Free Radio Weekly #1442

FREE RADIO WEEKLY: #1442

Covering free radio activity from 4 November through 10 November 2023

Editor this week: Ron Hunsicker

Date emailed: 11 November 2023

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EDITORS:

Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)

Ron Hunsicker (frwrjh@ptd.net)

Dave Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)

Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)


Contributors to #1442

William Hassig, Mt. Prospect IL, williamhassig@yahoo.com
Ron Hunsicker, Wyomissing PA, ronhunsi(at)ptd(dot)net
John Sedlacek, Omaha NE, john.sedlacek@gmail.com
Mark Taylor, Madison WI, markokpik@gmail.com


OUR EDITORIAL POLICY: All times and dates are assumed to be UTC.


North American shortwave stations

77 Lima Juliet Sierra

77 Lima Juliet Sierra, 10/06, 1902-1938*, 6930usb. Program in progress with the Bules, then rock, then pop. IDed at 1937 and thanked us for listening to more library music. A truly awful male singer sang one ballad. 3400 Hz was good. (35453, Hunsicker, PA)

Ballsmacker Radio

Ballsmacker Radio, 10/04, 0055-0217*, 6960am. Via a recording WDOG flowed into this transmission. Opening theme music, then Michael Jackson at 0100. An annoying band of noise a few KHz below 6960. USB didn’t help, so stayed with AM. The night’s theme seemed to be “dirty.” I enjoyed the music—thanks! After 0134, both the audio and the carrier faded to “unusable,” where it stayed until the carrier was gone. 9000 Hz bandwidth at the best. (35343, Hunsicker, PA)

Crapola Pirate Radio

Crapola Pirate Radio, 10/08, 0100-0146*, 6905usb. Via a recording, opened with beeps and an ID and slogan, then Soul Man. A very nice selection of old Rock music interspersed with advertisements for the Medicare Magic Hotline and similar inducements. Professor Plum did Rap. Advertisement for the Gutterator. 3000 Hz covered it. (45554, Hunsicker, PA)

Doom Scroll

Doom Scroll, 10/09, 2044-2118*, 6950usb. Via a recording, the broadcast started with ethereal music planted right on a band of noise. There were a number of SSTV transmissions, in Scottie 2 at first, then Scottie DX. Generally, the SSTV transmissions were over the music. A 2059 SSTV was an ID. Just, just, usable. (25252, Hunsicker, PA)

Orbital Mind Control

Orbital Mind Control satellite, 11/04, 2313, 6935am. On Brookfield WI sdr with weak S7 to S9 signal, hear muffled rock music. (Hassig-IL)

Orbital Mind Control, 11/04, 0035, 6935usb. Tuned in to ID, musical bridge, Emergency Broadcast system alert, talk (mostly vague and couldn’t tell topic), indistinct music into unclear talk and music. 0047 another barely intelligible ID, CW over talk. Poor. (Taylor, WI)

Psychedelic Cafe

Psychedelic Café, 11/05, 2212, 6953usb. Mellow rock, "Oh yeah. Psychedelic Café." into contemp. Dance music, 2229 cover of 'I can't get no satisfaction', ID by synth YL, rock, song cut for introduction by a different announcer into song, cut 2239 into contemporary dance music, (maybe ID over music?), program continues like this with occasional pauses. Poor – fair. (Taylor, WI)

Psychedelic Cafe Incantation, 11/05, 2221, 6953usb. On Barrington Hills IL sdr with poor/weak S5 to S7 signal, hard rock music equal to noise level, at 2225 switched to Traverse City MI with better S7 to S9 signal, electronic dance music, thanks for the tunes. (Hassig-IL)

Radio 48

Radio 48,11/05, 2148, 6850am. On Brookfield WI sdr with weak S5 to S9 signal, barely hear audio. (Hassig-IL)

Radio Free Whatever

Radio Free Whatever, 11-04 & 05, 2235, 6950usb, On Brookfield WI sdr with fair/good S9 to S9+20 signal, DJ = Dick Weed saying tunes he played, played various pop tunes, at 2300 played punk and heavy metal rock, at 2309 read posts on HFU including mine, faded to S7 to S9 by 2316, at 0026 said goodbye then off. Thanks for the tunes. (Hassig-IL)

