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Author Topic: PBS Pirate Broadcast System 6925 then 6945 KHz AM 0042 UTC+ 8/30  (Read 4003 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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PBS Pirate Broadcast System 6925 then 6945 KHz AM 0042 UTC+ 8/30
« on: August 30, 2013, 0048 UTC »
0042 sign on, heard a bit of "Sweet Home Alabama", off at 0047
Back on at 0055, switched to 6945 at 0103z.
ID and off at 0128.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 1704 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2013, 0050 UTC »
6924.9 AM

Strong carrier, but not hearing any audio.

00:46z carrier on
00:50z carrier off
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2013, 0051 UTC »
Strong carrier till 0049* Not sure if the sounds were from the carrier station or pesces???
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Re: PBS-Pirate Broadcast System 6945 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2013, 0051 UTC »
---6925---
Same here, @ 0045 heard a snippet of Sweet Home Alabama,
and asstd. distorted chit chat. It's an S+15 carrier
Gone @ 0051
Back @ 0052, sparse gab briefly
Solid S+15
0101, speech with music behind
0102, tune - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
0104, abruptly ---off---
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----Now on 6945, solid S9-----
0112, ID "PBS - Pirate Broadcasting System" & Van Halen tune
0119, ID & DJ gab w echo & tune
0123, DJ gab, ID & tune
0127, ID, DJ "Gonna cut it off now"
 ---off---

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« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0142 UTC by Mentholyptus »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2013, 0053 UTC »
Carrier also noted here with frag of Sweet Home Alabama, other bits of audio at poss very lo mod level.

S9+2 here.

The pesc on 6930LSB was intensely bright here.
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PBS Pirate Broadcast System 6945 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2013, 0100 UTC »
Big S9+30 AM signal on 6925 KHz (then QSY to 6945 KHz) with "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". This signal woke the peskies up bigtime and they began QSO-ing and whistling along. Ops, please consider operations off of the Azores peskie net frequency (6925) which just kill us here on the east coast.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0114 UTC by Beerus Maximus »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2013, 0103 UTC »
This must be what I was hearing, I posted in Mysterious Mystic by error. Super strong carrier but horrible pesca QRM & overall crappy conditions made for an entirely unsatisfying pirate radio experience.
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Re: UNID 6925 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2013, 0104 UTC »
"FOxtrot Uniform " at 0102 some lsb intf .
 Much better since move to 6945. "heaven can wait " WE the Kings at 0109
 ID PBS Pirate Broadcasting System at 0112
 Sign off 0127 " This is Eager Beaver" . No addr heard
 Please QSL
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0130 UTC by hsmith61 »
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Re: UNID 6925 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2013, 0107 UTC »
Moved to 6945?

0118 Nice ID; about an S9 here, t'storm QRN is getting nasty now, but enjoying the music

0127 PBS ID and off

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« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0129 UTC by jFarley »
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Re: UNID 6925 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2013, 0109 UTC »
No more peskie interference.  about an S2 but audio is better on new freq.
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PBS 6925 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2013, 0113 UTC »
Definite QSY to 6945 KHz. ID as "PBS" Pirate Broadcast System at 0113 UTC then into Van Halen. Another ID at 0018 UTC with announcer using reverb, says he's the new "eager beaver" on the airwaves. "The crack kicked in big-time" ID and into a trance-y track at 0123 UTC. Announcements might be live since this started on 6925, went to 6945, and announcer is mentioning 6945. Another ID by "John del Averto" (??) saying he's on crack and has to sign off quick. Off at 0127 UTC.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0128 UTC by Beerus Maximus »
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Re: UNID 6925 AM 0045 UTC 30 Aug 2013
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2013, 0115 UTC »
Suspect this is the PBS broadcast that went up to 6945 KHz, so merging topics.
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Re: PBS Pirate Broadcast System 6945 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2013, 0120 UTC »
Have PBS on 6925 and then 6945 with a S9 signal. Lots of QRN and a weird signal interfering on 6945.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2013, 0122 UTC by Tuco »
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Re: PBS Pirate Broadcast System 6945 KHz AM 0058 UTC+ 8/30
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2013, 0123 UTC »
Nice signal tonight, S7 low noise and good id at 0122z.
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