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Author Topic: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025  (Read 1033 times)

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WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« on: March 07, 2025, 0149 UTC »
0149: music "Red Beans and Rice"
0151: "Red House" - Jimi Hendrix; 35333
0155: "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
0200: "Fire" - Red Hot Chili Peppers; "Little Red Rooster" - Sam Cooke
0205: ID - could not make out - ? WDEF ? ; "White House Blues" - Charlie Poole and NC Ramblers
0208: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" - Ella Fitzgerald
- 3-5-[2-4]-[2-3]-[2-3] - lot of variability
0211: "Bartender's Blues" - George Jones

0214: "Dupree's Diamond Blues" - Grateful Dead
0218: "Working at the Carwash Blues" - Jim Croce
0221: "Blue Sky" - Allman Brothers
0225: SSTV


0244: "Green River" - CCR
0247: SSTV

then EOT
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« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0250 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2025, 0152 UTC »
0151: Red Beans and Rice by Booker T. & The M.G.'s.
0152: Red House by Jimi Hendrix. S7 signal on a quiet band.
0156: Little Red Corvette by Prince.
0203: Little Red Rooster by Sam Cooke.
0205: Station id WBEX? Into White House Blues by Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers.
0209: Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea by Ella Fitzgerald.
0213: Bartender's Blues by George Jones.
0218: Workin' at the Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce.
0221: Blue Sky by The Allman Brothers Band.
0227: Green Earrings by Steely Dan.
0237: Son Of Mr. Green Genes by Frank Zappa.
0246: Green River by CCR.

 
« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0250 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2025, 0154 UTC »
0153 "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix.
0156 "Little Red Corvette" by Prince.
0200 "Fire" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
0202 "Little Red Rooster" by Sam Cooke.
0205 ID into "White House Blues" by Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers.
0209 "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" by Ella Fitzgerald.
0211 "Bartender's Blues" by George Jones.
0214 "Dupree's Diamond Blues" by The Grateful Dead.
0218 "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" by Jim Croce.
0221 "Blue Sky" by The Allman Brothers Band.
0226 WDEF SSTV image.
0228 "Green Earrings" by Steely Dan.
0231 "Son Of Mr. Green Genes" by Frank Zappa.
0240 "O Green World" by Gorillaz.
0245 "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
0247 SSTV image.
0249 OTA.



Thanks for tonight's program WDEF and the nice eQSL!
« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0312 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2025, 0154 UTC »
Weak but audible via the Northern Utah SDR ...

0152 UTC: "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix.
0156 UTC: "Little Red Corvette" by Prince.
0200 UTC: "Fire" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
0202 UTC: "Little Red Rooster" by Sam Cooke.
0205 UTC: OM with ID that I couldn't catch, then "White House Blues" by Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers.
0209 UTC: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" by Ella Fitzgerald.
0211 UTC: "Bartender's Blues" by George Jones. Now listening to a good, less noisy signal via the Atwater, Ohio, SDR.
0214 UTC: "Dupree's Diamond Blues" by Grateful Dead.
0218 UTC: "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" by Jim Croce.
0220 UTC: "Blue Sky" by The Allman Brothers Band.
0226 UTC: OM on mic said "prepare to receive transmission," followed by SSTV, which included a blurred ID.
0228 UTC: "Green Earrings" by Steely Dan.

Thanks for the music tonight, WDEF!
« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0229 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2025, 0155 UTC »
0153  "Red House " Jimi Hendrix  S9+
0156 "Little Red Corvette " Prince    I see a theme here .
0200  "Fire "   Red Hot Chili Peppers
0202  "Little Red Rooster" Sam Cooke
0205 ID ? "Walk the Plank"
« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0206 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2025, 0159 UTC »
0159 weak here into NYC as well. Audio pops out of the noise every so often.
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2025, 0212 UTC »
SINPO=35322, with quick up and down fading.

211- "Bartender's Blues" by George Jones.
214- "Dupree's Diamond Blues" by The Grateful Dead.
« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0215 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2025, 0213 UTC »
SIO 444

0213z - George Jones - Bartender's Blues

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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2025, 0217 UTC »
0216 - mostly below the noise floor hearing rock music fade in
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Re: Unid 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2025, 0226 UTC »
Barely audible... S5
0224 Blue Sky by The Allman Brothers Band
0226 SSTV... too weak to decode
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Re: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2025, 0253 UTC »
New to this and having a blast.

Thanks for the reception reports, HFU is the best!!  ;D

eQSLs going out shortly.

SSTV #1 - https://drive.proton.me/urls/Y9W54WHWP8#Getz2SG8bc3L
SSTV #2 - https://drive.proton.me/urls/8X31X05XRR#zxxs8SFt6ph2

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« Last Edit: March 07, 2025, 0429 UTC by CaptainMitchell »
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Re: WDEF 6860 AM 0149 UTC 7 Mar 2025
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2025, 1424 UTC »
Fair to good copy here on the SDR recording, thanks for the broadcast!

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