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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6927.12 AM 1934 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 1941 UTC »

1936 UTC Also here with a tuning signal, then OM with "Hello Radio"...back up a couple times but OFF since 1940 UTC
1942 UTC Carrier back with OM saying something, but I can't copy with the high noise
2032 UTC Carrier on again but no trace of audio
2041 UTC Carrier on again with some animal sounding noises

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QSLs Received / Happy Hanukkah Radio eQSL 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0412 UTC »

Thank you for the eQSL and for keeping the tradition alive HHR!   

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: unid 6959 USB 0136 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0244 UTC »

0233 UTC SSTV

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6965 USB 0056 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0057 UTC »

0057 UTC Testing one two three...
(S5 Signal here and mostly solid above the noise...bit of flutter fading here)
0100 UTC OM with ID, into unid tune-YL
0103 UTC Unid fox trot tune-OM singer
0108 UTC "Real Lovin Mama"-unid artist
0114 UTC "Baby We're Really In Love"-Hank Williams
0116 UTC Forgot the title of this Mary Wells tune (Lots of noise now...signal up to S7 peaks)
0119 UTC "You Really Got A Hold On Me"-Smokey Robinson
0121 UTC "You Really Got Me"-Kinks
0124 UTC "All I Really Want to Do"-Byrds
0126 UTC "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"-Marvin Gaye
0128 UTC "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is"-Chicago
0131 UTC "You Make Me Real"-Doors
0134 UTC I'm not familiar with this one...lyrics "You Can Get It If You Really Want"
0137 UTC "When You Dance I Can Really Love"-Neil Young & Crazy

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WREC Radio Free East Coast 4185 USB 0015 UTC 10 DEC 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0028 UTC »

0027 UTC Hovering at the noise floor here with "Kryptonite"-Three Doors down (S5 peaks with an S5 noise floor)
0031 UTC I can make out PJ Sparx talking in the noise

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2350 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0004 UTC »

0003 UTC I have a very weak carrier here but no trace of audio. No sign of the USB station here

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0001 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 10, 2023, 0003 UTC »

0002 UTC A very weak carrier here...no traces of audio

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6934 AM 2315 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2353 UTC »

2351 UTC Tuned in to "I Ain't Drunk"-Albert Collins? (S8 peaks with deep fades into the noise...excellent audio at peaks!)
2357 UTC Signal dropped out to below the noise floor 

Always good to hear the Cap'n!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2245 UTC 9 Dec 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2247 UTC »

2246 UTC "The Lonely Bull"-Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (Right at the noise floor)
2248 UTC Repeat of "The Lonely Bull"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 2123 UTC »

2120 UTC OM with spoken word..."look at the roller coaster...enjoy the ride" (S8 peaks with light noise and light fading...excellent USB audio)
2121 UTC Unid pop tune-OM singer
2125 UTC RFW theme song
2127 UTC DJDW chatting
2145 UTC Christmas music! "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"-Gang of Youths
2148 UTC Unid Christmas song-YL singer
2151 UTC "Christmas in Prison"-John Prine
2159 UTC Thanks for the shoutout!
2240 UTC Band is going long...signal dropped from S8 to S4 and just above the noise
2243 UTC Signal deep in the noise now

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free New England 6950 AM 1757 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 1849 UTC »

1837 UTC Tuned in to "Santa Baby"-YL singer (S9 with light fades and excellent audio...I have the frequency as 6949.7ish)
1838 UTC "Silver Bells"-OM and YL duet
1841 UTC "You Make It Feel Like Christmas Tonight"-YL singer
1844 UTC YL with ID..."This is Radio Free New England", followed by "Oh Christmas Tree"-OM singer, then "Joy To the World"-OM singer
1849 UTC "Jingle Bells"-Bruce Springsteen
1854 UTC "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem"-Elvis Presley
1856 UTC "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer"-Gene Autry
1900 UTC "Carol of the Bells"-Unid childrens chorus, followed by "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"-unid autotune voice
1903 UTC "Holly Jolly Christmas"-Burl Ives
1906 UTC "All I Want For Christmas Is You"-Tony Bennett
1910 UTC "Sleigh Ride"-Ronettes (Signal fading is moderate now)
1913 UTC "The Christmas Song"-(not Nat King Cole)
1915 UTC "Baby It's Cold Outside"-not sure what version
1918 UTC A song by YL singer I am not familiar with
1921 UTC YL with ID..."This Is Radio Free New England", followed by unid autotune voice song
1924 UTC "Feliz Navidad"-Jose Feliciano
1927 UTC "Baby It's Cold Outside"-another version!
1929 UTC "The Chipmunk Song"-unid autotune vocalists 
1932 UTC "Blue Christmas"-Elvis Presley
1934 UTC "Sleigh Ride"-unid artist
1937 UTC "Little Drummer Boy"-Harry Simeone Choir?
1940 UTC A song I am not familiar with-autotune voice..."You're My Satellite" lyrics
1945 UTC "Oh Holy Night"-unid artist
1949 UTC YL with "This is Radio Free New England" with the sound of seagulls  followed by "Where Are You Christmas"-Faith Hill
1953 UTC Unid song and artist (childrens choir and piano)
1958 UTC "Little Saint Nick"-Beach Boys
2000 UTC "Wonderful Christmastime"-Paul McCartney
2004 UTC "Mele Kalikimaka"-Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
2006 UTC YL with "This is Radio Free New England broadcasting from the shores of Long Island Sound", then pause
2008 UTC Carrier OFF

Thank you for a very pleasant Saturday afternoon of Christmas music! Wish I had tuned in earlier! You covered 'em all  Here's my recording from 1845-2008 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_5NoJu-kdKIBlI9YVUx0OWK-nnjocIf/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6925 USB 1652 UTC 9 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 1654 UTC »

1652 UTC Tuned in to "Telstar"-Tornado's or Ventures? S9 and solid! Sounding really good here!
1657 UTC Singing jingle "WDOG"
(Enjoying the old surf, racing, and other popular instrumentals!)
1727 UTC "Are Friends Electric"-Tubeway Army
1734 UTC OFF after Telstar

Thank you for the flashback WDOG!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 4032 USB 0200 UTC 09 DEC 2023

« on: December 09, 2023, 0208 UTC »

0207 UTC "Here Comes the Sun"-Beatles (Signal just above the noise...6960 AM was a threshold carrier this evening)
0214 UTC "Good Morning Starshine"-Oliver
0220 UTC Signal has slipped down under the noise...traces of audio fading in and out now 
0248 UTC Checked back and signal is at the noise floor...can make out "It's A Beautiful Morning"-Rascals

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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)