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Spy Numbers / HM01 April 2024

« on: April 01, 2024, 0505 UTC »

01 APR 2024 (Mon), 10860 kHz, 0500 UTC

46267
65361
60676
73411
51078
75448

Normal one day progression. As they've been on a run where HM01's messages update as expected, I will cease commenting on that until such time as they start getting goofy (rebroadcasting last week's messages or skipping ahead as much, etc).

If interested in exactly which files were transmitted digitally, review the last few entries of March's topic:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,126396.30.html

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6940 USB 2248 UTC 31 MAR 2024

« on: March 31, 2024, 2308 UTC »

2307 I hear "Going Down to Liverpool" The Bangels, plus a bit of the link-11 ute that covers 6942-6945 kHz. On W3HFU kiwi SDR in MD, nothing's out west at all. Thanks for the show!
2310 "White Wedding" Billy Idol
2315 "No Rain" Blind Melon

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Free Whatever 6945 was 6950 USB 2220 UTC 31 MAR 2024

« on: March 31, 2024, 2229 UTC »

2228 Strong signal on W3HFU kiwi SDR, though there's also some ute on the same frequency. This is RFW's new interval signal in case poster would like to update the subject.
2229 RFW ID
2230 unid song
2238 DJDW on the mic with song ID
2241 QSY'd to 6945
2245 RFW ID
2257 DJDW with shout-outs and mentioning me for listening to his online-only show that was the night before. 'twas my pleasure, sir. Thanks for the shout outs!
***
2354 DJDW on the mic, talking about his cat bothering him when he's on the air, into song ID
2355 next song

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: BBC WS City/Gunners 21470 AM 1530 UTC 31 MAR 2024 - A24 frequency

« on: March 31, 2024, 1548 UTC »

Just a quick note, you're posting EST instead of UTC. I only have a weak carrier here in Colorado.
This is also on 17640 but likewise I've got nothing but a weak carrier there. 21470 is out of Vatican City and 17640 is on Ascension Island.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Ifrikya FM, 17600 kHz, 31 MAR 2024, 1540 UTC

« on: March 31, 2024, 1546 UTC »

Fairly solid SIO 222 signal. Station ID at 1545. Music until 1546, when OM began speaking in the style of news reading.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Exterior España, 17855 AM, 31 MAR 2024, 1400 UTC

« on: March 31, 2024, 1524 UTC »

I believe 17865 is weekend only transmission by Radio Marti.

That makes sense, but strangely Radio Martí doesn't list it on their a24 schedule (link below). There was mention of Cuba so I think that must be it.

https://docs.martinoticias.com/es-CU/2024/03/29/01000000-0aff-0242-5181-08dc500f1c6f.pdf

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Radio Exterior España, 17855 AM, 31 MAR 2024, 1400 UTC

« on: March 31, 2024, 1501 UTC »

Strange, as of 1457z there's no signal there, but there's a strong Spanish-language station at 17865 which isn't yet on any online schedule I know to check. (HFCC hasn't yet uploaded their a24 data on frequency allocation, which is weird.)

1500 The top of the hour passed without interruption on 17865, no time pips so it's not REE.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Last FCC Bust of a SW Pirate?

« on: March 31, 2024, 1420 UTC »

The format FCC enforcement database does not make it easy to determine that but my potentially incomplete search revealed the following in 2015, from operation on 6876 KHz in Michigan:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-336269A1.pdf
which would be associated with this thread about The Crystal Ship, which was the "reboot" of a very well-known HF pirate in the 1980s, though there is no mention of "the knock" here, for what that is worth:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,23152.msg84410.html#msg84410

Going backward in time from there, the next thing I found was the YHWH incident at the end of 2014, already discussed in this thread. Before that, I found this from 2013:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-320165A1.pdf
I was unable to find an HFU thread associated with this incident.

Later that year, I found this though it is unclear to me if this was associated with what we would consider to be a pirate broadcast, or something else like run-of-the-mill RF interference, which is documented quite often in the enforcement database:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-324212A1.pdf
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-324211A1.pdf

I do remember, back in 2016 or 2017, John Poet talking about getting the knock somewhere on the board. But I also remember that there was some heated argument where real names were revealed which I know got deleted forever by the mods or admin, and perhaps that particular post was among those that were removed. The gist was that some other pirate ratted out TCS, which led to JP finding other folks to relay his shows while he was still making them. He seems to be permanently retired now.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Exterior España, 17855 AM, 31 MAR 2024, 1400 UTC

« on: March 31, 2024, 1415 UTC »

Actually tuning in at 1413 UTC, first transmission on this frequency for the A24 broadcast cycle. Good SIO 444 signal into Denver with what sounds like a futbol match, or at least the pregame portion of it.

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Utility / VMC Charleville QL, 12365 USB, 31 MAR 2024, 1400 UTC

« on: March 31, 2024, 1408 UTC »

Quite clear and copyable into Denver this Easter morning. SIO 333 with marine weather report.
1409 station ID
1411 QRT following announcement of broadcast schedule and frequencies

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Spy Numbers / Re: HM01 March 2024

« on: March 31, 2024, 0521 UTC »

31 MAR 2024 (Sun), 0500 UTC, 10860 kHz

46266
65361 - 73076536.txt
60675
73411 - 32877341.txt
51077
75447

Normal progression from yesterday.

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Spy Numbers / V07 "Spanish Lady" 19172 USB 0200 UTC 31 MAR 2024

« on: March 31, 2024, 0520 UTC »

Null message:

112 112 112 000

Repeated 0220z on 17462 USB. Earlier broadcast was SIO 444, later was more like 343.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6950 USB 0033 UTC 31 MAR 2024

« on: March 31, 2024, 0052 UTC »

0052 low signal, SSTV being sent


0054 music

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Spy Numbers / Re: HM01 March 2024

« on: March 30, 2024, 0504 UTC »

30 MAR 2024 (Sat), 0500 UTC, 11462 kHz

46265
68139
60674
00779
51076
75446

Normal progression from yesterday.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Texas Radio SW via MRI 6865 USB 2332 UTC 29 MAR 2024

« on: March 30, 2024, 0057 UTC »

0057 about SIPO 333 here. Thanks for the show!