More PRA Notes: 2/10/16

Oh well, I missed both Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic and X-1 tonight because I've been writing. One of these days, I'll finish this book!

While being distracted (I'm easily distracted), I counted the entries. I'm up to 196 entries done and 71 still to write. Does it really seem like 267 different stations have been on in the past two years? From a listening prospective, no. From a writing prospective, definitely.

I have to put out a great big thank you to everyone at Rave On Radio, who forwarded some recordings of the Don't Panic! (ebola) unidentified station from October 2014. Thanks to ROR, I'll be able to include an audio clip from this station on the PRA CD. Currently, I'm at clips from 19 different stations finished.

One thing that I noticed today while digging through loggings of Brockett 99 from August 4, 2015. Ulx2 from Kiev logged the station on 6932 kHz on a portable while walking in a park . . . with a very good signal! It's too bad that more people from around the world aren't tuning in to shortwave pirates from other continents. I think we'd have more surprising results like this.

This has been a bit of a distraction (although I'm still writing), but I really want to write the Captain Morgan entry tonight, so I'll stop this blog entry now.

Weekend pirate loggings: 4/26-4/28/15

Weekend pirate loggings: 4/26-4/28/15

Made it back home to a bunch of pirates on the air, but unfortunately I missed KVPH again and also WPIG. Wonder if WPIG is in any way related to the WPIG from the '90s?

Radio Free Whatever: 6940U, 4/26, 0149-0156* Girlpool "Blah Blah Blah" Mentioned X-FM: "I'm sure you want to go listen to him, not me" "I'm kinda like the president of Hair Club for Men . . . I'm not only the president, but I'm a client of pirate radio." Mentioned stations he enjoyed listening to & haven't been around lately: MAC, Undercover Radio, Blue Ocean Radio . . . " "I'm going to try to listen to X-FM when I'm done here"

unid: 6951, 4/26, 0145+ Noted this station in passing while checking what was on 6965, but disappeared when I was heading back through

X-FM: 6965, 4/26, 0144+ I think this is the 1st time that I caught it, but heard while running the canned "stay tuned for X-FM" IDs. Will tune back to it in a bit, but I'm still finding other stations! Just checked the Twente receiver in NE Holland & signal is barely audible there!

Captain Morgan SW: 6924.2, 4/26, 0159-0244* The Who "Who Are You?" Lou Reed "Walk on the Wild Side" Stones "Jumping Jack Flash" Bowie "Let's Dance." Big signal, like almost everyone else I've been hearing tonight. Twilight Zone theme a few times, which can only mean one thing. Just checked the Twente receiver in NE Holland & signal is very audible there!

unid: 6924.6, 4/26, 0244-0254* Hearing someone here with music immediately after Captain Morgan signed off. Weak. Air raid sirens at 0249 & again later. Thought I heard a bit of "Green Onions" by Booker T & The MGs

WPIG: 6925U, 4/26, 0254+ Weak, but I heard a few clear IDs. Sounds like a phone call. Not sure if this is a recording of the '90s WPIG, but it does sound like it is now. Now singing some songs about WPIG

Radio Free Whatever: 6849, 4/26, 0323+ The Hives "Main Offender" Signal's pretty good, but the audio is overdriven

Radio Casablanca: 6940, 4/26, 1336+ Fair with big band music, computer ID, & a clip from the movie Casablanca."Stormy Weather" "Dancing Cheek to Cheek"

The Crystal Ship: 6876, 4/27, 0145+ Excellent signal with '70s Jukebox Program. Heart "Magic Man" Donner Pass Cafe ad

Old-Time Radio unid: 6770, 4/27, 0200+ Good signal with Abbott & Costello.

Easter Weekend Loggings: 4/5/15-4/6/15

Easter Weekend Loggings: 4/5/15-4/6/15

Everyone right now seems to be hearing Radio Free Whatever with a huge signal, but I'm struggling with a massive noise environment to pick out any details.

This is just slightly better than trying to listen inside a mall

Radio Free Whatever: 6950U, 4/5, 0130+ Most of the time, I have a high-pitched roar and can occasionally get a few fadeups and pick out a word or so. BUT I actually do have a couple of real details: I heard Dick Weed and Stavin with shoutouts, including one to a listener in Albuquerque (I think they said that listener is using an SDR?) and I heard the chorus of "Take the Skinheads Bowling" by Camper van Beethoven.

Wolverine Radio: 6940U, 4/5, 0148+ I tuned in to Wolverine Radio, as per the ID on HF Underground, accidentally jostled the computer, and bumped the USB cable, which shutdown my Winradio software.  I've now clicked to start it three separate times and I've had a fatal exception error and other times that the software is coming up, but not running. Why did I bring a radio that depends on the reliability of my computer to function? Oh and the signal here was a bit more above the noise
 
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I tried to hear Sluwe Vos this morning for a long broadcast that he was making on 21460 kHz, but the noise was awful. Not sure if everyone in the few houses in the area has a couple of neon signs in the basement, head demagetizers running, and dishwashers on, but this is a mess. I gave up and think I'll try tuning a few stations in on the Twente web receiver instead.

