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Author Topic: Boom Box Radio 6938 and 6950 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013  (Read 1581 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Boom Box Radio 6938 and 6950 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« on: March 07, 2013, 0006 UTC »
Just tuned in, hearing some music. Now dead air. ID 0006z.
S7
Moved to 6950 around 0025z.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0030 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2013, 0008 UTC »
Same here except i'm getting OTHR ? Terrible interference .
« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0010 UTC by hsmith61 »
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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2013, 0015 UTC »
Having to listen to LSB on Synchro AM. Music being heard in GA. Not very strong, about S3.

Some kind of modem/RTTY up the band is obliterating the upper side band here.

Somewhat better interference-wise on 6950ish. Running about S2 here in GA. 0036
« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0037 UTC by rdla4 »

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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2013, 0024 UTC »
Moving to 6950 now, hopefully reception might be better there??  DJ LT

Thanks for the sig report RAFman!

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« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0100 UTC by BBR »

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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 and 6950 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2013, 0034 UTC »
6949.50 AM

0033z s7-8
0109z ID /female

Signal is steadily improving but still great amounts of QRM from below [~6945 utility transmissions...]

Thanks for the show!!!
« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0111 UTC by RAFman »
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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 and 6950 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2013, 0052 UTC »
Hi,

Heard in W. Europe at 0022 on 6937.7
Sudden QSY at 0024, to 6949.5 kHz, but more ut.QRM there. No ID heard, mx only.

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Re: Boom Box Radio 6938 and 6950 AM 0005 UTC 7 Mar 2013
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2013, 0053 UTC »
About S6 in Kentucky.  Lots of ute interference from below.  Listening in usb.
Played 'Anything Could Happen' @ 0051, and other house/remix type music....
0102z - 'Let Forever Be' by Chemical Bros
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« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 0103 UTC by refmo »
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