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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023  (Read 2042 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« on: December 09, 2023, 2119 UTC »
2119 Just signed on, OM speaking, SIO 555
2125 Sign on music
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2125 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2023, 2123 UTC »
2120 UTC OM with spoken word..."look at the roller coaster...enjoy the ride" (S8 peaks with light noise and light fading...excellent USB audio)
2121 UTC Unid pop tune-OM singer
2125 UTC RFW theme song
2127 UTC DJDW chatting
2145 UTC Christmas music! "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"-Gang of Youths
2148 UTC Unid Christmas song-YL singer
2151 UTC "Christmas in Prison"-John Prine
2159 UTC Thanks for the shoutout!
2240 UTC Band is going long...signal dropped from S8 to S4 and just above the noise
2243 UTC Signal deep in the noise now
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2244 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2023, 2124 UTC »
on 6950 USB      direct
2123 trace of audio (some music)
2150 still unusable
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2150 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2023, 2127 UTC »
2126 UTC

S 9 + 10

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2023, 2130 UTC »
S7 SIO 333 Nice copy this afternoon
2127 - Dickweed chatting. Tuning & tweaking
2131 - RFW ID
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2133 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2023, 2147 UTC »
SIO 434

2145z - Gang of Youths - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2147z - RFW ID
2148z - Middle Kids - Driving Home For Christmas
2159z - Thanks for the shout  8)

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« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2228 UTC by Zane »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2023, 2147 UTC »
2147 Christmas music playing, ID. S9
2158 DW with song rundown. Shout out, thanks Dickweed.
2207 Robo YL with "Whatever".
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2208 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2023, 2159 UTC »
adirondacks ny loud and clear
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2023, 2200 UTC »
6950 USB

Good signal & audio tonight overall.

21:58z RFW ID
21:59z shoutout to HFU posters, Z!
22:28z thanks for the shoutout!
22:35z Ace Frehley was with KISS
23:00z Off

Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2157z-2300z 12-09-23

Thanks for the show DJ Dickweed!
« Last Edit: December 10, 2023, 1449 UTC by Sealord »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2023, 2201 UTC »
2200 utc SIO444 direct
DJDW talking  then into song 🎵
Thanks for show tonight!!
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2203 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2023, 2205 UTC »
Very good reception.  Thanks for broadcast, DJDW.
2204 "Real I'm Told" Good Morning
2206 "Breaking Locks" Jenny Lewis
2207 ID to "The Future is Way Out" Brigette Calls Me Baby
2212 DJDW listing songs played, talking mid-1980's watches
2214 "Amatron" STRFKR
2228 Shout out including me, thanks DJDW  8)
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2228 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2023, 2217 UTC »
Music at 2216z. ID at 2219z. SINPO 45444. ~S8 via Airspy HF+D and 148' loop-on-ground. Some static crashing, but a decent to good casual copy.

Thanks for the broadcast and shout-out! :)
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2023, 2222 UTC »
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2204utc “Real I’M Told” by Good Morning
2205utc “Breaking Locks” by Jenny Lewis
2207utc “The Future Is Our Way Out” by Brigitte Calls Me Baby
2212utc DW talking about Casio Calculator Watch
2214utc Armatron” by STRFKR
2218utc ID given Radio Free Whatever
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2023, 2223 UTC »
2222 - Spirit - The Killers            S9+

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 2119 UTC 9 DEC 2023
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2023, 2230 UTC »
Excellent S+10 signal and very good atmospheric conditions here.

I came in during the chat about calculator watches...

Station ID heard at 2231.

By 2244 the signal has degraded to the point it is inaudible...there seems to be general bandsplatter now.
« Last Edit: December 09, 2023, 2246 UTC by ✠ Blue Max »
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