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North American Shortwave Pirate / WDOG 6850 AM 0002 UTC 28 JAN 2024

« on: January 28, 2024, 0003 UTC »

Excellent reception.....incredible set list. 
0002 "Are Friends Electric?" Tube Army & Gary Numan with barking dogs
0004 "My Sharona" The Knack
0009 "London Calling" The Clash
0013 "Dance the Night Away" Van Halen
0016 "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezing'' journey
0019 ID to "Sunday Girl" Blondie
0022 "I Don't Like Mondays" Boomtown Rats
0027 "Walking on the Moon" The Police
Video snippet of above song on 1937 Zenith 8S154, turn volume on: https://imgur.com/a/Plj2b06
0031 "This is WDOG and it's 1979". Jeez, I graduated from college that year.   
0032 "Cars" Gary Numan
0035 "It's All I Can Do" The Cars
0039 "Lady Writer" Dire Straits
0042 "Fool in the Rain" Led Zeppelin
How 'bout ELO's 1979 "Don't bring me Down"?
0048 ID to "Look Back in Anger" David Bowie.  Ha, ha, ha....this was almost going to be my request but I thought you might not have heard of it.
0051 "Cool for Cats" Squeeze
0055 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen
0058 "Life During Wartime" Talking Heads
0101 "Don't Bring Me Down" ELO....you are the best 
0105 "Here Comes My Girl" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
0109 "Dream Police" Cheap Trick
0113 "Kid" Pretenders
0116 "What I Like About You" The Romantics
0119 "Since You've Been Gone" Rainbow, noise/fades significantly increasing
0122 "Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd, CW over song
0129 "Are Friends Electric?" Tube Army & Gary Numan
0135 Off
0136 YL Testing on 1710 1715 1720..."long term relationships..."
0136 YL message again but USB

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Channel 292 9670 AM 2233 UTC 27 JAN 2023

« on: January 27, 2024, 2235 UTC »

Hovering just above noise floor with very good peaks

2233 "Näen mustaa vain (Black is Black)" Topmost
2234 OM talking
2319 "Green Green Grass of Home" Tom Jones

123

North American Shortwave Pirate / 77LJS 6950 USB 1817 UTC 27 JAN 2024

« on: January 27, 2024, 1818 UTC »

very good reception
1817 "Jokerman" Bob Dylan
1823 ID, OM "slightly different frequency, leaving curtain array until spring, thanks for joining me, lots of music coming up"
1823 "Sweetheart Like You" BD
1828 "Neighborhood Bully" BD
1831 OM "regional compression emergency broadcast, how does it sound?"  Shazam having hard time with ID's, some cut outs during music.
1834 "Licensed to Kill" BD
1836 Long pause
1849 "Needles and Pins" The Searchers

124

Shortwave Broadcast / KSKO Alaska via Spaceline 5900 AM 2136 UTC 26 JAN 2024 - Special Broadcast

« on: January 26, 2024, 2138 UTC »

Just above noise floor with fades - the odd peak is good, better closer to sunset. English service.
http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2024/01/ksko-to-broadcast-on-shortwave-for-one.html

2136 Lengthy conversation by OM, only can pick out a few words
2138 Music
2145 "Blackhorse and the Cherry Tree" KT Tunstall (better as we approach sunset, 2159 utc)
2147 OM talking
2149 "25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
2153 "Mountain of Love" Johnny Rivers
2155 "Up, Up, and Away" The 5th Dimension
2158 "98.6" Keith

125

North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid 6950 USB 1526 UTC 26 JAN 2024

« on: January 26, 2024, 1527 UTC »

Very good reception....you would think Unid Tones but no station mention yet
1526 Musical tones, repeating
1528 Electronic noises
1530 Sudden volume increase, OM might have been speaking under tones
1531 Pause to more tones
1533 Excellent reception now of tones
Have to step away for a few minutes to do some things, will be listening as I can.
1542 Tones have continued straight through
1546 "Nash the Sash" Dance After Curfew
1548 Crowd noise
1550 Percussion related instrument (wooden block?) being played
1554 Crowd roaring
1556 Electronic music
1602 "29 Palms" Robert Plant
If you are taking requests, Green Day's one week old "Suzie Chapstick"
1607 "Suzie Chapstick" Green Day, you're the best 
If you need another radio song "Roadrunner - version 1" Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers
1610 "Roadrunner - version 1" Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers......thanks a bundle 
1615 "Brilliant Mind" Furniture....pauses in song
Thanks for brunch broadcast, will be attending to chores about house while listening
1631 OM preacher (?) sermonizing that human body should be covered
1633 Pause/off?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid Tones 6950 USB 1456 UTC 26 JAN 2024