Loggings via the Twente web receiver, except as noted:

Focus International: 6285, 4/5, 1545+ A lot of '70s hard rock. Announced e-mail address. Newer more metal cover of "Carry on My Wayward Son"

Radio Merlin International: 6305, 4/5, 1552+ "Funky Town"

Reflections Europe: 6295, 4/5, 1600+ Weak signal with some fair peaks. American Christian programming. Show ended with contact information & a zip of either "90016" or "50016" I think an ID came next because I heard "6295" Next show was from Jeffersonville, IN. Seems to be fading in.

6243, 4/5, 1603+ Light pop music

Laser Hot Hits: 4026, 4/5, 2152+ Announcer reading comments from various listeners, gave out e-mail address, and said that the live programs would continue to 0300. Song from 1987. Nice signal in Twente, with a little noise

Mustang Radio: 6320, 4/5, 2158+ Pop music in noise, ID per Iann's chat. At 2220, I'm hearing it at almost identical strength on my receiver as on Twente. Op saying good morning to me at 2224. Thanks!

Radio Barones: 1614, 4/5, 2201+ Dutch talk, phone number in Dutch, then phone number in English and ID "Radio Baro" Extremely strong. Also heard a female announcer.

Radio BarraQuda: 5800U, 4/5, 2234+ Can hear this one on my home receiver, but much better on the Twente receiver. Light pop "Just the Two of Us." Some raspy noise here.

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Loggings back at the home shack:

Captain Morgan SW: 6950, 4/5, 2340-2351* Blues and early rock with a good signal. IDs and some sound effects, then off.

Old-Time Radio unid: 6770, 4/5, 2353+ If I heard the ending program ID correctly, this was the Goon Show. If so, interesting that this station is airing some British OTR, too. Next, a fairly long NBC news update: update of WWII news, such as the Normandy invasion, and news about the invasion of Italy. Amos & Andy show next.

Unid: 6955U, 4/6, 0006+ Excellent signal here when the station's on the air. Only stays on 15-30 seconds at a time. Seems to be a different song each time. Human League "Don't U Want Me, Baby?" Salt'n'Pepa "Push It," Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen "We Are the Champions," Queen "Another One Bites the Dust," Queen "Fat Bottomed Girls," Eagles "Witchy Woman," etc.

Snowstorm Pax loggings: 2/13-2/14/14

The snow is falling here and coincidentally or not, pirates are on the air. I missed Cool AM, but:

Captain Morgan: 6924.5, 2/13, 0203+ Excellent signal here with one of the captain's short '60s/'70s songs shows and the "Twilight Zone" theme.

Unid: 6925, 2/13, 1802+ Saw on HFU that Radio Free Whatever was on the air at 1700, checked the radio and something is here, but it's too weak for me to know if it's RFW. I have it recording and I think it's about time for me to shovel the driveway.

Cool AM relay: 6925, 2/13, 2205+ Fair here. Listened for about 10 min. and went back out and shoveled some more. Not sure about the snow total here, but I think it was about 12-16"

NA Activity last week: 12/23 to 12/30/2013

12/23 Monday UTC (Sunday night into Mon.)

UNID: 6925U 0047
UNID 6925U 0156-0204+
Pirate Radio Boston 1720 0055-0149*
Radio Free Whatever/Pirate Radio Boston: 1720 *0229-0425* audio
Captain Morgan SW: 6925 0233
Captain Morgan SW: 6950.2 0243
Pirate Radio Boston 6925 1200-1226*
Channel Z 6925 *2214-2256*
Radio Free Whatever 6925 2300-0004*
Radio Totse (Relay) 6940U 2330-0006 

12/24 Tuesday UTC (Monday night into Tues.)
Pirate Radio Boston 6925 *0005-0051*
Black Cat Radio 6925U *0102-0130*
Radio Totse: 6920L 0110-0121
Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic 6925U *0139-0225*
Radio Free Whatever 1720 *0214-0316* audio
Radio Totse 6940U 0237-0253*
Pirate Radio Boston 1720 0400-0427*
UNID 6924.9U 2200-2235*
Radio Jingle Bells 6924.67 2249-2340
Radio Marlene 6930.06U 2253-2300

12/25 Wednesday UTC (Tuesday night into Wed.)
Wolverine Radio 6945U 0200-0424*
Channel Z 6925 1305-1336
WBNY 6950 1350-1450*
Boombox Radio 6924.6 1525-1634
Radio Dr, Tim 6949 1637-1654*
Radio Dr. Tim 6924.65 1845-1941*
Pirate Radio Boston 6925 2035-2056*
Boom Box Radio 6950 2100-2209*
Crystal Ship: 6925.56 2214-2340*


12/26 Thursday UTC (Wednesday night into Thurs.)

