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QSLs Received / Re: Ball Smacker Radio 29 APR 2023 eQSL
« on: April 30, 2023, 2059 UTC »
Also received the same here...THANKS BALLSMACKER!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 1210 UTC 30 APR 2023
« on: April 30, 2023, 1250 UTC »
1225 UTC Tuned in to the end of "One World"-Dire Straits (Signal just above the noise floor)
1226 UTC A Dire Straits song I forgot the name of, followed by SSTV (decoded the 2nd one)
1236 UTC "Tunnel of Love"-Dire Straits
1251 UTC "Skateaway"-Dire Straits
1256 UTC Martin 1 SSTV
1304 UTC Signal is mostly at the noise floor now
1226 UTC A Dire Straits song I forgot the name of, followed by SSTV (decoded the 2nd one)
1236 UTC "Tunnel of Love"-Dire Straits
1251 UTC "Skateaway"-Dire Straits
1256 UTC Martin 1 SSTV
1304 UTC Signal is mostly at the noise floor now
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6950 USB 2357 UTC 29 Apr 2023
« on: April 30, 2023, 0011 UTC »
0009 UTC OM with ID followed by unid 40's tune-OM singer (S9+ signal here tonight!)
0012 UTC Unid big band tune-OM singer (lyrics "somebody's gonna have to go")
0015 UTC 50's slow dance tune-OM singer(lyrics "send me someone to love")
0017 UTC Unid blues tune-OM singer
0021 UTC "Somebody To Love"-Jefferson Airplane
0024 UTC "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"-Fats Domino?
0026 UTC "Something In the Air"-Thunderclap Newman
0030 UTC "Someday Soon"-Judy Collins
0034 UTC "Someday Never Comes"-CCR
0038 UTC "Gotta Serve Somebody"-Bob Dylan
0043 UTC Unid song by BB King
0047 UTC A tune I do not recognize
0050 UTC "Somebody's Baby"-Jackson Browne
0054 UTC "Something to Talk About"-Bonnie Raitt
0012 UTC Unid big band tune-OM singer (lyrics "somebody's gonna have to go")
0015 UTC 50's slow dance tune-OM singer(lyrics "send me someone to love")
0017 UTC Unid blues tune-OM singer
0021 UTC "Somebody To Love"-Jefferson Airplane
0024 UTC "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"-Fats Domino?
0026 UTC "Something In the Air"-Thunderclap Newman
0030 UTC "Someday Soon"-Judy Collins
0034 UTC "Someday Never Comes"-CCR
0038 UTC "Gotta Serve Somebody"-Bob Dylan
0043 UTC Unid song by BB King
0047 UTC A tune I do not recognize
0050 UTC "Somebody's Baby"-Jackson Browne
0054 UTC "Something to Talk About"-Bonnie Raitt
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: B Side Radio 6935 AM 0246 UTC 29 APR 2023
« on: April 29, 2023, 0252 UTC »
0250 UTC Just the barest trace of music in the noise here directly 
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 APR 2023
« on: April 29, 2023, 0059 UTC »
0058 UTC Tuned in to the "Wildfire" interval signal (S9 and solid above the noise with light fading and excellent audio)
0100 UTC YL with "Good evening ham sammiches", followed by unid song-YL singer
0105 UTC Unid 50's sounding tune-YL singer (Dark Moon lyrics)
0107 UTC "Dark Star"-Crosby Stills & Nash
0112 UTC "On the Dark Side"-John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band
0115 UTC "Out of the Darkness"-Crosby & Nash
0119 UTC "Reach Out In the Darkness"-Friend and Lover
0122 UTC YL with email address, into "Breathe (In the Air)"-Pink Floyd
0129 UTC "Time"-Pink Floyd
0140 UTC "Money"-Pink Floyd
0147 UTC "Us and Them"-Pink Floyd
(Seems like the entire Dark Side of the Moon LP was played)
0204 UTC YL with email address, followed by a song I do not recognize
0208 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0217 UTC "Dancing In the Dark"-Bruce Springsteen
0221 UTC "In the Dark"-Billy Squier
0225 UTC "Slipping Into Darkness"-War
0228 UTC "Rainbow In the Dark"-Dio
0235 UTC Ooops! Forgot to turn on the SSTV app!
Thank you for the Friday evening entertainment Ballsmacker...it's getting to be a weekly habit!
