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Author Topic: Lupo Radio South American Pirate 6973 AM 2251 UTC 3 Oct 2017  (Read 1886 times)

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2251 6972.95 Carrier and perhaps traces of audio. As per the Radio Pirana operator, this is a Latin American pirate they call "Lupo". I think I'll be sitting on this frequency for a while  ;D
2256 Now I am hearing music
2321 Still hearing music.
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Re: UNID Latin American Pirate 6973 AM 2251 UTC 3 Oct 2017
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2017, 2308 UTC »
Just the barest trace of a carrier here at 2305 UTC under S5 noise floor  :(
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Re: UNID Latin American Pirate 6973 AM 2251 UTC 3 Oct 2017
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2017, 0010 UTC »
I've been seeing that one and one around 6929.850 for the last hour or so. The one around 6930'is getting stronger
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Re: UNID Latin American Pirate 6973 AM 2251 UTC 3 Oct 2017
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2017, 0907 UTC »
2251 6972.95 Carrier and perhaps traces of audio. As per the Radio Pirana operator, this is a Latin American pirate they call "Lupo". I think I'll be sitting on this frequency for a while  ;D
2256 Now I am hearing music

That's interesting, Chris. I've heard a weak station there on and off for years. I always put it down to a mixing problem due to a number of MW sticks in close proximity to my house? 23:00 is roughly the time I've heard around the equinoxes.

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Re: UNID Latin American Pirate 6973 AM 2251 UTC 3 Oct 2017
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2017, 1552 UTC »
That's interesting, Chris. I've heard a weak station there on and off for years. I always put it down to a mixing problem due to a number of MW sticks in close proximity to my house? 23:00 is roughly the time I've heard around the equinoxes.

Yes, it is very interesting. I think some of our "bumps in the night" are actually distant pirates. 20 to 50 watts from South America means we usually don't get much more than a carrier and traces of audio.
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