Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Free Speech (pirate)
Date of recording: December 15, 1996
Starting time: 1330 UTC
Frequency: 6.955 MHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Notes: Radio Free Speech was a shortwave pirate radio station heard regularly in the late 1990's here in Southern Ontario, Canada. Here are a few blended airchecks from their Christmas Special broadcast on December 15, 1996 around 1330 hours UTC. This was on 6955 kHz and the announcer was "Bill O. Rights."
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:
Broadcaster: American Telephone and Telegraph Company 1970's
Date of recording: circa 1970s
Frequency: various
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Back in the days before the internet, radiotelephone communications were commonplace, and "voice mirrors" such as these from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company could be heard (usually in sideband mode) all over the shortwaves. These were broadcast so the receiving station could tune them in prior to actual traffic.
These recordings (Dixon and Oakland, California; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and New York City) are from the early 1970's, and receiving location was Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. Receiving equipment consisted of a Hallicrafters S-52 hooked up to a longwire antenna.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The 72 Ragchew Net
Date of recording: December 07, 2020
Frequency: 7272 kHz
Receiver location: Washington DC
Receiver and antenna: The NA5B WebSDR From Washington DC
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: This is my recording of The 72 Ragchew Net. This net is conducted every week on 7272 MHz. Recorded around 1150 UTC (11:50 AM). Recorded using the NA5BWebSDR from Washington DC. This webSDR covers shortwave, but also some VHF.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Free Whatever
Date of recording: May 08, 2022
Frequency: 6.955 MHz
Receiver and antenna: The NA5B WebSDR Located in Washington DC.
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Here is my recording of radio free whatever on 6.955 MHz, recorded on Mother's Day, May 8, 2022. If I remember correctly, I think this may have been recorded around 9:39 PM Eastern. If any of you haven't heard radio free whatever, they pretty much play all types of music. This was recorded using the NA5B webSDR Receiver that is located in Washington DC.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Thunder Chicken Radio
Date of recording: October 16, 2023
Starting time: 15:13 UTC
Frequency: 6.950 MHz
Reception location: Columbus, Ohio
Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL880 with telescopic antenna
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: This is my recording of thunder chicken radio on 6.950 MHz, on October 16. I managed to record two pirate radio stations that night, the first one being this station, and then the second one being Smoky Dog Radio. This station was playing some music, and there were some slow scan television pictures, being transmitted as well. Recorded 8:13 PM Eastern
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Smoky Dog Radio
Date of recording: October 16, 2023
Starting time: 20:35 UTC
Frequency: 6.27 MHz
Reception location: Columbus, Ohio
Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL880 with the telescopic antenna.
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Last night I caught two pirate radio stations. Here is one of them I recorded. Smokey dog radio was on 6.27 MHz last night. It was a pretty good signal here in Columbus, Ohio. I was also able to receive it on the NA5B WebbSDR in Washington DC, But I thought I would record it with my radio because it had a pretty good signal. I'd say it was a pretty good signal for a pirate. especially for me using a telescopic antenna with my Tecsun PL880. Recorded 8:35 PM eastern (20:35, UTC).
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Angelo Prieto, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Saudi International
Date of recording: September 04, 2023
Starting time: 9:00 UTC
Frequency: 15.120MHz
Reception location: Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL-310ET, homemade copper beam antenna
Notes: This was the Islamic Call to Prayer (Adhan), This was the Bengali service of Radio Saudi International, Bengali is mainly spoken in North Eastern India and so that's where I pointed the antenna instead of pointing directly as Saudi Arabia.
Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire
Notes:
OBZ4Z R Chinchaycocha, Junín, Perú QRG: 4860 kHz QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany Rec: 5th July 1978 / 04:42 - ca. 07:15 UTC (GMT) (!) Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 - 30m longwire Px: S, anns, huaynos, ID SINPO: 34322 Remark: July 5th, 1978 was a very special day - great LA reception with smooth fade-out far beyond sunrise. Picaflor's spellbinding folk song 'María Alejandrina' caused goosebumps (especially from 3:33 in the MP3). Text goes as:
"María Alejandrina, what a beautiful woman's name you have. Your name is kindness. Your noble heart ... I would like them to change my bad life for good. She isn't Carmen Rosa, nor Ana María, nor is she Margarita, It's María Alejandrina ..."
ID at 14:58 in sound file ('desde Chinchaycocha'), the station's transmitting power in 1978 was 0.5 kW ...
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Denmark
Date of recording: 1970
Frequency: 15.165 MHz
Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: Here is Radio Denmark on 15165 kHz shortwave as recorded in 1970. Their interval signal is heard followed by announcement in English, then identification in Danish. Sadly, for most North American listeners, all of their programming was also in Danish in 1970.