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Author Topic: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024  (Read 4924 times)

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Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« on: January 01, 2024, 1333 UTC »
1333 Just tuned in, solid SIO 555, instrumental spacey style music.
1336 RFW Sign on music
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1336 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: UNID 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2024, 1336 UTC »
1335 UTC song "Surya"
1336 UTC song "Hymne sovietique"

S - 9 audio a bit over modulated. Thanks for the show.
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2024, 1337 UTC »
Very good reception
1336 Soviet anthem "Hymne Sovietique"
1338 DJDW wishing everyone Happy new year and Bon Anno to you  ;D
1339 "Jukebox show from my 5,300 records..." to "Joybot" The Technicolors
1342 ID to "Step Outside" White Lies
1347 "Real Love Baby" Father John Misty
1400 DJDW mentioning played songs, propagation, HFU shoutout to "A Forest" Frankie Rose
Off for a New Year's hike, thanks for broadcast.  8)
1614 DJDW talking and still going post hike  :D.    Too much noise now for Shazam to ID music
1816 Music but quite noisy
1818 ID
2058 DJDW still going......"Airwalkin'" Gum....this might be a new indoor record, DJ Ironman 🤣
2105 "Whores" Hales Corner....reception very good
2210 "Winter Breaking" Saintseneca
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2211 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2024, 1353 UTC »
Reception into NE Ohio:

S9+  SIO 555  SINPO 55555  Beautiful signal and audio!

1352 UTC Wandered by Ratboys

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2024, 1412 UTC »
1410 utc SIO444 direct
Music
1413 utc ID RFW

thanks for show
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1415 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2024, 1418 UTC »
S6 SIO 333
1417 - DJ Dickweed behind the mic with ID and "The first show for 2024"
1418 - "Free To Live In Colour" - Pixey
1444 - "Over It" - The Frights
1453 - "No Place For Lovers" - Astronaut (still decent signal here DW)
1500 - "Border On Border" - Night Moves
1520 - "The Monologue" - College
1539 - "Enter Entirely" - Cloud Nothings (keep it going Dickweed!)

1811 - ID: RFW (you go Dickweed!)
1939 - Sounding good Dickweed! Keep going!
1940 - "Dirty Stereo" - DJ Icey
2100 - "Big Climb - Everything Everything

2121 - "Oh No" - Lion
2227 - DJ DW with show wrap-up. "Gotta take a shower and visit the little comrade's room"
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2229 UTC by Radio Star »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2024, 1427 UTC »
S8 here this morning at 1426 UTC. Thanks for the show!
Location: NE Ohio

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 01 JAN 2024
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2024, 1428 UTC »
14:25 UTC - Good readable with some fading and music;
14:27 UTC - Station ID: Radio Free Whatever
17:00 UTC - Shout-out to HFU listeners;
19:34 UTC - 6 hours and still going on strong;
21:36 UTC - 8 hours and still going on strong;
22:00 UTC - Shout-out to HFU listeners and DJ Dick Weed getting ready to start winding things down for today after over 8 hours of operation;
22:31 UTC - Sign-off and end of broadcast.


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« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2232 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2024, 1438 UTC »
1438: S7 signal playing Bad Feeling by cobra Man.
1500: Border On Border by Night Moves.
1559: Strangers by The Rebel Light.
1602: Crime by Real Estate.
1950: Bound To Lose by Electric Guest.

DJ Dickweed, you're just like the Eveready Energizer bunny. You just keep going.
Thanks for correcting me. I blame the nutmeg. 
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2006 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2024, 1504 UTC »
Listening to RFW on 6950 this morning with my new Hermes Lite 2 SDR. Good signal here though conditions aren't spectacular. Peaking at S9. Thanks for the show Dickweed.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2024, 1531 UTC »
Excellent signal into NE Ohio this morning on 6950 USB @ 1530 UTC; SIO 555/20 over s9.  ID'ed as Radio Free Whatever, went into music.  Thanks for the show.

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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2024, 1546 UTC »
1544 Music playing, decent reception. S6
1553 ID.
1557 DJ on the mic with song rundown.
1611 ID, beginning to fade.
1628 DW on the mic with listener acknowledgements and ID.
1700 DW with shouts. S3
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1701 UTC by flexoman61 »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2024, 1550 UTC »
PA SDR  S 5

1548 UTC I, Kissed - Moose
1553 UTC Radio Free Whatever ID
1554 UTC I Don't Believe It - Mellowdrone
1558 UTC OM mentioning HFUers then, Strangers - The Rebel Light
1602 UTC Crime - Real Estate
1605 UTC Loving Is the Way - Alex McArtor
1609 UTC Take a Chance - Naked Giants
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 1610 UTC by cliyok »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2024, 1555 UTC »
Excellent with a blues rock song

Came back to the house hours later . . . still running with an excellent signal. I have to go back out, but I set the recorder for 4 hours & we'll see if that's enough  :) Thanks for the memorable NY show!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2116 UTC by Andrew Yoder »
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Re: Radio Free Whatever 6950 USB 1333 UTC 1 JAN 2024
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2024, 1608 UTC »
1650 Been listening a while ... good signal!
2231 Off - a marathon show!
« Last Edit: January 01, 2024, 2232 UTC by clobdell »
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