Free Radio Weekly #1046 03/19/16

[The Radical]

Free Radio Weekly #1046, Saturday, March 19, 2025
Covering free radio activity from March 12-18, 2016

The Free Radio Weekly (FRW) is an internet newsletter devoted to the
hobby of listening to free radio "pirate" broadcasters in the
shortwave radio bands. The FRW is produced by the free radio community
and distributed to those who contribute.

The weekly deadline is Saturdays at 0000 UTC (Friday night in North
America). Please send your logs to all the editors, as our editing
schedule is subject to last minute changes. Thank you for your inputs!


== FRW editors ==

Harold Frodge ([email protected])
Dave Turnick ([email protected])
Larry Will ([email protected])


== Contributors ==

Please QSL and think good thoughts about our contributors, without
who, there is no newsletter!

Joe Filipkowski, JR
Warwick, RI
[email protected]

William Hassig
[email protected]

Glenn Hauser
P O Box 1684
Enid OK 73702
[email protected]
P- or E-QSLs welcomed
NRD-545 with ALA-330S, IC-R75, FRG-7, PL-880, random wires

Edward Kusalik
Daysland, Alberta, Canada

Chris Lobdell
Tewksbury, MA
Receivers: Eton E1, JRC NRD-535
Aerial: G5RV Dipole


== Contributor notes ==

Edward Kusalik shares this with us via makezine.com: "This simple hack
turns your Raspberry Pi into a powerful FM transmitter! It has enough
range to cover your home, DIY drive-in movie, silent disco, a high
school ball game, or even a bike parade (depending on the
stragglers)..."

http://makezine.com/projects/raspberry-pirate-radio/

[What is a silent disco? That sounds rather intriguing. --Lw]


== North American Logs ==

** Amphetamine Radio

Amphetamine Radio: 6925/U, 2228-2236+, 15-Mar; Pop/rock & 2 min. long,
too fast CW + ID. SIO=242+ w/pesky & buzz burst QRM (Frodge-MI)

** Brownie Radio

Brownie Radio, 6905 USB, 0000-0009*, 03-15-16 SIO: 232 Songs by
Silvers Pickups, Urchin, Spoon, ID by computerized YL voice 0009 to
close down. [Lobdell-MA]

** Burn It Down Radio

Burn It Down Radio: 3/13/16 0330-0429* UTC 6935 USB. S5-6 and very
good audio playing music by Bob Seger, Gwen Stefani, Don McLean,
AC/DC, Fleetwood Mac and Styx, two OMs and a YL discussing topics such
as censoring the Internet, what to do when the economy crashes and a
movie about the end of time, very enjoyable show! (Filipkowski,RI)

6935USB "Burn it Down Radio" 0339-0430* UTC 13 March 2025 Noted with a
program of talks, such as 'some where down the road', with Josey
Sparks; Tunes such as American Pie @ 0357 by Don Mclean; Go your own
Way by Fleetwood Mac @ 0406; Iron Man by Black Sabbath @ 0352 and
"Only good Die Young" by Billy Joel @0425, with a Time check for 0425
hours.. plus a plug for HFU mentioned and the those all who where
listening. off with finally ID for "BID" Great audio but at time
signal hampered by noise floor other wise whooping signal @ 0401 hours
(EK-AB)

** The Crystal Ship

The Crystal Ship: 3/11-12/16 2304-0018+ UTC 6850.4 AM. S3-4 and S5
peaks with the "80s Time Machine" music show featuring tunes by
Madonna,Genesis,Bananarama,'Til Tuesday,Van Halen and Nena,Bernie
Sanders political ad. (Filipkowski,RI)

The Crystal Ship, 6850.5am, 3-11-16, 2330utc, fair/poor, songs:
"harden my heart" and "99 red balloons", ID, song: "I cant drive 55",
radio ad for Bernie Sanders, [email protected]. (Hassig-IL)

TCS/The Crystal Ship, 6876 AM, 0033-0141+, 03-16-16 SIO: 444/333 Nice
oldies show with tunes by Los Bravos, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash,
Troggs, Youngbloods, Political AD for Bernie Sanders 0104. Frequent
IDs. [Lobdell-MA]

** Big Johnson Radio

Big Johnson Radio, 6930usb, 3-13-16, 0310utc, poor, rhythm & blues
music, QRM de utility. (Hassig-IL)

** CWCW Radio

CWCW Radio: 3/13/16 1324-1359* UTC 6925 AM. S5-6 with S7 peaks playing
all country music by John Denver, Charlie Daniels Band, The Dixie
Chicks, George Strait and Brooks and Dunn. (Filipkowski,RI)

** Liquid Radio

Liquid Radio, 6925.1am, 3-12-16, 0008utc, poor, dance music. (Hassig-IL)

** Moonlight Radio

Moonlight Radio: 6935/U, 2241-2255+, 13-Mar; Tue in to disco music; ID
@2249 into twangy guitar rock. SIO=353 (Frodge-MI)

Moonlight Radio: 6935/U, 2312-2320+, 14-Mar; Variety pop music; ID &
addy as [email protected]. SIO=2+32 (Frodge-MI)

** Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio, 6770am, 3-12-16, 0245utc, poor but better than usual,
Burns and Allen show where Gracie runs for president (I heard this B4
on FM radio), also big band tune. (Hassig-IL)

Old Time Radio, 6770am, 3-13-16, 0341utc, poor but better than usual,
Mel Blanc show, Colgate tooth powder ad with orchestra, big band tune,
Fred Allen show at 0400utc. (Hassig-IL)

