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General Radio Discussion / Re: What do you think hfunderground's "threat score" is?

« on: January 12, 2016, 1941 UTC »

Wow, thanks for expounding on the details, I learned a lot.  But what I'm talking about is something that the officer's use to help them do a quick judgement of a person to see how likely it is that they will hurt the officer or others.  Its not evidence used in the courts. Its like the cop is asking a robot, "Hey Robey, I just pulled over this car, what threat level is the owner to me." 

Similarly, I figure the FBI could consult robots to do the same with the likely hood of committing a crime with radio.  Say there's a terrorism crime where somebody uses radio transmissions.  I can see that just being a SW listening member like myself would make my "radio-using-terrorist threat score" go up.  And if I'm in the same neighborhood of the terrorist act, I think it would go way up.

completely understand you Antennae but a law enforcement officer would only be able to use whatever information he/she obtains through the net about a subject as circumstantial information "as is" - the FBI may have higher jurisdiction in obtaining better detailed information about a subject than state/county law enforcement but the FBI would still need to obtain a warrant (just like lower level authorities) under certain circumstances, the CIA on the other hand is a completely different story - under certain circumstances, state/county law enforcement could use this information to "assist" in their enforcement operations provided no civil rights are being violated using it (think false arrest based on speculated circumstantial information = big lawsuit) - the same way the FCC could use this information to "assist" in their findings and investigation but apart and beyond that, sufficient validated proof for a warrant is needed - one thing does however help in any investigation with state/county law enforcement, is if they have on record prior history that matches the same name/address of the subject's information on the net - in a nutshell, yes, federal authorities (with exceptions), state and county law enforcement and other "low level" authorities could use information about a subject obtained over the net or otherwise, to profile a subject - social media and search engines aggregate this information together but only information that is made publicly available - on a side note, i "profile" new "dates" from dating websites before i *actually* meet them

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General Radio Discussion / Re: What do you think hfunderground's "threat score" is?

« on: January 12, 2016, 0237 UTC »

no because everything on the "net" is circumstantial and speculated, even an IP address.
the only way to be confident the information about a certain subject on the net is 100% accurate to the subjects self, is by validating the origination of the subjects information by substantial fact and proof and this is only accomplished by access to a federal/state warrant.
for example, just because you know my IP address does not mean the geo-location from it is my actual or nearby location, it also does not mean the subscriber of that IP address is the same individual using it and unless proof of a crime being committed using that IP address can be substantially established, you're not getting this information.
hence, the FCC can't possibly, legally and factually establish a definitive connection between an IP address and a pirate radio operator and use this information as a means to send NOUO letters or as a "guide" to locating a pirate.
the FCC cannot obtain a warrant on an IP address for further information simply based that the IP address was "associated" with a posted comment related to "illegal" activities because it could be anyone, even someone pretending to be someone else.
it's not like file sharing where IP addresses are connected with each other and files are accessed, that's solid proof.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 6090 kHz What radio and this? (unidentified)

« on: January 06, 2016, 1840 UTC »

could it be any of these ?
http://www.short-wave.info/?freq=6090

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: WBCQ 5110 Khz - way out of operating spec - 0109 UTC

« on: January 04, 2016, 2203 UTC »

and today, 1/4/16 at 2200z, WBCQ @ 7.490, sounds extremely and terribly distorted splashing +20Khz, at least this time they are closer to being on frequency at 7.490.015 Mhz rather than a few hundred Hz off previously.
2205z - i had actually called up WBCQ and spoke to Allan, told him the problem, he turned on a small radio, heard it, is going to try to fix it and thanked me for letting him know. 

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: 6975 KHZ wideband noise messing up my listening

« on: January 04, 2016, 0326 UTC »

Wish I did...  I plan to get one once I am at my new QTH but not here... shipping what I've got is going to cost me as it is... computers radios parts collection test equipment... you know the gig...  sri...

wish you a safe and easy move, good luck

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WREC 6925 USB 0210 UTC 04 Jan 2016

« on: January 04, 2016, 0231 UTC »

S6-7 with fades, good audio, heavily compressed but otherwise okay, would prefer a little more dynamic range though, AF response 100Hz to 3Khz but i can hear some AF lower than 100Hz trying to push through though it seems attenuated below 100Hz

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Cold Country Canada 6969 LSB 1521 UTC 3 Jan 2016

« on: January 04, 2016, 0155 UTC »

receiving tonight at 0153z S4-5 peaking to S6 at times during fades.
above my noise level but intelligible - AF response appears to be 150Hz to 3Khz
0156z - DJ singing along with "OPP" song   now thats entertainment haha
0200z - "mixed bag of music" - playing "thin ice" pink floyd and singing along with it LOL awesome
0202z - "good bye blue sky" pink floyd - signal stable at S5 with occasional fades
0205z - "comfortably numb" pink floyd
0206z - cut out about 60 seconds into the song
0207z - back with led zeppelin song with some static in the audio and cutting out intermittently
thanks for the funny entertainment and great music !

