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Huh? / Re: The main problem with SW pirates today.
« on: September 01, 2016, 1747 UTC »
Or blackened death metal.
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Me either, but this one was spurring right at 6950 - that's pirate country, dammit, and I have enough trouble getting those signals!
Ironically, this was from one of the few local AM stations I do listen to with any regularity, the others being KOA 850 (just when I'm listening to the game) and 1190, a college station. The transmitter for 1390 is less than three miles from my QTH, so it often overloads my Satellit 750 even when I do the maximum to attenuate my reception.
A good reason to report spurs from local AM (MW) stations when you find them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyRPI7NJ20
I certainly can't answer, but your question made me think of something I heard just the other night. I was listening to a couple of hams on 3840, and one of them was reading some release from the Justice Department. Apparently the FCC sent them a case of an uncollected fine, and the DOJ gave it back to them, without any real explanation. If so, it sounds like they lack the authority to collect unpaid fines which strikes me as really weird.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6780 AM 8/31/2016 16:00 UTC
« on: September 01, 2016, 0109 UTC »
0109 Hearing voices at the noise floor followed by the start of a song. Thanks for the show!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Boom Box Radio 6925.375AM 00:16UTC
« on: September 01, 2016, 0108 UTC »
0107 super faint copy on a mostly noise-free frequency, just the occasional static crash. Let's see how well this develops, sunset is about half an hour from now. Thanks for the show!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6780 AM 1722 Aug 30, 2016
« on: August 31, 2016, 0216 UTC »
0215 extremely faint but copyable. Lightning crashes doung their worst but frequency otherwise free of interference.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 AM 0152 UTC 31 AUG 2016
« on: August 31, 2016, 0158 UTC »
0158 terrific signal despite local thunderstorm. Thanks for the Jimi Hendrix!
0200 In A Gadda da Vida, hah-nay...
0204 went to another song but it's unfamiliar and lightning crashes aren't letting me use shazam.
0208 "The End" The Doors
0210 apparently off
0200 In A Gadda da Vida, hah-nay...
0204 went to another song but it's unfamiliar and lightning crashes aren't letting me use shazam.
0208 "The End" The Doors
0210 apparently off
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Man Stung With $15,000 Fine in North Miami Pirate Case
« on: August 29, 2016, 1951 UTC »Report them you say? Boy I would have to take a week or so just to get all the data needed to do that where I'm located now. There is more sh*tty signals on the AM band here... mostly by sports radio stations... I wonder why that is? Good thing I don't do AM radio all that much anymore.
Me either, but this one was spurring right at 6950 - that's pirate country, dammit, and I have enough trouble getting those signals!
Ironically, this was from one of the few local AM stations I do listen to with any regularity, the others being KOA 850 (just when I'm listening to the game) and 1190, a college station. The transmitter for 1390 is less than three miles from my QTH, so it often overloads my Satellit 750 even when I do the maximum to attenuate my reception.
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Man Stung With $15,000 Fine in North Miami Pirate Case
« on: August 29, 2016, 1501 UTC »Even in the commercial world equipment fails, and sometimes you won't notice until the station fails its NRSC annual.
+-RH
A good reason to report spurs from local AM (MW) stations when you find them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyRPI7NJ20
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: "Newport Pirate Radio" 6780 AM 2316 UTC August 28, 2016
« on: August 29, 2016, 0040 UTC »
0039 fading in and out, not enough to make a solid copy.
0057 still fading in and out but stronger than before, can now hear music on the upfades.
Thanks pirate relay!
0057 still fading in and out but stronger than before, can now hear music on the upfades.
Thanks pirate relay!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6935 USB 2353 UTC 8/28/16
« on: August 29, 2016, 0031 UTC »
0030 copying the comrades at the noise floor.
0054 signal getting stronger.
0119 OFF
Thanks for the show!
0054 signal getting stronger.
0119 OFF
Thanks for the show!
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID, 6770am, 0225utc, 28 Aug 2016
« on: August 28, 2016, 0323 UTC »
0322 Starting to get the signal, fading in and out at noise floor. OM talking.
0324 Music playing, can't quite tell what it is
0324 Music playing, can't quite tell what it is
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 USB 0204 UTC August 28, 2016
« on: August 28, 2016, 0224 UTC »
I heard a little bit of this for a little while, just enough to know something was there.
Per chat, UCR will try 6960 USB at 0230z.
0230 Back on at 6960 USB. About as faint now as it was before, maybe a little stronger.
0245 Finally got enough of a signal to fine tune the BFO and recognize Led Zeppelin's "Going to California"
0303 Frequency change, now on 6965 USB
Per chat, UCR will try 6960 USB at 0230z.
0230 Back on at 6960 USB. About as faint now as it was before, maybe a little stronger.
0245 Finally got enough of a signal to fine tune the BFO and recognize Led Zeppelin's "Going to California"
0303 Frequency change, now on 6965 USB
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Fab Four Radio Show 6925 USB 0011 28 Aug 2016
« on: August 28, 2016, 0030 UTC »
0028 music audible below noise floor. Stay on the air please, just til the band opens up more! 
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Radio music
« on: August 27, 2016, 1636 UTC »
REM wrote two songs with "radio" in the title.
Radio Free Europe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXUkddrnsXQ
Radio Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGXVyDsOV2w
Radio Free Europe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXUkddrnsXQ
Radio Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGXVyDsOV2w
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General Radio Discussion / Re: Man Stung With $15,000 Fine in North Miami Pirate Case
« on: August 26, 2016, 1921 UTC »Don't quote me because I have heard this third hand but it is my understanding that collection of these fines are a problem for the FCC. I know at least one Ham that has 45k fine that is about 8 years old and still hasn't been collected.
Point is who/whom does the collection for them? I don't think they can do it on their own. Most of the fines that do get collected are from 'honest' people that just pay it without any question.
I certainly can't answer, but your question made me think of something I heard just the other night. I was listening to a couple of hams on 3840, and one of them was reading some release from the Justice Department. Apparently the FCC sent them a case of an uncollected fine, and the DOJ gave it back to them, without any real explanation. If so, it sounds like they lack the authority to collect unpaid fines which strikes me as really weird.
