FREE RADIO WEEKLY 1405 .-.
Covering Logs from 18 thru 24-February-2023 (0.0)
'=.|#|.='
EDITOR THIS WEEK: Harold Frodge .='`"``=.
EDITORS:
Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)
Dave Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)
Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)
Send your logs to all editors in case of assignment changes.
FREE RADIO WEEKLY is an e-mail newsletter devoted to the hobby
of listening to hobby pirates & distributed free to those who
contribute.
WEEKLY DEADLINE: Saturdays 0000 UTC
(Friday night in North America)
To view any text ”art"
convert to Courier (or non-proportional) font.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Our Contributors...a bunch that knows how to make good use of
free time.
Harold Frodge, Midland MI, Drake R8B + 185’ RW
Claudio Galaz, Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, XHDATA D-808 +
Long Wire
Chris Gay, Lexington KY
William Hassig, williamhassig@yahoo.com, using remote receivers
Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, wghauser@yahoo.com, NRD-545 + ALA-330S,
IC-R75, PL-880 + random wires & using remote rcvrs
Ron Hunsicker, Wyomissing PA, ronhunsi at ptd dot net
Mark Taylor, Madison WI, markokpik@gmail.com
Superman FRW.jpg
--------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS:
The Brasillian pirate Radio Antares on 7400v appears to be a
continuing thing.
Check 1620 & 1720 kHz.
OUR EDITORIAL POLICY: What editorial policy? Just send your
stuff in, we'll handle the rest.
--------------------------------------------------------------
THE LOGS
=+=+=+=+= North American Stations/Relays =+=+=+=+=
BALL SMACKER RADIO:
2/18, 057-0330, 6960/AM; Carrier appeared @0157 & remained from
0258 to & beyond 0330, but I could hear no audio. Announ-
ced as “4030AM somewhere in the Northeast,” so a relay/
replay. Tonight’s theme was heart & hearts. 6000 Hz. Star-
ted to fade @0244. (45343, Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 0203, 6960/AM, // 4030/AM which was significantly poorer.;
ID & bowling pin strike sfx, The Heart of the Matter - Don
Henley, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band -
Beatles, ID & sfx. Recheck 0304, 6960 very poor // 4030
w/ One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson, ID & eQSL offer w/sfx,
signal took a sudden dive to just audible @0307. Poor–
fair. (Taylor, WI)
BIG JOHNSON RADIO:
2/19, 2159-2345*, 6950/AM; Carrier appeared @2159 & @2200 Three
Blind Mice was played, then to “Big Ten-Inch.” Canadian
12 Days of Christmas (...and a beer). Asks for reports to
the Providence mail drop. Dick Wacker led a sketch about
masturbation. Peskies came to visit. The carrier disap-
peared @2345. 6000 Hz. Synchronous AM helped a bit.
(35342, barely; Hunsicker, PA)
B-SIDE RADIO:
2/18, 0320, 6934.9 (presumed); End of Kool is back then
Bowlegs - Funk, Inc., The Sermon, Flamingo - both Jimmy
Smith. Sister Janie, The Thrill is Gone, The Whipper
- Funk, Inc., J.O.S. - Jimmy Smith, off 0406. All
selections had prominent Hammond B3 organ. No typical
ID or talk by op., however characteristic frequency
& jazz music. Fair. (Taylor, WI)
CLANDESTINE RADIO:
1/19, 0202, 6950.145/U; Classic Radio Clandestine broadcast with
parody ads, “Psychiatrists ‘R Us”, IDs, parody articles
& other creative programming. Poor (Taylor, WI)
KIPM:
2/17, 2136-2212*, 6955/U; Alan Maxwell telling the story of a
man traveling in time. Ends with a commercial that states
radio is better than TV for advertisers, followed by a
jingle about who listens to radio. 3000 Hz covered it.
(35353, Hunsicker, PA)
MIX RADIO INT’L:
2/18-19, 2331, 11950/U; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak
but clear S5-S7 signal, ID as "Mix Radio International"
by female, various nice classical music selections.
