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Author Topic: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15  (Read 6034 times)

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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2015, 0224 UTC »
Radio Free Whatever with a great signal nr Chicago - played a tune that sounded familiar it was an old Catherine Wheel tune Black Metallic redone by somebody somesuch
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2015, 0239 UTC »
Tuned in at 0229utc, good sig, heard female punk rock band, DJ=Dick Weed talked about band members with co host. While tuning around on my Sony2010 heard FRW with the rod antenna down, put rod half way up and it lit half the sig strength LED's, now listening to strong sig on the R2000 with dipole. (edit) just heard him read this post on air a few min ago. dickweeddj@gmail.com.  
« Last Edit: May 25, 2015, 0303 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2015, 0240 UTC »
0236: Picking up RFW with an S5 signal and quite a bit of noise here in NYC.
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2015, 0242 UTC »
2:40 - Just in the shack and I see RFW has a booming signal tonight.  +20  Thanks, hope you will be on the air for a bit.
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2015, 0246 UTC »
At sign on, sinpo 23322, but an hour later had improved to  33323

RFW is now a consistently big signal on this side of the "pond"

Always a joy to listen to RFW's subtle subversion, thank you ... krissy
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2015, 0247 UTC »
Tuned in to 6950 KHz USB, still trying to get the tuning just right.  Finally settled on 6949.992 KHz.  About S8 here with static crashes to S9

0246z Break w/ Dickweed on the mic, very tough copy here.
0248z Sounds like Talking Heads "Once in A Lifetime"
0254z ID and break.
0257z I believe I heard my name, Thanks dudes!
0300z new tune started
0303z Live break, talk of music by request on memorial day weekend, music from Faith no more.
0305z apparently, off air?

Thanks for the show!

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« Last Edit: May 25, 2015, 0306 UTC by redhat »
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2015, 0305 UTC »
0306: RFW signs off. Thanks for the shout out guys!!
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2015, 1443 UTC »
Excellent here on the SDR recording, S9+ until just before the very end of the show.
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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #23 on: May 25, 2015, 1610 UTC »
6950 kHz usb 5/25/15- memorial day!

0250 music
0252 id btwn songs, "let's get on w/it... radio free whatever"
0256 ided previous 2 songs, mention of 3rd anniversary of RFW, banter
0300 played listener request, stepped on song intro, "it's going to be really weird..."

good signal here in new york - but muddy audio.

hoping for an eQSL - fgc180@aol.com

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Re: R Free Whatever 6950 USB 0125z 5/25/15
« Reply #24 on: May 25, 2015, 2309 UTC »
Late posting here due to AOL landlines crashing in my area last night :(
0254 UTC With Dickweed and Stavin! DJ Dickweed mention of 3rd Anniversary and something about Stavins feeding tube and if he wants Dickweed to pull the plug if something happens....Stavin says no....he wants to be around forever! Then reading of the listeners posts on the HFU including redhat, krissy from UK, and a bunch of others.
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