https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=X-FMX-FM - Revision history2026-10-24T04:07:50ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.16.5https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=X-FM&diff=12490&oldid=prevRedhat at 08:46, 8 December 20202020-12-08T08:46:26Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave [[pirate radio station]] broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has been heard in around 10 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's, or postal QSL's by request.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave [[pirate radio station]] broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>C-QUAM<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has been heard in around 10 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's, or postal QSL's by request.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Following a transmitter failure in the winter of 2016, the station was offline for the better part of the next 18 months. New transmission equipment is in development, and the current transmitter is in a prototype state. Despite this, the station has been active again since the spring of 2018 using the new transmitter. Following the downturn in propagation, the station has begun using frequencies in the 73 meter band during the winter months, and 48 meters in the summer.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Following a transmitter failure in the winter of 2016, the station was offline for the better part of the next 18 months. New transmission equipment is in development, and the current transmitter is in a prototype state. Despite this, the station has been active again since the spring of 2018 using the new transmitter. Following the downturn in propagation, the station has begun using frequencies in the 73 meter band during the winter months, and 48 meters in the summer<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. As of Halloween 2020, the station is again operating in [[C-QUAM]] stereo, and new equipment is being built to replace the prototype transmitter currently in use</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Redhathttps://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=X-FM&diff=8491&oldid=prevR4002 at 16:29, 12 March 20192019-03-12T16:29:28Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave pirate radio station broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has been heard in around 10 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's, or postal QSL's by request.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>pirate radio station<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has been heard in around 10 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's, or postal QSL's by request.</div></td></tr>
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</table>R4002https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=X-FM&diff=8489&oldid=prevRedhat at 19:20, 11 March 20192019-03-11T19:20:59Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Old Professor had long since been a fan of AM stereo, and some of this had apparently rubbed off on Redhat. This may have also been influenced by Bust-A-Nut Radio's ID's stating their transmissions were in C-QUAM stereo. Having sourced a Panasonic C-QUAM test signal generator and a stereo modulation monitor along with a few tuners, Redhat began experimenting in the summer of 2011. A QAM modulator was constructed, and a sample recording was posted on the internet. Redhat soon concluded that it would be easier to up-convert the test signal generators' output to the HF spectrum. This up-converter was built in the summer of 2012, and the first test broadcast occured on July 23rd. Two listeners who posted recording were later rewarded with postal QSL's, a mix disc, and a X-FM hoodie. The station has been broadcasting in stereo ever since.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Old Professor had long since been a fan of AM stereo, and some of this had apparently rubbed off on Redhat. This may have also been influenced by Bust-A-Nut Radio's ID's stating their transmissions were in C-QUAM stereo. Having sourced a Panasonic C-QUAM test signal generator and a stereo modulation monitor along with a few tuners, Redhat began experimenting in the summer of 2011. A QAM modulator was constructed, and a sample recording was posted on the internet. Redhat soon concluded that it would be easier to up-convert the test signal generators' output to the HF spectrum. This up-converter was built in the summer of 2012, and the first test broadcast occured on July 23rd. Two listeners who posted recording were later rewarded with postal QSL's, a mix disc, and a X-FM hoodie. The station has been broadcasting in stereo ever since.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM began in the spring of 2003 after Redhat had aquired enough equipment to begin broadcasting. Even early on, the station was fairly well equipped for a pirate, sporting a Harris Stereo 80 console, ITC cart machines, and later an Orban 8100A <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fro </del>processing. The Shows ran for an hour or two on tuesday nights, but the schedule soon began to favor friday nights which afforded the staff more time to broadcast. The early incarnation of the station did not sound much different from other commercial rock stations on the dial. With time, the station began playing deeper cuts of modern rock and alternative albums, and the music mix began to incorporate indie and various forms of electronica. The station slowly began improving its technical operations as well, adding stereo to its FM signal in the fall of 2003, and RDS sometime in 2005. There was also a push