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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: ION Radio 6930.5 AM 2049 UTC 20 NOV 2023

« on: November 20, 2023, 2053 UTC »

2051 UTC Unid bluesy rock tune-OM and YL duet (I have it at 6930.5ish AM with S9 peaks and moderate fading...excellent AM audio!)
2055 UTC Another bluesy rock tune with same artists as previous song..."We'll be up and rolling" and "Mississippi Hippie Chicken" lyrics
2100 UTC YL with ION Radio ID, followed by an unid psychedelic folk song-OM singer
2116 UTC "Rhythm of the Night"-Corona (per Google title search!)
2120 UTC YL with ID, followed by a techno dance tune
2123 UTC "Strange Magic"-ELO 
2127 UTC YL with ID and email address
2128 UTC OFF

Thank you for the tunes ION! And THANK YOU for the broadcast!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID Turkey Gobble 6950 USB 1833 UTC 20 NOV 2023

« on: November 20, 2023, 1838 UTC »

1833 UTC Hearing a turkey gobbling randomly  (It must be an appeal for clemency!)
1849 UTC Still gobbling!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Zanahoria en Escabeche 6974.9 AM 0308 UTC 20 NOV 2023

« on: November 20, 2023, 0342 UTC »

Able to catch a couple of partial decodes...Robot 24 on the first 2 and Scottie 2 on the 3rd...traces of music, OM and YL

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Two Dog Radio 6925 USB 0030 UTC 20 Nov 2023

« on: November 20, 2023, 0039 UTC »

0038 UTC Tuned in to an unid blues/rock tune in progress (S6 here amidst a high noise level)
0040 UTC Different blues tune-OM singer
0046 UTC OM with ID..."Two Dog Radio", followed by another blues tune-OM singer
0131 UTC "Going Down"-cover of the Jeff Beck tune
0134 UTC "Born Under a Bad Sign"
0137 UTC OM said something, followed by more blues
0305 UTC Time to hit the sack!

Thanks for a long enjoyable night of the blues Two Dog!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: One Dog Radio 6930 USB 2345 UTC 19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 2352 UTC »

2350 UTC Unid blues tune-OM singer (S7 peaks amidst the noise...excellent audio)
2355 UTC Waterfall pic, followed by more blues rock
0001 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV

0008 UTC LeeRoy's mystery song 
0024 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6955 USB 2027 UTC 19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 2316 UTC »

2313 UTC Tuned in to a cover of "Mainline Florida"-Joe Bonamassa live (S8 peaks with light fading)
2318 UTC Unid tune by Joe Bonamassa
2326 UTC Martin 1 SSTV

2331 UTC Audio cutting out...
2333 UTC OM with "OK", then music back again...fixed!
2339 UTC JB with a bit of a Frampton lead 
2342 UTC Nice bit of a Jimmy Page lead too!
2346 UTC "Happy Trails"-Van Halen
2347 UTC OM with ID, then OFF

Thanks TCR!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mix Radio International 6865 AM<6875 AM was 6865 AM 2047 UTC 19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 2049 UTC »

2047 UTC Huge S9+15 signal here with "Cruel Summer"-Bananarama. NOT the Chinese station!
2047 UTC "Cruel Summer" repeated (Excellent audio with light fades)
2057 UTC "Nights Are Forever Without You"-England Dan & John Ford Coley
2100 UTC "Stop!"-Erasure
2103 UTC Unid techno dance tune
2106 UTC Unid pop tune
2109 UTC "Axel F"-Harold Faltermeyer
2112 UTC Unid techno dance tune
2118 UTC "Good Thing"-Fine Young Cannibals
2132 UTC "Let's Groove"-Earth, Wind, and Fire
2149 UTC OM with ID "Mix Radio International on shortwave"
(The Chinese station is breaking through during the fades)
2153 UTC Signal dropped down to S8 with increased fading
QSY'd to 6875 AM (Good move!) "Girls On Film"-Duran Duran
2159 UTC Mix Radio International ID's by OM, then YL
2207 UTC "Shattered Dreams"-Johnny Hates Jazz
2214 UTC "Call Me"-Blondie

Dinner music supplied by MRI this evening 

Thanks for the broadcast! The AM sound quality is amazing MRI! Here's my recording from 2047-2147 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNyYGxt1yT_bdVJjYjgDphUfCFH5lkmw/view?usp=sharing