(Hassig-IL)
2/19, 0045, 11950/U; poor S3/S4 into Maryland SDR with music
reported as classical. With ACI but clear here; CNR1
jamming & RFA Tibetan via Kuwait should start @0100 when
I do hear a timesignal. First reported to WOR iog:
``11950 Feb 18 0025 UNID in USB mode. Classical music in
sequence without narration. Excellent signal on Atlanta
SDR. Here in my QTH good signal. None of the other broad-
casts from Cuba feature classical music at this time.
Announcer with ID in English at 0030, but I couldn't ID.
Can someone help me? Still streaming. 73 Jorge Freitas,
Feira de Santana, Bahia 12°14´S 38°58´W - Brasil, Tecsun
PL-660, XHDATA, Antenna Delta Loop and LW 20 meters`` -
Cuba not on 11950 weekends. At 0158, a reply: ``Hi, Jorge
This is pirate station Mix Radio Int’l on 11950, accor-
ding to the HF Underground board. By the way, here near
Seattle, it's a very good signal on 11950. It's even very
audible here without USB on. Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake
Stevens, Washington``. And later at 0310 from him:
``I'm not sure when the station switched frequencies,
but after hours on 11950, pirate MRI is now on 11935
USB with classical. Sounds good here on the U.S. West
Coast! Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington``
2/19, 0418, 11935/U; S8/S9 into northern Utah SDR, with more
familiar classical music than before but no IDs of the
music. 0433 YL IDs like ``Finest Sounds: You are lis-
tening to MRI, Mix Radio Int’l, Worldwide``; @0444
inviting reports to mix.radio.international@protonmail.
com. Appears to be off @0539 check (Glenn Hauser, OK)
MYSTERY SCIENCE RADIO:
2/17, 2213-2233*, 6955/U; Followed immediately after KIPM.
Cherokee Jack & Torgo play tribute to Dr. Who. 3000 Hz
was a good fit. Announced as “The Voice of the Freaky,”
but that didn’t seem to fit the rest of the program.
Torgo suggests the Elkhorn drop. (45454, Hunsicker, PA)
OUTHOUSE RADIO:
2/15, 0154, 6935/U; Jazz, “You are listening to a selection
of music from" ???, jazz with OM scatting w/accompani-
ment, Outhouse talking but modulation was poor & couldn’t
tell what he said. Interesting version of Wonderful
feeling, wonderful day mashup with many repeats & echoes,
"there is nothing wrong with your radio" into Twilight
zone opening mashed up, synth YL, “Outhouse Radio. No
rules, no direction and no protocol.” Blues, YL repeats
ID & slogan, Setting Sun interrupted part way through,
Walk like an Egyptian - Chipmunkson16speed, Op giving
shout outs to folks on HF Underground, more of Walk like
an Egyptian, Twilight Zone mash up, “Outhouse Radio. No
rules, no direction and no protocol.” Off. Fair
(Taylor, WI)
2/18, 0033-0203*, 6925/U; IDs @0012, 0121, 0151 & 0203. SSTV in
Scottie 2 @0041 (which did not start), 0101 & 0134 (QSL).
2800 Hz was the best fit. Several times, Two Dog shouted-
out in support. (25342, Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 0045, 6925/U; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with weak S5 to
S7 signal, hear rock music, @0055 switched to Traverse
City MI sdr with slightly better S7 to S9 signal, @0102
SSTV/FAX, @0107 signal up to S9+20 at times, heavy metal
rock, @0134 SSTV/FAX. (Hassig-IL)
2/18, 0346-0434*, 6925/U; Program in progress @0345 & s/off
@0434. 3000 Hz. Techno music drove me nuts & I “listened
from a distance.” ID @0443. (35443, Hunsicker, PA)
Outhouse2-18Hunsicker.png
2/18, 0223, 6950/U; "This is not 2 Dog Radio. I repeat this is
not 2 Dog Radio., Terminal - Z28, Have to play Terminal.
