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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WKAN 6955 USB 0139 19 April 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0221 UTC »

0220 UTC: Sounds like an ad of some kind. Not super readable, but the signal's staying above the noise way out here near Seattle!
0221 UTC: Music. Can't quite hear the song well enough, but it's a female vocalist.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Unid, 6930 usb, 0036 utc, 19 Apr 20

« on: April 19, 2020, 0046 UTC »

Listening via NA5B in D.C. ...

0045 UTC: UnID rock song coming through loud and clear.
0047 UTC: Another rock song with a heavy opening riff, but Shazam's got no idea on the title.
0055 UTC: SSTV transmission. I got a partial decode: "Most Likely Tag ..."
0056 UTC: Straight back into a ska-like rock song.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: WTF Radio 4920 USB 2344 18 April 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0038 UTC »

0036 UTC: Loud and clear with Talking Heads' "This Must be the Place." I'm hearing it via NA5B SDR in Washington, D.C.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan 6924.25 AM 0012z Apr 18, 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0032 UTC »

0031 UTC: "Higher Ground" by Playing for Change. Listening via NA5B SDR in D.C., where the signal is fair to good with a little hiss and static.
0052 UTC: Checking back in to hear a cover of "Don't Worry, Be Happy." The audio's coming in a bit distorted now.

Nice to hear the Captain!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM Relay 5150 AM/4175 USB 2305 UTC 18 APR 2020

« on: April 19, 2020, 0018 UTC »

No sign of the signal on either frequency out here near Seattle; only a hint on 4175 via the Northern Utah SDR.

So I'm listening to it via NA5B in D.C., where it's loud and clear on 4175 kHz USB and fair but not loud on 5150 kHz AM ... 

0015 UTC: "Check My Brain" by Alice in Chains.
0016 UTC: X-FM ID, then "Never Miss a Beat" by Kaiser Chiefs.
0019 UTC: "The music sounds grand ... on X-FM" ID, then "My Wave" by Soundgarden.
0024 UTC: Computer voice X-FM ID, then "Bad Company" by Five Finger Death Punch.
0029 UTC: X-FM ID, into "Special" by Garbage.   
0032 UTC: Redhat going over the past few songs and glancing at HFU posts, looking for Tears for Fears on his system. The signal on 5150's now pretty decent, but not as good as 4175.
0035 UTC: Redhat gave the time, ID, email and plays Tears for Fears' "Shout" by request. (This song was HUGE my freshman year of high school!)
0042 UTC: ID, Redhat read my comment on "Shout" and then intros "Sahara Love" by Above & Beyond.
0103 UTC: Checking back in, I hear Redhat intro a Post Malone song. The 4175 USB frequency is near-perfect via the D.C. SDR.
0116 UTC: After reviewing HFU posts and an ID, "Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode. (Indeed, a good song.)
0122 UTC: ID, then "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups.

Thanks for the always-good selection of music, Redhat!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: VOICE OF GREASE 5150 USB 1942- UTC 18 APRIL 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 2100 UTC »

2054 UTC: Tuned in and heard “Summer Nights,” fair level via NA5B in D.C. I could hear a carrier in USB on my radio here near Seattle, but no audio.
2103: “Grease is the Word”
2104: Voice of Grease ID, using actual Voice of Greece 🇬🇷 interval signal.
2105 UTC: Off?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6955 USB 0332 UTC 18 April 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 0352 UTC »

0352 UTC: "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors. Not a great signal, but coming in above the noisy floor out here near Seattle.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM via Mix Radio International 4175 USB 0310 UTC 17 April 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 0351 UTC »

I have to run off to eat a late dinner, but I tuned in at 0350 UTC and the signal's just barely coming through the noise tonight. But it's definitely there!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0031 UTC 18 April 2020

« on: April 18, 2020, 0131 UTC »

Just tuned in at 0129 UTC. Only wisps of music coming through my speaker here near Seattle, but very fair via the Northern Utah SDR, especially when listening in USB mode.

