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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION OF CLANDESTINE ENTHUSIASTS
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The ACE is the Association of Clandestine Enthusiasts an ANARC (Association of
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North American Radio Clubs) member. Our shortwave club features free radio and
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clandestine stations heard on the shortwave frequencies.
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The ACE has a monthly bulletin which is in the format of most ANARC club
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bulletins (a folded 8 1/2 x 11format) and contains up to date loggings of
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pirate and clandestine stations,feature articles about pirate stations, a
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commentary column about the stateof the hobby and current events, a QSL
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column, and a spy numbers column.Also, as other newsworthy events occur,
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special features are included.
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The ACE fills a void that all other SW clubs have left. Our rapid growth and
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membership participation shows the interest that these topics have sparked.
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For a sample copy of the ACE, send $1.50 to:
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A.C.E.
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P.O.B. 11201
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Shawnee Mission, KS. 66207
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A year's subsciption is $18.00 in the U.S. $19 Canada and $25.00 worldwide. 24
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Subscriptions can be sent to the above address.
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Any column editor in ACE would be happy to use any useful information that you
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would be willing to share with the other members. All it takes is a few
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minutes of your time to jot down your ideas, logs, or contributions and send
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them to the appropriate editor.
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The editors for the columns are;
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Dialogs (logging column): DiaLogs
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P.O.B. 11201
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Shawnee Mission, KS. 66207
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Verified Response
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comments and QSLs: John Arthur
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Box 15A, RD #1
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Belfast, NY 14711
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Naturally, any information can also be sent to club headquarters at:
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A.C.E.
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P.O.B. 11201
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Shawnee Mission, KS. 66207
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Subscriptions should be sent directly to the publisher at the Baton Rouge
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address: P.O.B. 11201, Shawnee Mission, KS. 66207.
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Send the completed subscription form to:
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A.C.E.
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P.O.B. 11201
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Shawnee Mission, KS. 66207
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Please enclose in check, money order, or US funds $16/year for US residents
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and $17/year for Canada/Mexico, $23/year elsewhere in the world
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All funds are payable in US funds, drawn on a US bank.
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NORTH AMERICA-MEDIUM WAVE
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CJFC & CKRN Relay: 530, Nightly from 8/16, time?, SIO=121. Sounds like a
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typical CHR stn with a smattering of oldies. Ads for local merchants, and
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an ad for CKRN 710. Had Toronto Blue Jay ball games. Usual SIO=121, but
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once peaked at 30dB. (WOSIK,IL)
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Voice of the Great Peace March and Global Peace: 1630, 8/15, 8/16, 8/17,
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8/20, usually 0030-0500. Also gave a 4 letter call which began with a W, I
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believe. Mentioned Toledo once. Talks alot about peace and the peace march
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that was going across the US. On the night of 8/15, they had long
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speeches from speakers at one of their stops in Chicago in front of a large
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audience, perhaps from Grant Park. Long R&R tape of Jackson Browne in
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possible recording session, song titled "Richard Corey," Beatles songs and
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one with "Yo Ho Pirate Radio" as a possible title. DJ said they would be on
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the air from LA to NY and that they were a licensed mobile radio station.
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Stn averaged S3 or S4 with a peak of 30dB once. Usually off abt 0500, but
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once on until 0920. In addition to dates listed, they have been on
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weekends. DJ reminds me of Pirate Joe of KPRC. (WOSIK,IL)
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WHOT: 1629.5, 9/1, 0208-0400+, SIO=333. Took telephone calls at (718)
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946-9748 and offered to QSL to Ontario caller and to play request.
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(DECKER,NY) 1626, 9/1, 0743-0818, SIO=212. Two anncrs w/ talk and mx.
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Very hard to hear, but gave telephone number. Placed a call to them; they
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seemed like very friendly folks. They took my name and addr w/ promise of
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QSL. Said they had lots of old Elvis mx. Even though the signal was poor,
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I'm glad to have heard them. During the phone call, they said they were NOT
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the "not the top 40" program on 1616-1618, although they were aware of
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these bcsts. (RICHOLSON,VA) 1627, 9/1, 0545-0630+, SIO=141. DJs with very
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hyper voices taking phone calls for QSL requests or to verify reception.
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Said they also have an FM xmtr. Too bad they don't have an SW
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outlet; very entertaining. (WOSIK,IL) 1628, 9/1, 0351-0432. Oldies from
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50's and 60's w/ DJ Jim Nasium. Called and they played request 5
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minutes later. Lots of jingles and IDs. Said they would QSL. (ROSS,ONT)
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WQO: 1630, 9/7, 0233-0330, SIO=322. Tentative ID. Severe QRN and
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telemetry QRM. Copied mentions of Marion, OH and Findlay, so this may have
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been a relay of a Marion, OH stn or ???. Showtunes mx by Judy Garland.
