Sunday, March 16, 2008

Blog Logs - pirate radio


All times UTC

Common Man Radio
6925USB 03/08 20:05- SINPO 35233 Fanfare for the Common Man " Radio for the Common Man, this is a test" (Ragnar-MI)


Conelrad
6925U 3-13 sio222 "this is a test of the emergency broadcast system", and that's all (Fansome PA)

Grasscutter & Sunshine
6925USB 03/10 23:24- SIO 444 Grasscutter asking Ganja to email him. Sunshine say that the will do a show sometime soon and hopes everyone is fine. Throws shortwavepirate.info a shout. as well as many on the FRN. HUGE high pitch whine when sunshine was speaking. sounded like someone was keying up on them with a S9 AM signal. 23:29 second station cam on with music, too much of a mess to tell who yet. Grasscutter says they are now using the Merlin ON. drop, no more Email on QSL's. (Ragnar-MI)

John "Tiger" Arthur
6925USB 3/13, 2119, JTA discussing unlicensed broadcasters, spy numbers stations, and pirate radio. Voice of Laryngitis clips, more discussion, what exactly is QSL? ''You're listening to John T. Arthur'' at 2129, and more pirate aircheck clips. Noisy but clear and relatively strong, SIO 323 s7. Off at 2145. (Will-MD)

Maple Leaf Radio
6925USB 3/9 2000, Immediately after Voice of Oliver was off, "O Canada" theme, old time radio commercials, music. "Mr Sandman" at 2015. Off at 2018. SIO 233 s3 (Will-MD)

Mash Up Radio
6925USB 03/04/08 23:26- SINPO 35333.On with ID into a mash up of Sweet Home Alabama. Off at 23:32 with audio problems. Back on at 23:44 (Ragnar-MI)

Radio Atlantis
The Free Voice of the Ohio Valley 6925A 3/08 2238-2254. Blues with an ID at 2251 UTC (343, Hunsicker, PA)

Radio Azteca
6925USB 03/10 20:30-22:17 SINPO 45434 Radio Azteca progam number Uno. Bram Stroker with the DX news, Ask Dr. Radio, Story Lady, Directly into Radio Azteca #2 with reading of listener mail, Animal Stories, Pirate station news, Tristen Radio Relay service ID, Program #3 started at 21:20, Program #4 started at 21:46 It's an Azteca marathon! (Ragnar-MI)

Radio Free Euphoria
6925AM 03/11/08 23:00 SINPO 34222 I couldn't get high, Marijuana Helper Commercial, Maharishi sings about his favorite herb. Monster Hash. slight fading and high static levels. 23:15 still on and back to USB with a much better signal. Faded out again at 23:30 (Ragnar-MI)

Radio Jamba International
6925/FM, 2044-2055+, 1-Mar; ID, variety tunes; ads for Hard-On & device for removing foreign object from your No-No Zone; Bozo & Gaukin bits. SIO=2+53- when audio not washed out--which wasoften. (Frodge-MI)

Radio Relaxation
6925USB, 3/6/08. 2250 s/on to 2326 s/off. Nice program of music, with no station announcements, including Pennies From Heaven, Take It Easy and Nights In white Satin to close out the program. ID at end as Relaxation Radio, repeated several times. Nice signal, SIO=454, with some unsteady modulation noted from 2320 to sign-off. Please QSL! (Insinger, NJ)

The Crystal Ship
3430AM 3/11 0033-0151* SIO434- Good signal throughout (nothing on 6700kHz) for program of music including Supertramp & King Crimson, comedy bits, government news (go blue states!!) and a radio account of the Kennedy shooting. (McClintock-OH)

Voice of Oliver
6925USB 3/9 1939, The Voice of Oliver taking a call from Mike Gaukin from Ohio. Oliver calls Mike a bunch of bad things. Music at 1943. Call from Mike Gaukin again at 1946. Off at 1957. SIO 344 s7 peaks. (Will-MD)

WAIR
6925 03/04/08 21:10-22:07 SINPO 45434. All Indie Radio Into Reggae/Urban "The Wedge", ID of WAIR that was much louder & Clearer, mention program is a tribute Phish, Boredom. (Ragnar-MI)

WTCR (Twentieth Century Radio)
6950USB 3/9 0156-0250 Cisco Kid, Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues, Season of the Witch, a Janis Joplin tune, Where is the Love, Pusher Man, others. Both OM and YL give IDs. Nice selection of music. (243, Hunsicker, PA)
(Source: Free Radio Weekly # 630 & 631)