Free Radio Weekly #1416

FREE RADIO WEEKLY 1416                          .-.
Covering Logs from 6 thru 12-May-2023          (0.0)
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EDITOR THIS WEEK: Harold Frodge

EDITORS:
Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)
Dave Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)
Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

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Our Contributors...a bunch that knows how to make good use of
free time.

Jack Amelar, Lowell MI
Rick Barton, Sun City AZ, Drake SW1 + long wire
Harold Frodge, Midland MI
Ron Hunsicker, Wyomissing PA, RJHPE(at)ptd(dot)net
Mark Taylor, Madison WI, markokpik@gmail.com
Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI

Any of the rest of y’all hear anything?
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THE LOGS

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77 LIMA JULIET SIERRA:

4/30, 1440-1505*, 6925/U; Opened with by reading Ecclesiastes
     11:5, then an ID & the date. Broadcasting from Elephant
     Cage North. Program was a reading from The Nature of Evil
     Adjusted for Political Purposes. (25453, Hunsicker, PA)

BALL SMACKER RADIO:

4/28, 29, 0058-0238*, *0240, 6960/AM; Opened with the Ball=
     smacker IS. The programming began @0100 with an ID. Blue
     grass, Rock & some blues. 6500 Hz sounded best. Program
     ended @0238 & the carrier disappeared @0240.
     Ball Smacker RH.png
     (35343, Hunsicker, PA)
5/6, *0058-0232*, 6960/AM; numbers theme tonight with either
     the group or the song having a number in the title, such
     as (Chicago) 25 or 6 to 4, (The Jackson 5) ABC (Easy as
     1-2-3) (Tommy Tutone) 875-309/Jenny & Chances (5 for
     Fighting) among others. Several IDs w/bowling pin sfx &
     SSTV at end:
     Ball Smacker KZ.jpg
     3+5444 pretty much throughout. --Zichi MI
5/6, 0200, 6960/AM; 333 EE 0201 ID, ballsmacker@protonmail.com
     Theme from Hawaii 5-O TV show. Lots of static crashes.
     (Amelar)

CAPTAIN MORGAN SW:

5/6, 0005-0028*, 6950.5/AM; as mentioned on Facebook feed,
     but I never got anything close to an ID or even an
     announcement in the mush. Lots of non-descript rock music.
     WEAK, 2+5332 fading to downright unreadable at times.
     --Zichi MI2
5/6, 0018, 6950.2/AM; Listening to a just audible signal for
     about 10 min. with probable blues music & a not under-
     standable talk breaks when signal came up with a woman
     announcer with an ID, “Twilight Zone” theme into more
     blues for several minutes when the signal settled back
     just above the static floor. (Taylor – Wi)

DOG HOUSE RADIO:

4/30, 0056-0125*, 6925/U; Began with hard Rock, then SSTV in
     Scottie 2. Non-profane invective & gongs at the end.
     (25342, Hunsicker, PA)
     Dog HouseA.png
4/30, 0124-0145, 6930/U; Started before the 0056 BC ended.
     Diving airplane with gunfire, odd electronic noises &
     more airplane noises. There is a persistent carrier on
     6931 & associated het, which a 20 Hz notch made irrele-
     vant. Rock music, too. SSTV in Robot 36. 3000 Hz worked.
     (25342, Hunsicker, PA)
     Dog HouseB.png
4/30, 0148,0158, 6935/U; Program & music started @0148 but
      were unusable due to a weak signal. SSTV in Robot 24
      @0156 It faded @0158.  (25342, Hunsicker, PA)

GOAT FUCKER RADIO:

5/7, 0200, 6935/U; Blue - Isaev, loop of clip. A measure of
     declining notes, "Goat F***er Radio" - repeated ad nau-
     seum. Fair signal declining to poor as evening went on.
     The reference is to Zeeky who was ranting on 6937 USB
     at the same time. (Taylor – Wi)

LIME in the COCONUT RADIO:

5/9, 2323-2358*, 6950/U; BC in progress @2323. Frequent IDs,
     Maan. Conditions improved during the broadcast. Old Rock
     from the Police  Closes with Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
     3000 Hz fit. (45344, Hunsicker, PA)
 
MYSTERY SCIENCE RADIO:

4/28-29, 2333-0005*, 6935/U; Carrier without audio appeared
     @2333 then repeating music & Night Train.  Cherokee Jack
     Perkins gave an ID. An eclectic mix of music. Clip from
     The Dead Talk Back. 2800 Hz fit. (35454, Hunsicker, PA)

RADIO FREE OZ:

4/30, 1316-1359*, 6925/AM; A new one for me, I think. Big on
     electroshock. Deep Fried Munchkins seemed to cause a
     revolt in the Emerald City. 8000 Hz fit best. A parody
     production of The Fox & Sick Puppy Productions. (35343,
     Hunsicker, PA)
 
RADIO FREE WHATEVER:

