Free Radio Weekly #1381

Free Radio Weekly # 1381 – September 10, 2022

Covering Free Radio Activity from Sept 3 – Sept 9

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Editor This Week: Dave Turnick

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Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)

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Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

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Contributors

-Martin Foltz, Sarasota FL Sony ICF-2010

-Mark Taylor, Madison, Wi. markokpik@gmail.com

-Harold Frodge, 5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642-3156 Drake R8B + 185' RW

-Dave Lang, Lake Katrine NY FDM-S2 SDR, Malachite V4, indoor LZ1AQ Loop

-Ron Hunsicker, 1238 Cleveland Avenue, Wyomissing, PA 19610-2102 ronhunsi at ptd dot net

-Rick Barton, AZ Drake SW1, long wire

-Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702wghauser@yahoo.com NRD-545 with ALA-330S, IC-R75, PL-880, random wires

-Larry Will, Mount Airy, Maryland Icom IC-R75, Tecsun PL-880, and various wires

-William Hassig, williamhassig@yahoo.com

-Claudio Galaz, : Barraza Bajo, Chile TECSUN PL-660.Random wire

All Times UTC

NORTH AMERICAN LOGS

Clever Name Radio

6920 USB 9/2 0013-0039 UTC, Clever Name Radio, heavy metal rock tunes, 0017 woman broke in with ID, 0039 woman mentioned "Yes, High Voltage Rock & Roll, request lines are open" twice, then "I will wait." Strong signal. Please QSL martinfoltz@cox.net (Foltz-FL)

Alabama Public Radio

6925 USB 8/30 0112 UTC, Alabama Public Radio, NPR programming, 0202 "Alabama Public Radio", then SSTV transmission, back to NPR. Strong signal. Please QSL martinfoltz@cox.net (Foltz-FL)

Vermont Public Radio

6933 USB 8/30 0213 UTC, Vermont Public Radio, talking and music, no ID heard but HF Underground logs say it was Vermont Public Radio. 0219 had Loonie Tunes "That's All Folks!" cartoon theme and then off. Good signal. Please QSL martinfoltz@cox.net (Foltz-FL)

Radio 48

6950 USB 8/29 0106 UTC, Radio 48, weak with rock tunes, heard a partial ID, reportedly via Mix Radio International. Email sent to them but no response yet. (Foltz-FL)

WWWW the Drunken Fox

6925 USB WWWW, 0208, 9.2.22. Indistinct talk and songs by groups including Led Zeppelin & Heart. (I was out of room 0208 – 0305 and came back to a much better signal: guitar rock, 0310 ID "Don't just listen to the track, think", 2 clear ID’s between songs of several genres including disco, pop and guitar rock. (Taylor – WI.)

WWWW the Drunken Fox 6925USB 2 September 2022 0223-0326* Old rock: Magic Man, Blinded by the Light, and others. 3000 Hz fit well. At sign-off, OM promised to be back tomorrow. 35454 ONLY if one ignores the badly distorted voice of the operator. (35454, Hunsicker, PA)

Underdog

6935 USB Underdog, 0042, 9.3.22. Program of country music including John Pryne, Uncle Lucius, Colter Wall. Whole “Underdog” theme played several times. SSTVs included Underdog with 2 bad guys flying away with Underdog’s implied punching strength & Sweet Polly at bottom "Underdog is here!"; Little boy praying at bedside with dog with front paws on bed – cute; Boy with headphones and man looking on "You complain because you want it to end, but it's because of your compliance that it will never end."; Underdog flying & carrying Sweet Polly Pureblood just before going off at 0125. Good.

WDOG

6950 AM WDOG, 0021, 9.3.22. Playing the group yes tonight including “Roundabout” with DJ talk about the music and programming with many ID’s. Fair to good.

WDOG 3 September 2022 0002-0035 Barking dogs, music and an ID by Professor T Magnetron at 0022. 40dB above the noise--pretty stout! (55443, Hunsicker, PA)

Ballsmacker Radio

6960 AM Ballsmacker Radio, 0128, 9.3.22. ID, "Gentle on my mind" - Glen Campbell, ID with characteristic bowling pin drop, "Free your Mind" - In Vogue into a program of "mind" themed songs with many ID's and QSL offers. Very good. – 0018 - ~ 0145. Repeat of last night’s program with many ID’s. I was quite distracted with other listening as well as other things, so did not listen closely. Periodically checked in and out of the program. However, noted that someone was on and off 6960 USB at checks 0112, 0119, 0123, and 0136 when the USB signal moved to 6961 USB. That signal was overpowered by Ballsmacker here, so was very unpleasant to listen to. Since it seemed to be an intentional attempt at jamming I was not interested in more than noting it was present.