Pirate Radio Boston 6930 0012-0116 
Boom Box Radio 6925 1554-1634*
Radio True North 6924.75-> 6940 2300-0132
Pirate Radio Boston 1720 *2352-0038
XLR8 6930U 2355-0045*

12/27 Friday UTC (Thursday night into Fri.) 
Captain Morgan SW 6925 *0142-0212*
Pirate Radio Boston 1720 0208-0233 
Radio Totse (relay) 6930U 0227-0246
Red Mercury Labs 6925U 0401-0443 
Radio Dr. Tim 6925 1300-1350*
WTPR 6930.6 1435-1450 
Undercover Radio (incl. PR Boston relay) 13960 1743-1830
CHKN 6913.3 2003-2031
SHARON Radio 6925U 2318-2327*
SHARON Radio 6935U 2338-2359*

12/28 Saturday UTC (Friday night into Sat.)
Undercover Radio 1720 0300-0406* 
Radio Free Whatever 6949.2 1721- 
Pirate Radio Boston 13960U 1620-1719*
Radio Free Whatever 6924.6 2223-2325* 

12/29 Sunday UTC (Saturday night into Sun.)
Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic 6945U 0125-0207* audio
Rattlesnake Radio 6950U SSTV 0200
Pirate Radio Boston: 1710 0215-0410
Pirate Radio Boston 6925 0445-0543*
UNID 1710 0603-0605*

NA Activity last week: 11/18 to 11/24/2013

I'm post this before the week is finished and compiling it through the week. I'll update the post a few times until I get it all done.

11/18 Monday UTC (Sunday night into Mon.)
Radio Jamba International: 6900 0039-0158
Unidentified: 6966.6U *0510-0542*
Radio True North: 6940 AM 0022-0930

11/19 Tuesday UTC (Monday night into Tues.)
Twangy Radio: 6925U *0147-0155* audio
Unidentified: 6980.2U *0148-0218*
Blue Ocean Radio (Cool AM Radio relay):6930U *0258-0359* 

11/20 Wednesday UTC (Tuesday night into Wed.)
Blue Ocean Radio (Cool AM Radio relay): 6930U 0038-0133*
Unidentified: 6925 *0149-0215* (Radio Free ?) audio
Blue Ocean Radio: 6925 CW 0217
Twangy Radio: 6925U *0235-0249* audio1 audio2

11/21 Thursday UTC (Wednesday night into Thurs.)
Unidentified: 6950.7 0141-0148*
Unidentified: 6969U 2300-2338*
Rave On Radio: 6925U 2349-0052* audio1 audio2

11/22 Friday UTC (Thursday night into Fri.)
Liquid Radio: 6935 *0025-0303*
Captain Morgan SW: 6925 *0203-0243*
Unidentified: 6925 *0303-0318*
Chamber Pot Radio: 6930U 0311-0340
Twangy Radio: 6925U 0331-0346 audio

Unidentified (JFK assassination audio): 6925 *2306-2307*


11/23 Saturday UTC (Friday night into Sat.)
JFK Shortwave 6930U 0007-0038*
YHWH 6075 0100-0231* audio
Boombox Radio 6850 1233-1334* 
WFUQ: 6925L 1835-1844*
My New Underpants: 6925 1900-1918* 
Happy Hanukkah: 6920 2014-2042* 
Radio Gallifrey Intergalactic: 6925U 2202-2225*
Radio Free Whatever: 6945 2310-2351*


11/24 Sunday UTC (Saturday night into Sun.)
Red Mercury Labs: 6925U 0038-0152*
The Late Movie: 6935 *0125-0145*
Wolverine Radio: 6935U *0145-0258*
Liquid Radio: 6925 0200-0703*
JFK Shortwave: 6930U 0212
Unidentified: 6935 0659-0730

Unidentified: 6925U 1315-1339*
WJFK 6949 1812-1817*
WJFK 6949 2046-2055*

 

Pirate logs,10/28/13

A few pirate logs from 10/28:

Captain Morgan Shortwave: 6924.2 kHz, 0115. Good in QRM here. Michael Jackson "Thriller" & "Twilight Zone" theme. Halloween SFX, with screaming, crying, creaking doors, etc.

Radio Echo 1: 6929.2 kHz, 0123 UTC. Nice sig here, fading, with electronic & produced IDs and a variety of music.

Red Mercury Labs: 6935 kHz USB, 0220+. Tuned in to hear "Walk on the Wild Side" and a more subdued than usual sign-off announcement. Evidently, the end of a Lou Reed tribute show. Fair signal.

Unidentified: 6925 kHz USB, 2226 UTC. Tuned in during Van Halen "And the Cradle Will Rock" Off for a bit, then same station (?) back with a weaker signal.