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European Pirates and Private Stations / Re: Border Hunter Radio 6210 AM 0050 UTC
« on: August 12, 2012, 0108 UTC »
Nice here, too. Peaking at S9+10 with XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" at 0108z. Thanks Borderhunter! 
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« on: August 11, 2012, 2140 UTC »
Peaking at S5 now (!!) in the Boston burbs. Very fast propagation change. Techno music (which I like). Thanks RTN>
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: 15070 AM Radio True North
« on: August 11, 2012, 1831 UTC »
At best, an S1, but mostly I can't copy it. Pretty sure I may have heard an ID at 1830z, and then some kind of TV show theme song, but I kind of suck at identifying those...
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave On Radio-6925
« on: August 07, 2012, 0052 UTC »
Radio Jamba ID at 0052z.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave On Radio-6925
« on: August 07, 2012, 0049 UTC »
There was a probable ID at 0048 but modulation was down and noise was up, so I missed it.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Rave On Radio-6925
« on: August 07, 2012, 0046 UTC »
6925 AM is loud here at 0046z. Easily S9+10. Music is kind of Jack White sort of thing, but not Jack White. Closest thing I can compare it too though.
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Equipment / Re: SSTran AMT5000 mediumwave transmitter
« on: August 05, 2012, 1628 UTC »
Neat, thanks for the link, I hadn't seen that transmitter before. The obvious advantage it has over the SSTRAN unit is the digital frequency tuning. With the SSTRAN you have to tune with dip switches. I guess it probably really doesn't matter that much, though, since you won't be retuning all that much.
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MW Loggings / Re: Pirate logged on 920 KHz
« on: July 31, 2012, 0004 UTC »
It's fun to speculate about what goes into an operation but I'd just sit back and enjoy the show. Trying to sniff around might spook the operator off the air. My 2 cents anyways.
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MW Loggings / Re: Pirate logged on 920 KHz
« on: July 30, 2012, 2301 UTC »
Yeah, no doubt, it would be a hefty vertical. The choice of 920 is definitely and interesting one. Moving up towards 1710 opens up potential DX reception, but this would come with a lot more risk. I'm assuming that 920 is a pretty clear frequency in your area. If so, it's a good option for staying below the radar.
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Equipment / SSTran AMT5000 mediumwave transmitter
« on: July 30, 2012, 1409 UTC »
I was browsing around and found that SSTRAN is now selling a new transmitter, called the AMT5000:
http://www.sstran.com/#AMT5000
Years ago I built one of the AMT3000 kits and it was fun and easy to put together. Works amazingly well for around the house and neighborhood broadcasting. The AMT5000 looks like a nice step up. The owner of SSTRAN is really responsive.
Has anyone built one of these yet? Looks like it would be a fun winter project.
http://www.sstran.com/#AMT5000
Years ago I built one of the AMT3000 kits and it was fun and easy to put together. Works amazingly well for around the house and neighborhood broadcasting. The AMT5000 looks like a nice step up. The owner of SSTRAN is really responsive.
Has anyone built one of these yet? Looks like it would be a fun winter project.
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MW Loggings / Re: Pirate logged on 920 KHz
« on: July 30, 2012, 1404 UTC »
It's possible he's using a vertical, which would not require any significant real estate.
Read this to get an idea: http://www.sstran.com/pages/sstran_buildant.html
Read this to get an idea: http://www.sstran.com/pages/sstran_buildant.html
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Whatever 6900am 0207 UTC 7/30/2012
« on: July 30, 2012, 0222 UTC »
Another ID at 0222z with a mention of a parallel operation on 97.7 FM.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Whatever 6900am 0207 UTC 7/30/2012
« on: July 30, 2012, 0218 UTC »
"DJ Sennheiser" with another ID at 0218z and then into a request for Maroon 5. Almost sounds live. Mention of tweaking the modulation.
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900am 0207 UTC 7/30/2012
« on: July 30, 2012, 0215 UTC »
Radio Whatever ID at 0214z with an email address of hho531@yahoo.com
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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900am 0207 UTC 7/30/2012
« on: July 30, 2012, 0212 UTC »
Loud here in the Boston burbs. S9+10 but there is some QRM from a variety of sources... I even hear CW near here. Electronic music.
