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Shortwave Pirate Radio In North America And Around The World, And Other Signals That Go Bump In The Night
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Utility / Trenton VOLMET issues
« on: November 14, 2023, 1837 UTC »
I've noticed over the last few months Trenton VOLMET on 6754 kHz occasionally goes off the air for several days at a time. Over the last week (maybe more?) It's been back on, but with a consistent stream of "No report received".
I usually listen between 0400-0600 UTC, and notice that Gander and Shannon are operating normally. Anyone have any insight as to what is happening with Trenton?
I usually listen between 0400-0600 UTC, and notice that Gander and Shannon are operating normally. Anyone have any insight as to what is happening with Trenton?
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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6870 / 6860 USB 0406 UTC 25 Sep 2023
« on: September 25, 2023, 0407 UTC »
Listening via the W3HFU Kiwi SDR. S9. Playing ambient/down tempo music
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Equipment / Kiwi, WebSDR availability or alternatives?
« on: September 24, 2023, 0008 UTC »
I've toyed with the idea of occasionally setting up an online SDR. Had my eyes on a Kiwi, but I never got one due to needing a wired internet connection (I could do it, but would really prefer wifi). It's now discontinued and the Kiwi 2 may be a while before it comes out. I'm not sure if I could setup a WebSDR with my RSP2, or what the requirements are. Are there any alternatives? I know that SDRConnect and (I think) console have a server option but I like the idea of being to connect with a simple web browser on any device.
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Other / UNID voice 8868 USB 0306 UTC 19 Aug 2023
« on: August 19, 2023, 0307 UTC »
Sounds like someone yelling. I thought maybe peskies but I don't know what language this is.
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General Radio Discussion / Trenton Volmet off the air?
« on: July 15, 2022, 0427 UTC »
I used to live in pretty reliable about a week or so since I've heard them on 6754. Gander is still active but nothing from Trenton. Any ideas?
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Other / UNID 4380 USB 0545 UTC 27 Feb 2022
« on: February 27, 2022, 0546 UTC »
Presumed European pirate playing recorded screams. Listening via the Univ of Twente SDR. Coming in about S9
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 48 6930 USB 2352 UTC 31 Oct 2020
« on: October 31, 2020, 2352 UTC »
Hearing music just above the noise floor. Fading in and out. SIO 333 to 444. Not sure if this is the same station from a few hours ago.
23:55 - Sound effects and ID - Radio 48
00:00 - Hearing rap/hip hop over the noise.
00:04 - Sound effects and ID
23:55 - Sound effects and ID - Radio 48
00:00 - Hearing rap/hip hop over the noise.
00:04 - Sound effects and ID
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General Radio Discussion / Fast food drive through frequencies
« on: September 26, 2020, 0020 UTC »
I remember many years ago they were in the 150 mhz region. A ham friend with a modified 2 meter radio enjoyed pranking both the drive through and the headsets of the employees indoors. Are they still around 150 mhz, or have they moved?
Asking for a friend...
Asking for a friend...
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ID and Translation Requests / UNID 6248 khz LSB Nov 17 2019 0135 UTC
« on: November 17, 2019, 0254 UTC »
Spanish speaking in real time, a series of phonetics followed by "preparacion", another series of characters and the anouncement "segundo grupo" and continues in this manner. The only reference I found is from a Twitter account claiming it is the Venezuelan Navy. I couldn't find anything on Priyom, as I thought it was a numbers/military/government station. Overheard on an IC7300, W6LVP loop from Richardson, TX.
Link to video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGVp4dH5dVumFr8xSOV0SEe3Al-ivepq/view?usp=sharing
Link to video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGVp4dH5dVumFr8xSOV0SEe3Al-ivepq/view?usp=sharing
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Shortwave Broadcast / NOAA WXRadio WBCQ? Pirate? 9330 AM 2219 UTC 2 Sept 2019
« on: September 02, 2019, 2220 UTC »
Hearing a rebroadcast of Jacksonville, Florida NOAA weather Radio on 9330 AM at 2219 utc here in Dallas, TX. Heavy fading, with occasional peaks of intelligible audio.
It sounds too weak to be WBCQ, and I haven't yet heard an ID
It sounds too weak to be WBCQ, and I haven't yet heard an ID
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HF Mystery Signals / 8956khz Aug 4 02:37utc
« on: August 04, 2019, 0240 UTC »
I've been hearing this for the last 20 minutes as of now. It sounds like a CW signal while someone spins the knob back and forth. http://
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Spy Numbers / Downloadable version of the Priyom.org schedule?
« on: May 29, 2019, 2328 UTC »
The numbers schedule on the front page of priyom.org is the best I've seen. Is there a schedule one can download for personal use? There's an option to copy the priyom sched into Google Calendar but that is fairly useless for me. I've been gathering frequency and station descriptions with the hopes of coming up with a memory bank for SDRUno, but given the complexity of station schedules it might not be that helpful to anyone.
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HF Beacons / 6940.6 KHZ
« on: July 18, 2018, 0054 UTC »
0045 UTC hearing a very faint, irregular "dit" in CW mode around 6940.6. I'm not really familiar with pirate beacons, but I know there is a fair amount of pirate SSB activity in this area.
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HF Beacons / V Beacon
« on: August 11, 2017, 0151 UTC »
0149 utc Aug 10 2017 5620 khz heard on the University of Twente SDR. Beacon repeating the letter V in cw. Strong signal, at S9
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