BALL SMACKER RADIO: 6960/AM, 0042-0044+, 9/4; Rap tune, robo-woman ID & pin crash. SIO=4+54- (Frodge-MI)

9/4 0055z Ball Smacker Radio. 6960 AM. Fair to good signal. ‘Georgia’ by Ray Charles and ‘Carolina’ by James Taylor among some of the songs played. Signal faded weaker around 0115.

6960, Sept 4 at 0048 tune-in direct, two AM pirates are colliding producing slow SAH, then stronger one goes off, leaving a USB one with rap at S9+10. At 0054, ``tick, tock, *uck off`` song now with QRM from AM station; 0056 `Georgia` song; 0059 ``The greatest hits of all time, the Ball Smacker, on 6960 shortwave` `Many more reports here: [www.hfunderground.com] It seems the collision at first on 6960 was with Wolverine (Glenn Hauser, OK)

Ball Smacker Radio, 6960am, 9-4-22, 0033utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair/poor S9 to S9+10 signal, pop/rock tunes I can't ID, was co-channel with Wolverine until Wolverine moved to 6950usb at 0018utc, at 0036 Willie Nelson "you were always on my mind". (Hassig-IL)

Wolverine Radio

6950 USB Wolverine, 0017, 9.4.22. Started out on 6960 USB until Ballsmacker started on 6960 LSB. After who put the Devil in Evelyn’s Eyes”, Drunken DJ with "This is Wolverine Radio on 6960 we will be moving to 6950." Then id. Continued playing songs with women’s names in the titles / choruses including “Help me Rhonda”, “Ride Sally Ride” and many more in chronological order. ID every 3rd song. 0138 final “echo” ID, SSTV of “Wolverine Radio” over collage of many women's names, off. Usual very good signal.

WOLVERINE RADIO: 6950/U, 0044-0053+, 9/4; Ditties with names of female, lady women; ID @0053:21. SIO=454 (Frodge-MI)

9/4 0050z Wolverine Radio 6950 USB. Jimi Hendrix ‘The Wind Cries Mary’. “Eleanor” by the Turtles. Very good signal with few fades.

Wolverine Radio, 6960 then 6950usb, 9-4-22, 0000utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair but slightly noisy S9 to S9+10 signal, s-on with acoustically recorded 78 "if you knew Suzie like I know Suzie" then "sweet Georgia Brown", song "Minnie the moocher", songs with names of various women, good program as usual, thanks. BTW a bit of co channel QRM from Ballsmacker Radio in AM, at 0018 Mr. Wolverine said moving to 6950 due to QRM, "Mustang Sally" at 0038 then "Carrie Ann", at 0139utc echo ID then SSTV/FAX. (Hassig-IL)

6950 USB, Sept 4 at 0050, rock music S9/+10, 0053 ``Wolverine Radio`` ID. Many more reports here: [www.hfunderground.com] Theme this time: songs titled with women/girl names (Glenn Hauser, OK)

WTF RADIO WORLDWIDE

6940/U, 0348-0353+, 9/3; DJ intro’ing each song with a letter--corresponding to the artist? Only one I recognized was “W”, Squeeze Box by the Who, with that great lyric, “Momma has a squeeze box; poppa don’t get no sleep at night”. SIO=454- (Frodge-MI)

ZEEKY

6925/U, 2251-2257+, 9/4; Ezekiel ranting on “Labor Day Show”; “We have 3 layers of defense, and we’re not going to tell about the 4th.” Into the inevitable rock ditty. SINPO=453-33- (Frodge-MI)

Ion Radio

6880AM 2 & 3 September 2022 2356-0011* only good to 9000 Hz tonight. ID at 0010. (45443, Hunsicker, PA)

Ion Radio. 9/2, 2332, 6880am. Ion Radio playing music. Green Day, Brain Stew. ID at 2334, into the Beat Farmers, California Kid and Happy Boy! Nice blues guitar music at 0005 check. Off at 0011. Very good AM signal, s9/s15. (Will-MD)

Ion Radio. 9/9, 2052, 6880am. Radio drama in progress, about a man in the 1930s who is transported to the year 2019 and when returned, changes the future. Ion Radio ID at 2105, and into a Dimension X show. Excellent signal and sound, s15. (Will-MD)

YHWH

9/7, 0345 7475/am (in progress at tune-in) Josiah with lecture, possibly new material, tinny audio and weak signal w/ Drake SW1 and 100' wire. At 0408, hammered by "Blaaaat" (OTHR radar pulses) and Commandments list rerun at 0410. 0415 F/Out leaving behind only radar bursts and static until tune-out at 0425 (Barton-AZ).

