Free Radio Weekly #1318

FREE RADIO WEEKLY 1318                          .-.
Covering Logs from 19 thru 25-June-2021        (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.

Rick Barton, Sun City AZ, Drake SW1 & SW8 + long wire & RS
     SW-2000629 + indoor wire
Harold Frodge, Midland MI, Drake R8B + 185’ RW
William Hassig, Mt. Prospect IL & Normal & Barrington Hills IL
     remote rcvrs, williamhassig@yahoo.com
Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, wghauser@yahoo.com, NRD-545 + ALA-330S,
     IC-R75, PL-880 + random wires
Greg Majewski, CT
Mark Taylor, Madison WI; Perseus, Elad FDM-SW2 + W6LVP Loop &
     Wellbrook ALA 100LN & Anderson Farm County Park, Oregon
     WI, Tecsun H501x + W6LVP "Experimenter" loop

Larry Will, Mount Airy MD, Icom IC-R75, Tecsun PL-880, Grundig
     Sattelit 6001 + G5RV dipole & various wires

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THE LOGS

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BALL SMACKER RADIO:

6/19, 0058-0132, 6960/AM; A show with a theme of Summer. Played
      Summertime Blues, Boys of Summer, Summer Fun and others.
      Nice show. Faded out at 0132. Frequent identifications
      Good Signal  (Majewski CT)
6/19, 0058, 6960/AMl on Normal IL sdr, fair signal with light
      noise, piano interval signal, @0100 Ball Smacker ID fol-
      lowed by bowling ball hitting pins sound, song On the Radio
      sung by the late Donna Summer, @0110 oldie Summertime Blues,
      signal getting a bit weaker, tried Barrington Hills IL sdr
      ? too weak there, (BTW Dixon IL sdr has gone away), gave ID
      & email address as ballsmacker@protonmail.com , easy liste-
      ning instr’l, oldie Hazy Lazy Days of Summer, seems to be a
      summer themed program, @0123 Ballsmacker ID & bowling sound,
      @0135 switched to Barrington Hills IL sdr, slightly better
      but still getting slowly weaker, song Hot Fun in the Summer,
      ID @0137, song Suddenly Last Summer, @0141 oldie Summer in
      the City from 1966, @0145 signal improving a bit, @0204
      instr’l oldie Summer Place over Ballsmacker ID, @0223
      sudden SSTV/FAX interrupting song Cruel Summer then gave ID
      & email address, piano interval signal, off air @0226½,
      excellent program, thanks. (Hassig-IL)
6/19, 0112, 6960/AM; Mellow instr’l pop, ID with offer of E-QSL
      for accurate report, another instrumental, Lazy, hazy,
      crazy days of summer, ID into more pop music.  I wasn’t
      listening closely enough to tell a theme. (Taylor – WI)
6/19, 0421-0426:25*, 4030/U; Lite pop ditties; 04:23:44 SSTV
      to 04:24:59 ID & close; Fair in QRN & covered by trill
      burst QRM. ballsmacker@protonmail.com (Frodge-MI)
6/20, 0157-0207+, 4030/U; Almost oldies; In the Summertime,
      The Best Days of My Life, A Summer Place; ID @0203 &
      noted theme pgm...apparently summer. SIO=352+ fighting
      QRN (Frodge-MI)

CAPTAIN MORGAN SW:

6/14, 0013, 6931.5/AM; Blues into an ID sequence and a pro-
      gram of more blues. Off 0036. Poor–fair (Taylor – WI)
6/21, 0019-0022*, 6931.6/AM; Just caught the tail end of the
      show. Used HF Underground to identify station. Fair sig-
      nal with poor audio. (Majewski CT)

DAMN SKIPPY:

