FREE RADIO WEEKLY 844, April 7, 2012
Covering Free Radio activity from 31 March to 6 April, 2012

EDITORS: Ragnar Danskjold [Piratesweek+...@gmail.com]
        Bill Finn [bill....@gmail.com] Temporary on Sabbatical
        Greg Majewski [greg_majew...@ct.metrocast.**net<greg_majew...@ct.metrocast.net>
]
        Harold Frodge [yu...@tm.net]
        John Sedlacek [john.sedla...@gmail.com]

WEEKLY DEADLINE: Saturdays at 0000 UTC (Friday night in North America)
Editor for FRW #844 (Apr 7): Greg
Editor for FRW #845 (Apr 14): Ragnar
Editor for FRW #846 (Apr 21): Harold
Editor for FRW #847 (Apr 28): John
Editor for FRW #845 (May 5): Greg
Editor for FRW #846 (May 12): Ragnar
Editor for FRW #847 (May 19): John
Editor for FRW #848 (May 26): Greg
Editor for FRW #849 (Jun 2): Ragnar
Editor for FRW #850 (Jun 9): Harold
Editor for FRW #851 (Jun 16): Greg
Editor for FRW #852 (Jun 23): John
Editor for FRW #842 (Jun 30): Harold

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Special News:

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

* Dave Balint 2020 Springville Rd Wooster, OH 44691

* Ragnar Danskjold: Piratesweek+...@gmail.com

* Richard A. D'Angelo: 2216 Burkey Drive, Wyomissing, PA 19610

* Al Fansome: Somewhere in South Central PA

*Harold Frodge: 5525 Whitehall St., Midland, MI  48642

* William Hassig, 102 north Russel st. Mt. Prospect, IL 60056-2443

* Chris Lobdell: Box 146, Stoneham, MA 02180

*Mike Rohde

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NORTH AMERICAN LOGS:

Captain Morgan Shortwave
  6925AM; 3/31 2315 - 2342; SINPO 45244.  Great show of classic blues with
a few minutes of sound collage at the end of the show.  ID: "This is
Captain Morgan Shortwave".  Email: captainmorganshortwave@gmail.**com<captainmorganshortw...@gmail.com>.
 (Balint, northeast OH)
  6925am, 3-31, 2315-2343, fair/poor on Kenwood R-2000, nice program of
blues tunes,captainmorganshortwave@gmail.**com<captainmorganshortw...@gmail.com>.
(Hassig-IL)
  6925AM, 3/31, 2320-2332, Captain playing blues music with frequent
station IDs.  Good signal.  (D’Angelo-PA)
  6925AM, 3/31 2322-2343*, SIO: 343 Blues music "You Upset Me Baby",
ID/email address given. [Lobdell-MA]

Cruising Altitude
  6930.4AM; 4/1 0301 - 0315; SINPO 24222.  Noisy conditions and poor
propagation made for rough copy. "You are listening to Cruising Altitude on
Northern Relay Service...the host is Oxygen"; "Put my foot right through
the back door..."; "Wonderful world of ???".  Still going at 0315z but too
noisy to pick out anything.  ID: "You are listening to
Cruising Altitude on Northern Relay Service".  Email: none heard.
(Balint, northeast OH)

Cupid Radio
  21460AM, 3/31 1450, 45333 1445 Great signal here this morning the best
Euro signal thus far today 1450 recieved a very clean SSTV Shouts outs to
Olddxer and Andy Yoder  1454 player some electro tech of european origin i
believe. Playing dance music.  1500 Female IDw/ email 1501 SSTV unable to
copy this one 1520 anither SSTV 1522 signing off may be moving to 90 Mb
1525 moved to 15.070 weaker here than in 21.460 but less noise (Rohde)

MAC Shortwave
  6950.5AM; 4/2 0113-0138; SINPO 42443; Paul Starr Show on MAC Shortwave.
Lots of digital mode (assumed) interference, eventually went to 6950.54 USB
to eliminate the interference.  Jay Smilkstein clips. The distinctive Paul
Starr laugh.  Roger Miller - "Chug-a-Lug".  Comedy bits.  Rocky and
Bullwinkle theme.  Star Spangled Banner followed by Paul Starr laugh then
SIGN OFF at 0138z.  ID: "This is macshortw...@yahoo.com"; "MAC shortwave
for you and me now, we love you, we need you, you're the best, I'm Paul
Starr (followed by laugh)". Email: macshortw...@yahoo.com. (Balint,
northeast OH)

