Monday, December 22, 2008

Pirate logs from Free Radio Weekly

Another round of logs tonight for our readers...this time from the pirate chasers of Free Radio Weekly. Don't forget to check for more pirates on shortwave (6220, 6924-6950 AM/USB) during the Christmas and New Year holidays as many operators gear up for special programming.
Gayle Van Horn

All times UTC

Captain Morgan Radio
(presumed)6924.2/USB. 12/13, 0030-46; SINPO 25322; Magic Carpet Ride, Captain Morgans trademark Twilight Zone Theme & Captain Morgan song, twilight zone, signal slowly faded down to 6924.0 but improved in strength over time (Ragnar-MI)

Mac Shortwave
macshortwave@yahoo.com
12/6, 2103-2120, 6950.5/AM. Interval signal to station ID with email address by female announcer with British accent, into "A Pirates Life For Me"; 2107 (obscure) vocal song, continuing with the Ultraman Christmas Special. Hello to FRN, Ragnar & anyone listening. ID :10 Jingle Bells Vocal, :12 Jimmy Durante's Frostie the Snowman, :15 outtro for music by young boy, with email and another round of hellos as above. :17 Holly Jolly Christmas & :18 ID Christmas on MAC, into Silver & Gold, :20 audio from Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer animation Misfits still going at :46 recheck w/Alvin & the Chipmunks Christmas tune. SIO 444 but fading gradually to 343+ by 2120. (Zichi-MI)

Mystery Radio

12/13, 2142-2215+, 6220/AM; poor with utility QRM. Show of dance music with female artists. Just caught the CW ID. Conditions were poor. (Majewski CT)

WTCR 20th Century Radio
P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711
Per a FRN postt here is a "test" mailbox at morbius@nyms.net. -- HF):12/14, *0126-0225*, 6925/U; sign-on with ID and email address which I didn't catch; songs and ID's throughout program, heard CCR, Rolling Stones amongst others. Gave Belfast drop at end of program for QSLs. Signal S4 to S9+5 with QSB. (McArdle, OK)
(Source: FRW # 671)

Additional pirate logs
6225, 12/14, 0530+ US-sounding AM or FM relay, bit of mx, complete ad, then off. I guess it was a ship-to-shore guy goofing around? (Yoder,PA)

Euro-pirate
6305, 12/13, 2145 Heard carrier and some pop music. I tuned a bit, trying to center on the carrier and found the next one on 6307. It was an announcement of “This is Radio ----, broadcasting on...” Just as I was getting the computer program up to record it, it went off the air. Man! I think the two stations were QSOing. The second sounded like a Dutch DJ...maybe Boomerang? (Yoder,PA/Cumbre DX)