Old Radio Program Pirate: 6770.06/AM, 0215-0218+, 15-Mar; Possibly
Jack Benny w/Camel cigarette ads, "more doctors recommend". Poor at
QRN lvl. (Frodge-MI)

** Pee Wee

Pee Wee: 3/13/16 2334-2336 UTC 6950 USB. S3-4 playing heavy metal
music and CW IDs. (Filipkowski,RI)

Pee Wee: 3/13/16 0323 UTC 6926 USB. Heard some music under the noise
level, ID via HFU loggings. (Filipkowski,RI)

Pee Wee: 3/13/16 0439-0448* UTC 6955 USB. S4 playing oldies but
goodies by Chubby Checker, The Platters, Roy Orbison and Del Shannon,
CW IDs. (Filipkowski,RI)

** PPKD

PPKD: 6815, 2241, 14-Mar; Usual slow code beacon; not heard during
earlier checks today. QRM from pesky? on 6816/U +++ 2324, 16-Mar; not
heard earlier. (Frodge-MI)

** Radio Azteca

Radio Azteca: 3/12/16 2201-2315* UTC 6925.5 AM. S7-8 at tune in then
down to S5 at 2210 UTC, Bram Stoker with Azteca #10 featuring listener
mailbag, DX Merry-Go-Round, Top 10 list, Ask Dr Radio and slogan
"we've upped our standards now up yours", program was played twice.
(Filipkowski,RI)

Radio Azteca: 3/13/16 *1400-1435* UTC 6925.3 AM. S7-8 with replay of
show #10. (Filipkowski,RI)

** Radio Free Whatever

Radio Free Whatever: 3/13/16 2159-2312+ UTC 6950 USB. S7-8 with S9
peaks and usual great audio, DJ Dickweed and Assistant Stavin playing
music including Iggy Pop and Monsters Of Folk, shoutouts to HFU
listeners, had audio trouble with their microphones at start of
broadcast but the problem was fixed. (Filipkowski,RI)

Radio Free Whatever: 6950/U, 2221-2241+, 13-Mar; DJ Dick Weed & asst.
Steven w/pop/rock & IDs, including a really classy,
professional-sounding one. SIO=3+54 (Frodge-MI)

** Radio Illuminati

Radio Illuminati, 6150 AM, 2130-2330*, 03-06-16 SIO: 333/222 Long show
of pop/rock oldies Including The Who, Jefferson Starship, etc. 2326
station ID and requests to “like” on Facebook, close down
announcements. QRM from VOA sign on at 2329. [Lobdell-MA]

** Unid

UNID: 3/12/16 1852-1858 UTC 6925 AM. S6-7 with seagull and airplane
sound effects, faded into the noise at 1858 UTC. (Filipkowski,RI)

UNID: 3/13/16 0325 UTC 6951 AM. Detected a station under the noise but
couldn't get any details, very tough copy. (Filipkowski,RI)

UNID: 3/13/16 2235-2242+ UTC 7610 AM. S7 playing ambient music and a
sci-fi drama, via HFU tip. (Filipkowski,RI)

UNID: 7610/AM, 2255-23016+, 13-Mar; Sci-fi movie soundtrack? SIO=353 (Frodge-MI)

UNID: 3/18/16 0031-0032 UTC 6925 USB. Very weak with the Lincolnshire
Poacher musical tones then YL reading off numbers. (Filipkowski,RI)

** Wolverine Radio

Wolverine Radio: 3/13/16 0159-0243* UTC 6930 USB. S3-4 with "life"
themed music show playing tunes including "Walk Of Life" and "What Is
The Life", SSTVs at sign off. (Filipkowski,RI)

Wolverine Radio, 6930usb, 3-13-16, 0212-0239utc, good with light
fading, songs with the word life or living in them such as "got to get
you into my life", "living a life of illusion", "wild wild life" etc,
SSTV/FAX at 0237 of a picture of an egg being fertilized which I saw
on HFU. (Hassig-IL)

6930-USB, March 13 at 0133, big S9+25 signal with torch song, 0134
honky-tonk piano, 0137 Wolverine Radio ID as expected, vocal tune;
still going past 0200, and was not on at previous pirate band check
circa 0100. Many other logs of it between 0140 and 0243*; keyword for
song titles was ``life``:
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/inde ... 935.0.html
{It`s probably misdirexion, but of course one associates the name with
Michigan, and there is a little town of Wolverine at exit 301 of I-75
in northern Lower Peninsula} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


== European Logs ==

** Borderhunter Radio

Borderhunter Radio: 3/12/16 2221-2222+ UTC 6295 AM. Audio rising in
and out of the noise level including Spanish music with YL vocals.
(Filipkowski,RI)

** Unid

UNID: 3/10/16 0043+ UTC 6205 AM. Heard bits of audio down in the
noise, not enough for details. (Filipkowski,RI)


== QSLs ==

** The Crystal Ship

The Crystal Ship: Full data "Flower Power" eQSL for the 3/8/16 show.
(Filipkowski,RI)

The Crystal Ship: Full data "80s Time Machine" eQSL for the 3/11/16
show. (Filipkowski,RI)

** Rave-On Radio

Rave-On Radio: Date/Time/Freq (6930 USB) e-QSL for a posting somewhere
of their David Bowie tribute pgm. (Frodge-MI)


== Internet Resources ==

Free radio station contacts:
https://sites.google.com/site/piratedatabase/

The FRW on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Rad ... 6592073251

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http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php

Free Radio Cafe
http://freeradiocafe.com/forum/

The FRN
http://www.frn.net/


Regards, Lw