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Author Topic: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 25 DEC 2024  (Read 969 times)

Offline John Poet

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WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 25 DEC 2024
« on: December 25, 2024, 0101 UTC »
AGAIN strong signal and great audio on the Maryland 900-foot sky-loop SDR.

World War II type audio clearly identifies this as another WFDR broadcast,
although the exact programming may be a little different yet again.
Not sure who the current speaker is, but not FDR or Churchill... 0101

Mostly S-9 to S-10+

OK, this is a little later than December 1941--- talking about Eisenhower's successes in Africa,
and his pending promotion to command of the European Allied forces---

"Germany must be stripped of her military might,
and given no opportunity in the .... future to regain that might!"   0105

Later identified by speaker as another Christmas broadcast, but the year wasn't given-- suspect Christmas 1942 or 1943.

0120 announcement identified the foregoing speaker as 'the President of the United States',
but in this broadcast it didn't sound like FDR to me at all.  Ok, whatever.
Immediately followed by station ID WFDR and off at 0121 UTC.


My salute to "WFDR"---  my kind of programming
when I wanted to vary from classic rock or modern poliltics!

LOVE IT!

Several very brief audio drop-outs around 0100.

« Last Edit: December 25, 2024, 1023 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WFDR 6925 AM 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2024, 0102 UTC »
S9+20 with QRN

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Re: WFDR 6925 AM 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2024, 0107 UTC »
S9 + 10  SIO 555  SINPO 55345

0106 UTC Discussing international relationships, Russia, Great Britain and the United States

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Re: WFDR 6925 AM 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2024, 0113 UTC »
  2000 EST :FDR strong on HFU SDR and MA SDR. Fair to weak/noisy  on my  crummy set up .

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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2024, 0114 UTC »
In USB right now at 0113. Was this in AM earlier?
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2024, 0115 UTC »
Tuned in at 0113 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S7 to S9+10 signal, speeches by FDR during WW2, at 0121 said "this is WFDR" then off. 
« Last Edit: December 25, 2024, 0121 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2024, 0117 UTC »
Quote from: William Hassig on December 25, 2024, 0115 UTC
Tuned in at 0113 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S7 to S9+10 signal, speeches by FDR,

CRAP!   I f*cked up!   I have been listening in USB all along without realizing it...
(I'm on the SDR!  no wonder the audio/signal is so good, LOL)

Sorry, about that, all. Corrected my subject line.

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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2024, 0123 UTC »
Quote from: John Poet on December 25, 2024, 0117 UTC
Quote from: William Hassig on December 25, 2024, 0115 UTC
Tuned in at 0113 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S7 to S9+10 signal, speeches by FDR,

CRAP!   I f*cked up!   I have been listening in USB all along without realizing it...
(I'm on the SDR!  no wonder the audio/signal is so good, LOL)

Sorry, about that, all. Corrected my subject line.

No worries.
« Last Edit: December 25, 2024, 0130 UTC by Charlie_Dont_Surf »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2024, 0130 UTC »
It IS true that I AM  "out of practice"!   LOL


I was never "in practice" when it came to the SDRs.... I was usually using my own receiver.



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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 3 DEC 2025 (likely, but no ID yet)
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2024, 0237 UTC »
0234 FDR speech, just above the noise. S5
0236 USA National Anthem - Instrumental.
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2024, 0242 UTC »
0241 Just above the noise (S3) here as well. Music unidentifiable.
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2024, 0247 UTC »
0246 Not sure this is the same station. Signal is all over the place. Sometimes very strong and then fading way down. Currently S4 to S5. Was playing some strange Donald Duck sounding voice.
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2024, 0329 UTC »
SIO 555
0328 Comedy Xmas song with lots of F bombs
0329 Its Christmas Time Again - Psycholouis
0330 Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al
0333 Harvey The Chronically Depressed Snowman - Almost Vinyl
0337 You A mean One Mr Grinch
« Last Edit: December 25, 2024, 0337 UTC by FelixChapel »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2024, 0335 UTC »
o335 with Harvey The Chronically Depressed Snowman. The Grinch song  Fair signals tonight
« Last Edit: December 25, 2024, 0337 UTC by Shawndx »
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Re: WFDR 6925 USB 0055 UTC 24 DEC 2025
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2024, 0341 UTC »
0340: No signal here at all.
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