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34726

North American Shortwave Pirate / 6950.1 AM heard in W. Europe at sunrise, July 8, 5.45 UTC

« on: July 08, 2011, 0752 UTC »

6950.1 AM heard in W. Europe at sunrise, July 8, 5.45 UTC

Very weak station just between Laser Hot Hits 6945 and Atlantic R. 6959.6.
Mostly music, but unknown songs at the peak times.
Very few words really heard (6.08 Here we go ??, 6.31 ..rainbow..).
Then fading out, some rumble around 6.45 (other carrier) and carrier vanishing.

Ray

34727

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6925U

« on: June 06, 2011, 2159 UTC »

 WOLVERINE Radio heard in W. France on 6925 SSB,
 Sunday 5 June 2011, about 03.15 - 03.45 UTC (dawn here).
 10 (unknown) songs with an ID in the middle.
 Good signal, no noise at all.
 Sony 7600D (sharp clarifier thumb wheel) + dipole.

Ray

34728

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Weak signal 6.925AM

« on: May 23, 2011, 2252 UTC »

Hi !

Heard also a very weak station on 6925.1 kHz as late as 6.15 -6.55 UTC here in W. Europe.
Could just say there was music at times and talk at other times.

Seemed too weak for a European station, and nothing reported about it in Europe AFAIK.

Help needed !

Ray

34729

North American Shortwave Pirate / WBCQ relayed on 6925 ?? Sun 23, 4.20 - 5.00.

« on: January 23, 2011, 2226 UTC »

 Very weak station heard on 6925 AM (here, W. Europe), at 4.20 - 5.00.

Mostly talking, with several voices, (incl. one female voice). Short musical pieces. Too much local noise, so almost no detail, sorry. But I thought it sounded like some program relayed by WBCQ, and I went there on 5110. Exactly the same format of mostly talking, voices and music. But I could not hear both at the same time, not even switch quickly. If a song had been played from beginning to end, maybe I could have identified if it was the same program.

 Well, I needed to sleep again...

Ray

34730

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Relay of Radio Free Euphoria 6.930usb & Other Pirate Shows

« on: December 29, 2010, 1401 UTC »

29 Dec 2010
6930usb

Station heard in W. Europe, 5.51 - 7.50, very weak.
Could not understand any ID, but around 5.55 something sounding like "Sunshine Radio", with a number including 30554 (and then "----- America").

Much talk, including several phone talks. Very few records, rather short parts of music from time to time.
6.01 op wishing Happy new year to the phone caller
7.15 ID ---- Radio, ---hotmail.
7.45 --- free radio ---
Going on, but weaker and weaker

Could it be the same station that you heard on 6930usb ?

Ray

34731

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio 6925 USB 0145

« on: December 19, 2010, 2304 UTC »

Hello,

Wolverine Radio heard last night in W. Europe, UTC of Sunday 19th of Dec., on 6925 USB. I could not copy any ID but heard what follows :

03.38 "Oye como va"
03.55 "My friend Jack"
04.03 "She's not there"
04.05 SSTV
04.15 a few words and gone.

Other records well heard also, but unknown or unknown titles.

Ray

34732

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WEAK 6930 U

« on: December 13, 2010, 1053 UTC »

Maybe the "W--- Radio" station I heard this morning here in W. Europe.

But it sounded like 2 stations were on, so nothing clear. A station played the US anthem at 6.48 UTC, then I heard only one station with also a "W---" ID at 6.50 and nothing more at 6.51. (Just before the anthem, I also heard about "Electric Prunes", and a "POB", in the mess).

Ray

34733

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Thinking Man Radio 6925 U

« on: December 12, 2010, 2334 UTC »

Station heard also here in W. Europe, although I could not really understand "Thinking man" (but "radio@gmail.com" was pronounced slowly and quite clear...) and the same happened after each record till the sign off at 22.33 UTC.

(Acc. to record titles and times, it was surely Thinking Man Radio).

Ray

34734

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925.3 Dec.6 at 1.50 UTC

« on: December 12, 2010, 2325 UTC »

 Hi Desmoface,

Sorry I misled you, but I wrote my report 12 hours after I heard the station, and 1.50 UTC is not 13.50 UTC.

Well, 1.50 UTC is the middle of the night here, I went back to bed. And I posted my message here because this was most probably an american station, not a european one.

I have learned through an other way it should be Hot Legs Radio, but I'm still waiting for a reply.

Ray

34735

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925.3 Dec.6 at 1.50 UTC

« on: December 06, 2010, 1352 UTC »

Hi,

Heard an UNID here (W.Europe) at 1.50 UTC on 6925.3 kHz, with song "Time after time". Still there 15 min. later, but could not copy anything else.

Anyone heard more ?


Ray

34736

Equipment / Re: Grundig to come out with update for the S350 called the S450DLX

« on: November 25, 2010, 2209 UTC »

Hi,

My first message here.

The new grundig S450DLX is not a new version of the S350. The S350 was a Tecsun, the new S450 is a Redsun. Exactly a Redsun RP2000 or RP2100, the version with memories I think, but in new habits. Seen elsewhere : not only the case is new, but there is a better loudspeaker than in the Redsun. But all radio specs are the same.

For the SSB decoder, I remember an accessory named TG37, seen on the Internet. I think this is no more than an external BFO. But it was with phono (RCA) plugs, and the S450 has F-type sockets on the rear side.

So, you'd better think to use the 455 kHz output with a downconverter to 12 kHz, and then to a PC soundcard: that's a very cheap SDR (with free software decoder of course). 

I don't understand why this "new" model is late. Maybe too much S350 still in stock ?

Ray