Inside Room 412 at the SWL Fest 2008

Posted at 8:03PM on Friday, April 11, 2008 in lumpy gravy radio show and photos and winterfest.

This set from our good friend David. Thanks!

What's a 412?

Posted at 6:09PM on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in area 51 and hf and lumpy gravy radio show and wbcq and winterfest.

This show was broadcast live at 2300 UTC on WBCQ 7.415 and 5.110 MHz live from room 412 at the 21st Annual Shortwave Listener's Festival in Kulpsville, Pennsylvania.

  • Intro: some kind of madness...are we even on the air?
  • Steely Dan - The Boston Rag - Metal Leg (San Diego 3.9.1974)
  • Pink Floyd - Shake Your Money Maker
  • They Might Be Giants - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Apollo 18
  • Captain Beefheart - Electricity
  • Frank Zappa - Happy Together - Freaks and Motherfu*@&$!
  • James Gang - Walk Away - The James Gang Rode Again (Cleveland 2001)
  • A Timtron-inspired Ham
  • Winterfest guests Andy Walker and Steve Underground from WNKR join Cosmik, Jane and Allan
  • Pink Floyd - Candy and a Currant Bun
  • Monkey Business
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WNKR

Posted at 8:05PM on Friday, March 23, 2007 in hf and pirates and winterfest.

Saturday, March 24, 2006, 0105, 6925. WNKR with a nice signal. Satisfaction at 0106. WNKR at rock dot com and "West and North Kent Radio." Rod Stewart song at 0112. Bowie, Marvin Gaye, others. Santana at 0129. Tainted Love at 0135. Rush WNKR at 0136. "Andy Walker, fresh from the shortwave convention in Pennsylvania." Signal took a dump at 0142. The station is still barely perceptible but ovecome by noise at 0145.

#pirarateradio sources suggest this is a Channel Z relay.

SIO 545 steady s15 with s20 peaks.

Winterfester 2007 airchecks

Posted at 8:48PM on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in am and fm and hf and pirates and winterfest.

Winterfester 2007

Posted at 10:23AM on Monday, March 12, 2007 in hf and lumpy gravy radio show and wbcq and winterfest.

Our 136th show was broadcast live at 2200 UTC on Saturday, March 10, 2007, on WBCQ 7.415 MHz shortwave. This show originated from room 412 at the 20th annual SWL Winterfest in Kulpsville, Pennsylvania.

  • Theme from Johnny Quest
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus - Storytime
  • The Beatles - I Will - The Beatles

  • Emerson Lake & Palmer - 21st Century Schzoid Man
  • Crack The Sky - Monkey Time - Rare!
  • Budgie - Crash Course

  • Tiny Tim - Earth Angel - Live 1968
  • Pink Floyd - The Narrow Way - Live 1971
  • They Might Be Giants - I Palindrome I - Apollo 18

  • - Acid Drops
  • Brad Read - Down To Seeds And Stems - live
  • - Rare Surf
  • - Lemme Take You To The Beach

(...and some other songs that I will index when I get around to firing up the laptop...)

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2007 Winterfest loggings

Posted at 3:49PM on Sunday, March 11, 2007 in fm and hf and pirates and winterfest.

2007 Winterfest loggings

Wednesday, March 7, evening. 90.3 FM, all sorts of classic pirate airchecks. 89.1 FM, music "Grits Radio," live fone call from Kracker with studio guest Tony Straka at 2300. 91.5 FM, music, "voice of bozo," Commander Bunny Time/Life bit, Michael Ketter shows.

Thursday, March 8: 90.3 pirate airchecks. 89.1 Grits Radio. 91.5, various radio shows, Church of the Subgenius, etc. 650AM, Radio Clandestine and rock music mix, alternated frequency to 6925AM.

Friday, March 9: 90.3 pirate airchecks, 89.1 Grits Radio, 89.1 Unid (two stations on the same frequency, heard at various locations nearby), 91.5 various radio shows and music, old time radio later. 650AM, rock music mix, Timtron doing 867-5309 and Allan Weiner Worldwide radio shows from room 412 at 2300 (sadly, Allan and Jennifer couldn't make the fest). 6937 Radio Azteca.

Saturday, March 10. 90.3 WBZO, Bozo sightings and periodic updates. 91.5 Susie the Floozy radio shows. 89.1 Grits Radio. 6937 Radio Azteca. 650AM, rock music, Lumpy Gravy at 2300, Radio Timtron Worldwide at 0000, extended Timtron at 0100, Lost Discs Radio Show at 0300, Michael Ketter Show at 0400. 6925AM, 90.3, 89.1, Panch Villa at 0500.