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Author Topic: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025  (Read 875 times)

Offline DangerKitty

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2337: sign on, music "Gone Shootin'" - AC/DC
QSY to 6975/6941/6942 over a minute
2338: "New York Minute" - Don Henley
35343, local static crashes
2345: "Yours Is No Disgrace" - Yes
35343, sounds pretty good for portable operation, especially this time of day, sometimes deep fades for 10-15 seconds, local static crashes
2355: Mr. V-Sky talking, ID, gave freq., "Fantasy" - Aldo Nova
0000: "Gimme Back My Bullets" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
0003: Mr. V-Sky: "102.1 and 6975", "Brass in Pocket" - Pretenders
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0025: "Space Intro" - Steve Miller Band
0031: request for reception reports, "...Have a great night", "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas
0038: Mr. V-Sky talking, "this is a pirate radio station, I repeat, this is a pirate radio station", email vskyradio@protonmail.com w/reports
0039: "Hurts So Good" - John Couger (Mellencamp)
0042: "Back Where You Belong" - 38 Special
0105: 25332

Mr. V-Sky - Thank you for the program!
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0105 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2025, 2342 UTC »
2341 "New York Minute" by Don Henley.
2345 "Yours Is No Disgrace" by Yes.
2355 "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova.
0000 "Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
0004 "Brass In Pocket" by Pretenders.
0007 "Rock Steady" by Bad Company.
0011 "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Led Zeppelin.
0016 "Heartless" by Heart.
0021 "I Alone" by LIVE.
0025 "Space Intro" by Steve Miller.
0029 "Fly Like An Eagle (Live)" by Steve Miller Band.
0031 ID by Mr. V-Sky.
0032 "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas.
0038 V-Sky with ID and email.
0039 "Hurts So Good" by John Cougar.
0043 "Back Where You Belong" by 38 Special.
0047 V-Sky with ID.
0048 "Sussudio" by Phil Collins.
0052 "Only The Young" by Journey.
0056 "Animate" by Rush.
0102 "I Feel You" by 3 Doors Down.
0106 V-Sky with ID.
0107 "Who Can It Be Now" by Men At Work.
0110 "Breaking the Rules" by AC/DC.
0115 V-Sky with ID into "Back In the Saddle" by Aerosmith.
0120 "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbourne.
0125 V-Sky with ID into "The Dogs of War" by Pink Floyd.
0130 V-Sky with ID and email.
0031 "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright.
0035 V-Sky with ID into "What If" by Creed.
0040 "Our Song" by Yes.
0045 V-Sky with ID.
0046 "Heat of the Moment" by Asia.
0050 "Ride Like the Wind" by Christopher Cross.

Thanks for tonight's show!


« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0153 UTC by Radiouser »
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Hearing an S5 signal with lots of noise on 6975 USB via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

2341 UTC: "New York Minute" by Don Henley.
2345 UTC: "Yours is No Disgrace" by Yes.
2355 UTC: OM host on the mic with ID and then introduced the next song, "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova. Now listening via the NA5B SDR near Washington, D.C., which has slightly better reception.
0000 UTC: "Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
0003 UTC: V-SKY announcer giving his frequencies as 102.1 and 6975 USB again, then introducing "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders.

Thanks for the music this evening, V-SKY!
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0004 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: V-SKY RADIO 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2025, 2343 UTC »
2342: New York Minute by Don Henley. S5 with noise and slight fading.
2346: Yours Is No Disgrace by Yes.
0003: Station id.
0255: Once Upon A Time In The West by Dire Straits.
0258: Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away by Chicago.
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0259 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: UNID 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2025, 2345 UTC »
V-SKY RADIO.... PORTABLE TEST TRANSMISSION. Please send reception report and i will create QSL for this. Using a wolf river coil, see how long measuring temperature before it gets too hot. if music stops, you will know why. 73 and thank you everyone!

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2025, 2348 UTC »
base test coil temp: 75 Fahrenheit

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2025, 0017 UTC »
current coil temp reading 107

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2025, 0019 UTC »
0017 - just started to hear music now on 6975 wasnt hearing anything before
0029 - fly like an eagle- steve miller band
0031 - ID
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0031 UTC by hflstnr »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2025, 0029 UTC »
Joined right in time to hear one of my favorite songs! Steve Miller Band - Fly like an Eagle
Quite a bit of noise into western NC tonight, roughly s6-s7, mostly noise though. Using a ZS6BKW wire dipole and a IC-7300 tonight :) Thanks for the show!
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2025, 0042 UTC »
on 6975 USB     direct
0041 very weak, some music, 0046 fading up, unk. music,
0047 talking : '1 2 3 4 5, ...." 0048 music
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0048 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2025, 0042 UTC »
Faint music heard on the 6970u frequency. It's not much audio, but it's there and fading in from time to time. Thanks for the show.
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2025, 0043 UTC »
6975 USB
SINPO=35333

040- "Hurts So Good" by John Cougar.
042- "Back Where You Belong" by 38 Special.
047- OM IDs station. "We've got all kinds of music for you," IDing tune played and what's coming up.
047- "Sussuido" by Phil Collins.
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0048 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6975/6941/6942/6940 USB 2337 UTC 13 May 2025
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2025, 0133 UTC »
0131 - Dream Weaver - Gary Wright                           S6
0157 - Sister Luck - The Black Crows
« Last Edit: May 14, 2025, 0157 UTC by Sarge94 »

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