Re: possible pirate relay

["Brett Saylor" <bds2@xxxxxxx>]

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Although its hard to believe it could propagate this far, I think I have
heard this station also in Penna.  At first I suspected a pirate but after
realizing it was FM mode, I listened and felt that it sounded legit. I
checked local stations and couldn't find a match. Maybe it is them.

Brett Saylor
N3EVB 

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> 
> I've been hearing this in Davenport, Iowa for over a month now, 
> although I've only noticed it in the mornings (after 1200 UTC). 
> Actually, I'm getting it on two frequencies - around 1613 or so and 
> around 1638 or so. I find it best using FM mode (which the Drake R-8 
> has). There is a FM station in Rolla on 97.5 with a call that is 
> similar to the K-Day slogan. (I don't have my M-Street Journal here 
> to check). They have a sister AM station on 1580 or so. Again, I 
> can't remember off hand. This appears to be some kind of mixing 
> problem between the AM & FM. In the morning it is quite obnoxious and 
> really splatters over just about everything from 1600 - 1655 kHz. I 
> haven't noted it in the evening, but I haven't tuned in to that range 
> before 0200 for a few weeks. Seems to me the AM outlet is a daytime 
> station.  Anyway, it is NOT a pirate. Just a screwed up legal station.
> 
> Don Moore   moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>