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Title: ION Radio 6955 AM was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Brixx on December 18, 2021, 1943 UTC

As always, outstanding audio! 59 in PA.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on December 18, 2021, 1945 UTC

1945 Quite strong here, very good audio.
1955 Off
2008 Back on 6955 AM, still a great signal here.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Brixx on December 18, 2021, 1946 UTC

20k wide

Title: Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 18, 2021, 1947 UTC

Very good reception.  Thanks, ION for the cheerful broadcast on this dreary southern New England Saturday.

1945 "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas"  Perry Como (Actually it's beginning to look a lot like London here in the Nutmeg State, drizzle & Fog 🌧️)
1947 ID, greetings to HFU folk, "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" Andy Williams
1950 Phonetic ID to "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Frank Sinatra
1953 Phonetic ID then went deep into noise

Title: Re: ION Radio 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: flexoman61 on December 18, 2021, 1954 UTC

2002 Carrier on 6955, music and ION ID @ 2004z. emailed Ion after abrupt shut down, wide ute  qrm, tried 6925 ute qrm all the way up
        to 6925. Wow. Moved to 6955 kHz. Thanks Ion.
2010 "It's beginning to look like Christmas", strong signal S9+10 with nice wide audio on K3FEF in PA. ID, email.
2014 ID, "Let It Snow". I will try home RX when washer qrm stops.
2022 ID, Xmas greets to HFU.
2235 "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt. Good signal on home RX in CT, S9+  :).

Title: Unid 6955 USB 2008 UTC 18 Dec 2021
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 18, 2021, 2009 UTC

2008 Faint music
2015 "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Frank Sinatra - much noise  >:(, switched back to AM
2017 Phonetic ID to "A Marshmellow World" Dean Martin (who I am named after  ;D)
2020 "Holly Jolly Christmas" Burl Ives
2022 "Merry Christmas to everyone on HFU, our email address is...." to "Sleigh Ride" Johnny Mathis
2025 Christmas shopping ads to "Blue Christmas" Elvis Presley, reception improving less noise
2030 "Frosty the Snowman" Willie Nelson
2032 Christmas AD for US Savings Bond
2034 "Santa Baby" Eartha Kitt
2038 "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Andy Williams, will be listening while doing some chores.  Thanks again!
2104 Under noise floor  :'(
2108 Just making it over noise again "Merry Frickin' Christmas" Frickin' A

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: refmo on December 18, 2021, 2013 UTC

S6, fair copy @ 2013 with "Happy Holiday" by Andy Williams
2014 - ION ID, then "Let It Snow"

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Ron Hunsicker on December 18, 2021, 2025 UTC

2024  Noise @ minus 114 dB and carrier at minus 85 to 90 dB
2025  ID with email address


Ron

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Molvania Poacher on December 18, 2021, 2028 UTC

SINPO=44444, great signal!

2025- OM giving history of Saint Nicholas with music in background.
2027- YL wishing everyone on HFU a Merry Christmas, and then gives email address.
2027- "Blue Christmas" by Elvis.

Now SINPO=34333, noisier.
2046- "Christmas Time Is Here" by The Vince Guaraldi Trio (From a Charlie Brown Christmas).
2049- "Overture and A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives.
2051- "We're A Couple Of Misfits" by Burl Ives.
2052- "Silver And Gold" by Burl Ives.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Radio Star on December 18, 2021, 2029 UTC

S8 nice signal. Merry Christmas ION!
2027 - YL with ID and Merry Christmas greetings to HFU posters.
2028 - "Blue Christmas" - Elvis
2030 - "Frosty The Snowman" - Willie Nelson
2037 – “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” – Andy Williams
2101 – “2000 Miles – The Pretenders
2112 – “White Trash Christmas” – Bob Rivers (band starting to change )
2118 - Signal dropped into the noise

Thanks for the Christmas show ION!

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: hammarhead on December 18, 2021, 2039 UTC

2038 UTC - "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" with S8-S9 signal. Thanks for the show!
2041 UTC - ID with email

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: ChrisLobdell on December 18, 2021, 2041 UTC

2036 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"  -Andy Williams
2039 Carol Of The Bells - John Williams S9 +20 ....  great audio ...
2109 Band's changing and Ion's going into the noise ... still there but weaker ....



Here's my audio of the last 30 mins or so:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YA0LibBgkD3OwMpTYD9T9tn_exwWmMGQ/view?usp=sharing

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Traveling Wave on December 18, 2021, 2113 UTC

2111 UTC - Signal is S5 in WNY, audio in and out of the noise. Hearing country version of White Christmas.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: IQ_imbalance on December 18, 2021, 2114 UTC

2114 UTC:  S2-3 here.  Some deep fades.

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: Skipmuck on December 18, 2021, 2115 UTC

2103 UTC Tuned in late here....fair signal with choppy fade and excellent audio..."2,000 Miles"-The Pretenders
2105 UTC Music with a YL giving phonetic ID
2106 UTC YL with ID, and back to music...lyrics about a "Naughty Naughty Christmas"?
2110 UTC "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"-version with parody lyrics
2113 UTC "I'm Dreaming of a White Trash Christmas"-version with parody lyrics
2115 UTC YL wishing everybody on the HFU a Merry Christmas followed by a Ho Ho Ho, then spoken word
2117 UTC Signal dropped down into the noise  :(

Thanks for the Christmas tunes ION! I wish I had tuned in earlier but I was out an about at the stores! Here's a short recording from 2103-2117 UTC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1luWx1CTc-M1f_eOwvbG4uC2QzKFCTpAi/view?usp=sharing

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: RainBrandy on December 18, 2021, 2139 UTC

21.37 UTC John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy XMas (War Is Over)
21.41 UTC station ID and e-mail given, final words with music in background
"Thanks for listening to ION Radio, our e-mail address is ionradioshortwave@gmail.com.
Your reception reports are highly appreciated. ...to ION Radio... for today, This is ION Radio signing off".
21.42 UTC close down

What a pity that I was too late for more today...

fair signal on the Eastern US KiwiSDR K1RA in Warrenton, VA, SINPO 33343

Title: Re: ION Radio 6955 was 6870 AM 1943 UTC 18 DEC 2021
Post by: ION Radio on December 18, 2021, 2148 UTC

Thanks for listening!

Bad start on 6870 kHz. That wide band UTE kept popping up, all the way to 6920 or so.  :o

Happy Holidays!!! 8)