0129 UTC: "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins.
0132 UTC: "Home by the Sea" by Genesis.
0136 UTC: "Nothing but the hits ... We're Ballsmacker Radio" ID.
0137 UTC: "Nobody Home" by Pink Floyd. The signal's slightly more audible when it fades in and peaks at my radio here than 10 minutes ago, but I'm still listening via Utah.
0141 UTC: Announcer gave the email address repeatedly for those who guessed the theme.
0142 UTC: "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin (good song!).
0146 UTC: "Homeward Bound" by Simon and Garfunkel.
0148 UTC: Ballsmacker ID, then "Take the Long Way Home" by Supertramp (I LOVED this song as a 9-year-old kid).
0153 UTC: "Last Child" by Aerosmith. Signal's fading a bit as the frequency gets noisier via the SDR.
0156 UTC: ID and email address given again by announcer. Noise starts really taking over as a Bon Jovi song starts.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Sycko Radio 5155 USB 2255 UTC 17 April 2020

« on: April 17, 2020, 2308 UTC »

2307 UTC: I can hear rock music as of 2307 UTC via the NA5B SDR in D.C., but it's being covered by loud interference, at least on this listening location.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Humperdoo 5160 usb 2203 utc 17 Apr 2020

« on: April 17, 2020, 2240 UTC »

2237 UTC: "Pervert Nurse" by D.I. Heard via NA5B in Washington, D.C., with a fair signal. No sign of an audible signal out here near Seattle.
2239 UTC: "Problem Child"  by Wasted Youth.
2241 UTC: "I'm the Man" by Anthrax.
2244 UTC: "New Girl" by The Suicide Machines.
2245 UTC: Sounded like Drunken Radio Pirate gave an ID over a Suicidal Tendencies song "You Can't Bring Me Down."
I'm more a U.K. punk fan, but can you play a Dead Kennedys song, Humperdoo?
2250 UTC: Drunken Radio Pirate giving song info., Radio Humperdoo ID and shout-outs.
2251 UTC: "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies.
2254 UTC: Drunken Radio Pirate talking again, saying he'll play a DK song and giving an ID.
2255 UTC: "Too Drunk to F***" by Dead Kennedys (Thanks, DRP!)
2258 UTC: "Terminal Preppie" by Dead Kennedys followed by "Nazi Punks F*** Off" (Thanks, again!). Just checked again and still no audible signal on my own radio here; still listening via NA5B.
2300 UTC: "Buzzbomb" then "Government Flu," both by Dead Kennedys. Some sort of interference noise on this SDR is increasing.
2305 UTC: Drunken Radio Pirate announcing he's signing off (due to the intereference, I think he said?) and then off.


Nice to hear Humperdoo again; thanks for the punk tunes!

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC via Armenia 9880 AM 0242 UTC 17 April 2020

« on: April 17, 2020, 0302 UTC »

BBC via the Yerevan-Gavar site ... When I tuned in, there was just a hint of a signal, but it faded up over a couple minutes to audible voices – both male and female talking. Still, it was poor overall, with choppy fading and atmospheric noise, though overall noise was relatively low. The signal waned for several minutes, then came back to mostly audible level around 0254 UTC; closing music at 0259 UTC, then signal off.

It was replaced by BBC via Abu Dhabi right at 0300 UTC. That came in weaker than Armenia.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: COOL AM RADIO via MRI 4175 USB 0034 UTC 16 April 2020

« on: April 16, 2020, 0151 UTC »

0150 UTC: The signal's just fading up to semi-audible levels out here near Seattle.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Voice of the Angry Pigmeat 6950 USB 2005 UTC 15 April 2020

« on: April 15, 2020, 2116 UTC »

Weak, but coming through the noise via an SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland, as of 2112 UTC. Blues music, OM talking, then another blues song that seemed to cut off at 2115 UTC.

2118 UTC: I hear OM talking again, but I it's not understandable through the noise, so I'm not sure if this is Pigmeat back again or not.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 4175 USB 0020 UTC 13 April 2020

« on: April 15, 2020, 0028 UTC »

Hearing "Heavenly" by Flunk at 0025 UTC. I'm listening via Burke, Virginia's SDR. No hearing anything definite on the frequency at my QTH.

0032 UTC: Cool AM IDs, so it's apparently MRI relaying Cool AM again.