You are not listening to...Certainly not listening to
Charlie Don't Surf” (who logged Outhouse), back to
Terminal, (I was out of room for a while), Tera-Fied;
all songs by Static X, "This is Outhouse Radio returning
you to your regularly scheduled program." Off. Fair
(Taylor, WI)
2/19, 0335-0411+, 6925/U; (Hunsicker, PA)
Outhouse2-19Hunsicker.png
2/19, 0434, 6925/U; ID into hard rock ditty SIO=3+54 (Frodge-MI)
PIG(s) KNUCKLES(s) RADIO:
2/14, 2357, 6925/U; Funky musical loop, ID, Mexican Radio -
Wall of Voodoo, Pigs Knuckles announced song, saying
goodbye, ID, off. Good.
2/17, 2224-2251*, 6925/U; Program in progress with OM talking
over music. Some C&W; Sugar, Sugar; YMCA & Amy For his
beautiful wife. Advises listeners to visit 3916LSB @2100
Central 3000 Hz was good. Strength dropped at around
2236. (35454, Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 0204-0259*, 6925/U; BC seemed to open @0204 with Pigs
Knuckles & some music. Played If I Could Read Your Mind
for his wife. Chats a bit about QRP operation. Noted the
correct time, so live? Suggests visiting 3916USB. 3000 Hz
fit well. (45454, Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 0210, 6925/U; Came on right after Outhouse Radio went
off this frequency. I checked in & out intending to
listen to the recording, however the computer malfunc-
tioned & lost the recording; 0216 Amie - Pure Prairie
League, played for "my beautiful wife Amie", The lion
sleeps tonight - the Tokens, 0242 talking about Andrew
Jackson & the Supreme Court related to the Trail of
Tears, Indian Reservation - Paul Revere & the Raiders,
Seminole Wind - John Anderson, Fire on the mountain -
The Marshall Tucker Band. Between songs, Pigs Knuckles
talked of how much he was enjoying the music, “love
everyone”, promoting a friend’s ham radio program, etc.
0155 appreciating his audience, going to listen to his
friend's program, etc. Off 0258. Good. (Taylor, WI)
RADIO CLANDESTINE:
2/19, 0158-0248*, 6950/U; Broadcast in progress @0158. Many
IDs by R. F. Burns. Ad for the Jockstrap Store (“Squee-
gee Fur-lined Jock Strap”). Although 3200 Hz, the audio
was tinny, which is odd. Usually, 3200 gives reasonable
sound. (35443, Hunsicker, PA)
2/19, 0202, 6950.145/U; Classic Radio Clandestine broadcast with
parody ads (“Psychiatrists ‘R Us”), IDs, parody articles &
other creative programming. Poor (Taylor, WI)
RADIO FREE WHATEVER:
2/18-19, 2210-0021*, 6955/U; Broadcast in progress @2210. Fine
fidelity at 4000 Hz. Bubble gum music to start & a “Music
Marathon.” Said hello to posters on HFU & signed off.
(44554, Hunsicker, PA)
2/18-19, 2345, 6955/U; on Brookfield WI sdr with good S9+’
signal, RFW ID, nice soft pop music, @2354 read names
of HFU posters including me, @2358 said “Flagship of
the free radio armada, Radio Free Whatever", said
"good bye" & off air @0022. Thanks for nice program.
(Hassig-IL)
RADIO MUSHROOM:
2/19, 2324-2335*, 6930/U; Program began with a male vocal. A
test transmission for Radio Mushroom. Started on 6929.8
& difficult to tune to & moved to 6930 where it stabi-
lized. Music was opera-like. 3000 Hz was best. (55555,
Hunsicker, PA)
TRUTH RADIO:
2/19, 1347, 6925/U; Barely audible program of a man talking;
few words or phrases break through periodically but not
enough to tell topic. Someone “taking the day off." "...
happened so far...”; 2nd OM preaching/strident for a
moment (probably a sound bite), then back to 1st spea-
ker, "that guy's working hard to sell”; 1411 music,
1412 off. Very poor. ID via HF Underground. (Taylor, WI)
VOICE of ALICE:
2/16, 0157, 6955/U; I'm eighteen - Alice Cooper, off. ID from
HF Underground. Apparently I missed an ID by about a
minute. Fair. (Taylor, WI)
WASTELAND RADIO:
2/19, 0008-0051*, 6950/U; Broadcast in progress @0008. 3000 Hz
gave the best reception. SSTV in Scottie 2 @0011, 0027 &
0043, the last a QSL. Hard rock/punk/headbanger stuff.
