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Longwave Loggings / Re: Take Off to the Great White North

« on: January 15, 2018, 2059 UTC »

I once had a girlfriend who was from the far S.W. corner of Minnesota... I'd advise you to stay far away from those beacons. The women are good looking but they all sound the same.

Interesting that the women all (seemingly) must have spoken in CW. Did any of them have a better fist than the other? Was one better at straight key than the others? It's OK to tell me these private details. No one else is here reading them.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Propagation

« on: January 05, 2018, 2148 UTC »

There's a propagation section to this forum. I suggest that this go there.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Anyone have a spare 50Kw SW Transmitter ??

« on: January 05, 2018, 2147 UTC »

That Ampegon Antenna has to be in the $200 - $300K range.

I suggest that it might cost more than $300K US.

$150k US might cover the labour cost of two engineers (one electrical and one mechanical) coming from Switzerland to install along with the labour of the team of construction crew and riggers who will actually pour the concrete, install the motors, assemble, put the thing up and ensure mechanical functionality. Maybe the riggers will come from Switzerland, maybe they won't.

Not covered by the above: any NRE, cost of shipment, cost of materials, cost of partial assembly in Switzerland, profit margin (which won't be less than 50%).

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QSLs Received / Re: Radio Dontri-Argentina eQSL

« on: January 03, 2018, 0049 UTC »

A high quality B+ monitor! 

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Latin American Pirate / Re: Latin American Trifecta 0055 UTC 30 Dec 2017

« on: January 01, 2018, 0217 UTC »

Not quite the Trifecta but while checking for the locals on a Brazilian SDR, I heard WDDR on 6950 USB. Though it was a local at first.

So, only two stations. Hearing Lupo and Dontri now in Brazil. Both have the best signals there that I have heard all week.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WDDR 6950 0149 UTC 1 Jan 2017

« on: January 01, 2018, 0212 UTC »

Happy to report SINPO 23333 on an SDR in southern Brazil. Confirmed program is // with a couple US SDRs so must be them. ID at 0210, I think (SDR connectivity to the internet is off and on right now).

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Latin American Pirate / Re: Radio Dontri? 6955ish USB 0122 UTC 1 January 2018

« on: January 01, 2018, 0203 UTC »

I just check an SDR in Brazil they are on right now (0200 UTC, 0000 local in Brazil) and they have a good signal.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: 4025 AM 00.01UTC 01 Jan 2018 UNID ? Int

« on: January 01, 2018, 0156 UTC »

Likely this, as others are reporting. http://www.coastfmtenerife.com/listen.html Note frequencies listed int website are not exact.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnIdentified Radio 6940 USB 2106 UTC 31 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 2149 UTC »

2145 onward: the same heavy metal tune over and over and over.........

Note to the operator:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W5S9liZK3Y

2205 - the siege appears to have been broken.
2207 - computerized ID repeated several times.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Doctor Detroit 6150 KHz from 6960 KHz AM 1759 UTC 31 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 1800 UTC »

Open carrier for the last 5 minutes then into bass line with voice over "I was stand by for the Dr. Detroit radio gram".

1801 - "Honey Honey, Sugar, Sugar", The Archies
1803 - "Knowing Me, Knowing You", ABBA 
1807 - "I Think We're Alone Now", Tommy James and The Shondels
1810 - "Give A Little Bit", Supertramp.
1813 - ID and of course, signal took a long fade just at the right moment but heard "...superior AM modulation".
1814 - "All Mixed Up", The Cars. Very strong in VA right now. Average SINPO 44434 over the last 15 minutes.
1818 - "Everyday I Write The Book", Elvis Costello

Music continuing. Signal great in Del(aware)-Mar(yland)-V(irgini)a with foF2 ~ 6MHz right now in the area. Outside that area, not so good. Signal is only S4 in western OH and positively blows in Upstate NY, New England and the southern US.

1832 - Announcement in a "pirate-like" voice (appropriate?  ) and thanking HFU folks. Into a Boston song.
1837 - music faded down, carrier slowly lower and lower...TX off

Made the jump to 6150 from 6960. Thanks for the tip, Azimuth Coordinator.

1857 - Announcement "Dah, you're listening to the Doctor Detroit Radio Gram on Radio Illuminati"
1907 - Deep Purple
1923 - "The show's over, so go tune somewhere else...That's right. Good day."
1925 - The Star Spangled Banner
1926 - TX off

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925.9 AM 1620 UTC 31 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 1700 UTC »

Off at 1659 UTC

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Coast FM 6235 AM 1520 UTC 31 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 1531 UTC »

I'm bored while I take care of paperwork and dialed up Coast FM. They are having lots of audio problems this afternoon - audio keeps cutting in and out, like there is a loose connection somewhere. Pretty annoying. I checked 4005 (+/- 30) to see if they had the problem there but not heard.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Anyone have a spare 50Kw SW Transmitter ??

« on: December 31, 2017, 1414 UTC »

Also He did mention there was no insurance.  Most of the radio stations I've worked for had some form of business insurance.  I can't imagine running one without.  In this business, you have a lot of exposure, towers that fall, buildings that burn, stuff that is pretty expensive to replace.

I was thinking that, rather than describing it as "no insurance", perhaps "self-insurance" might be a better way of describing it. But then having to publicly raise funds to cover the cost isn't self-insurance. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Underdog 6955 USB 0007 UTC 31 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 0043 UTC »

Just heard a bunch of SSTV and after the last image, heard a female voice say - perhaps - "underdog!" then dead air for several minutes.

0043 - broke the dead air with "have no fear, underdog is here!" into The Underdog Song.

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Latin American Pirate / Re: Latin American Trifecta 0055 UTC 30 Dec 2017

« on: December 31, 2017, 0021 UTC »

Just checked SDR in Brazil.

Noted Lupo about S7 with male vocals. Spatter QRM from a peskie on 6970 LSB.
No sign of the other two you mention, nor of DonTri.