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Author Topic: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025  (Read 333 times)

Online DangerKitty

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V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« on: October 11, 2025, 0000 UTC »
2359: OM talking and music, ID, email address
0001: "The Boxer" - Simon and Garfunkel
...
0008: "Old Man" - Neil Young
45444
0009: "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot

Thanks for the show!
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0010 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2025, 0001 UTC »
0001 V-Sky with V-Sky Radio ID into "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel.
0006 "Old Man" - Neil Young.
0010 "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot.
0016 ID into "You've Got a Friend" - James Taylor.
0021 "Fields Of Fields Of Gold" - Eva Cassidy.
0026 "City of New Orleans (Live)" - Arlo Guthrie.
0031 "New York's Not My Home" - Jim Croce.
0034 "Congratulations" by The Traveling Willburys.
0036 "Annie's Song" - John Denver.
0040 "Pork and Beans Review" - The Andrews Sisters.
0041 Chesterfield Cigarettes-2 Commercials" - Old Time Radio.
0042 "Peptans" commercial - Birb.
0043 ID into "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" - Crosby, Stills & Nash.
0051 "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds (Another fave of mine:)
0053 ID into "Father and Son" - Cat Stevens.
0057 "Crazy Love" - Van Morrison.
0100 "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love with You" - Tom Waits.
0105 "A Case Of You (Live)" - Joni Mitchell.
0109 "Pancho And Lefty" - Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson.

Thanks for today's broadcast! ) ) ) ) )

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« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0110 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2025, 0002 UTC »
S10+ signal heard via the Presque Isle, Wisconsin, SDR with good audio over relatively low background noise levels, though there was some fading ...

0002 UTC: "The Boxer" by Simon & Garfunkel (one of my all-time favorite songs).
0006 UTC: "Old Man" by Neil Young.
0010 UTC: Usual V-Sky host mentioning the just-played Neil Young song and giving an introduction into "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot.
0016 UTC: Host talked about how the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking is memorialized each year, then "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor.
0021 UTC: "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy.
0025 UTC: "City of New Orleans (Live)" by Arlo Guthrie.
0030 UTC: Host back on the mic, mentioning the last-played songs and complimenting the Eva Cassidy cover. He then gave an introduction into "New York's Not My Home" by Jim Croce.
0034 UTC: "Congratulations" by The Traveling Willburys.

Thanks for the Friday night music, V-Sky Radio!
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0036 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2025, 0002 UTC »
0002: The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel. Nice S9 with slight noise.
0031: New York's Not My Home by Jim Croce.
0041: Pork and Beans commercial.

« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0129 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2025, 0004 UTC »
0002 The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
0006 Neil Young - Old Man
0010 Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald from 1976
0017 cool fact about bells ringing for GL, ID, and You've Got a Friend (James Taylor once remarked that when he recorded it, he didn't realize he would sing it every night for the rest of his life!)
0021 Fields of Gold
0026 City of New Orleans
0031 Jim Croce - New York's Not My Home
0034 Congratulations

Great mellow program tonight!
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SINPO:    45444 - beautiful audio
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« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0034 UTC by jackroberts »

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2025, 0006 UTC »
on 6950 USB      direct
0006 "The boxer"?, then next song
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0008 UTC by Ray Lalleu »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2025, 0006 UTC »
0006 - Old Man - Neil Young                   S8
0009 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0012 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2025, 0006 UTC »
0003
Simon and Garfunkel, then Old Man, Neil Young
SINPO: 34323
0018: id and email address: vskyradio@protonmail.com (so  I think)
Via SDR MD
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0200 UTC by Danx73 »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2025, 0007 UTC »
0005utc SIO333 some noise
The Boxer
The edmund fitzgerald
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0012 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2025, 0023 UTC »
0022 - music
Drake R8, Realistic DX-160
RTL SDR v3, AIRSPY Discovery HF+
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2025, 0029 UTC »
0028 UTC

S-7


MUSIC
ALL RECEPTION IS DIRECT  QSL's are greatly appreciated!

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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2025, 0049 UTC »
0047 on Empire MI sdr with fair S9 signal, "Judy blue eyes" CS&N, 0051 "Mr. tambourine man" the Byrds, 0105 "a case of you" Joni Mitchell, 0120 "Sam Stone" by John Prine from 1971, 0125 SSTV/FAX then off, nice program, thanks.
« Last Edit: October 11, 2025, 0131 UTC by William Hassig »
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2025, 0109 UTC »
+10 and sounding great!!
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Re: V-Sky Radio 6950 USB 2359 UTC 10 OCT 2025
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2025, 0115 UTC »
SINPO=35343

112- "Pancho and Lefty" by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson.
114- "Something In The Way She Moves" by James Taylor.
All reception direct-- From my location, radio and antenna.
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