5/5, 2341, 6950/U; Good Time/Hard time - Teleman, Prepared
     ID, We could start a war - Somebody's Child, DJDW giving
     shout outs to HFU, ID, Undone and Unashamed - The Mur-
     locks, into a program of well chosen songs, prepared IDs
     & talk breaks including shout lots to folks who logged
     him on HF Underground (including me). Music included Oh
     No - Iguana Death Cult, Savior Mode - Balance & Composure
     & Orbit - Dream Wife. @0117 a jammer started with rhyth-
     mic tones, then nonsense talk & back to tones, sweeps,
     etc. over RFW. DJDW continued with jammer interfering
     from time to time. Continued until after 0300. RFW was
     good until the QRM started, fair after. (Taylor – Wi)
5/6, 0005-0032*, 6964.99/U w/rock music of w/o context or
     structure. Announcements at :14 by DJ Dickweed including
     ID into Crab Park (Attaboy) etc. @0124 DJ D. talking
     about losing his internet speculating that maybe Starlink
     is pushing an update, then Deadline which he had on the
     computer already, and @0129 after that song DJDW came
     back to say ‘no internet means no show’ & saying ‘he’s
     not a responsible DJ’ so off at :32. 3+54+4+4 in well.
     --Zichi MI
5/6, 0021, 6965/U; Light rock, prepared ID, Pre-Code Holly-
     wood - Johathan Bree, prepared ID, Selfish - King Nut,
     DJDW announcing last 2 songs, ID, Rid of me - Nilufer
     Yanya, ID. I tuned away at this point due to tough
     listening conditions with marginal signal strength &
     significant QRN from lightning storms Southwest of here.
     (Taylor – Wi)
5/9, 2244-2342*, 6950/U; In progress @2244. On as a public
     service showing how poor propagation was that evening.
     Later, Dick agreed that propagation was okay. Indy music.
     My favorite for the evening: Life is so Fucking Dumb.
     4000 Hz was a good fit. (45353, Hunsicker, PA)

RADIO VIXEN INT’L;

5/6, 0042, 6933/U; Everybody Knows - Concrete Blonds, Heart
     like a wheel - Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Op talks about
     this being the 1st anniversary show for the passing of
     Al Fansome. ID, Answer - Sarah McLachian, off. Fair.
     (Taylor – Wi)
5/6, *0100-0150*, 6935/U (REALLY hard to understand that name.
     I had to play the recording at :05 over & over to get it!)
     & I wouldn’t venture to guess the gender of the announcer.
     It wasn’t obvious. On with Don’t Fear the Reaper (Blue
     Oyster Cult) & ID at :05. Into more nondescript rock music,
     only some of which I recognized, like Ball & Chain (Social
     Distortion). Much clearer ID at :18 into (Tracey Ullman)
     They Don’t Know. I always forget she was a singer & I
     think she should have gotten more credit for her role in
     bringing the Simpsons to TV! Also played a (Tommy Tutone)
     tune I didn’t know Dancing Girl. How about putting these
     tunes into some sort of context or at least announcing
     names and artists? I can put Spotify on shuffle too guys!
     Another ID at & dedication to the memory of Al Fansome
     (again, hard to understand. Quit mumbling! It was not the
     audio quality or bad reception.) w/’goodnight & God speed’
     w/(Sarah McLachlan) Answer. VERY nice sounding wideband
     signal; opened up to 7 kHz bandwidth & it was stellar
     4554+4+ --Zichi MI

THUNDER CHICKEN RADIO:

4/28-29, 2301-0106*, 6950/U; Seemed to begin @2301 with elec-
     tronic tones. Except for SSTV images, the BC was mostly
     unusable until 0015 when the strength increased. Five
     SSTV images, all in Martin 1. Good at 3000 Hz. Closed
     with an ID then clucking chickens. (35453, Hunsicker, PA)
     Thunder ChickenA.png
4/30, 1137-1329; Never an ID, but there was an SSTV of the
     Thunder Chicken. Wandered between unusable & just usable.
     Rock music. Signal weak & unreliable & SSTV images
     restarted spontaneously. (25242, at best, Hunsicker, PA)
     Thunder ChickenB.png
5/2-3, 2213-0020*, 6950/U; In honor of Gordon Lightfoot, plays
     his music. At least 5 SSTV images. (25342, Hunsicker, PA)

WOLVERINE RADIO:

4/30-5/1, 2357-0103*, 6950/U; Opened with “Testing, 1, 2, 3,
    can anybody hear me,” then an ID & some Dixieland music.
    Changed to Rock at about 0021. Closed with an SSTV image
    in Scottie 1. Good at 4000 Hz. (55454, Hunsicker, PA)
    Wolv.jpg

YHWH:

5/12, 0412, 7475/AM. Lecture in progress at my tune-in with
      usual op, Josiah, usual rant. "All religions have
      utterly failed mankind", closing Ann, "I love you....
      Good night, folks" & off @0430. Good (Barton-AZ)

UNIDs:

4/30, 0301-0322*, 6950/U; Buzzing, music, an odd voice &
     “Pirate radio, no rules, no directive, no protocol.”
     Lotsa Blues. Ended mid-song. (25342, Hunsicker, PA)
5/10, 2203-2214+, 6950/U; Yet another music only and no
     ID station; novelty, polkas & rock. S7 with severe wind
     warble QRM/N (Frodge-MI)
5/11, 1536-1545*, 9360; Muddy/distorted pop music, tunes cut
     short. No candidates EiBi/Aoki; pirate?, test? Heard
     similar on 12035 recently. (Frodge-MI)

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Sordid Logs:

----- 5/6

0000-0300  Radio Free Whatever 6950/U (continued from 5/5)
0005-0028  Captan Morgan SW, 6950.2/AM
0021       Radio Free Whatever, 6965/U
0042       Radio Vixen Int’l, 6933/U
0058-0232  Ball Smacker Radio, 6960/AM
0100-0150  Radio Vixen Int’l, 6935/U

----- 5/7

0200      Goat Fucker Radio, 6935/U
0200      Zeeky, 6937

----- 5/8

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

----- 5/9

2244-2342  Radio Free Whatever, 6950/U
2323-2358  Lime in the Coconut Radio, 6950/U

----- 5/10

2203-2214  UNID, 6950/U

----- 5/11

1536-1545  UNID, pirate?, 9360

----- 5/12

0412-0430  YHWH, 7475/AM

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--1000’s, HF