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FREE RADIO WEEKLY #456 Covering Logs from 9 thru 15-Oct-2004
...and a buncha late ones.

EDITOR: Niel Wolfish [niel@ican.net]
CO-EDITOR: Harold Frodge [yukon@tm.net]
CO-EDITOR: Greg Majewski [GREG-MAJEWSKI@WORLDNET.ATT.NET]
CO-EDITOR: John Sedlacek [johnsedlacek@yahoo.com]
WEEKLY DEADLINE: Saturdays at 0000 UTC (Friday night in North America)

EDITOR THIS WEEK: Harold Frodge
EDITOR NEXT WEEK: Niel Wolfish
EDITOR IN 2 WEEKS: Greg Majewski
EDITOR IN 3 WEEKS: John Sedlacek

FREE RADIO WEEKLY is an e-mail only newsletter devoted to the hobby of
listening to hobby pirates and distributed free to those who
contribute.

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Our Contributors...a bunch that knows how to make good use of free
time.
Dave Balint: 2020 Springville Rd., Wooster OH 44691-9729
Ross Comeau: 16 Linwood Street, Andover MA 01810
Harold Frodge: 5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642
Chris Lobdell: Tewksberry MA
Brian Locke: Burlington VT
Greg Majewski: 1176 Route 163, Oakdale CT 06370
John Sedlacek: 2728 N. 45th Ave., Omaha NE 68104-4527
Pancho Villa: CNY
George Zeller: 3492 West 123rd Street, Cleveland OH 44111
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NEWS:

Per FRN posts, the Towny Crier (Towny?) sez he will be on this weekend
2330-0100, 6900-6950. Also, WSRR Solid Rock Radio (supposedly from
Buffalo NY) is being heard on 1700.

Crystal Ship sez he might consider using 4100-4200 Khz.

#456 North American Air Traffic Control:
6854 - 1
6900 - 1
6925 - 27
6950 - 1
6951 - 1
6955 - 3

43.6 m. is becoming populated by the Bible thumpers; 6890, 6870 & 6855.
Hmmmmm...and idea?! WBTR, Bible Thumper Radio. Shakerag Radio & Radio
Azteca's Rev. Billy Bob Chilipecker where are you? I've also hrd a
MARS
net on 6833.5 I don't recall hearing prior to this week.

OUR EDITORIAL POLICY: What editorial policy? Just send your stuff in,
we'll handle the rest.

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THE LOGS

=+=+=+=+=+North American Stations/Relays=+=+=+=+=
,;;;,
()))))) ANN HOFFER:
((((((( 6925/U, 2245-2249, 3 Oct, Also 2058 & 2340 on
))))))) 9-Oct. YL comes on & sings/plays guitar. The 9
.----'((((((('----. Oct b'castsincluded friends such as Mobile
(| ))))) |) Monica celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving. Talk
'-..' ((( : '..-' about making brownies with pot. Sang Rocky
| : ) : | Raccoon & others. [Lobdell-MA]
| : : -| 6925/U 2340z, 10/9; 55555! Ann singing Rocky
| : : -| Racoon by the Beatles with a huge signal.
| : -| (Locke-VT)
| : : -|
|_____________| CRYSTAL SHIP: (P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711 or
| | | tcsshortwave@yahoo.com)
|_|_| 6900/AM, 2255-2305, 3 Oct. SIO:232 Rock
music,
(_I_) talk by M. Mention of a yahoo email address.
Y Y [Lobdell-MA]
6854.08/AM, 2330-2340:48*, 14-Oct; Red Baron, Don't You Want
Some-
body to Love. ID @2336 then Ramones' We Want the Airwaves. QSL via
Belfast or tcsshortwave@yahoo.com for 20-yr old QSL card design. SIO=
3+44- (Frodge-MI)

