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Equipment / Re: Kaito Voyager KA500

« on: January 01, 2014, 1732 UTC »

What are you primarily interested in listening to? AM (mediumwave) or shortwave?

I'm not surprised the Kaito isn't a stellar performer, as most "emergency" radios are a compromise that try to stuff as many doo-dads into the box as possible. But listening in your basement doesn't help much either.

You might want to research a radio that is a step up in performance. There are some recent suggestions in this thread:

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,14339.0.html

An outdoor antenna would help a lot too, for both mediumwave and shortwave.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6950Am 1201 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 1636 UTC »

SDR catch. ID at 1247 UTC and then into Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here". Huge S9+20 signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Radio Plate Current, 6925am, 0708utc, 1-1-14

« on: January 01, 2014, 1621 UTC »

Also rewound the SDR to catch this one (I was in bed by 0700 UTC). Clear dance music at 0742 UTC. Signal maybe peaking at S2 for me.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6960 KHz AM 0501 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0604 UTC »

XFM taking a really nice fade UP at 0604 UTC; sounds awesome, great audio, nice conversation from the announcer. S9+10.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KIPM 6940 KHz AM 0550 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0550 UTC »

Episode "He Who Evolves" pops up after a dead carrier sat here on 6940 KHz for a while. Nice S9 signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: XFM 6960 KHz AM 0501 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0546 UTC »

Still awake! XFM announcer giving shout-outs at 0546 UTC. Still great copy. 

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6930 KHz USB 0512 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0533 UTC »

Seems this went off around 0533 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / RFW 6925 KHz 0529 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0530 UTC »

RFW with Dick Weed talking about the New Year on 6925 KHz AM. S4. Peskie QRM.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6930 KHz USB 0512 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0512 UTC »

Strange thing with a Hispanic-accented announcer talking to a woman about her prescription medication, then a phone call to a pharmacy, S9+. Crank-call Jerky Boys kind of thing.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / XFM 6960 KHz AM 0501 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0504 UTC »

XFM popped up at 0501 UTC with New Years Day by U2. ID at 0508 UTC. Good S9 signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: *FAKE* RFW 6925U 0327 UTC 01 Jan 2014

« on: January 01, 2014, 0500 UTC »

Off exactly at New Year (Eastern time/0500 UTC).

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6935 KHz AM 0450 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0452 UTC »

S2-S3 signal playing Devo Whip It.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: RFW 6925U 0327 UTC 01 Jan 2014

« on: January 01, 2014, 0435 UTC »

Uncensored moon landing comms at 0432 UTC (pretty funny) on UN-REAL RFW.

REAL RFW T-shirt looks awesome. Hopefully I can stuff my bloated beer gut into one of these.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / KIKI Radio 6925 KHz SSTV 0237 UTC 1/1/14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0241 UTC »

This aired at 0237 UTC.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID Numbers 6925U 0208 01-01-14

« on: January 01, 2014, 0217 UTC »

Back again in AM mode on 6925 KHz at 0216 UTC.