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Author Topic: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16  (Read 2846 times)

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Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« on: March 06, 2016, 0222 UTC »
0158- now in AM hearing rock guitar music S6-7 and noisy
0201- YL/OM talk in Spanish?
0202- dance/thump thump music
0205- talk in Spanish and mentioned Cuba
0217- music but under the noise now
0219- OM talking
0239- music fading back up now to S6 but noisy
0240- "Mexican Radio" Wall of Voodoo
0241- Radio True North ID and gmail address then "We are RTN"
0246- rock music
0249- OM with RTN ID into rock music
0256- back into the noise but hearing some music
0303- OM talking
0306- rock music
0325- just a weak carrier now and no more audio heard
0357- faded back in with ID and an SSTV Scottie One Mode
0400- music maybe Duran Duran?
0405- peskie and UTE QRM now  :-\
0420- rock music
0433- music
0442- electronica/techno music  S7-8  S9 peaks
0446- off.

 Radio True North is relaying Artem's World Of Music program. Great to finally hear RTN!  ;D Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 06, 2016, 0446 UTC by JoeFLIPS »

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Re: Radio True North 6949.9 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2016, 0236 UTC »
Faint but clear ID @ 0232.
Man talking about playing music not heard elsewhere.
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Re: Radio True North 6949.9 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2016, 0238 UTC »
Seems to be dead-on 6950 here.  "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult @ 0237.
ID and email @ 0242.
Clear ID and shout-out to me @ 0310 --- thanks!
« Last Edit: March 06, 2016, 0313 UTC by refmo »
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Re: Radio True North 6949.9 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2016, 0243 UTC »
0242:hrd Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio" then positive ID; SIO: 343-444.

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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2016, 0302 UTC »
0301z clear ID
0303z ID

s4-5
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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2016, 0311 UTC »
S7 here in bama.  Sounding good!  Thanks for the show
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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2016, 0313 UTC »
Threshold audio here mostly since 0256 UTC when the S5 noise disappeared for the most part. Music and OM talking with occasional S4 peaks here.
0310 UTC OM with very clear ID as Radio True North  :)
0318 UTC OM ...."This is Radio True North"
0330 UTC "Rebel Yell"-Billy Idol (There...got one!)
0340 UTC "London Calling"-The Clash (faded up nicely here!)
0343 UTC "China Girl"-David Bowie
0348 UTC OM with ID, mention of 6950, and live time check, followed by "Big Girls Don't Cry"-Four Seasons
0356 UTC OM with ID, into SSTV
0404 UTC "Revolution"-Beatles
0407 UTC "Secret Agent Man"-Johnny Rivers Seems that somebody else signed onto 6950 just after 0403 UTC along with some peskie QRM....
« Last Edit: March 06, 2016, 0415 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2016, 0359 UTC »
Just caught the SSTV image and ID. Music is back on.

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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2016, 0414 UTC »
0412 Feel Good Inc, by Gorillaz, assuming this is Radio True North  S-7

Sorry RTN, I thought it was still you.  :'(
« Last Edit: March 06, 2016, 0421 UTC by Chris Lobdell »
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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2016, 0417 UTC »
Apparently this is somebody else not me.....  Time to close down....  Man its tough being out here in the west...
Somewhere on the Left side....
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Re: Radio True North 6950 AM 0158 UTC 3/6/16
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2016, 1522 UTC »
Generally an SIO 222 on the SDR recording.
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