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Author Topic: 1720am Pirate Radio Boston, Radio Free Whatever, etc. 2334z 12/21/2013  (Read 2143 times)

Offline Kilokat7

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1720am Pirate Radio Boston, Radio Free Whatever, etc. 2334z 12/21/2013
« on: December 21, 2013, 2336 UTC »
Just noticed a carrier come up with some weak audio, music.  S3-S4 over S3 noise floor.

2337z: Song "Hold your head up" Argent
2344z: Lynyrd Skynyrd
2347z: Grand Funk Railroad
2351z: Steppenwolf
2355z: Kansas
0057z: Radio Free Whatever
0150z: Still going, old time music
« Last Edit: December 22, 2013, 0151 UTC by Kilokat7 »
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2013, 2346 UTC »
Noted here with music 2345, high noise floor masking a decent signal unfortunately! "American Band" 2348.
0038 Pirate Radio Boston ID/email, into music.
« Last Edit: December 22, 2013, 0039 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2013, 2347 UTC »
S9+10 here on the sky loop, and even S3 on the 43m dipole!
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2013, 0007 UTC »
Pirate Radio Boston segment starting at 0007z.
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2013, 0012 UTC »
Great signal here, peaking S8 with my ground mounted vertical and 3 dB preamplifier. (some static crashes)

0007z - ID
0008z - music
0013z - mailbag
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2013, 0031 UTC »
S7-S8 here with the noise. Some fading as well.
0029 - Heard ID Pirate Radio Boston
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Re: 1720am UNID 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2013, 0047 UTC »
Just heard an ID for Pirate Radio Boston at 0047. First pirate station with my Christmas gift, an NRD-515. So far not moving the S meter.
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1720am Pirate Radio Boston, Radio Free Whatever, etc. 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2013, 0125 UTC »
S8-S9, within the noise. Decent signal. Modulation at times good, then into the static. 1720 AM, 0125 UTC into a wire antenna and an IC-R75. Virginia Beach, Va.
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Re: 1720am Pirate Radio Boston, Radio Free Whatever, etc. 2334z 12/21/2013
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2013, 0128 UTC »
Nice gift myteaquinn.

RFW S5 to S7, playing Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree.... by Glenn Miller @ 0128z
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