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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6850.5 AM 2345 UTC July 28, 2017

« on: July 29, 2017, 0011 UTC »

Good reception

0007z  "Somewhere Down in Texas"   Have not heard PRB since Requiem for Radio Broadcast....thanks for that broadcast and the one tonight
0010z PRB ID

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Malabo 6250 am 2355 utc 28 July 2017

« on: July 29, 2017, 0004 UTC »

Very good reception

2355z Delightful afrocentric music all unid by me, no ID/time at 0000z
Slightly odd name/location if this is a returning "Radio Malabo"....the seat of Government moved off the island to the newly created mainland city of Oyala in February which will become the capital by 2020.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Laser Hot Hits 6220 AM 2328 UTC 7/28/17

« on: July 28, 2017, 2338 UTC »

Faint reception

2337z Music/OM talk just above noise

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RNZI, 7425 AM, 7/28/17, 1200-1230 UTC

« on: July 28, 2017, 2132 UTC »

Nice catch....I almost never hear it after 1058z.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 6250 AM R.Malabo 20,31 UTC 27 Jul 2017

« on: July 27, 2017, 2230 UTC »

Very good reception here

2227z YL singer with African song, second song started then YL talking at bottom of hour.

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For Sale / Wanted / Barter / Philco 46-1209 at Goodwill Wallingford, CT

« on: July 27, 2017, 2059 UTC »

My wife who believes I own too many radios (To paraphrase an old quote about guns: I have more radios than I need and not as many as I want), will always alert me about radios for sale.  Today, she spotted a Philco 46-1209 at the Goodwill in Wallingford, CT for $99.  She told me it is missing a couple of knobs and has a frayed cord, the cabinet looked in good condition for its age.  I'm not interested.  I know a guy in Connecticut that does sterling work on radios and cabinets, albeit slow.

Here is what a Philco 46-1209 looks like:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/19098-1946-philco-radio-phonographic-model-46

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea? 6250 AM 2311 UTC July 26, 2017

« on: July 26, 2017, 2357 UTC »

Excellent reception here.

2355z Unid African music

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Guinea 9650 am 2135 utc 24 July 2017

« on: July 23, 2017, 2139 UTC »

Excellent signal.....everything trans-atlantic has been very good today.

2135z Traditional music (in French?), OM in French between songs.

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Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 7425 am 0815 UTC 23 July 2017

« on: July 23, 2017, 0947 UTC »

Good reception

0815z "Walk Like a Man" Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (back to sleep for a bit more now)
0942z "Life in a Northern Town" The Dream Academy
0955z "Who Loves You" The Four Seasons

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Huh? / Re: Look who's coming to my little burgh....(plus old radios)

« on: July 22, 2017, 1350 UTC »

Remarkable memory, Skipmunk.  The Durham Fairgrounds, among many other things, hosts both the regional 4-H Fair and the more significant Agricultural Fair. Your phonetic spelling of the body of water is correct, it is actually Allyn Brook.  I am a tenth of a mile away from the 15 foot wide north flowing Coginchaug "River", the Allyn Brook flows into the Coginchaug at the Fairgrounds - 2 miles north of me.  It continues from the Fairgrounds north for 6 miles to Middletown where is empties into the south flowing Connecticut River.  I'm guessing you may have had good luck with your pole, the section of Coginchaug from my neighborhood to the Allyn Brook is thought to be the best natural Trout hatchery in the state - but then again, it is a hobby I never pursued.

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Huh? / Re: Look who's coming to my little burgh....(plus old radios)

« on: July 22, 2017, 1218 UTC »

Skipmunk, by the description given, you and your family were here.  Durham is quite the change for me, too.  Born in the immigrant residing lower eastside of Manhattan, raised in Queens.  BTW, only 2 back in the loss column and by the end of the weekend only the Chisox will have played fewer home games in all MLB than the pinstripes.

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Shortwave Broadcast / CFRX 6070 am 1200 UTC 22 July 2017

« on: July 22, 2017, 1210 UTC »

Good reception.....only noteworthy because how late in the morning it is.

1200z News
1205z OM & YL discussing social issues/politics.
1220z Toronto weather

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Huh? / Look who's coming to my little burgh....(plus old radios)

« on: July 22, 2017, 1102 UTC »

http://www.durhamfair.com/entertainment/

Durham hosts the largest Agricultural Fair in Connecticut, we swell from 7,000 folks to a gate of 250,000 over the weekend.  The Saturday entertainment is pretty outstanding.  If you go, stop by the Canning Department (note my email address) and say "Hello", the Mrs. and I will be manning the display of 900-plus entries.  The pickles, wine, and maple syrup will have been opened  !  Oh yes, in the antique farm machinery/household museum building there are some radios on display (keep forgetting to jot down the models), I learned what was meant by a farm model radio.  
http://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/farm-radios

Sorry Skipmunk, no Big E for me.  Runs the the same time as ours and far too much Sox attire is worn up north!

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Shortwave Broadcast / RNZI 7425 am 1033 UTC 22 July 2017

« on: July 22, 2017, 1038 UTC »

Fair reception...noise and fades.  Don't know what time reception initially received.  No reception through 0950z (way past sunrise which actually has seemed to help), so I took a brisk walk.

1033z Unid rock song, OM singer
1040z Unid song, Stevie Nicks-like singer
1044z Unid song, almost sounds like Paul McCartney
1048z "Rumble"  - The guitar instrumental heard in "Pulp Fiction"
1058z Bird song IS, antenna switch, off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Illuminati 6920 AM> 6955 AM 0112 UTC July 22, 2017

« on: July 22, 2017, 0114 UTC »

good signal
0114z Xylophone music