Free Radio Weekly #1370

Free Radio Weekly #1370, Saturday, June 25, 2022
Covering free radio activity from June 18-24, 2022

The Free Radio Weekly (FRW) is an internet newsletter devoted to the hobby of listening to free radio "pirate" broadcasters in the shortwave radio bands. The FRW is produced by the free radio community and distributed to those who contribute.

The weekly deadline is Saturdays at 0000 UTC (Friday night in North America). Please send your logs to all the editors, as our editing schedule is subject to last minute changes. Thank you for your inpoots!


== FRW editors ==

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

FRW 1370 - June 25 - Larry
FRW 1371 - July 2 - Harold
FRW 1372 - July 9 - Dave


== Contributors ==

Rick Barton
Sun City, AZ
Drake SW1 & SW8, long wire

Harold Frodge
5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642-3156
Drake R8B + 185' RW
GMC Car Radio for FMBC logs

William Hassig
williamhassig@yahoo.com

Ron Hunsicker
1238 Cleveland Avenue
Wyomissing, PA 19610-2102
ronhunsi at ptd dot net

John Sedlacek
Omaha, NE

Mark Taylor
Madison, Wisconsin

Larry Will
Mount Airy, MD
radio@zappahead.net
Tecsun PL-880 and various wires

Ken Zichi
Port Hope, Michigan


== North American Shortwave ==

** Ballsmacker Radio

6/18, 0142, 6960am. On Barrington Hills IL sdr with poor S7 to S9+10 signal and AC powerline static, rock/pop tune playing, at 0145 switched to Normal IL sdr with fair/poor S7 to S9 signal, at 0149 switched to St. Michel des Saints QC sdr with fair S9 to S9+20 signal, Ballsmacker ID and bowling ball sound, at 0157 Frank Sinatra "the way you look tonight", various songs with the word look in them, at 0236 SSTV/FAX, sign off announcement, piano IS then off. Nice program, thanks. (Hassig-IL)

6/19, 0041, 6960amBall Smacker Radio, 6960am, 6-19-22, 0041 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with good S9 to S9+20 signal, rerun of "look" program from yesterday. (Hassig-IL)

6/19, 0119-0126+, 6960am. Pop ditties; 01:22:30 pin strike + "Nothing but the hits here on Ball Smacker Radio, 69-60 AM, somewhere in the Northeast". SIO=4+53+ (Frodge-MI)

6/19, 0154, 6960am. "The look" - Roxette, "The Look of Love (Part 1)" - ABC, ID, "U got the look" - Prince, into a program of "look" themed songs with periodic ID's. Fair, noisy. (Taylor – WI)

6/19, 0201-0209*, 6960am. Pop music like "You Got the Look" (Prince) and “Lookin’ for Love (Johnny Lee) and a (new) SSTV at end: "Wildfire" and modulation and carrier both off at 0209. 3+5444 RSPdx +SDRuno +randomwire +MultiMode Mac for SSTV --Zichi MI2

** Corn Desert Outpost

6/20, 0010, 6920usb. End of SSTV (didn’t copy), CW (“Corn Desert Outpost”), OM vocal, Songs from Alan Parsons Symphonic Project live concert: "Prime Time", talk between songs from live concert, SSTV (Mutant baby crawling with "CDO"), "Eye in the sky", "Old and wise", "Games people play" - Eric Wolfson, Alan Parsons, Larry Zakatek & Alan Parsons Project, ID, CDO talks of needing a new mic, announces album, SSTV (sort of distorted Burt character), CW ID, ZZ Top with several songs: "A fool for your stockings" - ZZ Top - off part way through, bit of guitar, start of another song then off, start of another song, "Goin' down to Mexico", "Francine", "Just got paid", SSTV (50's futuristic bus), off. Good (Taylor – WI)

** The Green Bastard

6/20, 0358-0415+, 6935usb. County rock, especially Lynyrd Skynyrd with several SSTVs. Fair to occasionally good signal. (Sedlacek-NE)

** KINK

6/20, 0250-0259+, 6933usb. Weak signal. Possible ID ~0253 and gone by 0259. (Sedlacek-NE)

** Mix Radio International

6/19, 0133-0139+, 6865usb. Pop ditties; 0138:30 “Free Radio” spot to MRI ID by female, lady, woman annunceress. SIO=3+43+ w/crinkle QRM burst (Frodge-MI)

6/19, 0201-0235, 6865usb. Obscure Pop/rock several hard to understand IDs but one clear one at 0232. VERY wide band modulation, and in well, 45444 RSPdx +SDRuno +randomwire --Zichi MI2

** Unid

6/18, 2142-2155*, 6930usb. Rock ditties; no ID offered. SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-MI)

6/18, 2335-2339:44*, 6930usb. Comedy skit; SSTV 23:38:30 to 23:39:44 & off, no voice ID offered. SIO=453+ (Frodge-MI)

6/19, 0104-0114+, 6974.90am. Just music; nothing Top 40ish; No ID offered. SIO=444 peaks w/hiss QRM, vary fady (Frodge-MI)

(unid), 6974.9am, 6-19-22, 0133 utc on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9 signal, hear organ music then electronic music. (Hassig-IL)