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European Pirates and Private Stations / RE: Cupid Radio 21870 AM 1551 UTC 19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 1558 UTC »

1557 UTC Nice S7 peaks here directly with moderate fading and excellent audio! Unid rock song-OM singer
(Good to hear you again Cupid!)
1559 UTC Signal dropped down to the noise floor 
1600 UTC Sounds like the op is talking, then another pop song
1602 UTC Signal back up! Seems to be a lot of QSB today
1609 UTC "Human Touch"-Bruce Springsteen
1617 UTC Thanks for the shoutout Cupid! Followed by "The Way to Your Heart"
1622 UTC ID by OM, then OFF

Thanks for the broadcast Cupid Radio! Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1otwlaJRKYCt_k1MNC7moY-1bbCIxAvef/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Outhouse Radio 6955 USB 0224 UTC 19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 0233 UTC »

0232 UTC Unid rock tune (S7 peaks with light fading and moderate noise level)
0235 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV, followed by more rock music (some peskie QRM noted)
0242 UTC OM talking over light music...no clue what is being said
0245 UTC Rock tune started, then deep fade...threshold audio now
0251 UTC Grunge rock tune with an OM in unid language
0253 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV (OTHR QRM now on the frequency)
0300 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
0303 UTC Sounds like the Phantom of the Opera intro
0310 UTC Scottie 2 SSTV
0315 UTC I hear a dorg borking 




Thanks for the entertainment on this Saturday evening OHR!

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QSLs Received / Radio 48 via Mix Radio International eQSL 18-19 NOV 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 0149 UTC »

Tip of the hat to Radio 48 and Mix Radio International! Thank you as always! 

551

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio 48 / MRI 6845 USB 2229 UTC 18 Nov 2023

« on: November 19, 2023, 0122 UTC »

0119 UTC Unid death metal sounding tune (S5 peaks with light fading and high noise level...excellent wideband sideband audio)
0121 UTC YL with Radio 48 ID, followed by another metal tune segue into a reggae rap tune
0127 UTC YL with "You're listening to Mix Radio International Worldwide", then reggae music continues
0129 UTC OM with Radio 48 email, then YL speaking
0132 UTC Techno
0138 UTC Signal mostly at the noise floor...band has gone long long long...
0140 UTC Back up over the noise with some Arabic sounding reed instrument over electronica
0146 UTC YL with ID, followed by an R&B dance tune with autotune vocals
0158 UTC Mostly above the noise floor still
0202 UTC OM with Radio 48 ID, followed by funky rap music
0226 UTC Signal up to S7 now with a bit of flutter fading and a rock tune
(My apologies for not having access to Shazam!)
0229 UTC Motel 6 parody ad
0230 UTC OFF

Thanks for the entetainment this evening!

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QSLs Received / Re: Sternradio (Star Radio in English) eQSL - Nov. 17

« on: November 18, 2023, 2312 UTC »

Also received this attractively designed eQSL along with full data in the email...THANK YOU STAR RADIO! It is appreciated 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sternradio 6971.9 AM 2226 UTC 18 NOV 2023

« on: November 18, 2023, 2233 UTC »

2232 UTC Eerie sounding classical electronica music-OM singer (S9+ peaks with light fades and excellent audio)
2240 UTC Synth voiced OM speaking in German, followed by a spooky OM voice singing over an electronica ballad in German
2244 UTC OM with "100 hz"..."17000 hz" (each with a tone), then OFF at 2245 UTC

Thank you for another show Star Radio! Here's my recording of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yeu3Y_ty2yDdU7w9B7skc8mtXyadnYy8/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2115 UTC 18 NOV 2023

« on: November 18, 2023, 2217 UTC »

2215 UTC A funky indy R&B tune-YL singer (S9+ with awesome audio!)
2219 UTC DJDW chatting about the last song (From the Buccaneers soundtrack)..."stress from acid reflux"
2221 UTC "North American Scum"-Emily Kokal & Maya Folick

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WREC 6955 USB 2004 UTC 18 NOV 2023

« on: November 18, 2023, 2029 UTC »

2027 UTC OM with prerecorded ID "WREC Radio Free East Coast"
2028 UTC Spoken word phone call skit with OM talking about "I work on race cars"
2031 UTC Parody song "I Gave My Wife a Cherry" lyrics
2039 UTC PJ Sparx with mention of "1st Anniversary Show"
2041 UTC "Yabba Dabba Doo Now"-Weird Al