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Amateur Radio / Re: Hams Behaving Badly 7200 LSB 0122 UTC 8 JUL 2024

« on: July 08, 2024, 0149 UTC »

7200 LSB has been the watering hole for malcontents in amateur radio for a long time. Sometimes it's funny, but mostly it's garbage.... 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Captain Morgan Shortwave 6949.7 AM 0129 UTC 8 JUL 2024

« on: July 08, 2024, 0130 UTC »

0129 UTC ID followed by a blues tune (S8 peaks with moderate fading and noise...sounds great!)
0132 UTC ID and email address, followed by more uptempo blues-OM singer
0151 UTC YL with ID and email, followed by more great blues music!
0203 UTC OFF

Thank you for the blues tunes on this hot and humid summer night Cap'n!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice Of The Independent Republic Of Indian Stream 6938 USB 2300 UTC 7 JUL 2024

« on: July 07, 2024, 2314 UTC »

2313 UTC Unid jazzy r&b instrumental tune (S9 peaks and sounding really good!)
2316 UTC Different instrumental tune
2323 UTC "Walk On"-Neil Young 
2332 UTC "Out in the Country"-Three Dog Night
2335 UTC OM with ID..."This is the Voice of the Independent Republic of Indian Stream", repeated, then "Relayed by Cloudsplitter Radio", then email address shortwavemaildrop@gmail.com ...end of transmission"
2337 UTC Unid cover of "Free Bird"
2339 UTC OFF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Indian_Stream 

Now that was cool! Thanks VOTIROIS and also Cloudsplitter for the relay!

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Cupid Radio 15105 AM 1720 UTC 7 JUL 2024

« on: July 07, 2024, 1734 UTC »

1732 UTC Unid pop song directly across the pond (S5 peaks with moderate fading and light noise...excellent audio!)
It is good to hear you again Cupid Radio! Getting some S7 peaks! Some fades down to the noise floor.
1735 UTC DJ chat, but signal just faded into the noise
1738 UTC Signal has not faded back in yet 
1744 UTC Brief audio with DJ chat, followed by threshold music

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 USB 1854 UTC 4 JUL 2024

« on: July 04, 2024, 1856 UTC »

1854 UTC Unid blues song (S8 peaks with light noise)
1855 UTC "I Want to be Loved"-OM singer
1857 UTC Blues/Rock tune with tasty lead guitar licks
1901 UTC Unid blues tune-OM singer
1904 UTC Blues tune with lead guitar and OM singer
1911 UTC Stevie Ray Vaughan tune
1923 UTC OFF
(No ID's or announcements heard from tune-in)

Thanks for the blues show on this quiet 4th of July afternoon!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 77LJS 6950 USB 2000 UTC 2 JUL 2024

« on: July 02, 2024, 2013 UTC »

2010 UTC Possibly "Autumn Serenade"? S6 peaks and mostly above the noise...excellent audio! Followed by "Early Autumn"-Ella Fitzgerald? Signal up to S7 peaks now
2016 UTC "September in the Rain"-Frank Sinatra
2019 UTC 77LJS op with shoutouts...THANKS! I'm still listening a lot, just not posting as much! I hope you are well also! 
2020 UTC "Autumn in New York"-OM singer
2023 UTC "September Song"-OM singer
2026 UTC OM with live intro to "Shine on Harvest Moon"...jazz version
2031 UTC "September Song"-OM singer
2038 UTC 77LJS op chatting
2041 UTC "When October Goes"-YL singer
2045 UTC 77LJS op chat, then OFF

Thanks for the Autumn themed ballads from before I was born! Get out those old 78 rpm records and crank up the Victrola!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0225 UTC 30 JUN 2024

« on: June 30, 2024, 0227 UTC »

0225 UTC "Monday Monday"-Cowsills live
0227 UTC "Walk Away Renee"-Cowsills live
0230 UTC "Paperback Writer"
0232 UTC "Good Vibrations"
0236 UTC "Please Mr Postman"
0239 UTC OFF

Now that was a revelation! Never heard live Cowsills or song covers by them before...nice!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6960 USB was 6955 USB 0114 UTC 30 JUN 2024

« on: June 30, 2024, 0121 UTC »

0118 UTC Signed on to 6960 USB right after Wolverine finished the SSTV...barking dogs, then "Wichita Lineman"-Glen Campbell
0120 UTC "Operator"-Jim Croce
0124 UTC WDOG singing jingle, followed by "Everyday"-Buddy Holly
0129 UTC "At the Zoo"-Simon & Garfunkel
0132 UTC "Two of Us"-Beatles
0135 UTC "Country Road"-James Taylor
0143 UTC "Going to California"-Led Zeppelin
0147 UTC "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"-Crosby Stills & Nash
0154 UTC "First Cut Is the Deepest"-Cat Stevens
0202 UTC "Fast Car"-Tracy Chapman
0212 UTC OFF
Going to kick back and enjoy the show...always a great mix of tunes!
Thanks again WDOG!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6960 USB 2356 UTC 29 JUN 2024

