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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Fusion Radio 5150 USB 2206 UTC 25 May 2020

« on: May 25, 2020, 2237 UTC »

Tuned in just now via NA5B in D.C. area. Good signal, though the noise is up a bit (sounds almost like a ute interfering); no signal out West.

2235 UTC: "R.O.C.K. in the USA" by John Mellencamp.
2236 UTC: "Star-Spangled Banner" played by Hendrix.
2239 UTC: ID by OM, then synth voice with email address.
2240 UTC: "America the Beautiful" by Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Signal's fading a bit.
2243 UTC: "Direct from the college of knowledge ..." ID by male voice, then "America" by Simon & Garfunkel. Signal just ticked up nicely for a moment at 2244 UTC.
2246 UTC: OM with ID again, mentioned the "college of knowledge" again, then synth voice with email addy. That was followed by "American Soldier" by Toby Keith.
2250 UTC: "You're a Grand Old Flag" by the U.S. Air Force Band.
2252 UTC: Radio Fusion Radio ID again, OSL address repeated by synth voice, then "This Land is Your Land" by the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants.
2255 UTC: ID and email addy again, then a choir's musical version of the Pledge of Allegiance.
2257 UTC: ID again, OM chatting a little. "Where colorful music can only be color blind." Then "God Bless America" by the USAF Heritage of America Band.
2259 UTC: "Minutes to Memories" by John Mellencamp.
2304 UTC: ID, email and then "Suite in a A Major, 'American Suite'" by Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and James Gaffigan.
2307 UTC: ID spiel, email address again, into "American Pie" by Don McLean. Signal started fading a little again; I also found just a trace of signal fading in and out via the Northern Utah SDR during "American Pie."

Thanks for the music, Radio Fusion Radio!

572

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0326 UTC 24 May 2020

« on: May 24, 2020, 0346 UTC »

0345 UTC: SSTV, then music on a fair but noisy signal out here near Seattle.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Wolverine Radio / WDDR 6950 USB 0030 UTC 24 MAY 2020

« on: May 24, 2020, 0142 UTC »

Fair to good signal heard directly here in Lake Stevens, Wash., with some SSB distortion.

0140 UTC: OM talking, then "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones.
0145 UTC: OM talking again, then the female synth co-host "spoke," followed by another song.
0150 UTC: OM chatting again, then clear ID right before Bob Marley's "Jammin."
0155 UTC: Bonnie Raitt song.
0158 UTC: Drunken DJ gave the previous song name, chatted, had his "co-host" chime in, gave ID, chatted some more into next song.
0200 UTC: Steely Dan song.
0203 UTC: Drunlen DJ chat, then SSTV.
0205 UTC: A bit more chat, then Tom Petty's "Here Comes My Girl."
* Came back from a long walk to find the station still chugging along. *
0335 UTC: "In the White Room" by Cream.
0341 UTC: Drunken DJ talking about the last song, then another song.
0343 UTC: Chatting again, "pretty damn late!"
0344 UTC: Music again.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Dr. Detroit 5169 am 0010 utc 23 May 2020

« on: May 23, 2020, 0043 UTC »

Just tuned in via NA5B SDR near D.C., where the signal is good with VERY little noise. No signal anywhere out West here ...

0041: "After Dark" by Mr. Kitty.
0045: "Night Games" by The KVB.
0048: "Cars" by Gary Numan (a live version). I love Gary Numan!
0052: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.
0056: OM with "You're listening to Dr. Detroit via Radio Illuminati" ID said twice, then "Electric Sunrise" by Plini.
0101 UTC: "On the Run" by Timecop1983.
0106 UTC: Dr. Detroit with music ("Quadra (Arp Quadra)" by Firechild) in the background, thanking folks for tuning into tonight's "radiogram." "The show's over, so go tune somewhere else." The announcement was then repeated twice.
0109 UTC: U.S. national anthem played.
0110 UTC: Off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Texas Radio Shortwave 6925 USB 0000 UTC 23 May 2020

« on: May 23, 2020, 0032 UTC »

Listening via Burke, Virginia. Good signal, but that neighboring ute station is ANNOYING!

0009 UTC: "Sweet and Easy to Love You" by Roy Orbison.
0011 UTC: "You're My Baby" by Roy Orbison.
0013 UTC: "Devil Doll" by Roy Orbison.
0015 UTC: YL voice with an announcement I didn't catch, then "This Kind of Love" by Roy Orbison.
0017 UTC: "It's Too Late" by Roy Orbison. I checked, and I can get this signal at a barely audible level via the K9VD SDR a few miles southeast of me out here near Seattle. Still too difficult to pick out the music from the noise at my own radio here.
0019 UTC: "You're Gonna Cry" by Roy Orbison.
0022 UTC: "I Never Knew" by Roy Orbison, as that annoying ute station cranks up again!