6/20, 0147, 6930/U on Normal IL sdr, weak signal with static,
      song Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, song Green River,
      @0154 SSTV/FAX, @0200 song Who'll Stop the Rain?, @0202
      alternative version of Gloria (G l o r i a), @0204 SSTV/
      FAX. (Hassig-IL)
6/20, 0200-0212, 6930/U; Heard CCR Who will stop the rain &
      slow scan TV id.  Poor/Fair Signal (Majewski CT)

DR. DETROIT:

6/14, 0010, 5185/AM; Rock music into a section of Dr. Detroit
      talking including a just barely audible ID and more music.
      Poor but just audible. (Taylor – WI)

FOX NEWS RELAY:

6/25, 2244, 6970/AM; Liberty Mutual commercial, Fox News Sun-
      day spot. Very good signal, occasionally blasted away by
      nearby utility bursts. (Will)

NOWHERE RADIO:

6/18, 2241, 6974.9/AM; Nowhere Radio (tentative). Spacey, ethe-
      real music. Fair to good signal, s7/s9 (Will)

OUTHOUSE RADIO:

6/14, 0056, 6925/U; These Eyes suddenly popped on into a pro-
      gram of "eyes" themed songs, 0110 SSTV (woman in wet T
      shirt in creek), 0013 (man in red hat with googly eyes),
      waterfall (pirate with telescope,) SSTV (skunk waving,)
      off. Fair. (Taylor – WI)
6/19, 2346, 6925/U; on Barrington Hills IL sdr, weak signal,
      hear flute music,at 2349 switched to Normal IL sdr &
      slightly better, @2353 indigenous central or Andes
      American music. (Hassig-IL)

THE BEGINNING:

6/25, 1952, 6965/AM; Music, Vinai & Lo Pedre, I Was Made For
      Loving You; Daecolm, Dancing Queen (Abba cover); Cassey
      Doreen, Girls Just Want To Have Fun; Chachie & Page,
      I Come From a Land Down Under; 2008, Men Without Hats,
      Safety Dance; Pink Floyd, Money (remix); Yves V & Robert
      Falcon, Riders on the Storm; 2016, ID, "thebeginning6965
      at gmail dot com"; Lena, 99 Luftballoons. Fair to good
      to very good signal, 19-38 dBu. 2027, multiple repeated
      IDs, "You are tuned to the Beginning on the shortwave &
      FM bands." Nice clean AM sound with good fidelity. (Will)

YHWH:

6/20, 0300, 7475/AM; Just cut-in @0300, usual guy ("Josiah
      Elias") into "Tonight's lecture", the administration of
      Yahweh's kingdom, right at twilight here. Closing ann,
      replaying of Days of Hard Life 0353. 2nd set of closing
      ann, "This is Josiah Elias signing off the air, good
      night" & then off. Fair to Good  (Barton)
6/21, 0305, 7475/AM; Good, intermittently lighting up the green
      tuning eye on the receiver. Came up suddenly @0305, "This
      is Josiah Elias, thank you for choosing this station".
      tech difficulties & off at 0418 – F/G (Barton)
6/21, 0403, 7475/AM; Josiah’s voice at QRN level (Frodge-MI)
6/25, 0430, 7475/AM; In progress at tune-in, the usual mono-
      logues, closing prayer, anncmts, playing of Days of Hard
      Life, second set of closing ancmts, "hope you enjoyed
      the broadcast, good night" & off @0442 – F/G (Barton)

ZEEKY MUTATIONS:

6/15, 0106, 6925/U, WEZL; Rock music on 6924.9 LSB then switched
      to USB for a few seconds, pause, started again with rock
      music, waterfall (“We” ? “WEZL”), 0118 waterfall “Hope you
      enjoyed the show”, off. Poor–fair (Taylor – WI)
6/20, 0056, 6925/U; banana-boat novelty song, but only S7 vs S9
      high noise level. Many more logs here: [www].
      hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,83014.0.html
      say it`s Skunk House Radio (Zeke) (Glenn Hauser, OK)
6/20, 0117, 6925/U; Skunk House Radio Net (Zeke); on Normal IL
      sdr, fair signal with some static, old big band tune Candy,
      @0122 old slow ballad Dream", fast big band instr’l swing
      tune, announcement during utility QRM, now a more modern
      jazz tune, @0134 Spike Jones tune clobbered by utility QRM
      at times, @0143 some kind of digital signal. (Hassig-IL)
6/20, 0122, 6925/U, Skunk House Radio Network; Big Band music
      with waterfall broadcasts periodically; music included
      ballads by both women and men, instrumentals (some quite
      jazzy), some with introductions by a woman. Fair to good
      (Taylor – Anderson Co. Park WI)