Faux number Station
 6925 usb 4/3 22:58 SINPO 25333 Phonetic numbers in groups of three (Ragnar)

MAGIC SHORTWAVE RADIO: 6925/U, 0216-0227+, 5-Apr; Hard rock; lengthy
chit-chat 0220-0226 w/UTC TC, IDs & sed he will check reports posted
on the internet. SIO=352+ near noise level. (Frodge-MI)

Radio Free Mars
  6950.7AM; 4/1 0057 - 0131; SINPO 35343.  Interesting comedy bits in
between Elton John music.  "Rocket Man" dance mix; "Bennie and the Jets";
Local pirate cited for dress code violations at his Target store job; A
mockingbird was heard preciously imitating a car alarm; Elton John "I'm
Still Standing"; FBI director wished he had some exciting alien thing to
cover up; Despondex prescription depressant hit the shelves; David Bowie
"Space Oddity" / Elton John "Rocket Man" mix; Person accused of fatally
stabbing all 12 members of the jury; Teen sex is linked to alcohol and
drugs by the center for figuring out really obvious things; "Check check.
This is Radio Free Mars checking on you. This is Radio Free Mars the proud
(?) and pirate station and loving it.  I'm yours truly Mr. Martian
broadcasting on ??? around the red planet in ??? languages... And I do my
usual thing.  Say what I want, do what I want, and play the music I want.
 That my friends is Radio Free Mars. No sponsors, no commercials, and no
guarantees kids, these are the only rules."  ID: "This is Radio Free Mars
the proud (?) and pirate station and loving it"; "This is Radio Free Mars
checking on you...".  Email: none.  (Balint, northeast OH)
  6950.7AM, 4/1, 0114-0131* Elton John collage of Rocket Man and Benny and
the Jets followed by David Bowie and Ground Control to Major Tom. ID at
closedown mentioning live broadcast before carrier cut.  Good signal.
(D’Angelo-PA)

Radio Space Shuttle International
  15845, 3/31, 25333 Signal improving Just a song by a little girl and
then into Blue suede shoes @1254 1257 Staion ID with launch countdown
1258 Be-Bop-A-Lula (Rohde)

Rave On Radio
 6925USB, 4/2 0050-0058+, SIO: 121. Just above the noise floor with fiddle
music, heard IDs at 0051 and 0057.  [Lobdell-MA]
 6925USB; 4/2 0031 - 0109; SINPO 35333.  Earl Scruggs tribute show with
lots of banjo.  Nice change of pace to hear bluegrass on pirate radio.
 Noisy conditions to to local storms but still pretty good copy.  Bluegrass
tunes with Earl Scruggs on banjo such as "Foggy Mountain Breakdown".
Numerous IDs between music.  "Rave on Radio.  Coming at ya from a studio in
the woods since May 2011.  You're listening to Rave on Radio.  Pirate
radio's finest music.  We try hard.  Hope you enjoy our music.  Rave on
Radio."  "Rave on Radio.  We don't have the biggest signal, but we have the
best.  Broadcasting from a studio in the woods."  "This has been the
tribute to Earl Scruggs show.  Earl passed away this last Wednesday, the
28th of March at age 88."  ID: "Rave on Radio".  Email:
raveonra...@gmail.com.  (Balint, northeast OH)

Renegade Radio
  6925 usb 4/1 15:20-15:58 SINPO 45444 Movie soundtracks, Renegade,
Girlfriend, Hey 19,  (Ragnar)

WBNY
 6955 AM 4/3 23:36 SINPO 25222 WBNY just above the noise floor. Make out
the ID’s and some of the dialog. (Ragnar)
 6264 AM 23:28-30 4/6/12 SINPO 25332 Bad Friday prgm (Ragnar)

WMPR
  6925am, 4-1, 0017, fair on Kenwood R-2000, dance music, sed "WMP" then
off suddenly, now carrier came back at 0021 then sed "WMPR" then dance
music again, cat meowing. (Hassig-IL)
  6925AM; 4/1 0048 - 0053; SINPO 45444.  Techno/dance music - good stuff,
mysteriously hypnotizing, wish I'd have caught more than the last five
minutes of the broadcast.  ID: "WMPR"; "Thank you for tuning into WMPR
Micro Power Radio"; "WMPR" slowed way down.  Email: none.
(Balint, northeast OH)
  6925AM, 4/1, 0004-0018* techno music with man announcer giving IDs.
Closed after ID.  Good signal.  (D’Angelo-PA)
  6925AM, 4/1, *0021-0035, station opened after a brief “rest” with ID
followed by music program.  Good signal.  (D’Angelo-PA)
  6925 AM 4/1 00:00-00:21 SINPO 45444 Typical dance mx and sporadic ID’s,
cat meows. (Ragnar)

