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Author Topic: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13  (Read 1778 times)

Offline Sealord

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Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« on: August 10, 2013, 0251 UTC »
6925.3 AM

Decent to good signal into the swamplands with fading conditions.

02:48z "..you're in the pirate zone..."
02:49z great sounding blues :)
02:51z signal just dropped a bit
02:52z ID
02:53z Canned Heat?
02:58z ID

Audio (02:45z-03:25z): http://archive.org/download/ShortwavePirateRadioCont/CaptainMorgan6925_3Am0245z-0325z08-10-13.mp3

Thanks Captain Morgan! :)
« Last Edit: August 10, 2013, 1235 UTC by Sealord »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2013, 0252 UTC »
caught them tuning up about 02:44
02:52 hearing ID though it is very faint S2-3 - tops some music afterwards
02:54 another OP just dropped a S9 carrier for about 2 seconds and then whistled into mike.
« Last Edit: August 10, 2013, 0255 UTC by RCCI - Radio Comedy Club International »
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2013, 0255 UTC »
S6-S7 steady signal here.  Sounding good Captain Morgan!  Thanks for the show!
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2013, 0256 UTC »
S8 here with the noise. Fading in and out at times good audio.
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2013, 0301 UTC »
Pretty good signal here, above most of the noise.  Nice blues tunes. Audio may be a little over-driven, but I like it.  Occasional quick fades.
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2013, 0319 UTC »
Captain Morgan sounding pretty good in NH this evening at S6-S8 and keeping about even with the noise level.

The Captain is playing a nice selection of Blues tunes... Keep up the good work.
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2013, 1437 UTC »
SDR catch, 0245 sign on with a mostly S9 signal.
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Re: Captain Morgan Shortwave 6925.3 AM 02:47z 08-10-13
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2013, 1939 UTC »
The good Captain noted 0250 tune in with blues tunes by Jimmy Morello, John Campbelljohn, Jools Holland.
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