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2011

Shortwave Broadcast / WBCQ 6160 am 1558 utc 27 Jul 2019 & Update

« on: July 27, 2019, 1609 UTC »

Excellent reception of T/O G500 with just its whip until sign off at 1600

1158 "Let Me Roll It" Paul McCartney, half hour of unidentified tunes before.

On AWWW last night, Alan described his plans for WBCQ station 6160 which was to make it a "legal" pirate with lots of music.  Air time for $20-25 an hour.  He did say that the transmitter for 6160 was worked on and would provide better reception/coverage.  Super Station 9330 will not be will not be available for relaying paid programming as for now that is solely in the hands of the Church that is financial behind the new 500,000 watt transmitter.

2012

North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 am 0038 utc 26 Jul 2019

« on: July 26, 2019, 0040 UTC »

Good reception

0038 Two OM's in skit, dialogue almost completely clear

2013

QSLs Received / Mix Radio International relay of Radio 48 eQSL

« on: July 20, 2019, 1304 UTC »

https://imgur.com/a/e1NHILo


Thanks for the fine eQSL and even better program !

2014

General Radio Discussion / Radio Stand Hack

« on: July 18, 2019, 1438 UTC »

After breaking enough cheap Tecsun plastic radio flip up "stands", sending to China for more, and breaking those; I thought I'd give a go at devising one.  I took a spinach container with a lip, cut it on a 45 degree angle.  I notched the upper left hand corner where the antenna would lie.  Voila, radio stand.

https://imgur.com/a/ygGxXa1

2015

North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 am 2258 utc 12 Jul 2019

« on: July 12, 2019, 2300 UTC »

Faint

2258 Hearing spurts of music/conversation just above the floor.

2016

Huh? / Jim Bouton Passes

« on: July 11, 2019, 0005 UTC »

Former New York Yankee Pitcher Jim Bouton passed away at age 80 on July 10, 2019.  Besides being known as a World Series winning pitcher and losing his cap when he threw, Bouton became infamous for authoring baseball's first tell-all  book, "Ball Four", in 1970. 

In making a long story short, my parents had crossed paths with Mr. Bouton in a chance meeting at a restaurant.  Bouton eventually afforded my late mother the opportunity to write the lyrics for the theme song of his upcoming TV series by the same name as the book. (She was a high school grad that read a lot so she wrote well, Norman Mailer kept up correspondence with her.) Her amateur efforts were not the lyrics selected.  The TV series aired for two months before it was dropped.

In front of me, I have my mother's personally  addressed autographed copy of "Ball Four".  The book ends with one of the greatest lines ever set to print "You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."

2017

Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 5945 am 0933 utc 6 Jul 2019

« on: July 06, 2019, 0937 UTC »

Very Good Reception, reception has been significantly improving as it gets later.  Listening on T/O 7000.  Between reception and music selection an excellent listen this morning.


0933 "You're My Best Friend" Queen (lead story on news at 0900 was California earthquake)
1011 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" unid YL cover
1042 "Dancing in the Moonlight" Toploader

2018

North American Shortwave Pirate / KAOS 6931 usb 1435 utc 4 Jul 2019

« on: July 04, 2019, 1436 UTC »

Fair reception from West Beach, Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT.  PL 880 with its wire

1435 Unid music, maybe Dixieland?
1445 OM talking but not clear enough to decipher, maybe “How are you doing?”
1455 OM to music, not Dixieland, but can’t ID
1505 ID special matinee show.  Mentioned Pink Floyd, reception picking up.
1522 OM talking about God Bless America, soldiers, why America, underscoring with f-bombs

Thanks for ID, Dave 😎. Back at you. Skippy, thanks for 6931 a little better.

2019

North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 13560 am 1408 utc 4 Jul 2019

« on: July 04, 2019, 1411 UTC »

Fair reception using pl 880 and its wire. May have just signed on as testing sounds preceded.  From West Beach, Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT

1408 Standard broadcast- music, skit, background laughter
1422 Appears to be switching back and forth between testing and program

2020

Shortwave Broadcast / WTWW 5085 am 1315 utc 4 Jul 2019

« on: July 04, 2019, 1329 UTC »

Excellent reception and excellent listen from West Beach, Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT. PL880 using its wire

1315 An hour of delightful music from 60’s and 70’s
1332 “Tuesday Afternoon” The Moody Blues
1341 “Angie” The Rolling Stones
1347 ID to “Bits and Pieces” Dave Clark Five

2021

North American Shortwave Pirate / OTR 6770 am 2200 utc 3 Jul 2019

« on: July 03, 2019, 2203 UTC »

Good reception

2200 NBC tones into 2 OM in radio drama

2022

Shortwave Broadcast / RFI 17660 am 1233 utc 29 Jun 2019

« on: June 29, 2019, 1236 UTC »

Very good reception....don't recall being able to pick this broadcast up ever before, transmitted from Madagascar

1233 Two OM's conversing in French, perhaps African accented
1235 YL just joined discussion

2023

Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Vietnam 7315 am 0000 utc 29 Jun 2019

« on: June 29, 2019, 0003 UTC »

WRMI relay, excellent reception

0000 IS to OM and YL each ID-ing station in English
0001 YL with several Vietnam related news stories, including seven of their military joining peacekeeping mission in Sudan
0006 News about children's contest to create climate change super hero.
0011 Current Affairs segment

2024

General Radio Discussion / Brother Stair off the air?

« on: June 26, 2019, 2235 UTC »

While listening to Allan Weiner Worldwide on 9330 at 2230 utc on 26 Jun 2019, Allan mentioned that he learned that Brother Stair is completely off the air on all radio stations while he deals with other "problems".  He did not know the future status of his programs but would try to be in touch with him.  Allan mentioned that upcoming Overcomer Ministries will be from the archives.

2025

Shortwave Broadcast / REE 9690 am 2300 utc 26 Jun 2019

« on: June 26, 2019, 2206 UTC »

Excellent Reception in English, on back deck with PL-880 with just its whip

2300 Justin Coe hosting yet another sterling music program, featuring musical group Red Tone
2328 Final song - Red Tone's "It's only rock and roll"

Red Tone http://www.redtone.es/news/