to better the stations' coverage, and with the help of some parts discarded by a local radio station, that goal was achieved in the spring of 2005. Early on, the station had aquired a Collins A830-2 hybrid FM exciter with around 12 watts output. This was fed into a J-pole antenna, and later a 2 bay co-linear antenna. At some point, final tubes for the 60's era exciter were become scarce, so from another dumpster, a Harris MS-15 exciter was procured. The unit was in pieces and had a bad driver transistor, but once repairs were complete, the unit was put into service, and raised the stations' TPO to 22 watts. Around 2005 or so, the carcass of a Collins 830D-1A was put back together in a frame made of 2x4's, and the station set sail with almost 500 watts of power. With the sucessful construction of a pair of ring and stub antennas in the summer of 2005, the stations' ERP rose to almost 1KW.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM began in the spring of 2003 after Redhat had aquired enough equipment to begin broadcasting. Even early on, the station was fairly well equipped for a pirate, sporting a Harris Stereo 80 console, ITC cart machines, and later an Orban 8100A <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for </ins>processing. The Shows ran for an hour or two on tuesday nights, but the schedule soon began to favor friday nights which afforded the staff more time to broadcast. The early incarnation of the station did not sound much different from other commercial rock stations on the dial. With time, the station began playing deeper cuts of modern rock and alternative albums, and the music mix began to incorporate indie and various forms of electronica. The station slowly began improving its technical operations as well, adding stereo to its FM signal in the fall of 2003, and RDS sometime in 2005. There was also a push to better the stations' coverage, and with the help of some parts discarded by a local radio station, that goal was achieved in the spring of 2005. Early on, the station had aquired a Collins A830-2 hybrid FM exciter with around 12 watts output. This was fed into a J-pole antenna, and later a 2 bay co-linear antenna. At some point, final tubes for the 60's era exciter were become scarce, so from another dumpster, a Harris MS-15 exciter was procured. The unit was in pieces and had a bad driver transistor, but once repairs were complete, the unit was put into service, and raised the stations' TPO to 22 watts. Around 2005 or so, the carcass of a Collins 830D-1A was put back together in a frame made of 2x4's, and the station set sail with almost 500 watts of power. With the sucessful construction of a pair of ring and stub antennas in the summer of 2005, the stations' ERP rose to almost 1KW.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Despite all the good times, the station choose to close in the spring of 2008 on it's 5th birthday, citing "..that it was best to hang it up, while we still have our ass." The station appeared sporadically thorughout the next few years, surfacing for an occasional coverage check, holiday show, or just for some music to listen to while Redhat drove around town. One contributing factor to the stations decision to close was the apparent lack of interest on the part of the FM audience. Despite having a call-in number, the phone rarely rang, and when it did, it was usually friends of the show, not someone stumbling across the broadcast. Redhat continued streaming his weekly show for a time, but even this eventually stopped.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Despite all the good times, the station choose to close in the spring of 2008 on it's 5th birthday, citing "..that it was best to hang it up, while we still have our ass." The station appeared sporadically thorughout the next few years, surfacing for an occasional coverage check, holiday show, or just for some music to listen to while Redhat drove around town. One contributing factor to the stations decision to close was the apparent lack of interest on the part of the FM audience. Despite having a call-in number, the phone rarely rang, and when it did, it was usually friends of the show, not someone stumbling across the broadcast. Redhat continued streaming his weekly show for a time, but even this eventually stopped.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM began in the spring of 2003 after Redhat had aquired enough equipment to begin broadcasting. Even early on, the station was fairly well equipped for a pirate, sporting a Harris Stereo 80 console, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </del>ITC cart machines. The Shows ran for an hour or two on tuesday nights, but the schedule soon began to favor friday nights which afforded the staff more time to broadcast. The early incarnation of the station did not sound much different from other commercial rock stations on the dial. With time, the station began playing deeper cuts of modern rock and alternative albums, and the music mix began to incorporate indie and various forms of electronica. The station slowly began improving its technical operations as well, adding stereo to its FM signal in the fall of 2003, and RDS sometime in 2005. There was also a push to better the stations' coverage, and with the help of some parts discarded by a local radio station, that goal was achieved in the spring of 2005. Early on, the station had aquired a Collins A830-2 hybrid FM exciter with around 12 watts output. This was fed into a J-pole antenna, and later a 2 bay co-linear antenna. At some point, final tubes for the 60's era exciter were become scarce, so from another dumpster, a Harris MS-15 exciter was procured. The unit was in pieces and had a bad driver transistor, but once repairs were complete, the unit was put into service, and raised the stations' TPO to 22 watts. Around 2005 or so, the carcass of a Collins 830D-1A was put back together in a frame made of 2x4's, and the station set sail with almost 500 watts of power. With the sucessful construction of a pair of ring and stub antennas in the summer of 2005, the stations' ERP rose to almost 1KW.