6/19, 0126-0133+, 6950usb. Beach Boys Little GTO into some sort of digital nonsense--not the usual SSTV chatter, into more music. No voice ID offered. SIO=3+53- (Frodge-MI)

6/19, 0203, 6974.9am. UnIdentified (Nowhere Radio?) "Earthquake Zen" - The legendary Flower Punk, "Funky stuff" - Jiro Inagaki & his soul media. Tuned in later for more electronica. Fair. Typical programming for Nowhere Radio, however no ID. (Taylor – WI)

6/22, 2202-2222+, 6930usb. Pop/rock instr’ls; no ID offered SIO=454 (Frodge-MI)

** Radio 48

6/19, 0217, 6865usb. Radio 48 via Mix Radio International, 0217, 6.19.22. “Sintesi (original mix)" - Alex Dolby, OM talk (indistinct), "The bad touch" - Bloodhound gang, 0226 ID ("Radio 48" … echo), I.R.S - Guns n' Roses, ID, "Mark's 9Min - 130Bpm WarmUp" - DK Baddmixx. Fair with QRN; sudden jump to good at 0250 at start of new song. (Taylor – WI)

** Uncle Bob

6/22, 0026-0050+, 6925usb. All lite/EZL pop. 0034+ & 0048+ SSTVs; “...69-25, Vote for Uncle Bob 20-24” SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-MI)

** Wasteland Radio

6/19, 0147, 6950usb. Tuned into 2 waterfall images – “WLR Wasteland Radio”, cat (? – poor decode), "Runaway", SSTV (OM sports announcer "Goddamit Leeroy",), bit of “Devil surf”, off mid song. Fair, noisy. (Taylor – WI)

** WDOG

6/20, 0131-0133+, 6950am. Rock music; call ID & dog howls. SIO=4+54 (Frodge-MI)

** Wolverine Radio

6/19, 0005, 6950usb. On Brookfield WI sdr with good noise free S9 to S9+15 signal, songs from 1930's incl "sunny side of the street", various songs with the word sun or sunny in them, at 0040 utc switched to Traverse City MI with good S9 to S9+20 signal, at 0105 utc echo ID then SSTV/FAX. Excellent program as usual, thanks. (Hassig-IL)

** Woodpecker Radio

6/20, 0126-0131+, 6933usb. Rock music; Op ID & said he’s not drunk. Op sounds a tad like Zeeky, but I don’t think it’s him. SIO=454 peaks but off/on problems & deep fades. (Frodge-MI)

** YHWH

6/19, 0400, 7475am. In progress at tune-in (just after 0400) with usual anti war, anti Christian, and even anti Wiccan "witch bitches" lecture. Off at 0434. -- Fair to Good (with Drake SW1, 100' wire) (Barton-AZ)

6/19, 0414-0421+, 7475am. Josiah pontificating. Best again in LSB & almost fair at times--best of recent catches. Hiss burst QRM (Frodge-MI)

6/20, 0420+, 7475am. Weak signal but the voice of Josiah is now an infallible station ID. Needed SSB to help clarify the signal. (Sedlacek-NE)

6/22, 0355, 7475am. In progress at tune-in (just bf 0400), with a lot of summer static, condemning concept of "half man hybrid" and animal sacrifice. Commandments list at 0430. 0445, "May Yahweh bless thee and keep thee", Days of Hard Life, cut-in with live closing ann at 0448, "Christianity is a Satanic cult", "I love you, good night" and off at 0453 -- Fair w/ QRN (with Drake SW8, long wire) (Barton-AZ)

6/22, 0402-0410+, 7474.95am. Poor & best in LSB as usual; Josiah mentioned “New World Order”. (Frodge-MI)

6/24, 0400, 7475am. In progress at tune-in, heard on SW8 and indoor wire, lambasting "homosexual gay orgies" in Tel Aviv (in apparent new material), then familiar Commandments list at 0426. First set closing ann, Days of Hard Life music (0445), final close. Mentioned that he would like to see "unconventional Jewish" people to relocate there, gave mail contact c/o "friend" - " Marty Elliott Box 134 Olancha CA 93549". Mentioned an offer of free CDs of programs or Days of Hard Life music. -- Fair to Good (Barton-AZ)


== Shortwave otherness ==

** Unid

6/19, 2213, 13555am(?) On Brookfield WI sdr, saw very weak carrier on waterfall, in CW mode heard tone that was slightly varying, carrier off at 2217 utc. (Hassig-IL) [Several hifer beacons are in the 13555 area. - Frodge-MI]


== FM ==

** Maryland

6/18, 1900, 90.3fm, Frederick, Maryland. Tuned into the end of a Chickenman episode, followed by the country goth classic "The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence. This long running micropirate appears to be located somewhere in the south of the city, perhaps in the Ballenger Creek area. Depending on the topography, it has a maximum range of about ten miles to the south (audible at the high point in Urbana, several miles south of Frederick) and four or five miles north and east. Aside from the rarely heard Chickenman shows, it plays a big hits 1965-1990 format. Lo-fi sound, always in mono, with full quieting between tunes. Fair signal; in the commercial areas it is frequently bothered by all kinds of localized buzzes and noise. (Will-MD, GM Delco truckradio)


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Regards, Lw