Free Radio Weekly #1453

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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.

Rick Barton, Sun City AZ, Drake SW8 or SW1 & longwire or Slinky,
     Radio Shack SW-2000629 & DX-402 (both rebadged Sangean
     ATS-505s) + outdoor short wires, Grundig Satellit 205
Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing PA, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B,
     Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF Systems
     Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4
William Hassig, williamhassig@yahoo.com, using remote rcvrs
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, wghauser@yahoo.com,
     NRD-545 +100’ E/W longwire; R-75 + E/W Wellbrook loop or
     interior N/S shortwire
Ron Hunsicker, Wyomissing PA, ronhunsi(at)ptd(dot)net
Mark Taylor, staying in a rural cabin near Mauston WI; Tecsun
      H501x + GRC 30 loop; markokpik@gmail.com

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THE LOGS

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77 LIMA JULIET SIERRA:

1/19, 2204-2246*, 6930/U. Via a recording, a program in progress
      with Rap music.  Often “just audible,” there was a mix of
      music until an ID at 2219 with Op noting a “night of com-
      promises. More music, including Physical Touching and a
      call-out to HFU reporters. Notes that his “A” transmitter
      died, and he is using the “B” transmitter for this broad-
      cast. Said will be absent until A is fixed.  (25342,
      Hunsicker, PA)
1/23, 1632-1707*, 6930/U; A program in progress with light
      classical music. The voice of 77 LJS started a reading at
      1647 with a piece about “Silent Spring” issues.  Then a
      discussion about selecting & growing hedges. Op thanked
      the HFU reporters and wished us a “wonderful afternoon &
      happy DXing.” 3000 Hz was right. (35453, Hunsicker, PA)
 
199 RADIO CAROLINE:

1/21, 1301-1310*, 6930/U; Via a recording, a carrier appeared
      at 1301, then faint music.  OM with UK accent and “199
      Radio Caroline,” then a promo that repeated “Hello, mi
      amigos.”  Here I Go Again and How Can I Be Sure. Gone
      mid-song. A notch at 6928.048 helped a lot.  (25242,
      Hunsicker, PA)
 
B SSIDE RADIO:

1/26, 0323-0406*, 6935/AM; Via a recording, a program in pro-
      gress with instrumental Jazz.  Nice tunes; thanks for
      the program. IDs @0332 and 0401.  Just usable. (25342,
      Hunsicker, PA)
 
BALL SMACKER RADIO:

1/20, 0157-0211, 6960/AM; Via a recording, a carrier appeared
      at 0157 and the Ballsmacker opening sequence started at
      0158. All Night Long and an ID. Walk Right Back then You
      May Be Right, I May Be Crazy. Ugly, noisy night for lis-
      tening (LSB was cleanest), I pulled the plug at 0211.
      (35342, Hunsicker, PA)
1/20, 0208, 4032/U; Man with soulful singing into program of
      contemporary music with occasional synth YL – only able
      to be sure it was Ballsmacker from bowling pin strike
      sound effects.  Better at retune, 0325 with the end of a
      song and ID and sfx into another song.  Slowly the music
      became more audible and full ID was heard more contempo-
      rary rock/pop and 0340 synth YL with ID and eQSL offer,
      Wildfire IS, off 0343.  Poor.  6960 AM was not audible
      at any point. (Taylor – Mauston, Wi.)

BOOM BOX RADIO:

1/21, 1317-1342, 6935/AM; Via a recording, a carrier appeared
      at 1317 and the first audio at 1320 with an ID and email
      address.  MOR music.  A promo for Boom Box Radio at 1323.
      At 1331, “You are listening to a new edition of Breakfast
      with Boom Box Radio.”  The recording stopped at 1342.
      6000 Hz fit.  (25342, Hunsicker, PA)
 
BRAIN BROTHERS PIRATE RADIO NETWORK:

1/20, 0000-0035*, 6905/U; Via a recording, the program opened
      with an ID and frequency announcement.  Older pop and
      rock, Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum explain the sta-
      tion’s history.  Listeners were asked to visit the web
      site.  3500 Hz was “right,” but 3100 cut off some noise
      and sounded better.  (45453, Hunsicker, PA)
1/20, 0017, 6905/U; on Traverse City MI sdr with fair/good,
      S9+10 to S9+20 signal, song "I got a brand new set of
      roller skates" by Melanie Safka, station ID, at 0019
      Sweet little sixteen by Chuck Berry, @0033 natl anthem
      then JFK saying "ask not what your country can do for
      you" etc, nice program, thanks. (Hassig-IL)

RADIOPHONIC COONVECTOR:

1/25-26, 2352; 6938/U; on Traverse City MI sdr with fair S9+10
      signal, instrumental music, at 2354 jungle sounds with
     ID that I couldn't make out, at 0008 ID then off air.
     (Hassig-IL)

WREC:

1/20-21, 2343, 6955/U; on Brookfield WI sdr with weak/poor
     S5-S7 signal, heavy metal rock under noise, at 2346½ ID
     as Radio Free East Coast, at 2354 fast paced comedy ad,
     more heavy metal (Hassig)

STERN RADIO:

1/24, 0024-0104, 6962/AM; mix of English and German languages
      with several station IDs (“This is station Stern Radio”)
      by a man announcer. Also heard a woman announcer with the
      German station IDs. Good signal. Sounded like closedown
      @0057 but music played after announcements. (D’Angelo-PA)
1/25, 0106-0131*, 6960.6/AM; ID per HFU; Via a recording, a
      program in progress with weak audio. Stern’s “technical
      difficulties” clip at 0117.  Martial music at 0128. Never
      heard a hint of an ID. 12,000 Hertz was a perfect fit.
      (Hunsicker, PA)
THUNDER CHICKEN RADIO:

1/23, 0040-0047*, 6955/U; musical selection followed by SSTV
      transmission. A man announcer followed with an announce-
      ment at 0040 UTC ("One more for you before we call it a
      night. Thanks for listening."). Another vocal selection.
      Apparent station ID just before ending transmission how-
      ever I missed it but HF Underground didn’t. Poor to fair
      signal. (D’Angelo-PA)

TWO DOG RADIO:

1/20, 0154, 6950/U; Program of rock music with 2 dog announcing.
      Unfortunately, a poor signal. (Taylor – Mauston, Wi.)