« on: June 29, 2024, 2359 UTC »

2359 UTC Testing 1, 2, 3...
0000 UTC OM with "Wolverine Radio", followed by a 1920's sounding tune with "Lazy River" in the lyrics
0002 UTC "Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond"-YL singer (Hitting S +15!)
0005 UTC Lyrics with "Gulf Coast Blues"
0008 UTC "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"-OM singer
0011 UTC "How Deep Is the Ocean"-YL singer
0014 UTC "Jambalaya on the Bayou"-Hank Williams
0017 UTC "Sea Cruise"-Frankie Ford
0020 UTC "Harbor Lights"-Platters
0022 UTC "Blue Bayou"-Roy Orbison
0025 UTC "Too Many Fish In the Sea"-Marvelettes
0027 UTC "(Sitting On) the Dock of the Bay"-Otis Redding
0030 UTC "Yes, the River Knows"-Doors 
0033 UTC "Sea of Joy"-Blind Faith
0038 UTC "Born On the Bayou"-CCR
0043 UTC "Up on Cripple Creek"-The Band
0048 UTC "Many Rivers to Cross"-?
0050 UTC "Delta Lady"-Joe Cocker
0053 UTC "Watching the River Flow"-Bob Dylan
0056 UTC "Midnight at the Oasis"-Maria Muldaur
0100 UTC "Take Me to the River"-Talking Heads
0105 UTC A Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits song I am not familiar with
0112 UTC Another unid for me..."Walk on the Ocean" lyrics



Thanks yet again for another great playlist! 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Good Times Radio 6925 AM 1838 UTC 29 JUN 2024

« on: June 29, 2024, 1839 UTC »

1838 UTC "Danger Zone"-Kenny Loggins (Fading in and out of the noise...mostly deep in the noise)
1840 UTC "Hooked on a Feeling"-Blue Swede (Suddenly it's S9 peaks with excellent audio!)
(Presumed to be "Good Times Radio" per playlist! It's been a long time since I heard this!)
1843 UTC "Happy"-Pharrell Williams (Deep fade into the noise)
1847 UTC OM with ID..."Good Times Radio...", followed by "Saturday In the Park"-Chicago
1851 UTC Faded back in with "Feelin Stronger Every Day"-Chicago
1855 UTC "Make Me Smile"-Chicago
1858 UTC "Carry On My Wayward Son"-Kansas
1903 UTC Possible OM with ID?, followed by "My Sharona"-The Knack (Deep fade into the noise near the end)
1910 UTC Faded back up to S8..."Good Girls Don't"-The Knack
1912 UTC OFF

Thanks for the show GTR! It would be nice to acquire an eQSL from your station...Please? 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6920 USB 0142 UTC 26 JUN 2024

« on: June 26, 2024, 0143 UTC »

0142 UTC Unid pop/dance tune (S9+ peaks!)
0156 UTC George Carlin monologue 
0213 UTC Pause? OFF

Thank you for the entertainment!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF Radio Worldwide 6950 USB 0101 UTC 26 JUN 2024

« on: June 26, 2024, 0139 UTC »

0138 UTC Unid indie rock tune-OM singer with "Monkey Around" lyrics (S9 peaks with light noise)
0140 UTC WTF Radio Worldwide singing jingle

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Boombox Radio 6935 AM 2354 UTC 25 JUN 2024

« on: June 26, 2024, 0129 UTC »

0128 UTC Unid R&B dance tune (S9 with light fades and excellent audio)
0131 UTC DJ Liquid Todd mentioning liquidtodd.com, followed by more funky toe tapping music

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0118 UTC 25 JUN 2024

« on: June 25, 2024, 0133 UTC »

0132 UTC "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"-Warren Zevon live
0133 UTC OFF

Signal was S8 peaks just above the high T-storm noise...nice audio!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BUG RADIO 6957 USB 0116 UTC 24 JUN 2024

« on: June 24, 2024, 0131 UTC »

0127 UTC "Born In the USA"-Bruce Springsteen (S9 amidst lots of T-storm static)
0129 UTC YL with ID
0130 UTC "Eye in the Sky"-Alan Parsons Project
0134 UTC YL with ID, followed by an advert-YL
0135 UTC "How Deep Is Your Love"-Bee Gees
0140 UTC "Don't You Forget About Me"-Simple Minds (Just switched from the 2.4 khz to the 6 khz filter and we seem to have wideband sideband....sounds really good!
0145 UTC "I've Been Waiting For a Girl Like You"-Foreigner
0150 UTC YL with ID followed by an Easypal image (No luck on a decode)
0153 UTC Computer sounds, then OFF?

Listened back on the final ID, and it is indeed "B-U-G Bug Radio for the Win"
Thanks again for the entertainment Bug Radio!