[HCDX]: Pirate Pages (PiPa) #221
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[HCDX]: Pirate Pages (PiPa) #221



Howdy all & welcome to PiPa#221! (This is just the cover sheet, PiPa #221
should either be an attached file to this or should follow right after my
own greetings & name). 

This issue's a few weeks late & I'm desperately trying to catch up with
everything. Hey, I knocked a day off of this one! Expect the next issue
(#222) in the next few days.

I'll be in New England at the Boxboro (NW Boston) hamfest this coming
weekend 8/29-8/30 with Hobby Broadcasting. If you're there, I hope to see
you! For other hamfest events that we'll be at, see the HB events page on
the Hobby Broadcasting Web site.

        The next (Fall) issue is back from the printer and should be
available via subscription in late August and on the newsstands in early
September. Some of the features include a "toolkit" for starting a
cable-access TV program, digging up rare early movies and television progams
for rebroadcasting, information concerning the recent shutdowns of Free
Radio Berkeley and Radio Mutiny, the FCC's criminal case against Lonnie
Kobres, A review of the Broadcast Warehouse 1-watt transmitter, modifying an
inexpensive amateur TV transmitter for commercial TV channels, a look back
at Radio Free Naptown, building dipole antennas for the AM band, and more! 
        For a sample of HB (a year's sub is $12), send $3 in the US ($4
outside) to: Hobby Broadcasting, PO Box 642, Mont Alto, PA 17237

PiPa #221   POB 840             8/25/98
      Mont Alto, PA 17237
      ayoder@xxxxxxx
      http://www.frn.net/rfi

PiPa #221 contains logs from FRW #130/131 + some more

PIRATE SHIP ELECTRA PROJECT SCUTTLED! [Another radio ship project has
failed]. NASWA member  Doug Robertson of Oxnard, CA sent a copy of a notice
of a U.S. Marshal's sale in the U.S. District Court for the So. District of
Georgia (Savannah Division) of the "Offshore Radio Broadcast Station Tug
'Electra,'" an "all welded steel, model bow, capstan towboat fitted with a
complete radio broadcast station, including radio tower."  For additional
info or an appointment for inspection, contact H. David Scott, Southeastern
Marine Surveying Co., 912-233-4157, FAX 912-238-0821.  It was to be sold to
the highest bidder on July 15 at 10:00 a.m. by the U.S. Marshal. [I called
the SE Marine Surveying Company and they said it sold for around $35,000 at
auction. Chris Lobdell.]

The ship ran into another boat on the way down, and there were some lawsuits
involved.  Also, the preacher that was financing it ran out of money.
Neither Scott nor Allan [Weiner] was on the ship when any of that happened,
nor did they have any involvement with the problems that caused the Feds to
come.  Allan has been working on his land-based stn, and Scott was down in
the Caribbean until a month or so ago.  They both got paid by the preacher
for all the work they did, so, other than the fact that the ship they worked
so hard on won't be on the air, they both made out okay on the deal. [Thanks
to Anita McCormick & Doug Robertson for info!]

UPDATE from #220:
Paul Ormandy noted that Greg Majewski's unid on 6812 is Radio Ondas del Rio
Mayo, Nueva Cajamarca and that they are a good verifier! Thanks Paul! You
can hear his DX info on Radio New Zealand International during "Mailbox",
fortnightly broadcasts, Mondays 2125 UTC on 17675kHz, Wednesdays 1735 UTC on
6145kHz and Fridays 1930 UTC on 9875kHz.

MORE STATIONS SIGNING ON IN THE ?X-BAND?: For those of you hoping to hear a
pirate above 1600 kHz, it?s getting mighty crowded up there!   3 more
stations have joined the growing list of ?expanded band? stations in the
past 2 weeks: 
1640 Sussex-WI, 1670 WTDY Madison WI, and 1690 WMDM Lexington Park-MD.

So, to recap, in addition to the various Highway Advisory Radio and
Travellers Information Stations, here?s what you can expect to hear in the
?X-Band? depending on your location:

1610 CHEV Toronto ON Limited time mobile sports events station
1620 WPHG Atmore AL Gospel
1620 KRIZ Renton WA Soul music
1640 KDIA Vallejo CA Soul music
1640 KKJY Lake Oswego OR Gospel
1640 WKSH Sussex WI Contemporary Christian music.  Not 24 hours!
1650 KKTR Costa Mesa CA All-traffic reports (!)  (ex-KGXL)
1660 WBAH Elizabeth NJ Spanish (formerly WJDM)
1670 WNML Warner Robins GA Sports talk ? ?The Sports Animal?
1670 WTDY Madison WI News/talk
1690 KAYK Arvada CO Disney
1690 WMDM Lexington Park MD Talk: "Bay Talk
1690". 1700 WCMQ Miami Springs FL Spanish (Cuban)

