Free Radio Weekly #1364

Free Radio Weekly # 1364 – May 14, 2022

Covering Free Radio Activity from May 7 – May 13

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Editor This Week: Dave Turnick

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Harold Frodge (99crawdads@gmail.com)

David Turnick (caodwolf@gmail.com)

Larry Will (radio@zappahead.net)

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Contributors

-Mark Taylor, WI

-Rick Barton, AZ

-Dave Lang, Lake Katrine NY

- William Hassig, williamhassig@yahoo.com

- Rick Barton, Sun City, AZ Drake SW1, longwire

All Times UTC

NORTH AMERICAN LOGS

Radio Free Whatever

4185 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Radio Free Whatever, 0151, 5.2.22. "In love with the sound" - Why not, ID, "Widow" - Working Men's Club, Announced song, ID, "Step by Step" [12" version] - Braxe & Falcon - Alan Brase & DJ Falcon Feat, Panda Bear, "The last summer" – Oceanator and continuing with DJDW announcing songs and talking between selections. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

6955 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Radio Free Whatever, 2319, 5.1.22. Mellow YL vocal, ID, "Undigested parts" - Elf Power, DJDickweed (DJDW) announcing last song, talking about driving, mellow rock, canned ID, "Free in the knowledge" - The Smile into a program of talk and similar music. Abruptly off mid song at 0128 (Moved to 4185U). Fair. (Taylor – WI)

6955 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Radio Free Whatever, 2159, 5.8.22. Piano music, DJDW w/ talk, "Birthdays" - Craig Finn, DJDW, "Vision Boards" - Good Looks, canned ID, UnId song, DJDW announcing songs & talk, ID into music, talk, "Circumference" - Working Man's Club and on with a program of music and talk with many ID’s. Good. … Still going on at 0020 taking a call in the bunker, playing a request and music with talk. Mentioned shutting down, but still going strong at 0050. Good. (Taylor – WI)

Radio Free Whatever 5/9 0035, 6955USB. ‘Riders on the Storm’ – Doors. S7, good readable signal. (Lang-NY)

Radio Free Whatever, 6955usb, 5-8-22, 0011utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal, hear pop music I can't ID, DJ=Dick Weed, at 0032 Doors "riders on the storm", at 0120 switched to Normal IL sdr with S7 to S9 signal. (Hassig-IL)

Radio 48

6874.1 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Radio 48, 0001, 5.8.22. DJ with a long set of mixed music. I was tuning in and out - trying for other pirates - and apparently missed an ID earlier, however got a firm ID at 0027. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

Radio 48 6875usb, 5-7-22, 2255utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair/poor S7 signal with some powerline static, hear rock music that I can't ID, at 2302 siren sound, at 2308 switched to St.-Michel-des-Saints QC sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal, song: "don't you want me baby". (Hassig-IL)

Wolverine Radio

6915 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Wolverine Radio, 0030, 5.8.22. "Magic carpet ride," ID, "Midnight rider" - According to HFU "ride / rider" theme. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

Wolverine Radio 5/8, 0048, 6915USB @0048utc. ID @0051. ‘Riders on the Storm’ – Doors; Low Rider’ by War. Nice steady signal varied S7 to S9+10. (Lang-NY)

Wolverine Radio, 6915usb, 5-8-22, 0015utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair S7 to S9 signal, song: "ticket to ride", Wolverine ID, songs: "ride your pony", "C.C.rider", Moody Blues "ride my see saw", Wolverine ID, variety of tunes with the word "ride" in them, by 0056 signal good S9+10 on peaks, at 0108 echo ID then SSTV/FAX, thanks for the tunes. (Hassig-IL)

Outhouse Radio

6950 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Outhouse Radio, 0130, 5.2.22. Guitar heavy music, SSTV (did not decode here), "Star spangled banner" on a shovel (amazing), off … waterfall image (Lucky 13) which is an Outhouse signature. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

6950 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) Outhouse Radio, 2352, 5.8.22. Hard rock, Outhouse talking with an ID, “We’ll give you one more.” “Mindbender” – Stillwater, off. Fair – good. (Taylor – WI)

Ballsmacker Radio

6960 AM PIRATE (No. Am.) 0058, 5.7.22. Piano IS, 0100 ID, "Someone saved my life tonight", "Can you feel the love tonight" - Elton John, ID "I'd really love to see you tonight" - England Dan & John Ford Coley, ID into a program of "tonight" themed songs. Exceptional signal strength. Ballsmacker put a note in the HFU that they have improved both transmitter and antenna system.

