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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6950 USB 0118 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 0125 UTC »

0122 UTC "Merry Christmas Baby"-OM singer (S7 with light fading and excellent audio)
0136 UTC Scottie 1 SSTV, followed by "Jingle Bell Rock"-Bobby Helm
0140 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by Trans Siberian Orchestra (or Savatage?)
0146 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
0147 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
0202 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV (Deep in the noise...43 meters is in rough shape here!)
0225 UTC "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"-Alvin & the Chipmunks
0227 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV followed by a Chipmunk sounding pirate song
0231 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
0236 UTC Outhouse op with ID, followed by "Silent Night"-Joe Satriani
0243 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV






Thank you for the Christmas tunes! Signal was up and down but some nice peaks despite the heavy noise...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B-Side Radio 6935 AM 0100 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 0108 UTC »

0105 UTC I have a weak carrier with no trace of audio, but I'm figuring this is AM.
0110 UTC A weak trace of music now...also some peskies on LSB
0126 UTC Signal jumped up to S7 peaks! Mostly well above the noise with light fading and great audio
(Don't recognize the song but I see from the above posts it's Captain Beefheart)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Radio 5100 USB 2347 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 2349 UTC »

2347 UTC Unid flute rock music...not sure of the artist (Signal is fading slowly in and out of the noise...S5 peaks with excellent audio at peaks
0003 UTC Getting some S6 peaks with some tasty lead guitar licks
0004 UTC OM with "Cluck Cluck Cluck"...."hope everybody's doing OK", followed by a Martin 1 SSTV
0007 UTC "Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer"-Joe Satriani? Kenny Wayne Shepard 
0009 UTC Right at the S5 noise floor now
0013 UTC Signal above the noise with a guitar version of "The First Noel" 
0022 UTC At noise floor level again

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WFDR 6910 USB 2249 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 2254 UTC »

2253 UTC Seems to be a newscast the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing (a solid S9 and 100% copy)
2255 UTC Live newscast of the proceedings from the House of Representatives
2300 UTC FDR's "A Day of Infamy" speech
2310 UTC OM with WFDR ID, and talking (more than I've ever heard before!) Then OFF
(The spoken word at the end as follows: "WFDR New York. This is the original WFDR. This is not the imposter that sent out verifications for online reports. The real WFDR does not do that. Good Night and Happy Hanukkah from WFDR")***

Thank you for keeping the tradition alive WFDR!

*** https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,108133.msg338996.html#msg338996

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sternradio 6947.5 AM 2140 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 2152 UTC »

2150 UTC Unid vocal music-OM singer (Nice S9 peaks with light fading...nice audio too! I have the frequency as 6947.5 AM)
2153 UTC "Radioactivity"-Kraftwerk
2159 UTC OFF

Thanks for the early evening tunes!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Happy Hanukkah Radio 6935 AM 1300 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 1301 UTC »

1300 UTC A child said something twice, followed by interval signal on a toy xylophone and drum
1301 UTC OM with ID, IS, then a child singing a song sounding like the interval signal
1303 UTC Child saying "Happy Hanukkah", then more interval signal
(A very nice S9 signal with light fading and excellent audio)
1305 UTC OM speaking, followed by "Miracles of Miracles"-OM singer (Fiddler on the Roof)
1307 UTC "Hava Nagila"-choral singers
1310 UTC YL speaking followed by organ music and a deep voiced OM with Antiochus, then children's choral singing
1313 UTC The Van Slyke catch audio clip, followed by Children's chorus singing "Marching Maccabees"
1315 UTC The 2,000 Year Old Man comedy skit-Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
1324 UTC YL and OM intro to, then the song "Far From the Home I Love" from Fiddler on the Roof
1327 UTC YL mention of the Maccabees, OM with "We have to sign off now", then Child with ID and followed by IS
1330 UTC OFF

It was nice hearing this classic show which I first heard in 2014! Thanks HHR!
Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VODbat5enHjfWRdtZzrO5J-9AhAE82F_/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6920 LSB 0250 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 0255 UTC »

