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North American Shortwave Pirate / Liquid Radio 6850 AM 2340 UTC 11 OCT 2024

« on: October 11, 2024, 2342 UTC »

2340 UTC I have a weak carrier with some threshold traces of music. Propagation is lousy again this evening!
2358 UTC Just had a nice fade-up...thumping dance music with vocals
0000 UTC OM speaking now...heard an ID, then back to music

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6935 AM 0216 UTC 10 OCT 2024

« on: October 10, 2024, 0217 UTC »

0216 UTC Tuned in to "Hold Your Head Up"-Argent fading in and out with some nice peaks to S7
0218 UTC Some electronic effects heard...not sure if part of a song...deep fade or possibly a pause?
0221 UTC OM speaking...maybe Mr Sycko?
0222 UTC "Everybody Wants You"-Billy Squier (S7 with excellent audio, amidst high noise and slight fading)
0228 UTC Nice fade up with "Turn Up the Radio"-Autograph
0231 UTC "Jane"-Jefferson Starship
(Surprised to hear anything...just checked and the foF2 is in the 3-4 mhz range!)
0235 UTC "No Sugar Tonight"-Guess Who (Signal jumped to S8! Then the audio cut out midsong...carrier still a solid S7)
0242 UTC Carrier OFF

Thanks Mr Sycko!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Brain Brothers 6905 USB 0000 UTC 10 OCT 2024

« on: October 10, 2024, 0000 UTC »

0000 UTC Electronic music, followed by OM and YL with ID, then Professor with update on latest news from Brain Brothers (ute QRM for about a minute...rough copy during this time)
0002 UTC Phone ringing...sponsor...Medicare Magic Hotline...London Bridge played on a touch tone phone
0003 UTC India accented OM then OM with info on Medicare Magic (ute QRM again)
0005 UTC Brain Brother ID..."coast to coast", followed by a pop song I forgot the name of...
0008 UTC "Old Time Rock N Roll"-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
(The ute QRM is heavy...sounds like HFT)
0011 UTC OM with ID and frequency...all free all the time, followed by OM and YL with spoken word...tough copy, but sounds like a phone call...mention of 100 dollars/faux advertisement
0012 UTC YL speaking but rough copy....limited number of QSL cards
0013 UTC "Beep Beep"-Playmates (aka Little Nash Rambler)
0016 UTC YL with ID, followed by "Everyday People"-Sly & Family Stone
0018 UTC Faux advertisement...Gutter Magic
0020 UTC OM with Brain Brothers Radio disclaimers
0021 UTC Another song I forgot the name of...OM singer...rockabilly 50's sounding
0024 UTC OM & YL with Medicare hot line phone call..."all in all for one plan"..."Medicare Magic"
0027 UTC OM with ID, then YL "all we have time for tonight...plug for HF Underground...thanks for tuning in", then crowd chanting and ID
0028 UTC "Star Spangled Banner"-OM singer 
0031 UTC JFK's classic speech "Ask what you can do for your country", then OFF

Thank you for the show! Also, thanks for all the eQSL's and postal cards...and the lanyard! Always enjoy your programs!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 USB/LSB 0100 UTC 7 OCT 2024

« on: October 08, 2024, 0019 UTC »

Also check out these threads...some of the posts mention this...
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,134776.0.html
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,134785.0.html

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0004 UTC 8 OCT 2024

« on: October 08, 2024, 0015 UTC »

0013 UTC Just a weak carrier here...today's X-class flare stirred things up and the bands are lousy this evening!
0051 UTC Just checked back and I have some audio just above the noise floor. "Urgent"-Foreigner
0055 UTC Faded up again with "Radar Love"-Golden Earring
0102 UTC Another fade up, but couldn't ID the song
0114 UTC Still have a weak carrier, but no trace of audio
0115 UTC Carrier gone...

Thanks for the DX challenge this evening!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 6935 AM 0026 UTC 7 OCT 2024

« on: October 07, 2024, 0029 UTC »

0026 UTC Unid pop song at tune-in
0030 UTC "Moving In Stereo"-Cars (S9 peaks amidst high noise and light flutter fading...excellent audio)
0035 UTC "Rock On"-David Essex
0038 UTC "Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy
0042 UTC Sounds like an OM talking under the noise? Some kind of spoken word with a drum beat?
0047 UTC Short clip of a rap song, then an unid song after that (Signal has dropped down a bit)
0051 UTC OM DJ chat....you're tuned in to Sycko Radio 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 2357 UTC 5 OCT 2024

« on: October 05, 2024, 2358 UTC »

