This is why I collect records! There is so much rerecorded crap on all these services. What amazes me, and it's been happening for decades, is when radio stations have these rerecordings in their libraries. Two off hand are Reflections "Just Like Romeo and Juliet" and Neil Sedaka's "The Immigrant" ....

Ahem... and, by far, my favorite retro tech is SHORTWAVE radios!

I've found some LED bulbs are as noisy, if not noisier than CFL's. But I recently bought some cheapies at Dollar General 2 for a buck, and these are warmer and also RFI clean.

The Fenton site's main lobe was kidney-bean shaped to the east. I haven't been in that building since probably 1991 or so. Can't say what shape any of it is in now, but judging by the ownership, it's probably tanked.

Oh, yes! 7415 was great in the 80's and 90's. Now, WBCQ is using it, thus most US stations run in the 43 or 48 meter bands now. This was in the old "Blue Ridge Summit" mail-drop days.

Is this station in central GA still operating or has it gone dark? it used to put up a decent fight with WPTX (MD) and WVON (IL) early at night, but WPTX has been dominant on 1690kHz for a while as of late. I could usually hear WMLB under the CA station just before sunrise local time, but now just W...

Here are a couple eQSL's I got from some recent testing broadcasts I picked up... Radio Ga-Ga testing at 3 watts in AM with USB.... I picked it up from the midwest to near Flint, MI on a DX440 hooked to a 50' end-fed random wire. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRjB5hrwWtU/XVd-azVooMI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/zoR0Nao...

There has been a stationary front over us the past couple days. That usually brings the tropo into play.

This one as well... https://www.shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?freq=

Yes, Solarmax... There is an online radio right near their AM site which I'll listen to now and then, and I heard him on air a couple days. He sounds great and there is no mistaking his voice!

Yeah, seriously. The majority of pirates in the US stay on the 43 and 48 Meter bands, and stay away from government and emergency frequencies. Most also are fairly clean in their operating and content. Some are rebels though and play unedited versions of songs... Euro pirates have a more wild streak...

Here are a couple from last weekend I just received... ION Radio - https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Alj2OtlfvCE/XVF___IJ0rI/AAAAAAAAAYk/tX0bcJZf7JEY5xWZl1NRJY2WoXbmZqsvACLcBGAs/s1600/Radio%2BBoogie%2BQSL%2B8.11.19.jpg WREC Radio Free East Coast - https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yf1CFQTUSN0/XVBdu7E5DZI/AAAAAAAA...

Last night was incredible on 43 meter band. The entire weekend was, for that matter. I logged my first Euro pirate in years and there were a lot of stations on in general. Wolverine Radio was on with a full-scale signal on my DX400 sitting on the kitchen table while making dinner. I didn't even have...

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Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:04 am

They could do better with an all standards music format, IMO.

They could do better simulcasting WWV!

Very interesting story... I used to ride my bike 20 miles from west Flint to Owosso a few times a month to hang out there. The second shift supervisor was even kind enough to drive me back home as he lived but a mile from me. I actually learned to operate the presses (at age 7!) and every now and th...