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QSLs Received / Re: Radio Azteca Paper QSL received.

« on: April 25, 2020, 0136 UTC »

Very nice !  Is there an e-QSL version available ?

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QSLs Received / Re: The Final Countdown e-QSL

« on: April 25, 2020, 0135 UTC »

Received mine also... many thanks !

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Nova 5160 USB 0115 UTC 25 April 2020

« on: April 25, 2020, 0125 UTC »

0115  Weak with old blues song
0124  Better now, more modern blues
0128  ID... Radio Nova and morse, I missed the e-mail addy
0129  SSTV - skull and red writing
0131  Off-air

Thanks for the show !

S5-7, weak though steady, utility QRM just to the high side.

Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid, 6924.786 am, 0050 utc, 25 Apr

« on: April 25, 2020, 0110 UTC »

0109 Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.
0118 Howling dogs, then SSTV - KDOG
0120 More howling dogs making it thru the static
0121 Instrumental, sounds like Ace Of Spades - miss those garage band days

S8-9 Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: BallSmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 24 April 2020

« on: April 25, 2020, 0109 UTC »

Can I request 'Break Like The Wind' by Spinal Tap ?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 4160 USB 0155 UTC 19 April 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0219 UTC »

0209 OM taking about conditions and signals about tonight, mentioned large XFM signal 4175
0210 The Dead Pirates - Ugo
0214 OM '4160 sideband shortwave madness... Sycko Radio' then OM pop
0219 Mentioned 20 Watts, then reports from HFU... they sound like nice folks !
0221 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
0226 I Don't Know How They Found Me - Do It All The Time
0229 Sycko Radio ID's

Static, but quite steady.  Thanks for the great music !

S5-6 (S7 on peaks) Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Final Countdown interval signal at 0154Z on 6.955 MHz USB

« on: April 19, 2020, 0208 UTC »

0204 Final Countdown tune and numbers in German
0206 Achtung, this is The Final Countdown... then old time gasoline advert
...
0229 Old time radio drama
0231 Achtung and numbers, 'This is The Final Countdown' ID
0232 Babymetal - Shanti Shanti Shanti
0235 OM Ballad
0238 Numbers in Chinese, TFC tune and YL with ID, old Studebaker advert
0239 Old tme advert for RCA Portable TV
0240 ID then YL pop
0244 ID and TFC tune.

Thanks for the show !

S9 Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WKAN 6955 USB 0139 19 April 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0204 UTC »

0229... okay I'm now hearing The Final Countdown ID's

Different station to WKAN ?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Skippy Radio 6930 USB 0036 UTC 19 Apr 20

« on: April 19, 2020, 0158 UTC »

0156 Wow... Krokus !!  Screaming In The Night

Memories....

S9 Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM Relay 5150 AM/4175 USB 2305 UTC 18 APR 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0144 UTC »

0129 Robert Plant - Big Log,
0133 Seether - Tongue,
0137 ID promo, Sheryl Crow - My Favourite Mistake
0141 Beck - Dear Life
0146 Songs announced, e-mail then The Weekend - I Feel It Coming

As always, an awesomely produced and sounding show !

4175 USB and 5150 AM both S9 +10 - Westminster MD SDR
4175 USB S5; 5150 AM S3 but clear - Carlow Ireland SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0031 UTC 18 April 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 0059 UTC »

0036  Rather large open carrier noted
0056  Gentle piano music repeated, like an old style interval signal
0100  ID then Johnny Cash - Home Of The Blues
0103  Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
0108  Website promo then Mandy Moore - Walk Me Home
0112  Blake Shelton - Home (signal falling to S7 now),
0116  E-mail address.

Thanks for the show !

S9 +20 Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Azteca 5170 AM 0000 UTC 17 April 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 0040 UTC »

0028  Box 1 Belfast address,
0029  ID, brief song then into a humorous listener letterbox program,
0037  ID's, brief song 'Actual Stuff' segment, newspaper articles,
0049 'Top Ten' - joke punchlines,
0051  ID & La Grange briefly,

Very amusing.  Many thanks for the show !

S9 with fades, Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Damn Skippy 6954.7 USB 0232 UTC 11 April 2018

« on: April 11, 2020, 0234 UTC »

0232 Mike & The Mechanics - Silent Running
0237 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
0242 Gary Wright - Dreamweaver
0246 Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
0252 SSTV - Imagine A World - quite clear copy
0253 Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
0256 Genesis - Land Of ConfusionT
0314 Later with SSTV - Damn Kitty...

Thanks for the great signal !

S9 and static free !  Westminster MD SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WRXI 4070 AM 0139 UTC 11 April 2020

« on: April 11, 2020, 0231 UTC »

0230 ID and greetings to HFU regulars, Milky Way by Marie,
0238 ID & announcements, signal up again, Grateful Dead - Ramblin On Rose,
0244 Terrapin - Syd Barrett,
0249 OM 'Not the Syd Barrett song I meant to play...', Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd,
0258 OM talking about Pink Floyd, then Echoes by said band,

Thanks for the awesome tracks !

S9 on peaks, with static - Westminster PA SDR

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio 48 6880 USB 2122 UTC 10 Apr 2020

« on: April 10, 2020, 2310 UTC »

2309 weak with male rock vocals.

S5 thru static - Carlow Ireland SDR