YHWH 9/6 0315 7475/am (in progress at tune-in) Josiah with typical lecture, Commandments list at 0320 -- Fair to Good (Barton-AZ)

YHWH 9/5, 0320, 7475/am (in progress at tune-in) Josiah with usual lecture, Commandments list at 0320 -- Good (Barton-AZ)

Sycko Radio

9/1, 0106, 6930 usb. Sycko Radio with a voice FX co-host, announcing and into a song by Rare Earth. Very good, solid s7. (Will-MD)

This is not the BBC

9/3, 0033, 6850am. BBC "Lillibolero" interval signal, "this is not the BBC" ... "no, really, if I were the BBC would I be broadcasting here?" and into music, Michael Nesmith, Rio. 0041, Pokey LaFarge, Something in the Water. ID at 0044, into Glenn Miller, In the Mood; Michael Nesmith, Grand Ennui. 0051, Billy Ward and the Dominoes, Sixty Minute Man. ID at 0054 and off at 0055. S9/s15, very good. (Will-MD)

UNIDS

6925/U, 1619, 9/3; EZL music at/under QRN (Frodge-MI)

6925/U, 0350-0404+, 9/4; Rock & SSTV; no voice ID offered.SIO=353+ (Frodge-MI)

6925/U, 0419-0430+, 9/5; Rock/pop ditties including Rock theasbah. No ID offered. SINPO=3+52+43 (Frodge-MI)

6920/U, 0030-0033:16*? 9/8; Pop tune (whoopee). SIO=3+43 w/QRM de 6925/U (Frodge-MI)]

6925/U, 0033-0040+, 9/8; Rap at tune-in into Strange Magicby ELO; no ID offered. SIO=3+54- QRMing 6920(Frodge-MI)

9/8/22: 0035z 6960 Fair-Good. “Time of the Season” by the Zombies. Station IDed and then off at 0037z. I tuned in too late to get any ID.

9/8/22: 0045z 6925 USB. Weak to poor with some bleed over QRM from the 6925 LSB “Fishermen”. Made out the song “El Paso” around 0045 then a muffled ID. Kansas “Dust in the Wind” at 0103 followed by “Rikki Don’t Lose that Number” by Steely Dan. The signal remained weak throughout the half hour that I monitored.

9/8/22 0100z 6920 USB. Weak to poor with some bleed through QRM from the ‘Fishermen on 6925 LSB. Made out “Black Betty” at 0105. 0117z with clip from Whitney Houston then quiet for a few minutes. I could not make out a station

9/1, 0001, 6930usb. Music, Wishbone Ash, the King Will Come; Forecast, Elevator. Dropped off in mid-song at 0010. Presumed Sycko Radio from later broadcast on 6930u at 0106. Very good signal, s7/s9. (Will-MD)

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICA LOGS

Organización Radial El Prado

6016.9 Organización Radial El Prado, Colombian pirate per report from Manuel Mendez in Spain on Hauser’s site; ID per John Hudak & Ron Howard on Hauser’s site; 0436-0443+, 9/4; Music detectable under QRN plus clicking Ute from upfreq. Only hear in USB +++ 0025, 9/8; presumed with detectable carrier centering close to 6017.0, but only a hint of talk. (Frodge-MI)

RCW - Radio Compañía Worldwide.

5810. RCW. Sep, 4. 2200- 2300 UTC. News about constitutional referendum vía R. Bio-Bio. 45343. (Galaz-Chile)

6925. RCW. Sep, 4 at 1140 - 2000 UTC. News about constitutional referendum vía R. Bio-Bio. 55343 to 45333 (Galaz-Chile)

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICAN UNID:

VENEZUELA. 4940, Sept 5 at 0627, praise music in Spanish, S7/S9, the long-running 24 hour pirate carrying `Fuerza de Paz` missionary programming, which I rarely bother to log. Shortly after it appeared, we got a TDOA to the same area which Rafael Rodríguez, Colombia now reports, G.C. 7.20 north, 69.00 west, in SW Venezuela near the Colombian border: [www.w4uvh.net] (Glenn Hauser,OK)

QSLS / SSTV / OTHER STUFF

Radio 48, eQSL in 5 days for an email to Radio48@protonmail.com (Foltz-FL)


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73’s & good hunting…

Dave