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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Energy Power AM 7705 AM 1644 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1754 UTC »

Much better signal on this freq in Switzerland than on 3945 KHz.

1754 - into Boz Skags, "Lido Shuffle". SINPO 53355.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Mustang Radio 4030 AM 1724 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1750 UTC »

beware, a Dutch closing down can stay for more than one hour... 1748 bye-bye

True. He doesn't like to say good bye for real.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Dutch QSO 6385 AM 1544 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1746 UTC »

Interesting. I do not hear Dutch stations doing a lot of "QSO-type" exchanges.

When I was in Italy I would listen to the Greek MW pirates occasionally and "roundtable QSOs" were a staple of their activity. Somebody would play a song and say something before or after the song then they would drop the carrier and someone else would pick it up and do the same thing.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Mustang Radio 4030 AM 1724 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1744 UTC »

Ah, tiens, déjà ?, avec les ronds-points bloqués par les gilets jaunes ?

Mais si.  Les ronds-points ne sont pas bloqués au Pays-Bas....

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Mustang Radio 4030 AM 1724 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1737 UTC »

1733 UTC - "In a few weeks it will be Christmas, eh?" followed by something in Dutch over the top of a song about driving home for Christmas.

Reception is very good in Switzerland. SINPO 54354 with some sort of periodic "flamethrower" (data) QRM on ~4026 KHz about every 15 seconds or so.

1741 - Closing down announcement.

1750 - TX off.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Energy Power AM 3945 AM 1446 utc 25 nov 2018

« on: November 25, 2018, 1731 UTC »

Good reception with some rapid fading in Switzerland. SINPO 43233 at 1730 UTC with "It Never Rains In Southern California" amid QRN crashes.

Announcer has an Irish accent. 

I have the frequency as 3944.92 for those folks getting a weak carrier and wanting to know exactly where it is.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: MIX International 4125 USB 0151 UTC 24 Nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 2142 UTC »

Effective Jan 01, 2005 U.S. Coast Guard long range communications stations NMF, NMN, NMA, NMG, NMC, NMO, NOJ and NRV changed their single sideband voice radio guard to the following simplex frequencies: 4125, 6215, 8291, and 12290 kHz. These frequencies are intended for initial voice contact and distress alerts and working only.

FWIW, it should also be noted that I hear plenty of 'other' activity on 6215 +/- where it would seemingly cause interference: peskies, utes, whatever.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: R. Alice 3905 AM 2008 utc 24 nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 2016 UTC »

2013 UTC - SINPO 43344 in Switzerland with 1950's twangy guitar rock.
2028 UTC - "This is Radio Alice. Ooo la la!"
2029 UTC - "The records this evening are for Martin in Keel."

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Propagation / foF2 Map Discrepancy

« on: November 24, 2018, 2007 UTC »

Hey Chris,

I see quite a discrepancy between the Australian SWS real-time foF2 map:

http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/HF_Systems/6/5

and the equivalent map on the HFU propagation page:

https://www.hfunderground.com/propagation/#ionosphere

For reinforcement, I got some contemporary data from North American ionosonde data and it much more closely aligns with the SWS than the HFU maps.

Since there is really only one source for real time ionosonde data, I am going to assume that map on the HFU page is predicted by the software mentioned on the map and not based upon real time measurements. Correct?

I realize that recent ionosonde data is featured here, later on the page:

https://www.hfunderground.com/propagation/#skipzone

but I would think that this could be made a bit more clear.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Laser Hot Hits 6205 AM 1337 utc 24 nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 1930 UTC »

Good signal on Swiss SDRs at 1915 UTC.

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Charleston R. Int. 5140 AM 1915 utc 24 nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 1925 UTC »

Hear "their type of music" at 1915 UTC on 5140 on SDR in Switzerland. Reception is poor there, probably skipping over the RX. SINPO 13222.




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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: R.Zeppelin 7725,7 AM 1706 utc 24 nov 2018

« on: November 24, 2018, 1923 UTC »

Good signal on Swiss SDRs. SINPO 45454. Best I have ever heard them.

1923 UTC - Jazz music.

1933 UTC - however, it has faded significantly. SINPO 24322. Will lose the signal in a few minutes at this rate.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930.2 AM 2250 UTC 23 Nov 2018

« on: November 23, 2018, 2308 UTC »

Sounds like The Grateful Dead at 2313.
Checked back at 0137 and hear some jazz. Presumed to still be them.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man Radio 6925 AM 2240 UTC 23 Nov 2018

« on: November 23, 2018, 2258 UTC »

You have transmitter problems, mate - VFO is FMing with modulation. BTW frequency is 6925.25 right now.


To the OP - OK on the LULU but I am using AM. It looks ugly on the SDR display. 

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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: R. Melkbus Int. 3905 AM 1716 utc 22 nov 2018

« on: November 22, 2018, 1855 UTC »

That was me from NM.  For the record, I always state right up front that I'm listening via online SDR.

OK and thanks. I think in this case it is fairly obvious too.