise for copy
2300 UTC Sounds like an OM talking now
2302 UTC Music now, but no clue on the song
2304 UTC OM speaking...thought I heard the word "Radio" deep in the noise
2307 UTC Music now-OM singer
2309 UTC OM speaking now...sounds like my old friend Johnny Tobacco!
(I wish propagation was better!)
2314 UTC OFF

Thanks for the ID prldx! And a tip of the hat to JT! It has been a long time hearing you!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Space Junk Radio 6942 CW 2210 UTC 9 NOV 2024

« on: November 09, 2024, 2214 UTC »

2210 UTC I have the same strong carrier here as previous postings. Intermittent at times. No audio detected. QRMing the utility on 6942 USB is not a good idea...there are better frequencies!
https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Link-11
2347 UTC I copied this using CW Decoder... "g soon 6942 khz e e tmtknk radio coming soon 6942 khz www.spacejunkradio.net"

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QSLs Received / Re: Cloudsplitter Radio QSL

« on: November 09, 2024, 2057 UTC »

Also received the same awesome antique computer eQSL! Thanks, as always, CSR! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WWBR 6925 AM 2014 UTC 9 NOV 2024

« on: November 09, 2024, 2015 UTC »

2014 UTC Unid easy listening pop song-OM singer (S7 peaks with moderate fading and high noise level...excellent audio)
2018 UTC Another Unid easy listening pop song-OM singer
2022 UTC "I Can't Tell You Why"-Eagles
2027 UTC OM with ID..."Worldwide Basement Radio", followed by "Killing Me Softly"-Roberta Flack
2032 UTC "One of a Kind Love Affair"-Spinners (Some rough reception during this song)
2040 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Everything She Wants"-WHAM!
2047 UTC "Don't Stand So Close to Me"-Police (Fading is really bad now)
2051 UTC Unid song-YL singer (Sounds like swing music)
2053 UTC OM with live DJ chat, but no luck on the copy
2103 UTC Signal jumped up nicely to S8...sounds great! YL singer, but don't know the song
2104 UTC OM with "WWBR-Worldwide Basement Radio", then OFF

Thank you for the good tunes on this cold blustery New England day!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cloudsplitter Radio 6938 USB 2100 UTC 8 Nov 2021

« on: November 08, 2024, 2108 UTC »

2106 UTC "Video Killed the Radio Star"-Buggles (S9+!)
2113 UTC "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"-Proclaimers
2120 UTC "Don't Stop Believing"-Journey
2124 UTC "What's Up?"-4 Non Blondes
2129 UTC "Georgia On My Mind"-Ray Charles
2143 UTC "Hooked on a Feeling"-Blue Swede
2149 UTC "Heat of the Moment"-Asia
2158 UTC Unid song...the low end sounds much better now...even better than the previous song! 
2206 UTC "It's So Nice to be With You"-Gallery (Audio is very nicely balanced! A fuller sound to the music rather than the vocals.)
2212 UTC A Pretenders song I forgot the name of
2225 UTC "Roll With the Changes"-REO Speedwagon 
2244 UTC "Our Town"-Iris Dement (Audio is sounding great!)
2248 UTC OFF

Thank you for a relaxing early evening of good tunes! Nice on the audio adjustment! 

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QSLs Received / ION Radio eQSL 6 NOV 2024

« on: November 08, 2024, 2104 UTC »

Thanks ION Radio! You're QSL policy is outstanding!