Sunday, June 29, 2008

Pirate logs from Free Radio Weekly

Today's pirate logs are a sampling from Free Radio Weekly's last two editions.
Gayle VH

All times UTC 8sign-on sing-off // parallel frequency

MAC Shortwave
6850AM 6/22 0040-0110 An excellent signal (S9 to +10). Show with songs by Jackson Brown, Eric Clapton and others. Johnny Guitarman was announcer. (G. Majewski CT)
6850AM 6/22 2338-0000 An excellent signal (+10 to + 20 over S9). Heard Niel Young, Moody Blues and Jefferson Starship. (G. Majewski CT)

Northwoods Radio Northwoodsradio@yahoo.com
6925USB *2132-2146* 6/15/08 SIO=242-. Odd program of mostly novelty music. Squealing noises at times and some garbled talk. No ID until the close, when they gave an ID with their slogan of broadcasting from the Great Lakes. Generally poor intelligibility. No address heard. (Zeller-OH)

Radio Maple Leaf
6925USB 6/22 2340-0015 (presumed per entry at HFUnderground) There was a break in the middle, so I'm not sure if I heard 1 or 2 stations. Lots of music by Blue Rodeo, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, making me wonder if this is from Canada. 40 meters has been quite noisy lately,
and had to use my transceiver's filtering just to hear anything. Announcements by OM. PSE QSL (will reimburse). (J. Miller, MI)

Real Pirate Radio
6925USB, 2140-2202*, 17-June; Beatles’ & other pop tunes & bits; "This is real pirate radio." Off with "Vote Vegetarian...this is Ed Wynn for RPR." Peaks at SIO=353 but very fady & mainly at QRN level. (H. Frodge-MI)
6925USB 2153-2200*. 17 June 08. English. Mentions of Cdr. Bunny and his presidential campaign. Partial ID and slogan-“Vote Vegetarian”. Very
faint. (J. Wood, TN).

The Crystal Ship
5385 and 6700. 6/23 0151 Both pretty bad in Greenback. (Wood TN).
5385.5 AM 0258-0330+ 6/23/08 SIO=433/232. Program of classic rock including Age of Aquarius from Hair, the Turtles Happy Together, Green Tambourine, Henry the 8th with Herman's Hermits, and similar tunes. IDs by male/female,less political material than usual. Announced // on 6700 was nothing but a het here. Eventually faded out. (G. Zeller-OH)

WBNY
6955USB 0219-0227. 20 June 08. English. Replay of the Commander’s Presidents’ Day show. Talk of Cdr. Bunny’s run for President. Fair. (J. Wood, TN).
(Source: Free Radio Weekly # 645 & 646 via Ed Kusalik and Greg Majewski)