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North American Shortwave Pirate / Family Radio

« on: October 20, 2011, 2348 UTC »

Family Radio up on 6924.75 AM at 2347 UTC (10/20/2011). Extremely strong S9+ signal and excellent audio. Family Radio identifications and music. I saw this logged the other day; this is my first logging.

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Utility / Bandscanning 8/28/2011

« on: August 28, 2011, 2244 UTC »

I was bored so here's some logs from tuning around this afternoon.

6709 USB. 2202z. Some kind of Asian language QSO. Fishermen? Moderate signal.
6577 USB. 2203z. Alitalia 603, others with New York Radio and the usual selcal checks. New York Radio very loud here.
6519 USB. 2205z. WLO with automated weather announcements.
6501 USB. 2206z. USCG (probably NMN Chesapeake) with automated weather. Strong.
6855 USB. 2209z. QSO in French (??) language.
6960 LSB. 2211z. Some foreign language chatter, plus an AM signal underneath?
6604 USB. 2213z. NYC area airport weather.
6977 USB. 2215z. MARS net? KIW509 is one of the calls.
8957 USB. 2221z. Shannon Volmet with weather.
8917 USB. 2221z. Unknown language QSO. Heavily QRMing New York Radio on 8918.
8918 USB. 2222z. Thomson 587 calling New York Radio for selcal check.
8894 USB. 2223z. Heavily accented civil aircaft activity.
8734 USB. 2228z. Olympia Radio (SVU) marine radio services, Athens, with announcements in EE and Greek.
8376 USB. 2231z. Russian (??) QSO.
8345 USB. 2233z. Spanish QSO.
7980 USB. 2235z. QSO in UNID language.
7880.4 AM. 2236z. Dead carrier.
7811 USB. 2243z. AFN with news.

That is all..

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Mustang Radio 8/16

« on: August 17, 2011, 1248 UTC »

I'm a little late posting this log and I'm going on memory. When I got home yesterday afternoon I flipped the radio onto 6925 and was surprised to hear a very strong AM signal playing music. Thought it was a stateside station but it turns out it was Mustang Radio from Holland! He was S9+10 with excellent audio. Email address of mustangradio@live.nl. Announcements in English. The operator hangs out in Iann's Pirate Chat and will acknowledge reception in real time. The time was about 2225z through at least 2240z I believe. Music from Whitesnake, U2, Dire Straits and others. Reception was on a TS-480 with a 40m dipole. Hopefully we will have more persistent conditions like this as we go into the fall.

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Utility / Some 11175 logs.

« on: July 31, 2011, 1802 UTC »

I'm spending this beautiful summer day inside with the radios because I screwed up my back. 

Here's a few logs from 11175 KHz earlier this morning.

1430z BRIGHT WARRIOR calling ANDREWS MOBILE and then any station for a radio check; no joy on either.

1457z KING 76 calling MAINSAIL for a radio check. He refers to the frequency as "One-One Upper". Puerto Rico responds, KING 76 has him 5x5.

1511z TEN FOOT (?) calling OFFUT several times. OFFUT finally responds after several minutes. OFFUT requests QSY to 11220 KHz.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WBOG 6925 AM

« on: March 20, 2011, 2058 UTC »

WBOG 6925 AM from at least 2015z. Various music of a wide different type and then "WBOG" ID that sounds like a HFGCS EAM at 2057z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio 2010 International 6955

« on: February 13, 2011, 2108 UTC »

Radio 2010 International up on 6955 AM at 2108z with house/trance remixes type stuff. Good S9 signal with some minor fading.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Casablanca 6940

« on: February 13, 2011, 1442 UTC »

I have Radio Casablanca (positive ID at 1441z) on 6940 KHz AM, Sunday morning 2/13. Playing various swing, marches, etc. Good audio.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WHYP 6874.8 AM 1/1 2114z+

« on: January 01, 2011, 2116 UTC »

WHYP up on 6874.8 on 1/1 at 2114z with a huge signal and great audio, playing Devo.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Bitch Radio 6913.6 AM 1/1 1452z

« on: January 01, 2011, 1453 UTC »

Bitch Radio is on 6913.6 AM, 1/1 at 1452z with "Bitch Radio" ID and a strange conversation between an OM and YL about "white man's bitch". S7 signal with some fading in Boston burbs.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods 6925u 1/1 1449z

« on: January 01, 2011, 1450 UTC »

Northwoods Radio is up on 6925 USB with a beautiful S9+10 signal, Northwoods ID at 1449z then back into music.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK 6940 USB 12/25 0115z+

« on: December 25, 2010, 0126 UTC »

WEAK is up on 6940 USB with a solid S9+ signal. Reggae, electro bloops/blips, random audio clips.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Alpha Tango Radio 6925u 1852z 12/24

« on: December 24, 2010, 1852 UTC »

Alpha Tango Radio with a solid S9 signal on 6925u at 1852z on 12/24 with Carol King "I Feel The Earth Move".

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Free Euphoria 6900 KHz 1559z 12/24

« on: December 24, 2010, 1600 UTC »

Radio Free Euphoria (presumed WBNY relay) on 6900 KHz at 1559z. Weak, S2 max signal here in the Boston burbs but clear audio from Captain Ganja and the Maharishi.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Channel Z 6925.3 1542z 12/24

« on: December 24, 2010, 1543 UTC »

Channel Z is a huge S9+10 here with a positive ID at 1542z on 6925.3 AM.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6875.3

« on: December 12, 2010, 2142 UTC »

I have something on 6875.3 KHz at 2141z. Various tones/honks and a male announcer (?) periodically speaking. I can't recover any ID though. Station is getting killed by very high noise level.