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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: CQ Radio 6961 USB 2226 UTC 8 Oct 2019

« on: October 08, 2019, 2235 UTC »

Weak but audible music on the Machias, Wash., SDR a few miles south of me here near Seattle. Also listening on the Burke, Va., SDR, where the clear signal is hitting S7.

2231 UTC “Sit down, I think I love you” by The Mojo Men
2233 UTC: OM repeating “CQ Radio” ID
2233 UTC: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
2236 UTC: "Already, CQ Radio for your listening pleasure ...," a few more repeated IDs and then, "CQ Radio signing off."

And that was that. Sorry I didn't tune in earlier. Please QSL!

Now back on 6941 kHz USB ... Still weakly audible on the Machias, Wash., SDR and just barely audible on my own radio out here.

2255 UTC: "I Can Make it With You" by the Pozo-Seco Singers
2256 UTC: OM announcer repeating CQ Radio IDs again
2257 UTC: "Mr. Bojangles" by Jerry Jeff Walker
2300 UTC: "Me and Bobby McGee" by Kris Kristofferson
2304 UTC: "Bobby McGee ... CQ Radio," OM announcer said, then talked about calling the boats at sea, then "do we have any aircraft listening," etc. Then said he was shutting down ...
2305 UTC: Started a few different songs, then settled on playing "Stand on the Rock" by Fleetwood Mac.
2309 UTC: Off. Thanks for the music!

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QSLs Received / Re: BrocketT99 e-QSL

« on: October 08, 2019, 0047 UTC »

Same here. Thanks, Ernie!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6924.7 AM 2223 UTC 7 Oct 2019

« on: October 07, 2019, 2244 UTC »

Tuned in at 2242 UTC to hear "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry. Listening via the Burke, Va., SDR right now in AM mode, though I have a trace of the carrier on my own receiver in USB mode out here near Seattle.

2244 UTC: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by the Rolling Stones (sounds great!)
2248 UTC: "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll ..." by the Stones, then cut off and into "Let's Dance" by Bowie
2250 UTC: Bowie gets cut off for a bit of "The Twilight Zone" theme, a bit of "Start Me Up," then "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder and then "Let it Ride" by BTO.
2252 UTC: Captain keeps jumping around with the songs! A bit more of "The Twilight Zone" theme, then "Never Been to Spain" by Three Dog Night.
2254 UTC: More song jumping between Stevie Wonder, BTO, Steppenwolf, the Rolling Stones, etc.
2258 UTC: Paul Simon song ... losing the signal now to the noise.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 5150 AM 2019 UTC 6 Oct 2019

« on: October 06, 2019, 2334 UTC »

Just tuned in at 2328 UTC via the Burke, Virginia, SDR to hear "Dreams" by The Cranberries (the song my now-wife and I first bonded over 26 years ago). No signal way out west here.

2331 UTC: Song that neither I nor Shazam recognized, followed at 2235 UTC by "In the Air Tonight (Vintage Culture Remix)" by Phil Collins.
2343 UTC: “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty. Now listening via Washington, D.C., SDR after a loud interference noise and fading afflicted the Burke SDR.
2349 UTC: "The Silence" by Manchester Orchestra. Deep fades in the signal via the D.C. SDR.
(If you're taking requests, Mr./Ms. UNID, anything by The Clash, The Sundays or Leonard Cohen would be great.)
2358 UTC: Found the signal again on a Pittsburgh, Pa., SDR just in time to hear "Wild Horses" cover by The Sundays (A GREAT CHOICE; THANKS, UNID!).
0002 UTC: Fading now hitting the Pittsburgh, Pa., SDR, but I can still hear the cover of "I Fought the Law" by Joe Strummer and the rest of The Clash (THANKS, AGAIN, UNID! FEEL FREE TO E-QSL, TOO!).
0007 UTC: Chasing the signal ... now listening via North Ridgefield, Ohio, SDR. Fair signal at the peaks now carrying "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen. GOOD CHOICE ON THE REQUESTS!
0010 UTC: Cover of "Everybody Knows," the song just played, by Sigrid. Nice!
0015 UTC: "Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You" by Tom Waits.
0020 UTC: "Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot.
0023 UTC: "The Wanton Song" by Led Zeppelin.
0028 UTC: Sounded like one or two words uncopiable spoken, and then off.

