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Huh? / Re: “USB Killer” flash drive can fry your computer’s innards in seconds

« on: October 29, 2015, 1155 UTC »

Take into account also, that someone had to sit down and actually design this "killing machine" from the ground up. From the
printed circuit board, to the electronics, to the USB enclosure it all sits in.

For one specific purpose.

Pretty ominous, ya think?

617

QSLs Received / Re: The Crystal Ship "Halloween Playhouse" E-QSL

« on: October 29, 2015, 1142 UTC »

I also received one of these collectable eQSLs in my mailbox.
Thanks for the Show, Mr. JP!!

618

QSLs Received / Re: WREC QSL

« on: October 29, 2015, 1140 UTC »

I also got one in my mailbox.
Pretty Scary, Kids!!
Thanks to PJ Sparx!!

619

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WLIS 6925 USB 0035 UTC 29 OCT 2015

« on: October 29, 2015, 0046 UTC »

S7 with a S6 noise level

0034 - Hearing Interval Signals on frequency
0042 - WLIS ID heard
0045 - Radio RSA Interval Signal

I find myself forgetting a lot of these...
Thanks WLIS!

620

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: TCS Relay 6850.5 AM 2306 UTC October 27, 2015

« on: October 27, 2015, 2316 UTC »

S7 to S9 plus, at peaks

TCS Halloween Special

2314 - Sounds like a spooky tale being told....
           Telltale Heart possibly
2322 - Positive ID by OM as: "The Crystal Ship. Let the Darkness take You Away."
2322 - Jaws Theme
2330 - Lets Run - The Doors
2334 - ID by OM
2336 - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (More Cow Bell!!)
2344 - Cold Ethyl - Alice Cooper
2246 - Wolf howls... into spoken word story...
2350 - Bad Moon on the Rise - CCR
.......
0015 - Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

Nice mix of music & spoken word!
Thanks for the Halloween Show!

621

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6873 AM 2240 - 10/27/15

« on: October 27, 2015, 2246 UTC »

S5 to S7

2240 - Hearing "The Pirates Life for Me" on frequency
2245 - a Hard Rock number
2248 - Sound effects
2249 - possible ID ? thought I heard OM say "WREC. Radio Free..."
2250 - Running With The Devil - Van Halen
2252 - "Halloween" Movie Theme Music
2253 - possible ID ?
2254 - Hells Bells - AC/DC
2301 - a song with Ozzy
2305 - a comedy bit about Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and Frankenstein
2306 - Positive ID by OM over Munsters Theme as : "Radio Free East Coast"
2306 - E-Mail Addy given by YL

622

Other / Re: UNID 6942.4 AM 2150 UTC 26 Oct 2015

« on: October 26, 2015, 2303 UTC »

S6

2302 - Was here during dinner - no apparent modulation

623

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6920 AM 0012 UTC October 25, 2015

« on: October 26, 2015, 0042 UTC »

SINPO: 33222 - peskies on LSB - carrier good but modulation lacking

0035 - Don't Pull your Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

624

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Casablanca 6950.6 KHZ AM 2312 UTC October 25, 2015

« on: October 25, 2015, 2315 UTC »

S9+10 at start -

2311 - La Marseilles Interval Signal
2313 - La Marseilles Full Anthem
2314 - Positive ID by OM as: "Radio Casablanca"
          E Mail Addy given: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
2315 - Halloween song with kids
2318 - "The House is Haunted"
2322 - ID by OM: "This is Radio Casablanca"
2325 - "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"
2327 - UNID instrumental song
2330 - ID by OM and E Mail Addy given: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
2330 - UNID song by older YL  - "...I heard a disturbance downstairs..."
2334 - Familiar song / Familiar singer with horns
2336 - "Why are You Haunting Me?"
2340 - ID by OM
2340 - "She's a Demon"
2344 - "Don't Go Dead in the Market" (?)
2345 - Signal S9 with some noise now
2346 - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
2349 - ID by OM and E Mail Addy given: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
2349 - UNID song with piano & YL vocals
2352 - UNID song with YL vocals and OM chorus accompaniment
........
2357 - The program faded down and out...
2359 - Faded back up...
.......
2359 - ID by OM and E Mail Addy given: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com
0000 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
0023 - He's Dead but He Won't Lie Down
0026 - Haunted Heart - Bing Crosby
0026 - ID by OM and E Mail Addy given: radiocasablanca1@gmail.com

Thanks for the Halloween Week Show!

625

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6960 USB 2217 UTC 25 Oct 2015

« on: October 25, 2015, 2227 UTC »

S7 at times with an S6 noise level  

2218 - Big band or a jazzy type music
2225 - Heard "RPM" in a slowing down voice...
2225 - an Elvis song (?)
2228 - "RPM" heard again

626

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: 21460 KHz AM broadcast! Sluwe Vos Radio

« on: October 25, 2015, 1346 UTC »

Around S1 or so over all, listenable at times,
spoken word quality was better than music,
but I'd chalk that one up to propagation.

1331 - Hearing music on frequency
1332 - Canned ID "Fox is out to Get You..."
1335 - Sluwe give me a Shout out! Thank You!
1340 - Canned "Sluwe Vos Radio..." ID
1345 - ID and time pips

My second Euro reception!

627

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB? 0125 UTC October 25, 2015

« on: October 25, 2015, 0135 UTC »

S7 to S9 at peaks

0134 - Hotel California in SS
0138 - Lola in SS
0142 - La Bamba in SS
0147 - Total Eclipse of the Heart in SS

628

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID SSTV 6925 USB 2305 UTC October 24, 2015

« on: October 24, 2015, 2312 UTC »

S9 but no decode

2312 - 4th SSTV

629

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: now testing 15.070 euro pirate switch now USB

« on: October 24, 2015, 1617 UTC »

at noise level S0 - quiet up here on these freqs.
best here 15.069.95 USB

1612 - Hearing "The Final Countdown"
1614 - now an OM talking
1616 - into more music
.......
1623 - Shout outs to the HFU HF Underground
           Mentions me and quite a few others! Thanks!
1626 - into more music
1629 - Everything She Wants - Wham

My First Euro Reception.

630

North American Shortwave Pirate / Amphetamine Radio 6925 USB 1506 UTC 24OCT2015

« on: October 24, 2015, 1512 UTC »

S5 this morning with noisy conditions overall
some filtering

1506 - hearing the Clash
1510 - SSTV
.......
1530 - ID by OM - E Mail addy given
1531 - SSTV
1536 - SSTV
1536 - ID, E Mail Addy, US National Anthem
1541 - tone, S/Off - QRT

Music was difficult to fully ID, but the spoken ID's
came through clear as a bell.
Thanks for the Drive By Show this Saturday morning.