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Jerry Johnston · Lexington, Kentucky · Logging since 1976
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Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network (Pirate)

Date
07-Nov-2026
Time (UTC)
2357:30
Frequency
6905 kHz USB (41m)
Power
2 kW
Site
Unknown
Country
United States
NASWA country
United States of America
Continent
North/Central America
Language
English
Flags
REC QSL? NEW STATION
Transmission started with various broadcast clips/songs as if scanning across a radio dial: "How Much Is That Doggy in the Window", "Yankee Doodle", Walter Cronkite announcing JFK shot, circus music, Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", President Truman announcing the drop of atomic bomb, WWV 00:00 pips, ID by man "You're listening to the Brain Brothers Shortwave Pirate Radio Network. Sixty-nine hundred and five kilohertz. Coast to coast, all 2000 watts. All free, all the time." Followed by a short play featuring Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet at a bus terminal. "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys. At 0006 man ID "This is the Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network, "Hitchin' A Ride" by Vanity Fair. Strong signal. Emailed reception report to [email protected].
Receiving QTH:  Lexington, Kentucky, USA
#1977

QSL — awaiting reply

Report sent
07-Nov-2026
QSL received
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QSL firsts
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Recording from the archive

20261107_2357_Brain-Brothers-Pirate-Radio-Network-(Pirate)_United-States_6905.mp3
2357:30 UTC
Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network (Pirate)
Unknown, United States
07-Nov-2026
2357:30 UTC
6905 kHz USB
English
2 kW
 
Transmission started with various broadcast clips/songs as if scanning across a radio dial: "How Much Is That Doggy in the Window", "Yankee Doodle", Walter Cronkite announcing JFK shot, circus music, Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", President Truman announcing the drop of atomic bomb, WWV 00:00 pips, ID by man "You're listening to the Brain Brothers Shortwave Pirate Radio Network. Sixty-nine hundred and five kilohertz. Coast to coast, all 2000 watts. All free, all the time." Followed by a short play featuring Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet at a bus terminal. "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys. At 0006 man ID "This is the Brain Brothers Pirate Radio Network, "Hitchin' A Ride" by Vanity Fair. Strong signal. Emailed reception report to [email protected].
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