DORM RADIO:
6925/U, 0031-0110*, 12-Oct; Herb, Mr. Rotten et al "from the
base-
ment of the Science Bldg." having a good time, yukking it up w/banter,
general chaos, obscure pop mx, lame ads, visit from Mr. T, the Stupid
Early Show. IDs as D-O-R-M Radio & Dorm Radio. All ala Cheech & Chong.
Great to hear something besides a music & ID station. Pirate radio as
it
was meant to be!? Only thing missing was a Spatula City ad. SIO=333+
(Pse QSL Frodge-MI) ##### 6925/U, 0045-0110z, 10/12; 34323 Sounds like
mostly Cheech & Chong, DORM radio skit "We need to go study for a urine
test", guitar lessons. After the station went QRT someone came on with
a
killer signal & said: "that musta been UNID radio" There were some deep
fades. Also lsb QRM. (Locke-VT) ##### 6925/U, Oct 12, 0056-0111*.
Comedy
routine with Cheech Marin. Some sort of celebrity quiz show. After
s/off
man siad, "That must have been U-N-I-D Radio." (Sedlacek-NE)

HANG TEN RADIO:
6925/U, 0418-0442:40*, 9-Oct; Lotsa twangy instr'l oldies,
Ventures,
etc.; several "(Hang Ten) Radio" reverb IDs; bit from restaurant holdup
scene in Pulp Fiction. ID mainly from posts--ditch the reverb. SIO=353
(Pse QSL Frodge-MI)
6925/U, Oct 10, 0000-0022*. Surf music by Dick Dale? ID as, "Hey,
man, Hang Ten Radio" with host, Duke Kahanamoku. (333 Sedlacek-NE)
6925/U, 0502-0503*, 10-Oct; Hawaii 5-0 theme & off w/Hey Man,
Hang Ten Radio. SIO=252 (Frodge-MI)
6925/U, *0111:48-0118+, 12-Oct; On w/sounded like hard rock
version
of Venture's Walk, Don't Run, then Douce Coupe. 0117 Hey Man, Hang Ten
Radio. SIO=1+43- (Frodge-MI) ##### 6925/U, 0123z+, 10/12; 25322 Never
hrd an ID here, pretty low signal. Beach Tunes 0125 Barbara Ann 0132
Good vibrations. ID'ed via FRN. Recieved eQSL. (Locke-VT) ##### 6925/U,
Oct 12, 0112-0148+. Medley of Beach Boys tunes. (333 Sedlacek-NE)
.:::.
HIPPY RADIO: (theedrwho@yahoo.com) V^V^V^V^V^V
6925.5, 0118-0200+, 10/10; Dr Who giving e-mail, (| ^ ^ |)
music by Jackson Browne, Dire Straits, Ted Nugent, etc. | (_) |
Talk of paper QSL for Curious George & 3 minutes off to `//=\\'
correct technical difficulties. Good signal, but audio (((()))
slightly overmodulated & muffled. Fun show though! Nice )))((
to hear a new pirate too. (Comeau-MA) ##### 6925/AM, (()))
10/10, 0125-0158+ (faded out) Dr. Who playing political ))((
songs & AC/DC. 0132 lost audio but carrier still there. (()
Audio muffled. (232 Majewski CT) ##### 6925/AM, 0120-0229z, ))
10/10; 45434 Mentioned some antenna/station improvements. (
Off for a bit to make adjustments. Mentioned Curious George re QSls but
his printer is down. Fadedout until 0158 with Ted Nugent Wango Tango &
Stranglehold. 0209 Trimuph (cover of Eagles tune) then 0221 Led Zepplin
Levee. QRT @0229. Nice show with great sig with fading. (Locke-VT)

