https://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&feed=atom&limit=20&target=Al+Fansome&year=&month=HFUnderground - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T06:13:36ZFrom HFUndergroundMediaWiki 1.16.5https://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:BANR_upload.jpgFile:BANR upload.jpg2011-01-05T00:27:55Z<p>Al Fansome: Bust A Nut Radio QSL #2</p>
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<div>Bust A Nut Radio QSL #2</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Dead_Cat_RadioDead Cat Radio2008-09-11T09:00:07Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Icth cat.jpg|right|thumb|Cattitude.]]<br />
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Dead Cat Radio was a shortwave pirate station that was active for a very brief period in the mid-00s. It was unusual in that no program material was ever received; only the ID was heard, specifically by the legendary [[George Zeller]]. The ID consisted of a cat meowing, followed by the sound of a car skidding out of control, and subsequently crashing.<br />
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== The cat came back ==<br />
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'''Update:''' During the summer of 2008 Dead Cat Radio returned to 6925 kHz USB with feline oriented themes, including readings from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man-Eaters_of_Tsavo The Man-Eaters of Tsavo], cartoon theme songs and [[SSTV]] images from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_cat Felix the Cat] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Cat Top Cat], and a smarmy blend of pop music that belies an unnatural preoccupation with the Go-Go's. Signature male and female voice ID's, "meow" sounds, Elmer Fudd singing "Kill da wabbit!" to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". The operator of Dead Cat Radio is rumored to have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3KdcTgrno balls of steel] . <br />
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[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Brother_Stair_NumbersBrother Stair Numbers2008-08-12T14:39:51Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>'''Brother Stair Numbers''' is a parody of a [[spy numbers station]]. The voice of the radio prophet Brother Stair is used to recite the numbers, which appear to have been recorded, chopped up, and reorganized from Stair's frequent announcements of various contact telephone numbers.<br />
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As of 2006, the "real" Brother Stair can be heard on the 6.890 MHz service of international broadcaster [[WWRB]], as well as many other frequencies and stations. The 6.890 service is notable because it falls in the middle of the active pirate radio band, and thus the operator of the parody station ingeniously attempts to confuse people who listen to the "real" Brother Stair (as well as other [[SWL]]s).<br />
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The encoding scheme usually consists of a simple substitution cipher, e.g., A=1, B=2, and so on. The messages are personal attacks on Brother Stair's morals and actions; in September of 2005, for instance, Al Fansome decoded a broadcast as:<br />
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"IT IS SAID THAT BROTHER STAIR LIKES MIDDLE AGED WOMEN LIKE SAY ABOUT FIFTEEN OR SIXTEEN HAHA".<br />
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[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Voice_of_ProzacVoice of Prozac2008-06-07T02:55:20Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Vop_small.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Latter-day Voice of Prozac e-qsl]]<br />
The '''Voice of Prozac''' was a pirate station heard in the late 90s, and possibly into the early 00s. One of the hosts was Dr. Sara Tonin, who was depicted in a provocative [[QSL]] provided to slavering listeners. There is some evidence that this station used the legendary [[Grenade]] transmitter.<br />
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Recently the Voice of Prozac has been heard testing on 6955am; it is not known if this is the same station that was heard in the 90s.<br />
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[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:Vop_small.jpgFile:Vop small.jpg2008-06-07T02:51:14Z<p>Al Fansome: Voice of Prozac e-qsl.</p>
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<div>Voice of Prozac e-qsl.</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:CrazyElmo.jpgFile:CrazyElmo.jpg2008-05-22T05:19:11Z<p>Al Fansome: Crazy Elmo e-qsl</p>
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<div>Crazy Elmo e-qsl</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Crazy_Elmo%27s_Relay_WorldCrazy Elmo's Relay World2008-05-22T05:18:28Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:CrazyElmo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Crazy Elmo falls off the wagon]]<br />
'''Crazy Elmo's Relay World''' was a shortwave pirate active on 6955 [[USB]] towards the end of the 20th century, and early in the 21st. This station specialized in [[relay]]ing shows produced by other pirates, with commentary by "Elmo" in the style of the manic sales personalities heard on television in certain parts of the country. Elmo's [[QSL]], via email, showed the character "Elmo" from "Sesame Street" getting tanked up on gin.<br />
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[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Voice_of_Captain_RonVoice of Captain Ron2008-05-14T05:55:27Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:CaptainRon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Captain Ron Fancy QSL.]]<br />
[[Image:CR-PIC.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Rare portrait of Captain Ron.]]<br />
[[Image:CR_box.jpg|right]] The '''Voice of Captain Ron''' is a shortwave radio pirate sporadically active since around the start of the 21st century. Originally known as [[Radio Smooth]], Captain Ron has become known for his imaginative live shows. They usually consist of "headbanger" music, along with commentary from Captain Ron. He performs comedy skits and rants upon occasion, and some of them have become classics of pirate lore; these include the "Jellyfish Monkey", and his famous to-the-death battle with a cardboard box. Captain Ron initially had Aesop, of [[Radio Aesop]] as a sidekick, but for some time now has apparently worked alone.<br />