And for those who are really interested in various Highway Advisory Radio
and Travellers Information Stations, here?s a website worth checking out:

http://www.erols.com/wharms/tis/

LOGGINGS: ALAN MAYSGA PROJECT Providence
6955U 7-4 *1610-1652* Mumbling announcer and Alan Parsons Project music.
(252 Silvi-OH)
6955U 7-4 *1836-1917* Mumbling announcer and Alan Parsons Project songs
"Damned If I Do" and "One More River"(353 Silvi-OH)(fr Alexander-ON)(151
Haston-SC)(AY,PA)
6955U 7-4 *2345-0030* Mumbling/giggling announcer and Alan Parsons Project
songs like "Old & Wise" and "Games People Play"; seemed to be a different
program than earlier. (353 Trummel-PQ)(fr Alexander-ON)(Finn-PA)(fair
Russell-MI)(fr Wolfish-ON)(242 Haston-SC)(434 Myers-VA)
6955U 7-5 *0226-0238* Usual mumbling announcer, but he was playing music by
Adam & The Ants and "Flash" by Queen; relay announcement by WARR at the end?
(Myers-VA)(343 Frodge-MI)(343 Haston-SC)

BRITAIN?S BETTER MUSIC STATION (relay)
6955U 7-3 2338-0110* Lengthy program of pop music with Brit-accented
announcer(454 Trummel-PQ)(253 Silvi-OH)(pr Russell-MI)(242 Zeller-OH)(452
Crawford-KY)(fair Finn-PA)(242 Haston-SC)

CARIBBEAN SOUND SYSTEM Stoneham
6955U 7-4 1931-1958* Count Whip with heavy echo on voice; Bob Dylan songs
for the most part. (454 Trummel-PQ)(fr Alexander-ON)(252 Zeller-OH)(353
Silvi-OH)

FREE DYLAN EXPERIENCE no maildrop announced; please QSL!
6955U 7-10 0100-0130* Parody of Free Hope Experience with Bob Dylan
soundalike "Major Bob" spinning James Brown and dixieland music and calling
for Shadow, Terrapin and Echo Alpha. (Well done & funny Arthur-NY) (gd
Wolfish-ON)(353 Frodge-MI)(gd Finn-PA)
6955U 07-15 0258-0316 Music, then calling Joe Momma/Shadow. (253 Silvi-OH)
6954U 07-18 0220-0222* Quacking at s/off. (good PSE QSL Frodge-MI)
6955U 07-18 *0228-0238* Program making fun of Major Spook. (good Frodge-MI)

FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE-BRS
6956.7U 07-11 0249-0319* Sed hi to various DXers. Mentioned he couldn't get
the 21 meter antenna working. (343 Ruger-CA) (343 Frodge-MI)(322 Majewski-CT)
6957 07-11 0343-0404 Major Spook w/program of rock music. (444
Zeller-OH)(Nice mailbag Roberts,TX)
6956.6U 07-12 0335-0403* Major Spook w/C&W mx, Metallica, QSO with The
Shadow. (353 Trummel-PQ)(Pimblett-AB)(344 Majewski-CT)
6956.6U 07-12 *0410-0447* CW callup, chatting, Ministry tune. (Clark-ID)
(353 Trummel-PQ)(Pimblett-AB)(242 Ruger-CA)
6954U 07-18 0128-0136 Major Spook w/audio collage and mx. (fair Frodge-MI)

INDIRA CALLING Providence
6955U 7-4 *0116-0144* East Indian music with beach-related song titles
dedicated to various Dxers; gave Providence address but called the city
"Calcutta" instead of Providence. (fr Russell-MI) (gd Alexander-ON)(gd
Mann-??)(555 Trummel-PQ)(343+ Zeller-OH)(gd Wolfish-ON)(353 Silvi-OH)(fair
Finn-PA)(343 Haston-SC)
6955U 7-4 *1709-1737* Repeat of earlier Beach Party 98 program. (151
Majewski-CT)(pr Flannery-ON)
6956 U 7-4 *2304-2332* Repeat of Beach Party 98 program (454 Trummel-PQ)(gd
Wolfish-ON)(good Finn-PA)(353 Haston-SC)

JERRY RIGGED RADIO--RI
6957U 07-11 0144-0202 Big Band/Swing mx show as per listener request. w/just
CD player and transmitter. (322 Haston-SC) (fair Russell-MI)(353
Silvi-OH)(353 Frodge-MI) (444 Majewski-CT)

LOUNGE LIZARD RADIO Providence
6955U 7-4 *0243-0320* 1st Anniversary Show from the Firestix Lounge in
Belfast NY with various versions of "Volare"; at end of show announcer Dean
Soundgarden warned people to watch out for the cops on Route 19. (454
Trummel-PQ)(gd Alexander-ON)(gd Russell-MI)(fr Wolfish-ON)(353 Frodge-MI)(fr
Flannery-ON)(343 Zeller-OH)(444 Majewski-CT)(444 Silvi-OH)(343
McClintock-MN)(453 Crawford-KY)(good with QRM Finn-PA)(343 Haston-SC)

MYSTERY RADIO Stoneham
6955U 7-5 0443-0525* Jam Session show. (pr Wolfish-ON)(fr Russell-MI)(343
Haston-SC)(Roberts,TX)
6957U 07-12 *0449-0518* Music Of Rush program. (434 McClintock-MN)(252
Trummel-PQ)
6957U 07-12 *0526-0550* TV Theme Song program. (434 McClintock-MN)(252
Trummel-PQ)(good Axelrod-MB)

