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North American Shortwave Pirate / Unid (Not OTR?) 6770 am 2330 utc 25 March 2017

« on: March 25, 2017, 2332 UTC »

very faint

2330z Getting bits and pieces of music, not something that OTR would play.  Barely making out OM talking.

5837

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: The Crystal Ship 6876 AM 2304 UTC 24 Mar 2017

« on: March 24, 2017, 2358 UTC »

good reception

23577 Unid hard rock

5838

European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: UNID 6240 AM 2237 UTC March 24, 2017

« on: March 24, 2017, 2302 UTC »

Very faint with a lot of noise.   Just picking up bits of music.

5839

Shortwave Broadcast / REE World Cup Qualifier Spain/Israel 9690 am 1930 UTC 24 March 2017

« on: March 24, 2017, 1933 UTC »

Excellent reception in Spanish....on the T/O 7G605 with just its whip.

World Cup Qualifier Spain v Israel from Gijon

1930z Time pips, (Program intro) "Go-o-o-o-o-o-o-al, Espana"  into "I Love it" by Icona Pop.  
1931z Two OM's doing pre-match analysis.
1941z Israeli National Anthem
1943z Spanish National Anthem
1945z Kick off
1955z Spain carrying play early in match.
1959z Go-o-o-o-o-oal (Man City's  ) David Silva.  Spain 1-0.
Note for the soccer fans, great field!.....Maybe PSG can lose again to FCB    http://www.internationalchampionscup.com
Matches are across the US.
2029z Excellent save by Spanish keeper (as described on subjective Spanish radio) to prevent Israel from tying
2031z Goal Vitolo, Spain up 2-0.
2033z  Halftime "Dos - cero"
2041z YL with news
2049z Start of second half
2055z Goal by Chelsea striker Diego Costa, now 3-0.
2105z Israeli player down with injury, Thiago for Spain being subbed out.
2114z Iniesta subbed out for Spain.
2131z Spain goal, now 4-1 (missed the Israeli goal when I was away from radio)
2137z Match over, 4-1

5840

Huh? / Re: About this "Round Earth" hypothesis......

« on: March 24, 2017, 1901 UTC »

Good man, Skipmuck!   !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_and_Honorable_Order_of_Turtles    (See qualifying questions)

5841

Huh? / Re: About this "Round Earth" hypothesis......

« on: March 24, 2017, 1837 UTC »

Are you a Turtle?  (Let's see if anyone answers this correctly)

5842

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RFW 6940 USB 2135 UTC 23 Mar 2017

« on: March 23, 2017, 2248 UTC »

Very good reception

2246z Unid song

5843

Huh? / Re: A duck, a dinosaur, and a penguin walk into...

« on: March 22, 2017, 2149 UTC »

Hey, at least one of the pieces wasn't a cellphone.

5844

Huh? / Re: Chuck Barris, ’Gong Show’ creator who claimed to be CIA assassin, dies at 87

« on: March 22, 2017, 2148 UTC »

Chuck Barris will always have a special place in my heart.  In 1978 as an undergrad, I hosted a college "Gong Show" doing the whole Barris routine.  Little did I know when the show started, my wife-to-be was in the audience.  We met shortly after the show and will mark 35 years this year.

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Huh? / A duck, a dinosaur, and a penguin walk into...

« on: March 19, 2017, 2059 UTC »

Marvin Gardens?

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/us/new-monopoly-pieces-tokens.html

5846

Shortwave Broadcast / Chuck Berry Tribute WBCQ 7490 AM 2015 UTC 19 March 2017

« on: March 19, 2017, 2023 UTC »

Excellent reception....I don't know what show, nor the talent behind it, but it is Chuck Berry songs nonstop.

2222z "Johnny B. Good"

5847

Shortwave Broadcast / Sportsworld BBC 17640 AM 1630 UTC 19 March 2017 - Excellent Match

« on: March 19, 2017, 1637 UTC »

Good reception....first significant listen on the just-home-from-the-shop T/O 7G605 (found it online for a steal a year ago, it has been away 11 months), just using the whip antenna on it.

1630z They picked the best match of the weekend to broadcast....Manchester City v Liverpool.  Kick off just occurred, two OM's on play by play.  Curious broadcast and broadcast time.  Sportsworld had been transmitting only the 2nd half of matches at 1700z on Sundays (due to broadcast rights?), it appears they are broadcasting an entire match from 1630z.

1640z Attempt on goal by City, game being played in heavy rain.
1645z Firmino of Liverpool carded.
1649z Sane down the left, Silva shoots over goal

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: Program on 5130 AM 2304 UTC

« on: March 18, 2017, 2311 UTC »

This is a WBCQ frequency.

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Shortwave Broadcast / FG Radio (WRMI relay) 9955 AM 2300 UTC 18 March 2017

« on: March 18, 2017, 2309 UTC »

Excellent reception...playing some great music

2300z FG Radio ID
2305z "Hey Jude" Beatles
2312z "Help Me Rhonda"  Beach Boys
2315z Switched to preacher from Georgia.

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Shortwave Broadcast / EMR WBCQ Relay caught in time warp?

« on: March 18, 2017, 2244 UTC »

Everything I've read about the EMR transmission today (18 March) on 5130 was that it would be broadcast 2300 to 0000.  They are on right now 2240.  Last week 640pm EST would have been 2340.

http://swling.com/blog/2017/03/shortwave-relays-this-weekend-5/

Email response from Tom Taylor:

Many thanks for your report and email.
Yes the time was not correct!
All the best!
Tom