Just received my copy of Andrew Yoder's Pirate Radio Annual for 2017-18 - hot off the presses. Looks like a good read for a rainy weekend. The book contains more than 300 pages of details and graphics on almost every pirate transmission; if it isn't in there nobody reported it. Your copy is awaiting. Send your check (or money order) for $20 to: Hobby Broadcasting PO Box 109 Blue Ridgeby jtart - General radio discussion
Caught a weak signal just signing on w/ "Yankee Doodle", followed by the EE anmt "from Washington, DC" and into (assumed) Chinese. From 1115 to about 1130 signal was jammed by variable tones and noises, otherwise in the clear. Program ended at 1200Z. At 1215 I heard a bit of jamming (repeat of the last hour!) but it didn't last more than a few seconds. Presume a site inby jtart - Shortwave Broadcast Logs
It was roughly ten minutes of pure water torture! I became cognizant of the dripping sound around 2340Z and noted that it disappeared at 2350Z. Same as the other night; no announcements. All drip, all the time. And a decent signal into WNY.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
A very different sort of broadcast, for sure. Absolutely nothing but the sound of a dripping faucet, occasionally the Op would play around with the echo a bit, but otherwise drip, drip, drip. Heard from around 0200Z to after 0300Z when I finally quit. Anyone else hear this? It was a little hypnotic, but definitely interesting! Rx: Drake R8 Ant: Alpha Delta DX-A "twin sloper"by jtart - Free Radio Logs
DJ Patrick with Irish-flavored music, ending with "Whiskey In The Jar". Announced as a test xmsn. Fair to good signal into WNY. Rx: Drake R8. Ant: Alpha Delta DX-A "twin sloper".by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Thanx! So Madagasgar? If so, not new here. BTW, at 2000Z they returned to English with a repeat of the 1800-1900 program and a repeat of their previous signal. I didn't stick around to see if they then repeated the 1900-2000 program...by jtart - Shortwave Broadcast Logs
Very decent signal (about S7) with slight QSB into WNY. In English with soft-sell religion intended for Africa. Something about African Pathways or something like that. EE ended just before 1900, then silence for a pattern change, and then they were back in another language with much weaker signal. Seems <primetimeshortwave.com> is down, so I couldn't ID the site. Maybe Madagasgar?by jtart - Shortwave Broadcast Logs
Very strange programming, with some rock music (White Rabbit, for one) and movie clips and other assorted inserts. I found it with a good signal, but around 0125 to 0130 the signal took a huge nose-dive and then disappeared. No voice announcements or IDs were heard. Possibly Sycko?by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Originally a very nice signal into WNY, but just now took an almost complete nose-dive into oblivion. Bit about Commander Bunny and plans to take over your mind and the human race ... or something like that.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Putting a decent signal into WNY with a long kinda spacey piece, followed by The Monster Mash, then into a rap tune. Giving the Pro3 S5 to S7 with some deep fades. No announcements heard yet.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Mix of oldies and a yelling DJ with a clear ID by YL as "Tater Patch Radio". Poor to fair into WNY. PSA string at 0116Z. The frequency is getting crowded!by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Seems like mostly soft pop music, occasional voices heard but weaker and harder to make out. 2333Z ran VNN (Virginia News Network) and back to music. Fair to good signal with occasional deep fades, way over Hudson County HAR. Xmtr off at 0015Z; Hudson County taking over, mixing with Flt 93 Memorial. Back on at 0018Z with hyper DJby jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Weak to fair signal with mostly generic station promos. Possibly Cool AM relay? Now (1643Z) into some music. Several CW IDs since original post - seems to be Ion Radio. Lotsa big band swing music. A voice ID would be nice...by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Apparently adjusting/testing equipment. On and off playing music and obvious bad connections now and again. Still going when I tuned out. Poor to fair signal into WNY.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
On with very strange electronica, mostly instrumental. Roughly a S5 into WNY. Played a single tune and gone...by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Still going at 1945Z. Very "thin" audio and sounds slightly overdriven with rock music. "Take Me Out" playing at the moment. Peaking about S5 on the Pro3 in WNY. Clear ID at 1948Z as Amphetamine Radio. Note: As signal improves the "thin" and overdriven effects seem to have disappeared. Clean audio now (2002Z).by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Hard rock audible here, but just barely and QSBy. Maybe S2-S3 on peaks. Off at 1900Z following a brief anmt by a YL and a few words by a M. Couldn't copy any of it.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Relay of some commercial station with hyper ancr and classic rock, occasionally a second music station shows up underneath. Some phone calls aired. Atop the frequency tonight - no HAR stations audible. 0119 "I Drink Alone". A few possible IDs or continuos but never at peak signal. (naturally!)by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Poor to fair signal into WNY with classic rock. Played something that sounded like ELO, then "He Ain't Heavy (he's my brother)", then something I didn't know, then some classic Doobie Brothers. Signal appears to be fading now but overall ranged S7 down to S3. Possible ID at 0034 but not readable.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Fading in and out, mixing with the Hudson County (NJ) and Flight 93 memorial HARs but peaking occasionally with xmas music. I've heard "White Xmas", "All I Want For Xmas", and a few others. No voice announcements heard.by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Sanjay and company with a christmas show. A little above the noise level but with complete fade-outs. Good modulation when audible.by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Courtesy of Radio Animal. It's a local show on WKST in New Castle, PA. Thanks much!by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Briefly atop the channel with a darned good signal at 0130Z with Simon & Garfunkle's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", then faded into a mix of the Flight 93 HAR and the Hudson County (NJ) HAR. Around 0145 heard Marty Robins "El Paso", and 0158 the Everly Bros "Cathy's Clown". They're still in there (after 0230Z) but way down in the mess. No amnts or IDs heard. Aby jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Somebody testing in grossly overmodulated AM - unable to even identify what music was playing. Disappeared by 0037Z - maybe xmtr failure (certainly would be understandable!).by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Heard the *polka* music again this morning (Saturday, 24 Nov), briefly, about 1335Z. Definitely not WRKK or WMUZ, as under both of them. Anyone else hearing this (D00d??)? Apparently not just on Sunday morning. It's a real mystery...by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
For Sale: Icom 756Pro HF+6m xcvr with color bandscope and IF DSP. Asking $750 shipped (OBO). Full Disclosure: The internal ATU doesn't work (it tries but never gets there) so an external tuner is suggested. No mic (takes any Icom 8-pin round connector) or original box but comes with full length DC power cord and both Op and Svc manuals in binders. LDG Z-100Plus autotuner that works great wiby jtart - The Swap Shop
Had 'em in here with a few signal peaks (during music, of course). SSTV at the moment (0012Z). Can barely hear it already...by jtart - Free Radio Logs
Weak and mixing with Hudson County (NJ) HAR with classic rock and occasional M ancr. Never heard an ID. Seems to have disappeared as of 0045Z. Oops, wrong again, they just faded waayyy down and are making a slight return. Anyone else hearing this?by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Maybe the gospel pirate somewhere around New Orleans? I saw it reported on another website a while back but have never heard it in WNY. :(by jtart - Medium Wave Logs
Carrier came on about 0025Z on May 30th, played a couple c&w songs then switched to oldies. Very good signal - up to 20 db over S9 on peaks. May 31st I tuned in abt 2350Z (which would actually be 30 May) to *serious* oldies, non-stop with no amnts. At 0038 there was a long pause of dead air, then xmtr switched off. They may have been on for the entire 24 hour period. I saw unID reportsby jtart - Medium Wave Logs