RADIO AMAZONIA (relay)
6955U 7-5 0523-0534+ Euro mx; Sweden Address; Being jammed by Take It Easy
Radio.(pr Wolfish-ON)(fr Russell-MI)
6955U 07-13 0049-0138 European pop mx; send $2.00 for QSL. Lotsa folk &
Beer-drinking mx (fair Russell-MI)(353 Silvi-OH)(Roberts,TX)

RADIO CLANDESTINE does not have a maildrop; please QSL!
6950 7-5 2245-2333* Relay of an old show; included mx by Elvis Costello &
The Clash. (555 Trummel-PQ)(pr Russell-MI)(good Wolfish-ON)(Flannery-ON)(444
Majewski-CT)(good Finn-PA)
6954 07-17 0143-0235 RF Burns talking about playing "Freeze Frame" from J.
Geil Band's new album (1981!); also stuff from George Harrison, Eric
Clapton. fair Wolfish-ON)(good Finn-PA)(444 Haston-SC) (232 Crawford-KY)(534
Silvi-OH)

RADIO ESOTERICA 
6956 U 7-4 2258-2326 Bits from language lesson tapes; QRM from Indira
Calling. (322 Haston-SC)

RADIO FREE SPEECH Belfast
6955 7-3 2250-2330 4th of July show; maildrop not announced! (454
Silvi-OH)(good Finn-PA)(232 Haston-SC)
6955 7-4 1205+ 4th of July show; repeat from last year? (454 Silvi-OH)
6950.5 7-4 2320-2358* 4th of July show; primarily comedy sketches and pirate
radio advocacy.(242+ Zeller-OH) (pr Russell-MI) (gd Wolfish-ON)(533
Silvi-OH)(343 Haston-SC)
6950.5 7-5 0228-0258* Repeat of 4th of July show(343 Zeller-OH)(454
Silvi-OH)(353 Haston-SC)
6955 7-5 1250-1315 Repeat of 4th of July show.(252 Silvi-OH)(454 AY,PA)

RADIO METALLICA WW-BRS
6955 07-15 2122-2244 Oldies w/Dr.T, Sr. El Nino and Jade; old tape. (251
Crawford-KY)(454 Majewski-CT)
6955 07-17 0015-0140* Repeat of the 2-21-98 show. Dr. El Nino and Jade Sed
send a pack of $50's for a QSL. (strong to fade Finn-PA)(433 Haston-SC)(433
Silvi-OH)
6955 07-17 0310-0315 Rock and Rap mx. (fair Frodge-MI)

RADIO NONSENSE Belfast
6955 7-4 0438-0516* Rock mx and comedy (pr Russell-MI)(fr Wolfish-ON)
6955 7-5 0535-0606* "All About Radio" show with vintage radio comedy bits
(pr Russell-MI)(252 McClintock-MN)(Jurrens-TX)
6955U 07-13 0003-0040 Joe Momma w/mx "Bad To The Bone" & "Smoke On The
Water". (322 Haston-SC)(242 Silvi-OH)
6955U 07-13 0219-0226* Repeat of the "All About Radio" show. (fair Russell-MI)

RADIO PIPSQUEAK?-BRS (or RADIO THIS WEEK?!)
6955U 07-14 0210-0217* Jesus rock mx; test transmission. Annced BRS drop but
had no QSLs. (fair Frodge-MI)(weak as UNID Finn-PA)

RADIO THREE does not have a maildrop; please QSL!
6955U 7-4 0640-0648 Sal Ammoniac played "No Excuses" by Alice In Chains
several times. (fr Alexander-ON)(pr Russell-MI)

REEFER MADNESS RADIO Belfast
6955U 7-10 0312-0355* host Harry Anslinger, Jr. w/program #4, giving tnx to
US Army, DEA & ATF (S+25-30 McArdle-OK)(fr Wolfish-ON)(332 Crawford-KY)
6955U 07-13 *0320-0347 Anslinger ranting and raving; sounding like a Marine
Corps drill instructor. (233 Clark-ID)

RFM Belfast
6955 7-5 0357-0440* 30s and 40s Big band music (exc Finn-PA)(pr
Wolfish-ON)(333 Majewski-CT)(242 Haston-SC)

SCREAM OF THE BUTTERFLY Providence
6955U 7-5 0035-0128* 60s rock music and skits; sign-off with Hendrix?s
rendition of the anthem(353 Trummel-PQ)(Flannery-ON)(fr Russell-MI)(343
Frodge-MI)(good Finn-PA)(353 Haston-SC)
6955U 7-5 1345-1430+ Repeat program(353 Trummel-PQ)(fr
Wolfish-ON)(Flannery-ON)(555 Majewski-CT)(poor Finn-PA)

TIE IT EASY RADIO Belfast
6955U 7-4 0611-0626+ Inebriated announcer Desperado playing Don Henley songs
and babbling in German and English. (Russell-MI)(Alexander-ON)(fr
Wolfish-ON)(Jurrens-TX)