UNKNOWN NAME RADIO NETWORK:

1/22, 0217-0224*, 6919/U; Via a recording, a program in pro-
      gress with odd noises and bubbles. Bad Reputation, Bette
      Davis Eyes, and an owl, hooting.  Gone, abruptly, @0224.
      (35353, Hunsicker, PA)
 
WDOG:

1/25, 0106-0122*, 6925/U; Via a recording, a program in pro-
      gress with Rock music and yelping dogs. Played a concert
      recording and the encore closed the show (with barking
      dogs). ID at 0112.  4000 Hertz sounded good. (35353,
      Hunsicker, PA)
1/25, 0107-0122*, 6925/U;, fast paced instrumental music fol-
      lowed by a man announcer with station ID simply as WDOG
      followed by rick vocals. More talk at 0116 followed by
      music but seemed to go off mid-song. Fair to good signal.
      (D’Angelo-PA)

WOLVERINE RADIO:

1/21, 0057, 6950 then 4015/U; on Brookfield WI sdr with good
      S9+20 signal s-on with "testing 1 2 3 can anybody hear
      me" then DJ said moving to 4015 usb, good S9+10 signal
      on 4015, at 0105 switched to Traverse City MI sdr with
      better S9+20 signal, wide variety of songs with the word
      "water" in them, at 0200 echo ID then SSTV/FAX, nice
      program, thanks. (Hassig-IL) 
1/21, 0146, 4015/U; End of a song, ID, 3 more songs, “echo” ID,
      SSTV, 0203 off.  Poor.  Inaudible on // 6950 USB.
      (Taylor, Wi.)

YHWH:

1/12, 0310, 7475/AM In progress at tune-in. Usual lecture by
      Josiah, but hammered by lightning static crashes here.
      Fully lighting green tuning eye but weak modulation. Deep
      fade at 0335 and JBA by then. The signature song Days of
      Hard Life rising abv the static level at 0343. Into closing
      Ann at 0350, but barely audible. At 0355, we switched on
      the BFO but no carrier present, so he must have closed
      during that 5 minute period. -- Barton-AZ
1/16, 0250. 7475/AM. Josiah suddenly just cut-in at 0250 w/ decent
      signal, but low modulation. Railing against debauchery and
      hedonism. Still hanging in at 0350, debunking holidays.
      Audio went to "JBA" status just bf 0400. Closing Ann & off
      at 0408. Logged on Drake SW8, long wire. -- Barton-AZ
1/22, 0125, 7475/AM. We find an open carrier, then the op,
      Josiah, cuts in at 0127 with his sermon of the night. Days
      of Hard Life, the op's signature song, was played at 0150.
      Final Ann & closing suddenly at 0201 -- Barton-AZ
1/24, 0412, 7475, JBA carrier, presumably anti-Christ pirate
      Station YHWH; Rick Barton, AZ, notifies earlier when it`s
      on but usually I check too late, so still on now? Yes,
      until 0421:20* says Walt Salmaniw, BC. Is anything else
      ever on 7475? Yes, per EiBi but nothing in our nights
      after ChiCom jamming until 2400. HFCC shows nothing
      between 1900 and 1730, likewise Aoki and not even YHWH
      (Glenn Hauser, OK)

UNIDs:

1/19, 0158-0242*, 6930/AM; Via a recording, a carrier appeared
      at 0159 with faint, unusable, musical audio.  The audio
      never rose above “faint audio.” (unusable, Hunsicker, PA)
1/19 & 20, 2355-0038*, 6935/AM; Via a recording, a carrier
      appeared at 2335 with no audio heard, then audio at 2359
      with a female vocal.  About 16 dB above the noise, which
      is not enough signal in AM.  (15341, Hunsicker, PA)
1/20, 0011-0030*, 6925/U; Via a recording, the program opened
      with music and an OM talking.  Yipping and barking dogs
      under the music.  The local noise was fierce.  The Op
      noted that there was “lots of ganga in the air...”  It
      seemed to end at 0030.  2800 Hz was good.  (35352,
      Hunsicker, PA)
1/20, 0014, 6925/U; on Traverse City MI sdr with fair/good
      S9+10 to S9+20 signal, heavy metal music, heard dog
      barking, is this WDOG? (Hassig-IL)
1/23, 0227-0248*, 6930/U; Via a recording, a program in pro-
      gress with faint music and a quacking duck.  I Wanna
      Rock, Riders on the Storm, and Play That Funky Music
      Brown Guy.  Often unusable due to a weak signal and
      local noise.  Closed with the National Anthem. (25351,
      Hunsicker, PA)
1/23, 1621, 11514.9, S3/S4 JBA maybe music from pirate Hikari
      FM. I wonder if he has any listeners or reports from
      Japan (Glenn Hauser, OK)