JAMES BOND STATION:
6925/AM, 10/14, 2245-2345; Intially 545 with mild QSB & phase
dis-
tortion, ending up at 222. Blues music, Ted Nugent, Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Bad Company, Yes, Lou Reed, Triumph, The Ramones, The Who. The only ID
was "Bond, James Bond..." line after every song or 2. (Balint-OH) #####
6925.06/AM, 2308-2322+, 14-Oct, 0005-0011+, 15-Oct; Hard rock, oldies
& blues, but no Gregorian chants; "...Bond, James Bond, stirred not
shaken". Up to 2 min. DA between tunes. SIO=3+33+ (Pse QSL Frodge-MI)
_.-;-._
(`/\-|-/\`) OLD TURKEY RADIO:
(/'._\|/_.'\) 6925/AM, 1930-1939z, 10/10; 45344 Replay of Old
('-._/.-.\_.-') Farts 2003 Thanksgiving show. (Locke-VT)
(._ |(q p)| _.) 6925/AM, 2252-2311z, 10/11; 25322 Replay of the
'._\-)V(-/_.' Old Turkey Radio Thanksgiving show that Old Fart put
/_// 8 \\_\ on the net this weekend. (Locke-VT)
\___/
M M
RADIO THREE:
6925/AM, 2156-2227z, 10/10; 15222 Music with effect's on the
ancr.
Tough copy here. (Locke-VT)
6950.96/AM, 2322-2328+, 14-Oct; Pop mx; ID @2326, "You're tuned
to
Radio 3..."; audio muffled. SIO=3+22+ (Frodge-MI)

RANDOM RADIO:
6949.92/L, 10/10, 0233-0248*; SINPO=44433 a little overmodulated;
0233 end of Charlie Parker song then Dixieland jazz version of Mozart's
Turkish March. 0237 Post loggings to FRN Grapevine. Dedicate song by
Don
Redmond Orchestra to Captain ganja & JB. 0241 ID; Amp getting red hot;
Kay Kaiser's Who's Your Hootie? 0248 "Its 0248 GMT. Transmission on
this
frequency now closing." Nice to hear a new pirate. Good show with
mostly
good signal. (Comeau-MA)

UNDER COVER RADIO: (Box 293, Merlin, Ontario NOP1W0, Canada or
undercoverradio@mail.com)
6925/U, 0100-0200z, 10/9; Dr. Benway here as well but weak: 24333
Getting better at 0155z: 35333 (Locke-VT) ##### 6925.0/AM,
0146-0159:31*,
9-Oct; Dr. Benway from the middle of nowhere w/obscure pop mx. QSL via
undercoverradio@mail.com or Merlin. SIO=444- (Frodge-MI)
6925.0/AM, *0200-0213*, 9-Oct; Testing? w/Highway to Hell & Evil
Woman. No ID hrd, but off with catch phrase, "Don't let them see us"
& "22". SIO=444- (Frodge-MI)

VOICE OF PINK PUMA:
6925/AM, 0142-0211*, 4 Oct. SIO:333 Strange music about
blackouts,
Ethiopia, Star Wars type sfx. Quick/terse ID by M at s/off.
[Lobdell-MA]

VOICE OF SECTOR ZULU:
6925/U, 2212-2224. 3 Oct, SIO:343 Jazz mx; ID by M repeated
several
times "This is the Voice Of Sector Zulu". No contact info. [Lobdell-MA]

WBMR Black Mountain Radio:
6925/AM, 0238-0343z, 10/10; 55424 Mike O'Farad opening with
Panama
Red then various different musical styles. Mentioned new antenna. 0321
Parody ad for Scorched Earth ice cream & 0343 Nat'l Radio Check Society
"$19.95 and get free 10-36's" Great signal, ecclectic music selection
with big fades the only drawback. Rcvd eQSL. (Locke-VT) ##### 6925/AM,
10/10, 0310: SIO 555 (Villa-CNY)

WHYP: (whyp6925@yahoo.com & Box 28413, Providence RI 02908)
6925/AM, 2310-2345+, 8 Oct. SIO:232; 2002 Halloween Show when
James
Brownyard becomes Uncle Schlekstein, need I say any more?! Cameos by L.
Cee & The Gay Ghost. [Lobdell-MA] ##### 6925/AM, 33333, 2314-2354z,
10/8; Pirate Radio tune with QRM from USB station but not "tuna" guys.
Halloween special, problems with transporter that changed him into
Uncle
Schlekstein (sp), visits to LCee, Bill F, John Anderson, Gay Ghost &
others in this storyline with seasonal tunes. Cool show. (Locke-VT)

