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European Pirate / CoastFM 6285 AM 1716 UTC 12 April 2018

« on: April 12, 2018, 1720 UTC »

Average signal for them this afternoon in central Italy. SIO 343 with some deep fades. I'm jumping around on the radio dial, listening to various things and checking back periodically.

1716 - Tuned in during "Jump" by Van Halen.
1718 - ID "Coast FM"
1725 - Song from The Cure
1726 - Advert for "(something)SlowFood.com" (?) among other things.
1736 - "Red, Red Wine"

1052

European Pirate / Laser International 6205 AM 1823 UTC 9 April 2018

« on: April 09, 2018, 1831 UTC »

Presumed LHH Received in central Italy, SIO 443, with some deep selective fades and a little bit of QRN.

"With A Girl Like You" at 1825 UTC.
ID @ 1834 UTC, into news headlines.
ID @ 1835 UTC, "Broadcasting to Europe on shortwave, this is Laser International."
Bruce Springsteen song at 1940 UTC. ID at 1943 UTC as "Laser Hot Hits" and a couple mentions that this was Sunday afternoon. I guess the SW programming is tape delayed FM/MW programming today (or always?).

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European Pirate / Coast FM 6285 AM 1810 UTC 9 April 2018

« on: April 09, 2018, 1820 UTC »

Normal programming. "Don't Talk To Me About Love" by Altered Images then ID at 1813 UTC.

Good signal into central Italy (my temporary home for a few weeks) but QRM from a peskie-like QSO on 6280 USB in a language that I can't quite place.

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European Pirate / Re: Borderhunter Radio 3900 AM 1903 UTC 07 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 2137 UTC »

2138: Acknowledged Aki (?) in Finland in English.
2148 2145: Announcement in Dutch, into "Rasputin".
2151: "Jailhouse Rock".
2154: ID in English and "very good morning".
2159: "867-5309". Signal is S9+20 in the UK!
2202: "Hit The Road Jack".
2204: "Simply the Best".
2210: Oom-pah-pah accordian music with English vocals
2212: More oom-pah-pah. "Have another beer..."
2214: I tuned out. Dank u wel!
   

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European Pirate / Re: LHH 6205 am 1955 utc 7 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 2135 UTC »

May have shut off as of 2130 UTC ??

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European Pirate / Re: Unid 6210 USB 2024 UTC 07 Apr. 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 2118 UTC »

Can't seem to hear it in southern Europe, nor on Twente SDR. I found it on a UK SDR. Of course, LHH is on 6205 and strong there too and splattering a bit at times. (Edit: Magically, as soon as I wrote that, LHH seems to have changed programming or shut off the TX.)

Splitting hairs: I have them on 6209.99 KHz.

Late 1970s-early 1980s funk/dance music.

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European Pirate / Coast FM 6285 AM 1845 UTC 7 April 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1850 UTC »

SIO 333 in central Italy at the moment but a solid SIO 444 on the Twente SDR with synchronous detector. The usual programming. Advert for Britishcornershop.co.uk at 1850.

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European Pirate / Re: Coast FM 6285 AM 2343 UTC 6 Apr 2018

« on: April 07, 2018, 1844 UTC »

We changed from an Optimod to an Omnia 5 processor this week. Interested if you are noticing any difference and if you are your thoughts.

Yes, the audio seems a bit more dynamic and "punchier". I like it.

Cheers!

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SDR - Software Defined Radio / Re: Online SDRs: Is it possible to find the Center Frequency?

« on: April 07, 2018, 0041 UTC »

The center frequency of the signal you are receiving?

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European Pirate / Re: Radio Harmony 6374.7ish AM 2246 UTC 4 April 2018

« on: April 05, 2018, 0001 UTC »

Good signal in central Italy at 0000 UTC 5 April. I have them at 6374.6 KHz.

Crooner tunes.

0000 UTC ID "All day, all night, beautiful music radio. This is Radio Harmony." Into "Danny Boy".
0007 UTC ID "Escape and unwind....(into a selective fade down and missed the rest)" Faded down a bit from 10 minutes ago.
0011 UTC "Anything you can do I can do better".
0019 UTC Checked back and they had faded out completely.

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European Pirate / Re: Technical Man 6199,8 AM 1936 UTC 02 Apr 2019

« on: April 02, 2018, 1953 UTC »

1947 - ID in English: "Hello 1, 2....Hello 1, 2....Dear listeners, this is Stu (?), The Technical Man from the Netherlands." Into acknowledgement of a listener Michele in Milan, Italy. Later said they were in eastern NL. Very good signal in central Italy, SIO 555, with minimal selective fading.
1948 - dance music
1952 - dance music
1954 - ID over music and acknowledged a report from Kenny in Northern Ireland in English. Email address given.
1959 - dance music
2000 - QRM from 6195.
2003 - ID as "Radio Technical Man" and SMS number given in German, English, Spanish and French, in that order.
2005 - Macarena
2013 - Acknowledged a report from Walter in northern Italy in English. Into a Country music song.
2017 - Queen of Hearts
2020 - "Coming from the eastern part of The Netherlands, almost the western part of Germany." Dedication for Tony in England: Kraftwerk, The Model. QRM from 6195 is really hammering this guy. Thank God for passband shifting.
2025 - Acknowledged a report from Stephen in UK.
2026 - tune out
2048 - rechecked and found that the signal had faded tremendously and now QRMed from 6200 KHz, in addition to 6195 KHz. I'm done here.

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European Pirate / Re: Little Feat Radio 6265 AM 1900 UTC 31 Mar 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1909 UTC »

Covered by utility QRM on Twente SDR.

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European Pirate / Coast FM 6285 KHz AM 1905 UTC 31 March 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1907 UTC »

Clear ID at 1906 UTC. Pop music programming. Good signal on Twente SDR at this time with a minor amount of selective fading.

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European Pirate / Radio Caroline Relay 6220 KHz AM 1900 UTC 31 March 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1902 UTC »

Announcements of "Caroline 558", etc. seems to be an edited recording of mostly announcements and no music. SIO 242. Listenable on Twente SDR with synchronous detector.

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European Pirate / Re: KCR 6915 AM 1842 UTC 30 Mar 2018

« on: March 31, 2018, 1853 UTC »

Presumed KCR on 6915 KHz with ID in Spanish at 1849 UTC 31 March 2018. Into Afro-caribean music and Spanish announcements. Light signal with fading, listenable on Twente SDR with the synchronous detector.

Some intermittent CQ QRM " V V V de (something)"