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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM 6285 AM 0205 UTC 10 MAY 2020

« on: May 10, 2020, 0211 UTC »

Music audible but weak directly at my radio and on the K9VD SDR a few miles southeast of me.

0209 UTC: Sounded like an ID as the "warm-up" music continues, then a spoken audio clip.
0210 UTC: "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen, which is a telltale opener for X-FM (and a great song!).
0215 UTC: Redhat on the mic. "Holy smokes!" Gave the email, talked about fixing his antennas outside today, about the snow up in the Northeast, read the HFU posts.
0222 UTC: ID and email into the song "Surfing on a Rocket" by Air.
If you'd be so kind as to play a Kraftwerk song in honor of Florian Schneider's passing announced this week, that would be great, Redhat. Choose a short one, not the 22-minute-long "Autobahn"!
0225 UTC: Canned ID, into "Dreams" by Beck.
0231 UTC: Canned ID, into Redhat giving ID, email into "Careless Whisper" by Seether.
0236 UTC: Redhat reviewing just-played songs, reading the HFU board.
0239 UTC: "Prison Sex" by Tool.
0245 UTC: "Down When I'm Loaded" by Oleander after Redhat popped in on the mic.
0249 UTC: Song title, ID and time check, then "Lovedrive (Remix)" by Scorpions.
0253 UTC: Redhat back on mic, with song titles, reading posts.
0302 UTC: Canned ID, then "Homosapien" by Pete Shelley.
0306 UTC: Canned ID into "Judith" by A Perfect Circle.
0311 UTC: Canned ID, then "Tranquilize" by The Killers.
0329 UTC: "Radioactivity" by Kraftwerk. Thank you!
0455 UTC: Still can hear the music directly here near Seattle, though conditions are getting noisy.
Just sittin' back and listening for awhile now ... The signal is weak but listenable directly at my radio. Thanks for the music, Redhat!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UnId 6950U 0139 10 May 2020

« on: May 10, 2020, 0208 UTC »

Thanks, Skippy, for honoring Little Richard!

Barely audible here directly in Lake Stevens, Washington, with a fast number at 0203 UTC, then a Little Richard ballad.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio Int. 12030 USB 0030 utc 10 May 2020

« on: May 10, 2020, 0117 UTC »

I just tuned in the HUGE signal (I can even hear it a bit without my longwire antenna attached) directly out here near Seattle ... A fair amount of SSB distortion, but the noise isn't bad.

0123 UTC: Sounded like an ID before another jazzy instrumental tune. The distortion's not making it easy to identify songs.
0129 UTC: Sounds like this jazzy tune might have vocals. By the way, I turned off SSB for a second, and you can still partially hear the signal in AM mode. It's strong!
0131 UTC: YL w/ ID before the music resumed.
0135 UTC: YL ID again. The music's still distorted, but not as much as before. Can hear a few more details of the mostly instrumental songs.
0140 UTC: Noise here's catching up and starting the bury the signal.

604

North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RADIO HUMPERDOO INTO RELAY PARTIAL INDIA RADIO 5150 USB 2018 UTC 9 April 2020

« on: May 09, 2020, 2116 UTC »

Via NA5B SDR near D.C. (not audible anywhere I checked out West) ...

2112 UTC: "All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison.
2114 UTC: Harold Krishna gave ID and email address, chatted a bit more. Nice sound, but still noisy.
2115 UTC: "Thank You" by Led Zeppelin.
2119 UTC: Radio Humperdoo ID mentioning his relay of Partial India Radio just ended, repeating HaroldKrishna@gmail.com ID for PIR.
2121 UTC: "Jumpin' Jive" by Cab Calloway.
2125 UTC: "Minnie The Moocher" by Cab Calloway.
2128 UTC: ID and HFU shoutouts.
2132 UTC: "Reefer Man" by Cab Calloway.

605

North American Shortwave Pirate / YHWH 7475 AM 0202 UTC 9 May 2020

« on: May 09, 2020, 0204 UTC »

He's baaack ...

After not hearing YHWH for a week or so, he's back with a fair signal. A bit early for him compared to his usual broadcast window.

0325 UTC: Not hearing him now, but I still hear a carrier as we hit sunset here.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6935 AM 0128 UTTC 9 May 2020

« on: May 09, 2020, 0142 UTC »

Just barely audible in USB mode directly at my radio and at the SDR (K9VD) southeast of town from me out here near Seattle.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid, 6872.1 am, 0105 utc, 9 May

« on: May 09, 2020, 0111 UTC »

Via NA5B in the D.C. area, as this one's just barely making it to Utah let alone Seattle ...

0109 UTC: Remix of Elton John's "Rocket Man," which is the signature of Radio Free Mars.
0110 UTC: Robotic-voiced ID over music. OM announcer chatting and giving ID.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Skippy Radio 6950 USB 0015 UTC 9 May 2020

« on: May 09, 2020, 0025 UTC »

Big signal via Northern Utah SDR ...

