3920 AM UNID Euro Pirate ??? 0830+ UTC 27 JAN 13

[DeltaCharlie]

3920  AM  UNID Euro Pirate +0830+ UTC  27 JAN 13

S-7 signal with high noise level K Index 4 and SFI 99

0825z rock music followed by station jingle in slower music by YL....can't pull out ID...just tuned in....hitting S-9 now but solar noise and fast QSB fading is terrible.....

more rock music.....

the station audio is SUPERB almost FM...really DEEP BASS booming in and crystal clear.....really broadcast quality.....

some classic rock now....

0850z into a long jam of metal...booming bass.....went thru the top of the hour past 0906z when sounded like DJ talked over the tune at teh end but the bass was so loud and deep that it was impossible to make out....0907z more alt rock sounds after that long metal set....0916z ID ? or talking tune....damn US hams have cranked up on 3922 killing the audio now....

damn this bass is amazing....

[DeltaCharlie]

27 JAN 13   0700-1000 z

not as strong this morning with rock....band condx piss poor...but still there....on a monday euro morning.....must be on more days of the week than i can hear.....

[ChrisLobdel]

A couple of suggestions, check 4015 to 4025 to see if Laser Hot Hits is still operating there, it's possible they may have moved to 3920?

Join Iann's Pirate Chat, see link below, alot of the  Europirate Ops check in there and if there's a pirate on 3920 I think they'd know about it.

http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/radio/pirate/chat.html

Good Luck

- Chris

[DeltaCharlie]

A couple of suggestions, check 4015 to 4025 to see if Laser Hot Hits is still operating there, it's possible they may have moved to 3920?

Join Iann's Pirate Chat, see link below, alot of the  Europirate Ops check in there and if there's a pirate on 3920 I think they'd know about it.

http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/radio/pirate/chat.html

Good Luck

- Chris

Thanks Chris....thats whats had me scratching my head the most----that euro boards didn't have any loggings for 3920 except from years ago....

and that i'm hearing it here for sooooo many hours, soooo many nights seems odd.....

so i started thinking it MUST be a new legit broadcaster here.....but still no joy in loggings/skeds...

so i broke out the slide rule and started working out HARMONICS....and it matches up with MW band of course.....

and guess what showed up today ?

there was a new YOUTUBE video posting  about a WCKL 560 Khz producing a harmonic on 3920 !!!!  

EXCELSIOR !!!!!

looking at WIKIPEDIA  it says WCKL 560Khz just gets on a few days per year to keep license alive, if outdated reports can be trusted.......it says 1KW daytime and 43 w nighttime.....

anybody up around CATSKILL NEW YORK that can listen to 560Khz or 3920 and see if YOU hear this 7th harmonic //  of WCKL or the fundamental freq ....get it while it's there...tho if it IS them, sounds like they might have gone full time :-)

i love a radio mystery.....

[skeezix]

anybody up around CATSKILL NEW YORK that can listen to 560Khz or 3920 and see if YOU hear this 7th harmonic //  of WCKL or the fundamental freq ....get it while it's there...tho if it IS them, sounds like they might have gone full time :-)

If no one is around there, try their stream? Assuming its in sync with the radio...
http://familybroadcasting.net

[DeltaCharlie]

anybody up around CATSKILL NEW YORK that can listen to 560Khz or 3920 and see if YOU hear this 7th harmonic //  of WCKL or the fundamental freq ....get it while it's there...tho if it IS them, sounds like they might have gone full time :-)

If no one is around there, try their stream? Assuming its in sync with the radio...
http://familybroadcasting.net

damn good catch Skeezix......will try...slow dialup here (stop laughing, please)...i can't imagine the music i heard qualified as "family radio" HI HI !!! if it did, i LOVE their family values !!! looking at the website i think this kills the WCKL harmonic theory, unless their overnight late night programming is really different from the daytime stuff...not impossible...most stations do let their hair down in the wee hours...we will see...

thanks !

