Re: [IRCA] 1710

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The signal comes and goes here; occasionally will fade up for 20 seconds at 
"6-6.5" level, then down into the mumbling. I hoped it would get better as 
it got dark but so far (9:10p.m.) that hasn't happened. About the same level 
as it was at 7:45p.m., when it did get a little stronger than earlier in 
solid daylight. Appears to be a female or young-sounding male 
talking/preaching (?), on the fadeups.
I only (barely) hear it on one antenna--the big terminated corner loop 
that's supposed to favor medium wave TAs, but has proven to work well at the 
high end of the band in the opposite direction, for 1566 and 1575 Korea and 
Thailand Pacific TPs. So it could certainly be hearing signals to the west 
where Walt and Patrick are hearing this 1710 one much better than I am.
While typing this I was hearing mumblings at the start but the past 5 
minutes, nothing at all (9:18p.m. PDT). Whoops, just got another fadeup, the 
higher-pitched voice talking, occasionally at 6.5/poor level. Just hit 7 
level for a few seconds, and the E/W ALA100 loop is now hearing it, but not 
as well as the corner loop. It does sound like a young man with a 
higher-pitch voice talking/preaching; just cut into short music interlude, 
9:21p.m, now faded down to nothing again...... now back up for a few 
seconds, with choral music. 9:26p.m. with more of vocal music heard, very 
poor to poor level.
That reminds me of the 1710 pirate I heard several years ago that seemed to 
loop to the north, but apparently no one but I heard it, for several nights 
in a row, and it was playing more traditional odd 6MHz pirate broadcasting 
stuff. But that was clear and 8-level strength too.
Steve
NE Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Salmaniw" <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1710


> At 06:58 PM 5/21/2009, you wrote:
> > Walt,
> >
> > I was wondering about a Puget Sound pirate. Interesting. It would not be
> > FE Russia at this time. You are right with that. hi.  Well, if NE US has
> > pirates, why not anywhere else? No FCC around generally.
> >   I just checked and the pop music sounds like what I heard last night,
> > except weaker as it is still daylight as 0155 UTC now.  It must be a
> > pirate, probably Puget Sound per the directivity of the NE EWE.
> >
> > 73,
> > Patrick
> >
> > Patrick Martin
> > KGED QSL Manager
>
>
> Just barely there at 8:20 pm local.  I was hearing non-stop talk a couple 
> of hours ago.  Hopefully things will improve after dark....Walt.
>
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