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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: X-FM 4185 AM 0000 UTC 30 OCT 2021

« on: October 30, 2021, 0011 UTC »

Leonard Cohen music at 0008z. Talking about 2014 at 0010z. ~S6 and SINPO 35333 via an active miniwhip. Moderate static crashing here. Good modulation.

Thanks for the broadcast and shout-out! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: UNID 6935 USB 2335 UTC 29 Oct 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2346 UTC »

Country music at 2344z. Peaking S2 and SINPO 25323 via the 31' vertical. Moderate fading, though my static crashing situation seems to be improving.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Philo Radio 4070 USB 2227UTC 29 Oct 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2338 UTC »

Music at 2337z. S9+ and SINPO 55455 via the 31' vertical. Good modulation and well above the current static crashing.

Thanks for the broadcast! :)


Migrated to the den, so an Airspy HF+ Discovery and active miniwhip now. Still rocking a strong S8+ signal.

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North American Shortwave Pirate / Re: Philo Radio 6925 AM 2210 UTC 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2336 UTC »

Talk at 2334, but not discernible. In and out of the noise floor, and I am dealing with significant static crashing at the moment.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2320 UTC »

Think the band is about done for me. Tossed out a few calls. No returns.

I will keep it going for awhile longer, but yeah, it is perhaps about time to turn on the Kenwood R-2000 and take a skim of the lower HF bands.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2304 UTC »

I used to work the big AM DX hangouts, including 27025, but that was 25 years ago. Though I had the signal to work those frequencies, too. Not so much these days…. by a *huge* margin.

Band is starting to go long for me. Still west coast, but hearing some Hawaii activity as well. Not that Hawaii can hear me thus far.

I figure workable DX will fold in an hour or so here.

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10/11 meters / Re: 10M Contacts

« on: October 29, 2021, 2246 UTC »

I am surprised there are even three. IIRC, the last 10m FM repeater with a decent signal I heard was from somewhere in New England, and that was like 3-4 (or more?) years ago.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2243 UTC »

Been giving some of the lower CB channels a try, but I am practically QRP in AM, so…. yeah.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2229 UTC »

Somebody get that guy on 27025 his order of chicken wings. lol

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2228 UTC »

"Bumper talking" is not uncommon, but it does tend to be annoying on 38L. Kick in 30dB of attenuation, turn the squelch up, and have good ol' QSO…. between two ops a mile or two apart.

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10/11 meters / Re: 10M Contacts

« on: October 29, 2021, 2223 UTC »

^

Yeah, sure enough 10m has been showing signs of activity today. I skimmed by a 10m QSO in AM awhile ago. Now if 10m FM ever picks up, we might even hear one of those usually elusive 10m repeaters.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2140 UTC »

For the 10m crowd, I just skimmed by AM activity on 28315.


Spanish language op with extreme echo and a signal bleeding across several KHz on 26735AM.


Now we have a couple of ops having a casual QSO on 27385 LSB, plus at least a QRM'er or two.


Somehow worked New Brunswick on 27385 LSB through the traffic and noise. S9+20 report for me if I heard correctly.

Helped an op in Tucson Arizona get his radio on frequency on 27385 LSB.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2134 UTC »

AFAIK, the Brazilian op was looking for Alaska. I just happened to be a quick contact.

I have not worked much of anyone in years, as I have been largely off air, so I will take South America.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2115 UTC »

I have been trying 27555 USB without much luck.

Back to the usual frequencies.

Southeastern Brazil on 27530 USB.

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10/11 meters / Re: Local CB activity Morning 29 OCT 2021

« on: October 29, 2021, 2042 UTC »

Just worked Montana and Nova Scotia on a busy 27385 LSB.

Prince Edward Island on 27365 LSB.

Arizona on a very busy and actively qrm'd 27385 LSB.

Somewhere in Canada on 27385 LSB. My receive got buried, including multiple calls to me.

Wyoming on 27385 LSB.