* Missed a song as I searched for a better SDR to listen from ... Now listening via KA7U near Weiser, Idaho. No ute noise! *

0026 UTC: "Problem Child" by Roy Orbison.
0028 UTC: YL synth voice with ID and email address, then "Today's Teardrops" by Roy Orbison.
0031 UTC: "Nite Life" by Roy Orbison.
0033 UTC: "Claudette" by Roy Orbison. The signal volume took a real dip for a moment but came back.
0035 UTC: "Blue Avenue" by Roy Orbison. This is still just barely audible via the K9VD SDR near me.
0037 UTC: YL synth ID and email announcement again, then the national anthem.
0039 UTC: Off.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WSMR 6930 USB 2258 UTC 22 May 2020

« on: May 22, 2020, 2346 UTC »

Listening via Fair Hill, Maryland SDR. Fair signal with lots of fading in and out as well as noise ...

2344 UTC: Shazam tells me this hard rock song is by Prong.
2346 UTC: YL synth voice - sounds like it's reading HFU posts or giving song titles?
2347 UTC: "This is Skipmuck Radio, WSMR" ID by that YL synth voice.
2348 UTC: "Symphony of Destruction" by Megadeth.
2355 UTC: "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica.
2359 UTC: The YL synth-voiced ID popped up out of the noise, but the music's nearly inaudible now.

Thanks for the music, WSMR!

577

North American Shortwave Pirate / Sycko Radio 5150 USB 0220 UTC 22 May 2020

« on: May 22, 2020, 0224 UTC »

Via NA5B SDR near Washington, D.C. Fair to good signal in between the noise ...

0220 UTC: "Couldn't Get it Right" by Climax Blues Band.
0222 UTC: "Karn Evil 9 1st Impression" by ELP.
0226 UTC: "Bang Your Head" by Quiet Riot.
0230 UTC: Sounded like an ID as Quiet Riot was winding down.
0232 UTC: ID and a shoutout, then "Whip It" by Devo.
0235 UTC: "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin.
0242 UTC: OM with last song title, chatting about the coming weekend.
0243 UTC: "New Kid in Town" by Eagles.
0248 UTC: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. Signal's a bit louder versus the noise on the SDR.
0255 UTC: "Who Needs Information" by Roger Waters.
0300 UTC: "In the City" by Eagles.

Thanks for the tunes!

578

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Relativity 6930 USB 0200 UTC 21 May 2020

« on: May 21, 2020, 0233 UTC »

Decent signal via Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR with only some noise (noisy tonight!) ...

0230 UTC: "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
0237 UTC: Male-voiced ID: "This is Radio Relativity. What goes up must come down." That was followed by "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. (Noise on the frequency's not getting better.)
0240 UTC: ID again, then silence for a moment, now "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears.
0246 UTC: ID and intro to "Who Can it Be Now" by Men At Work.
0249 UTC: ID, couldn't make out what he said after the ID and slogan, however. Then "Raspberry Beret" by Prince.
0254 UTC: ID, then "True" by Spandau Ballet.
0256 UTC: Evil-sounding laughter over the song, and by 0258 UTC, just the laughter repeated.
0259 UTC: Off - don't see a carrier anymore.

Great '80s tunes -- thanks for the music!

579

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 0120 UTC 21 May 2020

« on: May 21, 2020, 0129 UTC »

Growing signal via NA5B near D.C. with "It's You" by Bob Seger at 0225 UTC ...

0227 UTC: "Another Sad Love Song" by Toni Braxton (big hum on the carrier in between songs).
0231 UTC: "My Life" by Billy Joel.
0236 UTC: "Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn (haven't heard this one in a loooong time).

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Aparecida 6135 AM 0050 UTC 20 May 2020

« on: May 20, 2020, 0257 UTC »

The 49-meter band's been pretty noisy lately out here in the evenings, so I haven't heard Radio Aparecida or Radio Santa Cruz on this frequency for months.

But tonight, in between the noise on 6135, I heard this Brazilian fading in with a man preaching in Portuguese and musical interludes at times just ahead of 0300 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 AM 2212 UTC 19 May 2020

« on: May 19, 2020, 2237 UTC »

SSTV, just barely audible, heard at 2235 UTC via NA5B near D.C.

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QSLs Received / Re: FOXY AM eQSL's

« on: May 19, 2020, 1646 UTC »

Same eQSL design received here yesterday for reception of Foxy's May 7 broadcast in the 0100 UTC hour. Thanks, Foxy AM!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International, 5050 USB, 0105 utc, 19 May 2020

« on: May 19, 2020, 0329 UTC »

Just barely audible jazz music as of 0325 UTC heard directly here near Seattle.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Saudi 15285 AM 0419 UTC 18 May 2020

« on: May 18, 2020, 1754 UTC »

Conditions on the upper half of the shortwave bands seemed better than usual after sunset here last night, so I was tuning up there when I tripped on Radio Saudi broadcasting Swahili on a southwest beam toward Africa.

The signal was struggling to stay at audible levels on my radio and by 0430 UTC, it faded out.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 0141 UTC 18 MAY 2018

« on: May 18, 2020, 0207 UTC »

Signal fair at the K9VD SDR a few miles away from me; fair directly at my radio.

0205 UTC: R&B/hip-hop song.
0209 UTC: R&B song, then a skit from an album maybe?