2357 UTC Testing 1, 2, 3....
0000 UTC Unid 30's tune
(S9 +10 peaks here)
0012 UTC Between songs, the OTH radar was noted
0015 UTC "You're Gonna Change (or I'm Gonna Leave)"-Hank Williams
0021 UTC "Nothing Can Change This Love I Have For You"-Sam Cooke
0026 UTC "World In Changes"-Dave Mason
0031 UTC "Change Partners"-Stephen Stills 
0034 UTC "I'd Love to Change the World"-Ten Years After
0038 UTC "Changes"-David Bowie
0042 UTC "Change of Heart"-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers
0045 UTC "Change in the Weather"-John Fogerty
0052 UTC "A Change Will Do You Good"-Sheryl Crow



Thanks once again Wolverine!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: WKOS Experimental 6900 AM 2224 UTC 4 OCT 2024

« on: October 05, 2024, 0052 UTC »

0050 UTC Noticed a weak carrier here direct. Getting some brief fade-ups to just above the noise floor. Can't ID the music playing...sounds jazzy?
0053 UTC Unid song-OM singer
(Rough copy here...signal mostly in the noise)
0054 UTC OFF or faded out...I detect no carrier

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6933 AM 0040 UTC 5 OCT 2024

« on: October 05, 2024, 0041 UTC »

0041 UTC Tuned in to an unid song-OM singer with lyrics "No Rest for the Wicked" (S8 with some QRM from the Russian Buzzer "ute")
0046 UTC Pause
0047 UTC Unid pop tune, then off suddenly at 0048 UTC

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925 USB 0000 UTC 5 OCT 2024

« on: October 05, 2024, 0013 UTC »

0012 UTC Tuned in with "Green Eyed Lady"-Sugarloaf in progress. (Nice S9 signal booming in here!)
0016 UTC "Million Dollar Weekend with the Yeah Man...giving shoutouts...thanks YM!
0020 UTC "Spill the Wine"-Eric Burdon & War
0024 UTC YM, followed by "Satisfaction"-Rolling Stones
0028 UTC "Good Vibrations"-Beach Boys
0033 UTC "Black Magic Woman"-Santana
0038 UTC YM says "going to get out of here shortly...have a great weekend everybody", followed by "Susie Q-CCR

Always a treat to hear the Yeah Man!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Liquid Radio 6925 AM 0108 UTC 3 OCT 2024

« on: October 03, 2024, 0142 UTC »

0141 UTC Hearing some electronica music right at the noise floor
0145 UTC OM mentioning GMO products, followed by more EDM music

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6935 AM 0120 UTC 3 OCT 2024

« on: October 03, 2024, 0130 UTC »

0127 UTC BPM electronica dance music (S8 peaks with light fading and excellent audio)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / MOVED: UNID 6919 LSB 23 UTC 02 Oct 2024

« on: October 03, 2024, 0125 UTC »

This topic has been moved to Peskies.

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=134536.0

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 6930 AM was 6935 AM 2354 UTC 1 OCT 2024

« on: October 02, 2024, 0017 UTC »

0015 UTC Unid song by OM singer...Kris Kristofferson? (S8 peaks with light fading and somewhat muffled audio)
0019 UTC Pause...carrier still here
0026 UTC "Miracles"-Jefferson Starship (S8 peaks)
0032 UTC OM speaking now..."radio radio radio...turn that down just a little bit...1 2 3 4...1 2 3...1 2...that sounds pretty damn good"
0034 UTC "Closer to Home"-Grand Funk Railroad (less muffled now...sounds good! Lots of fading)
0042 UTC Pauses, then back to the song
0044 UTC OM speaking..."making adjustments...this is all experimentation"
0047 UTC OM speaking again..."RF floating around"
0048 UTC Unid country rock tune-OM singer
0052 UTC OM speaking, then some chanting intro to an unid rock song
0057 UTC Pause
0058 UTC "Hysteria"-Def Leppard
0102 UTC OFF (Carrier gone)

Thanks for the good tunes on your test! Strong X7.1 flare just finished before the start! Here's a link to my recording of the whole show from 0015-0102 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REEC2y_eKVHNBxhQBamJkiYqmP-6Iydg/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6975.70 AM 0318 UTC 1 OCT 2024

« on: October 01, 2024, 0336 UTC »

0334 UTC Electronica BPM dance music (Solid above the noise...S8 peaks with light fading and excellent audio)
0340 UTC OM speaking, followed by unid R&B song-YL singer
0345 UTC Some spoken word, but couldn't copy
0346 UTC Brief instrumental music, then more spoken word, followed by xylophone music
0350 UTC Pause
0351 UTC Music, with OM saying something brief, then music continued...funky jazzy song
0400 UTC Possibly a different song...drums

Reminds me of the Unid thread at this link...even the periodic ute blasts!:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,133419.msg409769.html#msg409769

Thank you for the late night entertainment whoever!