WACK toll free from the USA: 1-888-959-8177
6955U 7-6 *0224-0409* Talking and parody songs; phone message on answering
machine says to leave your address for a QSL. (weak Clark-WA)(nice signal
Finn-PA)(444 Zeller-OH)(353 Crawford-KY)(434 AY,PA)
6955U 07-14 0312-0436 "Blueberry Hill", Stone Temple Pilots; annced
1-888-959-8177 for calls. (weak Finn-PA) (good IDed as "Black Radio Frodge-MI)

WAMP Merlin
6955U 7-4 0557-0603 Usual time pips and mentions of Coordinated Alan P.
Masyga Time (333 Frodge-MI)(McArdle-OK)(pr Wolfish-ON)

WHYP ? (or WHYT ?) maildrop?; please QSL!
6955U 7-5 0249-0305Unusual program with elderly man rambling on about the
weather and giving temperatures for various cities in OH, PA and NY; also a
hospital admissions report; bits of C&W played; ID sounded like WHYP-FM;
sounded like perhaps a cable show for a nursing home. (454 Zeller-OH)(343
Frodge-MI)(343 Myers-VA)(pr Wolfish-ON)(gd McArdle-OK)(253 Silvi-OH)(453
Crawford-KY)

WMFQ/WHERE?S MY FUCKING QSL? Providence
6955U 7-4 *1531-1608* Usual shouted IDs with cheezy covers of Beatles &
Rolling Stones tunes and a Hari Krishna tune. (fr Alexander-ON)(151
Zeller-OH)(152 Majewski-CT)(353 Silvi-OH)
6956 U 7-4 *2219-2256* Repeat of earlier show. (454 Trummel-PQ)(252
Silvi-OH)(343 Haston-SC)(423 Myers-VA)

WMPR-No Address
6955.4 07-11 2304-0036* Usual format of techno dance mx w/occasional IDs by
OM/YL; nice signal. (444 Zeller-OH)(444 Haston-SC)(decent audio 454
Trummel-PQ)(343 Majewski-CT)

WPIG maildrop?
6955U 7-4 0241-0249 Ira singing "Amazing Grace" and giving out his phone
number; sounded like a replay of an old program. (343 Frodge-MI)(242
Haston-SC)(fr Wolfish-ON)(444 Myers-VA)(252 Silvi-OH)

WREC/RADIO FREE EAST COAST Blue Ridge Summit or Belfast
6955U 7-4 0321-0410* 4th of July show with parodys like America InLine.(454
Trummel-PQ)(Flannery-ON)(444 Majewski-CT)(gd Wolfish-ON)(fr Russell-MI)(353
Frodge-MI)(353 Silvi-OH)(242+ Zeller-OH)(343 McClintock-MN)(241
Crawford-KY)(good Finn-PA)(343 Haston-SC)
6955U 7-5 *0126-0220* Repeat with funny songs and ads. (555 Trummel-PQ)(vgd
Mann-??)(fr Russell-MI)(343 Frodge-MI)(251 Crawford-KY)(good Finn-PA)(353
Haston-SC)

WRKO SHORTWAVE Blue Ridge Summit or wrkosw@xxxxxxxxxxx
6949.5 7-4 Evening/afternoon but didn't write down when! Pretty good sig
(AY,PA) 
6949.5 7-4 1358-2334+ Rebroadcast of Boston?s 680-WRKO with IDs and address
inserted from time to time(151 to 555 Trummel-PQ)(352 Frodge-MI)(252 Silvi-OH)
6949.6 7-5 0306-0410 More of the same, with Blue Ridge Summit address
inserts. (454 Comeau-MA)(342 Majewski-CT)(fr Russell-MI)(good
Wolfish-ON)(252 Silvi-OH)(242 Haston-SC)
6950 7-5 1435-1537 Repeat from yesterday?s broadcast (353 Trummel-PQ)(353
Majewski-CT)(pr Finn-PA)

UATWR/UP AGAINST THE WALL RADIO-Providence
6955U 07-11 0019-0100 "True Mx Of The Americas" show; parody AD for
Animosity House. (544 Haston-SC)(452 Russell-MI)(333 Frodge-MI)(342 Majewski-CT)

VOICE OF THE RUNAWAY MAHARISHI-Belfast
6951U 07-13 0135-0223 Maharishi singing songs like "Are You A Dxer?" and
"Join The ACE"; old show. (good Russell-MI) (353 Silvi-OH)

WSRR/SOLID ROCK RADIO Belfast
6955U 7-4 1406-1522 Jazz instrumental music. (151 Zeller-OH)(152
Majewski-CT)(332 Myers-VA)
6955U 7-4 2005-2050* Male announcer with music; QRM from the station playing
Jimi Henrix music. (pr Wolfish-ON)(322 Frodge-MI)(232 Trummel-PQ)(353 Silvi-OH)
6955U 7-7 2241-2315 Dr. Love with new artists. Played the Ginger Rebels.
Different show, announced how to get copies of artist albums.(233 Majewski-CT)

WUNH Providence
6955U 7-4 *1815-1827 Rockabilly music and oldies. (fr Wolfish-ON)(pr
Finn-PA)(151 Haston-SC)
6955U 7-5 1605-1634 Jimmy Hix with oldies. (fr Wolfish-ON)(454
Majewski-CT)(AY,PA)