0100 UTC YL with "Good evening ham sammiches", followed by unid song-YL singer
0105 UTC Unid 50's sounding tune-YL singer (Dark Moon lyrics)
0107 UTC "Dark Star"-Crosby Stills & Nash
0112 UTC "On the Dark Side"-John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band
0115 UTC "Out of the Darkness"-Crosby & Nash
0119 UTC "Reach Out In the Darkness"-Friend and Lover
0122 UTC YL with email address, into "Breathe (In the Air)"-Pink Floyd
0129 UTC "Time"-Pink Floyd
0140 UTC "Money"-Pink Floyd
0147 UTC "Us and Them"-Pink Floyd
(Seems like the entire Dark Side of the Moon LP was played)
0204 UTC YL with email address, followed by a song I do not recognize
0208 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0217 UTC "Dancing In the Dark"-Bruce Springsteen
0221 UTC "In the Dark"-Billy Squier
0225 UTC "Slipping Into Darkness"-War
0228 UTC "Rainbow In the Dark"-Dio
0235 UTC Ooops! Forgot to turn on the SSTV app!
Thank you for the Friday evening entertainment Ballsmacker...it's getting to be a weekly habit!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0032 UTC 28 Apr 2023
« on: April 28, 2023, 0232 UTC »
I heard this also...I had the Zeppelin carrier on 6949.9 AM and a deep voiced OM on USB which although I am not 100% certain, the voice seemed to be in Portuguese
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QSLs Received / Crapola Radio "Professor Plum Birthday Show" eQSL
« on: April 28, 2023, 0210 UTC »
I very much appreciate your shows and your awesome eQSLs! Thank you Crapola Radio!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDOG 6955 USB was AM 0101 UTC 28 APR 2023
« on: April 28, 2023, 0157 UTC »
0156 UTC Killer signal here with an unid punk rock tune-OM singer...S9 and excellent USB audio
0159 UTC British accented OM spoken word, followed by unid punk rock tune-YL singer
0201 UTC British accented OM "none of it made any sense....the ranting and the raving", then unid punk rock tune-OM singer
(I'd post more details, but sadly I'm lacking in the finer points of punk rock music!)
0223 UTC A major howling session! Followed by "Are Friends Electric"-Tubeway Army (with CW ID's over the tune)
0226 UTC OM with ID, into another unid punk tune
0229 UTC "Cover your ears or run away...whatever you need to do" (LMAO!)
0232 UTC "The lyrics to some of these songs is disturbing"
0302 UTC Still here with ya WDOG...Thanks for the shoutout! Don't work too hard tomorrow OM!
0303 UTC OFF
Now that was enlightening T.E.M.! I'm half deaf, so I only had to cover one ear
*Hello McRadioface! Long time no see!
0159 UTC British accented OM spoken word, followed by unid punk rock tune-YL singer
0201 UTC British accented OM "none of it made any sense....the ranting and the raving", then unid punk rock tune-OM singer
(I'd post more details, but sadly I'm lacking in the finer points of punk rock music!)
0223 UTC A major howling session! Followed by "Are Friends Electric"-Tubeway Army (with CW ID's over the tune)
0226 UTC OM with ID, into another unid punk tune
0229 UTC "Cover your ears or run away...whatever you need to do" (LMAO!)
0232 UTC "The lyrics to some of these songs is disturbing"
0302 UTC Still here with ya WDOG...Thanks for the shoutout! Don't work too hard tomorrow OM!
0303 UTC OFF
Now that was enlightening T.E.M.! I'm half deaf, so I only had to cover one ear
*Hello McRadioface! Long time no see!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Crapola Radio 6905 USB 0100 UTC 28 APR 2023
« on: April 28, 2023, 0100 UTC »
0100 UTC OM with ID, followed by "Rock Around the Clock"-Bill Haley & Comets
(S7 signal solid above the moderate noise with light fading and excellent audio)
0102 UTC "See You Later Alligator"-Bill Haley
0105 UTC OM with "You are listening to the Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network", followed by "Do the Twist"-Chubby Checker
0107 UTC Miss Scarlett wishing Professor Plum a Happy Birthday...new sponsor?
0110 UTC "Your Man"-Josh Turner
0114 UTC DJ chat...open book exam...book from 1948
0115 UTC "Ode to Billy Joe"-Bobbie Gentry
(The whooshing noise from the utility station is getting louder, but Crapola is still above it)
0119 UTC "I'll Take You There"-Staple Singers (Signal is dropping into the noise and QRM, but still fairly solid)
0123 UTC Phone call by India accented YL and OM, then spoken word skit
0125 UTC "Still the Same"-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
0128 UTC "I've fallen and I can't get up" then ID "Coast to coast, all free all the time", followed by "Uptown Girl"-Billy Joel
0131 UTC Phone call "Thank you for calling Crapola Radio"...phone call between a bill collector and Professor Plum..."we should be up to 20 listeners by the end of the month"
0133 UTC Unid song-YL singer/old advertising jingle?
0134 UTC Professor Plum thanking everybody for the surprise birthday, then Email address (Thanks for the shoutout Professor Plum!)
0136 UTC Closing announcement, ID, tone, then OFF
Thanks for another installment of the Crapola Radio Odyssey! Things are looking promising!