UNIDs: (Toooooo many)

6/15, 0114, 6924.9/L; Walk on the Wild Side, 2 ballads. The
      signal jumped up from poor to good near the end of the
      third song, then off @0122.  (Taylor – WI)
6/19, 0001-0006, 6975/AM; Playing middle eastern sounding music
      Fair Signal (Majewski CT)
6/19, 0135, 6974.9; Instr’l rock, boundy music into fade which
      may have had an ID (or not,) with music when the signal
      faded up out of the static. Inaudible in the static a
      troughs, fair at peaks.  (Taylor – WI)
6/19, 0144-0148+, 6925.4/AM; Music at/below QRN level (Frodge-MI)
6/19-20, 2350-0000+, 6925/U; Flute tunes; music from Kill Bill
      at tune-in; SSTVs...no voice. SIO=343+ w/buzz burst QRM
      (Frodge-MI)
6/20, 0140, 6930/U; Instr’l (rock influenced,) Easypal (proba-
      bly waterfall perhaps image,) hard rock, Long Cool Woman,
      Green River. Checked in throughout the evening & was still
      going @0230. Fair (Taylor – Anderson Co. Park WI)
6/20, 0147-0156+, 6930/U; Classic rock ditties; 0148:10-0148:30
      QRM or encrypted thing; SSTV 0154:15-0155:28; no voice
      SIO=353 (Frodge-MI)
6/21, 0019-0029:55*?, 6974.9/AM; Eerie instr’l music at tune-in
      morphed into drum riff @0028; off w/o ID. SIO=353 peaks
      w/QSB to zilch (Frodge-MI)
6/21, 0030-0050+, 6950/U; Ghost Riders in the Sky at tune-in;
      0035:13-0036:25 SSTV into 60s style guitar riff--still
      riffing after 14 min. SIO=333+ w/strong trill bursts QRM.
      (Frodge-MI)
6/23, 0137-0149+, 6974.9/AM; Eerie instr’l ditty at tune-in to
      semi-spooky vocal. S9 peaks & very fady; 0147:30 dropped
      way down to barely audible (Frodge-MI)
6/24, 0111; 6974.9/AM; Very weak music (Frodge-MI)

[Presume the 6974.9 logs are Nowhere Radio.]

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THE VAULT:

6/19, 0000-0001, 6985/AM; Poor low audio. Playing some type of
      folk music. (Majewski CT)

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Sordid Logs:

----- 6/19

0000-0001  The Vault, 6985/AM
0058-0226  Ball Smacker Radio, 6960/AM
0001-0148  UNID, 6974.9-75/AM
0421-0426  Ball Smacker Radio, 4030/U
2350-2400  UNID, 6925/U (continued to 6/20)

----- 6/20

0000       UNID, 6925/U (continued from 6/19)
0030-0050  UNID, 6950/U
0056-0143  Skunk House Radio (Zeeky), 6925/U
0140-0230  UNID, 6930/U
0157-0207  Ball Smacker Radio, 4030/U
0147-0212  Damn Skippy, 6930/U
0300-0353  YHWH, 7475/AM

----- 6/21

0019-0022  Captain Morgan SW, 6931.6/AM
0019-0030  UNID, 6974.9/AM
0305-0418  YHWH, 7475/AM

----- 6/22

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

----- 6/23

0137-0149  UNID, 6974.9/AM

----- 6/24

0111       UNID; 6974.9/AM

----- 6/25

0430-0442  YHWH, 7475/AM
1952-2027  The Beginning, 6965/AM
2244       Fox News relay, 6970/AM

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QSLs:

Recently reported e-mail addresses (Some are recent relays of
old programs & may not be valid.)