Thanks for all the great music!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Underdog Radio 6925 USB 0032 UTC 06 OCT 2019

« on: October 06, 2019, 0202 UTC »

Only slightly audible on my receiver and fair on the local SDR out here, but good via the Weiser, Idaho, SDR, despite some fading ...

0145 UTC: “Mother” by Pink Floyd mixed with “Another Brick in the Wall”
0148 UTC: “Beat Your Meat” by Double Time Records
0149 UTC: Back to Pink Floyd remix
0151 UTC: After a few moments of silence, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica
0157 UTC: SSTV, then repeat of "If you don't eat your meat ..." clip from "The Wall"
0159 UTC: "Screaming in the Night" by Krokus
0205 UTC: SSTV, then another two SSTV transmissions
0210 UTC: Silence ... then another SSTV at 0212 UTC.

Thanks for the music, Underdog! Nice to hear you again after a long while!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 USB 0106 UTC 5 OCT 2019

« on: October 05, 2019, 0121 UTC »

Listening via Northern Idaho SDR, as the signal's not audible up here near Seattle ...

0118 UTC: "The Big Welcome" by WASP
0119 UTC: "Inside the Electric Circus" by WASP
0123 UTC: YL synth voice with inaudible ID
0124 UTC: "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions
0129 UTC: "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
* * * *
0144 UTC: Electric Circus Shortwave ID in OM synth voice, along with shoutout to pirate radio forums (including HFU), followed by email address given in YL synth voice
0145 UTC: "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford (some interference from peskies or other source heard now)
0149 UTC: Announcement, then off
* * * *
0158 UTC: Hearing the signal now on 4090 USB with rock, then same synth ID and email announcements at 0159 UTC. Harder to hear down on this frequency, however, due to static and noise.
0204 UTC: Now listening via Burke, Virginia, which has a better signal on 4090. Playing "Mama We're All Crazee Now" by Quiet Riot.
0207 UTC: Male synth ID announcement, then YL email announcement.
0208 UTC: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6925 USB 2353 UTC 4 Oct 2019

« on: October 05, 2019, 0021 UTC »

Decent signal way out near Seattle here ..

0019 UTC: "Freebird" by Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time.
0021 UTC: Bluegrass version of "Don't Ask Me No Questions," followed at 0024 UTC by start of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" in bluegrass version.
0026 UTC: Sudden switch to more techno-ish "Hydrology" by Glenn Morrison
0028 UTC: "Desire" by Outrage & Jetty Ranchers, etc.
0030 UTC: "Plucky" by Kedmiri
0032 UTC: "I'd Do Anything for Love ..." by Meat Loaf
0034 UTC: "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
0036 UTC: "Stuck in the Middle" by Stealers Wheel; the songs are fading in and out of each other every two minutes or so!
0038 UTC: SSTV. Only part I could decode of the image said "Listen to Pirate Radio."
0040 UTC: "Winter Time" by Steve Miller Band
0042 UTC: SSTV; couldn't decode it
0044 UTC: "Mercury Blues" by Steve Miller Band
0047 UTC: SSTV
0048 UTC: "All Along the Watchtower" by Hendrix
0051 UTC: "Who Are You" by The Who
0053 UTC: Couple SSTV images in a row ... including one that IDed this as Pee Wee. Off at 0057. Thanks for the music, Pee Wee!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6960 USB 0010 5 October 2019

« on: October 05, 2019, 0020 UTC »

Audible bluegrass-style music audible out here in Lake Stevens, Wash., as of 0017 UTC, but not too far above the noise floor.

0021 UTC: "Don't Ask Me No Questions"

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900 USB 2340 UTC 4 Oct 2019

« on: October 04, 2019, 2350 UTC »

Super noisy with some sort of music and repeated talking/chanting.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan 6939.3ish AM from 6935.3 AM 2317 UTC 4 Oct 2019

« on: October 04, 2019, 2337 UTC »

Listening via Ashley Falls, Mass., SDR ... The signal doesn't seem to be traveling too far this evening.

2336 UTC: "Love in Motion" by Al Green.
2338 UTC: Blues song I can't identify. Very audible interference on this frequency from Link-11.
2342 UTC: "This is Captain Morgan Shortwave" ID in synth voice, then off?

