Radio Azteca 6873 AM 0045- 7 May 2023

[clobdell]

0048 Bram Stoker talking away! S8  lots of tstorm static to deal with!
0129 Call in Love Lines - husband has terrible gas ....

[Molvania Poacher]

SINPO=34222, a bit noisy here tonight.

051- Bram speaking about radio related news, with pithy commentary sprinkled in. Gives mail drop address at 053. Something about a QSL recipient winning a trip (to Ontario?)
053- YL singing old time sounding slow ballad, with piano and violin accompaniment (trumpet joining in later).
057- Bram back on the mic. Reads listener letters in Mailbag segment. Aztec would like to hear from you...Send your dumb questions, with address provided.
101- OM announces a new segment, followed by YL speaking with chime sounding music in the background. OM back to end segment.
102- "This is your announcer, Bram Stoker again," and something about having almost used up their time. "Listen to our relay station announcer," and they will check the details of reports very carefully...."Until next time...."
103- Quick music, and the OM IDs relay service as "All Azteca Radio Service" I believe. Gives email address twice.
104- Horn sounding flourish, into...
104- "Sheba" by Johnny and The Hurricanes.
105- OM says "god I love that," and then....
105- Bram introduces Radio Azteca Number Two, and thanks KHPP2 relay station. Give Wellsville, NY mail drop address.
106- Bram reviews reception reports as reviewed by the crack staff at Radio Azteca HQ.

Thanks for the relay of a classic program!

[N2MLP]

0054 UTC
S 6 signal
play song
female singing

[Bali_Frank]

signal S7 on the SDR in Fair Hill, Maryland / 6872.8
00.57 talking (a man) Doctor Radio ?

[Grumpy Grandpa]

But a weak carrier here @ 0110
Tuned back in @ 0120. Pretty much the same.

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/CCW loop kit + 25x25 LoG

[shadypyro]

Good signal with static from thunderstorms on the Westminster Maryland sdr, with talk by Stoker

[Skipmuck]

0122 UTC Spoken word skit by OM (Signal is S8 amidst considerable static crashes, but good copy!)
0124 UTC Bram giving the latest (at the time) rumors and DXer dirt
0126 UTC "Albatross"-Fleetwood Mac
0130 UTC "Doctor Radio"
0134 UTC Azteca fanfare IS, then OM with "All Azteca relay service" ID and email address
0136 UTC Program Number 3 now
0200 UTC OM with All Azteca Relay Service ID...all Azteca all the time...email address allaztecarelayservice@gmail.com
0202 UTC OFF

[sgreenstreet]

I caught a few minutes.  Did anyone else pick up on the reference to Hilo, Hawaii?

[clobdell]

Yes KHPP was a pirate station located in HI circa 1985-1992

[myteaquinn]

0143: Very weak with just occasional bits of talk making it through the noise. What makes it through the noise is intelligible.  Also have to use USB to get even this little.

[sgreenstreet]

Yes KHPP was a pirate station located in HI circa 1985-1992

I remember that back in the 80's, there was a universal QSL drop box in Hilo. Almost every pirate station accepted QSL requests from the Hilo PO box.

I'm having a very enjoyable 80's flashback listening to Azteca.  I wish our modern pirates put more effort into satire.