Free radio pirates on medium and short wave messageboard of alfa lima

13 December 2008: Being at the time of year with the earliest sunset, I decided to go up to the remote site and see if any Pirates could be heard and how early they’d come in. After checking the Bedfordshire UK Web receiver beforehand, I knew Mystery R. and Playback were already on. Conditions weren’t too bad, even after the recent passing of a Coronal hole. It was very quiet. And a little (quick) fading. Unfortunately the Power Tank died after only 3 hours.

RX: JRC NRD-535D
ANT: 315' at 50° Beverage (BOG)
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 1800-2100 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 71, A Index = 2, K Index = 0. No storms.
WX: Sunny. Chilly but comfortable, 22° F. (-5° C.)

6219.97 Mystery R. Already getting a carrier on a quick check at 1759, and even Dance mx at 1801!!! Almost 3 hours before sunset. 1810 usual CW ID, then back to Dance mx. 1836 ID over Michael Jacksons “Thrillerâ€

Hello Dave,

your unid: 6399.43 UNID was probably Radio Galaxy. We were on air until around 2045 (due to N.Korea station starts at 2100). The program consisted of trance/dance music with very short announcements (with too short crossfading time). It was audible on UK web RX, too.

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