(25342, Hunsicker, PA)
WastelandHunsicker.png
WDOG:
2/18, 2357, 6965/U; Program of 80’s music including Red Red
Wine - UB40, She blinded me with science - Thomas Dolby,
I want candy - Bow Wow Wow & Super Freak - Rick James
with comments about the songs & IDs between songs. Occa-
sional dog barks & howls over songs. Last song: Hit me
with your rhythm stick - Ian Dury & the Blockheads, "WDOG"
in CW over music several times, synth YL w/instructions
that they will be testing Medium Wave propagation to
1720 @0200 “on side band”, repeated several times. Pause;
repeat of YL announcement. Fair to good. 1720 was only a
carrier here a little after 0200 & later checks.
(Taylor, WI)
2/19, 0006-0136*, 6965/AM; Carrier appeared @0006, followed by
music @0008. 8000 Hz seemed right. Sponsored by the Free
Radio Network which asked listeners to visit & use the
FRN. Mostly old rock and pop. WDOG jingle @0043. @0130 it
started to fade & it became unusable at that time.
Carrier disappeared @0136. (45444, Hunsicker, PA)
2/19, 0007, 6965/AM; on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S8
signal, song: "I ran so far away", at 0019 switched to
Traverse City sdr with S9 to S9+20+ signal, @0028 dogs
barking along with music, @0029 De La Soul Dance all
dance all(?), @0033 Jenny (867-5309), @0040 I think I'm
turning Japanese, @0047 Video killed the radio star,
still good signal @0124, thanks for the nice variety
of songs from late 70's thru 90's. (Hassig-IL)
2/19, 0357-0402:30*, 1720/U; Pop ditties & dog howls. SIO=353
Thanks to tip from Rob Ross (Frodge-MI)
WENO:
2/19, 1347, 6925/U; Flowing atmospheric music, perhaps ID over
music at one point by synth YL, indistinct, 1425 clear
ID, change of music, ID into a program of atmospheric
music w/IDs between songs, 1453 off after song. Fair
(Taylor, WI)
2/19, 1424-1453*, 6925/U; Program in progress with soothing
music. Many IDs by an OM. Soothing music. 2600 Hz fit
best. Slowly faded to nothing as piano tune ended. (35454,
Hunsicker, PA)
2/19, 1436-1454, 6925/AM, Peaked at S9 in central Kentucky.
The music of Brian Eno, including Slow Water, Ho Renomo
& Theme From Creation. ID as "W-E-N-O" & "WEE-no".
(Gay, KY)
WKKL 90.7 relay (West Barnstable MA);
2/16, 0147, 6930/U; Program of oldies pop including Don't
bring me down, Dreamer - Supertramp, Stuck in the mid-
dle with you & Touch too Much. Voice ID given & an
SSTV send which I missed Fair (Taylor, WI)
XFM:
2/18, 0141, 4185/AM; First try: My Culture - 1 Giant Leap &
Robbie Williams, few indistinct words, Unknown song, ID,
Sulfur - Slipknot, Redhat with ID & talk over music,
between rushing QSB & general QRN it was very hard to
understand; shout outs, prepared ID, Lost - Linkin Park.
Tuned away. Although program was good, conditions were
poor. 0225 Tried again: 0225 ID, into a program of
music; Redhat talks about how broadcasting is one of
his ways of being away from life's stresses. Another
is being in "the middle of nowhere" & what that is like
for him; ID, soliciting reports via HFU or email, pre-
pared ID, Surrender. Much better conditions. Signal
now S8–9, great audio. (Taylor, WI)
2/19, 0127, 4185/cquam, 2-19-23, 0127 utc on Traverse City MI
sdr with fair S9 to S9+ signal, I'm listening in CQUAM
stereo if that is what he is running, @0215 read my name
from HFU, nice program with much talk & some nice music,
also fair-good signal on Brookfield WI sdr @0230, Bar-
rington Hills IL sdr has local static problem, local
reception here at home up to S9+20 over S9+10 Uverse
hash caused by AT&T Uverse squeezing up to 100 megabits/
sec. through ordinary pairs of wires, I don't have
Uverse but neighbors do, thanks for the nice program.