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Shortwave Broadcast / WBCQ 5110 Khz - way out of operating spec - 0109 UTC

« on: January 04, 2016, 0117 UTC »

operating today at -0.300Hz off frequency (5.109.700Khz) using emission H3E (upper-sideband full-carrier) at 6.290Khz upper modulation bandwidth with slsight audio distortion.
whats up with that ?
Allan having transmitter issues ?
i wasnt going to even bother mentioning 7.490Khz being completely over-modulated either but seeing 5.110Khz operating in this manner is quite unusual.

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HF Mystery Signals / Re: 6975 KHZ wideband noise messing up my listening

« on: January 03, 2016, 2341 UTC »

do you have a baseband/RF/I/Q file you can send me ?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WAZU the "zed" 7.524.222 Khz AM 13:29 UTC

« on: January 03, 2016, 1456 UTC »

...Your receps were all off the east dipole end.  Nobody else heard...  Go figure.
Thanks again for your interest and 73!

ff

to let you know, before i posted in the forum here when i found you, i needed to verify if it was a commercial SWBC or not by logging into several remote SDR's.
websdr.org - Michigan - i saw the carrier and heard audio but just above the noise level
websdr.org - Texas - no carrier, im pretty sure that radio is using a very poor antenna
websdr.org - Canada - S7 but into the RF overload noise, it seems that SDR has RF overload from another nearby powerful station
sdr-radio.com - Iowa - also saw carrier on the waterfall but not strong enough to hear audio
sdr-radio.com - New Hampshire - same signal report as my location (east end, long island, NY) but a bit stronger.
globaltuners.com - Maryland - "43%" translates to about an S6-7 (the rest of USA tuners dont work properly or have very poor antennas)
smeter.net - Oregon - no carrier (obviously lol)
unfortunately, the majority of the remotely accessible SDR's on sdr-radio.com for the USA have no user/pass for access, have hardware issues, arent configured correctly for use over the internet and have "campers".
i would venture to say you did very well for NVIS and im looking forward to hearing you broadcast again

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Burn It Down Radio 6960 AM 1411 UTC 3 Jan 2016

« on: January 03, 2016, 1429 UTC »

occasionally peaking to S3 briefly above my noise level of S2 and i can hear music.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Old Time Radio OTR 6770 KHZ 1330 UTC 01/03/2016

« on: January 03, 2016, 1418 UTC »

i was listening to it this morning between 7:00am and 8:00am ET, it came up pretty strong for a short while and sounded like old radio mystery programs playing with well great sounding modulated audio within 10Khz bandwidth however, its right on the dot of 6770 Khz.
i suspect some type of crystal controlled tube transmitter with an output of 5 watts or less.
ive been checking out OTR every day at different times between 12/27 and today and have never seen the carrier disappear from the waterfall.
even at 3:00am ET i can see the carrier on the waterfall but thats it.
i have to wonder if this is intentionally done to provide some sort of "entertainment service" for an old friend that does not have a computer/internet to play this content.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WAZU the "zed" 7.524.222 Khz AM 13:29 UTC

« on: January 03, 2016, 1335 UTC »

i stumbled across this and thought it was just another SWBC but then figured there shouldnt be anything broadcasting in this part of the band during this time of the day though thats not always the case, then i heard the older male talking about "pussies" and noticed it was off frequency (clue 1) and didnt quite sound like a "regular" shortwave station to me  
its also not using the standard 10Khz modulation typically found on SWBC stations   (clue 2)
older male speaking about pirate radio and "pussies"  
excellent sounding audio @ S6-7  
13:35 UTC - drifted up 5Hz to 7.524.227
13:37 ID as "WAZU" the "zed" and gave email wazushortwave@gmail.com
13:38 UTC - mentioned hfunderground.com forum
13:43 UTC - signal jumped from S6 to S+9 after he said "give it a little zed" as if he turned on an amplifier  
13:57 UTC - "fearless fred" as the DJ - funny skit commercials
14:00 UTC - signed off
thanks for the great show fearless fred !
looking forward to hearing more !

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2015 – A Year In Review

« on: January 03, 2016, 0417 UTC »

i think over the last 30 years things have certainly changed to the point where it has become adapted to a new cliche of pirate broadcasters and enthusiastic listeners alike, with the advent of the internet and digital age upon us that has colored the landscape of the shortwave radio spectrum into a grey area of questionable emptiness and wonder, thats one thing has lived on to remain in its place.
for the pirate, there is nothing quite like the warm fuzzy feeling that your broadcast is traveling in the thin air from an antenna.
for the listener, there is nothing quite like the anxious excitement you get when you receive a pirate broadcast on your radio, from the thin air on an antenna.
perhaps shortwave is indeed dying a slow death as it has been evident through the last decade with many commercial shortwave stations shuttering operations but this questionable vacancy of spectrum will soon be filled by clandestine pirates and many of them will appear in the shadows of the shuttered commercial shortwave stations.
as a listener enthusiast, i would like to hear more pirates conversing and talking live on the air between songs, thats something i miss hearing from the 70's and 80's that really isnt as prevalent today.
on the scale of things, i am wondering Chris, if you have logged a few years worth of data, perhaps you could collate a pie chart of the data between those years to see if activity has increased/decreased, it would be interesting to know.
 

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Shortwave Pirate Radio 2015 – A Year In Review

« on: January 03, 2016, 0219 UTC »

excellent work Chris !
thank you for the insightful information.
that must have taken some significant time and effort to compile and complete this data.
hats off to you