Ball Smacker Radio     ballsmacker@protonmail.com (2021)
The Beginning          thebeginning6965@gmail.com (2021)
Big Johnson Radio      bigjohnsonradio@gmail.com
Brocket 99             brocket99shortwave@gmail.com
Captain Morgan SW      captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com (2021)
CBZO                   krakerradio@pmlol.com
Celtic Music Radio     irelandfreeradio@gmail.com (2019)
Channel Z              channelzradio@gmail.com
Charleston Radio Int’l charlestonradiointernational@yahoo.com
Cool AM Radio          CoolAMRadio@hotmail.com (2021)
Cupid Radio            cupidradio@hotmail.com
CYOT                   cyotshortwave@gmail.com (2018)
Doctor Tim (Euro)      doctortim@t-online.de (2021)
Electric Circus        theelectriccircusshortwave@gmail.com (2018)
Enterprise Radio (Italy) enterpriseradio@hotmail.com
Flashback AM           flashbackam@outlook.com (2017)
Foxy AM                FoxyAM@protonmail.com
Green Monster Radio    greenmonsterradio@gmail.com (2018)
Hot Radio              HotRadio@outlook.com
Howdy Doody Radio      howdydoodyradio@gmail.com
Ion Radio              ionradioshortwave@gmail.com (2021)
Jodel Piraat (Euro)    jodelpiraat@gmx.net
Laser Hot Hits (Euro)  studio@laserhothits.co.uk
Key Radio              keyradioam@gmail.com
KR1 (Netherlands)      info@kennemeradio1.nl
Mike Radio (Netherlands) mikeradio@live.nl
Mix Radio Int’l        Mix.Radio.International@protonmail.com
Movie Clip Radio       MovieClipRadio@gmail.com (2020)
Mystery Radio          radio21@gmail.com
Network 51             network51pirateradio@gmail.com (2019)
Nowhere Radio          nowhere.radio@yahoo.com (2021)
Offshore History Radio ohrradio@outlook.com (2021)
Panda Radio            pandaswradio@gmail.com
Pandora Radio          pandoraradio@hotmail.com
Pioneer Radio          PioneerAM@gmail.com (2021)
Radio 37 (Denmark)     qsl@radio37.dk
Radio 48               radio48@protonmail.com (2021)
Radio 60 (Euro)        erdenman@gmx.de (2021)
Radio 319              319report@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Anonymous        radionnonymous@hotmail.com (2021)
Radio Bella Italia (Italy) radiobellaitalia@gma.net
Radio BZN (Euro)       radiobzn@gmx.net
Radio Casa             radiocasaam@gmail.com
Radio Corsair          radiocorsair@protonmail.com
Radio Cuckoo (Ireland) radiocuckoo@yahoo.com
Radio Delta            radiodelta6925@gmail.com
Radio Dummy Load (Euro) radiodummyload@gmx.net
Radio Diana Int’l      radio.doanainternational@protonmail.com
Radio Easter Bunny     radioeasterbunny@gmx.net
Radio Elektra (Euro)   radiolektra@protonmail.com (2021)
Radio Enterhaken (Euro) enterhaken@dmx.de (2018)
Radio Europe (Italy)   radioeurope@iol.it
Radio Free Mars        radiofreemars@gmail.com (obsolete?)
Radio Free USA         RadioFreeUSAPirate@gmail.com (2020)
Radio Genix            radigenixsw@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Harmony          harmonyqrz@gmail.com
Radio Humperdoo        drunkenradiopirate@gmail.com (2020)
Radio Igloo            radioigloo@gmail.com
Radio Jan van Gent (Euro) radiojanvangent@gmail.com
Radio Jodelpiraat (Euro) radiojodelpiraat@gmx.net (2021)
Radio Joey (Euro)      radiojoey@hotmail.com
Radio March Music (Euro) radiomarchmusic@gmx.net
Radio Mushroom         radiomushroom@gmail.com