0021 UTC: "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd.
0027 UTC: "Sorrow" by Pink Floyd.
0038 UTC: SSTV transmission of Union Jack flag with writing on it, including Friday's date. Can't read the rest. (Apparently a VE day anniversary image.)
0039 UTC: Music (instrumental, could be more Floyd), which was interrupted by a bit of an ad at 0043 UTC.
0050 UTC: "There's No Way Out of Here" by Dave Gilmour/Pink Floyd.
0055 UTC: SSTV transmission: Skippy Radio ID image.

609

Shortwave Broadcast / Adventist World Radio via Germany 15490 AM 1650 UTC 8 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 2342 UTC »

Caught Adventist World Radio via Nauen with a very good signal from 1650-1700 UTC. Audible programming in presumed Tigrinya, first a male talking and then a catchy song just before signoff at 1659 UTC. Better than most daytime signals from Europe here.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: KIND Radio 6921 USB 2323 UTC 8 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 2329 UTC »

Fair to good with some noise via Northern Utah SDR ...

2325 UTC: "Sea Creatures" by Axel Flovent, according to Shazam.
2328 UTC: Sounded like maybe an ID in there?, then "Wake Up" by Flora Falls.
2331 UTC: "If You're Like Me" by Chris Frisina.
2333 UTC: Muffled talking ... signal's getting noisier.
2336 UTC: UnID song for a moment, heard OM with a "KIND Radio" ID, then an instrumental song.
2341 UTC: I can hear Zeke chatting over instrumental music. Then, at 2343 UTC, a new instrumental song.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pee Wee 6930 USB 2242 UTC 8 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 2250 UTC »

Weak but audible via Northern Utah SDR ...

2247 UTC: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins.
2249 UTC: "Eye in the Sky" by the Alan Parsons Project.
2253 UTC: SSTV transmission - too much noise on this SDR to decode.
2254 UTC: "Ride Like the Wind" by Christopher Cross. Now fair signal via Northern Utah.
2302 UTC: "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs.
2310 UTC: "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller Band. Sounds nice via Utah; can't hear it directly here near sunny Seattle.
2312 UTC: "Mama Said" by Lukas Graham.
2315 UTC: Song interrupted for SSTV transmission; turned on my decoding app too late.
2316 UTC: Silence - still see a carrier, though.

Thanks for the music, Pee Wee!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2145 UTC 8 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 2151 UTC »

Fair to good via NA5B SDR near D.C.

2147 UTC: "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens (a great '90s song I haven't heard in a long time!)
2150 UTC: "Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by the Reverbs.
2153 UTC: The recorded "Giant Flying Burrito ... This is pirate radio" ID from an old radio show, along with another radio promo recording. Then the start of a song, some spoken piece I could barely hear, then the promos repeated again.
2155 UTC: Bits of promos, songs, etc. being played, then "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Suede.
2158 UTC: Promo IDs again, then "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers.
2200 UTC: Several "This is pirate radio" IDs from an old FM station, then "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield.
2202 UTC: "Pirate Radio" ID again, then "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" by Tiny Tim. Followed by "People are Strange" cover by Tiny Tim. (Our DJ's fond of cutting off songs.)
2206 UTC: "Introduction" by Tiny Tim, a spoken piece, then "It's Only a Paper Moon" by Tiny Tim, followed by "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips." Then another phone snippet from Tiny Tim's album.
2211 UTC: "Pirate Radio" ID, then "Just a Gigolo" by Tiny Tim, then "Anti-Women's Liberation Song" by Tiny Tim and Isadore Fertel.
2216 UTC: "Highway to Hell by Tiny Tim, "Pirate Radio" IDs again, then "I Love Rock and Roll" by Tiny Tim, more recorded IDs, then "She Left Me" and "I Made a Wee-Wee ...," both also by Tiny Tim.
2227 UTC: More Tiny Tim recordings ...
2230 UTC: Off.

Thanks for the broadcast, mysterious pirate!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF R. 6955 USB 0043 5 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 0050 UTC »

Via NA5B near D.C. ... good signal. Also listenable, though weak, via the Northern Utah 1 SDR.

0049 UTC: "Nite Flights" by David Bowie.
0052 UTC: "WTF Radio Worldwide" ID, then "End of the World" by U2.
0057 UTC: "Miss Sarajevo" by U2 and Pavarotti.
0059 UTC: OM thanking for reception reports and listeners.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6950 am 2350 utc 7 May 2020

« on: May 08, 2020, 0035 UTC »

Via NA5B in D.C. area ... Not the strongest signal, but fair

0033 UTC: Paul Simon Going into the homestretch on "Kodachrome."
0034 UTC: "Twilight Zone" theme with female-voiced ID, then repeated a minute later.
0035 UTC: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones.
0039 UTC: "Twilight Zone" IDs again, then off at 0040 UTC.

Nice to hear the Captain again!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Yeah Man 6925 am 2205 utc 7 May 2020

« on: May 07, 2020, 2214 UTC »

2211 UTC: "Green-Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf. Fair signal at the peaks (it's fading in between quite a bit) via NA5B near D.C. Not audible at all out west here.