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Captain Ron QSLs are typically colorful, hand-drawn artwork, highly prized by all of those who have received them.<br />
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[http://waveradio.blogspot.com/2005/08/voice-of-captain-ron-shortwave-one.html Interview with Captain Ron]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:CR-PIC.JPGFile:CR-PIC.JPG2008-05-14T05:47:31Z<p>Al Fansome: Rare, detailed photo of Captain Ron.</p>
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<div>Rare, detailed photo of Captain Ron.</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Voice_of_Captain_RonVoice of Captain Ron2008-05-14T05:44:16Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:CaptainRon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Captain Ron Fancy QSL.]]<br />
[[Image:CR_box.jpg|right]] The '''Voice of Captain Ron''' is a shortwave radio pirate sporadically active since around the start of the 21st century. Originally known as [[Radio Smooth]], Captain Ron has become known for his imaginative live shows. They usually consist of "headbanger" music, along with commentary from Captain Ron. He performs comedy skits and rants upon occasion, and some of them have become classics of pirate lore; these include the "Jellyfish Monkey", and his famous to-the-death battle with a cardboard box. Captain Ron initially had Aesop, of [[Radio Aesop]] as a sidekick, but for some time now has apparently worked alone.<br />
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Captain Ron QSLs are typically colorful, hand-drawn artwork, highly prized by all of those who have received them.<br />
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[http://waveradio.blogspot.com/2005/08/voice-of-captain-ron-shortwave-one.html Interview with Captain Ron]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:CaptainRon.jpgFile:CaptainRon.jpg2008-05-14T05:41:44Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div></div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:WMOE.jpgFile:WMOE.jpg2008-05-14T05:29:03Z<p>Al Fansome: WMOE QSL</p>
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<div>WMOE QSL</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/WHYPWHYP2008-05-14T05:21:13Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Whyp-sstv-bozo 2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|WHYP SSTV.]]<br />
[[Image:WHYP.jpg|right|300px|thumb|WHYP QSL.]]<br />
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'''WHYP''' is a prolific and popular pirate radio operator active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. WHYP is named in tribute to a unique local AM/FM station in North East, Pennsylvania that operated in the early to mid 1980s. WHYP is hosted by [[James Brownyard]] and is also known as the "James Brownyard Memorial Station."<br />
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WHYP has been largely dormant since 2005, although the operator makes occasional appearances on the [[FRN]] forums.<br />
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WHYP did make a transmission on 6875 AM on October 3, 2007, and JB says he hopes to be more active again in the next month or two.<br />
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*[http://www.badcasters.com/listen.asp Airchecks from the original WHYP]<br />
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[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:WHYP.jpgFile:WHYP.jpg2008-05-14T05:15:53Z<p>Al Fansome: WHYP QSL, listing many DXers, and with Al Fansome's picture.</p>
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<div>WHYP QSL, listing many DXers, and with Al Fansome's picture.</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Partial_India_RadioPartial India Radio2008-02-09T06:06:06Z<p>Al Fansome: New page: Partial India Radio QSL</p>
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<div>[[Image:PIR.jpg|Partial India Radio QSL]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:PIR.jpgFile:PIR.jpg2008-02-09T06:03:09Z<p>Al Fansome: Partial India Radio QSL</p>
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<div>Partial India Radio QSL</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/Voice_of_the_New_World_OrderVoice of the New World Order2008-01-04T23:36:15Z<p>Al Fansome: </p>
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<div>[[Image:NWO.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Voice of the New World Order QSL.]][[Image:NWO_back.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Voice of the New World Order QSL, reverse.]]'''Voice of the New World Order''' (VoNWO) was a shortwave pirate active in the early to mid-00s. The station op, Bill D. Berger, started VoNWO to serve the needs of the United Nations, black helicopters, Jewish bankers, the Trilateral Commission, and other secretive groups seeking to control humanity from behind the scenes. Transmitter location was believed to be somewhere in the UN building in New York City. It is not known what relationship, if any, this station had with the [[Rodent Revolution]]<br />
[[Category: Pirate radio stations]]</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:NWO.jpgFile:NWO.jpg2008-01-04T23:31:28Z<p>Al Fansome: Voice of the New World Order QSL</p>
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<div>Voice of the New World Order QSL</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:NWO_back.jpgFile:NWO back.jpg2008-01-04T23:26:09Z<p>Al Fansome: Backside of NWO QSL</p>
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<div>Backside of NWO QSL</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:Commander_Bunny.jpgFile:Commander Bunny.jpg2008-01-04T08:06:42Z<p>Al Fansome: This guy was following the Rat Float at the Rose Parade. I suspect that this is Commander Bunny, photographed as he attempted to clean up dingle berries left by his Rat Float.</p>
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<div>This guy was following the Rat Float at the Rose Parade. I suspect that this is Commander Bunny, photographed as he attempted to clean up dingle berries left by his Rat Float.</div>Al Fansomehttps://hfunderground.com/wiki/index.php/File:Rat_float.jpgFile:Rat float.jpg2008-01-04T08:02:56Z<p>Al Fansome: "Year of the Rat" float, photographed live at the Rose Parade. Note the Jack in the Box restaurant in the background. Hmmm...</p>
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<div>"Year of the Rat" float, photographed live at the Rose Parade. Note the Jack in the Box restaurant in the background. Hmmm...</div>Al Fansome