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Very good audio. (WALKENDORF,MI)
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NORTH AMERICA-SHORTWAVE
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Canadian Club Radio: 7440, 8/30, 0115-0359, SIO=444. Primarily a pgm of rock
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mx and anncmts/talk by "Pilot Al" and "Ron." QSL addr given as: Box 140,
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3090 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario M1L 1B1 (not Box 148 and M11 1E1 as
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reported in various publications). Strong signal; reported using a 120 watt
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Johnson xmtr, Viking 2 putting out 120-130 watts, mixing board, 1/2 wave
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dipole antenna with tuner, and some sound effect eqmt. Mx included
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"Concrete Jungle" by the Specials, "Super Trance," "Word Power" by Thomas
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Dolby, "Easy Way Out" by Saga, etc. (RICHOLSON,VA) 7440, 8/30, 0229-0447*,
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SIO=433 avg. Punkish rock mx w/ many tunes by Saga and Simple Minds.
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Telephonic speech audio and good mx audio. Reception got better as program
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progressed, with QRM at various times. Anncrs really mistreated their eqmt
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with excessive feedback at various times. Toronto addr. (WALKENDORF,MI)
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7440, 8/30, 0257-0416, SIO=333. DJ's Ron and Al played mx by Peter
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Gabriel, Saga and John Fox. Echo and reverb effects during anncmts. Some
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RTTY/CW QRM at 0409 UTC. (MENDYK,IL) 7440, 8/30, 0433-0448*, SIO=454.
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Moderate QRN, no QRM. Ron and Al played around with echos and distortion,
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making noises and playing records with distortion. (TWIGG,MN) 7440, 8/30,
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0120-0448, SIO=333. Hrd songs "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" and "In My Car."
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Mentioned there would be a two month lag in QSLs due to screw up in
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address. Mentioned being north of the 49th Parallel. (WOSIK,IL) 7440, 9/9,
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0258-0300*, SIO=545. Best CCR signal ever! Lots of feedback, echos. ID at
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s/off. (TWIGG,MN)
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One-O Radio: 7438, 9/8, *0339-0445*, SIO=323. Tentative ID. Xmtr on and
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off until 0339 when began bcst by playing continuous contemporary top 40 hot
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hits. Sounded more professional than our local FM stns. Only two anncmts.
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Quite certain they anncd as "One - o Radio." No addr given. PSE QSL!
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(TWIGG,MN)
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Radio Deadman: 7439, 9/7, 0015. Popped up right after Golden Eagle with
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echo ID which was very hard to copy. New wave rock mx, etc. Did not copy any
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addr. Strong, but deep fades. (SCHMIDT,DE)
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Radio North Coast International: 7440, 9/2, 0039+, SIO=352.
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Masterpiece Theatre theme and Capt. Willie saying "Here we go again!"
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Moorhead addr and said they were "on a bunch of frequencies," but only
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7440 hrd here. (WOSIK,IL) 7439, 9/7, 0045. Very weak with Capt.
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Willie. Some mx noted but faded very quickly. (SCHMIDT,DE)
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TNFM (aka CFTN): 7448, 9/8, 0305-0600+, SIO=212 - 455. First hour of bcst
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was covered by RTTY/FAX QRM. After that, best signal ever from TNFM. Usual
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pgm of rock mx. (TWIGG,MN) freq?, 9/15, 0305-0610+. Usual mx. Went back
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to Box 1345, Ganges addr. Played only Canadian rock mx. (TWIGG,MN)
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Voice of the Golden Eagle: 7439, 9/7, 0000-0015. A new stn with some comedy
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bits, one of which was on rock & roll. Played a segment of what seemed
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like "The Gong Show." Caught one ID, signal was weak/fadey.
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(SCHMIDT,DE)
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WFUN: 7435.2, 9/7, 0000-0002, SIO=212. At midnight, anncr with a singing
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stn ID said "...more mx ...WFUN..." Then two minutes of music/singing
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and the carrier was lost. Unknown if this was a separate pirate xmsn
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or someone rebcsting parts of old xmsns. See also comments at WKUE and
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Zepplin on this subject. (RICHOLSON,VA)
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WKUE: 7435.2, 9/6, 2332-2400, SIO=212. Apparently came on
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immediately after Zepplin Radio Worldwide. With comedy skits, rock mx and at
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2356 the ID "...your stn for the greatest hits of all time... 74 WKUE."