[DeltaCharlie]

0700+ UTC  3920  29 JAN 13   S-9 with heavy QRN

amazing bass reproduction again....great audio....

heavy rock and metal and alt rock....

0715z ID DJ or jingle man's voice in quick three word ID voice over....

HOLD ON ! 0722-0727 Z !!!! THINGS JUST GOT WEIRDER !!! if thats possible....
i had TWO STATIONS ON HERE AT ONCE !!! the newcomer was a poorer audio HARMONIC sounding commercial station doing a 1-800 number commercial CALL NOW SAVE $15...1-877-413-9050 by a YL and OM announcer commercial team...sounds just like a AM harmonic...but this signal popped up oughta nowhere and the ROCK STATION IS STILL THERE---underneath it now ! this dueling stations lasted 5 mins....the rock station back alone and on top now.....

0735Z ID  "???RADIO......"

0737Z "Can't Find A Better Man" PEARL JAM & Eddie Vedder !!!! I finally ID'd a song YEAH !!!! PERFECT reception except for the S-9+10 static crashes...

sounds like traditional euro pirate with quick short ID on top between cuts tonight....but i may be getting some of the OTHER SIGNALS audio cutting in and out with reception wise with TALK too....

more alt rock/metal....great show whoever it is !!! BUT I KNOW THEY PLAYED PEARL JAM AT 0737 ZULU !!! HI HI !!

am i the onlu one UP in the world listening to 3920

0748Z  "...QR3" partial ID quick voice over ...almost had it...dammit....
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these guys are really rocking....

FLASH !!! 0751 ZULU had a classic US FM sounding ID  "Q 103 " !!! followed by "BRAIN STEW (Here We Go On Our Own)"  by GREEN DAY ! I ID'd TWO SONGS NOW HI HI...

0757z another "103"  ID and more rock

CHECKED all my NC FM stations here and it is NOT one of my regional eastern NC stations.....

Q 103   wherever they are....0800 Z another Q 103  ID and they sure are COMMERCIAL FREE !!! not one at all !!  

0807z KINKS....

0h well, i always said the audio sounded like a real FM station HI HI !! it is !!!! :-)

weird it's not from one of my local FM powerhouses overloading me locally....somebody has a loose wire on their tower radiating from somewhere !!

i'm feeling like the good old days back in 1968 in NASWA when a coupla guys were 100% HARMONIC CHASERS !!! if it wasn't a harmonic they didn't log it HI HI !!!

sheesh......it was FUN anyway...sorry for the confusion guys...stand down....no euro here...apologies to one and all....

[skeezix]

FLASH !!! 0751 ZULU had a classic US FM sounding ID  "Q 103 " !!! followed by "BRAIN STEW (Here We Go On Our Own)"  by GREEN DAY ! I ID'd TWO SONGS NOW HI HI...

0757z another "103"  ID and more rock

CHECKED all my NC FM stations here and it is NOT one of my regional eastern NC stations.....

Found a Q-103 rock station in Albany, NY. WQBJ 103.5 & WQBK 103.9.
http://q103albany.com

They also have a playlist on their site, so if you hear them, pop over and check that out.

Probably not them directly, but perhaps someone relaying them?

[DeltaCharlie]

30 JAN 13  0500Z 

a friend of mine about 200 miles WEST of me in dead center of NC is hearing it too....

i keep going back and forth....relay or trash ? if it's a relay he's on like 18 hours or more that i'm awake every day ! not likely....BUT.....if this is a FM station, WHY AM I COPYING IT IN AM SO WELL I'm not slope detecting or listening in FM mode like i should have to copy a real FM sig, and it's NOT taking up the bandwidth that an FM sig would/should !! it is pure AM !!

still few if any commercials....just Q 103 ID's.....just had 0600Z top of hour 'Q 103' bassy voice DJ typical big rock ID thats all, thats all they ever do...not a single commercial of any kind....my friend found a listing for a student station in central NC on 103 something but they had no online player to listen in.....