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM began in the spring of 2003 after Redhat had aquired enough equipment to begin broadcasting. Even early on, the station was fairly well equipped for a pirate, sporting a Harris Stereo 80 console, ITC cart machines<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and later an Orban 8100A fro processing</ins>. The Shows ran for an hour or two on tuesday nights, but the schedule soon began to favor friday nights which afforded the staff more time to broadcast. The early incarnation of the station did not sound much different from other commercial rock stations on the dial. With time, the station began playing deeper cuts of modern rock and alternative albums, and the music mix began to incorporate indie and various forms of electronica. The station slowly began improving its technical operations as well, adding stereo to its FM signal in the fall of 2003, and RDS sometime in 2005. There was also a push to better the stations' coverage, and with the help of some parts discarded by a local radio station, that goal was achieved in the spring of 2005. Early on, the station had aquired a Collins A830-2 hybrid FM exciter with around 12 watts output. This was fed into a J-pole antenna, and later a 2 bay co-linear antenna. At some point, final tubes for the 60's era exciter were become scarce, so from another dumpster, a Harris MS-15 exciter was procured. The unit was in pieces and had a bad driver transistor, but once repairs were complete, the unit was put into service, and raised the stations' TPO to 22 watts. Around 2005 or so, the carcass of a Collins 830D-1A was put back together in a frame made of 2x4's, and the station set sail with almost 500 watts of power. With the sucessful construction of a pair of ring and stub antennas in the summer of 2005, the stations' ERP rose to almost 1KW.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Despite all the good times, the station choose to close in the spring of 2008 on it's 5th birthday, citing "..that it was best to hang it up, while we still have our ass." The station appeared sporadically thorughout the next few years, surfacing for an occasional coverage check, holiday show, or just for some music to listen to while Redhat drove around town. One contributing factor to the stations decision to close was the apparent lack of interest on the part of the FM audience. Despite having a call-in number, the phone rarely rang, and when it did, it was usually friends of the show, not someone stumbling across the broadcast. Redhat continued streaming his weekly show for a time, but even this eventually stopped.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Despite all the good times, the station choose to close in the spring of 2008 on it's 5th birthday, citing "..that it was best to hang it up, while we still have our ass." The station appeared sporadically thorughout the next few years, surfacing for an occasional coverage check, holiday show, or just for some music to listen to while Redhat drove around town. One contributing factor to the stations decision to close was the apparent lack of interest on the part of the FM audience. Despite having a call-in number, the phone rarely rang, and when it did, it was usually friends of the show, not someone stumbling across the broadcast. Redhat continued streaming his weekly show for a time, but even this eventually stopped.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Redhathttps://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=X-FM&diff=6267&oldid=prevRedhat at 23:06, 8 August 20142014-08-08T23:06:55Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave pirate radio station broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. X-FM has also experimented briefly with DRM</del>. X-FM has been heard in around 9 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave pirate radio station broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has been heard in around 9 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Redhathttps://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=X-FM&diff=6240&oldid=prevRedhat at 19:56, 13 July 20142014-07-13T19:56:35Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave pirate radio station broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has also experimented briefly with DRM. X-FM has been heard in around 9 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>X-FM is a shortwave pirate radio station broadcasting from North America since 2011. The station began as an FM pirate in the upper midwest of the United States in the early 2000's built mostly from equipment discarded from local radio stations. Redhat, the station announcer, also serves as engineer and program director. Later incarnations of the station on shortwave are co-hosted by The Old Professor, a shortwave pirate himself from the late 90's. The station features new music from genres surrounding alternative rock, indie, electronica, and some selections from the classic rock/stoner era as well. The station is also notable for transmitting Motorola C-QUAM AM stereo, a system introduced in the 1980's to allow commercial AM stations to transmit in stereo. X-FM has also experimented briefly with DRM. X-FM has been heard in around 9 countries, and verifies all valid reports with eQSL's.</div></td></tr>
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