WMPR:
6925/AM, 2242-2257+, 4 Oct, SIO:444. Usual techno-disco-dance
format. Slightly over modulated as usual. [Lobdell-MA] ##### 6925/AM,
45434, 2250-2300Z, 10/4; Techno/Trance music with ID's (Locke-VT)
6925/AM, 34333, 0100-0150z, 10/8; Musical show with QRM. "6925,
You're invited" (Locke-VT)
6955/AM, 45324 0200z+, 10/9; Musical show. "6925, You're invited"
(Locke-VT) ##### 6955/AM, Oct 9, 0203-0232+. Usual stuff w/fair sig.
(Sedlacek-NE)
6955/AM, 0020-0030z, 10/10; 25323 Music (Locke-VT) ##### 6955/AM,
Oct 10, 0020+. Usual techno music with cat's meow ID. (333 Sedlacek-NE)

Y-108:
6925/U, 2023-2031*, 10/10; SIO=232. I list this one as a sort of
identified station, but it was actually a relay of some licensed FM
station in an unknown market with a Y-108 slogan. The programming was
rock music. Another pirate on 6925.5 in AM ocassionally caused QRM.
No ID of the relaying pirate & no ID other than the slogan for the
relayed station either. (Zeller-OH)

UNIDs
6925.15/U, 45344, 2322-0022z, 10/5; Old Time Radio shows from
www.rusc.com. Jack Benny 2322-2348z; 2346 Lucky Strike ad; 2349-0022z
Amos & Andy skit about Andy thinking he's going to marry Gertrude but
is
being set up to marry Gertrude's mother Hortense. Gets Kingfish to say
that Andy is the trunk killer to get out of it. 0023 heard touch tones
then the handshaking noise of a dial-up connection. Great signal but
never heard an ID. (Locke-VT)
6925.5/AM, *2120-2023* & 0043-0048*, 10/10; SIO=242/222. This one
was on and off for over an hour with programming of mostly rock music,
but with a comedy sketch here and there. I copied no ID of the station,
although @0043 they did give greetings to everybody who was monitoring
the broadcast. (Zeller-OH) [Radio 3, Hang 10?]
6925/AM, Oct 10, 0318+. Possible cover of Joe Cocker song into
more
heavy metal. Quickly lost signal in noise. (Poor Sedlacek-NE) [WBMR?]
6925/U, Oct 11, 0113+. Pink Floyd music then lost sig.
(Sedlacek-NE)
6955/AM, Oct 12, 0129-0146*. Aethereal NewAge-type music
w/slightly
distorted signal. (434. Sedlacek-NE)
6925/AM, 2225-2320z, 10/12; 23222 Black Sabbath tunes 2251
"Fairies
wear boots" Lots of fades & LSB QRM. (Locke-VT)

=+=+=+=+=+European Stations/Relays=+=+=+=+=

RADIO DELTA: 6308 AM, 2237-2245+, 9 Oct; Just above noise floor with
pop
music, talk in EE/DU. Tip from Burnell & ID by Jerry Berg. [Lobdell-MA]