Europe: 
SHORT WAVE RELAY SERVICE e-mail swrs@xxxxxxx or Wuppertal 
11470 U 7-4 2336-0140* Testing with loop tape from "Southern Europe" using
350 watts and an Inverted "V" antenna mentioning 13960 kHz; started a
rebroadcast of their Special Summer show @ 0036. (232-454 Trummel-PQ)(fr
Wolfish-ON)(151+ Zeller-OH)(353 Mann-??)(fr Ross-ON) 
11470U 07-11 2245-0121* Lengthy loop ID tape between relays. "You are
listening to SWRS"; gave Wuppertal drop for reports. (242 Filipkowski-RI) 
11470U 07-12 0100-0105 Loop tape ID; talk over mx, giving Wuppertal drop.
(252 Trummel-PQ)

CRAZY WAVE RADIO (SWRS RELAY) 
11470U 07-12 0002-0033 Rock mx by AC/DC, Billy Idol, ZZ Top, etc. (242
Filipkowski-RI)(252 Trummel-PQ)

KIWI-Napier (SWRS RELAY) 
11470U 07-11 2315-2355 Graham Barclay w/program of pop mx. (242 Filipkowski-RI)

RADIO SILVER (SWRS RELAY) 
11470U 07-11 2245-2300 OM anncr w/oldies by Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, etc.
(242 Filipkowski-RI) 
11470U 07-12 0038-0059 OM anncr; oldies "Rock Around The Clock", etc. IDs in
Italian. (252 Trummel-PQ)

LOGGINGS FROM SOUTH OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA:
6980 L 7-4 2000-2017 Relay of Voice of South Dublin. (gd Barrera-ARG)
6980 L 7-4 2130-2215* German pirate Radio Free Willy relayed via Radio
Cochiguaz; giving Ytterby and Wuppertal address for QSLs. (gd Barrera-ARG)
6980L 7-4 2230-2319 Dark Pampa Radio (via R.Cochiguaz) w/Arab mx, IDs in
English and Spanish. (gd Barrera-ARG)(454 Eramo,Arg)

UNIDENTIFIED LOGGINGS (Please ID and QSL for all of these!)
1610 7-3 0612-0700+ Non-stop Elvis music (pr Russell-MI)
6955U 7-4 0228-0230+ Janes Addiction tune(353 Trummel-PQ)
6955U 7-4 *0417-0437* Cuts from a McLean & McLean comedy record with C&W
parodies. (fr Wolfish-ON)(545 Majewski-CT)
6955U 7-4 2004-2022* Non-stop Jimi Hendrix tunes(454 Trummel-PQ)(fr
Wolfish-ON)(353 Frodge-MI)
6955U 7-5 0300-0345* What sounded like a mix of material from "Fake" Radio
USA and K-2000; very strange. (454 Trummel-PQ)(gd Wolfish-ON)(343
Frodge-MI)(pr Russell-MI)(445 Majewski-CT)(141 Crawford-KY)(343 Haston-SC)

6955U 7-5 2314-2320 Beatles records.(pr Russell-MI)(fr Wolfish-ON)(252
Crawford-KY)

Alexander-ON, Arthur-NY, Axelrod,MB; Barrera-Argentina, Clark-WA, Comeau-MA,
Crawford-KY, Eramo,Argentina; Filipkowski-RI, Finn-PA, Flannery-ON,
Frodge-MI, Haston-SC, Jurrens-TX, Laws,PQ; Liangas,Greece; Majewski-CT,
Mann-??, McArdle-OK, McClintock-MN, Myers-VA, Ormandy,NZ; Pimblett,AB;
Roberts,TX; Ross-ON, Ruger,CA; Russell-MI, Silvi-OH, Trummel,PQ; Wolfish-ON,
Zeller-OH; & AY,PA

QSLs RECEIVED: INFINITY MINUS ONE, full data sheet signed by "The
Gatekeeper" in 24 months. (Filipkowski-RI)

KIWI RADIO:
6980, via RC txr, full data yellow QSL card 20 Anniversary w/letter and
tourist brochures about NZ Parks, in 46 days for EG rpt. (Barrera-ARG)

RADIO FREE MASSACHUSETTS: QSL sheet in 25 days from H.V. Short for rprt to
Belfast. (McArdle-OK) same in 7 days. (Finn-PA)

RADIO GERBIL:
6955, f/d Gerbil sheet for FRW/PiPa log; filled out by someone who obviously
graduated from the Alan P. Masyga School of Penmanship (Frodge-MI) same in a
couple of months. (Wolfish-ON) QSL in 129 days for rpt to Providence.
(McArdle-OK) same for me. (Filipkowski-RI)

RADIO KENNY:
6955, f/d QSL #1 South Carolina Pirate card in 108 days for 3 mint stamps
via Providence drop; also sent pic of familiar looking bearded dude (Frodge-MI)

RADIO SUE:
6950 via RC txr, full data QSL card, w/brochures about Napier & NZ, in 61
days for EG rpt & 2 IRCs. (Barrera-ARG)

WEIRD AL RADIO, full data sheet signed by AL in 25 months. (Filipkowski-RI)

WLIS:
6955, QSL received from WLIS for posting in FRW of 28 June reception.
Received QSL # 1369 on 8 July. Thank you very much WLIS. (Majewski-CT)

WPUP, full sheet with lots of cartoon dogs, full data, #10, in 410 days,
signed by Pirate Puppers (Crawford-KY)Same in 255 days. (Zeller-OH) Same in
13 months. (Filipkowski-RI)

WSRR: card & nice note from Dr. Love in 14 days for rprt to Belfast.
(McArdle-OK) same in a couple of weeks. (Haston-SC)

COMMENTS:
Brad Clark: "loggings SUCKED. Conditions SUCKED. Getting sunburnt on the 4th
of July SUCKED (well, after all the Kokanee I drank, heh heh heh heh heh)."