Off air @0532. (Hassig-IL)
2/19, 0406-0409+, 4185/AM; Pop/rock ditties; “C-Quam stereo,
this is XFM shortwave”. S9, bit SIO=4+53 (Frodge-MI)
YEAH MAN RADIO:
2/18, 2219-2325*, 6935/U; Broadcast in progress @2219. Music
announced as all from 1966 in a Million Dollar Weekend.
Thanks HFU reporters & closes with Ride in My Beautiful
Balloon for DX Bill. 3000 Hz. (45453 due to ringing,
Hunsicker, PA)
ZEEKY:
2/22, 0109-0111:23*, 6954/U; God Save the Queen/My Country
Tis of Thee; 0110 Zeeky shouting with echo & off.
SIO=454 (Frodge-MI)
UNIDs:
2/15, 1632, 9025/AM; in routine bandscan, surprised to encoun-
ter President John F. Kennedy`s inaugural address, one
of the great speeches of history, mentions ``first 100
days`` & immortal phrases like ``Let us never fear to
negotiate``, but cut off air abruptly at 1636.6*.
Sounds like could be a regular broadcast transmitter &
S9/S6, even stronger than 9395 WRMI at S5/S6. I soon
find that this has been previously reported almost
exactly one year ago on Feb 18, 2022, suspected of being
US military rather than a pirate: [www].
hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,93157.
msg297341.html#msg297341. Like then, this keeps cutting
on for 5 minutes or so, breaks off for 5 minutes or so.
JFK certainly deserves more respect! FWIW, further on/off
approx. timings, but this gets old rather quickly:
*1652-1657*, *1702-1707* including 1703 ``Ask not what
your country can do for you...``; end of speech 1704,
``God`s work must truly be our own``, brief outro by
another voice, or rather intro and restarted. *1712-1717*,
*1723-1727*, *1732-1737.5*, *1742.5-1747.5* then some
``running water``; *1752.7-?, *1802.8-1805, restart;
*1812.8-?; 1817.5 another restart with Chet Huntley?
voice intro, but soon cut off again. *1823-; 1845
recheck still going; and *1903.5 and 1923 yet again.
I notified the WOR iog and it seems I am getting it
better than in Michigan or Maryland. I switched from
direct to the Missouri remote for convenience at *1652,
hitting S7 and only 3 or 4 Hz off-frequency-minus
(Glenn Hauser, OK)
2/16, 0149, 6950/U; I kiss the flowers in bloom - Close Lob-
sters, song by an unfamiliar YL singer, off 0156. Good
(Taylor, WI)
2/18, 0312-0426, 6935/AM; Carrier appeared @0312. I never heard
a hint of an ID. Mostly Blues & Jazz with a prominent
organ (the instrument, the instrument...) (35443 to 25342,
Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 0427, 6925/U; One piece of contemporary dance music,
“Yep, that all there is of this one.” Mentioned length
of broadcast, off. Voice sounded like Outhouse but no
ID. Fair–good. (Taylor, WI)
2/18, 1131-1235*, 6925/AM; Nubbin of a carrier appeared on the
waterfall @1131. @1208, boom—Somebody to Love & 45454.
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, California Dreamin,’ Sounds of
Silence & Light my fire. All by other than normally asso-
ciated with the music artists. @1235 the carrier disap-
peared mid-song. 10,000 Hz was just right. (45454,
Hunsicker, PA)
2/18, 1224-1300, 6950/U; BC & music seemed to start @1224 &
faded to nothing @1300. Never heard anything like an ID.
3000 Hz was a good fit. (35332, Hunsicker)
2/18, 1300-1338, 6899.3/AM; Carrier seen on waterfall @1300
then music @1301. Never really rose above unusable.