Radio Northern Europe Int’l tgwtr@protonmail.com
Radio Nova (N.American) radionovausa2020@gmail.com (2021)
Radio Nova (Euro)      shortwaveradionova@gmail.com
Radio Olah             radioolah@gmail.com
Radio Piepzendar (Netherlands) radioqsl@hotmail.com
Radio Space Shuttle Int’l (Euro) spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com
Radio Truth Int’l      trlinternational@protonmail.com
Radio Waves Int’l (Euro) rwaves@free.fr
Rammstein Radio (Euro) rammsteinradio@gmx.de (2021)
Rebel Radio            rebel.se@hotmail.com
Recycle Radio          recycleradioshortwave@gmail.com
Reggae Radio           raggaeradio@mx.net
Rock-It Radio          rockitradio@netzero.net
Sloppy Joe Radio       sloppyjoeirate@gmail.com (2020)
Space Shuttle Radio    spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com
Speedwing Radio        speedwingradio@gmax.net
Tater Patch Radio      taterpatchradio@taterpatchradio.com (2020)
Technical Man (Netherlands) technicalman@hotmail.nl
Texas Radio Shortwave  texasradiosw@gmail.com (2020)
The Beginning          TheBeginning6965@gmail.com (2021)
Toynbee Radio          toynbeeradio@gmail.com (2018)
Trans-Atlantic Broadcast transatlanticbroadcast@gmx.net (2021)
Truth Radio Int’l      TRLInternational@protnmail.com (2021)
Two Dog Radio          twodogradio@gmail.com (2021)
The Vault (Euro)       vaultshortwave@mail.com (2021)
Voice of Oz            thefoxsw@aol.com (2020)
Voice of Pancho Villa  mysteryirateradio@gmail.com (2021)
Voice of Pearl Harbor  voiceofpearlharbor@gmail.com
Voice of Uncle Don     thevoiceofuncledon@gmail.com
Voice of Weird Al      voiceofweidal@gmail.com
WDDR Drunken DJ Radio  drunkenradiopirate@gmail.com
WEAK                   WEAKradio@gmail.com
WLG We Love Girls      stationWLG@gmail.com
WREC Radio Free East Coast WRECradio@gmail.com
XFM                    xfmshortwave@gmail.com (2021)
XTC Shortwave, Xenon Transmitting Co. (Euro)
                       xtcshortwave@googlemail.com
Zeppelin Radio         zeppelinradiosw@yahoo.com

Latest update: 25-June-2021

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COMMENTARIOS

Where has all the originality & imagination gone from pirate
radio?

If you hear an e-mail address, please report it.

William Hassig: Is it my imagination or has the ambient noise
level risen over the years? Here in my neighborhood we have
AT&T Uverse which squeezes tens of kilobits per second through
the same pair of wires used for the landline phone for several
hundred to a thousand feet from a neighborhood equipment box
fed from the CO by optical fibers. Most drops are overhead
from pole to house making excellent noise radiators. My neigh-
bor had Uverse for a while. She said the TV and internet were
great but she had trouble with her landline phone. After they
raised prices she went to another cable company (Comcast) and
switched to a cell phone. We have 3 cable companies here. I
use W.O.W. (wide open west) coaxial cable for internet and an
old fashioned TV antenna for OTA TV. My landline is wire all
the way to the CO with just voice and 50 volts DC. Full dis-
closure, I spent 36½ years working in phone company central
offices retiring from what is now AT&T Illinois in March 2008. 

Larry Will: A more detailed running log for June 2021 DX is on
my personal site, at [zappahead.net]

--925’s, HF