Charlie Crawford: "conditions have been terrible, bad propagation, lotta
static. I?m surprised I heard what I did. But I?m gonna lose my hearing
listening through all the noise."

Greg Majewski: "In spite of two picnics and one very late fireworks show, it
was a good weekend for pirates. Lots of activity, I wish I had more time to
listen."

Scott McArdle: "Now back from vacation and ready for some serious listening"

George Zeller: "WSRR has been announcing a web site, but I could not copy
all of it. So, I put WSRR into web searchers. I couldn't find the pirate,
but I did find that there is a WSRR on 98.1 MHz in Memphis, TN with a
classic rock format. While finding that, I also discovered that there is a
WREC in Memphis, TN on 600 kHz MW with a news/sports format. Why do all the
pirates take their call letters from stations in Memphis?"

LOGGINGS SORTED BY DATE AND TIME:
Friday evening July 3/July 4 UTC
2250-2330 6955   Radio Free Speech
2338-0110 6955 U Britian?s Better Music Station (relay)
0116-0144 6955 U Indira Calling
0243-0321 6955 U Lounge Lizard Radio
0323-0410 6955 U WREC
0438-0517 6955 U Radio Nonsense
0523-0534 6955 U Radio Amazonia (relay)
0557-0603 6955 U WAMP
0611-0626 6955 U Take It Easy Radio
0648-0648 6955 U Radio Three

Saturday morning July 4
1205_     6955   Radio Free Speech
1358+     6949.5 WRKO Shortwave
1406-1522 6955 U WSRR
1531-1608 6955 U WMFQ

Saturday afternoon July 4
1610-1652 6955 U Alan Masyga Project
1709-1737 6955 U Indira Calling
1815-1827 6955 U WUNH
1836-1917 6955 U Alan Masyga Project
1930-1958 6955 U Caribbean Sound System
2000-2017 6980 L V. of South Dublin (relay)
2017-2050 6955 U WSRR
2130-2215 6980 L Radio Free Willy (relay)

Saturday evening July 4/5 UTC
2219-2256 6956 U WMFQ
2230-2319 6980 L Dark Pampa Radio
2258-2326 6956 U Radio Esoterica
2304-2332 6956 U Indira Calling
2300-2334 6949.5 WRKO Shortwave
2334-2358 6950.5 Radio Free Speech
2345-0030 6955 U Alan Masyga Project
2346-0140 11470U SWRS
0035-0127 6955 U Scream of the Butterfly
0126-0220 6955 U WREC
0226-0238 6955 U Alan Masyga Project
0228-0258 6950.5 Radio Free Speech
0241-0249 6955 U WPIG
0249-0305 6955 U WHYP (or is it WHYT?)
0311-0410 6950   WRKO Shortwave
0357-0440 6955   RFM
0443-0525 6955 U Mystery Radio
0535-0606 6955 U Radio Nonsense

Sunday morning July 5
1250-1315 6955   Radio Free Speech
1345-1430 6955 U Scream of the Butterfly
1435-1537 6950   WRKO Shortwave

Sunday afternoon July 5
1605-1634  6955 U WUNH

Sunday evening July 5/July 6 UTC
2245-2333 6950   Radio Clandestine
0228-0410 6955 U WACK

Tuesday evening July 7/8 UTC
2241-2315 6955 U WSRR

Thursday evening July 10 UTC
0100-0130 6955 U Free Dylan Experience
0312-0355 6955 U Reefer Madness Radio

07-11  [SATURDAY]
0019-0100  6955U    UP AGAINST THE WALL RADIO
0144-0202  6957U    JERRY RIGGED RADIO
0249-0319* 6956.7U  FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE
0343-0404  6957     FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE
2304-0036* 6955.4   WMPR
2245-2300  11470U   RADIO SILVER [via SWRS]
2315-2355  11470U   KIWI RADIO [via SWRS]

07-12  [SUNDAY]
0002-0033  11470U   CRAZY WAVE RADIO [VIA SWRS]
0038-0059  11470U   RADIO SILVER [via SWRS]
0335-0403* 6956.6U  FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE
0410-0447* 6956.6U  FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE
0449-0518* 6957U    MYSTERY RADIO
0526-0550* 6957U    MYSTERY RADIO

07-13  [MONDAY]
0003-0040  6955U    RADIO NONSENSE
0049-0138  6955U    RADIO AMAZONIA
0135-0223  6951U    VOICE OF THE RUNAWAY MAHARISHI
0219-0226* 6955U    RADIO NONSENSE
0320-0347* 6955U    REEFER MADNESS RADIO

