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North American Shortwave Pirate / WTCR on 6925U/6950U

« on: December 06, 2009, 0411 UTC »

12/6/09
6925 USB, then 6950 USB - presumably all WTCR, tho' first clear ID not heard until 0428z
0331z: David Bowie "Ashes to Ashes" - suddenly stopped
0334z: Restarted on 6950 USB, same Bowie song
Jackson Browne "On the Boulevard", Genesis "Misunderstanding", Pretenders "Stop Your Sobbing", Boz Scaggs, Squeeze "Tempted"

Started out well, S3-S4 over S1 noise, faded to barely audible by 0350z.  Still going as of 0410z but too far in noise to ID anything.

0417z: Cyndi Lauper, just popped out of noise long enough to copy part of song, then faded again.
0421z: INXS "The One Thing", still barely audible but song is familiar enough to ID
Patty Smythe/Scandal "Goodbye to You"
0428z: WTCR, Twentieth Century Radio - first audible ID

Unusually weak signal for WTCR.  Conditions must really be poor when WTCR falls below S5 here - it's usually S9 even on my indoor antenna.

557

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ga-Ga 6925 w/ Crash Test Dummies

« on: December 05, 2009, 1413 UTC »

12/5/09, 6925 USB
1350-1411z: Radio Ga-Ga ID, set of songs by Crash Test Dummies.
1412z: SSTV Scottie DX mode, album art from Crash Test Dummies "God Shuffled His Feet"
1416z: RGG sign off ID

Good audio, mostly S2 above very low noise, some S4 peaks

558

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6942 USB (WEAK)

« on: December 05, 2009, 0449 UTC »

Found out later this was WEAK.
12/5/09
6942 USB
0420z: Sort techno beat version of "Born To Be Wild"
0435z: Something reminiscent of B-52's, don't recognize it.  Faded out mid-song.

Good peaks, lots of fading to inaudible.  Good bottom end in audio.

559

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ga-Ga 6925 USB blues

« on: December 04, 2009, 1610 UTC »

12/4/09, 6925 USB
1546-1609z: Set of blues and blues rock music.  Signal picked up toward end of show.
1610z: Shout out from Outhouse Radio op to Radio Ga-Ga, brief QSO

560

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio GaGa SSTV and music 6925 USB

« on: December 03, 2009, 1441 UTC »

12/3/09
6925 USB
1420z: SSTV, no copy
1422z: New Bohemians "What I Am", Sweet "Little Willy" & "Fox On The Run"
1431z: Radio Ga-Ga ID
1431z: "Run Around Sue"
1434z: "December 63/What a Night"
1437z: SSTV, cartoon of straightjacket
1446z: Dino "Let it Snow"

Good peaks, S4 over very low S1 or less noise, lots of fading tho'.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0315z

« on: December 03, 2009, 0346 UTC »

12/3/09, 6925 USB, 0315-0330 UTC: Electronic instrumental music with lots of reverb/echo fx, no vocals.  Similar to programs from mysterious whispered ID station (possible Wolverine Radio), but no ID heard this time, whispered or otherwise.

562

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 USB 0155z

« on: December 03, 2009, 0231 UTC »

12/3/09, 6925, 0155 UTC: Very faint music and ID.  Sounded like ID for Channel Z and voice for that op but I forgot to check whether signal was AM (receiver set to USB).  Faded or off by 0200z.

563

North American Shortwave Pirate / Outhouse Radio 6925.1 USB 1600z

« on: November 30, 2009, 1617 UTC »

11/30/09, 6925.1 USB
Since 1553z, Outhouse Radio with spoof Christmas songs, one sounded like parody of Black Sabbath or Ozzy song.  Good peaks, lots of fading, S1-S5 over S1 noise.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / 6925 UNID w/ Christmas songs... sorta

« on: November 30, 2009, 0152 UTC »

11/30/09, 6925 USB, 0137z: Heard three tunes, something with banja, a rock version of Frosty the Snowman and a stoner version of another Christmas song.  Just barely audible here in Texas.  No ID heard before off or faded.

565

Shortwave Broadcast / 9585 AM unid @ 1200z (clandestine?)

« on: November 29, 2009, 1222 UTC »

11/29/09, 9585 kHz AM, 1200 UTC: Potentially interesting unid.  Noticed at 1200z when Australia on both 9580 and 9590 took a deep dive from their usual strong signals.  Nothing listed for this time slot on EiBi.  A possibility listed on clandestineradio.com, Vietnam, New Horizon Radio, aka Chân Tròi Mói, but not for this time slot, usually logged after 1300z on that site.  Unable to receive streaming audio via http://www.radiochantroimoi.com/ to confirm.

Very weak, murky signal, non-English language, sounds vaguely Asian language.  Woman speaking in very calm tones; occasional interludes with pleasant music.

Signal picked up slightly after 1220z, language is reminiscent of Vietnamese.  Music sounds like Sunday worship fare heard on many stations.

Faded to barely audible by 1240z.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / WEAK 6925U 1000z

« on: November 29, 2009, 1003 UTC »

11/29/09, 6925 USB, 1002z: Tuned in just to catch last few seconds of unid song and apparently closing ID w/ echo/repeat fx for WEAK Radio.  Good signal.

567

North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6926 AM electronica & WBNY mashup

« on: November 28, 2009, 1931 UTC »

11/28/09, 6926 AM, seems to be centered around 6926.2 kHz
Since 1913z, hearing moody electronica music
1930z: Same style music, mixed with mashup of 2006 WBNY pirate feud show, "...gay pirate radio..." and "You's trollin'!!!"
1935z: Off or faded out, not even a carrier now.
SINPO - 24332, right at noise level, not quite strong enough to ID station or music.

Via Sony 2010 in AM sync

568

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Ga-Ga 6925U 0300z

« on: November 28, 2009, 0309 UTC »

11/27/09, 6925 USB
0300z: Radio Ga-Ga, songs by Lady Gaga, at bit of Popeye cartoon theme music, Donovan "Mellow Yellow", S&G "Sound of Silence"
0308z: Radio Ga-Ga ID, SSTV, very noisy copy, can make out Radio Ga-Ga logo, sign with words "building and living... alarm"

Tough copy, good signal peaks, lots of fades, intermittent local RFI.

569

North American Shortwave Pirate / Northwoods Radio 6950U 0233z

« on: November 28, 2009, 0244 UTC »

11/28/09, 6950 USB
0233z: On with loon calls, voice ID for Northwoods Radio, rock music
0243z: JPS ID w/ 2009 show from deer camp
0255z: Narrative, something about "...the heart of the upper peninsula..."

Good signal, lots of fading but not quite to inaudible

570

North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio GaGa SSTV & music 6925 USB

« on: November 27, 2009, 1408 UTC »

11/27/09, 6925 USB
1355z: Radio Ga-Ga, SSTV of movie "Black Friday" with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard", "Radio Waves" Roger Waters with followup Radio KAOS bit.  Phil Collins "Land of Confusion" live.
1413z: Radio Ga-Ga ID
1414z: Queen "Radio Ga Ga" with a little sing-along from RGG op
1421z: Sign-off ID and SSTV w/ RGG logo
1422z: Northwoods Radio fired up just a few moments after RGG sign-off