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Mix Radio International 6916 USB 2326 UTC 04 OCT 2019

« on: October 04, 2019, 2333 UTC »

2332 UTC: "Saltwater" by Chicane. Mix Radio ID repeated a couple times during the music.

Heard via SDR in Corinne, Utah. No signal audible locally here.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6945 USB 2107 UTC 4 Oct 2019

« on: October 04, 2019, 2326 UTC »

Heard this one via the Burke, Virginia, SDR after hearing no more than a trace locally ...

2115 UTC: "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks. The songs played often had an echo or some kind of glitchy sound.
2118 UTC: "Take it Easy (live version)" by Eagles.
2121 UTC: Some sort of unintelligible ID or chat by synthetic female voice. Followed by Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams."
2127 UTC: Amid increased fading, "One of These Nights" by Eagles played.
2134 UTC: That synth voice again saying nothing I could understand, followed by "Big Love (Extended)" by Fleetwood Mac.
2142 UTC: Synth voice again. I made out the word "Maryland" at least once. Then the first few notes of the "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" theme, followed by sign off.

Nice '70s music, but otherwise weird stuff!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Brockett 99 Shortwave 6955 USB 2157 UTC 4 Oct 2019

« on: October 04, 2019, 2317 UTC »

Was listening for a while, but just finally got near a computer to type this all in. The signal was right at noise level out here near Seattle, but after trying out several SDRs, I finally got a clear signal on the Northern Kentucky SDR (http://kiwisdr.marmosetelectronics.com:8073).

2204 UTC: "Whole Lotta Rosie" by AC/DC
2207 UTC: Native American music, then I had to leave radio for a while ...
* * * *
2238 UTC: OM announcer with ID, chatting in progress … ads talking about getting a good deal on a car, then menswear in Brockett.
2240 UTC: OM announcer chatting, then what sounded like an interview a between woman and old guy with Native American music in the background.
2242 UTC: Snippet of “Back in Black” by AC/DC, then a YL synth voice with ID: “You’re tuned to Brockett 99" and email address. That was followed by a snippet of another AC/DC tune. The OM then gave the time, said about to go, then played “Yellow Creek” by John Anderson.
2246 UTC: A new OM announcer chatted about the “Yellow Creek,” gave an ID and talked about "Reservation News" coming up. There was then an ad for Beaver Lumber in Brockett. Then “reservation weather,” with blizzard sound effects played.
2248 UTC: “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum, interrupted by male synth ID, then the quick end of the song, then an OM giving the "reservation calendar." That was followed by more chatting, an interview and more ... By 2258 UTC, the signal was really fading.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Kaptain Kid Radio 6950 USB 0000 UTC 03 Oct 2019

« on: October 03, 2019, 0011 UTC »

Just barely audible on the local SDR in Machias, Washington, but fair via the SDR in Burke, Virginia, with "Searchin'" by The Coasters as of 0010 UTC, followed by "You Belong to Me" by The Duprees.
0014 UTC: ID, then "A Little Bit of Soap" by The Jarmels
0015 UTC: "My True Story" by The Jive Five
0018 UTC: ID and intro to next song ("Hey, Kaptain Kid. We've been reading this book, but we need to know who wrote it.") into "Book of Love" by the Monotones.
0021 UTC: "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes. I just hopped to an Ohio SDR, but this signal's fading out everywhere I tune in!
0023 UTC: Quick announcer intro into "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen.
Can't get a signal now ... and then apparently went off at 0028 UTC.

Thanks for the music!

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Folk Central 6937 USB 2213 UTC 2 OCT 2019

« on: October 02, 2019, 2228 UTC »

Just barely audible way out here near Seattle, but fair via the Weiser, Idaho, SDR with Judy Collins as of 2226 UTC.

2227 UTC: “It’s Money that Matters” by Randy Newman
2230 UTC: OM announcer chatting, then banjo-heavy tune
2232 UTC: ID and more OM chatting (sounds like echo on his mic)
2233 UTC: “Where have all the flowers gone?” by The Kingston Trio
2235 UTC: Chat by OM announcer as the song ended, more chatting, but not copiable via Idaho SDR.
2236 UTC: “Under the Summer Moonlight” by Garnet Rogers
2240 UTC: More OM chat, then “You Don’t Miss Your Water” by The Byrds
2244 UTC: Off. Good music - thanks!