« on: January 26, 2024, 1457 UTC »

Good reception.....not far above noise floor
1456 Infrequent noises, chants?
1458 tones, sounds - Unid Tones?
1459 Noise like muffled train whistle, OM mimicking?
1501 YL "UNID tones"
1502 YL with "UNID Tones", several times
1503 Off

127

Shortwave Broadcast / WWCR 13845 AM 1419 UTC 25 JAN 2024 - Slowed/Distorted Audio

« on: January 25, 2024, 1421 UTC »

Any engineers working today?

1419 OM in slowed/distorted audio, sounds like your movie central casting monster 
1424 Online program guide says this should be "Challenge Ministries", certainly is a challenge.
1427 I guess (and hope) this is not being pumped through the administrative offices of WWCR.
1428 I wonder if this will run over its paid time slot because of the tampered program rate.
1450 Just checked back, still on monster cadence.
1454 Pre-recorded ID at normal rate of speech to "Focus on Family" without technical issues

128

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio 15440 AM 1330 UTC 25 JAN 2024

« on: January 25, 2024, 1333 UTC »

Fair reception.  Thai service from Tajikistan.

1330 IS to YL talking.
1332 OM and YL back and forth in conversation
1342 Unid Music
1347 Music has continued straight through

129

QSLs Received / Sternradio eQSL - JAN 24

« on: January 24, 2024, 2149 UTC »

Thanks Stern for the Industrial Rock and Future Cityscape eQSL.  Wasn't that a scene from The Planet of the Apes?

130

QSLs Received / Brain Bros. Pirate Radio Network-Real QSL, Finest in Stationery, & Manly Lanyard

« on: January 24, 2024, 1525 UTC »

Why thank you Professor Plum and Miss Scarlett for showering me with a bevy of treasures from the headquarters of the BBPRN.
Note: The lanyard was a prize won by solving riddle, ahem after a couple of tries, transmitted on show. The riddle can be found on their website.  A fun toiling, I usually just wrestle with my conscience for exercise.  . I suggest you all take a go at it.
https://brainbrothersradio.com.  Scroll down.

(Geez, when it rains here, it pours.  )

131

QSLs Received / Boombox Radio eQSL - JAN 21

« on: January 24, 2024, 1044 UTC »

Thanks DJ LT, your broadcasts and eQSL's are always a BLAST.   

132

North American Shortwave Pirate / KIPM relay by Drunken? Dwarf Radio 6930 USB 0005 UTC 24 JAN 2024

« on: January 24, 2024, 0005 UTC »

Good reception, some noise
Thanks for Maxwell's name, JustGreg.  KIPM has been relayed by operators recently - Undercover Radio and CSR to name just a pair.
0005 Music, tones, talking
0008 Skit like reading, Sounds familiar
0016 Music followed by more reading, I know I heard this OM talking previously
0022 Getting noiser 
0024 Maxwell talking but mainly below noise floor now, thanks for broadcast.
0027 Some decent peaks now - OM "Natural forces...."  "A reader (?) before he was a writer (?)..."

133

QSLs Received / The Electric Circus eQSL

« on: January 23, 2024, 2110 UTC »

Thanks Captain for a big top 🎪 full of music and eQSL, probably had to 🤹 to get on with weather.🤡

134

QSLs Received / Drunken Pirate/Radio Humperdoo eQSL - NOV 5

« on: January 23, 2024, 2057 UTC »

A toast 🍷 to the Drunken Pirate for a sparkling and bold transmission and eQSL. 
Back in my day, TUI was Telegraphing Under the....(never mind)

135

QSLs Received / WREC eQSL's for Dec. 30 & Jan. 20

« on: January 23, 2024, 1907 UTC »

Thanks PJ for broadcasts, eQSL's, and being the Beast of the East (Coast)