07-14  [TUESDAY]
0210-0217* 6955U    RADIO PIPSQUEAK/RADIO THIS WEEK
0301-0436  6955U    WACK RADIO

07-15  [WEDNESDAY]
0258-0316  6955U    FREE DYLAN EXPERIENCE
2122-2244  6955     RADIO METALLICA WW

07-17  [FRIDAY]
0015-0140* 6955     RADIO METALLICA WW
0143-0235  6954     RADIO CLANDESTINE
0310-0315  6955     RADIO METALLICA WW


07-18  [SATURDAY]
0128-0136  6954U    FREE HOPE EXPERIENCE
0220-0222* 6954U    FREE DYLAN EXPERIENCE
0228-0238* 6955U    FREE DYLAN EXPERIENCE

COMMENTS.....

Shawn Axelrod: 
"Not much again  due to high levels of static and poor propagation. I
will keep trying and thanks for all of the hard work. It is appreciated."

Brad Clark: 
"Conditions have been fair to good here, not too much thunderstorm activity
locally, but the crashes get loud at times in the evenings.  Has anyone in
the west tried to go on at about 0530-0630? 40 metres has been open to
Australia then, I wonder if there are any Aussie or NZ pirate chasers?

There has also been a lot of ANDVT (digitally encrypted voice)
transmissions on 6958 and 6961, quite strong here at times, but not as
sloppy and wide as RFPI.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, we're scheduled for 105 degrees today!"

Bill Finn:
"I was informed via the FRN chat room by H.V. Short that I was the first
person to ever receive a qsl report based on info to him over the internet.
I posted a report in the ACE loggings web page and talked to him in the FRN 
chatroom, and he said a qsl card is in the mail already! 

Here's some of what he said :
"RFM's first broadcast was on Sept 1, 89 on 7425KHZ 
You are the first person to get a RFM QSL via the internet!! 
You got the QSL and  know  the time it takes to get one what with all the
snail mail delays. Send to maildrop, then he sends it out. Takes about 2
wks before the op gets it then he has to send it out. 
RFM loves sending out QSL's."

Just thought I'd pass this along.   Hope some others have the same results"

PLEASE QSL ADDRESSES. If you want your name removed, let us know.
Ken Alexander: Box 71553, Aurora, ONT  L4G 6S9
John T. Arthur: 7994 Rte 19 Belfast, NY 14711
Shawn Axelrod: 30 Becontree Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA, R2N 2X9
Charles Bernth: P.O. Box 236, Eastport, NY  11941
Shawn Axelrod: 30 Becontree Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2N 2X9, Canada
Ian Biggar: 21B Dundonald Road, Troon, Ayrshire KA10 6NP, Scotland
Rainer Brandt: Wiesenweg 6, D-29361, Hoefer, Germany
Mike Brooker: 99 Wychcrest Ave, Toronto, ONT M6G 3X8  Canada
J. Coatsworth: R.R. #3, Merlin, Ontario NOP 1WO, Canada
Ross Comeau: 16 Linwood Street, Andover, MA  01810
Chas. Crawford: 1763 Turnagain Drive, Henderson, KY 42420
Fred Danowski: 95 Meadowbrook Road, Startford, CT 06497
Paul Demsky: 883 Broadway #2, South Portland, ME  04106
David Ditlow: 3645 Vinton Avenue #3, Los Angeles, CA 90034
Rick Doehner: 2511 Raspberry Lane, Pasadena, TX   77502
Joe Filipkowski: 28 Mill Wheel Road, Warwick, RI 02886
Steve Foehner: 326 River Meadow Drive, Rochester, NY 14623
Michael Folk: 810 Dalewood Villa Hills, KY 41017-1089
Harold Frodge: 5525 Whitehall St., Midland, MI  48642
Dan Greenall: 181 Church Street, Thamesford, ONT  N0N 2M0, Canada
William Hassig: 102 N. Russel St., Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Matt Haston: 22 Jamestowne Commons, Taylors, SC  29687
Ron Hunsicker: 1238 Cleveland Avenue, Wyomissing, PA 19610-2102
R & T Jurrens: 19107 Winding Trail Lane, Katy, TX  77449
Rob Keeney: 10315 Antioch, Overland Park, KS   66212-4332
Harald Kuhl: P.O. Box 110 605, 35351 Giessen, GERMANY
Edward Kusalik: 2117-10 Street ?A?, Coaldale, Alberta, CANADA  T1M 1B6
Mike Leclerc: 16 Salem Drive, Somers, CT 06071-1903
Chris Lobdell: Box 146, Stoneham, MA   02180
Greg Majewski: 1176 Route 163, Oakdale CT 06370
Scott McArdle: 3500 S. Boulevard, Ste.18C, Edmond,OK 73013
Wm. McClintock: 11481 Blackfoot St NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433
Greg Myers, Box 17186, Richmond, VA 23226
John Mello: 218 Central Avenue, North Scituate, RI  02857
Kevin Nauta: 11252 Ravanna SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508-2504
Nigel Pimblett: 1146 Queen Street, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 1B4, Canada
Mike Prindle: P.O. Box 51, New Suffolk, NY 11956-0051
Ed Rausch: 17 Vandeberg Place, Cedar Grove, NJ  07009-1039
Robert Ross: Box 1003, Station B, London, ON   N6A 5K1  Canada
Larry Russell: 420 Warren Avenue, Flushing, MI  48433
Chris Scott: 4051 Clifton Avenue, #3, Cincinnati, OH  45220
Lee Silvi: Box 982, Mentor, OH 44061
Chris Smolinski: 4708 Trail Court, Westminster, MD 21158
Niel Wolfish: 112-2177 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario M5M 4B7, Canada
Andrew Yoder: Box 642, Mont Alto, PA 17237
George Zeller: 3492 West 123rd Street, Cleveland, OH  44111