(S7 signal solid above the moderate noise with light fading and excellent audio)
0102 UTC "See You Later Alligator"-Bill Haley
0105 UTC OM with "You are listening to the Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network", followed by "Do the Twist"-Chubby Checker
0107 UTC Miss Scarlett wishing Professor Plum a Happy Birthday...new sponsor?
0110 UTC "Your Man"-Josh Turner
0114 UTC DJ chat...open book exam...book from 1948
0115 UTC "Ode to Billy Joe"-Bobbie Gentry
(The whooshing noise from the utility station is getting louder, but Crapola is still above it)
0119 UTC "I'll Take You There"-Staple Singers (Signal is dropping into the noise and QRM, but still fairly solid)
0123 UTC Phone call by India accented YL and OM, then spoken word skit
0125 UTC "Still the Same"-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
0128 UTC "I've fallen and I can't get up" then ID "Coast to coast, all free all the time", followed by "Uptown Girl"-Billy Joel
0131 UTC Phone call "Thank you for calling Crapola Radio"...phone call between a bill collector and Professor Plum..."we should be up to 20 listeners by the end of the month"
0133 UTC Unid song-YL singer/old advertising jingle?
0134 UTC Professor Plum thanking everybody for the surprise birthday, then Email address (Thanks for the shoutout Professor Plum!)
0136 UTC Closing announcement, ID, tone, then OFF
Thanks for another installment of the Crapola Radio Odyssey! Things are looking promising!
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QSLs Received / WORK (Workers Operating Radio Knobs) re-broadcast via NAPRS eQSL
« on: April 28, 2023, 0033 UTC »
Thank you NAPRS! I love the graphics on this gem of an eQSL!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / WORK re-broadcast via NAPRS 6935 AM 0106 UTC 27 APR 2023
« on: April 27, 2023, 0107 UTC »
0106 UTC 2 OM talking about the Boston Marathon, followed by OM announcing a Boston Bruins game
(Audio is a bit muffled and now transmission breaks)
0109 UTC Music, but very distorted...fixed!
0116 UTC OM talking now, followed by looped Spanish numbers
0117 UTC YL phone call with numbers and OM hangs up....WORK ID by OM
0119 UTC "It's time to get back to work"..."WORK"
0120 UTC Unid song-YL singer
Kicking back and enjoying the show...now that I'm retired!
0150 UTC OM with ID and postal address, followed by music
0154 UTC OM with NAPRS ID, then OFF
Thanks NAPRS! Another old one I've always wanted to hear!
Here's a link to my recording from carrier at 0103-0154 UTC QRT:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15xc0Ul-9CKRhaEhGJvizIltMKE1Gvidj/view?usp=sharing
(Audio is a bit muffled and now transmission breaks)
0109 UTC Music, but very distorted...fixed!
0116 UTC OM talking now, followed by looped Spanish numbers
0117 UTC YL phone call with numbers and OM hangs up....WORK ID by OM
0119 UTC "It's time to get back to work"..."WORK"
0120 UTC Unid song-YL singer
Kicking back and enjoying the show...now that I'm retired!
0150 UTC OM with ID and postal address, followed by music
0154 UTC OM with NAPRS ID, then OFF
Thanks NAPRS! Another old one I've always wanted to hear!
Here's a link to my recording from carrier at 0103-0154 UTC QRT:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15xc0Ul-9CKRhaEhGJvizIltMKE1Gvidj/view?usp=sharing
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General Radio Discussion / Re: DaveP passes
« on: April 26, 2023, 2136 UTC »
Sorry to hear that Dave has passed away. I noticed that he had posted a few weeks back...he always seemed enthusiastic about the hobby and his posts were always concise and polite. My deepest condolences to his family!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Eastern Star (Vostochnaya Zvezda) 7400 AM 0242 UTC 26 APR 2023
« on: April 26, 2023, 0246 UTC »
0242 UTC Hearing music directly with a mostly threshold signal. Some audible but brief fade-ups above the noise floor
0246 UTC Announcer now
0246 UTC Announcer now
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Hobby Broadcasting #5 via NAPRS 6935 AM 0132 UTC 26 APR 2023
« on: April 26, 2023, 0134 UTC »
0132 UTC Andrew Yoder with audio clips of various recently heard stations
0229 UTC NAPRS ID and OFF
Thanks for the relay NAPRS!
0229 UTC NAPRS ID and OFF
Thanks for the relay NAPRS!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Thunder Chicken Radio 6950 USB 2315 UTC 25 APR 2023
« on: April 25, 2023, 2317 UTC »
2315 UTC Dark metal music solid above the noise floor with some light fading
2324 UTC Different German metal song-OM growler
2328 UTC Another metal song-same OM
2332 UTC Easypal mode (app is off here), followed by a ballad with OM singer in German
2324 UTC Different German metal song-OM growler
2328 UTC Another metal song-same OM
2332 UTC Easypal mode (app is off here), followed by a ballad with OM singer in German