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But then after a few minutes there was the WFUN ID which lasted until 0002
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on 9/7 when the carrier was lost. Unknown if this was a separate xmsn or
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replay of old bcsts. (RICHOLSON,VA) 7440, 9/6, 2330-0000 (9/7). "Laughing
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Bill" w/ rock oldies. Told a couple of dirty jokes. Very strong, good audio.
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(SCHMIDT,DE) Zepplin Radio Worldwide: 7435.3, 9/6, 2314-2331*, SIO=313.
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Rock mx plus strange tunes (Hi Lilly, Hi Lilly, Hi Low) and crazy anncmts
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("Look out world, here comes that g--d--- blimp again.") Never did get a
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complete identification; just "...Radio Worldwide," but seems likely this
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was ZRWW. S/off at 2331 to be followed by WKUE and WFUN. (RICHOLSON,VA)
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7438, 9/6, 2300-2305. Very weak at s/on and then completely faded out.
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Caught ID at the start, old rock mx then gone. Not often hrd here lately.
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(SCHMIDT,DE)
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UNIDENTIFIEDS
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1616-1618V, 9/1, 0721-0756, SIO=323. Another rebcst of "Not the
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American Top 40." Included "This is not Bob Dylan," "That's My Old Man,"
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and Santa with "Oh, ho, ho." Concurrently being played while WHOT was on
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1626. During phone call with them, they said they were not doing this pgm.
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(RICHOLSON,VA) 1618, 9/1, 0400-0750+, SIO=111. Spoof of Am. Top 40 with
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DJ trying hard to sound like the original. Played novelty songs like "I Want
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Eyebrows Like Brooke Shields," "She Blinded Me With Light Bulbs," and the
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AT&T version of "Breaking Up is Hard to Do." Excellent audio and very prof
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sound. Hrd area code of either 212 or 202. (WOSIK,IL) 1618, 9/1,
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0452-0542. Spoof of Am. Top 40 with Kasey Kasem. Crazy ads and crazier
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songs. Tape ended at 0542, but started over at 0550. (ROSS,ONT)
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1626.9, 8/31, 0214-0353, SIO=222. Another rebcst ot "Not the American Top
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40" pgm including "The Least Popular Song in the Land." Fake ad for "The
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Elvis Tapes." Also hrd "It's Not Joan Rivers" with "Can We Talk," "100
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Bottles of Beer on the Wall," etc.
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1630, 8/8, 2345+, SIO=131. Mx by Simply Red then faded out. The Peace
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Stn? (WOSIK,IL)
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6240, 8/31, 0355+, SIO=111. DJ said they were new and will have a mail
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drop soon. Anncd as a West Coast pirate, mentioned 1/2 wave dipole and
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report to PopCom. Hrd "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." DJ was Dr.
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Dipole. Sounded like KDJF, but it was very weak. (WOSIK,IL)
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7436, 9/2, 0320-0407+, SIO=141. Possibly RNCI. Barely hrd DJ with gruff
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Capt. Willie-like voice. Mentioned 604 once, but could not pick out anything
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else. (WOSIK,IL)
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7437, 8/22, 0331, SIO=131. Hrd "Stairway to Heaven." DJ mentioned
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#40 (addr?) and faded out. (WOSIK,IL)
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7441, 9/8, *0244-0318*, SIO=323. Anncd this was their first AM bcst. Played
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wierd noises of honking cars and mx. Addr lost in the noise. If anyone
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else has any ideas, please let me know. (TWIGG,MN)
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7445, 9/8, 2202*, SIO=353. In SSB, hrd "Yankee Doodle" and a woman
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talking. Hrd various times on this freq, sometimes with kilo, alpha, delta,
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etc. (TWIGG,MN)
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7447, 9/8, 0302-0315, SIO=141. QRMed to death at 0315. DJ said time
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& temp. R&R mx. DJ gave some numbers (phone #) and then wiped out by RTTY
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stn on 7455 with 25 kHz bandwidth. (WOSIK,IL)
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7479, 9/8, *2334-2348*, SIO=333. Dead carrier until 0340 when played musical
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notes in various patterns and at various speeds. PSE QSL. (TWIGG,MN)
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7518, 9/7, 0325-0336 f/out or s/off. Deep fades and rather poor
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modulation, rock mx, several IDs but unintelligible. DJ said "I'm your
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host..." and about the last thing in the anncmt was the number "373."
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Some possibility that this was R. Nowser Worldwide, but I am so uncertain, I
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cannot even consider this tentative! (SANTOSUOSSO,FL)
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CENTRAL AMERICA
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Voz del CID: 6305.2, 8/24, 0733, SIO=353. ID by OM anncrs. LAm ballads.
