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Author Topic: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025  (Read 793 times)

Offline Radiouser

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WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« on: May 20, 2025, 0145 UTC »
0144 "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band.
0151 "Rock & Roll" by The Velvet Underground.
0156 "Respect" by Otis Redding.
0158 "Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance)" by Pedro & His Amigos.
0200 "Achilles Last Stand" by Led Zeppelin.
0210 cw message.
0211 "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew.
0216 "At the Station" by Joe Walsh.
0220 "Theme from Boat Weirdos" by Joe Walsh.
0225 "I Wanna Roo You" by Van Morrison.
0228 "You Better You Bet" by The Who.
0234 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice into "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)" by Billy Ocean.
0237  "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band.
0243 "Venus" by The Shocking Blue.
0247 "Titanium Expose" by Sonic Youth.
0254 cw message.
0255 "A Pirate Looks At Forty" by Jimmy Buffett.
0258 "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" by The Rolling Stones.
0302 "Wild Mountain Honey" by Steve Miller Band.
0307 "The Pusher" by Steppenwolf.
0312 "Ingest" by Phish.
0314 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice into "Pigs On the Wing, Pt. 2" by Pink Floyd.
0316 "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.
0332 "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" by Pink Floyd.
0343 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice into "Sheep" by Pink Floyd.
0353 "Pigs On the Wing, Pt. 2" by Pink Floyd.
0354 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice into "Las Olas" by The Bursers.
0357 "Visions of Woodoo" by Centovalley.
0400 "Paydirt" by Black Gold 360.
0405 "Duemilanovecentos essantotto" (Two thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight) by Carlo Savina.
0408 cw message.
0409 "E-Mail" by Omnivore.
0413 "Sweet How" by Garnica.
0416 "O Menino Desce O Morro" (The Boy Comes Down the Hill) by Walter Wanderley.
0419 "Reflections" by Patrick Pulsinger.
0423 "Naked Leaves" by Coldcut.
0424 "Easy Lovers" by Piero Piccioni.
0428 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice into "B & S" by Bobby Hughes Experience.
0433 "The Invaders" by Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra.
0435 "2000" by Spacer.
0440 "Jungle Run" by The Cactus Channel.
0443 "Couich" by D.Janin & J.C. Pierric.
0446 "Like a Cigarette" by Sascha Bassface.
0448 W-D-E-F ID by robotic voice and OTA.

Thanks for tonight's show!
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0453 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2025, 0150 UTC »
SINPO=45444
148- "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band.
151- "Rock and Roll (Stereo Album)" by Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground.
155- "Respect" by Otis Redding.

Still going strong, at SINPO=35343
342- "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" by Pink Floyd.
343- OM audio clip: "This is the end of side one...Please turn the tape over now," followed by OM synth/robotic voice IDing WDEF.
343- "Sheep" by Pink Floyd.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0345 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: UNID 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2025, 0152 UTC »
0152 S9 +5 over. Nice sounding audio. Tnx for the broadcast.
All reports given are direct from my station in NYC.
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Re: UNID 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2025, 0154 UTC »
0151  'Rock & Roll' - Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground, 'Respect' - Otis Redding, 'Mexican Hat Dance' - Pedro & His Amigos, 'Achilles Last Stand' - Led Zepplin, CW (distracted - didn't get it), 'At The Station' - Joe Walsh,

S7-8 good audio here.  Lightning QRN.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0219 UTC by Markokpik »
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Re: UNID 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2025, 0157 UTC »
0156 "Respect " Otis Redding  S7
0158 " Mexican Hat Dance "
0159 " Achilles Last Stand " Led Zep
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0201 UTC by hsmith77 »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2025, 0203 UTC »
0201 UTC "Achilles Last Stand"-Led Zeppelin (S8 peaks and mostly solid above the noise)
0209 UTC CW now...sounds like a loop? No recognizable decode using CW Decoder
0211 UTC "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"-Cutting Crew
0215 UTC "At the Station"-Joe Walsh
0220 UTC A song by Joe Walsh I don't recognize...instrumental
0225 UTC Unid song-OM singer
0228 UTC "You Better You Bet"-The Who
0233 UTC OM said something? (Thanks for posting the ID Radiouser!)
0234 UTC "Caribbean Queen"-Billy Ocean
0237 UTC "Hollywood Nights"-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band
0244 UTC "Venus"-Shocking Blue
0254 UTC CW loop
0255 UTC "A Pirate Looks at Forty"-Jimmy Buffett
0258 UTC "Heartbreaker"-Rolling Stones
0302 UTC "Wild Mountain Honey"-Steve Miller Band
0307 UTC "The Pusher"-Steppenwolf  Written by Hoyt Axton, the guy who also wrote "Joy to the World"  8)

Thanks for the tunes WDEF...Nice audio too!
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0311 UTC by Skipmuck »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2025, 0250 UTC »
0249 Nice S9 signal tonight on a frequency where I can hear them.
0313 Signal has improved to S9+10. Audio quality is very good. Thanks for tonight's show!
0333 On a roll with a number of Pink Floyd songs.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0334 UTC by Professor »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2025, 0347 UTC »
Huge signal at MD
Electric music
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« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0437 UTC by dxace1 »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2025, 0436 UTC »
Thanks as always for listening tonight! Had some time between plunderings for a bit of broadcasting.

After the upgrades the Captain has made to the radio room, reports of good audio are appreciated!!

ARRR! CW messages are real. I'm at the paddle myself.. :P Land lovers... :P

OTA soon. Thanks again for listening.

ARRR!

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0408 cw message.
0409 "E-Mail" by Omnivore.


« Last Edit: May 20, 2025, 0455 UTC by CaptainMitchell »
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Re: WDEF 6910 USB 0144 UTC 20 MAY 2025
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2025, 0437 UTC »
0436 Still going strong at S9+10-20 at times on the vertical. Thanks.
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