KEY TO MAILDROPS:
Basel: Box 510, 4010 Basel, Switzerland
Belfast: Box 1, Belfast, NY 14711
BRS: Box 109, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214
Bremen: Box 334, Bremen, IN 46506
English: Box 332, English, IN  47118
Huntsville: Box 11522, Huntsville, AL 35814
Merlin: Box 293, Merlin, Ontario NOP  1W0, Canada
Moline: Box 88, Moline, MI  49335
Omaha: Box 641981, Omaha, NE   68134
Providence: Box 28413, Providence, RI 02908
Sierra Madre: Box 1073, Sierra Madre, CA
Stoneham: Box 146, Stoneham, MA 02180
Ventura:  Box 5617, Ventura, CA 93025
Ytterby:  c/o SRS News, Ostra Porten 29, S-442 54 Ytterby, Sweden

LOGLIST:
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FREQ.   STATION                 HOURS / UTC     PROGRAMME/INFO          SINPO
=============================================================================
July 4th, 1998 (Saturday)
-------------------------
3920    R.Korak                 21.50-          E, pops                 44444
3930    Laser Hot Hits          21.45-          E, pops //6219          33222
3945.2  R.Free London (RFL)     22.00-          E, pops                 44433
5773    R.Pamela                21.55-          E, pops                 43433
5783    Ozone R.International   21.48-          E, test, rockmusic      23322
5804.6  R.Free London (RFL)     21.30-          E, Tony and Terry       43443
6206.3  R.Metropolis            21.55-          G, "The chaos on SW"    44333
6206.3  Star Club R.            23.05-          G, rock'n roll          44333
6219    Laser Hot Hits          22.45-          E, pops //3930          34333
6275    R.Orion                 21.50-          E, pops, much talk then 33333

only a few this weekend.....

73, Rainer

LOGLIST:
--------
FREQ.   STATION                 HOURS / UTC     PROGRAMME/INFO          SINPO
=============================================================================
July 11th, 1998 (Saturday)
--------------------------
3920    R.Dr.Tim                23.15-          G, QSO, music           33333
3920    International Music R.  23.27-          G,E, pops               23322
3925    R.Dr.Tim                21.15-          G, phone in and polka   34433
3925    Turbo R.                23.38-          D,E, QSO to all         32222
3930    Laser Hot Hits          21.45-          E, pops //6219          33222
3930    R.Pioneer               23.33-          E,D, QSO, polka         53443
3936    Starshine R., tent.     21.17-          E, oldies               13221
3945.2  R.Free London (RFL)     23.30-          E, pops                 44433
3955    R.Waves International   20.40-          E, country music        34433
5783    Ozone R.International   21.15-          E, test, rockmusic      23322
6210    R.Marabu                20.40-          E,G, alternatives       23322
6219    Laser Hot Hits          20.45-          E, pops //3930          34333
6285    R.Boomerang             21.17-          E, test, IDs, bad mode  44444

July 12th, 1998 (Sunday)
------------------------
3945.2  R.Free London (RFL)     07.00-          E, pops                 23322
6200    R.Camouflage            08.38-          E, via R.Pandora ?!     33333
6200    R.Pandora               09.26-          E, pops                 33333
6200    Voice of South Dublin   10.15-          E, Ireland information  23322
6206.3  R.Illusion              08.57-          G, Ron White            33333
6210    R.Marabu                10.40-          E,G, alternatives       23322
6219    Laser Hot Hits          07.45-          E, pops                 23322
6234    Britain R.International 08.42-          E, pops                 33232
6250    R.Mistero Ghost Planet  08.35-          E, info for QSY         33333
6260    R.Benelux               08.40-          G, rock'n pops          34443
6270v   R.Tonair                10.17-          E,G,D, pops             42332
6275    R.Torenvalk             08.42-          E,D,G, pops             43433
6285    Starshine R.            07.20*-         E, oldies, bad micro    44444
7344    R.Mistero Ghost Planet  08.55-          E, Italo pops           44444
7490    R.City                  09.35-          E, oldies               24332

only a few this weekend again, no fun to listen nowadays.....

73, Rainer


>From Zacharias Liangas in Greece:
7/12/98 6283 unIDed 2105 OM saying ID (Joseph Blackzen? which did not catch !)  
and tel number in Holland with  a music  program consisting with western, 
german and dutch songs with many telephone  discussions  between  songs to 
songs ( not cutting songs!!!) Signal : 34333  for all time 


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