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Author Topic: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025  (Read 1868 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« on: March 22, 2025, 0001 UTC »
0001: blues music, "Trouble in Mind" - Lightnin' Hopkins
0004: ID, "Champagne & Reefer" - Muddy Waters
0034: SSTV

OM: "Stay tuned to VFO Radio", mx by Albert King "Born Under A Bad Sign"
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0038 UTC by DangerKitty »
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VFO RADIO 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2025, 0003 UTC »
0001 UTC
S-9
BLUES

Station ID  0003 UTC
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Re: Unid 6925 AM/USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2025, 0003 UTC »
0003utc SIO433
MUSIC 🎶
I'd   VFO radio?
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0009 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Unid 6925 AM/USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2025, 0005 UTC »
Solid here.

Sig: -35 dBFS (moderate fading)
Ant: G5RV
Rec: AirSpy Discovery

0002: Trouble in Mind - Lightnin' Hopkins
0004: Champagne and Reefer - Muddy Waters
0008: ID
0009: Whiskey and Wimmen - John Lee Hooker
0015: Dangerous Woman - Buster Benton


Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0014 UTC by osiris »
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 AUSB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2025, 0007 UTC »
0007 "Champagne & Reefer" by Muddy Waters.
0009 ID into "Whiskey and Wimmen" by John Lee Hooker.
0014 ID into "Dangerous Woman" by Buster Benton.
0019 "Don't Answer the Door" by B.B. King.
0025 "Cross Road Blues" by Robert Johnson.
0029 "Checkin' Up On My Baby" by Taj Mahal.
0033 ID & SSTV image.
0036 ID into "Born Under A Bad Sign" by Albert King.
0039 "Spoonful" by Howlin' Wolf.
0042 "Boogie Chillen" by John Lee Hooker.
0045 "Ball N' Chain" by Big Mama Thornton.
0050 "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" by Blind Willie Johnson.
0054 ID and OTA.

Thanks for tonight's program!

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« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0054 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 AUSB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2025, 0008 UTC »
Pretty good signal into southern Illinois tonight  44444

009 blues with harmonica and vocal
009 OM taking then "Stay tuned to VFO" into more music

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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2025, 0010 UTC »
Excellent signal, with minimal fading - up to S9+5 over an S5 noise floor (SINFO 55445).
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 AUSB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2025, 0010 UTC »
0009 - Whiskey and Wimmen - John Lee Hooker                S9
0019 - Don't Answer the Door - B. B. King
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0020 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: VFO Radio 6925 AUSB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2025, 0010 UTC »
0009 Stay Tuned to VFO S9
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 AUSB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2025, 0010 UTC »
Good S-7 to S9 signal heard via the Atwater, Ohio, SDR ...

0008 UTC: OM talking about the Muddy Waters tune he just played and gave ID.
0009 UTC: "Whiskey and Wimmen" by John Lee Hooker.
0013 UTC: OM on mic talking about women and giving ID into "Dangerous Woman" by Buster Benton.
0019 UTC: OM on mic giving ID, thanking listeners, and encouraging them to post on HFU, then "Don't Answer the Door" by B.B. King.
0024 UTC: OM talking about B.B. King and then introducing the Robert Johnson song "Cross Road Blues."
0027 UTC: OM on mic saying an SSTV transmission's coming up after the next song, then "Checkin' Up on My Baby" by Taj Mahal.
0032 UTC: OM on mic gave ID, then gave a heads-up about the SSTV transmission coming, and mentioned he'd QSL to HFU posters.
0034 UTC: SSTV transmission; came out blurry on my app, but it looks like an image of B.B. King with a guitar.
0036 UTC: OM on mic with ID and then "Born Under a Bad Sign" by Albert King.
0039 UTC: OM on mic with ID and intro to "Spoonful" by Howlin' Wolf.
0042 UTC: "Boobie Chillun" by John Lee Hooker.
0045 UTC: OM on mic with intro to "Ball N' Chain" by Big Mama Thornton and mentions she often gets overlooked.
0050 UTC: OM on mic with introduction to the next "tragic" song, "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" by Blind Willie Johnson.
0053 UTC: OM on mic: "The blues don't need lyrics, people, it's a feeling." He then thanked listeners and signed off.

Thanks for the Friday evening blues, VFO!
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0054 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2025, 0011 UTC »
S9 + 10  SIO 535  SINPO 55335

0010 UTC Whiskey and Women by John Lee Hooker
0016 Dangerous Woman
0022 Don't Answer the Door by B.B. King
0025 Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson
0034 SSTV image
0036 Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King
0042 Boogie Chillun by John Lee Hooker
0046 Ball N' Chain by Big Mama Thornton
0050 Host comments into Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson

Thanks!
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0050 UTC by Chuck54 »
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Offline Ray Lalleu

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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2025, 0015 UTC »
on 6925 USB       direct
0014 rock-blues guitar, and singer, some voice QRM at times
0019 talking, next music
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0020 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2025, 0016 UTC »
0016 steady S8 sig with decent audio.
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2025, 0026 UTC »
0023 on Brookfield WI sdr with fair S9-S9+10 signal, blues music, announcement, more blues, good tunes, thanks, 0034 SSTV/FAX, muffled announcement, song "if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all" Albert King,   
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0040 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: VFO Radio 6925 USB 0001 UTC 22 Mar 2025
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2025, 0027 UTC »
0027 - Cross road Blues- Robert Johnson
0033 - SSTV
« Last Edit: March 22, 2025, 0036 UTC by hflstnr »
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