We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

Author Topic: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024  (Read 464 times)

Offline ✠ Blue Max

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 392
    • View Profile
    • Blue Max's Off-Air Shortwave Pirate Radio Recordings
    • Email
BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« on: March 23, 2024, 0107 UTC »
Weak signal, competing with Sternradio. May be a relay of a classic program.

0107 "First of May," The Bee Gees
0109 OM announcer (can't make anything out) then "Surround Yourself With Sorrow," Cilla Black
0112 "Please Don't Go," Donald Peers

Four pirates broadcasting at once  8)
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0114 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
QTH in suburban Maryland, 15 miles NE of Washington, D.C.
40' sloper and a DX-394 (unmodified)
Please eQSL to beasley dot leonard at gmail dot com
Using Shazam, which sometimes misidentifies songs!
Archive of my off-air shortwave pirate radio recordings.

Offline Skipmuck

  • Global Moderator
  • Marconi Class DXer
  • *****
  • Posts: 12133
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2024, 0109 UTC »
0108 UTC "First of May"-Bee Gees (S9+ peaks with light fading)
0112 UTC OM DJ with British accent, followed by Unid song
0116 UTC OM DJ..."BBC Top 25", followed by "If I Can Dream"-Elvis Presley
0119 UTC OM DJ..."Hit Parade"
0124 UTC "Where Do You Go to My Lovely"-Peter Sarstedt
0129 UTC "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"-Marvin Gaye
0132 UTC OM with ID
0142 UTC "The Windmills of Your Mind"-Noel Harrison
0149 UTC "The Way It Used to Be"-Engelbert Humperdinck
0203 UTC "I Can Hear Music"-Beach Boys
0215 UTC "Games People Play"-Joe South
0233 UTC Pause, then OM starting another Top 20 with "Get Ready"-Temptations
0244 UTC "Sorry Suzanne"-Hollies
0256 UTC OM DJ chat..."our new number one" "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"-Marvin Gaye
0304 UTC Another show (or repeat), followed by "Bad Bad Old Days"-Foundations
0311 UTC "Pinball Wizard"-Who
0314 UTC "Goodbye"-Mary Hopkin
0327 UTC "Israelites"-Desmond Dekker & the Aces
0334 UTC OFF

Thank you for the great tunes! 1969 was a good year to be 14 years old!  :)
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0338 UTC by Skipmuck »
QSL's to poorbrookking >at< aol.com are greatly appreciated! All reception and postings using My radio, My antenna, and generally in real time(excluding posting of SSTV images!).
QTH:Springfield, MA
JRC NRD-515 with 43 meter half wave dipole into MFJ 949E Versa Tuner: also Grove SP-200 & SONY 2010's

Offline N2MLP

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1852
  • NE Pennsylvania USA
  • Eqsl's to n2mlp.reports@Gmail.com
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2024, 0110 UTC »
0110 UTC
S 8

MUSIC
ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

Receivers:  FT-950--RSPdx (SDR)
Antennas:
560FT LONG WIRE
40M double bazooka
43 ft vertical
G5VR
Portable setup YB-400-Datong AD37active antenna or 25 ft wire

Offline MrMomB

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 607
  • Western NY
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2024, 0111 UTC »
01:09 S-8 into WNY Upper side band meshing with WIDE AM on 6942.75
Western New York - Buffalo - Niagara Falls.
Radios: 2x-Kenwood TS-890, TS-590; Elecraft KX3+PX3, KPA500 KXPA100, K3; Icom IC-7100
Antennas:160 inv L, 80 inv L, 27' GP and assorted wire

Offline Chuck54

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1680
  • Massillon, Ohio
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2024, 0111 UTC »
S6-7  SIO 333  SINPO 35333

0110 UTC Music
0115 Please Don't Go by Donald Peers
0117 If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley
0119 Male voice into Monsieur Dupont by Sandie Show
0125 Where Do You Go To by Peter Sarstedt
0137 Monsieur Dupont by Sandie Show
0140 Sorry Suzanne by The Hollies
0159 Where Do You Go To by Peter Sarstedt
0237 Boom Bang a Bang by Lulu
0239 Missa Luba: Sanctus by Joachim Ngoi et Les Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin
0241 It's Only Love by Tony Blackburn

Thanks for the broadcast!
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0242 UTC by Chuck54 »
Chuck Kirkpatrick
Location: Massillon, Ohio (NE Ohio)
Equipment: Yaesu FT1000MP with Off Center Dipole antenna for 160-10 Meters 38 Feet high, 267 feet long, NE/SW
EQSL or QSL GREATLY appreciated to: kirkpacr@proton.me
*Shazam used when necessary
Amateur Radio Operator: WB8JQR

Offline Molvania Poacher

  • DXing Phenomena
  • *******
  • Posts: 3738
  • New Hampshire
    • View Profile
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2024, 0113 UTC »
SINPO=44333
111- Old time radio clip with UK OM announcer.
112- "Please Don't Go" by Donald Peers.

