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Latin American Pirate / AD149 Radio 6934.9 AM 2330 UTC 16 MAR 2023
« on: March 16, 2023, 2336 UTC »
2330 UTC Fair to good signal here direct...S7 peaks and solid above the S3 noise floor with choppy fading. Unid pop ballad in Spanish
2355 UTC Signal still holding up nicely
0006 UTC Music ended, then pause. Carrier still on
0015 UTC Carrier off
Here's a 14 minute direct recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCVAhJ-Xip5l7a-9ti2lfmFVaozCkqva/view?usp=sharing
0045 UTC Back on when I tuned in with a lower signal/higher noise level now

77
Latin American Pirate / Radio Antares? (tentative) 7400 AM 0230 UTC 16 MAR 2023
« on: March 16, 2023, 0241 UTC »
0230 UTC Hearing music directly fading in and out of the noise...possibly Radio Antares-Brazil? Or relay of another station?
0240 UTC Still hearing this with some occasional announcements between songs by OM, but no copy.
(I don't recognize the songs played or the language...choppy fading)
0313 UTC "Whiter Shade of Pale"-Procol Harum  :)
0322 UTC "California Dreaming"-Mamas and the Papas
0327 UTC "You Are the Sunshine Of My Life"-Stevie Wonder
0331 UTC "Hey Jude"-Beatles (Signal faded during this song...right at the noise floor now)
0338 UTC "Baby I Love Your Way"-Peter Frampton (Signal back up now)

Here's a short recording from 0325-0343 UTC heard directly:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pyRSgix3GgJ3sGdOftxSVCF9nBjPYmRn/view?usp=sharing

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WQFG689 Hudson County TIS relay 6930 USB 0122 UTC 16 MAR 2023
« on: March 16, 2023, 0127 UTC »
0122 UTC Tuned in to an unid relay of the "broken" Hudson County NJ TIS station....
0123 UTC OFF
 ;D

Fixed it...thanks Molvania Poacher!

79
European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Zeppelin Radio 6290 AM 1732 UTC 15 MAR 2023
« on: March 15, 2023, 2312 UTC »
2311 UTC Mostly above the noise floor here directly on 6289.9 AM with "Sara"-Hall & Oates
(Some choppy fading with excellent sounding audio)
2314 UTC "Kodachrome"-Paul Simon
2317 UTC "Eclipse"-Pink Floyd
2319 UTC "Dancing Queen"-ABBA
(Signal has faded down to the noise floor)

80
QSLs Received / Radio USA relay via NAPRS eQSL
« on: March 15, 2023, 0027 UTC »
Thanks much NAPRS! It is always appreciated!  8)


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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Hello Radio 6938 USB 2357 UTC 14 Mar 2023
« on: March 15, 2023, 0004 UTC »
0002 UTC Tuned in to "Those Were the Days"-Mary Hopkins in progress. S7 peaks here with light fading amidst local storm static
0006 UTC OM talking over the intro to a song...tough copy with the storm static here
0008 UTC "The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia"-Vickie Lawrence (OM talking over the music but no joy on the copy)
0011 UTC OM with ID "You're listening to Hello Radio", followed by spoken word I can't make out
0015 UTC Unid rap/hip-hop song
0019 UTC OM with spoken word
0020 UTC YL with spoken word over sci fi sound effects
0022 UTC Mentions of Radio Bob?
0024 UTC OM DJ chat...more talk of Bob?
0029 UTC Mention of Radio Jamba International
0030 UTC "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" segue into Pink Floyd with OM talking about Bad Andy
0033 UTC OFF

Now that was interesting! I wish propagation had been better. Thanks Hello Radio!

82
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Crapola Radio 6925 USB 2330 UTC 14 Mar 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 2343 UTC »
2341 UTC Tuned in to "I Call Your Name"-Mamas and the Papas, followed by YL with "This is what free radio is all about...kick back and enjoy the show" (Something like that)
2342 UTC "Escape"-Rupert Holmes
2347 UTC YL with chat..."we could not do it without you", followed by "Ode to Billy Joe"-Bobbie Gentry
2351 UTC "Johnny B Goode"-Chuck Berry
2354 UTC YL with "Looks like it's time to pack up.....before that boogieman shows up", followed by "Wipe Out"-The Ventures or the Surfaris? (Live version)
2358 UTC OFF

Thanks for another round of good tunes Crapola Radio!

83
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thunder Chicken Radio 6955 USB 2322 UTC 14 Mar 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 2329 UTC »
2328 UTC Alan Parson's tune in progress with S7 peaks with light fading

84
North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mushroom Head Radio 6933 USB 2242 UTC 14 MAR 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 2315 UTC »
2313 UTC Tuned in to "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"-Tears for Fears at S8 peaks. Song cut off at end  :(
2324 UTC "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"-Tears for Fears started up already in progress.

Hey Zeke....here's some constructive criticism. Play the whole song. It sounds so much more professional.

85
North American Shortwave Pirate / 77 Lima Juliet Sierra 6678 LSB 2034 UTC 14 MAR 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 2035 UTC »
2034 UTC OM with religious/philosophical discussion
2036 UTC OM with ID and todays date, then "Remember, we are all behind enemy lines"
2037 UTC OFF

Now that was different! Here's a link to my recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WF9nohOwQk6GTnfE26rYatCVymHqi-KZ/view?usp=sharing

This is a reading from "Love Letter to America" by Yuri Bezmenov and can be found at this link:
https://ia800602.us.archive.org/11/items/love-letter-america/love-letter-america.pdf
Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov, was a former KGB officer and journalist who worked for the Novosti Press Agency and who ultimately defected from the Soviet Union to Canada. Yuri chose freedom. Writing as Tomas Schuman in Love Letter to America, Yuri describes Soviet genocidal Communism and explains how good it is to be free.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Outhouse Radio 6925 USB 0244 UTC 14 MAR 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 0245 UTC »
0244 UTC Unid grunge rock music-OM singer
0302 UTC "On Top of Spaghetti"  ;D
0305 UTC "Old MacDonald"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0230 UTC 14 MAR 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 0230 UTC »
0230 UTC Unid song, then OFF at 0231 UTC

88
North American Shortwave Pirate / Two Dog Radio 6925 USB 0153 UTC 14 MAR 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 0154 UTC »
0153 UTC Sounds like Pink Floyd just above the noise with strong whipped cream aerosol ute QRM over the top. Also hearing dogs barking...Hmmm...."Dogs" by Pink Floyd!
0208 UTC OM with ID "Two Dog Radio", then OFF

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio USA 6935 AM 2338 UTC 13 Mar 2023
« on: March 14, 2023, 0027 UTC »
0025 UTC "DX program hosted by Mr. Blue Sky"..."RUDEX"  ;D
0028 UTC Swim suit calender...RF Burns in bikini briefs
0031 UTC How to get a Radio USA QSL card...Wellsville mail drop address
0033 UTC Punk rock tune
0035 UTC OM with "We've come to the end of another broadcast...ID and postal mail drop address
0036 UTC OFF

90
QSLs Received / Re: Crapola Pirate Radio QSL
« on: March 14, 2023, 0020 UTC »
Also received a really nice Crapola Radio eQSL here...THANK YOU Crapola!  8)

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