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Author Topic: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015  (Read 6529 times)

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2015, 2345 UTC »
S9 with good audio

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken

Thanks for the show

I heard SSTV tones after Wolverines was sent. Too weak for any decode here
« Last Edit: October 18, 2015, 0029 UTC by PghScanner »
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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2015, 2350 UTC »
Good copy on the west coast of British Columbia at 23:49Z...not overly strong here but a very quiet band so no problem with the copy. Nice audio as usual. Thanks for the show.

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2015, 2353 UTC »
AWESOME SIGNAL TONIGHT - +20 dB (over S9) !!

2346 - ID
2346 - Dead Skunk
2349 - Black Cow

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2015, 2354 UTC »
2348 - ID into Steely Dan
2357 - Joni Mitchell
0001 - ID into B-52s

Coming in loud and clear here in Westchester, NY
« Last Edit: October 18, 2015, 0000 UTC by rundangerously »

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2015, 0001 UTC »
Rock Lobster! (at 0000 UTC)

Nice clean S9 signal, a little (likely local) noise but nice copy nonetheless.  

0002 - some sort of buzzzzzzzzz ute QRM, signal still S9 but a bit noiser.
0003 - QRM is still there but not nearly as strong.  I know there are several ute stations that use the 6940 to 6950 kHz section.  

Edit at 0008 UTC:

I pulled this up on the K2SDR NJ based WebSDR and played with the passband a bit.  Wolverine Radio is running nice and wide audio.  Cranked the @ -60dB filter bandwidth from the default of 2.95 kHz wide up to 4.01 kHz wide and the audio is now armchair AM-level quality.  Even nicer at 5.05 kHz wide.  Wolverine Radio makes SSB sound like AM with a bit of tweaking on the passband control.  

0010 - Stray Cat Strut  ;D
0013 - ID (mellow) "Wolverine...Radio"  The ute QRM is now completely gone (even with the bandwidth cranked wide open)
0017 - signal dropping down quickly - music almost at the floor now at both my local RX location and on the WebSDR.  Pescadore QRM from 6950 LSB now overpowering the Wolverine Radio signal on 6945 USB.  Dropped the bandwidth back down to 2.95 kHz which helped a bit but I can still hear the peskies in there.  Condx must be changing
0019 - Signal now right at noise level on the SDR.  
0020 - Moving up a bit.  I can hear music there but can't ID it through the peskie QRM (on the SDR).  
0021 - Still a S9 (but with QRM) on my local QTH RX, music, "...cat"
0022 - signal improving a bit "no, no, nooo, you're not the one for me"
0024 - Wolverine Radio ID (with echo FX)
0024 - SSTV
0027 - more SSTV (slightly weaker than the previous one...)
« Last Edit: October 18, 2015, 0028 UTC by R4002 »
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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2015, 0009 UTC »
A very nice signal at 0009z.
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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2015, 0032 UTC »
Also had it here with a S9+ doing "Animal Theme" songs. Nice audio as always.

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2015, 0140 UTC »
Solid +20!! Armchair copy

2310, John Lee Hooker - Crawling King Snake (in progress)
2311, Ella Mae Morse - Cow Cow Boogie
2315, Elvis - Hound Dog
2317, ID & Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
2319, Miracles - Mickey's Monkey
2322, Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony
2325, ID & Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea
2327, Doors - Twentieth Century Fox
2330, T Rex - Ride A White Swan
2332, ID & Stones - Monkey Man
2336, It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird
2343, Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
2346, ID & Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk
2349, Steely Dan - Black Cow
2354, Joni Mitchell - Coyote
2359, ID & B-52's - Rock Lobster
0006, Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf
0010, Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
0012, ID & King Crimson - Elephant Talk
0017, tune
0021, --signal rapidly going down the hole!--
0024, --SSTV tones barely audible--

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2015, 1019 UTC »
Many thanks Wolverine Radio !!!

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2015, 1858 UTC »
Is there a contact address and do these guys send out their QSL?

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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2015, 1901 UTC »
Wolverine Radio seems to be one of the most enigmatic pirate stations out there.  I don't know any of email or maildrop physical address or QSL cards in existence (somebody please correct me if I'm wrong here - as I'd like one too!)

The closest thing Wolverine Radio seems to do to a QSL card is their SSTV transmissions, which some could consider a form of "eQSL" ;)
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Re: Wolverine Radio 6945 USB 2308 UTC 17OCT2015
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2015, 1904 UTC »
I always seem to miss the SSTV but I did enjoy the tunes!  ;D