-------------------------------------------------- \\/////
Sordid Logs: | 6 6|
-----9-Oct ( _\ |
0100-0200 Under Cover Radio, 6925 | = |
0200-0232 WMPR, 6955 |\___/
0200-0213 Under Cover Radio, 6925 ___/| |__
0418-0443 Hang Ten Radio, 6925 /` | '----' |`\
2058 Ann Hoffer, 6925 / | | \
2237-2245 Radio Delta, 6308 /~% | HE ; \
2340 Ann Hoffer, 6925 / /\/ |`\ \
-----10-Oct \ \ | MAN | / /
0000-0022 Hang Ten Radio, 6925 `\ \| |/ /`
0020-0030 WMPR, 6955 `\; RADIO |/`
0118-0200 Hippy Radio, 6925 (| |)
0233-0248 Random Radio, 6950 |usbusbusb|
0238-0343 WBMR Black Mountain Radio, 6925 | | |
0502-0503 Hang Ten Radio, 6925 | | |
1930-1939 Old Turkey Radio, 6925 |____|__|
2023-2031 Y-108, 6925 \ | |
2156-2227 Radio Three, 6925 | ) )
-----11-Oct / | |
2252-2311 Old Turkey Radio, 6925 |___|__|
-----12-Oct \===|==|
0031-0010 Dorm Radio, 6925 / `-.`-.
0112-0148 Hang Ten Radio, 6925 \______)__)
-----14-Oct
2245-2322 James Bond Station, 6925
2322-2328 Radio 3, 6951
2330-2341 Crystal Ship, 6854
-----15-Oct
0005-0011 James Bond Station, 6925
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QSLs:

e-QSLs to Brian Locke: Hang Ten Radio (via FRN post) & Black Mountain
Radio.

John Sedlacek: Two this week from Hang Ten Radio: Many thanks, Duke
Kahanamoku for the looking E-QSLs. 1st QSL featured a skull with red
glowing eyes, wearing a black headband & crossbones made from 2 crossed
guitars. Caption: "Hang Ten Radio, 6925 USB, Catch Our Waves." Received
overnight for posting on FRN/ACE website. The 2nd E-QSL featured a dude
catching a wave with a caption: "Catch Our Waves On Your Shortwave
Dial." Rcvd in a record 2 minutes for posting on the FRN/ACE site!

Crystal Ship: N/D tnx e-response in 32 min. for rpt on 6854, 14-Oct.
Sed
batch of 20-yr old Crystal Ship QSLs will go out "soon". (Frodge-MI)

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COMMENTARIOS

Harold Frodge: Are James Bond and the Crooked Man related?

--61's, HF
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Any chance to join this newsletter ?? Who has more info ??
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Just send an e-mail to one of the editors listed above. I believe how it works is that you send them a pirate log, and you get on the mailing list. It's a great resource if you want to know what US pirates were on the past week, and which Europirates were heard in the USA. (Sort of like the US version of Dr. Tim's Pirate News).
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Well, I can send them some logs of Euro Pirates, but I've never received US pirates here in Holland.

But I will send them an Email anways. Thanx for the information !! Highly appreciated !!
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Walcherse Piraat wrote:Well, I can send them some logs of Euro Pirates, but I've never received US pirates here in Holland.

But I will send them an Email anways. Thanx for the information !! Highly appreciated !!
I did repleyed several tiimes to them, i also wanted to get it as we are often heard in the USA. Only person (one of the editors) that sends me a copy is John sedlackeck. Why the others don't send me their copy,, I wonder. Maybe afraid that i publisch it to much, already made once a new webpage for them and started a mailing list on the alfalima server but were not intrested so i did delete the page again. but that is their own and maybe good choice. some editors thought it was a good idea, some very bad. anyway, still have this question, ,,, why not me sad::
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PS, Harry, thanks for the free radio weekly posting here....
byeeeeeeeeee
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alfred wrote:PS, Harry, thanks for the free radio weekly posting here....
byeeeeeeeeee
You're Welcome :) I don't always get the newsletter either :cry:
I hope they don't mind me posting here...... It would be nice to see
some euro logs as well.
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We did have a very long time a collection of loggings from SRS news,
very wel putted together as you could see where all the logs came from and how strong it was. It was a work of our SRS friend Jonny from Sweden and he was supported by SRS Germany witch was Martin schoech.
Now DR tim does have also a collection of logs but you can not see where or in witch country the station was received so you can not realy work with the given sinpo's never the less, also dr tim new is a very welcome reading. He has a news letter where everyone can join in, he mails it using yahoo groups.. i wil find out how..

there are also still a few others but they only send it by email without a mailing list
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