[IRCA] 1710 khz log from Michigan 10/2/11

[Tim Tromp <kilokat7@xxxxxxxxx>]

DXing from West Michigan - times/dates in UTC

1709.974 khz UNID Pirate - 0415 UTC 10/2/11 - Something different on
1710 tonight, faint but coming up to audio during fade-ups.  Heard
parts of Pink Floyd's "Money" at 0415 and repeated again at 0419.  At
0429 a heavy metal song was played.  At 0432 official sounding
announcement "..the use of this channel..." and faded.  At 0451 it
sounded like a documentary program with talk over dramatic music
concerning the 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash and the atomic bombs it
was carrying.  Then into more talk of nuclear weaponry including many
old newsreel clips about the atomic bomb.  This was in and out of the
noise.  Still present at 0535 UTC with the same subject matter.  By
0600 UTC, Radio Celestial owned the channel with music and later
preaching on 1710.03 khz.  A re-check at 0930 UTC revealed the same
1709.974 signal still present.  This one was unlike any of the other
stations I've caught here before.  The frequency offset doesn't match
Radio Celestial or Radio Soleil Int'l (unless Soleil has changed
within the last year?)  I never did catch any kind of station ID or
live announcement.  Seven distinct frequency offsets were noted on
1710 during this time.  It sure would be interesting to know who each
is. (TROMP-MI)

73,
Tim Tromp
Muskegon, MI.
Microtelecom Perseus SDR + phased BOGs
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