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Author Topic: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 31 Dec 2021  (Read 612 times)

Offline clobdell

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Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 31 Dec 2021
« on: December 31, 2021, 1939 UTC »
Charlie Loudenboomer & P.J. Sparx reading listener letters ..... a repeat of his show this AM show S7
« Last Edit: January 20, 2022, 2112 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 - 31 December 2021
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2021, 1943 UTC »
signal S9+5+10 on the SDR in Milford, PA
19.43 song "Friend of the Devil"
19.44 ID + talking + postal addresses
19.46 song "Jessie's Girl"


« Last Edit: December 31, 2021, 1946 UTC by Bali_Frank »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 - 31 December 2021
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2021, 1946 UTC »
Joint broadcast Radio Free East Coast and Pirate Radio Boston with addresses given at 1945 UTC
Dan in Potomac, MD (USA)  eQSL to:  dxace1@gmail.com

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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 - 31 December 2021
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2021, 1956 UTC »
S5-S7
2008 - PRB and WREC joint rebroadcast. Charlie Loundenboomer and PJ Sparx going to the mailbag
2012 - Charlie reading one of my reception reports to PRB from 1994-Too Cool!
« Last Edit: December 31, 2021, 2024 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.6 AM 1935 - 31 December 2021
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2021, 2021 UTC »
2020 UTC Hearing PJ Sparx and Charlie Loudenboomer chatting....gave old Wellsville PO Box
2021 UTC "Jessie's Girl"-Rick Springfield
2024 UTC Charlie L DJ chat...Joint broadcast Radio Free East Coast and Pirate Radio Boston...mention of special broadcast on 7470 (That's an oldie for sure!)
2026 UTC PJ Sparx with ID, into "Ain't Wastin Time No More"-Allman Brothers
2030 UTC DJ's chat...."joint broadcast" with postal addresses for reports and mentions of beating up stations that don't QSL  8)
2032 UTC Signal got clobbered by some white noise....noise gone at 2033 UTC
2035 UTC Signal fading into the noise (I can still hear "Lay Down Sally"-Eric Clapton)
2036 UTC Signal totally gone....no carrier detected

Thanks for the relay of the old show!  :)

Here's my recording of the last 16 minutes of the show:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FtDe7iTre1uffsEG3eXoDdmq0adzlVTR/view?usp=sharing
« Last Edit: January 01, 2022, 1456 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Pirate Radio Boston 6872.73 AM 1322 UTC 31 DEC 2021
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2021, 2023 UTC »
2019 UTC OM talking can't make out from the noise
2021 UTC song "Jessie's girl"
2024 UTC OM with station id and talking ???
2026 OM giving out times for something ??
2027 UTC song Ain't wastin time no more"
2030 UTC Lost signal into the noise  :'(
2033 UTC signal up can hear 2 men talking

Starting SINPO via W3HFU is 3/2/2/2/2 using shazam to ID songs
« Last Edit: December 31, 2021, 2034 UTC by TRI International »
We need another card to shut out the draught HW ABT URS?
Use Shazam app. to ID songs, listening direct Airspray RTL SDR , Ham It UP Plus connected to 2 V shape long wires  40ft. high with a MFJ 941C Antenna tuner
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