Radiophonic Laboratory

Radiophonic Laboratory, 10/03, 2302-2332*, 6938usb. Via a recording, opened with organ music, then bells. ID at 2316 by Justin Patrick Moore. Avant garde music. Moore thanked Cloud Splitter Radio for the relay. Email address for reports. 2800 Hz was best. (45454, Hunsicker, PA)

Unidentified

Unidentified, 11/04, 0237, 7320am. 2 men talking – apparently relay of a talk show. "This isn't just any conspiracy theory. This is a conspiracy theory which is confirmable and verifiable." Into more ungrounded conspiracy theory talk. Suddenly off at 0239. Fair. (Taylor, WI)

Unidentified, 10/04, 0404-0445, 6975am. Via a recording, a carrier appeared at 0404 and disappeared and came back. Never heard any audio. (Hunsicker, PA)

Unidentified, 10/07, 2121-2151, 6930.53am. Via a recording. Carrier appeared with no audio at 2121. At 2127, “Godzilla,” then some blues, some guitar music, then some C&W, and the “tape” ran out. 9000 hertz sounded good. (Just usable, Hunsicker, PA)

Unidentified, 10/07, 2129-2136*, 6960usb. Via a recoding, a program in progress with music which disappeared at 2136. (Hunsicker, PA)

WDOG

WDOG, 10/03 & 04, 2326-0055*, 6960am. Via a recording. Carrier appeared at 2326 with no audio. WDOG theme music started at 2328, joined by barking dogs, and an ID at 2331. The Halloween Hangover Show. 8000 Hz. Melded into the start of Ballsmacker Radio. (55444, Hunsicker, PA)

WDOG, 11/03 & 04, 2345, 6960am. on Brookfield WI sdr with S9+10 signal, song "melancholy rose" then WDOG ID, various pop tunes, at 0004 WDOG ID with howling and barking, at 0007 comedy ad with stereotype Scandinavian accent, at 0013 dog whining and male saying "canine broadcasting network", at 0046 song "Avalon". Thanks for the tunes. (Hassig-IL)

Wild Mountain Radio

Wild Mountain Radio (via Cloudsplitter Radio), 10/07, 0000-0007*, 6938usb. Via a recording, the broadcast started about 20 seconds past the hour with Rock music. 3000 Hz was okay. A YL ided at 0005 with thanks to Cloudsplitter for relaying. The broadcast ended abruptly, mid-song, at 0007. (35453, Hunsicker, PA)

Wild Mountain Radio (via Cloudsplitter Radio), 10/08, 0000-0035*, 6935usb. Via a recording, the broadcast started with the Wild Mountain Radio theme music—Wild Mountain Honey. A YL IDed and thanked Cloudsplitter at 0005. Broadcasting from the North Peak, they shared their email address at 0014. Closed with “Time to Haul in the Wood.” 3200 Hz. (45454, Hunsicker, PA)

WTF Radio Worldwide

WTF Radio Worldwide, 10/09, 0011-0022*, 6925usb. Via a recording, opened with “Long Time,” then a musical spot for WTF, another Rock vocal and gone when the song ended. 3000 might have been a bit too narrow. (45443, Hunsicker, PA)

WTF Radio Worldwide, 10/10, 0009-0024*, 6925usb. Via a recording, Boston tunes, starting with Hitch a Ride. Another short show, ending at the end of a song. 4000 Hz fit well. (35453, Hunsicker, PA)

European shortwave stations

None

Latin American shortwave stations

None


QSLs

Received nice FD E-QSL from Undercover Radio for KIPM relay of "Flying Dutchman" program. Many thanks Dr. Benway. (Sedlacek-NE)

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Otherness

Partial SSTV in Scottie DX from Doom Scroll at 2103 on 9 November. (Hunsicker, PA)

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Electronic Mail Addresses for stations
[piratedatabase.webhop.net]

Best regards,

Ron