Ballsmacker Radio, 0041, 5.8.22. ID at tune in, songs with “tonight” theme – a repeat of last night’s show. Fair. (Taylor – WI)

Ball Smacker Radio 5/8, 0100, 6960AM. (SIO 444) w/KC and Sunshine Band. (Lang-NY)

Ballsmacker Radio, 6960am, 5-7-22, 0245utc on barrington Hills IL sdr with noisy S9 to S9+10 signal, heard Ballsmacker ID then piano IS then off air at 0247, I missed broadcast. (Hassig-IL)

Ballsmacker Radio, 6960am, 5-8-22, 0108utc on Barrington Hills IL sdr with fair/poor noisy S9 to S9+10 signal, hear music under the noise, at 0112 switched to St.-Michel-des-Saints QC sdr with much better S9+10 to S9+20 signal, song: "party tonight", at 0143 SSTV/FAX, then woman saying "that's our show for tonight" then gave email address then piano IS then off at 0147. (Hassig-IL)



Station YHWH

7475 AMERICAN PIRATE”Station YHWH" 0305 (in progress at tune-in). Heard on random tune with Drake SW8 and long wire, typical lecture by the now familiar "Josiah Elias". 10 commandments of "Yah-hah-VAAY" after 0320 and some transmitter problems. The usual pre-recorded closing ann, Days of Hard Life at 0340 and live second set of closing ann w/ time check. "I love you" and either "Shalom" or "so long" and "b-bye" and off at 0344. -- Fair to Good May 9 Barton-AZ

7475/AM Mode AMERICAN PIRATE Station YHWH 0245, in progress at tune-in. Hybrid man-G-d complaint, etc. Improved to F/G after 0300 The anti-war screed at 0340. Days of Hard Life song at 0348, closing ann & "Good night, folks" - off at 0353. -- Fair May 12 Barton-AZ

Mix Radio International Shortwave

5/8 0114, 6875USB. ’Nights are Forever without you’ England Dan&John Ford Coley. Started out SIO343 and improved to 444 with rapid short fades. Their USB transmit bandwidth was quite large - about 10kHz. (Lang-NY)



Amiga Computer Generated Radio

via TRI, 6925am, 5-6-22, 0017utc on St.-Michel-des-Saints QC sdr with noisy poor weak S7 to S9 signal, heard a bit of electric guitar music then male speaking under the noise, had to select SAL (sync am lower) due to ute qrm on upper side. (Hassig-IL)



Capt Morgan Shortwave

6950am, 5-7-22, 2348utc on St.-Michel-des-Saints QC sdr with poor S7 to S9 signal, song: "take the load off Annie". (Hassig-IL)

WDOG

6933usb, 5-8-22, 0124utc on St.-Michel-des-Saints QC sdr, good S7 to S9 signal, heard wolf howling, nice new wave music from 1980's, fading away at 0130. (Hassig-IL)

WTF Worldwide

6945am, 5-9-22, 0110utc on Barrington Hills IL with weak S7 to S9 signal and weak 1khz tone interference on upper side, rock music above the noise, at 0114 switched to Normal IL sdr with same strength but better reception, at 0120 swiched back to Barrington Hills sdr. (Hassig-IL)

5/9 0130, 6945AM. Did not recognize the music. Male voice ID. S7 with long fades. (Lang-NY)

UNIDS
6933 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) UnId, 0041, 5.7.22. Indistinct talk (maybe a cartoon sketch?), Shazam says the Psychedelic Furs music. Of mid song. (Taylor – WI)

5/8 0106, 6933USB. Brief music (SIO 222) no ID. Station did not stick around then came back on later – noted at 0120 but weak. Could not catch the ID. (Lang-NY

5/8, 0104. 6950AM w/Eagles ‘One of these Nights’ @0104 (SIO 222). Couldn’t catch the ID due to much fading. (Lang-NY

6925 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) UnIdentified, 0057, 5.3.22. "Something for the pain" - She Drew the Gun, other dense rock, … "The last summer" - Oceanator, off 0123. (Taylor – WI)

6933 USB PIRATE (No. Am.) UnIdentified (WDOG per HF Underground), 0028, 5.8.22. Unfamiliar 60’s style music. Later identified as Psychedelic Furs in HFU. JBA in lots of noise. (Taylor – WI)

6970 AM PIRATE (No. Am.) UnIdentified, 0028, 5.3.22. OM then second OM - Despite S6 signal strength the voices are just audible. Modulation problem? (Taylor – WI)

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICA LOGS

None reported

EURO AND SOUTH AMERICAN UNID:

None reported

QSLS / SSTV / OTHER STUFF

None reported


Electronic Mail Addresses for stations
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73’s & good hunting…

Dave