Dropped to 6899.1 @1334 or so. Blues tune about 1334,
too. Recording ran out @1338. (Unusable, Hunsicker, PA)
=+=+=+=+= South American Stations/Relays =+=+=+=+=
RADIO ANTARES (Brasil);
2/18, 0448-0505+, 7399.9/AM; Pop/rock tunes; possible brief
IDs @0450, 0451+, 0459 & 0506. SIO=252, cleanest in LSB;
// web [zeno.fm] Frodge-MI)
2/19, 0420, 7399.9/AM;; lite tropical music at QRN level
(Frodge-MI)
2/19, 0754, 7399.924; JBA carrier from presumed Pará pirate
R. Antares (Glenn Hauser, OK)
RADIO COMPANIA WORLDWIDE:
2/18, 0025-0200, 6925/AM. News & "Festival de Longavi:
Longavi canta". 55555 (Galaz)
2/18, 1735-2003, 11605; News about "Festival de Viña" with
music. 1800 ID + music + radio specials. 45343 to
45444 (Galaz)
2/19, 0100-0159, 6925/AM; "Festival Longavi canta" 55555
(Galaz)
2/19, 2135-2245, 7610; Football Uchile versus O'higgins.
55555 (Galaz)
=+=+=+=+= LPFMs =+=+=+=+=
87.9 Bay City MI LPFM relay; 12:20-12:30+PM, 2/20; Oldies &
nostalgia; “12-60 WNDR” (obsolete call for 1260 Syracuse
NY) (Frodge-MI)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Sordid Logs:
----- 2/18
0025-0200 RCW (Chile), 6925/AM
0033-0434 Outhouse Radio, 6925/U
0141-0225 XFM, 4185/AM
0157-0330 Ball Smacker Radio, 6960/AM
0203-0307 Ball Smacker Radio, 4030/AM
0204-0259 Pig(s) Knuckles(s) Radio, 6925/U
0223 Outhouse Radio, 6950/U
0312-0426 UNID, 6935/AM (apparently B-Side Radio)
0320-0406 B-Side Radio (p), 6934.9
0427 UNID, 6925/U
0448-0505 Radio Antares, Brasil, 7399.9/AM
1131-1235 UNID, 6925/AM
1224-1300 UNID, 6950/U
1300-1338 UNID, 6899.1-.3/AM
1735-2003 RCW (Chile), 11605
2210-2400 Radio Free Whatever, 6955/U (continued to 2/19)
2219-2325 Yeah Man Radio, 6935/U
2331-2400 Mix Radio Int’l, 11950/U (continued to 2/19)
2357 WDOG, 6965/U
----- 2/19
0000-0022 Radio Free Whatever, 6955/U (continued from 2/18)
0000-0045 Mix Radio Int’l, 11950/U (continued from 2/18)
0006-0124 WDOG, 6965/AM
0008-0051 Wasteland Radio, 6950/U
0100-0159 RCW (Chile), 6925/AM
0127-0532 XFM, 4185/AM
0158-0248 Radio Clandestine, 6950/U
0202 Clandestine Radio, 6950.145/U
0357-0402:30* WDOG, 1720/U
0418 Mix Radio Int’l, 11935/U
0420-0754 Radio Antares, Brasil, 7399.9/AM
0434 Outhouse Radio, 6925/U
1347-1454 WENO, 6925/AM
2135-2245 RCW (Chile), 7610
2159-2345 Big Johnson Radio, 6950/AM
2324-2335 Mushroom Radio, 6930/U
----- 2/20
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
----- 2/21
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
----- 2/22
0109-0111 Zeeky, 6954/U
----- 2/23
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
----- 2/24
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
--------------------------------------------------------------
QSLs:
See Wasteland Radio log.
--------------------------------------------------------------
COMMENTARIOS
Harold Frodge: It would be really neat if Mix Radio Int’l ran
Crash & Bang music on a frequency that CRI uses. Huzzahs to
whoever is resurrecting stuff from the good old days when
pirate radio was actually entertaining.
--989’s, HF