Now SINPO=33333
224- Old time radio clip with UK OM announcer.
224- "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" by Peter Sarstedt.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0225 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
All reception from this location, radio and antenna.
QTH New Hampshire (70 miles north of Boston).
Tecsun S-8800 and Kenwood R-2000, with about 135 feet of wire thrown up in the trees.
eQSLs most appreciated to molvaniapoacher@gmail.com.

Offline myteaquinn

  • Marconi Class DXer
  • ********
  • Posts: 5757
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2024, 0116 UTC »
0114: Unid music with a near unusable signal here.
0122: Man talking now.
0134: Much better signal now. I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0135 UTC by myteaquinn »
Northeast Ohio
Now using Shazam for song identification
myteaquinn@yahoo.com

Offline dxwingr

  • DX Legend
  • ******
  • Posts: 1118
  • SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA USA
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2024, 0117 UTC »
0112 utc SIO322 SOME NOISE
DONT GO
Elvis song 🎵
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
SDRplay RSPdx....REALISTIC DX150B & DX160
Tecsun H501 & pl330 & 990x...Sangean 909X & 909X2...Grundig Satellit 750   ATS25X1  county comm GP-7
 50 foot longwire & MLA30+ & K180WLA Loops...41 foot endfed  .....CHAMELEON (CHA RXL) LOOP
QSL'S welcome @ djwngr@comcast.net

Offline Sarge94

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 510
  • SE NY
    • View Profile
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2024, 0121 UTC »
0120 - Monsieur Dupont - Sandie Shaw               S9
0124 - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0125 UTC by Sarge94 »

Offline Paul65

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 355
  • Northern,NY
  • Catch a wave ~ WA2182SWL
    • View Profile
    • My Radio Shack
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2024, 0125 UTC »
Sinpo 22222  S9+ Noise and Fading

0124 utc  "Where Do You Go To (my Lovely)"  by Peter Sarstedt
0130 utc "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0131 UTC by Paul65 »
📻
Shack Radios:
ATS-25-Max Decoder (sdr),V2.4 Malahit DSP2 SDR -100'+ longwire Ant., RTL-SDR Blog V4 #1(SDRSharp & HDSDR) MLA 30+loop Ant., RTL-SDR Blog v4 #2(SDR++) 20’ high EFHW sloper Ant.
Tecsun  H-501 100'+ longwire Ant.
DX-394 - w/ MFJ1045C Preselector 100'+ longwire Ant.
Portables:
Tecsun PL330,Kaito1103,XHDATA D-109,D-219,Rd218, DX-390,DX-397 and others.
**Please Digitize my QSL  - vpeveret@yahoo.com

Offline Grumpy Grandpa

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 338
  • FSM AR
    • View Profile
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2024, 0221 UTC »
S5+ into Fort Smith.
Decent carrier, but low audio- unable to pull details
Offset=6934.97 @ 0220z

Fort Smith AR/RSPdx/W6LVP
QSL email addy: dagasque(at)hotmail.com
Thanks in advance!

Icom R71-A
RSP1A, RSPdx, Airspy HF+
Tecsun PL-880, Malachite V3 1.10D
W6LVP 1M active loop, KA7U 1M active loop
Cross Country Wireless active loop kit + various-sized LoGs
MLA30+ active loop
A good supply of corn chips
Probably a spiked iced tea somewhere close
Shazam is a frequent co-pilot

Offline clobdell

  • Global Moderator
  • DXing Phenomena
  • *****
  • Posts: 4260
  • Massachusetts
    • View Profile
    • Email
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2024, 0250 UTC »
0247 Surround Yourself With Sorrow - Cilla Black. S9 with high side QRM from Stern
0249 Chat by DJ Barry Aldis
0253 Come Back And Shake Me - Clodagh Rodgers
0256 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye #1 this week!
0300 Good Times - Cliff Richard
0303 Dick Barton Theme (The Devil's Gallop) - Bread And Beer Band
0304 New Show - In The Bad Bad Old Days - Foundations
0314 Goodbye - Mary Hopkin
0328 Israelites- Desmond Dekker & The Aces #1
« Last Edit: March 23, 2024, 0328 UTC by clobdell »
Receiver: Eton E1, JRC NRD-525, 535 and 545, Icom IC-7300
Aerial: MFJ G5RV dipole
near Lowell Massachusetts - Gateway To The Merrimack Valley.
All loggings are from my QTH with my equipment unless stated otherwise.
QSL to: crlobdell1@gmail.com or
Box 80146, Stoneham, MA 02180
Amateur Radio Station: KC1IUK

Offline synthman78

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 33
    • View Profile
Re: BBC Top 20 6935 AM 0107 UTC 23 MAR 2024
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2024, 0317 UTC »
Got something interesting on 6935 kHz in Toronto. A bit too weak to make out