WPOD (White Punks on Dope)
  6925USB; 4/1 0220 - 0252 ; SINPO 35233.  Noisy conditions.  ID and
Interval Signal (snippet from "White Punks on Dope" song); "WPOD White
Punks on Dope Radio... as always we hope you enjoy the show.  If you
hear us please post us on your favorite spot on the  internet (?).  From
North America to the world via shortwave this is WPOD White Punks on
Dope Radio."; James Bond 007 movie music - original 007 theme Dr. No;
From Russia With Love; Goldfinger; Thunderball; You Only Live Twice;
The Man With the Golden Gun theme; Live And Let Die.  "??? rolling
papers, the finest rolling papers in the world...".  ID and Interval
Signal: Snippet from "White Punks on Dope" song; ID: WPOD White
Punks on Dope Radio; ID: >From North America to the world via shortwave
this is WPOD White Punks on Dope Radio. Email: none.  (Balint, northeast OH)

Wolverine Radio
  6950AM 3/31 23:25 sio433, some static and an occasional modem, 20s or
30s music, id at 23:24, Louis Armstrong at about 23:27 (Fansome, PA)
  6950usb, 3-31, 2344utc, fair on Kenwood R-2000, Motown tunes, song:
"one toke over the line", reggae tunes, pop mx from 1970's, still on as
I type this. (Hassig-IL)
  6950USB; 3/31 2348- 4/1 0041; SINPO 45344.  Theme of the show: songs
with "one" in the title. Brewer and Shipley - "One Toke Over The Line";
Stephen Stills - "Love the One You're With"; Santana - "No One to Depend
On"; The Eagles - "One of These Nights"; Blondie - "One Way or Another";
The Fixx - "One Thing Leads to Another"; INXS - "The One Thing"; Howard
Jones - "Life in One Day"; The Cars - "I'm Not the One"; R.E.M. - "The One
I Love"; The Wallflowers - "One Headlight".  SSTV picture at the end of the
broadcast.  ID: "Wolverine Radio".  Email: none. (Balint, northeast OH)
  6950USB, 3/31 2340-0025+, SIO: 555 All the great music selections had the
word "one" in the title tonite.  Rock stable USB with great audio.
Wolverine has the best USB signal of any pirate. [Lobdell-MA]

Undercover Radio
  6925usb, 3/31, 0510utc, good S9max S5 noise floor on Drake R8, new age
music, voice whispering "question authority" (right on!), host=Dr Benway,
spoke about pirate radio, story of old couple who got divorced in their
90's, said static horrendous where he was, said special 20th anniversary
bcst, talk of his previous station progressive music radio, talk of
variable speed cassette deck, story of puting up dipole on 3rd floor of apt
bldg by swinging from gutter to roof (jeez that's dangerous), said
undercoverra...@gmail.com. (Hassig-IL)
  6925 USB, 3/31 0410-0521+, SIO: 444 Dr. Benway signing on at 0410 with a
couple of "hello radio"s.  Talking about his past  station Progressive
Music Radio in 1986-1987 and his first Undercover Radio show in 1988,
started a replay of Undercover R's 20th Anniv Show at 0435. [Lobdell-MA]

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UNIDs

6951am, 4-1, 0054-0132utc, poor on Kenwood R-2000 and 7mhz dipole, dance
music version of "rocket man", talk of crime stories, when stn signed off
Dr Benway came on freq with much stronger sig for several seconds saying
"bravo, good job". (Hassig-IL)

6925AM, 4/1 1101-1105*, SIO: 232 Played "The Dancing Queen" by Abba and
then signed off. Testing I guess. [Lobdell-MA]

6925AM 4/1, *1705-1711*, SIO: 343 MAC? Usual Radio Berlin International
IS, piano mx, "A Pirate's Life For Me", Star Spangled Banner then off
abruptly at 1711.  No ID but has MAC's format.  Audio sounded muddy.
Transmitter problems or April Fools Joke? [Lobdell-MA]

6924.7AM, 3/30 0110-0137*  playing big band music (“Let’s Fall In Love”),
Winston cigarette commercial noted, talk about broadcast in 1922.  Off
suddenly at 0137 unless lost in the noise.  Poor to fair. (D’Angelo-PA)

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COMMENTS:
Happy Easter to all who celebrate it.

Enjoy Life,
Greg