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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.

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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

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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.

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General Radio Discussion / Re: IRC Chat via the HFU

« on: July 29, 2012, 2327 UTC »

Tested this out and it actually works fantastic, just as good as a real IRC client. Nice stuff. Thanks for adding a new feature to HFU!

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General Radio Discussion / Re: Mysterious Radio “Blast” Before Colorado Massacre Puzzles Scientists

« on: July 29, 2012, 2319 UTC »

Face eating apocalypse zombies are people too 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900 AM 1705 UTC

« on: July 21, 2012, 1953 UTC »

Still going strong at 1951z at S9, peaks to S9+10. Electronic dub step style stuff. Sounds like a weekend late night on Radio 1. No IDs at all.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900 AM 1705 UTC

« on: July 21, 2012, 1831 UTC »

aurora, I still have it at 1831z. I switched over from the TS-590 to the IC-7410 because the noise blanker is better on the 7410. The signal peaks at S9 on the 7410. Hoping for an ID.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6900 AM 1705 UTC

« on: July 21, 2012, 1821 UTC »

Peaking at S8 with periodic but brief fades to maybe S5. Overall quite good. Nice audio too. A very mellow ambient-electro tune at 1820z. I like this.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan 6925 7/15 2338z+

« on: July 15, 2012, 2358 UTC »

Now off again at 2358z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Captain Morgan 6925 7/15 2338z+

« on: July 15, 2012, 2353 UTC »

Off, then back on, at 2353z.