wait !!  a VIAGRA COMMERCIAL !!!!! 0608 Zulu !! EXCELSIOR !!!! wait this is ON TOP of the rock music !!! i;m hearing both....this is what i heard the other night i think....can't tell if it was a second station or commercials voice over on the music ?? weird....the second sig sounded like they just said Z 103......
so either i got TWO 103's or they do rare viagra commercials while playing the rock up loud !

the bass is loud as usual BUT bass is really DISTORTED tonight....

o stars in the heavens have mercy on me ! THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY HA HA HEE HEE HO HO !! TO THE FUNNY FARM !! WHERE LIVE IS BEAUTIFUL ALL THE TIME......WITH TREES AND FLOWERS AND CHIRPING BIRDS !!

unfortunately i've got HEAVY DRM QRM tonight from about 3918

dunno......everybody DF this sucker......

[DeltaCharlie]

Found a Q-103 rock station in Albany, NY. WQBJ 103.5 & WQBK 103.9.
http://q103albany.com

They also have a playlist on their site, so if you hear them, pop over and check that out.

Probably not them directly, but perhaps someone relaying them?



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BINGO !!!!!! YOU WIN THE GRAND PRIZE SKEEZIX !!!!!  THATS THEM !!!!

just played CRAZY TRAIN by OZZY...and sure enuf they had a JUST PLAYED box at the top of the page with CRAZY TRAIN by OZZY in it as i was listening to it !!!

Q 103 ALBANY NY !!!!  down here in NC on 3920....now just gotta figure out HOW !!!!???!!!!


never fails...AFTER i figure out who it is i finally nail a PERFECT ID with the city name !!!! at 0652 zulu "Q 103 ALBANY'S PERFECT ROCK"...YESSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!

[skeezix]

'fraid I don't know... try listening at the top & bottom of the hour for and ID of that second station.

Listened here on 3920 at 0237Z (Feb 1, 2013) and not a hint of anything. But that means nothing. Tried a couple of remote receivers in the NE US (NY area) and heard nothing around 0242Z.

You have DRM on 3918? 

[DeltaCharlie]

'fraid I don't know... try listening at the top & bottom of the hour for and ID of that second station.

Listened here on 3920 at 0237Z (Feb 1, 2013) and not a hint of anything. But that means nothing. Tried a couple of remote receivers in the NE US (NY area) and heard nothing around 0242Z.

You have DRM on 3918? 

tried the reston va remote rx and no sig there either......guess first hop is further south here in nc.....i generally never can make out the audio until after 0400 Z ...peaks around 0800 -1100 Z.....before and after that i just hear the het.....hear the het 24/7....yeah 3918 sounds like hams doing digital voice, i presume probably west coast hams by their low strength here....don't hear it often or too loud....but then again i haven't camped out in this range in a while much before this month's chasing of this mystery signal....surprised they are trying digital so high up in the phone portion, but there are some who just like a fight....but they have little competition at this hour anyway....don't hear it often...

[Pigmeat]

Check the AM sister stations of those FM stations,Charley. There are still quite a few FM stations that simulcast on their AM outlets.

[DeltaCharlie]

You have DRM on 3918? 

FYI:
listened tonight  to 80m ham band at 2300z and 0500z and both times i have at least 8 dig voice ham freqs active between 3745 and 3970 in the voice subband...not SWBC stations but it sounds exactly like their DRM...dunno if they are using WinDRM or not...3823  3873  3865  3858  3745  3918  3963  3970 3952  .

[DeltaCharlie]

Check the AM sister stations of those FM stations,Charley. There are still quite a few FM stations that simulcast on their AM outlets.

real good idea Pigmeat......checked and they have no AM sister stations...only the two FM stns simulcasting on 103.9 and 103.5.......