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ID at 0736. (HAVRILKO,UK) 6305.1, 8/31, 0730, SIO=343. OM w/ ID. LAm
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ballad by female singer. Slight RTTY QRM. Modulation a little low.
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(HAVRILKO,UK)
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EUROPE
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Radio Dublin International: 6909.6, 8/24, 1351, SIO=444. First time hrd
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over here. Never looked for them at the right time. Mx by Stevie Wonder,
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Donna Summer & The Supremes. Ad for a petrol stn and computerized
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car wash. Petrol stn was called Phoenix. Ad for sweatshirt. Parody
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of "Rocky" used in a commercial. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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Radio Ireland: 6312v, 8/24, 0753, SIO=343. 0753 sig tune. At 0758 played
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"Right Between the Eyes." Moved down to 6310.1 at 0801. Then hrd the song
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"Summer Wine." ID and addr given in DU or DD. 6311.6, 9/7, 1030+, SIO=443.
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Addr of 1 Mount Joy Square, Dublin. Followed Voice of Hope. Played
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"doctor's office mx." Good signal and modulation this week. Pop mx
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followed at 1043. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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Radio Rainbow International: 6239.8->6239.9, 8/24, 0904, SIO=444. Moody
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Blues and soul mx until 0912. Also hrd Huey Lewis and Van Halen mx. DJ
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was Jim Angus. Read letter from listener. Gave addr in FF and EE.
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(HAVRILKO,UK)
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Voice of Hope (via R. Ireland): 6310.2->6311.6, 9/7, 0955-1030,
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SIO=343. OM DJ w/ religious format. Gospel mx "Christ is Coming Soon."
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Also on 1349 kHz MW, but not audible here. Gave addr and phone number. I
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called and talked to Ann Hughes who gave me the addr of 67 Dunmoore, Lawn
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Valley Mount, Dublin 24, Ireland. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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West Side Radio International: 6279.9, 8/24, 1054, SIO=332. Usually a weak
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stn with an hour or so with a good signal, but not today. Poor propagation
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seems to be the rule, not the exception for the Euro-
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pirates this Sunday. Bluegrass-type mx hrd w/ some other odd mx.
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Poorer-than-usual signal. 6280, 9/7, 0725-0802, SIO=333. Gave addr of 310
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Collins Ave West, Whitehall, Dublin 9, Ireland. OM DJ with pirate news.
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Played song "We Love the Pirate Stations." News of an FM pirate preacher.
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Apparently they have changed their name slightly to Radio Westside
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International. DJ was Prince Terry. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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UNID, 6206.4, 8/24, 0942-1046+, SIO=433. Could have been R. Marabu. No ID
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hrd. Rock & new wave mx w/ distorted audio. Weak talk by OM. Annoying
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habit of some Euro-pirate playing mx and giving no IDs. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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UNID, 6261.1, 8/24, 0845, SIO=332. Tuned into rock mx. Hrd "Brave New
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World." FAX QRM. No ID. (HAVRILKO,UK)
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Other news and information: From Bill Krause comes information that the
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ANARC BBS is off line while Bill moves from Minnesota to Illinois. He said
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that the BBS should be operating by September 15th, but we do not yet have
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the new phone # for the BBS. *** Bill Cole has a data base program for
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the Commodore 64 and 128 (in 64 mode) to provide a SWL's database. It
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provides greater speed than the old database program and has many search
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modes for stations. The database can hold upto 1200 listings, and is compiled
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into "P" code which increases the speed of its operation. Contact Bill at
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107 Charles St., N. Cape May, NJ. 08204 for further information. Cost of
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the disk is $10 in the US and Canada and $12 airmail overseas (US monies
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only). *** Ira Richolson asks where the DiaLog mail should be sent, since the
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address was left off the column at times. All loggings should be sent to the
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POB 2571 Shawnee Mission, KS. address for the column. Sometimes I forget
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to pull up the header properly on the computer so the address gets left
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off. My apologies for that problem. *** Ken Suess writes about the low
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loggings of late and high local QRM. Activity has been low, and I've had bad
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local QRN/M problems myself. I hope things get better and your radio time is
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improved. *** Joe Wosik writes asking why the new stations are not using the
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mail drops. Good question! I don't have an answer for you, but perhaps
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someone can provide an answer. One can speculate that it's due to a
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concern for their security. *** I also received a letter from a new member in
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Australia who was wanting radio stickers from AM/FM stations in the US. I
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have relatively few to offer him, but if you have any spare stickers please
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send them to me, and I'll mail them to our colleague in Australia.
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