0253 UTC Unid rap rock tune (S8 with light noise and excellent audio)
0255 UTC Unid tune on piano and OM vocals
0259 UTC Pause or OFF
0303 UTC Back on again with a pop tune
0305 UTC "Blue Christmas"-Elvis Presley (transmission breaks)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Happy Hanukkah Radio 6935 AM 0108 UTC 8 DEC 2023

« on: December 08, 2023, 0111 UTC »

0108 UTC Interval Signal on a kids toy xylophone (Signal is at or below the noise floor) I recognize Happy Hanukkah Radio!
0112 UTC Sounds like a child singing now. Reception is rough...a weak carrier in the noise. I can tell something there, but that's about it 

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QSLs Received / Re: NAPRS Relay of RFW eQSL

« on: December 07, 2023, 2308 UTC »

Also happy to receive this attractive eQSL for catching the end of the show! Thank you NAPRS!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Foxy AM 6925 AM 2212 UTC 7 Dec 2023

« on: December 07, 2023, 2234 UTC »

2232 UTC Unid song-YL Gospel singers (S8 peaks with light fades, light noise and some peskies...excellent audio)
2235 UTC Foxy AM op with "We are never alone", followed by Unid ballad-Sounds mideastern...possibly Turkish?
2241 UTC Foxy AM op IDing next song, followed by "Year of the Cat"-Al Stewart
2245 UTC Strong QRM...jamming? Gone before 2246 UTC
2247 UTC Foxy AM op, followed by unid classical? song (A strong peskie is on the frequency now)
2253 UTC Foxy AM op, followed by "Maybe You'll Be There-Frank Sinatra (Nice S9 peak during the song and the peskies are gone!)
2257 UTC "Who Has the Last Laugh Now-OM R&B singers
2302 UTC Foxy AM op, followed by "We'll Meet Again"-Ink Spots?
2305 UTC  Foxy AM op, followed by "Find Your Way Back"-Michelle Branch
2309 UTC Foxy AM op with "Thanks for tuning in...be true to yourself...love you have is probably the most important thing you have"
2310 UTC OFF

Good to hear you again FOXY AM! Some nice music played...thank you!
Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9YooozNCUCuA6rUuBHNEVAuZiuIeIA2/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever via NAPRS 6935 AM 7 DEC 2023

« on: December 07, 2023, 0036 UTC »

0034 UTC Signal is very weak here...I have some threshold audio but no luck with the copy.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: YHWH (tentative) 15745 AM 1934 UTC 06 DEC 2023

« on: December 06, 2023, 1939 UTC »

1938 UTC Just a weak carrier here in Massachusetts...

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever Relay 6935 AM 1208 UTC 6 DEC 2023

« on: December 06, 2023, 1317 UTC »

1316 UTC "Chatanooga Choo-Choo" (still rubbing the brain fog out of my head...first coffee almost brewed!)
1320 UTC "Stardust"
1322 UTC DJDW "Time Warp from 1941" with Stavin..."Do Whatever"
1323 UTC OFF

Guess I missed most of the show...I remember this from several years ago!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6975.5 AM 2244 UTC 5 DEC 2023

« on: December 05, 2023, 2247 UTC »

2244 UTC Weak carrier noted with bits of music Possibly European?
2248 UTC Some music solid above the noise now..."Free Bird"-Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Frequency seems to be just a little on the low side of 6975.5)
2258 UTC Still have the carrier but the audio isn't breaking through the high noise floor (also some OTHR)
Maybe related to this post from the other night? https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,122173.0.html

Here's a 2 minute recording from 2148-2150 UTC...the only clear audio I could hear:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lm7zEGsVFHHKx-kbrsVw-oxvbzNZQKB4/view?usp=sharing

Does anybody want to claim this one? 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 2158 UTC 5 Dec 2023

« on: December 05, 2023, 2236 UTC »

2201 UTC Tuned in to a synth voiced YL with an ominous message...SINPO-45344...audio was excellent!
2208 UTC OFF

Here's my recording of the program:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qfiujmgfqp9TI--D4peBxmtM87UZfD0H/view?usp=sharing

Would very much appreciate an eQSL or a hand delivered postal card! I suggest that in future shows you consider adding some musical selections to liven things up a bit. Thanks for the show!